This short and fierce battle on the east bank of the Biliu River came to an end.

The Haoge tribe wiped out more than 2,000 reinforcements from the Kong Tingxun Department, collected more than 1,000 soldiers, and killed Kong Tingxun, the only son of Kong Youde, only more than 50 Kong soldiers, escaped by luck and rushed to the Zhuanghe River in the distance.

With this great victory, the momentum of the Hauge tribe was like a rainbow, and they were all happy, and under the snow, everyone was waving swords and dancing guns, shouting and venting to their heart's content, and their expressions were very happy.

The main general, Hauge, immediately ordered to urgently clean up the battlefield, and sent a small team of infantry to escort these prisoners, as well as all kinds of ordnance and materials captured on the battlefield, and went to the berthing of the Tang Army's naval division ships on the shore, and imprisoned them in the ship together with the previous more than 400 prisoners.

Then, Haoge personally commanded his soldiers and horses, and continued to march westward in the wind and snow, and after about an hour, he arrived at the city of Zhuanghe.

The defenders at the head of Zhuanghe City were terrified when they saw a large number of soldiers coming suddenly.

It turned out that the previous rout had already fled back, and as soon as they spread the news of Kong Tingxun's death and annihilation to the hundreds of defenders in the city, all the soldiers in the city were terrified, and the panic atmosphere that permeated the whole city suddenly reached its peak.

Fortunately, the defenders closed the city gate in time, and the people in the city did not flee in panic, but they were like a group of rabbits about to be cut off their nests, panicked in the city, waiting for their unknown and terrible fate.

Now that the Hauge Department has arrived, everyone in the city knows that their fate will finally be decided at this moment.

Haoge's troops approached the city, but they did not immediately attack the city as they did when they attacked Yellow Bone Island, but first sent envoys to persuade them to surrender.

The messenger took the command, and surrounded by several guards, came to the place outside the city with great triumph, and shouted at the city, "Where is the lord of the city, come out quickly and answer." ”

A general with a cowering expression and a worried face carefully poked his head out of the battlement: "What's the matter, but that's it!" ”

The messenger sneered and gestured to the guard next to him, who understood and immediately raised the spear in his hand.

The defenders at the head of the city were horrified to see that the tip of the spear was pierced with a bloody skull. The severed head of the neck, the lower edge of the neck was still dripping blood, and the blood-stained snow was scarlet.

"Yes, it's Kong Shizi......" The sharp-eyed defenders quickly saw at a glance that this was the head of Kong Tingxun who was cut off by Haoge's men, and his voice trembled, full of sadness.

For a while, the defenders at the head of the city, including the general, were all sad, but at this time, the cold and fierce words of the messenger came clearly: "Wait and listen, now that the soldiers of Kong Ting's training department have been completely wiped out by our army, you will continue to resist stubbornly until you can surrender quickly, and you can avoid death." If you are stubborn and insist on confrontation, after our army breaks through the city, you will definitely be the general, and all of them will be killed, and no chickens and dogs will be left! ”

Listening to the messenger's shout, the general's heart was like a knife, but he was quickly calculating.

Now that Kong Tingxun is dead, how can he still resist the Hauge troops with hundreds of demoralized defenders who are full of morale and artillery?

It's a question that you don't have to think about at all, you just have a good mind and you know how to make a choice.

It's just that such a betrayal of the Lord is really going to be done, and how embarrassing it is.

"Hey, have you thought about it? If we don't surrender the city, our army will start to attack the city! The envoy outside the city shouted impatiently, and the guards next to him also raised the spear with Kong Tingxun's head in his hand in a threatening manner.

The muscles on the general's face trembled, and he looked confused. He didn't reply, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally let out a long sigh and raised his head, but a wry smile appeared on his face.

Let's go, now the land of Zhuanghe has fallen into the hands of the Haoge tribesmen, and if you stick to this Zhuanghe city and die with the city, it is meaningless, it is better to sacrifice the city as a condition to see if you can save their lives and the lives of the people in the city.

Thinking of this, the general shouted to the messengers outside the city: "It is not impossible to sacrifice the city below, but what you have just said must be counted and not deceived." “

Hearing his words, the messenger did not notice laughing, and said: "Lord Hauge said, if you surrender the city, our army can ensure the lives of the soldiers and civilians in the city, and not a single one will be killed in vain. ”

A soothing look on the general's face suddenly appeared, and after a slight groan, he gave a loud order to open the gates of the city and welcome the Haug men into the city.

Hauge's whole army, like a tidal wave, quickly occupied all the important places in the city, and at the same time, the main general Hauge was at the head of the city, accepting the surrender of all the soldiers and horses in the city.

