Xun Yu and Xiao Yan listened to Li Yi's poem recited aloud, although this poem was a little different from the poetry that is popular today, but they realized the true meaning of it.

Especially Xun Yu, who was born in a famous family, has received a good education, and is also very good at poetry and songs. He felt that the short poem of only four sentences recited by Li Yi contained something even more than "South of the Battle City" in "Eighteen Songs of Advocating Cymbals" that described the battle formation.

It seems that his cousin, who has made great achievements in battle, not only has a high attainment in battle formation and military strategy, but also has a good understanding of poetry and songs.

Xun Yu secretly wrote down this poem with only four sentences.

After a while, Li Yi gradually recovered from his great grief.

He looked at Dian Wei, who was squatting beside him, and asked in a low voice, "What about the enemy?" How much did the enemy flee approximately? ”

"The rebels were killed more than 17,000 people, wounded more than 14,700, captured more than 15,400, and we estimate that the rest escaped, about 3,000 people." Dian Wei said disappointedly, "Among them is Gongsun Wen." Many of the captured enemy soldiers said they saw Gongsun Wen fleeing south with his men. ”

Li Yi shook his head and said very dissatisfied: "We are a night raid, and we have killed nearly 3,000 soldiers......"

"Our losses are mainly infantry." Xun Yu sat next to him and comforted him in a low voice, "The lord can use a dense infantry phalanx to fight the enemy's cavalry, and he is still in a weak position, which is already very remarkable. In the past few decades, on the battlefield in northern Xinjiang, the battle that can annihilate more than 40,000 enemies at a time is the Battle of Fuli River commanded by the lord. ”

Xiao Yan sighed softly and didn't say anything. In the Yellow Turban Army, he witnessed the death of more than 100,000 people, hundreds of thousands, and he was numb to the blood and cruelty on the battlefield. On the battlefield. Human life is like an ant, what can a little pity and sorrow change?

"Although these Hu people have no formal training, they are naturally tyrannical and aggressive, and each of them is quite capable of fighting. We were able to achieve such a result entirely because of a sneak attack, which caught them by surprise. If we face them face to face during the day, 25,000 against 50,000, there is no chance of winning at all. Xun Yu continued, "Although our losses are a little bigger. But after all, more than 40,000 rebels in Liaodong were eliminated, Gongsun Yu was captured, and the plan of the lord was completed. Because of the fall of Gongsun Yu, the entire battle situation in Liaodong will undergo earth-shaking changes, and the day of the defeat of the rebels is just around the corner. ”

Li Yi reluctantly smiled and said, "Brother Wen Ruo has this confidence? ”

Xun Yu was very excited, and he smiled: "With such a brave and good fighting force as the lord and the Youzhou Iron Cavalry, how can the Liaodong rebels be opponents?" ”

Li Yi pointed to the battlefield in the distance and said: "If the rebels in Liaodong are so difficult to fight, even if I have more troops, I can't withstand such losses." Keep fighting like this. Our troops will be finished in no time. After the army is finished, what else is there to talk about pacifying Liaodong? Brother Wen Ruo looks up to us. ”

Immediately, Li Yi turned his head and said to Dian Wei: "Shunzhi, inform Li Xun and gather the cavalry immediately." Send someone to tell Zilong. Let him immediately order Cheng Pu to gather his troops. At the same time, Li Xun, Cheng Pu, Zhang Ze and Fang Bao were ordered to immediately come to the camp of the Chinese army. ”

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Li Xun was the first to rush to Li Yi's big tent.

Li Yi pointed to Yangle City on the map and said to Li Xun: "You rush to Yangle immediately." ”

"I'm not sure if Gongsun Wen entered Yangle City again with the defeated army, but we know that the rebels didn't have anything to eat. There was no food at all, and it was difficult for them to sustain themselves except for killing war horses. So each of you takes two horses. Set off immediately, chase all the way, and rush to Yangle as fast as possible. ”

"The enemy is being chased by you, hungry and tired, and in desperation, it is possible to re-enter Yangle City and temporarily avoid your pursuit. If they enter the city, surround the city and wait for the main force to arrive. ”

Li Xun looked at the map carefully and asked, "Lord, are you sure they fled to the direction of Yangle?" ”

Li Yi smiled: "How can there be such a certain thing, it's just that it is more likely that he will escape there." Besides, Yangle is not far from here, and it won't take much time for you to take the cavalry on a run. ”

"My lord, what if the enemy goes to Yangle and flees directly to Changli?" Li Xun then asked.

"Just give up." Li Yi said, "Give up." The army will also go to Yangle tomorrow. ”

Xun Yu asked in surprise, "Lord, why did you withdraw?" We eliminated Gongsun Yu, just took advantage of the victory to chase and kill, and took Changli in one go, and the soldiers could also make war exploits again. Why didn't the lord do such a good thing? ”

Li Yi smiled bitterly and said: "In the battle of Fuli River, we suffered huge losses, and now the 25,000 army is less than 20,000 people who can fight except for the dead and wounded, and everyone is tired and needs to rest urgently. In addition, we did not bring enough food. If I don't withdraw and go, who will give us food and drink? ”

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Cheng Pu, Zhang Baiqi and Fang Bao galloped over.

