Chapter 55: A Crisp Victory
Geng Chongmei probably left the most elite army under his command and the strongest will to fight. Under the cover of the night, the defense of the camp still caused some trouble to the Longqi army attacking on the back.
However, although the losses are there, they have little impact on the overall situation. To put it nicely, after the wine hall, he was actually an abandoned son, and after resisting for half an hour, he was finally broken by the Longqi army. However, after this delay, most of the Liao army led by Geng Chongmei finally bought a lot of time and space to retreat south.
This time without the slightest hesitation, Liu Chengyou ordered, and the army chased after him. In the process of attacking the village, the first army is the protagonist, but there are always those who are not convinced, and want to take Geng Chongmei's big head to make meritorious contributions, such as Yang Dutou of the Fourth Army.
The only thing that can be regarded as an accident is the burning of Tuanchi Village, when the fire broke out, it really involved part of the energy of the Longqi Army.
When Liu Chengyou stepped on the land of Tuanchi Village, the surrounding area was devastated, the fire had been extinguished, and the air was filled with a choking smell of smoke. The village was engulfed in flames, and in the quiet of the night, there were constant mournful weepings. Not only were their homes destroyed, but some villagers were killed by the Liao army for resisting......
Liu Chengyou almost felt the heat wave that had not yet dissipated, and walked to the location of Geng Chongmei's general, although his tent was half burned, he still stood there "in a proper manner".
"Your Highness, this is the head of the Yan Soldier General!" An officer carried a bloody head, walked up to Liu Chengyou, threw himself on the ground, and said a little excitedly.
Along the way, Liu Chengyou can be regarded as passing through the "mountain of corpses and sea of blood", and all kinds of stumps and broken arms are deeply imprinted in his mind. It was the first time he had come close to the brutality of the battlefield, but he was surprisingly calm and seemed to be very comfortable with the bloodshed.
Only glanced faintly at the head that had rolled around on the ground a few times and was stained with mud, Liu Chengyou asked, "Is it a character?" ”
The officer replied: "According to the captive, this fang is Geng Chongmei's tooth general, and he is also a member of the Geng clan. He was very fierce, and led the Yan soldiers to intercept our army desperately, killing and wounding several of our brothers, and was stabbed to death by the commander of the horse, and the head was cut off. ”
"The people of the Geng clan, no wonder they work so hard for Geng Chongmei." Liu Chengyou said lightly.
"Geng Chong's side of the U.S. military, is there any news coming back?" Raising his hand and fanning the smell of smoke lingering in his nose, Liu Chengyou asked Xiang Xun.
Xiang Xun's guard was on the side and shook his head: "There is no news yet, after all, Geng Chongmei evacuated first for a while." However, His Highness can rest assured that he will not be able to escape. ”
Hearing this, Liu Chengyou bowed his head, he was also sure in his heart, and he did not lack that little patience, and said easily: "Everything is handed over to the generals, I will wait here for the good news from the front, and I think that you will not disappoint me." However, if Geng Chongmei is captured alive, I would like to have a good chat with him. ”
Liu Chengyou's bearing at this time is more confident than before.
More than 300 Yan soldiers were captured, and they were all smoky and burning, and they were being driven to clean up the Liao camp and carry the corpses.
In the village, the sad voices of the villagers always lingered in his ears, Liu Chengyou frowned, and beckoned to Xiang Xun and his soldiers: "Go, accompany me to meet the villagers." ”
Condescending to the noble, Liu Chengyou met with the village elders and expressed his indignation. Subsequently, he took it upon himself to order the village to be exempted from the "summer tax" for this year. Because of the fierce battle between the two armies, it was inevitable that more than half of the acres of land near Tuanchi Village were destroyed. Many people in this village will not only have to endure the destruction of their homes, but also say goodbye to their loved ones, and maybe go hungry. If there is a war, the government will force taxes......
Probably thinking about this, after a little consideration, Liu Chengyou instructed Xiang Xun in front of several village elders: "The Yan soldiers are captured, after clearing the battlefield, leave a group of soldiers and horses to guard them, and let the villagers rebuild their houses to atone for their sins." Captured the grain straw of Liaoying, took out a part of it, and distributed it to the villagers! ”
"Yes!"
After Liu Chengyou gave a few orders of kindness, the word spread, and finally alleviated the grief of some villages. Of course, Liu Chengyou did this, in addition to the little sympathy for the villagers in his heart, more for the sake of fame. Don't look at the overwhelming force in this era, but the role of a good reputation can never be underestimated.
In fact, since Liu Chengyou actively participated in the military and politics of Hedong, it has been carried out from all aspects.
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Gao Ping, north, an unnamed mound.
It was noon, the sun was shining and the weather was warm. Around this nameless mound, bursts of murderous aura accompanied by the smell of blood are quietly condensing.
Even if he fled in advance, but after all, he was in a hurry, and Sergeant Longqi, under the leadership of the officers of various armies, rushed into pursuit as if he had been beaten with chicken blood. Before leaving the southern foot of Sheep's Head Mountain, Geng Chongmei's rear army was bitten.
After a night of chasing and fighting, Geng Chongmei led the remnants of the army to occupy the mound and carry out the final battle of the trapped beasts.
There is no escape!
Li Wanchao, on his side, has been sending people to keep an eye on the movement in the north, and after receiving the news of Geng's army's retreat to the south, he very decisively led his troops to cooperate in the battle.
On the top of the mound, a flag with the word "Geng" stands alone, and there is no time to build a deer firewood fence without defense. The Liao army hid on the mound "cleanly", trembling in the face of the Hedong army surrounded on all sides.
After fighting all the way, there were still no more than 2,000 soldiers following Geng Chongmei, but most of them were already desperate.
Geng Chongmei looked at the Jin army with a miserable face in the guards of some loyal tooth soldiers, his expression was very bad, and he looked physically and mentally exhausted. The old man's hand pressed the sword, his lips trembling open, and finally closed, he knew that any words of encouragement were useless.
Under the mound, Zhang Yanwei rode his horse around, staring at the desperate enemy troops on the slope, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up proudly. Even if he didn't sleep all night and pursued hard all night, he was very excited at this time. As the "former enemy commander" appointed by Liu Chengyou, he has to add an important stroke to his resume.
"Command the attack, give them the final blow!" Recruiting pro-soldiers, Zhang Yanwei ordered directly.
Under the order, the Longqi army, the Su Rui army, the Luzhou soldiers, and thousands of men and horses attacked the mound together.
The devastating battle, there is nothing to describe.
The Yan soldiers under Geng Chongmei did not have any strong resistance, and most of them surrendered directly when the Hedong army rushed up.
As for Geng Chongmei, at the last moment, he made his subordinates surrender and chose to kill himself. On the contrary, there was a scramble between the battalions because of the competition for Geng Chongmei's chopped head.
And more than 100 soldiers under Geng Chongmei, because the body of the commander was humiliated, they rebelled and were killed......