Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 543 The Death of Li Guangrui

Li Guangshun shouted loudly: "Protect the patriarch."

Before he finished speaking, he had already led 100 people and charged in one direction.

The [-] cavalry escorted by the Tuoba clan to transfer the tribe, and the [-] Tuoba cavalry who were supposed to lead them around in Hengshan also appeared here at this time, and there were also [-] black cavalry as the vanguard. Face, nearly three thousand cavalry led by Hei Yue.A total of [-] cavalrymen were divided into four groups and charged towards Xiazhou's [-] cavalrymen from all directions.

Drums and horns roared, and people and horses were like waves.

The ambush soldiers attacked wave after wave from all directions. With Li Guangrui's bravery and elite troops, he broke through everywhere, but he still couldn't get out.Just because this place is surrounded by mountains on both sides, just now a large number of rocks rolled down to block the exit on one side of the valley.There is only one exit in one direction, blocked by heavy troops, and it is impossible to break out.

Ambushes spread all over the two sides of the Helan Valley, the shouts of killing were like stormy waves, countless corpses had fallen on the snowy ground, trampled into mud, Li Guangrui was sweating through his heavy clothes, his battle robe was stained with blood, and the conical assault formation he organized had been defeated by Tuoba. The chaos of the Tuoba cavalry has now turned into a complete melee, and even Li Guangrui's personal soldiers were interspersed and divided by the Tuoba cavalry who were chasing and fighting, and they were beaten to pieces, and there were not many left.

Zhang Yu, the two most important Han generals and advisors around Li Guangrui, had already died in battle. Wang Dongzhi was wounded all over his body and was blinded. He was guarded by several personal soldiers, and he followed Li Guangrui's horse like a fallen leaf in the cold wind. indefinite.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The 5000 troops brought by Li Guangrui are running out, and there are less than fifty riders who are still with him. His eyes are red, and he keeps waving the knife, which has been cut by him. , the top is full of meat, and I don't know how many people have been killed.

He regrets!I regret not listening to Zhang Yu and Wang Dongzhi's loyal advice. If I had listened to their advice earlier, I would have waited for my 3 cavalry to arrive before launching an attack. With the strength of the Tuoba clan, I would dare to fight him decisively.

It's just that Li Guangshun arrived just at that time. He was worried about Xiazhou's safety, so he had to attack first with 5000 people.He hates it!He hated himself for being impatient, if he could calm down a bit and not be fascinated by the bait of Tuoba Zhenli, how could he not see anything strange and be led into the trap step by step by the nose?If it wasn't for his soldiers being chased and killed by him day and night, no matter whether they were exhausted, why were they trapped here and couldn't break through?
And Xiazhou City, if I can't take people back within seven days, will Jiyun and the others be able to keep their foundation in Xiazhou?

Until now, he has not doubted the coincidence of Li Guangshun's appearance and what he said.What he didn't even notice was that from the beginning of the war, Li Guangshun and his party were deliberately released by Hei Yue with 100 cavalry, and led the [-] people from Xiazhou to leave quickly along a mountain trail. Under Gelu's order, none of the Tuoba cavalry stopped him.

"kill!"

Li Guangrui slashed at the head of a Tuoba cavalryman again, the blade was curled like an iron mace, it almost cracked the man's head, just as he was about to lift his horse and jump over the enemy's corpse, unexpectedly BMW was exhausted from fighting for a long time, but Erma stumbled and fell to the ground, throwing Li Guangrui out.

Li Guangrui rolled several times on the ground, managed to stand up, only heard a faint cry of "Woo", a Tuoba cavalry who saw the opportunity rushed up, and the scimitar in his hand was already slashing down in the air like a horse training.

"Break out! Take the army out of Hengshan quickly, return to Xiazhou, and let my son Li Jiyun be the master of Xiazhou."

The soldiers who were eager to rescue were all entangled by Tuoba's soldiers and couldn't get close. Li Guangrui gave his last order as the Lord of Xiazhou while wielding his sword and fighting vigorously.However, not to mention that it is impossible for his personal soldiers to break out of the encirclement, even if he breaks out, Xiazhou has already changed hands, and Li Jiyun has already been kicked to death by Huang Louping. The command is actually a joke.

The Tuoba warrior borrowed his horse's power and was extremely powerful. He stabbed three times in a row. Every time Li Guangrui took a stab, he staggered a step. After three stabs, Li Guangrui's arm was weak, and the knife flew away. Followed like a shadow, came with the wind like Yin Lei, Li Guangrui couldn't retreat anymore, he took a last look at his bloody subordinates, and shouted: "I hate it so much!"

The sound fell, the head rose, and a cavity of blood rose to the sky!

Outside the battlefield, Hu Sanguang and Tuoba Gelu stood on a boulder. The former said to each other in a low voice: "On the Hengshan Grassland, the Mi Qin family has a little strength left, and I will leave it to you and Li Guangshun to subdue it. Yes." According to the order of the chief commander, you and Li Guangshun will be half of the Hengshan grassland in the future. As for the two thousand five hundred black cavalry newly collected by Hei Yue and the other two thousand black cavalry in Xiazhou City in a few days, the total is four thousand The five hundred black cavalry will also stay in your Tuoba clan, but you don't need to take care of their training and daily necessities. In addition, the matter of you two taking orders from the commander-in-chief is anyone's business except you two yourself. Can't know."

