In this good news, Ran Long told Liu Yu that the three thousand Qingzhou soldiers he led first kept their whereabouts secret after arriving in Lelang County.
They waited until the Goguryeo King Yifuli led more than 10,000 Goguryeo soldiers and 20,000 Haoqian people to enter the vicinity of Siwang City in Lelang County.
Ran Long and Zhang Tongcai led 3,000 Qingzhou soldiers and 1,000 Lelang County soldiers to suddenly rush out and charge towards the Goguryeo people.
The Goguryeo army led by Yi Fuli initially thought that the people of Lelang County would definitely rely on the city or fort to hold on as before.
The Goguryeo people never expected that thousands of soldiers would rush over regardless.
As soon as they engaged in the battle, Ran Long led three thousand Qingzhou armored soldiers like tigers entering a flock of sheep, killing the unprepared King of Goguryeo's troops and immediately defeated them.
Facing three thousand armored elites, the Goguryeo people, who had just entered the Iron Age, were defeated like a mountain.
Ran Long said in his heart that in this battle, nearly a thousand Goguryeo and Haoqian people were beheaded and more than a thousand were captured. If it were not for the lack of cavalry, more enemies could be killed and captured.
Finally, Ran Long said that he would continue to pursue the fleeing Goguryeo people, and strive to kill the Goguryeo people one more time before they fled into the dense forests of Gaima Mountain, so that they would not dare to go south again within one or two years.
"Okay, she deserves to be the queen of famous generals, uh, no, she should be the ancestor of famous generals."
Liu Yu was very satisfied with the news from Ran Long.
After Ran Long's great victory against the Goguryeo people, the reputation of the Qingzhou Army will definitely remain in the hearts of the powerful people in Lelang and Daifang counties. Even if the Qingzhou Army withdraws in the future, these huge influences will continue to remain. In the powerful hearts of the two counties.
Because there is only a few hundred miles of sea between Qingzhou and Lelang and Daifang counties. When the sea current and wind direction are suitable, it only takes two days to reach Lelang County from Qingzhou, which is much faster than land transportation. .
In this way, as long as the Qingzhou Army wants to interfere with the military affairs of the two counties, it can send a large army across the sea at any time. Facing the overwhelming advantage of the Qingzhou Army, if the powerful two counties of Lelang and Daifang want to get rid of the influence of the Qingzhou Army in the future, it will be a disaster. It's just too difficult.
Even Zhang Tong, the nominal governor of the two counties, would have to rely on the power of the Qingzhou Army if he wanted to continue to maintain his position in the future.
Later, Liu Yu ordered Yi Zhong to bring back the good news, and asked him to bring back all the captured Goguryeo and Haoqi prisoners when he returned to Lelang County. After all, the mining of several struvites on the Bohai Sea was still waiting to happen. Where are these prisoners going?
Yi Zhong, who had been promoted to the supervisor of the Qingzhou Navy, retired after receiving the order.
As soon as Yi Zhong left, a maid from the inner house hurried over.
"Master Sir, Madam asked your maid to report that Yunzhu has just given birth." The little maid was slightly out of breath because she was running fast.
"So fast? How about Yunzhu, is it a boy or a girl?"
Liu Yu was a little surprised. Didn't it say that it is very troublesome for women to give birth to children? He just came back yesterday and didn't have time to take a look. The baby was born in just a short time?
"It's a girl, and everything is fine with Yunzhu." The little maid's words were also full of joy. After all, as long as there is a happy event in the house, the master and his wife will usually reward their servants and maids.
"Girl, girls are good." Although Liu Yu said this in his mouth, he did not feel as excited as when he became a father in later generations. Maybe it was because he had been gradually affected by the customs of the Western Jin Dynasty, and it was difficult for these concubines to treat them the same way. Treated equally, even their children seemed to be affected.
However, this subtle emotion would not be noticed by others. For example, the little maid in front of him felt that Liu Yu was very happy because he immediately went to visit Yunzhu after hearing that his wife's maid had given birth to a girl. , not caring about any taboos, obviously very satisfied in his heart.
After Liu Yu finished speaking, he strode towards the inner house, wanting to take care of his newborn daughter and the young maid who had given birth to a child for him.
Meanwhile, on the Korean Peninsula.
The eastern part of Lelang County is a stretch of mountains, with some large and small flat lands scattered among them. Looking to the northeast, there is the densely forested Gaima Mountain.
On a forest road, a large group of soldiers with dirty clothes were sitting scattered on both sides of the narrow mountain road to rest. Many of them were exhausted and breathing heavily. Taking advantage of this gap, many soldiers gathered They went to a nearby mountain spring and started drinking water in big gulps. Some soldiers took out a little dry food they carried with them and started eating. However, it was obvious that many people's rations were not sufficient and they only took two or three mouthfuls. After that it was gone.
These people were the Goguryeo troops who had retreated from Lelang County.
