Temir led his troops to kill the Benxian army, and soon lost again, although the casualties were not large, but it really surprised Temir, no less than the shock of five thunders.

This time he saw it with his own eyes, there was a flash of fire in the crowd, a thunderclap, and dozens of people fell in the blink of an eye.

Of course, if you want to blame it, you can only blame the cold weapons are all dense charging formations, a powder canister down, within a radius of three or five meters, let alone one or twenty people, the lethal power is quite considerable, plus the impact of waves and fragments, there are not a few people who fall down and faint.

For the people of Jin Xuedi, who are learning the power of black powder for the first time, the sensory impact of sight and hearing is undoubtedly extremely shocking. [Note 1]

As the so-called defeat of the army is like a mountain, Jin Xuedi's several charges were repelled by the black powder, even though it did not cause heavy damage, but the loud noise of the explosion and the more bloody lethality played a great deterrent.

Temir then forced the reins of his horse and tried to stabilize his horse, but the horse was frightened and kept spinning in place.

"Nakikas, do you know what it was?"

"No, I don't know......" Nakikas looked at the crater that had exploded in the ground, and the soldiers who had died tragically, his face pale and dazed.

"Is there any way to defeat them, look, they can only throw that jar with people, maybe a bow and arrow can kill them!"

"It's too late, Your Excellency, there are nearly 100,000 captives on the east side, the auxiliaries have been defeated too quickly, they have been scattered, our soldiers have been frightened, and now that night is falling, the war is very unfavorable to us. Let's withdraw, wait until tomorrow we have gathered the army, and then find a way to annihilate them. ”

Seeing that the general trend had gone, Temir led the main force of the vanguard of the Honor Regiment, packed up the remnants of the auxiliary army, and quickly left the battlefield and retreated eastward. Bailiyan joined Bai He and Tian Peng, defeated the defeated soldiers of the Honor Regiment on the west side, and quickly set out to rescue the prisoners of war.

"Bai He, organize the collection of men and horses and weapons and rations, and pull the men and horses to the south!"

"The last general obeys!"

……

"Su Hong!"

"The subordinates are here."

"Find out the military attachés of the vassal states among the captives, with the chief as the line, the chief of the army, the chief of the army, the chief of the hundred, the chief of the officer, the commander of the capital, the lieutenant of the left and right, and the governor of the left and right as the category, and find out as soon as possible."

"What about the Metropolitan Governor and above?"

Jiang Jie asked stupidly, Bai Liyan rolled her eyes and said:

"The governor and the general can be captured, so just give him a sword and judge himself!"

Bai Liyan never thought that the governor and the general would be captured, even if the princes were fighting, there were very few lords who were captured alive, and there were many who abandoned the army and fled, not to mention being captured alive by the barbarians, and losing face was also thrown abroad.

After explaining Su Hong and Bai He in detail, Bai Liyan rode the captured fast horse, and hurried to the east side non-stop to find Lu Gao's department.

"General Lu Gao, what's the situation on the east side?"

"The prisoners suffered heavy casualties, nearly 10,000 people."

"I can't care so much, collect weapons, armor and rations as soon as possible, pull people south, as long as I have a breath, take them away, I can't give Jin Xuedi people a chance to fight back!"

"The last general obeys!"

At present, he is surrounded by the forces on the east and west sides of the Jin Xuedi people, and if he hesitates, he may be surrounded by the east and west.

After explaining clearly to Lu Gao, Bailiyan rode through the crowd and shouted:

"This general is the general of the southern expedition of the Xianguo Bailiyan, there is no Xianguo here, and there are no Xianguo people!"

shouted all the way for a long time, but no one answered, and Bailiyan was disappointed. Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted:

"Gongzi Yan, Gongzi Yan, under Su Fangyi, under Su Fangyi!"

Bai Liyan was shocked when she heard the news, and shouted according to her reputation:

"Mr. Su, you are really Mr. Su!"

"It's me, it's ......"

Su Fangyi cried with joy, Bailiyan turned over and dismounted, but saw the ragged Su Fangyi unkempt:

"Mr. Su, you ...... Could it be that karma Sui has also broken through? ”

Su Fangyi wept bitterly:

"Alas...... Last year, at this time, the Jinxuedi people besieged Yesui for several months, causing heavy casualties among the defenders and the city was destroyed. Our army could not flee and was captured by the barbarians. ”

"So, the South is lost!"

"It is said that Yuecheng and Mingzhou have also been lost...... The coalition army was defeated and collapsed......"

