The battle to raid the front camp of the bandits was completely over. Not counting the captured bandit soldiers, the number of beheadings in this battle alone was the largest among the several raids, and it was also the bloodiest battle.
At this time, the officers and soldiers of the new army and garrison battalions were cleaning the battlefield nervously, and the approximate number of beheadings had been counted.
In this battle, Liu Yan's tribe beheaded more than 118,600 people and captured more than 13,600 people. According to the intelligence collected by the Military Intelligence Department and various ministries around the clock, Li Laiheng's troops in the former camp of the bandits probably numbered more than 200,000. In this battle, about 130,000 of his troops were wiped out.
Moreover, after cleaning the battlefield, many of the captured heads were of the heroic cavalry and armored soldiers among the bandits. Tens of thousands of armors and more than 13,000 war horses were captured in this battle. It can be said that the front camp of the bandits has been destroyed. Got it!
On the battlefield, the bodies of General Xie Junyou, General Zuo Guoyi, and General Tian Hu, General You Guoyi of the bandits' front camp were also found. However, no trace of General Li Laiheng, General Zuo Guoyi, and Gu Kecheng, General Zuo Guoyi, was found. It is estimated that the two took advantage of the chaos. Escaped.
On the other hand, for the New Army and the garrison, although this battle can be regarded as overwhelming, because the soldiers and horses of the front camp of the bandits refused to surrender, the battle was quite fierce in the end, so the casualties of the soldiers of each battalion were also higher than before. The three raids are bigger.
According to statistics, the battalions of the New Army and the garrison lost 1,879 people in this battle and 2,460 were wounded.
So far, the soldiers of Liu Yan's battalions have experienced long-distance raids and four large-scale raids. Including the wounded, more than 5,400 troops have been lost. The physical strength of the soldiers has also reached the limit. After all, the new army and the garrison have lost more than 5,400 troops. Military University
Some of the soldiers were infantry. In just a few days, such a southward and northward attack, during which they participated in four high-intensity raids, was too much for even the soldiers of the New Army and the garrison.
So while the soldiers of various ministries were still cleaning up the battlefield, Liu Yan summoned the generals of all ministries and announced the order to prepare to move to Dingzhou.
No one had any objections, but Xu Ming asked: "Mr. Ge, there are more than 13,600 prisoners, what should we do with these people?"
As he spoke, Xu Ming made a beheading gesture with his hand.
Seeing this, Miao Shao was eager to try, and obviously agreed with it. Although Chen Xun couldn't bear it, he didn't say anything. After all, the army had to go to Dingzhou quickly, and during the period, it had to conceal its traces and take tens of thousands of prisoners with it. It's really not a wise move.
The rest of the people also remained silent about this.
Liu Yan sighed. Most of those prisoners were knights and armored soldiers from the bandit's front camp, and some were gunmen. There were very few dead soldiers, because the bandit soldiers who could survive to the end of the war could only be elite. Those dead soldiers either ran away long ago or died in the chaotic battlefield.
So Liu Yan said in a deep voice: "Move quickly, the army will set off in an hour."
Xu Ming and Miao Shao clasped their fists and accepted the order, and set off directly with the others.
Not long after, screams were heard one after another on the south bank of Shahe River. Liu Yan sighed slightly when he heard the sound, this is the price!
Those rogue soldiers followed Li Zicheng to attack the city and hijack the people. They usually killed people, took property, and raped women. Since they enjoyed the so-called "happiness", since they were willing to rush
If Li Zicheng rebelled, he would have to bear the fate of his body and his head.
And Liu Yan also has to pay a price, which is psychological pressure. After all, killing prisoners has been regarded as an ominous thing from ancient times to the present, even if it is forced by the situation!
Less than an hour later, the new army and garrison battalions were assembled. A large number of heads and captured trophies were loaded onto the army's carriages, and some supplies were distributed among the more than 10,000 captured war horses.
"Let's go to Dingzhou!"
The army crossed the river in great strength from the bridge on the battlefield, and then headed east along the Shahe River, heading straight for Dingzhou.
Two days later, the new army and garrison officers and soldiers arrived in the west of Dingzhou City.
Dingzhou is an important town in Beizhili with a very important geographical location. It has been known as the "throat of Kyushu and the main area of Shenjing" since ancient times.
