Li Chongbao ordered his generals to pursue them for thirty miles and finally met at Baipogou on the border of Wuxiang County.
He used the strategy of luring the enemy deep into two battles and winning two victories, which completely destroyed the Yan army's nearly 40,000 elite troops. Tian Chengsi was left with only the troops to attack Taiyuan, and was unable to free up the strength to guard against the Shangdang's attack.
enemy.
What's more important is that he still doesn't know about the disastrous defeat that Shi Chaoyi led in Jinzhong. The defeated prince Shi Chaoyi fled to Qixian County before he had a chance to breathe and wrote to him.
They had not been sitting in Qixian County for two days when Li Chongbao had already attacked with the Flying Tiger Cavalry. The high-level troops fled towards Taigu without even a decent resistance.
Gao Zhi chose to retreat at night without notifying the Crown Prince, which shows how much he disliked Shi Chaoyi. Only when the remnant soldiers of Tongluo had escaped thirty miles away did the soldiers led by the Crown Prince realize that they had been abandoned.
, hurriedly rushed into the house and picked up the sleeping Shi Chaoyi. He squeezed his sleepy eyes and fled out of the city without even having time to put on his outer robe.
There is a saying that a person would choke on a mouthful of cold water while walking and memorizing words. The soldiers led by You Nei had just embraced him out of the city and walked three miles away. The fierce flags on the horizon were already galloping over the dust. They had no choice but to
Turn around and run away.
"His Royal Highness, leave quickly!"
Li Chongbao recaptured Qixian County without any bloodshed, then attacked Taigu non-stop, almost chasing Shi Chaoyi to Taigu City.
Shi Chaoyi entered the county town in embarrassment. Gao Zhi hurriedly came to greet him, pretending not to know and holding him in his arms while laughing: "That's great, His Royal Highness! You are still alive! I sent people everywhere to look for you, but you left first.
We have already left the city, why did you leave the city first and come here now? Maybe you got lost."
Shi Chaoyi no longer wanted to argue with him, and could only say with an expressionless face: "Li Chongbao is five or six miles outside the city. Let the general decide what to do."
"What!?" Gao Zhi said in shock: "The enemy troops actually followed His Royal Highness and came after him."
This is a bit ugly to say. Without any translation, it is just saying that Shi Chaoyi led the enemy to Taigu City.
Shi Chaoyi was furious and said angrily: "Taigucheng is here, do they need me to lead them? As a subordinate, you did not obey the commander's orders and retreated without permission without notifying the commander. What crime should you be responsible for!"
"What crime should I be guilty of?" Gao Zhi said with an angry smile: "Prince, when you were leading the army, did you ever win a battle or make any small contributions? You have no fucking use, you just came here to serve as a supervisor.
You’re still gibbering. Your grandpa only lost some money by hiring us, and we’ve lost the whole fucking tribe!”
When the two were arguing, the general came over quickly and shouted: "Quick, Prince and the leader, stop arguing. If we argue again, we will be fucking surrounded in the county town."
Shi Chaoyi had been running around for three days and nights, and was too tired to even get on the horse. With the help of his own soldiers, he climbed onto the horse's back and dozed off with sleepy eyelids. The Tongluo cavalrymen pulled the horses and fled from the south gate.
Everyone came out complaining and sighing.
They retreated all the way to Qingxu, south of Taiyuan, and the number of people counted, including the prince Younei rate, was only more than 500.
Tian Chengsi, the chief general in charge of the Taiyuan campaign, set up his headquarters in Qingxu County. After the prince and Gao fled back, they hurriedly went to the Chinese army camp to meet him.
This veteran rebel general has a stout body. He puts his hands on the bulging belly of his robe. His tone is gentle but his eyes are so cold that one cannot tell whether he is happy or angry. Even a grassland leader like Gao Zhi restrained his freedom when he saw him.
With a casual attitude, he stood obediently on the ground and waited for instructions.
Shi Chaoyi was a prince, and he was not guilty of complaining first just to vent his anger. He just told the story of all the battles exactly as they were.
