Chapter 760: Captured Alive
PS: Chapter 2 is late, around 1 o'clock, don't wait for early bedtime
The son born of a matchmaker marriage is like a tree, so it is called a concubine.
There is a saying in the Qi State that the bloodline of the son of the concubine is not in accordance with the law of etiquette, and he is capricious and treacherous by nature. Gongzi Yangsheng is a concubine, his father is the Marquis of Qi, but his mother is only a concubine of the palace of the Qi State, with a humble status, and was lucky to give birth to a child after the Marquis of Qi, according to the tradition of the son of Qi to the mother, although Yangsheng is the eldest son, he is not welcomed.
After Yang grew up, he wanted to prove it to the Marquis of Qi and the people, to prove that this statement was wrong, and he could also become an excellent heir like Gongzi Chong'er. However, his performance in the past few years was really poor, and his four-year captivity career wore away the only remaining dignity he had, and when he returned, the Marquis of Qi was extremely cold to him, blaming him for the loss of food and grass in the Snow Field. The doctors in China also looked down on him, and even his soldiers laughed at him behind his back.
This battle in Lu was probably Yangsheng's last chance to wash away his shame, and he also raised his butcher's knife in Xilu to kill his red eyes, taking revenge for his shame of being captured. However, he was much more sober now, because the situation seemed extremely bad.
Every impact of the flying stones thrown from mid-air shook the courage of the Qi people, and the mile-long battle line was already in full battle. Yang Sheng's position was right behind Gao Wupi, and he was responsible for protecting his rear and receiving them to retreat if the attack was frustrated.
However, when the horn sounded and the war drums beat, Gao Wupi seemed to have fallen into a trap. The enemy emerged from the flanks, several neat groups of cavalry, all dressed in leather armor and armed with gleaming ring-headed knives or spears.
It was too late, and on the other side of the field, a group of assault horses had rushed towards Gao Wupi's department, and Gao Wupi was trying his best to make the queue turn around. The Qi people hurriedly formed a phalanx, but the action was too late, the organization was chaotic, and the movements were slow, and in the blink of an eye, Gao Wupi's troops had already been shocked to a mess, and at the same time, another team of archers and cavalry were in the gap between them and them.
Staring at the rumbling hooves of the horses, Yang Sheng remembered that early morning a few years ago, when he was transporting heavy grain and grass without risk, he encountered a surprise attack, which was the famous battle of the Zhao cavalry, and it was also the beginning of his humiliation.
Fear and fear prompted him to make a choice, he did not respond to Gao Wupi's request for help to go to the rescue, but quickly turned the head of the car before Zhao Jun came over, and ran towards the rear of the position!
This is a chain collapse caused by the partial general abandoning his position, the will condensed by the Qi people's back-to-back battle, has long been bombarded by the ballista to the ground, the first time they saw this weapon they were shocked, in the face of the Zhao army's fierce attack, every front is retreating.
Guoxia's overseers in the rear drew their swords and tried to prevent the rout from escaping, trying to drive them back to realign. But it was useless, they couldn't stop those panicked soldiers in the end, and in the face of the rout that fled like a tide, the Qi soldiers who supervised the battle did not dare to stop them, and even they were coerced to retreat to the side and rear.
But after running a few hundred steps, they suddenly realized that behind them was the flowing Wenshui River, and the wreckage of the burned pontoon bridge was still emitting wisps of green smoke, and they had no way out!
Faced with the choice of life and death, he resolutely abandoned the last bit of dignity as a son, and took his own soldiers to cut down a doctor who persuaded him to go back, and hurriedly got out of the car and stepped into the Wenshui River, discarding the armor and weapons on his body while crossing the river.
Qi people suddenly opened their minds, although the Wenshui River in summer is deep, at most it can only be above the head, and the water is not turbulent, he can swim over!
It's just that this process is more difficult and ugly, but even Gongzi Yangsheng doesn't care, so why should they be reserved?
Just like driving ducks into the river, batch after batch of Qi people began to follow Gongzi Yangsheng and take steps into Wenshui.
After being exposed to the sun all day, there is even a hint of warmth in the flow of Wenshui, which brings an illusory sense of security to the Qi people who have lost their armor, as long as they cross the river, it is the territory of Qi country, as long as they go ashore, they can leave this hellish battlefield and return to their hometown!
Although the loot is gone, there is still a life!
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Gongzi Yangsheng thought about the same as the defeated soldiers behind him, and the fear of being captured pierced his heart like a sword, and his courage was also shattered.
The memories of being a prisoner made him breathless, he had gone deep into the river, and the water flowed through his side, bringing some resistance, but not enough to stop him from moving forward, away from the battlefield behind him, and the farther away from the Zhao military flag dancing in the Xuanniao Burning Sun, the better.
So he swam as hard as he could, using the various swimming postures he had learned from his father Qi Hou when he was playing in the seaside palace, and he was as nimble as a frog. It is said that his humble mother was a concubine from a small fishing village on the edge of the palace, and he may not have been a military general or a son, but he was particularly talented in swimming......
Wenshui is much easier to swim than Shaohai, but the whole process still took a moment, Yangsheng was the first to reach the shore, and his own soldiers were still desperately planing the water dozens of steps away. Farther behind, the banks of the river were densely packed with the defeated soldiers of the Qi people, most of the battle lines were finished, and only the soldiers of the national clan were still resisting stubbornly, resisting the invincible phalanx and cavalry impact of the Zhao army.
"Kuniko must hate me now......" Yang Sheng's whole body was soaked, and there was water and slippery aquatic plants from head to toe, he thought to himself mockingly.
