First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 261 Capture the Barbarian King Alive
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Seeing that Gao Chong was so brave, as a son of a family, he was actually the first soldier, Pan Ding and other soldiers behind him were also full of spirits, their morale was high, and they rushed straight to Deng Shiluo's rear army.

"Your Majesty, Tang Gou is playing tricks to sneak attack, retreat quickly," a barbarian quickly reacted and hurriedly urged.

Deng Shiluo froze on the spot, he couldn't turn his head for a while, how many Tang Juns there are, and how Tang Juns appear and disappear, he nodded when he heard the words: "Yes, withdraw, withdraw quickly".

The barbarians in the front were still attacking the city, but Deng Shiluo ordered the withdrawal of the troops behind, and the already loosely disciplined barbarians suddenly became confused.

"Look, general, the rear of the barbarians is in chaos," a school lieutenant on the top of the city said in surprise.

Jiang Baoyi showed joy, "All 500 people, follow me out of the city to kill the enemy, and the rest will stick to the city."

Hearing this, the generals were startled, Jiang Baoyi took out Gao Chong's military order, "Here is the military order, there must be no mistakes."

Then the gate of the city was opened wide, and Jiang Baoyi led 500 people out of the city to chase the retreating barbarians. The barbarians attacked for half a day. Fear of death is also panic.

The barbarians are capable of individual combat in the mountains and forests, but now on the open battlefield, there is no strict military discipline, and the formation is chaotic.Second, there is no armor protection, and the quality of the weapons in hand is also mixed.

Under the blow of Gao Chong's long lance, a barbarian's big sword was snapped, and most of the barbarians were even in leather armor, not to mention the barbarians. Put on bamboo armor, what's more, go into battle shirtless.

Even though the soldiers of the Jinzhou Mansion are not very powerful, they have experienced several battles. They are regular soldiers trained by the army mansion. The leather armor on their bodies and the weapons in their hands are also the standard equipment of the government. Copper and rotten iron can resist.

Pan Ding had never been so carefree. He was chasing and killing the fierce tiger-like barbarians in the mountains and forests. He slashed down with a horizontal knife in his hand, and there was no one who could beat him.

"Catch the thief first, and Pan Ding will help me." At a glance, Gao Chong saw Deng Shiluo in gorgeous golden armor, who was lying on his horse and turned around to escape. Gao Chong has always advocated beheading tactics, how could he let Deng Shiluo escape He immediately flattered the horse and rushed straight.

Hearing this, Pan Ding laughed loudly and said: "The last general obeys the order", he patted his horse and followed Gao Chong, chopping left and right, he was very brave, he laughed and breathed out his fragrance while hacking and killing, showing his true qualities as a stabbing soldier.

"The barbarians don't go," Gao Chong roared, and swept the horse in his hand, and knocked a backward barbarian to the ground.

"Stop him," Deng Shiluo hurriedly ordered.

A barbarian holding a big stick heard the words and shouted: "Your Majesty, go!" He immediately reined in his horse and went straight to Gao Chong. He raised the big stick in his hand high and threw it straight at the top of Gao Chong's head.

Gao Chong tilted the horse's lance, and even though he lost his strength, his arm still felt numb, "he has a lot of strength", Gao Chong turned around the horse's lance, and pierced with it.

The barbarian was more than strong, but not flexible enough. Facing the lightning-fast lance, he had no time to return the stick, so he had to dodge cumbersomely sideways. With a stab, the lance pierced his shoulder. The barbarian roared angrily, and swung his stick up. , Knock the horse into the air straight away, if it hits high, it is equally powerful, and this gravity will surely knock the horse into the air.

Seeing that Deng Shiluo had gone far away, Gao Chong resisted the numbness and speeded up his hands. He swung the horse lance in his hand with a sound of piercing the air, and knocked the barbarian off his horse with one lance.

