The first thousand two hundred and sixty-four chapters Zhu Tao's death
How could Yu Linhai let Zhu Ling run away? He ordered his men to surround and annihilate the enemy troops. He then jumped on his horse and led two cavalrymen to chase Zhu Ling quickly.
After only a few miles, Yu Linhai finally caught up with him. He grabbed Zhu Ling's vest and dragged him off his horse.
"Let me go!" Zhu Ling struggled desperately.
Yu Linhai got angry, kicked him over, put a spear against his vest, and said coldly: "If you miss, just struggle!"
Zhu Ling collapsed to the ground and dared not move again.
Two soldiers tied him up and turned the horse's head back. Before they reached the point where the carriage tipped over, a subordinate rushed forward and whispered nervously: "The coachman told me that Zhu Tao is in the carriage!"
Yu Linhai was startled, and he asked Zhu Lingdao sternly: "Who are you?"
Zhu Ling sighed and asked with concern: "How is my father...how is he?"
"It seems that you are Zhu Ling, and you really caught a big fish."
Yu Linhai felt extremely proud and asked, "How is Zhu Tao doing now?"
The subordinate shook his head and said, "He was pinned under the carriage. When we moved the carriage away, he was already out of breath!"
"Father!"
Zhu Ling shouted in grief and burst into tears.
Yu Linhai showed no mercy to this man and waved his hand: "Take him back to Liucheng!"
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He urged his horse to rush forward. All the dozen guards had been killed, and the corpses were piled up. The carriage rolling in the field was also righted. The driver was sitting beside the wheel in pain. He had a broken leg.
Lying not far away was a corpse. It was a very fat old man. It was Zhu Tao who was crushed to death by a carriage.
Everyone worked together to bury the body, took Zhu Tao's body and Zhu Ling with them, and returned to Liucheng.
The Jin cavalry has taken control of Liucheng. Zhu and his son fled. The three thousand defenders in the city lost their backbone. Shi Xiangxu, the defender of the East City, took the lead in surrendering. Then, the South City and North City also opened the city and surrendered. The Jin army did not lose a single soldier.
Then they occupied Liucheng County.
As the Jin army completely took control of Liucheng, the army began to search the city for Zhu Tao and his son, as well as his important civil and military officials. In just half a day, they arrested more than 30 important officials including General Li Bochang, but Zhu Tao and his son did not.
Whereabouts unknown.
Soon, Zhang Yun got the exact news. Before they arrived at Liucheng, Zhu Tao and his son had escaped from the city through the west gate. This made Zhang Yun very upset. If they had been faster, Zhu Tao and his son would have been unable to escape.
Now, how can he explain to His Highness the King of Jin? He swore in front of the King of Jin that he would catch Zhu Tao and his son.
Martial law has been imposed in Liucheng, the streets are full of Jin cavalry, and all the people are asked to stay at home and not go out.
Zhang Yun was about to go to the warehouse when a soldier suddenly came to report: "General Qi, scout general Yu Linhai has captured Zhu Tao and his son at the west city gate!"
Zhang Yun was simply overjoyed. This news made him so ecstatic that he urged his horse and ran towards the west gate.
Not long after, Zhang Yun rushed to the west city at lightning speed, and saw the scout general Yu Linhai and his men from a distance, and it seemed that they were tied up immediately.
As soon as Zhang Yun came closer, Yu Linhai stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying: "I'm humble and incompetent. I couldn't capture Zhu Tao alive. I only brought back his body."
Zhang Yun was stunned for a moment, then immediately said: "It doesn't matter whether he is dead or alive, the key is that one cannot make a mistake."
"There is definitely no mistake. His son Zhu Ling was captured alive by a lowly official."
Zhang Yun was overjoyed. He stepped forward and saw Zhu Ling tied behind his back on a horse. He immediately sent someone to notify the surrendered generals to come and identify him.
Not long after, two generals were brought up. They recognized Zhu Ling at first sight, and then saw Zhu Tao's body. The two nodded, "General, that's right, it's them!"
Zhang Yun's heart fell to the ground, and he ordered the bodies of Zhu Ling and Zhu Tao to be taken away, and he patted Yu Linhai on the shoulder, "You have made a great contribution this time. I will recommend it to the King of Jin and promote you to the rank of Zhonglang General!"
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Yu Linhai was overjoyed and quickly bowed and said: "Thank you general for the promotion!"
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It was getting late when Guo Song's army was still eighty miles away from Liucheng. He ordered the army to rest where they were and set off again after dawn.
The soldiers were quite tired. After eating their dry food and drinking water, they began to prepare to rest and sleep. They first spread a layer of waterproof tarpaulin on the ground and then spread out their sleeping bags. It was late spring and early summer, and the weather had already
Once they were warm, there was no need to get into sleeping bags. The soldiers lay directly on the sleeping bags. The soft sleeping bags under their bodies made them sleep more comfortably. After a while, snoring began and the exhausted soldiers fell asleep.
Guo Song set up a small marching tent. He had just finished dinner and was looking at the map under the lamp. Zhu Tao was at the end of his game and only had the option of how to annihilate them. The two most difficult tribes in Liaodong were the Khitan and Xi tribes.
Starting from the Mid-Tang Dynasty, the Khitan gradually rose to prominence in Liaodong. Wu Zetian and Li Longji had no choice but to stabilize the Khitan through marriage and appeasement. The Anshi Rebellion was a period when the Khitan's strength greatly increased. A large number of Han craftsmen fled to Liaodong and were forced to
The Khitan recruitment brought advanced military technology and mining and smelting technology to the Khitan people.
