Li Lin led the infantry and also rushed into the camp.
The battle had ended long ago. The corpses of Jin soldiers lay all over the ground, and a large group of prisoners were forced into a corner of the camp, looking terrified.
"There are only a few real warriors, let me chase you!" Li Lin stepped on the corpse on the ground and said angrily.
Embarrassingly, the "corpse" screamed, got up from the ground, and was quickly caught again.
"Chase!" Li Lin tightened the heavy sword in his hand and said.
"General, how can we pursue the case?" an officer asked.
"Cavalry? Where are the cavalry?" Li Lin shouted, waving his heavy sword.
A cavalry officer trotted over and saluted, "Soldier and horse envoy."
For Forbidden Army units such as the Tianxiong Army, the cavalry in principle cooperates with the infantry in combat and is in a subordinate position. When facing the infantry general, they have no motivation at all and can only obey.
When it comes to promotion, it is generally easier for infantry officers to be promoted. After all, they have more people and usually command cavalry in combat. To put it simply, it is a bit similar to the relationship between infantry officers and artillery officers in later infantry divisions.
"The cavalry immediately march forward five miles to cover the front and both wings without making any mistakes!" Li Lin ordered.
"As ordered." The cavalry officer immediately ran out, gathered his troops, and carried out the order.
"Untie all the draft horses and carry the armor and spears." Li Lin said again.
The auxiliary soldiers immediately spread out like ants bursting into a nest, gathering their pack horses and draft horses. Some officers even contributed their own riding horses.
All things that hindered the marching speed were tied up and carried on horses. Everyone carried several days of food and water and traveled lightly.
After the order was given, no one wasted any time.
The soldiers were assembled immediately. No need for the officers to talk nonsense, everyone sat on the ground, ate some food and water, and maintained their swords and bows. These had almost become instincts and integrated into their body's muscle memory.
The auxiliary soldiers quickly untied the noose and fed the horses some salt water and bean cakes. Others organized the equipment, sorted it into categories, and began to tie it up.
The cavalrymen had already mounted their horses. At this time, the ban on riding horses on the road had been lifted, and everyone ran out happily, guarding the sides and front.
Half an hour later, Li Lin took the lead and advanced on foot.
Thousands of infantry followed him, advancing lightly and pursuing the Jin army.
The pursuit lasted until the afternoon. Li Lin climbed up a high slope and looked at the Jin soldiers who were escaping in a hurry in the field.
"Finally we caught a bunch of them!" He laughed, then frowned: "Where did the cavalry go?"
"There were Jin thieves and cavalry blocking them nearby, and just now someone came to complain. The fighting was fierce." Xie Bin, the envoy of the soldiers and horses in the right compartment, came over and said.
"We can't count on them anymore." Li Lin waved his hand and said: "If we continue to chase, the cavalry will probably fall behind and become a burden. General Jie, you can raid the formation here while I go down and fight."
"Okay!" Xie Bin said without any nonsense.
Li Lin led dozens of people and rushed down the slope.
A fight was already starting below. The Jin soldiers were chased up, their minds were agitated, and their momentum was a bit weaker. After being rushed to kill by thousands of warriors, the temporary defense line formed by horse-drawn carriages was broken on the spot.
The Xia army rushed in bravely, stabbing, slashing, smashing, and picking, killing the thieves and soldiers until they fell on their backs.
The battle only lasted for less than half an hour, and the Jin soldiers scattered everywhere and ran for their lives.
Li Lin only caught up with one tail, and after beheading a bandit with his sword as if to vent his anger, he stopped angrily.
"Don't worry about the prisoners, keep chasing!" He threw the heavy sword to the soldiers, jumped on a carriage, and said: "Don't worry about the remaining enemies, beat the drums to gather troops, and move forward."
The soldiers gathered slowly, talking and laughing loudly.
"The Jin thieves have no fighting spirit and are all in a hurry to go home."
"Are these all from Lu Longjun?"
"It's the Lu Long Army. Their old nest has been taken away. They are just a bunch of bereaved dogs."
"Go to Youzhou, grab money, grain, and women." - Bang! Li Lin rewarded him with an ear and neck, and said angrily: "The money and grain return to the public, and rewards will be based on merit. The general office will pick the women first, and the rest will be
Do you understand the rules of distributing meritorious officers to soldiers?"
The beaten soldier smiled 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 in line!" Li Lin said, "Let's go."
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Thousands of soldiers shouted in unison, with high morale.
****
Li Siben stood beside the horse road and looked at the last batch of Jin soldiers passing by, his face expressionless.
It could be seen that the Xia people were chasing closely, and the soldiers threw away everything they could for fear that they would not run fast enough.
Sometimes, you don't actually need to run faster than the Xia people, you just need to run faster than the friendly troops.
Although the Xia people were desperately pursuing them, every time they caught up with a group of people, they had to fight and lose 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 Xia Ren and running away quickly is the right way, and all veterans know it.
The horse snorted and sniffed the ground boredly.
Li Siben comforted his beloved horse and still stared at the south.
"Commander." More than ten generals gathered around and signaled with their eyes.
"Wait a moment." Li Siben said, "The Xia people haven't come here yet."
Everyone felt at ease and stepped aside.
Li Siben took a few steps and suddenly said: "If anyone wants to leave, you can leave now. It's normal to get together and part ways."
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one said anything.
