Late Tang

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In the middle of the first month of the second year of Qianfu, Wang Zhong, the guard of the Taixi opera gate stationed at the border of the Wei Dynasty, led [-] elite soldiers, and Lin Wu, who led [-] elite soldiers from Yunzhou, ambushed Huanghualiang at the intersection of Yunshuo and Daiwei. Li Si'en and Li Siben led [-] old and weak soldiers from Shatuo, and wiped out their army in the first battle. They beheaded [-] people and took [-] prisoners. Only Li Si'en and Li Siben led more than a hundred horsemen to escape.

At the same time, Li Jing led five thousand soldiers from the town to enter Yunzhou from Shuozhou, and then crossed the Zihe from Jingbian army, and arrived at the Shanyu Duhu Mansion on the south bank of the Jinhe River before the Shatuo people.Li Jing set up an ambush in the city to wipe out two thousand Shatuo Jingqi, and then raided the Shatuo people to move north to the camp.

In this battle, more than [-] Shatuo elite cavalry were beheaded, and more than [-] recruits were killed. Shatuo patriarch Li Guochang was captured alive, and more than [-] Shatuo recruits were captured. The population of Shatuo was nearly [-].

After this battle, the Shatuo people's northward migration team was almost wiped out.

In Shanyu Duhu's mansion, the whole city celebrates.

However, what made Li Jing a little dissatisfied was that the battle had passed for nearly a day. Apart from the capture of Li Guochang, several other important figures, such as Li Keyong's wife Liu Shi, and the two extremely powerful adopted sons Li Siyuan and Li Sizhao were all arrested. Not caught.

"Maybe he died in the rebellion, but he didn't recognize it for a while." Zhang Chengye said with a smile, he is in a very good mood now.Li Guochang was captured alive by the suppressing police, this is the first achievement since this rebellion.A few little people ran away, nothing to be afraid of.

At dusk, some cavalry discovered the fall of Jinhe Floating Bridge Castle, and when Li Wei arrived with his troops, the pontoon bridge was burning raging fire.After waiting for a day, Li Siyuan and Li Sizhao finally escaped from the siege of Tang Qi and passed Jinhe.And Mrs. Liu did not leave, but led more than a hundred people, and later gathered more than a thousand people who crossed the river to hold on for a whole day and night, until Li Siyuan finally brought back the news that Li Guochang had been captured. He ordered the pontoon bridge to be burned, and withdrew to Baidao several times with the remnant soldiers.

Falling into the hands of Tang Jun, even if Liu and the others wanted to rescue Li Guochang, they would be powerless.They wisely chose to escape and saved the last bit of troops.

On the 23rd of the first lunar month, Wang Zhong and Lin Wu led [-] troops to calm down the north bank of the Zihe River. Jingqi rushed to the northwest bank of the Zihe River.

On the 24th and 8000th day of the first lunar month, Zheng Congxuan, Yu Jian and others led [-] infantry and [-] cavalry, a total of [-] people, rushed up.At this time, the [-] cavalry from the five tribes had driven the [-] soldiers and horses of the Shatuo people to the south bank of the Zihe River.

The Zihe River originates from the northwest of Mayi, flows from south to north, and finally fights in the north of Jingbian Army in Yunzhou at the junction of Hedong and Zhenwu Army, changes its flow from east to west, and finally flows into Zhenwu Wujun Riverside City enters the Yellow River.

This is a river that is not too big and not too small. Although it is the first month of the month, the ice on the river is not enough for the army to cross it calmly.

The current positions of the various armies completely surrounded the 2 people used by Shatuo Li Ke.

In this turning triangle of the Zihe River, Li Keyong was forced to the riverside. On the northwest bank were Li Jing's 5000 infantry troops, and on the northeast bank were Wang Zhong's [-] infantry troops.On the south side of this triangle, thirty miles away, there are [-] infantrymen from the towns of Zheng Congyu in the middle, and the left wing is Dangxiang Tuoba, Tuyuhun Helian, and Zhenwu Army with [-] cavalry. Gesa, Anqing, and Qibi have three groups of [-] cavalry.

Not only was Li Ke used to be surrounded by three sides, but what was even more terrible was that there were rivers that could not be crossed in the northwest and northeast, and it was a mortal situation.

On the 26th day of the first month, Li Siben and Li Sien led more than ten cavalry all the way through the encirclement of the Tang army, and rushed to Li Keyong's army.

Seeing that the two adoptive sons have lost a lot of weight, and their injuries are still not healed, they actually went headlong into this dead place.Li Keyong was angry and excited, because the two adopted sons knew they were going to die and came here, they were so stupid.What was exciting was that they came despite knowing that they were going to die, and he was moved by their loyalty.

