"Ah Hei personally led the troops out of the city?"
"Yes, I'm afraid..."
Li Shan smiled and said nothing more. Qu Silang who was on the side whispered to Wang Junhao: "Zhang Sanlang came to report that Liu Zhao led hundreds of cavalry to participate in the battle. Nearly two thousand Liang troops were either killed or surrendered."
Wang Junhao was confused, but a little angry, "Lang Jun, Liu Hei'er left the city rashly, if there is something that cannot be said..."
"It's not an overstep, right?" Qu Silang looked at Li Shan's face, "Ah Hei is now the commander of the personal guards..."
There are only a few people in the hall. Apart from his own people, there is only one outsider, Xin Zhuo'er, who is a little confused. Liu Hei'er is a famous general in the entire Liang Army and the leader of the Jihu clan. He should be under Liang Luoren now.
, why did he become the commander of the Handan King's bodyguard inexplicably?
"It's not considered overstepping authority." Li Shan said with a smile: "If it were Jun Hao, he would definitely not leave the city, but if it were Brother Dingfang and Zhang Sanlang, he would also leave the city like Liu Heer."
As Li Shan explained, he thought to himself that Ling Jing's evaluation of Wang Junhao back then was very accurate. He was brave and good at fighting and loyal, but he was not very quick-witted and was not good at leading troops into battle, let alone being able to act alone.
After this battle, it was difficult for others to say, Wang Junhao had better give up his post.
Is it possible that Liu Heier's insistence on leaving the city was defection?
Yes, but this possibility is very slim. Not to mention Liu Heier's indignation towards Liang Luoren and Suo Zhou, not to mention Liu Heier following him all the way through the mountains and snow to kill Ruxiao Pass, at least Liu Zhao immediately jumped in with hundreds of cavalry.
Under the command of Zhang Zhongjian.
Li Shan judged immediately that Liu Hei'er wanted to block the news, so he went out of the city at night to capture and kill the dozen deserters... This proved Liu Hei'er's loyalty.
Because Liu Heier knew very well what Li Shan was worried about now.
Li Shan only discussed this aspect privately with Zhang Zhongjian during the march, but Liu Heier could see this clearly, and his vision and ability were far superior to those of Wang Junhao, Hou Hongtao and others.
The sky is getting brighter, the wind and snow have stopped, and all the resistance in Xiaoguan has ended. The snow on the road has been trampled to pieces by the horses' hooves. The black is soil, the yellow is mud, the white is snow, and the red is
The blood is colorful and really beautiful.
Zhang Zhongjian, who had not closed his eyes all day and night, was still full of energy and strode into the house, followed by Duan Decao, who looked gloomy, and Liu Zhao, who was cautious.
"Where's Mr. Lang?"
Zhou Zuorang whispered: "Mr. Lang fell asleep and hasn't woken up yet."
Zhang Zhongjian glanced at him, "Where's Ah Hei?"
"A dozen Liang soldiers escaped from the city. He went to chase them, but they haven't come back yet."
Zhang Zhongjian was a little surprised, smiled and nodded, "Good job... Where is Qu Silang?"
"Also asleep, brother Junhao and Huangfuzhong also slept."
Zhang Zhongjian frowned, looked around, and chose a place to sit down. Liu Zhao on the side couldn't help but be a little surprised. He had heard the name of King Handan a lot in the past six months, but he didn't expect that his subordinates would fight to the death for a night, but the king would be lying high.
Fall asleep.
But Liu Zhao then thought about it. He personally led the warriors to travel more than a hundred miles in three days and two nights, trekking through mountains and rivers, through wind and snow, and arriving at Xiaoguan. How could he be a lazy person with such courage?
This can only be explained by the Handan King's trust in his generals and his confidence in the war.
At this time, there was the sound of war horses neighing outside the door. Liu Zhao looked out and saw Liu Heier, wearing cotton armor, stepping inside with some blood stains on his body. He was in high spirits and did not look tired at all.
"Brother..."
Liu Heier nodded slightly and looked at Zhang Zhongjian, "Sixteen people, all their heads have been brought back."
Zhang Zhongjian showed a satisfied smile and said, "Lang Jun once wrote "The Theory of Horses" in Tiantai Mountain, fully describing the method of selecting materials. Under Lang Jun's command, first there was Duke Zhao, and then there were many imitators. Today there are good generals."