However, after taking control of Zhuanghe City, Haoge quickly issued an order: "Pass on the general's order, immediately take away the people of the city, and all the ordnance and goods in the city, and escort them all to the sea ships, and if anyone does not obey, all will be killed!" ”

Hauge's military orders, the language is cold and fierce, as if out of hell, ruthless.

"Order!"

Under Haoge's military order, those soldiers under his command suddenly became like bloodthirsty beasts that had loosened their ropes, and wantonly searched and killed in the city, and the wild laughter of the Ming soldiers was mixed with the cries of the soldiers and civilians in the city, and the entire Zhuanghe City instantly became a miserable hell on earth.

"You devils! Why don't you keep your word? ”

Seeing the Hauge soldiers and horses in the city, furious, extorting property and plundering, the general beat his chest with regret, and he pointed to Hauge, who was arrogantly ignoring all this, and scolded loudly.

Haoge glanced at him, and then sneered: "If you wait for a lonely city, what qualifications do you have to negotiate with our army!" Our army has spared the lives of all your soldiers and people in the city, and it has been merciful and generous. Our army has come thousands of miles away, and it is so hard that we can't get nothing at all, right? Tell you, Lao Tzu is used to killing people, and it is unprecedented to be merciful to be able to stay and wait for his life today. However, since you are so resentful, then the king will work harder and send you to hell to see Kong Tingxun for free! “

The general's face changed drastically, and he was about to speak, when a guard next to Hauge rushed forward, and a sharp tiger knife slashed down fiercely, and the general's head soared into the air like a toy, with a soaring column of blood, and the bones rolled into a dark corner.

This plundering and looting lasted from noon to dark, and the entire Zhuanghe City was already in ruins and full of devastation.

The hundreds of defenders and thousands of people in the city were escorted to the Tang Army's naval division with their families crying and shouting, and they were locked up and shipped by separate ships, ready to go south to Jinzhou with the previous captives. -

As for the goods, ordnance, money and food in the city, they were all loaded and transported away, and not even a single copper coin was left for Kong Youde.

And the next day, when the snow stopped clearing, Haogefu sent troops and horses to plunder the countryside, swept away all the Qianhu Fort and Baihu Fort outside Zhuanghe City, and set fire to kill all these military forts.

At this point, the area around Zhuanghe has been completely ruined, as far as the eye can see, there is no one and a ruin, and then, Haoge ordered his subordinates to set fire to the Zhuanghe City, which has become a ruin, to burn all the fire.

The fire rose into the sky, the flames and black smoke rose into the sky like a dragon, and the entire Zhuanghe City was wailing in pain in the flames, looking at it from afar, it was terrifying. And the head of Kong Tingxun hanging at the west gate of the Zhuanghe River has become the most terrifying embellishment under this terrifying fire curtain.

And looking at Zhuanghe City, which was completely destroyed and burned to a white ground, Haoge's heart was full of joy.

Hmph, since you want to destroy, then be thorough, people and money can be taken away, and the city and land can't be taken away, so they can only be completely destroyed.

Sympathy for the enemy is cruelty to oneself. Hauge, a veteran who has been on the battlefield for many years, knows this well.

Thinking of the future, when Kong Youde returned with troops from Fuzhou, he saw the Zhuanghe area of this white land, saw the Zhuanghe City that was burned to a broken wall and was completely inhabited, and saw the head of his precious son hanging on the head of the city that had dried up, how desperate and angry he should be, maybe he would go crazy on the spot. It is estimated that when the time comes, the thief's virtuous expression must be very interesting.

Hauge then made a bolder plan and decision, which shocked his soldiers.

That is, Haoge decided to take advantage of the fact that the king of Sanshun was still in Fuzhou and had not received the news that he had attacked and captured Zhuanghe, so he continued to lead the army to the northwest and attack Xiuyan, where Geng Zhongming's troops were located, and now eliminate the rest of Kong Youde's troops and wipe out all the people and territory of Geng Zhongming's remaining troops.

After all, the opportunity to turn the tiger away from the mountain is very rare, if you don't seize the opportunity to fight, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have such a good time in the future.

Of course, the biggest crisis in Xiuyan is not that Xiuyan is strong and difficult, but how to deal with Geng Zhongming's team after taking Xiuyan.

After all, Geng Zhongming's department was the weakest among the three Shun kings, but there were also more than 8,000 troops to attack Fuzhou, if on the way back to the division, he had an encounter with more than 2,000 people, it was definitely not an easy thing to deal with.

It's just that the troops are empty, and the defensive force is even inferior to Xiuyan in Zhuanghe, if he doesn't take the opportunity to attack, Haoge is only afraid of himself, and he will always hate him in the future.

