Chapter 714: Going west

After the Hebei army swept away the six counties like the autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves, the Wei army in the Central Plains had already become increasingly declining. Especially after Li Mi's defeat in Luokou, the fall of Cang City in Luokou, and the fall of Hulao Xiong Pass and other defeated information to the six counties, the elite Wei army stationed in Jindi and was once famous and had fallen into a scattered sand after giving up on itself.

Chen Kefu optimistically estimated that there would be no large-scale and organized resistance incidents, but before the troops stabilized the city's defense, the city's occupying army would be in the most dangerous state. He thought, and issued a clear order. According to his clear order, teams of troops and horses were driven out according to the order, and the cavalry rushed to key departments in the city. The troops would be concentrated in several city gates, city walls and arsenals, and they would be prepared for the vast areas and Wei army camps in the city. In fact, they could not be unprepared. The Hebei army had 100,000, but the Wei soldiers in the six counties outside the city had reached 200,000. The surveillance of those prisoners was already very troublesome. Now there are nearly 50,000 prisoners of war in the city, which makes the number of prisoners nearly three times that of the Hebei army.

At the east gate of the city, Chen Kefu got off his horse. This is the defense center of the entire city. Not only are there key defense points such as the city gate, but the weapons warehouse is also here. The coalition soldiers are transporting large bundles of arrows and stones to the city tower, and the civilians in the city also spontaneously come to help the Hebei soldiers. Seeing Chen Kefu leading a large group of people, the residents cheered warmly: "Welcome King Chen to Jindi Pass! Long live King Chen!"

Chen Kefu waved to the crowd and responded modestly: "Thank you all for your hard work!"

At the exit of the city road, the Wei army was retreating. They were the troops stationed in the city defense and handed over the position under the orders of the officers. In the team, more than a dozen Wei soldiers were carried away by stretchers, with the blood of the big beaches left on the ground, which was shocking. The officer reported to Chen Kefu that just half a quarter of an hour ago, the Wei army troops stationed here refused to withdraw and had a conflict with the Hebei soldiers who came to take over. From verbal confrontation to physical conflicts, both sides finally moved their knives. Twelve Wei soldiers were seriously injured, and one of the Hebei soldiers was also bleeding. Fortunately, before a larger riot caused, the conflict was suppressed by the Wei officers who came.

Looking at the backs of the Wei army, Chen Kefu was very worried that the newly subdued Wei soldiers were volatile. It was unpredictable whether Huang Junhan and Bing Yuanzhen could suppress them all the time. In the straight and unconcealed eyes of the Wei soldiers, he saw both joy and relief, as well as fear and hatred. Although the siege lasted only three days, the defenders in the city also suffered great casualties. In particular, most of the Wei soldiers were from peasant soldiers, and many of them were all in the entire family. After a big battle, many of them lost their father, son, brother and other relatives.

After entering the city today, he had seen too many senior officers below Bing Yuanzhen. Many senior officers surrendered to themselves without hesitation. On the contrary, many of the ordinary soldiers had strong hostility towards the Hebei Army.

It was raining last night. The city road was still wet at this time, and there were bulging pools everywhere. The air was filled with a strong atmosphere, tense, chaotic and tricky. Taking over a major city, each unit was different and lacked a unified command system, so everyone did their own work. The messengers were running around anxiously, shouting hoarsely, soldiers from the south were scolding, while people from the north shouted and shouting.

The bows, catapults, crossbows, etc. were piled up in a mess, blocking the roads, and the endless flow of troops came and went, blocking each other and colliding. The voices were noisy and chaotic, and even if they were talking face to face, Chen Kefu frowned. Seeing the arrival of King Chen, the officers in the army hurried up to greet him and salute.

Chen Kefu replied, "Which unit is from you?"

The officers reported their respective troops, including an acquaintance of Chen Kefu, the infantry battalion captain Wang Dekun, who was a civilian during the third expedition of Liao. Later, he was conquered by the Pojun camp into the new army. He was later selected to join Chen Kefu's personal guard for making many contributions. Later, he was selected to join the Pojun martial arts lecture hall. As early as a year ago, Wang Dekun graduated from the martial arts lecture hall and transferred to the infantry camp as a lieutenant. Seeing his former personal soldiers, he grew up to be a lieutenant commanding hundreds of people, Chen Kefu was very pleased. He talked to him affectionately for a while and gave him a short sword with him. Later, Chen Kefu quickly divided the defensive areas for them. After distinguishing their responsibilities, the chaotic state immediately improved greatly, and all preparations gradually got on the right track.

Chen Kefu climbed up to the height of the city tower and looked out. A black shadow appeared at the end of the distance, and flags and brigades of people appeared. The rapid sound of horse hooves came from afar, and more Hebei soldiers were coming to Jindi Pass quickly. He turned to a bushel on the city road and sang: "Brothers!" He was busy with Hebei soldiers and turned around.

