Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 967 The Enclave
"Ah Hei personally led the troops out of the city?"

"Yes, I'm afraid it's..."

Li Shan smiled and didn't say anything else. Qu Silang on the side whispered to Wang Junhao: "Zhang Sanlang came to report that Liu Zhao led hundreds of cavalry to join the battle. Nearly two thousand Liang troops either died or surrendered."

Wang Junhao was confused, but a little annoyed, "Lang Jun, Liu Hei'er hastily left the city, if there is something I can't bear to say..."

"It's not overstepping, is it?" Qu Silang looked at Li Shan's face, "Ah Hei is now the commander of the personal guard..."

There were only a few people in the hall, except for our own people, only Xin Liaoer was an outsider, and his mind was a little ignorant. Liu Heier is a well-known general in the entire Liang army and the leader of the Jihu clan. He should be under Liang Luoren's command now , why inexplicably became the commander of the personal guard of King Handan?

"It's considered exceeding the authority, but it's not considered exceeding the authority." Li Shan said with a smile: "If it is Jun Hao, he will definitely not leave the city, but if it is Brother Dingfang and Zhang Sanlang, he will also leave the city like Liu Heier."

While explaining, Li Shan thought in his heart that Ling Jing's evaluation of Wang Junhao back then was as sharp as he was, brave and good at fighting, and loyal, but he was not very quick-witted, not good at leading troops, let alone being alone.

After this battle, it's hard for others to say, Wang Junhao had better quit his job.

Is Liu Heier's insistence on leaving the city a defection?
Yes, but the possibility of this is very small, not to mention Liu Heier's indignation towards Liang Luoren and Suo Zhou, not to mention Liu Heier followed him all the way through the mountains and snow to kill Ru Xiaoguan, at least Liu Zhao brought hundreds of cavalry to join them immediately Under Zhang Zhongjian's command.

Li Shan judged immediately that Liu Heier was trying to block the news, so he went out of the city at night to capture and kill those dozen deserters... This just proved Liu Heier's loyalty.

Because Liu Heier knew exactly what Li Shan was worried about now.

Li Shan only discussed this with Zhang Zhongjian in private during the march, but Liu Heier could see this clearly, and his vision and ability were far superior to those of Wang Junhao, Hou Hongtao and others.

The sky is getting brighter, the wind and snow have stopped, and all the resistance in Xiaoguan has ended. The snow on the road has been trampled to pieces by the horseshoes. The black is soil, the yellow is mud, the white is snow, and the red is snow. Blood, colorful, really beautiful.

Zhang Zhongjian, who had not closed his eyes for a day and a night, was still full of energy, and strode into the house, followed by the gloomy Duan Decao and the cautious Liu Zhao.

"Where's Mr. Lang?"

Zhou Zhou Lang whispered: "Lang Jun is asleep, and he hasn't woken up yet."

Zhang Zhongjian glanced over, "Where is Ah Hei?"

"A dozen or so Liang soldiers escaped from the city. He went after them and hasn't come back yet."

Zhang Zhongjian was a little surprised, and nodded with a smile, "Good job... Where's Qu Silang?"

"Slept too, brother Jun Hao and Huangfu Zhong also slept."

Zhang Zhongjian frowned, looked left and right, and chose a place to sit down. Liu Zhao beside him couldn't help being a little surprised. He had heard a lot of the title of King of Handan in the past six months, but he didn't expect that the king of the county would lie down after a night of deadly battle under his command. fall asleep.

But Liu Zhao thought about it again, and personally led the elite soldiers to travel more than a hundred miles in three days and two nights, crossing mountains and rivers, crossing wind and snow, and reaching Xiaoguan. How can such a courageous person be lazy?
This can only be explained as the Handan King's trust in his generals and his confidence in the war.

At this time, the neighing sound of war horses came from outside the door, Liu Zhao looked out, and Liu Hei'er in cotton armor strode in, with a little blood on his body, he was full of energy, and he didn't look tired at all.

"Big brother..."

Liu Heier nodded slightly, looked at Zhang Zhongjian, "16 people, all heads have been brought back."

Zhang Zhongjian showed a satisfied smile, "Mr. Lang once wrote "The Talk of Horses" in Tiantai Mountain, which fully described the way of drawing materials. Under Mr. Lang, there was first Zhao Guogong, and then there were many imitators. Today, there will be good generals."

