Chapter 951 A better plan!
Yuan Song was well aware of the Golden Horde’s purpose of delaying time, and he was determined not to let the Golden Horde’s conspiracy succeed...

On the one hand, Yuan Song asked the rear to ensure logistics as much as possible and guarantee an adequate supply of water and food. On the other hand, he formed two rapid reaction forces with cavalry and light infantry to quickly penetrate the vast Yongliang land, racing against time with the Cumans.

It was precisely this kind of determination and courage that allowed Yuan Song to completely catch the Cumans off guard. Just when they thought that the Fengwu Army would have a hard time moving forward under their various insidious tactics, the Fengwu Army appeared before them like a divine army descending from the sky!
It was by relying on this kind of rapid assault that, in the past five days, Yuan Song's troops won five battles in a row and chased the Cumans all the way to Qinzhou, the southern gate of Jincheng. Faced with the sudden Fengwu Army, the Cuman Yehu Dulile, who was in charge of guarding Qinzhou, was so scared that he wanted to flee to Jincheng!

Yuan Song immediately arranged for Chen Chuanwu to lead his troops to intercept Dulile's escape. Although once Dulile, the commander, escaped, the enemy in Qinzhou would see that the commander had left, and their fighting power and will to resist would undoubtedly decrease a lot. It would be much easier for Fengwu Army to capture Qinzhou.

But the mission of Yuan Song’s troops was not only to capture Qinzhou. Although it was easy to capture Qinzhou, Dulile’s troops strengthened the defense of Jincheng, which made it more difficult for Fengwu Army to capture Jincheng.

In addition, although Dulile was not a fierce general in the Cuman army, he was extremely cruel. According to intelligence, he and his subordinates committed all kinds of atrocities in Yongliang, including burning, killing, looting and so on. At least five towns and villages were killed by him, and thousands of civilians died at his hands!
Along the way, Yuan Song also witnessed many crimes committed by Dulile, so the first general of the Fengwu Army also wanted to kill Dulile!

Just as Yuan Song was silently thinking about how to attack the city tomorrow, Lieutenant General Zheng Chuang hurried over and reported to Yuan Song:

"Sir, the scouts reported that they have found traces of a Kipchak army on a hillside north of Qinzhou City. This group of soldiers is not large, with only about 3,000 men. They appear to be reinforcements from Jincheng!"

As Zheng Chuang finished speaking, another guard came to report that
"Sir, a carrier pigeon flew into the city. We tried to shoot it down, but it was too dark and we failed!"

Hearing this, Yuan Song had no idea what was going on and his eyes narrowed. In his opinion, although the enemy troops from the direction of Jincheng had reinforcements, if the scouts' report was correct, then these reinforcements were most likely not here to help Dulile defend Qinzhou!

After all, there are only 3,000 reinforcements. What can 3,000 people do?

Even if we do not want to confront the Fengwu Army head-on, but just want to harass and contain them, we will need at least five to seven thousand soldiers!
Three thousand soldiers are definitely not enough·····························

The person in charge of Jincheng at this time was a general of the Golden Horde, Bahat, a great noble of the Golden Horde. Yuan Song had heard of this man when he was a sentry in the imperial guards, and had fought with the Golden Horde Eagle Division commanded by him. Therefore, he was not unfamiliar with Bahat and knew that he was a veteran in the Golden Horde army!

Therefore, a veteran like Bahat must have known that 3,000 reinforcements could not help Dulile defend Qinzhou City. Qinzhou City was not a large city with high walls that could stop the advance of the Fengwu Army. Therefore, Yuan Song believed that these 3,000 reinforcements were not here to help Dulile defend the city, but to support Dulile’s retreat!

And the carrier pigeon that just flew into the city was most likely the enemy reinforcements, trying to contact Dulile in the city!

After all, there are rumors in the Cumans that although Dulile is nominally Bahat's nephew, he may actually be Bahat's illegitimate son!
So now that Dulile is in danger, it is reasonable for Bahat to lend a helping hand!
Thinking of this, an idea came to Yuan Song’s mind. He felt that he could use this to capture Qinzhou City!
Although Dulile has been blocked and sent back to Qinzhou City, the Fengwu Army still relied heavily on artillery in its past siege operations. However, in order to achieve the effect of a rapid assault, the rapid reaction force formed by Yuan Song is a mixture of cavalry and light infantry, and does not carry artillery and other logistical equipment...