Li Guangshun led a hundred cavalrymen from the Helan Mountain gorge and returned to the Hengshan Grassland. He first joined the two thousand cavalrymen who had followed him from Xiazhou to Hengshan Mountain, and then looked up to find the black shadow in the sky. The cavalry galloped away following the shadow.These two thousand cavalry were all captured and captured by the Song army when Xiazhou was broken into the city. They were not controlled by Ye Chen with Gu insects, but only obeyed Li Guangshun's orders.

Half an hour later, Li Guangshun found the nearly [-] Xiazhou army led by Li Guangmu and carrying a part of the supplies, which was chasing Li Guangrui with all its strength.

Li Guangshun said with a mournful face, "Fifth brother! Eldest brother has been ambushed. The 5000 troops he led have been wiped out, and Xiazhou has also fallen."

Li Guangmu was taken aback, and shouted, "Second brother, what did you say?"

Li Guangshun and Li Guangmu joined forces and began to consolidate the five Dangxiang clans they had annexed before. They gathered these five clans and some small and medium-sized tribes old people, children, women, cattle and sheep tents, and other materials, and chose a new tribal location. Regain a foothold in Hengshan.Only half a month later, Li Guangmu died of illness suddenly. Li Guangshun led people to purge and killed dozens of Xiazhou army lieutenant generals, completely securing the position of the patriarch of the Li clan who re-established the tribe on the Hengshan grassland.

At the same time, the Tuoba clan returned to their original tribal location, and defeated the remnants of the Mi Qin clan, annexing the Mi Qin clan.

About half of the hundreds of small and medium-sized tribes below chose to surrender to the Tuoba clan, and the other half chose to surrender to the Li clan.The Hengshan Dangxiang ministries formed a situation in which the Tuoba family and the Li family competed with each other.But Tuoba Gelu and Li Guangshun successively sent envoys to the court of Song Dynasty, announcing their submission to the Song Dynasty.

From the perspective of the Northwest Frontier Army, the people of the Song Dynasty in the Northwest, as well as the Zhe family of Fuzhou and the Yang family of Linzhou, apart from the loss of Xiazhou, the strength of the party members was severely damaged, and they were completely compressed on the Hengshan grassland. The difference is that for some limited resources within Hengshan, including between the Tuoba family and the Li family, various tribes are constantly fighting each other. At the same time, there are occasional Dangxiang tribes who cannot bear to eat because of insufficient food or because they are greedy for the wealth of Han villages and towns. Zhu ran out of Hengshan to fight Caogu at the risk of being wiped out by the Northwest Frontier Army.

Of course, these are things for later.Right now, Ye Chen is still in the northwest, sitting in Xiazhou that has just been conquered.Waiting to hand over Xiazhou city defense and local government affairs to the newly appointed commander of the Northwest Frontier Army and the newly appointed prefect of Xiazhou by His Majesty the Song Emperor.

Ye Chen came to the Northwest once, and made another great contribution, directly maiming the confidant of the Northwest——Dangxiang Bashi.In particular, the court of the Song Dynasty was the most fearful from the emperor to the northwest frontier army. Li Guangrui of Xiazhou, who had nearly [-] soldiers, was directly maimed. The prototype became an ordinary party tribe, struggling again in the Hengshan wasteland.

What I want to say here is that no matter whether it is Song Emperor Zhao Kuangyin, or important ministers like Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Pu, or military leaders such as Cao Bin, Gao Huaide, Zhao Zan, Li Jixun, etc., as long as they are people who really understand soldiers and understand the importance of strategic locations People of all ages are well aware of the importance of Xiazhou's geographical and strategic location.

Xiazhou is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, west of Hetao. The land is fertile and fertile, especially suitable for rice and wheat. The water and grass are fertile, suitable for both agriculture and animal husbandry, and has the convenience of water conservancy in the Hanyan and Tanglai canals, so it is suitable for settlement and reclamation.It connects Helan directly, leads the Yellow River, and has an important position. It is Li Guangrui's base camp and foundation, and it is also his food and rice warehouse.Moreover, Yanzhou near Xiazhou supplies [-]% of the salt in the Northwest and even the Western Regions. It is rich in wealth and is Li Guangrui's strongest financial backing.

In addition, with Xiazhou as the center, it reaches Fuzhou and Linzhou in the northeast, Huanzhou and Zhenrong in the southwest, the banks of the Dahe River and the foot of Helan Mountain in the west, and Hetao Jiuqu in the north.In other words, the recovery of Xiazhou does not only mean the recovery of one state, but also Lingzhou, Yanzhou, Dingzhou, Huaizhou, Jingzhou, Shunzhou, Shengzhou, and Huizhou under the radiation of Xiazhou. Already, or sooner or later, all will be taken back by the Northwest Frontier Army one by one, and all will fall into the hands of Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Ye Chen took back Xiazhou, disabled the party members, and compressed them into the Hengshan wasteland. His meritorious service was no less than that of conquering a country, and it was even more difficult than his contribution to conquering Wuyue Kingdom.

After the news was sent back to Kaifeng, the emperor was overjoyed, and while the government and the public were shocked and congratulated, like the people in Kaifeng and even the whole Song Dynasty, they gradually felt a little numb.

Some people have even believed that as long as Ye Chen goes out, there will be no battle that cannot be won or territory that cannot be recovered.On the one hand, this is because one of Ye Chen's deeds in this short period of less than two years is really amazing, and anyone who can do one of these things in his life is enough to make him seal his name. As a prince, he will be prosperous and rich all his life, and he will be a celebrity for thousands of years. He is regarded as a great hero by the emperor of Song Dynasty, all officials and common people.

(End of this chapter)