Chapter 560: Calculate Gucheng

On the fifth day of the third month of Qianyuan, Murong Ke took advantage of Leyun's death outside Gucheng, which aroused the sadness and hatred of the Le brothers, lured the enemy into deep, set up an ambush on both sides of the hills, defeated the Zhao army, beheaded more than 20,000 people, captured 30,000 people, and killed Zhao army generals Le Song, Chang Feng, Song Rong, Zhao army chief generals Le Ting and Chen Ping led more than 10,000 remaining soldiers to flee north in a hurry.

After clearing out the scattered soldiers of the Zhao army, Zhang Liao returned to the main camp to report. After Murong Ke learned that the battle was a great victory, Leting led only more than 10,000 remaining soldiers fled in a hurry, he was overjoyed. The Zhao army arranged 100,000 troops in Pei County, and 30,000 people in Gu City. This time, Leting came with 70,000 elite troops and was wiped out more than 50,000. In other words, as long as the Zhao army in Gu City was defeated, it would be impossible to stop Deng's army from seizing Pei County with the little troops in Leting's hands.

"General Zhang's victory in this battle laid the foundation for the battle situation in Pei County in one fell swoop and gained the opportunity for our army. The general will be very happy when he knows it. In the future, General Zhang will definitely have a place in Lingxiao Pavilion." Murong Ke said to Zhang Liao with a smile.

Faced with Murong Ke's praise, Zhang Liao replied humbly: "This battle is entirely due to the soldiers' lives and General Murong's clever plan, so that he can achieve success. Zhang Liao did not dare to make a contribution. It's a pity that Le Ting ran away and failed to do his best in the end."

Hearing this, Murong Ke shook his head with a wry smile and said, "As the saying goes, people make plans, and things happen in heaven, I still underestimated Le Ting. If a Le Song didn't suddenly appear, I would have failed today."

After Zhang Liao returned to the camp, he explained the situation at that time in detail. Murong Ke also sighed in his heart that he was so lucky. At the beginning, Le Ting did not lose his mind because of Li Cunxiao's provocation. If it weren't for a sudden appearance of Le Song, it would be impossible for Deng Jun to win, let alone achieve such a big victory. As for Le Ting, he could only sigh that Le Ting's life should not be over.

"The two generals need not be moved. The Zhao army's elite troops were all lost in this battle. In addition to the 30,000 troops from Ling'an Gu Cheng, the remaining soldiers in Leting alone would not be our opponents at all. It was only a matter of time to capture Pei County." Seeing the two sighing to each other, Changsun Wuji comforted him. In any case, Deng's army also won a great victory in this battle. Although he ran away, the victory was decided at this time, and Leting was unable to make the world come true.

"Military General Changsun is right. It is not enough to worry about a mere court. Today, the victory will be a reward for the three armies. I will pass on the general's order to celebrate the victory tonight!" After Changsun Wuji said this, Murong Ke was relieved and immediately ordered the reward for the three armies.

As the saying goes, two flowers bloom, each with one branch, and the joy of Deng Jun, while the Leting side is so sad.

After breaking out of the mountain road, Le Ting and Chen Ping were supported by the army outside the mountain, successfully broke through the encirclement and led the remaining troops to retreat northward. They stopped until they arrived at a safe place. After stopping, Le Ting asked someone to count the losses. Before going to the expedition, the 70,000 elite troops were only left, and now there are only more than 10,000 people left. Le Ting was immediately sadder than death.

It was undoubtedly very difficult to defend the huge Pei County. Le Ting said to Chen Ping with a desperate face: "I regret not listening to my uncle's words. The defeat in this battle not only caused more than 50,000 troops to be lost, but even Songdi, Chang Feng and Song Rong were all broken in Gucheng. What kind of face do I have to see the general? I might as well apologize if I die!" After that, he picked up the sword in his hand and crossed it around his neck, and was about to swing the sword and commit suicide, but at this time Chen Ping stopped him quickly.

Chen Ping said to Le Ting: "Why are you so good at this? As the saying goes, victory or defeat is common in military affairs. Although we were defeated in this battle, our army does not have room for maneuver. How can we act like a daughter?" After that, he grabbed the long sword in Le Ting's hand.

"Uncle, don't comfort me. The 100,000 army handed over to me by the general has been lost most of the time. What should I do to compete with Deng's army?" Le Ting shook his head with a smirk and said, thinking about how energetic he had taken over 100,000 elite soldiers from Li Rubing and took over Pei County. But now more than half of the 100,000 elite soldiers were lost, but he fled to the despairing dog of the family to Gucheng.

"Grandpa, you are the commander of my Great Zhao in Pei County. All the soldiers of the army follow you. If all the nephews lose their fighting spirit, how can you give the soldiers the courage to compete with Deng's army again? If this is true, then the nephews are truly unfavorable to meet the general, and they will have no face to meet General Le Yun in the future!" Chen Ping said in anger.

Chen Ping's words were like a wake-up call, and he woke Le Ting up and said, "Yes! I haven't completely failed yet. I still have tens of thousands of elite soldiers in my hands. Who can win to death is unknown?"

"That's right, as long as we integrate the troops of Pei County, we can gather tens of thousands of elite troops. With the benefits of the city, it is absolutely fine to deal with the Deng army. As long as we can curb the Deng army's offensive, after winning the other battlefields, the ownership of Pei County is still unknown?" Chen Ping nodded and said.

"Thank you uncle. If I hadn't, I would have really thanked the world for my death. But now our army is at a disadvantage. My uncle has followed General Zhao Xin to fight on the battlefield in the past, and his knowledge must be greater than mine. I wonder what my uncle has to think?" Le Ting said to Chen Ping.

Chen Ping carefully analyzed the current situation and thought for a while and said, "With our current military strength, we will definitely not be able to stop Deng's army. For the sake of the present plan, we can only gather the troops from all over Pei County. As long as the troops from Pei County are integrated, our army can gather 30,000 troops. However, the troops from all over the country are only defenders in some places, and the combat power is worrying, so we should find a way to withdraw the 30,000 elite troops from Gucheng. The troops in Gucheng are all elite troops of our army's war for many years. If we can successfully withdraw and join forces, even if we cannot defeat Deng's army, we should be able to block it."

When Le Ting heard this, he agreed and said, "That's right, but Gucheng is besieged by Deng's army, so it's not so easy to withdraw. This matter needs to be discussed for a long time. However, the food and supplies in Gucheng are still sufficient, and it's not a problem to last for several months. We still have time to plan. I plan to bring the army back to Zhuyi first. I wonder what my uncle thinks?"

"It should be so. After our army was defeated, Gucheng was powerless to make the world come true. When we immediately withdrew Zhuyi and gathered the troops from all over the country." Chen Ping nodded and agreed to Le Ting's idea.

After resting for an hour, Leting was afraid that Deng's army would come to pursue him, so he hurriedly led his army to Zhuyi.

The next day, after a night of jubilation, the generals of the Deng army gathered in the central army's tent again.

"In the battle yesterday, our army defeated the Zhao army and gained the lead in seizing Pei County. However, it is not so easy to successfully capture Pei County. At least the Gucheng in front of us and the 30,000 Zhao army in the city are the biggest stumbling blocks. Japan will call you to discuss how to capture Gucheng." Murong Ke said to everyone.
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