The crowd of officers and soldiers on the avenue moved slowly, and the steps of the people were slow and heavy, like a group of people wearing shackles.

The leather water bag that hung from the sergeant's waist was leaking, and the water was leaking out, wetting his leather armor and trouser legs. When he found out, he took off the water bag and shook it, and a look of disappointment suddenly appeared on his face.

The sky has cleared, the sun is shining in the west, and the mountains in the east are like forests standing in the distance, and they are exceptionally green in the sun. The sergeant with the broken water bag turned his head to look to the west side, and not far away there was a clear river, and the sparkling water was particularly attractive. The sergeant licked his dry lips and staggered towards the riverbank.

"Come back!" The military general from behind him scolded, "Who let you leave the team without permission?" ”

The sergeant didn't care so much, but when he threw himself on the edge of the river, he stretched out his hand and poured water on his face, and then the man lay there and did not get up. He just wanted to lie here, and he wasn't the only one left behind along the way anyway.

At this time, the officers and soldiers, like the leaky water bag, abandoned their troops all the time along the way. Those who fell behind were sick, sprained feet, and those who were too weak to continue the march, and naturally some frustrated soldiers were also mixed in to feign illness. The night is the time when the number of people is at its worst, and many people will take advantage of the night to escape.

The Battle of Yangshuo took place on August 17, and the officers and troops fought fiercely for a whole day. When night fell, the officers and troops gave up the battle, and most of them crossed the Anle River and began to retreat.

On the night of the 17th, the officers and troops lost more than 30 percent of their troops due to the confusion of the defeated ranks and the outflanking and besieged rearguards. The troops withdrawn from the battlefield did not rest well at all for the night, and after a full day of marching on the 18th, the fatigue was close to the limit of what people could endure.

Therefore, on the evening of yesterday 18th, Wu Gao was caught up by the advance of the rebels, and did not dare to continue to retreat easily.

But just last night, the main force of the rebels marched overnight and approached the official camp...... Wu Gao did not think that the officers and troops still had the slightest combat effectiveness and morale, and the situation at that time was that the soldiers were exhausted, the ammunition and arrows were exhausted and could not be replenished, and the people were still shrouded in fear and worry about defeat.

Wu Gao had to give the order to pull out the camp overnight and escape from the range of the rebels.

So last night, on the way to the march, the officers and troops lost countless numbers, at least not less than 10,000 people. Today, the officers and soldiers have no rest for the whole day, so they can only continue to hurry......

The main army of the rebels, which was marching to the west of the official army, did not stop for almost the whole day; The two armies were separated by a small river, and in a narrow part of the flat area, even the figures of the rebels could be seen with the eyes!

This kind of rogue tactics of parallel pursuit is completely a competition for the physical strength of the soldiers on both sides. Wu Gao had no choice at all, because the official army could not stop, and they had to rush to Guilin Mansion before the rebels! Otherwise, they won't have any chance of regaining their strength.

From Yangshuo County to Guilin Fucheng, there is only one hundred and sixty or seventy miles of road, and it takes four days to march normally. The officers and soldiers have left Yangshuo County for two days and two nights, but the remaining less than 100 miles of road seems to be farther than the horizon!

By this afternoon, Wu Gao had lost more than half of his total strength.

At this moment, the men and horses on the main road stopped advancing one after another. The army gradually began to be noisy, and some officers and men did not know why, thinking that they would have to rest early today.

Wu Gao, Marquis of Jiangyin, under the banner of the Chinese army, heard the whispered words of a knight in his ear, and sat on horseback and looked ahead for a long time. After a long time, he finally said to the generals around him: "It's a pity, it's time for us to say goodbye." ”

"Great handsome ......" the generals looked at Wu Gao with solemn expressions.

Wu Gao said: "Ben will be transferred to Guangxi for a few months, and I have seen all the brothers do their duty for the country, and they are not ashamed of the ...... of the imperial court" He looked up at the big banner with the black "Ming" written on it, "There are always winners and losers on the battlefield, and we have to face defeat and a desperate situation." Ben Shuai and you have tried their best, but they still can't get out of the desperate situation. ”

He finally told the news: "The rebels have marched to our north, waded through a shoal, and intercepted the official road ahead. ”

Among them, there were also unwilling generals, who hurriedly said: "Let's scatter the men and horses and bypass the enemy camp!" ”

Wu Gao was noncommittal and silent.

At this moment, both sides are quite tired, but the rebels are clearly in a much better situation than the official army. Not only were the rebels confident after their victory, but since Pingle Mansion a few days earlier, the rebels had hardly had the experience of marching all night, and it was better to rest than the officers and soldiers.

Otherwise, it would not have been possible for the rebels to catch up with the officers and appear in front now.

As for the scattered detour mentioned by the generals, Wu Gao, relying on his own experience, can directly see the result without thinking too much: The officers and men of the rebellious army who have lost their military discipline and restraint will certainly stay and rest without authorization, and some men and horses will lose their establishment and quickly disperse.

