eurekapd Chapter 726: Battle of Yanzhou
Chapter 726: Battle of Yanzhou
"My Lord is wise!"
After hearing Jiang Chen's words, Xu Meng praised him without hesitation!
"My Lord, you are so smart! Why didn't I think of that?"
"Once we cut off the Eighth Sage King's logistics, the Eighth Sage King will be dead!"
"As the saying goes, food and fodder must be sent before troops move!"
"If we cut off the Eighth Sage King's logistics, the Eighth Sage King's troops will surely lose their morale!"
"Then we will definitely win!"
Xu Meng said excitedly.
Han Peng also looked excited!
He had already understood by now that the Marquis was trying to cut off the Eighth Wise King's escape route!
"My Lord, who among us should do this?"
Han Peng asked excitedly.
"Master Hou..."
Xu Meng also looked at Jiang Chen excitedly.
But Jiang Chen hesitated at this time.
Although the Imperial Guards are brave, Han Peng is not as good as Xu Meng in leading troops in battle.
But if Xu Meng were allowed to go, what would he do?
Can Han Peng and his guards capture the city?
Jiang Chen thought about it again and again and decided to let Xu Meng go!
At least, if Xu Meng encounters danger, he can handle it himself.
But if Han Peng goes, it will be different!
Something is likely to happen!
He takes Han Peng with him to the Yanzhou Army to stop the Eighth Wise King. Should that be... okay, right?
Jiang Chen looked at the well-equipped guards, most of whom were cavalry, and his heart gradually calmed down!
"General Jiang, you will lead 30,000 troops to bypass Yanzhou County and block the Eighth Sage King's logistics supply!"
"As for me, I will lead General Han to Yanzhou County to stop the Eighth Sage King!"
"My Lord, is it okay for you to bring only 20,000 troops?"
"The Eighth Sage King has an army of 50,000!"
Xu Meng looked worried.
……
"Haha, General Jiang, don't worry so much. I'm sure that the Eighth Sage King must have suffered heavy losses in taking down the two main cities of Yanzhou County so quickly!"
"Plus, those two cities also need people to guard them, so... the Eighth Sage King currently has an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 troops, so there's nothing to worry about!"
Jiang Chen said with confidence.
"This……"
Although Xu Meng was still a little worried, he did not continue to stop him.
Jiang Chen is so confident, he must be sure!
He is not worried!
After everyone had discussed it, they split into two groups and continued their march!
At this time, at the gate of Yanzhou City, the first main city of Yanzhou County, the Eighth Wise King was attacking with his 35,000 troops!
The Eighth Wise King lost five thousand men in these two days of fighting!
Plus the 5,000 men the Eighth Wise King left in the other two cities, so he now has only 35,000 troops!
The plan of the Eighth Wise King is to capture all three main cities of Yanzhou County!
Then the logistics position moved forward, and the troops from Jiangnan were dispatched, and then they attacked the capital city in one go!
However, now that they are fighting in Yanzhou City, they are finding it a bit difficult!
Yanzhou City, as the main city of Yanzhou County, not only has tall city walls, but also has 10,000 defenders in the city!
In addition, several thousand remnants of the 30,000-strong army of Dajing had entered the city, and the prefect of Yanzhou County had summoned civilians to defend the city together, so the attack by the Eight Wise Kings became even more difficult!
"Charge! Charge for me, all of you!"
"Whoever can enter the city first will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!"
The Eighth Wise King shouted loudly at the edge of the battlefield to boost morale!
Encouraged by the generous reward from the Eighth Wise King, those soldiers were fearless and kept charging forward!
But at this moment, a deputy general hurried to the Eighth Wise King!
……
"Your Majesty, urgent news from the capital!"
"Speak!" roared the Eighth Wise King!
"Yes!"
Upon hearing this, the deputy general hurriedly told the news!
"Your Highness, urgent news from the capital, the emperor has sent 50,000 troops to deal with you!"
"And the one leading the troops this time is none other than Jiang Chen!"
"Jiang Chen!?"
"Fifty thousand troops!?"
When the Eighth Wise King heard these two words, his eyes suddenly froze!
The Eighth Wise King knew very well how difficult Jiang Chen was to deal with!
Plus 50,000 reinforcements!
It seems that he has to speed up the siege!
Try to take down Yanzhou City before Jiang Chen arrives!
At that time, he will switch from offense to defense and will not be afraid of Jiang Chen’s 50,000 troops!
And when his reinforcements arrive, maybe they can even destroy Jiang Chen!
"Quick! Notify the entire army! Speed up the siege!"
"Anyone who can capture Yanzhou City will be rewarded with 10,000 gold and be made a marquis!"
The Eighth Wise King gritted his teeth and laid out his chips!
"Ten thousand gold!?"
"A title of nobility!?"
When the generals heard the words of the Eighth Wise King, their blood boiled!
Any one of these two conditions is enough to drive them crazy!
What’s more, the Eighth Wise King took out two at once!
"Kill!"
"Come on!"
The generals encouraged the soldiers to keep charging!
For a time, the defenders in the city suffered heavy losses!
"Mr. County Magistrate! If we can't do it, let's retreat! If we continue like this, we won't be able to hold on!"
"Yes! Lord County Magistrate, let's retreat!"
"Lord Sheriff..."
On the city wall of Yanzhou County, three generals in armor kept persuading a man dressed as a civil servant to retreat!
The three men in armor were the commanders of the 30,000-strong army!
The man dressed as a civil servant was the prefect of Yanzhou County!
……
"Three generals, if you want to leave, then go out of the city alone and break the siege!"
"It is impossible for me to leave Yanzhou!"
The Yanzhou County Magistrate said coldly!
He is not like those three wimps who were frightened by the Eighth Wise Kings!
He wants to live and die together with the people of Yanzhou County!
"you……!?"
When the three generals heard what the Yanzhou prefect said, they gritted their teeth in anger!
Their men have now been completely wiped out!
How do they run!?
Not to mention breaking out of the siege, as long as you leave the city, you will definitely die!
The reason why they persuaded the Yanzhou County Magistrate to leave together was that they hoped that the Yanzhou County Magistrate would serve as a target for them!
Unfortunately, the prefect of Yanzhou was not fooled!
The three of them looked at each other and left.
After the three men left, a handsome man in a white gown and holding a folding fan walked up to the Yanzhou prefect!
"Mr. County Magistrate, what did those three idiots say to you just now?"
"Young Master Yan..., those three people just now tried to persuade me to abandon Yanzhou County and leave, but I refused." The Yanzhou County Magistrate's expression changed slightly when he saw the man in the long gown.
"Haha, they are really calculating, they want to make you a sitting duck!"
"But, the county magistrate wouldn't be stupid enough to follow their arrangements, right?"
Young Master Yan smiled faintly.
"Don't worry, Master Yan. Although I don't have any great abilities, I have backbone!"
"I and Yanzhou will live and die together!"
The Yanzhou County Magistrate said with a firm face!
"Hahaha, good, I was not wrong about the County Magistrate!"
"Don't worry, Lord County Magistrate. As long as you don't withdraw, our Yan family will definitely support you with all our strength!"
"Our Yan family's guards and tenants are all here!"
"Besides, we are still mobilizing the people in the city. We can definitely hold out until the reinforcements arrive!"