Chapter 737: Jin Shenghuan surrenders
Just when the Left Army was in danger of total collapse, a more immediate and terrifying danger came.
The order flag in the Tang army's formation was waved high again, and a strange swan horn sounded in all directions, Jin Shenghuan was surprised to see that from the far away from the rear formation, as if by magic, there was a cavalry team of about 2,000 people, running around at a rapid pace, they were like a rush that rose from the ground, turning around the rear formation that was fighting endlessly with each other, and rushed towards their own direction, shouting and rushing.
Capture the thief and capture the king first, and the Tang army will take himself, the master of the whole army, to sacrifice the knife in the future.
Seeing this fierce Tang cavalry, Jin Shenghuan's heart was instantly firmly pinched by greater terror.
"General, the enemy is outnumbered, what should we do?" The guard next to him asked in a trembling voice, waking up Jin Shenghuan, who was in a daze, in an instant.
Jin Shenghuan is now facing the most painful choice.
The defeat is imminent, and what can I do, the so-called main general, in fact!
In a practical sense, now that the whole army has been completely defeated, and it is difficult to clean up, the best way to deal with it is to take advantage of the fact that the Tang army has not yet closed the front and rear and completely sandwiched itself and the guards together, and then quickly escape, so that his life can be saved.
Just, is it really okay to do this?
It's just that he, as the commander-in-chief, turned around and fled at this critical juncture of the current battle situation, so it is conceivable that the entire front and rear battle formations of the left army will definitely be demoralized because of the main general's escape, and they will no longer have the will to fight, and even the whole formation will collapse.
And these Tang cavalry, even if they can't catch up with him, they can immediately rush back to the rogue army formation that is in a bitter battle. Rushed by more than 2,000 cavalrymen, those who were in turmoil when the main general fled the army, I am afraid that they will collapse completely faster.
What's even more terrifying is that as a general of the unified army, even if he can escape from the battlefield and lose all the soldiers and horses, after returning to Wuchang, he will not be able to die well!
You must know that you have already lost the eastern defense line, and if the Tang army destroys more than 60,000 soldiers and horses under this command because of your own judgment and decision-making mistakes, it is conceivable that Zuo Liangyu, who is furious, will definitely not give himself a way to live, but will resolutely use his own knife and use his own head to scare the whole army, thinking that it is the effect of killing chickens and scaring monkeys.
This is not the result that Quan Shenghuan wants.
It's just that if they don't run, as soon as the more than 2,000 cavalry come, their more than 200 escort cavalry will only have one-tenth of the enemy's strength, how can they withstand the impact of the Tang army?
What is even more tragic is that it is almost expected that if the two armies fight, the more than 200 escort cavalry, including themselves, will be firmly surrounded by these 2,000 Tang cavalry, and all of them will be wiped out, and there will be no more survivors.
At this moment, Jin Shenghuan was remorseful and irritable.
Damn, if it weren't for the illusion that he had always had in his heart, thinking that he could compete with the Tang Army with his superiority in strength, if he hadn't been dizzy for a while, failed to clearly judge the situation, and failed to analyze the huge danger hidden, how could he have ended up in the tragic situation of the whole army being completely defeated and his own fate on the front line!
Damn, is Lao Tzu in such a dilemma now, waiting here for death?!
Jin Shenghuan was hesitant and anxious, at this time, the cavalry of the Tang Army, which had more than 2,000 people, had already quickly passed through the main formation that was fighting fiercely, and was getting closer and closer to the place where Jin Shenghuan and others were in charge.
The most dangerous moment has finally arrived!
Seeing these Tang cavalry horseshoe rumbling and roaring like beasts, Jin Shenghuan's face was like earth, he did not hesitate to change his original intention and gave the order for the whole army to retreat immediately.
When his more than 200 escort cavalry encountered an amnesty, they immediately turned their horses' heads, tightly guarded Jin Shenghuan, and fled north at a gallop.
This route is the best escape route that Jin Shenghuan and the rest of the department can think of.
After all, now the Yangtze River in the south is blocked, and the Tang army is blocked on both the east and west, and the only direction to escape is to the north, where there are no enemy troops.
The horses' hooves rumbled, the horses fled wildly, along the way, looking at the surrounding soldiers and horses retreating like a tide, letting the Tang army chase and kill, Jin Shenghuan at this moment, suddenly felt a sadness in his heart.
What an absurd and cruel reality.
It's over, and the foundation on which I relied to survive in this troubled world is finally completely lost.
What future prospects, what wealth and glory, are all at this moment, completely turned into a dream.
Perhaps, this is also my own fate......
It's just that although Jin Shenghuan and the guards fled desperately, their speed was still a little slower after all.
