Chapter 1213 Falling apart
Li Lin led the infantry and rushed into the camp.
The battle was already over, and the bodies of the Jin soldiers were lying all over the ground, and a large group of prisoners were forced to a corner of the camp, looking terrified.
"There are not many Zhenwu men, I'll chase you!" Li Lin stepped on the corpse on the ground and said angrily.
Embarrassingly, the "corpse" screamed and got up from the ground, and was soon caught again.
"Chasing!" Li Lin said tightly with the heavy sword in his hand.
"General, how can I pursue the law?" asked an officer.
"Cabin? Where is the cavalry?" Li Lin waved his heavy sword and shouted.
A cavalry officer trotted over and saluted: "Soldiers and Horses."
For imperial guards like the Tianxiong Army, the cavalry cooperated with infantry operations in principle and had a subordinate position. When facing infantry generals, they could not be angry at all and could only be submissive.
If you are promoted, it is generally easier for infantry officers to be promoted. After all, they have a larger number of people and usually command cavalry operations. Simply put, it is somewhat similar to the relationship between infantry officers and artillery officers in later infantry divisions.
"The cavalry immediately went forward five miles to cover the front and the two wings, and there must be no mistakes!" Li Lin ordered.
"Accept the order." The cavalry officer immediately ran out, gathered the troops and carried out the order.
"Unlock all the horse gauntlets, carry armor and spears." Li Lin said again.
The auxiliary soldiers immediately scattered like ants that had exploded in the nest, gathering the pack horses and pulling the horses. Some officers even contributed their riding horses.
All the things that hinder the speed of the march were tied up and carried by horses. Everyone carried water for several days and moved forward with light clothes.
After the order was issued, no one was delayed.
The soldiers assembled as soon as possible, and there was no need for officers to talk nonsense. Everyone sat on the ground, ate some food and water, maintained swords and bows. These almost all became instincts and integrated into their bodies' muscle memories.
The auxiliary soldiers quickly untied the lasso, fed the horse some salt water and bean cakes, and some others sorted the equipment, sorted it out, and began to tie it up.
The cavalry had already turned over and the horses. At this time, the ban on riding horses had been lifted. Everyone ran out happily and warned on both wings and in front.
Half an hour later, Li Lin took the lead and walked forward.
Thousands of infantry followed him, advanced lightly, and pursued the Jin army.
After chasing, Li Lin climbed a high slope and looked at the Jin soldiers fleeing in a hurry on the field.
"I finally grabbed a group of people!" He smiled, and then frowned again: "Where did the cavalry die?"
"There are Jin thieves and cavalry nearby to intercept them, and someone came to sue them just now, and the battle was very fierce." Jie Bin, the military envoy of the right wing, came over and said.
"I don't expect them." Li Lin waved his hand and said, "If you chase him, the cavalry will fall behind, and it's all a burden. General Jie, you will rush here and I will go down and fight."
"Okay!" Jie Bin didn't say nonsense and responded.
Li Lin and dozens of people rushed down the earth slope directly.
The battle started below. When the Jin soldiers were chased, their minds were already moving, and their momentum became weaker. After being rushed by thousands of days of heroes, the temporary defense line formed by the carriage was broken on the spot.
The Xia army rushed in bravely, stabbed, smashed, and picked, killing the bandits and soldiers.
The battle lasted only half an hour, and the Jin soldiers scattered everywhere and ran away desperately.
Li Lin only caught up with one tail, and then stopped in disappointment after venting his sword and stabbed a bandit soldier with a sword.
"Don't worry about the prisoners, keep chasing!" He threw the heavy sword to his personal soldiers, jumped onto a carriage, and said, "Don't worry about the remaining enemies, beat the drums and gather troops, and advance."
The soldiers gathered slowly and talked loudly.
"The Jin thieves have no fighting spirit and are in a hurry to go home."
"All these are Lu Longjun's people, right?"
"It's Lu Long's army, and the old nest has been taken away, just a group of stray dogs."
"Kill to Youzhou, grab money, grain, and women." - Bang! Li Lin rewarded him with one ear and said angrily: "The money, grain, and rewards will be given to the public. The women will be picked first by the general manager. Do you understand the rules if you are distributing the remaining soldiers who have been meritorious?"
The beaten soldier smiled embarrassedly and said, "Of course the beautiful woman was sent to Luoyang to give birth to a child for the saint. I understand! I understand!"
"You go first!" Li Lin said: "Set."
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Thousands of soldiers shouted in unison, their morale high.
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Li Siben looked at the last group of Jin soldiers passing by, expressionless on his face.
It can be seen that the Xia people were chasing each other very tightly, and the soldiers threw away everything they could, for fear that they would not run fast enough.
Sometimes, you don’t have to run faster than the Xia people, you just need to pass the friendly forces faster.
Although the Xia people were chasing each other desperately, every time they caught up with a group of people, they had to fight and delay their time. After the battle, their physical strength was greatly weakened and they still needed to rest.
This delayed time is the key to your escape.
Therefore, letting others delay the Xia people and run away quickly is the right way, and veterans understand it.
The horse sniffed and sniffed it bored on the ground.
Li Siben comforted his horse and his eyes remained at the south.
"Commander." More than ten generals surrounded the school and showed their eyes.
"Wait a little longer." Li Siben said: "The Xia people have not come yet."
Everyone was relieved and retreated aside.
Li Siben walked a few steps and suddenly said, "If anyone wants to leave, you can leave now. It is normal to get together and part.
