Chapter Forty-Eight: The Arrival of Shiozawa's Army in Cheltan
Although Zhang Shenzhi is a captain, he has not experienced a big or small vicious battle, as early as when the team was chased by Murong Xiao's surprise attack, he had no clue, his martial arts are not high, and his courage is naturally not big, at this time, he saw that the troops were attacked by the enemy, and they couldn't take care of each other, and the main general fled by himself, and had no intention of fighting, so he immediately waved a horizontal knife, followed behind Hou Poyu, and followed Duan Zan to kill and seize the road!
The so-called shooting people first shoot horses, capture thieves and capture kings first, as the head of the think tank, Murong Hanzhu is well versed in this, Murong Geerhe and his son are even more clear-minded, after rushing and killing among the recruits for a while, there is no one enemy, and immediately beat the horse to chase Duan Zhan's breakthrough team!
Hou Poyu scolded, untied the good Zhemu bow, and reflexively shot for a while, Murong Xiao waved his knife to block the feather arrow, and rushed like a hungry tiger pounced on a sheep.
Duan Zhan's veteran soldiers were skilled in riding and shooting, and they counterattacked one after another, but the horses under the seat were obtained casually in the chaotic battle, and their foot strength was not good, and they were chased by Murong Xiao after a while, and the scimitar slashed from the back, easily breaking the armor, the skin and flesh were opened, and Murong Xiao slashed people under the horse with one sword!
Zhang Shenzhi was more than ten steps behind, seeing that Murong Xiao was about to chase after him, he gritted his teeth and walked on the left side, Duan Zan and Hou Poyu escaped from Erli, saw a mountain forest, panicked and slammed into it, thorns and branches scraped hooks and thorns, people and horses were embarrassed, after passing out of the mountain forest, they encountered a small river again, looking back that there were no pursuers in the rear, they hurriedly waded through the shallow river, and walked in the direction of Delete Dan in a roundabout way.
Duan Zhan's mind was lively, and when he saw that Geerhe was sparsely headed, he secretly deduced that the other party had already lost the battle in Delete Dan, and the more determined he was in his heart to flee and delete Dan.
Passing through a bumpy meadow, the horses under Hou Poyu's seat finally couldn't hold on, their mouths were salivating, sweat was slippery, their hooves were stuck in the mud, they fell down, and Hou Poyu was covered in muddy water.
"Damn dogbeard!" Hou Poyu's eyes were blood-red, and he wanted to vomit blood angrily, but fortunately, Murong Xiao did not pursue him, Duan Zan hurriedly reined in the horse's reins, and ordered his own soldiers to come over to meet Hou Poyu.
I don't know when the autumn rain is pouring and sprinkling, Duan Zhan's hands tremble slightly, his body feels more and more cold, he has been cold through his heart and liver, and when he looks back, there are only more than 20 elite soldiers left, all of whom are pale and miserable, and the wind and rain are gloomy, which makes people feel sad.
Murong Xiao chased and killed for a while, lost his goal, and had to return in a huff, Geerhe and Murong Hanzhu had already cleaned up those Tang recruits, annihilated more than 200 enemies, and captured all the rest, which can be regarded as inspiring the morale of the army.
Murong Hanzhu never forgot to delete Dan, and Geerhe was also full of hatred for Delete Dan, and after some discussion, he immediately sent the spoils such as horses, knives, bows and other trophies to Zhangye with the ** captives, hoping to exchange them for some soldiers and horses, and continue to harass and plunder the surrounding counties and townships.
When the team of the Murong Department left, Xu Zhen's headquarters happened to drive out of the Deletion Dan and traveled to the meadow north of the Deletion Dan, but found scattered Tang Banners and tired military horses, and hurriedly ordered people to search around, and finally found the lost Duan Zhan's team in the low-lying place in front of the meadow heights.
The scout hurriedly took Duan Zan and the others back to the headquarters, Duan Zhan's face was gloomy, but his heart was ashamed, seeing that Xu Zhen's headquarters was clean, his spirit was uplifted, and he was very elite, and he was even more embarrassed.
