Chapter 778: Sunrise in the East (3)

Allendale felt that his life was simply a great tragedy. He had only lost a few countless battles in his life, but in every battle, he would lose so much that he even took off his underwear. He had lost to Gao Yuan twice before. , and this time, he lost to Gao Yuan's woman again. When the sun went down, the Donghu cavalry on the main battlefield finally collapsed. At this time, Arundai intended to capture the thief first and capture the king first, and captured He Lanyan's Thoughts, there is still no hope in sight. The big black flag still stands proudly, and under that big flag, the heroic female general looks at her with eyes that are always so arrogant and disdainful.

Arundai fled in embarrassment and took his remaining two to three thousand cavalry, rushing all the way towards Jingyuan. At this time, he did not dare to return to Ningyuan. Both sides were cavalry. If they returned to Ningyuan, they would not be able to enter the city. The other party would chase them. As he fought all the way into Ningyuan, he actually knew that by leaving, Ningyuan would be given away. When the infantry of the Eastern Expedition Army arrived, Ningyuan's weak defense would be vulnerable to a single blow.

But he can't think about that much now. Behind him, Gongsun Yi and Luo Lei are like two evil wolves, chasing after each other.

Arundai just wants to escape to Jingyuan and join Ususutan there before planning a counterattack.

What he didn't know was that Ususutan was now in trouble.

Compared with Arundai, although Ususuotan commanded more troops and had a more prominent status, his actual experience on the battlefield was far inferior. When he learned that Ningyuan was attacked, Ususuotan immediately led the army. They led more than ten thousand cavalry out of Jingyuan, preparing to assist Arundai. When they arrived at Erdaoliang, dozens of miles away from Jingyuan, they met head-on the troops of the Northern Group Army Headquarters of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, commanded by Xu Yuan himself. and the main force led by Yan Peng of the First Army

The defense line built by the Eastern Expedition Army firmly blocked Ususutan in Erdaoliangzi.

If Ususutan is an experienced general, he still has multiple options at this time. One is to attack hard at all costs, and the other is to take a detour, using the mobility of his cavalry. The infantry can't completely block him, so they will immediately return to Jingyuan. But he had no choice. After several attack failures, he hesitated and stayed at Erdaoliangzi for a whole day. This day was extremely fatal.

One day was enough for He Lanyan to defeat Allen Dai in Ningyuan, and it was also enough for Xiongben to launch a surprise attack in Jingyuan, taking down Jingyuan in one fell swoop, which was guarded by the cavalry left behind.

Donghu's generals who were accustomed to fighting were almost all lost in the last battle of Hetao. Yan Qi, Aziz, Murong Kun, and Tuo Bahong all died in that battle. Wusu Sotan was obviously far behind compared to these people.

When the soldiers who escaped from Jingyuan reported the rebellion to Kumamoto's headquarters, the frightened and angry Ususotan immediately rushed back to Jingyuan with his main force, hoping to recapture this important town, but it was too late. . Kumamoto's men have already seized the Erdao Bridge leading to Jingyuan, Shige, Liuhezi and other important places. Cut off his way to Jingyuan

If time permits,

Ususuotan might be able to capture these places by force and then advance to Jingyuan, but now, with the main force of the Eastern Expedition Army behind him, how could he have the time and leisure to attack these places one by one? Wusuotan was in a desperate situation. Susotan was finally smart. This time he did not hesitate at all, taking advantage of the fact that the Eastern Expeditionary Army had not yet completely gathered up, and took his cavalry with him. He fled towards Yulin through the gap between the two armies.

Halfway to Yulin, he met Arundai who was even more embarrassed than him. Arundai discovered the main force of the Eastern Conquest Army on the way to Jingyuan, and immediately gave up the idea of ​​joining Usu Sotan and fled directly to Yulin. Unexpectedly, here we are, meeting Ususutan unexpectedly.

At this time, Arundai had only two to three thousand remaining soldiers and horses under his command, while Ususotan's fifteen thousand cavalry had only ten thousand men and horses left under his command. The two of them were as panic-stricken as bereaved dogs, so they joined forces and fled to Yulin

In Jingyuan City, Kumamoto welcomed Xu Yuan, commander of the Northern Group Army of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

"General Xiong, thank you for your hard work!" Xu Yuan clasped his fists with both hands and bowed his hands to the ground. "The Eastern Expedition Army welcomes General Xiong and his subordinates to join us. With General Xiong, our Eastern Expedition Army will be even more powerful. We can conquer Donghu in just a short time."

Xiong Ben was also full of emotions. When he was already the general of the Western Conquest, the Xu Yuan in front of him, like Gao Yuan, was just a small county captain. In the battle of Yuyang, Xu Yuan and Meng Chong were originally Frustrated people gathered under Gao Yuan's command. Now, they can influence the general trend of the entire world with just one move.

"I'm old. General Xu is a young and talented person who can show his talents under the command of the high governor. He will definitely leave his name in history in the future," Kumamoto said sincerely.

Xu Yuan laughed, "I'm so flattered by General Xiong. General Xiong is not only brave in battle, but also an upright man. For the sake of these captured soldiers, he resolutely stayed in Donghu alone and refused to return to Yan. My governor was full of praise for that. With General Xiong's great talent, he will surely shine under the command of the governor in the future, and I will definitely not be as good as him."

