Chapter 415 Breaking Lingzhou Again
Late at night, the lakeside tidal flats north of Zhicheng are still brightly lit, and many soldiers who were captured in the recent battle are constantly digging in the mud here.
"Keep digging, dig hard, even if the lake is hollowed out, you have to dig it out for me!"
On the pontoon connecting the boats, Li Tai personally stood here to supervise the work, with a look of irritation and annoyance on his face. When he scolded these prisoners of war, his tone was extremely irritable.
Now he finally understands why the two warring parties in the TV series exchange names. Not only to let the audience understand clearly, but also to let the two warring parties know who the enemy is. Otherwise, the current embarrassing situation will occur.
It was only after he conducted a cursory interrogation of the prisoners of war after the battle that he found out that the leader of this group was actually Liu Feng, the enemy general who was stabbed to death by himself and then his body fell into the mud on the beach.
At that time, he was so obsessed with killing the enemy that he didn't bother to identify the identity of the enemy general. However, when he found out, he felt very upset and regretted that he shouldn't have taken it so seriously.
Liu Feng is not very well-known and popular among the generals of the Three Kingdoms. The only thing that is probably familiar to the public is his hasty and inexplicable way of death. This may be because he is in the same boat. Murong Shaozong and his opponent Wang Sizheng.
But in fact, Liu Feng's significance to the Western Wei Dynasty may not be comparable to that of three or five Murong Shaozong. This guy was the son-in-law of Cao Ni, the former governor of Lingzhou, and he once guarded Lingzhou with Cao Ni.
Not long after Yuwentai defeated Hou Mo Chen Yue and welcomed Emperor Xiaowu, he began to use troops against Lingzhou many times. In the end, he was unable to do anything to the son-in-law, but they managed to escape the Western Wei Dynasty and join the Eastern Wei Dynasty.
In the Battle of Lingzhou that year, the Liuzhu Kingdom of later generations sent three of them, but they still failed to defeat Liu Feng. On the contrary, after the Battle of Mangshan, Liu Feng chased the tail of their defeated army and killed them. If it weren't for Wang Sizheng's help at the critical moment, the situation in Kansai today would still be unknown.
Li Tai also didn't expect that such a powerful general in the world could be killed by him so easily. After being surprised, the first thing that came to mind was naturally to retrieve Liu Feng's body quickly to ensure conclusive evidence.
For such a brilliant victory, he didn't even think about the reward. Just showing his face was a big deal. Who among these guys in Beizhen would dare to brag about their great achievements in front of him in the future?
The guy you can't deal with, even if he escapes to the Jinyang Ba Mansion in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, I can find him and kill him! All of them are tall and thick, and they look like five or six people. You are just waiting for me to wipe your butts. You are a bunch of losers!
"Master Lang, we are tired from the fierce battle and the weather is cold. It is better to go to the city to rest first and come back to check again tomorrow morning."
He was still imagining how to show off to those guys when he returned to Kansai. Zhang Shinu next to him shrank his head and spoke to persuade him.
It's okay if he didn't say it. When Li Tai heard this, he immediately felt unbearable. After learning Liu Feng's identity, he quickly organized the prisoners of war to come and dig them out before taking off his armor. However, the battle at that time was too chaotic and there were so many The enemy corpses were trapped in the tidal flats, and it would be difficult to dig them out now.
Although Liu Feng's body was important, Li Tai didn't want to be infected with the cold and feel extremely sad here, so he gave a few more careful instructions before returning to the city to take a shower and get on the couch to sleep comfortably.
Early the next morning, as soon as he put on his clothes and stood up, young Yan Zheng was already standing in front of the door with two dark circles under his eyes.
Seeing Li Taixing coming out, Yan Zheng hurriedly came forward and reported: "Master Lang, the prisoners of war dug out until midnight, and finally dug out the enemy general's body. They have washed it and placed it in the front hall!"
After hearing this, Li Tai was overjoyed and hurriedly walked to the front hall. When he turned around and saw Yan Zheng still walking quickly behind him, he waved to the boy and said, "You haven't slept all night? Hurry up and sleep for a while. We will continue in an hour." march!"
At this time, many soldiers had gathered outside the front hall. They all circled around Liu Feng's body placed on the wooden frame and watched. This was not to blaspheme the deceased. In fact, Liu Feng's name was too loud in Kansai. There were many old soldiers from Mangshan who accompanied the army on the expedition to Lingzhou last year. When they saw the corpse of this tenacious and difficult-to-defeat enemy in front of them, they felt very sad.
When they saw Li Tai, the general who personally killed Liu Feng, approaching, everyone applauded and admired him even more.
As long as Li Tai found Liu Feng's body, he didn't have much interest in this person. After looking at it for a few times, he ordered his soldiers to bury it lightly so that he could be carried with the army later.
Taking advantage of breakfast time, Li Tai discussed the current situation with the generals.
They set off southward from Jinci Temple a few days ago, and it took two days for the front troops to arrive at Zhucheng. At that time, there were still hundreds of defenders in the city, but when they saw their group of thousands of people, so did the defenders. Panicked, they hurriedly fought, but in the end they were defeated and the city was breached.
