He Zhen raised his horsewhip and said loudly to the generals: "Luo Dai and Dang Meng lead the right army first, and this army leads the left army, retreat in two ways, and run according to the planned route!" ”

Dang Mengxian and Luo Dai became nervous, their faces were full of solemnity, and they shouted loudly to pass on He Zhen's orders, and suddenly the cavalry lined up in a horizontal line behind them shouted and neighed, quickly changed their formation, and separated from the middle in the wilderness, like two severed earthworms, running backwards quickly on the left and right.

The row of human walls that were originally standing turned into two puffs of smoke and rushed away.

Five miles away, under the hooves of healthy horses, just a cigarette, in an instant, Feng Shuangli and Wang Shangli's cavalry team soon came to the place where He Zhen was arrayed, the two of them came from the left and right, converged in one place, and met in the place where He Zhen was just standing.

"The thief ran away!" Wang Shangli shouted, grabbed the reins, and his excellent riding skills made the mount turn in a circle, and said to Feng Shuangli who was galloping towards him.

"What to do? To chase or not to chase? Feng Shuangli replied, Zhang Xianzhong just explained the response to He Zhen's change of formation, and did not say what to do in this kind of situation where he turned around and ran away without seeing him.

Wang Shangli raised a little, he was in Shaanxi when Zhang Xianzhong was still in Shaanxi to drill the ravine of the old border army, more than ten years of war, known for calm, loyalty, very much Zhang Xianzhong's trust, after the founding of the country, he served as the governor of the Chinese army, in charge of the palace guard, in the five military governors of the five governors of the first place.

Feng Shuangli asked him, obviously asking him to make up his mind, Wang Shangli thought for a while, and said, "Chase!" But don't be careless, hang on the tail of the thief army, just drive them back to Hanzhong City, be careful of an ambush! ”

Feng Shuangli clenched his fists and responded: "Okay, you and I divide our troops to catch up." ”

Wang Shangli replied: "Be careful! ”

The two of them made a move at the same time, and led the cavalry under their command, like two rolling torrents, briefly converging in one place and then separating again, chasing the large puff of smoke and dust rising in front of them, and galloping over.

On the large array of the Great Western Army in the rear, Zhang Xianzhong and the others looked at He Zhen's cavalry with some surprise before they met their own cavalry, so they turned around and fled, all staring at each other inexplicably.

"The thief ran away? What do you mean, to hang out? Everyone talked about it, and they all thought it was strange.

Sun Kewang thought for a while, and said to Zhang Xianzhong: "Father, He Zhen is really cowardly, and he fled before fighting, but I am afraid that there is fraud in it, and I also asked my father Emperor Mingjin to collect his troops and summon the two governors back." ”

Zhang Xianzhong's eyes rolled, staring at the four puffs of smoke and dust that were getting farther and farther away for a moment, nodded, and said to Sun Kewang: "If you don't chase after it, it will inevitably ruin the morale of our army, He Zhen can come if he wants, and leave if he wants, how can it be so easy?" Chase or chase, can't you be right, He Zhen is cunning, there is a high probability of fraud, you must take precautions, you and Ai Nengqi each bring 10,000 people, follow the two generals to respond, remember, every forest Mo enters, every mountain Mo drill, just chase a chase. ”

Ai Nengqi was already impatient, scratching his ears and pricking up his ears to listen to Zhang Xianzhong's words, and when he heard that he was going to lead the troops to respond, he was overjoyed, and immediately said loudly: "Erchen takes orders!" Father, please rest assured, I will definitely screw He Zhen's head back! ”

Zhang Xianzhong frowned and shouted: "What kind of heart do I have!" What did I just say? Chase it and come back, who told you to twist He Zhen's head? You kid, you're so impatient, if Li Dingguo is here, I won't let you chase it. That's it, don't go, let Liu Wenxiu go. ”

Ai Nengqi's face was suffocated, stunned, Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu glanced at each other, knowing that this brother's frizzy old problem had been committed again, but this is also his character, acting recklessly and violently, let him be steady, then it is not Ai Nengqi.

