The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 12 Gao Ping's Victory
The death of Zhang Yuanhui dealt a great blow to the Han army. First, some parts began to be chaotic, and finally most of them began to flee.

Zhang Yuanhui was one of the few fierce generals in the Northern Han Dynasty, but he didn't expect that he would be beaten right by someone, and many soldiers had already started to retreat.

Coupled with Zhou Jun's powerful shouting to surrender, some soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty who were not strong-minded began to put down their weapons, one, two, three...

Slowly, it began to spread outward like a plague. Many soldiers had put down their weapons, and of course many soldiers escaped.

When Yang Gun of Khitan saw how brave the Hou Zhou army was, he was also a little timid in his heart. He didn't dare to contact the Zhou army, let alone rescue the Han army.

At the same time, the Northern Han monarchs and ministers were rude to him before, which made him bear a grudge in his heart.

But it was more to preserve the strength of the Khitan army, so he led the Khitan cavalry to retreat first.

Seeing the retreat of the Khitan, the Han troops on the two wings also fled.

General Zhang Yongde of the Forbidden Army and others seized the opportunity to chase after them, constantly reaping the lives of the soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty.

The emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty saw the soldiers fleeing continuously. In order to boost morale, he personally went forward to supervise the battle, but it didn't work at all.

So he personally waved the flag to urge the soldiers to advance, but he couldn't stop the defeat of the Northern Han army.

It doesn't matter if he waved the flag, many generals of the Zhou army saw him, so everyone ran in his direction. If Liu Chong could be captured alive, it would be a great contribution.

At this time, the south wind in the sky was blowing more and more fiercely, and Zhou Jun rushed to kill along the wind, with a threatening momentum.

Liu Chong hastily mobilized elite officers under his command and headed towards the left-wing army

When he made arrangements, he found that Chai Rong's assault force had rushed within fifty paces of him.Looking at Zhao Xu, who was full of blood and murderous.

Liu Chong suddenly felt a guilty conscience, he shouted without thinking: "Retreat, retreat!"

He immediately handed over the military flag to the small school beside him, and started to escape by himself.

He is a big fat man himself, and it is hard not to be noticed by others, even among the ten thousand armies. Zhao Xu shouted immediately when he saw him:
"The fat man in the dragon robe is Liu Chong, Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty. Hurry up, everyone."

Teams of soldiers began to chase Liu Chong.

Liu Chong thought of Cao Cao's way of fleeing for his life back then, so he immediately took off his yellow robe and ran away with his head in his arms.

Who knew that Zhao Xu shouted again:

"Attention everyone, that fat man in white is Liu Chong, the Lord of the Han Dynasty. Let's capture Liu Chong alive."

The soldiers quickened their pace of pursuit.

Liu Chong was so frightened that he immediately asked his own guards to block him, changed into a soldier's clothes in a hurry, and disappeared among the chaos.

Seeing that no one recognized him later, he fled to the distance at a faster speed.

A group of chaotic Han troops were left on the battlefield, still struggling to hold on.

At this time, there was another sound of horseshoes in the direction of Da Zhou, and the sound of soldiers shouting. Da Zhou's follow-up troops had arrived.

Jiedushi Liu Ci led the army to arrive. For a while, the advantage of the Great Zhou became more obvious, and the morale of the soldiers was even higher.

As Liu Ci's troops arrived and launched another fierce attack on the Han army, the Northern Han army collapsed in an instant.

Zhao Kuangyin led a group of troops to chase and kill the fleeing soldiers.

On the way, Liu Ci met Fan Aineng and He Hui, who were fleeing. They were still threatening Liu Ci, and they were reprimanded by Liu Ci.

"A real man serves the country with all his life, why should he cherish the name? I'm not such a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, so don't say any more."

After Liu Ci finished speaking, he ordered the troops to speed up and rush to Gaoping. At the critical moment, he finally arrived
The corpses of Northern Han soldiers were all over the battlefield, discarded military equipment was everywhere, and thousands of Northern Han soldiers surrendered.

Liu Chong, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, only led more than a hundred cavalry to escape in embarrassment.

Zhao Xu was no longer in the middle of the battlefield at this time. He was now firmly guarding Chai Rong's surroundings with a red tasseled gun, watching the battlefield coldly.

It stands to reason that he is a person from the future, and the Northern Han Dynasty is also a part of the Huaxia nation. What he can't understand is that the Northern Han Dynasty bowed their knees and colluded with Khitan.

Looking at the soldiers who were killed, he didn't have the slightest compassion: "Your Majesty, the situation of this battle has been settled. Our army has won. Your Majesty should pursue the victory."

When Zhao Xu was talking, except for Zhou Jun and some Han troops who surrendered, all the rest on the battlefield were dead bodies.

Chai Rong was also full of joy: "Order Li Chongjin, Li Yun, and Liu Ci's troops to continue to pursue the remnants of the Northern Han Dynasty, and go straight to Jinyang, the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty."

The crowd was ordered to chase in the direction of the retreat of the Northern Han army.

The army of the Northern Han Dynasty was really defeated at the first touch. This is not to say that they had no fighting power, but that they had no fighting spirit.

By the evening, most of the troops had returned to Luzhou, and returned to the headquarters of the Zhaoyi Army. The army took advantage of the situation and recovered Jinzhou. At this time, Chai Rong was already in Luzhou City.

The Northern Han army had already retreated back to the territory under the jurisdiction of the Northern Han Dynasty, and another large army came to meet them. Chai Rong ordered the army to stay where they were, to defend against the Northern Han's sneak attack.

