Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1053 Surrender
The fighting in Handan continued until daytime.

There were more than 2000 Jin soldiers who were blocked in the city. After seeing cavalry everywhere outside the city who did not distinguish between the enemy and us, they decisively chose to stay behind, and then fought fiercely with the cavalry of the Xia army rushing over at the gate of the city.

Fighting near the city, the cavalry is not the opponent of the infantry, but the Xia army wins because of its large number of soldiers and high morale.The Jin army had few soldiers and low morale, so they were quickly driven into the city without even having time to close the city gate.

The cavalry of the Xia army rushed in along the street, but were quickly killed by the rain of arrows and had to retreat to the vicinity of the city gate.

In the middle of the night, more and more cavalry rushed over, and everyone wanted to fight for credit.There were even rumors that Li Ke was in the city of Handan. This false news almost detonated the entire battlefield, and all the nearby cavalry rushed over, besieging Handan tightly.

At the time of Mao, a group of [-] infantry from the Jinglue Army arrived.After they entered the battlefield, they quickly defeated the last resistance of the remnants of the Fifth Academy Army and took control of the entire Handan City.

Then came the whole city of Dasuo, searching for generals of the Jin army who might be hiding in private houses—mainly to catch Li Keyong.

But unfortunately, Li Keyong was not seen until Li Yixian, the envoy of the Qing Dynasty, arrived in Handan.

In the afternoon, Lu Huaizhong threw off the large troops still on their way, and arrived in Handan quickly.

"Everyone has lost their heads." Old Lu yelled: "Even if Li Keyong came to rescue the Army of the Fifth Academy, he would not be so stupid as to stay and guard the lonely city. He prides himself on being brave, skilled in bows and horses, and has many soldiers around him." , can you retreat to Handan City in fright?"

To be honest, Lu Huaizhong was also slightly disappointed.Of course he didn't believe that Li Keyong was besieged, but what if it was true?
Although Li Ke can't do anything with this person, it is the key to unite the hearts of the people in Hedong.

He is fierce enough and brave enough to attract some reckless generals to follow.

He talked about loyalty and treated people with sincerity, and attracted some generals who were full of Jianghu spirit to follow.

He has a family background, there are many generals from the three tribes of Shatuo and the nine surnames of Zhaowu, and there are also a lot of Li clan and adopted sons. These people are also devoted to him.

If he dies, the possibility of civil strife in Hedong is not great, but it is not small, and it will definitely speed up the demise of the Hedong military and political group.

"Wu'an..." Lu Huaizhong opened his mouth, hesitating.

A "vicious" person like him hesitated, which is indeed relatively rare.

"Dutou, Wu'an still has to push. Even if the enemy army cannot be completely wiped out, it must do as much damage as possible." Li Yixian saw Lu Huaizhong's thoughts, and immediately stepped forward, saying: "The last general, please lead the troops to the west." Come on, chase the bandit army."

"Okay, very good." Lu Huaizhong was also very moved.

First marched to Fushui, then forcibly crossed the river, then besieged the city, and then marched overnight to Handan.Calling all the way, I haven't had a good rest.Now I have to endure fatigue and pain, march westward to Wu'an, and pursue the enemy, this is quite tenacious.

Lu Huaizhong was very satisfied with the old army he brought out as expected.

"Go now!" he ordered.

Unfortunately, not many cavalry were available for him.In the case of continuous marching and fighting, the mobility and continuous combat capability of the cavalry were completely inferior to that of the infantry. Sure enough, humans were more tolerant than animals.

After Li Yixian led his troops to set off, there were almost no infantry in the city who could fight except for two thousand infantry of the Jinglu Army.

Lu Huaizhong walked around the street.

Handan in the Guo Dynasty is not in the same place as Handan in the Warring States Period, thirty or forty miles away, and it is far less than Handan at that time.

This is just an ordinary small county town.He had just experienced the devastation of the war, people were panicked, and corpses were everywhere.

The people of Hebei did not live very well under Li Keyong's rule.Lu Huaizhong still remembered that in the early years after Li Keyong defeated Meng Qian and occupied the three eastern states of Zhaoyi, his soldiers and horses also ransacked the people and trafficked people.In the past ten years of vigorous rectification, such things have disappeared, but the ruling style of a group cannot be changed overnight.Although Li Keyong's governance of local states and counties has made progress, it is still far behind.

"How long will it take for Kang Yanxiao to arrive?" Lu Huaizhong asked after the inspection.

He came to Handan lightly, and the main force was still on the march, led by General Tu's envoy Kang Yanxiao.

"General Kang has just sent an envoy here, and he will arrive in Handan in the unitary hour." Shao Shenjian reported.

July is the hottest time of the year, and marching and fighting is not an easy task.Youshi is evening, and the speed is not bad, not too slow.

But Lu Huaizhong wished they would fly over immediately.

The golden guns of the guards were destroyed, the Huangjia army fled in front of the hall, and the army of the Fifth Academy suffered heavy losses. The main force of the Jin army in the field in Xingmingci was finished. There are only a few county and town soldiers.

The state and county soldiers are not as good as Yamen soldiers in terms of training and treatment, and their combat effectiveness is naturally not as good.They can only defend the city and wipe out bandits and bandits. Even in field battles, they have to fight against the city to be effective.

In Lu Huaizhong's eyes, these prefectural and county soldiers are all brilliant military exploits, and now they can fight quickly, without giving the enemy time to react, and annihilate these enemy troops one by one.

Fighting the few with the masses, bullying the weak with the strong, and defeating the slow with the fast are the strategies that Lu Huaizhong has set up from the beginning, and he is ready to carry them through to the end.

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In Wu'an City, there was chaos.

An Jinquan took the whip and whipped the soldiers who were shouting and shouting loudly.