Everyone is a brother, and he can't let Ai Nengqi lose face in front of the generals, so Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu persuaded Zhang Xianzhong together: "Father, the fourth brother has a personality like fire, and he can't talk with his brain, but he knows in his heart that he won't make a mistake, with the eldest brother with him, the enemy army is defeated and retreated, and there is absolutely no basket to break into, not to mention that you have no jokes, you have just issued a military order, and it is child's play to take it back, so let the fourth brother go." ”

Zhang Xianzhong snorted, thinking about it, and Ai Nengqi, who was silent and slanted, shouted: "Since the King of Pingdong and the King of Funan interceded with you, forget it this time, you have to have a longer memory, don't be so frizzy, you are a general, always so unstable, how can you take on a big deal?" ”

Ai Nengqi blushed aggrievedly, secretly looked at the generals around him who pretended not to hear anything on the surface, and suddenly felt that his face was gloomy, and his heart was eager to make meritorious service to block Zhang Xianzhong's desire to look down on himself was even stronger, but he didn't dare to say anything in his mouth, and obediently bowed down on the horse and replied: "Erchen is taught, and he must keep it in mind." ”

Zhang Xianzhong spit out two words with satisfaction: "Go!" ”

Sun Kewang and Ai Nengqi hugged their fists to receive the order, turned around and left, and the soldiers and horses chased after a few places of smoke and dust that had almost disappeared into the sky.

As soon as the two of them left, Zhang Xianzhong watched the mighty guards roll by, his heart was uneasy, and he couldn't help laughing loudly: "Happy, the ancients, it is advisable to chase the poor with the remaining bravery!" Today, the expedition of the king of China, the small people of the night are fleeing from the wind, just in response to the prestige of my great western country! All the generals will go back to the camp with me to gather and eat meat, and when my son returns triumphantly, they will drink a bowl of victory wine together! ”

A group of generals cheered together, like a tide, surrounded by Zhang Xianzhong to lead the troops back to the camp, and tens of thousands of people of the main force of the Great Western Army in the rear returned to the barracks in an orderly manner under the leadership of their respective generals.

In the baggage camp of the rear army of the Great Western Army, a group of men dressed in sackcloth were lying on the barracks made of rough wood and witnessed all this.

Under Chen Xiang's honest thick eyebrows, a pair of big eyes were shining, his big face was serious, and he quietly wrote something with a charcoal pen on a few pieces of brown paper in his hand.

And in the distance where Chen Xiang could not see, the pursuit of the cavalry continued, under the two gray clouds of smoke and dust, He Zhen's two teams of men and horses were running away more and more, and had gradually stretched the horizontal spacing to a width of five or six miles, behind them, Wang Shangli and Feng Shuangli's 20,000 cavalry formed two larger clouds of smoke and dust, hanging four or five miles away, chasing after them, and farther behind, Sun Kewang and Ai Nengqi with 20,000 horsemen, closely following.

Just ran out of the big array not far away, Sun Kewang felt that the front was divided, in desperation, in the face of the four puffs of smoke and dust that ran farther and farther, he had to follow up with Ai Nengqi, because he couldn't figure out who was on the left and who was on the right in front of Wang Shangli and Feng Shuangli, they could only distribute at will, and each led 10,000 troops to go separately.

On the left side of Ai Nengqi's selection, before leaving, Sun Kewang was relieved and repeatedly advised: "Fourth brother, although the thief retreated, but not a single soldier was damaged, we can't say that we can win, everything must be careful, I and the third brother have vouched for you in front of your father, but don't be bloody, come in a mess, annoy your father, and no one can protect you." ”

Ai Nengqi shouted excitedly: "Big brother, you are really verbose, don't worry, nothing will happen, as long as my brother and son cut off a few more heads and go back, my father will be happy, as soon as he is happy, everything will be revealed, I don't say more, the people in front have run away!" ”

With that, he couldn't wait to whip his horse's buttocks, shouting loudly urging his cavalry to speed up.

Sun Kewang shook his head and led the remaining 10,000 people towards the smoke pillar on the right.

The cavalry of the Daxi Su Guard, all of them used healthy horses, galloping like flying, and in less than half an hour, they ran out for nearly twenty miles, getting closer and closer to the smoke and dust in front, and the figures of the horses in the distance were faintly visible, Sun Ke looked at it, and the smoke and dust in front seemed to stop, and after a while, he began to turn around and move closer to himself.

Sun Kewang vigilantly ordered the whole army to be on alert, occupying a small hillside in the wilderness, which could be attacked and defended, and only relaxed when he saw clearly the dust that came over, and the banners of the Great Western Army were clearly visible.

Behind him, the flag bearer held his royal banner, and the huge word "Sun" could be seen from afar, only to see the approaching cavalry, divided into several horses, and went straight to the direction of Sun Kewang.

"The last general, Wang Shangli, has seen the prince of Pingdong!" One of the runners shouted loudly at his horse, and when he got closer, he rolled his saddle and dismounted.

"General Wang is exempt from courtesy, the army will not come to this set of hypocrisy, hurry up and get on the horse and speak." Sun Kewang hurriedly said gently.