Goguryeo King Yifuli was also among the defeated army at this time. He was still wearing his own iron armor, but his gold-plated armor had been thrown away, and he only had a bandage on his head.
At this time, one of his subordinates was holding a skin bag with both hands, which contained spring water that had just been brought from the mountain spring.
Yifuli grabbed the skin bag, raised his neck and drank a gulp of the cow. After drinking for a while, the King of Goguryeo suddenly dropped the skin bag in his hand to the ground.
"Where's Damo Dahe Yigan? Haven't you caught up with him yet?!" King Yifuli of Goguryeo said angrily to a slave.
"Damoda" means a kind of general name in Goguryeo. He Yiqian is the name of "Damoda". At this time, in addition to the royal family of Goguryeo, the nobles also had surnames similar to those of the Han people, but in terms of names, They also maintain the characteristics of the Buyeo family.
"Your Majesty, we have sent people to the back to respond, but we haven't seen the shadow of Damoda yet." A Goguryeo general came over quickly and said.
The "Da Mo Dahe Yigan" whom King Yifuli of Goguryeo cared about was one of Yifuli's most trusted generals. After the defeat at Sewangcheng in Lelang County, Yifuli followed the Goguryeo army and retreated north. However, they did not expect that the victorious Jin army in Lelang County would pursue them. They had been pursuing them for several days and annihilated many Goguryeo soldiers who had fallen behind. Even the "Damo Dahe Yigan" who was responsible for the rear cover was also there. After a battle with the pursuit ranger scouts yesterday, he disappeared and still doesn't know whether he is dead or alive.
At this time, King Eulli of Goguryeo only had two to three thousand followers. The rest of the Goguryeo soldiers were either wiped out by those terrible "iron armored troops" or dispersed and fled north. After all, the narrow roads in the mountains here are impossible. Passing through tens of thousands of troops at the same time, if that happens, it will be easy to be overtaken by the "iron armored army" chasing behind.
As for those Haoqiang people who followed the Goguryeo army in the autumn wind, they had already disappeared without a trace. After all, these Haoqiang people lived nearby and were familiar with the terrain. After being hunted down twice by the "Iron Armored Army", they all broke away from the Goguryeo army. , broke into pieces and ran into the vast mountains.
Although the Goguryeo King Yi Fuli wanted to escape quickly and get rid of the terrifying pursuers behind him, he and his Goguryeo army could not escape through the woods like those Hao Qiang people.
Because, in that case, King Yifuli will lose control of the army, and if they deviate from the main road and take a detour in the mountains to return north, they still don’t know when they will be able to get out of Gaima Mountain. Even if they go out, Yi It is also unknown how many soldiers King Forlì will have around him.
What's even more terrible is that Goguryeo is not a country with very solid royal power. In addition to King Efulli, there are many royal dignitaries who also have the power to inherit the throne. Goguryeo has also had repeated usurpations and murders. , rebellion and other struggles for the throne.
Therefore, if King Yifuli cannot quickly return to the country after his defeat to appease people and stabilize the situation, there is a great possibility that he will be kicked off the throne by his uncles and brothers.
This time, if Cui Ao, the newly-appointed Dongyi Colonel, had not deliberately pulled Goguryeo in order to suppress Murong Xianbei, Yi Fuli would have received the support of the Dongyi Colonel and forcefully subdued the domestic dignitaries.
Yi Fuli would not easily lead his army south to attack Lelang County.
"Send someone to search to see if there is honey nearby. I just saw bees flying around." King Yifuli said to a slave in an unquestionable tone.
After running for their lives for several days, these defeated Goguryeo soldiers did not dare to make a fire for fear of exposing their position to the pursuers. At this time, the King of Goguryeo already had two big sores in his mouth. He could no longer swallow the poor beans, rice and corn, especially I miss the wine and honey water in Marudo City.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take people there right now." The slave of the King of Goguryeo quickly turned around and assigned a few Goguryeo slave soldiers who were resting on the ground to search for honey.
These Goguryeo soldiers were not warriors or generals with status, they were just slaves. They did not dare to disobey the orders of King Yifuli's personal servants, so they had to drag their heavy legs to search around to see if they could find anything. Find the honey that King Ephrey wants to drink.
King Yifuli looked at the sky. In another hour, the sun will set. It is impossible to move in the mountains at night. In this way, those "Lelang County soldiers" who are chasing like mad dogs will not be able to continue. Chased.
Therefore, King Yifuli looked around and saw that it was flat, so he planned to prepare a simple camp here to guard against wolves, tigers, bears and other wild beasts at night.
King Yifuli had just called several generals to assign the tasks of camping, hunting, and fetching water. Before they started, a Goguryeo warrior ran over from behind, shouting.
"Your Majesty, it's not good, the pursuers are coming, the pursuers are coming."
As soon as these words came out, all the surrounding Goguryeo soldiers became nervous and frightened. In the past few days, the fear of being dominated by those ferocious "iron armored troops" resurfaced in everyone's mind.
