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In the middle of the first month of the second year of Qianfu, Wang Chong, the general of the Zhenguo Army stationed at the border of the Wei Dynasty, led 5,000 elite soldiers, and Lin Wu, who led 5,000 elite soldiers from Yunzhou, ambushed Li Sien and Li Siben led 10,000 Shatuo old and weak soldiers at the intersection of Yunshuo Dynasty Wei in Huanghualiang, and annihilated his army in a battle, beheaded 3,000 people, and captured 7,000 people, only Li Sien and Li Siben escaped with more than 100 horses.

At the same time, Li Jing led 5,000 Zhenguo troops to enter Yunzhou from Shuozhou, and then crossed the Purple River from Jingbian Army, and preemptively reached the Shan Yu Duhu Mansion on the south bank of the Jinhe River before the Shatuo people. Li Jing set up an ambush in the city to annihilate 2,000 Shatuo elite cavalry, and then raided the camp where the Shatuo people moved north.

In this battle, more than 2,500 elite horsemen and more than 3,000 new soldiers were killed before and after, and Li Guochang, the patriarch of Shatuo, was captured, and more than 4,000 new soldiers were captured, and nearly 20,000 Shatuo were captured.

After this battle, almost all of the Shatuo people's northward migration team was wiped out.

In the capital protection mansion alone, the whole city celebrates.

However, what made Li Jing a little dissatisfied was that nearly a day had passed since the battle, and in addition to capturing Li Guochang, several other important figures, such as Li Keyong's wife Liu, and two extremely powerful sons, Li Siyuan and Li Sizhao, had not been caught.

"Maybe he died in the chaos of the army, and he didn't recognize it for a while." Zhang Chengye said with a smile that he is in a very good mood now. Li Guochang was captured alive by the Zhenguo Army, which was the first achievement since this reversal. A few little people ran and ran, and there was nothing to fear.

At dusk, some cavalry discovered the loss of the Jinhe pontoon castle, and when Levi and his troops arrived, the pontoon bridge was burning with fire. Waited a day. Li Siyuan and Li Sizhao finally escaped from the encirclement and suppression of Tang Qi and crossed the Golden River. And Liu has not left. Instead, he led more than a hundred people. And later, more than 1,000 people who crossed the river one after another and gathered up held on for a whole day and night, until Li Siyuan finally brought back the news that Li Guochang had been captured, and then Liu ordered the pontoon bridge to be burned and withdrew to Baidao several times with the remnants of the army.

fell into the hands of the Tang army, and even if the Liu family wanted to save Li Guochang, they were powerless. They wisely chose to flee and save the last few men.

On the 23rd day of the first month, Wang Chong and Lin Wusuo led 10,000 Zhenguo troops on the north bank of the Jingbian Army on the north bank of the Purple River. At the same time, Li Jing left behind 2,000 cavalry and 1,000 Zhenwu troops to defend the capital and the palace, and also led 3,000 elite cavalry to the northwest bank of the Purple River.

On the 24th and 5th day of the first month, Zheng Congyan, Yu Xuan and others led 15,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry, a total of 18,000 people, rushed up. And the 12,000 cavalry of the five tribes had already driven the 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Shatuo people to the south bank of the Purple River at this time.

The Purple River originated from the northwest of Mayi, flowed from south to north, and after the first battle in the north of Yunzhou at the junction of the Zhenwu Army in the east of the river, it was changed to flow from east to west, and finally merged into the Zhenwu Army Riverside City into the Yellow River.

It's a river that's not too big and not too small, and it's the New Year. But the ice on the river was not enough for the army to cross calmly.

The current position of the various armies completely surrounded the 20,000 people used by Shatuo Like.

Within this turning triangle of the Purple River. Li Keyong was forced to the river, on the northwest bank was the 3,000 Zhenguo army led by Li Jingqin, and on the northeast bank was the 10,000 Zhenguo army infantry led by Wang Chong. And in the south of this triangle, thirty miles away, in the middle is the 15,000 infantry of Zheng Congyan's towns as the Chinese army, the left flank is the Dangxiang Tuoba, Tuyuhun Helian, and Zhenwu Army three divisions of 7,000 cavalry, and the right is Gesa, Anqing, and Qibi three divisions of 8,000 cavalry.

Li Keyong was not only copied by three breads, but what was even worse was that the northwest and northeast directions were rivers that could not be crossed, and he would die.

On the twenty-sixth day of the first month, Li Siben and Li Sien led more than ten horsemen all the way through the encirclement of the Tang army and rushed to Li Keyong's army.

Seeing that the two righteous sons had lost a lot of weight, the injuries on their bodies were not yet good, and they actually got into this dead place. Li Keyong was angry and excited, angry that these two righteous sons knew that they were going to come to death, and they were stupid. Excited that they knew that they were still coming to die, and he was moved by the loyalty of the two.

