Northern Dynasties

Chapter 486
"Quick, quick!"

On the road on the south bank of Gushui, Li Tai rode his horse and galloped, while looking back at his subordinates who kept urging him. At this time, besides anxiety, Li Tai was also mixed with a lot of dumbfounding.

Since he came to this world, he rarely recalled the events of later generations, but today he remembered a popular science program called "Approaching Science".This program taught him a truth, that is, many seemingly mystical phenomena often have a simple and simple reason.

Some of the dynamics in the enemy camp tonight are a bit hard to explain and make people unclear, but there may also be a very simple reason, for example, the enemy general is drunk...

Although this reason seems absurd and ridiculous, after realizing this possibility, Li Tai quickly remembered that the last guy who was drunk and defeated in Qianjinyan was much better than Xue Guyan. Emperor Liu Yao.

But after all, this was just Li Tai's own guess, so he only led the [-] elite cavalry who were preparing for a night attack before as the forward, and the rear cavalry was handed over to Liang Shiyan and Gao Le to lead and follow.In this way, even if the judgment is wrong, the whole army will not fall into the trap.

But when he saw that the enemy camp was already in sight, and the fields were already full of galloping unowned horses, Li Tai knew that he was worrying too much. .And his thinking is too normal, and he has completely failed to catch up with the thinking level of Xue Guyan, a drunk.

"Whoever captures and kills the thief general Xue Guyan will be rewarded with [-] bolts of silk! Go!"

Li Tai rode his horse towards the already panicked enemy camp, shouting for rewards.It's not that he can't afford a higher price, but he just stubbornly thinks that Xue Guyan should not be more expensive than Gao Aocao.

At this time, in the enemy camp, there was already a chaos of people turning their backs on their backs and running around in a panic. There was no order at all.The reason for such confusion was not only because He Ruodun destroyed the enemy's horse camp, but also because Han Xiong, who was supposed to be trapped in the isolated city, led his troops out.

The enemy army had already assembled at Haishi, and Han Xiong's troops, who were the first to bear the brunt, naturally did not dare to neglect, and put on their armor early and prepared to fight.But it took nearly an hour to wait, and the enemy had not yet launched an attack.

Just when Han Xiong was full of doubts, the enemy soldiers who had gathered in the battalion were shocked to hear that the horses had blown up the camp and fled. The exhausted and anxious soldiers naturally wanted to separate to surround them.

Han Xiong, who has been paying close attention to the movement of the enemy army, saw this chaotic scene with his own eyes, so how could he miss it? Even if he led [-] troops in full armor to attack the enemy camp gate, the scattered enemy army suddenly became more and more serious. Without hesitation, the gate of the camp was quickly breached by Han Xiong, and some of the enemy soldiers who had gathered in a hurry were also killed and retreated again and again.

As Li Tai led the Jingqi into the enemy camp, the situation suddenly became even more disastrous.

These enemy soldiers can be said to be brave, and even in such a chaotic situation, some soldiers collected horses and formed battle formations under the orders of their respective commanders, forming several combat teams of hundreds of people, shouting in the barracks. Drinking and wandering, trying to reorganize the troops.

But what they had to deal with was not only the enemy who had already entered the camp, but also those terrified and unrestrained comrades, especially the latter.There were many soldiers who were reluctantly organized, but soon the panic surged in their hearts again and they fled, so that even the original formation organization was destroyed.

"You go to the big tent of the bandits as soon as possible to attack and kill them, and the others will follow me to chase down the remaining bandits!"

In the process of rushing to kill the enemy camp, Li Tai quickly saw the troops of Han Xiong's troops, and quickly explained the mission to him, while he led the other troops to go straight to the camp where there was a gathering of troops. , What Leng Feng pointed at was like a huge warhammer, crushing and beating the camp repeatedly, killing and disintegrating the enemy troops that were still in formation into defeated soldiers one by one, and they could no longer reunite.

At this time, after some attacks, Han Xiong and the others also managed to enter the camp of the enemy's central army, and seized tokens such as the talisman, flag and banner that the enemy general had hastily discarded near the camp, but they did not see them. The trace of the enemy general Xue Guyan was discovered.

In the camp at this time, the fierce battle had gradually come to an end. Many routs fled across the camp, and those who were still self-confident and stubborn in the camp were gradually besieged and killed. Please drop.

Han Xiong ordered people to quickly search several nearby camps, and selected a few commanders and generals from among the prisoners to ask the general where he was going one by one, but there was no result. It was basically certain that the enemy general Xue Guyan had escaped from the camp.

When Li Tai learned of this situation, he immediately frowned.The inability to capture and kill the enemy's chief general is not only related to the size of the credit, but also means that the enemy's organizational power and command system cannot be completely disintegrated.

The current situation in the enemy camp seems miserable, but in fact, less than half of the enemy soldiers were actually killed or captured, and the rest were still fleeing.After the enemy general fled here, he could still recruit and reorganize the defeated soldiers in the process of fleeing, restore a certain combat effectiveness, and even fight back.