The rebels would not divide their forces at all and try to continue the pursuit of the scattered officers and soldiers; They will go straight to Guilin, first take control of the government of the Guangxi political envoys, and then gradually collect the rabble that has no power to resist.

At this time, as an army, Wu Gao realized that they were completely finished!

Wu Gao, who is over sixty years old, has been leading troops to fight before, and he has never felt old. And at this moment, he really realized that his life had come to an end. And the end of his life is obviously not very glorious.

So Wu Gao couldn't help but sigh again: "What a pity." ”

The generals were also infected by the atmosphere, all of them were sad, and even some of the men's eyes turned red.

Perhaps apart from regret and sorrow, there is nothing more tragic in this world than defeat. The soldiers fought bloody, sweaty, and bloody battles, sacrificing countless lives and suffering, but in the end they only got shame and guilt!

At the end of this, Wu Gao didn't even have much to say about his last words. He sat still for a moment, then slowly reached for the hilt of his saber.

"Huh!" Wu Gao resolutely pulled out his waist knife.

"Dashuai!" A military general shouted, rushed up desperately, and threw Wu Gao down from his horse at once. The generals dismounted one after another, surrounded and held down Wu Gao, and a group of people hurriedly persuaded him.

Wu Gao struggled for a while, glared and said, "Ben Shuai must die!" 100,000 troops...... With so many people lost, I can't escape the blame as a manager! After a while, you will take the old man's head and ask the king of Han to surrender! ”

Suddenly, someone said: "It's better for us to go together, the brothers are all rebels, and they still follow the Marquis of Jiangyin." ”

Wu Gao suddenly smiled bitterly when he heard this, and shook his head again: "I'm already old, why should I suffer another humiliation?" Although this commander is a defeated general, he is also the founder of the Ming Dynasty, what is there to fear of death......"

"Bang!" Before Wu Gao finished speaking, he was suddenly slapped by someone in the chin, and the person fainted.

The generals were stunned and turned their heads to look at the generals. The man's eyes were red, and it was the martial artist who had just said that he would surrender to the King of Han together. He looked back at everyone's gaze, his face was embarrassed, and the corners of his mouth twitched before he whispered: "Take the Marquis of Jiangyin with you, and we will surrender?" ”

Everyone chimed in.

Then Nawufu climbed on his horse and shouted to the crowd, "Brothers, there is really no way, come down!" Those who are willing will follow the banner of the Chinese army, and those who are unwilling will not be reluctant, and seek their own way out! ”

There were some soldiers in the army, most of whom were cavalry. They had horses, could probably run away, and were reluctant to surrender, so they gathered together and prepared to leave the army.

At this time, someone shouted: "General Geng! ”

Only then did the generals notice that Geng Hao, the son-in-law of the Marquis of Jiangyin, was turning his horse and going to the cavalry of the Beijing camp. Geng Hao didn't say a word just now, and everyone almost forgot about him. He was suddenly stopped, his face was a little ugly, and then he said with a straight face: "Everyone has their own ambitions, and a traitor is always a traitor!" ”

The martial artist who shouted said: "I didn't stop General Geng, we want General Geng to say a few fair words to your father-in-law after he goes back." The Marquis of Jiangyin is afraid that he still has a family in Beijing! General Geng truthfully told the situation in the battle array in Guangxi, and you can see that everyone is not untrustworthy or disloyal, and there is really nothing to do at the moment! If you can't win, you can't run......"

Geng Hao nodded, hugged his fists and said, "I will definitely bring the words to the court." ”

…… The sunset floats in the west, and it is full of light.

On the main road to the south, a large group of people and horses, who had been in a mess, gradually poured in this direction. They also carried flags, but many of them were unarmoured, some without helmets, and some with no weapons.

The front army of the Han Wang's infantry suddenly shouted, and the soldiers in the formation stepped out of their horses, picked up their spears, and waited for the battle.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu had already slapped his horse out of the phalanx, he turned around and raised his hand and gestured down gently, shouting: "The official army has surrendered!" ”

Sure enough, when the officers and soldiers reached a distance of about 200 paces, they threw their weapons on the ground one after another.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu let out the breath in his chest for a long time. He suddenly felt light, tired and comfortable. Suddenly, I didn't feel any pain in my throat, and I don't know when the inflammation of my tonsils had healed.

Zhu Gaoxu patted the horse and continued to walk forward, Wang Bin kicked the horse past his horse's head, turned around and said in a deep voice: "Those people just surrendered, and the prince has to guard against it!" ”

"I know what I know." Zhu Gaoxu said in a low voice.

Wang Bin got out of the way, but followed closely by Zhu Gaoxu's side, looking ready to block the gun at any time.

Zhu Gaoxu rode a hundred paces away and restrained his mount. He shouted to the countless people in front of him: "I am the Han King you once had to deal with, Zhu Gaoxu!" From now on, we are no longer enemies! You'll see later that this king isn't that bad......"

"Hahaha......" Han Wangjun suddenly burst into laughter. In the crowd to the north, cheers gradually sounded, and the main road in the wilderness was bustling.

The flames of war on the territory of the Guangxi Political Envoy Division have finally been extinguished.