After the main force of the Cao Cao Allied Forces arrived at the gates of Lincheng, Chen Yongfu and Hu Dawei were extremely nervous. Fortunately, not long after, almost at the same time, He Renlong also led more than a thousand cavalry into Lincheng from the north.
Soon after, Fu Zonglong and Niu Chenghu arrived with nearly 20,000 reinforcements. Although the walls of Lin City were broken, there were so many reinforcements, and according to Fu Zonglong, he also deployed troops on the left and right wings of the Cao Cao coalition to carry out the attack.
With the containment, the situation in Yancheng was greatly improved in an instant.
It was just because of Li Laiheng's fierce offensive that Chen Yongfu and Hu Dawei were still frightened. They both tried their best to persuade Fu Zonglong to be conservative and not to fall into the intruder's trick of luring the enemy and easily leave the city to fight with him.
He Renlong was quite dissatisfied with this. He Renlong had fought against Li Laiheng in the Luoyang area, and he did not think that the bandits were a very difficult force. Madman He even boasted that as long as the other departments supported him, only He Renlong
A single force of troops can destroy all the rogues in the city.
However, Fu Zonglong was not so confident. He knew the temper of Emperor Chongzhen very well and would never dare to risk losing his head easily. The example of Yang Wenyue is still there!
"The intruders are extraordinary and the bandits are comparable. As long as we hold on to the city wall, the bandits will have nothing to plunder and no food to store. After they run out of food, He Zhen will attack with troops again and we will surely win an easy victory. Why bother to fight hand-to-hand with the bandits now?"
However, Fu Zonglong is not stupid. If he wants to starve the bandits to death, he will definitely not be able to let the Cao Cao coalition forces escape from Runing Mansion and kill them to eat elsewhere. Therefore, although Governor Fu listened to the opinions of Chen Yongfu and Hu Dawei, he stayed still to defend the city.
He was the main force, but also asked Li Xianfeng to lead the Henan soldiers to defend the two flanks of the Cao Cao coalition forces and block their way out.
Just because Li Zicheng decided to fight to the death in Lincheng, before dawn that day, he broke into the military field to see Xiu, Cao Ying and Zhao Yingyuan launched another massive attack on Lincheng, and finally wiped out all of Fu Zonglong's troops.
Their eyes were limited to one corner of Yancheng, and they ignored the trends in other areas.
The more you try to escape, the more violent your attack will be.
Tian Jianxiu and Zhao Yingyuan's fierce offensive lasted until a few quarters of an hour before the sun rose. This was usually called the last darkness before dawn, and it was also the moment when people were most tired, relaxed, and least alert.
"It's time for us to go."
All the former standard troops were resting in the rear of the coalition forces. Li Laiheng ran forward and backward, and had personally taken care of seventeen or eight wounded soldiers. This day's fierce attack, which cost the soldiers so many casualties, was purely to mislead Fu Zonglong.
Judging from this, Li Laiheng himself felt somewhat sorry for his brothers.
Gao Yigong has always been with Li Laiheng. He is a cheerful person and has a good reputation among the soldiers. Li Laiheng took care of the soldiers on this trip to appease everyone's morale. In fact, it was Gao Yigong who was accompanying him who shouldered most of the responsibility.
For some of the chores, Li Laiheng himself only showed his face for the soldiers to see.
"Brother Yigong, listen, all the shouts to kill have stopped." Li Laiheng put his right hand to his ear, listening to the shouts of kill that gradually became quieter in the darkness, knowing that the time for the coalition forces to start running was coming soon.
While helping the soldiers tie up their wounds, Gao Yigong looked to the southwest with a little worry in his eyes and said: "Although the rain is not heavy, it will affect our marching speed to some extent. Can we run out?
?We still have to go so far to Chengtian Mansion, and things are not going to be smooth sailing yet."
"We don't need to go as far as Chengtian Mansion. We can go to the edge of Tongbai Mountain at most. Fu Zonglong should probably see that we are going to attack Chengtian Mansion. He won't be stupid enough to let us rush to Chengtian. By then Fu Zonglong will
For the sake of our lives, we will definitely rush to Chengtian Mansion to set up defenses with all our lives, and we can take the opportunity to fight back to Henan, and when the old man hurriedly chases after him again, we can eliminate him halfway."
The battlefield was completely silent at this time. Tian Jianxiu and Zhao Yingyuan's soldiers and horses slowly withdrew from the battle line. The officers and soldiers in Yancheng just thought it was because it was too dark and the bandits retreated to rest, and did not go out of the city to pursue them.
Instead, they relaxed their mood and alertness, and quite a few soldiers even began to lie down on the thatch to sleep.
The Allied Forces of Chuang Cao were fully prepared, and most of their war horses were mounted to avoid the detection of the officers and soldiers. In order to hide their eyes from others, the rebels also buried thousands of cooking pots not far from the city. Amidst the permeating aroma of rice,
The entire army moved westward.
Li Laiheng rode on the horse. He saw that Hao Yaoqi was seriously injured. After thinking about it for a while, he dismounted again and gave his famous horse to the injured Hao Yaoqi to ride.
"Fortunately, you can still ride a horse while waving the flag."
Hao Yaoqi's eyes widened and he blushed in embarrassment and said: "Why is the commander making such a fuss? What's the big deal with a little scratch on his skin? That tiger is so powerful, Chen Yongfu doesn't have the ability to defeat me."
"Ah."
Li Laiheng laughed and ignored Hao Yaoqi. He just whipped his horse and told him to quickly follow the group.