So it would be very likely that they would capture Qinzhou City quickly, but Yuan Song's original plan was to surround Qinzhou City first and try a tentative siege. If they could capture it, that would be the best, but if they couldn't, they wouldn't force it.

Wait until the artillery and supplies are delivered from the rear, and then use the artillery to capture Qinzhou City. However, with the current turn of events, Yuan Song has decided to adapt to the circumstances and see if he can achieve any unexpected results!

Thinking of this, Yuan Song began to explain to Zheng Chuang. Zheng Chuang nodded frequently and then went down to make the arrangements.

At 9:00 p.m. the next day, the enemy general Dulile in Qinzhou City was still fast asleep when he heard someone calling his name. Dulile, who was a little annoyed by the calling, slapped the person in the face and cursed:

"Damn it, what are you yelling about!"

Yesterday, facing the sudden attack of the Fengwu Army, he was extremely frightened, because he knew that he would not be able to break out once the Fengwu Army completed the siege of the city.

Therefore, even if there was a risk of defeat and loss of the city, Dulile made a prompt decision to retreat, as the best strategy was to flee. After all, it was his cheap father Bahat who was in charge of the affairs of Yongliang Khanate.

Therefore, with Bahat around, even if he was defeated and lost the city, he would still be punished, but his life would definitely not be in danger. However, once he was caught by the Fengwu Army, he would definitely be sentenced to death by the Fengwu Army for the crimes he committed in Yongliang...
Therefore, Dulile had a very clear idea of ​​which of the two was more important. However, what he did not expect was that although he chose to escape very quickly, he was eventually blocked by the Fengwu Army and brought back to the city!
After being blocked back in the city, Dulile felt that his life was over. He lost his appetite and felt dazed, as if the Fengwu Army's knife was on his neck. However, just when he was at a loss, a carrier pigeon flew in from outside.

This carrier pigeon brought him an order from his adoptive father Bahat. Bahat also knew that although his adopted son was cruel and fond of killing, he was not a good general. Qinzhou would be captured by the Fengwu Army sooner or later in his hands.

Although he looked down on Dulile on weekdays, he was still his own people after all. In addition, there were thousands of Cuman soldiers in Qinzhou City. If he could bring them back to Jincheng, it would effectively enhance Jincheng's strength.

So Bahat arranged three thousand reinforcements for Dulile, and asked them to help Dulile break out of the siege and retreat to Jincheng!

Dulile felt relieved after knowing that reinforcements were coming. He began to eat and drink and found two girls he had kidnapped from the city to play Yinle. He didn't go to bed until the fifth watch. So Dulile, who was still asleep at this time, was dizzy and in a very irritable mood. Although he was slapped by Dulile, the general didn't dare to complain and could only whisper:

"General, the Fengwu Army has begun to attack the city..."

Dulile, who was yawning, was stunned when these words were spoken. Then he felt a chill running up from his back to the top of his head, and he immediately became much more awake.

At the same time, Dulile, who had woken up, vaguely heard the shouting and killing coming from outside, and a look of fear immediately appeared on his face!
Although he was somewhat afraid of the Fengwu Army, Dulile was still a warrior after all. After adjusting his mood, he immediately asked the guard:

"How's the situation in the city?"

The minister explained everything in detail:

"The Fengwu Army is surrounded on three sides and one is missing. The siege is not strong. We only saw their muskets, not their artillery. The situation in the city is good at the moment!"

Dulile felt relieved after hearing this. After pondering for a moment, he felt that he should go to the city wall himself to see the situation. Just listening to other people's introduction was not enough. Dulile immediately put on armor with the help of the guards, and went up to the city wall surrounded by a group of generals.

Although he was not a famous general, he had fought in wars for more than ten years, so Dulile had some experience in fighting. After he came to the city wall and took a quick look at the situation, he noticed a lot of information!

