(Monthly ticket, monthly ticket, Ah Cao has entered the top eight in the history list, and is expected to win the monthly ticket award. Everyone, please work harder, are there any monthly tickets left?)
Chen Yuan jumped up on the city car, swept the big ax like a whirlwind, cut off the two spears that were thrust forward, and crashed into the defenders at the top of the city. △
There was a clanking sound on his body, and he didn't know how many blows he received, but they were all blocked by the armor on his body.
The strong and tall Hebei man roared like thunder, raging like an angry beast among the defenders at the top of the city.
The big ax chopped left and right, unreasonably knocking away the enemy's weapons, cutting open the enemy's skin, splitting the enemy's bones. With every blow, someone was knocked to the ground by him. In just a moment, he had already killed them in succession.
Several people were covered in blood.
The leading officer who returned from the wind and snow in Liaodong, once his ferocious nature was unleashed, ran rampant like a ferocious beast and no one could control him.
Although the last thing Li Po wanted to see was a general in the army taking the lead, charging ahead like a dead soldier.
But on a cold-weapon battlefield where two armies were fighting, the effects of this behavior were extremely astonishing.
The saying that a general is the heart and soul of an army is actually absolutely correct.
The general was so brave that the morale of the siege army reached its peak almost instantly.
The three armies shouted in unison, and the soldiers on the city climbed to the top of the city to fight the enemy regardless of death.
At this moment, the crazy momentum displayed by the siege army was so amazing and unstoppable.
In the face of such an offensive, the Tang army's defenders, whose morale was low and leaderless, appeared too weak and slow.
This is almost the final word.
In the east of the city, Jiang Baoyi was still leading his troops to resist, but in the north of the city, the situation had changed dramatically.
More and more soldiers boarded the city, and there was no stalemate at all. The signs of the Tang army's collapse became more and more obvious, and their collapse became faster and faster.
The gate of Jiexiu City, which had been damaged by the impact, opened with a creaking sound, and the army that had gathered outside the gate swarmed in.
The city of Jiexiu was destroyed.
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When the smoke in the city dissipated and the sunlight once again shone clearly into Jiexiu City, there were still faint sounds of shouting for death in some places in the city. Those were some Tang Army generals who did not want to be captured and were leading the remaining troops in a desperate struggle.
Completely occupying the walls of the four cities of Jiexiu and controlling the situation.
A large number of soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, smoke-smeared and weeping, amidst the shouts of those who abandoned their weapons to avoid death and those who knelt down to avoid being killed, threw down their weapons in a daze, knelt on the ground, and became prisoners of the enemy.
At this time, many people still don’t know how Jiexiu City was breached.
In March of the second year of Tang Wude's reign.
Li Po led his army southward.
Thirty thousand Tang troops defended Jiexiu, but Li Po led his army to attack Jiexiu in only two days, destroying Jiexiu city. More than 30,000 Tang troops died here.
What's interesting is that when Zhang Lun received General Li Po, he ordered the Central Army to enter the city. He searched everywhere for Li Zhongwen but could not find him. He wanted to cut off Jiang Baoyi, whose nose was bruised and his face was swollen. He was still cursing himself, but Li Po sent people to stop him.
Zhang Lun scratched his beard and felt a little at a loss.
Li Zhongwen didn't care, he really wanted to kill Jiang Baoyi, a loser.
But after walking around the city and killing no one, he should have breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly he felt quite regretful.
Humans are such wonderful animals.
Li Zhongwen saw the opportunity quickly, but he could not escape very far. He was caught up by the infantry group at the edge of the Fen River. It can be said that at this time, within a few dozen miles of Jiexiu, everyone was surrounded by soldiers.
The scouts of the army were patrolling.
Jiexiu has become an isolated city. When the city is destroyed, no one can sneak away unless you jump into the Fen River.
After a brief fight, Bu Qun got a big advantage and tied Li Zhongwen into a rice dumpling and sent it to Li Po who was already in Jiexiu City.
Li Po was not in a very good mood at this time. Chen Yuan was carried down, and was slashed twice on the buttocks. Someone almost wiped his neck, and a large piece of his scalp was also cut off.
This one confirms one of Li Po's views. There is no such thing as a peerless general who can retrieve an admiral's head from thousands of troops like searching for an object from a bag. We are all mortals, and no one has more aura of invincibility than anyone else.
Moreover, brave guys usually die faster.
The doctor in the army took a look at Chen Yuanquan's injury, and then reported to Li Po that although the injury was serious, as long as he rested well, he should be fine.
Li Po was relieved now. If he defeated Jie Xiu but lost a close general like Chen Yuan, he would rather trade Jie Xiu for Chen Yuan's life.
When we traveled together in Liaodong, the kind of friendship that shared weal and woe was difficult for ordinary people to understand. They were like brothers who depended on each other for life and death.
Among those people, some have parted ways with Li Po, but Li Po has taken good care of the rest. As long as they are still alive, they have now been promoted to official positions.
And some have died on the battlefield...
Li Po didn't know how much he could fulfill what he told everyone in the Heng'an Town Army from beginning to end, and who could accompany him until the end?
But in any case, this battle was a great victory, the whole army gathered inside and outside Jiexiu, and the generals, officers and soldiers were all very happy.
Chen Yuan's serious injury also solved a problem for Li Po.
After the war, rewards were given based on merit, and no one came to compete with Chen Yuan, who was already lying on the bed.
