When the escaped Gaoping King Liang and a group of more than a hundred people arrived at the foot of Taiyue Mountain, it was already dawn. King Liang was ill and could not bear the hardship, so he had to stop at a hidden hill.
After eating some food, everyone felt physically and mentally exhausted, and soon fell asleep.
Li Zhen was the only one looking up at the dark sky, unable to sleep. When he went to Luzhou, he saw with his own eyes the majestic military power of the Yan army. Compared with the current situation on his own side, he felt helpless in his heart. The more he thought about the future, the more he felt
The road ahead is bleak and there is really no hope. Not to mention that we are still under siege by the Yan army and cannot escape. Even if we escape back to Bianzhou, what will happen?
Yuan Cong's pro-army and Tingzidu, Zhu Youning's Jianwu Army, Shi Shucong's Baoda Army, Zhang Guihou's Zhenjun, Zhang Cunjing's Protector Army, Zhu Yougong's Longwu Army were all defeated, and Kang Huaiying's Baoyi Army was defeated.
Yang Shihou's Wuning Army and He Delun's Huazhou Army were also abandoned. Their destruction is not far away. When they return to Bianzhou, who can King Liang rely on?
Is it to rely on the hastily assembled troops from various states? Or is it Ge Congzhou, whose military power has surpassed that of his superior and whose loyalty is unknown? Henan is rich and has a large population. Li Zhen believes that as long as the Liang King regains a firm foothold after returning to Bianzhou,
It is not difficult to organize an army of hundreds of thousands again, but without these experienced soldiers on the Shangdang battlefield, how much combat strength can the army gathered again have? Can it be worthy of a single blow from the Yan army?
After Li Zhen discussed with Han Yanhui, he already knew that his dream of "defending the country" had been shattered. There was a war between heaven and man in his heart. All the way out of Gaoping, he kept thinking about Han Yanhui's final words to Luzhou when he left Luzhou.
What he said: "Han needs a helper. If Li Kuan is interested, no matter whether the King of Liang surrenders or fights, when the war here is over, we can find someone who is willing to talk to the King of Yan before he comes...
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Look at Yan Jun, how grand he is! Tell Li Zhen clearly. Whether it's surrender or fighting, it doesn't matter even if you insist on resisting. After the battle, you can consider helping me. I don't care!
Should he continue to be loyal to King Liang and repay King Liang for his kindness, or should he choose a good tree to live in for the sake of ambition? Li Zhen thought about it repeatedly, and finally exhaled the turbid breath in his heart deeply, and finally made up his mind.
After the sky brightened, King Liang became hysterical in his sleep. He kept mumbling inaudible words. Several of his guards listened closely and finally figured out what King Liang meant - King Liang was thirsty.
I want to drink honey water.
I was in such a hurry last night, how could I think of bringing honey water? The guards looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Jingxiang was awakened, he quickly came over to ask, sighed for a moment, and ordered the guards to feed water directly to the mouth of King Liang. He just lied.
King Liang said it was honey water.
We couldn't stay here for long, so Jingxiang ordered to set off immediately, but Li Zhen was missing after looking around. Another sergeant said that the war horse was missing a horse. Kang Huaiying and Shi Shucong were furious, gnashing their teeth and wanted to go back.
Li Zhen chased back, and Jingxiang stared blankly at the way he came. After saying "Everyone has his own ambition," he stopped the two of them and just urged them to get on the road as soon as possible. His eyes were full of desolation.
When Liang Wang was carried into Taiyue Mountain in a coma, Li Zhen rushed back to Gaoping.
At present, there are still more than 200,000 people in the coalition forces of the princes besieged in the narrow area of Gaoping and the Changping Passage to the north. The food and fodder can only last for a month, and failure is a foregone conclusion. What Li Zhen wants to do is to bring the entire army
The intact "offered" to the King of Yan as a qualification for promotion. Li Zhen was full of ambitions, and he did not want to have no place to display his talents and knowledge and accompany the King of Liang to be buried in vain.
