Horse on the World

Chapter 514
Li Qing, who came back to aid in the starry night, was lucky enough to hit the moment when the Tuojiang River was ice-cracked. Most of the soldiers who had been charged into the battle fell into the Tuojiang River and were swept away by the Taotao River. It was extremely difficult for soldiers in armor to survive here. If you escape from time to time, no matter how good your water skills are, you will be dragged into the water by the heavy armor. If you are lucky enough to float on the water, you will rush several miles downstream, and you will either hit the ice, break your tendons and fracture your bones, or be buried in the deep water. Deeply drawn into the bottom of the ice, don't even think about showing up until next spring and the Tuojiang River thaws.The soldiers who attacked the opposite river embankment did not fare much better. They were devastated and were killed on the bank by the Dingzhou army like chopping melons and vegetables. Most of them jumped down the Tuojiang River in despair and drowned alive.

The entire Zhenliao Battalion was wiped out, and the Jinghai Battalion fought all afternoon. The loss was not small, but just now another wing was built, and there were only 8000 people left on the shore, including the auxiliary soldiers. On board the wolves and tigers of the personal guard camp rushing towards us like the wind and lightning.

Li Qing was also very tired. They basically spent the two days on horseback. They only rested for several hours during the two days. Although the soldiers were equipped with two horses and they could take turns changing their horses, they were hard-pressed.At this time, the limit of human endurance was also reached, but unlike Zeng's soldiers, they were extremely excited at this time, mustering up their last strength, they smashed their horses, rushed into the enemy's followers, swung their sabers, and harvested as much as they wanted. The fruits of victory.

The surviving Zeng's army resisted for less than a stick of incense, and the formation collapsed. The sudden ice crack of the Tuojiang River in this season was extremely boosting to morale. Ordinary soldiers did not understand why this abnormal phenomenon occurred. , in their simple world view, that is, God is angry, God is angry, God thinks that the battle they are fighting is immoral and unjust, so the sky sends thunder and punishes them, otherwise how can this phenomenon be explained? ?

Zeng Chong didn't understand what it was for?But he knew what consequences would be brought about by the destruction of the Liao Battalion in Jinghai Town. He saw that the soldiers under his feet lost their formation, lost their courage, and fled around like mice, but they were always caught up by galloping horses. The knight on horseback beheaded the local area mercilessly, and he lost all hope.Sitting down on the snow, holding his head in his hands, he cried bitterly.

"General, run quickly, if you don't leave, it will be too late!" Zeng Yifei rushed to Zeng Chong and shouted loudly.

"Run, where are you going?" Zeng Chong raised his head blankly, looking at Zeng Yifei, who was covered in blood and had a terrified expression on his face.

Zeng Yifei looked at Zeng Chong's eyes that had completely lost their luster, stomped his feet, and was about to get off his horse to help Zeng Chong, but out of the corner of his eyes, he saw a cavalry rushing towards here, gritted his teeth, Zeng Yifei clamped the horse's belly, and Regardless of Zeng Chong's life or death, he ran for his life.

It was Li Qing who rushed up, his eyes were blood red, and Li Qing, who was almost numb, was aiming at the Zhongjun flag erected here. The horse neighed and rushed straight. Zeng Chong seemed to be awakened by the neighing horse, and suddenly raised his head. Jumping up, looking at Li Qing who was rushing straight, suddenly, a burst of strength came out of nowhere, he pulled up the big flag beside him with both hands, roared and ran forward, waved the flagpole, and hit Li Qing.

The war horse automatically avoided to one side, Li Qing leaned forward halfway, the steel knife in his hand drew an arc, the sharp blade brushed Zeng Chong's neck, a big head flew high, relaxed the ape's arms lightly, Li Qing Qing grabbed the head and held it high!

On the other side of the Tuojiang River, only one-third of Chen Zeyue's troops remained. After killing the enemy, they also exhausted their strength. Galloping and killing as much as they wanted, at this time, the river blocked them, so they could only roar with all their might, slap the ground vigorously, hit the shield with knives and guns, and cheer for the comrades on the other side of the river.

There was a glimmer of dawn in the sky. This war that had changed suddenly since the fourth watch had finally ended the one-sided massacre. On the white snow, there were all fallen corpses. The blood solidified into purple, and the silver covering the earth turned into a floral dress.

In this battle, Li Qing did not leave a single prisoner of war behind. Except for a few who escaped, all of them were killed on the spot. Even if you raised your hand and surrendered, you would not escape the fate of being killed. Now Li Qing has no spare energy to take in any prisoners. .

