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Even though the Turkic cavalry rushed several times, the Modao array in front of the city gate just didn't retreat an inch, and even advanced slowly from the front of the city gate, pushing the Turkic front roaders back several tens of feet.

However, with such an aggressive style of play, Modao Formation soon formed a gap between the gate and the city gate. Some Turkic soldiers would discover this loophole and start shouting at the whole team, preparing to attack the gate directly.

However, when they had just penetrated to this point, because they needed to bypass the Mo Dao army in front, their charge could not reach the highest level, and the team was a little messy due to the turn, and the formation had not yet consolidated. There were already a thousand sword crossbowmen in the city The whole team was waiting for the battle, and before they had actual contact with each other, the Turkic cavalry ushered in a flood of crossbows and arrows. Suddenly, there were not many people who were seriously injured, and they subconsciously retreated to both sides and fled.

With the retreat of the Turkic cavalry in front of the city gate, the Mo Daomen who had left the city to resist the enemy quickly retreated in separate lines, forming a battle formation on both sides of the city gate, and forming a front and back formation with the swordsmen who also joined the city.

At this moment, horns sounded in unison in the city, and then there was a neat and strong sound of horseshoes.The cavalry team that had completed the battle earlier in the city galloped out of the city, chasing and killing them in the direction in which the Turkic bandit cavalry retreated.

As the cavalry of the Tang army came out of the city to fight back, another group of soldiers in the city was mobilized behind the city gate. Compared with the tight formation of the Tang army and horses who went out of the city to kill thieves before, this group of soldiers, although larger in number, fully reached There are more than [-] people, but the formation is scattered and the army is disorganized. It looks like a group of mobs. The key is that most of them are Hu people.

This group of people is naturally the Hu soldiers of the Xihe Society. Although the formation is not neat and majestic, their fighting spirit is extremely high.Everyone was delighted when they heard the battle, and they seemed to be more eager to fight than the real Tang army elite.

At this time, Zhang Renyuan, the leader of the Xihe Company, also put on his armor and went into battle, and gave a simple order: "Go out of the city and kill the thieves, and all the thieves will return to the camp. If the golden drum does not sound, you will die when you look back! Go out of the city!"

After giving the order, Zhang Renyuan was the first to go out of the city with a lance, and all the Xihe soldiers from the back also swarmed out, followed behind and rushed forward along the route of the cavalry team from the front.

When the Turkic rear army advanced halfway, they saw smoke and dust flying in the field, and then the defeated soldiers of their own side were galloping towards them.The people from the headquarters immediately went forward to respond, but before they had time to ask for details, they were rushed past, and then the Jingqi of the Tang army from the road behind was also killed immediately, and it could not be explained that it was a one-shot killing.

Seeing this scene, the Turkic soldiers couldn't help being terrified. They originally thought that the next battle would be a siege battle, but they didn't expect that it would suddenly turn into a chasing field battle.

Especially at this time, the military order transmitted by the middle road of the army has not changed in time, and the front line is still marching and advancing. If you don't attack or defend, you will be scattered by your own rout in an instant. Those Turkic soldiers who are at a loss are subconscious Then he was defeated on the back road, and collapsed before fighting.

The terrain in front of the East Shoucheng City is flat and flat, which is most suitable for the cavalry to separate and gather. In previous years, it was naturally a paradise for the Turkic cavalry to move freely and retreat calmly.But now because of the existence of this city defense building, the Tang army can relax and wait for work, and attack tired by force.

At this time, the elite cavalry of the Tang army who had just been killed from the city also seized the Turkic defeat, and pierced the enemy's heart like a sharp knife in the field to break through the surface, and soon shook the Turkic army until the entire army was shaken. .

"What's the change in the road ahead?"

Limited by his field of vision, Mo Chuai couldn't fully see the battle situation ahead, but what he could see, he had already seen the people on the front road turn their backs and retreat in retreat.

"Tang Jun Wanqi came out of the city to kill, it is invincible..."

The army has been defeated, and everyone is out of their minds. Even though some generals are still trying to restore the army, the delivery of military orders has been blocked frequently. Even if it can affect a few people around them, it is not enough to affect the direction of a normal war.

Of course, there are many elite troops around the Khan who have experienced many battles and are strong-willed. They will not be easily affected by the environment, and they are still abiding by military orders, just like a stubborn stone standing firmly in the turbulent waves of a great river.

