Chapter 132: The Battle of Dongchang

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500,000 troops against each other. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info an endless wilderness. A tall and strong city. A vast array of camps. The afternoon sky was overcast, and the sun was faintly visible in the clouds; In the north of the wax moon, there is no wind in the sky and the earth.

The imperial army did not move for a while; Keep waiting, and there will still be no movement. 200,000 people are like terracotta warriors, standing majestically and as safe as Mount Tai.

In the eyes of King Yan, this Mount Tai is just a pile of sluggish and vulnerable wooden stakes at the moment. He has the three guards in his hands -- the brave crown of the world, the invincible three guards of the face, has always been the horse's hooves, everything is razed to the ground, at this moment has long been unable to hold back, eager to try, and how can there be a reason to stand still, subject to others.

King Yan drew out the Flying Sun Sword, swung it proudly to the right front, and roared like a dragon:

"Kill! ――”

Stepping off the dragon horse, he immediately jumped up, took the lead, and rushed towards the left flank of the southern army with the excited Duoyan Sanwei behind him.

Zhuang De had set up an ambush on the other side of the river according to Shen Ruoliao's order at this moment; The army followed Shen Ruoxiao's plan, and the left, middle, and right armies respectively played the banners of Zhuang De, Sun Lin and Chu Zhi, which was not so much a bluff as a temptation to King Yan. He Fu was in front of the battle, and when he saw the thunderbolt of the Yan army coming like thunderbolts, he immediately ordered the cavalry to hold long soldiers, and the chariot was in front of the resistance, which was as strong as a mountain wall; King Yan was tempted left and right, and under the impact of Duoyan Sanwei many times, he did not move.

Seeing that the powerful offensive of Duoyan Sanwei was weakened and dissolved, King Yan immediately bypassed the left flank of the southern army and launched a charge against the Chinese army. After all, He Fu is a veteran and is not easy to defeat; However, Shen Ruoyu will be the Chinese army, and Sun Lin will have a bad heart, and the Chinese army will not be difficult to break.

Shen Ruo saw King Yan rushing towards him, the autumn wind came out of the sheath, and he took the sword of Feiri, King Yan was not in love with war, but he rushed into the formation from the side. Shen Ruoyu accepted the offer while stepping down the second-rate man and unconsciously retreated to the side, but gave way to the passage. At the same time, several cavalry around him also retreated with him. Seeing that King Yan tore open the opening, Duoyan Sanwei was greatly encouraged, and rushed desperately towards the gap with great momentum; Several cavalry of the Southern Army couldn't resist and actually fell off their horses. The hole was torn very big in an instant.

When the Yan soldiers outside saw that King Yan had successfully broken the formation, their morale was immediately high, and they followed behind Duoyan Sanwei, and the tide rushed towards the imperial army in a desperate manner.

Shen Ruoyu had to lead the horse to dodge so as not to be stepped on. Although I intended to do so, I still felt a little embarrassed and panicked. General Zuo took the lead, and the soldiers retreated quickly to both sides, and the central army of the Southern Army was crushed for thousands of miles. The Yan army poured in more and more, and it became more and more urgent.

At this time, suddenly a force of 10,000 Yan cavalry under the leadership of Zhu Neng slaughtered out of the south of the city, and went straight into the camp of the southern army.

"The Yan army has robbed the camp! The Yan army has robbed the camp! Seeing this, the soldiers of the Southern Army shouted loudly in confusion. When the Yan army heard this, they were immediately shocked, and they continued to bravely open the way in the southern army's formation, and those outside rushed towards the formation even more aggressively. The 10,000 Yan army led by Zhu Neng had already leveled the fence of the camp at this time, broke through the rear defense of the southern army, rushed into the formation, and joined the king of Yan.