"You shouldn't have come!" Li Ke is very thin, and the beard on his face has not been taken care of for a long time, and it is unkempt.

"My lord, don't worry, we have 20,000 people, and we may not be able to defeat the Tang army." Li Sien said.

Li Siben nodded, there was a bright red scar on his face, which was very hideous. "The Tang army in the south was heavily guarded, and we easily passed through their defensive lines. We break through to the south! ”

"You shouldn't have come!" Repeating the sentence, Li Keyong was depressed, walked to the table, picked up a letter and handed it to the two, "Look. ”

Li Sien took the letter, opened it and only looked at it a few times, and immediately looked at it with shock, and the letter in his hand fell directly to the ground without holding it steady. Zhang opened his mouth and stammered: "The old patriarch has been captured by the Zhenguo Army?" That's impossible! ”

Hearing this, Li Siben was also startled, and hurriedly lowered his head to pick up the letter, and after reading it, he couldn't believe it, "This must be a conspiracy of the Tang Army." ”

"This letter is genuine, and I don't recognize my father's handwriting. Moreover, the person who sent the letter was an old guard general who had followed his father for decades, and there would be no mistake. Li Ke said in a deep voice with great pain: "The team of more than 30,000 family members we sent to the north has basically been wiped out. The three thousand elite horsemen are gone, and the families of the soldiers are gone. ”

The Shatuo people are now really exhausted, the 10,000 horses and horses that went east are all gone, and now the more than 30,000 people who have moved north are gone. Now the Shatuo people only have 20,000 men left in his hands, of which there are only 5,000 elite horsemen, and in fact, they are all new soldiers.

My father's letter was a letter of persuasion. Li Guochang is now in the hands of Li Jing, and only half his life remains. After 10,000 people were wiped out in the east of Zhilu Road, more than 30,000 people in the west road were also gone, and his son was besieged on all sides, Li Guochang finally wrote this letter of persuasion according to Li Jing's request.

"I haven't told you the news of the relocation of soldiers and horses to the north on the west road and the destruction of 10,000 people in the east!" Li Ke said in a gloomy voice, if these two news came out, the Shatuo army would inevitably be greatly moved, or even directly defeated. But if he doesn't say such news, Tang Jun will definitely say it. If you hide it for a while, you can't hide it for a lifetime.

"We can't just go down like this!" Li Sien said unwillingly.

Li Keyong led the two men to the lookout platform in the camp. Pointing around the camp: "Look! ”

Li Sien looked across the river. On both sides of the river corner. Torches spread all over the mountains, covered with riverbanks and mountains as far as the eye could see, and countless fluttering red flags flew in the night wind. And turning around, to the south of the camp, there were more torches. There are so many torches scattered that they can ecmese the stars in the sky.

"We only have three days of food left for the army!" Li Ke said in another deep voice.

Li Sien's eyes immediately widened. Oh my God, there are only three days of food stockpiles, how can this be fought. As long as they can't break the siege within three days, then they will not be able to break themselves.

Several people were silent, and the current situation was really about to die.

Li Keyong is also not in a high mood now, and his father's capture makes him extremely painful. He was still worried about his wife Liu, but no one told him what was going on with Liu, whether he was captured or died in the chaos.

At present, the Tang army of all roads is coming, and Li Jing's Zhenguo army has blocked the other side of the Purple River. They also occupied the Shan Yu Duhu Mansion, and the Shatuo people wanted to retreat westward. It is no longer possible to cross Yin Mountain through the White Road. Now even if Li Keyong wants to fight, he can only be forced to fight a decisive battle with the Tang army on this river beach plain, and he doesn't even have a defensive city position.

Li Keyong has no fighting spirit now, and wants to continue fighting, but the army has no food in stock, and there is no way out, how can he fight?

But let him surrender, he was unwilling.

That night, from the other side of the Purple River, a team suddenly rushed straight over, followed by a group of cavalry in pursuit. The cavalry was forced to the bank of the Purple River and jumped directly into the river.

Li Ke used the report, and hurriedly sent some people to row more than a dozen boats to respond. More than a dozen people were fished out of the river, and the rest were either killed or drowned.

"It's Siyuan, my lord, it's Siyuan!" Li Sien excitedly shouted at Li Keyong, and rushed into the Chinese army's tent with Li Siyuan on his back.

When Li Keyong saw it, it was really his righteous son Li Siyuan, and he couldn't help but be surprised. "Quick, bring him clothes, and add a brazier!" On such a New Year's Day, the river is full of ice, and ordinary people fall into the river and are not saved.

It was another change of clothes, another wipe of the body, and another brazier, and after a while, Li Siyuan finally woke up.