But this situation did not last long, because the real thugs came, and that was the Xihe soldiers led by Zhang Renyuan.When it comes to combat effectiveness, they are of course inferior to the Tang army, but when it comes to chasing and besieging routs, they are definitely masters.

When the Xihe soldiers arrived at the battlefield, the Turkic frontline troops had already been overwhelmed by the Tang army's elite cavalry. In addition to the collapse of the formation, many Turkic troops could not escape smoothly because of the congestion at the front and rear.In order to survive, this part of people subconsciously threw down their weapons and surrendered.

Unfortunately, what they encountered was not the regular Tang army, but the Xihe thugs who regarded human life as nothing.To them, the Turkic soldiers who abandoned their weapons and surrendered were nothing more than weeds that were more convenient to mow. They galloped past and nailed the Turkic soldiers to death one by one.

Regarding the killing of prisoners by Xihe soldiers, Zhang Renyuan never stopped them, and even encouraged them.In his words, that is: soldiers are fierce, don't say that it is inauspicious to kill prisoners, whoever puts on armor and enters the battle, and the blade points at me, will he cut his flesh and feed it to my kind?Swordsmen and thieves are auspicious to me!

Although the elite cavalry of the Tang army caused the enemy's rout on the frontal battlefield, the addition of the Xihe thugs made the rout even more violent and turbulent.

The Turkic army has always been known for their viciousness, and every invasion caused a large number of casualties to the civilians of the Tang people, but it does not mean that they are not afraid of the killing methods of the Xihe thugs who will not leave any survivors.Please surrender is death, and there is no fighting spirit, so the only way to survive is to escape backwards.

And when this round of more turbulent rout formed, Mochuo had no power to recover, and could only be coerced by the rout, and fled to the rear under the protection of a small number of elite soldiers.

A pursuit battle lasted for several hours. The soldiers of the Tang army changed horses several times during the pursuit. They waited until the sky was dark and there were no large groups of wandering Turkic soldiers in sight, and finally they blew the horn to withdraw their troops.

Not to mention the Tang army's massive gains in this battle, when Zhang Renyuan led his troops back to the army, he raised his eyes and saw dozens of Xihe soldiers mixed among the soldiers in the city, helping to clean the battlefield and collect supplies, his expression sank. As soon as the whip was raised, he ordered these dozens of people to be led to the horses. Without waiting for these people to report, he raised his hand and stabbed the leader to death, and said angrily: "Kill!"

After hearing the order, the soldiers from the rear didn't dare to be negligent, so they rode their horses forward and killed these dozens of comrades with their knives in their hands.

Seeing Zhang Renyuan enforcing the law so fiercely, the Tang soldiers around couldn't help gasping, including Yao Yuanchong, who was standing in front of the city gate and listening to the army's report on the results of the battle, couldn't help frowning slightly.Yao Yuanchong didn't say much because Zhang Renyuan's soldiers in Xihe were not part of the official army.

Tang Xiuzhong, the Sima of Shengzhou, couldn't bear it when he saw this, and couldn't help but go forward and whispered: "This battle of Xihe brave soldiers fought bravely, and everyone can see it. These dozens of brave soldiers lost their journey and had no choice but to turn back, but they were also eager to help the city. thing……"

Before Tang Xiuzhong finished speaking, Zhang Renyuan raised his hand to interrupt, and without giving Tang Xiuzhong any face, his face darkened and he said, "Isn't it their duty to fight bravely? Serving as livestock, the Lord cherishes its courage, harvests and uses them, gives money and things, and has enough food and clothing. What else can I give up other than a life like this? Accumulating merits in education is difficult in one generation. Only by ordering and prohibiting can one know how to advance and retreat. ! The benefactor will use the imperial weapon for the master, and the mighty minister will borrow it to create merits. Tang Sima, don't mess with my ability to control the fierce!"

This battle of Hequ was the first victory since the establishment of Sanshou Jiangcheng, and it was also a mighty victory for the entire court.Therefore, when the battle report was delivered to Luoyang, the ruling and opposition parties were in a state of jubilation.However, since the war in Hebei is still unfinished, the imperial court did not set up a special celebration for this, but only made an announcement in the court hall.

The victory is gratifying, but Li Tong also has some irritability, that is, Zhang Renyuan has a bad reputation in Hequ, and Yao Yuanchong, including Qi Biming's memorials, said that Zhang Renyuan was too strong and tyrannical.

