He Zongzhe led a thousand people out of the city, traveling four or five miles, suddenly heard a cannon sound, a Biao army horse from the southwest, straight behind, cut off his way back. He Zongzhe was shocked and hurriedly turned his horse to look, but saw a big flag erected in front of this military horse, and the word "Li" on it was big and waved in the wind.

Under the big flag, a bald-headed general held a spear in his hand, sat on a horse, laughed, nodded He Zongzhe, and said: "Wu Na Tartar, do you know your grandfather of the Li family?" ”

The matter has come to this point, there is no need to say more, He Zongzhe knows in his heart that this time must have fallen into the trick of the Yidu army. He was annoyed and frightened, and said in his heart: "Batu and Huang Youren misunderstood me!" He forced his composure on his face, and did not answer, but only urged his horse back into the army, and gave orders one after another, changed his formation, and tried to retreat into the city.

How could Monk Li let him go? Seeing that the strong enemy was in the scheme, he was happy, lifted the spear, beckoned left and right, and shouted loudly: "Qing Dashuai is clever, and the Tartar is really in the scheme." Armies! Before leaving the camp, Ben General made a military order in front of Marshal Qing! Never let half a Tartar go back to the city. The main force of the old man is coming. Brothers, don't just rush straight with me, shave the head of an old monk for the Tartars,—— sweep it away! ”

Whenever Monk Li is happy, he often can't help but say something after-the-beaten, and it is often related to the monk. His subordinates were familiar with him, and when they heard him say, "The old monk shaved his head ,—— swept away," they all laughed.

Li Zifan took the lead and led the army first. Except for Monk Li who led 200 people not to move and stabilize their positions, the other generals also rushed to the enemy and fought into the enemy formation. The two armies were about to fight, and after He Zongzhe was ambushed, he hurriedly changed his formation as if he had just woken up from a dream, even if the "Mao Hulu Army Horse" was elite, it would inevitably cause a little chaos. At this time, he was rushed by Li Zifan and others, and it suddenly became a mess.

Monk Li looked into the distance and saw that Fu Youde's banner had already appeared.

Although the ambush war has just begun, the fate of the thousands of people led by He Zongzhe can basically be determined. He laughed endlessly, and said loudly: "He Zongzhe is also He Zongzhe, Rao is you treacherous like a ghost, but this time, it is difficult to escape the net of Qing Dashuai." There is a good comparison, you are the old monk's wooden fish,—— born to be beaten. Now that you have been ambushed, you still don't surrender quickly? I'll spare you death! ”

Here, Fu Youde and Monk Li are two brave generals to attack He Zongzhe; Over there, Qing Qianxing personally led two thousand Goryeo soldiers, went out of Xiying Gate, and went straight to Yanzhou City. Earlier, Yang Wanhu had also sent out Fang Mihan with about 1,000 men and returned to Yanzhou City on the other side of the river to prevent reinforcements from Jeju.

The Yidu army originally came to siege the city, and there were many ladders and artillery.

Qing Qianxing came to Yanzhou City, set up a formation, the cloud car was more than ten zhang, overlooking the city, the flag covered the field, the dust was in the sky, and the sound of cymbals and drums was heard for dozens of miles. Or use artillery and trebuchets to rush into the city, accumulate crossbows and fire indiscriminately, and arrows rain down. When the clouds gather at night, the night wind grows stronger, blowing the city tower, and the sound of killing will resonate with the ground.

The generals first Ke Ningyang, and then took Wenshang, both after the tired, courageous, and at this time in the upper hand, all of them are hundred. In the camp, the ambush army killed the enemy, and the blood flowed like a river; In the field, Fu Youde, Monk Li and thousands of brave soldiers attacked He Zongzhe's side and forced him to retreat in the direction of Surabaya; Looking at the city, Qing Qianxing stood within reach of the bow and arrows, did not avoid it, personally beat the war drums, and supervised the attack.

Before dawn, the camp first came with good news, and all the Yanzhou military horses that entered the camp were killed, and the capital was cut down in battle, and Huang Youren was captured alive. The east is slightly bright, the morning sun is rising, and there is good news in the field, the enemy has been successfully driven into the river, even killed and drowned, the enemy has not counted the casualties, more than 300 prisoners, and captured a total of more than 10 generals under He Zongzhe.

The two battlefields have been victorious, and the armies gathered under the city, besieged the city three times, and made persistent efforts.

Thinking that the garrison in Yanzhou City was only a thousand people, and there were no heavy generals in the town, after seeing He Zongzhe, Huang Youren and others being taken to the city to show the public, soon after, the army's heart collapsed. At noon, Chengke.

