Li Na's logistics base was in Liaocheng, Bozhou. Originally, Bozhou was supposed to be Zhu Si's territory, but Li Na occupied it first and stationed heavy troops in Bozhou, just to actually occupy Bozhou and cut off Zhu Si's ideas. On the contrary,
He basically did not send many troops to the south of Dizhou and Cangzhou.
It was about two hundred miles from Yuancheng to Liaocheng. The march took at least three days and passed through several counties. Li Na's army looted food, property and women along the way. The march was not fast, and it often took half a day.
, loot for half a day and rest all night.
It took two days for the team to arrive at Shen County. Li Na's troops looted the county town all night and plundered countless grains and treasures before leading his army to continue eastward. That night, the army arrived at the junction of Weizhou and Bozhou.
The boundary between the two states is a small river called Shen River, named after Shen County.
There are endless wheat fields on both sides of the river. It is winter now, the wheat has not yet sprouted, and the snow on the ground has not completely melted. The weather is very cold. The soldiers stayed up all night last night and marched for another day. They are generally tired and tired.
I'm sleepy, I really can't walk.
Perhaps because he entered Bozhou, Li Na felt a little relieved and ordered to rest on the spot.
The tents were all burned down, and some soldiers grabbed sheepskins and blankets. Many soldiers even grabbed bedding directly and spread the bedding on the ground to rest.
Li Na also ordered the slaughter of pigs and sheep, including cattle, mules, and donkeys, and slaughtered them all to satisfy the hunger of the soldiers. After all, there was an army of 60,000, and it was not easy to fill the stomachs of so many soldiers.
It was not until the first watch that the soldiers had enough food and drink to go to bed.
The Qi army seized more than a dozen large tents in Shen County and distributed them to important generals. Li Na was considering the next move in a large tent. The tent was brightly lit. He stood in front of the map with an oil lamp.
He has no longer considered Weizhou. The key is to keep Bozhou and Dizhou, as well as parts of Dezhou and Cangzhou.
Li Na also knew in his heart that Dezhou and Cangzhou would definitely be taken away by the Jin army. He could not control it and could only try to keep Bozhou and Dizhou. In Bozhou, he would inevitably encounter Zhu Si's denunciation. Zhu Si also took Bozhou
The state is regarded as something in the pocket, and the war for Bozhou will break out sooner or later.
At this time, a candle he placed next to the table fell to the ground with a 'clack!' and was immediately extinguished. Then the teacup on the table quickly shook and made a 'ta! da! da!' sound.
Li Na was stunned. What was going on? He also clearly felt the ground shaking.
"not good!"
Li Na suddenly responded. He shouted, turned around and ran out of the tent, "Quickly warn, the enemy is coming!"
Several soldiers worked hard to ring the alarm bell, 'Dang! Dang! Dang!' The alarm bell rang, and the surrounding soldiers were awakened, but the soldiers further away were still sleeping soundly. They were extremely tired and sleepy, and it was difficult to be awakened.
Wake up. Besides, the 60,000-strong army is spread out over several miles, so how can we raise the alarm just by the sound of alarm bells?
"Your Majesty... look!" A soldier pointed in the distance and shouted in horror.
Li Na looked into the distance, and his heart suddenly sank into the abyss. He saw that the moonlight had turned dark red, and the dust was filled with dust, blocking the moonlight. Under the hazy blood-colored night sky, the black cavalry were like the tide of a bursting embankment.
It surged forward like crazy, and was less than two miles away from them. The momentum was like a mountain collapsing and the earth was cracking, which made him unable to breathe.
Li Na was desperate and shouted again: "Tell the brothers to run away! Run away!"
The soldiers did not care about the other troops. They forced Li Na onto the horse. Hundreds of soldiers surrounded him and urged the horse to run wildly.
At this time, the sleeping soldiers were awakened by the violent trembling of the earth. Many soldiers saw clearly the cavalry coming from a distance, and were so frightened that they peed their pants. The more awake soldiers ran away, and more and more soldiers were awakened.
, was so frightened that he rolled around, yelled and ran away desperately.
The violent storm finally swept through, and tens of thousands of cavalry rushed into the Qi army. The flesh and blood bodies of the soldiers were like withered grass, crushed to pieces by the dense and violent horses, and countless Qi army soldiers were knocked down.
, torn to pieces and trampled into pulp by iron hooves.
This was the most tragic scene since the establishment of the Qi vassal town. They were attacked by 50,000 Jin cavalry, and it became so luxurious to die even leaving a corpse behind.
'Woo--Woo--'
Commander Guo Song gave the order to disperse the troops, and the 50,000 cavalrymen began to disperse. The previous impact of mountains collapsing turned into a giant net more than ten miles wide. Everyone under the giant net could not escape, and they must either die or surrender.
