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Chapter 494 To chase or not to chase?

Xingzhou City was defeated, and all the soldiers below were excited, but Zhao Zhen and others on the upper level looked heavy. There were only 10,000 defenders in the city, and even the Dangxiang nobles in the city were not seen. After the city lord's mansion was defeated, only a few Dangxiang nobles were captured.

"Bring the person in!" Zhao Zhen spoke in the city lord's mansion and ordered downwards. Cao Ma, Zhou Mei and others next to him immediately sat upright. Li Yuanhao's whereabouts are still unclear. Fortunately, they have caught several important people, so they can interrogate them.

After a while, several recruits walked in with two nobles Dangxiang. The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a short, strong, bearded face and fierce light in his eyes. Next to him was a young man in his twenties, tall and thin, very strong, but these two men are now tied up and are injured in many places. Obviously, they had fierce resistance when they were caught.

"Meet in Wei Mingshan. After being separated for several years, I didn't expect that when we met again, we would be in this situation!" Zhao Zhen also saw a sarcastic smile on his face when he saw the middle-aged man being escorted. He also fought with Dangxiang people a lot. He also knew the middle-aged man in front of him. The other party was Li Yuanhao's uncle Wei Mingshan. Both sides had fought a battle in Liupanshan. At that time, Zhao Zhen even suffered a little loss. Today he finally took revenge.

"Hmph, you Song Dynasty fought undeclaredly, and they shamelessly sent troops to attack our party Xiang, destroying countless tribes of our party Xiang along the way. Aren't you known as benevolent and righteous? It's even shameless!" Wei Mingshan immediately spoke and cursed.

"Haha, we are shameless?" Zhao Zhen sneered at this time, "Your Party Xiang invaded our border of Song Dynasty every year, but did you declare war in advance? And how much food have you plundered over the years? Do you still need me to tell you about these?"

"General, what do you want to do with such a barbarian? Just leave it to me directly, and make sure that he can spit out everything he knows!" At this time, a sharp voice was heard.

The speaker is a middle-aged man with a white face and no beard. Although he had a smile on his face, his smile was a bit gloomy and he looked very uncomfortable. This person was Huang Dehe, the eunuch in Zhao Zhen’s army. Although there were no civil servants as the chief general when he went on expedition this time, he had a military supervisor. However, compared with civil servants, eunuchs as military supervisors generally would not interfere with the command of the general. Unless the chief general wanted to rebel, the supervisor would have the right to take over military power. Of course, if the chief general really wanted to rebel, the first person to kill was the supervisor.

"The Huang Supervisor doesn't have to worry. If the other party doesn't say we'll use torture, it's not too late." Zhao Zhen immediately coughed. Huang De and the Supervisor had nothing to do with it. It was just greedy for money. This was also a common problem for eunuchs. However, in addition, Huang Dehe was also a master of torture. It is said that he used to do this in the palace. As long as the prisoners of war fell into his hands, he would even have a luxury to fall into a whole body.

"We met Wei Mingshan, I think we are still destined to be together. I will give you a chance. If you explain Li Yuanhao's whereabouts, I will not make things difficult for you, how about?" Zhao Zhen turned to Wei Mingshan again.

"You will just die. We will never tell you about the whereabouts of Your Majesty, these lackeys from the Song Kingdom!" Before Wei Mingshan could speak, the ingenious young man next to him cursed first.

"Who are you?" Zhao Zhen was not angry at this time, but instead looked at the other party with interest.

"I am Yeli's troops Yeli Wangrong. Today you will break through Xingzhou City. In the future, your Majesty will definitely lead the Dangxiang Iron Cavalry to break through Tokyo City to avenge us!" Yeli Wangrong shouted wildly. If the recruits next to him were not holding him tightly, he might have pounced on him and bit Zhao Zhen and others.

As soon as Yeli Wangrong finished speaking, he saw Cao Mata sarcastically and said, "Hahahaha~, who do I think I am? It turns out that you are Li Yuanhao's elder brother-in-law, but your Yeli tribe is really obsessed with greed. In order to win over power, he actually married your sister to Li Yuanhao, a guy who is not a human, a ghost, is really difficult for your sister!"

If you hit someone or not in the face, Cao Ma's words were as good as Nori Wangrong's weakness. As a result, Nori Wangrong roared wildly again and broke away the arms of the two recruits and rushed towards Toe. However, before he could pounce on Toe, he was kicked to the ground by Toe. After all, Nori Wangrong's arms were tied. If Koma could be approached by the other party in this way, that would be a huge joke.

"I have a big temper, so I'll have to do it for Huang Jianjun!" Zhao Zhen saw that Yeli Wangrong wanted to resist at this time, and said a little angry.

Huang Dehe was also very happy when he arrived here, and then stood up and said, "No trouble, no trouble, I'll leave this guy to me. I'll ask him to give all the bowls of rice he ate last night!"