The most important generals under King Liang died, some wanted to surrender, and some fled. Now the most powerful people are He Delun and Yang Shihou. He Delun's Huazhou Army is the most powerful, with about 50,000 people, and Yang Shihou's Wuning Army
There are more than 30,000 people. The rest are military leaders of all sizes, the most are thousands, the least are only a few hundred. Originally they were all tribes of Kang Huaiying and Shi Shucong, but Kang Huaiying and Shi Shucong
Cong fled with the king of Liang, and these people had no subordinates.
In addition, there were nearly 30,000 people from Wang Zongji of the Shu army and Li Shenfu of the Wu army. However, these two armies sat back and watched their friendly forces fall during the Battle of Bohequan, which was disliked by the two armies. Li Zhen also deeply hated them and treated them
Don't worry.
Li Zhen mobilized a team of swordsmen and axemen and hid them in the Gaoping County government office. Then he summoned He Delun and Yang Shihou and said bluntly: "In the battle of Bohequan, the army suffered heavy losses. The powerful troops were so lazy that they were not enough to fight. We also had no food or supplies."
It has been exhausted and is not enough for more than a month. The failure of the Northern Expedition is a foregone conclusion. Your Highness has taken refuge in Xishan (Taiyue Mountain is located to the west of Gaoping) and plans to go to Bianzhou to revive the flag. He has entrusted Li with the military affairs here. I would like to ask you now.
The two generals have come to discuss our journey together."
The King of Liang fled to Xishan and was short of food for more than a month. These two pieces of news exploded in the ears of He Delun and Yang Shihou, making them pale and shocked. For a long time, they asked in unison: "But when Your Highness leaves, what will happen?"
What strategy has been decided?”
Li Zhendao: "When someone returned from Luzhou, the Yan army said that within seven days, all armies would be required to abandon their armor, otherwise they would attack..." He shook his head and continued: "In fact, it doesn't take seven days, they only need to spend 7 days."
Last month, we all had to starve to death... His Highness means that he needs seven days, so we can delay here for seven days, and then we can surrender to the Yan army."
The seven-day period was Li Zhen's idea. After all, King Liang had been kind to him. Li Zhen hoped to give King Liang seven days, which could be regarded as an act of repayment and worthy of his conscience. After saying these words, Li Zhen
He raised the tea cup and slowly sipped the tea, while carefully observing the faces of He Delun and Yang Shihou. If the two insisted on fighting to the death, they would break the cup as a sign and cut them into pieces with swords.
In fact, Li Zhen was too worried, and the previous arrangements were completely redundant. After hearing what Li Zhen said, He Delun and Yang Shihou immediately lost the confidence to continue.
What He Delun kept thinking over and over again was that His Highness fled Xishan and took away Kang Huaiying, Shi Shucong and Jing Xiang, but he did not take me with him, and did not even inform him. It was a waste of time for me to fight for him for many years. The more he thought about it, the colder he felt in his heart.
, and at the same time a bit angry and dissatisfied.
Yang Shihou was once betrayed by his general. He served as a soldier under Li Hanzhi in his early years, but was sent away directly by Li Hanzhi, so his endurance was much stronger than that of He Delun. What he considered was that since he wanted to surrender, he must make some contributions
, trying to leave a good impression in front of His Highness King Yan. After pondering for some reason, he immediately said: "But according to Li's observation, Yang has no objection. It's just that the Shu Army and Wu Army, in case of unexpected events, do they need Yang?"
Someone mobilized troops for encirclement and suppression?"
Li Zhen showed approval, but did not answer Yang Shihou immediately. He turned his head and stared at He Delun, waiting for He Delun's reply. Yang Shihou was alert and immediately pressed the handle of the knife quietly. If He Delun had any objections, he would kill him directly.
——This is a great achievement!
