287. Change of course
In the evening, two bonfires were lit against the backdrop of the braised clouds.
Smoke billowed from the air, announcing the end of this wild encounter.
More than 100,000 corpses were burned to ashes and scattered by the wind.
Yue Peng, Su Quandang, and Zhang Hongwei led less than 2,000 soldiers left, as well as Zhao Da and Zhao Hu's 400 flying dragon troops to drive countless war horses to Cen Xi. Wuzhou City has been broken, and it no longer makes sense for Zhao Da and Zhao Hu to continue to stay here.
Their task has always been only to assist in the defense of Wuzhou City.
Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Jue took Jin Hao, Ge Xiuhong, Miao Youli and others to lead the remaining soldiers to continue to go to Jinjin overnight.
Until this time, Zhao Dongting, who was leading the army from Duanxi to Yizhou, had not yet learned of the battle.
He had grain, grass and ordnance in his army, as well as 15,000 yuan soldiers and thousands of people, and the march was slow, and it would take nearly ten days to reach Yizhou.
In this way, in the middle of the night of the next day, Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Jue finally arrived in Jinjin with the remnants of the army.
The scouts of the Song army in the field in Rongjin County discovered it early and reported to Liu Zijun, the commander of the Tianxiong army, and Jiang Xiu, the commander of the Tianman army. The two of them took their generals to the gate of the city and waited.
When they saw Wen Tianxiang and the others leading the soldiers to slowly walk towards the city gate under the torches, the eyes of the two were complicated.
They had also learned the result of Wen Tianxiang's bloody battle with the Yuan army on the way, and they had already sent fast horses to report to Zhao Dongting.
80,000 male troops guarded Wuzhou, and now only so many people are left to return to Jinjin, which is a shock to anyone.
Waiting for Wen Tianxiang and them to get closer, Liu Zijun and Jiang Xiu led people to greet them, "Brother Tianxiang, are you okay?" ”
Liu Zijun is also Wen Tianxiang's fellow countryman, only slightly younger than Wen Tianxiang. He has followed Wen Tianxiang for many years, and when he learned that the Yuan army caught up with Wen Tianxiang and them who left Wuzhou City, he was most worried about Wen Tianxiang's safety.
Wen Tianxiang shook his head lightly and did not speak.
He led his army to come to Jinjin overnight, sleepless, and now he almost didn't have the strength to speak.
Liu Zijun looked around him and didn't see Du Hu's figure, so he couldn't help but ask again: "Where is Du Hu?" ”
Wen Tianxiang pointed to the back of his head and said, "He was wounded by an arrow and was in the back." ”
So saying, he took the lead and walked into the city.
At this time, he really didn't care about continuing to say anything more with Liu Zijun. He needs to rest, and the soldiers need to rest even more.
When Liu Zijun heard this, he hurriedly ran to the back of the army, and when he saw Du Hu, who was pale and weak, he couldn't help but redden.
On the way to fight with Wen Tianxiang and the Yuan army, most of the family members were killed, and now, only these brothers are left.
The army followed Wen Tianxiang into the city.
And when they had come into the city, some of the soldiers collapsed in the city and fell asleep.
Liu Zijun and Jiang Xiu hurriedly asked their subordinates to take over the grain, grass, ordnance and wounded soldiers.
The fireheads of the army had already prepared food and brought it to the gate of the city.
The soldiers who entered the city had only eaten dry food for the past two days, and when they suddenly ate this hot meal, some of them could not stop crying again.
They really didn't expect that they would come back alive, and more brothers would stay in the wilderness forever......
Wen Tianxiang, Zhang Jue, Ge Xiuhong and others drove their horses to the palace, but they could only cheer up. They can't sleep yet, because they still have to discuss how to resist the Yuan army next.
Rongjin County is just a small city, it is difficult to resist the attack of the Yuan army, and it is not a long-term place.
And after Liu Zijun and Jiang Xiu hurriedly arranged the soldiers to enter the city, they also hurriedly came to the palace of the palace.
As soon as he arrived at the main hall, Liu Zijun said to Wen Tianxiang: "Military order, the emperor sent a secret letter last night." ”
Wen Tianxiang was discussing with Zhang Jue and them carefully, and when he heard this, his spirit suddenly sank, and he said, "Hurry up and show it to me." ”
Liu Zijun took out a secret letter from his sleeve and handed it to Wen Tianxiang.
Wen Tianxiang read the letter and pondered for a long time, "Break the whole into zero, avoid the real and attack the ......"
Then he handed the letter to Zhang Jue.
Zhang Jue looked at it and said, "Military Order, this is your forte." Next, the army is under your full command! ”
Originally, he had the command of the five armies of Tianxuan, Tiangu, Tianmeng, Tianfu, and Tiangui, but now, he planned to hand them all over to Wen Tianxiang.
Wen Tianxiang did not give in and nodded slightly.
