Chapter Fifty-Four: Breaking the Three Armies in a Row and Crossing the White Horse in the South
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Zhang Han stood on top of the ruins, holding his sword in one hand, panting, between breaths, the cold breath exhaled lightly, and regained his strength. Even if his cultivation is profound, but after a night of fierce battles, Zhang Han still dares to have physical strength at this moment.
Zhang Han looked back, his eyes were scorched black, and the corpses everywhere were mottled with all kinds of gray colors, and they were extremely gloomy.
Last night, 10,000 Qin troops fought to the death and defeated the 100,000 allied troops of Qi and Wei. Now that the rebels are scattered, the Qin generals Su Jiao and Shema are leading a large army to hunt down the remnants of the rebels.
won such a major victory, but there was no trace of joy in Zhang Han's heart. In the battle last night, although the Qin army suffered heavy losses to the rebels, its own losses were also great.
Ten thousand dead soldiers, not one out of ten. Now, among the corpses all over the place, the remnants of the dead in black are very conspicuous. When the blood subsided, when the ferocity subsided, these people completely lost the indomitable momentum of last night, and fell to the ground softly, laughing and crying, the taste was incomprehensible. Zhang Han closed his eyes, ignored it, and didn't have time to pay attention to it.
A fast horse approached, and the noise was set off on this secluded battlefield. The fiery red armor was conspicuous, attracting the attention of a group of soldiers who cleaned up the battlefield. The knight on the war horse quickly came to Zhang Han's side, bowed down and said, "General! ”
Zhang Han opened his eyes and said, "Are reinforcements from Taiyuan and other places coming?" ”
The reason why Zhang Han did not personally lead his troops to pursue south was precisely to wait for the reinforcements that arrived from Taiyuan and other places.
"Returning to the general, the 20,000 cavalry of Taiyuan Yunzhong County have been reorganized. On the orders of His Majesty, the former army has left the mouth, and it is still thirty miles away from Handan at this moment. The rest of the armies are gathering in Handan from all over the country, and it is expected that they will be able to fully converge between four and five days. ”
"Let him go to Handan City for an hour, rest for half a day, and go south with Ben to quell the chaos."
"Yes!" The knight took his hand, turned on his horse, and turned back.
……..
In the wilderness, the king of Wei had his hair in a messy bun, and he was dressed in a royal robe, which was damaged in many places, and he was very embarrassed.
At this moment, he sat on the convex stone with the support of the guards beside him, and his face was charred with dust. Wei Wangjiao didn't have time to take care of his own description, and looked at the five or six guards around him, and his heart was filled with sadness.
Thinking about that day, he wore a royal robe, re-established the Wei State Sheji, led an army of 20,000, and went north to Zhaodi, how high-spirited he was.
And all this, in that night, was burned by Zhang Han. Now, there are only these loyal guards around Wei Wangjiao. The remainder, those who fled, those who scattered, and the army of 20,000 withered away.
"King, water!"
A guard didn't know where to fetch water, carried it with a shackle, and sent it to Wei Wangjiao's side.
Wei Wangjiao looked at the clear spring water in the pocket, and then looked at the surrounding guards with cracked lips and teeth, sighed, and said, "Give the water to everyone!" ”
"King!" Before the guard could hesitate, Wei Wang Ji waved his hand and said, "Okay, if you hesitate, there won't be much water left." ”
Looking at the dripping mantle, the guard was still under the order of King Wei after all.
After a group of people finished drinking water, in the distance, dozens of Qin soldiers suddenly appeared in the field of vision of a group of people, gathering here from all directions. Obviously, these dozens of Qin soldiers had already discovered Wei Wangjiao, but they did not startle the snake, but quietly followed behind, ambushing at this intersection, intending to capture Wei Wangjiao alive.
"Not good! King, the Qin soldiers are chasing after you! O king, let's run away! ”
"Escape?"
Wei Wang Ji glanced at the surrounding mountains and fields, and he was nowhere to be found. In the forest, there are all Qin Jun figures.
Where else can you escape?
Wei Wang Ji stood up, sighed long, and said: "The widow led 20,000 troops to the north to Zhaodi, which was supposed to be successful and establish a great Wei hegemony. How?! How! Tell Wei Bao that Wei Guo handed it over to him. ”
As he spoke, King Wei drew his sword and wanted to kill himself, but was stopped by the guards beside him.
"No, my lord, we haven't reached the end of our rope yet!"
"The widow is the king of Wei. If he was captured by the Qin army, he was shackled and locked, and under Jiuquan, what face would he have to see the previous kings of Wei again. The king of Wei pushed away the guards who were blocking him, and was about to swing his sword.
In the forest, the howling sound burst out, and after that, the sky was full of arrows raining down, shooting dozens of Qin soldiers who surrounded Wei Wangjiao one by one.
Wei Wangjiao's hand holding the hilt of the sword stopped stiffly, and in a cheer, Wei Wangjiao's general, Zhou Shi, ran from the mountains to his face.
