Chapter 56: Leave No Ones
"Enlighten the lord, report urgently to the party." A soldier with a tired face holds a bamboo slip in a cloth bag above his head with his hands.
"When did you leave?"
"...... two days ago"
The journey of more than 1,000 miles arrived in two days, and the soldier ran non-stop all night.
Zhou Cang took the bamboo slip, waved his hand, and signaled to retreat and rest, and the soldier left.
Zhou Cang opened the bamboo slip, it was a letter from Xue Wenshan.
"Lord, the Huns 50,000 troops went south, crossed the river through Shangjun, and attacked Hedong five days ago, Li Tong, Li Wenda defended Hedong for three days, and the rescue was too late, so he had to abandon the city to break through and escort Mr. Ji Qi and General Xu's family to the party, Wenda was seriously injured and fell into a coma before he said, the Xiongnu army that attacked Hedong this time was led by Yu Fuluo, and it will attack the party in a few days, and I hope that the lord will come back to help, and the party is the foundation of the lord and must not lose ......"
Zhou Cang's heart has sunk to the bottom at this moment, Hedong has been lost, and a huge Hedong County has been lost before he can cover the heat in his hands.
Fists clenched, bones creaked.
"Another...... More than 100,000 people in Hedong County are ...... They all died under the butcher's knife of the Huns, and none of the old and weak women and children were spared......"
"Smack"
When Zhou Cang saw this, his chest thumped, his heart felt like he had been pricked by a needle, and he was in severe pain, and the bamboo slip in his hand was thrown to the ground violently.
Yu ...... Husband...... Luo ......"
Like a hungry jackal seeing a delicious cow or sheep, his eyes are red and his teeth are grinning.
Zhou Cang's shout alarmed everyone present.
Dian Wei, Xu Huang, Zhang Ren and others rushed over one after another.
"My lord?"
I don't know why Zhou Cang is like this, he was still talking and laughing just after the big victory, and suddenly it was like this, looking at Xue Baihu and Pei Yuanshao, who came over early in the morning, I saw the two of them glancing at the bamboo slips on the ground.
Xu Huang suddenly understood what was going on, picked up the bamboo slip, and the more he looked at it, the whiter his face became, and the more he looked at it, the more angry he became.
"Lord......" Xu Huang's eyes were red and he fell to his knees.
"Please avenge the people who died in Hedong County!"
Xu Huang is a native of Hedong, and now more than 100,000 people in Hedong County have been slaughtered by the Huns, including his playmates since childhood, the villagers of the same village, and the big brother next door who cares about him.
"Lord Qi, the 28,000 Xiongnu captives have all been taken into custody, how will the lord be settled?"
At this time, a lieutenant reported to Zhou Cang the capture of the prisoner.
Xu Huang was kneeling on the ground at the moment, Zhang Ren and Dian Wei looked at the bamboo slips with iron faces, and Pei Yuanshao and Xue Baihu were also full of anger.
"Kill...... Kill Lao Tzu, no one will be left ......"
Zhou Cang roared and yelled at the captain, and Zhou Cang's voice made the soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield slightly shocked.
"More than 20,000 captives were killed?"
"None left? Kill? ”
"Isn't it a little ......?"
"Brother, big brother, this is revenge for you......"
"Hun Dog ......"
The shouting of killing is greater than the sound of questioning, and the grievances between the Han people and the Xiongnu can be described as deep as the sea.
Zhou Cang originally planned to incorporate this Hun army into the 'death battalion', which was more than 20,000 strong Hun soldiers, with this Hun soldier acting as cannon fodder, the soldiers under his command would at least die a few less.
But if this group of Hun soldiers is not dealt with at the moment, it is estimated that more than 10,000 Hedong disciples led by Xu Huang are afraid that they will mutiny.
The Huns must be killed.
"Xu Huang, Dian Wei, you two are responsible for handling this matter, remember not to leave one, I want to see this lake become bloody, I want more than 100,000 people in Hedong to see this piece of red in the sky, and I want the Huns of the dog to know: Lao Tzu's big knife will slaughter their children and grandchildren......"
