Han Shizu

Chapter 249 Long live cry
Regarding the defeat on the front line, the quarrel between the generals, and the result of the disposition, Liu Chengyou was not as angry as he was in the imperial tent. He just sent his entourage and Wang Yu back to pass on his edict to let the troops in front of the Hezhong Camp take a rest. , Soothe the morale of the army, restore morale, and prepare for the next step to counter the rebellion.Moreover, it emphasized the status of the deployment of the Baiwenke River Zhongxing Battalion.

The "benevolence" of the emperor made the generals on the front a little embarrassed, especially Bai Wenke, a veteran who was also a great Han Yuancong. Although he did not have a deep friendship with Liu Chengyou, he did not expect the emperor to be so talented at such a young age.Zhou Hui was ashamed and a little apprehensive. Apart from arresting He Hui and Fan Aineng, he didn't dare to be arrogant anymore and kept a low profile.

The so-called courage after knowing the shame, if it is said that when the Forbidden Army was first defeated, the troops in the river were still a little gloating, but the rebel army had a slight rise and dared to send Tanqi to the south to check, then the faces of all the officers and soldiers would be embarrassing. beated.

On the other hand, veteran officials and generals like Bai Wenke and Zhao Hui who are full of battalions on the front line will not really think that the emperor has no big reaction to the scandal and will not pursue it.Perhaps with the mentality of atonement with merit, with the support of Zhao Hui and others, on the third day of the defeat, Bai Wenke personally led the army to the north.

As Liu Chengyou expected, the victory in the previous battle had a great impact on the situation, and the rebels in the city suddenly gained some confidence.The merits and momentum raised by the former officers and soldiers are like a tire with a hole in it, leaking.

And Li Shouzhen also seemed to have opened up, realizing how to fight this battle.It is to hold back, rely on the strong city, fight defensively and counterattack, and hold back the imperial army, waiting for time to change.If the officers and soldiers reveal any flaws, they will attack decisively.

For example, when Bai Wenke and others led an army to the south of the city and went down to the village.Li Shouzhen became more courageous and dared to personally lead an army out of the city to attack and disturb his village.

Li Shouzhen had a good plan in mind, and wanted to imitate the past, taking advantage of the first arrival of the officers and soldiers and their unstable foothold, so as to catch him by surprise again.As everyone knows, Bai Wenke and others will have been prepared for a long time, or in other words, one of the purposes is to lure the rebels out of the city.

The number of officers and soldiers outside the city must not be much larger than that of Pu's army, and the composition is complex, with different commanders, and the coordination and execution are naturally not precise enough.However, except for the Huazhou Army, the combat power of the rest is not bad.In terms of combat power only, the rebels in the city, except for Li Shouzhen's teeth soldiers, are not worth mentioning at all.

Although they fought each other, but after a fierce battle, the officers and soldiers came out together, and Wang Yan was invited to attack from Linjin to help in the battle, and the defeated Li Shouzhen was directly returned to the city.The Xiaodi army was ashamed and fought extremely hard. The commander of the left wing, Sun Li, rushed forward with blood, and led the army to cover up the kill. He wanted to follow the defeated army and rush into the city, but failed, and was injured by two arrows.

Li Shouzhen withdrew into the city at the cost of abandoning the thousands of troops behind the palace.This time when they attacked, the rebel army's momentum was suppressed again, and they lost more than [-] soldiers directly. After this battle, Li Shouzhen probably didn't dare to take it lightly.

The goal of the officers and soldiers this time, obviously did not want to become fat with one bite. After killing the rebels, they calmly set up a stronghold in the south of the city.After getting a firm foothold, the thousands of people who had just been recruited were pulled to the front line to increase and strengthen the camp.After the southern battalion was established, they moved to the east of the city and set up a new camp. Li Shouzhen in the city saw a large army camp rising from the ground outside the city, but he just didn't dare to move lightly.

