Although the Qi army on the frontal battlefield has withdrawn, there are still many things left for the Wei army. In addition to reinforcements for the flank battlefields that are still fighting, the cleanup of the huge battlefield left by the enemy is also a big project.
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Since the Qi army on the frontal battlefield did not evacuate in a massive rout, they basically took away their armor and other personal weapons with them, but there were still a large number of vehicles, horses, tents and other utensils abandoned in their camps, as well as a large number of grain and grass supplies.
The Qi army invested hundreds of thousands of soldiers for this battle. Even though the supply of various materials was not based on long-term fighting, the reserves were still very considerable. Due to the hasty evacuation of Qi leader Gao Yang and other troops, the Qi army evacuated immediately.
The other soldiers in the army did not have time to return to camp to collect supplies, so most of them stayed where they were.
It was not an easy task to completely pack up the camp with hundreds of thousands of people stationed there, especially when the battle ended. It was getting late. After sending a certain amount of reinforcements to the flank battlefield, Li Tai
He ordered all the remaining soldiers to go into the enemy camp to clean up and collect the most important materials such as grain, grass, horses and weapons before dark, while the rest could only be left for the next day.
Despite this, as night falls, there are still many places in the enemy camp that have not been searched and cleared in time. The amount of loot collected just in front of us is already very substantial.
In order to avoid being killed again by the enemy, which would lead to great joy and sorrow, Li Tai did not continue to blindly expand the results of the battle, and directly ordered He Ruodun's troops on the right to be gathered here. However, he himself still had many things to deal with.
Compared with the captured food and supplies and other trophies, the handling of personnel is much more troublesome. Especially for the Qi army officers and soldiers who are still gathered near the tidal flats of the river mouth, how to deal with them is still a big headache.
There are still tens of thousands of Qi troops, and they cannot be treated as simple prisoners. Although they were abandoned by the Qi leader Gao Yang and had to throw down their weapons and give up resistance in order to survive, this does not mean that they
He will surrender heartily to the Wei army.
Especially in the first half of the battle, the two sides fought fiercely on the Piyuan. Up to now, there are still a large number of Qi army corpses piled up between the Piyuan front lines. There is a blood feud between them, even if these people are intimidated by the strength of the Wei army and do not fight.
Dare to resist, but trying to tame it is still not something that can be accomplished in a short time.
After Li Tai returned to the north bank of the Tongda River, he looked at the Qi army sergeants and thought about it for a while, and finally thought of a solution. He did not announce the treatment of these people first, but went to Pi under the guard of his own soldiers.
Go to the flank battlefield in the northeast direction behind the plateau.
After a whole day of fighting, the place where the Wei army deployed the most combatants was not the frontal battlefield, but the side battlefield where the Qi army launched its attack from the east bank of the Zhuozhang River.
Qi leader Gao Yang's prediction of Li Tai's thinking was actually correct. Until Gao Yang's defeat and retreat from the battlefield, Li Tai did not give up his intention and preparation to abandon his position and withdraw his troops to the rear. Of course, that was because the war was not going smoothly enough.
Passive choice, but since the frontal battlefield has been going relatively smoothly, Li Tai's registration was not used.
If you want to ensure that the army is in a calm situation where it is allowed to advance and retreat, then the threat from the flanks must not be ignored. The reason why Li Tai sent Gao Le to take the initiative to launch a night attack to lure the enemy troops over on the flanks was naturally to motivate the enemy.
Division of troops, on the other hand, is to detonate this hidden danger in advance and control it within a controllable range.
Fighting against this Qi army, in addition to the 10,000 divisions and brigade led by Gao Le, there were also 10,000 Chinese troops and more than 5,000 troops under Li Yunxin who came from Wusu City. The troops invested were even
All surpassed the battle on the frontal battlefield.
This seemingly unreasonable arrangement of troops was to ensure that even if the battle did not go smoothly, the main force of the Western Wei Dynasty could retreat backwards.
Although there are more enemy troops on the frontal battlefield, due to the limitations of the battlefield terrain, only 20,000 to 30,000 people can be put into combat at a time. Moreover, the Wei army also carried out a strict front layout, requiring only a small number of elites.
Without troops to defend, it will be difficult for the enemy to make a sudden advance in the front. On the side battlefield, it is necessary to attract and control the enemy's main force so that it will be difficult for them to flexibly restrict and block the Wei army's tactical choices.
At this time, the battle on the frontal battlefield had ended for a while, but the two sides were still fighting vigorously on the side battlefield. Even though the sky was getting dark, the battle was still going on unimpeded.
The soldiers of the Qi army obviously did not want to continue fighting. After all, they had already heard the news about the withdrawal of the Chinese army. If they continued to stay here, they would only become an isolated and helpless army, and they had no intention of continuing the battle.
It makes sense. The best thing to do is to evacuate as soon as possible.
Therefore, all the soldiers of the Qi army on the battlefield were retreating to the west bank of the Zhuozhang River and did not continue to spread out their battle formations. It was obvious that they were waiting for an opportunity to evacuate.
However, Gao Le and other soldiers who were attacking here also clearly discovered the intention of the Qi army, and the attack was particularly fierce. As long as the Qi army's battle formation showed any signs of retreating, it would inevitably be hit by such a fierce offensive.
