The cavalry assault of Ge Congzhou, the general of the Bian Army, achieved unexpected results. Not only did it overwhelm the Lulong Army's main formation gathered under the city, but it also put the Lulong Yameni Army that had entered the city into trouble. By the time He Delun led the Bian Army's infantry to catch up,
At that time, the morale of the Yameni army was in chaos, and they collapsed in an instant, leaving a mess of dead and wounded at the head of the city. Wang Linlang, the commander of the left wing of the Yameni army who led the troops to the city, was captured alive by Ge Congzhou when he withdrew from Tucheng. Faced with Ge Congzhou's persuasion to surrender, Wang Linlang cursed loudly,
He was beheaded on the spot.
As the main force of the Badu Cavalry followed Marshal Liu Shouwen to the south to resist the enemy, the Badu Cavalry General Xue Tujue, who had no troops in his hands, led the fifty cavalry left behind in the camp to attack the Bian Army cavalry, buying time for Marshal Liu Rengong to safely evacuate.
, when the battle came to the last man, this descendant of the grassland nomads fought bravely and committed suicide in front of dozens of Bian Army cavalry who surrounded him.
When the cavalry of the Bian Army raided, Zhou Zhiyu, the commander of the fifth battalion of Jianzu, was in the Chinese army's main line asking the general Liu Rengong for a battle. He saw the garrison on the east city heavily deployed and planned to ask for orders to attack the north gate. When the army collapsed, he fought his way out
The siege was heavy, and they tried their best to gather soldiers along the way, but only more than 2,000 soldiers were captured. Most of the 10,000 healthy soldiers at the beginning of the Southern Expedition were killed in the battle. The middle-aged general burst into tears and stood in front of the camp gate for a long time, holding on to the wooden door and refusing to
go back.
In this battle, the fifth battalion of healthy soldiers bore the brunt and suffered the heaviest losses, followed by the elite Yamen army who attacked the city. Most of the losses of the other armies occurred when the army collapsed and trampled on each other. After returning to the main camp, take a closer look.
After counting, a total of more than 7,000 people were killed.
The Bian Army's surprise attack achieved significant results, but due to lack of troops, they ultimately did not attack the Lulong Army's camp. After demolishing the Tucheng, Huangfu Jun, commanded by the Weibo Army Office, came out of the city to personally welcome the powerful return to Weizhou City. This is also
The Lu Longjun, who were unable to fight anymore, breathed a sigh of relief.
After Li Chengzhong returned to the camp, he fell asleep. The thrilling day had really made him feel exhausted. While he was sleeping, he was suddenly woken up by someone, who turned out to be Wang Dalang. He saw Wang Dalang saying in panic: "Li Lang wakes up."
,The army is defeated! The army is defeated!"
Li Chengzhong suddenly trembled, his sleepiness disappeared, he turned over and sat up, grabbed Wang Dalang's arm and asked: "What failed? Tell me clearly!" Jiang Miao also woke up and looked at Wang Dalang speechless.
Wang Dalang's voice was choked with sobs: "Young Marshal was defeated... not many people escaped... the whole army was wiped out, wiped out..."
Li Chengzhong opened the tent and came out. The soldiers' camp was still silent, except for the silhouettes of the soldiers standing guard on the archery tower shaking from time to time. He returned to the camp and asked, "Is the news reliable?"
Wang Dalang nodded and said: "I couldn't sleep, so I sneaked out to find Uncle Ding from the same village to inquire about the situation. When I arrived outside the Chinese army camp, I saw them packing their bags. I panicked and asked the brothers on duty.
My brother is familiar with me and asked me to make preparations quickly, saying that the young marshal has just escaped with only a few people around him..."
Li Chengzhong asked again: "The Chinese army is leaving? Why is there no movement on our side?"
Wang Dalang said: "On the way back, I met Commander Zhou. He ran towards the Chinese army's camp."
Jiang Miao asked with trembling tongue in panic: "Zhou...Commander Zhou is going to abandon us?"