But it doesn't matter anymore, at this time, the brave die, the fugitive lives, and the four-year captive career teaches Gongzi Yangsheng a truth, as long as he lives, everything is possible. He is not stupid, the Guo clan and the Gao clan will be destroyed here today, there are still two Qing Qing left in the Qi country, especially the Chen family, it doesn't matter if his father Qi Hou doesn't want to see him, as long as he can take refuge in the Chen family, he can still be a son with fine clothes and jade food.
There is even a chance to ascend to the throne!
If he follows Chen's actions this time, it would be good if he didn't come to this Lu country, Chen Heng's kindness to him on behalf of Chen Qi made Gongzi Yangsheng's heart moved.
Step by step on the riverbank, at some point, a light rain began to fall in the blue-gray sky, and the air was filled with the damp smoke emitted by the wreckage of the pontoon bridge after it was extinguished by the rain.
The wind blowing from the south blew on the face, like a damp kiss, through the wisps of rain, the land of Qi was already within reach!
"Go home......" For the first time in so many days, Yang Sheng showed a relieved smile.
However, in the next moment, Gongzi Yangsheng's heart was cold, and he stood on the sand of the river beach like a chicken, because with the sound of the grass and the rope, countless people in soap clothes stood up, and a hundred crossbow machines were pointed at him, and a huge army under the banner of Xuanyao had been waiting here for a long time!
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A person with a big tie was held high by a group of Zhao light soldiers, they came from the river beach in the south, and the person holding it seemed to be unconscious, and I don't know whether he was frightened or beaten.
A strong man in light armor carried a delicate jade pendant, walked in front proudly, and kept beckoning soldiers to come and watch. His face was covered in black muddy water, with two ring-headed knives on his waist, a short sword tied to his thigh, a strong crossbow on his back, and two Qi human heads hanging from his belt, and his body was covered with weeds by the river.
"Master Tian has made a great contribution again!"
A large group of Zhao soldiers and Song soldiers crowded around, constantly cheering, many people looked at a gap and went up to touch the captive, they grew up, generally can only "one day in the raccoon, take the fox, for the son Qiu", but never saw the real son of the king.
But when I saw it today, this noble captive was no different except that he was whiter than them, and he was far worse than the general's majesty. For a while, the soldiers of the surrounding Zhao and Song armies shouted in unison, and the Qi prisoners were like ashes.
"The government is here, no noise, retreat, all retreat!" A majestic voice sounded, and a great nobleman with the same status as Gongzi Wang Sun walked over surrounded by his entourage, and the Zhao light soldiers pouted and could only retreat to the side.
The person who came was the ruler of the Song State, Lelu, who originally commanded 10,000 Song troops and Zhao Wuxian to meet in Yuncheng, and then marched east together, but after arriving in Wenshui, it was easy to catch up with the Qi army, but he was assigned a task: with 5,000 Song troops, under the guidance of 2,000 Zhao light soldiers, cross Wenshui, and ambush in the rear of the battlefield.
Le Hui was happy to take on this task without a fierce battle, but of course, this also meant that they had to hold off Qi reinforcements that might come from Pingyin, Dong'e, or even Muling. He personally took 5,000 Song troops to ambush and prepare for reinforcements, and Tian Ben, who guided him to cross the river, volunteered long ago and took light soldiers to the river to intercept them.
But in the end, Le Wei didn't even see the shadow of Qi people's reinforcements, so he could only unwillingly lead people to the riverbank, and then saw an unforgettable scene in his life.
"It's really collapsed, it's been so fast, it's only been two and a half hours......" Le Xuan stared at the battlefield blankly, and suddenly there was an earth-shattering howl in the south, and the Qi people began to flee in scale, because there were Zhao troops blocking it on three sides, and Wenshui became the only direction.
He immediately looked at the triumphant Tian Ben, as Shiqing, he was very displeased with this rude military official, but this person was Zhao Wuxian's favorite general, it is said that he had violated the ban in the army many times, Zhao Wuxian was only repeatedly belittled, and he did not kill him ruthlessly, and Le Wei had to pinch his nose to get along with him.
What made him even more uncomfortable was that he returned in vain, but Tian Ben's side caught a lot of defeated soldiers, and the first one to be captured was this guy who was tied up with five flowers.
So Le Hao proudly pointed to the unconscious man on the ground and asked, "Who is this person?" ”
Tian Ben was happy, and he didn't care about Le's attitude, he squatted down and pulled the man's hair in a bun, revealing a well-maintained but slightly pale face: "It's the son of Qi State, I followed the general to capture him a few years ago!" ”
"Childe Yangsheng!?" Le Yu was shocked, and then he was overjoyed, he also witnessed the tragic situation of Xilu, Zhao Wuxian gritted his teeth with hatred for this person, and now he was captured alive, this is a commendable thing!
Le Wei was much more cautious than Tian Ben, he asked more than a dozen Qi prisoners to take turns to confirm, and when he thought that everything was safe, he laughed with satisfaction, and with this captive, the battle was finally completed.
But then he frowned again.
"This is the son of Qi State, born noble, how can he be so humiliated? Why don't you loosen the tie quickly, give him clean clothes, and when the war is understood, I will personally take him to see Zitai! ”
Tian Ben's eyes widened unhappily, like a pair of cowbells, shaking at Lexuan, and the spit stars were about to spray on his face.
"This can't be done, there is a strict order in the Zhao army, whoever captures the prisoner will be escorted to the sergeant to record it, so that it is convenient to settle the merits and govern, you don't want to be greedy for our merits!" (To be continued.) )