Chapter 543: Surprised

In the face of the brilliant victory, Wu Zhiyi didn't even feel anything, he had been shocked by the two UFOs, those two big guys were far beyond his imagination. He was luckier than Ke Su, and could see more clearly from his perspective and distance.

Wu Zhiyi wrapped up a Ningyuan Iron Knight who was healing his wounds and asked, "What is that?" How can it fly in mid-air? How come there are still people on it? ……”

Surprised and curious questions came out one after another, not only Wu Zhiyi, but almost all the officers and soldiers of the Tang Army had a lot of questions.

The answer is unprecedentedly unified: it is an artifact given to the general by the God of Light, and those who possess the artifact from heaven can fly to the heavens and the earth!

The soldiers of the Ningyuan Iron Cavalry knew nothing more than that, although they had experienced a hundred battles and experienced big scenes, when Li Huaitang first showed them the "Kong Ming Hot Air Balloon", their performance was no less than that of the defeated Khitans.

The explanation that covered the doubts in their hearts was exactly the same as what Wu Zhiyi and the other Tang troops got, but the effect was obviously very different, Ning Yuan's iron cavalry was excited and confident and their morale was high, while the Tang army soldiers were skeptical.

Ning Yuan's iron cavalry soldiers understood very well, the general was originally the legendary messenger of light, there was nothing to make a fuss about, and the soldiers of the Tang Army had seen such a strange and chaotic thing for the first time, so they naturally had some more ridiculous ideas.

The hot air balloon was not displayed for long, and as her mission was completed, it soon fell out of the eyes of the Tang soldiers. The hot air balloon is a big killer, and the more mysterious the better, so it can't be known casually, even the general manager of the army, Bian Lingcheng.

Unable to get a more detailed answer, Wu Zhiyi's attention gradually shifted to Ning Yuan Tieqi's treatment. This time, he was not disappointed, his eyes were opened, and he began to feel that Li Huaitang was magical......

As early as yesterday, the scouts of the Tang Army who had slipped through the net had passed the battle situation back to Yuguan.

Suddenly encountered the Khitan army, the Xi people rebelled, and the Tang army was surrounded, and life and death were uncertain!

The generals who stayed behind did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent fast horses to report to the envoys of Youzhou Jiedu and Xue Chuyu for help.

The fate of Guo Yingjie's army can be imagined, no one dares to have the idea of luck, and they are not in the mood to worry about them. The guard's request for help is not to save the Tang Army, Yuguan is only dozens of miles away from Dushan, if the Khitans come to the city with the mighty soldiers of great victory, the empty Yuguan is in danger!

Worry is not superfluous, after a day, tens of thousands of horses came from the direction of Dushan, approaching Yuguan.

Yuguan was like a great enemy, and the atmosphere was extremely tense. The person responsible for guarding Yuguan was the governor of Yingzhou and Zhao Hanzhang, who moved here. Last year, he was dismissed from the position of governor of Youzhou and demoted to the governor of Yingzhou because of the defeat of Ke Suyu's men. Yingzhou has been occupied by the Khitans for many years, and his position as governor is in name only, so he can only look north and sigh on Yuguan.

Zhao Hanzhang served as the governor of Youzhou for three years, repeatedly defeated in Ke Sudden, was frightened by the Khitans, and listened to the scouts to report that an unknown army was approaching, he almost wanted to abandon the pass and flee, but because of the strict and ruthless military discipline, he had to stay hard.

Sure enough, the Khitans came, almost tens of thousands!

Zhao Hanzhang was surprised, they didn't threaten at all!

The Khitans did not arrive as warriors, but as expelled prisoners of war.

The answer was soon revealed.

It's Ningyuan Iron Horse, the mighty Ningyuan Iron Horse!

Maybe other people don't know the banner of Ning Yuan's iron cavalry, but Zhao Hanzhang has not forgotten that it was his former God of Wealth. At this moment, the black Ningyuan Iron Cavalry Knight followed behind the Khitan captives, God knows how many people they came, and it was estimated that the number of horses was no less than 100,000.