"You shouldn't have come!" Li Keyong was very thin, and his beard hadn't been groomed for a long time, and it was disheveled.

"My lord, don't worry, we have 2 people, so we may not be able to defeat the Tang army." Li Si'en said.

Li Siben nodded, there was a bright red scar on his face, very hideous. "The Tang army in the south is well-prepared, and we easily passed through their line of defense. Let's break through to the south!"

"You shouldn't have come!" Li Ke repeated those words, depressed, walked to the table and picked up a letter and handed it to the two of them, "Look."

Li Si'en took the letter, opened it and glanced at it for a few moments, then his face turned pale with shock, he couldn't hold the letter firmly, and dropped it on the ground.Opening his mouth and stammering, he said, "The old patriarch has already been captured alive by the town police? This is impossible!"

Hearing this, Li Siben was also taken aback, and hurriedly lowered his head to pick up the letter. After reading it, he couldn't believe it, "This must be Tang Jun's conspiracy."

"This letter is real. I don't recognize my father's handwriting. And the person who sent the letter is an old guard general who has followed my father for decades. There can be no mistake." Li Ke said in a deep and deep voice. Said: "The team of more than 3 family members we sent to the north has basically been wiped out. The three thousand elite cavalry are gone, and the family members of the soldiers are gone."

The Shatuo people are really at the end of their ropes now. The 1 people who went to the east are all gone, and now the more than 2 people who moved north are gone.The Shatuo people now only have the [-] people in his hands left, of which there are only [-] elite cavalry, and they are actually recruits.

The letter from my father was a letter of persuasion.Li Guochang has now fallen into Li Jing's hands, with only half his life left.After knowing that the 1 people on the east side were wiped out, and the more than 3 people on the west road were all gone, and his son was surrounded by siege, Li Guochang finally wrote this letter of persuasion according to Li Jing's request.

"I haven't told you the news about the northward relocation of soldiers and horses on the west road and the annihilation of 1 people in the east!" Li Ke said quietly. rout.But if he doesn't say such news, Tang Jun will definitely say it.You can hide it for a while, but you can't hide it forever.

"We can't just surrender like this!" Li Si'en said unwillingly.

Li Keyong led the two of them up to the lookout platform in the camp, pointing to the surroundings of the camp: "Look!"

Li Sien looked to the other side of the river. On the other side of the river corner, there were torches all over the mountains, covering the river bank and mountains as far as he could see, and countless fluttering red flags fluttered against the night wind.And turn around, to the south of the big camp, there are more torches.There are so many torches everywhere that they can eclipse the stars in the sky.

"We only have three days' food left for the army!" Li Ke said again in a low voice.

The eyes of Li Si'en and Li Sien's eyes widened immediately, oh my god, there is only three days of food in reserve, how can this be beaten.As long as they can't break through the siege within three days, they will break through without attacking.

Several people were silent, the current situation is really going to kill Shatuo people.

Li Keyong is also not in a high mood now, his father's capture made him extremely painful.He was still worried about his wife Liu Shi, but no one told him how Liu Shi was doing now, whether he was captured or died in the rebellion.

Now that the Tang army has arrived on all roads, Li Jing's township has blocked the other side of the Zihe River and occupied the Shanyu Duhu Mansion. If the Shatuo people want to retreat westward, it is impossible to cross the Yin Mountain via Baidao.Now even if Li Keyong wanted to fight, he could only be forced to fight the Tang army on this river plain, without even a defensive city position.

Li Keyong has no fighting spirit now, and wants to continue fighting, but the army has no food in store, and there is no way out, how to fight?

But he was unwilling to let him surrender.

That night, from the other side of the Zihe River, suddenly a team rushed straight over, followed by a team of cavalry.In the end, the cavalry was forced to the bank of the Purple River and jumped directly into the river.

Li Ke needed to repay, and quickly sent some people to row a dozen boats to meet him.In the end, more than ten people were picked up from the river, and the rest were either killed or drowned.

"It's Siyuan, my lord, it's Siyuan!" Li Sien shouted excitedly at Li Keyong, and rushed into the Chinese army tent with Li Siyuan on his back.

When Li Keyong saw that it was indeed his adopted son Li Siyuan, he couldn't help being extremely surprised. "Hurry up, bring him some clothes, and add a brazier!" On such a first month day, the river is covered with icicles, and most people will not be saved if they fall into the river.

Changing clothes, wiping his body, adding a brazier, and after a while, Li Siyuan finally woke up.

Seeing Li Keyong, Li Siyuan couldn't help but shed tears. Along the way, he led [-] riders across the Jinhe and traveled eastward, looking for a chance to save Li Guochang.But Li Guochang was imprisoned in Shanyu Duhu's mansion, and he had no chance at all.Li Siyuan came to join Li Keyong again to report the situation of the Liu family. On the other hand, he also wanted to join Li Keyong in advancing and retreating.

