Chapter 918: Desperate Fiasco
Li Na's logistics base was in Liaocheng, Bozhou, which was supposed to be Zhu Zhu's territory, but Li Na preemptively occupied it and stationed heavy troops in Bozhou, just to actually occupy Bozhou and cut off Zhu Jun's thoughts.
There are about more than 200 miles from Yuancheng to Liaocheng, and the march will take at least three days, and it will pass through several counties in the middle, Li Na's army looted grain all the way, and at the same time looted property, spoiled women, and the marching speed was not fast, often marching for half a day, looting for half a day, and resting for a night at night.
The team walked for two days before arriving in Shen County, Li Na's columns robbed the county all night, collected countless grains and treasures, and then led the army to continue eastward, that night, the army arrived at the junction of Weizhou and Bozhou, the border of the two states is a small river, called Shen River, because of Shen County and get its name.
On both sides of the river are endless wheat fields, it is winter, the wheat has not yet sprouted, the snow on the ground has not yet melted, the weather is very cold, the soldiers did not sleep all night last night, and after another day of marching, they are generally tired and sleepy, and they really can't walk.
Perhaps because of the crossing into Bozhou, Li Na felt a little relieved, so he ordered to rest on the spot.
The tents were burned down, and some soldiers grabbed sheepskins and blankets, and even many soldiers directly grabbed the bedding and spread it on the ground to rest.
Li Na also ordered the slaughter of pigs and sheep, even cattle, mules, and donkeys, and slaughtered them together to satisfy the hunger of the soldiers, after all, it was an army of 60,000, and it was not easy to fill the stomachs of so many soldiers.
It was tossed and turned until one watch, and the soldiers were full of food and drink and went to sleep.
The Qi army grabbed more than a dozen big tents in Shen County and distributed them to important generals, Li Na considered the next move in a big tent, the big tent was brightly lit, he stood in front of the map with an oil lamp, Weizhou he no longer considered, the key is to keep Bozhou and Dizhou, as well as some Dezhou and Cangzhou.
Li Na also knew in his heart that Dezhou and Cangzhou would definitely be taken away by the Jin army, and he couldn't control it, so he could only try to keep Bozhou and Dizhou, and Bozhou he would inevitably encounter Zhu Jun's condemnation, Zhu Zhu also regarded Bozhou as something in his pocket, and the war for Bozhou would break out sooner or later.
At that moment, a candle he had placed on the side of the table 'clicked!' It fell to the ground with a thud and was immediately extinguished, and then the teacup on the table quickly shook and let out a 'da! Da! Da! 'voice.
Li Na was stunned, what was going on, and he himself visibly felt the ground tremble.
"Not good!"
Li Na suddenly responded, he shouted, turned around and ran out of the big tent, "Alert, the enemy is coming!" ”
Several pro-soldiers struggled to ring the alarm bell, 'Dang! While! While! The alarm bell rang, and the soldiers around them were awakened, but the soldiers who were farther away were still asleep, and they were so tired and sleepy that it was difficult to wake them up. Moreover, the 60,000-strong army was spread for several miles, and the alarm bells alone could be called.
"Lord Wang..... Look! One of the soldiers pointed into the distance and shouted in horror.
Li Na looked into the distance, his heart sank into the abyss, and he saw that the moonlight had turned dark red, and the dust was so thick that it obscured the moonlight, and under the hazy blood-colored night sky, the black cavalry came like a tidal tide that broke the embankment, and it was less than two miles away from them, and the momentum like a landslide made him almost breathless.
In despair, Li Na hissed again and shouted, "Tell the brethren to flee!" Run! ”
The soldiers could not care about the other armies, so they forcibly helped Li Na onto his horse, and hundreds of soldiers surrounded him and urged the horse to gallop.
At this time, the sleeping soldiers were awakened by the violent trembling of the earth, many soldiers saw the cavalry killed in the distance, and immediately peed their crotch in fright, and the soldiers who were a little more awake pulled their legs and ran wildly, and more and more soldiers were awakened, so frightened that they rolled and crawled, shouted and shouted, and ran for their lives.
The storm finally swept in, tens of thousands of cavalry slaughtered into the Qi army, the flesh and blood of the soldiers were like dry grass at this time, crushed by the dense and violent war horses like devastation, countless Qi soldiers were knocked down, torn, trampled into flesh by iron hooves.
This was the most tragic scene since the establishment of the Qi State Domain, they were attacked by 50,000 Jin cavalry, and it became so luxurious to even leave a corpse to die.