Li Tong also heard about Zhang Renyuan's claims and deeds, including Xihe's soldiers.He himself didn't think there was any problem with this, as a general in charge of the army was not something a good old man could do.If there is any problem with Zhang Renyuan, it is that his achievements are not great, his temper is not small, and his relationship with his colleagues may not be good.

Li Tong originally planned to place Zhang Renyuan in Shuofang to succeed Qi Biming after he had practiced for a while, continue to improve the system of the three surrendered cities and attack the Turkic forces.But now Zhang Renyuan's qualifications have not yet been revealed, but the relationship with his superiors and colleagues is not harmonious enough. It is obviously not suitable to directly take the lead now.

After pondering for a while, and remembering that the black-toothed Changzhi had just handed in the strategic plan to pacify Hebei by the court, Li Tong was moved in his heart, and wrote an order to make Zhang Renyuan serve as the censor and review the Sima of Youzhou and the history of the marching commander of Liaodong Road. On the day of seeing the order, he immediately led 5000 Xihe soldiers and Tie Le servants eastward, across Monan, and went to Youzhou to help in the battle.

The Northeast issue is a comprehensive border issue. The Khitan rebellion is only the most serious incident on the surface, and there are more hidden dangers that have not surfaced.Restoring order in the Northeast is not as simple as defeating the Khitan rebels.

Prior to this, Li Tong had been thinking about who to send to western Liaoning for a long-term garrison after the war in Hebei was over.

Heizhichangzhi is obviously inappropriate, not because Li Tong doesn't believe in Heizhichangzhi, but because Heizhichang's identity is too sensitive. Staying there will only increase unnecessary suspicion of the monarch and his ministers, and it will also make Hei Chi Chang Zhi feel constrained in doing things.

Now it seems that Zhang Renyuan is a suitable candidate. Not only is he talented, but the most important thing is that he is ruthless enough to be able to hold the field.

As for the fact that the Khitan rebellion was triggered because of Zhao Wenhui's tyranny in history, Li Tong didn't quite agree with this statement, which made Li Jinzhong seem to complain more than Dou E.

All the Hus were afraid of power but not virtue, Tang Xuanzong almost took An Lushan in his arms and called him a little baby, who was closer than his own son.In addition to Zhao Wenhui's tyranny, the more important thing is his lack of ability, which is why he brought himself a fatal disaster and destroyed the order of the Northeast prison.

Regarding the attempts of the Eastern Hu tribes including the Khitan to get rid of the order of the Tang Dynasty, Li Tong's attitude is also very clear. If you dare to die, you will be buried in the ground. If the actual conditions permit, you can kill as many as you can.In particular, silently sipping Xin's defeat in Dongshou surrendered city, the pressure faced by Datang in northern Xinjiang is even smaller, and of course these rebels in the Northeast must be chased and beaten.

Just after the major breakthrough in the Hequ War, the situation on the Hebei battlefield also underwent new changes.

The Tang army in Jizhou suddenly went north and pushed the camp northward for hundreds of miles, making the distance between the two sides suddenly narrow.The chief general Hei Chi Chang Zhi led a group of troops to continue northward, and went straight to a part of the Khitan bandit army stationed in Leshou in the south of Yingzhou.

There were about [-] enemy troops on Leshou's side, and they were led by a disgraceful leader from the other tribes of Khitan. Although they had learned about the Tang army's move northward from the investigation report of the scattered soldiers in the periphery, they did not pay attention to it.

After all, just not long ago, the Khitan cavalry repelled thousands of Tang army elite cavalry in the direction of Raoyang. All the troops knew about this, and it also made the Khitan army underestimate the Tang army's combat effectiveness.Moreover, there are still a large amount of loot in Le Shou waiting to be transported. The Khitan troops along the way can't just leave, because they will continue to stay in Le Shou and ask for help from the back road.

Hei Chi Changzhi did not launch an attack on the enemy immediately after he arrived here, he traveled around and set up fences near the river, and only launched a fierce attack on the enemy in Le Shou when another Khitan reinforcement arrived.

Leshou is located to the south of Huchi. Because of the obstruction of the river, the two rebel groups could not meet immediately.

When the Tang army really launched an attack on the rebels on the south bank of the river, these Khitan soldiers finally understood the true strength of the Tang army.The black-toothed Changzhi who commanded the battle on the spot is a real master of soldiers, and he is extremely keen in grasping fighters, and the Khitan army's contempt for the Tang army is also superficial and clearly visible, even posing to fight the Tang army head-on formation.