It wasn't until noon the next day that Chen Zeyue's troops crossed a ridge with difficulty, rushed over from the opposite side of the river, and joined Li Qing. The fierce battle for almost a day and night caused Chen Zeyue's troops to suffer heavy casualties, and [-] men resisted more than [-] people. Chen Zeyue has squeezed out the first potential of his soldiers with his endless continuous attacks. Now, his army has fallen to the bottom both psychologically and physically, and he is still holding on. The excitement of this big victory also supported the soldiers.

Li Qing couldn't see the joy after the victory at all. Looking at Chen Zeyue's troops who suffered heavy casualties, his face was quite heavy. This can only be regarded as a tragic victory.But in order to make a final footnote for this Eastern Expedition, even if it is a tragic victory, Li Qing must complete this battle, defeat the two most elite battalions of the Zeng Clan, and lay the foundation for the civil strife in the East.I am afraid that for quite a long time, Dingzhou forces will not be able to set foot in the land of the East.

After the elimination of these two battalions, Li Qing's latest strategic plan after the Baibu rebellion has all come to an end. Now that Tian Feng has captured Quancheng, the reason why he is still staying in Quancheng and not withdrawing from Shenzhou is entirely to contain A part of the enemy army relieved a certain amount of pressure on Li Qing's side. Although the current Tian Feng has highlighted the heavy siege and opened up the way home, he has continued to fight without supplies and supplements, and the losses are quite serious. The whole army has been reduced by nearly half, and now it is only struggling to support in Quancheng. I believe that after knowing that Li Qing's side has defeated Jinghai Town Liao, with Tian Feng's strategic vision, he should know to withdraw from Shenzhou immediately and retreat to Weizhou.

On Li Qing's side, it was time to make a decision.

Chen Zeyue, Tang Hu, Iron Leopard, Li Qing and others sat on the ground, their gazes passed over the faces of these generals one by one. Li Qing sighed silently in his heart. chance to meet them.

"You have been by my side all the time, and you know very well the reasons for our failure in the East this time!" Li Qing said.

The three generals were silent, and because it was about Princess Qingcheng and the commander's favorite woman, Director Qingfeng, all three chose to remain silent.

Li Qing smiled suddenly, and several generals were puzzled, staring at the commander intently.

"This time I really opened my eyes and gained a lot of knowledge!" I slammed my fist heavily on the ground, and there was a dull bang, "A great man once said that revolution is not about treating guests to dinner, making articles, or painting and embroidering. , can't be so elegant, so calm, gentle, so gentle, courteous and frugal, that would require bloodshed, loss of head, and brutal struggle. This incident finally made me truly understand the artistic conception inside. Contradictions can always be resolved within a tolerable range. I thought I could suppress all the contradictions and solve all the problems, but I was wrong, and the result of my mistakes was the current ending, which trapped countless soldiers in Death."

Several people looked at Li Qing with complicated expressions. They still understood the general meaning of what Li Qing said. This is Li Qing's review of his indulgent attitude towards the already existing dispute between Qingcheng and Qingfeng in Dingzhou. The ambiguous attitude finally led Qingfeng to take the role of fueling the flames in this Qingcheng incident. While falling into Qingcheng's death, it also put the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition into death.

Chen Zeyue has always been inclined to Qingfeng in the dispute between Qingcheng and Qingfeng. There is no other reason. He came from a poor family and started in Chong County. He and Qingfeng and others fought together with the commander from the bottom. With a sad face, Shuai couldn't help thinking, if the commander-in-chief made a promise to Director Qingfeng earlier, maybe this time Director Qingfeng would immediately take decisive measures after discovering Princess Qingcheng's plot. He believed that with Director Qingfeng's ability , can be completely foolproof, as long as Princess Qingcheng is under control, all crises will be resolved smoothly.

Of course, he would not and would not dare to say this in front of Li Qing.

"Do you think they deserve to die?" Li Qing asked.

The three of them were dumbfounded. Even if the three of them were close to Li Qingzhi, they would never be able to answer this question, even if they knew the answer in their hearts.

Li Qing sighed, knowing that he could not get an answer from them, looked at the three of them, and said slowly: "Presumably at this time, Dingzhou has been turned upside down, and things are different. Qingcheng's plan is not only to put me in a dead end , I am afraid it will also involve our layout in the Central Plains. If she takes over the power of Dingzhou, our deployment of troops in the Central Plains will inevitably be disrupted. This is what I am most worried about at the moment."

