Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 353 Capturing Li Wei alive
At first, after Shi Hu's death, there was great chaos in the north. Those Kansai refugees who were forcibly moved to Kanto by him traveled west together, hoping to return to their homeland.

Since Guanxi had already been occupied by Huan Xi at that time, even if there was civil strife in the later Zhao Dynasty, it was impossible for more than 100,000 refugees to go to Huan Xi. Therefore, with no hope of returning to the west, the refugees had no choice but to go to Fangtou (now Junxing, Henan). County), attached to Fu Jian's grandfather Fu Hong.

After all, Fu Hong is a hero in Kansai and enjoys a great reputation. By following him, you may be able to find a way out in troubled times.

After Fu Hong's death, Fu Jian led the Di tribe and this refugee army to attack Zhangping in Bingzhou, and then occupied Hedong.

The cavalry brought by Li Wei was mainly composed of the refugees from Yong and Qin states.

The reason why they had not defected before the battle was because their family members were all in the Yu State. Although their hometown was nostalgic, they had already settled in Bingzhou, so how could they abandon their family and business, seek refuge in the Liang State, and return to Guanxi alone.

But the situation now is different. In the choice between life and death, the obsession with their hometown came to their hearts again, and they surrendered easily.

When Lu Guang saw this scene behind him, he was so angry that he yelled:

"Those who are not of my kind cannot be trusted!"

But he seemed to have forgotten that he had the same blood as theirs.

Li Wei had better luck than Yao Xiang. Although he fell off his horse, he was not crushed by his mount.

"Damn it! If I are allowed to escape back to Jinyang, I will have to petition the King of Heaven to kill you!"

After all, Li Wei's target was too big. No one would stop the enemy troops behind him, and he was afraid that Li Wei would not be able to escape pursuit.

When Li Wei heard this, he secretly complained. He turned around and saw that there were fewer and fewer cavalry following him, and even Lu Guang was nowhere to be found.

"Li Wei has a beautiful beard and a long beard!"

Li Wei waved his whip vigorously and whipped his mount. He did not want to die here or become a prisoner of Liang Jun.

"The one in the red robe in front is Li Wei!"

'Mr. Jianning, I'm sorry. '

After all, these people are not Cao Hong, and Li Wei is not Cao Cao.

As Lu Guang spoke, he glanced at Li Wei who was not far away. At this time, Lu Guang felt an impulse in his heart. He wanted to take the initiative to ask for help and cut off Li Wei's throne.

It's a pity that his horse has a broken leg, and it looks like it will no longer be able to run.

However, the fleeing cavalrymen passed by Li Wei at lightning speed, and no one was willing to rein in the reins and give up the hope of escape to Li Wei.

"The one wearing a tiger-headed bag is Li Wei!"

However, being the queen means certain death. Of course, there is also the possibility that the Liang people will take prisoners and the chance of escaping back to the Yu Kingdom can be said to be very slim.

Behind him, there were soldiers identifying the pursuers:

Queen Mother Gou is still waiting for her in Jinyang.

Lu Guang has practiced martial arts diligently since he was a child and studied military books in order to become famous. He does not want to die here in vain.

However, maybe Li Wei slapped him too hard and too fast, which made the horse's eyes red. Inadvertently, the horse stumbled and fell to the ground.

Li Wei struggled to get up and shouted:
"Give me a horse! Give me a horse quickly!"

Lu Guang thought to himself, and then changed direction and no longer broke out with Li Wei.

"Drive! Drive! Drive!"

Li Wei was so angry that he couldn't get angry anymore and shouted at the cavalry in front.

The few cavalrymen who were lagging behind heard his threat clearly and stopped their horses at a distance. However, before Li Wei could be happy, these men were unfurling their bows and arrows, pointing directly at Li Wei.

Since we let you escape back to Jinyang, we will kill you, so I will simply shoot you here and take your head to claim credit from the Liang people.

It's a pity that Huan Xi only offered a high reward to Murong Ke. As for Li Wei, although Huan Xi didn't think highly of him, he was the commander of the Yu army after all, so Huan Xi still gave a promise of 10,000 pieces of cloth.

Of course, it is a one-time payment. It is unlikely that anyone would pay the reward in installments even for a mere 10,000 pieces of cloth.

When Li Wei saw this, he was so shocked that he lost his mind.

Yang An, who had been chasing Li Wei, saw this scene from a distance. In desperation, he shouted:

"Leave him alive! Wait until I capture him alive!"

After all, if Li Wei was really shot dead, Yang An would be too embarrassed to step forward and take the credit for surrendering the troops.

Huan Xi was very strict in running the army and hated fighting for merit between his officers and men.

The cavalrymen of the Yu army who drew their bows and aimed at Li Wei saw that a general of the Liang army stopped them. No matter how tempting their ten thousand pieces of cloth were, they did not dare to turn a deaf ear.

If you offend this general, you may receive the reward with a life instead of a life flower.

In fact, this is too much to worry about. If Yang An dares to retaliate, Huan Xi will never spare him.

However, although these Yu Jun cavalrymen were refugees from Qinzhou and Yongzhou, they had never lived under Huanxi's rule. Naturally, they did not know Huanxi particularly well, and most of them heard about it through hearsay.

You can count on the public opinion of Yu State to say something good to Huan Xi.

The Yu army cavalrymen looked at each other in confusion, then put away their bows and arrows in a tacit understanding, then turned their horses' heads and continued to flee.

Their families were still in the Yu State. Since this reward was out of reach for them, and it seemed that Li Wei couldn't escape, it was better to continue breaking out.

It is the best thing to be able to return to Jinyang by chance and be with my family.

