At the zenith of the moon, in the Chinese army's tent on the north bank, Li Po saw several Henan generals who were as dejected as frost beating eggplants. Together with Wang Shiwei and Yang Gongqing who had been sent over before, Li Po felt like the trees were falling and the hozens were scattered.
, after a huge defeat, the Henan people seemed to be... dispersed faster than he expected.
Therefore, what Zhang Lun said was not an exaggeration. Li Po greatly appreciated the performance of Xu Shiji and Zhang Shigui in this battle. This battle not only brought out the momentum of the Jin army, but also shocked the Tongguan defenders.
This will undoubtedly be beneficial to future strategies. If you think about it carefully, it seems that this is the first time that he has enjoyed the benefits of a "celebrity". Unfortunately, these people who came to him are all "unknown people". Otherwise,
With a little reuse, it might even bring some surprises.
When he met Niu Jinda and others here, he couldn't come up with much new ideas, and it was even more impossible to get an official position directly from him. It was basically the same as others. The official titles obtained in other places were basically invalid, and they had to be returned to the old age later, and then with
Military merit is enabled.
But it must be said that they caught up with the good times and their performance before was quite impressive, so they did not need to be sent back to Jinyang. They stayed in the shore camp on the spot, each with a thousand men as a supplement to the army.
Their other subordinates will be sent over one after another. These people must be carefully screened and the weak should be eliminated while the strong... Well, we can't let others ruin the reputation of the Jin army, right?
Familiarize yourself with military regulations and disciplines, train your troops, and wait until they are put to good use before talking about anything else.
This process used to be very long. For example, it took Xu Shiji more than a year to walk in front of Li Po again. Moreover, it must be said that Xu Shiji had a lucky aura at work, otherwise he would have been sinking into his subordinates.
It is the destination of most people.
It can be said that in troubled times, there are many opportunities, but those who finally stand out and become prominent are only a few, and the elite of the Jin army did not come out of thin air. They were carefully built by Li Po all the year round, without any intention of cheating.
To this day, I can defeat the enemy repeatedly.
In a word, no matter what Li Po thinks, there are not many examples of people like Zhang Shigui who can use it as soon as they come and get it as soon as they use it... In his mind, the test of loyalty and talent is what Jiang Ren should face.
The first threshold.
Among the four people, Niu Jinda and Shen Qingnu left a deep impression on Li Po. If there is nothing wrong in the future, they will be activated faster. As for the others, it depends on luck.
However, Wang Shiwei, the king of Chu, was in his rightful place. Together with Yang Gongqing, Li Po ordered people to send them to Jinyang. Wang Shiwei was actually very lucky. He crossed the river ignorantly and did not go back to the messy land of Luoyang. But before
His daughter had only been promised to King Li Po of Han for a few days.
What do you think this is if it's not luck?
As for Yang Gongqing, Wang Shichong's confidant, he will go to Jinyang Prison first and wait for Wang Shichong's soul to return to the underworld.
At this time, the destinations of most of the famous Henan descendants in Li Po have actually been decided, but they have to be carefully screened before appointment. Otherwise, the fate of Wang Shichong and Li Mi will be a lesson to others...
At this time, the benefits of the battle between Xu Shiji and Zhang Shigui at Fenglingdu South also became apparent.
Originally, Li Po wanted to gather his troops at Fengling Ferry and have a head-on fight with the Tang army, but now it seems that he has to change his mind. This is very consistent with his original intention.
He had no intention of engaging in a large-scale decisive battle with the Tang Army or Wang Shichong. At this moment, the Tang Army was frightened and retreated to Tongguan, which almost played into his plans.
He could leave Fengling Ferry and look to the west, where Li Shenfu's nearly 100,000 troops were stationed. Li Po thought that there should be some opportunities in late autumn and early winter this year...
At that time, there was room for the army to come into play. After all, it was better to avoid Tongguan on the way to Guanxi.
But in this case, time is tight. Of course, this is still a matter of food and grass. With the soldiers, the land this year will almost be white.
This undoubtedly made Li Po hesitate. If he couldn't attack Kansai in one fell swoop, it would be a bit of a loss.
He actually very much hopes that this fateful war will happen next year, so that he can accumulate more strength and generally digest the gains in Henan.
But he knew that the situation in the world was changing very quickly. Just like Wang Shichong led his army to attack Tongguan, the signs only appeared in March and April, but it disrupted his schedule.
Who the hell knows what will happen next?
Generally speaking, Li Po planned to change some of his previously formulated strategies. He would send a small number of troops into Henan as a deterrent and break through the Yellow River blockage. He still chose Puban and Longmen for the passage into Kansai.
And the change he was looking forward to was nothing more than Li Gui and Master Liang in the northwest. Li Tang was surrounded by enemies on all sides. As long as everyone didn't stop, sooner or later they would be exhausted and killed. This cloud-creating one with a single step on its head, a horn on its head, and a flying
A guy with sky-high potential.
Li Yuan had been united with Zong Lian Heng, and had been in high spirits for a while. Now it was Li Po's turn. Fan Wenjin disappeared from his side early, and Yu Wenxin also went to Turks.
What effect these two people can bring...well, only God knows, because Li Gui has been pretending to be dead, and Master Liang has been wandering around Lingzhou, fighting many defeats.
