Chapter 474: Undefeated Defeat

Xu Sheng suddenly high-fived and shouted: "Bad must be my brother"

Yao Pingzhong was shocked, Xu Jiu? It's him? Thinking about it carefully, there is really no one else except Xu Wei, since Xu Xuanfu did not send troops north to rescue, then there is only Zijin Tiger in the Jinren-occupied area, isn't he a security army all the way, how did he run to Dunzhou? asked Xu Si, only to learn that Xu Wei took the security guard lightly and marched along Luoshui, with the original intention of wanting to join Yao Zhang to learn from Tu Junzhou. (Niu Wen ~ Net) may have been aware of the defeat of Dunzhou, so he hurriedly came to the rescue.

"The main force of the Jin army came out together, besieging our army, Xu Zhao took the risk to rescue, I am afraid that it will be ...... at this time" Yao Pingzhong was obviously panicked. He is already to blame for this defeat, and if Xu Wei is put into it again, he will not have to mix in Shaanxi in the future

Xu Si is more anxious than him, born to Xu Jiuyi's mother, coupled with his mother's early death, the eldest brother is like a father, hearing that his younger brother is in danger, isn't he worried? After asking Yao Pingzhong where the battle broke out, he immediately had to gather a garrison to reinforce him. However, the staff in the army advised that there was no need to think about the matter of Dunzhou, and now Fangzhou was on the cusp, and if the rescue failed, I am afraid that it would be difficult to preserve this place. If Fangzhou is lost, how can Chang'an survive alone?

Xu Sheng had no choice but to send Yang Zaixing, a fierce general under his younger brother, to lead the selection of five hundred elite horsemen to the north. He also ordered his son Xu Zhong to lead 4,000 elite infantry troops to follow, so as to bring Xu Jiu back.

However, it was said that Yang Zaixing learned that the commander was in trouble, so he immediately led 500 horsemen out of the camp and galloped north. He judged that if Xu Wei succeeded in breaking through, he would most likely go south along Luoshui, so he went north along the river. After running for more than ten miles, he saw floating corpses floating in the river, and knew that the battle on the front line was urgent, so he urged his subordinates to rush to help

To Sanchuan Town, has vaguely heard the sound of shouting and killing, Yang Zaixing is anxious, desperately whipping the war horse, eager to incarnate Dapeng to spread his wings and travel three or five miles, he saw a soldier sporadically coming south, he stepped forward to ask, learned that it was his own brother in the army, Yan Jin army ambushed in the lion's mouth at night, resulting in heavy casualties in the Hu'er army, unable to get out. The marshal commanded the whole army to counterattack and break through, but was trapped in place due to the continuous increase of the Jin army. Later, the flying fire cannon was used to blast back the enemy blocking the road, and the troops were able to escape. However, the Jin army was in hot pursuit, and the marshal was personally leading his troops to break off.

"You wait for the speed of your own horses to respond. Brothers, go" Yang Zaixing looked gloomy, made a mistake in his teeth, and walked away with a spear and Pegasus.

The further you go, the more soldiers and horses there are, all of which break through from the lion's mouth. It is said that the Jin army is in a hurry, and the marshal and Yang are all in a hurry.

Five hundred elite horsemen galloped wildly, and finally, from a distance, they saw the Jin army in front of them coming all over the mountains and fields, and a Song army fought and retreated, but the situation was already extremely critical, and there was a possibility of being surrounded at any time. It's just that the Jin army is eager to make meritorious contributions, and has always refused to surround this Song army, but desperately rushes forward, wanting to chase and kill the troops retreating south.

Yang Zaixing's teeth itched with hatred, and the barrel of the gun in his hand almost came out of the water. He took his bow and arrows, raised his hand high on the horse's back, and pulled the string round, and with one arrow passed, a golden soldier fell in response. And on the ground, his second arrow has already been sent out. The five hundred knights behind him released arrows one after another, temporarily blocking the momentum of the Jin army's pursuit.

