Chapter 755: Soldiers Coming to the City (Happy New Year's Day)
The mountain under Yimeng Mountain has been stained red with blood, on the ground of thousands of steps, there are many corpses lying horizontally, some people are wearing black armor, some people are still wearing cloth clothes, these are the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, some people are wearing white armor, this is Li Zhao's soldiers, the two sides were enemies during their lifetimes, they never die, but they are crowded together after death. Any grudge vanishes without a trace.
Li Shimin had already removed his cloak, and Jun's face showed a hint of majesty and a hint of complexity, and he walked on the hillside under the escort of Xu Shiji, Pei Longqian and others, looking at the corpses on the ground.
"Your Highness, according to the inspection of the soldiers, Qin Leopard, Xiong Dahai and other generals under Cheng Biting Jin were all killed in the chaotic army, about thirty people, and Zhuge Sheng, the Jinyi Wei under Li Xin, was also the mastermind of Cheng Biting Jin was also shot." Xu Shiji said with a slight regret: "The last general still wants to catch Zhuge Sheng, but unfortunately, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to get news of Jinyiwei." ”
"In the end, I let Cheng Yanjin run away." Li Shimin shook his head and said: "However, his remnants of the defeated army are only one or two hundred thousand, and most of them are wounded. It's good to be able to survive thousands of people in the end. Without Zhuge Sheng's plan for him, Cheng Yanjin would no longer be able to become a big climate. ”
"It's still His Highness who is wise, so he can easily defeat Cheng Yanjin. Hehe, tens of thousands of troops were easily defeated by His Highness in this way. Pei Long said with a smile. Although he is Li Jiancheng's person, he supports Li Shimin in major matters, especially at this time, Li Shimin shoulders the rise and fall of Li Zhao, even if he doesn't like it, he has to support it, and today's battle is very enjoyable.
"How much do we lose?" There was no joy on Li Shimin's face, not to mention that Cheng Biting Jin and the others had fled, but the madness of Cheng Biting Jin and the others still shocked him. made him feel that although he had defeated Cheng Yanjin's tens of thousands of troops, he had also lost a lot.
"We also have more than 10,000 dead, and 10,000 more injured, and I don't know how many will recover." Xu Shiji said in a low voice. His own cavalry suffered few casualties, but the infantry brought by Li Shimin suffered many casualties.
"In other words, we still have more than 40,000 people left, are they Qin Qiong's opponents?" Li Shimin let out a long sigh. He looked at the corpses on the ground, their eyes wide open and their faces frenzied. sighed even more in his heart, these guys are not afraid of death, and they have become even more crazy under the encouragement of Cheng Yanjin. Although it was besieged by many people, the casualties did not retreat, which made his army suffer heavy casualties.
Li Shimin knew that if it weren't for Cheng Yanjin being besieged, I am afraid it would be even more difficult for him to deal with him. Although defeating Cheng Biting Jin at the moment, it will bring more problems. If he didn't kill Cheng Yanjin, his identity would also be exposed, would Fang Xuanling and Hou Junji in Taiyuan be able to withstand Su Dingfang and even Li Jing's attack?
"With His Royal Highness here, are you still afraid of a Qin Qiong?" Xu Shiji said indifferently.
"Let's go. Go to Ju County. Qin Qiong shouldn't have gotten the news at this time, if it's too late, Qin Qiong may raise troops to attack other cities, and the difficulties we face will increase a lot. Li Shimin also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. At the very least, it eliminated Cheng Yanjin, which made the pressure on him much less. It's just that the 100,000 army led by Qin Qiong has also brought a lot of pressure to Li Shimin, and he must solve Qin Qiong. in order to better deal with Li Xin.
When the army set off, Li Shimin buried all these soldiers who died in battle, regardless of what happened before his death. After death, both parties were buried in the same place.
Qin Qiong got the news very late, and it wasn't until his spies rushed back that he knew that Li Shimin had already killed Ju County. He looked at the soldiers in the distance, and the snow was white, blocking his way, and his heart suddenly fell to the bottom. He didn't say that the attack on Shandong failed, but he was worried about Cheng Biting Jin.
Cheng Biting Jin was defeated, and only Cheng Biting Jin was defeated, this person named Dou Ji'an could kill the city of Juxian and block his own soldiers and horses, he knew that the other party would not attack him, and the camp built was also based on defense, that is, he would let himself withdraw on his own initiative after the end of his own grain and grass.
"There are few of them, so they can't think of what they can do to us." Luo Shixin was actually worried in his heart, Cheng Yanjin was obviously defeated, but no one knew whether Cheng Yanjin was dead or alive.
"Zhijie must have nothing to do, otherwise, the other party would have knocked out Zhijie's head at this time." Qin Qiong shook his head and said. But he knew even more that Cheng Yanjin was probably ineffective.
"At present, I am afraid that the situation in Shandong still needs to be opened by us, Your Majesty's Caozhou City also has 100,000 troops, we do not have 100,000 troops under the city, but there are still tens of thousands of troops. It's hard for us to attack each other. Luo Shixin nodded, he also thought that Cheng Yanjin was not dead, and he was slightly relieved in his heart.