Those cavalry of the Tang Army, roaring and rushing like ghosts, followed them like shadows, and it was extremely difficult to get rid of. When they got closer, while maintaining a high speed of pursuit, they immediately took off the bows and arrows on their backs, and began to look at Jin Shenghuan and the others who were fleeing in front, squeaked and pulled the strings, and shot away as hard as they could.
The two thousand Tang cavalry fired all the arrows, and there was a sudden sound, and a black arrow rain instantly floated through the air, whistling across the blue sky, and quickly catching up with Jin Shenghuan and others who fled for their lives.
In the cavalry guards of Jin Shenghuan's department, there were continuous screams, and the cavalry was constantly hit by arrows, and people shouted that the horses fell off their horses neighingly.
Among them, a black arrow, passing through the blocking guards, shot extremely accurately at the back of Jin Shenghuan's mount's neck, the sharp arrow, full of strength, penetrated straight into the depths of the horse's neck, and then penetrated through the front neck, bringing out a large cloud of gushing blood mist.
The mount let out a terrible scream, raised its front hooves high, and lifted Jin Shenghuan off his horse.
Jin Shenghuan screamed, he endured the huge pain of almost breaking, rolled on the mud several times, and finally managed to avoid the falling horse body and save his life.
"General Kim!"
"Mr. Jin!"
The guards next to him shouted repeatedly, and before they could help up the commander who was rolling on the ground and was in a mess, they were surrounded by the cavalry of the Tang Army that was rapidly rushing in.
A thick and sharp cavalry spear rushed straight forward, and many of the cavalry guards of the left army, who could not react, fell off their horses screaming.
"If the dog enters, it will not fall, and if it does not descend, Lao Tzu will chop you!" The cavalry of the Tang Army, which surrounded them, shouted and cursed viciously and loudly.
At this time, Jin Shenghuan, who was finally helped up by his subordinates, his face was pale, his lips trembled, and after thinking about it quickly, he shouted at the panicked guard cavalry next to him: "Quick, quickly raise the flag and surrender to the Tang Army!" ”
Hearing this order, the cavalry next to him could hardly believe his ears.
They opened their mouths wide and looked at Jin Shenghuan, whose face was strangely distorted, as if they had not yet reacted from the shock.
No way? General Jin, who was deeply trusted by Zuo Liangyu, just now vowed to fight to the death with the Tang army, actually wanted to betray the Qing court, betrayed the Marquis of Ningnan, and surrendered here, this, this ......
"you! Is the dog deaf?! Fly the flag! If you don't fight again, these brothers won't be able to save it! ”
Jin Shenghuan's eyes were blood-red, he roared sharply, and his face was distorted and hideous.
The herald did not dare to slack off, nodded like pounding garlic, hurriedly waved the white flag, and waved it in the air with all his might.
Looking at this waving white flag, Jin Shenghuan's heart suddenly kept dripping blood.
! It's really lucky!
What future official position, what wealth and glory, at such an emergency moment, is not as important as Lao Tzu's own life. At such a time, in order to save his life, why not be a shameless person who spits on his mother!
As soon as the main general fell, the soldiers of the left army, which was still struggling to support, finally completely collapsed under the joint attack of the Tang army's absolute superiority.
They threw away their weapons, threw away their armor, and fled in all directions without a goal, and the whole formation had completely broken up and was difficult to control, and they only cared about their own hasty escape.
At this point, the entire vast wilderness has become a place for the Tang army to slaughter to its heart's content, and the rogues who have fled all over the slopes are like cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs who are frantically fleeing for their lives, appointing the Tang army to chase and kill and hack to death, and there is no possibility of saving their lives at all.
What is even more terrifying is that in such a scattered rout, even if there were sporadic soldiers of the Left Army who wanted to surrender, they were immediately killed by the red-eyed Tang Army soldiers, cut or stabbed, and killed on the spot, without mercy.
What's more, how can the two-legged infantry outrun the four-legged cavalry, and in the end, more than 45,000 people were cut off by the Tang cavalry, and they were about to be surrounded and killed.
Of course, these left troops understood their fate, and they knelt on the ground one after another, kowtowing to the cold blades of the approaching Tang army, and begging for surrender.
After Jin Shenghuan raised the white flag high in the formation, the Tang army quickly reacted.
From a distance, Jin Shenghuan's white flag was clearly seen swaggering, and Huang Degong, the commander of the Tang Army, stroked his knees and laughed, his face was full of energy, and his excitement was inexplicable.
"Hmph, Jin Shenghuan is really shameless, he is forced to fight with our army, and now he is surrendering with a white flag, he is really humiliating, and he is not ashamed!"
"General Chuanben's order allowed him to surrender, and his surrender this time saves our army from fighting, which is also a good thing." Huang Degong waved his hand and ordered sharply: "The whole army listens to the order, allows it to surrender, and immediately stops the pursuit and killing operation!" ”
"Ordering!"
At this point, the whole battle is finally over.