After Huang Dehe said that, he hurried down with Ye Li Wangrong, and the others in the hall showed a sympathetic look at Ye Li Wangrong, and it would be better to die directly when they fell into the hands of Huang Dehe and the eunuch who was happy to torture people.

"Wei Mingshan, if you also want to see Huang Jianjun's methods, I don't mind sending you there." At this time, Zhao Zhen turned his gaze to Wei Mingshan again and asked.

Although Wei Mingshanyu looked rude, he was not a fool. Although he was ready to die when he decided to stay, he did not want to suffer any torture and humiliation before his death. Moreover, Li Yuanhao should have been far away from Xingzhou City at this time, so it doesn't matter to tell Zhao Zhen and the others.

Thinking of this, Wei Mingshanyu sneered and said, "It's okay to tell you. Your Majesty has retreated to the direction of the Weifu Army of Heishan. If you have the courage, chase after me!"

When he heard the name of the Heishan Weifu Army Office, Zhao Zhen and others frowned. Although Li Yuanhao did not completely unify Dangxiang, he occupied most of the territory. In order to facilitate rule, he divided Dangxiang's rule into several military offices. Among them, the Heishan Weifu Army Office is located in the northernmost direction, close to the border between Liao and Dangxiang. The Dangxiang people also stationed heavily, mainly to prevent the Liao.

However, Li Yuanhao has been very close to Liao in recent years, and even heard that he still wanted to marry Liao. However, the new and old emperors of Liao changed, and there has not been a reply yet. However, now Li Yuanhao fled to the border of Liao. If the Song army chased him, it might cause dissatisfaction from Liao. You must know that Liao also has a large army stationed on the border of Dangxiang.

"Hahahaha~, your Song State is indeed a softie, and you can only bully a small tribe like our Dangxiang. When you meet the Liao State, you are so scared that you don't even dare to approach the border. It's ridiculous!" Seeing the solemn expressions of Zhao Zhen and others, Wei Mingshan laughed happily and said. The reason why Li Yuanhao fled to the north was that he knew that the Song Dynasty did not dare to chase him easily.

"Hmph, take him down and take care of him!" Zhao Zhen was too lazy to pay attention to Wei Mingshan anymore. He immediately ordered, and the personal soldiers on both sides agreed immediately, and then dragged Wei Mingshan to meet him.

"Everyone, what do you think about this?" Zhao Zhen was silent for a moment before asking the generals in the hall. Li Yuanhao fled to the border of Liao Kingdom. Should they chase or not? What are the next strategic plans? These are no longer something he can decide alone.

"General, we have already reached Xingzhou City. If we just let Li Yuanhao escape, I would be unwilling to accept it. Moreover, the Liao Kingdom is in civil strife now, and I am afraid that we will not dare to conflict with us!" Cao Mata was young and energetic. The first one at the moment could not help but say, and his words were also approved by many young generals.

However, the veterans present did not speak. After a while, Zhou Mei stood up and said, "General, we are on an expedition. The soldiers are exhausted. Moreover, it is winter now. If the road is blocked when heavy snow is blocked, the contact with the rear will probably be broken. So I think the most important thing now is to consolidate the results of the battle and control the south of Xingzhou City first. In this way, Li Yuanhao will lose half of his territory and his strength will be greatly weakened. It will not be too late to slowly plan it in the future!"

"General Zhou said very much, so-called "Don't chase the enemy". Li Yuanhao abandoned Xingzhou. Maybe he wanted us to chase him. In this way, he would have the possibility of turning the tables!" General Guo Zun also agreed at this time. Although he is famous for his force, he is not a martial artist with only muscles in his mind, otherwise he would not have reached his current position.

Zhao Zhen also felt that these two opinions were reasonable, but from a rational point of view, he was more inclined to the opinions of Zhou Mei and Guo Zun. After all, their initial strategic goal was to capture Xingzhou City. Whether to capture Li Yuanhao was not the first goal. Moreover, after fighting for so long, the soldiers were exhausted and the materials were consumed. It would be a bit risky to pursue them. Young people like Cao Ma are very motivated, but as the main general, he cannot be impulsive.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen finally made a decision and said: "Transfer our military orders, and the entire army will be stationed in Xingzhou City, and at the same time, the battle situation will be reported to the court, and the court will decide the matter!"

The so-called court actually gave up the pursuit of Li Yuanhao. After all, it would take a long time to send the war report to the capital. Maybe it was spring, and the army would rest and the materials would be able to keep up. If the court wanted to fight, it would be less risky.

The rush is the eight hundred miles of the Song Dynasty. Although the name is a bit frustrating, the speed is not frustrating at all. The messenger who sent the message rushed day and night, replaced people and horses. The pedestrians, cars and horses on the official roads had to dodge immediately when they encountered such messengers, otherwise they would die in vain if they hit him or died.
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