Geng Chongmei probably left behind his most elite troops with the strongest fighting will. Under the cover of the night, the defense of the camp still caused some trouble for the Longqi Army who was attacking from behind.
However, although there are losses, they have little impact on the overall situation. To put it nicely, the Queen of the Wine Palace was actually an abandoned son. After resisting for half an hour, she was finally defeated by the Longqi Army. However, after this delay, most of the Liao army led by Geng Chongmei finally bought a lot of time and space to retreat southward.
This time there was no hesitation at all. Liu Chengyou gave the order and all the troops followed his lead. In the process of attacking the stronghold, the First Army was the protagonist, but there were always those who were unconvinced and wanted to take down Geng Chongmei, such as Yang Dutou of the Fourth Army.
The only thing that could be considered an accident was the burning of Tuanchi Village. When the fire broke out, it really involved some of the Longqi Army's energy.
When Liu Chengyou set foot on the land of Tuanchi Village, the surrounding area was devastated, the fire had been put out, and the air was filled with the choking smell of smoke. Most of the village was swallowed up by the fire, and in the quiet night, miserable cries continued. Not only were their homes destroyed, some villagers were also killed by the Liao army for resisting...
Almost feeling the heat wave that had not yet dissipated, Liu Chengyou walked to where General Geng Chongmei's tent was. Although half of his tent was burned, he still stood there "properly".
"Your Highness, this is the head of General Yan Bing!" An officer walked up to Liu Chengyou with a bloody head, dropped it on the ground, and reported excitedly.
Along the way, Liu Chengyou passed through the "mountain of corpses and sea of blood", and all kinds of broken limbs were deeply imprinted in his mind. This was his first close contact with the cruelty of the battlefield, but he felt surprisingly calm and seemed to be very used to the bloody scenes.
Only briefly glancing at the head that rolled a few times on the ground and was stained with dirt, Liu Chengyou asked: "Is he a person?"
The officer replied: "I heard from the captives that this beast is Geng Chongmei's tooth general and a member of the Geng clan. He was very fierce and led the Yan soldiers to intercept our army and killed several of our brothers. He was stabbed to death by Commander Ma with a sword. , cut off the head."
"No wonder the Geng clan members worked so hard for Geng Chongmei." Liu Chengyou said lightly.
"Is there any news from Geng Chong's US military?" Liu Chengyou asked Xiang Xun, raising his hand to fan the smell of smoke lingering in his nose.
Guard Xiang Xun was at the side and shook his head: "No news has been sent back yet. Geng Chongmei evacuated for a while after all. However, His Highness can rest assured that he will not be able to escape."
Hearing this, Liu Chengyou nodded. He was equally sure in his heart and did not lack the patience. He said relaxedly: "Everything is left to the generals. I will wait here for the good news from the front. I hope you won't let me down. But , if Geng Chongmei is captured alive, I would like to have a good chat with him."
Liu Chengyou's demeanor at this time showed stronger confidence than before.
More than 300 Yan soldiers were captured, all of them smoky and smoky. They were being driven to clean up the Liao camp and move the corpses.
Being in the village, with the sad voices of the villagers lingering in his ears, Liu Chengyou frowned and called to Xiang Xun and his soldiers: "Come on, come with me to meet the villagers."
Yu Zun was demoted, and Liu Chengyou met some village elders and expressed his indignation. Afterwards, he made his own decision and ordered that the village be exempted from this year's "summer tax". Due to the fierce fighting between the two armies, it was inevitable that more than half of the fields near Tuanchi Village were destroyed. Many people in this village will not only have to endure the destruction of their homes and farewell to their relatives, but may also go hungry. If there is war and the government imposes taxes...
Probably because of this concern, after some consideration, Liu Chengyou ordered Xiang Xun in front of several village elders: "After the Yan soldiers captured the prisoners, clean up the battlefield, leave a force of soldiers and horses to guard them, and let the villagers rebuild their houses. He gave it up to atone for his sins. He seized the grain from the Liao camp and distributed part of it to the villagers!"
"yes!"
After Liu Chengyou issued a few benevolent orders, word spread, which finally alleviated the sadness of some villages. Of course, Liu Chengyou did this not only out of sympathy for the villagers, but mostly for reputation. Although force is overwhelming in this era, the role of a good reputation cannot be underestimated.
In fact, raising hopes has been going on from all aspects since Liu Chengyou actively participated in the military affairs of Hedong.
...
Gaoping, north, an unnamed mound.
It was noon, the warm sunshine was shining down, and the weather was warm. Surrounding this nameless mound, waves of chilling air accompanied by the smell of blood are quietly gathering.
Even if they escaped in advance, they were still in a hurry. Sergeant Long Qi, led by the officers of the various armies, rushed forward with all his strength to pursue them as if they were beaten to death. Before they even left the southern foothills of Yangtou Mountain, Geng Chongmei's rear army was bitten.
After a night of chasing and killing, Geng Chongmei led the remaining army and occupied the mound for the final battle against the trapped beasts.
There's no way to escape!
Li Wanchao, on his side, had been sending people to keep an eye on the movements in the north. After receiving the news that Geng's army was withdrawing south, he decisively led his troops to cooperate and assist in the battle.
On the top of the mound, a flag with the word "geng" stood alone, and there was no time to build an undefended deer and firewood fence. The Liao army just hid on the mounds "cleanly" and faced the Hedong army that was surrounded on all sides with fear.
After fighting and fighting all the way, there were still less than two thousand soldiers following Geng Chongmei, but most of them looked desperate.
Geng Chongmei, guarded by some loyal tooth soldiers, looked at the eyeing Jin army with a miserable face, looking very bad and looking exhausted both physically and mentally. The old hand pressed the sword, and his lips opened tremblingly, and finally closed them. He knew that any words of encouragement would be useless.
Under the mound, Zhang Yanwei rode his horse in a circle, staring at the desperate enemy troops on the slope, and the corners of his mouth turned up in pride. Even though he had not slept all night and had been chasing hard all night, he was still very excited at this time. As the "former enemy commander" appointed by Liu Chengyou, he will have another important addition to his resume.
"Send the order to attack and give them the final blow!" Zhang Yanwei ordered directly after recruiting his own soldiers.
Under the order, the Longqi troops present, the Surui army, and the Luzhou army, with thousands of people and horses, all attacked the mound together.
The devastating battle is nothing to describe.
The Yan soldiers under Geng Chongmei did not put up any strong resistance. When the Hedong Army rushed up, most of them surrendered directly.
As for Geng Chongmei, at the last moment, he asked his men to surrender and chose to commit suicide. Instead, a fight broke out among the battalions over Geng Chongmei's severed head.
However, more than a hundred of Geng Chongmei's subordinates were angered by the humiliation of their commander's body. They rebelled and were all beheaded...
