Chapter 369: Ambush
The Huashan army quickly retreated, at least, and did not occupy the county seat without leaving. This is a great luck in misfortune for the officials of Yan State in Yixian and other places. However, the problem before them now is how to report this matter. If it's not good, I'm afraid the above will have to investigate their previous surrender. After all, when the Huashan army came over, it stands to reason that these local officials should lead their troops to defend to the death.
For this matter, the local officials almost ripped off their hair, and finally wrote an official letter to report it. However, in order to protect themselves, these people had to find a way to put the reason for their failure on Murong Chui's head.
All in all, the official letter to Murong Jun is different from the official document to Murong Chui. The official document to Murong Chui was just a simple emergency document, detailing the situation.
But in the twists and turns given to Murong Jun, in addition to the details, he also participated in Murong Trai's book, saying that the Huashan army's attack on the county seat was caused by Murong Trai's army crossing the Yellow River south.
Murong Jun's side was far away from Yi County, so it was unlikely that he would know what his reaction would be for a while. But Murong Chui was much closer, and the messenger quickly delivered the official document to him.
At this time, Murong Chui didn't know the situation in Yi County, and was bent on killing Chen Kang in Kip Shi Pass and Nanling Pass! I have to say that this Murong Chui does have some skills, and the battle of tackling key problems is still very orderly.
After a few days, the Huashan army guarding this place also suffered a lot of casualties. The biggest crisis lies in the fact that the night before yesterday, Murong Chui took advantage of the great battle to quietly transfer 3,000 soldiers and horses from the Kip Shi Pass to Nanling Pass, so that the number of soldiers and horses attacking Nanling Pass once reached nearly 10,000.
The sudden increase in troops made Nanling Pass almost breached. If the guard hadn't reacted in time and immediately sent the reserve troops, I am afraid that he would have really fallen for his plan.
Rao is like this, and Chen Kang, who got the news later, was also scared into a cold sweat, no one will know better than him the consequences after Nanling Pass is breached.
After being taken aback, Chen Kang also cheered up and concentrated on dealing with Murong Chui's attack, as for finding a way to fight back, he didn't think about it for a while.
On the seventh day when Murong Trai arrived outside Kipshi Pass, the news from Yixian County was delivered, and after reading the official document, Murong Trai's face darkened.
"Useless things, General Ben left 6,000 men and horses, and he can still be taken advantage of by the enemy and fall into their ambush? If I had known that this was the case, I might as well have stayed behind and sent someone else to attack this side! Inside the military tent, Murong Chui was furious.
"General, things have come to this point, what should we do? Looking at all the soldiers and horses, it seems that only we have suffered such heavy losses along the way. The news reached the ears of His Majesty, but I am afraid that we will not be able to bear this responsibility! The generals below did not smile at all, because everyone knew the seriousness of this matter.
"Yes! Now that the garrison of Yixian and other places is empty, the Huashan army is just in front of it, and it may come out of the pass again at any time to attack the counties. Especially Heyang County, which is where our army relies on, where grain, grass and ordnance are all there. If there is a problem in Heyang County, I'm afraid that we will have to run out of food in a short time! Some generals said worriedly.
The world is big, and eating is big! If you can't even eat, can you still expect the soldiers below to fight? If it really comes to the most difficult time, I am afraid that it will be a head for the Huashan army on the opposite side in vain.
Murong Chui has led the troops for many years, how can he not understand the seriousness of this. Especially because he is not the same as others, because Murong Jun does not have a good impression of him, and the last time he had a rumor, he almost killed himself.
Although there was nothing to do in the end, he was reprimanded in vain, and the original title of King Wu was directly demoted to Marquis Wu! There was such a big mistake this time, if there is no progress here in Nanling Pass, or if you return with a big defeat, I am afraid that after going back, you will have to wear shackles and be sent to the law ~ field.
If it were someone else, it might not be so serious, after all, it is common for soldiers to win and lose. But for Murong Jun's words, Murong Chui was not afraid to think seriously.
Listening to the discussions of the generals below, they are basically not very optimistic about the next moves. Obviously, the morale of the military has also been greatly turbulent because of this incident.
"It won't be long before the whole army knows the news. If we let them know that our back road has been cut off, I am afraid that we will no longer have the intention of fighting. At this time, a general said again.
"General, you have to come up with your mind quickly!" Everyone saw Murong Chui silent there, and couldn't help but say urgently.
