Chapter six hundred and twentieth fourth disintegration
At this time, Yuanlu's army was located in Xiurong County, Xinzhou, one hundred and fifty miles away from Loufan Pass, and about one hundred and fifty miles away from Taiyuan City, just in a position neither above nor below.
Yuan Lu also had unspeakable pain in his heart. He knew that it would be useless to attack Taiyuan City with his army. There would be no siege weapons at all. But if he didn't go, he would not be able to explain to his soldiers. A large part of his 20,000 elite men
His parents, wife and children are all in Taiyuan City.
There are many things that you still have to do even though you know they are meaningless. This is the reason why.
Before dawn, Yuan Lu gathered an army of 20,000 people, left Xiurong County, and continued to kill Taiyuan Prefecture...
Yuan Lingxiang led his three thousand troops north to Loufan Pass at the second watch, which aroused widespread dissatisfaction among the soldiers. Their wives and children were all in Taiyuan City, and they all clamored to go south. However, Yuan Lingxiang remained unmoved and ordered
The army marched north.
The 20,000 Yuan Lu army returned as fast as an arrow. They marched all the way and marched for another day and night. At noon on the third day, the 20,000 Yuan Lu army finally arrived at the gate of Taiyuan City.
The Yuanlu army was not short of food. They successively robbed official warehouses and granaries of wealthy families in Xiurong and Yangqu counties. Each soldier had several buckets of food in his hands, but what made the soldiers desperate was that they were unable to attack them at all.
The city gates were closed, the suspension bridge was hung high, and the high city walls were filled with Hexi Army soldiers.
Yuan Lu stared at the city tower. He found a human head hanging on the hanging pole in front of the city tower. After looking at it for a long time, Yuan Lu suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell down on his back. The soldiers panicked and hurriedly rescued him. Yuan Lu
Lu burst into tears, for he had recognized the head on the boom as that of his father, Yuan Xuanhu.
There was a lot of discussion in the army. Many people guessed that it must be the head of the old prince. Maybe the Yuan family has been killed.
At this moment, there was a loud "Bang!" sound from the top of the city, and a heavy trebuchet threw a huge wooden shell ball. In mid-air, the wooden shell ball exploded, and thousands of leaflets flew into the air.
Falling over the army, the soldiers scrambled for the leaflets.
The literate soldiers read loudly: "The Yuan family has been destroyed. Your family members are safe and sound now. As long as you don't sacrifice your life for Yuan Lu, abandon the army and escape, you will return to Taiyuan to reunite with your family in the future. If you still resist and fight against the Hexi Army,
All members of that family were executed. The signature was signed by Guo Song, the head coach of the Hexi Army.
This is a promise and a threat. If you leave the Yuanlu army in time, your family will be safe and the whole family can be reunited. If you don't listen to the persuasion and continue to resist, then you and your whole family will be dead.
This is to kill the heart, to put the most worried and fearful things of the soldiers in plain sight. If you want your family to survive, there is only one way to become a deserter.
Yuan Lu realized that something was wrong and immediately ordered the collection of leaflets. Most of the leaflets were hidden by the soldiers.
These 20,000 people were not soldiers of the Yuan family, but just well-trained ordinary soldiers. When they lost their allegiance and their families were threatened with life, the morale of the army began to be unstable and morale quickly became low.
With no choice, Yuan Lu had to lead his army to retreat north to Yangqu County and find another way.
That night, soldiers from this well-trained army finally fled. Soldiers from battalion to battalion fled, along with the patrol guards.
Yuan Lu had no choice but to convene all the generals to discuss the matter. He said to everyone: "If you really want to leave, I will not stop you, but the condition is that you must leave tonight, and there will be no more escapes tomorrow. Otherwise, you will be executed as a deserter."
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Yuan Lu believed that the soldiers whose families lived in Taiyuan City must have no intention of following him and could leave if they wanted to, but the soldiers whose families lived outside Taiyuan City must stay. He estimated that there were about 8,000 people, enough for him to rule
Daizhou and Shuozhou and other places.
But Yuan Lu still underestimated the impact of Yuan Xuanhu's murder. Once Yuan Xuanhu died, the Yuan family's regime would be over. All the Yuan family's wealth would be robbed by the Hexi army. The army would not even have tents, and it would be impossible to get military salary.
Speaking of which, what can Yuan Lu do to support him? Who is still willing to sacrifice his life for the Yuan family?
In addition, Yuan Lu's personal charm was relatively low and his cohesion was not strong. Except for the children of the Yuan family, the other generals packed up and left. The soldiers who lived in Taiyuan were unwilling to work hard, and the soldiers who lived outside Taiyuan were also unwilling to work hard.
At dawn, the wilderness was in a mess, with discarded armor and spears everywhere, and no trace of anyone.
Except for a dozen of the Yuan clan's children, there were only three thousand Yuan clan soldiers who did not flee. This result made Yuan Lu panic and had to lead his army to flee north.
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Guo Song received the report from the scouts immediately, and also received news from Li Tie, the guard general of Loufan Pass. An army of 3,000 men attempted to recapture Loufan Pass, but was repelled by the defenders.
