When they brought the news that Zhigu Pass was lost, his wife was captured, and the King of Jin led 3,000 people to reinforcements but fell into a trap and was ambushed twenty miles south of Zhigu Pass, and disappeared after the defeat, Li Siyuan, the "Rampage General", was killing people in Yunzhou City.

It was a cold morning, and the wilderness of Daibei was as windy as the grasslands outside the Saiwai. Yunzhou, the feudal town of the Datong army, has been subjugated to the feet of his Shatuo people at this time, and since the defeat of the Northern War a few years ago and fled here, the Shatuo people finally came back again.

The soldiers and horses of the three tribes of Datong were defeated under the Yanmen Pass, Li Siyuan did not miss the opportunity, regardless of the opposition of the generals, led the 30,000 elite soldiers in the pass to pour out the troops, and chased and killed all the way, completely not giving the three tribes a chance to breathe and recover. Li Hengchong's soldiers and horses were like the waves of the sea, and like the wind on the grassland, a burst of tightness, violently and non-stop impacting the defeated soldiers of the three tribes.

The three tribes went from small defeat to big defeat, from defeat to rout, and then there was no more resistance.

Li Siyuan chased the defeated army, conquered Shuozhou, and then pursued all the way, and finally chased Yunzhou, and captured Yunzhou.

Outside Yunzhou City, Fighting Terrace, where Li Keyong and the seven generals of Yunzhou slashed Duan Wenchu and other court officials alive, the wind was sluggish, and the rain was drifting!

Early in the morning, there was already a river of blood here, and the severed heads were inserted on the wooden stakes on both sides of the ten-mile road along Yunzhou to Doujitai, which was extremely terrifying.

There were men and women, old people and children.

Anyone who drew a line with the people after the defeat of the Shatuo people, and even fell into the ground, there are also those who betrayed them at the beginning. They were all caught and beheaded.

But. It was mainly the people of the three tribes who were killed. The Anqing Division, the Sage Division, the Qibi Division, and Li Hengchong issued very strict orders to the people of the three tribes, and they took bloody revenge for betraying Shatuo and raiding Yanmen this time.

Especially for the Anqing Department and the Sage Tribe, which were originally called the three tribes of Shatuo, Li Hengchong directly ordered that all men who were higher than the three-foot horizontal knife should be killed. The old women were also killed, and the remaining young women were given into slavery by the meritorious soldiers.

At first, the tribal men who were about to be killed were still scolding, but later, when Li Siyuan's knife and axe hand was tired of chopping, he directly let the tribesmen who were about to be executed line up, and the ones from behind were executed from the front. The highest among the captives was Shi Jingcun of the Anqing Ministry, who was seriously wounded in several places during the ambush at Yanmen. He was besieged and captured, and was in a coma for many days. I've just sobered up.

Seeing Li Siyuan's ruthless methods, Shi Jingcun's face couldn't help but turn pale, his body was still in a weak state, and his face showed a painful look.

Two tall Shatuo knife and axe men tightly grabbed his shoulders and pulled his arms to the execution table, no matter how Shi Jingcun struggled, he was still getting closer and closer to the blood-stained stake.

"Betrayer, when you betrayed Sha Tuo, you should have known that there would be this day!" Li Siyuan held a two-handed heavy sword in his hand, stood on the side and said coldly, "You shouldn't have betrayed us in the first place, now, it's time to pay the price." Let's wait to be killed, no one can save you, even Li Jing can't save you. Those who betray Shatuo must die, do not resist! ”

Then facing death, Shi Jingcun could not face it calmly, he kicked and beat frantically, the two axe men called two helpers, and the four strong men buckled the poor guy together, and pressed his head firmly on the stake.

"When you get to the underworld, tell the king of Hades that you died because of your betrayal of Shatuo!" Li Siyuan said in a cold voice like a cold wind, "Those who betray Shatuo will never escape our revenge!" ”

Li Siyuan took out his two-handed big sword and swung it hard, the big sword cut off Shi Jingcun's neck with a single sword, a cavity of blood splattered, the head rolled out of Xu Yuan, and a pair of eyes were still dead.

