Seventy-five, Zhenzhou city (1)

After Yuan Xingkai was ordered to leave the Bauhinia Pass, Li Qi ordered again: "You can order Pei Yue and Bai Chengfu's army to move to Yizhou and camp first, which is located between Youzhou and Dingzhou. ”

So the army repaired at Jingcheng Pass for a day, and on May 12, marched to the right bank of the Hutuo River in the south of Zhenzhou, Li Qi and Yuan Xingqin discussed the plan of action, and ordered the army to start crossing the river.

At this time, the wet season of the spring season has passed, the water level of the Hutuo River has fallen, and sandbars have been exposed in some places in the center of the river. The cavalry units of the Jin army only waded across the river from the shallow water, and the river was agitated, and the horses had already jumped onto the northeast bank of the Hutuo River.

After the cavalry crossed the river and surrounded the Zhenzhou City, the infantry began to build pontoon bridges, but Li Qi ordered the construction of camps at both ends of the pontoon bridges, and left the baggage troops in the camps southwest of the Hutuo River to continue to station.

Wang De sent Zheng Jixuan, a partial general of the Yiwu Army, to contact, and Li Qi left him to eat together in the camp, and also learned more about the situation in Dingzhou and Youzhou.

After hearing that Yelu Deguang had sent a team of more than 10,000 Khitan cavalry troops to Dingzhou, but was unexpectedly defeated by Wang Yanqiu's southern army and was fleeing to Baozhou, Li Qi suddenly became interested. He immediately ordered the cavalry generals Yuan Ren and Zhang Mujin to go to the avenue south of Yizhou to intercept and contain the defeated Khitan army.

Zheng Jixuan didn't know what the Son of Heaven meant, and it was difficult to speak out against it.

According to the scout's report, the southern army in the Fanyang area has been assembled in Zhuozhou to hold the city, and several peaks and fires in the area of Qigou Pass have also been lit. It seems that the Youzhou side already knows the actions of the Jinyang army and is ready to hold the city wall.

Li Qi also ignored the movement of the southern army in the direction of Zhuozhou, and ordered the army of Fei Yao and Bai Chengfu to continue to move south, and set up camp at the mouth of the Baigou River, which is formed by the confluence of Yishui and Laishui, and made a posture of going to save Dingzhou.

The main camp of the Jinyang army was located on the right bank of the Hutuo River, and when you look at the past, you can see a green plain in front of you.

When the army was encamped, Li Qi immediately went to the west bank of the river, watching the movement on the other side of the river, while quietly thinking about his thoughts.

It was summer, and the river was not big, clear and bright.

He half-squinted, thinking in his heart about the scale of the battle that would take place next, judging from the current situation, he had a great chance to seek the ownership of Youzhou in a big battle that would be carried out.

It's a must-win battle!

He fought a battle with the town army first.

Back in the camp, Li Qi decided to convene Yuan Xingqin, Fu Yanqing, Wang Quanbin, Yuan Ren and other generals in the Chinese army to discuss the next countermeasures.

"The main force of Wang Yanqiu, the envoy from the north, is now stationed in Quyang, with about 20,000 soldiers and horses, and Zhang Yanlang, the envoy of the southern court of Xuanhui, sent Zhu Jianfeng, the assassin of Xiangzhou, to lead 2,000 men and horses to garrison Xinle, and the deputy envoy from the north, An Xiantongzheng, led 3,000 cavalry troops from Mozhou." Yuan Xingqin first briefly talked about the current situation.

