At that time, the Northern Han army had more than 10,000 people. They set up their formations with the mountain stream as obstacles. When it was sunset, the army led by Liu Ci arrived and immediately launched an attack with other troops. The Northern Han army was defeated again and fled. The Zhou army resting in the south of the ravine, saw Liu Ci's troops victorious from afar, and regrouped, jumped into the ravine and advanced together, and pursued Liu Ci's subordinates. The Northern Han soldiers had nowhere to escape, died or surrendered, and Liu Ci and others chased Gaoping until they returned to the army. The staggering corpses on the battlefield were covered with valleys, and the emperor's special items, military supplies, equipment, and various livestock discarded by the Northern Han army. The Zhou army moved the east and west into the imperial camp one after another, and it was already dusk.

In the evening of that day, Chai Rong camped in the wild. The troops patroled overnight and were killed by the Later Zhou soldiers who surrendered to the enemy. Fan Aineng and others gradually returned with the soldiers when they heard that the Zhou army was victorious. Some of them had not arrived until dawn. Chai Rong ordered the troops to rest in Gaoping and selected thousands of surrendered soldiers from the Northern Han to form the Xiaoshun command army.

Chai Rong ordered the former Wu Sheng army, Sima Tang Jingsi, to lead these soldiers to the Huai Shang to defend against the Southern Tang. Chai Rong gave them two pieces of silk to each of them, returned clothes, and released them to their headquarters. The surrendered soldiers thanked them. Chai Rong then led his army to set out and forcing Luzhou.

When Liu Chong heard that Chai Rong was about to arrive, he hurriedly put on a coarse cloth clothes and hats. He led more than 100 cavalrymen to escape from Diaokeling on the yellow horse presented by the king of Liao. At night, he was lost. Liu Chong grabbed the villagers and forced him to be the guide. As a result, the villagers deliberately led the wrong road and walked towards Jinzhou. After walking more than a hundred miles, he realized that he had taken the wrong road. Liu Chong was furious and killed the guide.

Liu Chong ordered his return to the north and ran day and night. He had just arrived at a place and got food, but he had not raised his chopsticks yet. He heard that someone in the Later Zhou army was about to catch up. Liu Chong did not dare to stay and left in a hurry. Liu Chong was old and tired, galloped day and night, and could hardly support him. Fortunately, his horse was given by the Lord of Liao, and he was particularly exquisite. Liu Chong was able to flee back to Taiyuan.

Zhou Lord Chai Rong entered Luzhou, and the Jiedushi Li Yun led the crowd to welcome him. Chai Rong was about to reward the heroes, but suddenly he received a reply from Fan Aineng and He Hui and came to apologize. Chai Rong smiled and said, "How dare they come to see me?" So he ordered the left and right to arrest him, so he didn't have to come in and see him, and waited for his defeat.

Chai Rong was lying in the palace at night, thinking secretly that Fan Aineng, He Hui was an old minister of the late emperor, and He Hui had defended Jinzhou, and he had made some contributions, so it would be better to save him from his death. But then he thought, if these two people were not killed, how could they revive the military discipline? Chai Rong was very hesitant and could not make a decision. Just then, Zhang Yongde entered the duty. Chai Rong asked for his opinion.

Zhang Yongde replied: "Fan Aineng and others have no great achievements. As a general in the area, they saw the enemy but ran away first, and they could not repay the crime even if they died. Besides, Your Majesty was trying to pacify the world and unify the world. If the military law was not established, even if there were brave warriors and millions of troops, how could they be used by Your Majesty?" When Chai Rong heard this, he threw his pillow to the ground and claimed that he was good.

Chai Rong immediately took out his tent and took him to the seat, which made people bring Fan Aineng and He Hui. Soon the two were taken to Chai Rong, and Chai Rong scolded: "You are all veterans of all dynasties and have been through battles many times, not that you cannot fight. Now you are fleeing in sight, and there is no other reason, just wanting to treat me as a rare cargo.

Just betrayed to Liu Chong! You dare to see me now, do you still want to survive?" The two of them naturally could not defend themselves. In addition to kowtowing and asking for death, they just beg for pardon for their wives and children.