At this moment, Wei Wangjiao's hand was still very stiff and difficult to put down. Extremely sad and happy, two tears appeared in the corners of Wei Wangji's dry eyes.
The long sword in his hand fell, and Wang Wei grabbed the shoulder of the general Zhou Shi who was kneeling in front of him, and said, "It's great that you're still alive!" ”
That Zhou Shi was also full of emotion, and said: "The last general is incompetent, let my king suffer this great humiliation, please forgive the king." ”
"What a crime the general has!" Wei Wang Ji helped him up and asked, "How is the battle situation at the moment?" ”
Hearing King Wei's words, Zhou Shi also sighed and said, "Defeated, most of the Qi army is lost. The king of Qi was also killed by Zhang Han, and the last general collected the defeated army along the way, and at this moment he had 2,000 soldiers, which could protect the king's return to the south. ”
"In this battle, our army is defeated, Zhang Han will inevitably not let us go, how about the Qin army's chases?"
"The last general found out from the mouth of the stragglers, and the Qin general Su Jiao led an army south to chase and kill us, and Shi Jian led an army to help Julu."
"What about Zhang Han?" King Wei asked eagerly.
"No news!"
Hearing this, Wei Wang Ji hesitated in his heart. At the moment, no news is the worst news. As the commander of the Qin army, how could Zhang Han, the general of Zhengdong, not move at all at this critical moment?
King Wei's face was sad, how could Zhou Shi not see it, and comforted: "King, this place is still under the Qin army, it is not advisable to stay for a long time, it is better to retreat as soon as possible." ”
"That's right. Where does this place lead? ”
"The south can go down to the sun, and it can also pass through the thorns. I don't know where the king went? Zhou Shi asked.
The distance to the two places here is not much different, but Fanyang is close to Baima Road, and it is still under the control of the princes' coalition army, as long as they pass Baimajin, they can smoothly return to Linji, the capital of Wei.
Wei Ji pondered for a while and asked, "Will the Thorn Pu Guard be the Chu General?" ”
"Exactly, Chu General Xiang It led an army of 8,000 troops to Thorn Pu."
Wei Wang nodded and said: "Without further ado, at this moment, it should not have received the defeat report of our army, if the Qin army raids, the consequences are unpredictable, and we will immediately gallop to the thorns." ”?“ Yes, King! ”
Zhou Shi led two thousand defeated soldiers to escort the king of Wei to Thorn Pu. It's just that they ran all night, and at dawn on the second day, they saw that the long road was full of defeated soldiers of the Chu army.
In that crowd, the one who rested with his back against the big tree was obviously Chu Jiangxiang.
Xiang is very young and very talented. The Xiang clan has been a general in the past dynasties, but Xiang is one of the few talents who is proficient in internal affairs. Otherwise, he would not lead an army alone, and the troops would be stationed on such a key place as Thorn Pu.
Seeing the banner of friendly troops, the Chu army did not stop it. In fact, at the moment, they are tired, and even if they block it, it will not have any good effect.
Wei Wang Ji came straight to Xiang and asked, "Why did the general come here?" ”
Although both of them were embarrassed, Wei Ji was still very surprised in his heart. Thorn Pu has an army of 8,000, even if the Qin army attacks, it is impossible to defeat so quickly, so miserable?
Xiang He supported the trunk with both hands, stood up with difficulty, and said, "I've seen King Wei." ”
After saluting, Xiang It said: "The day before yesterday, Zhang Han led thousands of cavalry to attack my camp at night, and when he was caught off guard, my 8,000 soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Fortunately, the soldiers used their lives to stop Zhang Han desperately, and I escaped. ”
King Wei was puzzled, it was only thousands of horses, even if it was a surprise attack, it was impossible for Xiang It to lose so badly!
You must know that Thorn Pu is a place where grain is stored, and all the materials must be transferred there. Xiang It is a delicate person, how can it not be heavily fortified?
Xiang It seemed to see Wei Wangji's confusion and explained: "This Qin army is different from the previous cavalry army. Not only was the war horse ridden extremely fierce, but in the wilderness, the Qin army's war horse trampled on the wolf bones with one hoof. Moreover, their harness is also peculiar, and their combat methods are flexible and diverse. I remember that when Yingzi Yi was still the crown prince, he led 20,000 horsemen out of the fortress. After that, this army guarded Taiyuan and other places, and there was no news. This time, Zhang Han should be this cavalry. ”
Wei Wang Ji nodded and said, "Now that the thorn has been lost, the grain and grass of the Zhao army of Julu have been cut off in half, and it is only a matter of time before the news of defeat comes." I'd better get off the sun right away! ”
"I'm worried there's more to it than that." Xiang It said in a deep tone, "On that day in Nanyang, Qin General Han Xin led an army of 10,000 to force Shaoyu back. The cavalry he led was the same as the cavalry in Zhao. Afterwards, we speculated that these 10,000 horsemen were already all the elites of the Qin army, so we didn't think much about it. But what I see now, if there are really 20,000 cavalry troops like this in Zhaodi, the Kanto region is fertile for thousands of miles, and the water network is thorough. Zhang Han led this cavalry army south, and in a few days, he could move to six or seven hundred miles of land and cut off the grain route of the coalition army. And once the grain road is disturbed, the 200,000 troops in Xingyang are in danger! ”
Xiang is thoughtful, and from last night's battle, he has already pushed the future battle momentum. When Wei Wang Ji heard what Xiang Qi said, his mind turned sharply, and the more he thought about it, the more he thought about it, the more shocked he became, and said in a panic: "No, if the 100,000 Qin troops in Zhao Land go south again, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the countries to survive, and Sheji will be restored to the ruins." ”
King Wei's words fell, and the two were silent for a while.