Historically, in the third year of Tianxing in the Northern Wei Dynasty, which was the 400th year of the park, Tuobagui changed Anzhou to Dingzhou, and since then the name Dingzhou began to appear.
In the ninth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court redefined the Dingzhou area. The state was governed by Dingzhou City and governed four counties: Dingzhou, Xinle, Quyang, and Xingtang.
It can be said that the several raids fought by Liu Yan and his troops during this period were all fought within the territory of Dingzhou. Perhaps future generations will collectively refer to this series of battles as the Battle of Dingzhou. Liu Yan and his troops looked at the distance and saw what was happening. The outline of Dingzhou City, I thought in my heart.
Although Liu Yan has never been to Dingzhou City in person, in his previous life, Liu Yan also visited many places in Hebei and heard a lot about Dingzhou.
There is a "landmark building" in Dingzhou City, which is the Kaiyuan Temple Tower, also known as the Liaodi Tower. Because the tower was built in the Kaiyuan Temple, it is commonly known as the "Landmark Building".
Kaiyuan Temple Tower".
This high pagoda is located in the Kaiyuan Temple on the east side of the South City Gate of Dingzhou. In the fourth year of Xianping in the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Zhenzong ordered the construction of a temple and pagoda in order to enshrine the Buddhist scriptures and relics that the monks of Kaiyuan Temple could retrieve from ancient India. It was completed in the second year of Zhihe in the Northern Song Dynasty and took fifty-five years.
Because Dingzhou was a strategic military location close to the Liao and Song Dynasties, in order to defend the Khitan, the Song Dynasty used this tower to observe the enemy's situation, so it was named "Liao Enemy Tower" (or "Liao Enemy Tower"). The Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda in Ding County has eleven levels and is about 84 meters high. It is an octagonal pavilion-style building. It can be said to be the tallest brick tower at this time and has the reputation of "the first tower in China".
At this time, the new army and the garrison had arrived outside Dingzhou City. The forward group had entered the city through the west gate without stopping at night. The magistrate of Dingzhou and a group of city officials also greeted Liu Yan at the city gate.
Liu Yan rode his horse and chatted with everyone for a while, then said that it was war time, and everyone did not need to accompany him. They could only handle the affairs in the city. As for the war, they did not need to interfere.
Na Zhizhou and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Yan raised his head and looked into the city, and saw the enemy tower in the city at a glance, so he thought to himself: "You can arrange people on the tower to observe the surrounding enemy situation with a telescope. It is also a good city defense facility!"
Liu Yan also knew that there is a Jade Emperor's Palace in Dingzhou City, which was built in the Yuan Dynasty and has the typical Yuan Dynasty architectural features of reduced columns. There is also a complete large-scale mural of "Pilgrimage of the Gods" painted with powder and gold during the Wanli period in the hall. The layout is dense and dense, and the characters painted have smooth lines.
It is said that this "Picture of Worship of the Gods" is so spectacular that even many ministers from the DPRK came to watch it.
, and left "calligraphy treasures" in the temple.
In addition, there is the Dingzhou Confucian Temple in the city, also known as the "Confucius Temple". It is located on Daoqiang Street in the city. It was first built in the second year of Dazhong in the Tang Dynasty and was later repaired in the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. Now it should be used as a government school, a state school or a school. It is known as "Zhongshan Temple has the best learning in the world".
Dingzhou Confucian Temple is the largest Confucian temple complex in Beizhili with the best preserved architectural pattern. The three adjacent courtyards in the east, west and middle that have been preserved have a central axis architectural layout.
The main buildings in the east courtyard are Chongsheng Temple and Kuixing Pavilion; in the west courtyard are Minglun Hall; in the middle courtyard are Dacheng Hall, Jimen and Lingxing Gate. At the same time, there are also scenic spots such as Dongpo Shuanghuai, Sophora baochun, and Luo Xingshi.
At this time, the Zhizhou of Dingzhou said: "The elder Ge suddenly led his troops here. The lower official did not have time to prepare a place for him to stay, so he asked the elder to move to Zhizhou Yamen to rest for a while."
At this time, Liu Yan thought of the Confucian Temple in the city, and said, "I won't go to the Zhizhou Yamen. I will send people to clean up the Confucian Temple. I will settle down in the Confucian Temple. The Confucian Temple will temporarily serve as my central army."