The battle became unstable, which further evolved into a rout.
After Li Tai arrived here, he first observed the battle situation and found that although the situation of the enemy troops here was very bad, their fighting spirit and performance in the battle were much better than those of the enemy troops that the Chinese army had fought before. If he wanted to end the battle completely, he was afraid that
It will take quite some time, and the enemy's resistance will only become more fierce if they know they will die, and our own troops will inevitably suffer a large number of casualties.
This situation is relatively normal. After all, the Jinyang soldiers of the Northern Qi Dynasty are elite soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles, and their combat effectiveness and will are quite tenacious. The key to the performance on the frontal battlefield is that Qi leader Gao Yang
Treating human life as trivial is too suffocating and despairing, which is why the soldiers are so sad, angry and passive. This can be regarded as a relatively alternative kind of tofu with brine, one thing reduces one thing.
Li Tai raised his hand and ordered the soldiers here to suspend their offensive, and then asked people to shout to the opposite side, allowing the Qi army general to come forward for a dialogue.
After a while, He Baren, who was old and haggard but still cheered up, slowly stepped forward surrounded by his own soldiers. Although they were still at war, He Baren still gestured to Li Tai from afar through the soldiers on both sides.
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Li Tai had never seen He Baren before, so after being introduced to him and knowing his identity, he nodded in response, and then shouted to his subordinates: "The thief leader Gao Yangye has led his troops to retreat, why are you and other soldiers still stubborn and refusing to surrender?
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On the opposite side, He Baren was silent for a while before someone called out: "The reason why the two countries are fighting this time is because General Li broke the alliance and came to attack. Our country has its own loyal and brave people who are not afraid of death to defend their homeland. Wei Jun
We will not retreat for a day, and we will never give up our weapons and stop fighting!”
Hearing this reply that still had some momentum and determination, Li Tai smiled again, and immediately shouted: "This time the generals are coming to attack, and you will lead your country's Sima Ziru to follow the righteousness, and give a bitter speech to the Lord of Qi."
Because of their ignorance and ignorance, the people of Hebei were plunged into torment. They were trying to kill the evil ones, but not the loyal ones. You resisted the king in order to protect the local elders. Although it is abominable, it is pitiable.
The king's teachings are beyond the reach of you, and you are being disrespectful. If you don't teach and punish them, you call them cruelty. If you teach them but don't change them, and punish them, you call them the king's way! I will forgive you today. You can lead your troops to retreat and report to Master Wang.
We came to attack not to kill or injure the soldiers, but actually to kill the thieves. Now I am following the king’s teachings, and I will march again in the future. If you still resist the king’s orders and do not obey them, you will be severely punished!”
"Does Prime Minister Li really mean what he said?"
He Baren was worried that today's situation would be very unlucky. After hearing Li Tai's words, he opened his eyes in disbelief and asked quickly.
After hearing this, Li Tai did not say any more nonsense. He just waved his hand again and ordered the soldiers here to retreat a certain distance to the rear. When Gao Le, Li Yunxin and other generals heard this, they all said incomprehensively: "Your Majesty.
,The situation here is very good..."
Li Tai shook his head to signal to the others to be calm, and then turned to He Baren and said: "Not only are there a group of soldiers here, but there are also a group of abandoned disciples in the front line. You can lead them away, but you need to remember that after the order is implemented,
, if you disobey your orders again in the future, you will definitely die!"
"Li Dacheng is very sincere, righteous and generous, which is admirable!"
Seeing that the Wei army was really retreating, He Baren was overjoyed. While he hurriedly signaled the soldiers to evacuate to the east bank quickly, he kept saying complimentary words to Li Tai. Not to mention what will happen in the future, at least
Being able to escape in this way is even more incredible to He Baren than the emperor abandoning them and fleeing from the battlefield.
Not long after, all the Qi troops on the west bank withdrew to the east bank. After arriving at the east bank, they immediately burned the pontoon bridge, still worried that the Wei army would go back on their word and continue to attack.
Looking at the pontoon bridge that was burnt by the fire, Gao Le and other generals were not only puzzled, but also felt unwilling to do so: "The bandits from the East are fierce and untamable. If we let them go this time, they will not be grateful, but will feel grateful in their hearts."
Internal sarcasm..."
Taking into account Tang Gong's face, they did not dare to continue talking, but the meaning was very clear. It was obviously unrealistic to use this method to win people's hearts. This approach would inevitably cause trouble for the enemy.
Of course, Li Tai could not deliberately indulge the enemy in order to show his benevolence. He then looked at the crowd and said, "The thief is trapped here and has no way to advance. He will definitely fight to the end. But if he is out of danger and his will is relaxed, he will definitely defeat him with one strike."
Defeated. Who is willing to lead the crowd to attack them?"
Hearing what Duke Tang said, the generals who were disappointed just now hurriedly asked for orders, but soon another general said: "But the Lord has publicly announced before that he will let the East Thief leave, and now he attacks him again.
The thieves will surely make many slanders, which will damage the Lord’s reputation!”
Of course, Li Tai also considered this issue, so although the generals who were ordered to pursue the enemy could make more achievements, they also had to pay a certain price. After Li Tai explained the conditions, it was Li Yunxin who finally won the victory.