Han Shizu

Chapter 557 Dare to look north?

After the withdrawal order was issued, the Shu army outside Donghe Village retreated like a tide, maintaining a rare and efficient execution, but after all, they failed to achieve the calm and orderly desired by Li Tinggui.

"The defeat is hard to stop, and the chaos is hard to get back. He rebuilds there, and the envoys should be careful!" After the chaos appeared, the generals under his command issued a warning to Li Tinggui.

Li Tinggui understood and listened to it. He set up a military academy for the forbidden army, led two thousand soldiers, and set up defenses across the road for the rear of the palace.Li Tinggui thought that he had done his best in response and decision, but the development of the matter did not follow his will.

In Li Tinggui, nearly [-] troops were deployed to the north. Even if the reinforcements from the Han army arrived, He Jianjian should adjust in time to resist for a while.However, I don't know the reason, why I lost so quickly.

He Jianjian's defeated army fled frantically along the road, and directly "joined" with the Chinese army, completely disrupting Li Tinggui's arrangement.The chasing Han army followed behind and deliberately drove the defeated army to achieve their goal. Chaos is contagious.

Seeing a good opportunity, Yao Yuanfu also gathered the last strength to cooperate with the Han army who came to help, and launched a counterattack against the Shu army in Donghe Village.Surviving a desperate situation, although exhausted, the Han army was unstoppable. In contrast, the Shu army suffered heavy losses and lost morale, which quickly turned into a rout.

Li Tinggui was determined to turn the tide and fight to the end with the Han army, but under the persuasion of his subordinates, he still chose to be forcibly "framed" by the trilogy.

Although a hasty retreat to the south would be regarded as a strong man breaking his wrist, but the Han army persisted and pursued to the end.Starting from Donghe village, they chased and killed them for more than [-] li, and killed the Shu army with their helmets and armor, and they were defeated.

Of course, to Li Tinggui, being able to save his life in the end after a big defeat was a blessing in misfortune.

The sound of fighting among the mountains gradually weakened. Most of the overtaken Shu army chose to surrender and surrender. Although there were many recalcitrants, they were still a minority, and the Han army was not relentless at all. They killed and wiped out all of them.

Slowly, in the Qinling Mountains, only the movement of the Han army sweeping the battlefield and the neighing of horses and animals remained.

At the entrance of Donghe Village, Xiang Xun rode his horse to get off the horse, and the first thing he cared about was the situation of Yao Yuanfu: "Where is Yao Gong?"

"It's in the village!"

In the dilapidated village, a relatively clean place has been cleared to temporarily house the wounded. The treatment work is being carried out in an orderly manner. The strong smell of herbs is filled with the groans of seriously injured soldiers.

"Injured soldiers, no matter how serious they are, must do their best to treat them, at least to stabilize their injuries! Send a letter to Baoji to ask the city to prepare doctors and herbs for the wounded!" Walking all the way, inspecting the situation, he ordered Xiang Xun.

"Yes!"

Beside an earthen wall, some clean straw and weeds were piled up. Yao Yuanfu was lying there quietly, and several trilogy stood guard solemnly at the side.The helmet was set aside, the robe was soaked with blood, the armor was full of scars, and the gray hair and beard were stained with blood.

Xiang Xun stepped forward, looking at Yao Yuanfu, the veteran's face showed exhaustion.Suddenly, there was a high-pitched snoring sound, like thunder roaring, which gradually disappeared into silence, and then rose and fell again.
Without disturbing Yao Yuanfu, Xiang Xun walked away gently to preside over the follow-up matters.

"Yao Gong is really a hero!" The clerk accompanying the army, full of admiration, said to Xiang Xiang: "Facing the siege of several times the enemy, he took the lead and fought with swords without fear. Army, it is difficult to win such a big victory!"

"Unsurprisingly, Mr. Yao originally had this intention, so he took the initiative to attack. He didn't avoid arrows and stones. He fought to the death and killed himself for benevolence, in order to serve the country. I am ashamed of this kind of courage!" Xiang Xun couldn't help but sighed: "Fortunately Yao Gong is fine, otherwise, it would be difficult to explain to Marshal Zhao and the court!"

