Chapter 45: Revenge

In the battle of Pingyang, the Jin army won a great victory, and then Wang Ze returned to the Yao Temple, cleaned up the remains of the dead soldiers, and repaired the barriers. However, the fire during the day had burned the Yao Temple beyond recognition, and it was almost a piece of rubble. A small school turned out the gods of Yao, Shun, and Yu from the ruins, and Wang Ze ordered the pile of earth to be a platform and place the three gods, and he himself bowed down under the stage and prayed:

"Fortunately, with the blessing of the first saint, our army was able to recover from the dying, reunite and echo with the friendly army, and defeat the dog. Once the war is temporarily suspended, the dog withdraws from Pingyang County, and the boy Wang Ze must rebuild the ancestral hall and worship the ancestors. I also hope that the saints will support me, so that my China will be prosperous, prosperous for generations, and will no longer suffer from the disaster of Hu Li! ”

He kowtowed three times before he was about to stand up, but he paused slightly, then lowered his voice and continued to pray: "Boy, please also ask the saint to show first, who is the best Chinese surname?" Is the so-called 'car driving' easy? After asking this sentence, three more heads knocked down.

After kowtowing, he stood up, took a closer look at the god lord in front of him, and then glanced left and right, and found no special circumstances...... Wang Ze comforted himself: Presumably, the thief has not yet retreated, so the first saint refuses to show it. I'm not in a hurry, but I'll talk about it later...... Or should I ask Peng Ziqin? Theoretically, he is now in Pingyang City.

Besides, Beigong Chun, after discussing with Wang Ze, did not enter the Yao Temple, or the second base of the north and south, but went down to the west of the south base, near the shore of Fenshui. Immediately, Liu Yang ordered Mo Huaizhong to transfer the grain ships still docked in Fenxi to Fendong overnight, pass through Beigong Chun's camp, and enter the Yao Temple one after another.

Then early the next morning, the Jin army on both sides of the Fenshui River used these boats loaded with grain as the basis to build a pontoon bridge south of the Yao Temple to facilitate communication. When Shi Hu got his revenge, he ordered Zhang Xiong to lead thousands of cavalry to harass him, but he was successfully repelled by Beigong Chun.

At the same time, Shi Hu ordered Wang Hua to go north to collect the scattered cattle and sheep. Wang Hua's work on the first day was quite successful, successfully driving tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, entering the Zhao camp, Shi Hu was ordered to slaughter and eat the pawns, in order to revive the morale of the people. But the next day, shortly after Wang Hua went out, a report of defeat came back, saying that he had been beheaded by the Jin general Chen An......

Theoretically, Chen Ansuo led more than 1,000 cavalry, after the battle two days earlier, he should recross the Fenshui River and retreat to Pingyang City—because that was his base—or try to break the siege and go south to meet Wang Ze at the Yao Temple. However, Chen An, who was accustomed to being free and loose, did not want to be commanded—especially Liu Yang, who he thought was gentle with his troops—and therefore remained stranded at the northeastern end of the entire battlefield.

Although the light cavalry came and went like the wind, in order not to sacrifice their mobility, they often carried too few supplies, and they could neither fight for a long time without a rear, nor be able to camp temporarily. Of course, the food problem is easy to solve, this mountain is full of scattered cattle and sheep, just hunt a small flock, enough for more than a thousand Jin riders to eat several meals; But above the plains, there are no dangers, and it is really difficult to set up a strong camp.

Just like Guo Tai is in Fenxi, half of the cavalry will be returned to Xiping City every two days, both tired and horsepower, Chen An can't always float in the field, there must be a stable rear base. So since he didn't want to return to Pingyang, and he didn't want to go south to Yao Temple-with Chen An's taste, Wang Ze might not be able to command him, and Beigong Chun was hard to say-Chen An simply spread the horse's hooves after the battle the day before yesterday, and went all the way to the northeast, forty miles of road, and entered Yang County in a few hours.

