Northern Dynasties

Chapter 607 Sweeping Handong
At the foot of the mountain, the sound of drums is urging people, the flags are hunting, the sound of horseshoes is like thunder, the birds and beasts startled away, and people and animals don't stop.

This time, Li Tai did not go into battle and gallop to kill the enemy. Instead, he was sitting in Wanshan Temple, which had just been captured from Liu Zhongli's troops, and ordered his Jingqi troops to split up and outflank the battlefield. They had already fled in the mountains. Liu Zhongli's Ministry of Wu.

Knowing that Lord Lang had returned to the army so far, He Ruodun happily rushed to greet him, and happily talked about how Liu Zhongli rushed into the city not long ago, but was killed by himself.

Li Tai was terrified when he heard that Liu Zhongli had led his troops into the city.If Xiangyang City changes hands, it will have a great impact on his entire Jianghan plan.

At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that there are indeed no worthy men under his reputation, he must be cautious when facing a veteran general like Liu Zhongli who has been famous for a long time, otherwise a single negligence may reverse the good situation.

He did have the intention of making a big show of momentum and creating the illusion of a large army going west, thereby luring Liu Zhongli to leave his old nest in Anlu and go north to invade Xiangyang.At that time, he will be able to lead the return troops from Hanzhong, plus Yang Zhong who had stayed in Mianbei to spy on Handong, and the defenders of Xiangyang City.

This trip to Hanzhong, Li Tai naturally played at a super level, did not waste any time, and returned to the army as soon as Da Xiwu arrived in Nanzheng City, but he still did not return to the army before Liu Zhongli invaded Xiangyang. It can be seen that Liu Zhongli is full of opportunities Grasp the swiftness.

Of course, what surprised Li Tai the most was that the Yueyang King Xiao Xi was in such a powerful city, yet he let Liu Zhongli invade the city so easily, almost ruining his own affairs.No matter who these Nanliang clans cooperate with, they are playing the role of pig teammate to the fullest!

If Li Tai hadn't arranged He Ruodun in Xiangyang to turn the tide at a critical moment, then what Li Tai would face after returning would no longer be Liu Zhongli who was hooked and at a loss, but the city of Xiangyang under Liu Zhongli's control!

"After this battle, He Ruodun's reputation will surely deter Jiang Han! Liu Zhongli loses his mind, and uses his body as a step to help you become famous!"

Although He Ruodun's frequent venomous tongue made people quite uncomfortable, but he had to say that his talent was definitely among the best in his sect, especially the preservation of Xiangyang this time, which surprised Li Tai even more.

When He Ruodun heard Li Tai's praise, he immediately beamed with joy, waved his hands again and again and said humbly: "I see that Xiangyang's defense of the city is mediocre in both civil and military affairs, and I know in my heart that Lord Lang sent me here for such a critical situation. Save the situation at all times, so stay on the alert and dare not relax!
Although I am brave and strong, I am powerful and outnumbered, but when it comes to the fundamentals, Liu Zhongli still loses to the master's ingenious arrangement!The former let go of his person in the battle, please let the servant catch this disciple for the Lord Lang! "

After Li Tai heard the words, he also smiled, and raised his hand to ask his soldiers to bring a dragon-patterned lance, and then he gave it to He Ruodun with his own hands, and said with a smile: "Hold this sharp blade, and continue to make great achievements!"

The first time he got this horse lance, He Ruodun immediately felt good, overjoyed in his heart, he folded his arms and bowed and said: "Master, please wait here for a while, I will return you when I enter the battle to pick and kill the leader of the thief!"

At this time, the scope of the pursuit battlefield has spread and expanded, and all the powerful soldiers under Liu Zhongli's command fled to the wilderness, only a few cronies still guarded him, escorting Liu Zhongli to flee to the south, hoping to get rid of the pursuers and escape from the battlefield.