Right now, the five armies of Tianxuan, Tiangu, Tianmeng, Tianfu, and Tiangui actually don't have many people left.
Wen Tianxiang looked at the sand table in the hall with his palm in his hand, and said, "Then let's discuss how to arrange the soldiers and horses......
And they began to take counsel again.
The past few days.
Yue Peng, Su Quandang, Zhang Hongwei and others had already rushed back to Cen Xi with their troops. Then it was also arranged according to Zhao Dongting's secret letter.
In the city of Wuzhou, the Yuan general Tohel also led his 40,000 soldiers into the city.
Zhao Dongting was still on his way to Yizhou, and when he was on the way, the scouts came to report, and hundreds of soldiers were hurrying towards them from behind.
When Zhao Dongting learned about this, he was surprised at first, and then realized that this should be his own army.
The Yuan army had just experienced the Battle of Wuzhou, and there was no reason for the soldiers to catch up with them so quickly. So, he ordered the army to stop and wait.
These hundreds of soldiers were naturally the four hundred flying dragon army led by Zhao Da and Zhao Hu.
They all carried wooden boxes with grenadiers in them, and after Yue Peng and the others arrived at Cen Xi, they took a short rest, and then hurried to chase Zhao Dongting's troops.
When Huang Chen approached, they were stopped by the Tianxian soldiers.
Then, Zhao Da and Zhao Hu hurriedly ran to Zhao Dongting's chariot under the leadership of the Tianxian sergeant. It's just that there's a scout next to them.
This scout set off from Rongjin County, he had just arrived in Cen Xi, and happened to meet Yue Peng and them leading the army back to the city, and then followed Zhao Da and Zhao Hu to chase Zhao Dongting's large army.
"Your Majesty!"
Zhao Dongting heard Zhao Da's rough voice in the chariot, and hurriedly walked out of the chariot.
Seeing that the two of them were covered with dust, he didn't care about the cold and warmth, so he only said: "Can the military aircraft order and others go to Dejin?" ”
Zhao Da, Zhao Hu and the scout all knelt down in front of the chariot, Zhao Dadao: "The military commander and the soldiers should have arrived in Jinjin, but it is just ......"
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the scout next to him.
The scout hurriedly took out the letter from his arms and held it in both hands, "Your Majesty, this is General Liu Zijun's military emergency report to you." ”
Zhao Dongting looked at the faces of Zhao Da and Zhao Hu, and he already had a slight bad feeling in his heart.
Inside the chariot, Qin Han also pricked up his ears at this time.
After he learned that Wen Tianxiang led his army out of Wuzhou City, he expected that their journey to Rongjin would not be too smooth.
Now, there should be a result, right?
Zhao Dongting opened the letter, but his face turned pale.
He knew that the Yuan army would catch up with Wen Tianxiang and them sooner or later, so he asked Yue Peng and them to rush to support, but he didn't expect that the losses would be so huge.
Although the casualties in the letter are only estimates, the scouts of this era are extremely accurate, and this estimate is not far from the actual number.
Of the eight armies under Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Jue, there were less than 20,000 people left?
The Tiankui Army, the Tiangang Army, the Tianji Army, and the cavalry that went out of the city to support from Rongjin County also suffered heavy losses.
The cavalry formation of the Song army was almost wiped out in this battle.
This almost made Zhao Dongting faint.
"Get up!"
He asked Zhao Da, Zhao Hu, and the scout to get up, and then hurried to the chariot.
When he got to the chariot, he handed the letter to Qin Han and said, "It seems that we can't go to Yizhou anymore!" ”
Qin Han didn't speak, just read the letter, and his brows gradually wrinkled.
Then, he said: "Your Majesty, if you don't go to Yizhou, do you plan to bring the Tianxian Army over to deal with the Yuan Army?" ”
Zhao Dongting said: "The military commander of Wen and Deputy Military Commander Zhang have suffered heavy losses, and we can no longer go to Yizhou to watch from the wall. With their current men, even if they are guerrillas, they may not be able to hold out with the Yuan army for a long time. I intend to bring all the Qiongzhou Army and Tianxian Army over, what do you think? ”
When Qin Han heard this, he said quietly: "If this is the case, if our army is defeated, the Great Song Dynasty will really have no chance to prosper." ”
According to what Zhao Dongting said, if the Tianxian Army and the Qiongzhou Army were brought to the front line, the Southern Song Dynasty would really only have tens of thousands of soldiers in Qiongzhou and Liu Hongyi's more than 30,000 Leizhou troops. The Qiongzhou army is still flawless to deal with the chaotic people, and with Liu Hongyi's 30,000 Leizhou army, there is no doubt that there is little chance to deal with the Yuan Dynasty.
And why didn't Zhao Dongting know this?
After he was slightly silent, he said: "As long as I am not dead, Da Song, I will not be dead!" ”
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