Shen Ruo saw that the time had come, so he raised his hand and waved. Behind him, Lan Zhengjun immediately waved the flag and drew a circle in the air. Immediately, the left and right armies of the southern army could not support under the fierce impact of the Yan army, and finally collapsed, scattered, and quickly ran northward, and soon reunited in the north, sealing the gap of the Chinese army, and at the same time building a wide barrier to block the north of the Yan army. Shen Ruoyu saw that the battle formation had been formed, and without waiting for Yan Jun to react, he immediately waved his sword and ordered:

"Shoot the arrows!"

Chen Hui had already led 20,000 crossbowmen to line up in three groups in the front, middle and rear of the army, and when he saw the flag order, he immediately fired bows and crossbows in unison, and tens of thousands of arrows flew densely towards the Yan army that was blocking the south of the army. For a time, the Yan army was hit by arrows one after another, the cavalry fell from their horses, the infantry fell to the ground, and there was chaos; The southern army saw Shen Ruoxiao's banner in the front, and at the same time held a spear and a gun, calmly and steadily pressed towards the Yan army, forcing the Yan army to retreat again and again, and retreated straight into the southern army camp behind him, which had been trampled and burned by Zhu Neng.

Yuan Yu was on the west city wall of Dongchang, he couldn't wait for a long time, and at this moment, seeing that the Yan army was forced into the camp, he couldn't wait for Shen Ruoliao to give an order, so he couldn't wait to shout:

"Fire the guns!"

His roar was then drowned out in the deafening sound of artillery fire. The 5,000 crossbowmen and 50 artillery pieces in ambush on the city defense fired simultaneously, and in an instant the artillery fire and arrow rain flew together, and the earth and the sky trembled together, and the situation in the camp could not be seen clearly for a while.

After a few rounds of artillery fire, the camp of the Southern Army has become the execution ground for the slaughter of the Yan army. Shen Ruoyu arranged a large amount of firewood and grass in the camp tent in advance, disguised as grain and grass, and was set on fire by Zhu Neng, which had burned into countless flames at this moment. The 300,000 Yan troops were trapped in the fire, panicked, dodging the arrows that came from the head and covering their faces, and the shells exploded around their heads, and the gravel and iron filings flying everywhere were no less powerful than the explosion itself.

Zhu Di, the king of Yan, had already understood Shen Ruoyu's plan at this time; He previously ridiculed Shen Ruo for not knowing the art of war and setting up the southern army camp to death; At this moment, it was himself who really fell into death, and he only woke up to Shen Ruoyu's intention of pretending to be stupid, but now he has no time to regret it. The 300,000 Yan troops under his command fought fiercely for a whole day, suffered heavy casualties, and were forced to retreat and shrink step by step, with no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the ground. He must find a way to lead the Yan army to break through, otherwise he will definitely die here under such heavy artillery bows and crossbows. 200,000 Southern troops surrounded the north; Only to cross the river to the southwest and break through. Crossing the river at this time is really the next step, but it is the only way to make a living.

Zhu Di, the king of Yan, waved his sword and shouted: "Quick, cross the river to the west, retreat!" ”

Duoyan Sanwei followed King Yan every step of the way, and broke to the west. The rest of the Yan army was scattered all over the camp, blocked by the smoke and fire, and was trying their best to flee in all directions, and those who were expected to see the Yan King followed desperately.

The Yan army rushed to the west side of the camp and was about to cross the river, Zhuang De led 3,000 crossbowmen to dismantle all the pontoon bridges, and waited on the opposite bank. Duoyan Sanwei fell like falling leaves in late autumn, and the banner of King Yan was already like a hedgehog. After attacking for a long time, Duoyan Sanwei had lost most of them, but not a single soldier could not even enter the river. Seeing that he couldn't attack, King Yan ordered:

"Retreat! Cross the river from the south! ”

The Yan army withdrew from the west bank, barely passed through the artillery fire in the sky, and ran frantically to the south side of the camp. For a while, you pushed me and didn't give in to each other, and many soldiers were trampled directly into the river by their companions and cavalry.

