Chapter 128: Unifying the South
A few days later, Xia Xue received a battle report from the bearded guest, the overlord of southern Jiangsu Li Zitong's naval army had been completely wiped out by the angel navy, internal combustion engines, propellers, cannons, rifles, hand shells, incendiary bombs, etc., these advanced naval weapons and equipment made the more than 50,000 naval troops of the southern Jiangsu overlord Li Zitong had no ability to parry at all, and almost all the troops were wiped out, and Li Zitong was also killed by the angel cannon.
Since then, the wealthy southern Jiangsu region and Zhejiang region controlled by Li Zitong, the overlord of southern Jiangsu, have also been included in the territory of the Angel Kingdom.
Lin Shihong, the king of Chu in the west, and Xiao Miao, the king of Liang, were a little afraid of the angel country due to the defeat last time, and this time they were bewitched by Du Fuwei, the overlord of Jianghuai, and Li Zitong, the overlord of southern Jiangsu, and the four joined forces, with a total of more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, and felt that the angel army, which only had more than 20,000 main forces, should be able to defeat.
In order to be more safe, Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, and Xiao Miao, the king of Liang, jointly sent troops from the two countries this time, each sending 50,000 troops, a total of 100,000 horses, to form a coalition army and kill from the west of the Angel Country.
Li Jing first sent a vanguard regiment of more than 5,000 people led by Wu Lei and more than 10,000 enemy vanguard troops to conduct a fierce battle in the Wuyi Mountain area on the western border. Liang Wang Xiao Milling had a shadow in his heart because of the last trick, and he didn't let Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, chase after him.
Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, ascended to take a look, only to see that the fleeing angel army had scattered the banners in disorder, and he felt that the Chu-Liang coalition army had a total of 100,000 horses, even if he was ambushed by 10,000 or 20,000 people on the other side, there was no need to worry. So he ordered a quick chase and wiped out the angel army led by Li Jing in one fell swoop, in order to avenge the last arrow.
Counting the military stoves left by the angel army all the way, and finding that the number was getting smaller and smaller, Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, was even more determined that the angel army was really defeated this time, so he urgently ordered the Chuliang coalition army to chase after him.
Seeing that Liang Wang Xiao Mo was a little worried and hesitant, the vengeful Chu King Lin Shihong asked Liang King Xiao Mo to lead 20,000 horses as the rear army to stay behind and carry the baggage, and he led the rest of the 80,000 coalition troops to advance lightly. The Chuliang coalition army threw down all kinds of vehicles, ladders, tents, cooking pots, etc., fully armed, and chased eastward, determined to intercept the angel army in the west of Wuyi Mountain. Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, sent a hundred military officials to gallop and shuttle on the side of the road, shouting to the army: "Capture and kill Li Jing and seal a thousand households——! The morale of the Chuliang coalition army was greatly boosted, and they shouted and roared, "Capture and kill Li Jing——! Kill ——! "Rolling up the sky of smoke and dust, in the vast wilderness elephant rolling thunder to the east.
Li Jing's army was now in ambush in an unknown mountain near Wuyi Mountain. This mountainous area is not a steep and dangerous place, so it has no name. In terms of topography, the west is a plain, and it is a plain through the mountains, and there is no big river in front of the mountains and behind the mountains, and the whole mountain area is only twenty or thirty miles. This kind of hill that is half a mountain and half a plain is really not a dangerous place for lightning-like elite iron horses. But Li Jing takes a fancy to the fact that it seems mediocre.
Binggui landscape. Rivers and mountains have always been unforgettable for soldiers, see through, use well, a river and a mountain, enough to reach 100,000 troops! Li Jing noticed that this seemingly soothing nameless mountain area was actually slow on the outside and dangerous on the inside. The mountain pass is a soothing hill, the avenue is wide, but the more you go in, the narrower and more tortuous, the mountains on both sides are also higher, and the mountain soil is more rocky and less, so the forest is particularly dense.
Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, has always been indifferent to this nameless mountainous land, and he is well-known and does not know the truth, just between knowing and not knowing. Li Jing took advantage of this defect of Lin Shihong, the king of Chu. More importantly, Li Jing squeezed the time when Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, entered the mountain road at night, so that the angelic army could give full play to this unexpected terrain combat power.
The sun was about to set, and Li Jing, who was on the top of the high mountain, saw the smoke and dust storming in the western field, and he didn't need to scout to report, and he also knew that the army of Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, had arrived. In a moment, I saw the vanguard of the Angel Army "fleeing" in front of me, scattered banners and unruly rebels surging like a flood. When approaching the valley mouth, the Angel Army Pioneer Regiment even lost the banner of the Chinese army. For a while, the angel army lost its armor, lost its weapons, and poured into the valley in a panic.
Li Jing couldn't help but laugh. "Hehe, this Wu Lei is quite good at acting!"
The sun has set, but the scenery of the wilderness is still visible. In the twilight, it can be seen that the sound of the banner is shaking the sky, and the Chuliang coalition army is overwhelming! Approaching the mountain pass, the front army suddenly reined in its horses, and the neighing of war horses resounded throughout the field. Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, rode to the front army, and pointed his long sword, "Don't be afraid!" Ahead is an unnamed mountainous terrain, not suitable for ambush, and out of the valley is an open plain. Our army entered the valley, and the two horses were parallel, following each other before and after, and it was better to be fast than slow. Immediately after leaving the valley, unfold and intercept the angel army! Light the torch and go into the valley! ”
"Light the torch——! Two by two into the valley——! The former commander ordered in a loud voice.