"He forced us to retreat. Therefore, the large battalion set up is also mainly defensive. What we want is that we don't have enough food and grass. Kan Ling said with some dissatisfaction: "It seems that we need to let Jiankang prepare more grain and grass, but it really can't be done, let Wang Xiongdan also lead an army over." ”
"Don't worry, although Pseudo Zhao won a small victory, the general trend is on our side, there is nothing to be afraid of." Qin Qiong's face was grim, pointed to the distance, and said: "I heard that Your Majesty has a magic weapon for attacking the city, and it really can't work, so I will ask Your Majesty to transfer this thing, and it may not be impossible to defeat Dou Ji'an." ”
At this time, dozens of horses came galloping in the distance, the leader was wearing a cloak, and there were several generals following behind him, Xu Shiji and Pei Longqian looked at Juxian in the distance.
"Qin Qiong still has some ability, although she has just occupied Ju County, but the repair of the city wall of Ju County is not bad." Dou Ji'an looked at Qin Qiong on the city wall, looked around and said: "The army on the city wall is neat, not those green forest road rebellions that Cheng Biting Jin can compare, on the one hand, Li Xin's elite soldiers, and secondly, he can clearly see that Qin Qiong has the ability to train soldiers, no wonder Li Xin can rest assured and boldly hand over the 100,000 army to Qin Qiong." Let's go, go and meet Qin Qiong for a while. ”
"Your Highness, be careful, there are strong crossbows on the city walls." Pei Longqian was secretly annoyed in his heart. The city wall of Juxian County has only become like this after its own management, but now it has become Qin Qiong's credit in Li Shimin's mouth. However, he could also see that the spirit of the soldiers and horses around Qin Qiong was not bad.
"Don't worry, Qin Qiong is not an ordinary person, she won't do such a bad thing." Li Shimin drove forward and arched his hand and said, "General Qin Qiong can be above, Dou Ji'an is justified here." No matter how long he could hide from Li Xin, Li Shimin thought that it was necessary for him to continue to pretend, until one day Li Xin saw through it.
"General Dou, how is Cheng Yanjin now?" Qin Qiong arched his hand and said.
"It's a pity, General Cheng Yanjin refused to surrender to my Da Zhao, and now he has entered the Yimeng Mountains." Li Shimin said regretfully: "General Qin, now that the overall situation has been decided, Shandong will be owned by my Da Zhao, the so-called good birds choose trees to perch, the general is the hero of the world, why bother to succumb to the pseudo-Tang Dynasty, Li Xin has no knowledge of people, why not submit to my Da Zhao!" In the next step, the Son of Heaven must be played, and the general will be added to the rank and knighted, what does the general think? ”
"Isn't it a joke that a person who doesn't even dare to show his appearance comes to persuade me Qin Qiong? The Tang Dynasty is in full swing, how can it be compared to the pseudo-Zhao, saying that Shandong is in the hands of the pseudo-Zhao, isn't the general's face red? Qin Qiong laughed and said: "If I am a general, I will never show my face, so as not to shame the people of the world!" ”
"Qin Qiong, you are now besieged by us in Ju County, what qualifications do you have to be arrogant in front of us." Xu Shiji slapped his horse out and said loudly: "Are you still waiting for Li Xin to come and save you?" Li Xin is now unable to protect himself, where will he come to help you? You'd better die of this heart! ”
"Yes or no, then give it a try!" Qin Qiong said indifferently, but his figure disappeared above the city tower, like this kind of battle on the lips, Qin Qiong disdains the position, Qin Qiong is like a person with iron and stone eyes, how can Li Shimin be a person whose words can change.
"Qin Qiong is loyal and deserves to be known as Shandong Saimeng, but it's a pity that such a person is not used by me." Li Shimin shook his head and said: "Pass the order, don't ask for no merit, just ask for no fault, we will lead the army here and block Qin Qiong's way north." ”
"Yes." Xu Shiji and the others felt jealous in their hearts, but they didn't dare to say anything, so they could only follow Li Shimin back to their camp.
"It seems that Zhijie is really fine, but now the cold winter is coming, the weather in the Yimeng Mountains is cold, Zhijie leads the remnants of the defeated army, lack of food and clothing, if you don't go to the rescue, I'm afraid you won't be able to support this winter!" Luo Shixin said with some concern.
"We have no choice but to let Your Majesty take action and let Your Majesty send reinforcements to rescue Zhijie." Qin Qiong also said worriedly. Although Cheng Biting Jin is not dead, but the situation is also very crisis, Qin Qiong just let go of his heart, and raised it again, he and Cheng Biting Jin originally had a very good relationship, plus Cheng Biting Jin is still quite righteous, and his relationship with many ministers in the DPRK and China is not bad, even with Luo Shixin and others are also a little worried.
"Your Majesty once said that Zhijie is a blessing, and I think it will definitely turn the corner." Luo Shixin comforted himself.
"I will write a letter and go around the sea to Your Majesty, and ask Your Majesty to send troops to meet you immediately." Qin Qiong's pace has sped up a lot, Cheng Yanjin hid in Yimeng Mountain, the living conditions are extremely bad, if one is not careful, the whole army will be wiped out, and Qin Qiong, who is closest to Yimeng Mountain, also has to find a way to rescue Cheng Yanjin. (To be continued.) )