After hearing the whole situation, Li Hao immediately took out the map and started thinking.
There is no point in chasing after Chu Fan. With the few people he has, they will not be conspicuous among the army.
So Li Hao raised his eyes, aimed at Jizhou and Bizhou, and asked in a low voice: "Do you think the An army wants to retreat to Jizhou or Bizhou?"
After Chen Xi thought for a moment, he said: "We should go to Jizhou. After all, although the distance to the two places is about the same, the road to Bizhou is too flat, which is conducive to marching.
But there was no danger to defend in the middle. An Jun couldn't really let Mr. Chu follow him all the way to Bizhou City, otherwise he wouldn't be able to enter the city.
On the other hand, Jizhou Road has Qishan Official Road in the middle. As long as a troop of troops is deployed here in advance, it can temporarily block Lord Chu and give him a chance to escape.
After all, An Jun probably didn't expect that we could come here so quickly. "
Regarding Chen Xi's judgment, Li Hao nodded in agreement, and then looked for opportunities along the way to Jizhou, and soon noticed something.
He immediately said, "Get everyone up and let's continue setting off."
Chen Xigang initially thought that the place where Li Hao was going was Qishan Official Road, and wanted to get ahead of An Jun and use the terrain to block them.
Only later, when he saw that Li Hao was taking a big turn and the direction was obviously wrong, he asked again: "Aren't we going to Qishan Official Road?"
Li Hao shook his head and said: "The Cui Guogong of Anguo is also a veteran on the battlefield. How could such an important place not be guarded in advance?
We don't know the situation, so rushing in may not solve it in time. If we are surrounded by An army, it will be really troublesome.
So we made a circuit from Ling County and took the mountain road directly to Longtaiyi behind Qishan Official Road. Although the terrain there is not as dangerous as Qishan Official Road.
But the An army didn't know our details, so they would use explosives to blow up the cliffs on both sides, and we would charge through the middle. If they had the ability, they would enter the mountain to encircle and suppress us.
Anyway, even if we can't stop them, we still have to bite off a big chunk of their flesh. "
Chen Xi heard this and replied: "Okay, but I'm afraid I have to say hello to Mr. Chu, let him know about this and come to support as soon as possible."
Li Hao said: "Indeed, then you go and do it. In addition, you have not forgotten the Anti Dragon Flag and other things that I asked you to bring from the Anjun Camp."
Chen Xi replied: "How dare I forget what His Highness ordered? It's in the baggage at the back."
Under the leadership of Li Hao, Li Hao's team of more than a thousand people marched much faster than An Jun's army of over 10,000 people.
Even though An Jun had the advantage of moving first, he still arrived at Longtaiyi some time in advance.
Immediately, Li Hao sent people along the road to find out the situation of Anjun, and he began to set up arrangements here.
First, he found a good location and buried the explosives. This time, Li Hao used everything he brought to give An Jun a big meal at once.
At the same time, they had to use trees and strips of cloth to camouflage themselves in the forest to make it look like there were a lot of people on their side, and set up some traps.
As for the finishing touch, I found a big and strong tree, made a flagpole for the Anguo Dragon Flag, and erected it directly on the top of the mountain in a conspicuous place.
After everything was almost done, Anjun was only a dozen miles away from here.
So Li Hao ordered his people to retreat into the woods on both sides. He got a simple chair and sat under the dragon flag, waiting for An Jun to arrive.
However, the Anjun scouts arrived first. When they saw this, they didn't understand the situation for a while. They immediately left a few people to come and investigate, and the rest hurried back to report to Cui Guogong.
Cui Guogong knew it was not good as soon as he heard it. After all, the only ones who could raise the dragon flag were Emperor An and the captured Su army.
But now that there was a big defeat, Emperor An fled in panic. It was hard to say whether he still had this thing with him. Cui Guogong didn't know his situation until now.
What's more, even if there were, he wouldn't appear here.
You must know that in order to stabilize the morale of the army, only the middle and senior generals in the army knew about Emperor An's defeat. But now Su Jun is blocked here.
Most of the time, love cannot be hidden.
But at this point, he can only do his best. Fortunately, the other party should not be as much as him.
Although he didn't know how the other side came, if there were enough soldiers and horses, they would definitely camp directly on the mountain road.
After some brief consideration, he ordered the entire army to rest, summoned a group of generals to inform them of the situation, and began to adjust the team.
