The king of Qin and his people traveled more than two hundred miles in one day and night, fighting dozens of battles. When they arrived at Gaobiling, the general manager Liu Hongji held the bridle and admonished him: "Your Majesty defeated the thieves and drove north to this point, which is enough. How can you not care about your body after going so deep? And the soldiers are hungry and tired, so it is better to stay here until the troops and food are collected." , and then it’s not too late to advance again.” The people of the world said: “King Kong’s plan is exhausted, and everyone’s hearts are separated from despair; success is difficult to achieve and easy to fail; opportunities are rare and easy to lose; we must take advantage of this situation to seize it; if it is further flooded, we will lose it.” Make the plan complete and not attack again. I have sacrificed my loyalty to the country, how can I care about myself!" Then he galloped forward, but the soldiers did not dare to say anything more about hunger. Chasing King Kong in Queshu Valley, he defeated them in eight battles in one day, capturing and killing tens of thousands of people.
——"Zi Zhi Tong Jian"
Marching more than two hundred miles in a day and night, this is already the ultimate speed of cavalry marching. If they continue to pursue, the horses will die of exhaustion. In Gaobiling, Liu Hongji grabbed his second brother's horse head and admonished him, saying, "Don't you cherish your body?" Besides, the soldiers were hungry and tired, so it was better to wait for the arrival of the army and food from behind before pursuing them. The second brother did not listen to Liu Hongji's advice because he knew that he was tired and Song Jinjiang was even more tired. He was in trouble and Song Jinjiang was more difficult than him. The competition between the two sides was who could persist to the end. Therefore, the second brother led the exhausted troops to continue the pursuit, and finally caught up with Song Jingang's main force in Queshu Valley. Song Jingang's soldiers had been marching for many days. They had already finished their food and were so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs. Although they were large in number, they had no fighting power. Under the attack of the Tang army's cavalry, tens of thousands of them were killed and captured. Song Jingang only had Led hundreds of cavalry and narrowly escaped.
After the battle, it was already dark. The second brother was covered in blood. He hadn't eaten for two days and hadn't taken off his shirt for three days. The soldiers were already exhausted, so they set up camp on a flat land to the west of Queshu Valley. Everyone was very hungry and wanted to bury the pot to make rice, but they were chasing lightly, so how could there be food? There is only one sheep in the whole army. The second brother ordered the sheep to be killed and made into mutton soup. Like the soldiers, he each drank a bowl of mutton soup.
After resting for a night in Xiyuan in Queshu Valley, the second brother left a few troops to guard the prisoners and take care of the wounded, and then led the rest of the troops to Jiexiu. After arriving in Jiexiu, they camped outside the west gate. The second brother asked people to go to nearby villages and towns to collect grain and grass so that everyone could have a full meal and the war horses could also be fed some fodder.
Song Jingang led hundreds of cavalry to escape into Jiexiu City. Yuchi Gong had already led 10,000 elite troops to arrive in advance. Including the original defenders in the city, there were nearly 30,000 horses in total, which was quite impressive. Song Jingang decided to stick to Jiexiu City.
After Song Jingang rested for two days, in the afternoon, he took Yu Chigong and others to the west gate tower and looked out of the city. Li Shimin's troops were stationed five miles away. They did not bring tents and could only sleep in the wild. Song Jingang observed for a long time, and finally made up his mind and said respectfully to Yuchi: "Early tomorrow morning, I will go out of the city to fight with Li Shimin."
"King Song, don't you want to stick to Jiexiu City? Why do you want to go out to fight again?" Yuchi Gong was a little surprised.
"There is not much food and grass in the city, so we cannot hold on for a long time. Li Shimin does not have many troops now. I will fight with him tomorrow and I am sure to eliminate him. If we wait for the main force of the Tang army to arrive, we will be in trouble."
At midnight on the next day, Song Jingang led 20,000 soldiers and horses out of the west gate. The team lined up with its back against the city wall, about seven miles long from north to south. The spears in the hands of the soldiers were densely arranged into a jungle of weapons, which was magnificent. The second brother also arranged his troops in formation, and his five or six thousand cavalry formed a square formation to fight. The two sides are at war with each other, and the war is about to break out.
