Chapter 342: Escape
Cao Zhang killed himself, and Tian Xin turned his head sideways to look at Cao Zhen's battle flag on the hill.
Four miles away, what happened here, presumably Cao Zhen could also see the outline clearly.
As if confirming that Cao Zhang was dead, Cao Zhen's battle flag began to move, descending from another layer of the hill and gradually disappearing from Tian Xin's field of vision.
"Like a crow."
Tian Nobunaga breathed a sullen sigh of relief, looked up at the faint clouds that should have covered the blue sky, and stretched out a touch of it, trying to wipe away these clouds.
There was a sudden noise behind him, and when he looked sideways, it was Rod who kicked over a wounded soldier who was about to die with his sword raised.
The wounded soldier looked at Rod with angry eyes and raised his neck, and Rod scolded: "Cao Ziwen killed himself, and wanted to save Cao Zijian's life, why did he live up to Cao Ziwen's kindness?" ”
The array of the right army on the periphery surrounded here, and each other's personal soldiers looked at Tian Xin, waiting for an explanation.
The fight has reached this point, and the emotions of both sides have undergone some strange brewing and changes.
The outer right army array was no longer able to fight, and Tian Xin's guards looked at these remnants with a sense of identity.
Allowing serious injuries to die, or execution, or forcing and encouraging these remnants to die, makes them a little uncomfortable.
Since you didn't die in battle, and you fought to the end, you shouldn't die again.
"I will treat you and others, bury Cao Ziwen in Eagle Mountain after the war, and wait for three years to guard the tomb, and after three years, go to stay for yourself."
Tian Xin made a promise, let out a sigh of relief, reached out and picked up a Weizi battle flag that had been trampled on repeatedly, shook it, approached Cao Zhang's corpse and covered his head, and pulled out his Qingshuang sword.
The remnants of the soldiers discarded their weapons one by one, and their tense spirits were slackened, all of them were crushed by sudden fatigue, and even if they were sad, they couldn't cry many tears.
The Cao family and the Tian family have enmity, Tian Xin didn't make a move, and letting Cao Zhang kill himself is already a concession.
Tian Xin's hands were not stained with Cao Zhang's blood, which was the greatest protection for Cao Zhi and relieved Cao Zhi's last survival and moral concerns.
Cao Zhang's dying admonition to the remnants of the soldiers was similar, breaking the determination of these remnants to die.
Everywhere on the battlefield, the Wei army retreated in great strides, and everywhere there were groups of Han infantry running and whistling, and one after another Wei infantry threw away their armor and fled for their lives.
The Wei cavalry was still strong, and the Han infantry was not crazy enough to pursue the cavalry.
The three Han cavalry of Beifu, the Right Army, and the Front Army combined were more than 4,000 cavalry, and they did not dare to attack boldly, and drove the Wei cavalry to accelerate their escape from the battlefield in a manner similar to expellation.
Without cavalry, how many can the poor infantry escape?
The Wei cavalry dared to respond, and they had to face the attack of the Han infantry that caught up...... What's more, Wei Qi was already frightened, and he was speeding up his withdrawal from top to bottom, and he didn't look back, for fear that Tian Xin would catch up.
"Boyo!"
In the rout of the troops fleeing eastward on the north bank of the river, Yang Bao suddenly reined in his horse with a loud cry, almost fell, and shouted to Jiang Wei who was reining in front of him: "My injuries are difficult to heal, and I can't stand the bumps!" ”
Jiang Wei saw more than 100 red flags rushing from a hundred steps away, and said with difficulty: "I ......"
"I've changed my name to Han!"
Yang Bao made a decision and shouted with his last strength: "Tell my mother, don't worry!" ”
"Aang! Drive! ”
Jiang Wei kicked the horse's belly and fled east with several horsemen, as a middle and high-ranking military official, if he didn't want to implicate his family, he would either die in battle or flee back.
He didn't have a choice, Yang Bao didn't have a choice, he continued to escape, Yang Bao couldn't hold on, there must be someone to bring the news back, and he had to falsify the evidence of his death.
In the end, only one rider stayed behind to serve Yang Leopard, helped Yang Leopard dismount, and stood in place with the sword in his sheath horizontally, waiting for the Han cavalry to dispose of it.
The Wudang flying horsemen carrying the red flag did not stop and galloped past them on both sides, this kind of thing has been seen a lot, and the infantry behind them has to deal with it.