But once they are unable to break through, it will not be too late to surrender to Liang Jun.

Li Wei didn't know why things developed like this. How dare those lowly knights betray him.

Yang An was not as puzzled as he was. He leapt up to Li Wei, put the tip of his spear against Li Wei's throat, and asked condescendingly:
"Are you Li Wei?"

Before Li Wei could answer, a soldier who followed Yang An identified him: "General, he is Li Wei!"

When Li Wei heard this, he glared at the surrendered soldier fiercely, wishing to cut him into pieces with a thousand knives.

The soldier was frightened at first and wanted to avoid Li Wei's gaze, but then he thought of something, but instead he puffed up his chest and refused to give way at all.

Yang An didn't expect that he really caught this big fish.

This is the commander-in-chief of the Yu army. What Yang An cares about is not the 10,000 pieces of cloth, but the achievement of capturing the enemy commander alive.

Yang An turned to look at the surrendered soldier and laughed loudly:
"Okay! You have done a great job in guiding me, I will never treat you badly!"

The soldier quickly put on a smile:

"Thank you, General!"

Yang An immediately ordered his subordinates to dismount and tied up Li Wei.

One of the cavalry soldiers said sarcastically:

"I will send you back to the camp and tell Mr. Liang about the experience of the Queen Mother of Yu Kingdom."

Everyone laughed, but Li Wei's face turned red because of his anger.

Life in the army is dull and boring, so sometimes some dirty jokes often appear.

Li Wei's affair with Empress Dowager Gou may have been a taboo topic in the Yu State, but it was often mentioned by Liang Jun soldiers. Some even clamored to break into Jinyang, kidnap Empress Dowager Gou, and present it to Huan Xi.

It is not a secret that Huan Xi loves noble widows. After all, it has spread to Hebei, Jiangdong and other places.

In Kansai, it is almost universally known.

Yang An coughed dryly and shouted:

"How many heads do you have! How dare you make fun of Mr. Liang!"

The cavalryman realized that he had made a mistake and quickly apologized.

Yang An didn't really behead him. After all, his words were not disrespectful to Huan Xi, but humiliating Queen Mother Gou and Li Wei.

Of course, after returning to camp, Yang An would definitely report the matter to the police. As for how Huan Xi dealt with the cavalryman, it was not something Yang An should interfere with.

But according to Yang An's understanding of Huan Xi, this matter would probably be laughed off and not taken to heart at all.

After all, there were too many people in Chang'an who made fun of his private life. Some people even connected Huan Xi, a minister of the Jin Dynasty, with the Queen Mother of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but Huan Xi was not angry.

This battle didn't end quickly.

One side ran away and the other pursued. Corpses were everywhere on the mountain roads of the Zhongtiao Mountains. Horses that had lost their owners lingered around the corpses, refusing to leave.

Yang An had captured the leader of the Yu army, Li Wei, and naturally had no desire to continue the pursuit. After eating the meat himself, he had to leave a mouthful of soup for others.

He joined Mao Muzhi and Zhou Qiong, while Deng Qiang was still leading his army to pursue the defeated troops.

"This is Li Wei."

Yang An sat on the horse, pointed at Li Wei who was tied tightly, and introduced to Mao Muzhi and Zhou Qiong with unconcealable pride.

The two looked at each other in disbelief, not expecting that the leader of the Yu army could be captured alive.

You know, in a battle, victory or defeat is just a matter of course. After all, one side has to win, why can't it be you.

But it is not an easy task to capture the enemy general alive.

Otherwise, there would be no records of so many cases of single riders escaping in the history books.

This is because when a general is defeated, he can abandon his army and leave, or even leave one behind to cut off his own rear.

But this time, the Yu army was defeated too quickly and suddenly, and Li Wei was unexpectedly defeated. No one was willing to give up a group of horses for him, but smart people, such as Lu Guang, deliberately chose a different direction from him to break out.

So many things came together that Li Wei was captured alive by Yang An.

"Congratulations to General Yang for your great achievements."

Zhou Qiong smiled and congratulated.

Mao Muzhi did not know Yang An, but he still followed Zhou Qiong to congratulate him.

After Yang An showed off, he also asked about the business. He looked at Mao Muzhi and said:
"This is Mao Muzhi, General Mao. May I ask if the bows and arrows that Duke Chu helped are still there?"

Mao Muzhi said with a smile:

"When the Yu army attacked, I protected the vehicles transporting bows and arrows in the formation. What Li Wei burned were only the vehicles transporting sand and gravel."

As he said this, Mao Muzhi did not forget to glance at Li Wei, and saw that Li Wei's face turned blue and white.

Seeing that the bows and arrows were fine, Yang An was finally relieved. If these 30,000 bows and 1 million arrows could not be transported to the front line, then Zhu Xu's 30,000 Hexi Xianbei would be reduced to spectators and would not be able to send any big troops. use.

"It's so good. This battle has yielded a lot. If Liang Gong gets the news, he will definitely be happy."

As soon as Yang An finished speaking, Zhou Qiong on the opposite side said with some regret:
"It's a pity that Murong Ke didn't take the bait, otherwise, Duke Liang could have ended this war in one fell swoop."

Hearing this, Mao Muzhi said with relief:

"The hearts of the people are so weak that snakes swallow elephants. In this battle, the leader of the Yu army was captured alive. When the news came back, the morale of the Yan and Yu coalition armies was greatly reduced. This has already established the victory for Liang Gong."

Yang An nodded and said:
"As General Mao said."

As he said that, he looked at Li Wei again. After all, this was a big fish.

(End of this chapter)