Yuwen Huo and Yu Chiqi were unwilling to do so, but there was nothing they could do.
Chen Yuan's qualifications are too old, and Li Po is not a person who attaches too much importance to family background. If they continue to forcefully compete for credit, they may have to face Li Po's wrath.
Li Zhongwen, the general manager of Jiezhou in the Tang Army, was captured and died a simple death.
Similar to the killing of Luo Yi, the general manager of Youzhou, and others, Li Po immediately had the murderous intention and no longer had any hesitation. Without even seeing him, he ordered Li Zhongwen to be executed outside Jiexiu City.
And his head was passed on to all the Tang army departments.
Some of the more than 20,000 Tang soldiers surrendered, some looked on blankly, some spat with hatred, and some were extremely shocked.
Since the Tang Army's campaign, not many people like Li Zhongwen have died.
It should be said that he was the highest-ranking military general killed by the enemy since Li Yuan raised his army. He was also of extremely distinguished origin. The grandson of Li Bi, one of the eight pillar states of the Western Wei Dynasty, was beheaded just like that.
This is very inconsistent with people's cognition. Shouldn't such people be generous and try to win over others? How could they be beheaded?
The experience of another deputy general manager Jiang Baoyi was relatively normal.
First, he met Li Po, who was stubborn and unyielding and cursed continuously. Later, he did not follow in the footsteps of Li Zhongwen, but was detained in the army.
A few days later, because he was "not well guarded," the man seized his horse and escaped. He was hunted everywhere but could not be found. Jiang Baoyi "miraculously" escaped back to the south.
Because of his loyalty and unyielding talent, he was highly valued by Li Yuan.
The battle of Jiexiu's attack and defense ended here.
After the great victory, more than 20,000 Tang soldiers were captured, and the rest...well, it was nothing.
The Tang army's baggage was only a small amount, not too small, but definitely not much. Most of it consisted of rough corn and a lot of rags. It can be said that the supplies of the Tang army were really not very good.
Then there is a messy Jiexiu city.
This battle was short and fierce, and the gains were not much. If it was a normal battle, it should be regarded as a battle that outweighs the gains, because under Jiexiu City, the army suffered more than 3,000 casualties. Compared to a small city,
Such casualties are quite high.
But sometimes, gains and losses cannot be measured by simple numbers.
By the way, the entire Bingzhou finally became complete, and what was later called the Taiyuan Basin was roughly in the hands of Li Po.
The cultivated land south of Jinyang is twice that of the northern part of Bingzhou. This is the heartland of the Taiyuan Basin that cannot easily be invaded by enemies.
With the support of Pingyao, Jiexiu and other counties, the vision of the two prefectures was broadened at once.
If you want to go south again, you can enter Shangdang in the west, and you can go south to the hinterland of Hedong. Seven or eight years ago, these places were all prosperous areas in Jin Dynasty. In terms of population and cultivated land, they were not comparable to frontier fortresses like this.
It's just that the population of the country has been greatly reduced, and the fields are gradually becoming deserted, and these places are no exception. Especially after Li Yuan occupied Chang'an, he worked harder to manage the Shuzhong and Guanzhong areas, and neglected the Jin area, so that the vitality of these places has not been restored much.
That’s all.
Of course, as the old saying goes, the Jin region is the region that has experienced the least wars in the world. It is true that it is a little barren, but it is undoubtedly the capital of a king.
Li Po was not in a hurry to lead his troops to continue southward. Now that he had a big plan, he began to use his troops calmly.
Immediately, he ordered his infantry and troops to take Xicheng, the seat of Xihe County at that time.
Then he ordered Yuwen Wo, Yu Chixin and others to lead infantry reinforcements to Queshu Valley, which was the only way for the army to go south. The Tang army was not strong enough to defend it, but he was not worried about it.
In Li Po's plan, the second battle this year may be against the Tang Army's reinforcements. If the Tang Army's reinforcements can be defeated in one battle, then who else in Jin can resist?
Unless the Tang army garrisoned at Tongguan moves northward, it would be similar to the situation when Li Yuan raised his troops and went south, and Xijing Chang'an would be under the attack of the army.
Li Po was stationed in Jiexiu, preparing to restore the old name of Xihe County, and sent a letter to Jinyang. Zhang Yunzhi, the Prime Minister of Jinloufan County, was appointed as the prefect of Xihe County and ordered him to take office as soon as possible.
Of course, Xihe County is now quite empty, with large areas of fertile farmland lying idle, which requires a lot of people to fill it.
Li Po was not impatient. He first selected 3,000 able-bodied men from the prisoners surrendered by the Tang army and added them to the infantry. The rest were organized according to the government troops and were scattered in Xihe County to cultivate the fields. After the war, Xihe County was considered to have too many people.
Some residents came out.
After that, Li Po couldn't do any tricks anymore. If he wanted to ensure the farming season in Xihe County this year, there was no need to think about it.
(Ah Cao is confused when he cares. Book friends still think that Ah Cao is a bit stupid. He went to look at the works of several other authors who spoke in the author circle. It was calm and there was nothing. Ah Cao was uneasy and said it in his works.
Two sentences, it's like setting up a target...
Well, Ah Cao is not young anymore, and his life is pretty good. Regardless of whether he is patriotic or not, he doesn’t want a war to happen on China’s doorstep. I hope readers can fully understand this.)
This chapter has been completed!