The river is shallow, and the depths are still chest-deep. The Yan army that broke through was halfway crossed, and most of them were already in the water; Suddenly, two thousand crossbowmen came out of the flat ground on the south bank, and arrows rained down. The Yan army exclaimed in surprise that they had been ambushed, and they all turned around and fled back to the shore. Fortunately, King Yan rode on a horse, and did not want to be the first when crossing the river, and the wading was still shallow at this time, so he immediately turned his horse's head and ran to the shore lifelessly, and luckily avoided the rain of arrows and escaped for his life. The Yan army in the water moved slowly, fell on his feet, and was shot to death in an instant; King Yan fled back to the camp of the southern army, with only a few dozen people left around him, and the three guards of Duoyan had been completely lost after the attack of the southern army. The north bank of the Tuxiao River was strewn with corpses, and the river was stained red with blood.

"Lord Wang, what should I do?" Yan Bing, who was following beside him, asked desperately. The swallow character has long been discarded in the escape.

The sun is now setting. The remnant sun was buried deep behind the clouds, and the entire sky was the same color as the Tuxiao River, reddish-brown and red-brown, filled with a deep and strong bloody aura. King Yan looked around. Surrounded by a heavy siege, cannonballs flew sideways, and arrows rained wildly, like the cannonballs and arrows of the Southern Army, never exhausted.

"The southwest is full of rivers, and heavy troops are set up in ambush; Now there is only one road left in the north," Yanwang said, "We will break through to the north, and then go north to Linqing." ”

"But there's also the Horse Cheek River to the north!"

Suddenly, two teams of cavalry came out head-on in the heavy artillery fire, and the two generals led by the two generals were blackened by smoke, and their helmets and armor were also smoky black, and they couldn't see the original black of the Yan army. The general shouted from afar:

"Break through from the north! General Zhang Yu led a team of men and horses to contain the southern army, and in the end he will protect the prince to break through! Prince, let's go! ”

When the two rushed to the front, Zhu Di saw that it was Zhu Neng and Tan Yuan. He immediately made a decision, without saying a word, kicked the horse's belly, followed the second general closely, and rushed to the north under the rain of artillery rockets.

On the north side of the camp, Yan general Zhang Yu led a group of cavalry to rush straight into the southern army, forcibly rushed into the heavy formation of the southern army, and then fought hard in the formation, while constantly expanding the battle circle. At this moment, the only purpose of this team of Yan cavalry is to attract as many southern troops as possible to their side, the more the better, so that the Yan King can break through. As for his own life and death, he has completely put it out of the way. Zhang Yu's carbon black from head to toe was quickly washed into a pure blood-colored body, and the people who were close to the sixtieth birthday became more and more courageous and ruthless, and they had killed hundreds of southern troops in an instant. Yuan Yu saw this group of Yan cavalry frantically stirring in the encirclement of the southern army on the city wall, and immediately ordered the artillery fire to be aimed at it, concentrating on the Yan army that was trapped in the beast fight. Zhu Di, the king of Yan, who was fleeing north, was hidden in the smoke and fire, and no one noticed.

The sun sets fast; The sky was getting darker. The skyrocketing artillery fire and the blood-soaked clouds joined together. Shen Ruo saw that the imperial army had been firmly entangled by Zhang Yu, but when he looked back, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a Yan army rushing north, obviously intending to break through. He should have immediately ordered the artillery fire to change direction, and the bow and crossbow to change direction, but suddenly at this moment, his chest seemed to have been hit by something, and his mind suddenly went blank with panic.

It's the king of Yan; It was Wang Ye and General Zhu who were breaking through. What to do, what to do?

Stop it; Artillery fire is redirected, bows and crossbows are redirected; It is not difficult to stop this desperate fleeing Yan army. The first battle of Dongchang ended the entire civil war, and the world was peaceful from then on. However, in this way, he personally shot King Yan alive, tied him to death under the heavy artillery, and captured Zhu Neng's corpse; Then Beiping is over, and the world is resting - the world that he dreamed of, gave up everything for it, and paid so much for the world, and the sky fell apart from then on, and it was impossible to realize it.

