Luo Youdu, Shi Shouxin, Cao Bin, and Zhang Qiong led two thousand cavalry southward.
This time Shi Shouxin rode on Liu Yanzhen, the "famous general" known as Han Xin of the Southern Tang Dynasty. He was in a particularly comfortable mood and said: "Brother Luo, this time we have defeated Liu Yanzhen. No matter what, we can beat Brother Zhao."
He fought this battle particularly easily and happily.
I have never fought such a simple battle in my life, so I naturally respect Luo Youdu even more.
He has a very good relationship with Zhao Kuangyin, but he has been suppressed by the other party for most of his life. This time he has made a great contribution, and he wonders if he can turn around.
When Luo Youdu heard this, he shook his head slightly and said, "This may not be true."
There is no other reason. He is neither a slanderer nor a boaster. Zhao Kuangyin is really powerful in the military.
Just as Luo Youdu said, Zhao Kuangyin won, and he won heartily, and the battle ended two days earlier than his side.
Compared with Liu Yanzhen, who controlled the navy of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Huangfu Hui's position was visible at a glance, so he stationed troops in Dingyuan County, looking for opportunities to go north to Shouzhou.
When Huangfuhui learned of Liu Yanzhen's plan to build a plank road to infiltrate Chencang secretly, he did not hesitate.
The result of Liu Yanzhen's spending a lot of money was that all the civil servants and generals of the Southern Tang Dynasty, whether they were traitors or sycophants, felt that he had extraordinary talents.
Huangfu Hui slowly moved northward, intending to attract the attention of Li Jixun's troops who were besieging the southern city of Shouzhou.
Zhao Kuangyin did not delay for a moment and rushed directly from the Zhou army camp to Huangfu Hui's tribe.
One of the two sides went eastward and the other went westward and met near Hengjian Mountain.
The two armies faced each other at a distance of a few miles, and neither of them attacked for a while.
Zhao Kuangyi was high-spirited and excited. He looked around the terrain, and the famous sayings of military strategists kept popping up in his mind, saying: "Brother, the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, so it is better to form a formation there and lure the enemy to attack."
He pointed to a high ground.
Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said: "That makes sense, but as a brother, I should go and test it first."
He ordered five thousand soldiers to advance slowly.
He rode directly towards the 30,000 Tang army on the other side and passed by.
Zhao Kuangyi was a little confused.
Not only Zhao Kuangyi, but also Huangfu Hui, the commander of the Fenghua Army, and Yao Feng, the commander of the Changzhou regiment, were also at a loss.
What does the other person mean?
Come alone? Surrender?
Huangfu Hui and Yao Feng sat on their horses and looked out.
Zhao Kuangyin got closer and closer, reaching a distance of a hundred steps.
Huangfuhui was about to call out.
Zhao Kuangyin suddenly clamped the horse's belly, hugged the horse's neck and rushed towards the 30,000 people.
Zhao Kuangyin shouted: "Only kill Huangfuhui, and the rest get out of here!"
Huangfu Hui became angry instantly. He was a vicious and martial person.
Back then, I lost my money in gambling and didn't want to pay, so I conspired with my accomplices to launch a rebellion and killed innocent people indiscriminately. When I met someone named Guo, I said I was going to break up the country and kill their whole family. When I met someone named Wan, I said I was going to destroy the country.
Kill ten thousand families, and then wipe out the other party's entire family.
Along the way, it can be said that he has a fierce reputation, and everyone is frightened.
Now a man comes to the army and says that he is going to be killed. How can he bear this?
I have an army of 30,000 people behind me, and you just rushed up to me and said you wanted to kill me. Do you really think that I am a fool?
Or do you think that the 30,000 troops behind me are just decoration?
Huangfuhui glared angrily and shouted angrily: "Boy! Don't be so arrogant..." He wanted to say that when grandpa became famous, you were still drinking milk.
But Zhao Kuangyin came too quickly. In the blink of an eye, he was already three feet away.
It was too late for him to speak.
But he was so brave that he instantly hit Zhao Kuangyin's helmet with the iron spear in his hand like a poisonous dragon.
