Northern Dynasties

Chapter 903 The veteran invites you

After a great battle, the Qi army suffered a huge defeat. There were many casualties on the battlefield. Ownerless weapons and staffs were scattered everywhere. There were also many unruly horses wandering around in a hurry, and tent provisions were also scattered all over the ground.

The leader, Ping Qin Wang Gao Guiyan, saw the opportunity early, left the battlefield surrounded by his cronies and fled backwards. He did not even dare to return to Jinyong City and fled straight towards Heyang. Bao Xian, the governor of Luozhou, was not so lucky and was lost in the chaos. His body was not dug out of the ravine until the troops of the Western Wei Dynasty were cleaning up the battlefield.

Devastated by wind, snow and enemy troops, among the more than 30,000 Qi soldiers who participated in the battle in Luoxi, only Luozhou Sima Dugu Yongye gathered thousands of scattered soldiers and retreated to Jin Yong. In the city, they no longer dare to leave the city easily.

After Li Bi defeated most of the Qi army head-on, he took advantage of the situation and captured two forts near the battlefield that originally belonged to the Northern Qi Dynasty, pushing the battle line forward dozens of miles.

After occupying Xiaoshui garrison, Li Bi ordered his younger brother Li Ge to lead a group of troops to station near Jinyong City to attack and block the city. At the same time, he ordered Han Xiong and other generals who were familiar with the situation here to lead their own efforts. His troops went south to pick up the main force that was marching north along the Luoshui River, while he himself sat here to frighten the enemy forces around Luoxi who dared to take the initiative to attack and resist.

The victory of the North Route troops was undoubtedly a huge breakthrough. It completely tore apart the defense line that the Qi army had invested huge manpower and material resources in, exposing the heart of Heluo to the front of the Western Wei army again.

This result also spread quickly to the surrounding areas, and was soon learned by the people on the south road.

"Li Jinghe is really powerful. He can defeat a powerful enemy just when he enters the enemy's territory! With such a hero in the country, why worry about not being strong?"

In Jiuqu City, when Yu Wentai learned about Li Bi's achievement, he couldn't help but smile, high-five and praise, and immediately ordered: "The great victory of the partial division of Da Situ has made the thieves brave. Han, the soldiers here must not fall behind others, quickly attack the enemy city and march towards Luoyang!"

The east-west confrontation situation on the Jiuqu City line in Yiyang is more severe than that on Beijiao Road, so the fortifications here are also particularly strict. Fortresses are set up in almost all locations suitable for garrisoning along the Luoshui line.

Following Yu Wentai's order, pressure immediately fell on the soldiers fighting on the front line, especially the local garrisoned soldiers such as Wei Fabao, the Lord of Jiuqu City.

Since many fortifications were set up for the river valleys along the Luoshui River, attacking from the front of the river valleys often resulted in half the effort and was difficult to successfully conquer. If we detour between the mountains and attack the enemy's rear through understanding the terrain, we can reduce casualties and losses, but it will inevitably take a long time.

At present, Yuwentai was eager to rush out of the Luoshui Valley and join forces with Li Bi's troops. Naturally, he couldn't stand such an inefficient way of storming the city fortress, and ordered the troops in front to attack from the front. The soldiers did not dare to disobey Otsuka Zai's order, so they could only bite the bullet and attack the city.

Fortunately, most of these fortresses are not too large in size, with only a few hundred troops stationed there. With the reinforcement routes from the rear being cut off, they basically have no choice but to resist stubbornly. With the Western Wei army advancing at all costs, They carried out a strong attack and were all pulled out one by one.

After paying thousands of battle losses, as the army advanced to the vicinity of Baiting City and Fae City in the southwest of Luoyang, the troops sent by Li Bi to meet them met here, and the entire Luoxi area came under the control of the Western Wei army. Within, the Qi army was compressed into several cities and fought independently, and it was no longer possible to cause any effective obstruction to the actions of the Western Wei army.

It has been more than ten years since the defeat at Mangshan in the ninth year of Datong. Yuwentai has never returned to Heluo. Now that he leads his army to visit his hometown again, he has endless emotions in his heart.

As the main force of the army entered Qianjinyan, Yuwentai also took a tour up and down the Luo River accompanied by the generals. The scenery he saw was much different from what he remembered, especially along the Luo River. Many of the cities that were built by Shui were incompatible with the images in his memory.

"It's really sad to see the changes in the scenery of these mountains and rivers! In the old year, He Liuhun knew that Heluo was not a place where he could stay for a long time. He repeatedly destroyed and destroyed the old city of Luoyi. Every time he fought, he could only win in the mountains and fields, which is also heroic. .”

Yu Wentai looked at the Jinyong City built between the Luoshui River and the cities to the south. He couldn't help but sigh: "The current Lord of Qi is bullying the sky and stealing the country, and his thieves are even more courageous than his father. Looking at his offensive and defensive arrangements, he is even more courageous. We dare not place our troops in the field to wait for our army. Isn't it ridiculous to imagine that we can use this earth and stone fence to ward off our old enemies?"

After hearing the words, all the accompanying generals also spoke in agreement, boasting about the majesty of the king's army and mocking the timidity of the Qi army. However, it was hard to avoid speechlessness due to the large number of people talking. Someone laughed and said: "The reason why thieves are diligent in building cities and fortifying them is because they have no choice but to do so." Take it. He and Luo fought several battles in the past year, and all suffered defeats and lost troops and generals. If there was success in the field battles, why bother to waste people and materials and build forts." As soon as these words came out, the originally lively atmosphere suddenly became a little cold. Yu Wentai and Yu Wenhu, who were accompanying him, looked a little uncomfortable, especially Yu Wenhu, whose face was gloomy and almost blended with the cold sky.