Liu Chengyou's side started from Shihao Town, passed through Shanzhou, crossed Pinglu, followed the marching route of the Xiaodi Army, and arrived at the city of Hedong in four days.Prior to this, the Xingjie Army and Commander San had already escorted that part of the food and equipment to arrive, and at the same time made the heels of the besieging officers and troops more stable.With the arrival of Liu Chengyou's army, the siege of Hedong City was completely consolidated.

There are more than 200,000 cavalry guards, counting the town soldiers from various states, and the nearly [-] people who have been recruited successively. Under the city of Hedong, the number has actually exceeded [-], and it can be called at least [-].Its power is numerous, the army is full of soldiers, and the banners are unfurled, boundless.

Under the enemy's city, Liu Chengyou issued an edict in advance, there was no need to arrange any welcoming ceremony, the military system, first of all, he ordered the generals and schools of the army to lead his subordinates, and stationed in the two-sided company battalion that had already been formed.However, the [-]-level camp cannot be easily built in the past few days, and it still needs to be expanded and repaired.

This time the expedition was aimed at suppressing the rebellion in Hezhong, while shocking the world, it was also to shock the prefectures and towns in Guanyou.The town army here has been around for some years, and has never seen such a large-scale battle or such a huge army.

After the armies settled in, Liu Chengyoufang, accompanied by the generals of the armies, began to inspect the battalions, personally inspecting the soldiers, and letting the armies see their emperor.Not only the vassal soldiers of the various towns, even the soldiers of the Forbidden Army who were conscripted, most of them knew that they were protecting the emperor, but they didn't see his true face.

The emperor's act of "pro-army" had a miraculous effect, and was warmly welcomed by all the soldiers, who surrounded them. Some generals and schools were encouraged, and the voices of "Long live" and "Wan Sheng" came and went.

Of course, to prevent accidents, Liu Chengyou traveled on the imperial chariot, but every time he reached the first battalion, he would get out of the chariot, stand on the shaft of the chariot, and wave to the soldiers and people who came out of the tent.Every move of the emperor drew cheers from the crowd.

Liu Chengyou's move was actually very risky, because if he was not sure, he would just shoot in the dark.However, some risks have to be taken.Just relying on the imperial chariot to pass by, and the deafening cheers, it is worth doing this.

Of course, although Liu Chengyou was intoxicated by the enthusiasm of the soldiers, he was very clear-headed, so don't take it too seriously.He just satisfied the curiosity-seeking psychology of the soldiers, and the support of the soldiers did not reach that point.

However, after such a show by Liu Chengyou, the morale has been boosted.The warm atmosphere is very contagious, and many people are caught in the wave of shouting long live.

The cheers of 100,000 people were deafening, and they went straight to the dry clouds, and when they spread into the city, the guards trembled.When Li Shouzhen boarded the city wall upon hearing the sound, and looked at the officer's barracks again, his face was terribly gloomy.

The officers and soldiers are naturally worthy of fear, but if the morale is so strong, it is really not good for him.

The sound was heard for several miles, and it floated directly over the top of the city, across the Yellow River, and spread to the camps of the two armies on the west bank.During this time, Yao Yuanfu and Song Yanwo had led the army of the three states, set up camp in front of the rebels' West Village, and kept a close eye on the rebels' West Village. The two cooperated quite well.

Knowing that the emperor's royal driver had arrived, Yao Yuanfu and Song Yanwo also ordered the soldiers under their command to shout long live tacitly and sing in harmony with the east bank.

In a short period of time, outside the city of Hedong, on both sides of Pujin, there were voices of long live.

When the imperial chariot passed by the military camp of the Eastern and Western Classes, Zhao Kuangyin took a few distant glances at Liu Chengyou under the autumn sun, and couldn't help but feel emotion in his heart, his expression was also excited, and he followed the crowd and shouted "Long live".

He murmured silently in his heart: This emperor is not simple, the army's morale is determined, and the morale has been strong since then!
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