Chapter 636: Breakthrough on all fronts

Liu Xiaohai's attack was relatively slow compared to other places, and the reason was that the terrain of Fukou Pass was unusual. In addition, it is also said that this place is very close to Yecheng, so it is easy to get attention and support from the center. Not only are there many troops inside and outside the Pass, but they are also fully equipped, and Liu Xiaohai has been attacking for so long before he can solve the Yan army outside the pass. However, this situation has begun to change.

The main reason is that Murong Wei's retreat obviously shook the morale of the army. In addition, a large amount of oil has already been transported to the Fukou Pass, and Liu Xiaohai is already planning to use this kind of thing to tackle key problems.

The effect of the fire attack was very obvious, and when this terrible thing that had already been spread appeared in front of him, the defenders of the Yan Army, who had seen its power with their own eyes, could not support the last bit of will.

Originally, there were nearly 30,000 troops in the city and east of the city, but after the pass was covered by flames, thousands of soldiers basically ran away. Although the rest of the people did not run, they had already become afraid of the battle with the Tang Army in their hearts.

The immensely strong pass collapsed under the burning fire, and the east-west road was completely opened. If Murong Mo wanted to block the Tang Army's attack, he had only one choice left, that is, to fight Liu Xiaohai head-on and block him here.

More than 20,000 Tang troops against more than 20,000 Yan troops seems to be very fair. But the soldiers of the Tang Army, who had been delaying for nearly a month, were already harboring a fire in their hearts from top to bottom, and they were already full of resentment towards these Yan troops.

Therefore, as soon as the war began, the Yan army found that the Tang soldiers on the opposite side all seemed to be madmen, and they were completely desperate to fight. The whole battle lasted for more than an hour, and then it was completely over.

Murong Mo, who originally wanted to escape, was finally caught up by the Tang cavalry halfway and was killed on the spot.

And once the Fukou Pass, the most important defensive pass, was lost, the gate to the west of the entire Yecheng was completely opened. On the one hand, Liu Xiaohai sent someone to inform Shao Zisong of them, and on the other hand, he quickly led the army eastward, and directly killed outside Yecheng in the afternoon of the same day.

At this time, Yecheng was almost an empty city, and there were no people except for the people who could not escape, and some soldiers who were left behind to guard the city.

At this time, although there were still 5,000 soldiers and horses in the city, these people basically couldn't walk and couldn't follow the retreat~ team, so they were left behind as cannon fodder.

I heard that the Tang army was killed outside the city, where could these people defend the Yan Kingdom, especially the people in the city who didn't want to live and die with the Yan Kingdom. So, everyone simply opened the four doors and welcomed the Tang army in.

So far, the battle to destroy Yan has made a milestone progress, that is, to take the capital of Yan Kingdom! There is no doubt that this is a landmark thing, even if the Emperor of Yan has already fled, it still has the effect of a shock bomb.

Originally, there were tens of thousands of troops in the north to resist Peng Lin's southward movement, but when Yecheng was occupied by the Tang army, many officials and generals fled one after another. Either that, it is to surrender directly to the Tang army.

In short, with the capture of Yecheng, the battle situation of the entire Central Plains was decided.

Guangping, Zhao County, Dunqiu, Yangping, Guixiang and other counties around Yecheng all lost the courage to resist after hearing the news. Therefore, the soldiers and horses everywhere took all the counties almost bloodlessly, and then quickly gathered towards the bank of the Yellow River.

Murong Ke withdrew first, and not many Yan soldiers knew the news at the beginning, mainly because most of the soldiers were already fighting at the front.

And Murong Ke was located in the rear of the rear, and when he left, he didn't take away the honor guard and other things, but only brought dozens of cronies to escort him, which was not conspicuous at all on such a battlefield of nearly 100,000 people.

Those generals and soldiers who were loyal to him fought back desperately, although they did not hold back the flying dragon rider for too long, but because Murong Ke and they fled on light horses, it was completely different from the heavily armed flying dragon riders.

Therefore, after only half an hour of delay, the Flying Dragon Rider couldn't catch up with Murong Ke.

And on the battlefield at this time, the news of Murong Ke's escape had already spread. Originally, there were still many Yan soldiers fighting, but as soon as they heard that Murong Ke had abandoned him and ran away, where was there any fighting spirit?

At the time of the Great War, there was nothing more taboo than fleeing for the sake of the generals. The Yan army, which was already retreating, was already in retreat, and under such circumstances, its rout was even more out of control.

Li Xin took advantage of this opportunity, in addition to sending hundreds of cavalry to pursue Murong Ke lightly, the rest was to lead the army to kill the remaining tens of thousands of troops in a row. Eventually, as the sun was about to set, all the enemy forces that were still resisting were wiped out.

