Zhang Chun was shocked and hurriedly asked, "What does it mean to go back?" ”

"Naturally, it's back to the grassland, I said it's Chinese, don't you understand?" Said the chief.

"No, no, no, I mean why go back to the grassland, isn't there an alliance between us, during the war with the Han Dynasty, shouldn't you stay here to help me, how can you go back?"

The chief said nonchalantly: "When did we agree on that kind of thing, why don't I know?" ”

"It's the covenant I signed with the Khan of Chuliju, you see I've always carried it with me." After Zhang Chun finished speaking, he took out a piece of cloth from his arms and showed it to the chief.

"Humph!" The chief snorted coldly, "This is what you signed with Qiu Liju, what does it have to do with us." We're just going down south to get something to use, and we're just here to help you. ”

Zhang Chun was stunned by this for a while, and when he reacted, he immediately said: "What are you talking about, isn't Qiu Liju Khan the leader of your Wuhuan people, he represents the will of all Wuhuan people." You are disobeying him by doing so, don't you know the consequences of disobeying the Khan? ”

"I just came here to inform you that you, a Han man, dare to talk to me like this!" Without warning, after the chief finished speaking, he punched Zhang Chun in the stomach and knocked him to the ground directly through the armor.

Looking at Zhang Chun, who was lying on the ground in pain, the chief sneered, "Since you have been Tiqiu Liju, then I will tell you unfortunate news." Qiu Liju is dead, he died in Liaodong, and what he signed with you will naturally be invalid. ”

"What... How, how... What... Will ..."Zhang Chun shouted in pain, this news is unbelievable, the lord of the dignified clan, even if he is not the Son of Heaven in the Central Plains, will be a figure of a prince, and he actually died on the battlefield!

"No matter how much you don't believe it, it's the truth. Not only Qiu Liju, but even the Wuhuan tribe in Liaodong was almost completely wiped out. A flash of fear flashed across the chief's face, but he immediately returned to normal.

"Now that the position of Khan is vacant, everyone in the western part of Liaoning has this opportunity to take the throne." He said with a sense of longing, but in a moment it became serious again. "Because of this, the relationship between the various departments is very tense now, and our tribe is very empty now, if we don't go back quickly, the tribe will become meat in other people's hands and a meal on the plate."

"But I really want to thank you, if it weren't for the help of the two of you this time, we would really not be able to enter the Han Dynasty. And we've been getting enough of it for months. When we return to the tribe, our strength will definitely increase a lot. When the time comes, the chances of winning the position of Khan will be even greater. You can keep that piece of cloth for a thought, hahaha~"

After a sneer, the chief ignored Zhang Chun and left laughing maniacally.

After a while, Zhang Chun was finally able to endure the severe pain and get up. The subordinates hurriedly ran to report: "General, those Wuhuan people are all gone. ”

Zhang Chun's eyes widened angrily, and he threw the covenant on the ground, stepping on it hard, rubbing it. "These Yidi are really human-faced beasts, and they don't know kindness and righteousness, and I can be regarded as a leader today. I let them enter the country, let them plunder in the territory for months, and now they are full of money, and after making enough benefits, they throw away a word and run away, these bastards without faith! ”

The righteous servants in charge of guarding the walled city, who were originally listless, immediately cheered up when they watched a large number of people and horses leave in the distance.

He ran down and reported to Gongsun Zhan, who was still doubting his life: "General, just now my subordinates saw that all the cavalry outside the city had withdrawn to the north!" ”

The eyes, which had lost their color, shone again, and Gongsun Zhan's whole person instantly regained his vitality. "What did you just say? The Wuhuan cavalry withdrew! ”

"That's right, general, all of them have withdrawn, and they are still in a hurry." Yi Cong said.

Gongsun Chan personally came to the head of the city and looked down into the distance, and sure enough, there was not a single horse in sight outside the city, and the originally airtight encirclement was suddenly missing a large piece. The rebel infantry is slowly filling the void left by the departure of the cavalry.

Regardless of why the Wuhuan cavalry left, now is a good time to break through the siege, the rebels outside the city alone cannot block the attack of the cavalry under their command, as long as they break out of the encirclement, the rebels will not be able to catch up with them. The time for this breakthrough is tonight.

"Pass the order, let everyone rest, we're going to break out tonight."

Time flew by, and when it was time for the fourth watch, the city gate was quietly opened. In order to break out of the encirclement as quickly as possible, there was no need to worry that the sound of horses' hooves would wake up the sleeping rebels.

The sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded, waking up the half-asleep rebel guards, who were terrified and shouted: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! But as soon as the cavalry skipped the guards, the sound stopped abruptly.

Although the shouts of the guards woke up many of the rebels, they were mere outcasts. In such a situation, the first reaction of these rebels was not to resist, but to flee in terror.

The homeless people just want to be fed, and they don't think about victory nutrition or anything like that. This also made the rebels, which were made up of displaced people, barely visible at night. This created an even more chaotic scene, and the chaos slowly spread.

