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Chapter 1725 Pacification of the West Sea (3)

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    The strength of the Sui Dynasty in the West Sea area has never been strong, which is specifically reflected in the number of garrisoned troops.

    In this era, the Western Sea has not been paid much attention by the Central Plains dynasties, and it is even far inferior to the Western Regions, which are thousands of miles away from Chang'an.  After all, it was about East-West trade.

    And what is there in the West Sea?  Except for the mountains, it is a barren land.

    If it were not for the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guanzhong would have been deeply affected by the Qiang Rebellion, so the Central Plains Dynasty was wary of the nomads in this land. The Central Plains Dynasty would not even bother to station troops here. After all, the gain-loss ratio was far from balanced.

    The Great Sui Dynasty was located in the four counties of Xihai, and its main power was concentrated in Xiping County.  Later, Yang Guang ordered Liu Quan to farm in Heyuan, and set up the newly established Xihai Protectorate in Jishi Town, so that Heyuan County barely had some garrison troops. As for Xihai County and Chuihe County, they could only rely on leaning towards the Sui Dynasty.  The Tuyuhun tribe was stationed there.

    So after Tuyuhun Xuan King Acha rebelled in Gahai, because there was no Sui army to encircle and suppress it, it quickly spread to the entire West Sea.  Murong Rong, the only one capable of resisting the rebels, was extremely incompetent and could run faster than a rabbit, allowing the rebels to take advantage of the victory and occupy Xuande City.

    The Tuyuhun army began to attack the Heyuan and Xiping areas. At this time, the Sui army was insufficient in number. Although its combat power was good, it was still difficult to resist the Tuyuhun army that was several times larger than its own.

    Liu Quan, the Protector of the West Sea, was surrounded in Jishi Town, while Duan Wenchao blocked Tuyuhun's army in Linqiang City.

    Frankly speaking, the situation in Tuyuhun has completely collapsed, and Huang Mingyuan must bear a certain amount of responsibility.  In order to capture Wuwei County, Huang Mingyuan ordered the transfer of 3,000 troops from Xiping County to the north, making Xiping County, which was already short of troops, even more stretched.  Duan Wenchao obeyed the order without saying a word, but after the reinforcements moved northward, with only more than 4,000 men left, he had to endure hardships in Linqiang.

    At the end of January this year, Linqiang City, which had been besieged for more than four months, was finally defeated by the Tuyuhun army because it was outnumbered.  Duan Wenchao broke through and stationed himself in Shancheng to the west, and asked for help from the north.

    After Huang Mingliao gained the trust, he immediately led his army southward without having time to train his troops.

    At this time, Duan Wenchao, who was in Shancheng, was almost in dire straits.  After Duan Wencao broke through the siege of Linqiang City, he only had less than a thousand troops including the Shancheng defenders.

    He also had some regrets at this time. If he could have expected that the Tuyuhun people were so powerful, he would not have dared to send troops northward.  Now that the reinforcements have not returned and they are trapped in the isolated city, the situation is not good no matter how you look at it.

    Shancheng is a new city.  When Huang Mingyuan defeated Tuyuhun in Tulou Mountain, he thought that this would be the Xining area in later generations, and that it had a superior geographical location and Tulou Mountain as a barrier, so he suggested building a city here and pushing the center of Xiping County westward from Huangshui City.

    Shancheng is indeed an important place, and the surrounding terrain is dangerous.  But the problem was that Duan Wencao had too few troops and could not divide his troops to garrison in Tulou Mountain and other places, so he had to be trapped in the city.  So the Tuyuhun people calmly seized key areas and surrounded Shancheng tightly.

    In order to undermine the morale of the defenders in the city, the Tuyuhun people also pulled the captured Yingyang Sima Guohou to the bottom of the city to persuade him to surrender.

    Guo Hou was strong-willed and respected his reputation. He was captured when the city of Linqiang was destroyed.  At that time, the Tuyuhun people tried to persuade Guo Hou to surrender, but Guo Hou refused. Later, the Tuyuhun people forced him to go to Shancheng City to persuade Guo Hou to surrender.