Kumamoto waved his hands repeatedly, and was about to say a few more words of humility when a general suddenly appeared from behind Xu Yuan, bowed to Kumamoto, and choked on his words, "General Xiong, the last general is Chen Bin."

Chen Bin, in the past, Kumamoto may only have a vague image, but when Chen Bin shined in the Eastern Expedition Army, rose all the way, and dominated one side, Kumamoto often heard it from the mouths of the Donghu people. The image of this name is getting clearer day by day. Looking at Chen Bin standing in front of him, Xiongben nodded repeatedly and sighed: "Okay, okay, only under the command of Governor Gao can you be where you are today." Achievement"

"General Xiong, Weiran is in Ningyuan now. You can see him in a few days." The corners of Chen Bin's eyes were a little moist. He and Luo Weiran were both under Xiongben's subordinates back then. They fought with Lin and were lucky enough not to die. In the end, they both became "Most of the brothers who survived the Western Conquest Army have now joined the Eastern Conquest Army. The brothers are very happy that General Xiong has finally arrived."

Xu Yuan clapped his hands and laughed and said: "Okay, we are all soldiers. We don't have to be so mother-in-law. From now on we are all a family. General Chen, General Xiong is so powerful. Maybe you will return to General Xiong again in the future." On the day of the command, let’s not be too busy reminiscing about old friendships. Let’s go visit Jingyuan first. I heard that the Donghu people have gathered a lot of supplies here?”

Xiongben smiled and said: "The Donghu people intended to counterattack the Hetao, and they did gather a large amount of supplies here in Jingyuan. Our army launched a surprise attack, and the opponent was caught off guard. They did not have time to destroy these supplies, which gave us an advantage. General Xu, go and see now." See?"

"Let's go and have a look!" Xu Yuan said with a smile: "It's not yet the autumn harvest season. The losses incurred in transporting grain and grass from Jishi City along the way are heartbreaking. To be honest, we have already spent all our money in this battle." In the old foundation of our army, now when I think about money and food, I can't help but panic. With this harvest, I can survive until the autumn. After the autumn harvest, I will become a rich man."

Chen Bin explained to Kumamoto on the side: "After the Eastern Expeditionary Army occupied the Hetao, they have been working on farmland. Now, nearly 100,000 households have immigrated to the entire Hetao. Counting the fields reclaimed by the army, the Hetao now has millions of acres of fertile farmland. In addition to the army's own land, according to the peace treaty, the farmers who farmed the fields were required to hand over 70% of their harvest to the Zhengdong Mansion in the first year, 50% in the second year, and 30% in the third year, as a free share of the Zhengdong Army. In return for giving them land, there is still some time left before the autumn harvest. The Eastern Expedition Army has launched such a war again, and the logistics are indeed somewhat stretched."

"In just a few years, Zhengdong Prefecture has immigrated 100,000 households and cultivated millions of acres of fertile land?" Kumamoto said in surprise

Chen Bin smiled and said: "Yes, even we ourselves did not expect it to be so smooth. This is mainly because there are too many landless refugees. In Hetao, there are not only our Yan people, but also fleeing immigrants from Qi, Zhao, Wei, Qin and Chu. Here At the end of the day, the largest number of Koreans perished. The Qin invaded Korea, and a large number of Koreans fled. However, many Koreans settled in Hetao through various channels. Now the Qin people attacked Wei, and the number of people fleeing from Wei gradually increased. "

"It's amazing," Kumamoto sighed, "Do Governor Gao actually accept everyone who comes?"

"As long as you are willing to come, why refuse?" Xu Yuan turned around after hearing this and said with a smile: "We are not worried about losing land when we conquer the Eastern Army, but we are worried about having no one. As long as you are willing to come, they are all our brothers and sisters. The governor said, only one person has everything, how can one have people? Of course, there must be land. With land, people will come in an endless stream. It seems that we have suffered a big loss by giving out land for free, but in fact, we have made a lot of money. "

Kumamoto nodded slightly, "This truth is actually very simple, but in this world, most people in power are blindfolded and turn a blind eye!"

"They were not blindfolded, but blinded by lard!" Xu Yuan sneered.

The group of people walked to Jingyuan City and looked at the warehouses. Xu Yuan smiled broadly. Looking back at Yan Peng beside him, he said: "Old Yan, today, let the brothers eat meat. Each company will get two bonuses." A sheep and a pig let go of their bellies and ate them heartily. We got rich again hahaha. This reminds me of the time when I first followed the governor. At that time, every time I killed a small Donghu tribe, I would get a small fortune. With the wealth, the brothers will also have a good meal. Now that the family is bigger, the taste of the past has not been experienced for a long time."

Everyone laughed

Just when he was feeling happy, an officer came hurriedly, whispered something in Xu Yuan's ear, and Xu Yuan's face changed suddenly, from a smile on his face to a livid face, and he couldn't stop complaining. "I said it would be like this. This aunt is really not easy to worry about!"

The news brought by the officer made Xu Yuan's heart fall to the bottom. He Lanyan led his army to chase Arundai. He was so excited that he finally had fetal pressure and was already lying down (to be continued)