"Envoy!" General Li Yan found Xiang Xun, with a smile all over his face, and one of his subordinates was He Jianjian.

Xiang Xun reported: "He Jianjian killed the Shu supervisor army, led the remnants, and surrendered!"

Hearing the news, Xiang Xun looked at He Jianjian with a dejected look on his face, his eyes wandering, as if he didn't dare to look at Xiang Xun.

"He Shijun, you have been famous for a long time!" Xiang Xun didn't mean to ridicule He Jianjian, but his tone unconsciously carried a little joke.

He Jianjian sighed, cupped his hands and said: "The general of the defeated army, let him be dealt with, he has no extravagant hopes, only to save his life!"

Sweeping He Jianjian's eyes, Xiang Xun didn't mean to embarrass him for his ability to voluntarily surrender and reduce his own casualties, and said, "I don't intend to deal with you, but, Son of Heaven, I may be interested in meeting you. If there is something wrong here, I will send someone to escort you to Tokyo!"

"Thank you, Shijun!" He Jianjian looked very conscious of surrendering, and obeyed his orders.

"Take him first, and heal his wounds!" Noticing He Jianjian's bloody arm, Xiang Xun ordered.

"How about your casualties?" Xiang Xun asked Li Yan.

Li Yan said: "Back to the mountains and forests, there are more than a thousand casualties!"

"I've seen the place where we are defending. The forest is lush and the grass is overgrown. You have chosen the wrong place! If the Shu army attacks it with fire, thousands of soldiers will definitely be destroyed by a torch!" Xiang Xunti pointed out.

The smile on Li Yan's face was slightly condensed, showing a look of fear: "Master, I."

"However, at the time of the change, it is a great contribution to form an army to resist the Shu army!" Xiang Xun still treated others with a lenient appearance, which made Li Yan feel relieved.

At dusk, the last Han army that pursued returned was Wang Renshan. Driven by a strong sense of accomplishment, he was very active and chased to the end, running the farthest, and more than half of the thousand soldiers under his command were killed or injured.

"The last general chased him thirty miles away, but the Shu army responded, so he let his coach Li Tinggui run away!" Wang Renshan was interviewed by Xiang Xun, and his words showed regret.

Xiang Xun took it easy, and said with a smile: "This battle has been a complete victory. It's fine if Li Tinggui escapes. If there are more generals like this in the Shu army, why don't we put the credit in front of us and let us find out?" !"

The generals of the Han army present couldn't help laughing out loud when they heard the words. Yao Yuanfu rushed to the training and said, "Then Li Tinggui is quite satisfactory as a general. It is undeniable that this victory was difficult and dangerous. If you underestimate him like this, you will be ashamed and angry!"

Li Tinggui's considerations can basically be deduced from the mouth of the Shu army's surrendered general.In fact, if Li Tinggui could withdraw the army honestly without causing trouble, and the Han army pursued him, even if he could win, the result would not be so great.

However, the victory or defeat of a war has always been the product of various factors. The Han army was able to win this victory, and the "cooperation" of the Shu army was also a benefit.

Tokyo, inside the Chongzheng Palace.

Liu Chengyou, who was observing the situation of the summer harvest in Gyeonggi, received good news from Guo Rong. The Fengxiang war he was worried about finally had a good result.

There is a thick book for the specific details of the battle report. Guo Rong selected the important ones and reported to Liu Chengyou: "In the battle of Donghe Village, the Shu army lost more than half of its troops, killing more than [-] enemies and taking nearly [-] prisoners. Li Tinggui led the remnants , Under the support of veteran Sun Hanshao, he returned to Fengzhou.

Our army attacked soldiers, killed 320 people, injured 160 people, and captured tens of thousands of weapons and food! "

"Zhao, Yao, and Xiang are really the cadres of the country! Such a big victory is beyond my expectation!" Liu Chengyou said: "After this defeat again, the Shu army dare to look north?"

"At the Ministry of War, meritorious officers and soldiers will be rewarded based on their merits, while casualties will be compensated according to the forbidden military system, and they will not be treated differently!" Liu Chengyou instructed Wei Renpu, Minister of the Ministry of War who came with him.

(End of this chapter)