Northern Dynasties

The battle that just ended outside the White Horse Temple can be described as a hearty victory.

The soldiers who accompanied Li Tai north from Jingzhou only regarded it as a continuation of their winning streak. However, for Han Xiong, Wei Xuan and other Heluo Yishi who had been suppressed for more than two years, this great victory was It’s so exciting!

There were nearly a thousand war horses captured on the battlefield alone in this battle, and most of them had no injuries on their bodies. They were just a little tired and could continue to be ridden after a short rest.

As for the captured Northern Qi soldiers, there were even more, more than [-] of them dead and injured.It should be noted that the total number of troops invested by the Northern Qi Dynasty in this battle was only over [-], which resulted in a direct loss of nearly one-third. Even if the other troops successfully returned, it would be difficult for them to exert their strength without a long period of rest and reorganization. Fighting ability.

In addition to the capture of men and horses, the most important thing is the collection of armor and supplies.When the Northern Qi troops evacuated the battlefield outside the White Horse Temple, they were actually in a state of panic and collapse. In order to speed up their escape from the battlefield, the cavalry soldiers behind them abandoned all discardable armor and equipment to reduce weight.

Therefore, the soldiers of the Western Wei Dynasty also collected a large number of armors and artifacts on the battlefield, and transported them all back to the White Horse Temple in carriages that were also abandoned on the battlefield. They piled them high in the temple's vestibule, filling the vestibule to the brim.

Seeing this scene, Han Xiong, Wei Xuan and others seemed to have returned to the time when they followed Li Taiyong to capture Heyang and plunder supplies. However, many of the people who fought side by side at that time could not wait for this moment of victory and died. During the difficult battles of the past two years or so.

For a while, several people couldn't help but feel a lot of emotions, and Wei Xuan couldn't help but shed tears. He lowered his head and sobbed: "How I wish that General Li could suppress Heluo forever and lead a certain class to defeat the bandit army! Although a certain class of people did not lose He has the ambition to serve the country, but he only has the courage of an ordinary man. If a wise general like General Li takes charge of the command, the thieves will not be able to defeat him..."

These words also expressed the thoughts of many righteous soldiers. If the last time we fought side by side was during the Hou Jing Rebellion in the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the army of the Western Wei Dynasty came out together, then this time it was Li Tai who single-handedly defeated the enemy. The army was spinning around.

After this great victory, although the situation between the enemy and ourselves in Heluo could not be said to be completely reversed, it was undoubtedly greatly improved compared to before.At this time, it was only more than ten days before Li Tai returned to the Heluo area.

With such a huge disparity in power between the enemy and ourselves, these Heluo Yishi were still able to persist in fighting the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi. Their ambition and combat effectiveness were indeed very tenacious.

But as Wei Xuan said, they lacked a commander who could coordinate the overall situation and be resourceful to coordinate all parties, so battles with the enemy often had to be head-on.And since they themselves are weak, they will naturally have little advantage in such a battle.

Han Xiong knew that Li Tai's situation in Jingzhou was now more powerful, and it was not up to him to decide which side he would sit in. If this topic continued, it would be a bit embarrassing, so he quickly said: "The general has led his troops After a battle first, the bandit army was defeated and fled. However, there are still the bandits' city and garrison camp between the rivers. In order to prevent the bandits from coming back, it is time to take advantage of the panic in their hearts to carry out a large-scale raids so that the thieves can't come. Get a foothold!”

Li Tai also nodded after hearing this. Although the results of the battle just now were brilliant, the current situation was still one in which we were outnumbered and the enemy was outnumbered.But now Zhu Hunyuan is busy cleaning up the mess of the army's defeat, and he can't care about repairing the encirclement he set up for the time being. If he is allowed to react and continue to arrange the siege, the effectiveness of this battle will undoubtedly be greatly reduced.

So Han Xiong and Wei Xuan, who had been leading their troops to stay at the White Horse Temple, each led their troops to the rivers on both sides of Luoshui and Gushui to sweep away the remaining enemy forces along the rivers.

Although there are still a lot of Northern Qi troops remaining in these places, after witnessing the retreat of the army during the day, I was already at a loss. Now that I was attacked by the enemy again, I naturally lost my will to resist. They all abandoned the strongholds they were guarding and fled towards Jinyong City.

After a sweep, Han Xiong and others burned and destroyed some of the fortresses set up by the enemy. Although there were still a few fortifications that were difficult to destroy, it was difficult to build the airtight encirclement that they had before.

After this sweep, Han Xiong and others obtained a batch of food that was most important to them at the moment. They collected nearly a thousand stones of food from various camp strongholds.For them, who are about to run out of military rations, this will undoubtedly greatly alleviate their urgent needs.

Early the next morning, Li Tai, who had just regained some energy, led his troops to occupy Qianjincang City, which he had previously occupied.But now this Cangcheng has long been dilapidated, and the Northern Qi Dynasty has not repaired it. They can only set up a temporary camp with some remaining rammed earth wall foundations.