Seeing Li Siyuan, Li Sien and Li Siben's three adopted sons, Li Keyong was deeply moved.Hearing that the Liu family is now under the protection of Li Sizhao and has retreated to the north of the Yin Mountain first, and found a place of refuge for the Tatars, he couldn't help being very happy.

These few days of sinking and decadence made him depressed for a while, but now, he is not willing to fail like this.

"My Madam also knows that Your Excellency is trapped here. My Madam asked me to tell Your Majesty a word. A strong man cuts off his wrists. If it should be broken, he will be broken, otherwise he will suffer from it." Li Siyuan was tightly wrapped in a wolf fur robe, and his body was still in constant motion. trembling.

"A strong man cut off his wrist?" Li Ke rubbed his one eye, staring blankly.

"My lord, in the current situation, with those [-] infantry, there is absolutely no way to escape. At Guan Jian, the only way to get rid of them is to leave with [-] elite cavalry." Li Siyuan persuaded.

Li Ke was shocked, the Shuituo people were left with only this few people now, if they get rid of the fifteen thousand young and strong, then what are left of the Shatuo people?If you think about it carefully, what Madam said is right, if you stay, the last one will not escape.If you are willing to part with it, there is no gain if you are not willing to part with it.

"But in the current situation, the Tang army is surrounded on all sides, where do we escape from?" After making up his mind, the most critical thing now is how to act.

Li Siyuan gritted his teeth up and down, took a bowl of hot tea from Li Keyong's personal soldiers, drank it in a few sips, and finally felt much better.

He walked up to the map, pointed to the map and said, "When I came here, I passed by the town's camp. The town's soldiers and horses are not the most, but their defense is the tightest. Three hundred horses rushed over, and in the end they only survived. More than a dozen people were killed, and none of them would have survived if the adults hadn’t responded. If we want to break through, the north is not feasible. First, the suppressors are very strong, and second, the pontoon bridges on the Zihe River in the north are all burned. We have no boats and cannot quickly Cross the river. Although the weather is cold now, there is still ice on the Zihe River, and it is impossible to cross the river directly for a while."

"Madam has already thought about this issue when I came here. What Madam means is that we break out from the south."

"Break out from the south?" Li Si'en was taken aback. "Even if we can really protrude, the further south we go, the more we will be surrounded by the Tang army? How can we cross Yinshan Mountain?"

Li Siyuan pointed to the map and drew a circle on the map.His finger draws south from the south bank of the current Zihe River, returns to Shuozhou, does it pass through Lanzhou, finally reaches Hehejin on the east bank of the Yellow River, enters the west bank of the Yellow River, finally draws along the Yellow River, and finally points to the Tiande Army, and finally From there, cross the Yellow River to the north and point to the north of Yinshan Mountain.

Li Ke couldn't help but take a deep breath. This is a huge and difficult marching route, and there must be six or seven states passing through thousands of miles.But when he thought about it again, he couldn't even think of it, could Tang Jun think of it.If Tang Jun couldn't think of it, wouldn't it be a success?Now Shuozhou, Lanzhou, and even the towns of Zhenwu, Tiande, and Xiasui are all in the Zihe area, and the town is very empty.If they go this way, not only can they avoid fighting Tang Jun head-on, but they can also have supplies on the way.

"Okay, let's go this way and fight!" Li Ke slapped the table with a slap, and a fierce light appeared in his single eye. "Si'en, go and call your uncle."

Li Keyong's uncle is naturally Bai Li Youjin, and Li Youjin, the governor of Shatuo, is currently the second person in the camp after Li Keyong.Li Youjin and Gai Yu arrived together, and the two were also discussing defense and other matters before.

Li Ke straight to the point explained his plan to go south to break through, and Li Youjin nodded in agreement.

"But there is still a problem with this matter." Li Keyong frowned, "Ke Yong wants to ask my uncle to help me with this."

"If you need my old bones, just tell me." Li Youjin was not polite.

Li Ke stared at Li Youjin: "I hope that my uncle will lead the battalion of [-] infantry to attack the Chinese infantry battalion of Zheng Congyu in the south to cover the cavalry to break through tonight."

Li Youjin was stunned for a moment and remained silent.

"Uncle, whether the Shatuo people can escape the catastrophe of genocide depends on you. Fifteen thousand infantry must be commanded by a man of high esteem, otherwise, they will not be able to cover the cavalry to break through. Only uncle can choose this person." Competent." Li Keyong continued.

This is to let him die. No matter how generous Li Youjin is, he can't easily agree at this time.

The scene froze for a moment, and when Gai Yu saw this, he hurriedly said: "Actually, I have a sentence, I don't know if I should say it or not!" (To be continued.)