Chen Kefu's voice was very sincere: "Brothers! We have traveled a long journey and fought for thousands of miles. From the first day of the New Year to now, we have been sleeping in the open and we are very tired. I know all of these. On behalf of the court and the thousands of people in the six counties who were rescued from the war, thank you for your efforts!"

The soldiers listened intently. On this tired and irritable afternoon, Chen Kefu's calm voice seemed to have a magical magic. It could be heard clearly in the most chaotic turmoil and attracted everyone's attention. Just like a clear spring flowing through the chaotic heart, a smile appeared on his tired face. The applause gradually sounded. But amid the cheers and applause, Chen Kefu's calm words were still clearly audible, as if they were right next to everyone's ears:

"We fought thousands of miles in eight days, and swept the six counties in Henan like the autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves! We captured thousands of Wei generals and officers! We captured more than 200,000 Wei soldiers and rescued millions of people who were under the oppression of Limi's troops and horses for many years and the deep and hot water in the war! Our efforts not only regained all the land south of the canal for the court, but also opened up the passage between our north and south of the Yellow River in one fell swoop! Today's great victory at Jindi Pass will be our next critical battle to defeat Limi and recover the Central Plains!"

Countless deep voices came one after another, and the soldiers of Hebei roared fiercely.

"We have severely damaged Li Mi's army in Luokou and annihilated more than 30,000 of them. We raided and seized Luokou Cang City and seized 20 million stones of grain from Li Mi in Luokou Cang City. We captured Hulao Fortress and seized the strongest fortress east of Luoyang. We wiped out six counties and captured Jindi Pass. We annihilated and captured more than 300,000 Li Mi's soldiers and horses. Li Mi is now surrounded by us in Luokou, and the soldiers are damaged and the generals are destroyed every once in a while! Brothers, the peasant army was once a group of people.

The rebel army, they fought for survival. But now, the peasant army has long lost the belief in the initial uprising. They are just a group of bandits, a group of bandits controlled by the ambitious Li Mi. They burned, killed, plundered, and committed many unjust behaviors in the Central Plains. They trapped the Central Plains in a melee, causing the people to live in misery, and fell into water and fire. The cities were destroyed by war, villages and towns were destroyed by looting, the people died by swords and weapons, and the fields were deserted and grass grew. The Central Plains were covered with white bones, all of which were Li Mi's sins."

An angry roar echoed long in front of the fortress: "Kill Li Mi!"

"Li Mi only cares about his own selfishness and completely ignores the lives and death of the people. If this continues, the rich Central Plains land will eventually become a hell of death. Brothers, as soldiers, we protect the peace of the world and protect the peace of the people, this is the glory and responsibility we bear. The swords in our hands are not used to bully the weak and bully our own brothers and compatriots, but this represents the sword of protection. Brothers, behind us is our home, our parents, relatives, brothers and sisters, we have no way to retreat, and we have no way to retreat! Only move forward, defeat Li Mi and recover the Central Plains!"

"Never retreat! Kill Li Mi! Recover the Central Plains!" The angry shouts of the soldiers were like a storm, especially the soldiers in Henan and Shandong. Thinking of the experiences over the years, their faces turned red, their chests were swaying astonishingly, and their chests were squirting, and their fighting spirit was burning in their chests. The people who came to watch were also motivated by Chen Kefu's words, waving their thin arms one by one, and shouting loudly.

"So, just today, here, I announce that I will send troops immediately, the whole army will attack, attack Li Mi, and recover the Central Plains!"

The soldiers and the people shouted in unison, "Beat, beat, beat!"

"We have sufficient troops and now we have 100,000 troops. In Luokou, we also have 100,000 troops from King Zheng, and in Luokou, there are 30,000 troops from the two generals Lu Shishen and Guo Xiaoke. Li Mi is already surrounded by us, only more than a hundred miles away from us. We have people, geographical advantages, and even time. We will win this battle. Now, the only thing we lack is time. As soon as we arrive at Luokou, we can defeat Li Mi and recover the Central Plains. Brothers, I know that everyone has worked extremely hard these eight days, and they have fought thousands of miles, recovered the six counties, and captured 200,000 enemies. But we cannot stop at this time, and we have to continue to persevere. Only by rushing to Luokou and defeating Li Mi can we be considered a victory and can we stop and rest."

"We have to work harder and work harder to kill Li Mi! After this battle, I will give you three days off each person, and each person will receive 100 silver coins!" Chen Kefu said, and Li Jing next to him frowned in pain. Each person had 100 silver coins. The Hebei Army had 130,000 people dispatched this time, which would cost at least 13 million silver coins and 1.3 million gold coins. This was a lot of money.

"Long live King Chen!" The soldiers cheered throughout the sky. As one of the prime ministers, Li Jing felt sorry for the finances. The soldiers did not feel sorry for them. They only felt as if they had suddenly infused energy, and everyone was full of vitality. Look at the enthusiasm of cheering, it seemed like Li Mi had captured them alive.

"Brothers, take up your swords and go west, go west, all the way west!"

"To the west, to the west!" Countless roars sounded, penetrated the clouds and nights.


Chapter completed!