Within dozens of steps, they all put down the archers, each holding a spear, and launched a rapid attack on the Jin army, and the Jurchen army was chasing in a hurry, and Yang Zaixing was not afraid of it, so he didn't care. But these 500 horsemen who belonged to Xu Wei's Xuanfeng Horse Army, and Yang Zaixing commanded them, were all brave and good warriors, like a giant hammer, quickly scattered the flanks of the pursuers, and then did not stop at all, immediately made a roundabout action, and then rushed to the other side of the Jin army.

The pursuers were disturbed for a while, and when they came to their senses, they crowded up one after another, trying to intercept the siege of this horse army. Yang Zaixing was not fooled, after rushing out from the other end, he went around again, and the five hundred cavalry spears under his command were like lightning, and the example was not false, which made the Jin army's pursuit suddenly stagnant. When the broken Song army saw it, they quickly broke away from the battle and ran south.

"Dutong, further south is the boundary of Fangzhou, is it chasing or not?" Sa Li, who was blood-soaked in the robe, asked Ma Wu.

"How to chase until you chase to Fangzhou, never let Xu Hu'er escape, fight the tiger and never die, and eventually leave trouble" Ma Wu personally led the army to pursue, seeing that the Hu'er army had been wiped out, but unexpectedly, the other party came to reinforcements. But at this time, he didn't have any fear at all, Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun had been beaten half to death by him, Xu Wei was also heavily wounded, and the main force of the Western Army was defeated by him, what else was there to be afraid of?

At that moment, the sound of the horn rose to the sky, and the soldiers of the Jin Army showed their might and pursued desperately. Although Yang Zaixing's 500 cavalry is brave, after all, it is inevitable that a hundred secrets will be missed, and it is impossible to block the army of the Jin State. After Yang Yan's Hujie army was cut off for the whole army, although the heavy infantry was extremely protective, mobility was its fatal weakness, and it ran out of the unheard land for two miles, and was caught up by a small group of Jin troops.

"Protect the handsome and go first, my ** mother" Yang Yan has already become a bloody man, and roared like crazy.

In this night's fierce battle, Xu Wei was shot twice by a stray arrow, one arrow hit the right chest, and the other arrow hit the right ribs. As soon as he leaves, the tiger army will be leaderless and will be annihilated. After retreating to this place, the seriously injured Zijin Tiger had difficulty walking, and the horse could not ride, so he could only lie on his back, and the soldiers led the way with the reins.

His guards were ordered to control the capital, so they escorted the commander and hurriedly fled south. Yang Yan roared: "Hujie Army, Shang" The Hujie warriors who had been fighting all night had to support their tired bodies to fight with the Jin Army again.

Disturbed by Yang Zaixing's horse army, the pursuit of the Jin army was disrupted, and when Yelu Ma Wuzheng was checking the battle situation, he suddenly saw that the other party was coming straight to him, but Yang Zaixing found that they were not moving, and many elite soldiers around him did not participate in the pursuit, and decided that this was where the commander of the Jin army was, so he came to behead him.

"Be dead" Ma Wu snorted coldly, not afraid. The voice fell, and the other party had already rushed to the front of the army. The soldiers in front of them couldn't resist and dodged one after another. I saw a general, but he was in his thirties, his figure was extremely large, his whole body was neatly draped, he rode a black horse, and he made a long iron spear, and the blocker was invincible

As soon as he entered the battle, he killed several people, and he recognized the military flag and galloped quickly

"It's so rampant" A Jin soldier was furious, and he carried an iron gun and rode forward to engage in battle. Just as the two horsemen were about to meet, the officer of the Jin Army, who was good at kung fu right away, suddenly bowed down, and the barrel of the gun in his hand was about to sweep the horse's legs. Unexpectedly, Yang Zaixing took a step faster, and the spear in his hand flew out of his hand, nailed to the middle of his chest

