"Although it is not as good as Longshan Pass or Liupan Pass, it only needs 500 elite soldiers to stop more than 10,000 troops from outside the pass."
Hearing Su Dingfang's evaluation, Li Shan also smiled and nodded. There are peaks and huge rock cliffs on both sides, but the Nanguan Town in the middle itself does not have a very dangerous terrain. On the whole, it is naturally not as good as the Qiguan of Yuanzhou. After all, it is
In such a small place, if Tang Jun was willing to pay a heavy price, he could kill Liang Jun.
From this perspective, Liu Hei'er is indeed very strategic. Li Shan smiled and waved, "You are not a direct descendant of Master Liang, are you willing to surrender?"
Liu Heier closed his eyes and said nothing.
Li Dao
Seeing that Liu Hei'er still remained silent, Li Shan lowered his voice and said, "He refuses to surrender simply because his uncle Liu Nu has gone into hiding."
"I heard that after the Jihu clan became the Huns, they first attached themselves to the Western Turks, and then moved eastward. However, they were hit by a heavy snowfall last year and had no choice but to attach themselves to Liang Shidu. Speaking of which, Gu and your uncle met half a year ago."
Liu Hei'er hesitated for a while and then bowed his head slightly. He heard his uncle Liu Nv Nicheng talk about the King of Handan in the Tang Dynasty in an admiring tone, especially the Huating battle that was widely spread in Yuanzhou.
He was restored and regarded as a legend.
Although Liu Heier refused to surrender, he admired such a famous general.
"Jun Hao." Li Shan ordered: "All the corpses killed in battle will be buried in coffins. The seriously injured ones will be sent to the rear army's wounded barracks, and the rest will be returned to the central army alone."
Everyone was a little surprised. If there were casualties in the Tang army, why would Li Shan give orders personally? Instead, he would give orders to Wang Junhao, which naturally refers to Liu Heier and the three hundred prisoners.
Speaking of which, the reason why Liang Shidu was able to defeat the main force of the Tang army led by King Li Shenfu of Xiangyi half a year ago was largely due to the Jihu cavalry that had just attached themselves to it at that time. Liu Heier was the nephew of Jihu leader Liu Nu.
, and Liu Nv Nicheng had no sons, so Liu Heier's status in the Jihu clan was extraordinary.
Li Shan hasn't figured out how to use it yet, but one thing is certain. He will face the main force of the Liang Army, regain Lingzhou, Huizhou, and even attack Tongwan City. He must separate the Liang Army from other tribes, and these
Among the tribe, the most powerful one is Jihu
.
Therefore, Liu Hei'er is very useful, and Li Shan is not willing to kill him with a single blow.
Liu Heier, who looked determined just now but actually had a death wish, now looked confused. Why don't you kill me?
Why don't you kill me?
Don’t you, Li Huairen, the King of Handan, take pleasure in killing people?
Didn’t you, Li Huairen, behead you every time you fight and build a fortress in Beijing to make yourself famous?
How could you be so kind to me?
Liu Hei'er suddenly thought of Li Zhengbao, who seemed to have been captured but was not executed, and then... the next moment, Liu Hei'er said his first words after being captured in a loud voice, "I will not surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
"
"I know you won't surrender at this moment." Li Shan smiled gently, but unexpectedly Liu Heier shivered in fright at this smile.
The reason why Liu Heier refused to surrender was naturally not because he was loyal to Liang Shidu, but the situation would gradually change, and the situation of the Jihu clan would also change.
"Your Highness, it's time to set off." Su Dingfang reminded softly.
"Then I'll leave it to Brother Dingfang." Li Shan frowned slightly. Although he trusted Su Dingfang's ability, he still whispered: "Although I personally lead the army, it may not be too dangerous. Brother Dingfang still needs to march cautiously."
The biggest purpose of the 30,000-strong army advancing was not to conquer various checkpoints, but to try to contain Liang Jun's main force on the frontal battlefield, and to attract Liang Luoren's attention.
If Su Dingfang didn't want Li Shan to take dangerous measures deep down in his heart, he might try to capture the city under the current favorable situation and form a suppressive situation against Guyuan. In that case, Li Shan would indeed no longer have to take risks.
But in this case, Su Dingfang may also step into the trap set by Liang Jun... Li Shan has never placed his hope on Li Zhengbao.
"Be cautious."
Su Dingfang's former army was left stationed in Nanguan Town. Li Shan took his personal guards and Liu Hei'er and other prisoners back to the Chinese army. It was not until they were resettled that Liu Hei'er was completely sure that he had really survived.
"Ah Hei..."
Liu Heier glanced at the tribesmen on the side, shook his head helplessly and said: "Be patient..."
Three hundred tribesmen were captured, many of whom were wounded, and Liu Hei'er was helpless. Although the King of Handan said before that the seriously injured would be sent to the rear army's wounded barracks, he didn't quite believe it... and was more willing to believe that this was because he wanted to
A strategy for his own surrender.
"Someone is coming..."
Hearing the reminder, Liu Heier looked warily at a group of Tang soldiers who were approaching. With sharp eyes, he saw several soldiers holding sharp daggers in their hands.
"Let's go here." Zhu Ba chose a tent, "First the light ones, then the heavy ones, one by one."
Among Li Shan's personal guards, the one who first led the guards was Zhu Shiliu. He died in the battle in Guji Town last year. After that, although Zhu Ba had been Li Shan's personal guard, he learned some first aid because he was missing his left arm.
Zhao Da was responsible for the diagnosis, treatment and first aid of some wounded soldiers during this battle.
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty dispersed, and one of them, who was lame, slowly approached Liu Heier, glanced at him a few times, and pointed at a Jihu tribesman on the side, "There is an arrow in the right leg and a knife wound in the left arm. Send them first."
"What are you doing?" Liu Heier's hand had already grabbed a ball of snow on the ground.
Zhao Da looked at him strangely and said, "Mr. Lang is destined to heal your wounds."
"Healing?" Liu Heier licked his dry lips, "Your husband is..."
"Lang Jun is the commander-in-chief of the three armies and the king of Handan County in the Tang Dynasty." Zhao Da calmly said: "The name of Lang Jun can stop the children on the grassland from crying at night, but the people of the Tang Dynasty don't know that Lang Jun first wounded the military camp and Huairen acted righteously.
, praised by others.”
"But we..."
Zhao Da pointed to a guard who was sorting the wounded not far away, "He was under Liu Heitai's command back then. He was captured after the war. It was Lang Jun who saved his life. I am grateful and have served Lang Jun to this day."
Liu Heier was silent for a long time. Zhao Da ignored him and selected and directed the people to send the wounded to the tent one by one. Most of them were lightly wounded and they were quickly dealt with. Although it was the simplest debridement and bandaging,
The mental state of the wounded improved greatly.
Soon after, soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were building a stove in the distance, and wisps of smoke rose into the air and were blown away by the wind in the dusk.
The workload is not heavy. After all, all the seriously injured soldiers have been sent to the rear army. The wounded barracks there have more people and the guards are relatively more professional. Zhu Ba and Zhao Da packed their things and were about to leave, but saw Liu Heier put down their things.
A bowl filled with thick porridge came over with a complicated expression. He did not speak, but only bowed and saluted.
Even if the King of Handan really tried to use this trick to induce him to surrender, Liu Heer had to admit that the other party had done enough.