kvmb Chapter 472 The Khitans are gone
Chapter 472 The Khitans are gone
Just as Li Cunxi said, the scouts reported the next day that the Khitan were retreating.
After all, this group of Khitans did not take the initiative to perish together with the Great Zhou. After realizing that they had no way to get supplies from Chongzhou, Li Jinzhong withdrew his troops with Sun Wanrong, who was close to death.
The setting sun shone brightly in the silvery-white sky and earth, and countless messy footprints appeared outside the Khitan camp.
This group of Khitans who were forced to revolt eventually left, but they also left a generous gift for the Great Zhou army that came to investigate the situation.
A total of 4963 captured Yingzhou guards were detained in dozens of camps with their hands and feet tied.
Li Cunxi, who came with Wang Xiaojie, walked through the Khitan military camp where people were not very interested and whispered:
"Sun Wanrong, your target must be the Five Tribes of Dulu, right?"
"You want to seize enough food and supplies to keep most of the Khitan people alive until the autumn harvest."
"You are such a smart guy. I am so glad that I didn't meet you on the front battlefield, otherwise I would have died a very ugly death."
Family members know their own business. Li Cunxi's ability is obvious. He knows the power of a horn because of those few words of "Gongtai" from the wife Cao.
It would be too difficult to ask it to come up with more strategies.
But even though he was just a small figure, Sun Wanrong still respectfully called him "Sir".
He felt unworthy of the honor and hoped that Sun Wanrong would die soon.
"We found Zhao Wenhui's body. His head had been cut off, leaving only his torso, which was thrown among the pile of corpses."
"According to the captured soldiers of Yingzhou Guard, they were ready to die for their country the night before, but Sun Wanrong suddenly ordered them to be captured alive, so they escaped death."
"However, they themselves don't know why these Khitans want to keep them here, as if they were giving them to us for free."
Hu Jinghui, who followed Wang Xiaojie to search for Zhao Wenhui's body, did not tell Li Cunxi what he knew until lunch time.
Li Cunxi, who saw many corpses with tragic deaths, ate the mutton in the bowl silently and took a sip of the soup.
"By the way, the Khitan army had already withdrawn last night. In fact, there were only about 30,000 Khitans who withdrew in the early morning."
"These soldiers didn't know why the main force left early. They only knew that Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong were the first to leave."
Hearing this, Li Cunxi became more convinced of his guess.
Then Sun Wanrong must have persuaded Li Jinzhong to change the target of plunder to the five tribes of Dulu after taking revenge.
Although the five Turkic Dulu tribes were usually very powerful and always wanted to go to war with the Great Zhou, they were still a little short of the Khitan.
As long as the two brothers Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong opened fire on the five tribes of Dulu at the last moment, the five tribes of Dulu would definitely suffer a great loss.
"Cunxi, do you think there is something else going on here?"
Li Yuanfang also came over with a rice bowl, which was full of steamed buns and large chunks of mutton.
"Just wait and see. The five Turkic Duolu tribes that have been fighting with us all day are about to suffer a big loss."
"I just wonder if Prince Helu will die on the battlefield under this fierce impact."
Li Cunxi showed an expression of enjoying a good show.
"You mean, the Khitans are going to attack the five tribes of Dulu?"
Hu Jinghui and Li Yuanfang became excited when they heard this.
The Khitan wanted to attack the five Dulu tribes. This was rare good news for the Great Zhou.
In the past, when nomadic peoples had no food or water, they would set their target on the Great Zhou and would fight a life-and-death battle with it if they had any disagreement.
Now that the Khitan is going to fight the five warlike noble tribes of the Turks, no one knows what expression Prince Helu will have after the war begins.
"Let's just ignore it. Our war with Khitan ended when Zhao Wenhui died in the Khitan camp and his head was cut off."
"If they had encountered a disaster in the past and went to Luoyang for help, Your Majesty might have provided them with disaster relief. But now that the war has begun, Your Majesty will never provide them with disaster relief."
"They don't have food, and we won't give them any. They can't steal our food, so now they have no choice but to... ask our neighbors for some."
Li Yuanfang and Hu Jinghui understood the situation and sighed that the war, which had lasted for nearly three months, was finally coming to an end.
As for the war between the five Turkic Duolu tribes and the Khitan, it had nothing to do with them.
Moreover, even if Jili Khan came to the Great Zhou for help with a shameless face, the Five Dulu Tribes would never agree to let the Great Zhou’s army help them fight.
And then they can prepare to return to the capital, report to the emperor, and settle the accounts with Xiao Qingfang.
"The cavalry of the Tiger Division can be sent back."
Li Cunxi suddenly remembered the Tiger Division cavalry who were still hiding, took out a tiger-head flying eagle ring from his arms, and gave it to the demon spirit who was gnawing on a bone.
"Find the Tiger Division Cavalry and tell them that the Khitans have withdrawn and they can return home."
The demon spirit put the ring in his pocket, responded, and continued to gnaw on the bone with little meat.
"Also, what should we do at the Helan Mountain Post Station?" Shadow suddenly asked.
"I didn't expect you to pay so much attention to that guy. I don't plan to kill him. He is a talented person. It would be great if I could use him."
Yu Zhou, who was in the Helan Mountain Post Station, sneezed suddenly.
A Snake Spirit member had just finished talking about the great battle between Khitan and Youwei Guard, and shared the news that Sun Wanrong was seriously injured.
Yuzhou also knew the news that Zhao Wenhui led his troops to attack the Khitan military camp that night.
He walked around the post station for a few rounds and suddenly said:
"The Khitan Army and the Youwei Guard are evenly matched. Even if the Yingzhou Guard is completely wiped out, it will not affect the battle situation."
"The Turks were completely defeated, and the Khitans were in a state of strife. We occupied the Helan Mountain Post and intercepted those Tangbao, but it was useless."
"Tell the brothers to pack their bags and leave immediately without any delay."
The decisive Yu Zhou, after giving the instructions, immediately began to pack his own things.
In just a quarter of an hour, the Snake Spirit people had packed up their belongings, came to the open space in the post station, led out the horses, and prepared to mount and leave.
At this moment, more than a hundred figures appeared outside the post station. The leader raised his head and looked coldly at Yu Zhou who was about to escape through the closed door of the post station.
"How did you come?"
Yu Zhou widened his eyes and looked at the leader in disbelief.
The man raised his left hand and took off the hood on his head.
The members of the Snake Spirit, who were originally on high alert, were stunned after seeing the appearance of the person who came.
"Why am I here?"
"Why do you think I'm here?"
"You forgot what you were going to do, and you're still asking me?"
"Yuzhou, Yuzhou, do you need me to remind you of what you are going to do?"