Chapter 882 The Battle of Unification (41)
After Duan Xiong led his troops into the pass, he immediately raided nearby Guangning County.
Because Guangning County is a Tucheng, Duan Xiong's tribe succeeded.
After taking Guangning County, Duan Xiong did not stay in Guangning County for too long. He asked his soldiers to rob the food and then led his troops to evacuate.
After that, Duan Xiong led this cavalry and began to make trouble in Shanggu County.
As Duan Xiong's troops continued to capture the city and territory, the prefect of Shanggu County was also very anxious.
For this reason, the prefect of Shanggu County sent letters asking for help to various places.
Not long after, General Qian Zhao, who was guarding the Great Wall, received the news.
When he suddenly learned that there was a cavalry raid in Shanggu County, Qianzhao was also shocked.
After Qianzhao read the letter asking for help from the governor of Shanggu County, he suddenly became thoughtful.
Suddenly, Qianzhao remembered something.
"Is it possible that Shanggu County's cavalry is from outside the city..."
At this point, Qianzhao didn't dare to think further. If it was really a Xixia cavalry, then it would be useless for him to hold the Great Wall.
In order to find out this matter, Qianzhao thought of going out of the city to investigate for the first time.
A few days passed.
Unable to bear it anymore, Qianzhao finally sent scouts out of the city to investigate.
Soon, the Northern Wei Dynasty scouts arrived outside the camp where Li Jing was stationed and began to investigate.
After the scouts observed for a while, they found that there were not many people in the camp.
Seeing this situation, the scouts quickly returned to the pass and reported to Qianzhao.
After Qianzhao listened to the reports of the scouts, he was shocked again.
"There are not many Xixia soldiers and horses in the main camp outside the camp. Is this true?"
The scouts didn't believe Qian Zhao, so they quickly explained.
After listening to the reports from the scouts, Qianzhao had an ominous premonition in his heart.
"If the Xixia cavalry quietly entered Youzhou from Shanggu County, then the Great Wall defense line would be useless."
Thinking of this, Qianzhao felt very entangled in his heart. He was wondering whether he should go out of the city and attack the Xixia camp to confirm.
At the same time, Li Jing started preparing for an ambush early.
Then turn back to the city.
After several days of contemplation, Qianzhao decided to try to attack Li Jing's camp. Only in this way could he decide on his next plan. If all the Xixia cavalry really entered Shanggu County, then he would continue to guard the Great Wall of Dai County.
It doesn't make much sense anymore.
Just do it as soon as you think of it, and immediately send the order to start mobilizing troops.
Soon, Qian Zhao summoned the only three thousand cavalry under his command.
As the cavalry gathered, Qianzhao decided to lead the team himself.
After the cavalry officers and soldiers heard the mobilization of Qian Zhao, they agreed one after another.
After that, Qianzhao asked the cavalry to wait for nightfall.
Not long after, when it got dark, Qian Zhao immediately led his three thousand cavalry to leave the Great Wall.
Immediately following, Qian Zhao led his troops and headed straight for Li Jing's camp.
When Qian Zhao and his troops rushed to the camp, Li Jing had already received the news and made arrangements.
In a short time, three thousand cavalry led by Qian Zhao rushed into Li Jing's camp.
At this time, Qian Zhao ordered his cavalry soldiers to divide into three groups to start investigating.
After Qian Zhao led a thousand cavalry to continue the investigation, he found that the camp was empty.
Seeing this situation, he felt helpless.
"I didn't expect that Li Jing would secretly assassinate me. Now things are in trouble."
Not long after Qianzhao sighed, the other two cavalrymen also joined Qianzhao.
When Qian Zhao saw the other two cavalry returning, he immediately asked: "How is the situation in the camp?"
The leaders of the two cavalry groups immediately reported that there was no one in the camp.
After listening to the report, Qianzhao felt even more uncomfortable.
After Qianzhao calmed down, he immediately ordered to turn back.
The cavalrymen immediately began to turn their horses' heads after being ordered to do so.
At this time, Ma Chao led a group of cavalry into the camp from outside the camp.
Soon, Ma Chao's troops saw Qianzhao's troops making a U-turn.
At this time, Ma Chao shouted: "The thief will leave!"
Besides, when Qianzhao suddenly heard Ma Chao shouting loudly, he was also shocked.