Everyone looks at me, I look at you, no one speaks.
"I'm not trying to wait." Li Siben said: "You are mostly in Jinyang. After a sudden Nantou, the loss is quite large. How can I feel sad? Really, if you want to leave, you can leave now, I won't stop you."
Speaking of this, several people stepped forward, bowed and bowed, and said, "I am not willing to serve the commander, it is really..."
"I understand." Li Siben patted their shoulders and said, "There may be a day to meet in the future."
Several people burst into tears, and after saying goodbye, they turned over and left.
Not only them, but also more than a thousand cavalry followed and rushed to Jinyang.
Li Siben sighed and continued to stand there, waiting quietly.
The idea of surrender has been turbulent in his heart for a long time. He had never made up his mind before. After this great defeat, he suddenly realized that the prospects of Youzhou would become extremely dark. He struggled and hesitated until today, and finally made up his mind to lead his troops to surrender.
It's ridiculous that when Li Cunzhang passed here, he repeatedly told him to ambush the Xia soldiers and slash their spirits, but Li Cunzhang probably unexpectedly.
But to be honest, Li Siben is considered a kind person.
One is not stopping the soldiers who left voluntarily, and the other is not a fight. It is worthy of the old boss and there is nothing to criticize too much. As a result of the war, everyone has tried their best. Shao Shude is too cunning. He is imaginative and unconventional at the same time, and is also heavy and stable. He doesn't give you a slight chance. What can you do?
What others do, anyway, Li Si was preparing to surrender and agreed with his subordinates. Now, the last group of people with doubts have left, which is also good.
Li Siben had already waited until the hour of Hai to meet the main force of the Xia army chasing him, and immediately sent someone to contact him.
Li Lin was a little surprised when he heard this. Because the cavalry who was cutting the way forward came to report that Li Si's headquarters was originally ambushed behind the woods. When he saw the Xia cavalry who was chasing him first, he came out to stop and did not let them pass, and bought some time for the escaped Jin army. This behavior made Li Lin subconsciously feel that Li Si was originally cut off the rear here and was about to fight with him, but he didn't expect that the person surrendered on his own initiative.
"General Li is such a kind person." Li Lin sighed at Li Siben standing in front of him.
"But do things based on your own heart and don't ask for anything else." Li Siben replied.
"Why did you surrender?" Li Lin asked.
"My uncle is wise and powerful, and he is unstoppable, so he is willing to surrender." Li Siben said.
"Well." Li Lin said: "I will send someone to take you back to Cangzhou. General Kang's army envoy is besieging Cangzhou City. You can listen to his orders."
"Okay." Li Siben didn't say anything nonsense and agreed immediately.
After the two thousand cavalry of the Capture Army left, Li Lin entered the empty Changlu County Town in the middle of the night.
The bandit army left in a hurry, and even refused to leave troops here to stop them.
On the third day of the October 10th, a group of Jin soldiers were caught up in Laoyadi, killing more than a thousand enemies and capturing thousands of three hundred people.
On the fourth night of the October 10th, we arrived at the Lutai Army. This time we encountered the fierce resistance of the Jin army. In the middle of the night, we captured more than 3,000 people and conquered the city.
On the fifth day of the 10th month, it officially entered the boundary of Youzhou Town. Perhaps this was the first time after the difficulties, the royal army of the court - no matter which court - entered Youzhou from south to north.
There is no doubt that this is a historic moment.
When more than a thousand days of Xiongjun's men drank on the banks of the Yongji Canal and the soldiers pointed directly at the mouth of the only ones, the people of Youzhou felt a huge shock from the psychological level.
When the Xia people landed in Pingzhou, you can also say they were sneak attacks. But this time, the attack from the southern border was a flawless frontal victory, so there was no excuse.
Perhaps, times have really changed.
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Just the day after Li Cunzhang escaped, Lu Yanwei, who had been struggling to guard Nanpi County for many days, received the news and finally couldn't hold on.
He ran all the way with his remaining more than 10,000 troops, but was caught by the Longxiang Army on the bank of Yongji Canal.
Lu Yanwei went to the front line and rushed over with his personal soldiers. He changed three horses in a row, suffered five or six injuries, and finally ended in a crushing defeat.
Cang Jing's soldiers who fought in the beasts were beheaded more than 5,000 and captured more than 6,000. Lu Yanwei brought only more than 3,000 people across the river in a panic and fled into Yingzhou.
Ge Congzhou commanded all the troops and horses to pursue them all the way.
Lu Yanwei ran to Jingcheng, and Longxiang's army chased him and defeated him.
Lu Yanwei ran to Hejian, and Longxiang's army chased him, and he drove away the city in one day.
Lu Yanwei ran to Mozhou, and Longxiang's army chased Renqiu. He defeated the Jin army's thousands of men in Tutuan Township, and the Renqiu officials fled.
Lu Yanwei ran away again, with only hundreds of cavalry left beside him. Everyone looked haggard and dejected. If it weren't for the swelling of anger, he would have been self-destructive.
On the fourth day of the October 10th, Wang Rong sent troops north to fight against him, and with the support of the Yi army who rushed to the scene, he defeated him.
Wang Rong sent another envoy to seek peace.
Ge Congzhou was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he left a unit of the Yi Cong Army to monitor Chengde, and led more than 20,000 main forces of the Longxiang Army and headed straight for Mozhou.
Chapter completed!