Guo Song quickly judged that Yuan Lu had only 5,000 capable troops at most, and the time was ripe to annihilate the enemy. He immediately led 12,000 cavalry and 2,000 heavy infantry to pursue Yuan Lu's army north.
In Yanmen County, Daizhou, Yuan Lingxiang led 2,400 soldiers to retreat from Yanmen Pass. He lost 600 men in the attack on Loufan Pass and Yanmen Pass. More importantly, Yanmen Pass was also guarded by the Hexi Army, which meant that they
There was no baggage left, and it was impossible to go north again.
The army retreated to Yanmen County. In order to avoid the war, the county town was already an empty city. The army occupied hundreds of civilian houses and found some grain and rice for cooking to satisfy their hunger.
Yuan Lingxiang was really worried. He thought about it for a long time and sent for his deputy general Pei Hong. Pei Hong was born in the Pei family of Puzhou and was the great-grandson of Pei Zunqing, the old prime minister. He was about thirty years old and was originally a member of the Shence Army.
Lang Jiang was promoted to Zhong Lang Jiang last year.
"General, are you looking for me?" Pei Hong stepped forward and asked.
"What should we do, brothers?"
Pei Hong shook his head, "I'm in a low mood. I hope I can return to Taiyuan soon."
Yuan Lingxiang sneered and said: "Going to Taiyuan is just a waste of time. I guess my second uncle's army has been dispersed. I can't go back to Taiyuan under any circumstances."
"Then what's the general's next move?"
Yuan Lingxiang pondered for a while and said: "I plan to take the Feihu Road to Hebei and defect to Wang Wujun. I have an old relationship with him and should be able to be reused."
Pei Hong was shocked, "What about the brothers? Their families are all in Taiyuan."
"If you want to do great things, you have to be decisive, look forward and backward, and consider the feelings of the soldiers. Nothing can be accomplished."
"But......"
Yuan Lingxiang waved his hand to stop him, "This matter has been decided. We will set off at five o'clock tomorrow morning. Anyone who dares to disobey will be immediately executed!"
Pei Hong had no choice but to nod and retreat.
He returned to his room and immediately sent for several captains to discuss the matter. The captains were all from Hedong. When they heard that they were going to Hebei, they were all shocked.
"General, if he goes to seek wealth and honor, what will happen to our parents, wives and children? We won't go to Hebei!"
Pei Hong nodded and said: "I have thought about it for a long time. In fact, the Yuan family has been destroyed. Hexi Army Guo Song is a man who can achieve great things. Birds choose good trees to perch. We should go to him to have a future.
What do you think?"
Everyone agreed, "The general is right, we have had this intention for a long time!"
Pei Hongxin said: "I heard that Guo Song has a feud with the Yuan family. Yuan Lingxiang is a powerful character. If he escapes to Hebei, there will be endless troubles. How about we eliminate this trouble for Guo Song? What do you think?"
The four captains all set up camp, and everyone discussed the details before leaving.
At the first watch, a soldier hurried over to find Yuan Lingxiang and reported urgently: "There are soldiers who want to flee. General Pei cannot suppress them. General, please go immediately!"
Yuan Lingxiang was taken aback and quickly led a dozen soldiers to the south where the soldiers lived. As soon as they arrived at the soldiers' camp, countless black shadows suddenly appeared on both sides of the street, and dense spears stabbed Yuan Lingxiang and his men.
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More than a dozen soldiers were stabbed to death. Yuan Lingxiang suddenly understood and shouted: "Pei Hong, I treat you well, why do you want to rebel?"
Pei Hong's voice came from the darkness, "You insist on going your own way and don't care whether others live or die. How can you not rebel?"
Yuan Ling stretched his bow and nocked an arrow, saying, "Just leave, I won't stop you!"
Pei Hong said coldly: "You can't even try to trick me into coming out. Today is the day you die. Do it!"
Dozens of spears stabbed Yuan Lingxiang from the front, back, left, and right. Yuan Lingxiang had no choice but to throw away his bow and arrow, and pulled out his sword to slash left and right in an attempt to break out. At this time, an arrow shot from the darkness, hitting Yuan Lingxiang in the middle.
He stopped his hand, and dozens of spears pierced his body at the same time. Yuan Lingxiang screamed and died immediately.
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Two days later, Guo and Song's cavalry pursued Xinzhou. In the afternoon, a scout came to report that Yuanlu's army was in Xiurong County, thirty miles ahead.
Guo Song pondered for a moment and immediately said: "Bypass Xiurong County and set up an ambush in front!"
Fourteen thousand troops left the official road, bypassed Xiurong County from the east, and set up an ambush about 20 miles north of Xiurong County.
At this time, news came from the scouts in Daizhou that after the three thousand soldiers led by Yuan Lingxiang failed to attack Loufan Pass, they turned to Yanmen Pass. They still failed to pass the pass at Yanmen Pass. More than 2,300 soldiers were killed in Yanmen County.
There was a mutiny, and deputy general Pei Hong led his troops to kill Yuan Lingxiang and one hundred of their soldiers, and led his army to surrender.