Zhou Shi stood aside and said, "King, no matter what happens in the future, the Qin army may chase after me at any time, so we should retreat quickly." ”
"That's right." Wei Wang Ji gritted his teeth and said, "General, it's better for us to rush to Fanyang immediately at this moment." Zhang Han's Qin army marched so fast, if it was a few days later, Fanyang would not be able to escape the scourge of thorns! ”
"What the king said is that we should immediately turn back to Fanyang, and it is important to defend against the Qin army." Xiang said.
……….
On the Guangwu Mountain.
A woman stands alone on a lonely peak, standing in the wind, her clothes fluttering, and she forgets her worries.
"Senior sister!"
The tall man came up behind him and said hello.
Forget your worries and turn around, look at the man, and say, "Senior Brother Forget Si, you are also here in Xingyang!" ”?“ My sister has a trust, and I will complete it. Forget Si said.
"Thank you, senior brother, the reward I promised to my senior brother will definitely be given to my senior brother." Forget the worry and smile, said.
With this sentence, the atmosphere between the two was a little sluggish for a while. If you forget your worries, you will inadvertently save them, and you will feel a layer of separation.
"Senior sister, you know that I didn't help you for a reward."
"I know!" Forget Worry nodded lightly and said, "But at this moment, I can't give you anything except a reward." ”
"Senior sister, it's been so long. Can't you let it go? Forget Si looked at Forget Worry with an indifferent expression and asked.
"I've let go of my hatred, otherwise my master wouldn't have let me go out of the mountain." Forget the worry and said with a slight expression.
"Yes, you let go of hatred. But what about the rest? ”
The words of forgetting thoughts recall in my ears, but forgetting worries is a wave of my sleeves, turning my body, and no longer facing forgotten thoughts.
"Senior sister!"
Forget Si stretched out his hand, only a few feet away from being able to touch the sleeve of Forget Worry. It's just that he finally put down his hand, shook his head and sighed.
"Oh no!"
In the sky, the Mo family's Vermilion Bird flew in the sky, quickly approaching this peak, and the people on it shouted loudly, attracting the attention of the two people on the peak.
Forget Joy and Forget Qiao jumped down from the top and came to the front of the two, and said, "Defeated, defeated!" ”
Forget worry frowned slightly, and asked, "What is the defeat!" ”
"They're all defeated!" As the kaleidoscope of the Human Sect, Forget Le is in charge of intelligence work like the thief. At this moment, with the help of the Mo family's organ Vermilion Bird, they quickly penetrated the battle situation in front of them. "The armies of Qi, Wei, and Zhao have all been defeated!"
"It can't be!" Forget the worries and said suspiciously: "Zhao Di Qin's army is only 100,000, even if Zhang Han is a famous general in the world, it is impossible to defeat the army of Qi, Wei and Zhao in such a short period of time, that is 150,000 people!" ”
Forget to think and look at the worry, while talking while combing the truth of the news, all the thoughts are in it.
"Could it be that the border army of the Great Wall has gone south?"
"No!" Forget Le shook his head and said, "Qin Qi is from Taiyuan, and there are 20,000 horses. Zhang Han first died in Handan to defeat the army of Qi Wei, kill the king of Qi, and then attacked Quliang, Lieren, and Thorn Pu, cutting off the grain route of the Julu Zhao army, Zhang Er Chen Yu could only return along the same road, and suffered heavy losses along the way under the pursuit of the Qin army. The king of Wei and the general of Chu retreated to Fanyang first, and then defended Baima, but they were unable to resist Zhang Han's army, and now they retreated to Linji, ready to ask for help from all the princes. I'm afraid that it won't be long before the Qin army of Zhao Di will cross the river south. ”
"Yingziyi! So that's what you've been fighting all along? "Forget the worries and bite lightly, the green daisy is slightly red, I don't know if it's angry or because I'm too excited." Ming degraded the clouds, secretly passed through Taiyuan, Mayi, and Yunzhong, and cultivated 20,000 horsemen, is it just for this moment? ”
"Senior sister really understands me!"
A familiar voice came, and the mood of forgetting worries and forgetting ingenuity was drawn to the extreme. (To be continued.) )