Without Xu Zhen asking, he told him about the situation he had encountered, although the truth and falsehood had increased or decreased, in vain to save some face for himself, but the defeat was decided, and there were only more than 20 gray and gray people left in the eight hundred people, how could Zhang Jiunian and Xu Zhen not see the tragedy?
The two sides shared their respective battles, although Xu Zhen won a big victory, but he took into account Duan Zhan's face and hurt the hundreds of recruits, so he didn't make too much publicity, and only said a few words to exhaust the situation of deleting Dan, but the fashion of the people in the headquarters was shining, how could Duan Zhan not see it?
Xu Zhen didn't say much, let Duan Zan go back to Delete Dan to rest, and he continued to lead the army north to support Zhangye, Duan Zan is also a person with a face and skin, where is he willing to go back, he can't say that he wants to go north with Xu Zhen, so he decided to let Hou Poyu return to Delete Dan with the remaining veterans to help the county rebuild.
After Hou Poyu experienced a fierce battle, he was shocked, where did he dare to go north to Zhangye, and was about to slip back to Delete Dan to recuperate, but Zhang Zhao chased after him with several horses.
"Captain Xu! Xu Duwei! Please stay! ”
Before Zhang Zhao got off the horse, a Tang soldier with a corner flag behind him had already collected his horse in front of Xu Zhenjun, seeing that Xu Zhen's headquarters was scarce, his face suddenly became dull, and he reported a little arrogantly: "You are Xu Zhen?" ”
Xu Zhen saw that the other party was wearing a captain's armor, but he was so arrogant, he couldn't help frowning, but he still responded indifferently: "It is Xu Zhen, I don't know which general this brother is under the command of the colonel?" ”
When the man saw that Xu Zhentang was the commander, but he only brought two hundred men and horses, and Duan Zan was covered in blood and wounds, he couldn't help but be disdainful, and snorted lightly: "A certain Naili Prefecture Thorn History, the captain of General Gao, the head of the Yanze Road March, has come to give an order, and Captain Xu will lead the army back to the Dan to answer the order!" ”
Xu Zhen is a captain anyway, and the other party is a small captain, and he actually dares to be arrogant in front of him, which shows how much the ** party disdains Xu Zhen, a new star.
I have to say that Hou Junji's strategy of praising and killing is really immediate, how many people have been in the army for many years before they reached the rank of captain, but Xu Zhen was promoted to the rank of captain in just a few months, and he has no foundational background, so he can't help others not to be jealous.
"Shiozawa Road Chief?" Xu Zhenzai was a little confused, the battle of Tuyuhun in history was divided into five routes, Hou Jun, the secretary of the military department, gathered Jishi Town, Li Daoyan, the governor of Minzhou, came out of Chishui, Li Daozong, the secretary of the criminal department, came out of Shanshan, Lizhou Thorn Shi Gao Zhen gave birth to Yanze, and Li Daliang, the governor of Liangzhou, came out and ended, how could it be their turn but they were all crowded together? This General Gao must be Gao Zhensheng, this person's fate is not very good...
Remembering the matter about Gao Zhensheng, Xu Zhenxin's head was suddenly shocked, and an uneasy premonition suddenly came to his heart, but at this moment, he could only forcibly suppress it and led the team back to Delete Dan.
Gao Zhensheng led more than 20,000 troops and thousands of elite horsemen this time, stationed outside Cutan County, and he himself entered the county seat to live, Xu Zhen and his brothers wanted to enter the city, but they were blocked by the guards at the city gate.
The brothers were inevitably dissatisfied, but Xu Zhen still asked Zhou Cang and Gao Heshu to wait with the brothers, and asked them to restrain themselves and not to have a verbal conflict with other sergeants, so they brought Zhang Jiunian, Duan Zan and Hou Poyu into the yamen of the county government.