These people have lost their courage and are unable to fight again in a short time, so they must rectify it.

He couldn't figure out how many people were in the city.I sent someone to make a rough calculation before. Some people said four thousand, some said five thousand, and some said six thousand.He estimated that there were only about 5000 people.

On the post road outside the city, officers had already led people there, and when they saw the broken soldiers, they were taken in and sent back. Therefore, the number of troops could be increased, but not much, and it was difficult to exceed [-].

King Jin has already been here once, asked about the situation, and recuperated by the way.

An Jinquan was ashamed.Since July, the Army of the Fifth Academy has actually fought one battle, that is, it was defeated by the Xia Army in the south of Linming County, losing thousands of troops.All that's left is to wait idly for orders until they flee in a panic.

King Jin didn't blame him very much. After encouraging him, he led his cavalry south again to intercept the enemy army going north from Fukou.

Yes, Xia Ren is really haunted.In the suburbs of Wu'an, bandit riders had already appeared, but they were forced to retreat by the rampaging army.

It would be great if the Iron Forest Army was here.In the year of Jinyang, [-] pairs of vests were made, and the strength of the Iron Forest Army has become stronger and stronger these years. If they were here, the bandit cavalry would not dare to be so arrogant.

"Military envoy, 500 people have been conscripted. The grain, grass, horses and mules have been collected, and they are ready to go at any time." An Jinquan just sat down, and someone came to report.

"Very good, you take the people away first, I will stay and wait for King Jin, and then take in the rout." An Jinquan waved his hand and ordered.

"Follow orders." The visitor left in a hurry.

After a while, there were cries and cries in the city.

The people of Wu'an have just been looted, and their goods and food have been taken away.Not to mention, Ding Zhuang was recruited on a large scale and added to the Fifth Academy Army.

The people of Wu'an were not stupid, they knew that they would never come back after this trip, so they wept and bid farewell.

The Jin soldiers who were like wolves and tigers swung their knives and killed several people, and then they took the goods, food, and young people on the road and went west.

An Jinquan stayed behind in Wu'an with [-] soldiers. On the one hand, he took in the broken soldiers and on the other hand cut off the heir to the King of Jin. The King of Jin didn't ask him to do this, but An Jinquan felt that being a man should be conscientious, so the King of Jin removed him from the tribe. Promoted, cultivated carefully, and entrusted with important tasks, this kind of favor must be repaid.

This waited until nightfall.An Jinquan was about to have dinner when suddenly there was the earth-shattering sound of horseshoes outside the city. After a while, several horsemen rushed into the city and shouted: "Quick retreat, thousands of thieves are coming from the south. There are armored horses. Riding. The king of Jin has gone to the mountains."

An Jinquan was shocked, and was just about to say something.The military academy that went to the east of the city to take in the rout soldiers also rushed back, hissing: "There is a bandit infantry coming from the direction of Goushan, it should be part of the Economic Strategy Army."

"Into your mother!" An Jinquan threw his job bowl to the ground, hurriedly gathered his men, and fled out of the city.

To say that ghosts linger, really lingering.Chasing him so tightly without giving him a chance to breathe, you are going to heaven.

The chaotic soldiers and horses left the west gate of Wu'an and went straight to the west mountain.Almost at the same time, a large group of cavalry came in from the southeast, and the Jin soldiers immediately exploded. They, who had been frightened for a long time, scattered like birds and beasts, and fled in all directions under the cover of night.

In the northeast direction, two long dragons are rushing quickly.The sound of the drums was rumbling, shaking the heavens and the earth, and I don't know how many Xia soldiers were rushing desperately.

An Jinquan led hundreds of people, fighting and retreating.

"Military envoy, get on your horse and go first." The general gave up his horse and said in a sobbing voice, "When you return to Jinyang, don't forget to take care of my family."

An Jinquan yelled: "What nonsense are you talking about? If you come out together, you have to go back together. If it doesn't work, let's die together. What a big deal!"

When the soldiers heard this, they wept unceasingly, and drew out their swords one after another, preparing to fight to the death.When Xia Jun was chasing them, they ran in a hurry, but when things came to an end, when they saw that they couldn't escape, they didn't have so many miscellaneous thoughts.With so many brothers together, even if they die, they will be taken care of on Huangquan Road, so what a fart!
"An Jinquan, Mingzhou has fallen, why are you running?"

"Your family is all in Mingzhou, and now it has fallen into my hands. King Xia is lenient and treats each other with courtesy, why don't you come down quickly?"

"Jin Wang and Xia Wang are brothers, they are all a family, what are you doing? You will not lose your wealth if you surrender, so don't mistake yourself."

"Do you have the heart to watch the old brothers who have been with you for eight years die without a place to bury them?"

"Your son An Shenhui and An Shenqi are both arrested. They are so young, so pitiful. Their life and death are all in your mind."

A large group of cavalry surrounded them, circling unhurriedly.

Hundreds of sergeants around An Jinquan were waiting in formation with baggage vehicles.

Xia Jun didn't want to attack by force, so he resorted to scheming and used words to shake An Jinquan's will to resist.

Sure enough, it worked.

The soldiers and generals all looked at An Jinquan and remained silent.King Jin has left, so they have no reason to fight to the death. Of course, if An Jinquan is determined to fight to the death, they will follow suit.

In the wilderness, there were screams one after another. It was the cavalry of the Xia Army who were easily harvesting the lives of the defeated soldiers.The officers and soldiers of the Fifth Academy have already messed up the organizational system, and they are completely fish on the chopping board.

An Jinquan's face was constantly changing in the firelight, and the hand holding the knife trembled slightly.

After a long time, he burst into tears and threw the knife to the ground.

(End of this chapter)