Of course, Hei Chi Changzhi would not be polite about this, he personally led a thousand horsemen to charge straight to the front of Khitan, before the blade's edge arrived, the arrow's edge was already approaching.Although the Khitan army is courageous, not everyone has the luxurious equipment rations like Yaoluohe. In the first wave of contact, they were overwhelmed by the powerful lethality of the Tang army. Although they did not collapse immediately, they still The whole thing is suppressed a considerable distance backwards.

As the formation of the Khitan army changed, the Tang army on the back road continued to attack along the river, cutting the Khitan army in formation along the river away from the river bank in one go, and continued to attack southward.After a few rounds of charging, the Khitan army on the south bank of the Huchi Lake had been cut into several areas, fighting each other.

Seeing that the army on the south bank was about to collapse, the Khitan army who came for reinforcements from the opposite bank became extremely anxious for a while.Although they belonged to different tribes and did not have a strong friendship, there was still a large amount of supplies on the south bank, so it was impossible to watch them being taken back by the Tang army, so the people along the way also began to cross the river quickly.

The actions of the Khitan soldiers hit Hei Chi Chang's heart. While ordering the battlefield to continue to move to the plains of Henan, they led a team to patrol along the river, posing as a half-cross and attack.

After seeing the situation, the Khitan general on the north bank hesitated for a while, but when he saw that the Tang army was divided into two places and there were not many people near the river, he gritted his teeth and decided to continue crossing the river.

After all, Khitan still has a certain home field advantage here. Several pontoon bridges were erected on the river. Before that, the Tang army was busy charging, and there was no time to destroy them. As long as the team charged hard enough, Tang Jun might not be able to block them.

However, after seeing that the Khitan army on the north bank had rushed onto the pontoon bridge, Hei Chi Chang Zhi no longer set up barriers along the river, the army's horns sounded in unison, and then led his troops to retreat further south.At the same time, the officers and soldiers of the Tang army who were entangled with the Khitan army on the battlefield also left the battle and joined the general after hearing the sound of the horn.

The pressure on the Khitan soldiers on the battlefield dropped suddenly, and each of them felt lingering fear, subconsciously flew back to the river bank, scrambling to rush up the pontoon bridge, hoping to escape to a safe area on the other side of the river.

The two groups of Khitan troops gathered on the pontoon just like that, but the scene was not pleasant.The reinforcements from the north bank rode their horses and flew across, while the defeated soldiers from the south bank fled north in a hurry. The two sides just collided directly.

At the same time, the Tang army on the south bank swung back and forth, and after a short battle, they rode their horses onto the pontoon bridge, slashing and stabbing with knives and guns, and the Khitan soldiers crowded on the pontoon bridge were massacred, and many bones were thrown into the river , For a while, the water in the Huchi River turned red.

The two groups of Khitan troops charged at each other, and they were defeated in the subsequent pursuit of the Tang army. The Tang army successfully charged to the opposite bank and launched a siege against the Khitan army.After a battle, the Khitan army had lost all their lives and injuries, and the rest either fell to the ground and asked to surrender, or fled to the wilderness.

After the battle on the frontal battlefield was over, Changzhi Heizhi didn't order to continue the pursuit. After the army retreated, they began to clean up the battlefield, collect prisoners, collect equipment and materials, and horses left on the battlefield.

In the process of cleaning the battlefield, a Hu general who fell into the water caught the attention of Tang soldiers.Most of the Khitan helmets and clothing were captured from Youzhou. The armor worn by this Hu general was not inferior to that of the Tang army. Naturally, the sergeants recognized it at a glance, and couldn't help smiling: "I found a big fish here!"

A sergeant shouted to ask about the identity of General Hu, but that Hu clenched his teeth and closed his lips, but did not speak.The soldiers of the Tang army didn't feel much about it. After all, there were only a small number of Khitan people who could understand and speak the language of the Tang people.

Since you can't speak, you should salvage this general and ask other prisoners about his identity later.However, this Hu general had excellent armor, and after falling into the water, it happened to get stuck between two wooden piles on the pontoon bridge, and it was very troublesome to drag it.

Several sergeants were still busy salvaging, when suddenly there was a crackling sound upstream, a pontoon bridge was directly broken by the river because of serious damage, and there were still ropes dragging a part of the broken bridge, but it was already in jeopardy, once it was washed away Down, it is bound to have a great impact on the pontoon here.