While his army was still setting up a camp, a cavalry team of [-] people in the southwest and upstream of Luoshui was marching along the Hebei River. Soon they came to a position several miles away from the camp and looked around.Li Tai thought this was a scout team from Northern Qi and ignored it.At the moment, he doesn't need to conceal his whereabouts. Instead, he needs to be more publicized to emphasize his presence. He just orders the soldiers to continue working.

But the scout team was particularly bold. Seeing that the camp ignored them, they continued to move forward. Their behavior could be described as very bold.

So Li Tai simply sent a team out of the camp to expel them. However, when the team came out of the camp and approached the opponent, they mixed together and returned to the camp.

"Servant Quan Xu came to see Master Lang. He was ordered by Governor Shi to go north to report the military situation to Master Lang. He was originally going to Mang Mountains, but unexpectedly he met Master Lang here. He also heard that Master Lang defeated the bandit army yesterday. Servant I deeply regret that I could not take orders in the battle and fight the enemy bravely..."

It turned out that this group of troops was actually the tribe that Li Tai had sent to Yique before. The leader was a strong young man in his 20s. He was born in the Tianshui Quan family and was named Quan Xu. He was also a son of the Quan Jingxuan family. , and he was one of the three thousand Longyou disciples who followed him. After entering the camp, he paid homage to Li Tai and flattered the master with admiration on his face.

Li Tai has always been an approachable person. When he was not busy with business, he never got tired of hearing the flattery from his subordinates all day long. However, because he was concerned about the situation of other people passing by, he interrupted Quan Xu's words and signaled He exempted himself from the courtesy, and then said quickly: "There is no need to be polite, Mr. Quan. How is the progress of your troops?"

"I would like to inform you, Mr. Lang, that a few days ago, Yique divided its troops. A certain group of people followed Governor Shi and went deep into the mountains. Under the leadership of Li Yitong, they visited the barbarians. With the great reputation of the general, they successfully attracted more than ten barbarians and Ji You. Tens of thousands of disciples have now surrounded Baiting City!"

Although Quan Xu and others did not follow the general to the north, they did not waste these days. The task was much more arduous than that of Li Tai and his party. They worked tirelessly over the mountains and ridges before they finally completed the mission of the general. When he talked about the assigned task, he even clapped his hands with joy and sighed: "It's time for the general to defeat the bandit army here. If we can lead the troops south to join together, the barbarians will be even more happy after seeing the general. The day of defeating the bandit will be around the corner." In front of you!"

After Li Tai learned the news, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.Last night, he interrogated many Northern Qi prisoners overnight, trying to figure out whether Zhu Hunyuan's sudden attack on the White Horse Temple was related to changes in the situation elsewhere. However, the prisoners were all vague. It seemed that Zhu Hunyuan deliberately concealed the news. of.

Now that he had finally learned the accurate information, Li Tai couldn't help but feel overjoyed that it was indeed a reward for his hard work. If he hadn't generously shared the spoils with the people of Heluo back then, he might not have such a strong appeal now.

However, regarding the second half of Quan Xu's words, he shook his head after thinking about it and said: "It is not suitable for me to go to Baiting City for the time being. I have to stay here to keep an eye on the thieves in Jinyong City and prevent them from going south for rescue. Military affairs there are still there. It will be jointly controlled by Li Yitong and Governor Shi Dadu. There is no need to rush to attack Baiting, as long as the siege can be strictly enforced."

Although he had defeated Ke Zhu Hunyuan and broke his siege on his troops, Ke Zhu Hunyuan's main force was still intact and he still had the power to fight.

If Li Tai gave up here and went to Baiting to join the barbarians, although the army would be stronger, there would be no restriction on the differentiation of enemy forces between Heluo and Heluo. However, Zhu Hunyuan could integrate and dispatch the Heluo forces. All the horses in the room come to fight with him again.

Although the number of barbarian soldiers is large, their combat effectiveness is very low. It is difficult to expect them to be able to achieve the same good results as yesterday. Once they see the enemy's strength, they may immediately collapse, which will in turn affect Li Tai's troops. Centaur.

Now Li Tai is stationed here in Qianjincang City, directly trapping Zhu Hunyuan, so that he does not dare to send his troops south to reinforce Baiting City.At the same time, the defenders of Jiuqu City also had no time to look back because they were worried about the same-track defense on the opposite side and the Kansai army that might appear from Nanxiao Road at any time.

As a result, Baiting City, which was originally the link between Yiyang and Heyang, became an isolated city, and the entire situation between Heluo and Heluo came to a stalemate. This was exactly what Li Tai wanted to achieve.

Once such a situation is formed, the seemingly unified Northern Qi Heluo defense will be disintegrated into isolated strongholds. As the situation becomes stalemate and time goes by, there will inevitably be a point that cannot stand up and collapses, which will then cause The entire Heluo defense chain collapsed!

Li Tai asked Quan Xu some more detailed questions, and then quickly returned to Baiting City to tell Shi Jing and Li Renjie, while he continued to supervise the construction of the fortress here.