"No, we have fallen into a trap. All officers and men must obey my order and retreat with me."
After the Northern Wei cavalry heard Qianzhao's call, they immediately followed Qianzhao and began to evacuate.
When Ma Chao saw this, he rushed out first.
While charging, Ma Chao still kept shouting for Qianzhao to stay.
Qianzhao knew he was no match, so he didn't dare to stop for a moment.
Just when Ma Chao was urging you to chase me, another cavalry group appeared at the front door.
The leader of this cavalry was General Pound.
Soon, Pound also led his troops into the camp.
When the Leading and Recruiting Department rushed to the front door, they happened to meet Pound's Department.
Seeing this situation, Qianzhao felt mixed emotions in his heart.
In desperation, Qianzhao had no choice but to shout: "Soldiers, follow me and fight out!"
When the Northern Wei cavalry heard Qianzhao's call, they also cheered up and rushed towards Pang De's troops together with Qianzhao.
Pang De showed no mercy when he saw this.
For a time, the cavalry of Xixia and Northern Wei began to clash.
At this time, Ma Chao also led his troops to catch up and join the battle group.
While there was a scuffle in the camp, Li Jing and Zhang Xiu quietly arrived outside the gate of the Great Wall.
When the Northern Wei defenders on the Great Wall saw Li Jing and others, they quickly started asking questions.
Upon seeing this, Li Jing quickly answered the guard's question.
After listening to Li Jing's answer, the Great Wall defenders finally decided to open the door.
As the door opened, Li Jing immediately asked Zhang Xiu to lead his troops into the camp.
At this point, Li Jing also captured the Great Wall.
The Northern Wei cavalry on Qianzhao's side was eventually wiped out, and Qianzhao himself was captured alive by Pang De.
After the victory, Ma Chao and Pang De immediately led their troops to the Great Wall.
When the Xixia soldiers on the Great Wall saw Ma Chao and Pang De, they immediately opened the door.
After Ma Chao and Pang De entered the customs, they escorted Qianzhao to Li Jing.
When Li Jing saw Ma Chao and Pang De escorting Qianzhao, he immediately signaled the two of them to release Qianzhao because he would need the cooperation of local snakes if he wanted to capture Youzhou next.
After Qianzhao was released, he looked at Li Jing with disdain because he refused to accept it.
When Li Jing saw the dissatisfied look on Qianzhao's face, he immediately said: "General Qianzhao, are you dissatisfied?"
Upon hearing this, Qianzhao immediately snorted in dissatisfaction.
Seeing this, Ma Chao, Pang De, and Zhang Xiu were all angry at Qian Zhao's rudeness.
At this time, Ma Chao said: "Li Shuai, this man is so arrogant and unreasonable that it is useless to keep him. Why don't we let the general kill him to avoid future troubles."
Qianzhao was not shaken at all when he heard this, because after losing the Great Wall, even if he did not die in the hands of Xixia, he would eventually die in the hands of Cao Cao.
After hearing Ma Chao's suggestion, Li Jing also looked at Qian Zhao.
When Li Jing discovered that Qianzhao had no emotional fluctuations, he immediately guessed the reason.
Immediately, Li Jing said: "That's not right. I can keep this person and he will be of great use."
After hearing this, Qianzhao finally spoke: "If you want to kill me or cut me into pieces, it's up to you, but if you let me betray you, then you are just talking nonsense."
Hearing this, Pang De and Zhang Xiu couldn't help but began to persuade Li Jing to kill Qian Zhao.
Qianzhao was very happy when he heard these words, because he was originally a subordinate of Liu Bei, but it was helpless but true that he later switched to Cao Cao, which made him suffer a lot in his heart.
After Li Jing noticed Qian Zhao's state of mind, he once again expressed that he would not kill Qian Zhao.
Immediately afterwards, Li Jing ordered Ma Chao, Zhang Xiu, and Pang De to temporarily retreat, and he wanted to communicate with Qian Zhao alone.
Hearing this request, Ma Chao and others were very unhappy. After all, Li Jing's martial arts skills were not very high. If Qianzhao suddenly attacked, they would have difficulty in rescuing him. However, Li Jing had already made up his mind, and the generals had no choice but to obey his orders.
Chapter completed!