"There is no other choice! Now that we have got the news, I think it won't be long before the Huashan army on the opposite side will also get the news. At that time, the morale of the other party will inevitably be high, so it will be very difficult for us to conquer two more levels. Kip Stone Pass and Nanling Pass, we can't fight anymore, General Ben decided to go back to the division immediately to take Luoyang City, what do you think!? Murong thought for a moment before he said.
"The general's words are reasonable, as long as we take Luoyang City, it will at least be regarded as a great achievement. What's more, the land of Luoyang and Heyang Yi County are just across the river, if the army is there, presumably the Huashan army will not dare to go out of the customs to attack the counties again! His idea was immediately approved by most people.
For these generals, as long as they think of the appearance of those Jin soldiers when they passed under Luoyang City, and then think about the appearance of the Huashan army they saw outside Kipshi Pass and Nanling Pass in the past few days, they will naturally have a decision in their hearts.
It is said that persimmons are soft and pinched, and now in front of them, one is a soft persimmon, and the other seems to be a stone. In this case, unless it is a common enemy, otherwise, it is better to pinch the persimmon!
If you don't take the credit at your fingertips, but you kowtow here and break the blood, you may not end up well, that's not what smart people do. Obviously, these generals think they are smart people!
"Since you have no opinion, the matter is decided. However, the matter of returning to Luoyang still needs to be well planned. Otherwise, once the Huashan army on the opposite side finds out that we are retreating, it will be very disadvantageous to us if we chase and kill from behind! Murong Trai saw that everyone agreed, so he said.
"Everything is in accordance with the general's orders!" Everyone responded in unison.
That night, Murong Trai began to act.
He first sent someone to inform the soldiers and horses on the side of Nanling Pass, and on the surface he maintained the previous offensive without moving! In fact, he quietly transferred a part of the soldiers and horses from two places, about 6,000 people, and quietly rushed to Luoyang first while the night was dark.
As for himself, he is still sitting outside Kip Shi Pass, in order to confuse Chen Kang and the defenders on the pass. He did all this very secretively, and with his actions in the middle of the night, he couldn't see it clearly.
Therefore, Chen Kang and the others did not find that the enemy army outside was actually more than half less.
Every day in the siege battle, there is basically a small pause at dawn, which is mainly for the rotation of soldiers. The time when the two teams of soldiers and horses took over, there was about a pillar of incense. That morning, Chen Kang was ready as usual, waiting for the next round of enemy attacks.
As a result, this time he waited until the sky gradually brightened, and did not wait for the next wave of enemies to appear. However, out of prudence, he did not immediately send people out of the pass to inspect, but only looked at it from a distance, and the enemy camps outside the pass did not change much.
When it was dawn, he sensed something was wrong. At this time, he sent scouts to investigate, only to find that the enemy had already run away.
"What? All gone? This bastard, who has beaten us for so long, actually ran away like this? Chen Kang, who heard the news, was immediately angry.
"Your Excellency, General Liu has sent an urgent official letter!" Just as he was getting angry, someone from behind came running to report.
Chen Kang took it and looked at it twice, and finally understood what was going on. It's a pity that this letter came a little too late, otherwise he would have been prepared a long time ago.
"It seems that Murong Chui is planning to return to his teacher! There is a problem in Yixian, which is equivalent to his nest being copied, and he can't go back if he doesn't go back! In this case, he shouldn't have run far yet! Come! Tell me to go down, order a thousand men, and chase me out! We must not let them run away completely! After thinking for a while, Chen Kang immediately commanded.
Soon, he took a thousand men and horses out of Kip Shi Pass, and chased all the way along the Beikun Han Ancient Road.
Along the way, he saw a lot of footprints left by Murong Chui's army, and judging from these circumstances, it was obvious that they retreated in a hurry! Thinking of this, Chen Kang couldn't help but order to speed up.
"General, Murong Chui's traces have been found five miles ahead, and they are fleeing in a panic!" When they reached a wooded area fifteen miles north of Kip Shi Pass, the scouts sent back to report.
"Good! Catch up with me, catch up! Hearing this, Chen Kang couldn't help but rejoice, and hurriedly urged the army to move forward.
The army sped up again, and not long after, sure enough, they saw a group of Yan soldiers huddled in front of them, looking very chaotic.
"Kill! Rush with me! Seeing this scene, Chen Kang rode his horse forward without saying a word.
"Kill!" But just as they were charging, they didn't expect the earth-shattering shouts to come from all sides! Subsequently, the Yan soldiers of the brigade rushed out from the surrounding woods and surrounded Chen Kang and the others in the middle and killed them.