The hall of the county government has been rectified and renovated, the chief deputy military information map is hung in the main hall, military flags are set up on both sides, fierce generals are sitting in the hall, and military authority is diffused everywhere, obviously discussing the military situation.
Xu Zhen and the others were led in by the captain, but they saw an acquaintance at the door, but it was Zhang Shenzhi who escaped halfway! It was Hou Poyu's confidant, the two met each other, they complained to each other, their voices were low and whispering, Xu Zhen couldn't hear clearly, but Zhang Shenzhi occasionally glanced at it, but Xu Zhen felt a little chill in his back.
The lieutenant thought that he recognized Hou Junji's precious son, but he didn't urge, in his opinion, anyway, the military situation was still being discussed in the lobby, and people like Xu Zhen were not worthy of going in to listen at all.
After waiting outside the door for half an hour, Xu Zhen was already angry, he was also a captain, and the sergeant under his jurisdiction was subordinate to Li Daozong, when would it be Gao Zhensheng's turn to point fingers?
Zhang Jiunian is an old adviser, and he doesn't know what to say to the captain, the latter's face is gloomy, but he has to report inside, but this general Gao is not as sloppy as the captain, and hurriedly summons Xu Zhen and others into the lobby.
Gao Zhensheng has a tiger head and beard, wide shoulders and long body, although he does not wear armor, but there is a hidden anger, the faces of the generals on the left and right are solemn, and when he sees Xu Zhen coming in, he secretly sneers one by one, Xu Zhen observes his words and looks, and he is already worried, but his face is as usual, neither humble nor arrogant.
"Xu Zhen has seen the Grand Duke!"
Duan Zan and the others saluted in turn, Gao Zhensheng smiled, waved his hand and said: "Everyone is serving the country, don't talk about those false courtesies, there have long been rumors in the army, and they all say that Xu Duwei is young and promising, and he leads the army well. ”
Everyone heard Gao Zhensheng praise like this, and looked at Xu Zhen's eyes becoming more and more unkind, the dignified governor, how can he be convincing to promote Xu Zhen like a junior?
Xu Zhen is not very clear about the historical records of Gao Zhensheng, only remembering that he falsely accused the military god Li Jing and was disposed of by Li Ersheng, seeing that he was so kind with a smile, he became vigilant and hurriedly wanted to be humble, but the old man Gao had already spoken again.
"Po Yu, why don't you follow Jun Ji to make a contribution, why did you come here? Why are you so embarrassed? ”
When Hou Poyu heard this, he knew that Gao Zhensheng wanted to stand up for himself, and his heart was suddenly overjoyed, and Zhang Shenzhi had already mentioned himself, and he was bound to blame Xu Zhen for this defeat on Xu Zhen's disobedience to stay and delete Dan, after entering the city, this Xu Zhen accepted reverence and worship along the way, which had already made Hou Poyu angry.
He consciously worked hard with Duan Zan on the periphery of Zhangye, but Xu Zhen picked up a dead fish, and he was his big hero in this deletion pill, such a gap, how could Hou Poyu not be jealous?
Gao Zhensheng is a close ally of his father Hou Junji, this time he accepted the order of the general Li Jing and rushed to the rescue of Ganzhou City, the capital of Lianzhou, but Hou Junji had already gone deep into Tuyuhun with Li Daozong, and attacked the Tuyuhun King City for a long time.
Now that Gao Zhensheng is in charge, how can he not pull Xu Zhen into the water!
"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, the little school really has suffering..."Before the words landed, his face was already full of grief and grievances, but his eyes were moist, and he was secretly choked, and his acting on the scene was very realistic!
Gao Zhensheng pretended to be surprised, frowned and asked, "What's going on?" ”
Hou Poyu shook his head and sighed, as if he couldn't bear it, but Zhang Shenzhi came out angrily, meaning that the robe came out, and took over the conversation and said: "Back to the Metropolitan Governor, this is all Xu Zhen's fault!" ”
Xu Zhen sighed lightly, and finally understood why everyone in this room sneered at him, but now, he was more determined to have a thought in his heart.