Jiang Wei ran less than three miles when he saw a Wei cavalry coming west in the distance, and when he saw that nearly 10,000 cavalry on his side had broken through, the Wei cavalry also turned around and withdrew eastward.
Zhang He just wanted to take the only cavalry to watch the battle and take a look at the details of the battle, but he didn't expect to see the shocking scene of his own 10,000 horsemen fleeing eastward, where would he dare to stay longer?
There is only one Rushui Bridge, and there are no pontoon bridges around!
Zhang He fled towards the original road where the Rushui Bridge was located, but also gave too many Wei cavalry guidance in the direction of the breakthrough, and the Rushui Bridge was also the only direction in which the Han cavalry pursued.
Under the leadership of Jiang Liang, the Xiahou Weicai, who carried the black flag, ignored it and rushed straight to the Rushui Bridge, trying to swallow the Wei cavalry fleeing east on the north bank.
Jiang Wei fled to the other side, and then turned back to look across the river, the thin ice on the Rushui River had been trampled and broken by Wei cavalry, and there were still Wei cavalry riding horses to cross, trying to cross the icy river.
The horses neighed for a long time, and after a vigorous run, the horses could not adapt to the sharp cold contrast.
Jiang Wei couldn't help but breathe when he saw Jiang Liang raising his spear and dispatching the various teams, not knowing how to face this uncle who changed his name and faked his death.
I thought of Yang Bao again, and I really wanted to ride my horse back to the other side, but no matter how good the Han army was...... Tianshui County is in the hands of Great Wei.
Many Wei horsemen stayed on the shore to watch the other side, with different emotions and thoughts, and these knights recruited from Jincheng, Wuwei, Zhangye, Wudu, Tianshui, Anding, Zhangye's vassal states, and Guanzhong were panting and brewing an indescribable emotion.
At least three or four thousand knights were blocked on the opposite bank, but they were surrounded by the Wudang flying cavalry and Xiahou guard cavalry who caught up in the river bay, and they could not advance or retreat.
The Red Flag Cavalry Array relied on the Turbulent Water Array, the Black Flag Cavalry Array was blocked at the Rushui Bridge, and the dense Wei Army knights were blocked at the confluence of Rushui and Turshui in accordance with the sleeping array.
There was a passage two or three miles wide in front of them, and Wei Qi, who had lost his command and dispatch for a while, was at a loss and crowded together.
Soldiers are also human beings, and when they lose their leaders and leaders, the more people mix together, and the loud voices not only make it impossible to discuss, but also promote panic, so that those who instinctively think calmly also lose the ability to think, and follow the masses in a mess, not knowing what they should do and what they want to do.
They were opposite Xiahou Guard, Wudangfei Knight, and they were in the collective, as if the strength of the robe in front and back had increased and blessed themselves.
Jiang Wei carefully looked at the width of Rushui, if the Han army pressed tighter, and the panicked Wei cavalry went forward one after another, maybe he could really break out of the ice river.
Now in a stalemate, despair is pervasive, and the tired Wei Qi gradually loses the courage to fight.
"Hooray!"
"Hooray!"
Suddenly, the black and red cavalry on the opposite bank began to cheer, and they waved their spears and halberds in their hands and shouted loudly, and their voices were full of joy and excitement.
I saw Tian Xin riding Mondo holding Fang Tianhalberd and gradually appeared, and Fang Tianhalberd held a head.
Tian Xin slowly approached these panicked Wei horses, for fear that these people would turn around and break through to Rushui, and by then the biggest capture would be gone.
He raised the Fang Tian halberd obliquely and glanced at the Wei cavalry officials in the front row: "This Yanling Marquis Cao Ziwen is also the head!" Why don't you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, go back to your hometown with me, and help the Han family! ”
Jiang Wei stared at everything on the other side, and couldn't hear what Tian Xin was shouting, he and the Yongliang knights around him were in a sad mood, and when they saw the rows of robes on the other side dismount and ask for surrender, they turned around and fled.
If you don't run, the Han cavalry on the opposite side will chase after you, and it will be a dilemma to surrender or not to surrender when the time comes.
Not far from Jiang Wei, Sima Yi wore a shabby armor made by fireworks, holding the reins in one hand and a copper seal in the other.
He also turned his horse's head and fled along the road among the other knights, and the nose button in his hand was inscribed: 'The Seal of Sima Wenkuang'.