In response to the defeat of the front, the pursuers immediately raised their vigilance.

The scouts were released far forward, slowing down the march and concentrating the elongated queue.

It was not until midnight that they arrived at the place where the former army had retreated. The ignited carriage was already left with countless embers, flashing with the dim red light that had been extinguished before it was extinguished, and the air was still filled with the smell of burning.

And the smell of blood......

Dozens of corpses were scattered on the road, but none of them had heads, only scarlets from the neck down.

Wei Mingji, the general of the new generation of the Western Xia royal family and the regimental training envoy of the Shun Military Division of the Right Wing, did not dismount, just glanced at the torch, and ordered: "Pack it up!" ”

After receiving the order, a team of iron harriers dismounted and carried the decapitated corpse of the robe to the side of the road.

But Wei Mingji immediately frowned and said, "Send them all to the river!" ”

The death was only Ding Zhuang in some tribes, and Wei Mingji didn't have much to hurt him, but was worried that the corpse would hurt morale by placing it on the side of the road. He knew that it was the custom of the Song army to behead and record merit, because the party members only cared about the amount of property they robbed. Xindao was chased behind by tens of thousands of troops, and he didn't forget to behead him for merit, but the Song people were so bold that they could.

The sound of fluttering water washed out the sound of rushing water, and dozens of corpses disappeared into the black, uncertain river. The scouts who were exploring the way forward came to report at this time, and just three miles ahead, the Song people had already set up camp.

"How daring!" Wei Mingji snorted coldly, and the horsewhip in his hand waved forward, "Catch up!" ”

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The Song army was not a camp, but they just laid some half-human-high stakes on the way to the north, wrapped some ropes, and used them as fences. The palisade stretches from the hillside to the river, and is triple in front and back, and although it is not strong, it is sufficient to hinder the pursuers.

At this time, the team behind the temple was resting in shifts. Zhang Yu took his personal guards and patrolled among the soldiers. And Han Gang and Chong Puzheng accompanied Wang Zhongzheng and also sat in the army, both wearing armor, and they couldn't see the difference in the identities of the three at all.

The valley was long and narrow, and the 20,000 troops evacuated from Luowu City were divided into four divisions, each of which was more than half a mile apart, and set up camp. The long snake-like front is indeed very risky, as long as the rear formation fails to block the pursuers, the defeated team can scatter the front formation together. However, it is the veteran Zhang Yu who personally leads the army, at least Zhang Tiejian's fame can make the front team rest at ease.

The enemy army may arrive at any time, but the Song army still lit a fire to keep warm, and there was a pot on the fire with boiling water in it. As long as the generals who have led troops, gone to battle or marched know how precious a mouthful of hot water is to the soldiers marching and stationed in the valley in the cold spring season.

The trees on the hillside of the road are not picked, so the grass and trees are abundant, and there are many dead branches and leaves, which can be lit by dragging them down. The branches crackled in the flames, and Wang Zhongzheng was also on fire, but he drank hot wine.

The attendants beside the Son of Heaven are now out of the way. If the officer army is defeated by the pursuers, whether it is in the front, rear or middle army, it will be a result. It's better to follow Zhang Yu behind, as long as you can return to the capital smoothly, you should be able to get an evaluation that you have the courage to do things and are not afraid of danger.

After pouring a sip of hot wine, I immediately felt that the blood veins that were about to solidify in the night breeze smoothed out. After taking a sip of wine, Wang Zhongzheng looked at the soldiers who were gnawing on dry food with hot water by the pile of bonfires, and praised Han Gang and Chong Pu: "The chasing army is coming, and the army can still be so stable, which is really the only thing I have seen in my life!" Mr. Zhang, the senior capital supervisor, is indeed a pillar in the army, and he has won the hearts of the army......"

Han Gang chuckled, "It's not for nothing that the chief manager and the capital eunuch can win the hearts of the military. He pointed to the soldiers around him, "I know you can ask them why they can sit so comfortably." ”

"Is there any reason for this?" Wang Zhongzheng was a little curious, so he randomly picked a young soldier who looked honest from the surrounding crowd and asked his own soldiers to summon him over for questioning.

The young soldier seemed startled by Wang Zhongzheng's summons, and when he arrived in front of him, he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Alright, stop being a kowtow bug!" Chong Pu called him up impatiently, "The king knows that he wants to ask you, just stand up and reply!" ”

The young soldier stood with his hands tied, waiting for instructions.

Wang Zhongzheng said the question in his heart.

The timidity of the young soldier disappeared, and he raised his neck and said proudly: "What are you afraid of?!" We were originally winning, and the party was shitting. It's the thieves of the Guangrui Army who rebelled, otherwise the party would have chased us in any round. Although we are now withdrawing from Luowu City, Mrs. Zhang wants to take us to kill a horse pistol and earn some credit, and we are also happy in our hearts. By the way, you can also export your grievances, so that Liang Yi can bury you know the power of our officers and soldiers! ”

"Well said! It is time to let the Western Thief know the power of the Song official army of the Emperor of the Dao Dao! Wang Zhongzheng applauded and praised twice, and then asked the guards to take the money and reward the young soldiers. Watching him kowtow happily and leave, looking back, Wang Zhongzheng asked Han Gang without hesitation: "Why do you say that this kind of military intelligence is with the soldiers?!" ”