It's a pity that He Delun didn't follow Yang Shihou's wishes. He shook his head, nodded again, and said sadly: "The situation is already like this, what else can He say... It's okay, just surrender, so as to leave some space for the brothers. A way to survive.”
Li Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and said: "When I entered Yan this time, Li was thinking that if he just surrendered, he would not have much status. The Shu army and the Wu army were very disgusting. In order to prevent their armies from changing, they must Take it down and use it as a gift."
Yang Shihou responded in a deep voice: "What Li Kuan said is absolutely true. If I mobilize my troops right now, I will definitely make sure that King Ran and the two thieves Li will not be able to escape!"
He Delun was still confused and confused, but Li Zhen shouted: "General He, this important matter here cannot be ignored!" Then he came to his senses and said with shame: "It's not He, I am working hard for His Highness. , His Highness actually abandoned it, I felt bad..."
Li Zhen and Yang Shihou were both silent.
In fact, at this time, Wang Zongji and Li Shenfu had already expressed their intention to negotiate peace with the Yan army, but they regarded themselves as guest armies. The Shu and Wu states were powerful and far away from Hebei, far more powerful than the Liang army today. He wanted to be more confident, so during the negotiation process with Han Yanhui, the conditions he offered were too high, and they could never reach an agreement.
The conditions of Wang Zongji and Li Shenfu were that the Yan army would allow them to return home without stopping them. For this reason, they were willing to turn against Liang Jun and stab Liang Jun in the waist. How could Han Yanhui agree to such conditions? Regardless of the Shu army, Whether Wu Jun is willing to serve as an internal response, Yan Jun does not need it at all.
Therefore, the negotiations have been dragging on for several days, and they have never been able to satisfy both parties. Han Yanhui has an attitude of being omnipotent, while Wang Shunhui and Li Shenfu want to wait and see, but they are destined to not be able to wait until Han Yanhui It's the day of compromise.
On the darkest day of December 3rd, the sergeants of the Shu-Wu allied army camp located in the temple village of Changping Passage were sleeping. On the hanging buckets of the north and south gates of the camp, the sergeants on guard were alerted by some movement at the same time. A moment later. A moment later, a group of sergeants emerged from the darkness, suddenly shouted and rushed towards the gate of the village.
The sergeant on guard hurriedly rang the alarm bell and spread the warning throughout the military camp. However, they themselves were hit by several arrows through their necks and fell into a hanging bucket. The Shu-Wu allied troops were awakened by the alarm bell and rushed out of the camp, but most of the sergeants were in a panic. , confused about the situation, running around like a headless fly.
The first batch of camp-breaking sergeants dispatched by He Delun and Yang Shihou were all capable of night vision. After they cut open the camp gate, they immediately sent a signal to the rear. In the blink of an eye, countless lamps and torches lit up, and the Huazhou Army and Wu The Ning army rushed into the Shu-Wu coalition camp from the north and south, and a killing spree began.
At dawn, 30,000 Shu-Wu coalition troops were slaughtered, and tens of thousands were beheaded. The rest were surrendered. Wang Zongji and Li Shenfu both died under the sword. Their bodies were later identified by soldiers of the Shu-Wu coalition troops, and their heads were captured by Liang Jun. .
After wiping out the Shu-Wu coalition forces, Li Zhen, He Delun, and Yang Shihou finally breathed a sigh of relief. With this "voucher of investment" in hand, they had some capital left to advance.
After cleaning the battlefield, the three of them summoned the rest of the Liang Army's military leaders to gather in the Gaoping County Government Office to discuss surrendering to the Yan Army. A dozen brave military leaders shouted "Fight to the death" and shouted for the swords and axes pouring out of the hall. They were beheaded on the spot with their hands, and the blood dyed the ground red. The rest were overwhelmed by the ruthless methods of Li Zhen and others, and seeing that the situation was over, they had to respond in unison. So they returned to camp, rectified their troops, and prepared to surrender. (Unfinished) To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!