Watching Sun Li, who had been hit by an arrow, flopping vigorously on the river. Gradually, his flopping became weaker and weaker, and he sank into the water. People looked at the general who shot Sun Li in stunned silence, with pale faces.
My whole body was shaking.
The general threw away the long bow in his hand and said to the people around him: "Staying here and fighting is a death, and escaping back to Hanoi is a death. No matter what, we will die. We might as well take Sun Li's head and present it to the Han army to pay tribute to the Han army.
King Xiao surrenders!"
As he spoke, he took off his armor one by one, and then jumped into the river with a splash.
Everyone woke up as if from a dream, and the generals who knew how to swim took off their armor one after another and jumped into the river one after another.
Not long after, the general who shot Sun Li pulled Sun Li's body out of the river. People helped pull the body ashore.
The general who shot Sun Li drew his sword and chopped off Sun Li's head with one blow. He looked around, then he held up Sun Li's head and walked towards the Han army, shouting loudly:
"Stop fighting! Brothers, stop fighting! Sun Li is dead, we surrender to the Han army!"
In fact, once the war reached this point, if it continued, there would be a massacre. This general's words made both warring parties stop.
Holding Sun Li's head high, he walked out from the Qingdu Army camp, approached the Han Army camp, and said loudly: "Sun Li is dead. Our brothers are willing to surrender to the Han Army!"
Before the Han army could make a statement, there was already a crashing sound from the Qingdu Army camp.
I saw people throwing away their weapons, kneeling on the ground, and giving up fighting. Now that they were cornered, and Sun Li was dead, there was no need to continue fighting.
It didn't take long for the news to reach Liu Xiu and Xie Gong.
When he heard that Sun Li, the leader of the Qingdu Army, had been killed by his subordinates, and that the remaining nearly 100,000 Qingdu Army had all surrendered, Xie Gong was overjoyed, slapped his thigh fiercely, and said with a smile: "Our army succeeded in the first battle!"
Liu Xiu also had a smile on his face. He nodded and said to Zhu beside him: "Xian Zhong, go and bring over the man who killed Sun Li."
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Zhu stepped in to accept the order and rode forward on horseback. More than two quarters of an hour later, Zhu brought the Qingdu Army general who shot Sun Li to Liu Xiu.
When Liu Xiu saw him, he was still holding Sun Li's head in his hand. Zhu said with a cold face, "Zhao Qi, this is Prince Xiao!"
Hearing Zhu's reminder, the general of the Qingdu Army hurriedly put down Sun Li's head, knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "Little man Zhao Qi, kowtow to King Xiao!"
Liu Xiu asked: "What you brought is Sun Li's head?"
"Exactly!"
"Lift it higher."
Zhao Qi held the severed head in both hands and raised it high above his head. Xie Gong glanced down and immediately turned away. The severed head was naturally not very pleasing to the eye. The teeth were bared and the expression was ferocious. It was both disgusting and terrifying to look at.
Liu Xiu asked slowly: "Is this really Sun Li?"
"I don't dare to lie in front of Prince Xiao. Please give me a warning from Prince Xiao."
"Well, get up!"
"Thank you, King Xiao!" Zhao Qi slowly stood up from the ground and whispered: "We don't want to be enemies with King Xiao, but we have to follow Sun Li's order. Today, the villain is beheaded.
Kill Sun Li to make amends, and ask King Xiao to spare our lives."
Liu Xiu did not make a statement immediately. He turned to look at Xie Gong and asked, "What does Xie Shangshu mean?"
In Qinshan, Xie Gongkeng killed more than 10,000 Green Calf Army. Liu Qing was avenged for being ambushed, and the bad breath in his heart was settled. In addition, the current Green Calf Army is not 10,000 people, but
There were close to 100,000 people, and if he wanted to kill them all, he couldn't bear to be so cruel.
After thinking about it, he bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "I will obey King Xiao."
Liu Xiu pondered for a moment and said: "I am determined to quell the bandit troubles in Hebei and restore peace and prosperity to Hebei. Although your troops are bandits, but you want to ask for surrender, I can forget about it. If you are willing to go home, I can give them travel expenses.
, let them go on their own, and those who are willing to stay and join the army are welcome. Zhao Qi, what do you think?"
Hearing this, Zhao Qi knelt down again, kowtowed forward repeatedly, and said with choked sobs: "I am a humble man representing hundreds of thousands of brothers. Thank you so much to King Xiao for his kindness and kindness..." At this point, Zhao Qi couldn't help crying on the ground.
stand up.
Liu Xiu sighed secretly, walked to Zhao Qi, helped him up, and said: "Get up! Although I am determined to suppress the rebellion, I would rather see the people of Hebei live and work in peace and contentment, all industries prosper, and the world is peaceful!"
Although Zhao Qi was helped up by Liu Xiu, he still burst into tears. As long as there was still a way to survive, who would be willing to rebel with his head raised?
The reason why they joined the Qingdu Army and rebelled with the three brothers Sun Mao, Sun Deng and Sun Li was that they really couldn't survive.
If King Xiao can really put down the war in Hebei and create a peaceful and prosperous era in Hebei, it will be a blessing to all the people of Hebei!
Liu Xiu always kept his word. He said he would not kill Qingdu and surrender, but he really didn't kill any of them.
He said he would give the Qingdu Army the right to freely choose, and he really did so. In addition to the tens of thousands of people who died in the battle, most of the remaining 100,000 surrendered troops chose to go home.
Liu Xiu didn't have any embarrassment for these Qingdu soldiers who were going home. He really gave each of them a traveling fee. Of course, the armor and weapons that were disarmed from them were not returned to them.
The remaining 30,000 people chose to join the Han army. These people had no land to begin with, and even if they went home, they had no way of making a living. Instead of going home and starving, it was better to stay with the Han army. No matter what, they would at least have something to eat.