The 20,000-strong army was quite long, but fortunately the darkness hid all the smoke and dust, and the officers and soldiers were in an extremely exhausted state, so they were not even aware of it.
Li Guo and Li Laiheng both fell at the back of the team and walked slowly. Li Guo once again mentioned the fact that Li Laiheng had become more and more arrogant recently. He smiled and reminded: "I ate them both in Shangcai Camp and Yancheng.
It's not a big loss, right? There are so many casualties among our brothers, and I know you won't feel good about it."
"Uh... foster father, do you think this is my responsibility?"
Li Laiheng suddenly turned his head, stared at Li Guo and asked. His expression was very serious. It was obvious that deep down in Li Laiheng's heart, he was still bearing responsibility and pressure for the casualties of the soldiers.
"Compassion does not command troops... You did advance recklessly with troops at Shangcai camp. This is your responsibility."
Li Guo did not comfort Li Laiheng, but said bluntly: "No one can always be a victorious general, even if he is in charge, wouldn't he also make mistakes in the use of troops, causing countless casualties to the old brothers who broke into the camp, and had to stop in the mountains?
?There is no truth in fighting without death, but you have to understand that as a general, you are responsible for the sacrifice of every brother, and every bit of your success is made possible by the sacrifices of these people."
"Well..." Li Laiheng felt a little embarrassed. Li Guo's blunt words hurt his self-esteem. In fact, to this extent, for Li Chonger, who was a peasant husband in Zhuxi County, there was no irritation at all.
It can only be said that his two years as a general have made Li Laiheng excessively complacent.
He had to lower his head, looking at the road that had been wetted by the rain and turned into a muddy road, and said softly: "I know... I know that I am a little complacent and a little frivolous, but I will not affect the big things because of this.
Does it affect the overall situation? I understand all the principles of being a human being. I know that this kind of conceitedness and complacency is wrong, but as long as it does not affect the overall situation, it is nothing. I know the right approach and what the right path is. I know it better than anyone else. In fact...actually...
Foster father, the most correct way is for you all to listen to me."
"Really?" Li Guo turned his head, showed a gentle smile, nodded and said, "I know, Zhangpan also knows, Laiheng, you can always come up with the most appropriate and correct plans and tactics. So Zhangpan
He has just promoted you to the position of one of the five-level sentry, he thinks so highly of you."
Li Guo came closer, and this man who always had a solemn face showed an expression that couldn't be said to be persuasive, but closer to pleading, and said: "But you can not only do this, you can also do this."
More, isn't it? Leghorn, if you want to put yourself in a higher position, you need to measure yourself by a higher standard. Because the people behind you not only want to see your success and victory, but also
Can your profile as a person attract everyone, and can you make people follow you from the bottom of their hearts?"
"Only success and victory are not enough for people to follow."
Li Guo's words were very deep and cryptic, but he seemed to understand them very well. Li Laiheng frowned, not knowing how to answer. Li Laiheng knew very well that his tendency to swell and float was a shortcoming, but he also felt that since he could not predict the future
, then of course you have the qualifications and capital to expand, and you also have the qualifications and capital to look down on others.
And he didn't look down on anyone. Li Laiheng just didn't think that other people could compare with him or be more important than him, but he didn't think that he was superior. People like Li Shuangxi were stupid or without talent!
Li Laiheng didn't know how to answer Li Guo's words.
He has been a man in two lives, but in terms of life experience, whether it is his past as a student or his current life as a young general in the army, his experience in life is indeed too short.
Need to be taught how to behave.
Li Guo saw that Li Laiheng fell into silence, and stopped asking any questions, and just walked away. Li Laiheng stayed alone at the rear of Cao Cao's coalition army, thinking about it with a tangled face, and finally stamped his feet hard twice.
It's a matter of feet.
Don't rely on the victory and success brought by the unpredictable, but rely on your own personality to attract others to follow?
This is too arduous and has a long way to go!
Li Laiheng secretly scolded Li Guoyitong, this cheap adoptive father, is the demand too high? Then Kang Mazi, the emperor through the ages, can attract others to follow him by relying on his own personality? Huh? Or Qianlong can?
Do this?
Is Li Guo trying to catch up with Liu Bang and Li Shimin's level?
Li Laiheng finally followed the team on a thin horse and ran back to the front line. Dawn finally arrived as promised, but when the sun swept across the broken walls of Licheng, it illuminated the camp where the Allied Forces of Cao Cao were supposed to be.
When we arrived, only a large number of air force tents and cauldrons were left on the ground.
Fu Zonglong was stunned, and He Renlong immediately asked the governor to give an immediate order, and the entire army immediately forced a march to catch up with the Chuang Cao coalition forces and cover up their retreating troops.
However, Fu Zonglong firmly believed that this was a trick of the rogue bandits: "It is unreasonable for the bandits to flee overnight. This must be a trick to lure the enemy. Once our troops leave the city to pursue us, the rogue bandits will set up an ambush, or they will ambush and attack Yancheng."
He Renlong wanted to draw his sword and kill the Qin governor, but Hu Dawei and Chen Yongfu, who had suffered losses from the rebel army, supported Fu Zonglong's opinion. He Renlong couldn't really just lead He Zhen soldiers and horses to chase down the rebels.
In the end, we could only listen to Fu Zonglong's arrangements and continue to guard the city of Yan, waiting for the bandits to come back after they failed to lure the enemy.
It was not until dusk that day that Fu Zonglong finally came to his senses.
"Where are the rogues? Such a large group of rogues. Those who were still there just now, why did they all run away!"
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The second volume is almost over, and the third volume will be about Li Laiheng staying in the Huguang construction base, focusing on the issue of land distribution.