Of the more than 60,000 soldiers and horses of the left army, only about 5,000 escaped from the battlefield and disappeared on the edge of the battlefield, finally escaping alive. Another 45,000 people became prisoners of the Tang army, and the remaining more than 10,000 people were slaughtered by the Tang army.
At this time, in the Tang army's formation, continuous cheers sounded, like rolling spring thunder, resounding throughout the field.
Looking at the Tang Army battle formation cheering in front of him, General Jin Shenghuan's face twitched, and the painful look on his face was difficult to describe in words.
Damn, I knew that the Tang Army was so capable of fighting, and I knew that I was going to be forced to surrender now, why didn't I seize the opportunity of Huang Degong's persuasion to surrender in the first place, and lead my troops to fight in time, it was simply stupid!
If he had led his troops to surrender to the Tang Army in time, maybe it would have been a great achievement, and this promotion to the rank of knight would have been captured.
Where can there be such a humiliating forced surrender like now, not only has tens of thousands of brothers been damaged in vain, but their own fate is completely in the hands of others, and even if Tang Jun can accept himself and his subordinates, the benefits and benefits that can be obtained will be greatly reduced!
Jin Shenghuan was full of remorse, but he was pushed by a group of Tang Army soldiers and came to the Tang Army Commander Huang Degong.
Jin Shenghuan looked ashamed, and didn't dare to look at Huang Degong who was sitting upright. He gritted his teeth tightly, and after taking a long breath, he came to Huang Degong's horse and bowed down.
"Jin Shenghuan, the criminal minister, thank Tang Jun for not killing him!"
The other subordinate generals, seeing Jin Shenghuan bowing their heads, no longer hesitated, and immediately followed Jin Shenghuan and knelt down to pay their respects.
For a while, in front of Huang Degong's horse, he knelt down with a left army general.
"General Jin, I knew this was the case, why bother in the first place!" Huang Degong was proud, but he deliberately looked regretful, and then let out a long sigh.
Jin Shenghuan was ashamed in his heart, he didn't dare to get up, but just bowed his hand and said, "Mayor Huang, don't say anything more." Stupid, have eyes and don't know Mount Tai, and force to compete with your army, today's battle can be described as self-inflicted humiliation, how to regret it! This defeat has come and gone, and there is no face at all. How the general wants to deal with us, but by disposal, there is no other word. ”
"General Jin, you and the generals, let's all stand up and talk. Now that our army has allowed you to surrender, this previous conflict and all kinds of unhappiness can also be revealed. ”
Huang Degong happily looked down at Jin Shenghuan kneeling on the ground, smiled coldly, gently raised the horsewhip, and motioned for him to get up and speak.
Jin Shenghuan's face turned red, and after he stood up, the rest of the generals also stood up silently, and the atmosphere was very embarrassing.
Jin Shenghuan forced out a smile, stood up, and sighed: "I'm ashamed, thank General Huang Houde Longen again." Your army is willing to accept us, regardless of the past, and is so lenient, so how can we not put our hearts in our hearts and swear allegiance to the death? From now on, we are willing to work under your army's tent to drive and do our best. ”
When Huang Degong heard this, he laughed, but he kept sighing in his heart.
Jin Shenghuan was so hard-toothed and hard-mouthed before, blindly resisting to the end, but now he is so groveling and flattering. It seems that in the face of reality, this person is soft and knowledgeable.
Huang Degong despised it in his heart, but on the surface he pretended to appreciate it, and he said in a deep voice: "Very good, General Jin's statement is very much in line with the heart of this general." Rest assured, since our army can accommodate the surrender of others, there is no doubt about it. As long as you serve faithfully, how can you not trust? However, you also need to know that our Tang Army can not blame the past, but it will never allow changes in the future. After coming to our army this time, you must be loyal to us wholeheartedly, and there must be no repetition, otherwise, the military law will be ruthless, and the Tang King will not be spared! ”
Jin Shenghuan's heart froze, and he responded urgently: "This is natural, why should the general worry about it." We are so grateful that the generals of the defeated army will be allowed to be taken in by the Tang army, and they dare to have different intentions again. The subordinates of our army let your army arrange the distribution, and they all obeyed their orders. I also hope that King Tang and General Huang can use the materials regardless of their previous suspicions, and find a way out for the soldiers of our army, so that they will be at ease. Here, let me thank General Huang in advance on their behalf. ”
Huang Degong nodded, brushed his beard and said, "Well, what you say is very good. In our Tang army, there has always been no room for mountains, and your troops and horses, since they are like-minded, they naturally have to be completely reorganized and reorganized by our army, and the generals will lead the troops and soldiers to find their own way, which you can rest assured. I will immediately fly to the Tang King, and arrange for you to wait for the people. ”
"Thank you, General Huang! Then I will represent the soldiers of the whole army in the next place, and I thank the general here! Jin Shenghuan's face was happy, and he bowed his head.