According to the plan, Li Huaitang's first stop in the south was Youzhou. Halfway through, he received a message from a mysterious person that the Khitan army was in the direction of Yuguan and seemed to be ambushing the Tang army. Li Huaitang sent scouts and white jade claws to gallop away, and sure enough, he found traces of the Khitan army and decisively ordered a reroute.

Conventionally, Bian Lingcheng should have contacted Zhao Hanzhang, but the head of Bian was delicate, and the exhaustion accumulated on the journey finally knocked him down, so he had to take a carriage to the end, and when he got the news of the Khitan army, Li Huaitang didn't tell him, but just sent someone to send him to Youzhou.

Wu Zhiyi and other wounded soldiers of the Tang Army were the first to enter the customs, and they accompanied the body of Pao Ze to triumph together.

Looking at the former comrades-in-arms who were carried in by pack horses, the defenders in the pass were all teary-eyed and choked. There are more than 5,000 wrecks in total, that is, more than 3,000 robes are buried at the foot of the mountain.

Among the soldiers who went out on the expedition, some of them were relatives of the defenders, and their brothers were killed, and they couldn't help but cry, and the sad mood quickly infected all the defenders, although they did not have the mournful clothing of the Sixth Army, but they had their atmosphere, and the misery of the scene was unbearable to see and hear......

The captives and Ning Yuan's iron cavalry entered the customs in turn.

Li Huaitang was quite surprised that he actually saw Anxi's old acquaintance, Zhao Hanzhang, here again.

Zhao Hanzhang was pleasantly surprised, Li Huaitang was really his nobleman, who saved his life when he was in the most danger and saved him from the bloody disaster of Bingge.

After the surprise, he turned to sorrow. How to settle nearly 10,000 captives is a problem, Chang'an does not need so many prisoners, and what is even more terrifying is that Li Huaitang's entire army only has more than 10,000 people, but he carries an astonishing number of horses and camels, totaling hundreds of thousands. The first thing this noble man did when he met was grain and grass, a problem that made him worry about losing his hair!

"General, go around me, where did I get so much grain and grass?" Zhao Hanzhang had a bitter face, he shouldn't have rejected his benefactor, but he was really embarrassed, Guo Yingjie's army was stationed in Yuguan for many days, repeatedly delaying the date of the expedition, and depleting his stock of grain and grass.

Li Huaitang was no longer reluctant, defeated the Khitans and captured a lot, the Tang army's grain and grass and the Khitan people's grain and grass all fell into his pocket, and he opened his mouth to ask for grain and grass for the needs of the Northern Expedition.

"The Admiral wants to go on a northern expedition?" Zhao Hanzhang was dumbfounded. Li Huaitang's madness caught him by surprise, you know, the Khitans are tenacious and brave, and he was defeated last year because he was ambushed deep into the territory of the Khitans. In his mind, Li Huaitang should accept it when he sees it, and not give the Khitans a chance to turn around. He saw that Li Huaitang's troops were not strong, and the strength of the Khitans was unfathomable, and a temporary victory or defeat did not represent the final result.

Li Huaitang nodded and said, "It is advisable to chase the poor man with the remaining bravery, and not to sell his name as a scholar overlord!" The Khitans were defeated and devastated, and it was the right time to recover their homeland. ”

The confidence was revealed on Li Huaitang's face and reflected in Zhao Hanzhang's eyes, which instantly inspired the long-hidden pride in his heart.

"Reclaim Yingzhou!" Zhao Hanzhang's eyes lit up. The Tang army was defeated first and then won, although there were few soldiers left, but it was always a victory, taking advantage of the imperial court's order to go out and still be effective, he should do more, this is his rare opportunity, with the help of the nobleman's east wind to advocate his bleak career.

"General, please rest assured, grain and grass are not a problem, definitely not a problem!" Zhao Hanzhang's attitude changed quickly beyond Li Huaitang's surprise, and then he wanted to understand that he dared to love him Lao Zhao wanted to get a piece of the credit in the future.

The Northern Expedition, which decided the fate of the Khitans, was decided by the two of them in a few words.

The fast horse that reported the news rushed to Youzhou again......