Chapter 545: Tang version of the living Lei Feng

The weather in Youzhou is not as bad as in the Guanlong area, and the sun suddenly shows a smile after a few days of wreaking havoc in the autumn rains.

Xue Chuyu was still relieved not to go down to Yuguan, and when he saw that the rain was a little lighter, he led the army to set off, leaving Bianling City in Youzhou City.

Although the rain stopped, the high water level of the river still did not subside, and it was quite difficult to cross the river, and 5,000 people walked for three days to travel more than 100 miles. The only good thing is that over time, the water level gradually returned to its original position, and the road after that was smooth.

On this day, just after eating the morning meal, the scouts came to report, and a large number of cavalry appeared in front.

Xue Chuyu's heart suddenly cooled, where is there still a large number of Tang cavalry in the direction of Yuguan? Then there is only one explanation, the Khitans broke through!

Fight to the death!

Xue Chuyu made a tragic decision in an instant. Experience told him that retreating could not escape the iron cavalry of the Khitans, and it was better to fight to the death.

Iron hooves rumble, approaching.

Hey? Why is it almost all empty riding?

The 5,000 officers and soldiers of the Tang Army noticed that most of the enemy had no knights on their horses.

"It's our people!" The sharp-eyed soldier forgot about military discipline and exclaimed.

It's Zhao Hanzhang!

Xue Chuyu's mind seemed to be frozen and couldn't turn around, and he looked at Zhao Hanzhang's dashing figure galloping over in a daze.

If Zhao Hanzhang defeated the Khitan iron cavalry with less than 3,000 defenders in Yuguan and captured tens of thousands of war horses, Xue Chuyu would rather believe that people can run faster than horses.

The answer confirmed Xue Chuyu's judgment, which made him ecstatic, and his blood pressure soared.

"We're not defeated, big win?!"

Although Zhao Hanzhang confirmed it twice, Xue Chuyu still couldn't believe it.

The fast rider who delivered the good news was forced to return to Yuguan because of the heavy rain, and Zhao Hanzhang simply waited for the rain to weaken before carrying the Khitan war horses allocated to him by Li Huaitang back to Youzhou to report the good news.

Zhao Hanzhang looked at Xue Chuyu, who was puzzled and excited, and said with a smile: "Xue Yuanjun can rest assured, there are still nearly 10,000 captives in Yuguan, and the ones I brought first are captured Khitan war horses." ”

War horses are the life of warriors, one or two can also be interpreted as gifts or trades, tens of thousands of enemy war horses mean a complete victory behind them. Xue Chuyu still understands this truth.

"You mean, Li Huaitang gave us the loot?"

There is no free lunch in the world, and Xue Chuyu understands this truth better.

Sure enough, what Zhao Hanzhang said shocked him again.

"What? He, he's going to regain lost ground? ”

Xue Chuyu began to think in his heart, and his calculation was exactly the same as Zhao Hanzhang's.

Looking at Xue Chuyu, who was frowning and rolling his eyes, Zhao Hanzhang's heart was like a mirror, and he had this expression at the beginning.

"Envoy, this is our chance, Li Huaitang has won, we have honor, and if we lose, it has nothing to do with us."

The wrinkles on Xue Chuyu's forehead unfolded rarely, and the haze that had accumulated over the years dissipated, like an unlucky egg who had been unlucky for several years and had a chance to win the jackpot.

"Okay, make a deal, and exchange grain and grass for his horses!"

In Youzhou City, Bian Lingcheng was lying on the couch lifelessly, constantly sad and sad in his heart, complaining about the sky. was also ordered by the emperor to follow Li Huaitang to fight, Li Jingzhong easily picked up the merits of the mountain, but he went through all the hardships, and he has not seen an inch of success so far, but there is a basket of guilt.

The more he thought about it, the more he hated it, hated the Hui people, hated Li Huaitang, and hated the sky......

Until a soldier hurriedly broke into his bedroom.

"Damn ......"

