"The corpses of the dead soldiers had begun to stink, and the disgusting smell permeated the air. And that's not all. After two days of fierce fighting, although the Jin army failed to push further, and even paid a heavy price, Yao Pingzhong's men and horses had already lost more than half. Now there are only a thousand people left, gritting their teeth and holding on to the stench of corpses. Yang Zaixing stood behind the blood-stained defense line and peeked into the Jin army's position. In the two-day bloody battle, the Jin army a few hundred steps away did not decrease, but increased. This made him feel that the Jurchens were constantly increasing their troops. Seeing that the sun is setting, the Jin army may also move a wave of attacks. News came from Danzhou that Qudutong had sent Zhang Zhongyan, the commander of the soldiers and horses of Qingyang Prefecture, to bring troops to help. Why is it so long? The soldiers around were extremely tired, almost everyone didn't close their eyes for two days and two nights, and if Zhang Zhongyan didn't arrive tonight, things would be worrying. turned around and saw Yao Zhizhou sitting on the ground, leaning on the handle of the knife in his arms, and he had already rolled his mouth. I am scooping up cold water from the wooden Jiang with a scoop. Cooing.

"Yao Zhizhou, Zhang Zhongyan arrived in Danzhou in the morning, but he hasn't appeared until this time, what's the reason?" Yang Zaixing sat down opposite Yao Pingzhong and asked.

It's okay not to mention this, Yao Xiyan listened to this. He slammed the scoop in his hand into the bucket and made a splash. Then he said angrily, "Who knows what he's doing?" Damn, thirty or forty miles away, it took me to take a nap, but it has been delayed until now! ”

Yang Zaixing gritted his teeth and snorted: "That Zhang Zhongyan is yin and yang when he talks and acts, I don't think he is a good bird!" ”

"I don't think he dares to ask for any tricks! I will grit my teeth and hold on for a while, as early as tonight, or tomorrow at the latest, there must be news Yao Pingzhong comforted the number one general under his command.

Yang Zaixing nodded, and before he could speak, he heard the soldiers shouting, saying that the Jurchens were preparing to attack again. hurriedly put on his helmet, ran over with an iron gun, and looked out; Sure enough, the first part of the Jin army was assembling. Looking left and right, the soldiers now have dark faces. When his fighting spirit waned, he encouraged: "Brothers! Survive tonight, reinforcements will arrive! We'll hold this place. It's a great achievement. Yao Zhizhou said. After the battle, a heavy reward! ”

The soldiers were surprisingly quiet, and in the past two days, Yao Xiyan had exhausted all kinds of methods to boost morale, and he had said everything he could, so that the soldiers were no longer as high-spirited as they had been two days ago. The infantry laid the remnants of the various weapons flat, and the archers drew a white feather from the quiver that was almost empty, and mounted it.

When Yao Pingzhong saw this scene, he became more and more irritable. When he was bored, he suddenly heard the guard behind him shouting, "Someone is coming." "When I looked back, I saw that in the ravine, five or six people were rushing here! After a while, those people climbed to a high place, looked at Yao Pingzhong, walked in front of them and saluted with fists: "I've seen Yao Zhizhou."

"Who are you?" Yao Pingzhong saw that these people were panting like cattle, all wearing light armor and tidying up, so he asked.

"The villain is under the first command of Hujie, and on the order of Xu Cheng's command, he has come to inform Zhizhou to withdraw his troops." A military Chinese out of amazing!

Yao Pingzhong listened, and didn't jump up. "What?" Withdraw troops? Xu Cheng, why did he let this official withdraw his troops? He knew that Xu Cheng was Xu Yuan's son. Xu Wei's cousin, Pingyang defended the city and had military exploits. But he was an officer of the Shaanxi Hua Shuaisi, why did he send someone to ask me to withdraw the army?

Jin Jun detoured back to the northeast of Danzhou and robbed the town of Fanzhou, and Xu Tongzhi thought that the other party was trying to outflank the Zhizhou Department. And General Manager Zhang, who was stationed in Danzhou City, had already led the army to retreat west and abandoned the city. At present, Xu Tong is stationed in Danzhou City to respond. Please inform the state to withdraw immediately! ”

Yao Pingzhong had to suspect that Zigong had misheard. asked again: "What do you say Zhang Zhongyan is?" ”

"General Manager Zhang has led the army to abandon the city and retreat west." The soldier spoke again.

Yao Pingzhong's face turned iron-blue, and his cheeks couldn't help but bulge. His chest rose and fell, and his eyes, which were already bloodshot, were frighteningly red at this time! Suddenly, he flew up and kicked over the bucket in front of him, and shouted hysterically: "Zhang Zhongyan! The officers and soldiers not far from him returned one after another, looking at him in amazement.

Straight sissy thief! Lao Tzu is inseparable from you! I'll fuck you! If you run, you'll kill me! Yao Pingzhong fell into a rage, clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth. Almost cannibalistic walking back and forth in place. Yang Zaixing showed an abnormality, hurriedly ran over, and asked anxiously, "What's the matter?" ”

Yao Pingbei didn't say a word, and Hu Jiejun only said the matter again in a few words, and Yang Zaixing was shocked when he heard it! Zhang Zhongyan actually ignored our life and death and retreated without authorization? This damned plague brute! Hurt our army! Now, the two armies are deadlocked. The Jin army is just a few hundred steps away, how can it be withdrawn? As long as you move, the opponent is bound to cover up! Our army now has only more than 1,000 people left, how can it be able to defeat the Jin army?