Chai Rong said, "I didn't have to kill you. It's really hard to escape the national law and cannot be forgiven. Your family members are innocent, so I should forgive them, so why beg!" The two thanked them. The soldiers in front of the tent immediately tied the two out and beheaded them. At the same time, Chai Rong ordered the killing of dozens of generals of the two, and put them on their heads. Since then, the arrogant generals and lazy soldiers have begun to know the terrible military law, and the practice of tolerating traitors is no longer popular.

The next day, Chai Rong was rewarded with meritorious personnel in the Battle of Gaoping. Li Chongjin was appointed as the governor of Zhongwu, Xiang Xun also became the governor of Yi, Zhang Yongde was also the governor of Wuxin, and Shi Yanchao was the governor of Zhenguo. Zhang Yongde strongly praised Zhao Kuangyin for his wisdom and courage, so Chai Rong promoted Zhao Kuangyin to the front of the palace and served as the governor of Yanzhou. At the same time, Ma Ren was appointed as the direct commander of the crane and bow and arrow control, and Ma Quanyi was appointed as the commander of the sergeant. There were dozens of other general officers promoted to positions, and soldiers were promoted from the army to the head of the army and the head of the wing.

Chai Rong sent people to Huaizhou and released Zhao Chao from the prison, asking him to make contributions and atone for his sins. Zhao Chao hurried to Luzhou to thank him for his kindness and followed him as usual. Chai Rong also ordered the governor of Tianxiong Army, Wei Wang Fu Yanqing, to deploy for the Hedong camp and take charge of the Taiyuan administration. Guo Chong, the governor of Chanzhou, was the deputy, Xiang Xun was the chief supervisor, Li Chongjin was the marquis of the horse and bus capital, and Shi Yanchao was the commander-in-chief of the vanguard, and led 20,000 infantry and cavalry to attack Hedong.

Chai Rong also ordered the Hedong Jiedushi Wang Yanchao and the Shaanxi Jiedushi Han Tong to lead troops into Yindi Pass and join forces with Fu Yanqing to advance westward. He ordered Liu Ci to deploy with the troops to the headquarters, and Bai Chongzan, the governor of Fuzhou Jiedushi, as deputy. Fu Yanqing and Wang Yanchao armies set off. Liu Ci and others were still in Luzhou, waiting for the carriage and marched north to Taiyuan together.

Dong Xiyan, the defensive commander of Fenzhou in the Northern Han Dynasty, defended the city without leaving. Wang Yanchao advanced from Yindiguan, and the first gateway was this Fenzhou city. Wang Yanchao besieged for several days but could not break through. Soon, Fu Yanqing's front army also arrived and fought with Wang Yanchao, attacking fiercely from all sides, and was unstoppable.

Just when the defenders were afraid, Wang Yanchao suddenly ordered the siege to stop the attack. All the generals were surprised and came to advise them to stop them. However, Wang Yanchao said: "This city is on the verge of danger and can be broken in a while. Our army is all elite soldiers. If we want them to fight hard, we can naturally conquer the city, but there must be many casualties and injuries. It is better to wait for a day or two to make them surrender, wouldn't it be better?" So Wang Yanchao withdraws his troops and returns to the camp, but sends officials from the ministry to the city to submit letters and orders them to surrender quickly. Sure enough, Dong Xiyan knew that he was powerless to turn the world back, so he obeyed the advice and opened the city to surrender. Wang Yanchao entered the city and went out to rest for the people. They rested overnight, and Fu Yanqing came and joined forces to Taiyuan.

Besides, after Liu Chong returned to Taiyuan, Chai Rong was expected to take the opportunity to march. He then packed up the remaining troops, repaired weapons and equipment, and strengthened the city guards and fortifications to prevent the defense. Liao general Yang Gun led his troops to the north to garrison Daizhou. Liu Chong sent Wang Dezhong to see Yang Gun off and asked the Liao Kingdom for rescue. The Liao lord sent Wang Dezhong back to report and agreed to send troops to rescue. Seeing that the reinforcements did not arrive, Liu Chong had to defend Jinyang. He did not dare to send troops out of the city, so he naturally had no time to take care of other cities.