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Xie Gong was greedy for the 30,000 surrendered troops who were willing to stay with the Han army.
You must know that Liu Xiu already has more than 100,000 troops under his command, and he currently has less than 50,000 troops. If he can take these 30,000 surrendered troops under his command, his strength in Hebei will be greatly improved.
Liu Xiu also has more confidence in front of him.
It's just that these 30,000 surrendered troops were not something he could just get from Liu Xiu if he wanted.
The Battle of Dangyin ended with a complete victory for the Han army. In this battle, the Han army not only put down the bandits in Wei County in one fell swoop, but also severely damaged the Qingdu Army, causing the Qingdu Army to lose more than 100,000 people.
Successfully killed Sun Li, one of the three giants of the Green Calf Army.
But this battle is far from over. After hearing the news that Sun Li was defeated and killed in Weijun, Sun Mao's tribe and Sun Deng's tribe in Hanoi were leading their respective armies towards Weijun.
His menacing energy was obviously coming to avenge Sun Li.
At the same time, the Youlai Army is also constantly moving closer to Wei County. It seems that the Qingdu Army and the Youlai Army have joined forces. The Qingdu Army currently has more than 200,000 troops, and the Youlai Army has a strength of ten
The combined strength of the two armies totaled between 30,000 and 400,000. If so many people entered Wei County, not to mention whether the Han army could handle it, Wei County would be disrupted.
In the Dangyin military camp, Liu Xiu summoned Xie Gong and his generals to discuss how to deal with the Qingdu Army's upcoming revenge.
Xie Gong frowned and was helpless. Although his side had just won a great victory, Sun Li's Ministry only had 100,000 people and was not strong in combat power. But now, the Qingdu Army led by Sun Mao and Sun Deng had more than 20 people.
Ten thousand people, the You Lai army who came to Wei County together with the Qingdu Army, there are also more than 100,000 people. Can we deal with such a large number of enemies?
He cleared his throat and said: "Prince Xiao, the bandit army is large in strength and coming with ferocity. It would be better for us... to stay away from the enemy for the time being!"
Kou Xun's eyes darkened, and he said quietly: "Xie Shangshu, our army can hide and temporarily avoid the sharp edge, but what about the people of Wei County? Can they also hide and temporarily avoid the sharp edge of the traitor army?"
Xie Gong was left speechless by Kou Xun's questioning. He lowered his head and remained silent.
Kou Xun looked at Liu Xiu and said seriously: "Your Majesty, our army has no way to avoid this battle. We can only fight to the death with the thieves to save the lives of the people of Wei County!"
Sun Mao and Sun Deng ran away to avenge Sun Li's murder. They could not find the Han army in Wei County, so they had to vent their anger on the people of Wei County. By then, I don't know what happened.
How many innocent people must have suffered.
Therefore, they cannot run away at all now, they can only fight. It is best to win. If defeated, Sun Mao and Sun Deng will kill them and the Han troops to vent their anger, and will not affect the people of Wei County.
Xie Gong understood what Kou Xun meant. He couldn't help but sigh softly and said: "If we had known this, we shouldn't have killed Sun Li in the first place!"
Kou Xun reminded: "Sun Li was cruel and easy to kill. I don't know how many innocent people died tragically in his hands. His crime is unforgivable and he should be punished. What's more, Sun Li was killed by his subordinates, not by our hands.
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Liu Xiu waved his hand, now is not the time to argue about this. He looked around at everyone present and asked: "Who has a strategy to defeat the enemy?" wavv
Deng Yu, who had always been as steady as Mount Tai, smiled when he heard this, cupped his hands and said: "Although the enemy troops are numerous, they are all just ordinary people, so there is nothing to worry about."
Xie Gong perked up and asked hurriedly: "Does General Deng have a good strategy to defeat the enemy?"
Deng Yu said: "Instead of staying in Wei County and being beaten passively, it is better to take the initiative and kill the rebel army by surprise!"
Xie Gong looked surprised and murmured: "Take the initiative?"
Deng Yu said: "Sun Mao marched from Quanshe to Wei Commandery, Sun Deng marched from Wen County to Wei Commandery, and Youlai's army marched from Shanyang to Wei Commandery. The three thieves' armies sent troops from three places.
The time in Wei County is also different."
After hearing this, everyone present nodded, and Xie Gong also nodded to indicate that he was right.
Deng Yu continued: "Sun Deng sent troops from Wen County, which is far away from Wei County, so it can be excluded for the time being. Although Shanyang is closer to Wei County, You Lai's army obviously did not want to take the lead, so the march was slow, and instead the troops were sent by canine shooters.
Sun Mao's tribe will arrive at Wei County one step ahead of the incoming army. If the three bandit armies are allowed to gather together, it will be difficult for our army to deal with the number of three to four hundred thousand people, but if they are divided and attacked, our army can easily defeat them.
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To explain Deng Yu's tactics in modern terms, it is to play a time difference.
It is impossible for three enemy armies and three marching routes to arrive at Wei County at the same time. There must be a time difference. As long as this time difference is seized, the Han army can attack the enemy one by one and defeat them one by one.
People carefully considered Deng Yu's tactics, and after repeated deliberation, they believed that this should be the best tactic for their own side.
Xie Gong said quietly: "It is indeed much easier to deal with an enemy army of more than 100,000 than to deal with an enemy army of 300,000 or 400,000, but they have to fight three times in a row!"
There is a saying in the art of war: if you make great efforts at one go, you will lose strength again and again, and you will be exhausted in three attempts. Even the gods cannot bear to fight three tough battles in a row!
At this time, Liu Xiu suddenly laughed and said: "We will not play three games in a row. At best, we will play two games, or even, most likely, only one game!"