Wang Dalang said with a bitter face: "I don't know either, so I came to you quickly. Li Lang gave me an idea. If Commander Zhou really leaves us, what should we do?"
Li Chengzhong remembered how Zhou Zhiyu cried while holding the camp gate during the day, waiting for the brothers to return, and shook his head: "Commander Zhou will not abandon the brothers... Maybe he went to the Chinese army to ask for orders... Don't panic now.
, wait for the news."
The three of them couldn't sit still in the tent, so they went out of the tent again and looked in the direction of the Chinese army camp. After a while, Li Chengzhong said to Jiang Miao and Wang Dalang: "You go separately and wake up the brothers, pack them up and come to me
Assemble in the camp, bring only thin and soft weapons, and keep your voice low and don't make a big noise." Packing up without permission in the military camp without military orders is a serious crime of beheading. Li Chengzhong did not want to do such a thing against the order.
But the matter is urgent. If Zhou Zhiyu really leaves his brothers alone, everyone will die here. If he can make preparations for evacuation earlier, he will have more hope of saving his life. At this point, Li Chengzhong has no choice but to abandon the military order.
Ignore it.
Both Jiang Miao and Wang Dalang knew the serious consequences of doing this, so they carefully went to the surrounding tents to wake everyone up quietly, and quietly gathered in Li Chengzhong's tent. Even including Li Chengzhong and others, there were still twenty-three brothers left in You. Now
There was no captain, and many officers, including Li Chengzhong's old team leader, died in the rebellion. In such panic moments, the soldiers at the bottom are accustomed to looking for the backbone. Most of these people are
They escaped with Li Chengzhong during the day, and they were convinced by Li Chengzhong. Moreover, Li Chengzhong and Jiang Miao were group leaders, and were considered to be one of the highest-ranking officers in the Youdu Army at the moment. So no matter what they said, everyone would do what they said.
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Li Chengzhong knew deeply that at this moment of escape, the importance of good organization work was far more important than anything else, so he simply made his own decisions and reorganized the scattered groups in Youdu. In these twenty-three days
Among the people, in addition to Li Chengzhong and Jiang Miao, there are also two gang leaders, Zhang Xingzhong and Zhou Qidao. Both of them are veterans of the Lulong Army, but their backgrounds are very different. Zhang Xingzhong comes from a family of Lulong Army generals, and is just a collateral descendant.
So he has been hanging out among the big soldiers, and was only transferred to the team leader when the Jian soldiers camp was established. Zhou Qidao was an orphan, and he had no name when he urinated, so he was always called "Zhou Da". When he grew up, he lived in Wuyi
An apprentice from the county became a butcher. Because of his strong strength and skill with a knife, he could often cut off a section of meat including the bones and muscles with one knife, so he was also called "Zhou Machete". He liked this name very much, so he simply called it "Zhou Chopper".
This is the name.
It stands to reason that the qualifications of these two team leaders are much more senior than Li Chengzhong, but Zhang Xingzhong's abilities have not been reused for a long time, and he has already had a strong inferiority complex. He usually doesn't talk much in the military camp, and now he is just silent.
Everything was subject to Li Chengzhong's arrangement; Zhou Shaidao was conceited that he had some strength, good swordsmanship, and a high morale, but he had just been saved by Li Chengzhong in the chaos during the day, and he felt a head shorter in front of Li Chengzhong, so he was the only one for the time being.
Have the duty to obey orders.
Lieutenant General Li Cheng made a new arrangement in Youdu, letting Jiang Miao, Zhang Xingzhong and Zhou Qidao each lead six men. He did not lead the troops, but asked Wang Dalang to follow him. This arrangement was beyond the expectations of several people. His men could not lead them.
Leading troops is related to the issue of military power. Although it is only a few soldiers, it is still military power! Zhang Xingzhong glanced at Li Chengzhong in surprise and did not say much. Zhou Qidao simply relaxed, but was worried that Li Chengzhong would overwhelm him.