Whether these messages are true or false, they all came from the mouths of prisoners Li Tang surrendered. The two guys were too far away from him to reach and touch them, so they could only wait for the news.
Li Po hoped to hear good news later, but what he was worried about was that the two big thieves in the northwest died inexplicably like Xue Ju. Then he had to think about whether Li and his son would
A curse or something? Or maybe God is joking with everyone. In fact, the candidate has already been decided... That would be too bad.
This was not Li Po's boring imagination. Xiao Mian was fighting so well in Shu that he almost beat up Li Xiaogong and others. Well, as soon as Li Shimin arrived, he won an immediate victory.
Xue Ju had some advantages in the west at that time, but he died of illness within a few days, so Xue Rengao, a prodigal son, gave all his property to Li Shimin. At that time, Li Pozheng led his army to defeat Li Shentong in a battle, and Li Tang Jiye had just
After shaking for a while, it was stabilized again.
Before, Wang Shichong sent his army to the west, and it looked quite aggressive. But Li Po looked at him from the other side of the Yellow River. He looked like he was here to die. After the first battle, he really made a wolf rush, and he killed twenty people in a mess.
Tens of thousands of troops perished under Tongguan.
If he, Li Po, hadn't pinched the Tang army's neck a little, and allowed the Tang army to rush out of Tongguan, the whole of Henan would have been surnamed Li.
In fact, even if the Tang army is driven back to Tongguan, it is an indisputable fact that the strength of the Tongguan defenders has greatly increased...
Is this all bullshit luck, child of destiny? So Li Po said that he was very worried about the health of Li Gui and Liang Shidu. Once Li Gui and Liang Shidu in the northwest were conquered or defeated by Li Tang, then Li Tang
There will be no worries anymore.
He was able to contain Li Tang, but what about Xiao Mian?
Therefore, luck is very important... This great country will never fall into the hands of an unlucky person.
Li Po was very open-minded. He thought for a long time on the bank of the Yellow River, and then ordered Bu Qun, Chen Yuan, and Li Nian to be summoned. They discussed for a long time. The next day, Bu Qun led his troops to Longmen, Chen Yuan and
Li Nian then led his army to Puban and returned to Wei Chigong to control it.
At Fengling Ferry, Yuchi Kai led his troops and the Henan surrender troops crossing the river to station on the north bank of the Yellow River, while Xue Wanche led his cavalry to cross the river and return to Zhang Lun's command.
The adjustment in strategy showed that Li Po gradually lost interest in the war on the south bank of the Yellow River. Bu Qun, Chen Yuan and other Wei generals had never crossed the river, which also saved Zhang Lun a lot of trouble.
The force crossing the river was almost halved, and the speed suddenly increased. Three days later, the entire cavalry army gathered at Fengling Ferry. Zhang Lun immediately left Zhang Shigui to guard the ferry camp and be responsible for transporting grain and grass, while he led Xu Shiji
, Xue Wanche and others marched into Hongnong.
During this period, Da gathered the defeated troops in Hongnong and had just left Hongnong County.
Needless to say, during this period of time, all the generals of the Henan Army were at risk. Many of them were scattered by Lu Chengda's 5,000 cavalry. Duan Da fled first. When he arrived at Hongnong County, there were only a few thousand men and horses left.
, but still relied on his name as Chen Guogong Duan Da to capture and kill Wang Renze, and he became the person with the highest official position in the Western Expedition army.
After staying in Hongnong for a few days, he gradually gathered the Henan generals who had fled back. At this time, it was clear that Shang Da's intention was to support his troops and return to Luoyang with self-respect... I'm afraid it was Chen Guogong's decision.
Of course, Duan Da was also in dire straits, with a shortage of food and grass, and no morale. When he returned to Luoyang like this, it was probably not Duan Da who had the final say, but someone else.
In the past few days, Duan Dashi tried his best to calm down the remaining defeated generals. He divided the grain intercepted in Hongnong and hurriedly led his troops eastward without even going.
What happened behind the scenes.
And during these three days, an unsolved case occurred, and Emperor Zheng and Wang Shichong disappeared.
An emperor disappeared. He neither returned to Hongnong nor was there any news that he was captured by the Tang army. He just disappeared.
This gave rise to many speculations and rumors. Some people said that Wang Shichong was disheartened and lived in seclusion near Tongguan after escaping. Many years later, someone saw an old man claiming to be the emperor in the mountains.
Others said that he might have died in the rebel army, and his body had long been fed to jackals, tigers and leopards. This way of death was exactly the retribution this murderous demon king deserved.
Some people say that Wang Shichong fled back to Hongnong, but was killed by Duan Da. This theory also has basis. After all, Duan Da fled first under Tongguan. If Wang Shichong returned to Hongnong and took over the military power, Duan Da would definitely
His life was in danger, so he decided to strike first.
Anyway, no matter what the rumors were, Wang Shichong never appeared again. When the news reached Li Po's ears, Li Po guessed that this man was probably dead.
Like many people, Li Po also felt that this man had not been ripped off by cramps, which was a real advantage to him. If this man was still alive... Well, for God's sake, do you still have eyes?
No matter what God does, people are forgetful anyway. Many years later, someone actually built a temple for this demon king who was covered in blood and caused pagodas in Shandong, Lianghuai, and Henan, and worshiped day and night...
This is really a joke full of irony.
This chapter has been completed!