While the north-south and north-south troops launched a full-scale blocking war, the retreat of Pinglu Mansion was also proceeding in an orderly manner. Given that the Kamans mobilized such a large army this time, four corps were dispatched in one breath, and the Royal Guards were also used as a follow-up reserve. Ling Tianjian and Wufeng and Liang Chongxin, who were commanding the Sanjiang defense battle on the southern front, agreed to use the Pinglu terrain to effectively block the Kamans' advance through the snow pigeon. Then, use the Pinglu Mansion City City Defense Facility to kill the Kamans as much as possible, try to dampen the Kamans' spirit, and make strategic preparations for the future Northern Front battles. If necessary, they can give up Pinglu Mansion City, and of course, they must avoid damaging the people's morale of Pinglu Mansion City as much as possible.

After experiencing the poison of the Taiping Army, the gentry and people in Pinglu Mansion were seriously injured. They were even more frightened when facing the approaching of Kaman's army. When the Northwest Army proposed to let them evacuate first and the Northwest Army assumed the heavy responsibility of defending the city, almost no one was willing to stay and advance and retreat with the Northwest Army. This ending was what the Northwest Army wanted to see. After all, the top leaders had decided to temporarily give up Pinglu Mansion City, so that these guys who were not successful enough to leave would be more conducive to the full defense of the two main army divisions stationed in the city and a guard corps.

The success of the interception war between the north and south lines won enough time for the evacuation of a large number of gentry and people in Pinglu Mansion City. A Kaman Light Cavalry who attempted to break through the Pingyao Granary west of Pinglu Mansion City was guarded by the Fifth Division of the Northwest Legion ambushed on the main road of the throat. A Kaman Light Cavalry of a 10,000-person team finally left behind three thousand war horses and more than two thousand corpses and fled back to the east in a panic, indicating that another strategic attempt by the Kamans failed to succeed.

After three days of hard marching, the Kaman army, who had escaped the harassment and attacks of the Northwest cavalry, finally got together at Pinglu Mansion City as they wished. More than 200,000 troops gathered at Pinglu Mansion City, which was not the first to be needed, making Shanzhu and Long Zixing, who were stationed in Pinglu Mansion City feel very stressed. Especially when seeing the Kaman people's excellent siege equipment continuously transported from the east to Pinglu City, the two of them felt the heavy task on their shoulders.

The Pinglu City Wall has been repaired and reinforced, and various defensive weapons have been lifted to the top of the city without reservation. Various types of stone casters, fixed and mobile crossbows, piles of rolling wood, piles of lime bags, continuous piles of stones, spears, and arrows have been prepared. Many houses in the city have even been demolished, and the wooden pillars were broken down and a rough iron spear tip was added to make simple javelins. No matter whether they win or lose in this battle, the Northwest Army will evacuate Pinglu Mansion City, so everything in Pinglu Mansion City has no reserved value. If you can come in handy, try to make it useful.

Kaman's army, which surrounded Pinglu City like a dark cloud covering the ground, seemed to be determined to win, but Nick, who arrived at Pinglu Mansion City, did not think so. The ten thousand remaining heavy cavalry and 30,000 light cavalry that escaped the siege and blocked, have always been a hidden worry in Nick's heart, especially the 30,000 nomadic cavalry. The maneuverability of coming and going like the wind allows them to cause considerable trouble to their large but slightly clumsy large troops at any time. And there is still stationed in An behind Pinglu.

Although the original Northwest Army showed that the Northwest Army of Anyuan did not have the strength to threaten its army, the 100,000 nomadic cavalry who were working day and night were about to enter the territory of the Old Northwest County by time, and there was not much time left for themselves. If these 100,000 nomadic cavalry entered Anyuan, the threat to their side would increase in a geometric multiple. The excessive price to pay for the Pinglu still needs to be considered carefully.

Just as the Kamans were struggling to cross the three days from Qinghe to Pinglu Mansion, Tianshui Mansion was also staged an extremely fierce offensive and defensive battle. The tireless Taiping scholar seemed to have made up his mind to take Tianshui City into his pocket. In addition to sending three 10,000 teams of blocking troops to restrain reinforcements that may come from the east and south, this move seemed a bit cautious in the upper class of the Taiping Army. In their opinion, at least in a short time, the northwest could not gather much vitality in the entire Guanxi to provide support to Tianshui. According to intelligence, Situ Jun's two independent divisions and a division of the Fifth Legion had entered Jincheng without warning, which indicates that Li Wufeng would have to face attacks from Kaman, Situ Jun, Maqihan and the Taiping Army, which made the Taiping Army even more excited.