Since Zhang Yu fought for his life and wanted to divert the attention of the imperial army, he might as well use this diversion to buy time and vitality for King Yan at this moment.

Shen Ruoyu carried his sword and rushed into the encirclement of the southern army.

In the midst of the siege, the cavalry of the Yan army suffered heavy casualties, and there were only a few people left at this moment. However, the southern army suffered heavier casualties, and the cavalry and infantry had been killed by thousands. A few Yan troops are still struggling to kill the enemy. General Zhang Yu came and went like thunder, and everywhere the steel lance reached, he saw that the blood on the neck of the southern army was flying, and the people were turned on their backs.

The sun has set. The earth quickly darkened. The artillery fire of the Southern Army did not stop, and the fire in the camp was still raging, and the night sky was as bright as day. Shen Ruoyu spun away in the encirclement, fighting with the remaining few Yan cavalry, and soon, he was surprised to find that several people were led by himself to one place and deal with him alone. Chen Hui and Yuan Yu saw General Zuo fighting in the formation, and hurriedly ordered the bow and crossbow to stop the arrows and the artillery to stop firing, for fear that General Zuo would lose.

Shen Ruoxiao fought fiercely, he really didn't know the situation of King Yan, he was uneasy, and subconsciously looked out, and a Yan horse stabbed him in the back of the head. He instinctively lowered his head, but Chen Hui rushed in at this time, blocked the incoming gun with a shot, led the Yan horse to his gun, and then shook a few moves, and stabbed the Yan general in the lower abdomen with a shot and picked it under the horse. The remaining four Yan generals were still besieging Shen Ruoliao. Chen Hui helped each other outside, but Zhang Yu attacked at this time and blocked Chen Hui, and the two fought, Chen Hui had to concentrate on it, and he had no heart to care about Shen Ruoliao.

Shen Ruoyu fought with four guns with a sword, some of which were out of reach, and the offense and defense were unbalanced for a while. He whirled around on horseback, and gradually turned to the side of Yan Jiang's corpse, which had just been picked up by Chen Hui, and looked at the gap, leaned over and picked up the spear in Yan Jiang's hand, and put Qiu Feng back into the sheath.

When the long soldier arrived, he rotated a few times, his upper arm was heavy, his forearm was sick, his wrist was smart, a hook, a sweep, a stab, a pick, a move and a general, and after four moves, the four Yan generals had fallen to the wind. The main general of the 200,000 army, Shen Ruoyu gritted his teeth, relentlessly, and made four more moves, still one move and one general, knocking over the exhausted four people and falling off the horse.

At this time, Chen Hui and Zhang Yu were at war and gradually lost their support. Shen Ruoyu rushed into the battle circle, picked the two of them away with one shot, and the prancing horse protected Chen Hui and stopped Zhang Yu.

"General Zhang!"

Zhang Yu had already killed red eyes, did not distinguish between people and ghosts, and stabbed him in the chest with a lance. Shen Ruoxiao held the lance with a gun and shouted:

"General Zhang! The Yan army has been defeated! Truce the war! ”

Zhang Yu didn't seem to hear it at all; The look on his face also seemed to recognize Shen Ruoyu at all, and the long lance changed his course and stabbed at the horse's head. Shen Ruoyu picked up the tip of the lance, stepped back a little, and with a twist of his backhand, Zhang Yu roared angrily, and the lance got out of his hand and fell to the ground.

Shen Ruoyu threw away the spear in his hand, felt so sad, and said softly with his fists:

"General Zhang Yu, it is useless to fight again."

Zhang Yu panted, sweat mixed with blood soup rolled down, looked at Shen Ruoliao, suddenly stunned for a moment, and froze. After a while, he opened his mouth incredulously, and his voice was hoarse:

"Is that you?"

