A dead tree grows again when spring comes, and no one can grow young again twice.
——Excerpted from "Zengguang Xianwen·Part 1"
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Bai Fu Enwei joined forces, and all the rebels went their separate ways that night. Those who surrendered surrendered, and those who ran away ran away: the generals of the Huben Army surrendered, Ji Guangchen led his troops to Guangling, Yue Donghu led his troops to Jiangning, Feng Jikang led his troops to Baisha...
Most of the tens of thousands of King Yong's rebel troops fled in an instant.
King Yong was shocked when he heard this. The Huben army was the elite of the three armies, and it was his own family background to raise the army. How could he lose it?
King Yong hurriedly sent a group of personal soldiers to chase Ji Guangchen. The soldiers galloped through the starry night and finally caught up. King Yong's personal soldiers, the captain of the army, said: "General, His Highness King Yong promised that as long as the general continues to assist King Yong, King Yong is willing to grant you the title of
King Pingnan!"
Ji Guangchen smiled bitterly and said: "The power of King Yong is gone, and there is no longer the possibility of separatist control of Jiangdong.
It is only because I am still grateful for the kindness of King Yong that I met you, so I did not turn around and counterattack. I only want to surrender to the imperial court. If you force me again, don't blame me for turning my back and being ruthless, and cooperating with the Tang army to destroy you!"
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After hearing the reply from the military commander, Yongwang Li Lin sat down on the couch, feeling as if he had fallen from the sky to the earth.
At this moment, I could only hear the noise from the other side, and the shouts of killing were loud.
When King Yong Li Lin ascended the Danyang City Tower, he saw countless torches lit on the other side of the river, spreading along the river bank for dozens of miles.
The surface of the river was dim and densely packed with ships, as if thousands of troops were crossing the river.
Xue Yuzhan said tremblingly: "Your Highness, the Tang army is cunning and deceitful. They have been secretly claiming that they do not have enough troops. According to the number of torches, the Tang army should have an army of hundreds of thousands."
Before he finished speaking, detective horses came one after another to report that part of the Tang army had crossed the river. There were also signs of large armies gathering in the west and east of Danyang City. It seemed that the Tang army was going to launch a massive attack tonight.
Gao Xianqi, the trusted general of King Yong, said anxiously: "Your Highness, let's leave quickly. If we don't leave, the Tang army will besiege the city!"
King Yong Li Lin was so frightened that he had no time to clean up his possessions and escaped from Danyang City with his personal guards overnight.
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In the main tent of the Tang Army, a scout came to report: "I report to the three gentlemen that King Yong has taken the remnants of his troops, abandoned the city, and fled south.
Now the four gates of Danyang City are open, and the remaining officers and soldiers have laid down their weapons and surrendered to our army!"
The three Jiedu envoys Wei Zhi, Gao Shi and Lai Yi looked at each other and laughed. They captured Danyang City without spending a single soldier. Such meritorious service will be reported to the imperial court and they will be rewarded heavily.
It turned out that Bai Fu ordered the soldiers of the Tang Army to launch an offensive at night. The army in the north of the Yangtze River was bluffing, holding two torches and approaching the river. Against the backdrop of the water, it looked like four torches were burning. The scene was spectacular and the army was majestic.
At the same time, the rebels who returned to surrender did not need to cross the river to go north, but were ambushed in the west and east of Danyang City. When they saw the fire in Jiangbei, they immediately raised fire to respond.
In this way, the Tang army immediately transformed into an army several times larger than the rebels, which became the last straw to scare the rebels.
Upon learning that King Yong had escaped, Li Chengshi immediately ordered his general Zhao Kan to cross the river to pursue him.
King Yong's personal guards were all riding high-quality Dawan horses. The horses were extremely fast and Zhao Kan could not catch up.
Seeing that he was about to escape, King Yong let out a long breath. He personally handed over the water bag. King Yong Li Lin reined in the horse, raised the water bag, unplugged the cork, and poured it with his head raised.
Before a drop of water entered the throat, a "swish" sound was heard, and a powerful arrow pierced the water sac.
King Yong Li Lin was shocked, and his soldiers quickly extinguished their torches, raised their shields, and surrounded King Yong among the cavalry.
It was pitch dark around the cavalry, and it was unknown where the arrow came from. There seemed to be an ambush by archers in the dense woods and reeds.
It is not advisable to stay here for a long time.
King Yong Li Lin gave an order, and the personal guards sped up.
With a "whoosh", another powerful arrow flew and killed the cavalry in the cavalry that was lagging behind on the spot. The personal guards quickly changed their formation, from a column to a formation of wild goose feathers.
"Poof", another man fell off his horse, and he was still the last cavalryman in the cavalry.
The archer was like a cat playing with a mouse, deliberately teasing Yong Wang Li Lin. He was not in a hurry to kill all the personal guards, but shot them one by one.
Whoever falls at the end of the cavalry will be killed.
The cavalry galloped less than a mile, and already more than a dozen soldiers were killed by cold arrows. Fear permeated the guards.
The archer must be behind you!
Prince Yong's adopted son Li Xuan turned his horse around and personally led a dozen soldiers with high martial arts skills to turn back to stop the attack. Behind him was a sky full of black mist, like a black abyss. Li Xuan led his army into the black mist.
