Outside Yubi City, after a day of fighting, the armies returned to their camps, and the curtains placed by the city's defenders on various parts of the city wall were rolled back into the city.
In the big tent, the generals each took turns to come forward and carefully report the results of today's victory, but the so-called victory results were really mediocre. They even burned several feet of the defender's curtains with fire and took them out to talk about it.
When King Gao Huan of Bohai, who was sitting at the top, heard these unsatisfactory and unpleasant memorials, there was no obvious expression of joy or anger on his face. He only laughed softly after the generals finished playing, and said in his mouth:
Then he said in a deep voice: "There has never been an isolated city in ancient times that could be defended for a long time. It has been more than a month since we attacked the city. Black Otter did not dare to send a single soldier to the east to come to our aid. This shows that the Western thieves are weak in courage.
The former wanted to encircle this area and lure the Western bandits to fight, so they did not use their strategies in depth for fear of losing this bait. But now the Western bandits are showing their timidity, so they need to capture the city and then cross the river to defeat it. The small Yubi City is smaller than that of the old year.
How about Ye City? The power back then was not as powerful as it is now. I can take out Ye City, let alone this city!"
Everyone present was experienced in the military, and they naturally understood that whether a city could be defended had little to do with its size. The geographical advantages of Yubi City were far from comparable to those of Ye City back then, but King Gao did not pursue the generals to fight.
Unfortunately, this was used to boost morale, so they all cheered up and said that they would order their troops to work harder when the battle continued in the future.
After all the generals had withdrawn, Gao Huan suddenly banged the table and roared: "When the city is destroyed, no chickens or dogs will be left in this city! If the Fen River is not red, it will be difficult to eliminate this hatred!"
He had high hopes for this battle. In his expectation, even if he could not defeat the Western Bandits once and for all, he would still have to break into the pass, which would greatly dampen the Western Bandits' vitality. However, he did not expect that he had been building momentum for several years, but this time he went south to be defeated again.
This Yubi City had been blocked for more than a month without being able to advance, and my heart was filled with hatred for Wei Xiaokuan and the soldiers and civilians in Yubi City.
However, there was more than one headache that gave him a headache that night. Not long after, Zhao Yanshen, the subordinate officer in charge of the secret military aircraft with the army, hurriedly entered the account and handed a newspaper to Gao Huan's desk with a serious expression.
After Gao Huan took the letter and browsed it briefly, his expression suddenly changed and he asked in shock: "Didn't you say that Bu Luoji thieves were in the cities of Koufenzhou? How come Jinyang City was also invaded? Even Jinyang Palace...
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Zhao Yanshen naturally had no way of answering these questions. All he knew was the situation reported by those who stayed in Jinyang, and based on his own judgment, he said: "From what I can see, the most important thing to pay attention to right now is not the incoming thieves, but Jinyang."
Zhucheng has been disturbed, and it is necessary to quickly respond to the situation to stabilize the situation, so as to prevent the situation from turning into a worse situation..."
Gao Huan frowned again after hearing this. He knew that Zhao Yanshen was really admonishing him to change his thinking and attitude. Before, he had only focused on the attack on Yubi City, leaving all other things behind.
Even the Hu Zhong from Lishi made a comeback so quickly and entered Koufenzhou without paying any attention to it. However, the rebellion in Jinyang was nothing more than a wake-up call, and we should stop and consider it carefully.
Although Gao Huan had some sense of it rationally, Gao Huan subconsciously avoided thinking about it and said bitterly: "These two disciples have been in battle for a long time, but they are so careless and unwary! If I hadn't been hanging on it right now
When the teacher is outside, he will definitely ask me why I let the inbound bandits succeed so easily."
Although these words reprimanded She Di Qian and Gao Yue for staying behind, they still called the troublemakers in Jinyang rogue bandits. Obviously they did not want to give up the war here and returned to the army in despair.
Zhao Yanshen understood that if he continued to advise, there would be no effect, so he added: "But Jinyang's military strength is barely able to defend itself now, and it is even more insufficient to attack. If reinforcements are not provided, I am afraid that the bandits will continue to spread their poison!"
