Three days later, Zhou Jun led the main force of Shuofang's army and entered Jiumen County.
There are traces of war everywhere in the city, especially at the north gate. The dark brown blood stains on the ground have sunk deeply into the soil and cannot be erased no matter how you wash them.
After Guo Ziyi got the battle report, he came to report to Zhou Jun: "The former general Li Guangbi first used the grain transport team as bait to set up an ambush and annihilate all 1,500 cavalry under Zhai Zurong. Then he ordered the Tang army's cavalry to be replaced by thieves
He wore the army's military uniforms and ordered the infantry to hide in grain trucks, pretending to be returning from a great victory, and thus deceived the numerous outposts outside the rebel army and entered Jiumen County directly."
"After entering the city, Chu Liangshan, the former deputy general of the army, led eight hundred cavalry in the city and set fires everywhere. He also called on the Tang army to break the city, causing chaos among the rebels. Li Guangbi took this opportunity to command the cavalry and raided the middle camp of the county town, killing countless enemies. Shi Siming witnessed it.
We were defeated and fled from the south gate in defeat."
When Zhou Jun heard this, he couldn't help asking: "Where is Li Guangbi now?"
Guo Ziyi: "When Shi Siming escaped from the city, Li Guangbi led his troops to cover up and kill him. Now I don't know where he is."
Zhou Jun looked around and asked, "Have you calculated the number of enemies killed and captured in battle?"
Guo Ziyi: "Commander, Shi Siming has 30,000 troops stationed in Jiumen County. Among them, there are two large camps in the east and west outside the city, each with 12,000 troops, and more than 6,000 troops in the city. After this battle, the thieves
The army suffered casualties, more than half were captured, and the rest fled south."
Zhou Jun: "What about our army's losses?"
Guo Ziyi: "The former army was killed in battle, and more than 600 people were seriously injured. Among them, the most damaged part was the third and fourth banners on the left side of the front army. There were 500 people in the army, and nearly 200 people were killed and seriously injured.
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Zhou Jun: "Compared to other departments, how come this one has so many casualties?"
Guo Ziyi: "After Li Guangbi entered the Nine Gates, he left five hundred people to guard the north gate. These five hundred people, under the offensive of the bandits outside the city, persisted for an entire hour to ensure that the city gate was not lost. This allowed the former army to
Most of them can enter the city smoothly."
Zhou Jun was a little moved after hearing this, and asked: "Who will lead this army?"
Guo Ziyi: "I heard that he is a young general in the Guiyi Army named Wu Kedi."
Zhou Jun: "Let's go, I want to see him."
Guo Ziyi said a few words to his subordinates, and then led Zhou Jun into the palace in the city.
In the wounded barracks, when all the wounded soldiers heard that the commander was coming, they knelt down one after another regardless of their injuries.
Zhou Jun entered the camp, talked about hard work, and asked everyone to go back to rest.
Entering the side room, Zhou Jun finally saw Wukedi who had made great achievements.
Although the latter was covered with bruises, garlic essence wound medicine was applied to the wound, and his condition gradually stabilized.
Zhou Jun stopped Wukedi from getting up and asked the latter: "Are you from the Guiyi Army?"
Wu Kedi was very excited and nodded quickly.
Zhou Jun: "You have only 500 soldiers under your command, but you are facing an army of 10,000 thieves. Aren't you afraid?"
Wu Kedi said bluntly: "When I first stood on the tower and saw the rebel army surging over the mountains and plains, I was scared... But Kedi was entrusted by General Lee and had the trust of his brothers. How could he retreat in the face of the battle?"
Zhou Jun asked: "How does Li Guangbi treat you on weekdays?"
Wu Kedi: "The general treats his soldiers like brothers and sisters. He eats and sleeps next to each other. Whenever he gets a reward or captures something, he always shares it with us and never withholds it."
Zhou Jun couldn't help but nod when he heard this. Li Guangbi led the troops well, which can be seen from this.
Wu Kedi got excited and spoke again: "We are not afraid of the commander's jokes, but Kedi is dull and cannot understand the truth of those people. In the past, in the army, Shangguan always taught us that as soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, we should
When Endeavor sacrificed his life, Ke Di did not understand the deep meaning of the word "Tang soldiers" at that time. Following General Li, he told us that if there were no Tang soldiers, the bandits would be able to humiliate the people and rob good families. Therefore, Tang soldiers killed the enemy.
, is also a national soldier, and his loyalty can only be expressed in four words - protecting the family and the people, this is the meaning of our existence."
Guo Ziyi listened for a moment and couldn't help but take a deep look at Wu Ke for the first time.
After hearing this, Zhou Jun sighed slightly, patted Wu Kedi on the shoulder, stood up and left the room.