Throwing the sword to the guards, Li Siyuan only then found that three people on horseback had come to the guillotine, led by his guards.

Li Siyuan recognized one of the knights as Shi Yan, a strong guy like a big bull, a warrior in the Shatuo army, one person against ten strong soldiers. This guy used to be the personal guard of King Jin, and he fought all the way up with real knives and guns, and now he should be a general in Blackstone Castle. Counting it up, Shi Yan is actually the righteous son of King Jin and his brother-in-law, but, relatively speaking, Shi Yan is not as close and trusted as King Jin as him, but this guy is definitely a fierce general.

The two didn't have much friendship in private, but he was still a little surprised to see Shi Yan appear here at this time. He looked at a few people, "Is something happening, General Shi!" ”

Shi Yan jumped off his horse and walked quickly to him, with a heavy face on his face, "Something is wrong, Zhigu Pass is lost, Mrs. and General Li Kening are captured, the King of Jin does not know, he led three thousand soldiers and horses to go, but he was ambushed by Li Jing himself leading troops twenty miles outside Zhigu Pass, three thousand soldiers and horses are gone, and the whereabouts of the King of Jin are unknown, and his life and death are unknown." He spoke in a somber tone.

Li Siyuan was stunned on the spot for a moment, and his mind was full of that sentence, Mrs. was captured. At this time, he suddenly found that in the face of the two major bad news of his wife's capture and the defeat and disappearance of King Jin, he was actually more concerned about his wife's capture.

"How is this possible?"

As far as he knew, Li Jing did not have many soldiers and horses to attack Daibei, and all of them together were only more than 50,000 people, and many of them were auxiliaries. Moreover, Li Jing captured several states in a row, and also divided troops to defend them, and there were more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in his hands. Madame guarded the Zhigu Pass, and there were more than 40,000 people together with General Li Kening, why did the Zhigu Pass fall so quickly? And when he and the King of Jin divided their troops, the King of Jin had 10,000 cavalry in his hands, why did he take 3,000 people to Zhigu Pass? What about the rest of the centaurs? Even if there were only 3,000 people, how could King Jin fall into Li Jing's ambush all at once?

There were countless questions swirling in his mind, making him dare not believe Shi Yan's words.

"Everything is Li Jing's conspiracy!" Shi Yan lowered his head and said. "Li Jing was unable to encircle Zhigu Pass before, so he led his wife to send troops from Yanmen to rescue, so that the three departments of Datong could take the opportunity to attack Yanmen. Then he used his wife to lure the king of Jin back to reinforce the army. Wait for the king of Jin to leave his large army. After leading the cavalry back to Taihang Mountain first. He immediately sent a surprise army to raid and capture the Black Stone Fort and Flying Fox City, and then captured the Zhigu Pass and outflanked the King of Jin. ”

"Aren't you guarding Blackstone Fort? Why can't you hold it? Li Jing only has about 30,000 people in his hands, how can he attack both Zhigu Pass and Black Stone Fort? ”

Shi Yan has been feeling guilty these days, and it can be said that the loss of Blackstone Fort is the beginning of this series of disasters. "Li Jing used two very powerful troops." He told Li Siyuan, "That's an air force, specially descending from the sky, and no matter how dangerous the checkpoint, it can't stop them." ”

Li Siyuan thought in his heart what kind of air force Li Jing had, it was so powerful. But now these are no longer the top priorities, the most important thing at the moment is to understand the whole situation of Shatuo.