Li Qi thought for a moment: "The strength of the two sides is about the same, and there is still a fight in this battle." What happened to the Chengde Festival in Zhenzhou, which made Wang Jian, and there was no movement at all? ”

Yuan Xingqin said: "That king established the dynasty, but somehow he was left in Luoyang, and now Zhang Yanlang is leading Zhenzhou on his behalf." ”

Li Qi couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this, the news of his own profit in this regard was too slow, such important information, but no report, it seems that the construction of the intelligence system must be accelerated, "So, some of Zhang Yanlang's troops are staying in Xinle, isn't it that Zhenzhou (Zhending) is very empty at present?" ”

Fu Yanqing was a little stunned when she heard this: "What? Could it be that the Son of Heaven has thoughts about Zhenzhou? ”

Li Qi said: "This is natural, as the saying goes, take advantage of the void to enter, that Wang Yanqiu is now entrenched in Quyang, the camp must be strong, not forced, if you lead the snake out of the hole, attack it will be saved." Zhenzhou is an important city in the north, but I am afraid that he is reluctant to throw it away. Even if he refuses to save it, then Li Siyuan will not be willing! ”

Yuan Xingqin said: "If you attack Zhenzhou, you must first take Xinle, and then try to take Zhenzhou is not too late." ”

Fu Yanqing said: "Zhang Yanlang sent Zhu Jianfeng to guard Xinle, and Wang Yanqiu was a horn to each other, I am afraid that he will send troops to help Yanlang." ”

Li Qi said: "It is for him to come to the rescue, we are feints to attack Xinle, but in fact, it is to ambush Wang Yanqiu's reinforcements and eliminate his living forces, which is called besieging the city and sending reinforcements." ”

After discussing the strategy, two days later, the Xi Da Bald led the army from Dingzhou and went to Zhenzhou to meet Li Qi.

Li Qi set up a banquet in the tent, and during the banquet, he had a very happy conversation with the king of Xibu, and asked about the situation in Bei'an Prefecture from time to time. Bei'an Prefecture is the Luanhe River Basin of Chengde in later generations, when Abaoji made his fortune, he used a plan to attack and kill the leaders of the five surnamed Xi in one fell swoop, annexed the Xi department, and gradually grew stronger.

The high liquor is still very effective, and the bald man did not hesitate to agree to Li Qi's request to send troops together, and Wang De also agreed to send his generals to fight with Zhaoxun and Du Hongshou with 7,000 Dingzhou troops.

When the bald man left and returned to the camp, Yuan Xingqin asked, "Your Majesty has the intention of annexing Xibu?" ”

Li Qi smiled: "I don't have this ability yet, I just want to do some business first." ”

"What to do with the Khitan prisoners in the Yizhou camp?"

"After a while, I will be escorted to Shanbei and incorporated into the Tuntian Army."

"That can offend the Khitans to death, it's always a big trouble."

Li Qi smiled: "Sooner or later, he will turn his face, and he can stop for a while if he is ruthless." ”

The army was stationed outside the city of Zhenzhou and did not rush into action.

On May 21 of the second year of the Republic, Li Qi led more than 15,000 soldiers and horses from Zhenzhou to the Jinyang Army, the Shanbei Army, the Dingzhou Army and the 5,000 cavalry troops of the Xi Department. However, the plan drawn up before the war was not used at all, and the cavalry ambushed Quyang in the middle of Xinle in vain.

It turned out that Zhang Yanlang heard the news that the northern army had come out of Jingcheng Pass, and knew that there were not many defenders in Zhenzhou, but he was afraid of losing it, so he led his troops and horses back to Zhenzhou, leaving only more than 1,000 people under Zhu Jianfeng, the assassin of Zhaozhou, to guard Xinle.

When the Jinyang army arrived at the foot of Xinle City, it was a chaotic arrow against the city. Zhu Jianfeng, who was supervising the battle at the head of the city, didn't know the power of the Jinyang Army's new "Shenji Crossbow", so he was hit by several arrows in his body, and was pierced by the armor-piercing cone, and fell directly to the city. As soon as the defenders saw that the main general was killed, they were in chaos, abandoned the city and fled, and Xinlecheng was easily swept down by the Jinyang army.

This result made Li Qi a little unexpected, and he couldn't cry or laugh.