"Yes, my lord!"
Xu Huang's face was full of grief and indignation, and Dian Wei had a murderous intent.
"Poof"
"Poof"
……
With an order, more than 20,000 heads fell to the ground, and the lake was dyed bloody, and the goose feathers and heavy snow could not hide this blood.
"Order the whole army to return to Yanmen immediately and return to Shangdang tomorrow."
"Pei Yuanshao and Xue Baihu listen to the order, the two of you lead the eight thousand cavalry under your command to rush back to Shangdang in the starry night, be sure to hold the Shangdang for Lao Tzu, and when our army returns to help, attack Yu Fuluo inside and outside......"
"Yes, the last general commands."
Pei Yuanshao and Xue Baihu turned around and led the 8,000 cavalry under their command to go straight to the party.
According to the calculation of time, Yu Fuluo's attack on Hedong County will definitely be delayed for a few days, and then lead the army to attack Shangdang, there must be at least ten days before and after, it took two days for Li Tong to defeat and go to the party, it took two days for Xue Wenshan to send people to deliver the letter, and Pei Yuanshao and others cavalry rushed to the aid of Shangdang, it will take at least four days, that is to say, Pei Yuanshao and others rushed to Shangdang County, only two days of rest.
Zhou Cang led the army to set off in two days, all the way to the rapid march, at least eight days, Shangdang has 9,000 new defenders, joined Pei Yuanshao's 8,000 cavalry, a total of 17,000, must hold on to Shangdang for three days before there will be reinforcements.
"You should be able to stay for three days, right?"
Zhou Cang secretly calculated the time difference between them in his heart.
A fierce battle had just ended, and he was about to run another thousand miles, and Zhou Cang was really worried about whether these soldiers could withstand it.
The whole army rested in Yanmen County for a night, and set out at dawn the next day.
In addition to the 3,000 soldiers killed in the battle and more than 5,000 wounded soldiers, Zhou Cang had to emphasize that the 5,000 frontier troops originally stationed in Yanmen escorted the wounded soldiers to advance slowly towards Shangdang County.
"My lord, I have been marching overnight for three days, and many soldiers can't bear it anymore......"
Zhang Ren drove his horse to Zhou Cang's side and said to Zhou Cang.
During the three-day march of 500 miles, he only rested for one hour a day, and no matter how good the soldiers were, he could not bear it.
"Pass the order, set up camp in front, rest for the night, and order the firehead army to make more broth to replenish the strength of the soldiers......"
Fortunately, they have already walked 500 miles, and they will almost be able to reach Shangdang in another four days, and only Xue Wenshan and others can hold Shangdang.
That kind of urgency, anxiety, and uneasiness, Zhou Cang can be regarded as experiencing it all over again.
Two days later, there were people standing densely outside Shangdang County.
The Xiongnu attacked the city one day earlier than Zhou Cang's estimate.
After the battle of Hedong, although thousands of Hun warriors died, Yu Fuluo obtained a lot of good things because of the capture of Hedong County, and each Hun army carried a large package, needless to say that it must have been obtained from Hedong. There are also a lot of city-breaking crossbows, siege vehicles, and dozens of ladders, all of which were destroyed in a hurry before Li Tong was defeated.
At this time, he was 'requisitioned' by Yuvro to deal with the defenders of the Shangdang.
"General Fang, the lord's army will arrive in at least three days, and we must hold the Shangdang County ......"
"Mr. Wenshan rest assured, the lord treats him like a brother, even if he fights for Fang's life this time, he will definitely protect the party without losing his ......"
At this time, it was none other than Fang Yue, a famous general in Hanoi, who was standing on the upper floor of the party city.
When he was in Qianxian, Dian Wei told him how Wang Kuang abandoned him and how Zhou Cang sought a divine doctor to treat him.
Fang Yue was moved, and immediately swore that he would go to the soup for Zhou Cang in this life.
At this time, Fang Yue's injuries had not yet healed, and when he heard that the Hun army was coming to attack the city, he endured the pain, and patrolled the city tower with a gun in armor, and never relaxed for a moment.