After Li Zhiyun led the army to leave Luzhou City, they stayed overnight all the way to Jiexiu City. He led the new army to the front of the team. Because he didn't know how his second brother was doing, he was in a hurry and kept urging the team to speed up the march along the way. Gradually, the new army distanced itself from the brigade behind. Scarface rode up from behind and said, "Your Majesty, the army and food are behind. Should we wait for them?" Li Zhiyun shook his head and said, "No, I have asked Yin Kaishan and Fan Botong to take command on my behalf. The ones in front are Jiexiu City, let’s speed up.”
After a rapid march, they were only five miles away from Jiexiu City. In the distance, they could hear the roaring war drums and shouts of killing. Li Zhiyun climbed up a nearby hill with a scarred face, raised his telescope and saw two armies fighting fiercely outside Jiexiu City. Li Zhiyun observed for a while and had a general understanding of the situation on the battlefield. Song Jingang's army had the upper hand because of its numerical superiority. The Tang army commanded by the second brother, although they were all cavalry and had famous generals such as Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and Qin Wutong, were unable to withstand the opponent's attack because they were too few in number. They were retreating steadily, and the entire front line was in danger of collapsing. possible.
Li Zhiyun put down the telescope, turned to Scarface and said: "Wang Baoqiang, let the new army go into battle immediately. Let the firearms battalion attack from behind the enemy, and the other two battalions attack from both sides." Upon hearing this, Scarface cupped his fists and said: "Yes! "
The firearms battalion set up an artillery position on a high ground. The red cannon roared, and the shells exploded among the enemy groups, causing the enemy soldiers to flip over and the position was immediately in chaos.
Song Jingang was unwilling to fail and kept fighting despite being trapped. He wanted to eat this Tang army so that he could regain his strength. He commanded his men to launch one round of offensive after another. Both sides were furious. It seemed that the Tang army was about to be overwhelmed. But what he didn't expect was that Cheng Yaojin came out from behind. Of course, this Cheng Yaojin is not that Cheng Yaojin.
Song Jingang's soldiers had never seen such an army before. Although the opponent's number was not too large, their offensive was fierce. Especially those guys holding water and fire sticks. They can cause heavy casualties to their own side with the smoking sticks.
The second brother was extremely anxious because he could not withstand Song Jingang's attack. He did not expect that the enemy's rear was in chaos. When he saw the opportunity, he immediately commanded his men to launch a counterattack. Song Jingang's army was attacked from two sides, and suddenly it was in chaos. The soldiers fled east and west, trampling on each other, and completely lost their combat effectiveness. Song Jingang's command failed. Seeing that the situation was over and there was no way to save the situation, he had no choice but to grease his feet and start the escape mode again, leading more than a hundred cavalry to flee north.
The battle was over, and the bodies of men and horses, as well as the wounded and groups of prisoners, were everywhere outside Jiexiu City. Li Zhiyun rode over and met Cheng Yaojin. Cheng Yaojin laughed loudly: "King Chu, fortunately you came in time, otherwise we would have suffered a big loss." Li Zhiyun nodded and said, "Where is my second brother?"
"Oh, King Qin led people to chase Song Jingang."
After cleaning the battlefield, the army stationed outside Jiexiu City. Although Song Jingang was defeated and fled, Yuchi Gong still held Jiexiu City, and he still had 8,000 troops. Li Zhiyun ignored the dissuasion of Qin Qiong, Fan Botong and others and decided to go to the city to persuade Yuchi Gong to surrender.
"King Chu, I know that you cherish Wei Chigong as a fierce general, but you can send people into the city to persuade him to surrender, so why risk yourself?" Qin Qiong dissuaded him.
