Peng Jiahu looked at Li Qin in front of him, patted his chest, and said:
"That's right, I was called the number one warrior in Liaodong by the old commander."
"By the way, young marshal (Li Qin), look at this."
As he spoke, Peng Jiahu handed over the severed head he was carrying.
After receiving the severed head, Li Qin asked in confusion:
"This is?"
"This is Zhao Shuaizhen's head. When I saw him under the banner, I killed him with a single spear thrust."
Peng Jiahu looked at Li Qin and the generals behind him, and as he spoke, he pounded his chest.
As if showing off, he recounted his glorious deeds of leading his troops to attack the Ji army.
Li Qin frowned as he looked at Yuan Wenzong's head in his hand.
Because he discovered that this was not Zhao Shuaizhen's head.
The original owner had been to the capital and attended court, and had met Zhao Shuaizhen; this is definitely not Zhao Shuaizhen.
"This is not Zhao Shuaizhen."
Li Qin looked at the severed head in his hand and slowly spoke.
Peng Jiahu, who was boasting about his glorious deeds to the generals, was immediately stunned.
"What? This isn't Zhao Shuaizhen's head?"
"right."
As Li Qin spoke, he handed the head to the generals behind him.
One of the generals immediately recognized the head and said:
"This is the head of Yuan Wenzong, the deputy general of Zhao Shuaizhen. I saw it when I was following the old marshal."
Upon hearing that this was not Zhao Shuaizhen's head, Peng Jiahu immediately volunteered to Li Qin:
"Young Marshal, since this is not Zhao Shuaizhen, then Zhao Shuaizhen must have run away with those defeated soldiers."
I'll take my men and continue the pursuit right now.
As he spoke, he prepared to lead his cavalry to continue the pursuit.
Seeing that Peng Jiahu wanted to continue the pursuit, Li Qin immediately stopped him and said to him:
"There's no need to go. The objective of this battle has already been achieved."
Most of the Jizhou garrison has been annihilated or captured by us. Even if Zhao Shuaizhen survives by chance, he poses no threat.
We have something more important to do now.
As he spoke, Li Qin looked towards the direction of Wang Zhen's hometown in the distance, where there were still more than 200,000 of the imperial army's main force.
I absolutely cannot continue wasting my time on Zhao Shuzhen.
Anyway, Zhao Shuaizhen was a commander without any troops. His hometown of Jizhen was lost, and the Jizhen army was completely wiped out. What else could he do?
He will now focus all his energy and manpower on dealing with the more than 200,000 troops of the three major camps in the capital.
You should know that was the most elite army of the imperial court, which included famous generals such as Zhang Fu.
It can be said that they were the essence of the entire Wu Dynasty.
Fortunately, the leader of these tigers was a pig.
This was the best news for him.
Then Li Qin gave the order to the generals beside him:
"Quickly wrap things up, then regroup and set off."
In the mountains, Zhao Shuaizhen, looking pale, barely managed to escape from Li Qin's pursuers.
Looking around at the dozen or so people who were left.
Zhao Shuaizhen stared into the distance, his face ashen, and said in a trembling voice:
“In the past, I led an army of 70,000 men into battle, but now there are only a few of you left.”
I was defeated by the enemy, my entire army was wiped out, and the Jizhou garrison was also captured by the Tartars.
Having lost my army and territory, how can I face His Majesty again?
Go and see those high-ranking officials of the court.
Several generals who had narrowly escaped from Zhao Shuaizhen's side, seeing that Zhao Shuaizhen clearly had a death wish, immediately advised him:
"General, do not lose heart. Li is a powerful traitor, and the court is in dire need of a general like you."
"General, you may retain your usefulness for now, to be put to greater use in the future."
Listening to the words of the generals around him, Zhao Shuaizhen still shook his head.
One of the younger generals immediately stepped forward and said:
"General, the seventy thousand heroic souls of Jizhou are watching you, and your loved ones in Jizhou are waiting for you to save them."
"How can you be so dejected? Now that you're dead, how will you face the seventy thousand heroic spirits, and the generals like Yuan Wenzong who died in battle?"
Upon hearing his words, Zhao Shuzhen's previously lifeless eyes gradually regained their light.
It was as if they had found their purpose again.
Yes, the thief has not yet been caught, how can I talk about death?
Finally, he took out a knife and carved the bloody words "Sweep away the traitor Li" on his arm.
From today onwards, he and Li Zei are locked in a fierce battle.
He had only one goal for the rest of his life: to wipe out the traitor Li and recover the lost territory.
Meanwhile, in Wang Zhen's hometown, in the military tents of more than 200,000 troops.
Famous generals such as Zhang Fu, Fan Zhong, Qin Zhijie, and Jing Xing gathered in the military tent.
Among them, generals like Fan Zhong looked at Zhang Fu anxiously and asked:
"Old General, have you once again advised His Majesty to march away from here as soon as possible and quickly go to Shanhaiguan to join General Zhao Shuaizhen's army in Jizhou?"
The 70,000 troops currently stationed at Zhao Shuai Town in Shanhaiguan are holding back more than ten rebel troops.
General Zhao Shuaizhen is sending us three letters a day, urging us to march as soon as possible.
Faced with the generals' pressing questions, Zhang Fu sighed and said:
"Let alone advising His Majesty, I haven't even seen His Majesty's face these past few days."
They were all blocked by the eunuchs sent by Wang Zhen.
I heard His Majesty was having a great time being flattered by Wang Zhen.
"Eunuchs are corrupt officials who ruin the country."
Upon hearing Zhang Fu's words, the generals present immediately sighed and began angrily cursing Wang Zhen for ruining the country.
"However, if this continues, the morale of our army will drop to its lowest point, and the soldiers are now full of resentment."
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