Chapter 570: Pursuing While Victory

Excuse me! The war is changing rapidly, and no one can predict it! Isn't this king safe and sound!? Li Xin didn't blame them, after all, he knew that these people were already trying to come to support. It can only be said that the situation on the battlefield has changed too quickly, and it is already beyond his control. Fortunately, this time the Wyvern Rider was very powerful and defeated the enemy army. Otherwise, if you continue to fight, you may not get a good result.

"Thank you, Your Highness, forgiveness!" Zhang Hao and the others thanked each other before they stood up.

"Although the fighting here is over, many enemy troops have fled to the northeast. The rest of the war will be left to you to be responsible! Zhang Hao and the Bupo Army stayed, and the rest went to pursue the enemy army! Li Xin then commanded.

Originally, it was most appropriate to let the Wyvern ride in pursuit, after all, they were all cavalry. But the problem is that heavy cavalry like the Wyvernhorse has just experienced a fierce battle, and both soldiers and war horses have reached an extremely exhausting level.

At this time, if they are allowed to continue fighting, I am afraid that the losses on their side will be even greater.

"Yes, the last general and the others will immediately go after the enemy!" The rest of the generals hurriedly took the order and left.

Fortunately, although they are mainly foot soldiers, they are still equipped with some cavalry. It is also possible to do this thanks to the great increase in the strength of the Tang Army over the years.

In addition, Li Xin had already sent someone to inform Liang Cheng to rush to the area of Shenhepi to intercept the enemy army, so he must be able to block Shi Yiqian and them in that area.

After explaining all this, Li Xin led the Flying Dragon Cavalry and the Unbroken Army to slowly move towards Junzijin in the west, preparing to go there first to see how the battle was going. At the same time, it is also for everyone to take a break for a while.

At this time, on the south bank of the Yellow River, the battle between Li Erhei and Yan Feng was already at the final juncture.

Yan Feng had more than 40,000 troops in his hands, and then used the Yellow River as a basis for a backwater battle. Originally, if this strategy had been implemented well, it should have been able to achieve good results. It's a pity that Yan Feng is not Han Xin who uses soldiers like a god, and the representative army under him is not the Han army.

What is particularly important is that the opponent he faced was not Chen Yu, the coach of the Zhao Army back then, but Li Erhei, who had led the army for many years and was very stable.

Although he only had more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, Li Erhei firmly contained Yan Feng and them on the south bank.

With 20,000 foot soldiers as the central army, he lined up the army and confronted the south of the Dai army. With 4,000 cavalry as the two wings, they constantly killed or drove back those who wanted to break through.

In this way, in addition to the bloody battle, the Dai army can only rely on those small boats to continuously transport some soldiers back to the north shore. This can be regarded as a small way of life left by Li Erhei for them, so as not to see that there is no way out for the Dai army, but to fight to the death.

After Yan Feng broke through a few times, he understood Li Erhei's thoughts. But the problem is that he is simply unable to break this encirclement of the Tang army, and he has lost a lot of manpower in vain by breaking through the encirclement again and again.

And Li Erhei launched an attack unhurriedly and devoured the troops in front of him. In the middle of the night, the last of the Dai army's forces were finally wiped out, except for a few thousand men and horses who had successfully crossed the river.

As for the rest, they were either killed in battle, or jumped directly into the Yellow River to flee for their lives, but they did not know where they were washed away by the water. After this battle, Daiguo no longer had a single army on the south bank of the Yellow River, and it can be said that the war south of the Yellow River was completely over.

Worried about the war situation on the north bank, Li Erhei led 5,000 men and horses eastward after leaving some men and horses to clean up the battlefield, and then crossed the Yellow River from Junzijin. Just then, he ran into Li Xin, who was resting on the north bank.

After the two sides met, they exchanged information about the situation on both sides, and they had a better understanding of the progress of the war.

"As far as the situation is concerned, everything is going well. Although there was a little fork in the way, it is still under our control on the whole! After these two wars, the strength of the Daiguo was greatly weakened, especially in the south of Yinshan, and it no longer had a foothold! After understanding, Li Xin said to him.

"Even so, the power of Daiguo in the north is not small. If Shi Yiqian dies in this battle or is captured, it may be better. If they escape, they may be able to kill them again. After all, this Shengle City has a different meaning for the words of the country! After thinking for a while, Li Erhei said with some concern.

"So we should take advantage of the victory to pursue it! Either you don't shoot, and since you do, you have to be completely killed with a stick. Even if he can't be killed, he must be beaten until he no longer has the courage to fight us! Li Xin nodded and said lightly.

