Chapter Ninety-Four

"It's finally not going to be a rout...... However, what is the purpose of this highness the King Su's move?'

Taking over the command of the army from the hands of the "King of Su", Wang Shu, the military captain, frowned and glanced at Zhao Hongrun, the real King of Su, who was standing beside him as a guard, and was really a little puzzled in his heart.

He lowered his voice and asked, "Your Royal Highness King Su, ...... you?"

However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhao Hongrun: "Didn't King Su escape?" My name is Jiang Run, and I am Wang Wuwei's personal guard, don't be mistaken. …… In addition, pay attention to the fact that the offensive momentum of the Chu army will be more ferocious than that of Fang Cai. ”

"......" Wang Shu glanced at Zhao Hongrun in astonishment, and nodded slowly.

As Zhao Hongrun inferred, the escape of "King Su" did not have a great impact on the Wei soldiers, it can almost be said that it was minimal, after all, he did nothing after arriving in Yanling, even if he took over the entire Yanling two or three days ago, it could not change the fact that his prestige in the hearts of this Wei soldiers was far inferior to Chen Shi, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang.

After all, the latter three repeatedly led this army to block the Chu army on the south bank of Yanshui, and what did he, Zhao Hongrun, do?

No!

To put it mildly, he, the king of Su, is actually almost no different from being in or not in the heart of this Wei army.

But the Chu army on the opposite side obviously wouldn't think so.

For example, Pingyujun Xiong Hu, he is half dead in anger at this moment.

After all, in his opinion, if "Su Wang Ji Run" fled, then this battle would be over logically, but who would have thought that Wu Wei Wang Shu and Ma Zhang, with their personal prestige, would re-arouse the fighting spirit of the Wei soldiers who had become overwhelmed due to "Queen Su fled".

It's simply ...... Intolerable!

"Attack! Offensive! Offensive! ”

After shouting a few times, Pingyujun Xiong Hu gritted his teeth and cursed Wang Shu and Ma Zhang, and then said viciously: "Nasu Wang Jirun Xiao'er is the commander of the Wei army, and the commander has fled, how long can this group of guys last?" Intensify my attack! ”

"Yes!"

"Tell Yu You to continue to order the archers to shoot, and suppress the Wei army at all costs!"

"Yes!"

With the order of Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu, the offensive of the Chu army became fierce again, especially those archers, who shot simply without distinguishing between the enemy and me, and did not hesitate to let the friendly troops be buried in order to suppress the Wei soldiers.

Under the brutal suppression of thousands of archers of the Chu army, there was a place of death between the Wei army and the Chu army on the north bank of Yanshui.

"Shooting your own soldiers without any scruples, are those guys crazy?"

Seeing that the attack of the archers of the Chu State did not distinguish between the enemy and us, Wuwei Wang Shu muttered in shock.

"Hmph." Zhao Hongrun snorted lightly and said in a low voice: "It's not that Pingyujun Xiong Hu is crazy, it's just that he thinks that now is the best opportunity to defeat our army......"

"Best Opportunity...... Is it because of the fact that "Queen Su fled"?"

Wuwei Wang Shu glanced at Zhao Hongrun deeply.

"What is this King Su planning?"

Wu Wei Ma Zhangyi also looked at Zhao Hongrun with a strange expression.

Seeing Zhao Hongrun standing on such a chaotic battlefield without changing his face, the two of them gradually realized that the mind of His Royal Highness King Su was probably not as immature as his appearance.

"Now, what am I going to do?" Wang Shu asked in a low voice.

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Wang Shu with a little surprise, and also lowered his voice and said: "The Chu army will keep forcing our army to retreat, so they will follow their wishes and slowly retreat......

"Don't you counterattack?"

"Counterattack? Do you think you can win? Ever since the original pontoon bridge was successfully built, haven't you already decided that this battle will be lost? …… Otherwise, what news did you send to Yanling? ”

"I ......" Wang Shu couldn't help but be a little stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect Zhao Hongrun to notice that he had sent someone to Yan Ling for interrogation.

"Stall, try to delay the evacuation of the people in Yanling City as much as possible...... Just like you did before. Zhao Hongrun glanced at Wang Shu lightly.

『……』

Looking directly at Zhao Hongrun's calm gaze, Wang Shu had a strange feeling for the first time that he couldn't see through what the other party was thinking.

"The end ...... The Admiral understood. ”

Sure enough, the Chu army on the south bank of the Chu army used the power of bows and arrows to force the Wei army to retreat again and again.

Each time the arrow rain fell, it was about a distance more than before.

"Chu Jun...... Is it really planning to force our army to retreat?'

When Wu Wei Ma Zhang saw this scene, his eyes suddenly froze.

Although the Wei infantry had almost no casualties with the shields in their hands, the horror of the rain of arrows in their hearts forced them to retreat step by step.

It is no wonder, after all, that rainstorm of arrows is so terrifying that the infantry of the Wei State are still uncontrollably afraid in their hearts, even though they hold shields in their hands.

Then the fifth wave of arrow rain also advanced forward Zhangyu, and at the same time forced the Wei soldiers to subconsciously retreat.

With the retreat of the Wei infantry, the space given to the Chu army to land on the north bank of Yanshui has undoubtedly increased, and more and more Chu soldiers have gathered on the north bank of Yanshui.

"Procrastination...... What?'

Wuwei Wang Shu glanced at Zhao Hongrun, and did not order his subordinates to attack.