"I have no choice but to test you." Li Siben said: "Most of your family property is in Jinyang. Suddenly, you are in Nantou, and the loss is not small. How can I feel sorry for you? Really, you can leave now if you want to, I don't
stop."
Speaking of this, several people came forward, bowed and saluted, and said: "It's not that I don't want to serve the commander, it's really..."
"I understand." Li Siben patted their shoulders and said, "We may meet again in the future."
Several people wept and said goodbye, then got on their horses and left.
Not only them, but more than a thousand cavalry also followed, heading towards Jinyang.
Li Siben sighed and continued to stand there, waiting quietly.
The thought of surrender has been tumbling in his heart for a long time. He had never made up his mind before. After this defeat, he suddenly realized that the prospects for Hedong and Youzhou would become extremely gloomy. After struggling and hesitating until today, he finally made up his mind and led his troops.
surrender.
It's ridiculous that when Li Cunzhang passed through this place, he repeatedly asked him to ambush the Xia soldiers and weaken their spirit, but the result was like this. Li Cunzhang probably did not expect it.
But to be honest, Li Siben was a kind person.
Firstly, he did not stop the soldiers who left voluntarily, and secondly, he did not fight back. He was already worthy of his old employer, and there is nothing to criticize too much. Everyone tried their best when the battle came to this point. Shao Shude was really too cunning, and he fought uninhibitedly and freely.
At the same time, it is solid and solid, and does not give you the slightest chance. What can you do?
It’s okay for others to like it. Anyway, Li Si was planning to surrender and had agreed with his subordinates. Now, the last group of people who had doubts are gone, which is good.
Li Siben had already waited until Haishi to encounter the main force of the Xia army that was pursuing them, and immediately sent people to contact them.
Li Lin was a little surprised when he heard about it. Because the cavalry that was clearing the road ahead came to report, Li Si's headquarters was originally ambushing behind the woods. When he saw the Xia army's cavalry who were pursuing them first, he came out to block them and did not let them pass. He was escaping.
The Jin army bought some time. This performance made Li Lin subconsciously think that Li Siben had cut off the rear here. He was just about to fight with him, but he didn't expect that he surrendered on his own initiative.
"General Li is really a kind man." Li Lin looked at Li Siben standing in front of him and sighed.
"Just do things with your heart and nothing else." Li Siben replied.
"Why did you surrender?" Li Lin asked.
"My uncle is wise and powerful and unstoppable, so he is willing to surrender." Li Siben said.
"That's alright." Li Lin said: "I will send someone to take you back to Cangzhou. General Kang's envoy is besieging Cangzhou City. You listen to his orders."
"Okay." Li Siben said nothing and agreed immediately.
After the 2,000 soldiers of the Shengsheng Army left, Li Lin entered the deserted Changlu County in the middle of the night.
The bandit army left in such a hurry that they didn't even want to stay here to stop them.
On the third day of October, he caught up with a group of Jin soldiers at Laoyadi, killed more than a thousand enemies and captured 1,300 people.
On the fourth night of October, they arrived at the Lutai Army. This time they encountered fierce resistance from the Jin Army. They fought for half the night, captured and killed more than 3,000 people, and conquered the city.
On the fifth day of October, we officially entered the boundary of Youzhou Town. Perhaps this was the first time that the royal master of the imperial court, no matter which court he belonged to, entered Youzhou from south to north after a difficult time.
There is no doubt that this is a historic moment.
When more than a thousand Tianxiong soldiers drank their horses by the Yongji Canal, and the soldiers pointed directly at Duliukou, the people of Youzhou felt a huge shock from a psychological level.
When the Xia people landed in Pingzhou, you could say it was a sneak attack. But this time they attacked from the south with overwhelming force. It was a frontal victory without any tricks, so there was no excuse.
Maybe times have really changed.
****
The day after Li Cunzhang escaped, Lu Yanwei, who had been guarding Nanpi County for many days, received the news and finally couldn't hold on any longer.
He took the remaining tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and ran all the way, but was overtaken by Long Xiang's army at the bank of Yongji Canal.
Lu Yanwei went to the front line in person and charged repeatedly with his own soldiers. He lost three horses in a row and suffered five or six injuries all over his body. In the end, it ended in a disastrous defeat.
In the battle between trapped beasts, more than 5,000 Cangjing soldiers were beheaded and more than 6,000 were captured. Lu Yanwei crossed the river in embarrassment with only more than 3,000 people and fled into Yingzhou territory.
Ge Congzhou commanded various troops and horses to pursue them all the way.
Lu Yanwei rushed to Jingcheng, but Long Xiang's army pursued him and defeated him.
Lu Yanwei turned and ran to the river. Long Xiang's army pursued him and captured the city in one day.
Lu Yanwei rushed to Mozhou, and Longxiang's army pursued him to Renqiu. He defeated the Jin army and thousands of local people, and Renqiu officials fled.
Lu Yanwei ran away again, leaving only his followers and hundreds of riders. Everyone looked haggard and dejected. If he hadn't been so depressed, he would have committed suicide long ago.
On the fourth day of October, Wang Rong sent troops north to fight with the Dingnan Army, and with the support of the Yi Cong Army, which came after hearing the news, they were driven back.
Wang Rongfu sent another envoy to seek peace.
Ge Congzhou was too lazy to pay attention to him and left a part of the Yi Cong Army to monitor Cheng De. After that, he led the main force of Long Xiang's army, more than 20,000 people, and went straight to Mozhou.
The rule of the Jin people in Youzhou was on the verge of collapse.