With a scream, before he could fall off his horse, Yang Zaixing had already arrived with a flying horse, and as soon as he pulled out the barrel of the gun, he swept away, and the Jin army in front of him was knocked to the ground

Ma Wuwei didn't know who was coming, but the soldiers who had such means to protect him went to block him, but none of them were Yang Zaixing's opponents, as if the fierce Jin Army had become a lamb at this time, and he was like a wolf. Just as Yang Zaixing was smashing in the crowd of the Jin army like chopping melons and vegetables, a cold arrow hit his right arm

But this peerless warrior didn't even blink his eyes, broke the shaft of the arrow casually, and fought hard. Ma Wu was also shocked and took refuge temporarily with the support of his generals. His move just exposed the target, allowing Yang Zaixing to recognize his position, and roared loudly to kill him. How can a manager be in trouble? No matter how brave he is, the soldiers of the Jin Army will come up hard.

In front of him, a human wall suddenly appeared, blocking the way. When Yang Zaixing saw it, he pulled the reins, and the war horse immediately ran to the side, and the five hundred horsemen under his command rushed to the west, killing hundreds of enemies, causing chaos in the pursuit of the Jin army for a while.

Ma Wu saw it in his eyes and said left and right: "I don't want the Song army to have such fierce cavalry. ”

"Dutong, that Tiger Army is going to escape," said the general, pointing forward. Ma Wu fixed his eyes and saw that it was the heavy infantry of the Purple Golden Tiger, and at this time, he saw that the opponent's Ma army waited until the friendly army was out of the battle, and then did not attack, but only blocked the pursuing enemy.

"Chase"

At that time, on the bank of the Naluo River, the Song army that broke through retreated to the south, and the Jin army was in hot pursuit. I only hate this place of Dunfang, if it is the Guanzhong Plain, the horse army will chase and kill it early.

has been chasing for more than ten miles, seeing that it is about to approach the border of Fangzhou, the Jin army has been chasing after it, and the cavalry of Yang Zaixing and the infantry of Yang Yan have paid heavy casualties.

The Jin army followed behind, watching the soldiers of the Hu'er army rushing south like a tide, and they all marched like flies to chase and kill. Or they were able to kill, and they didn't pay much attention to the battlefield, and suddenly, the sound of breaking the sky was endless, and the Jin army, who was chasing at the forefront, suddenly fell down, and even someone was shot by a four-foot-long arrow, and his whole body jumped up in the air and fell on his back

"It's not good to stop," the officers reacted and shouted loudly. But where can you stop in a hurry? The two armies of Song and Jin were originally connected from end to end, and at this time, the soldiers of the Jin army who stepped into the range of each other's bows and crossbows were both numerous and densely formed, and there were countless arrows

Finally retreated, the soldiers of the Jin army fixed their eyes, there were the left and right flanks of the Song army lined up in front, and the low hill on the right hand side was full of crossbowmen. We've been chasing the Tiger Army, I don't believe he still has time to arrange his troops?

Ma Wu caught up, and when he saw that the troops were stagnant, he shouted and asked the reason, and the soldiers told the truth. He stepped forward to take a look and concluded: "This must be the Fangzhou garrison, and it is here to meet the Purple Gold Tiger." ”

At that time, the pursuing Jin army was accumulating more and more, and some generals suggested rushing over in one go, but Ma Wu did not do so. The opponent is already prepared, and has lined up the formation and made arrangements, if he goes to attack at this time, it will only increase the casualties. Moreover, after a bloody battle for a day and night, the soldiers of the Jin army were also exhausted and should not fight again.

got off the horse, Ma Wu watched the Song army gradually move away, his eyes were red with hatred, he took off his helmet and smashed it on the ground with all his might, there was a chance to annihilate the tiger army, except for Xu Wei's scourge, but unfortunately, it is a pity that Xu Wei escaped this time, he must think of making a comeback, I will never give him this opportunity

At that moment, he ordered the whole army to stop the pursuit, retreat to Dunzhou, and after a little preparation, he came to collect Fangzhou. Along the way, he ordered to collect the equipment, armor, and materials of the Hu'er army, and collected the corpses to build a "Jingguan" to show off his martial arts.

