Chapter 736: Defeat of Hangzhou City (II)
Ahead, tens of thousands of fierce and terrifying enemy troops are constantly pouring up like a tide; In the rear, their own grain and grass were burning, and the red fire and black smoke had already reflected the entire sky. This unprecedented terrible, even desperate situation, quickly reduced the already small fighting spirit of the Song army.
The soldiers' fighting spirit has fallen to the lowest point, and the first reaction of countless people when they see the enemy frantically killing is to quickly avoid scattering in order to save their lives. And the consequence of this is that the defensive army formation, which was relatively stable before, has been torn apart, and the Wu army has easily broken into it, killing and injuring them on a large scale, and the layers of defense have collapsed in a short period of time.
The continuous entry of the Wu army made the soldiers of the Song army feel even more frightened, and as a result, a vicious circle appeared, seeing that this army of nearly 100,000 Great Song officers was about to be defeated by 70,000 or 80,000 people from the other side. At this time, a bloodied general had rushed back to the three generals who were also full of hesitation: "General, withdraw quickly, otherwise you won't be able to leave......
Ren Shifan was also panicked at this time, and immediately nodded: "Yes, retreat quickly, go back to Lin'an to defend to the death, we still have a chance to turn the tables, otherwise, the casualties will be even greater." ”
"No, we have come to this point with great difficulty, how can we run away because of this setback? Kill me, and if anyone dares to say out, Ben will solve him with his own hands! Zhang Gon raised his eyebrows, suddenly pulled out his sword, pointed at this subordinate with the tip of the sword, and threatened loudly, he was really unwilling to retreat like this.
And Xu Shen has deeper concerns: "If we really withdraw at this time, can we hold it steady?" The rebels will definitely not let us go easily, once the army retreats, the army's morale will completely collapse, then it will really be a fish on the chopping block, let the rebels chase and kill! This wave of their offensive must be repelled first, and then retreat steadily! Pass my military order, transfer the middle army and the rear army to press up, and do the final fight with the rebels! ”
There are three masters in an army, and the serious problem that no one can suppress the other is once again manifested at this critical moment. The three main generals have their own ideas, in fact, from the overall point of view, Xu Shen's idea is the safest, but he can't convince the other two in a short time, they are still arguing, one wants to retreat, the other wants to advance, the situation is so frozen.
And on the battlefield, it is changing rapidly, and where is the time for them to fight for a final result. Just when the Chinese army has not yet made any conclusions, the front defense line has finally completely collapsed, and the Wu army has killed the most eye-catching general flag here, and there is still some distance between people, countless arrows have broken through the air first, and one of the sharp arrows is going straight to Zhang Gon's front door.
"General be careful!" A close man next to him was quick to move forward, and quickly stepped forward and slashed out, just knocking the sharp arrow away, but then, he was shot by the arrow that followed closely, and he fell down screaming.
When this scene of life and death was bloodily presented in front of him, and after seeing his cronies actually killed in an instant, Zhang Gon's face suddenly changed, and then, the fighting spirit that had not wavered before was instantly shattered. He was not a brave and fearless man at all, and when he was in charge of the Chinese army and commanded his subordinates to fight, he could do anything, but when danger appeared around him, fear had completely replaced everything. Without further consideration, he had decisively ordered: "Retreat, hurry back!" ”
Ren Shifan was overjoyed when he heard this: "Yes, you can still save your strength by retreating quickly, and you can't hold on to the death anymore, otherwise the casualties of the soldiers will be too great." As he spoke, he looked at the herald beside him and signaled that the other party could give the order to retreat.
"You can't, if you retreat in a hurry at this time, the whole army will be in chaos, and then we will have no power to fight back!" Only Xu Shen remained sober and made his last efforts. But his words were not recognized by the other two at all, and Ren Shifan replied directly: "General Xu, if you really have concerns, it is better to be covered by the Gyeonggi Road soldiers under your command, and we will lead the army first and then retreat......"
"You ......" Xu Shen almost even had a crooked nose. I didn't think that I had good intentions and had the intention to save the army, but I was dealt with like this, I was really angry and helpless, and at the same time, I also understood in my heart, no matter how I persuaded them, it was impossible for these two people to accept the statement that they would hold out for a while: "Retreat, quickly let the whole army withdraw and retreat, don't make any entanglement, retreat to Lin'an first!" "The matter has come to this, he has no power to return to heaven, he can only pray for God's blessing, and the rebels will not die and bite his own house.
Three road van army, three main generals, but three minds are difficult to unify. At this critical juncture, the biggest problem of this Great Song Dynasty official army was completely exposed, even if there was the most reasonable way to deal with it, it was abandoned under the circumstances of their own selfish intentions, and they could only run away along the most wrong path.
