At Yang Wu's insistence, the Huainan army continued to pursue the enemy south despite fatigue, and although Wang Maozhang and other generals tried their best to appease them, they still caused some controversy in the army. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The most controversial place is mainly whether such a hurried southward journey will be ambushed by the enemy like Zhang Kezong; Even if they are not ambushed, it is a question of whether they will be able to catch up with the enemy army.

Fortunately, all the controversy disappeared half an hour after the troops were dispatched. A messenger sent by Shi Yan hurriedly found them and brought them news of the ambush that had taken place in the early hours of this morning.

"Well done!" Yang Wu couldn't help but praise.

"General Shi and General Hou have made a great contribution now, they actually defeated 20,000 enemy troops in one fell swoop, and killed nearly half of them on the spot, this great achievement is enough to make them wake up happily when they sleep!" Wang Maozhang said jealously.

If he was worried that Yang Wu's rapid march would bring danger to the army, then at this moment, he couldn't wait to grow wings and fly directly over.

The enemy army had been fighting fiercely under the city of Huzhou for a month, and marched overnight last night, although they successfully ambushed Zhang Kezong, but they did not expect to be attacked by cavalry when they were most proud, and the result was heavy losses.

In this case, the enemy army is not only more tired than the Huainan army, but also demoralized, coupled with the fact that Shi Yan and their cavalry are on the side, it is certain that as long as they catch up with the enemy army, they will definitely be able to reap a big victory next.

"Spread this news to the whole army, so that the soldiers also know that as long as they catch up with the enemy, our army will win!" Yang Wu ordered with a happy face.

After a while, the news spread throughout the army, cheers came one after another, and the morale of the soldiers who had been dissatisfied with the forced march for several days suddenly boosted, and the fatigue on their faces disappeared.

Yang Wu couldn't help but feel satisfied when he saw this, of course, he was even more satisfied with the physical strength of these soldiers, after this army reorganization, the selected soldiers have greatly improved in all aspects than before.

If it was the previous army, after such a long march, even if the morale was high, they would have to stop and rest, because their physical strength could not keep up at all.

Soon after continuing south, he encountered Zhang Kezong leading more than 3,000 defeated troops to meet him.

As soon as he saw Yang Wu, Zhang Kezong bowed down with shame and pleaded guilty: "The last general sent troops to chase the enemy without authorization, and now the army has returned defeated, please punish the prince!"

Yang Wu hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and said, "What is the general's crime? Yesterday, the general specially issued a military order for you to attack, and the general dispatched before receiving the military order. As for defeat, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and generals need not worry about it. ”

Yang Wu didn't want to blame him, after all, it was originally a difficult thing to pursue the enemy army at night, and Zhang Kezong's character was a fierce general, who fought bravely and forward, but he lacked caution and caution; Yang Wu asked him to take on this task, which was originally a little reluctant to him.

"Thank you Shizi for not blaming, after the defeat last night, the army was scattered, and the last general tried his best to collect the defeated soldiers, and got more than 3,000 people, I am willing to follow Shizi south and continue to pursue the enemy!" Zhang Kezong clenched his fists and asked.

"Okay, if you still have the strength to fight, let them follow our army."

Yang Wu understood Zhang Kezong's idea of wanting to make meritorious contributions, and immediately agreed.

This fierce general Yang Wu doesn't plan to let him serve as a local garrison all the time, but now he can't find a more suitable candidate for Jiaxing garrison to let him do it, and it will definitely be reused in the future.

After collecting Zhang Kezong's defeated army, Yang Wu's army reached more than 40,000 people, and the entire road was stuffed, stretching for miles before and after, and the ground shook when marching.

North Sanli, Deqing County.

"King, you must block the enemy army for a moment, otherwise the army will not even be able to enter the city safely!" Looking at the small county town that was not too big that was already clearly visible in the distance, Fang Yongzhen said in a deep voice.

Starting from the time of Tiangang and all the way to here, this short twenty-mile road has become a nightmare for the two Zhejiang armies.

The constant assault became a spell of urgency, and the Huainan cavalry seemed to be tireless, and hundreds of people were devoured by them every time the horse's hooves sounded.

At first, they kept a distance of two or three miles from the two Zhejiang armies, and only pounced on them and bit them hard when there was a loophole in Qian Biao's army, and then quickly retreated before they could react.

But later, the Huainan cavalry became more and more emboldened, and even chased directly behind them, and even the infantry in a good position dared to attack.

What's more, by this time the soldiers were so exhausted that many simply chose to stop and surrender to the enemy rather than continue walking.

Along the way, the 10,000-strong army lost at least three or four thousand people, and finally saw the county seat of Deqing in front of them.

However, the more times like these, the more dangerous the situation becomes. In the past, the army was relatively tightly organized, and everyone knew that only by uniting together could they save their lives.

But at this time, seeing that there is hope for survival when they flee into the city, everyone wants to escape into the city as soon as possible, and it is very easy to cause chaos at such a time, and once the response is not good, it is very likely that the whole army will be wiped out here.