"Where are you from? When was Madame captured and when did King Jin disappear? ”

"After the fall of Blackstone Fort, I fled the battlefield and rushed to Flying Fox City to report the news. But as soon as I arrived in Flying Fox City, the vanguard of the Qin army also arrived. I saw that the flying fox was difficult to defend, so I rushed to Lingqiu again, caught up with the king of Jin, and reported to him. After the king of Jin heard the news, he insisted on going to Zhigu Pass to bring back his wife, and he asked General Cheng Huaiyi to take 7,000 men and horses to Shoulingqiu, and he himself took 3,000 people to Zhigu Pass. Shi Yan recalled: "But that was five days ago, in fact, just the night before the King of Jin left Flying Fox City, Li Jing had already sent troops and horses to break through the three military villages of Zhigu Pass, and the back road to break through the Zhigu Pass City guarded by General Li Kening, and then Li Jing led his troops to surround the valley where his wife was preparing to ambush Li Jing, forcing his wife to surrender without a fight." By the time the unbegging King of Jin arrived outside the Zhigu Pass the next night, Li Jing had already waited for work and laid an ambush on all sides. The king of Jin was ambushed, and the three thousand soldiers and horses were gone, and he did not know whether he was alive or dead. ”

"You said Madame surrendered without a fight?" Li Siyuan was a little incredulous, and looked at Shi Yan suspiciously, Mrs. is definitely not that kind of person.

"In fact, at that time, Mrs. was about to fight a decisive battle with Li Jing, but the killer who mixed with Li Jing around her stabbed Jing Niang to death, held Mrs. hostage, and then Jing Sanniang ordered to surrender without a fight."

Li Cunxin, who heard the news, was shocked when he heard such a result. He looked at Shi Yan a few times, and suddenly said, "Madam was captured, King Jin disappeared, why are you safe?" ”

"At that time, after I caught up with the King of Jin in Lingqiu and reported the news, I was too tired and fainted, and the King of Jin asked General Cheng to take me back to Lingqiu City, and then we learned that the Zhigu Pass was lost, and the news of the disappearance of the King of Jin, General Cheng led the troops to evacuate Lingqiu City and retreat to the Taixi Pass on the border of the Wei Dynasty according to the previous instructions of the King of Jin. Then he sent me to report to Yanmen, and I arrived at Yanmen only to learn that General Lu Dao had defeated the three Datong tribes that came to attack, so I chased all the way and only now have I caught up. ”

Hearing that even Lingqiu City had been lost, Li Hengchong's face became a little gloomy again.

"Let's talk about any other bad news."

Shi Yan coughed a few times, "Also, the general should know that Lingqiu City is the main road to Hebei, connecting Flying Fox and Puyin, and now Black Stone Fort, Flying Fox City, Lingqiu City, and Bauhinia Pass have all been lost." The two main roads of Flying Fox and Puyin were completely under the control of the Qin army. ”

"So, our 50,000 infantry and Wang Jingchong's 80,000 reinforcements are blocked to the east of Taihang Mountain, so they can't come?" Li Siyuan stared at Shi Yandao in a low voice.

"Li Jing controls the Flying Fox and Pu Yin, and there will be no more reinforcements, unless they can also get an air force like Li Jing, otherwise, in a short time, they will not be able to capture the Bauhinia Pass." Shi Yan said helplessly.

"We have to find King Jin and save Madame!" Li Siyuan clenched his fists and said.

"It's been five days since King Jin disappeared on the battlefield, maybe King Jin has died in battle." Li Cunxin said coldly on the side, "Even if the King of Jin is still alive, but now the entire Ulzhou is under Li Jing's control, and the King of Jin is alone in the enemy territory, and it is very likely that he will fall into the hands of Li Jing." As for Madame, he is already in Li Jing's hands, maybe"

"Maybe what?" Li Siyuan's eyes widened angrily, glaring at Li Cunxin fiercely, he knew very well what Li Cunxin was going to say, but he would never accept that.

"Li Jing is not a decent gentleman, he has a group of wives and concubines, I heard that Li Jing has always favored his wife, and he admires him very much." Li Cunxin said deliberately.

"Bang!" Li Siyuan couldn't bear it anymore, and slammed a punch on Li Cunxin's face, hitting him with a nosebleed, rolling on the muddy ground, embarrassed.