Hmph, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger!

Now that Zhuanghe has been swept away and pacified, how can you not take the opportunity to enter Xiuyan!

Haoge thought about it for a long time, and finally decided that after taking Zhuanghe in the east, he would attack Xiuyan in the west, even if there was a danger of fighting with Geng Zhongming's army, he would try to fight him, and he would also take the risk and gamble, so that he would have no regrets in his heart.

So, against the backdrop of Zhuanghe City, which burned like a mountain of flames, Haoge led his army to the northwest and went straight to Xiuyan.

His initial plan was to advance the whole army as quickly as possible, rush to the foot of Xiuyan City, take advantage of the fact that the enemy army in the city has not yet reacted, immediately attack the city, and strive to take the city with lightning speed, and then destroy and burn it all as it did in the area of Zhuanghe, and then take the captured army and the people, as well as the plundered ordnance and goods, and then go all the way east to the seaside, where they will meet the Tang Army's naval division, and then board the ship and leave together.

The current sailor ships had escorted the prisoners and civilians in the Zhuang River area a day earlier, as well as a large number of seizures, all the way south to Jinzhou.

According to Hauge's plan, after they dropped the captives and the ordnance and food in Jinzhou, they replenished their supplies and immediately re-headed north to the eastern coast of Xiuyan, that is, the mouth of the Wuchong River, and waited for Hauge to return with his troops.

The Hauge tribe braved the wind and snow, day and night, and finally came to the Xiuyan boundary at noon a day later.

There were already patrolling the border sentry cavalry, and after discovering that a large number of soldiers and horses were coming from the southeast direction, they were all shocked after seeing the banners and costumes of the soldiers who came, and immediately hurried back to Xiuyan City to return to the main general Geng Jimao.

At this time, Geng Jimao, as the eldest son of Geng Zhongming, the king of Huaishun, was officially awarded Angbang Zhangjing, and inherited the son, and his status was quite noble. Because his father Geng Zhongming led his troops to Fuzhou, he led more than 2,000 people to garrison Xiuyan, but he was afraid that Geng Jimao, who had always been greedy for a cup and a drinker, would make a mistake because of the things in the cup.

Geng Zhongmao proudly stated that he was stationed in Xiuyan on behalf of his father, and he also understood that it was the foundation of the Geng family, and he must not lose it. Therefore, during this time, I will never be greedy for a cup of alcohol, so that I will make a mistake, so please rest assured that my father will go.

Geng Zhongming got his assurance, and Fang led nearly 8,000 people, turned south, and went straight to Fuzhou. And these days, Geng Jimao has indeed endured addiction and quit drinking, and has never been drunk. It's just that after enduring it for six whole days, Geng Jimao had a drunken addiction, and because Xiuyan had nothing to do during this time, he couldn't hold back anymore, gathered guests in the mansion, and drank heartily.

No one would have thought that just when the feast was in full swing and the ears were hot and the face was red, a sentry rider suddenly rushed into the table to report: "Report! Geng Shizi, a large number of enemy troops came from the southeast, waving the banner of the Tang Army, looking at its secondary flag and attire, it should be the soldiers and horses of the Hauge Department. There were three thousand of them, and they were heading straight for Xiuyan City. ”

The sentry rider's words suddenly shocked the audience, and the banquet, which was originally full of laughter, suddenly turned into a deathly silence.

Geng Jimao and the guests, as well as the singers dancing in the banquet pool, all looked shocked in disbelief.

What's going on?

Doesn't it mean that the soldiers and horses of Haoge's troops are all shrunk in Fuzhou, and they are about to be wiped out by the combined forces of Azig and King Sanshun?

Such a change made everyone in the banquet unable to react for a while.

"Can you see clearly? Is it really Hauge? Geng Jimao stared at his blood-red eyes, and asked in a deep voice with a tense face.

"Yu Shizi, the little one and the various sentinels have carefully inspected it, and it is indeed the soldiers and horses of the Hauge Division, but I don't know how they came here."

Geng Jimao frowned, he opened his mouth, he wanted to ask something more, but he couldn't say it for a while, so he waved his hand irritably, telling him to retreat first.

The sentinel retreated, and the dancing girls in the banquet pool and a group of guests and friends also retired, and in an instant, the originally lively living room became sparse and silent, except for Geng Jimao and the two attendants, there was no one else.

Geng Jimao's face was gloomy, he got up quickly, and immediately shouted loudly to the attendants next to him: "Quickly go and pass on my military order, and the soldiers and horses of the whole city will immediately prepare to meet Haoge!" ”

"Order!"

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