At this point, the battle between the king and the king came to an end, in which Li Xin defeated Murong Ke's 100,000 army with 15,000 people. Even if it is placed on the history of war, it is a thing worthy of fame.

Because of the difference in strength between the two sides, in this battle, the Yan soldiers killed nearly 50,000 people, more than 30,000 were slightly and seriously injured, and the remaining 20,000 people basically scattered and fled.

As for the Tang army itself, the total number of killed in the battle was less than 200, and the wounded were more, about 1,000 people.

With such a battle loss ratio in front of you, it can be said that the Flying Dragon Cavalry and the Unbroken Army can already be called a strong army among the strong armies. After the battle, Li Xin led the army back to Yuancheng County, and the army first marched south, and then fought endlessly.

At this time, even the Immortal Army and Wyvern Rider, who have been training for many years, are already very tired, and they must rest first. Even Li Xin himself, after arriving in the city, almost fell asleep.

When he woke up the next day, the situation on the battlefield had changed greatly, and he was still in the enemy's situation, but at this time he found that the surroundings had become his own territory.

Because, at this time, on the entire Central Plains battlefield, the Tang Army has basically broken through on all fronts!

Liu Xiaohai, Lu Guang, Pang Hui, Peng Lin and others all appeared in front of him, and nearly 100,000 Tang troops gathered at once inside and outside the small Yuancheng County.

"I can't imagine that the war has become like this! However, this is also a good thing, at least now on the north bank of the river, we don't have many enemies left. After hearing the latest report from the generals, Li Xin nodded.

"Now on the north bank of the river, only Liao Chuan's side is left, but the result must be soon. After all, we have ended the war here one after another, and for Murong Huan in the Bohai Kingdom, what we have to worry about now is not only Liao Chuan's southward movement, but also our leading army north to copy his back road! Liu Xiaohai analyzed.

"Well, we're going to do it right away. Peng Lin, you lead 20,000 cavalry, immediately march east along the river, and sweep away all the Yan troops along the river. At the same time, it is also to prevent Murong Huan and them from escaping to the land of Qingzhou! LĂź Guang and Pang Hui, each of you led an army of 10,000 and immediately set off to the east to take Qinghe, Pingyuan, Wuyi, Leling and other counties one by one. When the time comes, after converging with Liao Chuan, advance south to the north bank of the Great River! After pondering for a while, Li Xin ordered.

"Yes, the last general will leave immediately!" Peng Lin and the three immediately responded.

"By the way, what's the situation with Murong Ke and Murong Wei?" After a pause, Li Xin asked.

"The last general was ineffective, although he sent a lot of soldiers and horses to pursue, but in the end he was unable to stop Murong Ke and Murong Wei! Originally, General Peng sent light cavalry to catch up with the other party, but Murong Wei still had 30,000 troops around him, and Murong Ke used these 30,000 troops to fight to the death of the palace, covering most of the Yan courtiers to retreat to the south bank. Now, they have entered the territory of Jibei County, and they are heading east along the river, heading towards Guanggu City! Hong Yi hurriedly replied.

Everyone knows that Li Xin attaches great importance to Murong Ke, not to mention that there is also an emperor of the Yan Kingdom, Murong Wei, if these two big fish are really taken down, the Yan Kingdom will really be destroyed. Therefore, it is a great pity for everyone that these two people were not caught.

"That's it, Murong Ke is cautious~ things are cautious, the matter of moving the capital must have been arranged a long time ago. Unless we block its way first, it will not be very easy to stop this thousand-mile river so that it cannot escape! Hearing this, Li Xin was not too surprised, but said.

"Yes, when Murong Ke and the others retreated, Mu Rong, the king of the Beihai Sea of Yan Kingdom, had already led his soldiers and horses to prepare a large number of ferries. That's why they were able to retreat so quickly to the other side. Coupled with the heavy troops deployed on the opposite bank, even if we want to cross the river to pursue, we may face a fierce attack from the other side! Tu Qi also said on the side.

"Liu Xiaohai, you lead the army across the river on the same day, first join Chen Kang and them, and attack the Huangfu Zhensuo in Chenliu County together. If the war comes to this point, I'm afraid there will be variables on Huanwen's side, so you must beware of the situation over there. As for the war here, this king will be responsible for ending it! After thinking about it for a while, Li Xin said to Liu Xiaohai.

"Your Highness, rest assured, the last general will know what to do!" Liu Xiaohai hurriedly nodded.

This is the first time in nearly a month, Li Xin and these generals gathered again, and basically decided what happened next.

With the end of the discussion, the army near Yuancheng County quickly attacked in all directions, and the news that Murong Ke, Murong Wei and others had fled to Qingzhou soon spread to every place on the north bank of the Yellow River.

As a result, the remaining small area in the eastern part of Jizhou can't hold on. With the surrender of county towns one after another, the rule of Yan in the Central Plains officially came to an end.