As soon as he saw his expression, Li Erhei knew that he already had something in his heart, so he asked, "Your Highness has already made a plan?" ”

"I've already thought about it, Daiguo has been rooted in the north for many years, and although we defeat it, it may not be convinced. If it stops at Yinshan, I am afraid that it will have no fear, and it will go south again many years later. Therefore, we must go deep into the enemy's territory and beat them to the ground, just like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty back then, so that the Xiongnu will never dare to go south again! For this reason, I have decided to order Peng Lin and Yu Song to lead 10,000 cavalry to the north and cross the Yin Mountain to attack the Dynasty, while you are in Shuofang to support them! ”

Hearing this idea, Li Erhei couldn't help but think about it. Indeed, judging from past experience, if we are not able to reach the enemy's hometown, the enemy will not feel the pain that will be unforgettable.

Just like after Huo Qubing defeated the Huns, although they all cried and sang the tragic song of "Death of my Qilian Mountain, so that my six animals will not rest, and the death of my Yanzhi Mountain, so that my wife has no color", but the end of the Han Dynasty never dared to go south.

This is because they already have unforgettable memories, otherwise, they will always think about revenge. I was thinking about when I would regain my strength, and then I went south to plunder the Tang Dynasty.

To the north of Yinshan is a vast grassland desert, and it is almost impossible for such a place to rely on foot soldiers to go on an expedition. Otherwise, King Zhao Wuling would not have had to spend any effort to do anything about riding and shooting.

Although only 10,000 cavalry were dispatched, the purpose of this cavalry was not to wipe out all the remaining troops of Daiguo. Rather, it is to use the advantage of mobility to kill and injure their living forces and destroy the basis on which they depend.

Only in this way can we finally make Daikoku feel scared and feel fearful. In the end, they had no other way but to surrender and flee.

Of course, another reason why Li Xin pursued and fought fiercely in this matter was because he knew that in a few hundred years, the descendants of Shi Yiqian would unify the north and establish a powerful Northern Wei Dynasty.

The approach at this point is to change all that. Since there is already the Tang Dynasty, why should there be the Northern Wei Dynasty. This chaotic world will eventually be unified by the Tang Dynasty, and he Li Xin will finally determine the crown!

"If Penglin and them are supplied on the grassland because of the enemy's food, they should be able to fight for a long time. The key is to say that they must accurately find the enemy's main force, and not be led by the enemy's nose, so that they will not be able to make a decision for a long time! After thinking about it, Li Erhei reminded.

"Peng Lin is also a veteran who has led the army for many years, and he was born in the Qiang tribe, so he should be very familiar with the Hu people. If I send him out, I'm more relieved! I have already ordered someone to send the military order, and he will be out of Shuofang County in a few days. As for us, let's concentrate on the enemy here! Li Xin nodded.

The two discussed for a while and gave a general plan.

The next morning, Li Xin and Li Erhei were separated again. He himself led his army eastward and rushed towards Shenhepi, while Li Erhei went north on the spot, led an army of 5,000 to Shengle City, replaced Deng Qiang and defeated Shengle City, and then stationed on the spot.

As for Deng Qiang, he will go south to join him, and then go east together, and rush to Shanggu County to see what the situation is there. After all, this time Murong Ke did so many things, didn't he just want to open a breakthrough on the border!

On the way to Shenhepi, Li Xinxin couldn't help but feel a little emotional, because this place in Shenhepi has a strong and colorful stroke in history.

Historically, Shi Yiqian's grandson Tuoba Siding capital Shengle City established the Northern Wei Dynasty. It just so happened that before this, Murong Chui also established Houyan and officially became the emperor. In order to compete for hegemony in the north, the two sides changed from their original world to in-laws, and suddenly became hostile.

It was against this background that the Battle of Sanhepi took place.

However, in this battle, Tuoba Silicon showed extremely high military ability, and wiped out the 80,000 troops of Houyan in one fell swoop. And not long after this battle, Murong Chui died, and Houyan also went downhill, and was finally destroyed by the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Later, the Northern Wei Dynasty established by the Tuoba clan successively eliminated the separatist forces in the north and finally unified the north. Therefore, the place of Shenhepi, both now and in history, is entangled with the Kingdom of Dai and the Kingdom of Yan.

Of course, if you look at it now, it should be impossible for that battle to happen. And the current battle of Shenhepi ended with the victory of the Tang Dynasty.

Just as Li Xin rushed back to Wucheng County, a messenger came to report that the Tang army had blocked both ends of the Yan Dynasty coalition army at Shenhepi, and finally wiped them out after a major battle. However, a small number of people such as Acting King Shi Yiqian and Murong Wen escaped.

Now, while cleaning up the battlefield, the generals at the front are also asking for instructions on what to do next!

"Tell them to continue north and stop at the Old Great Wall! Then the king arrived! Li Xin didn't think about it, so he ordered directly.