Putting the most loyal and capable troops at the front not only allows for a quick breakthrough, but also makes it easier to abandon the vehicle to save the commander when absolutely necessary.
At the same time, scouts were sent out again to find out the situation, but before these people could get close, Chen Xi and his men took care of them.
After waiting for no one to report back for a long time, Cui Guogong lost his patience. After all, there were interceptions in front of him and soldiers chasing behind him. He really didn't have time to slowly investigate the situation.
Under Cui Guogong's order, the An army immediately began to take action. They were heavily armed with armor and sharp blades and moved forward.
On Li Hao's side, after seeing the figure, he immediately stood up to welcome him, and picked up the antique version of the loudspeaker and said: "Soldiers of Anguo, I am the Prince of Dashu. I want to tell you a piece of news here. Your Emperor An had been defeated and captured, and was sent to Sudu as a guest.
Before leaving, he had already negotiated with Gu. The war between the two countries has ended. As long as you can lay down your weapons, I, Dashu, will no longer pursue you for the crime of aggression, and allow you to return home and reunite with your family.
This dragon flag is proof that you must not listen to other people's deceptions. Some people want to use your hands to let our country kill your emperor to satisfy their own ambitions. You can't be fooled. . "
Immediately, Li Hao asked Chen Xi to stand up in the aristocratic clothing of Anguosha West, and use his own experience to describe the tragic defeat of the day to the An army below, as well as the tragic situation of Emperor An Li Xuan.
After all, when you go out, you have given this identity to yourself. Most of these people do not know Li Hao or any tribal nobles, so it is not up to Li Hao to make it up, not to mention that Li Hao still has something to prove.
These words of Li Hao and Chen Xi spread throughout the entire Anjun camp under the shouts of the soldiers on both sides of the cliff.
Then a commotion visible to the naked eye was formed, which made Li Hao's heart move. It seemed that this improvised method was wrong.
In pursuit of victory, Li Hao then had people throw the things they had found from the Anguo Central Army, which symbolized the status of the royal family and the leaders of various tribes, with a simple trebuchet made of tree trunks, and threw them at the Anguo Army.
The Anjun below came from various tribes. When they saw the seals belonging to their own tribes, they began to claim them, which immediately intensified the chaos.
Cui Guogong really didn't expect this move, but he definitely wouldn't believe this nonsense.
He immediately ordered his loyal forward troops to take the initiative, and this time his target was Li Hao.
After all, he had listened to Li Hao's words when he claimed to be the prince. If Li Hao could be caught, his predicament would naturally be solved.
Facing this scene, Li Hao did not immediately retreat, but continued: "Cui Guogong, I know that you are the father of Queen An Guo and the grandfather of the second prince, but you must understand that you are Emperor An's minister.
Do you care about the life and death of your own emperor in order to allow your grandson to ascend the throne?
All Anguo soldiers, are you just sitting back and watching the evil deeds of such unfaithful and unjust people? Will there be no loyal soldiers in the entire dynasty? "
Really, Cui Guogong was very angry by these words, because he knew that if these words reached Li Xun's ears and he returned to Anguo, he would not get any good results.
Although he may not have such thoughts in his heart, this was after confirming that Li Xun was dead.
But what can he do now? Is it possible for him to put down his weapons, or stop and reason with Li Hao? Obviously calling him directly is the most realistic option.
Li Hao continued to provoke a few words, and then when An Jun was approaching, he withdrew into the woods in the mountains, and by the way, he also took back the dragon flag.
An Jun chased after him without hesitation, and was soon led by Li Hao, who was killed by a trap and screamed again and again.
Those who took off their armor fled.
Seeing this scene, Cui Guogong strengthened his judgment in his heart. Li Hao did not have many soldiers and horses with him.
Now there were two ways before him. One was to lead a siege and arrest Li Hao directly.
With Li Hao in hand, this would be much more useful than a dragon flag. He didn't believe that Chu Fan would dare to remain indifferent, and it could also help him clear his name. Of course, this presupposed that Li Hao was not a fake.
But this requires taking some risks. If he hasn't caught Li Hao yet, Chu Fan will catch up from behind, and it will be completely over.
The other one sent a small force to stop Li Hao, and left quickly with the larger force, so as to preserve as much strength as possible.
After thinking for a moment, Cui Guogong still chose to seek stability. He immediately ordered the division of troops and sent two thousand troops to the mountains and forests on both sides to increase troops. He continued to move forward with the rest of the troops.