Bian Lingcheng's anger stopped abruptly after only two words, because he heard the intruder's shouting clearly.

Ningyuan Iron Cavalry defeated the Khitans! Guo Yingjie was rescued alone, and Yuguan was saved!

Bian Lingcheng bounced off the couch violently, grabbed the messenger soldier, and forced him to confirm it once.

"The sky is pitiful, the Ji people have their own celestial phenomena!" Bian Lingcheng muttered to himself, relieved.

"Quick, prepare a carriage for me, the chief manager of this university will go to Yuguan in person!" Bian Lingcheng held his head high and looked radiant, sweeping away the malaise of his previous illness.

Li Huaitang's wave of troops to the north strengthened the determination of Bian Lingcheng to go to Yuguan. How could he have missed out on this low-hanging fruit? As the general manager of the march, if you don't go to the front line, you must at least strategize on the second front line, allocate materials or something, and you will have the capital to speak between the palaces in the future. Vaguely, he saw the lovely wealth and fame smiling into his arms......

Li Huaitang, who was regarded as a noble person by Xue Chuyu and others in the border order city, regarded as the Tang Dynasty's version of the living "Lei Feng", and harmed himself and others, had arrived in Yingzhou, and he didn't know that the soldiers and civilians of Youzhou at this time were crazy about nearly 10,000 Khitan Turkic prisoners of war, and he didn't know that his reputation was spreading to the north.

Yingzhou is not fortified, the city is full of devastation, empty, and there are no materials that Li Huaitang needs.

The reaction of the Khitans was completely consistent with Li Huaitang's expectations. The strong wall and the clear field are temporarily ineffective for him, the Liao land is not as barren as the desert north, the grass is everywhere, it is autumn, the grass seeds of the grass are heavy, just to feed the big appetite of the war horse.

Moreover, Ning Yuan's iron cavalry won a lot of victories and captured a lot, plus Zhao Hanzhang didn't know where to get a batch of grain before leaving, so it is not a problem for people to eat horses and chew for the time being.

If it weren't for a sheepskin message and a sheepskin map from a mysterious person on the road, Li Huaitang wouldn't have thought of going deep into the hinterland of the Khitans at all.

What he said in front of Zhao Hanzhang to beat the Khitans and regain the lost territory was just a decorative scene, and he had other purposes, such as finding Li Zhongxin's whereabouts and the gift marked on the map of the mysterious man.

Li Huaitang obviously felt that the mysterious man had a deep hatred for the Khitans, but this was not a reason for his curiosity, what really interested him was that the mysterious people seemed to be very familiar with the Khitans and him, knew the weaknesses of the Khitans, and knew what he needed. He even suspected that the mysterious person was Li Zhongxin, but after careful consideration, he felt that it was unlikely, if it was Li Zhongxin, he would definitely show up and recognize him. Regardless, Li Huaitang thinks it's worth risking for the information revealed by the mysterious person.

Yingzhou is located in western Liaoning, the middle and upper reaches of the Daling River, the surrounding terrain is dominated by low mountains, because the flat land of the river valley is suitable for farming, gathering people and becoming a town, guarded by the Tang Ping Lu army, and was captured by the Khitan people in the south at the beginning of the Kaiyuan Dynasty.

Yingzhou's strategic position is dangerous, because it is in a desperate situation, which is conducive to the defense of the strong and not conducive to the defense of the weak. The Khitan was originally quite strong, but the fiasco under the mountain made it possible to suddenly suffer heavy losses, the remnants of the Turks were like frightened birds without saying goodbye, and the Xi people also fled back to the Raole Governor's Mansion regardless of morality.

The traditional territory of the Khitan people is in the Songmo Governor's Mansion in the north of Yingzhou, the Horqin Grassland in the east, the Chishan Mountain in the west, and a mountain road through the mountains in the east and west to communicate with Yingzhou.

Li Huaitang rested for a while in Yingzhou, and then the whole army went out and took the mountain road to the east to prepare to enter the Horqin grassland.