Late Tang

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Thousands of troops roared, thousands of horses galloped, and millions of corpses lay down, bleeding and drifting.

Once, Li Ya'er, a flying tiger, thought that Shatuo's cavalry was victorious and invincible in all battles. With each victory, he felt that the Shatuo people should not just act as thugs for Li Tang. The sharp sword of Shatuo, He wants to control it in his own hands, and even in his mind, he has raised the idea of ​​establishing a kingdom of Shatuo and laying down a large territory.

The cavalry galloped and retreated from Tianmen Pass to Lanzhou at night.

The camp at Tianmenguan was still there, and his black flag was still flying there, but there was no one there.

Li Keyong and his wife Liu's soldiers divided into two groups. He personally led ten thousand Shatuo Jingqi to gallop to the west of the Yellow River in the starry night. Li Cunjin and Shi Jingsi went together.His wife Liu returned to Shuozhou with Li Sizhao, Siyuan, Siben's sons, [-] soldiers and [-] young and strong auxiliary soldiers.

Ten thousand Shatuo soldiers retreated into Lanzhou in the dark, passed through Honggu, and finally arrived at Hehejin on the east bank of the Yellow River, and then crossed the river from here to Shengzhou under the Jiedu envoy of Zhenwu Army.After going ashore, take Lingyan Yinxia Road, and fly directly to Yuzhou to meet Li Guochang.

Think about how I started riding a war horse when I was a teenager, and led the Shatuo army to make many military exploits. Since Shatuo was attached to the Tang Dynasty, several generations of Shatuo troops have fought for Tang. The iron army swept thousands of miles and swallowed thousands of miles like a tiger.Originally, he looked down on the current Li Tang from the bottom of his heart. In his opinion, killing Duan Wenchu, seizing Yunzhou, and deliberately executing the officials of the court was to show the little emperor of Chang'an the muscles of their Shatuo people.

It's just that he still can't figure out how the little emperor and the ministers in the court dare to beat them hard.

He just vaguely felt that maybe his method was wrong in the first place, and he should be as low-key as that damn party guy.But he was most angry with that Li Jing, why did he bring Zhendong army to stay in his Dengzhou and southern Liaoning, and why did he come to Daibei?

Li Jing took his Weizhou, and Yu Jing took his father's Shanyu Dufu Mansion. This pair of teachers and students is simply the nemesis of the Shatuo people.Without them, Li Keyong believed that the court would definitely not be able to survive in the end, and they would still be the victors of this war.

"Li Jing, it's all Li Jing. If Li Jing hadn't suddenly copied his backyard, Weizhou, Yu Jian, Na Helianduo, and Bai Yicheng would not have dared to send troops to the Shanyu Dufu. Li Jing, I, Li Keyong, remember Stop you, in this life, if you don’t kill you, you will not be a human being!” Immediately, Li Keyong suddenly uttered angrily, which startled Gai Yu who was next to him.Although Gai Yu used to be a dental school in Yunzhou, it was only because his family had been dental generals in Yunzhou for generations.In fact, Gai Yu is not good at fighting in martial arts, and he is born weak, but he has a smart head. Since the Yunzhou Mutiny, he has been Li Keyong's confidant and adviser.Li Keyong never left Gai Yu's side, and when Li Keyong discussed and decided important matters with Gai Yu, he obeyed Gai Yu's fables and let him follow him every time he sent troops to conquer.

"After staying, in my opinion, what makes Zhendong Army stronger is not its military power, but Li Jing's strategic layout. This person should not be underestimated, and we should try our best to avoid confrontation with him in the future." Gai Yu persuaded.

"Do you think it's right or wrong for me to lead the army across the river?" Li Keyong asked.

Gai Yu pondered for a long time before replying: "The current situation, the best policy is to go back to Yunshuo Erzhou, recruit a group of elite soldiers, and evacuate the population and livestock to the foot of Yinshan Mountain outside the Great Wall. Avoid the truth and do nothing, and don't fight with the court. The soldiers and horses confronted each other. Temporarily retreating, it is impossible for the soldiers and horses of the imperial court to stay in Daibei all the time, and when the soldiers and horses of all walks of life retreat, we can make a comeback at that time, the key is to preserve our strength."

"Is there a medium or low strategy?" Li Keyong asked.

"The medium strategy is to retreat into Shuozhou, relying on our foundation in Daibei and the in-depth defense of the new base camp built in Shuozhou to fight a defensive battle. Maybe we can win, but if we win, we will also lose a lot. Big injury."

"The worst policy is the choice to stay later. Put all your eggs in one basket, send troops to Youzhou, attack Yanzhou directly, and make a move to enter the pass. Lead the imperial court's troops from Daibei to the west bank of the Yellow River, and look forward to the imperial court's truce and reconciliation. But... "Gai Yu shook his head and sighed, "But the possibility of this success is too small. Moreover, Li Jing captured Weizhou, and Yu Guan and Helian Duo captured Shanyu Dufu. The timing was too coordinated. Well, I suspect that Li Jing and Yu Yu have been exchanging news, their actions are consistent, and it is even possible that the three routes of soldiers and horses are all at the same pace. If this is the case, then Tuoba Si in Youzhou Gong, it is very likely that he has already joined this one. Behind this, there is a big hand pushing, maybe"

Having said that, Gai Yu stopped talking, his face was full of worry.

"Maybe what?" Li Keyong also thought of that possibility, but he still asked.

