() Li Yuanhao was a blessing in disguise. Although he lost a small battle, he successfully captured the 70,000-strong army of the Yeli brothers. This is more worthy of celebration than taking Weizhou City in one battle.
For a long time, Li Yuanhao has been most afraid of these two people. Although these two are the brothers of the Queen Yeli clan and can be regarded as his loyal supporters after he ascended the throne, the supporters who have hundreds of thousands of Yeli clan troops are always
It makes people frightened. Many times they act based on their faces. This time, he used this opportunity to successfully drive them away in anger. How could he not make Li Yuanhao ecstatic?
Li Yuanhao did not stop there. It was inevitable that these two old fools would not wake up on the way back. The soldiers of the Yeli tribe would still listen to them after all. After this battle, he had no reason not to return the military power. After returning the military power, these two
It's hard to say what people will do.
In view of this, Li Yuanhao did not stop and immediately sent his personal bodyguards to follow the Yeli brothers. In a secluded wilderness, they killed the two kings who had left in anger on the spot, and threw away the Song army's standard weapons.
Forged as the scene of an attack by the Song army...
Then he sent Zhang Yuan to the left and right military camp to spread the word, saying that the two kings had important matters to return to Xingqing, and asked their generals to lead their personal guards to follow them for protection; of course, their personal guards would find that the two kings had been messed up.
At the scene of the knife killing, Song people's weapons were seen scattered on the spot, so Li Yuanhao announced that the two wild kings were intercepted and killed by a small group of Song troops, grafting hatred onto the Song people.
In less than two hours, Li Yuanhao got rid of a serious problem in his heart. Although this move caused a huge shock in the army and aroused the suspicion of many people, Li Yuanhao didn't care about this, except for the Yeli brothers.
, he is not afraid of anyone’s gossip at all.
Li Yuanhao immediately issued an edict and appointed himself the commander-in-chief of the three armies. He mobilized the left and right armies and the central army in a mixed manner. He also replaced a group of key generals in the Yeli army for the sake of the people after losing the first battle, and arranged his own people to join in, completely completing the campaign against the Yeli people.
At the same time, Li Yuanhao ordered the army to cut down trees and build ladders in preparation for a full-scale attack on the city.
The waving banners and surging troops in the Xixia army that Su Jin and others saw was Li Yuanhao's order to mix up the troops to prevent chaos in the wild army. After the Xixia army gradually calmed down, groups of Xia army soldiers began to move towards them.
Marching into Longshan, it seemed like Li Yuanhao had woken up and wanted to cut down trees and build ladders to attack the city from all sides.
Chao Chao was about to lead people to burn the mountain, but Su Jin quickly stopped him. Su Jin thought that there were only two hours before dark, what could these Xia troops do if they rushed to Longshan at this time? It was impossible to cut down trees overnight.
Su Jin raised a question, and the shrewd Jingtai's eyes suddenly lit up: "Master Su, it seems to me that these are the vanguard troops of the Xia Army's logging forces. They will definitely camp on Longshan Mountain and prepare to stay there to cut down trees.
After a few days of planting trees, I sent troops and horses to the camp to pull them in. This group of troops numbered less than 5,000. I have a bold suggestion..."
Before Jingtai finished speaking, Su Jin, Pan Jiang, and Li Zhong said in unison: "Night attack...!"
Jingtai laughed loudly and said: "Heroes have the same idea, but we are no match for horse fighting, but we are not afraid of the Western thieves when attacking at night in the mountains and forests. Besides, they are not many in number and the terrain is not familiar to us. This is a good opportunity."
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Su Jin clapped his hands and said: "Yes, they will never think that we would dare to take the initiative to attack. That's why they dare to be so unscrupulous. Dynasty Mahan, immediately lead people to secretly explore the location of the enemy's camp. Don't alert them."
, just need to know how many people they have and where they are camping, and report back immediately after finding out."
Dynasty Mahan handed over his hands and left. Su Jin thought for a while and called them to stop him and said: "Please ask Mr. Lu to go with you. He knows every plant and tree on Long Mountain very well. He may be of great help."
Ma Han of the dynasty agreed and invited Lu Laosan to accompany him. He led a dozen horse troops out of the south gate and made a big detour to the southeast of Longshan Mountain.
When it was getting dark, Wang Chao Ma Han and Lu Laosan and others rushed back to Weizhou City and went straight to the government office to see Su Jin. Su Jin was anxiously waiting for the news. After hearing the announcement, he rushed to the government office lobby and saw under the lights
There was a lot of blood on the face of Mahan of the Dynasty, and several of the Ma Army soldiers behind him were also injured. Su Jin was startled and asked: "What's wrong? Did you encounter the Western bandits? How are the injuries?"
Chao Chao hurriedly said: "Ma Han and I were not injured. Four Ma Jun brothers were injured, but the injuries were not serious."
Su Jin said: "That's good. How can we be noticed by the Western thieves? Then we can't go for a sneak attack tonight."
