Chapter 25: Distribution of the Spoils

Compared with Li Keyong, Li Cunxin probably suffered a loss. Although the defense is also relatively lax, it is still a few points better than Li Keyong's side. In addition, Li Cunhuan attacked Li Keyong first, and Li Keyong was defeated before he could react. But it also bought enough time for Li Cunxin to prepare.

On the one hand, Li Cunxin summoned troops and horses to reorganize the army for battle, and on the other hand, he sent scouts to investigate the situation. Although the battlefield was chaotic, soon, the scouts brought back the news of the defeat of the Hedong army on the Ren County side.

Li Cunxin immediately ordered a retreat, and he had already been shaken by the news. He couldn't think of why Li Cunxiao suddenly became so powerful, or smart. actually pretended to be a pig and ate a tiger, and defeated his father-in-law Li Keyong at once.

As a matter of fact, if Li Cunxin is now rearmament for war, he may still have a great deal of confidence in the fruits of victory. After all, there are more than 20,000 people under him, and the soldiers under Li Cunxiao are already tired, and now Xingzhou City is basically an empty city. It's a pity that he has been panicked by the news of Li Ke's defeat, and he can't afford to have a trace of confrontation in his heart, and he missed an opportunity to turn defeat into victory.

As for the army under his command, they were even more shocked by the news of Li Keyong's defeat, and the Hedong army of Liulipo hurriedly packed up their baggage. More than 20,000 people ran out of the barracks in a hurry. Walking halfway through, I already met Li Cunxiao, who came to kill.

It was really an enemy who was very red when they met, and Li Cunxiao hated Li Cunxin from the bottom of his heart. With a roar, he rushed forward with three thousand cavalry with red eyes.

Although Li Cunxin is not as good as Li Cunxiao, he has been on the battlefield for a long time. At this time, he also calmed down and ordered the army to defend on the spot. It's a pity that he underestimated the terrifying combat effectiveness of the cavalry under the leadership of Li Cunxiao, and also overestimated the combat effectiveness of the Hedong Army, which was already in turmoil. If Li Cunxiao has any special ability, then he has a god of war aura, and wherever he went, the Hedong Army was in chaos, and he was already timid without a fight. The cavalry under Li Cunxiao has not fought and has been led by Li Cunxiao's leading soldiers, and the combat effectiveness has increased by three points.

Coupled with the chaos of the army, although Li Cunxin tried his best to command, after half an hour, the Hedong Army was unable to return to the sky after all. Li Cunxin left the battlefield in embarrassment under the protection of the tooth soldiers. His army was scattered. By this time it was already dark, and the army did not take many torches with them. So even if the enemy was defeated, Li Cunhuan only captured more than 600 people and beheaded more than 300 people in the end.

This undoubtedly made it a pity for Li Cunhuan, who rushed over, if it was during the day, it would definitely not be such a result, and the number of prisoners had at least doubled several times.

After the war, Li Cunhuan and Li Cunxiao did not dare to stay for a long time, and returned to Ren County to summon soldiers to return to Xingzhou. After a simple count, this time the Renxian War Xingzhou Army beheaded 1,210 people, captured more than 1,700 soldiers of the Hedong Army, more than 820 soldiers of the Chengde Army, and more than 1,800 people, but their own losses were also quite heavy.

The iron cavalry killed 217 cavalry armored iron cavalry, if it is replaced by 800 according to the ratio of 1 to 8, it is equivalent to more than 1,600 people, but it makes Li Cunhuan's flesh hurt very much. More than 500 people were injured, including nearly 100 disabled.

Li Cunxiao's Flying Tiger Army lost more than 300 cavalry and more than 600 Xingzhou soldiers, adding up to nearly 1,000 casualties. Ten percent of the combat effectiveness went to one percent. However, a lot of materials were also seized.

There were 3,600 war horses, more than 8,000 pack horses and mules, more than 5,000 pairs of various iron armors, more than 10,000 pairs of leather armor, 200,000 stones of grain and grass, more than 7,000 camp tents, 1,000 taels of gold, 5,000 taels of silver, and 30,000 pieces of copper coins. In addition, there are swords, guns, halberds, longbows and arrows. The harvest is really not ordinary.

In the end, Li Cunhuan and Li Cunxiao shared the account, although Li Cunxiao contributed more, but the strategy was Li Cunhuan's strategy, and Li Cunhuan took the lead, so Li Cunhuan got 30% of the spoils, and the war horse allocated 3,000 war horses to Li Cunhuan. Li Cunxiao is now short of war horses, and after a battle, many war horses have run away and have been injured in the battle.

In terms of mules, Li Cunhuan also asked for 2,000 heads, which are stronger than donkeys in terms of weight, and at the same time have the flexible surname of horses, although they are not as fast as horses in speed, they are also much stronger than donkeys. The most important thing is that the mule is more capable of eating than the horse. It is most suitable to use them to replace the horses with heavy armor, so that the soldiers under Li Cunhuan's command are all two horses and one mule, and some have three horses. The speed of the march has been greatly increased.

After allocating these, Li Cunhuan pulled Li Cunxiao into the side hall and sent everyone away. opened his mouth and said, "What are your brother's plans in the future?" ”

Li Cunxiao said with a smile: "You kid is not going to take me to Lulong." ”

Li Cunhuan was pointed, and he didn't blush, and said bluntly: "With this intention, although the one-eyed dragon was defeated this time, it was not defeated too badly. With 3,000 crows in hand, as long as it takes some time, tens of thousands of defeated soldiers can be gathered. Then let Hedong send reinforcements to get grain and grass from Chengde. If it is slow, it will not take more than a month, and if it is fast, it will only take ten days and eight days to make a comeback. I'm afraid Li Keyong won't make a mistake like yesterday again, and the one-eyed dragon will definitely be pressing step by step. Brother Ren, you have three heads and six arms, and you have to be trapped in the city of Xingzhou. ”

Li Cunxiao pondered for a moment, took out a letter from his arms and said, "This is a handwritten letter from Zhu Wen to me. If I can go south to him, Zhu Wen will go to the court and make me the envoy of Caizhou, with jurisdiction over Cai and Chen. ”

Li Cunhuan didn't take the envelope either, and said, "It seems that my brother doesn't want to go south." ”

Li Cunxiao's face was stunned, and he asked with a smile: "Why are you so confident?" The world is impermanent! ”

Li Cunhuan shrugged and said, "If the eldest brother wants to defect to Butcher Zhu, why do you need to show me the letter?" The elder brother did this just to let the younger brother know that my brother did not have nowhere to go. But brother, you should say it to Lu Longjiedu, not to my brother and me, a chess piece. ”

Li Cunxiao laughed loudly when he heard this, glanced at Li Cunhuan deeply, and said, "You guy is not an ordinary person!" ”

Li Cunhuan smiled a little embarrassedly, and said: "Brother doesn't need to say that, when he returns to what Lu Long's younger brother can fight for his brother, he will definitely not ignore it, and will do his best to fight for his brother, please rest assured that my brother will do this." ”

Li Cunxiao nodded with a smile and said, "I believe this, how long have you been in Xingzhou?" More than two months have passed since July. I also know a thing or two about your personality. Since you've promised it, I'm not pretentious. After that, Li Cunxiao called his henchmen and told them to pack up after a day's rest and set off in the direction of Lulong.

At the same time, Li Cunhuan sent a fast horse to convey the news of Li Cunxiao's defection to Lu Long to Li Kuangshou.