Seeing the critical situation upstream, several sergeants panicked, so someone suggested: "This Hu general doesn't even understand the language of my Tang people, and I don't think he is a noble among thieves. I'm afraid there is no benefit in arresting him alive. Just kill him and cut him off." The first stripped armor to go ashore!"

While speaking, the sergeant had already drawn out his saber, carefully looking at where he was going to strike.His life was threatened. Seeing that the blade was about to fall, General Hu couldn't hold back anymore, and hurriedly shouted: "Don't kill me, don't... I am Li Kaigu, the general of Songmo Mansion! I know the truth of the Khan's army camp!" ...Don't kill me! Drag me ashore, it will be of great benefit to calm the chaos!"

Hearing General Hu's shout, the eyes of several soldiers lit up, and at the same time, they couldn't help but smashed General Hu's armor with a stick and cursed angrily: "You good thief, if your life and death are not in danger, you still want to hide your life experience! "

The news that a Khitan general was found in the formation was quickly passed back to the shore. The Tang army on the shore did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly put boards into the water to block the broken bridge upstream, and then hurriedly salvaged the general Li Kaigu. And escorted to the main general.

Regardless of this small episode, the Tang army strictly guarded its position after the victory here and immediately notified the rear, ordering the troops behind to continue northward and build a new army camp in Leshou.

Le Shou's victory changed the war situation on the entire Hebei battlefield.Originally, the Tang army was delayed due to the influence of the turmoil in the country, and was unable to go north to face the Khitan rebels at the first time, so that the Khitan rebels drove straight in, almost sweeping half of Hebei.

The thieves are so powerful that Tang Jun is in a very passive state.Especially at present, the imperial court's control over Hebei's prefectures and counties is still insufficient, and it cannot build a complete logistics route. The material transportation needs to be dispatched from Heluo to the front line.

Therefore, even though Heizhi Changzhi had already led his troops to Jizhou, he was still restricted by this restriction and could not directly go north to attack the thieves, and the military plane was delayed for more than half a month.Moreover, due to the need to cooperate with the transportation of materials, the efficiency of the march of the rear reinforcements was not high enough, so that the Tang army's strength on the Hebei battlefield has not been able to improve qualitatively.

However, the battle of Le Shou allowed the Tang army to regain control of the river channel of Huchi, which was originally an important part of the northern section of the canal.

The Tang army set up guards in this way to guard the river, which not only brought a direct threat to the large rebel army stranded in Yingzhou, but also had a certain degree of initiative in the subsequent continued northward operations, and could advance both land and water to Youzhou. !

Chapter 0797 loyal to death, Hebei will be fixed

"Kaigu hurt me a lot!"

In the Khitan camp located in Hejian, when he heard the news from the front line, Li Jinzhong immediately became angry: "Before I left, I asked him not to underestimate the black-toothed Changzhi, but he was defeated in the end." So fast!"

It's not that Li Jinzhong can't accept Le Shou's defeat. He has a clear understanding of Tang Jun's true strength and Hei Chi Changzhi's ability to use troops. It is difficult to achieve the goal of defeating Tang Jun's large troops head-on on such a plain battlefield.

Therefore, Li Jinzhong also made some considerations and trade-offs in selecting and dispatching reinforcements to Le Shou.

Among the generals under his command, Li Kaigu can be said to be brave and resourceful. Even if he can't defeat the Tang army head-on, Li Jinzhong hopes that he can try his best to prevent and delay the Tang army's progress northward, so as to buy a certain amount of time, at least until the back road Youzhou. Xi Jun's reinforcements have reached this point.

However, Li Kaigu lost so quickly. Leaving aside the huge losses in terms of money, food and personnel, the most important thing is the bad influence brought about by this sudden fiasco. Perhaps the entire Khitan army will never be as bad as before Waking up in a sober manic state, realizing the real gap between their Khitan and Tang Jun, and then retreating to the state of awe and fear of Datang.

Li Jinzhong's worry was not unreasonable. Not long after news of Leshou's battle situation was reported back to Hejian, the chieftains of Khitan's tribes gathered around Li Jinzhong's khan tent and came to see him one after another.

Li Jinzhong did not personally meet these people, but asked Sun Wanrong to summon the chiefs instead.A meeting did not last too long, and Sun Wanrong returned to the internal account angrily, which is enough to show that this meeting must have broken up unhappy.