Seeing Li Keyong, Li Siyuan couldn't help but shed tears, this way, he took three hundred horses across the Jin River, all the way to the east, and wanted to find an opportunity to save Li Guochang. But Li Guochang was detained in the Shan Yu Protectorate Mansion, and he had no chance at all. Li Siyuan came to meet Li Keyong again to inform Liu's situation, and on the other hand, he also came to advance and retreat with Li Keyong.

Looking at Li Siyuan, Li Sien, and Li Siben's three righteous sons, Li Keyong was very moved. Hearing that the Liu clan was now protected by Li Sizhao and had retreated to the north of Yinshan Mountain first, found the Tatars and obtained a place of refuge, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

In the past few days, he has been depressed and decadent, but now, he is unwilling to fail like this.

"Madame also knew that Lord Lu Dao was trapped here, and Madame asked me to tell my lord a word, the strong man broke his wrist. If it should be decided, it will be decided, otherwise it will be chaotic. Li Siyuan was tightly wrapped in a wolfskin robe, and his body was still trembling.

"A strong man with a broken wrist?" Lick rubbed his one-eyed gaze.

"My lord, in the current situation, with those 15,000 infantry, there is absolutely no escape, and when it is critical, only by getting rid of them and taking 5,000 elite cavalry can you have a chance to leave." Li Siyuan persuaded.

Li Ke was shocked with his heart, there are only these people left in the Shuituo people now, if they get rid of these fifteen thousand young people, then what is left of the Shatuo people? If you think about it carefully, what Madame said is right, continue to stay, and the last one will not be able to escape. If you are willing to give up, you will not be willing to get it.

"But in the current situation, the Tang army is surrounded on all sides, where do we flee from?" Having made up my mind, the most important thing now is how to act.

Li Siyuan fought up and down, took a bowl of hot tea handed over by Li Ke with his own soldiers, drank a few sips, and finally felt a lot more comfortable.

He walked to the map, pointed to the map, and said, "When I came, I passed by the camp of the Zhenguo army, which did not have the most soldiers and horses, but their defense was the most tight. Three hundred horsemen rushed over, and only a dozen people survived at the very end, and if it wasn't for the adults, none of them would have survived. If we want to break through, it is not feasible to the north, first, the Zhenguo army is very strong, and second, the pontoon bridges on the Purple River in the north have been burned, and we cannot cross the river quickly without boats. Although the weather is cold now, there is still ice on the Purple River, and it is impossible to cross the river directly for a while. ”

"Madame had already thought about this when she came, and Madame meant that we would break through from the south."

"Breakout from the South?" Li Sien was taken aback. "Even if we can really stand out, but the further south we go, the more we return to the encirclement of the Tang Army? How else to cross Yin Mountain? ”

Li Siyuan's hand pointed to the map and drew a circle on the map. His fingers rowed south from the south bank of the current Purple River, returned to Shuozhou, passed through Lanzhou, reached Hehejin on the east bank of the Yellow River, entered the west bank of the Yellow River, and then crossed along the Yellow River, pointed to the Tiande Army at the most, and crossed the Yellow River from there to the north, all the way to the north of Yinshan.

Li Keyong couldn't help but take a breath, this is a huge and difficult marching route, passing through six or seven states, thousands of miles. But when he thought about it, he couldn't even think of it, could Tang Jun think of it. If Tang Jun couldn't think of it, wouldn't it be successful. Now Shuozhou, Lanzhou, and even Zhenwu, Tiande, and Xiasui are all in the Zihe area, and the town is very empty. If they take this road, not only can they avoid a head-on fight with the Tang army, but they will also have supplies on the way.

"Okay, just take this road, fight!" Li Ke slapped the table case, and a fierce light appeared in his single eye. "Sien, go and call my uncle."

Li Keyong's uncle is naturally Bai Li Youjin, and Li Youjin, the governor of Shatuo, is currently the second person below Li Keyong in the camp. Li Youjin and Gai Yu arrived together, and the two were also discussing defense and other matters before.

Li Ke went straight to the point and said the plan to break through to the south, and Li Youjin nodded in agreement.

"But there's still a problem with that." Li Keyong frowned, "Keyong wants to ask his uncle to help with this." ”

"What needs my old bones, just say." Li Youjin was not polite.

Li Ke stared at Li Youjin with his eyes: "I hope that my uncle will lead the battalion of 15,000 infantry to launch an attack on the Chinese infantry battalion in the south tonight to cover the cavalry breakthrough." ”

Li Youjin was stunned and speechless.

"Uncle, whether the Shatuo people can avoid the scourge of extermination, it depends on you, 15,000 infantry, there must be a person of high moral integrity to command, otherwise, it will not be able to cover the cavalry to break through. Only my uncle can be qualified for this candidate. Li Keyong continued.

This is to send him to death, no matter how generous Li Youjin is, he can't easily agree to come down at this time.

The scene froze for a while, and when Gai Yu saw this, he hurriedly said: "Actually, I have a sentence, I don't know whether to say it or not!" (To be continued......)