"Lord Zhizhou, a withdrawal at this time is equivalent to the defeat of the division

"I still don't know? This group of stunned talents. As long as I go back alive, Lao Tzu will talk to him with a knife! Yao Pingzhong was furious, his swarthy face was also flushed, and the whole person was like a thunderbolt waiting to explode!

Yang Zaixing glanced back, anxious: "The Jin army's attack is imminent, and a decision must be made!" ”

"Helpless! Hold on until the evening, take advantage of the night to withdraw Yao Pingzhong said this, and he was also reluctant. In the two-day bloody battle, the Jin army attacked almost non-stop, and there were only more than 1,600 of our 4,000 soldiers left, but the other side suffered only a lot more casualties! At this time, I am really unwilling to retreat!

"Never! When he came, Xu Tongzhi repeatedly explained that he must withdraw his troops immediately. The Jin people robbed the town of Fanzhou in the morning, which was only sixty miles away from Danzhou, and it was very likely that the Hujie army was outflanking the Zhizhou Department at this time, and hurriedly persuaded him.

Yao Pingzhong was almost angry when he heard this, Zhang Zhongyan. Dog thief. I'm going to kill you! But he was angry, he was about to lose an order, the army was broken and died, and when he closed his eyes, he popped out two words from between his teeth: "Withdraw!" ”

"Knowing the army first, I will break the heavy step after the introduction!" Yang Zaixing said loudly.

Yao Pingzhong opened his eyes, looked at his subordinates, put his hand on his shoulder, patted it hard, and said nothing. At that moment, this military order was immediately conveyed to all officers and soldiers, the archers withdrew first, and Yang Zaixing led three hundred heavy steps to break off.

On the other side, the angry Han Chang used the elite infantry sent to him by Sticky Han this morning. This infantry army once appeared during the Battle of Pingyang, all dressed in iron armor and armed with long blunt weapons. He knew that there was not much left of the Song army, and he also knew that the prime minister had sent troops and horses to outflank him, so he vowed to defeat the Song army before it was attacked from both sides! Kill the eight-foot-long man. Extremely majestic Song General!

"The Song army is withdrawing! The Song army wants to escape! "Suddenly. There was an exclamation of surprise from the crowd of soldiers.

Han Chang's heart was shocked, and he looked at it. But seeing that on the high ground hundreds of paces away, the archers of the Song army had left the defensive line composed of antlers and horses, and only those heavily armored heavy infantry troops remained.

"Rush forward! Hugh got away with one;! Kill the Song army! Han Chang, who reacted, roared like thunder! As soon as the military order was given, the soldiers who had already formed the formation roared and rushed to the opposite side!

Yang Zaixing took a deep breath, with two hand knives hanging from his waist and a short axe stuck in his belt. The iron spear in his hand was raised high, and he shouted hoarsely: "Kill! The words landed, and three hundred heavy infantry formed a fierce formation to face the swarming enemy. There was no turning back."

And almost at the same time, dozens of miles away in Danzhou City, the danger was also approaching step by step. Xu Cheng was bloody, and when Zhang Zhongyan led the army to withdraw, he chased forward and questioned. But the latter replied to him in only four words, "You don't know." Regardless of dissuasion, he gave up Danzhou City.

Xu Cheng, who was furious, rushed into the city again, but saw that Danzhou City was already in chaos, and Yao Pingzhong's Huanqing soldiers who stayed behind to defend the city were long, and when they saw Zhang Zhongyan fleeing, they also dispersed. In times of crisis. Xu Cheng ordered the Hujie soldiers to stop the rebellion, and immediately sent scouts to the north to reconnoitre. In less than a meal, the ranger returned, and the news brought back undoubtedly made Danzhou even worse. A golden army has reached more than ten miles away,,

In fact, at this time, if Xu Cheng led his troops south, it would still be too late. But he didn't. One is because Zhuo lost the military order, and the other is because after collecting the ownerless Huanqing soldiers, he estimated that the number of troops was at least more than 5,000. Although, a considerable part of this is the original Rong of the new integration into the regular army

It was now nearly evening, and he hoped that he could contain this outflanking Jin army before dark. If only Yao Pingzhong could withdraw in time. Otherwise, as soon as it gets dark, he must retreat south to Tongzhou. Otherwise, if you stay here. Not only can't you save Yaobu, but you will put yourself in it! The situation was urgent and time was pressing, Xu Cheng didn't think about it anymore and immediately passed down the order. The troops went out of the city and set up positions for miles to the north.

The remnant sun was like blood, and the four thousand Hujie army and part of the Huanqing army set up the "stacking array" that Hujie used to use five miles north of Danzhou City. In order to attract the attention of the Jin army, Xu Cheng specially sent a small group of men and horses to advance further north to lure the other party to come.

"Xu commands, as soon as it gets dark, our army must retreat south. This time, 4,000 people went north to Danzhou. Most of them were newly formed township soldiers and had never experienced actual combat. The subordinate reminded him again.

Xu Cheng nodded and said in a deep voice: "I know, our army will resist here first, and it will be dark." Regardless of whether Yao Zhizhou withdraws or not, we will immediately go south. ”

The subordinate didn't speak again, but he understood in his heart. Yao Pingzhong is afraid that this time it will be more than lucky. When the two armies were deadlocked, as soon as he withdrew, it was equivalent to giving the Jin army a chance to cover him. Now, he can only hope that the road is narrow in the dark, and the golden people can't chase him.