Chapter 123: Another Miraculous Feat
At this time, Fu Gu Huai'en also wiped out another army of Li Luan, and then received an order from Liang Xingfa to merge with Li Ruoyou's army, but it could not act for the time being, and waited for Liang Xingfa and Guo Ziyi to arrive before making plans.
Li Ruoyou really wanted to chase and defeat the fleeing Li Lan in one go, because Li Lu almost wiped out his entire army, and he couldn't swallow this breath if he didn't fight again. But all the generals stopped him, because of his previous experience, for example, if he didn't listen to Liang Xingfa's words, he would only fail. Everyone doesn't want to lose their lives with Li Ruoyou in a daze. So at this moment, Li Ruoyou has really become the commander of the light pole.
Soon, Liang Xingfa and Guo Ziyi came to the army on the front line. As soon as Guo Ziyi saw Li Ruoyou, he scolded: "As a general, don't you know that military orders are like a mountain, tell you not to take the enemy lightly, but you don't listen, causing many soldiers to follow you and lose your life, are you worthy of the imperial court, are you worthy of the dead heroic soul?" ”
Li Ruoyou was speechless, just crying sadly. Guo Ziyi is a very principled person, he decided to act according to the law, and wanted to remove Li Ruoyou, who did not obey orders, from his military post. Although Li Ruoyou likes to lead troops to fight, he can't help but accept punishment. Heartbroken, I wanted to pack up and leave the barracks.
Liang Xingfa surprised everyone at this time and begged Li Ruoyou not to leave. Li Ruoyou was very puzzled, he blatantly disobeyed Liang Xingfa's order, and it stands to reason that Liang Xingfa should not forgive him the most. Why didn't Liang Xingfa want to punish him?
Guo Ziyi was also puzzled and asked Liang Xingfa why this is? Liang Xingfa said: "In fact, Li Ruoyou deserves to be robbed by this. He's not a god, he's just a human being, and he's definitely going to make that decision in that situation. He doesn't have the aptitude of an unpredictable prophet like me, so I don't blame him. There are not many talented people like Li Ruoyou in the army, so it's better to keep him, it will be useful. ”
Guo Ziyi has always thought that Liang Xingfa's words represent heaven, and it will not be wrong to obey it anyway. So, Guo Ziyi asked Li Ruoyou to continue to return to his original job, and he didn't have to be a squid. Li Ruoyou naturally thanked Liang Xingfa for his kindness.
The next thing is to discuss whether to pursue Li Luan. Most people think that poor Kou Mo chases, after all, even dogs will jump over the wall when they are in a hurry, not to mention Yongwang Li Luan, who still has an advantage in terms of strength.
Liang Xing exerted his strength to dispel public opinion, and said with the posture that the truth is always on the side of a few: "The chase must be pursued, if you don't beat him, can you still expect him to destroy himself." Give them time to recuperate and recuperate, and they will grow stronger again, and it will be even more difficult to destroy them again. So we must chase, but we can't chase exhaustively, just stop in moderation. ”
Guo Ziyi and other generals thought that Liang Xingfa was very reasonable, so they immediately prepared for a big pursuit.
It is said that Li Lan and others fled to Wangfu Township, extremely embarrassed, and lost a lot of baggage. The sergeants were privately abusing Li Lan and Ji Guangsen, who were useless in the leadership, and they would lose how they fought, and now they had all played a phobia, as long as they heard that Tang Jun was coming, their first reaction was to flee, not to think about how to fight.
Li Xuan asked his subordinates to count the number of soldiers, and the total number of soldiers was now more than 80,000. Li Lan was a pessimist, and when he heard that his original army of more than 200,000 had suddenly dropped to 80,000, he was so distressed that he looked up to the sky and shouted: "Oh my God. I usually respect you so much, and the meat offered to you is all picky and fat, why do you treat me so poorly, I don't admit it when you are full of food and drink. I won't trust you anymore. After saying that, he began to cry.
Ji Guangsen was an optimist, and he said to Li Luan: "O Yongwang. That's how you should think. We still have 80,000 horses. In terms of the number of people, it is considered to be small. I don't think there was this number when Han Gaozu rebelled. Therefore, we are not completely defeated, but we still have the capital to turn the tables. According to my estimate, we have more men and horses than the Tang Army. Fighting with them will definitely be their loss. ”
Li Lan patted Ji Guangsen's shoulder and said excitedly: "Yes, you are still right." We shouldn't give up on ourselves. It is not certain who will kill the deer. You're a blessing to me. ”
Ji Guangsen said to Li Lan: "Let the soldiers rest now." They were tired enough, and there were quite a few wounded among them. ”
Li Lan said to Ji Guangsen: "That's right. Then let's have a good meal. It's good to raise your spirits and make a comeback. ”
Ji Guangsen did as he was told. After a while, Li Lan seemed to suddenly remember something, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab Ji Guangsen and asked, "Do you think Tang Jun will still chase after him?" ”
Ji Guangsen said: "That's hard to say. Judging from my inference, the Tang army was ambushed by us before, and there were many losses. They may have to rest for a while, and even if they have to catch up, they won't be so fast. ”
Li Lan asked Ji Guangsen worriedly: "What if they really catch up, there is no danger to defend here." I can only fight hard. ”
Ji Guangsen said: "That's really a hard fight. As the saying goes, the brave wins. We must boost morale. ”
So, Li Lan and Ji Guangsen said to the soldiers: "You are desperate. If the Tang army chases, it can only be desperate. During this time, everyone has also seen that those Tang troops are extremely vicious, and they will not pity you, so you don't have a fluke mentality, fighting with them is the king. Kill one flat book, kill two to earn. These rebel soldiers were brainwashed by Li Luan and said that they would fight to the death.