Liu Heier said loudly: "I am willing to die for you."
Now Liu Hei'er didn't know that after he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, the only one he could rely on was Li Shan... It wasn't because Li Shan had conquered him, and it wasn't because Li Shan was the only one who could control him, but because there were so many reckless people around Li Shan.
Whether it's for himself or the tribe, this King of Handan is his best choice.
"Why are you shouting so loudly?"
The sleepy Li Shan rubbed his brows and tried to cheer up and walked in, "Have you been to Tongxin County?"
"Not yet to Tongxin County." Liu Heier answered very quickly.
Zhang Zhongjian glanced sideways at Zhou Lang behind Li Shan. Apparently Lang Jun had already ordered Liu Hei'er to wake him up as soon as he came back.
At this time, Liu Zhao, who could not bear it anymore, prostrated himself on the ground and said, "Your Highness, I am willing to go to Tongxin County, and I will be able to persuade my uncle to surrender."
Li Shan sat down slowly and beat his stiff knees. He wondered if he might have rheumatism and asked casually: "What do Ah Hei think?"
Liu Hei'er also prostrated himself to the ground without thinking, "I would like to lead the troops south, with the personal guards as the vanguard, and mobilize Huangfu Zhong and other Yuanzhou people, and we will be able to defeat the enemy."
"Don't pretend to defeat the enemy." Zhang Zhongjian nodded.
Liu Heier immediately changed his words and said: "The road should be clear!"
Li Shan said with a smile: "He is thoughtful, observant, and decisive. He has the appearance of a famous general."
Zhang Zhongjian echoed: "Now that I have spoken in dialect, I will have a good general by my side."
"Hahaha!" Li Shan laughed loudly and pointed at Liu Heier, "The sky is bright and white. I'll give you two hours and leave in the afternoon."
Seeing Liu Heier leading Liu Zhao out of the house, Li Shan put away his smile and sighed softly. Zhang Zhongjian persuaded in a low voice: "Mr. Dou, Brother Dingfang, and the King of Huaiyang all know the inside story and will try their best to support it."
Li Shan said happily: "I hope so."
Li Shan never regrets anything he does, let alone now that he has taken Xiaoguan, but the heavy wind and snow during the three days and two nights of the attack made him have some regrets. If he should have changed the time, everything would have been different.
It will all go more smoothly.
This snowstorm, which Huangfuzhong, a local, had never experienced before, added a lot of difficulty to the plan. This was not only reflected in the long-distance march of the eight hundred Rui soldiers, but also led to the possibility of flaws in the overall strategy planned by Li Shan.
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Li Shan had already read the battle report, and he could guess it even without reading it. Because of the snowstorm, Suozhou, who was stuck in Luojiatuo, withdrew his troops back to the city. But also because of the snowstorm, the Tang army was unable to attack the city at all.
During the offensive, Guo Xiaochuan's troops had even withdrawn.
Dou Gui, it is not clear whether the main force of the Tang army on Su Dingfang's side has withdrawn... There is no such information in the battle report, but Li Shan and Zhang Zhongjian discussed that due to such a heavy snowstorm, it is likely that the troops will be withdrawn to the vicinity of Nanguan Town.
The flaw appeared here. According to the original plan, it was only necessary to contact Su Dingfang and spread the news of the fall of Xiaoguan. Liang Jun's military morale would definitely be in chaos. Su Dingfang took advantage of the situation to attack fiercely. Even if Liang Jun was not defeated, he could only hold on to Guyuan County.
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But now the snowstorm makes it difficult for Li Shan to get in touch with Su Dingfang... He doesn't even know where Su Dingfang is now. This has led to a very embarrassing situation. Xiaoguan, which Li Shan captured, has become an enclave.
Once they were unable to quickly contact Su Dingfang, on the contrary, Liang Division on the other side of Lingzhou learned that Xiaoguan had fallen and raised troops to attack. Except for those who needed to stay behind, all the Tang soldiers under Li Shan were unable to stand on the city wall.
This was actually the most dangerous time, so Li Shan immediately arranged for Huangfuzhong to take a rest.
Therefore, Liu Hei'er ignored Wang Junhao's obstruction and insisted on going out of the city to hunt down the deserters.
Under such circumstances, how could Li Shan rashly recruit and surrender Liu Nvjicheng, who had thousands of cavalrymen in Tongxin County?