1520. Surround or fight
The Yuan army was moving on the top of the city.
Seeing Tianying and Tianfu Army rushing towards the West City Gate, they naturally had to respond accordingly.
"Chuan Shuai Ling! Flying Eagle Camp! Iron Armor Camp! Guard the West Gate quickly! Passing Shuai Ling..."
More than ten commanders ran around the top of the city holding the order flag and shouted.
For a moment, people were heading and clouds moved, and soldiers rushed directly to the west along the moat. Some of them went down the city along the steps and rushed from the city to the west gate.
There are no people on the streets.
By this time, most people had migrated to the north. The rest were also hiding in their homes and would not come out to wander at this time.
It was not because of fear of the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty, but because of the concern that the Yuan army would capture them as strong men. This situation was not uncommon when fighting before the Yuan Dynasty.
However, what surprised the Yuan army generals on the city was that after the Tiangang Army set up artillery outside the city, it did not immediately bombard the city.
More than half an hour passed, and they didn't move at all. They just maintained a formation outside the city and quietly confronted the defenders on the city.
He Fangsong and Jin Hao led the army outside the west side of the city.
"Tianying Army is on standby!"
He Fangsong, who was in front of the army, suddenly pulled out his sword from his waist and raised it.
The warrior holding the big penis also pulled his horse next to him.
Tianying Army paused slowly.
Jin Hao led the Tianfu Army soldiers to continue to go north along the city wall and towards the north of Suqian City. The team spread very long.
The Tianying Army gradually spread out and laid out its formations on the spot.
When the Yuan army generals on the top of the city realized something when they saw this scene.
The Yuan general who was ordered to guard this city was Alahan, who had followed A Shu and others to attack the Song Dynasty.
When he watched the Tianfu Army soldiers continue to march towards the North City, his face changed slightly and he said to the general next to him: "Song Army is going to surround us!"
The general frowned slightly and said, "General Alahan, General Shumo said frankly. General Mo thought that the Song army should be planning to attack the city on three sides. They only had 30,000 soldiers, and we had no less than their soldiers under our command. Wouldn't they have a fantasy idea if they wanted to siege the city?"
Alahan shook his head slightly when he heard this, "What you mean is that if the Song army besieged the city, with our troops, we can break through from any direction, right?"
The general nodded, "That's it."
Alahan sighed softly, "This is because you don't understand the strength of the Song army. If you had fought with them before, you wouldn't say such things."
He was captured by the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty and knew the power of the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty.
In his opinion, even if the Dayuan now has weapons such as the Shenlong Gun, if it were not twice the strength of the Song State, it would not have the strength to fight against the Song Dynasty.
The 120,000 troops of Jiankang Military Region, only 30,000 of them appeared here at this time, and he could roughly guess where the other Song troops went.
There is Xia Pi north of Suqian. If the Song army takes Xia Pi first, then Suqian will become an isolated city. Even if he guards Suqian to the death, it will only be a matter of time before he will be destroyed.
The general just chuckled and said, "General Alahan, you think so much that these Song soldiers are thinking too much. Our Dayuan soldiers are no worse than them now."
Alahan raised his eyebrows and did not speak anymore.
Although he was the chief general in the army, the deputy general around him had a great prestige in the army. Even his status in the Yuan Dynasty was not lower than that in the Yuan Dynasty.
It was only because he had experience in fighting the Song army before that Halbala asked him as the main general to lead his army to guard Suqian.
He didn't expect that there was a disagreement with this general just now when the fight started, so he would be patient for the time being.
Just as Tianfu Army approached the north direction of the city, Alahan became more and more uneasy after all.
He was worried that if the Song army really surrounded Suqian and cut off the connection between them and Xia Pi, they would have to wait for death here.
After hesitating for a moment, he looked at the deputy general next to him and said, "No, I still feel uneasy. Si Muqi, we must be prepared to deal with the siege of the Song army."
The Yuan general named Simuqi was not too stubborn and said, "What do you mean by General Alahan?"
Alahan said: "I am the general Simuqi general, the iron cavalry under your command are the warriors among my grassland warriors. I wonder if you would like to let two thousand iron cavalry out of the city?"
Simuqi showed a slight look of satisfaction and said, "General Alahan, what do you mean is that if the Song army really sieges the city, will my two thousand-year-old sons and us attack and break through inside and outside?"
