Tuoba Tao rode lightly to attack Tongwancheng - 828

In any case, when the enemy army arrives at the front of the house, it will have to be fought no matter what. So Helian Chang personally led a large army out of the city to meet the enemy, but was attacked by the Northern Wei army, and the Great Xia army was defeated miserably, and fled back to Tongwancheng.

The Great Xia army fled so panicked that the city gates could not be closed, and the Northern Wei army rushed into the city, rampaged and burned. Fortunately, the Number of Northern Wei troops rushing into the city was not too large, and under the desperate counterattack of the Great Xia Army, after some of them were killed and wounded, the rest withdrew from the city.

Next, the Bactrian army closed the city gates and did not dare to fight. The Northern Wei army burned and plundered near Tongwancheng, taking countless prisoners and capturing more than 100,000 cattle and sheep.

Tuoba Tao understood that with the strength of his soldiers and horses, he still could not attack the fortified and well-defended TongwanCheng, so Tuoba Tao also took it as soon as he saw it, and returned to Pingcheng with his captives and captured materials.

The other two large armies of the Northern Wei Army were even more brilliant.

When Cao Da heard the news that the Northern Wei general Zhou Ji had led a large army to attack, he did not wait for the enemy army to arrive, abandoned the city and fled, and the Northern Wei army easily occupied the city of Shaanxi, and drove straight in, without any obstacles, all the way to the vicinity of Chang'an City. Unfortunately, at this time, Zhou Ji died of illness in the army. The army had no commander, stopped for the time being, and waited for the order.

Another large army, under the leadership of Xi Jin, was fierce and killed under Kasaka Castle.

When the defender of Pusaka City in Bactria and the Duke of Dongping heard the news, he was also frightened and nervous by the powerful military power of the Northern Wei army, and hurriedly sent emissaries to TongwanCheng for help. However, when Helian Yisheng's emissaries arrived near Tongwancheng, they were seeing the Northern Wei army encircling and attacking Tongwancheng, and the Great Xia army in Tongwancheng was shrinking in the city, and did not dare to go to battle, so frightened that he did not dare to enter the city at all, nor could he enter, quickly turned the horse's head, and ran back to Pusaka City, telling Helian Yisheng that Tongwancheng had been surrounded by Northern Wei troops and was about to be breached.

Frightened, Helian Yisheng immediately abandoned Pusaka City and led his army to flee to Chang'an City as quickly as possible. The Northern Wei army easily occupied Kasaka.

The defender of Chang'an City will be helian Bobo's son and Helian Chang's younger brother, Helian Tokhin. Originally, When Helian Zhixing learned the news that the Northern Wei army was attacking Shaanxi City and Pusaka, he had been terrified, and suddenly saw Helian Yisheng fleeing back to Chang'an, and added oil and vinegar to describe how the Northern Wei army was powerful and how the great Xia state was in danger, and he was even more afraid, so under the persuasion of Helian Yisheng, he also gave up Chang'an and fled west to AndingCheng.

In December 426, the Northern Wei army occupied the city of Chang'an without bloodshed.

The tribes around Chang'an and qinzhou and Yongzhou all took the initiative to surrender to the Northern Wei army. The Northern Wei army easily occupied most of Guanzhong and Qinzhou and Yongzhou.

When Emperor Helianchang of Bactria learned of the loss of Chang'an City, he was shocked and angry, and sent Helian Ding, the Duke of Pingyuan, to lead an army of 20,000 to retake Chang'an. Tuoba Tao also sent Tuoba Li, the king of Gaoliang, as the main general, to lead an army to defend Chang'an City. After that, the armies of the Northern Wei and the Great Xia confronted each other in front of Chang'an City, and for a short time, no one could help anyone.

Tuoba Tao, who returned to Pingcheng, after a short rest, organized his army again, and prepared to take advantage of the emptiness in Bactria to launch a second attack on Tongwancheng.

In May 427, after arranging the soldiers and horses on the northern border to guard against the Ruoran tribe, Tuoba Tao appointed Situ Changsun Han and others to lead 30,000 elite cavalry as the vanguard, Changshan Wang Tuoba Su and others to lead 30,000 infantry as the rear army, Nanyang Wang Tuoba Fuzhen led 30,000 infantry to build and transport siege equipment, general He Duoluo led 3,000 of the most elite cavalry, responsible for reconnaissance and search at the front of the army, Tuoba Tao personally led the Chinese army, from Pingcheng, and attacked Tongwancheng again.

When the Northern Wei army reached the neighboring mountains, Tuoba Tao ordered the construction of a castle, leaving all the weights behind, ordering people to defend, and then leading 30,000 light cavalry, lightly armed and fast horses, and killing Ben Tong Wancheng first.

The generals of the Northern Wei Dynasty dissuaded one after another, and the defense of the city of Tongwancheng was strong, and you led these 30,000 light cavalry, which could not be defeated at all, and when the grain and grass were exhausted, it would be difficult for you to withdraw. If you are in a little more danger, it will be even more troublesome. It is better to join the infantry, carry the siege equipment, enter the city under the Tongwan City, and then launch an attack.

Tuoba Tao explained to everyone that with the art of soldiers, siege of the city is the lowest strategy, and it is not a last resort. If our army arrives under Tongwan City with all kinds of siege equipment, the Emperor of The Great Xia in the city will inevitably hold the city out of fear. At that time, we could only fight to the death to attack the city. But as you said, the defense of Tongwancheng City is strong, and even if our siege equipment is complete, it will be difficult to conquer. If the siege of the city is not carried out for a long time, the grain and grass are exhausted, and the morale is low, we will really fall into the dilemma of being unable to retreat. Now we only use light cavalry to drive straight into the city of Tongwan, and the Emperor of Bactria will not care too much when he sees that we have neither infantry nor siege equipment. If we deliberately show weakness to the enemy and lure them out of the city to meet the battle, the initiative on the battlefield will be in our hands. As long as they dare to go out of the city, I am sure that they will have no return. We were more than two thousand miles away from home, across the Yellow River, and I only took the light cavalry to attack Jiancheng, which was exactly the strategy of putting death and reborn. Therefore, although 30,000 soldiers and horses were not enough to conquer the fortified city, they were more than enough for a decisive battle in the wild.

The Northern Wei generals all worshiped. Tuoba Tao led the army to set out.

It can be seen from here that Tuoba Tao is also a famous general on the battlefield, and his ability to use troops and lead battles is extraordinary.