The Rise of History’s Most Powerful Empire - Chapter 233

[Chapter 230 Breakthrough East County]

“Okay, since we’ve arrived in Dong County, let’s go through this county and go to South Korea for support!” After pulling the reins, Zhong Yu turned his head to Cao Cao and said, then slapped his whip and headed forward. rush away.

As Zhong Yu’s cavalry took the lead, the hundreds of thousands of troops behind him also followed, billowing smoke and dust, covering the surrounding area for hundreds of miles.

In a small county town more than a dozen miles away, people in the city were panicking at this time, and every household was closed, but the soldiers of the Qin army came and went on the street, all with serious faces and solemn moods.

“Your Majesty, the 200,000 troops outside the city are coming soon, what should we do?” the next county chief asked his supervisor, the county magistrate, the head of the county.

“What can I do? Just stand guard. As the county magistrate of this city, it is just right to guard the city to repay the great kindness of Qin to me!” The magistrate looked serious, although his face was pale and his body was shaking , but said firmly.

“But, is that the 20th army?” The county magistrate beside him was extremely frightened.

“So what? It’s the duty of a courtier to be loyal to your duties! Where is the county magistrate? Quickly gather all the soldiers in the city, catch up with the city wall, and swear to defend the city to the death!” He glared fiercely at the deputy next to him, the county magistrate. He ordered loudly to the county lieutenant next to him.

“Yes, the county magistrate! There are now 1,000 defenders in the city, and all the subordinates have caught up with the city wall, and they swear to live and die together with the city!”

“That’s good, by the way, go and mobilize the people of the whole city, mobilize all those strong men for me, and catch up with the city head, their achievements are about to break, how can they be stable for a while!” , but ordered to the county lieutenant beside him.

Anyway, under the attack of 200,000 troops, this city could not be defended anymore. Rather than keeping these pariahs to serve the enemy country and pay taxes, it would be better to let them die in battle and come clean.

“Yes, the humble officer will act now, and immediately send the humble guards to search from house to house, and certainly not a man will be missed!” The county lieutenant also had a ruthless expression on his face. He was born in Qin. Name, naturally there will be no sympathy.

However, just as these people were busy coming and going, trying to live and die together with the city and serve the Qin state, the 200,000 troops outside the city ignored them directly, like a river hitting a reef, and they were separated from the middle. , ran to the side.

“Well, don’t they want this city?” Above the city head, the county magistrate who was looking nervously at the cavalry group outside the city was surprised.

“It looks like it is, my lord!” The county magistrate next to him nodded with a surprised look on his face.

“So, this city is defended, you, I don’t have to die?” The county magistrate was still a little unconvinced. He was prepared to die for his country, and he would have escaped death so easily.

“Yes, my lord, we can live, we don’t have to die!” The county lieutenant next to him was also pleasantly surprised. Although his loyalty to the empire was unquestionable, it was a pleasant surprise to be alive.

…

In this way, the 200,000 cavalry, all the way through Chengchi County, all took a detour from the side, regardless of them, the goal went straight to Xinzheng City.

However, the journey was not all smooth sailing.

On the way, the capital of Dongjun, under the city of Puyang, was blocked by the defenders of the Qin State.

Dongjun is located in the plain, with endless horizons, it is a good place to let horses rush to attack.

Except for those heavy cities that can be guarded on the road, there is no danger. Qin Jun wants to stop, naturally he can only get out of the city.

There are 50,000 defenders in Dongjun, but this time out of the city, there are 30,000 of them.

These 30,000 people are used to block the 20 troops, and naturally they are a man’s arm to stop the car, and they are overly self-sufficient.

Therefore, these 30,000 people set up layers of obstacles on the essential roads of official roads, and established preliminary fortifications in an attempt to block the attack of the Imperial cavalry.

These fortifications, but they were built at the beginning, were nothing to the army, but it was extremely time-consuming to clean up.

And detours are also time-consuming.

But now, for the Imperial cavalry, the most wasteful thing is also time.

South Korea is at stake, how can we waste time on the way to clear these obstacles?

It’s a matter of life and death from Korea!

Therefore,

for the over-the-top 30,000 people, the angry Zhong Yu directly dispatched a large number of cavalry to divide and outflank them, strangling them as much as possible.

The reason why these soldiers were able to build these fortifications was a surprise.

Now that they are prepared, they still want to escape to the rear to continue their defense, which is completely an extravagant hope.

Just when they couldn’t get down these obstacles and wanted to retreat to the rear and couldn’t continue, they were bumped by the Royal Kingdom cavalry who detoured from other directions.

The roadblocks on the main road, used to stop the 200,000 cavalry, are naturally extremely useful.

After all, these 200,000 people, whether they want to turn around or pass, are extremely time-consuming.

But the small group of cavalry, several thousand people, was not among them.

These small groups of cavalry passed these obstacles and chased forward.

The rest of the cavalry group began to step up their time to clear the roadblocks.

The army started their work in an orderly manner, and the strict training of the Imperial Army was revealed at this moment.

However, not all armies were like this. The cavalry that the Huns joined had a decadent look on their faces, and their mouths were full of grievances and dissatisfaction.

However, these people looked at the Royal Army around them, all dressed up and ready to go.

It is very wise to put his grievances in his heart. Even if he wanted to kill these people, he did not dare to show it. The fighting power of the Yuguo army was deeply rooted in the conquest of their tribe. engraved in their hearts.

In a short time, about two or three hours, these East County defenders replaced the roadblocks set up for two or three days. With the joint efforts of more than 100,000 people, they were quickly cleared.

And Zhong Yu’s army set off again.

In front of the army, the first 5,000 cavalrymen were in a short handover with the 30,000 blocking troops in Dongjun that they encountered.

Because they were cavalry, they had the advantage of raiding, and they were well equipped, so the 30,000 Qin troops with low morale quickly broke through the formation and dashed to pieces.

After a tragic fight, 30,000 Qin soldiers left more than 10,000 corpses, and all the rest fled.

And these 5,000 pioneers also left over 3,000 of his corpses.

(End of this chapter)

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