The remaining 15 10,000 teams were devoted to this crazy siege battle without exception. Qu Bo could not understand such a tragic loss, even if they won the Tianshui Prefecture City, they would not be worth it. For a city that was not stable even if it was taken down, Qu Bo really couldn't understand why these Taiping Tribes suddenly became so paranoid and fanatical and irrational.

However, the crazy paranoia of Taiping Cult did not affect Qu Bo's strategy according to the established plan. In order to ensure the stability of the situation in the south of Sanjiang and Tiannan, the entire northwest was abnormally unified at this point, that is, the northern line can even adopt a defensive position and even retreat appropriately, but it is necessary to ensure that Tiannan is stable and not threatened by the Maqi Khans, and ensure that Sanjiang becomes a barrier in the southern region of the Western Xinjiang Protectorate. The best way is to support the Lin family to continue to act as a solid shield to resist the westward advance of the Maqi Khans. Therefore, Qu Bo has already obtained a clear instruction to the top to kill the elite forces of Taiping Cult as much as possible, and do not care about the gains and losses of a city and a land. Although the words are obscure, they clearly told Qu Bo that Tianshui is not something that cannot be given up. It depends on the situation at that time. Even if you want to give up, it must be valuable, that is, giving up must be exchanged for a considerable price.

Qu Bo has long understood this. In addition to trying to bring lethality to the Taiping Cult, he immediately deployed counterattack measures. On the third day, when the Taiping Army used the Longbow and Archer again to cause damage to one side, he also quietly sent the light cavalry regiment of the First Division. When the other party was using all the attention to the offensive and defensive war on the city, he suddenly opened the door and attacked.

This sneak attack was beyond the expectation of the Taiping Army, who thought it was a sure victory. The long-archer formation swept across the formation like a rush, and the light cavalry equipped with a sharp machete suddenly broke into the archer camp. The shocking power this iron stream brought to the Taiping Army, which had been on the offensive, can be imagined. The massacre like chopping melons and vegetables almost killed the entire archer team. The archer team, which was stunned by the crazy raid, was almost unprepared and had no resistance at all. There was nothing but the wolf ran and the pigs suddenly scattered birds and beasts.

This collapse not only caused the Taiping Army's killer weapon to disappear, but also directly attacked the reserve formation originally arranged in the rear row. The Taiping Army cavalry, who had been idle, seemed very relaxed because they did nothing two days ago. Faced with the Northwest Cavalry sweeping like a whirlwind, they were unable to respond effectively for a while, and were also killed by the killing Northwest Light Cavalry. This sudden storm caused not only the loss of the number of soldiers, but also caused great damage to the morale of the Taiping Army.

After rushing to the archer formation from the front, the light cavalry rushed north along the open passage of the Taiping cavalry, and took advantage of the situation to disperse the formation of a Taiping infantry team of 10,000 people, then detoured through the weak defense line of the western defense, and happily entered the city, returning triumphantly like completing a honeymoon trip.

After receiving the news, Yu Yongzhi, the commander of the Taiping Army who came to Tianshui Prefecture to inspect the battle situation, was so angry that he had arranged an encirclement like an iron barrel. He was regarded as nothing by thousands of light cavalrymen, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. After ordering the army judge to execute the captain of the 10,000 cavalry team responsible for guarding and protecting archers, he personally re-arranged the attack plan, and a more violent and cruel siege battle began again.

The speed of the 30,000 Rangers from Xikang reinforcements set a new record in the history of the Northwest Army. It took only five days from receiving the order to prepare to set off and entering the Tianshui territory from the northeast of Hanzhong. This also included the 30,000 Rangers quietly resting overnight in the junction of Tianshui and Hanzhong.

Yu Yongzhi stood under the city wall and stared at the tragic situation in front of him. He had never encountered such a difficult and tough bone. He was also considered a veteran in the Holy Kingdom. In addition to leading the army everywhere during the uprising, he also personally commanded the Battle of Heshuo and annihilated the two main army corps of the empire in one fell swoop, thus laying the foundation of the Holy Kingdom in Heshuo. This is Yu Yongzhi's most proud masterpiece. But today,

Information shows that there is only one division of the Northwest Army in Tianshui City. At most, some security forces were added. Less than 30,000 people, but their 180,000 troops were defeated for three days, which caused more than 20,000 troops to lose more than 20,000 troops. Especially the opponent's insidiousness and cleverness are rare, and he dared to send thousands of cavalry to launch a raid in the encirclement of more than 100,000 people. Although this is a fault for his subordinates being too underestimated and relaxed, it is also related to the opponent's boldness.
Chapter completed!