Gao Huan did not dare to neglect the safety of Jinyang. After pondering for a moment, he asked again: "Who knows how many people this message has handled? The governor will arrest him for the time being and will not let the matter spread without authorization.
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Now that the war is not going well enough, people are worried. If he knows that Jinyang is being harassed by bandits, Gao Huan knows without thinking that the generals will take the opportunity to persuade him to return to Jinyang, making this war end in an anticlimactic manner. This
This was a situation that he would never allow to happen, so he decided to hide the matter for the time being.
Then he opened his mouth and gave instructions: "Hurry to the left guard general Liu Fengsheng and come in."
Not long after, Liu Feng, who was left to camp on his own, hurried to the Chinese army's tent. After a brief greeting, Gao Huan motioned him to sit down quickly. Gao Huan then passed the message from Jinyang to Liu Feng.
After reading this, Liu Feng's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately avoided the table to pay homage and said, "What do you want me to do, Your Majesty? I will leave immediately!"
Seeing Liu Feng's statement, Gao Huan nodded with satisfaction. Of course Jinyang City wanted to be rescued, but if other generals were chosen to go, such as those who came from the six towns, each of them had many relatives and friends in the army, it would be extremely difficult.
Maintain confidentiality.
At the same time, in order to ensure that the morale of the army does not waver, he cannot directly send too many troops away from the front line to return reinforcements. In this case, the generals who lead the troops to return reinforcements need to have outstanding military talents, rather than mediocre people who only rely on the strength of numbers.
After several generals under his command, only Liu Feng perfectly met these two conditions, so Gao Huan immediately ordered Liu Feng to be introduced. At this time, seeing that Liu Feng also understood his thoughts and intentions, he became serious again.
He said in a voice: "The army is here. If it knew that Jinyang was in danger, the morale of the army would be unstable, and it would retreat hastily, and the army's situation would be even worse. Elite soldiers and famous generals must be sent in advance to stabilize the situation, and the rest of the family will be left to the general."
When Liu Feng heard this, he became even more excited. He repeatedly bowed his head to the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty trusts me so much, and I will repay you with death!"
Gao Huan was quite reassured about Liu Feng's character and ability. Without further ado, in order to deceive others, he immediately ordered Liu Feng to recruit some of his troops, and he also assigned a group of Bafu personal guards totaling 3,000 troops to supervise
In the name of transporting grain and grass, he left the camp at night and immediately marched north to aid Jinyang City.
Liu Feng was entrusted by King Gao, so he did not dare to neglect. He led his troops day and night without stopping all the way. By the evening of the next day, he had already traveled more than half of the distance and arrived at Wenhunan in Fenzhou after crossing a distance of five to six hundred miles.
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Wenhu is a lake with a radius of more than a hundred miles on the west bank of Fen River. After a day and night of running, even Liu Feng's men and horses were all elite. At this time, they were already exhausted and needed to rest and eat.
Liu Feng's generals suggested that they go to the nearby Lingzhou City to rest for a night and return home for a visit. The news that Jihu had invaded Liubi City had already been conveyed to Yubi Camp and Lingzhou City Zhengqiao.
Being placed in this situation, Liu Feng's subordinates were also worried about the safety of their families.
But after thinking about it for a while, Liu Feng shook his head and flatly refused. King Gao trusted him so much, and now that the crisis in Jinyang has not been resolved, if he took the opportunity to return home just for convenience, he would really betray this trust.
Without going to Lingzhou City, there were not many places nearby that could supply three thousand troops. Liu Feng could only order his soldiers to endure their hunger and thirst for the time being and continue northward around the west bank of Wenhu Lake. There was another one in the northwest of Wenhu Lake.
The military city was called Zhucheng, and it was large enough to accommodate large groups of troops to rest.
Not long after, the outline of the city of Zhucheng was vaguely visible, but the scouts sent by Liu Feng to deliver the message in advance rode back in a panic to report that Zhucheng seemed to have been lost. There was no flag announcement at the top of the city, and there were still a large number of troops stationed in the north of the city.
Judging from the army's camp size, there are at least tens of thousands of people.
After hearing this, Liu Feng couldn't help but gasp, and he rode his horse forward to take a look. What he saw was just as the scout had reported, and he suddenly felt uneasy.
