Dou Yong was whipped a hundred times in public. These one hundred blows were actually enough to kill someone. Even if he didn't die on the spot, how long could he survive without anyone treating him?
Lin Ye just watched expressionlessly without saying a word.
After a hundred blows, Dou Yong was dragged out and beheaded in public.
Lin Ye ordered the disbandment of the two battalions of cavalry from Zhao He and Song Cunming. The soldiers panicked and had no idea what was happening.
The people sent by Lin Ye read the general's military order loudly, and they realized that it was because General Dou attacked privately that the entire cavalry battalion was wiped out.
Their general spoke for General Dou and was implicated.
The soldiers were asked to take off their armor, hand over their weapons, and then leave the ranks on foot.
They didn't want to leave, but it seemed that there was no room for recovery at this time.
General Xu Haoran bit the bullet and persuaded Lin Ye: "The soldiers are not wrong. Please show mercy to the general and keep them."
Lin Ye looked at Xu Haoran: "I killed two generals and expelled one general. The soldiers of these two battalions were resentful and leaving them behind would be a hidden danger. Instead of burying a team of more than 10,000 people in Dongbo, I would rather be cruel Let them all go."
Xu Haoran said: "But they are unarmed. Even if they share the food supply, it is very difficult and dangerous to walk back to Dayu. Moreover, if they can go back, everyone will be expelled from the army, and their future life will be difficult."
Lin Ye said loudly: "What you said is reasonable, but who can guarantee that they will stay and not affect the morale of the army."
Xu Haoran suddenly understood.
He immediately knelt down in public and said: "General, I would like to pledge my head as a guarantee for them. General, please hand them over to me. If there is any mistake, I will punish you first."
Lin Ye said: "I know you are kind-hearted, but this is a battlefield. I can't relax even a little bit, let alone take the lives and deaths of thousands of people as a bet."
Xu Haoran kept kowtowing in front of everyone and said: "General, my subordinates would like to issue a military order to ask for mercy, General."
Seeing him like this, the generals from other battalions also begged for mercy.
The soldiers all looked back. No one was leaving. They just hoped that General Xu could persuade the general.
A group of people tried to persuade them for a long time, and then Lin Ye nodded: "That's all, since you are willing to protect them, then combine the two battalions of soldiers and horses into one battalion. You are the general. If anything happens that affects the morale of the army, I will kill them first." you."
Xu Haoran quickly thanked him.
At this time, Xu Haoran probably understood a lot in his heart. Although the generals under Yun Guhong had previously belonged to the general army, they had always been somewhat unstable.
Dou Yong is the leader of these people, and he has to play rivalry with Lin Ye from time to time.
These people are afraid that they will be looked down upon, and they also have to pretend to be arrogant.
Even if Dou Yong hadn't attacked privately, the general would have dealt with these people sooner or later.
Xu Haoran took the two battalions of soldiers and horses back to settle down, gathered the soldiers together, and had a heart-to-heart chat for a long time.
The soldiers also knew it well. It would be more humiliating for them to go back like this than to become a deserter.
After things were settled, Xu Haoran came to see Lin Ye again.
Lin Ye seemed to be waiting for him. When he saw him arriving, he immediately sat down and said, "Let's eat together."
Xu Haoran sat down and said: "General, there should be no problem with the two battalions of soldiers. I am 70% to 80% sure that the situation has been stabilized."
Lin Ye hummed and looked up at the sky. It was already sunset, and it was not far from dark.
"Tonight you take the two battalions of soldiers and horses to attack the Beiye Army's catapult."
After Lin Ye said this, Xu Haoran was shocked.
"General, we just fought yesterday, so the Beiye Army must be prepared."
Lin Ye glanced at him: "We just fought yesterday. I killed Dou Yong and Song Cunming, and only let Zhao He go. Guess why."
Xu Haoran thought about it carefully, and then his expression changed: "Is Zhao He a member of Tuoba Lie?"
Lin Ye said: "Nine to eight out of ten."
He said: "Yun Guhong is not a fool. He still has an army of 500,000 people and was defeated so miserably. If he says that there are no Tuoba Lie people in his army, I will never believe it."
"When I dealt with Dou Yong, Zhao He's attitude was extremely fierce at first. Later, when I said I wanted to kill Dou Yong, Zhao He immediately kept silent."
Xu Haoran said: "He just wants to stir up discord in our army, and he doesn't want to die at all."
Lin Ye said: "I led the troops back sixty miles. Zhao Heruo is Tuoba Lie's man and has returned to Tuoba Lie's army at this time."
Xu Haoran stood up and said: "My subordinates are now leading the troops to the north, marching for sixty miles in a hurry, and then they will attack the Beiye Army later."
Lin Ye said: "Before you set off, summon all the officers above the rank of captain in Zhao He's army and tell them that I want to discuss matters with them and ask them all to come to me."
"yes!"
Xu Haoran responded and left without even bothering to eat.
Not long after, all the military personnel above the rank of captain in Zhao He's cavalry camp came to Lin Ye's side.
Lin Ye pretended to appease them, detaining them all and letting them do their own thing first.
After dark, Xu Haoran set off with two battalions of cavalry, first heading west, and after walking twenty miles, he ordered to turn north.
The soldiers didn't know what they were going to do. They just got the military order. General Xu had just arrived and was not familiar with them yet, so he had to train at night to see how good they were.
Lin Ye calculated the time and found that Xu Haoran was already dozens of miles away. He gave the order to capture all the officers.
Pang Panghai was interrogated separately. Within two seconds, someone couldn't stand the torture.
