Chapter 773 Battle of Yangzhou (22)
Not long after, Xue Li's army arrived outside Jundao County.
Soon, Xia Houyuan also led his subordinates to the tower.
At this time, Xue Li ordered his army to stop advancing.
Immediately afterwards, Xue Li rode out and began to persuade them to surrender.
After hearing what Xue Li said, Xia Houyuan immediately rejected Xue Li.
Xue Li was not surprised when he saw this, because he had already heard about Xia Houyuan's stationed in Jundao County.
As Xiahou Yuan refused to surrender in Kaicheng, Xue Li immediately ordered his soldiers to camp on the spot.
The generals were ordered to take action immediately.
When Xia Houyuan saw the Xixia soldiers and horses camped on the spot, he immediately said to Chen Deng beside him: "Commander Chen, the Xia army is camped outside the city. Do you think we can attack at night tonight?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Deng immediately replied: "General Xiahou, I think it is inappropriate to attack at night tonight."
When Xia Houyuan saw that Chen Deng vetoed it, he stopped mentioning the night attack.
Then turn to Xia Jun's side.
With the camp set up, Xue Li also ordered his generals to be careful against Xia Houyuan's night attack.
One night passed, Xue Li immediately led his troops out of camp and began to attack Jundao County.
Upon seeing this, Xia Houyuan also personally directed the defense.
After Xue Li attacked the city for a few days, Zhu Ling on Shouchun's side became a little anxious, because he didn't expect that he would attack the city at all, and the food he brought was almost not enough.
After the food crisis emerged, Zhu Ling went out to call for battle for several days, but Chang Sun Sheng ignored Zhu Ling at all.
At this time, Zhang Xutuo's tribe was also rapidly approaching Shouchun.
As Zhang Xutuo's tribe entered the Shouchun territory, Zhang Xutuo immediately sent people to Shouchun City to contact Changsun Sheng.
Soon, Changsun Sheng saw the soldiers sent by Zhang Xutuo.
When Changsun Sheng heard the soldiers' report, he was very happy.
"Go back and report to General Zhang that I very much welcome his arrival. I hope he will lead his troops to join me in a surprise attack on the Northern Wei camp tonight."
After hearing Chang Sun Sheng's words, the soldiers immediately agreed.
Immediately, the soldiers who came to deliver the message said goodbye to Changsun Sheng and returned to Zhang Xutuo.
Not long after, Zhang Xutuo saw the returning soldiers.
When the soldiers conveyed what Changsun Sheng said to Zhang Xutuo, Zhang Xutuo immediately said: "Since it is General Changsun's invitation, how can I refuse to accept it?"
After saying that, Zhang Xutuo sent his soldiers again to contact Changsun Sheng.
After that, Changsun Sheng and Zhang Xutuo both began to wait quietly for darkness.
But Zhu Ling didn't notice it at all.
Soon, the sky became dark.
After Changsun Sheng and Zhang Xutuo confirmed the time, they respectively led their troops towards the camp of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
The first person to arrive at the Northern Wei camp was Changsun Sheng, because the Northern Wei camp was not far outside the city.
After Zhang Sun Sheng sent soldiers to observe the situation in the Northern Wei camp, he immediately ordered a raid.
As Xixia soldiers and horses entered the camp, Zhu Lingtong, who had fallen asleep, was suddenly awakened.
When he learned that Xia troops were entering the camp, he immediately put on his armor and went out to fight.
For a time, Changsun Sheng's tribe and Zhu Ling's tribe started a fierce melee.
Not long after, Zhang Xutuo's tribe finally arrived at the flank of the Northern Wei camp.
When Zhang Xutuo saw that the camp was in chaos, he immediately realized that Zhang Sun Sheng had already entered the camp.
Immediately, Zhang Xutuo ordered his troops to rush into the camp from the flank.
As Zhang Xutuo's troops also entered the camp, the soldiers and horses of the Northern Wei Dynasty suddenly fell into chaos.
When Zhu Ling, who was fighting, suddenly learned that the Xia army was also attacking from the flank, he immediately thought to himself: 'Oh no, I am actually surrounded by the Xia army. If we continue to fight, there is no chance of winning. It is still best to take action at this time.'
