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Chapter 240 The Southern Army's Defeat

Guo Hao's flag was victorious, but Li Chongjin and Li Hongji in the south did not go so smoothly.

"What? Isn't the head coach of Zhou Jun Guo Hao?"

Li Hongji was suddenly disappointed in the camp. During this period, he had heard too much about Guo Hao. Li Yu has been paying attention to Guo Hao in recent years, so he sent many people to inquire.

At this time, Li Yu was very confused. On one side was his country and on the other side was his teacher. Although the two had not been together for a long time, he really felt that Guo Hao was very suitable for him.

When fighting against the Khitan, Li Yu didn't think there was anything. Even if he was weak, he knew one truth: if he was not of my race, his heart would be different.

However, the Great Zhou and Southern Tang were both Han people, and even the countries around the Tang Kingdom were actually Han regimes, so Li Yu hated war.

When he heard that the coach was not Guo Hao, he breathed a sigh of relief, because Li Hongji was his eldest brother after all, and he didn't want to see the two of them facing each other.

"The head commander of the Zhou army is Li Chongjin, who only brought 20,000 troops this time."

Li Hongji smiled when he heard this. In history, he should have moved to Runzhou at this time, but now he has become a general of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Guo Hao, the big butterfly, has changed a lot without realizing it.

Li Jing then returned to his fiefdom and was always very honest. Li Jing refused several invitations, and the father and son also saw his thoughts, and Li Jing's thoughts gradually shifted to his son.

Li Hongji has now entered the Eastern Palace and is already the nominal prince. Ministers such as Xiao Yan, Sun Sheng and others support him, and even Feng Yansi and others show kindness to him.

So Li Hongji was in a state of pride and he had military talents. He originally wanted to teach Guo Hao a lesson, but who made the ministers praise him so much in the court?

But it was Li Chongjin who came, which made him feel a little disappointed.

"Send orders to set up camp and set up camp and be prepared at the same time. When Li Chongjin sees us camping, he will definitely take the initiative to attack!"

After Li Hongji issued the order, the Tang army was stationed ten miles outside Yingzhou City. When Li Chongjin learned the news, he was indeed moved.

"The little southern barbarian is even pretending to be airs. He thought I didn't dare to attack, but he insisted on attacking for him to show him!

I will send orders to midnight tonight to send two thousand cavalry to attack the Tang army camp. This time it is mainly harassment, so you must not fight in love!”

"yes!"

That night, Zhou army wrapped the horse's hooves in cloth, then set off slightly from the east gate, and approached the Tang army camp, as if the gods were unaware of it.

But Li Chongjin didn't know that all this was under the surveillance of Li Hongji, and the general he sent was also an unknown person. If he had changed any of the ten brothers, he might have succeeded.

When the Zhou army approached the Tang army camp, before General Zhou ordered an attack, countless Tang troops suddenly appeared from all directions. General Zhou saw that the situation was not good, but it was too late.

...

"What? Two thousand cavalrymen, there are dozens of people coming back. How do you, the chief general?"

In the Zhou army camp, Li Chongjin's confidant knelt on the ground. At this time, he was very embarrassed and injured. The expression on his face was a little numb. It seemed that he knew that he could not survive.

"When we approached the Tang army camp, at least 10,000 people surrounded us. We wanted to break through, but we didn't expect that they had prepared for it. The number of people was really different. If it weren't..."

As the general spoke, he couldn't help crying again. Li Chongjin raised his hand and wanted to scold him, but then he thought that he was responsible for this failure.

Logically speaking, victory or defeat is common in military affairs. It doesn’t matter if you lose this time, but he won it next time. However, he just received the news that Guo Hao had already repelled the Khitan, and he was still experiencing the Tang army.

It is logical that he is the defensive side, so it is understandable to do this, but Guo Hao's performance is a bit outstanding. If he does nothing, he will be defeated.

"Why are you crying? Isn't it just a defeat? Keep your head for you first. I'll be more careful next time. If there is another time, I will cut you off!"

The Lord was resurrected from the dead, and immediately exclaimed and snatched the head: "Thank you for your kindness in the Governor's favor for not killing. The last general will fight to fight the enemy bravely to repay the Governor's favor for his kindness!"

"Get out!"

Li Chongjin drove away several defeated generals and was very upset. He thought he was also Guo Wei's nephew. He was related to Guo Wei and was also a royal relative. Guo Hao was at best a relative. How could he not be as good as a relative?