Liu Heier said loudly: "I am willing to die for my lord."

Now Liu Heier doesn't know why, after he descended to Tang, the only one he can rely on is Li Shan... It's not because Li Shan subdued him, nor is it because Li Shan is the only one who can control him, but only Li Shan's side, there are as many reckless people as possible.

Whether it's for himself or for the tribe, the King of Handan is his best choice.

"Why are you shouting so loudly?"

Sleepy-eyed Li Shan rubbed his brows and walked in, trying to cheer up, "Did you go to Tongxin County?"

"Not yet in Tongxin County." Liu Heier replied very quickly.

Zhang Zhongjian glanced sideways at Zhou Zhou Lang who was behind Li Shan, obviously Lang Jun had ordered him to wake himself up as soon as Liu Heier came back.

At this time, Liu Zhao couldn't bear it anymore and fell to the ground, "Your Highness, the general wishes to go to Tongxin County, and he will be able to persuade my uncle to surrender."

Li Shan sat down slowly, hammered his knees that were still a little stiff, wondering if he might have rheumatism, and asked casually: "What does Ah Hei think?"

Liu Heier bowed to the ground without hesitation, "I would like to lead my troops to the south, use my personal guards as the vanguard, and dispatch Huangfu Zhong and other people from Yuanzhou to defeat the enemy."

"Don't falsely claim to defeat the enemy." Zhang Zhongjian nodded.

Liu Heier immediately changed his words: "It should be able to make the road unobstructed!"

Li Shan said with a smile: "He is thoughtful, observant, and decisive. He has the air of a famous general."

Zhang Zhongjian echoed: "The dialect is just now, and there will be good generals by your side."

"Hahaha!" Li Shan laughed loudly, pointing to Liu Heier, "The sky is bright, I'll give you two hours to leave in the afternoon."

Seeing Liu Heier led Liu Zhao out, Li Shan put away his smile and sighed softly, Zhang Zhongjian persuaded in a low voice: "Dougong, Brother Dingfang, and King Huaiyang all know the inside story, so they will try their best to support them."

Li Shan said hesitantly: "I hope so."

Li Shan never regrets doing things, let alone now that he has won Xiaoguan, but the heavy snowstorm during the three-day and two-night raid made him feel a little regretful. If he should change the time, everything will be smoother.

This blizzard that Huangfuzhong, a local, has never experienced has added a lot of difficulty to the plan. This is not only reflected in the long-distance march of the eight hundred sharp men, but also may lead to mistakes in the overall strategy planned by Li Shan. .

Li Shan has already read the battle report, and even if he doesn't read it, he can guess that because of the snowstorm, Suo Zhou, who was sticking to Luojiatuo, withdrew his troops and returned to the city, but also because of the snowstorm, the Tang army was unable to attack the city at all. Offensive, Guo Xiaochrome's side has even retreated.

It is not clear whether the main forces of the Tang army on Dou Gui and Su Dingfang's side have withdrawn... There is no such information in the battle report, but Li Shan and Zhang Zhongjian have discussed that such a heavy snowstorm may withdraw troops to the vicinity of Nanguan Town.

This is where the mistake occurred. According to the original plan, it was only necessary to contact Su Dingfang and spread the news of the fall of Xiaoguan. The Liang army would inevitably be in chaos. Su Dingfang took advantage of the momentum to attack. .

But now the snowstorm makes it difficult for Li Shan to get in touch with Su Dingfang... he doesn't even know where Su Dingfang is now, which leads to a very embarrassing situation. The Xiaoguan that Li Shan took over has become an enclave.

If they couldn't get in touch with Su Dingfang quickly, on the contrary, the Liang divisions in Lingzhou knew that Xiaoguan had fallen and raised troops to attack. Except for those who had to stay behind, all the Tang soldiers under Li Shan's command could not stand on the city wall.

This is actually the most dangerous time, so Li Shan immediately arranged for Huangfu Zhong to rest.

Therefore, regardless of Wang Junhao's obstruction, Liu Heier insisted on going out of the city to hunt down the deserters.

Under such circumstances, how could Li Shan hastily recruit Liu Nv Nicheng, who has thousands of cavalry in Tongxin County?

(End of this chapter)