Zhao He had indeed been bribed by Tuoba Lie. When he was in Yun Guhong's army, he repeatedly sent intelligence to Tuoba Lie.
Tuoba Lie was aware of Yun Guhong's every move, and Zhao He was indispensable.
In addition, when Yun Guhong's army was fighting fiercely with the Loufan people, he sent an order for Zhao He's cavalry to support from the flanks, but Zhao He did not move.
He had 8,000 cavalry under his command at the time. If supported from the flanks, Yun Guhong's central army would not be trapped.
After the defeat, Zhao He dispersed most of his 8,000 men. He said they were defeated, but in fact they returned to Tuoba Lie's army.
He only brought this team of more than a thousand people to join Ning Haitang. Firstly, he continued to gather information for Tuoba Lie, and secondly, he also prepared a way out for himself.
When Ning Haitang led his troops to rescue Yangzicheng from Longzhangtai, Tuoba Lie led his troops north and bypassed Ning Haitang and exited Longzhangtai.
The closest distance between the two armies was only forty miles. That was not all because of Tuoba Lie's clever calculations, but because of Zhao He's intelligence.
Zhao He sent someone to inform Tuoba Lie about the location of Ning Haitang's army, so Tuoba Lie fled north so confidently.
When Pang Panghai came up with the results after questioning, Lin Ye directly asked people to kill the few people who knew about it, spare their lives, and send people to Yunzhou.
That night, Xu Haoran led more than 2,000 cavalrymen. They did not walk in a straight line, sometimes heading west, then north, and then back again.
The soldiers were all confused and didn't know what General Xu's intention was.
Going around and around, I couldn't tell where I was in the darkness.
Then Xu Haoran ordered to stop and rest for two moments. The soldiers ran around for half the night. They all got off their horses to drink water and ate some dry food when they had time.
Two moments later, a scout suddenly came back in a hurry, saying that he had gone the wrong way at night and was now not far from the Beiye Army camp.
He also said that the Beiye Army had discovered them and might surround them soon.
Xu Haoran immediately ordered to summon all the people from the two battalions and above.
Xu Haoran said loudly: "We are now surrounded by rebels. If we don't work hard to break out, we may be annihilated. In this dark night, the rebels don't care who you are. They will kill everyone they see. So this battle , if everyone works hard to move forward, there is still a glimmer of hope."
Although these officers above the rank of team leader did not know why they were surrounded by the rebels, they now knew how urgent and serious the matter was.
Xu Haoran said again at this time: "Over there."
He pointed in a direction: "The scouts have found out that this is the place with the smallest number of thieves. I will charge at the front, and you follow me to fight out. If we win this battle, no one will dare to look down on us again in the future."
After saying that, Xu Haoran got on his horse.
He said loudly: "If you still want to be Dayu's soldier, you are Dayu's famous hero. Charge with me and break the enemy's formation!"
The soldiers of both battalions knew that there was no other choice at this time but to move forward desperately.
So, after midnight, Xu Haoran led more than two thousand people and rushed into the Beiye Army camp in one go.
The trebuchet did not expect that the cowardly army would dare to come again, and no more ambush was set up.
Moreover, no matter how small the troops in the trebuchet position are, they are still in front of the Beiye Army's formation. No one can easily come to such a place.
When Dou Yong led the attack before, Beiye Army deliberately let them go.
At this time, Xu Haoran's soldiers and horses suddenly arrived, and even the Beiye Army, which was so well-trained, was beaten into chaos for a while.
Xu Haoran ordered that the trebuchet be set on fire, and all the places that could be burned were burned.
In the darkness, a fire broke out in the camp here. Tuoba Lie hurried out of the big tent. He raised his clairvoyant eyes from the highest place and saw that the fire at the front of his camp was already connected.
He immediately ordered to encircle them, but after Xu Haoran's team set fire, they had already left like the wind.
The Beiye Army cavalry was ordered to pursue them. At dawn, they were beaten by Lin Ye who was ambushing halfway.
The cavalry had no idea how many ambushes there were. After suffering some losses, they had no choice but to retreat to the camp.
Lin Ye ordered the cavalry battalion to retreat thirty miles and then rest on the spot.
At noon, Lin Ye led a group of soldiers to Xiantang City to check.
It can be seen that the Beiye Army has obviously increased its patrol team, but the number of trebuchets attacking the city is much smaller.
On the wall of Xiantang City, Yu Yu Chengchang was extremely excited last night. He saw the flames of the Beiye Army soaring into the sky with his own eyes, and knew that it was Lin Ye's team who was making a surprise attack.
He was so excited that he didn't fall asleep that night. After dawn, when he saw that the number of trebuchets on the Beiye Army's side had dropped sharply, Yu Yucheng laughed in a hurry.
Tuoba Lie stood in front of the formation, his brows furrowed.
Zhao He, who was standing next to Tuoba Lie, had a look of fear and anxiety on his face.
He came back yesterday and said that Lin Ye had retreated seventy or eighty miles. He also said that Lin Ye's army was now unstable and would never dare to invade easily.
He watched the two battalions of soldiers and horses being expelled, but he did not see that the two battalions of soldiers and horses were left behind by Lin Ye.
"General..."
Zhao He leaned over and bravely said: "It's all the negligence of humble officials. I'm willing to take the blame."
Tuoba Lie was silent for a moment and shook his head slightly.
"It has nothing to do with you, I still underestimated that Lin Ye."
Tuoba Lie said as if talking to himself: "I also underestimated the injustice of God. Human talent can sometimes make up for the lack of experience."
He looked up at Xiantang City.
"Go ahead with the order and attack day and night. Within five days, we must break through Xian Tang."
"yes!"
