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Although Wang Shuang is only a captain, he is highly skilled in martial arts. Jiang Juan felt that his martial prowess belonged to him in the entire Liangzhou, except for Ma Chao and Yan Xing.
There are only a few thousand county soldiers in Tianshui, scattered in several counties. They are usually to guard against Qiang plunder.
Wang Shuang moved very quickly. In less than a day, he gathered all the soldiers and horses.
But Jiang Juan was not happy because the total was less than four thousand. Moreover, Jiang Juan knew that the combat power of these county soldiers was much inferior to that of Cao's army.
Fortunately, they were holding on to Yicheng. Jiang Juan asked Wang Shuang, Jiang Xu, and Yang Fu to quickly collect various defensive equipment. Although his son Jiang Wei was only eleven years old, he also ran back and forth with his cousin Jiang Xu, saying that he would help his father defend the city.
Only two days later, the scouts came to report that Cao's army had indeed appeared, with a total of 10,000 troops, led by Zhang He.
When Jiang Yan heard this, his heart suddenly sank. Tianshui is not a fortified city like Chencang, and the number of enemy troops is more than twice that of ours, and their combat power is also very strong. This battle is not easy to fight.
"My lordmy lord" Jiang Juan was thinking hard about how to deal with the enemy when Yang Fu ran in in a panic.
"Yishan, why are you so alarmed?"
"My lord, Zhang He sent three thousand soldiers and horses to occupy the street pavilion!"
"Jieting?" Jiang Juan was a little disapproving. Streeting is just a small town. What's the point of occupying it?
"Sir, we have all overlooked one issue. Street pavilions are the most important thing!" Yang Fu pointed to the map, "Sir, please see, the street pavilions can not only block Jincheng's reinforcements, but also allow Cao Jun's troops to bypass them. Passing Chencang, we can go directly from Beidi County to Wuwei, Guzang and other places. What's more serious is that our water source can be cut off at any time, and Tianshui can no longer be defended!"
"Huh?" Jiang Juan felt weak all of a sudden and slumped down at the desk.
After Zhang He led his army to occupy the street pavilion, he finally let go of his worries.
The journey was more than 300 miles and took more than ten days. You can imagine how difficult it was.
However, at a strategic location like Jieting, the Xiliang Army had no troops to garrison. Although Zhang He was happy, he was still a little surprised.
"Congratulations, general, for your great service!" Deputy General Du Xi was also very happy.
"This is all due to the strategizing of the lord and the military advisor, so we can win the battle thousands of miles away!" Zhang He admired Jia Xu and others so much that he could see the importance of the street pavilion very clearly now.
"General, are we going to conquer Tianshui in one go?" Du Xi asked.
"No!" Zhang He shook his head, "Tianshui is already in the bag. Zi Xu, I will give you three thousand soldiers and horses, can you guard the street pavilion?"
"General, don't worry, the street pavilion will be absolutely perfect!" Du Xi said confidently.
"Okay!" So Zhang He allocated three thousand troops to Du Xi, and then led the rest of the soldiers to slowly approach Tianshui.
After arriving outside Tianshui City, they did not besiege the city. The seven thousand troops were only stationed outside the east gate.
The next day, Zhang He led three thousand soldiers to the city.
A centurion urged his horse forward and shouted towards the city.
"General guard on the city, come to the city and answer the question!"
"I am Jiang Juan, the guard of Tianshui!" Jiang Juan, wearing a helmet and armor, appeared at the crenel at the head of the city.
"Jiang Huan, there are only a few soldiers in Tianshui City. If I attack with my troops, we can break through in an instant. If you surrender, you can still survive, otherwise, you will not be spared!" Zhang He said loudly! .
"Zhang He, don't be so arrogant, watch me behead you!" Before Jiang Juan could say anything, Wang Shuang became angry, "Sir, let me go out of the city and behead this madman!"
"No!" Jiang Juan hurriedly stopped, "Our troops are too few, and they are all county soldiers. If you leave the city and Zhang He doesn't fight with you and charges with his troops, the city will be in danger!"
"Alas!" Wang Shuang sighed bitterly, and he also understood that Jiang Juan was right.
Zhang He asked his soldiers to scold the formation, but Jiang Juan ignored it and sent his troops to attack the city.
Jiang Juan was very well prepared, but the combat effectiveness of the soldiers was still too poor. He could not gain much advantage against Cao's army in the city. If it weren't for the bravery of Wang Shuang, Jiang Juan, Jiang Xu, Yang Fu and others who took the lead and killed Cao's troops who climbed to the top of the city several times, Tianshui City would have been captured in one day.
The two sides fought fiercely for nearly two hours, each losing nearly 2,000 soldiers. It was getting late, so Zhang He called for gold and retreated his troops.
On the top of Tianshui City, Jiang Juan, Wang Shuang, Jiang Xu, Yang Fu and others were so tired that they sat in a pool of blood at the top of the city.
There are only more than a thousand soldiers capable of fighting in the city, plus variousThere are only more than 2,000 guards and some government soldiers who arrived in time.
The soldiers of the government were busy treating some wounded soldiers, cleaning up the city, and at the same time, carrying some equipment to defend the city.
"Sir, Tianshui City can no longer be defended. As long as Zhang He attacks again tomorrow, we will definitely not be able to defend it. Let's withdraw!" Yang Fu said.
"We only have a few soldiers and horses, and we are tired and sleepy. As long as we get outside the city, we will soon be overtaken by Cao's army and the whole army will be wiped out." Jiang Juan shook his head.
"Uncle, we are just waiting to die in the city. If we leave the city overnight, there may be a glimmer of hope!"
"Let me think about it" Jiang Yan frowned.
He was not afraid of dying in battle, but his son Jiang Wei was only eleven years old. When his eldest brother was about to die, he also handed over his nephew Jiang Xu to him. If they all died in battle, how would he face it if he was under the Nine Springs? Big brother, face the ancestors of the Jiang family. But the current situation is a dead end.
Even if they leave the city with this small number of soldiers and horses, they still can't get past the street pavilion without Zhang He chasing them!
"Sir, I know there is a trail outside the city that leads to Didao and then to Dingxi!" Wang Shuang is from Didao. He used to be a hunter and is familiar with this generation of mountain roads.
¡°Trail!¡±
"Yes, not many people know!"
"Okay!" Jiang Juan immediately had an idea, "Yishan, Boyi and Ziquan, take Boyue and their families with them, leave the city overnight and head to Dingxi!"
"Uncle, where are you?" Jiang Xu asked.
"I will stay in the city to contain Zhang He!"
"No, uncle, if we want to retreat, we will retreat together, if we want to die, we will die together!" Jiang Xu had a determined expression on his face.
"I also want to fight Zhang He to the death!" Wang Shuang said with his eyes widened and gritted teeth.
"This is an order!" Jiang Juan suddenly shouted angrily, startling the three of them.
Because usually, Jiang Juan rarely loses his temper.
"Uncle" Jiang Xu burst into tears. He lost his father when he was young, and Jiang Xu treated him as if he were his own son. But if I leave this time, it will definitely be a separation of life and death.
"Bo Yi, if there is no one in the city to restrain him, Zhang He will definitely find out and no one will be able to leave by then."
"Sir, let me stay!" Wang Shuang said loudly.
"You are not qualified to contain Zhang He! I order you three to take all your family members and fifty soldiers and quietly evacuate Tianshui County from the west gate at the third watch. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
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