Chapter 254: The Frightened Bird, Catch It All in One Net
"Okay, this battle is a great success, and Li Mao is indispensable!"
As soon as the soldiers arrived at the edge of the Yellow River, Li Jing received the battle report sent by Li Mao's quick whip, and Li Jing just laughed heartily for a while. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Lian Guoji, Cao Wenzhao, Shi Zaikkuo, Cao Bianjiao, Ma Ke, Liu Chenggong and other civil and military officials of the imperial court were all in their hands, and there were captured generals with more than 70 people in the army and more than 70 people above the general banner, which could simply be said to wipe out the power of the imperial court in eastern Shaanxi.
Nothing is more eye-catching than the contents of this war report.
"Order Tan Wu, immediately march east to Gaobai, block the passage for the retreat of the officers and troops to Yulin, be sure to intercept the main force of the fleeing officers and troops, and I will seize the entire territory of Shaanxi East Road in one battle!" Li Jing commanded with great affection, and immediately ordered the soldiers to pull their legs and get on their horses and leave.
"Ning You, you take the headquarters to teach the brigade soldiers and horses, go directly south to Yan'an Mansion, pretend to be a homeless person, attack the prefectures and counties, and don't leave any of the big clans who refuse to surrender."
"Obey the Lord's orders!" Ning You did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and went directly to the order, and after a short time, more than 2,000 people of the teaching brigade successfully crossed the river at the narrow place of the Yellow River, and ran towards the southwest.
Looking at the army that crossed the river in an orderly manner, Li Jing was satisfied, and took a general to stand on the east bank of the Yellow River and look at the west, "This is God bless my begging army, all the troops must use their lives to pacify the east road!" ā
"Yes!"
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To the south of Cooper, a remnant of a defeated army was marching on a rugged trail in the mountains.
This defeated army, commanded by Zhang Fuzhen, Wang Xingshan, and Zuo Guangxian, gathered the other defeated troops, and when they came here, they had gathered to as many as 1,000 people, but the people's hearts were uncertain, and some soldiers even lost their weapons and armor.
As far as the eye can see, everyone has a sad face, obviously no longer has much hope for the future.
Zhang Fuzhen still had a war horse, relying on the personal guards of the three generals and about 100 people, and finally suppressed the chaotic soldiers and drove them to continue walking north.
Wang Xingshan sat on the horse, only bowed his head and hurried away, but kept his mouth shut.
After the mountain pass, the army rested, Zuo Guangxian couldn't bear it anymore, turned over and dismounted, found a clean grass, sat down, the armor on his body was full of blood and coagulation, and he didn't care about wiping it.
"Where are we going now?" His stunned expression, his eyes were blank, and he muttered the news in his mouth.
Zhang Fuzhen moved his body with difficulty, also sat beside him, looked at those soldiers who had no six gods and no masters, and sighed and said, "Let's go to Yulin for the time being, join the army, and then discuss." ā
After a while, seeing that the two of them were silent, they could only change their tone and say with an airway, "The two generals, why are you so depressed." ā
"Master Zhang, do you think we still have the strength to quell the thieves?" Wang Xingshan finally opened his mouth, but he really didn't have any hope for his future.
Five hundred soldiers and horses from the headquarters, and now only a hundred defeated soldiers are left, even if they flee to Yulin, what can they do?
Either he was questioned by the court and imprisoned, or he was forced by the court to continue to suppress thieves, but today's battle completely lost his spirit, besides, there are no soldiers at hand, what to fight? !
Zhang Fuzhen thought for a while, "The imperial court may send troops to reinforce us." ā
It's just that the tone of these words is also a little uncertain, maybe only he knows in his heart that the court can't be counted on.
"Where are the reinforcements?!" Wang Xingshan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "There are hundreds of thousands of thieves, and there are more elites, I can see this battle, even if we are fighting in a dignified formation, I'm afraid we will be more than lucky." ā
"Be careful, be careful." Zhang Fuzhen looked at the soldiers and horses who were gradually getting closer to him, and suddenly felt a little nervous, if these words reached the ears of ordinary soldiers, I was afraid that something would happen.
Zuo Guangxian also shook his head on the side, "Be careful, it's all come to this point, let's find a way to escape." ā
"Huh." It is said that Zhang Fuzhen, as a military envoy, is about to be promoted to the governor of Yansui, and he is the biggest official among the three.
"There's movement, my lord, there's soldiers and horses coming from the east." Suddenly, a man came running wildly, shouting loudly.
"What?" Zhang Fuzhen got up instantly, but he was unstable on his feet, and he was about to fall to the ground, thanks to Wang Xingshan's quick eyes and hands, he was instantly helped up, but Zhang Fuzhen did not have the slightest gratitude, only felt that his hands and feet were cold.
The defeated army fled here, it was people who turned over on their horses, and the food was almost lost, everyone was hungry, and a group of soldiers and horses suddenly came, and in a hurry, it was impossible to escape!
Suddenly, Zhang Fuzhen finally cheered up, and the integrity of the scholar made him unable to bear the status quo, and shouted angrily, "What are you panicking about!" ā
The rebel armies were intimidated by his momentum, and they did not dare to move, but under the faces of expectation, they were helpless and frightened.
"Quick, order someone to investigate quickly, be sure to find out the identity of the person who came!" Zhang Fuzhen gritted his teeth and shouted these words.