"These idiots, idiots! They don't want to gather in Hejian anymore, and I hope that the Khan can distribute their respective battle rewards to the various ministries according to the previous agreement..."

After entering the account, Sun Wanrong couldn't help cursing: "Tang people have always been arrogant and arrogant. This time, they are taking advantage of the chaos in their borders, so that all the ministries can gather their strength to achieve great things. Right now, the army is still stranded in the Tang territory, and the Tang people's army has already Bullying, they don't want to work together to make a living, they even want to split up to survive! Such a disaster, how can my Dahe clan be in charge? Without the Dahe clan, Khitan can still rule the roost among the Northeast clans?"

The Khitan tribe is divided into eight tribes. Among them, the Dahe clan is the most powerful, the leader of the tribal alliance, and the governor of Songmo Prefecture appointed by the Tang Dynasty.It can be said that the power of the Dahe clan is as powerful as the sum of the other seven clans. From this point of view, Li Jinzhong, the leader of the Khitan, deserves his name.

But Khitan is not a mature regime after all, it does not have a complete hereditary inheritance like the Turkic Khanate, and it does not have a local to central governance structure like the Tang Dynasty.Although the disgraceful masters of the various tribes worshiped Li Jinzhong as the master, each tribe was independent.

This time they rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, not so much because they could not bear the humiliation and oppression of the Tang people, but because they were coerced and lured by the Dahe clan, especially the latter.

Since the fall of last year, the various tribes of the Khitan have been hit by snowstorms, and the income from fishing and hunting is very meager, and all the tribes are deeply troubled by the shortage of supplies.Under such circumstances, after seeing Li Jinzhong's Dahe family looting Youzhou and bringing back a large amount of supplies, they realized that the Tang army's power in the north was empty, and they all enthusiastically joined the plundering of the Tang Dynasty. During the event.

Although Li Jinzhong was the leader of the rebel army, and even called himself Khan, there were various compromises in this situation, especially in terms of the distribution of spoils, and he had extremely strict agreements with the humiliating tribes.He has to try his best to satisfy the interests of the tribes in order to gain the support of these tribes.

The previous battle was going well, and the Tang army in Hebei could not hinder the advance of the Khitan army at all. Naturally, no one dared to challenge the authority of Li Jinzhong, the leader.

But even so, out of their own greed, the disgraceful masters of the various tribes still affected the actions of the army, advancing all the way to the Hebei Plain, causing the army to fall into a state of adversity.

Now that the Tang army coming from the south has reawakened the fear of the Tang Dynasty among the chiefs with practical actions, then Li Jinzhong's so-called accumulating power is obviously not enough. All the ministries gathered outside the Khan tent for their own interests, hoping to congratulate The family can fulfill the agreement before leaving the army and cash in their respective trophies.

But I can also think with my butt, if Li Jinzhong really meets their requirements, the ministries will not be grateful for it.Right now, there are still money, food, and spoils to restrain the various ministries. Once they are distributed to their respective hands, the various ministries will most likely abandon the Dahe clan and flee back to the northeast with their goods.

Compared to Sun Wanrong's rage, Li Jinzhong appeared calmer after the initial rage.

He dared to lead the chaos in the Northeast, and more or less possessed the temperament of a hero. He raised his hand in the banquet to signal Sun Wanrong to be calm: "The matter has come to an end, and it will not help to speak out any more. All the materials will be sent to For one part, let them comfort their troops. In terms of war, there is no need to hide it. You might as well tell them that the Huchi River has been lost. If you want to retreat along the river, you will be chased and killed by the Tang army along the way! If you want to advance like this, the army will be as smooth It is already impossible for them to return to the clan land, and the tribes can only stop the advance of the Tang people if they gather their strength together..."

The previous Khitan army could only gather together with a manic and unrealistic arrogance, and attacked from all sides in the territory of the Tang Dynasty.Although a new defeat has extinguished this arrogance and made the leaders of the ministries calm down, this fear is not all a bad thing.

Even without this defeat, Li Jinzhong is already considering the issue of retreat.Although the leaders of the various ministries are full of private plans and ignore the overall situation, they want to keep the current victory results, which is true and not false.

Let these people understand the severe situation they are facing now. If there is no powerful Dahe clan as their backing, they will be nothing more than a bunch of thieves and thieves scurrying into the country in the eyes of Tang Jun. They can be crushed by raising their hands, let alone imagine that they can succeed. Flee back to the northeast.