For some reason, looking at the calm expression of His Royal Highness King Su, his mind was no longer as tense as before.

"It is possible to fight back with a bow and arrow appropriately...... This is an opportunity to weaken the Chu army in vain. Zhao Hongrun reminded in a low voice.

"Oh, yes!" Wang Shu woke up from a dream, and immediately turned his head and shouted: "Where are the crossbowmen of our army? …… Aim ahead, shoot! ”

The Wei archers, who were lined up behind the Wei infantry, heard this roar and returned fire with their bows and arrows.

And the targets of their shooting were naturally those Chu soldiers who had seized the north shore.

However, I don't know if those Chu soldiers are not people who don't know life and death, risking the arrows of friendly troops and the arrows of Wei crossbowmen, and they do not hesitate to pay heavy sacrifices, and gradually approach the Wei infantry.

What's even worse is that the follow-up Chu army landed on the opposite bank along the pontoon bridge and joined the ranks of this group of death squads.

In the face of the suicidal tactics of the Chu army, which did not take the lives of the soldiers as their lives at all and purely used the lives of the soldiers to advance the front, although the Wei soldiers did not appear to be defeated, the momentum of retreat could not be stopped.

"The morale of our army...... Is it because you realize that this battle can no longer be won?'

Zhao Hongrun glanced at the nearby Wei infantry, and saw that their faces were a little panicked, and he frowned and said to Wang Shu: "Tell your generals that you have informed Yan Ling of the unfavorable news of the battle situation, and now Yan Ling is rapidly organizing the relocation of the people, but it will take time!" …… Their relatives need time, and they need the soldiers here to stop the Chu army for a moment! ”

Wuwei Wang Shu nodded in understanding, took a deep breath, and shouted: "Brothers! ”

“……”

The nearby Wei soldiers all turned their heads to look at Wang Shu.

I saw Wang Shu smile bitterly and said regretfully: "I'm sorry, I'm afraid our army won't be able to win this battle...... But it doesn't matter, I have already informed Yan Ling of the situation here, and I believe that Yan Ling is organizing the people in the city to move north at this time...... But it will take time, your loved ones, your brothers, your sisters, they need time to evacuate...... If we hold back the Chu army for a while, many people will survive and will not be killed by the Chu dogs...... I hope you fight until the last moment! ”

"So Yan Ling has already gotten the news?"

"That's good......

It can be clearly seen that many Wei soldiers showed a little relief after hearing Wang Shu's words.

"For now, let's hold back the Chu army as much as possible! …… The infantry took ten steps back, and the archers released their arrows! ”

"Oh-oh-"

"Ten more steps back, the archers release their arrows!"

"Oh-oh-"

Under the command of Wang Shu and Ma Zhang, the Wei soldiers retreated in a neat and orderly manner, and while slowly retreating, they also effectively shot the Chu soldiers who rushed up desperately with bows and arrows.

"The losses of the Chu army have exceeded 4,000 people, hum......

Zhao Hongrun looked at this scene expressionlessly, and from the bottom of his heart, he despised the boring tactics of the Chu army to pile up the results of the battle by simply breaking the lives of soldiers.

However, it is undeniable that this tactic can be said to complement the Chu army, which has an absolute advantage in the number of troops, forcing their Wei infantry to have to retreat despite their geographical advantage and equipment advantage, and even a short-term relative strength advantage.

After about another cup of tea, Wang Shu whispered to Zhao Hongrun: "I have withdrawn from the range of the Chu army archers on the south bank of Yanshui...... Do you want to return? ”

Zhao Hongrun glanced at the Chu army on the north bank of Yanshui, and saw that it was roughly estimated that as many as 6,000 soldiers had crossed Yanshui, so he shook his head and said in a low voice: "Our army is out of the range of archers on the south bank of Yanshui, doesn't this mean that those Chu infantry can officially attack our army without any worries?" …… Don't run away at this time, waiting to be dragged to death by them? Order the whole army to turn around and flee! ”

"So decisive......

Wuwei Wang Shu was slightly startled, and immediately ordered the two guards to ride a horse together, and gave the horse to Zhao Hongrun, and immediately raised his arms and shouted: "Brothers, we have bought enough time for the people of Yanling, and now, it is time for us to think about ourselves!" …… Keep this useful life for the time being, and seek revenge on this group of Chu dogs in the future! …… Obey my orders, turn around and retreat! ”

In fact, the Wei soldiers under his command had long thought about retreating, but because of the military order and the hope of buying some time for Yan Ling's relatives to retreat, they did not flee, and now when they heard this, nearly 5,000 soldiers of the whole army suddenly turned around and fled towards the north.

"Damn, those Wei soldiers actually escaped at this time?"

The Chu general Wugan, who was just about to launch an offensive against the Wei soldiers, was immediately furious when he saw this scene, and said in his heart that this group of guys had killed so many soldiers of our army, how could they be allowed to escape.

Without saying a word, Ugan gave the order: "Chase!" ”

"Oh-oh-"

The morale of the Chu army, which had already crossed Yanshui, was high, and when they heard this, they immediately chased after the Wei soldiers.

At the same time, Yanling.

Yanling County ordered Pei Zhan to stand on the city wall, looking down on the people in the city to withdraw from the city one after another.

"Master Pei, this is the last team of the people......"

Civil official Zhao Zhun reminded on the side.

"Hmm," Pei Zhan nodded, glanced at the whole city reluctantly, and then a trace of determination flashed on his face.

"Set fire to the city!"