However, although Li Hongji has sent troops to harass him this month, he just didn't attack the city. He hated him so much that he didn't dare to act rashly.

After finally waiting for the Tang army to set up camp, Li Chongjin had thought about the trap, so he only sent two thousand people to test it, but he was indeed trapped.

Thinking of this, I had a reason to excuse myself, and I used 2,000 to fight for 20,000 yuan. If I succeed, it would be a great achievement, and if I fail, I could accept it. After the court asked, it was a test.

Li Chongjin came up with an excuse and felt no more annoyed, but if Tang Jun did not retreat, he would have to waste it as well. This would not be a solution.

...

In the Tang army camp, Li Hongji was also thinking hard. Li Chongjin was guarding Yingzhou City. If he didn't come out, he really had no good idea.

Direct attack is not a wise choice, and choosing a detour to the governors of various places is not a fool, and it will not make them so easy to pass.

The only way to attract Li Chongjin was to this day. Even if he had eight thousand cavalry, Li Hongji had five thousand under his command, but he had only eliminated two thousand. Now both sides were evenly matched.

As for how to lure, Li Hongji didn't expect any good idea. He had lured and killed two thousand Zhou troops before, and maybe he could take advantage of this.

Early the next morning, Li Hongji sent someone to the city to challenge the battle, but the general immediately applied for the battle when he saw it.

But Li Chongjin knew that this was the enemy's plan to lure the enemy, so he didn't pay attention to him at all. As a result, General Tang cursed outside for a long time, and there was no movement in the city.

Li Hongji did not feel surprised when he saw this scene. If the Zhou army was so easily deceived, the two armies would not have been in a stalemate for a month.

"Send the order, the whole army attacks, pretend to attack the city!"

With the order of Li Hongji, 20,000 Tang troops left the camp and approached Yingzhou City. Zhou's army did not react slowly, and the generals immediately arrived, and the soldiers on the city were busy.

However, when they were all ready, just as the Tang army was a stone's throw away from Yingzhou City, they suddenly turned around and left, which made the generals very angry.

"The general is the commander-in-chief, the Tang army is too bullying. We are so provoking us. We are willing to leave the city to fight!"

After one general finished speaking, the other general agreed, and others also asked for battle, including Shi Shouxin, Yang Guangyi, Liu Tingrang, and Wang Zhengzhong. They were all generals of the Guards Division.

Seeing that morale is available, Li Chongjin also wanted to send troops out of the city, but he suffered a loss before and always felt that this time was a trap.

"The Tang army advances without attacking, and retreats in an orderly manner. It is obvious that we are prepared and we should not be careless.

Now our army is stationed in the city and is waiting for it. The Tang army has provoked us several times, just to let us go out of the city to fight, and we cannot be fooled by them!"

After Li Chongjin finished speaking, all the generals nodded, but they all understood the truth, but they thought it was a bit too frustrating. Generals are a high-risk profession, but the rewards are also great. There has been no war in recent years. After finally having this opportunity, they couldn't sit still.

When the Tang army retreated to the camp, Li Hongji was not too surprised. The other army this time he marched was just a test and did not want to fight. Anyway, the soldiers had nothing to do when they were full every day, so they just thought it was training.

In the next few days, the Tang army would have to "train troops" once a day, but the Zhou army did not dare to be careless because once it came, it would be deadly.

Li Chongjin saw Li Hongji's thoughts and ordered to take turns to watch, ignoring him. He was a little anxious before, but now it seems that Tang Jun is more anxious than him.

Li Chongjin thought so, but did not realize anything. As the Tang army marched again and again, they would advance more distances each time. At this time, they had already entered the range of Zhou's bows and arrows, but Zhou's army did not shoot arrows.

Li Hongji was also calculating the distance. At this time, the Tang army had advanced from 120 steps to 80 steps. This distance was very close to the city, but no one noticed it.

On this day, Yang Guangyi went to the city gate to inspect and suddenly found something was wrong with the Tang army below, but he couldn't remember what was wrong for a moment.

Just as he was thinking, the Tang army suddenly launched an attack, and in the blink of an eye, it had already arrived at the moat, and quickly crossed the river with a long ladder, while some Zhou army had not yet reacted.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"
Chapter completed!
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