Li Zhiyun knew that there was actually no risk in going to the city to persuade them to surrender. Song Jingang had failed and escaped. Although Liu Wuzhou was still in Jinyang, he handed over all his troops to Song Jingang. Jinyang was actually an empty city. Therefore, it was only a matter of time before Liu Wuzhou escaped. Yuchi Gong was now desperate and had no choice but to surrender. Since we knew that Yuchi Gong was going to surrender, why did he give this credit to others? It would be better to go to the city in person to persuade the enemy to surrender, and go deep into the dangerous situation regardless of personal safety to talk about the good name of surrendering to the enemy chieftain.
"My generals, Yuchi Gong is trapped in the isolated city and has no way out. I personally went to the city to persuade him to surrender to show his sincerity." He put on a righteous look.
"But Yuchi Gong is a reckless man. What if he gets violent if we don't agree?" Qin Qiong was still worried.
"The king has made up his mind, there is no need for you to say anything more!"
When everyone saw that he was determined to enter the city, they didn't say much.
Li Zhiyun took Cai Hu alone to the south gate of Jiexiu City and told the soldiers on the top of the city that he wanted to see Yuchi Gong. After the soldiers went in to report, after a while, the city gate opened and Li Zhiyun was invited in.
After the two sides sat down in Yuchi Gong's mansion, Li Zhiyun said: "General Yuchi, Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang have failed. You are isolated and helpless and have fallen into a desperate situation. I know that you are a fierce general. If you surrender to the Tang Dynasty, you will be in trouble in the future." If you perform meritorious service on the battlefield, you will be promoted to a higher rank and enjoy all the glory and wealth."
Although Yu Chigong was a blacksmith and looked rude on the surface, he was actually very emotionally intelligent, well aware of current affairs, and a man who was good at adapting to the changing circumstances. He is not like Qin Qiong, who has an upright character. During the subsequent Xuanwumen Incident, Qin Qiong couldn't stand Li Shimin's murder of his brother, so he pretended to be sick at home and gave up his job. However, Yu Chigong not only actively participated in the Xuanwumen Incident, but also Killed Li Yuanji with his own hands. Therefore, he became a celebrity in front of Li Shimin.
At this moment, Yu Chigong stood up, walked to Li Zhiyun, cupped his fists and said: "Your Highness, King Chu, I will thank you for your sincerity. I am willing to listen to your heartfelt words and submit the two cities of Jiexiu and Yong'an to the Tang Dynasty." When Li Zhiyun heard this, he burst out laughing and said, "General Yuchi is indeed a smart man."
The second brother led hundreds of cavalry to chase Song Jingang. They chased for dozens of miles and came to Zhangnan Fort. Zhang Dezheng was inspecting the city when he saw a group of cavalry coming down from the city. They were covered in blood. He didn't recognize them at first. It wasn't until his second brother took off his helmet and waved it towards the city that he recognized it was the King of Qin and quickly ordered his subordinates. Open the city gate.
After the second brother and others entered the castle, Zhang Dezheng and his men were so happy that they shed tears. When the guards said that King Qin had not eaten yet, they quickly brought out the wine and coarse rice.
When Liu Wuzhou in Jinyang City heard that Song Jingang had failed, he was so frightened that he abandoned the city and fled all the way north into Turkic territory. The prefectures and counties originally occupied by Liu Wuzhou also surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
Li Zhiyun and his second brother led the army to enter Jinyang City. When they passed the city gate, they saw a wooden platform set up next to the city gate and were preparing to execute prisoners. Li Zhiyun took a look and saw that the prisoner about to be executed was Zhang Da. When Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang went south, the fourth brother ordered him to lead 500 infantry to Huangshe Ridge to fight Song Jingang. As a result, he was defeated and captured. After he surrendered, he led Song Jingang's people to deceive Jiexiu City.
Li Zhiyun turned to his second brother and said, "Zhang Da is quite brave in fighting. Fourth brother asked him to lead 500 men to fight against Song Jingang's 10,000 men. It is understandable that he was captured and surrendered. Can we not kill him?" After pondering for a moment, he said: "Zhang Da is the general of Bingzhou General Manager. You are the deputy general manager of Bingzhou. I will leave it to you." Li Zhiyun nodded, turned to Cai Hu and said: "Go over and tell them to release Zhang Da and bring him back later." see me."