Chen Zeyue was surprised, "Commander, there are Lord Shang Haibo and Lord Lu Yiming in Dingzhou. Besides, the commander has orders. When the commander is away, the troops above the Dingzhou division need to be transferred. Mr. Lu My lord, Qingfeng can only be mobilized with the joint signature of the three. At present, Director Qingfeng is not here. Even if Princess Qingcheng wants to mobilize our troops in the Central Plains, she will not be able to do so. General Wang, General Guo, General Lu will definitely not obey orders. "

Li Qing chuckled, "That means I'm not here, not that I'm dead. What if Qingcheng tells everyone that I'm dead?"

The three of them were dumbfounded.Yes, if Princess Qingcheng declares that the commander-in-chief is dead, and thinks that the commander-in-chief is an excuse for revenge, and uses the three main forces of Wang Guo and Lu to rush to the Eastern battlefield, then the layout of the Central Plains that the commander-in-chief has worked so hard on will be destroyed in an instant .

"I have sent people to go to the three generals, I hope I can arrive early!" Li Qing said.In fact, he still has a more important worry that he didn't mention, that is Shang Haibo, if Lu Yiming really thinks he is dead, will they be as loyal as before? It is difficult to mobilize the army, but if the two change, it will be really dangerous.

"Director Qingfeng knows the inside story, so he should prevent this kind of thing from happening?" Iron Leopard said.

Li Qing smiled hesitantly. Qingfeng did know the inside story and could stop it. It is very likely that Qingfeng had made arrangements in advance, but the prerequisite was that Shang Lu and the two of them would remain unchanged. Otherwise, all Qingfeng's preparations would be turned into water. Convincing Shang and Lu to take refuge in her, and the three of them co-signing will be enough to win the trust of Wang Guo and Lv.

"I have to return to Dingzhou, but I can't take you with me!" Li Qing looked at the three of them with piercing eyes, and said, "It is impossible for the soldiers here to follow me out. That would be too big of a goal, so we can only lead you to Baimadu." Breakthrough, there, the navy Zheng Zhiyuan set up a base last year, after you break through there, join the generals there, you must stick to it until next spring, when the Tuojiang River thaws, the navy can go upstream and take you home!"

The three of them stood up at the same time, knowing that this was the only chance for the general to get out of trouble, the three of them led most of the army to break through to Baimadu, attracting the enemy's army, while the general, dressed lightly, sneaked back.

"Marshal, you dress lightly, what will you do if you encounter enemy troops?" Tang Hu was a little worried.

Li Qing waved his hand, "I don't need you to worry, in that direction, there are our people to meet me!" Li Qing pointed to the rear, which is the direction of Liaocheng.

The three of them were taken aback, how could the commander-in-chief advance towards the heart of the enemy.

"From here to the direction of Quanying, it is impossible to sneak past, and the opponent will prevent me from absconding alone, so I can only go straight into the tiger's den and return by sea. Don't worry, everything is arranged on my side, but you, This trip is full of difficulties, and there are many difficulties and obstacles along the way. I hope that next spring, when the navy arrives at Baimadu, you will all be alive and well!"

Tang Hu laughed, and patted his chest heavily, "Don't worry, Commander! Thinking back to the battle with the barbarians, it was so dangerous, I can still live well."

Li Qing nodded, and thumped Tang Huyou's breastplate heavily, "Go down and make arrangements!"

The next day, the troops began to assemble. More than [-] personal guard battalions, plus nearly [-] Chen Zeyue's troops were ready to move to Baimadu to break through, while Li Qing, accompanied by Li Wu and others, was ready to go in the opposite direction. go ahead.

Among the more than [-] troops, Chen Zeyue selected a soldier who looked somewhat similar to Li Qing, put on Li Qing's armor, and stood under the banner of the Chinese Army in order to deceive the enemy during the breakout.

"Marshal, let's go!" In the mid-mountain city, three generals bowed their hands to Li Qing.

"Take care all the way!" Li Qing solemnly returned the salute.

"Take care, Commander!" The three replied in unison.

Li Qing stared at the three of them for a while, then turned around abruptly, stepped on the horse with more than a dozen inner guards, and disappeared from the sight of the three of them.

On the banks of the Tuojiang River, a Jingguan stationed with tens of thousands of heads stunned all the scouts. Under the Jingguan, hundreds of headless corpses were arranged in large characters, "Death to those who betray Dingzhou!"

Hearing this sad news, Liaozhou commander Zeng Qingfeng vomited several liters of blood on the spot, and couldn't afford to be ill. In Shenzhou, Zeng Yifan crazily raised his army and rushed to Chen Zeyue's troops who were moving to Baimadu.Seeing such a scene, Lu Fengchun suddenly felt a chill in his lips and teeth. If he didn't kill Li Qing, the disaster would be endless. Not to mention Nafu, it was the first time for the three parts to abandon their small calculations and work together to attack Chen Zeyue department.

(End of this chapter)