The trap Li Tai laid was not at all to deal with Liu Feng's reinforcements returning from Yubi City, but to target the troops of Zuojin Xicheng.
According to the situation they currently know, although the Jihu troops led by Han Guo have come south many days ago, they have been blocked outside Liubi City and cannot break through this series of city defenses. The large group of troops still cannot enter Fenzhou smoothly. The hinterland was plundered.
Although large groups of people cannot enter here, penetration by small groups is still possible. Jihu is a rogue bandit, and it is not easy to ask them to form a strict formation in a big way. Therefore, although the main force of his brigade is still blocked by Liubi City, the infiltration of these teams has also caused chaos around Fenzhou. The dog jumps.
Zucheng originally had more than 2,000 troops, but nearby cities kept asking for help, and their troops were frequently transferred elsewhere. That's why the defensive force became so empty, and Li Tai's troops succeeded in attacking.
The total number of Jihu infiltrated into the country should be quite large, otherwise the people would not be in trouble and flee in droves. However, if we want to effectively gather these goods, we are afraid that we will not be able to get Gao Huan's army to return home.
Therefore, Li Tai did not intend to get involved with these Jihu bandits. It was better to break out of the encirclement and leave the enemy territory as soon as possible.
Although it is only mid-October and there is still some time before Gao Huan officially withdraws his troops from Yubi City in history, with the serious disturbance in Jinyang and the accidental death of the general, whether Gao Huan will continue to fight against Yubi City? Li Tai was not sure either.
Fenzhou can also be regarded as the front line against Jihu. In addition to the six-walled city set up close to the mountain passes of Luliang Mountain, there are also a series of fortifications around it. The largest of these was Lingzhou, which was established in Xicheng by overseas Chinese. It was the state established by the tribesmen of the Eastern Wei Dynasty brought by Cao Ni and Liu Feng, their son-in-laws.
Through the interrogation of Liu Feng's tribe, it was learned that Liu Feng's troops had more than 6,000 soldiers, including the old troops who were led by his father-in-law Cao Ni after his death, as well as the soldiers captured and rewarded in Dongtou over the years, etc., the entire Lingzhou There are more than 20,000 people in the city, who live around Xicheng and make a living by farming and herding.
The scale of such a group of soldiers is indeed quite large. No wonder Liu Feng, a long-distance warrior, was able to thrive in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. In addition to his personal abilities, his own power was also extremely impressive.
Lingzhou City was on the way back to Li Tai and his party, and Liu Feng and his main force had been wiped out. The part of the army that still had Yubi on the front line was also a piece of fat meat that could not quench the thirst of those near and far. It’s really not to be missed.
More than a thousand horses were captured in a battle last night. After deducting some injuries, there are still 700 to 800 horses available. Adding the hundreds of horses that the tribe originally had, a cavalry brigade of thousands of people can be formed. Li Tai ordered Zhu Meng led Qianqi to Lingzhou to explore the road first, and he led other soldiers to follow.
Because there were many old, weak, and disabled people in the team, the speed of the journey was not high. Fortunately, Zhucheng captured a batch of vehicles, which allowed the injured and disabled veterans to travel by car. For this reason, Li Tai even gave up part of the seized supplies.
The other veterans saw this scene in their eyes and were grateful to Li Tai in their hearts. Even if their respective deceased masters did not treat them as compassionately as Li Tai, not to mention the torture of several years of slave life after being captured, this kindness was simply the most important thing in their lives. See the brightest beam of light.
Therefore, during the trip, there were often people who excitedly stated that they would follow Li Kaifu to the death. Li Tai only responded with a smile, but he felt a little disapproval in his heart.
It's not that these old soldiers are ungrateful, but the high-compliance social relationship within Beizhen. These people are just dead after their old master is dead. If they are still alive and still being used, Li Tairuo will detain his subordinates and not return them. , on the contrary, they will become enemies because of it.
So for Li Tai, if these people are willing to remember this kindness, his rescue will not be in vain. As for whether they will join him, he doesn't care much. After all, he has many subordinates now. If he continues to grow at a high speed, he will inevitably become a bit big and attract attention.
After these veterans return to Kansai, if nothing else goes wrong, most of them will be placed in the Fubing system and serve as some grassroots and middle-level commanders and generals. This bond of friendship can also deepen and expand Li Tai's role in the Fubing system. influence in.
In such a harmonious atmosphere, the large group of troops finally arrived at Lingzhou City. At this time, the troops in front of them led by Zhu Meng had also launched several waves of offensives against the city, but with little success.
After Li Tai arrived, he did not arrange a siege and attack on the city. He only ordered Liu Feng's tribe captured last night to be lined up under the city and shouted to persuade them to surrender. However, the stubborn resistance in the city remained strong.
It was not until Liu Feng's body was displayed that the defenders on the city began to commotion, with many people holding their heads and crying loudly. It can be seen that Liu Feng has a very high prestige among his troops. Seeing his death, many defenders immediately lost their fighting spirit and were left filled with grief and fear.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhu Meng led his troops to attack the slightly lower southern city gate. It didn't take long to capture the city gate, and then the army poured in and continued to attack and advance into the city.