Chapter 156 Response
"Withdraw!" Because it was not far from the camp, Li Shenfu gave a decisive order and abandoned the three thousand people in front.
Seeing that Li Shenfu was so decisive, Zou Yu didn't think about pursuing, more than 4,000 cavalry, killing 3,000 foot soldiers, of course, it was very easy, almost no one was left, after killing, he didn't even care about the people he died in battle, turned his horse's head, and killed under Xinfeng City.
When they arrived at the foot of Xinfeng City, Li Jiancheng's troops were about to be defeated, and when another cavalry appeared in the rear, it became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
The rout was inevitable, and there were nearly 30,000 people left, like headless flies, scattered and fled, and how could the foot soldiers outrun the cavalry, there were more than 10,000 cavalry, chasing and killing on horseback, they could escape there, not to mention that there were 20,000 foot soldiers behind, pushing over with a brush.
Most of Li Jiancheng's subordinates were just ordinary young and strong, they had not undergone strict training, and they had experienced very few battles, so they did not have much morale and will to fight, so it was normal to surrender.
For those who surrendered on their knees, of course, no one cared, and the targets of the pursuit were those who were still running, but it was a simple ambush and massacre that took very little time.
However, it took a lot of time to chase and kill and collect the prisoners, close to two hours, and then collect the troops and return to the city, this is not that Zou Yu does not want to fight Li Shenrune, but Li Shenfu has already prepared, using the terrain, arranging the defense, the price of the attack is not, it is better to swallow the fruits of victory first.
More than 20,000 captives, you must know that these are all young and strong, even if you are picky, you can select more than 10,000, with a little training, in the equipment, there is no problem in pulling out to fight a tough battle, after all, it is a person who has been on the battlefield.
Of course, relative to Zou Yu's happy smile, Li Jiancheng was sad, and finally escaped, and converged with Li Shenfu, this inventory, only to find that Lei Yongji, the only general under his command who could get his hands, did not rush out, it is conceivable that in order to help himself open the way and take the cavalry, where is there a reason to survive.
The key is that he has an army of 60,000, but there are only more than 10,000 people left, and his morale is still low, and I am afraid that he will not even be able to hold the camp. After discussing with Li Shenfu and Li Youliang, he took advantage of the night to retreat thirty miles overnight, find a dangerous place, and set up camp.
Of course, he didn't dare to stand in the way to Tongguan, but chose to stay away, otherwise he was worried that Zou Yu and the others would continue to move forward, destroy themselves first, and turn around to deal with the pursuers.
"Haha! This is enough for Li Yuan to feel distressed. "After crippling Li Jiancheng, the back road has been opened, and the Guangtong Canal has been guarded, Zou Yu is in a good mood and has no worries.
Now even if Li Yuan's army catches up, he can calmly evacuate, after all, the frame of Yang Yu, the acting king, is only thirty miles away, and at noon tomorrow, he will be able to reach Xinfeng, and the fleet from Xinfeng to Yongfeng Cang will also return in the near future.
"Congratulations to the general, this time I will return to the division and conquer Jinyang, Youzhou, and Bingzhou." Li Jing smiled.
"Haha, happy and happy, with the master here, I feel more confident in my heart." Zou Yu said with a grin.
A trace of emotion flashed in Li Jing's eyes, although he had the feeling of being on a thief ship, but Zou Yu's respect for him, this could not be faked, whether it was before or after him, the master called it quite smoothly, and he did not fake it at all.
"Although we can take Youzhou and Merge State, Li Yuan also occupies most of the Guanzhong; Youzhou and Merge State, the land is vast and sparsely populated, which can be compared to passing the pass, not to mention that there are Turkic tigers. Li Jing poured cold water on him.
"Then take Yanmen Pass first and destroy Liu Wuzhou." Zou Yu thought back to the map.
"Yes, the Turks have always been a big problem, and it's best to destroy their minions first, so that their claws can't reach in." Li Jing agreed.
"Well, with Yongfengcang to support for two years and get through the difficulties, I am confident that the people will have no worries about food and clothing, and then I will clean up the Turks!" Zou Yu pondered.
"Listening to what the Fang brothers said, the people of Liaodong have no worries about food and clothing, and they are relatively wealthy?" Li Jing said curiously.
"Master, don't listen to the chaos of his two brothers, there is no need for food and clothing, only the earliest Fuyu City, the current Fuyu County, Liaodong, Xuansu, Fushun and other places are worse, only food and clothing are worry-free, as for Beisha, Jian'an, it will not be long after incorporating, if you want to develop, it will take at least three years." Zou Yu explained.
"That's nice too!" Li Jing said with a little surprise, and at the same time, he was even more curious about this half-forced apprentice.
"When the war here is over, I am about to ask the master to adjust the layout of Liaodong, and you will be able to see it then." Zou Yu said a little complacently, Liaodong can make him very satisfied now, whether it is people's livelihood or military, now there is Yongfeng Cang, and the Central Plains side does not need Liaodong to support food, it can be a lot easier.
What Zou Yu didn't know was that at this time, Yuyang Zhang Zhongjian was receiving a shocking news.
"Bang!" Zhang Zhongjian read the words on the cloth strip, confirmed it again, couldn't help but change his face, and slapped the case hard.
"General!" The two guards rushed into the room, pressed the handle of the knife with their hands, looked at it, found nothing wrong, clasped their fists and saluted, and stared at Zhang Zhongjian.
"Immediately send eight hundred miles to the Liaodong Changshi, Youzhou Fang Lao, and the general!" Zhang Zhongjian ignored it, buried himself in writing, wrote a few letters, and after sealing them, he hurriedly handed them over and ordered.
"Whoa!" The guard didn't ask, picked up the letter and turned to run.
Zhang Zhongjian picked up the strip of cloth on the table, and also rushed out of the door to find Hei Sumei.
"Uncle Zhang!" Hei Sumei saw Zhang Zhongjian, who was in a hurry, and hurriedly got up to meet him.
"Madame, look!" Zhang Zhongjian did not give false courtesy, and handed over the sermon.
"What! This! Is the message reliable? Hei Sumei's face changed greatly, and she exclaimed in a lost voice.
"This news came from Princess Yicheng, Princess Yicheng's heart is to the Central Plains, the news will not be wrong, and the Turks themselves also have the custom of autumn hunting, plus we have destroyed Gao Kaidao, which gives them an excuse to send troops." Zhang Zhongjian shook his head and said.
"Uncle Zhang, what do you think should be done?" Hei Sumei calmed down and asked.
"When the army is rejected, it cannot affect the general's front campaign, and at the same time withdraw the people of all the villages to the city, and do not leave a grain of grain for the Turks, and when winter comes, they will naturally retreat." Zhang Zhongjian suggested.
"Since the husband entrusted the matter to Uncle Zhang, everything is according to your will!" Hei Sumei replied.
"Yes! The subordinates have sent a message to Liaodong, Youzhou and the general, but fortunately, the autumn harvest is almost over. Zhang Zhongjian said.
"Burn what is too late to harvest, and we will compensate the people afterwards, and we will definitely not leave it to the Turks!" Hei Sumei said decisively.
"Whoa!"