Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 359 Retreat

The hustle and bustle outside the city continued.

The cavalry of the Shuofang army carried the heads with their spears and kept going around in circles.

Their hearts were filled with anger.

In today's battle, the losses were a bit heavy, more than 700 people were killed and more than [-] people were injured.Among the wounded, at least half never returned.

Different from the high-spiritedness that took Qingtang City lightly at the beginning, this time the whole army was a little depressed.The military envoy Yang Hongwang was even more stern, the silver guns gave him a loss of face, and the leopard riders earned him back, but deep down, he still felt that the battle was not well fought.

However, after hearing about it, Shao Dashuai by Xuanhong Pool didn't blame them.

The idea of ​​losing money without picking up money when you go out is bad, how can you take advantage of it again and again?
This time the fact is that both sides made mistakes.

The fault of the silver guns was that they should not have fought this battle, and the fault of the Hedong Army was that they did not understand the enemy's situation.

Li Keyong would definitely punish Kang Junli, but Shao Shude did not plan to criticize Yang Hongwang, Wang Chong and others—they could have stopped fighting, but the "escort" was eager to say a few words, and secretly reward them.

The Iron Cavalry Army is rushing towards Yanchang City.

Cavalry are cavalry skilled in hand-to-hand combat.Beiwei is an enhanced version of Silver Spear City, and its members are mainly the followers of tribal leaders. They are good at riding and shooting, but after all, as "bodyguards", they are not weak in long and short weapons.

There are [-] soldiers from these two places. If the Hedong cavalry comes again, we can have a good meeting with them-but to be honest, the iron cavalry is wasted here, and the cavalry belonging to each army is really suitable.

Silver Gun is now trying to make up for it.

There are more than 4000 Wansheng troops surrounding Yanchang City, mainly infantry, with very few cavalry.

Because the Hedong cavalry left soon, it was the Feixiong army who cleaned the battlefield.The auxiliary soldiers stepped forward to harvest the enemy's heads, a total of more than a thousand levels. At this moment, hundreds of cavalry were sent to demonstrate outside Yanchang City with long spears.

The Wansheng soldiers on the top of the city naturally saw it too, and rumors arose in the army for a while, and the hearts of the people were in turmoil.

Shen Xin sat on the felt blanket with a hesitant expression, hesitating.

"Why is there any hesitation, general?" the staff said in a low voice, "From what the Shuofang army said outside the city, the general sent thousands of people north to meet us, but they were repelled by the Shuofang army. This place is sparsely populated. , there are few fortresses, almost all of which are empty grasslands, without cavalry support, we can't run back."

"I also know it, but if you surrender without a fight, the commander-in-chief may be furious, which will not be good for my family." Shen Xin said.

"Why does a man have to worry about not having a wife? Military envoy, how to survive is the most important thing."

"Let's wait for a few days. The King of Lingwu County and the Commander-in-Chief Naiyi recognize their brothers, so they shouldn't make it difficult for us. Besides, there are Shuofang Army cavalry outside the city, and it is impossible to attack the city. Let's see the situation first." Shen Dao : "In the next few days, you will stare at Dianjunzhong, and report immediately if there is any trouble."

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In the big tent of the Chinese army used by Li Ke, all the generals gathered.

Kang Junli was lucky and was not whipped because someone put him at the bottom.

An Jinjun on the East Road was defeated, not to mention the entire army of more than [-] people was wiped out, at least half of them were lost.

Although Li Keyong was mentally prepared, he was still very disappointed when he received the news.

This is actually better than in history. That time the entire army was wiped out, and the general An Jinjun was shot and killed.The [-] Youzhou Army marched westward to reinforce Yunzhou. After Li Keyong stayed with the Wansheng Army, the main force ran away in a hurry. Finally, the Wansheng Army also surrendered Helianduo.

It was this disastrous failure that allowed the towns to get a glimpse of the truth, and also made the court seem to see an opportunity.

The towns of Youzhou, Chengde, Xuanwu and Datong united to conquer Li Keyong.The imperial court also summoned the Guanzhong Fanzhen and sent the Shence Army to enter Hedong.

This is actually a relatively big crisis that Li Keyong faced in his life. It is almost a replica of the encirclement and suppression of his father and son by the towns in the five years of Qianfu.

Being a human being is too much of a failure, sometimes hitting this, sometimes threatening that, arrogant, and finally the enemy is all over the world.

It's just because of coordination problems, some people changed their minds on the spur of the moment, and the towns' ability to execute the orders of the imperial court was far worse than ten years ago. In the end, they didn't unite.

The Guanzhong Fanzhen suffered some losses, but the overall run was fast, and the court and the most active Zhu Quanzhong were sold out.