At this end, the remnants of the Hu'er Army retreated into the camp in the north of Fangzhou under the response of their comrades. The friendly soldiers were shocked to see that they had returned so little, but it was inconvenient to ask more questions at this time, so they all went to help treat the wounded and bring them food.

As soon as a number of senior generals of the Hu'er Army entered the camp, they shouted "medical officer", Xu Sheng heard the news, he knew all the generals, and when he saw them carrying a person, he couldn't help but feel a chill rise from the bottom of his heart, and the whole person stood in place for a long time. only to rush over like crazy

"Nine brothers and nine brothers" When Xu Sheng squeezed in to take a look, he found that Xu Jiu's face was pale and he had fainted. There are two arrow wounds on his body that are very obvious, one in the right chest and the other in the right ribs, both of which are critical points, and the broken arrow shaft is still inserted into the wound

The generals carried Xu Wei into a military tent, put together a few tables, laid him flat on the table, and took off his armor with all hands and feet, and cut his shirt with a sharp knife, but saw that the two arrow wounds were blurred with flesh and blood, and the blood that leached out stained the surroundings red.

"Don't move him, don't move him, wait for the medical officer to come" Although all the people present were experts, and no one moved Xu Wei, Xu Si still kept reminding.

The medical army that came later was almost thrown in front of Xu Wei by the generals, but fortunately, he was experienced and did not panic because the injured person this time was Xu Dashuai. I touched Xu Jiu's pulse first, and felt that the situation was not very optimistic, so he said quickly: "Hold down your hands and feet, don't make him shake"

Zhang Xian and Xu Cheng held down Zijin Tiger's hands on the left and right, and someone hugged their legs. I saw that the medical officer opened the medicine box he was carrying, took out a cloth bag, and opened it to see that it was all kinds of sharp knives. The medical soldier took out a knife that was no more than a few inches long and had an extremely narrow blade, and said casually: "Fire." ”

The attendant immediately took out the fire fold and shook it, he roasted the knife on the fire for a while, and gently pressed Xu Wei's wound with his left hand, and the knife cut through the wound. There is no way, Jin Jun's wolf tooth arrow is called "out of the tip of the four stunned", there are four barbs, if you pull it out directly, you have to lift a piece of skin and flesh, you can only cut the wound first

Zhang Xian and the others were all the rest of their lives, but they were not afraid, they stared at the wound intently, and the medical officer stabbed down, but a few drops of blood did not come out, which made their hearts cold

A frightened roar suddenly sounded outside the "Nine Brothers, Nine Brothers". Before everyone could react, the bloody Yang Yan had already strode in, Xu Si reacted quickly, rushed forward and grabbed him, and silenced him, so as not to affect the rescue of the medical army. Yang Yan's eyes widened, seeing that Xu Wei fainted, unconscious, the whole person was so frightened that he was short of breath, trembling all over his body Since the martyrdom of Ma Tai, he always thinks that the general will inevitably die in battle, and the next one is Lao Tzu

But now, he was scared, he was afraid that it would be Xu Wei's turn......

At that table, the exhausted generals didn't dare to breathe, and everyone's hearts were pounding. The medical officer looked up at them and whispered, "Hold it down."

Wait for a while, press the wound with one hand, clamp the broken arrow with the other, the force is just right, the action is as fast as lightning, and the arrow is pulled out at once, and the blood is gushing like a spring

At the same time as pulling out the arrow, Xu Wei's body suddenly struggled, and Zhang Zongben and the others were so panicked that they couldn't let go of the beads of sweat on the medical officer's forehead, and his entourage hurriedly wiped it for him after handing over the medicine bottle. After sprinkling the powder evenly on the wound, he did not rush to bandage it, but did the same to get another broken arrow.