In particular, some troops with Qingqi as the main force often agree with the commanders and generals of the armies on a post-war assembly place before the battle, so that they can gather as soon as possible after the battle is unfavorable.

"Report to my lord, the bandits fled to the east with Buqu. General He Ruo has already followed him, and I will tell my lord to send troops to help!"

Just as Li Tai was thinking about where to pursue, a soldier who had previously followed Ho Ruodun was drawn to cross his hands and report.

Li Tai was overjoyed when he heard the words, and at this time the cavalry from the rear had already arrived at the camp, so he ordered Gao Le to lead five hundred elite cavalry, one man and two horses, to continue to pursue eastward, and at the same time, he also sent the captured Xue Guyan gave it along with the banner, which can be used to confuse the public in some cases.

After running around and fighting, Li Tai was already exhausted, but his spirit was still very high.When he walked into the big tent of the enemy camp, he couldn't help laughing when he saw the fragments of wine urns and clay pots on the ground, as expected.

It wasn't until dawn, when the sky was about to break, that the enemy's battlefield was initially cleaned up, and the horses naturally gained the most.

Although these war horses fled everywhere due to fright yesterday, they returned one after another after dawn. In the early morning, more than 2000 war horses gathered again in the horse camp.As for the accessories such as saddles, bridles and stirrups, a full three to four thousand pairs were confiscated.More than 500 people were killed and more than [-] people were captured.

It can also be seen that this army is indeed an elite group. In the chaotic and disadvantaged situation last night, most of the enemy soldiers were still able to avoid the fate of being killed or captured. This ability to save life is absolutely leveraged.If it wasn't for Xue Guyan's unreliable general, Li Tai would have to fight a hard and brilliant battle if he wanted to defeat this team.

As the troops from the back road also arrived at Jingu City, in order to prevent those defeated soldiers from regrouping in the vicinity and returning here, besides the troops from Gao Le's troops who went east to hunt down, Li Tai dispatched several teams Pursue and suppress those defeated soldiers in the left and near, in order to eliminate as many remaining viable forces as possible of this group of troops.

When Han Xiong led his troops into the camp in the middle of the night, Xue Guyan had already woken up. Although he woke up, he was still very drunk, his body was swaying, and it was difficult for him to wear armor to fend off the enemy. First take advantage of the chaos to escort his people out of the camp and flee eastward, hoping to lead his troops back after he wakes up.

The group first arrived at the northeast corner of the old city of Luoyang, more than ten li away, but they did not stay for long, and the soldiers sent to attract the defeated troops never returned. To avoid being chased by the enemy, they had to Continue to get on the horse and flee eastward.

Although He Ruodun did not appear in the sight of the fugitives in front, he has been chasing and biting the rear, and he is not alone. Except for one soldier who has been accompanying him, there are nearly 20 people following him.

These people are not the righteous men from the village he recruited nearby, but the scattered soldiers of the Eastern Army who have been recruited all the way from last night to now.These scattered soldiers were not coerced captives, but disciples who sincerely attached themselves to Ho Ruo Dun.

It may be unthinkable to say this, but in the troubled times, these soldiers each have a very strong admiration complex.In the minds of some soldiers, this complex even surpassed loyalty to the regime.They don't care which side they work for, they just want to follow a strong master.

He Ruodun directly conquered these admirers on the battlefield by relying on his shooting skills that hit every shot without fail, and made them turn to follow him and hunt down their original leader.

When Gao Le and his party caught up, more than 30 soldiers had already gathered around He Ruodun.

In the matter of chasing and killing Xue Guyan, these twenty-five boys were more enthusiastic and fanatical than all the soldiers of the Western Army. Occasionally, when they were chased and lost, they brainstormed and discussed where Xue Guyan might go. Only then did they re-track the target.

Because he was being chased so closely, Xue Guyan had no time to stop and appease the defeated troops, so he could only flee all the way to the northeast.After fleeing for half a day like this, two of the horses under his crotch were killed in a row, Heqiao was finally in sight, and there were only a few soldiers left beside him.

"As long as you enter the city, stick to the city..."

Looking at Heyang South City on the river bank ahead, a tired soldier murmured.

However, Xue Guyan shook his head after hearing the words and said: "The soldiers and horses in the city are all lost to the south, and there are only a few thousand soldiers left today. How can we stop the bandit army, tigers and wolves? Entering the city is a desperate situation. Hurry up to the north to call for reinforcements and then recruit troops." Only by killing him can we get revenge!"

Most of the Fan soldiers staying in the southern city of Heyang are Hebei Han children. Xue Guyan only works as slaves on a daily basis. He didn't intend to go back to the city to guard at all, but rushed directly to the river bridge and continued to flee north.

"Dog thieves escape quickly!"

Seeing Xue Guyan and his entourage rushing up the bridge to the north from afar, He Ruodun sighed with regret on his face, then looked at Heyang South City, where the crowds of people were surging above the city a few miles away, and at the place where Gao Le and his entourage lived. Carrying the flag, he laughed cheerfully and said, "It's time for me and Liangbi to accept this thief's nest!"

(End of this chapter)