At this time, there were still nearly a hundred healthy soldiers chasing behind, and the distance between them was getting closer and closer, but a river channel with a width of more than ten feet suddenly appeared in front of them.Liu Zhongli and his soldiers rushed across the pontoon bridge, and then hacked and damaged the pontoon bridge from the opposite bank.

"Liu Nuxiu go!"

At this moment, He Ruodun had already led his troops to kill here, seeing Liu Zhongli was already on the other side, he couldn't help shouting for an invitation to fight.

But the roar made Liu Zhongli feel even more frightened, Dang even got on his horse again, and continued to run southward with the rest of his troops.However, just after he ran several feet away, one of the pursuers blocked by Qubei got off his horse, pulled up his strong bow, and shot an arrow towards the opposite side.

This powerful arrow shot directly through the river, and hit Liu Zhongli's back shoulder blade on the south bank. After being hit by the arrow, Liu Zhongli fell off his horse. Fortunately, he was supported by his cronies, who pulled him back on the horse and continued to run away.

"Good at archery! What's the boy's name?"

Although He Ruodun failed to stop Liu Zhongli, after seeing this scene, he couldn't help admiring, and pointed to the soldier who shot Liu Zhongli and asked.

The soldier hastily put away his strong bow, crossed his hands in salute to He Ruodun, and said, "I tell you general, my humble name is Pi Jinghe, and now my lord, Li Dadu, is supervising novices in internal shooting."

He Ruodun knew that Lord Lang had a small guard team, but everyone was good at riding and shooting, and the archers who had to be selected were all elites in the army. He heard that the young sergeant in front of him also belonged to this group, so Then he said with a smile: "You are a novice archer. You really have good skills. Although you have escaped from the leader of the bandit today, you will surely become famous if you follow the command of the lord!"

Speaking of this, he remembered that the Lord Lang had just commented that he was going to be famous all over Jianghan, and he couldn't help laughing again with a smug face.

People from all walks of life on the battlefield returned one after another, and at this time Yueyang King Xiao Xi came here in a hurry from the city, with a lingering fear expression on his face, he opened his mouth and cursed at Liu Zhongli who did not talk about martial arts, cheated and tricked him to attack Xiangyang.

After learning that Liu Zhongli's attacking troops were defeated, King Yueyang heaved a long sigh of relief, and thanked Li Tai who came back in time and He Ruodun who turned the tide in the city: "The Liu thief is treacherous and cunning, tempted me Going east, if General He Ruo hadn't been guarding the mansion from time to time, led the crowd to attack, and killed the thieves, Xiangyang City would have almost failed! Fortunately, Boshan, you returned in time to help and wiped out the thieves in the wild, which only delayed your plan to enter Hanzhong. It is really……"

Speaking of this, King Yueyang put on a shameful expression again, and Li Tai waved his hands and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, there is no need to apologize for this. Hanzhong has been conquered, and I just came here triumphantly. Take advantage of this victory." Break one more enemy."

"What? Hanzhong has, unexpectedly..."

King Yueyang's eyes widened immediately after hearing this, and he looked at Li Tai with disbelief. Li Tai took the route north from Xiangyang, and King Yueyang naturally knew the exact date of his trip. Time will settle the huge Hanzhong.

After recognizing the nature of King Yueyang's pig teammates, Li Tai didn't bother to show off his military exploits in front of him. Instead, regarding Liu Zhongli's attack on Xiangyang, he proposed to station a boat division not far to the west of Xiangyang to support Xiangyang nearby. .

King Yueyang hadn't recovered from the shock of Xiangyang being taken away, and he was shocked to hear the news that Hanzhong was also taken care of. Hearing Li Tai's request now, he nodded half in fear and half in flattery. .

Although there are still tens of thousands of people in Xiangyang City today, after this incident, King Yueyang could not do without Li Tai's military assistance, and he did not dare to refuse it at all.