"Although there is armor protection, but the arrow is quite deep, and in the critical place, the commander needs to rest for a while, do not move, do not be impatient, and do not be angry." The medical officer instructed as he cleaned his hands.

"When will the big man wake up?" Yang Yan asked anxiously.

"The villain cut the pulse of the handsome, and fainted because of an arrow wound, and second, he was angry and attacked. It's hard for ordinary people to say, but the big man will wake up today and tomorrow, so you don't have to worry. The medical officer said.

Hearing this, the generals were relieved, among them, there was no shortage of war creators, and when Xu Wei was settled, he went out to find a medical officer to bandage and diagnose him.

Zhang Xian walked in front, he was stunned as soon as he came out of the tent, and Yang Yan, Xu Cheng and other generals who came out later were also stunned on the spot

Outside the tent, it had long been blocked by the soldiers, and at a glance, it was all black and oppressive human heads. The soldiers who had just escaped death gathered outside the tent, they did not eat, they did not rest, they waited here for only one purpose. And among them, there are not only the Hu'er Army, but also the soldiers of the Xihe Army. Yao Pingzhong, the deputy envoy of the West Road, and other senior generals were also impressively listed

Looking at a pair of eager eyes, Yang Yan, Zhang Xian and others had mixed feelings in their hearts......

Yao Pingzhong hurriedly stepped forward, this iron-clad man, before he could speak, his eyes were red, and his lips trembled and asked, "How is the injury of the Xianggong?" ”

"There are two arrow wounds, and the medical officer has taken out the broken arrows and bandaged them with medicine, so they should be fine." Xu Sheng replied.

Yao Pingzhong nodded frequently: "That's good, then it's good, if it weren't for Xu Zhao, my Xihe soldiers will take a break from this affection, Yao will remember the five, and he will never dare to forget my Xihe soldiers, and they all feel the grace of Xu Zhaoyi and his comrades' lives" After finishing speaking, he took a step back, hugged his fists and bowed his head. Behind him, the soldiers of Xihe brushed together and greeted the generals of the Hu'er Army.

"They are all comrades of the Western Army, why do they distinguish each other? The soldiers were wounded and extremely tired, so they all dispersed. Xu Sheng waved his hand.

After the army heard that Xu Wei was unharmed, they dispersed, saved the dead and helped the wounded, and reorganized the troops, but they did not mention it. After the soldiers and horses of the two routes returned to Fangzhou, the soldiers and horses were counted on the same day, and the losses were heavy, which can be described as the first time in the history of the Western Army

In this counteroffensive, the Western Army gathered 120,000 horse infantry troops. In battle, there were 60,000 soldiers and horses on the Northwest Road led by Yao Pingzhong and Zhang Jun, and 35,000 troops on the South Road led by Xu Wei. However, Yao Pingzhong brought back to Fangzhou only more than 12,000 people, and when the Hu'er army went south from Ganquan, there were still more than 27,000 people, how many returned to Fangzhou? Six thousand four hundred

In other words, the 120,000 Western Army that was assembled, in just three or two months, lost 70,000, which was not only an unprecedented defeat for the Western Army, but also the heaviest defeat since Xu Wei became an army

Of course, these 70,000 people were not only killed in battle, but also captured and surrendered. Among them, especially the North Shaanxi Road recruited the capital of Zhang Jun's surrender had the worst impact, more than 10,000 Jingyuan soldiers and Huanqing soldiers surrendered under his leadership, surrendered to the Jurchens, in addition to Zhang Shen, he was the highest surrender level in the Western Army, and there were many middle and senior generals in the North Road Recruitment Division

In short, in a word, the defeat of Dunzhou and the vitality of the Western Army greatly damaged the situation in Shaanxi, which deteriorated dramatically