Chapter Ninety-One: Defeat Without a Fight
On the second day, the warm sun came, the mountains and fields were full of spring, the breeze blew gently, and the willow branches by the Puqi River moved with the wind.
The Wu army was moving in an orderly manner, Qi Liang quietly watched Hu Guozhu arrange his troops, and after a while, a neat square formation was arranged, and a healthy horse galloped out, rushing to the Qing army camp A hundred paces away and shooting a sharp arrow with a letterhead, obviously sending a war letter to the Qing army.
After a while, the door of the Qing army's camp was wide open, and groups of Qing troops rushed out, Qi Liang thought why not take advantage of the Qing army's unstable foothold and chaotic formation to launch an attack at this time? glanced at Hu Guozhu next to him and wanted to ask, but finally endured it, so as not to appear ignorant. His own guess is that maybe the ancients had a kind of heroism, a kind of courteous demeanor, and it is more likely that the long-range attack weapons at this time are out of reach, and if you suddenly attack, you will shrink back and not do anything with you.
The Qing army soon finished arrasing, the generals of the two armies stood in front, Qi Liang looked at this ancient battle with interest, will it really be like the TV in later generations to have a front-line general heads-up? Looking at a huge phalanx on both sides, waving flags and hanging gongs, I can't help but wonder what to do with these people who beat gongs and drums and carry flags and shouts when the scuffle starts? Will they fight? Will the other party kill them?
With the sound of gongs and drums and the waving of flags, the two armies began to move, and when they were a kilometer apart, they stopped tacitly.
"Shizi! Stay in the fight, you stand back! Hu Guozhu's face was grim, his eyes shot a cold fierce light, and the war was about to begin.
Don't go head-to-head? Qi Liang was a little surprised and a little disappointed, thinking who was so stupid to find death? And this single horse to the center of the challenge is not a live target by the salvo of ten thousand arrows?
In ancient times, there may still be this kind of heads-up before battle, and with the change of combat concepts and the development of weapons, there are fewer and fewer heads-up matters, unless the two sides agree.
Everything is to win, this is the last word. Qi Liang asked lightly: "Is the general ready to launch?" ”
Hu Guozhujun nodded with a face, this battle-hardened veteran couldn't help but be nervous at this moment.
Qi Liang raised his eyes to look ahead, and suddenly pursed his lips and smiled: "I can make the Qing army retreat without a fight!" ”
Hu Guozhu was puzzled and asked in disbelief: "The son of the world has such ability?" ”
Qi Liang smiled and said, "The general asked the soldiers to obey my command!" ”
Hu Guozhu hesitated, he was worried that Qi Liang would mess up, this was a life-and-death fight, not a joke.
Qi Liang glanced at it and said: "The general asked the cavalry troops to be listed separately, and when the Qing army fled, let them immediately attack and chase the handsome banner of the Qing army!" ”
Hu Guozhu saw that Qi Liang smiled and talked freely and confidently, so he said: "Please give an order!" ”
Qi Liang turned back to the guards beside him and ordered: "Pass the order, let everyone follow me!" He asked for the sword and shield of a personal soldier, and shouted: "Capture Zhu Man alive!" Then he struck the shield with his knife three times.
The personal guards followed him: "Capture Zhu Man alive!" "Three knocks.
Qi Liang shouted again: "Capture Zhu Man alive!" Three more sounds, this will be more people to do it, three or four times later, all the people of Wu Jun followed, and the rhythmic shouts resounded in the sky, which was deafening.
There was a small commotion in the camp of the Qing army, and Zhu Man, who was standing in front, was so frightened that his face turned blue, and he stammered: "Let's retreat!" "He didn't want to fight at all, it was Nabuchaha who wanted revenge.
"Handsome! What is there to fear about such carving insect skills? Look at me and I'll capture the head of the Wu thief to see you! The deputy capital commander Buchaha shouted sharply, and without waiting for Zhu Man's permission, he had already beaten his horse out.