She felt a little ashamed. Since the war in Beizhou, Jiang Miao had been more and more obedient to Li Chengzhong. She felt that "everything Li Chengzhong said was always correct, and everything Li Chengzhong did must be firmly supported." At this moment
Of course I won't object.
At this time, Li Chengzhong actually played a trick. Although he did not lead the troops, it was actually equivalent to placing himself in a position superior to the three group leaders. Everyone acted together, and he was the one who made this adjustment.
Or, although he only has Wang Dalang as his subordinate, will the three gang leaders not come to discuss things with him? What's more, Jiang Miao, his "direct descendant", fully supports him!
After making arrangements, Li Chengzhong ordered Zhao Da to get the dry food and pack it up one by one and distribute it to everyone. This "instruction" was necessary and beneficial to everyone, so it was normal. Zhao Da himself naturally
After obeying the instructions, Zhao Da's team leader Zhang Xingzhong didn't think there was anything wrong. This detail is very crucial. The power of habit is very scary. When everyone gets used to obeying Li Chengzhong's instructions, everything will be different.
Everyone sat quietly in the tent, and Li Chengzhong once again "instructed" Wang Dalang to use a knife to cut thin belts out of the cowhide tent, and then asked everyone to tie them to their shoes and tie them tightly, and then tied their calves. Everyone doubtfully followed Li Chengzhong's instructions.
The method taught is to put on a simple leggings, which feels a bit weird.
After Zhou Qidao was tied up, he jumped on the spot and frowned: "Li Lang, it's a little tight and not very comfortable."
Wang Dalang said: "Budou, why are you tied up like this?" Wang Dalang changed the title of Li Chengzhong from "Li Lang" to "Huotou", which showed that Li Chengzhong's authority was initially demonstrated.
Li Chengzhong explained with a smile, telling everyone that although the leggings felt a bit uncomfortable, they would run more efficiently. He did not explain too much about the benefits of wearing leggings to ensure that the legs and feet can run long distances. He just used it.
The easiest to understand is the word "quick". After saying this, everyone nodded. Indeed, everyone felt that the strength on their ankles increased.
While everyone was waiting anxiously, they heard the sound of horse hooves outside the camp. Li Chengzhong asked Wang Dalang to go out to investigate, and then they realized that Zhou Zhiyu was back! Everyone felt relieved. After a while, someone came to each tent to deliver orders.
Let everyone set up camp immediately. The camp of Jian soldiers immediately became noisy.
Youdu had already made preparations and was the first to rush to Zhou Zhiyu's Chinese army tent to wait. Not long after, the fifth battalion of Jianzong, with only 2,000 people left, gathered one after another. But because of the rush, everyone heard that
When they wanted to break camp and retreat, they were all in a panic. Many people didn't clean up at all. They just picked up their weapons and rushed over. They didn't even finish their clothes. It was a chaotic scene.
Zhou Zhiyu didn't care much. When he saw that it was almost done, he immediately ordered the whole team to set off and leave the camp to go north to catch up with the Chinese army. The civilian camp had already set off in advance under the protection of the Chinese army. There was food, grass and baggage there, so Zhou Zhiyu
Not even a single military weapon is needed.
The army crossed the city wall in the darkness and headed north silently. Most of the brothers suffered from night blindness, so they could only stumble forward with the help of the brothers who could see at night. After walking for more than an hour, they saw the direction of Weizhou.
A huge fire was ignited, and the fire lit half of the sky red, but it was the brothers at the rear who set fire to the baggage that had not been moved away in time. Everyone became more panicked and their pace quickened a lot.
After a while, I suddenly heard the sound of shouting and fighting behind me, and the sound quickly spread to the north. Anyone with a clear mind would understand that this was the arrival of the pursuers! The team broke up in an uproar, and everyone could no longer pay attention.
Not being able to form a formation, they started running forward in a hurry.