Wang Shangli agreed, turned over and hugged his fist to Sun Kewang and thanked: "The prince personally came to meet the last general, I am grateful." ”

Sun Kewang smiled slightly, and said indifferently: "Where is General Wang, how many times have you and I been on the bloody battlefield, and you still say this?" I can't mention it again in the future, but General Wang turned back, what about the thief in front? ”

Wang Shangli pointed his hand sideways and said: "Less than four or five miles ahead, it is the north gate of Hanzhong City, the villages and fields outside the city are dense, which is not conducive to the cavalry galloping, and the last general is afraid that the thieves are deceitful, so he did not dare to go deeper, and when he saw the thief army entering the city, he turned around and bumped into the prince here." ”

Sun Kewang heard the sound, looked far away, and sure enough, he saw that everywhere he could see, in the smoke and dust in the sky, a big city loomed, and the towering city tower was towering, and it must be Hanzhong City.

Around the city, the houses are dense, the villages are scattered in the wilderness, and the fields are staggered, the depths are different, and it is really not a good place for cavalry to come and go, and the escaped thief army is along a two-zhang wide avenue straight into the city.

"General Wang is worthy of his general, and he will accept it when he sees it." Sun Kewang praised: "When we get here, there is really no need to chase after it, let's go back and hand over the order to the emperor." ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "General Wang is here, and the general on the other side must be Feng Shuangli, right?" ”

Wang Shangli nodded yes, Sun Kewang chuckled in his heart, and an ominous thought sprung up, Feng Shuangli was also born in the Shaanxi border army, and he has been with Zhang Xianzhong for more than ten years, and he is extremely loyal, but although this person is good at fighting, he has a problem, that is, he is thirsty for killing, and once he sees blood, he is crazy and generally does not know how to stop, and the reckless and brave Ai Nengqi has a temperament, and the two of them got together......

Sun Kewang couldn't help but shudder, the more he thought about it, the more wrong it became, and then he remembered He Zhen's unexplained division of troops and escaped, this Hanzhong city is surrounded by private houses and villages, and there are excellent design locations everywhere that can dig pits and bury mines, if He Zhen really wants to do something, I am afraid that Ai Nengqi and Feng Shuangli will have to get into the sleeve.

Thinking of this, Sun Kewang hurriedly said to Wang Shangli: "Don't stay here, let's go back quickly, the king of Dingbei has gone to pick up Feng Shuangli, the two of them are fierce, lest they lose!" ”

Wang Shangli was stunned: "Is there a loss?" Can't you? ”

Before the words fell, I heard a loud noise in the distance, as if a muffled thunder exploded on the other side of Hanzhong City, followed by a dull explosion one after another, as if a series of summer thunderstorms had arrived in advance.

Sun Kewang and Wang Shangli heard the change of color, as the veteran generals who fought the old battle, the two of them are very familiar with this kind of sound, this is the sound of the Fran cannon fired by the Ming Military Bureau, listening to this strength, the cannon that fired is probably about ten catties of heavy artillery.

"Oops!" The two of them screamed in unison, hurriedly formed a team, and ran towards the south gate of Hanzhong City, where the cannon sounded.

If you want to be fast, the closest distance is of course along the wall of Hanzhong City, which takes the shortest time, but of course the two of them don't dare, since there is a cannon, it must be erected on the city, the range of the cannon is several miles away, once it is hit, it will be dead.

So the two of them had to take the cavalry and run in a large circle along the outskirts of the deserted village outside the city, and ran to the south.

Sun Kewang and Wang Shangli were circling in circles, and outside the south gate of Hanzhong City, He Zhen was sitting firmly on his horse, coldly watching the cavalry of the Great Western Army rushing left and right in the pile of houses densely covered with horse traps and horse guns.

Countless foot soldiers suddenly appeared in those seemingly abandoned houses, hiding behind the walls and on the roofs, constantly firing arrows and stabbing guns at the soldiers of the Onishi Army crowded on the narrow roads, while the cannons at the head of Hanzhong Castle were aiming at the cavalry of the Onishi Army who were trudging through the muddy fields, braving the flames and firing an iron bullet at the cavalry in a dilemma.

"Junmen, look, there is a royal flag there, it seems that Zhang Xianzhong has sent a prince." He Zhen's subordinate Guo Dengxian pointed to He Zhen in the distance, the reverse of his finger was a newly ploughed spring ploughing field, a bunch of cavalry of the Great Western Army was struggling to slow down in the ground that had been ploughed by the rake and plow.

"There are only four princes of Zhang Xianzhongfeng, commonly known as the four righteous sons, there is a word Ai on the flag, it must be Ai Nengqi!"

"Okay, if Zhang Xianzhong doesn't come, I'll kill him as a thief and use his head to sacrifice the flag." He Zhen habitually twisted his long beard and said gloomily: "Give Prince Su a meeting gift on the road!" ”