So at this critical moment, Fang Yongzhen stood up again, "King, there is a bridge here, and the last general is willing to lead a thousand people to break here to buy time for the army to enter the city safely!" ”

"No, it's too dangerous for you to stay at this time, and it's definitely not feasible!" Qian Biao immediately vetoed it, he had already asked Fang Yongzhen to stay and break the queen once last night, how could he bear to let him stay and break the queen again?

"The king is too worried, the bridge here is narrow, it is a place where a man is not allowed to open it, although the enemy cavalry is sharp, but it may not be able to help me."

Fang Yongzhen said easily, but the actual situation was naturally not as simple as he said, the enemy army only needed to make a detour from a short distance and attack from their rear, and they could easily defeat them.

"It's still too dangerous, after the general broke off for the army last night, how can the general be allowed to take on such a dangerous task today? It's a pity that there is no one in the lonely army except for the general! Qian Biao sighed as he looked at the other generals.

The other generals were swept by his gaze, and their faces turned red, but they lowered their heads one by one, not daring to look at Qian Biao.

Qian Biao was even more disappointed when he saw it, he could order a general among everyone, but as Fang Yongzhen said, this is a critical moment, if the generals who stay behind the break don't give their strength, or even don't want to contribute at all, then what's the use of forcibly leaving him behind?

He couldn't help but think of a poem written by his advisor Luo Yin: "Heaven and earth are all working together, and heroes are not free!"

Isn't that what he is like at this time?

When he started his business, Gu Quanwu was like a hanger, and he defeated Huainan famous generals, other generals, Cheng Ji, Du Jianwei, Fang Yongzhen, Tu Huanzhi, etc., all performed extraordinary, which laid the foundation for him to become the king of Yue.

However, it was only a little more than a year before Tu Huanzhi was defeated and died in the rebellion of Wuyongdu; Then, Gu Quanwu was detained in Guangling; And then now, Du Jianwei was killed, Cheng and were captured, and now the only thing he can rely on is Fang Yongzhen, is it going to be lost here today?

Just when Qian Biao was full of disappointment, a captain among the crowd suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Now the situation is critical, it is the time for soldiers to use their lives, how can you spare your life!" The king, although the small position is low, he is also willing to share the worries of the king, and asks the king to allow the small one to stay and break the queen! ”

Qian Biao was overjoyed, and hurriedly looked at the man, although he was a little disappointed to see that he was just a captain, but he still encouraged: "You are willing to stay and break the queen, you are very relieved!"

"The last general (the little one) is also willing to stay and break the queen!" At this time, a few more people took the initiative to propose, these people are not high-level generals, most of them are just captains, and the highest is only a capital head, but there are quite a few people, more than ten.

Seeing these people take the initiative to stand up, Qian Biao couldn't help but smile, at least there were still people under his command who were willing to serve him to the death. After all, he has been in charge of Liangzhejiang for many years, and he is also kind to the people, and his subordinates are also magnanimous.

"It seems that in the future, we will promote more new generals from the bottom!" Qian Biao secretly thought to himself, and agreed to these people's requests, and wrote down their names one by one.

"You must be cautious, I am alone on the tower of Deqing City and watch you come back safely......"

Led by these lower-ranking officers, hundreds of soldiers stood up and set up defensive lines along the bridge, while Qian Biao led the rest of the army to quickly retreat to the county seat of Deqing.

Just as Qian Biao thought, in the face of the two Zhejiang armies, the Huainan army did not choose to attack head-on, but divided into two, Shi Yan led a thousand people to contain in the front, and Hou Zan led his troops to cross the river from the shallow part of the river not far away, detoured to the rear, and defeated the tired two Zhejiang armies with just one charge.

However, they also succeeded in buying time for Qian Biao's main force, and when the Huainan cavalry pursued to the city of Deqing, most of Qian Biao's main force had already entered the city, but there were still hundreds of people blocking the city gate, too late to enter the city.

Seeing that the enemy army had arrived, Fang Yongzhen ordered the city gate to be closed immediately, not wanting the rebels who had not yet entered the city to crowd in the door hole so that the city gate could not be closed, Fang Yongzhen had no choice but to order the spear to poke indiscriminately, and finally forced back the rebels and closed the city gate.

"Finally in town!" On the city tower, Qian Biao sighed.

In this battle, his losses were too great, not to mention the losses of those generals, just the 30,000 troops who went out to fight, at this time there were only more than 4,000 people left, most of them were still wounded, which made him want to cry without tears.

However, what made him even more uneasy was that he was not completely safe at this time. Deqing is just a small county town, and it is okay to resist the Huainan cavalry, but if the main force of Huainan led by Yang Wu arrives, Deqing still can't hold it, so only by withdrawing to Hangzhou can it be regarded as real safety.

However, at this time, the army was tired and urgently needed to rest, so he could only secretly pray that the Huainan army would not come too quickly, and at the same time, the reinforcements from Hangzhou would arrive quickly.