Seeing Cui Guogong's move, Li Hao cursed in his heart that he was a coward.
But now that the matter was over, Li Hao had no choice but to keep as much as he could.
Li Hao ignored the An army that had surrounded them. He ordered his men to move back and lead them to the rear, and asked them to wait at the explosives burial site.
When Anjun reaches one-third of the way, he ignites the explosives and attacks downwards with all his strength.
Pinch off the head, remove the tail, and hit the middle. This happened to be the place where Li Hao had just observed that there was the biggest movement when he heard Li Hao's provocative words.
In fact, Li Hao made the right choice this time. As the explosive exploded, An Jun, who had never experienced such a scene, was shocked and panicked, especially the part Li Hao pointed out.
After all, this thing is much stronger than thunder and fire bombs, both in terms of sound and effect.
Therefore, facing the Su army that rushed over later, they could not raise their fighting will at all, and almost collapsed at the first touch.
Seeing this scene, Li Hao thought that the opportunity had come, so he immediately led his people to drive behind them and used them to attack the Anjun camp, hoping to recreate the previous scene in the Anjun camp.
Li Hao's idea showed remarkable results among the rear army, but it failed when it came to the front army.
As expected, Cui Guogong was a strong man and cut off his wrists. He used an internal fight to kill the rebel army that was rushing towards them, and led the front army away without stopping at all.
That one was so neat and tidy that Li Hao couldn't help but sigh: "She is indeed a ruthless old woman who is very cunning."
Chen Xi also noticed the situation at this time and came over: "Your Highness, what should we do next? Should we go after him?"
Li Hao said angrily: "They still have at least 5,000 people. With our small manpower, how can we stop them without the right location? Moreover, if we leave, what will happen if the remaining Anjun comes to their senses?"
They ran faster this time, but the battle is not over yet. We will wait until we meet Marquis Anding. "
After withdrawing his thoughts, Li Hao decisively jumped out of the battle, ran to the mountain and tied up the Anguo dragon flag again.
After using explosives to attract attention, Li Hao repeated his initial words to persuade him to surrender.
This time there was no pressure from the top. After killing a few strong opponents to establish their authority, the remaining people basically chose to surrender one after another except for some who fled.
There was no way, marching and fighting were the most important thing for morale. Their morale was greatly reduced after being chased by Chu Fan before, and then they were hit by the capture of Emperor An, and then Cui Guogong abandoned them.
A series of blows made them really have no intention of fighting anymore, so even though they knew that they had more people than Li Hao, they still chose to put down their weapons.
So when Chu Fan arrived with his people, he saw Li Hao and more than a thousand people, guarding nearly 6,000 Anguo prisoners here.
However, Chu Fan came to see Li Hao immediately and expressed his concern: "Your Highness, everything is well. When I first knew that you were surrounded by Emperor An in Hezhou, it scared me."
After showing concern, he praised: "I didn't expect His Highness to have such a military strategy, destroying the Anguo camp in one battle, causing Emperor An to flee in panic.
Now, with a small number of soldiers and horses, they defeated the main force of the An army and captured so many people. It was really a genius. "
Li Hao said politely: "Gu's art of war was also taught by Marquis Anding, and you also share the credit."
After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled. They were originally from the same camp anyway, and Li Hao didn't mind sharing the credit.
After laughing, Li Haocai said: "Cui Guogong of Anguo has led about 5,000 men and horses and has already ran over an hour and a half ago. If we try to catch up, we may not be able to catch up.
I'm afraid Jizhou is difficult to capture, but there is still a chance in Bizhou. Please ask An Ding Houyun and my five thousand troops, and I will take them with me to capture Bizhou. "
Chu Fan didn't feel bad about the division of troops, but he just didn't want Li Hao to take risks, so he said, "How about I go to Bizhou? Your Highness has been traveling hundreds of miles in the past few days, which is hard work. Why don't you take the prisoners back to Qizhou?" It’s just a good time to take a break.”
Li Hao smiled and said: "No, I have a way to reduce casualties and break the city as soon as possible. But this is a royal secret, so I won't tell you in detail."
After hearing Li Hao's reason, Chu Fan really couldn't object and immediately agreed.
But instead of borrowing 5,000 men, he directly gave Li Hao 10,000 soldiers and horses, and sent his own marching commander to help.