Qing Qianxing, Monk Li, and Fu Youde showed off their might and entered the city. At the right time, Yang Wanhu's military report arrived, saying that the reinforcements of Wang Baobao from Jeju had arrived, about 2,000 people, and had just begun a small-scale engagement with the Fangmihan army. Qing Qianxing immediately ordered Fu Youde to lead 3,000 troops and gallop to the aid of Fang Mihan. Fu Youde came back less than an hour after leaving the city, returned the military order, and said: "The last general went to the front of the battle, and made it clear that the Tartars of Jeju had conquered the city. Seeing that the general trend had gone, his army retreated. ”

Qing Qianxing bowed slightly, and he said: "Pass on the general's order, and give Yang Wanhu and Fang Mihan a credit." Although our army has conquered Yanzhou, the Wang Baobao troops of Jeju and Juye can come at any time, and there must be no garrison outside the city to respond. Instructed Yang Wanhu not to come into the city, but to teach him to take his headquarters and transfer from the north bank of the river to the camp of our army on the south bank of the river, and fight with the city in our city. to ensure the stability of the city. ”

The herald took the order and left.

"Let the army that enters the city not harass the people. The enemy will counterattack at any time, and our army must not be careless. General Li and General Fu, tired of the two, please go to patrol the city, and restrain their subordinates to arrange defensive matters. ”

With this victory, Qing Qianxing's position in the Yidu army can be regarded as determined. Monk Li and Fu Youde respectfully accepted the order and turned to leave.

"Bring He Zongzhe and Huang Youren up."

He Zongzhe and Huang Youren were covered with blood, their clothes and armor were untidy, and they were pushed up by their own soldiers.

"General He, I will hear your name for a long time. Today's battle, can you be convinced? ”

He Zongzhe snorted, straightened his body, and said, "If Batu and Huang Youren misunderstand me, how can the master be your dog thief?" He made insulting remarks, which annoyed Qing Qianxing's personal soldiers, and he kicked him down with a kick. Qing Qianxing hurriedly stopped and reprimanded: "General He, the original famous general, you can't be rude!" ”

"That's it, that's it!" He Zongzhe struggled to get up, sighed, and said, "The general of the defeated army, how can you be brave? Since I have been defeated, whether I kill or behead, whatever you want. ”

"General He, you are also a son of the Han family, why do you follow a thief? My lord is thirsty for talent, corporal Lixian, why don't you descend to me? Since then, the darkness has been abandoned and the light has been turned away. It can also leave a heavy mark in the history, and when it is seen by later generations, they will stretch out their thumbs and praise: good man, good man. Isn't it beautiful? ”

"Phew! Celebration thief! You surrendered as a thief after you lost your country, and you are embarrassed to say me? The head has a big scar, and my surname is also a dignified general, if I am in the same stream with you, don't say that I will make the heroes of the world laugh, I am afraid that even the ancestors of my family will die of shame. If you want to kill, you will kill. Do you want me to surrender? But it's not a dream. ”

"You are a wonderful young man, why did you kill yourself? You don't feel sorry for yourself, and I feel sorry for you. ”

"Now that I am defeated and executed, I can't kill you, so you can kill me. What a pity! ”

Qing Qianxing secretly praised: "Although this He Zongzhe was defeated, he did not lose a good man." He was not angry, and said with a smile, "My lord has a strict order early on, and anyone who wins the enemy general, more than 10,000 households, the foreign general is not allowed to be self-dictatorated, and must be sent to Yidu." General He, whether you surrender or not, the general will not embarrass you. "Order the pro-soldiers," to General He to loosen the bindings, so that he would be entertained, and he would be transferred to Tai'an on the same day and sent to Yidu. ”

In Yidu City, Guan Bao and Guo Yun have already imprisoned the two fierce generals of Chahan, and at this time, with He Zongzhe, it will become three. Deng She likes to recruit generals, which is well-known in Haidong, isn't this how Qing Qianxing surrendered? There are also Liu Yang, Li Jing, Xu Ren, etc., who are all generals. But at present, it seems that Deng She's preference is gradually becoming more and more intense, not only recruiting generals, even if he refuses to surrender, he will not let go, do not kill, and all of them are concentrated in one place to detain. Moreover, the guards should be careful not to allow the prisoners to commit suicide. When he is free or not, he will often go over and walk around, even if he is scolded, he still looks like he is enjoying it.

The generals of Haidong were all puzzled by this. When someone asked, Deng She didn't explain, just smiled. Perhaps the answer to this mystery will never be known to anyone but him.

In any case, as courtiers, the generals have such a strange hobby, even if they can't understand it, they must fully cooperate. At that moment, Qing Qianxing asked someone to send He Zongzhe away, so he didn't have to be so polite to Huang Youren. He said: "Our army is pressing, and Jining Road will go down quickly. 'There are no eggs under the nest. 'General Huang, if you are willing to surrender, you will be honored and rich. ”

Just after receiving He Zongzhe's reproach, Huang Youren was a little depressed, but after hearing Qing Qianxing's words, he held his head high, scolded loudly, and said: "In the marshal army, there is only a severed head, and there is no surrendered general. ”

Qing Qianxing is also very simple, he is the front-line chief dispatch officer, commanding an army of more than 10,000 people, and Huang Youcai is just a small deputy Qianhu, and He Zongzhe can not be compared at all, since he refuses to surrender, he has no time to talk to him more, waved his hand lightly, and passed the order: "In this case, push it out and cut it off." ”

In addition, there were more than a dozen captives of more than 100 households, Qing Qianxing pushed them to his subordinates for interrogation, those who were willing to surrender, the officials were reinstated, and those who refused to surrender were killed.

