CHAPTER XVI

Wang Hanxin saw the entire siege process from the watchtower, and his face was filled with excitement that could not be concealed.

"My lord, what kind of weapon is this, it's amazing!"

Xue Boren's expression was still as pale as usual, but there was still a hint of joy in his eyes: "This is the sharp weapon of the Divine Machine Battalion that Lord Du Hu has allocated to us, called the gun." It was also the first time I had seen its power. ”

"It's so enjoyable, just such a loud sound can scare people half to death, but it's a pity that the rate of fire is too slow, if it can be improved, it will be invincible."

Xue Boren smiled and nodded--this kid was a natural general, he had only seen a weapon once, and he was already thinking about how to improve it.

He patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be emotional, now the Goryeo Army is retreating, if I am Ayizhi, I should retreat to the direction of Pingcheng." Now their forces are scattered in all directions, and it will not be easy to deal with them if they are allowed to complete the assembly. Therefore, I am going to send you and Gojeongbian to lead a thousand cavalry along the riverwon, the Akibara line to cut off the retreat of the Goryeo army on the right, and I to cut off the Goryeo army on the left from the Fengyu village line, so that we can delay the enemy's movement and buy time for the attack of the Metropolitan Lord. ”

Wang Hanxin's face was embarrassed: "My lord, these are not in the original plan, Lord Du Hu has not ordered us to take the next step, let's act rashly, if we break away from the friendly army, it will be easy to be besieged by the other party." And the defense of this city also needs manpower. ”

"You're quite thoughtful, kid," Xue Boren looked at Wang Hanxin with approving eyes: "Everything is as Chang Duhu expected, and it can be inferred from Ah Yizhi's actions that the troops advancing against the two flanks of our army must have suffered a very heavy blow, otherwise he would never have retreated in such a hurry." The execution of our original plan should be smoother than expected, and now that we don't have the orders of Lord Tsugo, we must also seize the fighter in time, this is a good opportunity not to be missed! I will leave the Divine Machine Battalion behind to defend this city, and at the same time send people back to protect our plans and let them cooperate with our actions. ”

"Well, I see."

At this moment, I saw Gao Dingbian hurriedly running up: "My lord! An urgent report has just been sent that about 50,000 Goryeo troops who have crossed Liaoshui have been defeated, and it is initially estimated that more than 30,000 enemies have been annihilated! Chang Daren's team has crossed the Liaoshui and is rushing here! ”

Xue Boren bowed slightly, Wang Hanxin shook his head and said, "God, my lord, you are an unknown prophet." ”

"This is based on an analysis of the situation of the war. Don't waste any more time, couture! You and Wang Hanxin led a thousand troops to attack, and you were subject to Wang Hanxin's temperance, but be careful! You have to set up more suspicious soldiers, don't fight hard, especially if Wang Hanxin, this kid, can't help it, you have to be responsible for reminding him, understand? ”

"Yes! I understand it below. ”

Wang Hanxin protested indignantly: "My lord! I'm such a fool, I'll follow your orders and trust my subordinates. ”

Xue Boren smiled: "Don't talk nonsense, go quickly!" ”

After the two of them took the order and left, Xue Boren also immediately got off the watchtower, lit up the remaining 1,000 soldiers, left the 300 Shenji battalion to defend the city, and sent people to report to Chang Miao, and then led the troops out of the city.

After galloping for nearly an hour, the cavalry had approached Fengyu Village, and encountered several groups of Goryeo troops along the way, but Xue Boren only dispersed them, and did not pursue them deeply. Seeing that the Goryeo army had not yet arrived, Xue Boren immediately looked for a favorable terrain to rest temporarily. The soldiers were very tired after a day and a night of fighting, but their fighting spirit was still high, and Xue Boren said to them: "I know that you are all tired, but you must know that the Korean soldiers are even more tired!" They traveled long distances to Liaoshui and fled back from Liaoshui, they were more than twice as tired as us, and their morale was not comparable to ours! What we have to do in this situation is to disperse them, pursue them, and make them collapse, instead of confronting them head-on and forcing them to fight with us! I want you to keep that in mind, got it! ”

"Yes! My lord! ”

While waiting for a stick of incense, the first defeated army of Goryeo came to Fengyu Village, which was Kim Yeon-wook's men. Kim Yeon-wook's troop losses were not serious, and the ranks were still very neat. Seeing this, Xue Boren left two hundred people to shout, raised dust as suspicious soldiers, and led eight hundred cavalry to attack Jin Yanxu. In the face of this sudden attack, Jin Yanxu's subordinates were caught off guard, and there was a big chaos. Jin Yanxu saw that although there were not many enemy troops, the hills behind him were dusty, and the sound of killing shook the sky, and he was also afraid in his heart. Now that the situation is unclear, could it be that Chang Miao wants to encircle his own forces?

Such a thought made Jin Yanxu not want to resist at all, he just wanted to break away from this enemy army first and hurry back to Pingcheng. Kim Yeon-wook's command skills were not bad, and he quickly regained control of the chaotic situation and broke through to the eastern part of Fengyu Village (of course, he didn't know that there was no siege at all). Xue Boren followed the pursuit all the way, and although the Goryeo army did not collapse completely, it also threw down more than 300 corpses, and nearly 1,000 people were successfully divided by Xue Boren and dispersed.

In the afternoon, Han Wen's remnants encountered Xue Boren's assault again, and the broken soldiers led by Han Wen did not have the same number and physical strength as Jin Yanxu's troops, and they were completely dispersed under Xue Boren's rapid attack, Xue Boren wantonly covered up for a while, Han Wen was only spared, and more than 1,000 of the Goryeo army were beheaded.

Xue Boren reorganized his troops and was about to march to Pingcheng, when suddenly Chang Miao's envoy came, ordering him to immediately follow the envoy back to the army and go to Chang Miao's own team. Xue Boren was puzzled, but since the military order had been issued, he had to obey it, and immediately led the troops back.

What surprised him even more was that Chang Miao's team had already gone out less than thirty miles away from Pingcheng. Before he came to the camp, he saw Chang Miao come out.

"Lord Du Hu ordered the officials to come back, I don't know what is important?" Xue Boren jumped off his horse and saluted.

Chang Miao said with a smile: "Brother Xue has worked hard, you and your soldiers have been fighting for two days and one night, I can't ignore it, you have a good rest to prepare for the battle in the coming day." ”

"But, my lord, right now, our army is like a rainbow, and it is time to take advantage of the victory to pursue and expand the results of the battle." Xue Boren said.

Chang Miao narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Brother Xue don't worry, I have already sent Su Chengdong to take Pingcheng by attacking him, and Ah Yizhi has already fled to Xuansu City." At present, Wu Yuanlong and Zhong Hezheng are leading their troops to pursue their remnants, Gai Yanxiao is in charge of guarding the flanks of Pingcheng, and the rest of them have been stationed in place and are resting for the time being. ”

Xue Boren let out a sigh of relief and said, "Lord Du Hu is a clear guide, and the lower officials are full of admiration. ”

"Brother Xue praised it falsely, and Brother Xue also foresaw this battle situation, and he seized the fighter plane to take action ahead of me, which made me very pleased."

Xue Boren's heart suddenly moved when he heard this, and said: "The lower official appointed Wang Hanxin and Gao Dingbian to lead the troops to intercept the enemy army, I wonder if they have returned?" ”

Chang Miao laughed loudly when he heard it: "I was about to mention this matter to Brother Xue, this Wang Hanxin, this time he has made a great achievement." ”