On the other side, Qi Liang saw the Qing army rushing out and shouted, "Shoot him down!" ”
Lu Huixiang rushed out and shot with a bow, Qi Liang didn't look at the result and drew his sword, just shouted: "The thief has been shot, capture Zhu Man alive, kill!" ”
All the people shouted: "Capture Zhu Man alive, kill!" ”
"Retreat! Retreat! Zhu Man sat on the horse and trembled, couldn't bear it anymore, and turned the horse's head. As soon as the Qing army moved, the entire lineup immediately rioted, and some people began to flee.
How can I get an arrow? Isn't it good? Buchaha was puzzled with resentment, "Hey! Hey! Hey! By the time he tried to stop the troops from retreating, it was too late, and he was so angry that he vomited blood.
Hu Guozhu looked at it carefully, and when he saw the Qing army's banner move, he immediately ordered: "Pursuit!" The cavalry troops rushed out first, and Zhu Man did not dare to return to the camp, so he fled directly to Xianning City. The temporary large construction is simple, and the terrain chosen is also flat and undefendable, and cannot withstand the impact.
Zhu Man's army also had a Mongolian cavalry, a total of 2,000 cavalry who fled back through the Xiangshi Valley, Buchaha led this cavalry force to meet the Guanning iron cavalry and fight and retreat for Zhu Man to earn a little time to escape, Qi Liang ordered the troops to chase closely.
After chasing ten miles, Hu Guozhu rushed to persuade: "Shizi! Don't chase after the poor crown, I'm afraid that there will be an ambush in front of the Qing army! ”
As long as the Qing army is reluctantly pursued, the time to set up an ambush? Qi Liang asked disdainfully: "Zhu Man, who is as timid as a mouse, still dares to stop and set up an ambush?" I'm afraid that he only hates his mother, who gave birth to two legs, how fast can he run, how fast he can run! Without hesitation, he ordered: "Keep chasing!" ”
After chasing until noon, Hu Guozhu sweated like rain, and after pouring a sip of water, he asked: "Shizi!" Can you cook some food and chase it after eating? ”
Qi Liang shook his head firmly: "We are chasing, the Qing army is on the run, we don't eat, the Qing army can't eat, let's catch up!" "He rode a little better, the soldiers were miserable, some soldiers ran and broke their legs, some soldiers ran with foot cramps, and even some soldiers ran in shock, although he pitied the soldiers, but in order to win he could only harden his heart, such a hard result is to pick up countless supplies along the way, and capture countless prisoners.
After chasing thirty miles, the infantry was just walking instead of running, but Qi Liang ordered to climb forward even if he climbed.
Qi Liang always played his cards out of common sense, and Hu Guozhu, who considered himself resourceful, sighed to himself, especially with just a few shouts to make the enemy retreat in unimaginability, and he still did not believe that this was true. Thinking of the legend told by the soldiers that the son of the world summoned the god of thunder to retreat from the enemy, could it be that the son of the world really descended from heaven to earth? Shaking his head, he glanced at another soldier who had cramped his hands and feet and fell to the ground and was rolling spasms, and sighed: "Alas! Let him go! He has nothing to say about the results he has achieved so far.
In the evening, Zhu Man fled into Xianning City in embarrassment, followed by less than 2,000 soldiers, and scolded angrily: "Damn! When you encounter a madman, how can you chase people like this? "Leave 500 troops to garrison Xianning City, and if you don't dare to stay for a moment, you will flee to Wuchang Mansion, if you don't escape until the Wu army comes up to surround Xianning City, you can't escape even if you have long wings.
Wu Jun chased to the foot of Xianning City, and Qi Liang finally ordered: "Stop the pursuit!" ”
This anxious and hoarse voice was undoubtedly the most beautiful sound in the world heard by the numb soldiers, like a fairy song, many soldiers whether it was grass or dirt, whether it was a stone pile or a ditch, they fell to the ground and lay down, at this time, even if a dog was licking their faces, they didn't bother to move again.
Qi Liang ordered the Wu army to surround the city of Xianning, and began to attack the city on the second day, and the city of Xianning was broken in only half a day.