Gai Yu shook his head, "I hope that won't happen."

At dawn, Li Ke had crossed the Yellow River with [-] cavalry and entered the territory of Shengzhou. Shengzhou and Linzhou, which are next to the Yellow River, belong to the Zhenwu Army, and Shengzhou is not far from the Jinglue Army. hundred miles.

Shengzhou was originally Yulin County in the Sui Dynasty, under the jurisdiction of Yulin and Hebin counties.At this time in the Tang Dynasty, Shengzhou not only governed Yulin and Hebin counties, but also governed Liangu and Yincheng counties.Shengzhou is located in Yulin, but Li Guochang sent troops to Youzhou Jinglue City, but he stationed a thousand soldiers in Liangu and Yincheng to transport food and grass.At this time in Yincheng, Gao Wenshun, the governor of Shengzhou, personally sat in Yincheng and was in charge of food and grass matters.

In Yincheng, Gao Wenshun was gathering [-] soldiers and [-] civilians to escort a batch of grain, grass and supplies to Jinglue City, but suddenly he heard a small officer rushing to shout: "Mr. The rider is coming from the west!"

Gao Wenshun hurriedly went to the city to watch, and he saw a puff of smoke rising from the west, and a cavalry team of about 300 people was galloping towards.

The cavalry arrived in a blink of an eye, and there was a loud shout: "Open the city gate quickly, the commander is back!"

Gao Wenshun took a closer look and found that Li Guochang was indeed among the cavalry, but the situation was so embarrassing that he couldn't help being shocked.When Li Guochang sent troops, he brought [-] soldiers and horses, and not long ago, Li Jinzhong led [-] Shatuo elite soldiers from Hedong.Why did Li Guochang come back in such a state of embarrassment in just a few days? Could it be that they suffered a big defeat and their entire army was wiped out?

Without thinking about these things, he hurriedly ordered around: "Put the suspension bridge and open the city gate to welcome the commander into the city."

The suspension bridge was lowered slowly, and Li Guochang and others rushed in. After entering the city, the first sentence was: "Close the city gate immediately, and find more food and water!"

The city gate was closed again, and the food was not available for a while, so some pancakes had to be brought up.After Li Guochang and others jumped off the horse, they just sat on the ground, grabbed the pancakes and ate them vigorously. It looked like they hadn't eaten for a few days.

"Why did the commander come back suddenly?" Gao Wenshun asked in a low voice.

Li Guochang's mouth was full of cakes, with anger in his eyes, he said indistinctly: "The Tiande Army captured Shanyu's Duhu Mansion, and the damn Zhenwu Army turned their backs, and they and the Helian Division raided Lao Tzu in the middle of the night. "

Shanyu Duhu's mansion was captured, and Gao Wenshun had heard some rumors before, but they were just rumors.He didn't believe it at all, but he didn't expect it to be true.In this way, Li Guochang not only lost Shanyu Duhufu, but Zhenwu Army also turned against him. Now there are only two or three hundred of the 300 Shatuo elite soldiers who went to Youzhou.God, Gao Wenshun felt like the sky was falling.

When Gao Wenshun was in a state of confusion, Li Guochang and the others had already had their fill. "Call together the soldiers and horses in the city, and bring some dry food. Let's go to Hedong."

"Do you want to abandon Yincheng?"

"The Shanyu Duhu Mansion is gone, and the Zhenwu Army has rebelled. What's the point of guarding the two prefectures of Shengyin now? Right now, it's better to go to Hedong first, and it's important to meet Wu'er and use it." Although Li Guochang was defeated , but his mind is still very clear, the Zhenwu army has betrayed the water, and with the Helian Ministry, they will definitely come after them.With this little man in his hand, he can't stop him no matter what.

Gao Wenshun didn't speak, and turned around to make arrangements. At this time, the city had heard that Shanyu Duhufu was captured by the Tiande army, and the Zhenwu army turned back. Flying dog jumps.

In the midst of the chaos, Li Keyong had already led his soldiers and horses to the city, and the soldiers and horses entered the city.

When Li Guochang and Li Keyong met their father and son, they couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing that Li Guochang was actually in Yincheng, Li Keyong felt very bad. Seeing that the city was in chaos and he was about to flee, his complexion changed drastically.

"Ke Yong, why did you lead the army here? Have the soldiers and horses in Taiyuan been defeated?" Li Guochang asked, with a hint of hope on his face.

Li Keyong shook his head in pain, and Gai Yu guessed right.

"Father, Yu Jing broke through Shanyu Dufu's mansion, and Li Jing broke through Weizhou. Taiyuan has no chance. The situation is not good. I wanted to lead the army across the river and fight to Guanzhong with my father, but unexpectedly the Zhenwu army They turned against each other."

Li Guochang's complexion changed drastically, and his energy and energy all of a sudden became much weaker, as if he had aged a lot all of a sudden.He murmured and sighed: "Could it be that the sky is going to kill me, Shatuo!"

Both father and son lowered their heads, their faces full of pain.

"Did father, uncle and Huaixin all die in battle?" Li Ke raised his head sharply and asked.

Li Guochang said awkwardly: "At that time, the night was chaotic, the enemy was fierce, and there were chaotic battles everywhere. I wanted to gather soldiers and horses, but it was difficult to succeed. In the end, I had to retreat first."

Hearing this result, a stern light flashed in Li Keyong's eyes, and he was already thinking about it. (To be continued.)