"Then, what about the Xian army, the remnants of the Xian army and the baggage battalion, also arrested?"

"I don't know, the Xian army also suffered heavy casualties, and when the city was broken, it couldn't take care of anything, and all the armies broke through separately. I thought you had died in battle, but I didn't expect to raise a flag here. How many men and horses have you brought this time, can our army kill them back? ”

Bai Liyan shook her head and said in frustration:

"This raid is a desperate move, only 7,000 people were dispatched, if it weren't for the avalanche surprise, the design to concentrate you and others here, with only 7,000 people, it would be difficult to rescue Mr. and others."

Knowing that there were only 7,000 people in Bailiyan, Su Fangyi was taken aback.

"Why, General, you only have seven thousand!"

"In fact, there are less than 2,000 soldiers and horses in the headquarters, and the rest are all local descendants of the Central Plains, and it is extremely difficult to insist here. However, now with the help of Mr. Su and others, our army will definitely be able to return to the Central Plains.

It is not advisable to stay here for a long time, Mr. Su, please get on the horse first and come with me. ”

"Good!"

Fusu Fangyi got on the horse, Bailiyan rode on another captured war horse, and the two rode south to the woods.

Lu Gao and Bai He successively pulled the people to the south of the woods, walked for more than 20 miles overnight, and set up camp in the second half of the night, and everyone was exhausted. Before Bailiyan set up an ambush, let Lu Gao cut wood and chop wood here in advance, and arrived at the preset camp, which was very convenient for heating.

Su Fangyi told the story of the loss of Yesui, the loss of Yuecheng and Mingzhou, and the news from other prisoners who were captured one after another.

"Alas......" Su Fangyi let out a long sigh, hanging his head and being very negative.

"Mr. Su, don't be discouraged, as long as you jump out of the encirclement of the Jinxuedi people, our army will be able to make a comeback in the future."

"How easy is that...... The coalition army lost more than half of the main force in Mingzhou, and it was no longer able to parry the northern attack of the Jin Xuedi people, and it was only a matter of morning or evening to break through the city. ”

Mr. Su was surprised by this, if our army can regroup and cut off the supply of Jin Xuedi's baggage, there will still be a turning point in this battle. To tell you the truth, the combat strength and general talent of the local defenders of the Jin Xuedi people are far inferior to their main army.

In the past year and a half, after several battles, we have killed 60,000 of its soldiers, and if our army can rest and recuperate, it will certainly be able to inflict heavy losses on it in the future. ”

Su Fangyi's spirit lifted when he heard the news:

"Is there really a chance of winning?"

"There is a great chance of victory, according to which there is a valley less than 200 miles northwest, and it is not a problem to have 120,000 troops in it.

What's more, the Jin Xuedi people still have at least 16.7 million descendants of the Central Plains outside the Guan, and if they can be used by us, our army will be able to return to the Central Plains in the north. ”

While speaking, Jiang Jie came to report:

"My lord, according to my lord's orders, most of the military attaches of the vassal states have been gathered."

"Very well, you go and move them to another place for a while, and you will go later."

"No!"

After Jiang Jie left, Bai Liyan said to Su Fangyi again:

"Mr. Su, there are two things that I want to explain to Mr. in detail in the future, so that our army can fight in the future."

"General Baili, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"First, the prisoners of the princes' armies are disorderly, and there are also royal guests, considering that the princes' armies have always been suspicious, so Wei wants to use the royal guests as the commanders, and the commanders of the princes' armies temporarily serve as Sima envoys, and on this basis, they will be reorganized as soon as possible, in order to gather combat strength in a short time. In this way, it can calm the disagreement between the princes and the army, and it is also fairer. I wonder what Mr. Su thinks? ”

"This method is very good, if it weren't for the fact that the princely armies fought separately, the coalition army would not have suffered such a fiasco, and it was precisely because of their own suspicions that they were broken by each one. At present, the armies have been disrupted, and if the army of the princes is reorganized, it will inevitably drag on and take time, and it will not be conducive to the cohesion of combat strength. And what about the second thing? ”

"This second thing is even worse than the first. As expected, Jin Xuedi secretly inserted the Central Plains thieves during Mr. Su's march to secretly monitor and inform, so at present, there are hundreds of Central Plains thieves in the camp, so they must be eliminated as soon as possible. I have thought of a good plan in the future, and it will soon be effective. ”

The thieves in the Central Plains were all on the way to the south of the Jinxuedi people, and they successively inserted into the captive team, so that after the prisoners were distributed, they would carry out surveillance and division, and even sow discord and create contradictions, so that the captives could contain each other. To find out the Central Plains thieves from tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, it is useless to just recognize their faces.

and Su Fangyi came to the camp of middle and high-level generals in the various armies that had been isolated, the vassal states inherited the military system of the Liang Dynasty, and there was not much difference in military positions between countries.

