When Sun Xiaozhe led the army to arrive, Guo Ziyi had already commanded his officers and soldiers to annihilate all the Xianhong capital. Three thousand people were killed, and indeed the waters of the Yellow River were dyed red.

However, after this battle, Guo Ziyi's heart was cold, and 6,994 soldiers under his command died. After a simple calculation, the price of killing these 3,000 strikers is two lives for one life of the other party.

He knew in his heart that if the strength was equal, his side would definitely be slaughtered.

Li Guangbi, you are really cunning.

Of course, he knew that Li Guangbi was leading a large army to reinforce in the back, but this guy was really cunning, and he actually put aside the ready-made merits and did not rob them, watching my men and An Lushan's elite soldiers fight to the death.

Guo Ziyi had just finished cleaning the battlefield, when Li Guangbi and he joined forces, Sun Xiaozhe led the army to arrive, and when he saw the dead corpses all over the ground, he was so angry that the three corpses jumped violently, and roared, ordering the whole army to charge, and be sure to snow this great shame.

In the plop, many cavalry in front fell into the pit.

Long before the battle with the Xianhong Dubu, these traps had been dug to prevent Sun from using cavalry to charge into battle.

"Fill the pit and move on!"

Sun Xiaozhe didn't pay attention to it, and roared with a knife. This battle completely stimulated his ferocity.

You must know that this is his first defeat since he marched into the Central Plains, and the three thousand forwards are all gone, and Xianhongdu was captured by Guo Ziyi, which is really a great shame.

In the midst of the flying feather arrows, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi personally led the army to cross the Yellow River first and return to Lingwu.

Especially after the tough battle just now, Guo Ziyi knew that the army under his command now could not restore its combat strength far away, and it was the best result to accept it when he saw it.

Sun Xiaozhe roared, attacked the bank of the Yellow River, forcibly crossed the river with a small boat, and chased Guo Ziyi.

Li Guangbi said to Guo Ziyi beside him: "Sun Bubing is half-crossing, can you hit it?" ”

Guo Ziyi shook his head: "Look at Sun Xiaozhe's cavalry, none of them crossed the river; The soldiers he sent to rush the ferry were all soldiers from the scout battalion, and it was not interesting to kill them, and besides, I had heard that there were many warriors in the Sun Division, and once they were dragged down, Sun Xiaozhe would now pounce on them and fight hard. ”

"What the virtuous brother sees is that the foolish brother is shallow."

The two of them said a few polite words, and then led the army back, Li Heng ordered to lower the drawbridge, and personally greeted the two generals outside the city gate, overjoyed. He had already received the military report that Guo Ziyi had completely annihilated Xianhongdu and captured Xianhongdu alive.

"Two Aiqing, your merits are in my heart."

At that moment, Li Heng, surrounded by all the generals, returned to the city and ordered the city gate to be closed and ready for defense.

Sun Xiaozhe hurriedly crossed the river and commanded the army to attack the city, but the Lingwu city was strong, and the city was well prepared, and the attack was until noon on this day.

Li Hengzai and the city saw that Sun Xiaozhe's army was gradually tired, some abandoned their horses and sat on the ground, and some went to the moat to get water, he didn't take himself seriously at all, he was furious, and ordered the 100,000 elite soldiers in the city to attack together, and he didn't pay attention to the competition between generals on the battlefield, and fought directly.

Sun Xiaozhe's original intention was to lead Li Heng out of the city, but what everyone didn't know was that once Li Heng really went out of the city, he was a tiger going down the mountain. The crown prince of the Tang Dynasty was not a cowardly lord, but he personally supervised the battle and led his 10,000 personal soldiers to fight in person. Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi were his left and right guard generals.

Yu Chaoen, Bugu Huaien, and Wang Sili were actually in the army, and they each led an army to rush out and start a fierce battle with Sun Xiaozhe's troops.

What a kill! The blood flowed out, dyeing the Yellow River red for dozens of miles.

Sun Xiaozhe's department is a good soldier, with super combat ability and tacit tactical cooperation; Li Heng's subordinates are powerful generals and good at commanding, and they fight more and less, which is extremely tragic.

After fighting for more than two hours, Sun Xiaozhe received a report from the scout, Gao Xianzhi was leading an army of 100,000 people to Lingwu at full speed to help, so he ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops, led the remaining 20,000 horses to retreat to the north bank of the Yellow River, and slowly returned to Luoyang, and asked An Lushan to punish him.

Li Heng led his subordinates to clean up the battlefield, and was horrified to find that Sun Xiaozhe only lost 10,000 cavalry, while his own side lost 30,000 horses, and he hated and feared Sun Xiaozhe from then on.

Of course, he knew that if Guo Ziyi hadn't deployed everything in advance, it would be difficult to say whether he would win or lose. Since then, he has really liked him and relied on him as a confidant.

Originally, he had already married his daughter Princess Luoshui to Guo Ziyi's son Guo Ai, but he didn't get married for a long time, just to see their performance.

After winning this battle, Guo Ai captured Xianhongdu, and Guo Ziyi was the most elite vanguard of the three thousand, and he commanded it properly, Li Heng was secretly happy, knowing that his treasure was the right bet.

……

In the Chinese military tent, Li Heng and a group of generals celebrated together.

Xianhongdu was captured by the power of the capture and finally surrendered, and Li Heng did not hold him accountable for his previous faux pas of fighting and insulting under the city.

Although it was said to be a celebration banquet, there was a shortage of materials, and even in front of Li Heng, after his deliberate orders, there were only a few three or two dishes, in order to show the joy and sorrow of many soldiers.