Chai Rong took the opportunity to send Kang Yanzhuo, the Laizhou defense envoy to attack Liaozhou, and Tian Qiong, the Mizhou defense envoy to attack Qinzhou, but none of them were captured. Li Qianpu, the deputy envoy of the Supply Preparation Depot, was a single horse.

He went to persuade Liaozhou Governor Zhang Hanchao, who immediately surrendered. Qinzhou Governor Li Tinghui, learned the news, and then surrendered to the Later Zhou Dynasty.

Shizhou Governor An Yanjin was captured by Wang Yanchao and sent to Luzhou. The city was also captured. Chai Rong heard that the front army had succeeded, so he was overjoyed and led his army to set out to personally conquer Hedong. As soon as Chai Rong left Luzhou City, he received a military report from Fu Yanqing, saying that he was the governor of Xianzhou in the Northern Han Dynasty and the governor of Lanzhou, and they also surrendered to the city.

Chai Rong was particularly happy. After he entered the Northern Han territory, the people of Hedong all ate pots of rice and scrambled to welcome Chai Rong's army. At the same time, they cried about Liu Chong's harsh conquest, which made the people live in poverty. The people all expressed their willingness to supply military supplies and assist the Zhou army in attacking Taiyuan.

Chai Rong did not intend to annex Hedong in one fell swoop, but he wanted to show off his might, which made Liu Chong dare not look down on him. At this time, Chai Rong saw that the people of Hedong welcomed each other, so he changed his mind and planned to completely destroy the Northern Han Dynasty once and for all. Chai Rong immediately discussed with the generals and decided to conquer Taiyuan.

However, many generals were worried about insufficient food and grass preparation, so they asked the troops to return to the court and wait for the future. But Chai Rong had already set out, so how could he retreat easily! Chai Rong then mobilized his troops and rushed forward, and soon arrived at the city of Taiyuan. Fu Yanqing, Wang Yanchao and others had already set up camp outside Taiyuan City. When they heard that the emperor was coming in person, they of course had to go out to welcome him.

Chai Rong entered Fu Yanqing's camp and talked about military information with Fu Yanqing. Fu Yanqing secretly replied: "The walls of Taiyuan are solid and may not be easily captured by us. Our army came from afar, and the soldiers were already very tired, and the food and supplies were scarce. I guess they would not win for a while. I heard that the Liao soldiers came to reinforce again, which was not good for our army. I hope Your Majesty will think twice and proceed carefully!" Chai Rong silently refused to answer after hearing this.

Soon, Chai Rong received a report to the Liao Dynasty's Daizhou defense envoy Zheng Chuqian, expelled the Liao general Yang Gun, and sent someone to surrender. Chai Rong was overjoyed and said to Fu Yanqing: "If Daizhou surrenders to us, Xinzhou will inevitably be isolated. You can move your army to attack, and I will personally supervise it here. I must wipe out Liu Chong from Hedong so that I can have no worries." Fu Yanqing was inconvenient to say anything, and reluctantly responded.

Chai Rong then ordered Guo Congyi to be the governor of Tianping Army, and ordered Xiang Xun, Bai Chongzan, Shi Yanchao and others to follow Fu Yanqing to advance north. He himself led the army and besieged Taiyuan City. The Zhou army covered the sky with flags and swords, and the sun was shining, stretching for more than forty miles, with a rainbow of momentum.

Chai Rong also asked someone to take An Yanjin to the city, behead him in public, and use a bamboo pole to lift his head to deter the defenders. At the same time, Chai Rong ordered the prime minister Li Gu to dispatch food and grass, and then sent food and grass to Ze, Lu, Jin, Xi, Ci, and the people near Shandong to transport food and grass to supply the army. However, there were almost hundreds of thousands of people in the camp. Therefore, the food and grass transported were basically exhausted as soon as possible.

Due to the large number of soldiers in the Later Zhou Dynasty, it was inevitable that the people of Northern Han were gradually disappointed, so they retreated to the valley to defend themselves. Chai Rong heard that he hurriedly sent an envoy to send an edict to prohibit looting and appease the farmers. He only imposed taxes this year, and collected the people to pay grain, and granted different official positions according to the amount paid. It is stipulated that if you lose grain to five hundred dou and take grass to five hundred circumference, you will be given a birth. Thousands of hu of 100 circumference will be given an official position such as prefecture and county officials.

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