Shen Ruoyu said softly: "It's me." ”

"Where is King Yan?"

Shen Ruoyu hesitated for a moment and replied honestly, "I don't know." Survivors or deaths, captured, or fugitives. ”

Zhang Yu was silent for a moment.

"What are you going to do with me?"

Shen Ruoyu had never thought about this problem. He never thought that one day he and Zhang Yu would face each other like this, facing the prisoners under the ranks as victorious generals.

He asked: "If the general is willing to surrender, if he sends the general back to Beijing, he will be the son of heaven to protect the general's name; If the general does not surrender, if there are few, he needs to escort the general to the Beijing division and let the Son of Heaven send him. Surrender or not, if there are few, it will not harm the general. ”

Actually, what's the use of him saying this; Zhang Yu's answer, he didn't have to guess to already know. -- In that case, General Zhang, why do you ask me, why do you ask?

Zhang Yu said with a smile: "General Shen, you left King Yan to serve the imperial court, is it to protect your name?" ”

How can there be no such conversation? How can it be the same as before, when it is still in Beiping. And how can it still be the same as before. I'm already like that, and you're still like that. At this moment, between us, we are close to the end of the world. I can only continue to do what I have to do, and you will have to continue to walk the path you have always walked and always wanted to take.

Shen Ruoyu sighed softly, feeling a suffocation already welling up in his throat. He gritted his teeth and swallowed the powerful pressure raw, as if his heart and lungs had collapsed under the pressure, and there was only a sharp pain in his chest. And he can only endure, alone and silently. No one can possibly know; No one can possibly understand.

He said: "General Zhang Yu, you have always been the person I respect the most except for King Yan. ”

Zhang Yu said: "If you really respect me, please kill me now." ”

Shen Ruoyu looked at him, not surprised, but he didn't know how to answer.

Zhang Yu said: "Zhang Yuning will not be humiliated by the hands of the jailer; Willing to die on the battlefield. If General Shen still misses the old feelings in his heart, please fulfill Zhang Yu's wish. ”

Shen Ruoyu closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, clenched the autumn wind, worked hard for a long time, and sighed:

"Okay. It's up to the general. ”

With that, he turned to leave; Zhang Yu suddenly stopped him.

"General Shen, don't go; Do you want Zhang Yu to die at the hands of these pawns? A soldier can be killed, but not humiliated. If it weren't for the general here, Zhang Yu might not have killed your 200,000 army today. Zhang Yu knew that he was not a general's opponent; If the general kills me with his own hands, Zhang Yu will be killed by the neck and die as he deserves; If the general refuses, Zhang Yu will pick up this lance now and continue to kill until he dies of exhaustion, and will never wait to die by the knife. ”

Shen Ruoyu was shocked, turned around incredulously, and looked at Zhang Yu in shock:

"What?!"

Zhang Yu looked at him without shying away, and said frankly:

"If General Shen doesn't want to continue to die in your army, please kill Zhang Yu with your own hands here and now. Otherwise, Zhang Yu vowed to fight to the end and never give up! ”

There is nothing more terrifying in the world than this. Shen Ruoyu looked at Zhang Yu in horror, and could no longer hide the despair and fragility in his heart at this moment.

"General Zhang! ――If there are few ...... It's hard to obey! ”

Zhang Yu looked at him straight and smiled contemptuously: "Don't want to? That's easy, the general leaves the land of right and wrong, and your soldiers continue to hang on to the corpses. ”

"General Zhang, I don't want to harm the general, why do the generals force each other so much?"