When the family was far away, he turned around and said in a deep voice, "This is a dead end, there are mountains and dense forests on both sides, if the thief army arrives, we will die, two generals, dare to live?" ā
Wang Xingshan, Zuo Guang glanced at each other first, the army of Xindao had no food, even if he hid in the mountains and forests, it was a dead end, and the rugged mountain road, it was impossible to escape, so he could only grit his teeth and get up, "Please command." ā
"Two generals, the fast soldiers occupy the high places of the mountain road to be on guard, without it, fight to the death!" Zhang Fuzhen also had no choice, the army was hungry, so he could only carry it to death.
"Come with me, all of you." The two generals each ordered their own families, and forcibly pulled some military households, and went up the mountain in a mess, and by the afterglow of dusk, they saw the smoke rising from the southeast direction, and it seemed that a large army was approaching.
"But the court soldiers and horses in front of you?!"
Suddenly, a young general on the opposite side rushed over, shouting loudly.
When Wang Xingshan heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, isn't this a soldier from other departments who fled? He quickly replied, "Who are you from?" ā
The young general ran to the front, looked up, and saw that they were all dressed as soldiers and horses of the imperial court, and immediately fell to the ground, "I am a small flag under the tent of the Gushan Military Town, and my deputy general Hou led 800 men and horses to the east." ā
"Oh?" Wang Xingshan and Zuo Guangxian suddenly did not dare to slack off, led the soldiers and horses down the hillside, walked hundreds of steps to the east, and sure enough, they saw a soldier and horse coming this way, and the army was also pushing a lot of carts, looking like food, and immediately greeted them happily.
Zuo Guangxian was even more overjoyed, and when he went up, he greeted him, "General Hou is okay." ā
Seeing that his soldiers and horses were neat, the march was not chaotic, and he could still preserve so much armament, grain and grass, he was even more surprised, "Sure enough, he is a general, and he has a way to govern the army." ā
This is true, in the case of a sudden attack, a general who can preserve his own establishment and can also rush a group of military supplies is naturally a good person in governing the army.
It's a pity that after Hou Gongji heard this, his face was indeed covered and he couldn't stand it.
Why? Because the war was approaching, he rushed forward with his own soldiers and horses, and was about to chase and kill the thief army, when suddenly there was chaos in the east, and a large army attacked the camp, and the governor practiced state affairs and did not even block the three-plate axe.
These carts of grain were all looted, and they were not obtained from the chaos at all.
Fortunately, for some reason, the thief army did not chase north, otherwise Hou Gongji might not be in a mess.
"Two generals, have you ever seen the thieves chasing from the south?" But now no one knows, as a general of the imperial court, an official to a deputy general, Hou Gongji's face is still quite thick, and he directly diverted the topic and asked.
"There were no pursuers." The two generals shook their heads, and couldn't help but wonder, it is said that there are now two thousand men and horses in the north of the army, but this thief army does not have a single soldier to this side, which is strange.
"Master Zhang Fuzhen is still ahead, and General Hou can go to meet with me." Wang Xingshan looked at this strong army, and suddenly felt a lot more at ease, and secretly thought that if the two thousand people were together, even if they encountered a small group of thieves, they would not be afraid.
In addition, with these supplies of grain and grass, when you are full, you will have the strength to go into battle.
So the three generals came up together, Zhang Fuzhen was also frightened, and finally waited for a strong army, which was finally a lot more stable, and asked Hou Gongji for some food and grass to eat.
Hou Gong knew that he was about to go to the post of governor of Yansui, and he didn't dare to rely on it, even if the whole army only had the last meal of food and grass, he immediately gave him the profits, and the two armies ate hastily, and drove the rout to continue to go north.
With the 800 elite soldiers of the headquarters of Hou Gongji in front, Zhang Fuzhen led more than 100 families to drive thousands of troops in the middle, with Wang Xingshan, Zuo Guangxian led 100 people to break the headquarters, and the army opened towards Gaobai one after another......
"This is Cooper? There is not a single soldier to guard it? Tan Wu wondered, it is said that this boundary is the most dangerous, the official army is fighting a decisive battle in Andan, this is the Jedi of the North Road, and An Neng has no soldiers?
The local military household who was captured suddenly came up to explain in fear, and immediately called Tan Wu to spit on it, and laughed loudly, "The official army has no plan, and if you are in danger, how can you not be defeated?!" ā
calmly ordered troops, Xu Yidu soldiers and horses defended Gaobai, and the rest of the 1,000 people brought by themselves guarded along the mountain and forest passes, and the troops went south to defend, and there was nothing to do all night.
In the early morning, there were soldiers and horses to report, saying that there were officers and soldiers in the south, so they ordered all the soldiers and horses to ambush in the mountains and forests, and when the remnants of the defeated army arrived, they killed together.
Thinking about the remnants of the official army, plundering the peasants all the way, how much grain and grass can there be, most of them are hungry, drinking spring water, walking here, secretly thinking that they are about to enter Gaobai, everyone has hope, but suddenly they were attacked, and suddenly the soldiers had no will to fight, they would have no heart to fight, and they should run and cry, but unfortunately their hands and feet were weak, Tan Wu broke more than 2,000 officers and soldiers with a thousand people, killed his deputy general Hou Gongji, and the prisoners were not counted. (To be continued.) )