Sun Wanrong nodded after hearing the words. Although he felt a little unwilling, he still admired the master and brother-in-law in his heart, and he did not raise any objections.

But soon he said again: "The favors of the various tribes of our clan may still be under control, but if people from Houlu Xi hear that there has been a change in the war in the south, I'm afraid..."

Hearing this, Li Jinzhong's weather-beaten old face was also slightly gloomy, and he couldn't help sighing.

Among the Northeast Hus, Xi Ren was already very powerful, second only to Khitan, but now his main force stayed in Youzhou. Before that, Li Jinzhong used both soft and hard tactics, intimidated and lured him, and Xi Chief Li Dajiu agreed to lead the army to join him in the south.

But before Xi Ren arrived in Yingzhou, the defeat of Le Shou had already shaken the hearts of the Khitan army.If the news is sent back to the rear, it is conceivable that Li Dazhen will linger and continue to wait and see the situation. Perhaps in order to clear himself up, he chooses to surrender to the Tang army and cut off the retreat of the Khitan people.

"You must not let Xi Ren stay out of the matter, even if you can't win the final debate, let Xi Ren throw his body in Hebei!"

After pondering for a while, Li Jinzhong said again in a concentrated voice.He is also a Hu chief who hangs out in the Northeast, so he is naturally aware of the wolf ambitions of the leaders of the ministries, and the power of Xi Ren has already been consumed.

After making such a decision, Li Jinzhong ordered Li Dazhen's younger brother Li Lusu to be called into the account.This time Li Jinzhong's attitude was no longer as arrogant as before, and he even stood in front of the big tent to welcome Li Lusu's arrival.

After Li Lusu entered the account, Li Jinzhong stepped forward with a smile, took him by the arm and sent him to the banquet, and said straight to the point: "Do you think Shi Qilang has heard about the war in Le Shou?"

Li Lusu nodded after hearing the words, but he didn't dare to speak too much, and looked at Li Jinzhong with vigilance.

Li Jinzhong didn't care about this, but continued to sigh on his own: "I thought Tang's civil strife would continue, but I didn't expect it to end so soon. The turmoil in Tang's country should have been caused by our tribes in the Northeast. Now it seems that I miscalculated the good opportunity to take advantage of the situation. The new king of the Tang Dynasty is really good. He was originally a villain of his family, and he grew up in just a few years. His relatives Long, imprisoned and killed, the sky has no eyes, covering up sins!"

"But, Khan said so, could it be that he has already given up his intentions? Then my brother...hejian still has a huge army right now. He won a series of victories before, but now he only lost a short period of time in the south, and he still has the power to fight. !"

Hearing this, Li Lusu couldn't help saying, on the one hand, he was really afraid of Li Jinzhong, and on the other hand, he was naturally worried that if Khitan really retreated, it might cause them harm.

"Enough, enough...Before I sent troops, I didn't expect the clans to be so powerful. Although the army still has the fighting spirit, it is still far away in a foreign country. I really can't bear the corpses of the strong men of the clans. Now I can Calmly retreating to the Northeast, let the Tang Kingdom know that the tribes in the Northeast should not be insulted, and that we can still preserve the gains from the war. This is already the best situation. Even if we can win in the future, the enmity will only deepen. My Northeast Yuan clan provokes, and I will definitely supervise the army to fight again, when will it be possible..."

Li Jinzhong sighed, his demeanor seemed to be true and false, but his next words seemed to reveal his true intentions: "It's a long way from home, and the strong men have already thought of returning. After the battle of Leshou, the Hebei Yunqu was no longer a thing. I have, once the battle is unfavorable, the return journey may be even more difficult..."

Li Lusu didn't dare to believe what Li Jinzhong said, but when he heard this, his eyes couldn't help but lighten up, and after a moment of silence, he couldn't help but say again: "If Khan is worried about returning home, it's really a good idea." There is no need to retreat lightly. With the strength of boats and ships, the army is weak. But if the car is used as a boat, our troops are not inferior to anyone! If we can gain the strength of cattle, horses and animals, we will surely help the army to advance and retreat calmly!"

Xi Ren is good at building cars, which is also a skill that the Eastern Hu tribes do not possess.The chariot and transport capacity used in the Khitan army today was originally funded by Xi Ren.