Monk Li and Fu Youde arranged for the defense of the city, and returned to the Shuaifu to report the number of enemies killed and prisoners, as well as the number of losses in their headquarters. The "Mao Hulu Army" is a powerful army in the north, and it was almost slaughtered under the situation of the clever tactics of the Yidu army, but the losses caused to the Yidu army were also very large. In total, more than 2,000 enemies were killed, seven or eight hundred were captured, and nearly 2,000 were self-inflicted.

Fu Youde said: "I didn't expect the 'Mao Hulu Army' to be so strong. If it weren't for the great commander's resourcefulness, if Yanzhou were to be stormed, I am afraid that the casualties of our army would be far more than 2,000. However, for this battle, the last general still has two questions, and I want to ask the commander. ”

"General, please."

"In the camp battle last night, in order to lure the 'Mao Hulu Army' out of the city, the general boldly decided to burn the North Camp by himself. May I ask the general, isn't the general worried? If this move does not attract the enemy, or is seen through by the enemy, and when the dawn comes, they attack again, and by that time, our army camp has been destroyed, how to deal with the enemy? ”

"As you said, the 'Mao Hulu Army' is for the elite of Chahan, and looking at their previous records, there is rarely a defeat. Relying on the strength of the crowd is called an arrogant soldier. 'The generals are arrogant, and the decrees are different. And the more often victorious the army, the more difficult it is to deal with the defeat, although He Zongzhe can be called a famous general, but he has suffered two defeats in a row, which must have caused dissatisfaction in the army. At the same time, Wang Baobao has arrived in Juye, and He Zongzhe must be worried that he will be severely punished by military law. Therefore, Ben will conclude that as long as the fire in my camp is set on fire, and I pretend to be in turmoil, they will attack. ”

Fu Youde said again: "The general used a green ox to trigger this victory. The whimsy of the last general is really admired. However, this kind of stratagem is too rare, close to the same, close to the same child's play. Is the general not afraid of the enemy's suspicion and refuses to be deceived? ”

"The more unbelievable it is, the easier it is to be believed. In fact, this green cow is at most an introduction, even if He Zongzhe refuses to believe it, but as long as the fire in my camp starts, it is enough to lure it out of the city. ”

In short, Qing Qianxing's strategy was to capture He Zongzhe's subjective mentality of being afraid of Wang Baobao's severe punishment and eager to "make meritorious contributions" and the objective surface of the "Mao Hulu Army" being arrogant and fierce and not good at dealing with defeat, so although it seemed to be child's play, it worked in one fell swoop and achieved unprecedented success.

"The generals are really amazing."

Qing Qianxing smiled smugly and looked around the room. In addition to Monk Li and Fu Youde, there are also several generals of Lijun, who said in a pointing tone: "Dongpo thesis, saying that composition should be based on 'meaning'. For example, in the shops in the city, there are all kinds of things, but there is one thing that can be taken, and it is just money.

"Things are easy to get, but money is hard to get. Today's articles, words, and facts are all things on the market; 'Meaning' means money. If the text can be conceived, then all the ancient and modern, all of them will be used by the person who wrote the text. If you can know this, you can be considered to be able to make words.

"The way of using soldiers is the same! Soldiers, formations, armor, utensils, and other things are like everything on the market, which is easy to obtain. And 'meaning' is like money, which is not easy to obtain. However, if you can really understand the meaning of using soldiers, even if you are against a strong enemy, you can win every battle. ”

Fu Youde bowed.

Monk Li said: "Our army has won Yanzhou, and the good news has also been sent to Tai'an. Wang Baobaotun's heavy troops are in the land of Juye, which is very close to me, and the Tartar reinforcements from Henan, Shanzhou and other places are still rushing forward to meet him. May I ask the commander, what should be the next step of our army's behavior? ”

Because of the victory in this battle, Fu Youde and Monk Li called Qing Qianxing, all from the original "general" to "marshal", Qing Qianxing was happy in his heart, knowing that he had won the respect of the generals, but he pretended not to know, his expression remained unchanged, and he replied: "Yanzhou is the throat of Jining Road, and it is a place where enemies and mes must fight. When Wang Baobao learns about it, he will definitely come to fight with me. In the military text sent to Tai'an, it has been written that Zhao Zuocheng is requested to bring the main force to help. Or take Jeju again, or hold Yanju for the time being. ”

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The loss of Yanzhou is the gain of Yidu. When the news came out, it caused Juye to tremble. Wang Baobao was furious, and immediately reorganized the three armies and prepared to fight. In Yidu City, Deng She was overjoyed.