    When Guo Hou saw this, he knew that he would not be spared. Rather than just being killed as a prisoner, it would be better to boost the morale of the city.  So Guo Hou pretended to agree.

    When Acha heard this, he was overjoyed and quickly asked people to treat Guo Hou to delicious food and drink, and then sent him to the city.

    The surrender of a Sui general with the level of Yingyang Sima will definitely severely damage the opponent's morale.

    When Guo Hou came to the city, those who recognized him on the top of the city looked at each other in confusion.  Guo Hou ignored the attention of everyone and shouted loudly: "I am Guo Hou. I came to Linqiang Yingyang Sima. I cut off the rear of the army and was defeated and captured. I am not greedy for life and afraid of death, but I just want to die meaningfully. Today we have reinforcements from our army.  The end of the Tuyuhun thieves is coming soon, all the lords in the city should fight bravely to kill the enemy and avenge me."

    At this time, the Tuyuhun army who escorted Guo Hou forward quickly put the knife on Guo Hou's neck and sternly reprimanded: "Quickly persuade him to surrender, or I will kill you."

    Guo Hou glanced at the other party with contempt and said loudly: "I, a Sui man, can only survive standing up, not kneeling down to beg for surrender. It's just one death, so why be afraid."

    Guo Hou suddenly grabbed the opponent's blade with his hand and leaned his neck forward.  The sharp blade immediately cut through Guo Hou's neck, and blood spurted out in all directions.

    At this time, everyone in Tuyuhun looked at it, and Guo Hou actually chose to commit suicide.

    The Sui troops on the top of the city looked at it, all shed tears and cursed the thieves loudly, and the morale in the city rose sharply.

    When Acha, who was still in the tent, heard the news, he was also shocked.  He didn't understand. He had always heard that Han people were the most timid. Why were these Han people so unafraid of death?Acha felt that this battle might not be so easy to fight.  If the Sui army fought so hard and captured Linqiang, Shancheng, and Huangshui behind Shancheng, when would it be over?

    At this moment, a messenger from the former army came to the camp.

    It turned out that the Sui army in the city was angry when they saw Guo Hou being killed. Duan Wenchao swore on the city wall that he would kill all the Tuyuhun people today to avenge Guo Hou.

    Then the city gate suddenly opened and a group of cavalry rushed out.

    The Tuyuhun people originally thought that the Sui army would not dare to go out of the city to fight because of its small number, so they focused on attacking the city and did not do much defense.

    At this time, the Sui army rushed out, and the Tuyuhun people were caught off guard. They fell on their backs and hundreds of people were killed.  The Sui army won a victory, recaptured Guo Hou's body and returned it.

    When Acha heard this, he was furious. Guo Hou raised the morale of the Sui army, and let the Sui army make a surprise attack. Did he want the Sui army to fight to the last man?

    However, the Sui army departed as quickly as it came. As soon as they succeeded in attacking, they retreated into the city.  Although Acha was angry, he could only deal with the former generals, but he could do nothing to the Sui army.

    At this time, the Tuyuhun and the Sui army were fighting in Shancheng, and the progress of the Tuyuhun army attacking Chiling Shibao City on the southern front was even more unsatisfactory.

    In addition to leading his own army to attack Xiping County, Acha also ordered the prestige king Su Mo to attack Heyuan County. He also ordered his younger brother Ala to go behind Xiping County from the direction of Chiling and surround Xiping County with the main force.

    But the Sui army had already built a city in Chiling and named it Shibao City as a barrier to the southwest of Xiping County.  Stone Castle City is dangerous on three sides, with broken walls and cliffs. There is only one path to go up.  The Sui army stored a lot of grain in Shibao City and prepared wood and rolling stones.  The army in Ala's hands was originally a partial division with weak combat effectiveness. Facing the tall Shibao City, it suffered heavy casualties and was powerless, so he had to force troops under the city.

    Similarly, Su Mo on the southern front has not made much progress. Although Liu Quan in Jishi Town does not have many troops, it is more than enough to hold on to Jishi City.

    The Tuyuhun rebels seemed to be fierce, but they used all their main force and did not achieve much results. They had already exposed their weakest point to the Sui army.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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