The first point is that Dulile had always wondered why the Fengwu Army was so fast, as if they were divine soldiers descending from the sky and killing you directly. However, judging from the fact that the Fengwu Army now had no heavy artillery to assist in the siege, it seemed that the Fengwu Army had given up carrying baggage, and that was why they were able to move so fast...
After understanding this, Dulile felt a little more relaxed. Qinzhou City was just a small border prefecture. The city walls were neither high nor thick, and could not withstand the heavy artillery of the Fengwu Army. Therefore, what Dulile was most worried about was the heavy artillery of the Fengwu Army!
Once the Fengwu Army's heavy artillery is set up, Qinzhou City will not be able to hold out for long. And now that the Fengwu Army has lost its heavy artillery, they are like a toothless tiger, and the threat to Qinzhou City has been greatly reduced. This also means that he is safe for the time being!
But there is no need to be too happy. After all, the Fengwu Army's heavy artillery only fell behind instead of completely disappearing. It only takes a few days to transport the heavy artillery to the Qinzhou city.

By that time, Qinzhou City would be in danger, so Dulile felt that he must break out as soon as possible. After all, no one knew when the Fengwu Army's heavy artillery would arrive!
In addition to the heavy artillery, Dulile also had many ideas about the Fengwu Army's encirclement on three sides and one missing. He felt that although the Fengwu Army was currently in a situation of encirclement on three sides and one missing, the lack of defense in the west left him a gap!
But Dulile felt that if the Fengwu Army wanted to let him go, they would not have blocked him back into the city yesterday!
Therefore, the Fengwu Army, these sons of bitches, must want to kill me and make Dulile pay for the lives of those two-legged sheep he killed. Therefore, on the surface, there is no defense on the west side, but in fact, there may be an ambush inside, waiting for me to take the initiative to drill in...

Thinking of this, Dulile couldn't help but look towards the north. His three thousand reinforcements were there. As long as he could break out of the siege, he would be able to reunite with them. At that time, the sky would be high and the birds would fly freely, the sea would be wide and the fish would jump freely, and he could retreat directly back to Jincheng!

Realizing this, Dule's eyes rolled and he immediately made a decision in his heart. Since the Fengwu Army wanted to plot against him, he would have a good time with them and let them know that wolves are wolves after all, and you Zhou people are only fit to be hunted sheep!
Dulile immediately called his men over and asked them to wear his armor and carry his flag, disguising himself as the leader of his troops to break out to the west.

When his subordinates led their troops out of the city and broke out to the west, Dulile, who had disguised himself as an ordinary Cuman cavalryman, showed a mocking smile on his face.

He knew that the commander of the Fengwu Army must have thought that he had fallen into their trap, not knowing that he was just bluffing.

The Fengwu Army has limited manpower. Since they have set up an ambush in the west, they must have concentrated a lot of their manpower there. This means that the Fengwu Army must be relatively weak in other aspects. Now is a good time for me to lead my troops to break out...

Dulile made up his mind and immediately led the rest of the troops in the city to charge out from the north gate of Qinzhou. Just as he imagined, the Fengwu Army's manpower at the north gate was still relatively scarce. Dulile easily killed his way through the Fengwu Army's battle formation!

Dulile, who broke out of the encirclement, immediately burst into laughter. The haze in his heart was swept away. Although he was very happy, he even wanted to see the angry look on the Fengwu Army's generals' faces who realized the situation later!

But reason told Dulile that he had to escape as soon as possible and reunite with the 3,000 reinforcements, because the Fengwu Army might realize at any time that he had tricked them and chase them.

Therefore, although he felt a little regretful, Dulile, who thought his life was more important, still rushed all the way north!
After an incense stick of time, Dulile led his troops to a hillside. Looking at the terrain around him, Dulile instantly became alert. His intuition told him that there might be danger!

Just as Dulile was about to send out scouts to investigate the surroundings, he saw hundreds of cavalrymen in Kipchak uniforms not far away. Dulile thought they were his reinforcements, so he immediately let down his guard and ordered his men:

"Pass quickly and meet the reinforcements!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Dulile, with a smile on his face, galloped towards his "reinforcements". Seeing this, his subordinates let down their guard and followed Dulile towards the reinforcements.

However, when they were a hundred steps closer to the reinforcements, they were horrified to find several earth-shaking artillery explosions all around them, followed by countless bullets fired at them...

(End of this chapter)