Gao Chong didn't stop to pat his horse and went straight to Deng Shiluo to chase after him. Deng Shiluo grew up in the depths of Daba Mountain and walked among mountains and rivers since he was a child.

If Deng Shiluo fled on foot in the mountains and forests, Gao Chong really wouldn't be able to catch up with him. He just galloped in this open space. Gao Chong, who had been in the barracks since childhood, could beat Deng Shiluo.

Deng Shiluo crouched on the horse's back, looking terrified, looking back from time to time, seeing Gao Chong getting closer, Deng Shiluo didn't know how to control the reins in panic, and there happened to be a deep ditch in front of him.

"My lord, be careful," the barbarian next to him reminded loudly upon seeing this.

Deng Shiluo didn't have time to react, the horse under his seat made a sharp turn, threw Deng Shiluo to the ground, and rolled straight into the ditch.

Gao Chong pulled out his horse's lance, dismounted and jumped into the ditch, and pressed the lance's edge to Deng Shiluo's throat, "Move again, and your head will be decapitated."

Deng Shiluo's face was pale, he swallowed, and he heard a foreign accent, Deng Shiluo boldly asked: "You are not from Jinzhou, who are you?"

"Da Tang Anling Bo Gao Chong", Gao Chong pulled him up, put him on his horse, and went back to Ankang City.

Jiang Baoyi chased and killed the barbarians, and captured countless, until many of the barbarians fled into the mountains and forests, where they were difficult to pursue, and then they were released.

Ankang City was already roaring with joy, the city gate was wide open, and the battlefield was being cleaned. Seeing that Gao Chong had captured Deng Shiluo alive and returned, Jiang Baoyi breathed a sigh of relief, "Youzhi, now that King Lujiang has escaped, how can Jinzhou deal with the aftermath?"

Hearing this, Gao Chong also had a headache, he was going to Kuizhou to take up his post, and it happened that Deng Shiluo was in trouble, so he had been delayed for four days, so he couldn't waste any more time here, Jingchu and Xiaoxian were the big troubles.

Throwing Deng Shiluo on the ground, Gao Chong thought for a while and said: "Prison this thief first, and immediately send someone back to Beijing to report the battle situation, and let the saint decide."

Jiang Baoyi nodded in response. This is the safest thing. After all, Gao Chong is not an official of Jinzhou. If he interferes indiscriminately in the local military affairs, he will inevitably be impeached.

Then Gao Chong sent people into Nangong Mountain to appease the barbarians. As soon as Deng Shiluo surrendered, the barbarians naturally had no desire to resist and joined them one after another.

In Chang'an City, Li Yuan, who received the Jinzhou battle report, was shocked and furious, and angrily denounced in public: "It's so courageous, how dare the barbarians hide the invasion of the state capital and not report it."

"Your Majesty, Gao Youzhi originally went to Kuizhou to take up his post. How can he lead troops to suppress the rebellion in Jinzhou? I hope His Majesty will investigate carefully." After understanding the general situation, a spokesperson immediately came out and said.

"If you want to go to Kuizhou, you have to go through Jinzhou. The barbarians are making trouble in Jinzhou. Can Gao Sima go to Kuizhou by detouring Jingchu, or fly directly?" Someone immediately came forward to sneer, "Zhang Yushi is this I don’t know the geographical location of the Shannan states at all.”

The well-known speech officer was stunned when he heard the words, and then said: "Then how can he command the soldiers and horses of Jinzhou?"

"Enough, step back," Li Yuan frowned, and scolded: "The King of Lujiang has handed over the military power to Gao Youzhi in advance, and he took the initiative to ask him to put down the rebellion."

Hearing this, Zhang Yushi had no choice but to retreat angrily.

Although Li Yuan was angry, Li Yuan was his cousin after all, and Li Yuan, who had always protected his shortcomings, only ordered Li Yuan to return to Jinzhou to deal with the aftermath. When I return to Beijing in the future, I will be rewarded together.

(End of this chapter)