Zhao Kuangyin simply and directly commanded him with a stick.
Weapons are intertwined.
Huangfu Hui felt a huge force from a flash flood rushing into his body, causing his muscles to stiffen, and his hands holding the iron gun to lose consciousness.
His gun actually didn't resist the momentum of the steel rod, and then he didn't know anything.
The steel rod hit Huangfuhui's head, and his head exploded like a huge force hitting a watermelon.
Zhao Kuangyin killed Huangfuhui with one blow, then swung the steel rod with his backhand and went straight towards Yao Feng.
Yao Feng screamed and wanted to save himself with a knife.
Zhao Kuangyin's stick technique was a holy one, combining hardness and softness. It turned the sweep into a stab, hitting Yao Feng right in the chest. He flew straight off the horse's back. His broken sternum pierced his internal organs, and he couldn't survive.
Zhao Kuangyin killed two generals in a row, immediately turned his horse's head, patted the horse and ran away.
No one among the 30,000 Tang troops reacted, and no one dared to pursue them.
In just the blink of an eye, all the generals and lieutenants were killed.
Zhao Kuangyin ran a hundred steps away, and after making sure he was safe, he thought of the suffocation accumulated in his chest these days, raised his head and roared, letting it out, like a tiger roaring in the forest, the sound shaking all directions.
The five thousand soldiers under his command also came nearby. Seeing Zhao Kuangyin who was like a god of war, their morale exceeded the limit.
Zhao Kuangyin pointed the long stick in the direction of the 30,000 Tang troops and shouted: "Crush them!"
Five thousand soldiers swarmed forward and crushed the 30,000 Tang troops to a rout.
Lie dead for thirty miles!
Zhao Kuangyin led five thousand soldiers and horses to pursue them all the way, and directly entered Dingyuan County, where the two were previously stationed, and seized a large amount of grain and grass supplies.
Zhao Kuangyi was beside him with excitement, he had won the battle!
It turns out that winning the battle is so easy.
Zhou Jun military camp.
The details of Luo Youdu's battle at Zhengyang were reported to Zhou Ying. Chief Guo Rongyang laughed: "First, Zhao Kuangyin defeated Huangfu Hui with force, and then Luo Youdu outwitted Liu Yanzhen. Based on these two victories, if the princes do not defeat Shouzhou, they must give it to them."
The competition is over."
Li Chongjin, Zhang Yongde, Li Jixun, Zhao Kuangzan, Yuan Yan, Yang Chengxin, Wu Xingde, Tang Jingsi, Zhang Congen, Jiao Jixun and other generals all had sullen faces, but had nothing to say.
Although it can be seen that Guo Rong intends to train the two of them, the results given by the two are indeed beautiful.
With only 5,000 soldiers, one person swept through the 30,000 Tang army head-on, and the other planned to annihilate the 24,000 naval divisions that the Tang army was proud of, and also captured a large number of naval warships.
It's absolutely stunning and I can't fault it.
The enshrining officer Wei Pi praised: "Commander Luo has captured hundreds of warships, which just solves your highness's urgent need. The preparation of our navy can be included in the plan in advance."
Li Jixun hummed: "I don't think so, the general. The Yuhou formation in Zhaodu killed two generals, which greatly increased the momentum of our army. We also captured 200,000 stones of grain and grass, which contributed greatly to our army's logistics. We should be rewarded. As for the navy,
, we have the support of Wu Yue and Wu Ping naval forces, so there is no need to rush to prepare and waste all our energy."
Although Luo Youdu's achievements have silenced most generals, compared to Zhao Kuangyin's popularity, Luo Youdu is still much inferior.
Controversies arose from time to time about which of the two contributed more.
Of course, the civil servants turned to Luo Youdu, and the generals mostly turned to Zhao Kuangyin.
"Report!"
At this time, another battle report came.
"The good news came from the Marquis of Yu from the capital of Zhao. He was afraid of our power in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The guard of Qingliu Pass surrendered at the pass, while the guard of Chuzhou fled without a fight. The Marquis of Yu from the capital of Zhao has entered Chuzhou. Please send troops and officers to take over."