Caught in one fell swoop.
In this night attack battle, the 60,000 Qi army was almost destroyed. Most of the escapees were generals and their own soldiers, with a total of no more than 5,000 people. More than 10,000 people were killed and more than 40,000 people surrendered.
This disastrous defeat completely discouraged Li Na from fighting for hegemony in Hebei. After he fled back to Liaocheng, he led thousands of remnant troops and the remaining 20,000 troops to evacuate to the south bank of the Yellow River, abandoning Bozhou and Dizhou.
This northern expedition caused the Qi army to lose 80,000 troops, which greatly damaged Li Na's vitality and never recovered from the fall.
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It was getting daylight, and groups of dejected prisoners of war were escorted by Jin cavalry toward the gathering. All the surrendered soldiers took off their armor and threw away their weapons. Thinking of the killing scene last night, many people still have lingering fears.
They were secretly glad that they could survive, and they were even glad that they had become surrendered soldiers and escaped from the war.
More than 43,000 prisoners of war gathered in a wilderness. Everyone was sitting on the ground, anxiously awaiting their fate. Surrounded by more than 10,000 cavalrymen holding spears guarded them.
Thousands of soldiers were cleaning the battlefield, gathering the corpses to burn, and then digging deep pits to bury them. Weapons, armor, and looted property were piled up in mountains, as were thousands of livestock that had not had time to eat.
The Jin army was not without casualties. During the attack on the enemy, hundreds of people were tripped by their horses, and both men and horses died in the chaos.
At this time, Guo Song appeared on the high platform. Tens of thousands of prisoners of war fell silent, and more than 40,000 pairs of eyes stared at Guo Song.
"All Qi Jun brothers, listen!"
Guo Song loudly said to more than 40,000 people: "I am King Guo Song of Jin. Since you have become my prisoners of war, I will not kill you anymore. I will let you go home and reunite with your family. But not now. As usual, we
They must serve three years of hard labor, and after three years, they will be released home."
Guo Song's voice was so loud that most people heard it, and immediately there was a murmur of discussion.
A captain in the front row mustered up the courage to ask: "May I ask, Your Highness, King Jin, what kind of labor do we have to do?"
Guo Song waved his hand to silence more than 40,000 people, and then said loudly: "Someone asked me just now, what kind of labor do we have to do? First of all, I tell you that we are not slaves, we are just miners, mining iron ore or
Copper mine, secondly, we can earn three guan of money per month, we can have enough food and clothing, and we can also write letters to our families. We are not alien invaders, we are all citizens of the Tang Dynasty, and there is no reason to mistreat everyone."
At this time, General Pei Xin whispered to Guo Song: "Your Highness, the battlefield has been cleared, all soldiers and armor materials have been loaded into the truck, and they are ready to go at any time."
Guo Song nodded and said to everyone: "I have said what I should say, let's set off!"
Fifty thousand Jin troops escorted more than 43,000 prisoners of war and began their mighty march north.
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In the Yuancheng defense envoy's office, dozens of angry generals surrounded the commander Fu Lin and started shouting, "Commander, we can't let it go like this. He promised us to make the former lord's son his heir, but he killed them all instead."
, even the princess and the old lady were killed together, what is this? We must give us an explanation, how did the former lord die?"
Fu Lin was so upset that he didn't know where the news came from. His generals were all angered. However, Tian Xu did go too far and killed Tian Yue's wife, children, and mother. Isn't this equivalent to
Let me tell you, was he the one who killed the former King of Wei?
But Fu Lin knew very well that Tian Xu had already gained power, and it would be impossible to find him to settle accounts again. The matter could only be left alone, but he could not let everyone accept the reality. Now that the public was excited, it might lead to military chaos.
Now we can only drag it backwards, dragging this matter to nothing.
Fu Lin felt helpless and had to shout to everyone: "Everyone, please calm down! Please be quiet and listen to me!"
Everyone gradually calmed down, and Fu Lin continued: "Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, we should unite sincerely and focus on the overall situation. We will discuss this matter later. I believe that King Wei will give everyone an explanation in the future."
"Old General, didn't Zhu Si and Li Na withdraw their troops?"
"Everyone, they just cannot capture Yuancheng and are temporarily withdrawing their troops. They will definitely come back. Now we have to focus on the overall situation. Defending Yuancheng is also the top priority. Anything else can only be discussed later."
Fu Lin's prestige was very high. After his repeated persuasion, everyone left. But Fu Lin's heart was heavy. If this matter was not handled well, it would probably be a big trouble in the future. He sighed deeply and left with a heavy heart.