'Woo-woo-'
The commander Guo Song issued an order to disperse the army, and the 50,000 cavalry began to disperse, from the previous impact of the collapse of the mountains to a huge net more than ten miles wide, and everyone under the huge net could not escape, either die or surrender, and be wiped out.
In this night raid, the 60,000 Qi army was almost wiped out, and most of the escapees were generals and their personal soldiers, adding up to no more than 5,000 people, more than 10,000 killed and more than 40,000 surrendered.
After fleeing back to Liaocheng, he led thousands of remnants of the army and the 20,000 troops left behind to evacuate to the south bank of the Yellow River, abandoning Bozhou and Dizhou.
This northern expedition caused the Qi army to lose 80,000 troops, which greatly damaged Li Na's vitality and slumped from then on.
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The day gradually dawned, groups of dejected prisoners of war were escorted by the Jin cavalry to gather, all the soldiers took off their armor, threw away their weapons, thinking of the scene of last night's killing, many people's hearts were still palpitating, they were secretly glad that they could survive, and even glad that they were soldiers and got out of the war.
More than 43,000 prisoners of war gathered in a wilderness, all sitting on the ground, anxiously awaiting their fate, surrounded by more than 10,000 cavalrymen with spears in their hands.
Thousands of soldiers were cleaning the battlefield, gathering corpses and burning them, then digging deep pits to bury them, weapons and armor and the looting of their belongings piled up, as well as thousands of livestock that had not had time to eat.
The Jin army was not without casualties, hundreds of people tripped over their horses in the process of attacking the enemy army, and even men and horses died in the chaos.
At this time, Guo Song appeared on the high platform, and tens of thousands of prisoners of war were suddenly silent, and more than 40,000 pairs of eyes looked at Guo Song.
"All the Qi army brothers, listen!"
Guo Song said loudly to more than 40,000 people: "I am Guo Song, the king of Jin, since you have become my prisoners of war, then I will not slaughter again, I will let you go home and reunite with your families, but not now, according to the custom, you will serve three years of hard labor, and after three years, let you go home." ”
Guo Song's voice was very loud, and most of them heard it, and suddenly there was a whispering voice.
A lieutenant in the front row mustered up the courage to ask, "May I ask His Royal Highness the King of Jin, what kind of labor are we going to serve!" ”
Guo Song waved his hand to silence more than 40,000 people, and he said loudly: "Someone asked me just now, what kind of labor do you have to serve?" First of all, I told you that you are not slaves, just miners, mining iron ore or copper ore, and secondly, you can earn three times a month, you can eat and clothe yourself, and you can also write letters to your families, you are not foreign invaders, you are all people of the Tang Dynasty, and there is no reason to abuse everyone. ”
At this time, General Pei Xin whispered to Guo Song: "Your Highness, the battlefield has been cleared, and all the armor materials have been loaded and ready to set off at any time." ”
Guo Song nodded, and said to everyone: "I've finished saying what I should say, let's go!" ”
50,000 Jin troops escorted more than 43,000 prisoners of war and began to march north.
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In the Yuancheng Defense Envoy Army, dozens of angry generals surrounded the commander Fu Xuan and shouted, "Marshal, you can't forget it like this, he promised us at the beginning to make the son of the former lord as the heir, but he killed them all, even the princess and the old lady were killed, what is this?" We must be given an explanation, how did the former lord die? ”
Fu Xuan was noisy for a while, and he didn't know where the news came from, and his generals were all enraged, but Tian Xu did go too far and killed Tian Yue's wife, children, and mother, isn't this tantamount to telling everyone that the former King of Wei was killed by him?
But Fu Xuan knows very well that Tian Xu has already grasped the power, and it is impossible to find him to settle accounts, and this matter can only be resolved, but he can't let everyone accept the reality, and now the crowd is excited, and if it is not good, it will cause chaos, and now it can only be dragged back, and this matter cannot be delayed.
Fu Lan was helpless in his heart, so he had to shout to everyone: "Everyone, please calm down!" Please be quiet and listen to me! ”
Everyone gradually quieted down, and Fu Xuan continued: "Now that the enemy is present, we should be sincerely united, and we must focus on the overall situation, we will talk about this matter later, I believe that King Wei will definitely give you an explanation in the future." ”
"Old general, didn't Zhu Jun and Li Na withdraw their troops?"
"Everyone, they just can't capture Yuancheng and withdraw their troops temporarily, they will definitely make a comeback, now we have to focus on the overall situation, and defending Yuancheng is also the top priority, and anything else can only be said later."
Fu Luan's prestige is extremely high, under his repeated persuasion, everyone left separately, but Fu Luan's heart was heavy, if this matter is not handled well, I am afraid it will be a big trouble in the future, he sighed long and left with a heavy heart.