Chao Chao hurriedly said: "Master, we just met a scout team of the Western Bandits on the way back, about thirty people. We could have fled quickly, but I am afraid that these scout teams will encounter the news that we are going to Longshan.
When the news came back to the Western Bandits' camp, it would arouse the Western Bandits' alertness, so they took the risk and took the initiative to attack and killed them all. A few of the cavalry brothers were slightly injured, but it was not a big deal."
Su Jin breathed a sigh of relief and praised: "You two are now quite like generals and have considered things very carefully. I will ask for credit for you after this battle."
Ma Han chuckled and said: "Young master, what are you talking about? Being an official is useless. I don't want to leave Su Ji. I would be more comfortable working with the master."
Chao Chao nodded and said: "Yes, I will not leave the young master, no matter how big the official is, I don't want him."
Su Jin smiled and said: "You guys, if you have merit, you will naturally be promoted. Otherwise, wouldn't others say that I, Su Jin, don't know how to take care of my subordinates? We can discuss this later. Mr. Lu is not frightened?"
Lu Laosan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your concern, sir. The old man has seen a lot. There is nothing to be frightened about."
Wang Chao smiled and said: "My father-in-law Lu is so strong that he killed a Xia army scout with his own hands using a steel fork. His skills are even inferior to those of our young men in the cavalry army."
Su Jin, tall and tall with big fingers, admired sincerely. He had heard that the folk customs in the northwest were strong and tough, which can be seen from Lu Laosan, but he was not inspired. If Li Zhihe and others continue to act recklessly, it is difficult to guarantee that the people will not act randomly. If the people alone
For someone as tough as Lu Laosan, things will become difficult at that time.
"Master Su, the old man knows a passage leading to the hillside where the Xia army is camping. The old man will take you there tonight."
Su Jin said happily: "You need some food first, I will immediately order Pan Jiang to organize the army, and we will set off after the sky is dark."
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The night was as dark as ink, and three thousand Weizhou troops, led by Su Jin Panjiang, Chao Chao Mahan and others, walked to Longshan.
Under the leadership of Lu Laosan, the troops did not go directly to the camp of the Xia army in the east of Longshan. Instead, they followed the foot of the mountain for an hour to the bare mountain ridge on the south slope, which had been invaded by Weizhou soldiers and civilians.
Crazy logging has reduced the landscape to weeds and bare rocks.
Lu Laosan was walking in front of the team. He climbed up a big bluestone with great skill, pointed his hand towards the mountain wall and whispered: "Master Su, there is a cave there, do you see it?"
Su Jin stared carefully, but couldn't see anything clearly in the pitch black. Lu Laosan said: "Listen carefully to see if there is any sound of running water."
Su Jin listened carefully, and sure enough, the sound of the gurgling stream came with an echo. Although the sound was small, it was really heard in the quiet night.
"This cave is called Huanglong Cave. It is the longest cave among the many caves on Longshan Mountain. It leads directly from the south slope to the east slope. In the afternoon, we secretly observed the place where the Western Bandits camped. It was under the exit of the east slope of Huanglong Cave.
In the valley, if we quietly pass through this cave, we can reach the top of the Western Bandit camp without anyone noticing."
Su Jinxi said: "This is great, but since there is a cave entrance, the Western thieves may also find the cave entrance. If they are blocked in the cave, it will be troublesome."
Lu Laosan smiled and said: "My lord, I hope you are safe. The exit of Dongpo is very hidden. It is a place with dense trees and tangles of thorns and vines. The Western thieves have not yet cut down the trees there. How can they find it? Besides, there is a snake in the cave.
Wolves often appear, so they don't dare to go into caves randomly."
Su Jin was startled and said: "Are there snakes or wolves in the cave?"
Lu Laosan nodded and said, "Yes, sir, are you afraid?"
Su Jin was not afraid of others, but he was a little afraid of snakes, but at this moment he had to cross a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, not to mention Lu Laosan was here, so he didn't even answer at that moment, and stepped forward towards the entrance of the cave, one foot deeper and one foot shallower.
Lu Laosan laughed and hurriedly followed, pushing aside the weeds and entering the hole first.
Three thousand soldiers filed into the cave, and they lit torches to illuminate the cave. The cave was initially cramped, but the further inside it became, the more spacious it became. Under the illumination of everyone's torches, the hanging stones on the cave wall and ceiling were filled with light.
, there is an underground river with fine gravel under your feet, and a clear and cold stream flows. From time to time, there are strange sounds coming from the vertical shaft in the cave, which is a bit scary.
Fortunately, the journey was smooth, except for the lizards and bats flying around, there were no tigers, wolves, insects, or snakes. After walking for about half an hour, the cave wall turned sharply to the right.
Lu Laosan stopped on the trail: "Sir, we are almost at the Dongpo exit."
Su Jin gave the order, extinguished the torches, and everyone groped forward slowly in the darkness, pulling their clothes around. Before they could have a cup of tea, they heard the sound of the mountain wind sweeping through the treetops like raging waves lapping the shore. It was obviously Dongpo.