Since the defeat of Hu and Han, Yang County has not been repaired, and now when Zhao goes south, it is bound to be difficult to defend, so it has already been emptied, and the Zhao army only left hundreds of foot soldiers to occupy the guard. Chen An crossed to Fendong, and had already sent rangers to various sentinels, and after learning about the situation in Yang County, he immediately waved his army to take it directly, and sure enough, he successfully dispersed the pawns and entered the city.

Although the city wall is not finished, after all, there are still a few remaining city walls that can be used as barriers, there are many houses in the city, which can shelter from the wind and rain, and the most important thing is that there must be well water in the city...... So Chen An immediately ordered his subordinates to rest in Yang County for a day, and then went out of the city to the south again to disturb the army. Just in time for Wang Hua to search for cattle and sheep on the second day, the soldiers traced and tracked, scattered everywhere like cattle and sheep, Chen An took the opportunity to lead the troops to Wang Hua, opened the enemy's weapon with a knife, and then stabbed it with a spear, taking Wang Hua's life.

When the news came, Shi Hu couldn't help but be gloomy. Although he killed Zhu Rail, Zhu Rail's request to withdraw his troops has always lingered in Shi Hu's mind for the past two days, although he is stubborn and refuses to admit defeat, but his intuition tells him that Zhu Rail's words are right......

The battle the day before yesterday, originally east of Fenshui, it seemed that he had completely controlled the situation, who would have thought that Guo Taizhong was ambushed, resulting in the Jin army in Fenxi to be able to maneuver smoothly, and then three thousand Jin cavalry came to help, which actually produced a chain reaction, resulting in repeated defeats. However, it can be judged from this that the Jin people fought in many places in one day, and they fought quite hard, so they were bound not to be able to bet the whole division on it to have a final showdown with their own army, but they had to return to the camp to rest and wait for the opportunity.

Because of this, Shi Hu refused to listen to Zhu Liang's advice, he hoped to restore the morale and physical strength of his army as soon as possible, no matter how he calculated, there were still more soldiers and horses in my family, and maybe he could find a good opportunity to turn defeat into victory. However, the killing of Wang Hua today clearly informed Shi Hu of a message: the Jin people were full of morale because of the victory, and their physical strength recovered quite quickly, while their own morale was still floating on the passing line......

Chen An in the north has already rested, so what about Beigong Chun and Wang Ze in the south, Liu Yang and Yao Yizhong in the west? Now the Jin people have used the pontoon bridge to connect the north and south, and occupy the two strongholds of Pingyang City and Yao Temple at the same time, which is not only a horn trend, can echo each other, but also convenient to come and go, plus there are thousands of Chen An riding in the north...... I am almost trapped in the encirclement, even if the strength is twice that of the Jin people, what is the chance of victory?

Furthermore, if the Jin people did not blask and feign their troops on all battlefields, their total number may not be less than half of their own army......

After Shi Hu finally figured it out, his speed of action was also quite fast, and he immediately ordered Zhang Xiong to break off, and led the army to rush forward, pretending to drive Chen An and capture cattle and sheep, but in fact, he took the opportunity to escape. When he rode out of the gate, as soon as Shi Hu looked up, he saw that Zhu Liang and Ma Chi's heads were still hanging bloodily on the flagpole...... He couldn't help but look into the sky and prayed secretly: "Zhu joins the army, although I kill you, I will take care of your wife, children, and children." If you are a loyal servant and have a spirit in heaven, then bless our army, so that you will not suffer any more heavy blows, and you may return to the state without any problems. Otherwise, I will not spare your wife and children! ”

Chen An saw that the army was moving north, and he didn't dare to touch it, so he could only retreat back to Yang County. Beigong Chun and Wang Ze in the south got a letter, on the one hand, Ranfeng sent a message to Pingyang City, and on the other hand, they hurriedly joined forces to catch up. Zhang Xiong refused to defend the fortress, and carried the Jin army for a whole day, until the night, when the Jin army continued the battle, resulting in exhaustion and difficult support, and the camp was finally lost. Zhang Xiong rode alone and fled.