Zhizhou was stunned for a moment, then he took the order and hurriedly led people to prepare.
Miao Shao said with a smile: "Mr. Ge chose a good place. I heard that the scenery of Dingzhou Confucian Temple is good."
Liu Yan smiled and said: "The Confucian Temple is relatively close to the enemy tower in the city, so it is convenient to report."
Just when Liu Yan led his troops to Dingzhou City, Gu Kecheng and Li Laiheng fled back to Xingtang County. After meeting in the city, they were both very depressed.
At this time, Li Laiheng only had more than a thousand knights, more than two thousand armored soldiers, and thousands of dead soldiers who had followed him all the way.
And Gu Kecheng
The troops around him include more than 6,000 brave cavalry, more than 2,000 armored soldiers, and hundreds of fire gun soldiers.
This is all the remaining troops in the front camp of the bandits. Compared with the previous 210,000 troops, Li Laiheng and Gu Kecheng only had about 20,000 defeated troops at this time. Xie Junyou and Tian Hu were nowhere to be seen. It is estimated that Either he was caught by Liu Yan, or he died in the rebel army.
Under such great ups and downs, even Li Laiheng and Gu Kecheng, whose hearts were as solid as iron, were crying in each other's arms at this time.
Suddenly, the sound of war drums sounded in the city. Li Laiheng and Gu Kecheng were shocked. They hurriedly ordered the remaining soldiers in the city to climb up to defend the city. Together they came to the warning wall on the west city. They saw an endless army everywhere outside the city, with several large banners. Floating in the wind in the military formation, the middle pole is a bright yellow banner, the left pole is a cyan banner, and the right pole is a white banner.
Behind these three large bamboo poles, there are two green large bamboo poles. There are five large bamboo poles in total, which are the old camp, the middle camp, the left camp of the bandits, and the two new army battalions led by Wu Sangui and Chen Yongfu.
Here are all the forces of the bandits at this time, five battalions, more than 570,000 soldiers and horses!
When Li Laiheng and Gu Kecheng saw the main force arriving in a mighty manner, they suddenly had mixed feelings in their hearts. They stood on the top of the city and cried and shouted. The surrounding front camp troops were also looking like crazy, facing the dozens of people outside the city. Wan Dajun waved his hands and shouted at the top of his lungs.
Hundreds of thousands of thieves immediately entered Xingtang County. Li Zicheng led Liu Fangliang, Liu Zongmin, Wu Sangui, Chen Yongfu, as well as Hong Chengchou, Li Yan, Gu Junen, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others to the county government office in the city. Li Laiheng and Gu Kecheng knelt down In the lobby, waiting
Li Zicheng's downfall.
At this time, Li Zicheng had basically figured out what happened during this period after listening to Li Laiheng's account, and combined with the reports from the scouts of each battalion and the defeated troops of each unit.
As Liu Yan led his troops to fight in various places and successively annihilated the front camp, rear camp, right camp and firearms camp, Li Zicheng was extremely angry. Especially because of Li Guo's death, Li Zicheng was almost blinded by anger. If he hadn't been Li Yan, Hong Chengchou and others blocked it, and it was estimated that even Xingtang County would not enter, so they would just search all the way and start to restart the previous mode of robbing the city and coercing the people!
"Get up, the front camp's tragic defeat is not your fault!"
After being angry, Li Zicheng finally suppressed the anger in his heart, and then said to Li Laiheng and Gu Kecheng: "Next, the two of you will lead your troops to station in Xingtang County, gather the broken troops here, and recruit troops from the surrounding areas. , rebuild the front camp as soon as possible. At the same time, we are waiting here for the women, children, and family members of the old camp to arrive. "
Li Laiheng and Gu Kecheng immediately took orders.
At this time, Hong Chengchou stood up, knelt on the ground directly, and said: "My subordinate made a mistake in formulating the strategy. Please punish me!"
A trace of killing intent flashed across Li Zicheng's eyes for a moment, but then it disappeared and was replaced by a sense of powerlessness.
"Mr. Hong, please get up. Gu has already said that there is no problem with the strategy. It's just that Liu Yan is too cunning and treacherous. He actually used infantry to carry out such a mobile attack. This is beyond anyone's imagination!"