The next day, Liang Xingfa led an army of 50,000 to the front of Li Luan's army on time. According to the practice of warfare in the past, the two sides should have scolded each other before starting the fight. But this time it's special, and I started fighting without even saying anything. Because those rebel soldiers thought that the Tang Army was here to ask for their lives, they could only be as ruthless as they could in order to save their lives.
In the beginning, the two armies just shot arrows at each other from a distance, and although they both died a little, they were not serious, not to the extent of breaking their muscles and bones.
Li Ruoyou felt that it was too sissy to fight like this, and he said to Liang Xingfa that it would be fun to let him lead the army to rush over directly and fight to the death.
Liang Xingfa said to Li Ruoyou: "No. In this way, the enemy has already taken a desperate posture. They know that if they want to duel, they will die, we can't fight with these outlaws, it's not worth it. It's better to retreat to a safe distance, build a fortress, and slowly wear it out with them. It's not too late to attack when their morale is exhausted. ”
Li Lan and the others saw that the Tang army on Liang Xingfa's side finally caught up, but they didn't fight, and they were extremely puzzled, not knowing what kind of medicine they were selling in their gourds.
After Liang Xingfa repaired the fort, he only asked the sergeants to sing surrender songs to the rebels every day. That means that as long as you are willing to surrender obediently, you can be sent home to work as a farmer, and no human life will be harmed.
Life-saving is the instinct of human beings, and Li Lan's subordinates didn't want to fight these wretched battles, so it would be a pity to lose their lives in vain, so they all talked about surrender in private, and longed for a better life of going home and farming. Suddenly, the army's morale was disheartened, and they didn't even listen to Li Lan's orders, Li Lan told them to go east, and they deliberately went to the southeast to anger Li Lan.
Li Lan asked Ji Guangsen worriedly: "The army is so unmotivated, how can it be done, can it only wait for death?" ”
Ji Guangsen said to Li Lan: "That's fine. Let's just make a calculation. We pretended to surrender and waited for them to lose their defenses before suddenly rebelling and catching them by surprise. I'm sure I'll be able to win. ”
Li Lan couldn't help but praise Ji Guangsen for being really a reincarnation. So, they sent envoys to Liang Xingfa's military camp to tell Liang Xingfa that they were ready to surrender in good faith.
Liang Xingfa was very generous, and said to them with a smile: "Okay." As long as you lay down your arms, you are always welcome to come and visit. ”
After the envoy left, Fugu Huaien said to Liang Xingfa: "I'm afraid that they are deceitful, and the marshal must not be on guard." ”
Liang Xingfa said with a smile: "It's not just fear, but it's basically a fraud." Do you think I don't understand that man, King Yong? There is no such thing as surrender in his dictionary. But I have my way of making them show their fox tails. ”
The next day, Yongwang Li Xuan really came with his men and surrendered. Liang Xingfa invited them to enter the barracks and brought out the wine and food that had been prepared to entertain them.
In the Chinese military tent, Liang Xingfa and Li Ruoyou, as well as Fugu Huaien and others, accompanied Li Lan and Ji Guangsen to drink. Everyone was staggered, and they were so drunk that they were red-faced. Li Ling kept toasting Liang Xingfa, and Liang Xingfa drank it correctly, and drank several large jars of wine at once.
It didn't take long for Liang Xingfa and the others to get drunk and fall asleep on the table. His soldiers were also drunk and unconscious.
Li Lan and Ji Guangsen felt that their plot had succeeded, and they couldn't help laughing. Li Lan said: "Actually, they are quite able to drink, but it is not easy to get them drunk." ”
Ji Guangsen also said: "Yes." I almost got drunk. Luckily, my mind stayed clear. ”
Li ordered his men to take out the daggers hidden on their bodies and slaughter the Tang army. It's a pity that this world is not up to him. Just when they were about to make a move, Liang Xingfa and the others suddenly stopped getting drunk again, and stood up energetically, staring at Li Ling and the others with a smile and saying, "This time, your fox tail leaked out." ”
Li Lan didn't understand what was going on with all this, why did Liang Xingfa and others be fine after drinking so much wine?
Liang Xingfa said to Li Lan: "We have already asked the military doctor to get us a sobering medicine in advance, and we have already drunk it before drinking with you." So we're not drunk now. Are you going to be tied up now, or do you want us to do it? ”
Li Lan grabbed wherever he was willing to tie his hands, raised his knife and slashed at Liang Xingfa. He thought that as long as their men fought desperately, victory would definitely belong to his side.
It's a pity that Li Lan overestimated his own abilities. Although he has also practiced martial arts since he was a child, he has not trained in the climate. Because his greatest ambition is to be a majestic emperor, not to become a martial arts master who fights invincible opponents all over the world. So he was at a disadvantage in the contest with Liang Xingfa, and he was captured by Liang Xingfa in a few moves, and he couldn't move.
The trees fell and scattered, and the rebels surrendered one after another when they saw that their masters had been captured and still had fighting spirit. Thus, the rebellion of the eternal king was put down. Li was pressed to the capital to await the emperor's final judgment. (To be continued.) )