The others are generally metropolitan commanders and chiefs, totaling more than 200 people. Among them, the chief has the most level, for a battle-hardened veteran, to be able to live to be the chief is basically the highest military position that can be promoted in a lifetime.

In addition, there are some middle-level generals of the imperial guest, the military system of the imperial guest is different from that of the vassal states, and it is relatively simple to be self-contained, but the positions are generally the same as those of the vassal states, but there are differences in the name and establishment.

The generals gathered around the bonfire and whispered, Bai Liyan came to the center and cleared his throat, stood on a pile of firewood, and said condescendingly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the general of the southern expedition of the Xianguo Expedition Bailiyan, some of you came to the southern border later, and you may not have heard of the great names below, but Wei Xian must have heard of it somewhat, and the other generals will not repeat it. Ben will only ask you one question today, do you want to return to your hometown in this life! ”

"Yes, of course!"

"As long as there is one breath, I have to die in my hometown."

The generals' attitude was very firm, Bai Liyan pressed his hand, signaled to be quiet, and then continued:

"That being the case, General Ben hopes that you can put aside your past suspicions for the time being and focus on the overall situation. At present, all the armies have been dispersed, so the general will consult with the royal guest, for the sake of fairness, the royal guest will temporarily command the various armies and battalions, and all of you here will serve as Sima envoys. What do you think? ”

As soon as the words fell, a patriot immediately said:

"It's really unheard of for the chief to also put Sima Envoy."

"That's right, which one of the five big and three is illiterate here, what's the use of putting Sima Envoy."

Bai Liyan answered:

"The commander may not appoint the envoy, but will be promoted according to the details of each army and battalion after the rectification. Among the officers and commanders who are present, there are not many people who can be promoted to the commander of the army, and in the future, the soldiers will be strong and strong, and the commanders and generals still need to be selected from among you, and it is only an expedient measure to put Sima Envoy. Presumably, you don't want to just escape from Ascension, and in the blink of an eye, you will be disgusted by the matter of commanding the army, and be reaped by the Jinxuedi people. ”

"How to calculate it in the future, there are people from the Patriotic State, the Zhiguo people, the Jin people, the Chen people, the Xu people, and the Song people...... What should I do if the north returns to the Central Plains in the future? Zhiguoren asked.

"In the future, when the war situation is stable, you will lead your own soldiers to return to the country, and now it is only to jointly defend against foreign enemies, so after weighing the pros and cons, I decided to temporarily let Yuke serve as the commander of the army, so as to bridge the long-standing feud between the princes' armies.

If you can't even let go of this grievance, how can you talk about defending against foreign enemies, not to mention that your current situation is not optimistic, only by joining hands can there be a way out, and who still has objections. ”

As soon as the words came out, the generals discussed a lot, and no one objected for a long time, Bai Liyan continued:

"Now I will propose that we stand and pay a silent tribute to the soldiers of all countries who died in the war in the south, and for the brothers who died along the way, and I ask you to bow your heads and close your eyes in silence as you are below."

Everyone stood up and followed Bailiyan's example, bowing their heads and closing their eyes in silence.

[Note 1] At the beginning of the birth of black powder, before the maturity of hot weapons, tubular tools, and bullet bodies, in the early days of the birth of black powder, due to people's lack of cognition and innate fear of sound, light, and electricity, the explosions produced by black powder, as well as the fragmentation killings produced by bullets, had a powerful deterrent and intimidating effect on people who had no cognition and experience.

Therefore, at the beginning of the birth of black powder, the sound and light deterrence and intimidation effects of black powder were greater than those of explosions, which was unpleasant to say and bluffing. It's like an untrained recruit, who has never shot a gun or heard a cannon, and goes directly to the battlefield, and in the face of the sensory impact of the artillery, psychological fear and timidity are inevitable.

Since then, with the large-scale use of thermal weapons related to black powder and the maturity of technology, people have gradually developed cognitive and defensive means, and the enhancement of psychological tolerance ability, the sound and light intimidation effect of black powder has basically lost its effect.