Gao Zhi did not refute the prince's story. He believed that he was not a subordinate within the Yan army, and Tian Chengsi did not dare to do anything to him.
After Shi Chaoyi finished speaking, Tian Chengsi came to Gao Zhi with a smile and held his belly and asked: "High chief, there are only more than 300 Tongluo soldiers under your command?"
"Well, our tribe suffered heavy losses and was almost wiped out. You should remember that we came all the way from the grassland to help you and give us more silk, food, gold and silver, which can also be regarded as a pension for the men of my tribe.
"
Tian Chengsi finally laughed angrily and said, "Come here, take this animal out to the top of the city and kill it to frighten the three armies."
Gao Zhi asked in shock: "What crime am I guilty of? Why do you kill me?"
"You disobeyed the general's orders, underestimated the enemy's advance, and did not take the initiative to follow up and break through after the retreat was blocked in Yiluohe. As a result, both armies were eaten by the Hexi Army. Your entire army retreated, exposing all of our Jinzhong defenses to
Enemy! Should he be punished? I have sent people to infiltrate Taiyuan City to put pressure on Huang Baojie. As long as the siege lasts for a while, Taiyuan City will definitely be handed over to us intact. You will defeat me and destroy me.
His plan! Should he be punished?"
Gao Zhi puffed up his chest and argued with a red face: "So what? I am the reinforcements your emperor paid for. How do you get the right to kill me?"
Tian Chengsi sneered and said: "After you were defeated, there were only a few thousand people left under your command. I really didn't dare to kill you, but now you only have two or three hundred people left under your command. What's the use of keeping you?"
Two people had already come forward to drag Gao Zhi, but he was still struggling to defend himself: "I am the Tiele tribe on the grassland, and I am not under the control of your Emperor Shi. If you kill me, you will make other grassland tribes feel resentful and resentful."
Won't Shi Siming punish you then?"
"You're just a leader of the Tongluo tribe. I'll crush you as easily as crushing an ant. You're still trying to get money from our majesty. I think you want money rather than your life! Push it out and chop it down!"
The leader of the Tongluo tribe, Gao Zhi, was like a rooster being dragged down to be slaughtered. He could no longer make a sound, which made Shi Chaoyi look at him dumbfounded. He thought that these grassland tribe leaders were unruly and unruly and no one could control them, but they were able to be killed.
Tian Chengsi took him out and chopped off his head.
This made him feel frightened in his heart. As the prince of the majestic Emperor Yan, the future emperor would be far less intimidating than a minister. When his father is a hundred years from now, how will he stand out among these wolves?
s future?
Tian Chengsi saw Shi Chaoyi's face turned pale and thought he was frightened during the journey. He crossed his hands worriedly and said: "The prince was frightened. This is your fault. I have killed this person who ignored you. Please rest in peace, your highness."
rest."
Shi Chaoyi nodded anxiously and followed his entourage to the camp to rest.
Tian Chengsi glanced at Shi Chaoyi's back with disgust, and then said to the deputy general behind him: "Order each battalion to start preparing dry food for half a month, and the baggage and food must be evacuated to the Yunzhong area in advance."
"Does the doctor want to withdraw the troops?" the deputy general asked strangely.
"The defeat of the Taiyuan battle has been decided. If we do not make preparations for retreat in advance, we will easily be attacked by Li Chongbao and the Hedong Army. Then our losses will be even more severe." He took a few steps forward, turned around and said:
"The emperor will definitely hold us accountable when we get back. The responsibility for the defeat of Taiyuan can be borne by me alone and has nothing to do with you."
"Doctor!" Several generals knelt down in the tent. Tian Chengsi stepped forward to help them up one by one, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty and An Lushan are both called two saints. Naturally, they are wise and powerful. How can you be blamed for your subordinates?"
He gets angry over a momentary mistake."
The generals said a little aggrievedly: "The reason for today's defeat in Taiyuan was that the two teams led by the prince underestimated the enemy and rushed in. How could your majesty blame you?"
"Hey," Tian Chengsi waved his hand and said with a smile: "The prince is the prince, and you are you. How can they be confused? Retreat as soon as possible. The enemy is probably approaching Qingxu."