Beigong Chun relied on the horse's speed, did not look for a way, bypassed Zhao Ying, chased Shihu, and finally chased the area east of Yang County. Zhao general Yin Nong hurriedly released the tens of thousands of cattle and sheep that had just been collected to the south to block the road, which made it difficult for the "Liangzhou Horse" to gallop, and almost the entire army below Shi Hu escaped-Zhang Xiong's soldiers and horses behind the palace were naturally wiped out.

Besides, when the news came to Pingyang City, Yao Yizhong asked to go out of the city to pursue, but Liu Yang waved his hand and said: "There are Beigong and other departments in Fenxi, so we can pursue Shi Hu, but we can guard Pingyang, why bother chasing?" Beware of thieves, poor rats, and civet ......"

Yao Yi Zhongxin said that it's all this time, why are you still so serious, general...... hurriedly bowed his hand, waiting for persuasion. Liu Yang didn't wait for him to speak, his face turned grim, and he said loudly: "Instead of chasing Shihu, it is better to attack Xiping City and take the opportunity to sweep away all the enemies in Fenxi." He then ordered Yao Yizhong to defend the city, and he immediately went out of the city to attack with five thousand soldiers and horses—and specially brought Lu Songduo's armored cavalry—with him.

Yao Yizhong couldn't understand the general's train of thought at all, and said in his heart, could it be that the general Chen Chuan, who had a grudge against General Liu, actually wanted to leave me to guard the city and go to ask for it in person? Besides, in Xiping City, there are only thousands of old and weak soldiers, so why bring so many soldiers and horses, and even armored horses to attack?

But Liu Yang's order was executed, and Yao Yizhong couldn't stop it at all.

He naturally didn't know that Chen Chuan was the murderer of Pei Cai's first brother Pei Song, and Liu Yang had been in Pingyang City for a long time. Previously, because of the current enemy, it was inconvenient to attack Xiping City, but now that Shi Hu has run, if Chen Chuan also runs away and slips out of his fingers, he will have a lifelong hatred! I have to get this credit out of my hands!

When Pei was in Xuzhou, Pei Gai first built four battalions of "Wind Forest Volcano", two of the four camp governors were borrowed from the ancestral clan, and two were given to Pei by Wang Dao, of which Liu Yang was the chief. However, after that, the army expanded more and more, and there were more and more new recruits and promoted generals, and Liu Yang not only pressed Tao Kan and Guo Mo on his head, but was even climbed up by Zhen Sui for a time. Now that Zhen Manzi's reputation is resounding all over the world, he Liu Yetang seems to be demoted to the same level as Lu He, Wang Ze and others......

Although Pei Gai always praises Liu Yang, "those who are good at fighting have no outstanding merits", but Liu Yang is also meritorious and famous, and he has a desire for profit, how can he be willing to live downstream? This time, he was ordered to guard Pingyang, but he once broke Shisheng near Jiexiu, which can be regarded as a revival of prestige, if he can resist or even defeat Shi Hu, he will be famous all over the world. It's a pity that Beigong Chun came to help, and then Wang Ze and Chen An's activity was far above their own family, and Liu Yang, the main general, was almost all stolen by his subordinates......

Therefore, he originally planned to sit in Pingyang, and sent Yao Yizhong to attack Xiping City and capture Chen Chuan, but temporarily changed his mind - even if he can't move the world, he can show loyalty in front of the Grand Governor, I will never let it again!

So in the surprised eyes of the generals, Liu Yang hurriedly led his troops out of the city, more than ten miles of road, less than an hour to arrive, surrounded Xiping City, attacked on all sides. Although Xiping City is strong, it is small after all, and most of the people left behind are old and weak, so the Jin army almost went down in one go. However, Liu Yang led his troops into the city, but there was no trace of Chen Chuan everywhere......