Suddenly, torches lit up the vast field. The Chuliang coalition army held torches high in an orderly manner and walked into the valley.
The mountain breeze was blowing, and Li Jing on the top of the high mountain looked at the Chuliang coalition army that was sweeping into the valley, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The Chuliang coalition army entered the valley, constantly cleaning up the discarded blades and wood and stone obstacles in the road, and the neighing of horses in front of them could be heard in the distance, and they were convinced that they would catch up with the angel army, so they hurried away. Under the light of the torches, I saw that the mountain road was getting narrower and narrower, and it was becoming more and more rugged and difficult to walk. The mountains bend frequently, and they divide the army into the front and the back, and the back does not see the front, and the long snake passes through the valley.
About an hour, the elite of the Chinese army of Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, entered the rugged and dangerous road, and the rear army had also entered the mountain pass. Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, had already sensed that this mountain road was rugged and narrow beyond expectations, but he had already entered, and he could only pass as quickly as possible, and there was no reason to retreat. He categorically ordered, "The whole army dismounts, men and horses go hand in hand, and get out of the valley as soon as possible!" ”
As soon as the order was issued, a gust of mountain wind whistled by, and Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, was suddenly confused and a trace of fear.
Suddenly, as if the sky was thundering, the war drums rumbled all over the mountain, and the shouts of killing came from the mountains on both sides like a tide!
Before Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, could give the order, the arrows flew like a torrential rain in the sky!
In an instant, more than a dozen guards with torches in their hands fell to the side of the road like hedgehogs with arrows! Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, was also hit by two arrows, turned over and fell off his horse, and was desperately rescued by other soldiers.
There was chaos in the valley suddenly, and the Chuliang coalition army was divided into countless small sections by the angel army that surged down like a mountain torrent, fighting together!
Hit by two arrows in his body, blood flowed like an infusion, Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, was already dying, watching the stunned soldiers of the Chuliang coalition army in the valley fighting for themselves, a trace of tears welled up in his eyes.
After a night of fierce fighting, when the sun came out, the nameless mountain fell silent, and only the cheers of the angelic army echoed through the valley.
Most of the 80,000 most elite troops of the Chuliang coalition army were annihilated in this bland valley in this way.
Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, was rescued by his subordinates, desperately broke out of the encirclement, led the remnants, passed through the Baoan Cheng cave, Yuanzhou, and fled back to Ancheng.
When Xiao Miao, the king of Liang, heard that Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, was ambushed by Li Jing, he was wounded and defeated, and he was so frightened that he couldn't care about the life or death of Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, and led 20,000 rear troops to flee back to his own territory in a hurry.
After Li Jing reorganized his troops and horses, he took advantage of the victory to pursue and decided to destroy Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, who had suffered heavy losses. Seeing Li Jing's army approaching step by step, knowing that the general trend had gone, Lin Tuhong was overwhelmed with grief and indignation, and with an arrow wound, he died of illness. The subordinate dragons have no leader and are scattered. Lin Shihong's Chu State was destroyed, and since then Gansu and other places have also been included in the territory of the Angel Kingdom.
After fleeing back to Liang in a panic, Xiao Miao, the king of Liang, was shocked to hear that Lin Shihong, the king of Chu, had been destroyed, Du Fuwei, the overlord of Jianghuai, had surrendered, and Li Zitong, the overlord of southern Jiangsu, had been destroyed. Li Jing's army was invincible, drove straight in, and in less than a month, it successively captured Yichang, Dangyang, Zhijiang, Songzi and other counties, and approached Jiangling, the capital of Liang King Xiao Milling.
Seeing that the general trend had gone, Xiao Mill, the king of Liang, knew that all resistance was futile, and decided to surrender to the Angel Kingdom, but before Li Jing reached Jiangling, Xiao Mill, the king of Liang, fell ill due to excessive panic and depression. Since then, all the territory of the Liang Kingdom has also been included in the territory of the Angel Kingdom.
In November 622, after six years of hard work, Xia Xue finally unified the entire south at the age of 22, and since then a large area of land south of the Yangtze River has been included in the territory of the Angel Kingdom.
At dawn, Xia Xue rode an oolong horse and stood quietly on the south bank of the wide Yangtze River, staring at the turbulent river with a pair of water-cutting contact lenses, thoughtful. The crimson satin cloak hunted behind him, and the robe fluttered and the green silk fluttered.
I saw the white fog on the river. After about seven or eight minutes, the eastern sky appeared white, so soft and so smooth. It expands as if it were going to flood the mountains. Its base is slightly reddish, and the clouds around it are whitish......
I don't know how long later, the morning glow appeared in the east, although it was only a few touches, but it was extremely gorgeous, and the heavens and the earth were suddenly colored because of them.
Slowly, half of the sky was covered with clouds, gushing and burning like fire. A round red sun rose from the sea of fire, and in a short time it dispelled the darkness that enveloped the entire heavens and the earth.