Arriving outside the gate of the wounded barracks, Guo Ziyi raised his hand and said to Zhou Jun: "Li Guangbi was imprisoned for three years earlier. If it hadn't been for the help of the commander-in-chief, he would never have seen the light of day again. The commander-in-chief has obtained this good general.
This is the blessing of the Tang Dynasty and the blessing of the people all over the world."
Zhou Jun nodded slightly.
When we returned to the Chinese army camp, a guard came to report that Chu Liangshan, the former deputy general of the army, had returned.
Zhou Jun and Guo Ziyi heard this and came to the camp gate. They saw Chu Liangshan, his face covered with dust, walking up quickly and shouting with joy: "Commander, the former army was lucky enough to live up to their orders. They killed the rebels and threw away their helmets and armor. They were completely defeated."
Zhou Jun asked for details.
Chu Liangshan told about the war after the destruction of Jiumen City.
It turned out that after Shi Siming led his troops to flee, Li Guangbi led his army to pursue him, without giving the former any chance to reorganize his army.
Starting from Jiumen, then to Fengbi (today's eastern suburb of Shijiazhuang), then to Gaocheng (today's Gaocheng), and finally to Zhaojun Fucheng.
During the entire journey, which was nearly three hundred miles, the soldiers ate and even slept in the saddle.
Shi Siming's troops gathered together several times and tried to turn around to counterattack, but were driven back by Li Guangbi.
In this way, the cavalry led by Li Guangbi chased and fought, killing and capturing nearly 3,000 enemies.
Finally, Shi Siming took hundreds of defeated troops and fled into Zhaojun Fucheng, and Li Guangbi stopped the pursuit.
After Chu Liangshan said this, he said to Zhou Jun: "The last general has received the order from General Li to bring the captured enemy soldiers back to the central army and temporarily take over the post of general of the former army.
Zhou Jun asked: "If you are to temporarily replace the former general, what will Li Guangbi do?"
Chu Liangshan shook his head and said: "I don't know, I only know that General Li led his army to the north after replenishing his troops and supplies."
Zhou Jun wondered: "Zhaojun is in the south of Jiumen. What is Li Guangbi going to the north for? Could it be that he wants to lead his army to surprise the rebel city?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Guo Ziyi shook his head and said: "Li Guangbi currently only has cavalry and lacks siege equipment, and most of the rebels in the north are fortified cities. Even if it is a surprise attack, they want to attack
I'm afraid it won't be easy to get off one of them."
Zhou Jun thought for a long time and finally said: "Let's ignore Li Guangbi for the time being. Shi Siming is now hiding in Zhaojun Fucheng. He only has a few thousand soldiers at his disposal. Now is a good opportunity to march. Send the order and order the army to be ready."
Let’s rest for a day, then head south tomorrow, the target is Zhaojun Fucheng!”
Guo Ziyi bowed and said hello.
A few days later, Zhou Jun led his army southward into Zhao County.
When the army arrived at the capital of Zhaojun, they saw flags waving on top of the city and numerous defenders standing there, presumably in a tight formation.
With the idea of acting cautiously, Zhou Jun first sent a vanguard of thousands of people close to the city wall, intending to test the enemy's strength.
The forward soldiers, holding shields, cautiously approached the city wall.
One hundred steps, seventy steps, fifty steps...
Seeing that the forwards had entered the enemy's crossbow range, there was still no movement on the city wall.
Zhou Jun was wondering about the enemy's intentions when Guo Ziyi on the side suddenly said in shock: "Oh no! I've been tricked!"
Zhou Jun was stunned and looked at Guo Ziyi.
Guo Ziyi pointed at Zhaojun Fucheng and said to Zhou Jun: "Commander, if I am not mistaken, this city is already empty!"
Zhou Jun heard this and said blankly: "Empty city?"
Not long after, the vanguard arrived at the city gate and reported on horseback. There was no one on the city tower. The defenders were all straw men made of paper, and the weapons in their hands were only wooden poles.
Guo Ziyi analyzed Zhou Jun at this time: "Shi Siming was defeated in Jiumen County and led his troops south into Zhao County. On the surface, it seemed that he wanted to enter the second line of defense in Hebei, relying on Zhao County and Xindu.
Xinle, the three cities that formed an angle with each other, was used to stop the Tang army's attack. But in fact, these were just deceptions. Shi Siming's real plan was to shrink his troops, abandon the first and second lines of defense, and retreat directly.
Go to Boling and the Hejian area."
When Zhou Jun heard this, he gradually understood: "Shi Siming fled south into Zhao County just to attract our attention. While our army was gathering south, he feinted again and took advantage of the situation to go north.
Escape?"
Guo Ziyi nodded in agreement.
Zhou Jun sighed in his heart. The history books commented that Shi Siming was as cunning as a fox, which was true.
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