After Shi Hu withdrew, he would naturally pass the news to Chen Chuan, who was still trapped in Fenxi, but first, the pontoon bridge had been destroyed, and it was not so easy to send a letter across Fenxi, and secondly, Shi Hu was also afraid that if Chen Chuan moved first, it would make the Jin people vigilant, so he would not send a letter to Xiping City until he got rid of Beigong Chun's pursuit. By the time the messenger arrived, Xiping City had been surrounded by Liu Yang's group.

As early as two days ago, when the pontoon bridge was burned, he knew that the situation was not good, although he did not dare to run first, but he was also prepared in advance. So when Xiping City was about to be besieged, Chen Chuan had not yet received Shi Hu's order to withdraw his troops, so he had changed into a small soldier's uniform, sneaked out of the north gate, and fled.

But whoever wanted to run out was only six or seven miles away, and a Jin rider copied it from the four loaves. Chen Chuan's two fists were invincible to his four hands, and in desperation, he was forced to roll off his horse and kneel to surrender. The Jin people came forward to hold him down, tied him up firmly, and asked for his name, Chen Chuan naturally didn't dare to say it clearly, only said that his surname was Guo and he was Mrs. Guo's brother......

The reason why he no longer pretends to be a soldier is because he is afraid that the Jin people will see that the sacrifice of prisoners will be useless, so they simply cut off the head, and it is more convenient to carry it, isn't it?

But he was immediately escorted back to Xiping City, and Liu Yang called more than a dozen prisoners to come and identify him, and after confirming that this was Chen Chuan, he couldn't help but laugh.

Why did Liu Yang bring Lu Songduo to the department? Of course, it was not to let the "armored cavalry" go to the Xiping city wall, but to order them to still dress up as light cavalry, and immediately spread out the search before the siege of the city, in case Chen Chuan slipped through the net. He has always been cautious in his use of soldiers, and since he wants to win Chen Chuan, of course he has to plan everything.

To tell the truth, Chen Chuan was trapped by Shi Hu, if Shi Hu's withdrawal order had come one step earlier, it is estimated that Chen Chuan would have fled without a trace......

Liu Yang got Chen Chuan, and in order to prevent him from committing suicide, he ordered his tongue to be cut off, tied up with ropes, loaded into a car, and escorted to Chang'an City. Naturally, there was a quick report to Pei Gai in advance, but Pei Gai ordered that Chen Chuan did not have to come to Chang'an, and I didn't want to see this thief - he could be escorted to Luoyang and handed over to Feng Chong.

When Chen Chuan was in the begging army, he once murdered the general Li Tou, and Li Tou's general Feng Chong defected to Zu Ti. Later, before the Northern Expedition, Pei Gai first went west to train his troops until Wancheng, beheaded Du Zeng and captured the fifth Yi; On the way, he passed through the city and the ancestral feast, and during the banquet, Feng Zhong brought it up, saying that if Pei Yuanjun captured Chen Chuan in the future, he would be cut by a thousand knives and handed over to the future for execution!

Because Pei should send Chen Chuan to Luoyang and hand it over to Feng Pet, Feng Pet cried with joy, and immediately bowed down to the west, saying: "Da Sima keeps his old promise, so that the last general can repay the revenge of the old master, and the last general will feel five inside, if it is useful to get the last general in the future, although he will die, he will not give up!" He immediately escorted Chen Chuan out of the city until he was next to Pei Song's clothed mound.

Chen Chuan's tongue was cut, and he ran back and forth, and he had already only half a breath left, this time he barely opened his eyes, and when he saw the words "the tomb of the first brother Julu County Gong, the Zhongshu Huangmen Shilang Pei Gongsong" on the stele, he immediately made a "cluck" sound in his throat, and he was scared to death......

Feng Pet felt regretful, so he had to personally dismantle Chen Chuan's body to sacrifice Pei Song and Li Tou's spirits in the sky.

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