During this period, Hezhong strictly adhered to "neutrality outside the bureau". Everyone fought Li Keyong on his territory, but I was still as firm as Mount Tai: neutral!
The cities of Jin and Jiang were captured by the Shence Army for a while, controlled by the Guanzhong Fanzhen for a while, and defeated by the Hedong Army for a while. I am still neutral!

The river is as calm as a dead dog.

"Marshal, the current situation is dangerous." Gai Yu pointed to the map on the case, and said, "Weizhou was defeated, and our army's flanks were opened. The scouts came to report again, and the Shuofang army's strike envoy, General Yang Yue, counted his troops." Wan, heading towards Shuozhou, this also threatens our army's retreat. At this time, we should not continue to stay under Yunzhou, the army may be overthrown."

"A certain has sent my younger brother Kening with [-] troops to go out of Shimen Pass and Yanmen Pass, and increase troops to Zhelu Army, Shuozhou, Mayi, and Ningwu." Li Ke rubbed the handle of the knife and kept his eyes on the map.

"However, Yang Yue is a veteran general in the battlefield. He used his troops boldly and cunningly. He fought and won many battles when conquering Longyou and Hexi..."

Gai Yu only said half of what he said, and everyone understands the meaning of the second half: Is your brother good at all?

"My family's fathers have been kind and filial, and brothers and friends are respectful. What I learned, my younger brother also learned. When it comes to the use of soldiers, he is not inferior to me. Why doubt it?" Li Keyong glared at Gai Yu and said.

The generals in the tent are either the old people who followed Li Keyong in the uprising, such as Xue Zhiqin; or they are from Shatuo, such as An Jinquan;

For a while, no one interrupted, it was so quiet that one could hear a needle drop.

Gai Yu also knew that continuing to speak at this time might offend Li Keyong, but it was a matter of the survival of Hedong, so he still said: "The last general begs the general to retreat."

Gai Yu was born as a warrior, but he was Li Keyong's de facto mastermind.

Seeing Gai Yu like this, Xue Zhiqin was also a little moved.Who doesn't know the commander in chief's temper?Speaking at this time may not necessarily yield good results.It was his luck that Kang Junli didn't get whipped, but there was no guarantee.

"Marshal, the last general, please retreat." Xue Zhiqin didn't care about it, and remonstrated: "At the end of Qianfu, we have survived such difficulties. Is it a big loss for this expedition, no. It's better to meet General An's defeated troops and go south , to retreat to Daizhou, it is not too late."

Li Keyong was touched when Xue Zhiqin mentioned the past.

He is a temperamental person, he doesn't give anyone face when he is angry, he beats and scolds at every turn, but when he thinks of old love, he is also sentimental.

Gai Yu and Xue Zhiqin are both old men, and they rebelled with him, and fled to Tatar after they failed, and they never left.

He was a little touched that they all risked his own anger by admonishing them.

"Handling the order, the Xiongwei army will lead the way and go south to Daizhou." After a long time, Li Keyong finally made a decision.

"The final general obeys orders." Li Cunzhang came out and said.

Among Li Keyong's adopted sons, he is considered to have a relatively high status.Li Cunzhang was on the sidelines when Duan Wenchu ​​was killed ten years ago, and his qualifications and status far surpassed Li Cunxiao, Li Siyuan and others.

"Send someone to send an order to An Jinjun, telling him to pack up the defeated soldiers and come back. An Jinquan will lead five thousand horses to meet him." Li Keyong ordered again.

"The last will obey."

In the Hedong Army, there are generals of the older generation, like Kang Junli, Li Cunzhang, and Xue Zhiqin.However, because he followed Li Keyong in the early years, and fled to Tatar together after the failure, he belonged to the old people who shared weal and woe, so he held a high position and authority.

There is also a new generation of generals, most of whom have slowly emerged in the past ten years, such as Shen Xin, Li Chengsi, Shi Yan, Li Cunxiao, Li Cunjin, Li Hanzhi and others.The ability is not inferior to that of the older generation, or even worse, and he is young, so he will definitely be the backbone in the future.

Under them, there is a group of generals who Li Keyong values ​​very much, but because they have not made any meritorious service, their status is still relatively low, such as An Jinquan, Zhou Dewei, Li Siyuan, An Yuanxin, etc., can only serve as relatives in the account. Gradually give them opportunities and gradually train them for close jobs such as general and personal, with a view to great use in the future.

This time, An Yuanxin got the chance to follow Kang Junli to the north, but he didn't seem to grasp it.

The plan has been decided, and the generals began to work separately.As for Wan Shengjun, it seems to be ignored by everyone.

　This. . .Don't say I'm short, only five days have passed this month, more than 4 words have been updated, and I have bought out all the Red Bull in the supermarket.The next chapter should be at night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)