Entering Xinle City, Li Qi said to the generals: "There are many mountains in Quyang, which is not conducive to cavalry fighting, but it is beneficial to Wang Yanqiu. If the army went to besiege Zhenzhou, then Wang Yanqiu would take into account the gains and losses of Zhenzhou and would inevitably save him. It was still the original strategy, and I led the cavalry to ambush where it must pass, and attacked it halfway. ”

After Yuan Xingkai was ordered to leave the Bauhinia Pass, Li Qi ordered again: "You can order Pei Yue and Bai Chengfu's army to move to Yizhou and camp first, which is located between Youzhou and Dingzhou. ”

So the army repaired at Jingcheng Pass for a day, and on May 12, marched to the right bank of the Hutuo River in the south of Zhenzhou, Li Qi and Yuan Xingqin discussed the plan of action, and ordered the army to start crossing the river.

At this time, the wet season of the spring season has passed, the water level of the Hutuo River has fallen, and sandbars have been exposed in some places in the center of the river. The cavalry units of the Jin army only waded across the river from the shallow water, and the river was agitated, and the horses had already jumped onto the northeast bank of the Hutuo River.

After the cavalry crossed the river and surrounded the Zhenzhou City, the infantry began to build pontoon bridges, but Li Qi ordered the construction of camps at both ends of the pontoon bridges, and left the baggage troops in the camps southwest of the Hutuo River to continue to station.

Wang De sent Zheng Jixuan, a partial general of the Yiwu Army, to contact, and Li Qi left him to eat together in the camp, and also learned more about the situation in Dingzhou and Youzhou.

After hearing that Yelu Deguang had sent a team of more than 10,000 Khitan cavalry troops to Dingzhou, but was unexpectedly defeated by Wang Yanqiu's southern army and was fleeing to Baozhou, Li Qi suddenly became interested. He immediately ordered the cavalry generals Yuan Ren and Zhang Mujin to go to the avenue south of Yizhou to intercept and contain the defeated Khitan army.

Zheng Jixuan didn't know what the Son of Heaven meant, and it was difficult to speak out against it.

According to the scout's report, the southern army in the Fanyang area has been assembled in Zhuozhou to hold the city, and several peaks and fires in the area of Qigou Pass have also been lit. It seems that the Youzhou side already knows the actions of the Jinyang army and is ready to hold the city wall.

Li Qi also ignored the movement of the southern army in the direction of Zhuozhou, and ordered the army of Fei Yao and Bai Chengfu to continue to move south, and set up camp at the mouth of the Baigou River, which is formed by the confluence of Yishui and Laishui, and made a posture of going to save Dingzhou.

The main camp of the Jinyang army was located on the right bank of the Hutuo River, and when you look at the past, you can see a green plain in front of you.

When the army was encamped, Li Qi immediately went to the west bank of the river, watching the movement on the other side of the river, while quietly thinking about his thoughts.

It was summer, and the river was not big, clear and bright.

He half-squinted, thinking in his heart about the scale of the battle that would take place next, judging from the current situation, he had a great chance to seek the ownership of Youzhou in a big battle that would be carried out.

It's a must-win battle!

He fought a battle with the town army first.

Back in the camp, Li Qi decided to convene Yuan Xingqin, Fu Yanqing, Wang Quanbin, Yuan Ren and other generals in the Chinese army to discuss the next countermeasures.

"The main force of Wang Yanqiu, the envoy from the north, is now stationed in Quyang, with about 20,000 soldiers and horses, and Zhang Yanlang, the envoy of the southern court of Xuanhui, sent Zhu Jianfeng, the assassin of Xiangzhou, to lead 2,000 men and horses to garrison Xinle, and the deputy envoy from the north, An Xiantongzheng, led 3,000 cavalry troops from Mozhou." Yuan Xingqin first briefly talked about the current situation.

Li Qi thought for a moment: "The strength of the two sides is about the same, and there is still a fight in this battle." What happened to the Chengde Festival in Zhenzhou, which made Wang Jian, and there was no movement at all? ”

Yuan Xingqin said: "That king established the dynasty, but somehow he was left in Luoyang, and now Zhang Yanlang is leading Zhenzhou on his behalf." ”

Li Qi couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this, the news of his own profit in this regard was too slow, such important information, but no report, it seems that the construction of the intelligence system must be accelerated, "So, some of Zhang Yanlang's troops are staying in Xinle, isn't it that Zhenzhou (Zhending) is very empty at present?" ”