In fact, in the history books, especially some records in the official history, there are often discussions, such as when Tang Suzong was in power, saying that he was nepotistic, the emperor's demeanor was insufficient, etc., in fact, there are also inaccuracies.

"Li Aiqing, Guo Aiqing told me, when he surrounded Xianhongdu, why did you stand still?"

"Back to the Prince. When you were leaving, you asked me to stand still, and be wary of Sun Xiaozhe leading the cavalry to copy our rear road, and with the situation at that time, General Guo Ziyi's 15,000 men and horses had completely surrounded the enemy's 3,000 men and horses, and the advantages and disadvantages were obvious. ”

"I see, haha, General Guo, they are all their own brothers, don't be angry, come, Ben Shuai toasts you and congratulates you on your great achievements."

"Thank you, Prince, for the compliment. In fact, this is not my credit, but the prince's leadership, this cup, I respect the prince, I wish the prince an early accession to the throne and an early recovery of the Central Plains. ”

When the ministers heard this, they knew that the time had come to express their loyalty, so they picked up their wine glasses together, stood up, and shouted in unison: "I wish the prince an early ascension to the throne and an early restoration of the Central Plains!" ”

Li Heng was overjoyed, raised his glass and drank with the ministers: "You are all the ministers of this handsome, if there is such a day, I will never treat you badly!" ”

The generals were grateful, and they all showed joy, feeling that they were with the right person.

In fact, although Li Heng wanted to get Li Longji's imperial throne at this time, except for a few ministers close to him and he was commensurate with a monarch and minister, the rest of the people were still in the dark, and many people felt that he was filial, because he would send supplies to him every once in a while and wait for him to enjoy in the Jianmen Pass army.

But only he knows best in his heart, he is afraid that his Lao Tzu will suddenly change his mind and return to Lingwu, in that case, all his plans will be successful, he even privately tested Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi and others, if the emperor suddenly came back, they still didn't listen to him, and got a positive answer, especially after marrying his daughters to Guo Ai, he was really relieved, so he dared to go to Li Longji and ask for early accession to the throne.

……

In Guo Ziyi's account, in addition to Guo Ai, there are several of his sons, as well as some heart and abdomen.

"After this battle, our army suffered a great loss of strength, especially the elite. Originally, there were only 30,000 horses under my command, but in this way, there are only 20,000 left, and there are not enough horses, and the weapons are not excellent. ”

"Father, I don't understand, you want to grab credit, needless to say, but why do you go to be a pioneer every time, you know, this time the prince didn't call you, why did you automatically ask for it, otherwise, you wouldn't ......"

"Bastard thing! You think I don't even know that? Let me tell you, even if I don't take the initiative to ask for help, the prince will definitely send me as a pioneer. ”

"yes, yes. The general is right, there are no other people who can fight tough battles than the general. Instead of letting the prince order you to attack, it is better to take the initiative. ”

The person who spoke was Guo Wei, the marching soldier under Guo Ziyi.

This person is very strategic, full of poetry and books, and has strong martial arts, he is less than twenty years old, but he has already won Guo Ziyi's trust. is Guo Ziyi's godson. He also adopted hundreds of orphans in the army since he was a child, all of whom were his godsons.

Guo Ziyi's brilliant achievements in Youtang have a lot to do with his use of father and son soldiers to go into battle.

"Boy! Look at Guo Wei, he is younger than you, his martial arts are better than yours, and his mind is much smarter than you, Guo Wei, then tell me, what do you think of this matter? ”

"General Hui. The kid thinks that General Li is consuming our strength. Originally, before the training, our two directly governed armies and the personal soldiers personally trained by the prince were the most sophisticated troops, but after the battle of Taohe, although our army won, it suffered heavy casualties, and its combat strength has been greatly reduced, and it is weaker than the prince's personal soldiers and General Li's troops. ”

"Not bad! I knew he was meant to do that. Guangbi and I have led the troops together for many years, and I don't know what he thinks, but in this way, it gives Yu Chaoen, Bugu Huaien, and Wang Sili a chance, once the emperor reuses them, the elite soldiers trained may not be inferior to those I trained. ”

Guo Wei nodded and said, "General." You don't have to worry about this, the prince relies on you, however, he is still afraid that An Lushan's rebellion will happen again, so he is not only suspicious of you, but also of General Li, which is why he is now going to transfer Gao Xianzhi, Feng Changqing, and Niu Xianke, plus the fish commander he already has now, as well as Bu Gu Huaien and Wang Sili, these people are all transferred to his side, so that there are many masters under him, and as far as I know, He wanted to gather all the troops that obeyed his orders in Lingwu, and when the time came, once the emperor did not agree to abdicate the throne, he might support the army and stand on his own. So as far as the current situation is concerned, if you and General Li are the right and left hands of the prince, he will definitely rely on you, but in terms of his identity, it is reasonable to suspect his subordinates, and the kid suggested that the general report some small things to him in the future, so that he can dispel his doubts. ”

Applaud! Guo Ziyi heard these words and was deeply impressed: "Wei'er, fortunately you are my godson, otherwise, I really don't want you to live in this world, I will do it according to this meaning in the future, and they will all disperse." ”

"General, the kid has one more word." At this time, everyone was almost gone, and Guo Wei suddenly spoke.

"Please."

"I heard that Brother Ai will soon marry the county lord, that is, the future princess of the sting, but the younger brother has heard that this county lord's martial arts are good, and it is extremely beautiful, the general should teach Brother Ai more things to serve, otherwise, hehe"

Guo Ai's face suddenly turned red after saying this: "Why do I serve her, if she is disobedient, I dare to beat her!" ”

Guo Ziyi smiled and left, Guo Wei, this kid, sometimes makes people smile bitterly. is obviously a very solemn thing, but it is a joke for him.