"Someone, tie up Li Cunxin and detain him!"

"Li Siyuan, I am the Marquis of Duyu, in charge of military law, and supervise you, you have no right to arrest me!"

Li Siyuan glanced at Li Cunxin coldly, spat on the ground on the side, and said disdainfully to the guards on the side: "Take it down, take care of it!" ”

"Li Siyuan, you are taking the opportunity to eradicate dissidents, plotting against you, you want to take the opportunity to seize the power of Shatuo's army, you want to replace the King of Jin" Li Cunxin struggled and shouted, but unfortunately no one stepped on it. Even people such as Shi Yan who were not close to Li Siyuan in the past, at this time, they couldn't help but think in their hearts that the King of Jin was defeated and disappeared, his wife was captured, and the old patriarch was also assassinated, and several of the brothers of the King of Jin were still young, and several of them with a little ability, such as Li Kexiu and Li Kening, were now defeated and became Li Jing's prisoners. Among the many righteous sons of King Jin, Li Siyuan is now the deputy marshal of the army, and he has just won the Yanmen counterattack and captured the two states of Yunshuo in one fell swoop, with a very high prestige. The rest of the commanders, Li Sizhao, Li Cunzhang, Li Sien, and Li Siben are still in Hebei, separated by the east of Taihang Mountain. Li Cunjin, Li Cunxin, and Li Cunjin's qualifications and prestige are not enough compared with Li Siyuan, Li Cunxin is now detained again, and the entire Shatuo Army, the four prefectures of Dai, Xin, Yun, and Shuo east of Taihang Mountain, are now completely controlled by Li Siyuan, and they are decided in a word.

Even if Li Siyuan really had any ideas, at this time, no one would stand up and say anything.

"We have to find King Jin and save Madame!" After Li Cunxin was tied up and imprisoned, Li Siyuan's act of killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys had an excellent effect. Even Li Cunxin, who was responsible for supervising the army, was locked up by Li Siyuan, and who dared to ignore Li Siyuan's prestige at this time.

"King Jin is trapped in the enemy territory of Ulzhou, and trying to find it is like looking for a needle in a haystack." Shi Yan whispered.

Li Siyuan's eyes narrowed slightly, which was a sign before he became angry.

Shi Yan continued: "I mean that the King of Jin must be recovered, but I estimate that the King of Jin must still be alive now, otherwise the Qin army will definitely publicize the death of King Jin." Judging from the current movements, the Qin army has not yet found King Jin. I predicted that the King of Jin might be injured, and now he is hiding in a mountain somewhere near Zhigu Pass, and if we want to save the King of Jin, we can only send a small group of men and horses to find it. ”

Li Siyuan nodded at this time.

"General, I think that although it is very important to find the King of Jin and rescue his wife now, in addition to this, I think we should also consider how to recapture Ulzhou, at least to open up the Flying Fox and Puyin, reconnect Yizhou, and converge with our Hebei soldiers and horses and the soldiers and horses of Chengde Town." Shi Yan continued to be cautious.

Li Siyuan said in a deep voice: "Such a major decision must be made by King Jin after he returns!" ”

"General, the current situation is special, and the King of Jin doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, how can he make a decision. Moreover, the general will not be subject to the orders of the monarch outside, not to mention that the general is already the deputy marshal appointed by the king of Jin, and now that the king of Jin is missing and his wife is not there, it is reasonable that the general should take up this burden at this time. General, I ask the general to temporarily take charge of Shatuo's affairs and command the armies! ”

The rest of the generals also knelt down on one knee at this time, arched their hands and said loudly: "I implore the general to temporarily take over the affairs of Shatuo and lead the army!" ”

Li Siyuan groaned, a little hesitant, and after a long time, he nodded vigorously, "At this time of crisis, the general should be benevolent, since you value it, then I will temporarily take on this important task until the return of King Jin!" (To be continued......)