There is no longer any suspense in the battle on the shore.
The cavalry of the brigade jumped up from the river, dripping wet, and when they stepped onto the beach on the north bank, Liu Heitai was already surrounded by his own soldiers and fled to the north in embarrassment.
Originally, he was not so vulnerable. With Gao Junya and Su Dingfang's troops, they were not enough to win in such a short period of time.
However, the Xia army was frightened by the Tang army. When the internal strife suddenly broke out, the various departments were caught off guard and had no intention of fighting. The Xia army collapsed almost in the blink of an eye.
They fought each other and trampled on each other, killing countless people.
Liu Heitai had already prepared to flee, but he didn't expect that before the Tang army arrived, Gao Junya rebelled first. While he scolded Gao Junya for being a traitor and a shameless person, he didn't want to lose his life here, so he acted decisively.
He turned around and ran away.
But under the pursuit of a large group of cavalry, how could he escape?
After only running for more than twenty miles, the sound of horse hooves behind them was so loud that Liu Heitai and his bodyguards such as Wang Xiaohu and other guards rode away, leaving all their subordinates behind.
Even so, after traveling for more than ten miles, he was still overtaken by the cavalry behind him.
The cavalry of the Tang Army skillfully controlled their mounts, drew their bows and arrows when they were close, and shot down the horses of Liu Heitao and others one by one while running with ease, and captured them all. After asking for a while, they were all satisfied and tied up.
He was brought back to the shore on horseback.
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On the tenth day of March in the third year of Yuanzhen of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang army crossed the river and entered Hebei. In the first battle, the 50,000-strong army led by Liu Heitai, the left-leading general of the Xia Kingdom, was completely wiped out. Gao Junya and Su Dingfang led their troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. Liu Heitai, Wang Xiaohu and others
Captured.
The entire Tang army crossed the river. Gao Junya was afraid that Liu Heitai would take revenge on him if he survived, so he detailed Liu Heitai's crimes in front of Bu Qun. Bu Qun didn't think much about it, so he obeyed Gao Junya's request and killed Liu Heitai.
Ta, Wang Xiaohu and more than ten people.
Immediately, Bu Qun ordered Wei Chi to lead his army to attack Anyang, and he led the army to Guancheng. Li Nian led 10,000 cavalry and rushed directly to Wei City.
When the army arrived at Guancheng, as Wang Xiaohu expected, Liu Ya stationed in Guancheng had already withdrawn his troops, and Guancheng had become an empty city.
The Tang army did not stop here. Two days later, they broke through Fanshui and entered the gate of Weicheng on the next day.
At this time, Li Nian's army had surrounded Wei City. When the main force of the army arrived, the army gathered together and completely surrounded Wei City. By this time, even if the people in the city had wings, it would be difficult to escape.
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In the palace inside the city, Dou Jiande and his wife Cao Shi looked at each other in silence. The noise from outside faintly reached their ears. They were panicked people running for their lives.
After a long time, Dou Jiande sighed and murmured: "It's all in vain in the end. If I had known this, what would I have been busy with all these years?"
Although there was a desolation at the end of the road, the couple did not panic.
They had experienced too many dangers, and how often had their lives not been at stake? They had already developed their courage. Seeing that the situation was over, they did not abandon Wei City and go north. In fact, it was because they might still have a chance of survival if they stayed here.
At this time, the couple had already made their decision. Ms. Cao said in annoyance, "Don't imitate what they said. I felt upset. Fortunately, I sent my daughter away. Otherwise, there would be chaos and chaos, and something might have happened."
I don’t know what’s going on with my eldest brother, but if I can survive, maybe we can reunite in Chang’an?”
Dou Jiande glanced at his mother-in-law angrily, and then said dejectedly: "Women are short-sighted, and we couldn't slow down even after we sent the imperial seal. Do you think Li Ding'an can allow us to go to Chang'an?"
Mrs. Cao snorted, "Look at you like that. With me accompanying you, what are you afraid of? Someone, bring me my armor..."
Dou Jiande pulled her back angrily and said, "Okay, look at it, can I still lead you out now? We were just ordinary soldiers back then, but how many years can we serve as soldiers?"
Emperor, I am very satisfied.
Since we are stuck at home today, there is nothing to say, just surrender, surrender... As for our lives, we just have to listen to God's arrangement."
After saying that, he no longer hesitated and immediately ordered: "Are they all here? Please come in."
After a while, Pei Ju, Cui Junsu, Liu Bin and others filed in...
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In the middle of March of the third year of Yuanzhen of the Tang Dynasty, Dou Jiande led the officials of the Xia Kingdom to surrender.
At this time, Yu Wenxin, the general manager of Shizhou, who was transferred to the military commander of Hebei North Road, had just raised troops in Yanmen and was preparing to enter northern Hebei via Feihu Road.
The war progressed so quickly that no one seemed to have reacted. The Xia Kingdom had been destroyed.
It took Li Po six to seven years to pacify Li Yuan and Li Yuan's remaining forces, and it only took less than half a year to defeat Xiao Mian. When Dou Jiande arrived, it was even faster, less than half a month.
As soon as the news of Dou Jiande's surrender reached Anyang, Wang Cong led his troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty without hesitation. Yuchi and his troops captured Wei County, and then led their troops into Hanoi. The defenders from all over the country surrendered one after another, but no one dared to resist.
Bu Qun led his army into Wei City and imprisoned all Dou Jiande and his ministers in the palace.
He thought about it, but he still did not dare to make his own decisions like Li Jing did. Instead, he summoned the generals to discuss how to deal with the Xia monarchs and ministers. Should he send them to Chang'an, or kill Dou Jiande like they did in the south?
Well, no one would doubt that Xiao Mian's death had nothing to do with Yu Chigong, Li Jing and others. Under the strict surveillance of the army, he could still let a surrender kill his old master. What a lie, right?
So Bu Qun planned to imitate those bullies in the south and quietly kill Dou Jiande. The emperor would be very happy, right? He was a little unsure.
A group of leading generals gathered together to discuss this kind of matter, which showed the unscrupulousness of the generals in front of the army. Compared with Li Jing who handled the matter calmly, Bu Qun did not have such talents under his command.
It would be a bit difficult for them to go into battle and fight one against the other, and let them think about politics.
Li Nian was more educated than Buqun. After all, he was a member of the Li family in Miyuan. Hearing that Buqun wanted everyone to discuss this topic, he regretted not leading the cavalry northward.
So after thinking about it, he came up with a bad idea, "I heard that Duke Pei Ju is here, why not let him come and give us some advice?"
Naturally, everyone knows who Pei Ju is. He is a famous minister who came from the Kaihuang period. It is not an exaggeration to apply him to him.
Only the fact that he led an envoy to the Turks during the Kaihuang period and persuaded Dulan Khan to kill Princess Dayi of the Northern Zhou Dynasty made him famous all over the world. How far did his strategy go? In the early years of Daye, just one letter
He persuaded Shekui Khan to turn against Chuluo Khan and drove Chuluo Khan back to the Sui Dynasty.
Let the Sui Dynasty easily hold another chess piece, just like when Qimin Khan returned to the Sui Dynasty.