Alahan nodded and said, "That's right."
In fact, he didn't think how powerful the iron cavalry under Si Muqi was. So, it was just because there was nothing we could do.
He was so polite to Si Muqi because all his soldiers were killed in the battle against Song before. Now there are no soldiers under his command who can be of great use.
If it weren't for this, as the main general, he wouldn't have been so polite to Si Muqi, the deputy general.
You should know that in the Yuan army, the chief generals have always had supreme status.
Fortunately, Simuqi did not reject Alahan's request. He laughed and said, "The two thousand iron cavalry will not affect the overall situation. The last general will follow the order of the chief general."
Then, just a short while later, two thousand Yuan army cavalry in armor came out from the north gate and walked along the official road.
Jin Hao led the Tianfu Army to the north of Suqian at this time.
He Fangsong's Tianying Army had already set up a formation outside the Xicheng Gate.
South City Gate.
The Tiangang Army has even set its sights of siegeing the city.
Grenade launcher army is at the forefront.
Not far behind is the Tiangang Army Celestial.
Wen Qi and the deputy general general of the Tiangang Army, Ge Xiangming, and the capital Yuhou Zhuangli were immediately under the banner.
Apart from the accident that Wen Qi was transferred to the position of Chief of the Tiangang Army by the Changde Prefecture Governor General, Ge Xiangming and Zhuang Li were both veterans in the Tiangang Army. When Su Quandang personally took charge of the Tiangang Army, they were the vice president and Du Yuhou of the Tiangang Army.
And following a famous general like Su Quandang is beneficial and harmful.
The advantage is that they can often win battles, and they are quite beautiful battles. It is not difficult to make military achievements in the army, and the fate of the Tiangang Army is also well-known throughout the Song Dynasty.
The disadvantage is that the light of a deputy such as Ge Xiangming and Zhuang Li was completely overshadowed by Su Quandang, and it was difficult to show his ability.
Otherwise, they might have been the chief general of a certain army at this time.
As time passed slowly, Ge Xiangming, who was about fifty years old, couldn't help but say to Wen Qi: "General Wen, is it time for us to let the soldiers launch an attack?"
Wen Qi just shook his head and said, "No hurry."
Ge Xiangming looked at the sky and frowned and said, "But if we don't attack, we will have no time to launch an attack. Would we let the soldiers fight on empty stomachs?"
The soldiers all needed to eat, and at this time, it was only about half an hour before noon.
With such a short time, the army can launch an attack. If an attack cannot break through the city gate, it will be a waste of work.
Wen Qi smiled and said, "General Ge, don't be in a hurry. We still have time to fight Suqian."
Ge Xiangming was slightly surprised and asked, "Can you General Wen and General He? General Jin planned to surround Suqian first and not attack?"
Wen Qi shook his head, "The attack still needs to be attacked, but there is no rush to this time. The marshal has led his army to Xia Pi. We are here, and there is still enough time to spend with them."
Even though Ge Xiangming was a veteran, he was confused at this moment, and he didn't know what Wen Qi and others were planning to do.
He couldn't help asking, "What are you going to do, General Wen?"
Wen Qi said: "We are attacking Yuan, Suqian is just beginning. We have to think of some ways to save more ammunition. General Ge, don't be anxious, just wait and see."
He looks quite confident.
Later, with Jin Hao leading the Tianfu Army to the north gate of Suqian, the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty did not launch an attack on Suqian, but retreated one after another.
The three imperial guards retreated straight to about two miles away from Suqian before stopping, and began to set up camp on the spot.
The city wall.
Seeing this scene, Alahan smiled and said to Simuqi: "General Simuqi, I am not wrong, right?"
Si Muqi also had a look of surprise in his eyes and bowed: "General Alahan is resourceful, and it is admirable!"
He had watched Wen Qi's Tiangang Army set up artillery formations at the forefront, but he never thought that the Song army would actually choose to encircle and not attack.
Now it seems that it was just a trick of the Song army.
The situation was to make them think that the Song army was preparing to break the city on a large scale.
Simuqi was a little lucky at this moment, but fortunately, he heard about Alahan's. The two thousand iron cavalry sent out were considered as strange soldiers no matter how they were.
Otherwise, if they wanted to break through and then return to Xia Pi, they would have to fight to the death with the Song army.
Chapter completed!