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There was no expected sound of fierce fighting, nor the neighing of horses. The dozen or so people seemed to disappear out of thin air.
King Yong couldn't help but swallowed hard.
While swallowing, a war horse slowly ran out from the black mist. The war horse was carrying a swaying Li Xuan. Li Xuan's face was pale and his eyes were hollow.
The war horse rushed to the side of everyone. Li Xuan tilted his body, and his big head fell in front of the horse. Only a headless corpse was left sitting on the horse, with blood gushing from his neck!
"The evil ghost demands his life!"
A primary school student was frightened on the spot, screamed, and fainted.
The generals were so frightened that they panicked and fled in all directions. They no longer cared about King Yong's life or death.
King Yong Li Lin was so distraught that he whipped his horse whip, scurried away with his head in his arms, and fled. Half an hour later, the horse under him made a flapping sound, fell to the ground, gasped for breath, foamed at the mouth, and died of exhaustion on the spot.
King Yong Li Lin looked around, only one general, Gao Xianqi, and four soldiers were left.
King Yong Li Lin burst into tears and collapsed on the spot.
When King Yong Li Lin fell off his horse, his helmet was thrown off. At this time, his hair was disheveled and he looked like a madman. King Yong swung his long sword and slashed randomly, shouting at the darkness behind him: "Come on, it's a human or a ghost, come out!"
The black fog slowly dissipated, and a man and a horse stepped out.
The person who came was wearing a large black cloak, and the cloak covered his head and face so that his face could not be seen clearly. This person held a carved bow in his hand, with sharp arrows and cold light. The black horse beneath him was cold and powerful, silent and silent.
In the darkness, this man rode, icy cold, exuding the aura of death, like a messenger from the underworld, chasing souls, making people shudder.
Gao Xianqi and four soldiers were trembling and did not dare to approach.
The man of darkness walked to Yongwang Li Lin and slowly opened his cloak.
"It's you! You're not dead yet?!" King Yong Li Lin was horrified.
"Some people say that the 'Fu' in my name means Fu for revenge! If you think about it carefully, it really makes sense.
Even if I die before my revenge is avenged, I will borrow my life from the Lord of Hell and drag you to hell." Bai Fu said coldly.
"Let me go, I will return your junior sister to you, I will give you the throne, and I will agree to whatever you want! I don't want to die!" Yong Wang Li Lin cried bitterly, kneeling on the ground, his head was pounded like garlic, and he was peeing.
Crossflow.
"Thank you, leave your woman to someone else!" Bai Fu sneered.
Yong Wang Li Lin suddenly remembered something and took out a few booklets from his arms, which were the martial arts secret books that Bai Fu gave to Yang Yichan. Yong Wang Li Lin knelt on the ground, raised his hands high, and held the book in the palm of his hand.
Bai Fu stretched out his hand and grabbed it in the air. The books flew into Bai Fu's hands like a siphon. Bai Fu flipped through a few pages casually, and the handwriting was still clear.
Bai Fu's face was expressionless, and with a twist of his palm, the booklet suddenly turned into scraps of paper, like a fluttering butterfly, disappearing in the wind.
Bai Fu didn't even look at King Yong who was kneeling on the ground begging for mercy. He trusted in the horse and slowly disappeared into the darkness...
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On the way back, Chen Honghu frowned and asked in confusion: "Brother Fu, your hatred is as deep as the sea, so you just let him go?"
Bai Fu smiled calmly and said: "I don't need to do anything, there are people who don't want him to live in this world. Why do we need to be notorious for killing Li Tang's family."
Chen Honghu nodded.
After Bai Fu left, the general Gao Xianqi and four soldiers continued to support King Yong and fled southward, passing through Poyang and Yugan, trying to escape to Lingnan.
In late February of the second year of Zhide, the Jiangxi envoy Huangfu Qian captured Yongwang Li Lin in Dayuling and immediately killed him in the inn.
King Yong was defeated and died, and the news reached the court. Suzong was heartbroken, hid his face and sobbed, and angrily scolded all the officials: "Since Huangfu Qian captured my brother alive, why not send him to the Supreme Emperor of Shu County?
This person dares to kill my younger brother without my will and cut off my brotherhood. His heart is to be punished! He will be removed from his official position and will never be hired again!"
Huangfu Qian's attempt to kill King Yong was not only in vain, but was actually punished. Suzong's thoughts had been revealed to Bai Fu a few months ago. When Chen Honghu heard about it, he was filled with admiration. This is something to say later, so I won't express it here.
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Ding Dong was not interested in King Yong's life or death at all. He couldn't put it down and played with Bai Fu's folding riding bow.
This is a recurved tendon bow. The bow body is made of Liaodong iron birch, the wood is hard. The bow string is made of fine steel wire twisted and woven with beef tendon, which is elastic and tough.
Ding Dong was filled with envy and praised: "Brother Fu, the head of the Tang Dynasty has been so kind to you. He even gave you the treasured bow 'Xingyu' of the Tang Sect!"
Bai Fu took the carved bow, stroked its spine, and said calmly: "I renamed this bow, hoping that it would be reborn from the ashes."
"Oh, tell me." Ding Dong folded his fan and put it away, curious.
"Yaiju!"
Ding Dong was stunned and laughed loudly: "Cai! What a great Yaizhen, happy to grudge and wipe out the enemies!"