If all the Goguryeo soldiers were not exhausted and their legs were as heavy as lead, they would have all run away without a trace when the first cry of surprise rang out.
At this time, everyone was still waiting and watching. These Goguryeo soldiers all hoped that the news was false and would allow them to have a good rest before nightfall. Otherwise, if this continues, I don’t know if they can still survive. Run back.
Yi Fuli thought so too. As soon as the Goguryeo warrior who was screaming in panic ran over, he slapped him across the face.
"Snapped!"
A weak slap helped the Goguryeo warrior regain some composure from his panic.
"Why are you panicking? Are those pursuers made of iron? They are also human beings. They have been chasing for so many days. How can they catch up again so quickly? You must know that they are all wearing heavy armor." King Yifuli said. The venting question immediately gained approval from the surrounding Goguryeo soldiers.
Yes, these Goguryeo soldiers had thrown away a lot of encumbrances in order to escape, and the pursuing soldiers were all wearing armor. How could they catch up so quickly?
According to the progress of the past two days, wouldn't it mean that the pursuers of the "Iron Armored Army" had been pursuing for forty miles along the mountain road today!
This is a rugged mountain road. How could the pursuers who have been chasing for several days be so fast?
The Goguryeo warrior who received a slap said a little aggrieved and panicked, covering his face.
"Your Majesty, they are indeed pursuing soldiers. What I saw with my own eyes on the trees on the top of the mountain were the soldiers wearing iron armor. I also saw some people who were captured by them and led them."
As soon as these words came out, Goguryeo King Eulli had no choice but to believe it.
If the pursuing "Lelang County soldiers" had Haoqian people as guides, it would be very easy to pursue them. Not only would they not get lost, but they could also easily follow and pursue them along the traces left by the Goguryeo people on the road.
Yi Fuli gritted his teeth bitterly and had to give the order.
"These damn slaves!"
"Everyone, get up and keep moving forward!"
As soon as King Yifuli finished speaking, the exhausted Goguryeo soldiers knew that the news that the pursuers were catching up was true. They all cheered up again. Their legs no longer hurt and their waists felt stronger. He had the strength to continue running for his life.
If it weren't for the rugged mountain roads that made it impossible to run, many Goguryeo soldiers would have lost their shoes long ago.
Behind these defeated Goguryeo troops, there was only a hilltop distance.
Ran Longzheng led the Qingzhou Army, and under the guidance of the captured guide Hao Qian, continued to pursue the fleeing Goguryeo people.
Traces along the way showed that the defeated Goguryeo army in front was quite close to Ran Long and the others, but in order to prevent an ambush and surprise attack, Ran Long had to pursue cautiously.
After crossing another hill, bursts of high-pitched shouts suddenly came from the front of the Qingzhou Army.
Ran Long heard among the crowd of voices the interactive and cooperative shouts of the Qingzhou Army's scouts and rangers, as well as the panicked shouts of some incomprehensible Goguryeo people.
After a while, several horses ran over from the front. They were the Qingzhou Rangers who were responsible for exploring the road ahead.
The leader is Ran Long's son Ran Liang.
In half a year, Ran Liang, who had grown much taller, was wearing light armor and riding on a horse. A Goguryeo soldier was dragged with a rope behind the horse's butt. The soldier's clothes were in tatters and covered with tiny... The blood stains were obviously the scars from being dragged to the ground after falling to the ground while running with the horse.
"My lord, I met several Goguryeo slaves who were hiding. I killed two of them, ran away with one, and captured this one."
On the face of young Ran Liang, it was obvious that he was not happy about escaping an enemy from under his hands.
Ran Long looked at the Goguryeo prisoner who was covered in bloodstains, and asked an accompanying Lelang County soldier to come forward and question him. This Lelang soldier could speak the nearby Goguryeo, Haoqian and other languages.
After a brief inquiry, the prisoner obviously had no sense of resistance and told everything he knew.
"King of Goguryeo?"
Ran Long was also shocked when he heard the Lelang soldier who was the translator telling him that Goguryeo King Go Eulli was in front of the pursuit.
Although he pursued for several days and achieved great results, the temptation of such an enemy king really made Ran Long a little tempted.
Although he is a foreign barbarian king, he is still a great meritorious service.
Ran Long thought that the defeat of the Goguryeo people this time was just taking advantage of the elite and powerful soldiers of the Qingzhou Army. However, if he could personally capture the Goguryeo King Yi Fuli, such a great achievement would be able to repay Liu Yu's kindness. .
Ran Long called the Haoqian guide and asked carefully. Then he looked at the Qingzhou Army soldiers behind him. It seemed that everyone still had plenty of energy.
Ran Long waved his hand behind him and shouted on the horse.
"Brothers, if you chase harder through this mountain road, there will be a stockade ahead, and then you will have wine and meat to eat!"