Li Yi greeted him from afar, and saw that Zhang Baiqi had several bandages on his body, and asked heartbrokenly, "Is the injury serious?" ”

Zhang Baiqi grinned and nodded, and said, "I have been resting for several months, and I was injured in the first battle, which is too unlucky." How is the lord's injury? ”

Li Yi patted his leg and said helplessly: "It hurts." ”

Cheng Pu said with a smile: "I think there should be an article in the military discipline that the commander of the army must stay away from the battlefield command, otherwise he will be deducted for one year." ”

Li Yi waved his hand and said with a smile: "What's in it for you?" Aren't you the leader now? ”

Fang Bao smiled: "Demou probably killed refreshed, and forgot about it." ”

Cheng Pu said: "How can I, the main general, compare with the lord, who is the commander of an army......

"Alright, alright...... Li Yi said, "stop." You set off immediately and rushed to Yangle. ”

He immediately said his thoughts, and then said: "If Gongsun Wenji Yangle is surrounded by Li Xun, he will definitely break through." So you have to be faster, and get to Yangle as early as possible to help. ”

The three of them hurriedly took their leave.

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Gongsun Wen ran for nearly fifty miles with his troops in one breath before stopping.

The soldiers and the Youzhou army fought on the battlefield for half the night, and then they were chased by the iron cavalry for a long time, and they were tired and hungry, almost lying on their horses.

Gongsun Wen ordered the soldiers to kill horses to satisfy their hunger. There is no food, only killing war horses to eat, first fill the stomach and then talk. The scattered soldiers who fled all the way gathered under his battle flag, and in a short time, there were nearly 3,000 people.

Seeing Gongsun Xiao, Gongsun Wen was angry and couldn't wait to stomp on him. But now that Gongsun Xiao had more than 1,000 people in his hands, he didn't dare to kill him casually, so he had to scold him.

The two sat together dejectedly and discussed how to escape back to Changli.

Now there is only one road, which is to cross Fuli Mountain, but this road is difficult to walk, it takes a long time, and there is no food, so the soldiers are very likely to scatter in a hurry.

Just when the two of them were worried and hesitant, Li Xun chased after him with the Youzhou Iron Horse.

Gongsun Wen and Gongsun Xiao hurriedly led their troops and continued to escape.

In the afternoon, the rebels fled to Yangle.

The soldiers had been running for more than a hundred miles in a row, and they were tired and tired, and it was good to be able to continue riding on their horses. Many of the wounded could not support it, so they simply gave up fleeing halfway, and their lives and deaths were decided. At this time, the rebels just can't enter Yangle City. If you continue to escape, you will immediately be wiped out.

Li Xun immediately commanded the troops to surround Yangle City.

The next morning, Cheng Pu rushed to Yangle with the infantry.

After Gongsun Wen and the soldiers rested for a day in Yangle, they were still preparing to break through, but when they saw the infantry of the Youzhou Army arriving, they couldn't help but think of the unbreakable phalanx on the battlefield of Fuli River, and their hearts suddenly despaired to the extreme.

In the afternoon, Li Yi rushed to Yangle with a large army.

On the third day, the logistics troops transporting grain and grass also rushed to Yangle, followed by Xu Maogong and other staff officers.

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"Gongsun Yu and Gongsun Wen's 50,000 troops have been resolved, and the counterinsurgency of Liaodong vassal countries is half completed." Li Yi stood up and laughed loudly, "If General Zhang Jaw can quickly solve Gongsun Han, the rebels of the Liaodong vassal state will be swept away, and when the time comes, with the experience of the rebellion of the Liaodong vassal state, I think the other three counties will make a wise choice." ”

After speaking, Li Yi looked at Shi Tianfeng, the former head of the general's mansion, and said, "Yuan Hao, you immediately write a good news to the imperial court, describing in detail the course of the Battle of Fuli River. ”

Seeing that the lord was so excited, Tian Feng agreed again and again.

Xu Maogong stood up at this time and said to Li Yi: "Lord, there is still a matter to be solved urgently. ”

Li Yi was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"It's how to deal with Gongsun Yu and the Hu captives." Xu Maogong said, "This matter is very important, and if it is not handled well, it will affect the lord's counterinsurgency plan." After the Battle of Fuli River, there were less than 30,000 troops left. Now we have to guard the prisoners and prepare to attack the city, and the troops seem to be very tight, and we can't concentrate on the siege of the city, so I hope that the lord will make a decision as soon as possible. ”

Li Yi nodded and said, "Mao Gong has thought it through, this matter is indeed very important. ”

He asked Xu Maogong to sit back on the seat, groaned to himself, and slowly walked back to the desk, and did not speak for a long time. It's not that he didn't think about this problem, but first, the possibility of catching Gongsun Yu is very small, and second, how to deal with Gongsun Yu is directly related to the counterinsurgency and future stability in Liaodong, so he felt that it was very tricky, so he didn't think about it deeply. Now that Gongsun Yu has been caught, this issue has immediately become a top priority.

Gongsun Yu's prestige among the Hu people in Liaodong is very high, and killing him is likely to provoke more Hu people to rebel. Will the rebellion in Liaodong intensify because of the death of Gongsun Yu?

But he had no right not to kill him. If you want to pardon Gongsun Yu, you must play the Son of Heaven. But if it is played, it must explain the reason for not killing Gongsun Yu, and it must be a very convincing reason, otherwise, his fate may be almost the same as that of Huangfu Song. (To be continued.) )