Thinking of this, Zhu Ling immediately issued an order to retreat.
The soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty fled immediately after receiving the order to retreat.
Changsun Sheng and Zhang Xutuo saw this and took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill them.
Before Zhu Ling retreated far, Zhang Xutuo spotted his figure at a glance.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Xutuo shouted: "The thief will leave!"
When Zhu Ling suddenly heard Zhang Xutuo's loud shout, he saw Zhang Xutuo was very close to him.
Seeing this, Zhu Ling quickly dodged because he had not yet mounted his horse, but Zhang Xutuo came on horseback.
When Zhang Xutuo saw Zhu Ling hiding in the crowd, he quickly chased after him.
In the blink of an eye, Zhang Xutuo caught up with Zhu Ling and stabbed him out.
When Zhu Ling saw Zhang Xutuo stabbing him with a spear, he immediately faced him with a sword.
As the two weapons came into contact, Zhang Xutuo still gained the upper hand with the help of his horse's momentum.
In the end, Zhu Ling was taken flying by Zhang Xutuo.
After Zhu Ling flew out a few meters, he must have suffered internal injuries.
At this time, Zhang Xutuo, who had overcharged, also reined in his horse and started to turn around.
After Zhu Ling was injured, he quickly struggled to stand up.
Before Zhu Ling could calm down, Zhang Xutuo rushed towards Zhu Ling again.
When Zhu Ling saw Zhang Xutuo coming on horseback, he knew that he could no longer confront the enemy head-on.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Ling ran towards the nearby camp.
When Zhang Xutuo was about to catch up, Zhu Lingtong turned over and hid in the tent.
Zhang Xutuo also observed on the battlefield after suddenly losing his target.
At this time, Zhu Ling was traveling around the camp.
Soon, Zhang Xutuo lost Zhu Ling's figure.
The helpless Zhang Xutuo had no choice but to take out his anger on the soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
After Zhu Ling cleverly avoided Zhang Xutuo's pursuit, he quickly looked for his mount.
It didn't take long for Zhu Ling to mount his horse and start breaking out of the encirclement.
But before Zhu Ling could escape from the camp, he was targeted by Chang Sun Sheng again. Who asked him to mount a horse, so that Chang Sun Sheng could be easily identified.
When Changsun Sheng found that Zhu Ling was within his shooting range, he immediately took out the bow and arrow on his back and started taking aim.
Soon, Chang Sun Sheng fired three arrows at Zhu Ling's forehead, heart and abdomen.
At this time, Zhu Ling, who had just mounted his horse, saw three sharp arrows flying in front of him before he could speed up.
Zhu Ling was shocked and quickly swung his knife to block.
But the sharp arrow shot by Chang Sun Sheng was so fast that Zhu Ling had no time to block it.
In the end, three sharp arrows hit Zhu Ling perfectly.
Zhu Ling was shot and died instantly.
With the death of Zhu Ling, the soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty no longer had the will to fight.
In less than a moment, Zhu Ling's tribe died and fell, and no one among them escaped.
After the victory, Zhang Xutuo and Changsun Sheng immediately ordered their soldiers to start cleaning the battlefield.
Those prisoners of the Northern Wei Dynasty were escorted together by Chang Sun Sheng.
As for Zhang Xutuo and Changsun Sheng, they quickly met and started talking.
"General Changsun, our army really won a great victory in this battle. The enemy general Zhu Ling was killed, and we also captured so many soldiers who surrendered from the Northern Wei Dynasty."
"General Zhang, you are also responsible for this battle. Without your help, I would not dare to attack rashly."
The two exchanged a few more words, and the soldiers finally finished cleaning the battlefield.
Later, Chang Sun Sheng ordered his soldiers to take the prisoners into Shouchun for rest.
After all the soldiers entered the city, Changsun Sheng took Zhang Xutuo back to his home.
Immediately afterwards, Chang Sun Sheng wrote a letter and sent someone to deliver it.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Xutuo immediately asked: "General Changsun, are you writing a letter to General Xue?"
Chapter completed!