Zhang Yu looked up to the sky and laughed: "General Shen didn't take prisoners of my Yan army, torture them together, cut off his fingers and cut off his eyes, and didn't frown his brows, why is he timid now?" - Oh, yes, I see; General Shen ordered his sergeants to be poisoned, not personally. It's the same right now, you want your warriors to kill for you, but you end up with both hands. If you really scruple to fall into the name of treachery, why did you take refuge in the imperial court in the first place, and why didn't you simply let Zhang Yu go to find King Yan now? ”

The army of 200,000 was quietly watching. Shen Ruoliao has come to the end of the road, and there is no choice.

He calmed down and became disheartened. He dismounted, walked up to Zhang Yu, and stretched out his hand to pull out the autumn wind.

"Please dismount and draw your sword." He said calmly, "Ruo Xiao is a soldier, not an executioner. I only kill the enemy soldiers, not the prisoners. ”

Zhang Yu thought about it, got off the horse, and pulled out his sword.

"It's so much better; Great grace is not grateful. Zhang Yu was also dumbfounded when he died. Look at the sword! ”

A sword is like thunder, when the chest is split. Zhang Yu was not Shen Ruoliao's opponent; What's more, here and now, Shen Ruoyu's heart is extremely painful, and he only wants to end it all quickly. The autumn wind is the sword of Zhang Yu, firmly wrapping the blade; Rao is Zhang Yu has the power of 10,000 catties, and between the flips, all the power was bounced back to him, and he fell in an instant. The 200,000 army had not yet seen how Zhang Yu fell, and the autumn wind went straight down with a sword, and it sank into the back of Zhang Yu's head like lightning, and it had broken through his throat and heart in an instant.

How fast this sword was, Zhang Yu didn't feel the pain of falling into the sword, and he didn't feel it anymore. He was lying on the ground, still in the same position as when he fell, his right hand still clenching the long sword, and his angry eyes like brass bells were still wide. Zhang Yu was dumbfounded when he died—but he didn't have time to blind at all.

Shen Ruoyu let go of the autumn wind, and a huge shadow in front of him was covered in darkness and smashed heavily on his head, and for a while his ears were buzzing, and he couldn't see anything in front of him.

After the dizziness, the sky-high firelight and the reflection of weapons flashed again, and the sounds of human voices, horses, and fire gradually returned to my ears. Only then did he find that he was sitting on the ground somehow, in the hands of Chen Hui and a few soldiers, and everyone looked at him anxiously.

"General! How about you? ”

Chest aches. He clutched his chest, coughed uncontrollably, and gasped; Shivering all over, cold sweat dripping. It took him a long time to regain some self-control, and he said weakly:

"I'm fine."

Chen Hui comforted: "The general used a sword, first cut his nerves, and then killed his life instantly, cleanly, General Zhang died without pain." The general is already benevolent and righteous, so why bother to suffer himself. ”

Shen Ruoyu held his forehead and said softly:

"General Chen, help me...... Help me pull out my sword. I really don't have the strength. ”

Chen Hui pulled out the autumn wind that was still deeply inserted in the back of Zhang Yu's neck and retracted it into Shen Ruoxiao's sheath. Just then, a cavalryman rushed over and shouted:

"Report to the general! King Yan led a small force of the Yan army to break through General He Fu's defense line and head north! ”

Shen Ruoyu heard the report, struggled for a while, and stood up. Chen Hui hurriedly supported him.

"The general is physically exhausted, so it is better to go back to the city to rest first, and wait for me to go and pursue."

Shen Ruoyu shook his head vigorously, not to deny Chen Hui, but to clear his mind.

"I'm fine."

He looked down at Zhang Yu's corpse again, was silent for a moment, and said:

"Go and get a piece of leather for the saddle, cover it for General Zhang, and don't touch him yet. Collectively encircle the captured Yan army in the camp, and quickly count the number of people and report to me. ”

Soon the number of people was reported, and the southern army captured a total of 50,000 Yan army horse infantry. As for the corpses of the Yan army lying on top of each other, there were about 100,000 people, most of them were cavalry, and it was difficult to count them for a while. Shen Ruoyu ordered all the captives to be killed.