This group of troops is obviously not the army of the country, but it actually appears in this situation. It may be the bandit army that invaded Jinyang, or it may be Jihu who attacked Liubi City, but no matter what it is, it is absolutely nothing.
Good situation.
But while he was frightened, Liu Feng also noticed that the arrival of this group of troops was not too long ago, and the walls of Zhicheng were still obviously damaged. It should be that the traces left by the battle had not been repaired in time.
As for the camps outside the city, it is even more obvious. Even the fences and walls have not been set up yet. Many camps are directly exposed, and people and horses can be directly seen moving around the camp.
At this time, the enemy in the camp also discovered Liu Feng and his party, and all the people stationed in the camp rushed to the city, and hundreds of knights rushed out of the city, hoping to expel Liu Feng and his party. But when they rushed out and their view was unobstructed, they
They also saw that in addition to Liu Feng's group of scouts, there were thousands of cavalry coming from the rear, so they immediately retreated back in a hurry.
Liu Feng saw that the reaction of these people was not like well-trained elite troops, but like a mob that had risen up to take advantage of the situation, so he ordered his troops to form a battle formation, and while charging towards the opposite side, he divided into two groups.
The road scouts searched to the north and west, hoping to search for domestic troops and strongholds in the area.
The first place he launched the offensive was the chaotic camp located in the north of Zhucheng City. As the team launched the charge, the already panicked camp suddenly became even more chaotic, and many soldiers even fled to Wenhu Lake in the rear in a panic.
Seeing the enemy in such panic, the Eastern Wei cavalry who had already rushed into the camp were overjoyed and charged even more freely.
Liu Feng felt that something was wrong, and felt that the opponent's performance seemed to be too unbearable. Zhicheng also had a considerable number of defenders and city defenses. If the thieves' combat effectiveness was so low, how could they capture the city?
Before he could make up his mind, a chaos of many people suddenly appeared in the camp ahead. It turned out that the tents set up were just to hide people's eyes and ears. The uncle had a layer of curtains, but underneath there was a trap half a foot deep, and the enemy troops who had withdrawn from the camp were not
They really fled into the lake, but boarded a floating boat formation made up of many boats. Then they formed a battle formation and used their strong bows to shoot down the cavalry who rushed into the camp because they underestimated the enemy.
Liu Feng was ordered to return to Jinyang to aid, but he was ambushed in Zhucheng before he even reached the edge of Jinyang City. Seeing that nearly half of his soldiers were trapped in the bandit camp, he immediately led his soldiers to the front and planned to withdraw.
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However, he had just rushed over here when the enemy cavalry who had fled back to the city appeared again, especially the fifty heavy cavalry with men, horses and armor, which seemed like a heavy spear, cutting off his men and horses in the middle, while the light cavalry behind them were like a strong wind.
They plundered Liu Feng and his troops who were rushing forward and pressed them into the camp.
Until now, Liu Feng still had not lost his cool. He drew his sword in his hand and slashed several enemies who were approaching him one after another. He also grabbed a horse-stem and pointed his finger to the sky, signaling the panicked tribesmen to come closer to him.
However, this move also exposed his position. Seeing that he was the general, the nearby enemy troops rushed towards him with their horses. His subordinates were unable to defend him, especially Liu Feng's mount, which was hit in the rear by a sharp edge. The horse jumped to camp in pain.
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However, under the control of Liu Feng's exquisite riding skills, the war horse narrowly avoided the traps in the camp. However, the war horse had also rushed to the shallows of the lake, and the cold lake water even soaked Liu Feng's ankles.
"Kill, kill out..."
Liu Feng, who was originally calm, now seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit. He abandoned his horse and horses aside, beat his horse with all his strength, and screamed hysterically, trying to get out of the lake and return to the land.
However, he had just brought his horse back to the shore. Before he could even set his feet on the ground, a strong wind hit him. The thick blade of the sword directly passed through his chest. The huge force directly overturned his body and then knocked him down heavily.
In the mud of the river beach.
Li Tai shook the blood from his sword, looked at the enemy general's fallen position and smiled contemptuously, then turned to kill other enemy soldiers, not knowing how carefree he was now and how embarrassed he would be later.