However, people will become extra tolerant when they are in a good mood. Yuwentai soon recovered his expression and did not take it seriously. He pointed at the enemy city opposite and said with a smile: "Right now, the enemy city is still guarded by stubborn thieves. We can’t celebrate the victory yet, but when we capture the cities, all the armies will be rewarded!”

At this time, the Western Wei army had completely entered the Heluo area, and after Li Bi defeated the more than 30,000 Northern Qi garrison in Jinyong City, it was now difficult for the Northern Qi to organize a large-scale resistance in Heluo. Especially when Yu Wentai's army advanced northward, Fae City and the Nancheng garrison south of Jinyong City also successively asked for surrender, leaving only a few isolated cities still resisting.

At this point in the battle, if Northern Qi did not want to completely abandon the Heluo area, it would definitely need to send additional reinforcements. The Western Wei Dynasty, which was originally the active offensive party, can now consolidate its advantages and wait for work.

At this time, it was the twelfth lunar month of winter, with wind and snow, so Yu Wentai first took Henan City, where General Qi had dedicated his city, as his camp, and built a long siege around Jinyong City. He also led 10,000 soldiers led by Da Xiwu and Wang Xiong. The troops went north to Heyang to attack the south city of Heyang, and took the opportunity to destroy the river bridge to prevent the Qi army from coming south.

When the Western Wei army was consolidating its victory in Heluo and preparing for follow-up operations, news of Gao Guiyan's defeat quickly spread back to Jinyang.

"This thief deserves to be killed, this thief deserves to be killed! He lost our army and humiliated our country's prestige. He didn't die in battle. How can he escape back to the country with such an appearance!"

When the leader of Qi, Gao Yang, learned about this, he was furious. He wished he could immediately catch Gao Guiyan, a fool, and kill him with his own hands. However, just when he was about to send his troops to question the guilty and kill the defeated general, he was Close confidants Zhao Daode and others urged him to come down: "The former King Qinghe died recently, and now he has imposed the death penalty on King Ping Qin for a temporary offense. It really hurts the popularity of the clan. We are now being attacked by foreign invaders, and we need to work together to defend against the enemy. It is better to use Ping Ping. The King of Qin has made meritorious deeds, but if he still fails to perform in the follow-up, it will not be too late to kill him again after the war..."

After Gao Yang heard this, he couldn't help but feel hesitant. He used Gao Guiyan to force Gao Yue to kill, but then turned around and wanted to kill Gao Guiyan again. This was more or less damaging to his dignity. After thinking for a while, he ordered to deprive Gao Yue. Gao Guiyan was in charge of all the officials and nobles, so that his Baishen Dian army and Fufeng King Ke Zhu Hunyuan were waiting for the enemy in Heyang.

At the same time, Gao Yang issued another expedition order. Previously, he had summoned 50,000 Jinyang soldiers to gather in the south of Jinyang, and was about to personally lead the army south to Heluo. However, Pan Le, the king of Hedong, who was supposed to go with the army a few days ago, However, he died of illness. Gao Yang hated this military period and postponed it for a while. Unexpectedly, Gao Guiyan had already sent a large wave of troops in Heluo. He opened the door and welcomed the Western Wei army in with thieves.

The total of 30,000 troops originally stationed in Jinyong City and the forwards brought by Gao Guiyan had been defeated in Luoxi, and the main force of the Western Wei army had also entered the Heluo area. Then the previous 50,000 troops might not be enough, so Gao Yang He also ordered the troops from Hebei to be summoned to go south together.

However, just when he was planning to lead Jinyang troops to take the first step, he encountered unanimous opposition from the people inside and outside. Not only those close to him, but also his cousin and elder brother-in-law, who had just been awarded the title of King of Pingyuan for recapturing Guangling. Duan Shao used his head to grab the ground and tried hard to persuade him.

When Gao Yang saw this, he was furious. He drew out his sword and stood on the table in front of him, shouting: "When my country is invaded by thieves, how can it be that the master should not come out? How can I be afraid of how many times I have gone out of the pass and cut thieves into pieces?" A Kansai black otter? This thief has resisted my orders for a long time, and I am trying to capture and kill him. I will kill this powerful enemy once and for all. Who among you dares to stop me!"

"Although Black Otter is a thief, he once had a dispute with Emperor Taizu in the past. He is definitely not an ordinary thief. The country's nurturing of soldiers is to wait for the enemy. From the ministers down, everyone has the ambition to serve the country and the courage to kill the enemy. This is Chaos is neither a matter of survival nor a matter of old thieves, and there are many veteran generals in the country who have been fighting with them for a long time and are good at dealing with them, so why bother Your Majesty to go there in person?"

Duan Shao and others knew in their hearts that Yu Wentai and his generals were not comparable to the Hu tribes outside the Guan Fortress. Moreover, their troops had entered Heluo first and were waiting for work. Unless the situation was extremely helpless, they would still try to prevent the emperor from going to the Heluo front line.

Even Hu Lujin, who had been idle at home for a long time, was alarmed and came to Jinyang Palace in person to remonstrate and ask for orders: "Yu Wen Black Otter is a great evil left by my incompetent ministers to the country. Now he has invaded the country to disturb me. Please Go south to conquer! If Your Majesty thinks that my ministers are old and useless, please resign from your post and retire to the countryside."

After much remonstrance from his ministers, Gao Yang could only temporarily give up the idea of ​​personally leading his troops to the south, and ordered King Hulujin of Xianyang to be the commander-in-chief of the army, and led Duan Shao, Huluguang and other Jinyang generals to go south for rescue. Heluo.

(End of this chapter)