He Fu and Chen Hui asked: "The Yan army was defeated; What should our army do now? ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "There are still 150,000 Yan troops left, although they are scattered and fleeing, they will soon regather around King Yan." King Yan still has these 150,000 people in his hands, and he will not give up easily, and he needs to break him for a while before he can completely drive him back to Beiping. What time is it? ”

"Hey. How about we take advantage of the victory and chase it down immediately? ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "I'm not busy. The Yan army only has infantry left, and it refuses to give up, and it will not go far. Let the warriors take a nap first. During the fourth watch, the fire was set up to make rice, and the fifth watch sent troops to the north to attack Weijiawan. ”

After the fifth watch, the southern army left Dongchang and attacked northward. At dawn, the army was close to the south bank of the Maji River, and the vanguard post came to report that it had caught up with the Yan army, and the Yan army was reorganizing the men and horses in Weijiawan on the north bank of the river at the moment, as if it had the intention of returning the gun.

Shen Ruoyu ordered the soldiers of the Southern Army to be ranked, wrapped in horses' hooves, and quietly pressed towards the river.

When I got to the shore, I saw the torches of the Yan army on the other side. Shen Ruoyu observed for a moment, waved his sword and ordered:

"Drum across the river!"

The drums of the southern army rang out, like thunder. The more than 100,000 Yan troops on the north bank were taken aback, and were about to attack the Henan army, but unexpectedly, an ambush broke out among the bushes and shrubs around them, and 5,000 elite horsemen jumped out of the flat ground, and the flood generally killed the shore. Sun Lin had already taken the lead and rushed into the Yan army's formation, and the horse's hooves reached everywhere, slashing with a sword.

The Yan army responded to the battle in a hurry, and many people were killed in an instant. By the time King Yan reorganized the chaotic Yan army, the 200,000 southern army had successfully crossed the river under the leadership of Shen Ruoxiao, and surrounded the Yan army inside, with cavalry in front and infantry outside, and a new round of slaughter began.

It was getting brighter. The Yan army fought hard, and the infantry resisted the cavalry of the southern army, and the number became smaller and smaller. At this time, King Yan finally had the heart to retreat, and immediately led his people to break through to the northwest.

Zhu Neng and Tan Yuan protected King Yan, desperately tore a hole, and fled towards the northwest. The northwest direction is where Linqing is located, and it is also the closest way out for the Yan army at the moment. The 200,000 Southern army pursued on their heels and continued to charge.

The southern army pressed each other heavily, and the Yan army fought and retreated all the way, walking extremely slowly. At noon, I saw Linqing City from afar. Yan Jun's hope in his heart increased greatly, and his courage suddenly increased a lot, and he struggled to break free from the iron cavalry of the Southern Army, leaving the Southern Army a short distance, and rushed to Linqing City like crazy, shouting to open the city gate.

The soldiers of the Yan army looked at the city, but saw the red flag of the imperial army standing up at the head of the city. A large flag was impressively printed with the word Sheng. Before Yan Jun had time to think, Sheng Yong looked down with a smile on the female wall, followed by Chu Zhi and Tang Li.

Tang Li looked at King Yan below and smiled proudly:

"Your Highness knows General Pingyan? Recognize Tang Lihu? Do you know General Chu Zhi? Your Highness's plan for my left general! ”

King Yan looked at the three people at the head of the city, shocked and undecided, the 200,000 southern troops behind him had already covered and killed. Seeing the situation, Sheng Yong immediately opened the city gate, put down the drawbridge, and personally led the cavalry to rush out of the city, and in a blink of an eye, together with the imperial army, once again caught the Yan army in the encirclement.

The remaining 100,000-plus Yan army was already in mourning at this time, and its soul was scattered. King Yan no longer fell in love with the war this time, and turned around and ran southwest. At this moment, Pavilion Tao is the only way for Yan Jun to survive.