When the order to retreat was given, the Song army completely collapsed. Everyone lost the courage to resist, and when faced with the Wu army that rushed over, they all turned around and ran, even if a few still wanted to resist the enemy's attack, they were also coerced by their comrades in front and behind, and finally they could only flee in embarrassment.
And after seeing this scene, Wu Jun's morale was even more uplifted, and the roar rang out: "Kill, the Song army is defeated!" Kill them all and avenge our dead brothers! "All the soldiers of the Wu army who were just ordinary people a few years ago have all turned into bloodthirsty beasts at this time, constantly chasing and killing the Song army fleeing in front, as long as they catch up from behind, they will be chopped over with a knife, and their bodies will be divided and died in the blink of an eye.
If the Song army had resisted strongly, it might have been able to survive this wave of onslaught, but now it has completely given up the frontal battle, that is, people are swords and I am fish and meat, and the casualty figures are rolling straight up, and there are countless casualties on the way to escape, and some people even directly abandon their weapons and kneel on the ground, but they surrender to the Wu army.
Fang Shifo, who rushed to kill in front of the team, was even more excited, laughing and constantly riding his horse to chase and kill the enemy army in front, the double hammer in his hand had already been stained red with blood, and the whole person's head and face were also covered with a dark red, looking like a blood gourd. But this still didn't stop his killing, and he pursued and killed with all his might, and went straight to the most eye-catching Song army generals, vowing to leave all these Song generals behind.
It was only at this time that the three generals fully understood how much mistake they had made, but at this time, the fighting spirit of the whole army was completely lost, and everyone would only flee for their lives, even if they desperately shouted to stop the whole army, I am afraid that they would not be able to resist the Wu army that chased up like a wolf and a tiger. So what they can do at this time is to continue to run for their lives, no matter what the situation around them is, just to escape the pursuit of the enemy.
The military horses on both sides chased and fled, and soon went more than ten miles away, and it was only then that Pang Wanchun recovered from the shock. Seriously, even he didn't expect that Song Jun would be so vulnerable and defeated so simply. Fang La finally put down the drumstick in his hand, and laughed: "Okay, the great victory of our army in this battle will definitely boost the morale of the army, and it will no longer be difficult to regain the lost ground!" ”
Pang Wanchun didn't answer his words, but frowned and made the final trade-off. Victory was a foregone conclusion, and now he had to think about where to get this big victory. Is it only satisfied that the Song army has been severely damaged, or is it the idea of leaving them completely in this Hangzhou territory?
If it is the former, then there is no need to do anything, just watch the Ten Buddhas lead the army to pursue; But if you want to completely annihilate this Song army, you must quickly use the ambush troops in front of you. As long as these ambushes suddenly intercept them, even if they can't really annihilate the Song army, it is enough to make them suffer more than half of the casualties, and it is considered lucky that three adults and horses can escape back.
If you choose the former, you will let the tiger return to the mountain. Pang Wanchun knew very well that after this fiasco, the Song army would inevitably learn a lesson, and it would be extremely cautious to come back in the future, especially when the leader of the troops was replaced by Sun Tu, it would be even more difficult to achieve a big victory like today. However, if the latter is chosen, the problem is not small, his hole cards are like this, once all are exposed, there will be no secrets to fight Sun Tu again, and in his heart, Sun Tu is the most terrible opponent.
These two thoughts only turned in Pang Wanchun's heart for a long time, and he had already made a decision: "Put three ringing arrows, let the soldiers and horses on the Yellow Pine Valley attack, cut off the way of the Song army, and the other soldiers and horses must not move!" In the end, what he came up with was a compromise plan, which did not show all the hole cards, but it was enough to create great difficulties and troubles for Song Jun.
The soldiers of the Song Army, who were as panicked as lost dogs, showed their pretty good ability at this time, that is, to escape. In the face of the pursuit of countless enemies in the rear, everyone ran wildly, the queue was long gone, but the speed was completely improved. Especially when some slower-running soldiers fell behind, making the Wu army need to stop and fight, the distance between them and the enemy finally widened, and in the end, even those arrows could not hurt anyone, so they could only fall behind......
Wang Kang, the general of Jingnan Road, who galloped in front of the team, was greatly relieved at this time, at least for now, their safety has been guaranteed. Presumably, the enemy should also understand the truth of the poor Kou Mo chasing, and he will not really chase to the end, maybe as long as he passes through the valley in front of him, he will be able to escape.
There are many soldiers who think the same way around, and many people even think of the Shandong army that they despised before, and think of General Sun Tusun, who can always lead the troops to victory, maybe he should have listened to them before and stayed in Huzhou obediently, so that he would not have suffered such a defeat and almost died here. It seems that when I go back, I will have to change my original opinion......
Just when everyone's hearts were fluctuating and full of anticipation, a horn suddenly sounded from the heights on both sides of the front, and when the flags were unfurled, countless military horses rushed out from both sides, blocking the entrance to this valley in an instant......