Now it is another once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in front of Gongsun Zhan. Originally, he only considered breaking out, but now he has completely disrupted the rebels' camp, and if he turns the breakthrough into a real night attack at this moment, he will be able to further expand the results of the battle, and he will be able to turn defeat into victory, and maybe he can also take Zhang Chun's life.

Gongsun Zhan, who was riding on the horse, thought about it again and again, and finally decided to give up this opportunity.

After all, the rebels are numerous, and the current chaos is only caused by the sudden attack, they panicked. As long as Zhang Chun organizes manpower at that time, the rebels who have found the backbone will regain their composure. In this case, not only will you not be able to defeat the rebels, but you will also lose this opportunity to break through.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Gongsun Chan led the righteous servants to rush out directly and disappeared into the night.

Zhang Chun, the rebel's Chinese army, was anxiously waiting for something, when a guard came in from outside and reported to him: "General, Gongsun Chan did not take advantage of the chaos to attack our Chinese army camp, but fled directly. ”

Zhang Chun's face instantly showed a look of disappointment, and he said angrily: "Damn, Gongsun Zhan, a bastard who is greedy for merit, actually gave up such a good opportunity, and instead of sneaking up on my Chinese army, he ran away, what a cowardly guy like a mouse." ”

No matter how you say it, Zhang Chun is a person who has been a Zhongshan Taishou, and he is a military general, so he still knows how to lead troops to fight.

He thought: With the powerful departure method of the Wuhuan cavalry, Gongsun Zhan in the walled city will definitely know. He is unable to continue without food and grass, so he will definitely take advantage of the great opportunity of no cavalry outside the city to break through. And it is much easier to break through at night than during the day, so he will definitely choose to break through tonight.

It was precisely when he guessed this that he used other armies as bait to set up an ambush in the Chinese army. In his own impression, Gongsun Chan is a greedy person, as long as he succeeds in disrupting other armies, he will inevitably come to attack him in order to get greater credit. This can be seen from the fact that he took the risk of a surprise attack on himself.

And as long as he comes, the army in ambush in the Chinese army will launch a siege around him, and then constantly gather soldiers to consolidate the encirclement, so that Gongsun Zhan, who is trapped in place, will die. It's a pity that after all calculations, he still missed the possibility of Gongsun Chan escaping directly. Knowing that this is the result, it is better to know the whole army directly and guard against Gongsun Zhan's breakthrough day and night.

In the final analysis, Zhang Chun himself is also a person who is very happy, he not only wants to win, but also to win beautifully, so as to realize his desire to fight and humiliate Gongsun Chan in his heart.

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Along the way, he did not encounter any cavalry obstruction, and by searching for food, Gongsun Zhan and his subordinates finally returned to Jixian County after ten days.

After returning, Gongsun Zhan immediately pleaded guilty to Meng Yi: "The last general was greedy for merit and rashly advanced, causing the loss of soldiers to lose generals, and asked the general to punish him." ”

Meng Yi still looked like a good old man, he helped Gongsun Chan up and patted the dust on Gongsun Chan's clothes: "General Gongsun doesn't have to blame himself, you are also trying to break the enemy and quell the rebellion as soon as possible." What a sin? ”

"General Xie." Gongsun Chan breathed a sigh of relief, Meng Yi didn't hold him accountable, which was really good.

The two sat down again, and Meng Yi said to Gongsun Zhan: "General Gongsun came back from Beiping, so he must have known about Wuhuan's withdrawal." ”

"Exactly, if it weren't for Wu Huan's sudden withdrawal this time, the last general would not have been able to come back alive. This is a blessing in disguise. Gongsun Chan said with palpitations.

"Just a few days after your departure, I received news from the imperial court, the previously mentioned Wuhuan Khan Qiu Liju did die in Liaodong, although the results are not as exaggerated as the rumors of the people, but General Zhang also annihilated the 70,000 Wuhuan who came to attack, and also captured tens of thousands of livestock. He was also promoted to General Pingbei for his merits. The Wuhuan cavalry in Youzhou should have withdrawn after learning the news. ”

Meng Yi's words were like several sharp swords directly inserted into Gongsun Zhan's chest, making him feel painful.

I didn't expect that I could be rescued in the end, all because of Zhang Hao's contributions. Gongsun Chan clenched his fists, very unwilling. Why can't I even win those old, weak, sick and disabled, and finally run away. And Zhang Hao can defeat Wu Huan's army with the old, weak, sick and disabled?

"Oh, yes." Meng Yi continued, "The messenger who came to deliver the news sent me a message from Your Majesty, and Your Majesty wants us to exterminate the rebels as soon as possible, so that the livestock captured by General Zhang can go south.

Originally, I thought that if General Gongsun didn't come back today, I would lead my troops tomorrow, and since General Gongsun had returned, the decisive battle with the rebels would be more certain. General Gongsun, do you want to rest for a few days and restore your morale with the soldiers? ”

Gongsun Zhan said categorically: "The last general has no problem with the soldiers under his command at all, obey the general's dispatch, and vow to kill him back to be ashamed." ”

"Okay, well, since the military heart is available and the fighters have arrived, then tomorrow the army will set off and fight the rebels in a decisive battle."