Fu Yanqing was a little stunned when she heard this: "What? Could it be that the Son of Heaven has thoughts about Zhenzhou? ”

Li Qi said: "This is natural, as the saying goes, take advantage of the void to enter, that Wang Yanqiu is now entrenched in Quyang, the camp must be strong, not forced, if you lead the snake out of the hole, attack it will be saved." Zhenzhou is an important city in the north, but I am afraid that he is reluctant to throw it away. Even if he refuses to save it, then Li Siyuan will not be willing! ”

Yuan Xingqin said: "If you attack Zhenzhou, you must first take Xinle, and then try to take Zhenzhou is not too late." ”

Fu Yanqing said: "Zhang Yanlang sent Zhu Jianfeng to guard Xinle, and Wang Yanqiu was a horn to each other, I am afraid that he will send troops to help Yanlang." ”

Li Qi said: "It is for him to come to the rescue, we are feints to attack Xinle, but in fact, it is to ambush Wang Yanqiu's reinforcements and eliminate his living forces, which is called besieging the city and sending reinforcements." ”

After discussing the strategy, two days later, the Xi Da Bald led the army from Dingzhou and went to Zhenzhou to meet Li Qi.

Li Qi set up a banquet in the tent, and during the banquet, he had a very happy conversation with the king of Xibu, and asked about the situation in Bei'an Prefecture from time to time. Bei'an Prefecture is the Luanhe River Basin of Chengde in later generations, when Abaoji made his fortune, he used a plan to attack and kill the leaders of the five surnamed Xi in one fell swoop, annexed the Xi department, and gradually grew stronger.

The high liquor is still very effective, and the bald man did not hesitate to agree to Li Qi's request to send troops together, and Wang De also agreed to send his generals to fight with Zhaoxun and Du Hongshou with 7,000 Dingzhou troops.

When the bald man left and returned to the camp, Yuan Xingqin asked, "Your Majesty has the intention of annexing Xibu?" ”

Li Qi smiled: "I don't have this ability yet, I just want to do some business first." ”

"What to do with the Khitan prisoners in the Yizhou camp?"

"After a while, I will be escorted to Shanbei and incorporated into the Tuntian Army."

"That can offend the Khitans to death, it's always a big trouble."

Li Qi smiled: "Sooner or later, he will turn his face, and he can stop for a while if he is ruthless." ”

The army was stationed outside the city of Zhenzhou and did not rush into action.

On May 21 of the second year of the Republic, Li Qi led more than 15,000 soldiers and horses from Zhenzhou to the Jinyang Army, the Shanbei Army, the Dingzhou Army and the 5,000 cavalry troops of the Xi Department. However, the plan drawn up before the war was not used at all, and the cavalry ambushed Quyang in the middle of Xinle in vain.

It turned out that Zhang Yanlang heard the news that the northern army had come out of Jingcheng Pass, and knew that there were not many defenders in Zhenzhou, but he was afraid of losing it, so he led his troops and horses back to Zhenzhou, leaving only more than 1,000 people under Zhu Jianfeng, the assassin of Zhaozhou, to guard Xinle.

When the Jinyang army arrived at the foot of Xinle City, it was a chaotic arrow against the city. Zhu Jianfeng, who was supervising the battle at the head of the city, didn't know the power of the Jinyang Army's new "Shenji Crossbow", so he was hit by several arrows in his body, and was pierced by the armor-piercing cone, and fell directly to the city. As soon as the defenders saw that the main general was killed, they were in chaos, abandoned the city and fled, and Xinlecheng was easily swept down by the Jinyang army.

This result made Li Qi a little unexpected, and he couldn't cry or laugh.

Entering Xinle City, Li Qi said to the generals: "There are many mountains in Quyang, which is not conducive to cavalry fighting, but it is beneficial to Wang Yanqiu. If the army went to besiege Zhenzhou, then Wang Yanqiu would take into account the gains and losses of Zhenzhou and would inevitably save him. It was still the original strategy, and I led the cavalry to ambush where it must pass, and attacked it halfway. ”