"To win the trust of people! If you don't believe in people, how can you make people believe in them? Han Gang explained to Wang Zhongzheng: "In order to generalize the five virtues - wisdom, faith, benevolence, courage and strictness. If we want to stabilize the morale of the military, 'faith' is the key. The sage also said that with this, there is enough food and soldiers, but they are not as good as the word 'faith'. ”

Chong Pu helped Han Gang beat the side drum on the side: "My grandfather moved from Qingjian to Huanzhou back then, and visited a chieftain of the Fan tribe who had not yet returned to the imperial court. But on the appointed day, it snowed blizzly. The chieftain thought that his grandfather would not come, so he lay down in the tent and slept, but who would have thought that he was kicked up by his grandfather who came in the snow. Since then, he has attached his clan to the imperial court, and has not had the slightest dissent. ”

"But the cow slave?!" Wang Zhongzheng has also heard of the reputation of a kind of Shiheng's promise and his words. He only mentioned it, and he immediately remembered it.

Chong Pu nodded: "It's the person!" ”

"It is precisely because of the word 'letter' that although the seed is gone, the legacy is still in Kansai." Han Gang said.

If it weren't for the trust in the generals, I believe that the generals led by Gao Yongneng would not abandon them, and in the dark night, when the western thieves caught up, the group of soldiers around them would probably collapse. And it is impossible to wait for the pursuit of the enemy army to fight back like now.

Wang Zhongzheng was deeply touched and nodded heavily.

A rapid drum sound, suddenly with the night wind from the north, in the stable camp, suddenly resounded with the sound of soldiers and armor.

Chong Pu immediately jumped up, looking at the deep darkness in the north, Wang Zhongzheng also hurriedly stood up on his knees.

Han Gang drank the hot wine in his hand in one gulp, stood up, straightened the armor on his body, and said very calmly: "It's finally here!" ”

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After turning a river bay, the endless sparks that stretched south in the valley like a fire dragon in the distance were already burned into the eyes. Wei Mingji stared at the fire dragon and couldn't wait. But at this moment, the heavy drum beat sounded on the hillside of the road, which immediately startled the party cavalry on the road.

"It's an ambush!" A crowd shouted.

Because they had always been on guard, Wei Mingji's team did not panic, but dismounted one after another, using war horses to resist arrows that might fly on the hillside. And those who came close immediately drew their bows and arrows, and shot them into the darkness from which the drums came.

The sound of string pulling comes and goes, and it is endless. After a while, the drumming died down, but the supposed ambush did not appear.

"It's the drumbeat of the alarm! What a panic! Wei Mingji scolded, and whipped the soldiers around him, "Keep moving forward!" ”

The army started again, feeling teased, and anger spread through the army, marching much faster.

After walking for less than half a mile, a drum suddenly sounded on the slope of the road.

Wei Mingji ignored it and moved forward. But there were also many people who dismounted and tried to shoot a few times, but soon in the sneering eyes of the people around them, they blushed and whipped their horses.

When the forward striker had already rushed to the fence where the rope had been removed, and saw the Song army waiting in formation, Wei Mingji's Chinese army was only one mile away from Zhang Yu's general banner. At this time, the sound of drums came from the hillside for the third time.

No one paid any attention to it, just stared at the enemy formation in front of them. But this time, there was a rain of arrows falling from the hillside. Among the forests and trees, hundreds of archers of the Song army were hidden, and they poured sharp arrows at the enemy soldiers below them in the sound of drums.

Because of the brightest fire around him, Wei Mingji was locked by hundreds of bows at the beginning, and when the drum sounded, even the people and horses were shot into a hedgehog. The new generation of the party and the royal family died before they could get out, and the team he led was immediately in chaos. At this time, the war drums in the Song people's array in front also sounded, first a burst of shots from the divine arm bow, and then a group of sharp soldiers rushed out of the fence with big axes, like a group of wolves entering the flock, slashing and killing in the enemy formation.

"How's my plan?!" Chong Pu turned back from the battle in front of the battle and asked Han Gang excitedly.

"This is a ploy for the value of the temple?!" Wang Zhongzheng immediately asked.

"Exactly!" Han Gang applauded and laughed. Now any plan is not the credit of Han Gang alone, it is all a collective effort, he is just presiding. This idea succeeded in paralyzing the pursuers and making them ignore the movement on the hillside. And the loud drums drowned out the sound of the ambush, so that the maximum results were obtained.

Han Gang praised the seed Pu, "One strategy tonight, not dishonoring the name of the public order." ”

"Don't delay! Keep moving! At this time, Zhang Yu shouted loudly under the banner, and asked the herald to pass his order forward.

Groups of Song troops drove the iron harriers in the chaos and forced them to flee to the north. The sudden counterattack easily penetrated the pursuing enemy ranks. The thousands of iron harriers who followed behind fled back, but on the narrow mountain road, they scattered the pursuers further behind.

The rising sun sprinkled all over the mountain road, and a famous Song soldier sang a victory song, returned triumphantly with the head of the party members, and reunited under the banner of Zhang Yu. From where Zhang Yu stood, stretching five or six miles to the north, there were hundreds of headless corpses of party members, and the bright red road was paved with blood!