The Northern Han Dynasty stayed in its own territory honestly, not daring to go beyond the threshold, and did not dare to go south for many years after that.

It seems that the first battle of Gaoping scared them!

During this period, Zhao Kuangyin seized Wang Yansi, the deputy privy envoy and favorite minister of the Northern Han Dynasty, and Chai Rong immediately pushed him out and beheaded him, with his head hanging outside the gate.

In the past few days, the Zhou army has besieged Jinyang City several times, but every time the Zhou army suffered casualties, but the Zhou army still failed to take Jinyang!
In order to avoid casualties of soldiers, Chai Rong ordered to withdraw from the Northern Han Dynasty and return to the territory of the Zhou army to station.

At this time, Da Zhou wiped out more than 4 Northern Han troops, and the soldiers who surrendered were not counted in it. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was a big victory.

Celebrations are everywhere in Luzhou City. Dazhou has won a big victory, singing and dancing everywhere, and the people celebrate spontaneously.

Chai Rong was also happy from ear to ear, only he knew in his heart that the Gao Ping war was actually directly related to the life and death of Da Zhou.

If this battle cannot be won, then Chai Rong's throne will be in jeopardy.

Chai Rong's personal conquest greatly boosted the morale of the Zhou army, thus saving the precarious situation and increasing his prestige.

Chai Rong's courage and courage are no less than Tang Taizong, and Tang Taizong is also a role model for Chai Rong.

At this moment, Chai Rong's heart was already full of joy, because some people praised him as Taizong.

Many soldiers in the army are spreading the word that His Majesty braved the rain of bullets and flying arrows to come to the battlefield in person and live and die with us. This is our honor.

We are honored to have such an emperor, long live your majesty.

Whenever Chai Rong heard this, he felt very happy. This is the support of the people, and gaining the support of the people means that his throne can last longer.

If it is another monarch or if he fails to conquer decisively, or flees first in a critical moment, the whole history will be rewritten in the eyes of future generations.

Chai Rong is Chai Rong. If he was in a dangerous place like Liu Chong, I believe he would not run away, nor would he abandon his soldiers on the battlefield.

This is the difference between a wise monarch and a foolish one.

Chai Rong at the celebration banquet was all red:

"Come on, dear friends, let's toast to our great victory in Gaoping." He took the lead in drinking the wine in his glass.

All the generals shouted long live, and drank up the wine in their hands.

Looking at the generals under his command, Chai Rong once again felt the benefits of being an emperor. The feeling of holding the universe in his hands is like four crosses in big characters, which is cool.

"This expedition, all the generals have made great contributions, and I am very relieved. After returning to Beijing, all the generals will be rewarded, especially Zhao Kuangyin and his son, who have made great contributions. Let me offer you a toast." Chai Rong raised his wine glass again. .

All the generals looked at Zhao and his son enviously.

Zhao Kuangyin and his son got up and knelt on the ground;
"Thank you, Your Majesty. It's all thanks to His Majesty's blessings. The soldiers worked hard. It's God who blesses me. I don't dare to be greedy for credit."

"Pingshen, there are no customary etiquettes today, today is just an ordinary banquet, anyone who is more polite will be punished with three cups, everyone have fun."

What the big bosses in the army hate the most is the cumbersome etiquette. After hearing what the emperor said, everyone opened their voices to make up, and for a while they toasted.

During the banquet, Zhang Yongde came over to toast Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Kuangyin didn't even dare to say that he didn't dare, but he still drank the wine in his glass.

The emperor praised Zhao Kuangyin and his son, and his face was also bright. After all, Zhao Kuangyin and his son belonged to the Forbidden Army.

As the inspector of the capital, Zhang Yongde's old face was also extremely bright, and other generals also came to toast one after another. Everyone knew that this time the Zhao family and his son will definitely be promoted when they return to Beijing.

However, Zhao Xu noticed that Li Chongjin's eyes were full of hatred when he looked at him.

Zhao Xu was still wondering, I don't know him well, so why is he full of hostility towards me?

At this time, Li Chongjin secretly hated:
"If it weren't for you two bastards, Chai Rong would probably be surrounded here, or die here. My chance has come, I didn't expect..."

Perhaps it was at this time that Li Chongjin held a grudge against the Zhao family father and son in his heart, so that many things happened against the Zhao family father and son later, which Zhao Xu did not expect.

I didn't pay attention to this, everyone was feasting and having fun, and the soldiers didn't know when they would shroud their bodies in horse leather. The entertainment after the big victory was a way for them to vent.

Throughout the banquet, there was a lot of clinking and drinking, and the sound of punching and drinking was in line with the rough character of the soldiers, but Zhao Xu was gone.

At this time, he was outside drinking wine with a few brothers who were watching the night. People on duty at night were not allowed to drink, but in such a cold weather, it was okay to drink some wine.

Everyone was very grateful for Zhao Xu's thoughtfulness and understanding.

Fortunately, the whole celebration banquet went smoothly, and everyone returned home happily.

The generals were staggering from drinking, and even Chai Rong was already drunk.

The servant Zhang Dejun hurriedly ordered the little eunuch to send Chai Rong back to the imperial tent, and the rest of the generals were helped back one by one by their own soldiers. The short celebration after the victory ended like this.

The next day, Chai Rong announced that the army would be stationed in Gaoping for a day, recuperate and rest, and then return to the court.

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