In the late Tang Dynasty, the Khitan took nearly a hundred years to unify Liaodong and the eastern grassland. The Tang Dynasty fell and entered the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. The powerful Khitan began to sharpen its swords and set its sights on the Central Plains.
At this moment, a report from the soldiers came from outside the tent: "Your Majesty, General Zhang has sent someone to report that Liucheng has been captured, Zhu Tao is dead, and his son Zhu Ling and a group of officials should be captured alive."
This news made Guo Song very happy, and the results were encouraging. In this way, his army no longer needed to go to Liucheng, and could directly attack Bailang Mountain.
Just this morning, Guo Song received a letter from Wang Jishan of the Liucheng Intelligence Station. The Gao family is already fully cooperating with him. This is very important. There are not many Han people in Liaodong. He does not want three people in the Bailangshan camp.
All precious young Han men were buried with Zhu Tao, so the role of deputy general Gao Jue became crucial.
At the fifth watch, the soldiers all got up one after another. After finishing cleaning up, King Guo Song of Jin Dynasty issued an order to turn the army southward and attack the Bailang Mountain camp.
The 80,000-strong army reorganized their ranks and marched toward Bailang Mountain in the southwest...
Bailang Mountain is located in the south of Yingzhou. It is a hill with a radius of about 20 miles. It is named after the legendary white wolf.
At this time, the 50,000-strong army led by Yao Jin was stationed at the western foot of Bailang Mountain. It was a large camp covering an area of more than a thousand acres. A dozen miles in front of it was the camp of Zhu Tao's 30,000-strong main army, commanded by Zhu Tao's adopted son Zhu Quanbin.
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Yao Jin's mission was not to attack Yingzhou and capture Liucheng, but to contain Zhu Tao's main army and create conditions for the main force of the Jin army in the east to quickly advance westward. In the end, Zhu Tao was destroyed by a flanking attack from the east and west.
The Zhu Tao army camp was relatively calm. The two armies had been facing off for nearly half a month, and the Jin army never launched an attack. The initial tension in the Zhu Tao army camp slowly disappeared. However, in the past two days, another uneasy feeling quickly returned.
The feeling that filled the military camp was that a cavalry force of ten thousand people had cut off the connection between them and Liucheng. It was no longer important where this cavalry came from. What the soldiers were more worried about was how many days could their food and grass last?
In the Chinese army's main tent, deputy general Gao Jue was reporting the grain inventory situation to the chief general Zhu Quanbin.
"Commander Qi, our current food inventory can only last for about ten days. We must send food to Liucheng."
Zhu Quanbin was dark and fat, and his facial features closely resembled Zhu Tao's. He even looked more like him than Zhu Tao's son. In addition, his own surname was Zhu, so Zhu Tao accepted him as his adopted son, and he followed Zhu Tao.
Tao had been loyal to Zhu Tao for more than ten years, and Zhu Tao also trusted him very much. At a critical moment, Zhu Tao entrusted him with an army of 30,000 men.
Zhu Quanbin was lustful, greedy, rude, and illiterate. There were many generals in Zhu Tao's army who were stronger than him, but his loyalty to Zhu Tao was recognized.
Ten years ago, a general insulted Zhu Tao in public, but Zhu Tao tolerated it without getting angry. The general was so frightened that he abandoned his official position and fled south to join Tian Chengsi. However, Zhu Quanbin refused to spare him and chased him all the way from Youzhou.
He chased the general all the way to Beizhou, caught up and killed the general, and brought his head back to Youzhou, which caused a sensation in Youzhou. His famous saying, 'Anyone who insults my lord will be killed even if he flees thousands of miles away' completely moved me.
Zhu Tao, Zhu Tao accepted him as his adopted son from then on.
Zhu Tao had also considered for a long time who to entrust the 30,000-strong army. He had previously thought of his son-in-law Wei Chaoan, but Wei Chaoan was not qualified enough and could not control his generals, so Zhu Tao sent Wei Chaoan to Liaodong City and let his adopted son Zhu Quanbin take command.
With an army of 30,000, Zhu Tao also knew that Zhu Quanbin had character flaws and was not the most suitable candidate, but he was loyal to him. When choosing between loyalty and talent, Zhu Tao chose the former.
Zhu Quanbin slapped the table and cursed: "What on earth does that bastard Li Bochang think? Does he want all his brothers to starve to death?"
Gao Jue knew very well why there was no food. Liucheng sent a pigeon letter from Zhu Tao. Zhu Tao ordered them to withdraw to Liucheng immediately, but the pigeon letter was detained by Gao Jue. He did not report it to Zhu Quanbin. He knew Zhu Quanbin and would definitely ignore it.
Withdraw troops from all directions and head north. There are 10,000 cavalry in the north to intercept them, and 50,000 troops in pursuit behind them. They will definitely be completely destroyed.
He would rather disobey orders than let Zhu Quanbin make a stupid decision.
At this time, Gao Jue wanted to know whether Zhu Quanbin had the will to withdraw his troops, so he asked tentatively: "Commander, if it doesn't work, let's withdraw to Yingzhou!"
"no!"
Zhu Quanbin decisively rejected Gao Jue's suggestion and said to him: "We have no power to decide whether to withdraw our troops. It must be decided by the old prince. If the old prince asks us to withdraw north, we must set off immediately!"
Gao Jue was secretly glad that he did not tell Zhu Quanbin about Zhu Tao's order, otherwise this bastard would definitely withdraw his troops. He bowed and said: "I understand, I will continue to push for food!"
Zhu Quanbin thought for a while and said: "Send a letter directly to my elder brother Zhu Ling and ask him to put pressure on Li Bochang. The food must be sent out in the next two days."
Gao Jue cupped his fists and saluted, turned around and left the tent.