The 200,000 imperial army pursued all the way from Dongchang, and the Yan army suffered countless casualties along the way. In this way, the pursuit lasted for a day and a night, and the southern army killed more than 60,000 people. On the afternoon of the 27th, when the Yan army finally fled to the realm of Guantao with great difficulty, there were only tens of thousands of people left. The pursuers were still rolling behind. Suddenly, in the direction of Taocheng in the noodle pavilion, a group of cavalry was killed, and they rushed towards the Yan army head-on.

When tens of thousands of Yan troops saw the coming army, they sat on the ground and howled in despair. King Yan looked back at the imminent pursuers, and secretly sighed that today is closed, the imperial army is ambushed everywhere, and it is impossible to kill him completely.

The oncoming centaur came close in an eye; But the first general shouted:

"Father, don't be surprised! Lord Yao sent a child to answer! Father, go into the city with the child! ”

Tens of thousands of Yan soldiers cried with joy. King Yan was overjoyed, and immediately led the desperate Yan army to flee into the Pavilion Tao City under the escort of Zhu Gaoxu.

The imperial army chased to the bottom of the pavilion pottery city. Sheng Yong asked:

"What do you think?"

Shen Ruoyu said: "You don't have to take the pavilion pottery. The Yan army is at the end of its rope and has just taken refuge here. The elite of the Yan army has been completely lost, and it can no longer fight, and it will definitely return to the north. and join forces with General Ping and Marquis Wu to block his way back to the north. ”

Sheng Yong nodded and said, "It's exactly what I want." Zhending's 200,000 soldiers and horses have been deployed in Weixian, Shenzhou and along the Weihe River. The battle was a resounding victory; You and I will collect our troops and return for the time being; You go back to Dongchang to clean up the battlefield and recuperate, and I still need to rush back to Texas to set up defenses. ”

Shen Ruoyu collected his troops and returned to Dongchang, and it was already night. Yuan Yuzheng commanded the Dongchang defenders to clean up the battlefield outside the city, and when he saw the army returning, he hurriedly arranged to stay in the city.

When Gu Shenyu made dinner and sent it to Shen Ruoliao's room, Shen Ruoliao was lying on the couch exhausted, as if he was seriously ill.

"I don't have an appetite; Let's go. He turned his face away and said in despair.

Gu Shenyu said: "I know; I made very light plant-based food. The general had not eaten much for three days, but now he had to eat a little. ”

Shen Ruoyu still didn't move, only repeated: "Let's go." ”

Gu Shenyu said: "General Yuan sent me to ask, what does the general plan to do with the bones of General Yan Zhang Yu?" ”

Shen Ruoyu was silent for a while; The skull was filled with lead.

He said in a low voice: "Find a good coffin and decorate it, and when King Yan returns to Beiping, send the coffin back to Beiping." ”

Gu Shenyu said: "The general thinks that the Yan army can return to Beiping?" ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "From Guantao to Beiping, there are still 200,000 troops waiting for him tens of thousands of Yan troops. This battle has reached this point, and the mourning soldiers will win. King Yan will definitely be able to return to Beiping. ”

Gu Shenyu said: "Then I will go and tell General Yuan." I took these first; When the general is hungry, feel free to tell me. ”

After Gu Shenyu withdrew, Shen Ruoyu bolted the door, turned off the lights, and lay down.

It's pitch black; He remained motionless, his eyes wide open, looking at the beams above. Nothing can be seen. He saw the night sky that had not been seen in a thousand years, quiet, quiet, dense stars, and dark night sky.

In the middle of the night, he was suddenly awakened by a nightmare, sat up suddenly, and gasped for air.

Covered in cold sweat, cold to the point of freezing; Zhang Yu's dead bronze bell-like eyes stared right in front of him; The blood splashed on the head and face in the dream is still running around in cold and cold at the moment. He reached out to wipe his face, but the tears became more and more, and in an instant, they burst like autumn water, and soaked his clothes.