Li Tai first stayed in Xiangyang for a while, and sent a fast boat to Caiyang City on the other side of the Han River to inform Xiangyang of the battle situation here, and informed Yang Zhong, who was stationed in Xinye, not to join here, and immediately launched a strategy against Handong.

Because Liu Zhongli ordered Ma Bofu to enter Xiagushu before, which directly threatened the heart of Jingzhou, Yang Zhong moved to the other side to besiege Xiayushu.It was not the first time he had attacked Xiayu Garrison, the gateway to Suizao Passage, and Ma Bofu, the defender, did not have any outstanding defensive skills. After several days of siege by Yang Zhong, he gradually became exhausted and surrendered directly to the city.

After capturing the Xiagu Garrison and subduing the Mabo Fu, Yang Zhong knew that Liu Zhongli had launched an attack on Xiangyang from the south route. After informing the troops of the news, Yang Zhong quickly led his [-]-step cavalry straight to the distance. Go to Caiyang City not far from Xiangyang.

Originally, Yang Zhong also guessed that Liu Zhongli might go northward along the Han River and attack Xiangyang by land and water, so he stayed in Caiyang City, planning to give Liu Zhongli a head-on blow when Liu Zhongli's army entered here.

When the battle situation in Xiangyang was sent to Caiyang, Yang Zhong learned of Liu Zhongli's marching trajectory, and after Li Tai was ordered to launch an attack on the Eastern Han area on his own, Yang Zhong immediately acted like a tiger out of the fence, bluntly pointing out that his troops were on Ma Bofu's side Under the leadership of a local tyrant named Sui Lu, he went directly south along the Han River, captured Qixing, Changzhou and other cities one after another, and encountered Liu Zhongli's remaining troops in Shicheng.

Liu Zhongli led [-] fine riders to attack Xiangyang, but they were defeated, and there were very few of the [-] fine riders who were able to return.But he still has nearly [-] followers in Shicheng, and his power should not be underestimated.

So far Yang Zhong attacked, there were still only more than [-] troops in his headquarters. Seeing that the enemy was outnumbered, all the troops advised Yang Zhong to stay here temporarily and wait for the troops from behind to arrive before attacking Liu Zhongli.

"If the army loses its strength, it will definitely be defeated! Although Liu Zhongli's division has many troops, they have no fighting spirit. If they are defeated by an attack, why are they pretending to be the rear division!"

After watching the enemy's formation for a while, Yang Zhong immediately made a decision to set up his infantry several miles away from the Han River, and then he himself led [-] elite cavalry to charge towards Liu Zhongli's army.

The fact was exactly as Yang Zhong expected, although Liu Zhongli still had a large army, he was timid and slow to respond. When he saw Jingqi rushing towards him, he subconsciously shrank back, and the formation suddenly collapsed.

Yang Zhong led his troops to rush through this crowded but scattered army formation, and the soldiers began to flee to the surrounding fields, and Liu Zhongli's large tent of the Chinese army was also exposed.

Originally, Liu Zhongli's men were still waiting for him to escape to another place, but Liu Zhongli was slow to move after being injured by an arrow, and Yang Zhong himself was one of the most valiant generals in Beizhen, so how could Liu Zhongli be allowed to flee to another place? Feeling his position, he immediately led his troops to fight and captured Liu Zhongli.

After capturing Liu Zhongli, Yang Zhong took advantage of the victory to defeat the Jingling defenders while dispatching his troops to report to the rear, and then turned to Anlu, Liu Zhongli's old lair.

However, at this time Li Tai had no time to applaud Yang Zhong and celebrate his achievements. He stayed in Xiangyang for a short period of two days. After he had just arranged for Zhu Meng to lead the navy back from Xingzhou to the west of Xiangyang City, he had to send a report to the Sanya Dao barbarians from the Jingzhou headquarters. The disturbance seemed to be the news that Murong Shaozong of the Eastern Wei Dynasty drove the crowd to invade, so he went north and returned to the town without stopping.

(End of this chapter)