Chapter 773: Victory or defeat was in a blink of an eye

The team walked deep and shallow in the wilderness, the soldiers supporting each other and struggling to move forward, this was a team that had just withdrawn from the battlefield, their broken black armor announcing their identity...... Yan Yunjun.

Walking in the direction of the wind, they have tried their best to go as fast as possible. But there were too many wounded soldiers in the team, and a vicious battle they had just experienced made them feel like they were walking in purgatory. When night fell, the outline of the dwarf mountain in their eyes gradually became clearer in front of them. Over here...... They've already been here once.

10,000 infantry against 40,000 enemy troops.

Moreover, the enemy also had 20,000 cavalry, and there was actually no suspense in such a battle from the beginning. The wilderness is fighting, the terrain is flat, no matter how elite the Yan Yun army is, no matter how strong the defensive phalanx they form, there is no possibility of blocking the enemy's continuous attack.

After an hour of fighting, the phalanx had been torn open countless holes.

If it weren't for Cui Qian's proper command, they might not have been able to survive for so long. And for Yan Yunjun, the longer he stays up, the more torment it seems to be. The enemy's strength is four times theirs, not to mention the 20,000 elite infantry, and the 20,000 cavalry is not something they can resist. But they resisted, and killed more enemies than they lost.

After fighting for more than an hour, Cui Qian could only order a retreat.

He abandoned 3,000 spearmen, scythes, and shieldmen, and fled with more than 3,000 archers and other lightly armored infantry who had withdrawn faster. It seems that his heart is indeed cold and hard enough, but in fact, everyone knows that the 3,000 soldiers who abandoned him can't be saved at all. The team of 3,000 people had been completely surrounded by the Xia army, and even if Sun Wu was reborn in Zhuge again, there was no way to save them.

The Yanyun army, which had withdrawn from the battle group, ran south with the wind and did not retreat in the direction of Fanshui. Walking in the direction of Fanshui, it is impossible for them to run faster than the enemy's cavalry. Cui Qian led his men and horses into a forest, and threw off the enemy's cavalry with the help of dense trees. Then he plunged headlong into a low mountain, did not dare to stop, and after climbing the low mountain, he did not continue south, but returned the same way from the north side of the mountain.

There is no doubt that it is precisely because of Cui Qian's decision to get rid of the pursuers of the Xia army.

Wang Yan, the general who led the Xia army, did not expect the remnants of the Yanyun army to go back, and he led the cavalry around the low mountain to intercept it in one go. And just when he rushed to the south of the mountain with his men and horses, Cui Qian and the remnants of the army had already rushed back from the original road on the northern slope, and even attacked the rear of the Xia army's infantry that was gathering the formation, and snatched back the more than 1,000 captured comrades from the enemy, and if they were an hour late, these more than 1,000 people would become headless corpses on the side of the road.

Just like those corpses outside the city of Wei County, frozen in the wilderness.

With more than 4,000 remnants, Cui Qian rushed into the dense forest where the Xia army had been ambushed before. At this time, Wang Yan's cavalry had already been thrown away by them.

However, they still did not completely get rid of the pursuit of the Xia army.

Because of this heavy snowfall, it is difficult to hide your tracks because of walking on the snow!

These 10,000 soldiers of the Yanyun Army successfully dragged the 40,000 elites of the Xia Army with their own flesh and blood. And that night, Xue Wanche led an army of 30,000 to counterattack Wei County, just like when the Xia army raided Wei County, but this time the one wearing a white robe suddenly rushed to the wall of Wei County, and it was replaced by the Yanyun army.

Just when Xue Wanche led his men and horses to kill like a demon in Wei County, Cui Qian took more than 4,000 remnants of soldiers to shake off Wang Yan's men and horses again. And this time, Cui Qian's method was the same as when he got rid of Wang Roar for the first time, after rushing into the dense forest, the team rested in the woods for half a day, and then rushed to the low mountain again in a hurry.

There seems to be no other way to walk through the snow and hide your tracks than to walk again where you have stepped on. They trampled the road back and forth three times, and the snow was trampled into mud, where could they tell which way they were going? In this way, Cui Qian took the people and horses to spend a temporarily safe night on the low mountain.

On this night, the soldiers snuggled together to keep warm.

They did not dare to light a bonfire or even speak loudly. It was on such a cold night that they looked for a temperature to rely on on each other's cold and hard leather armor.

And as they huddled together, the king, who had returned from the south of the mountain with his cavalry, roared like a wild dog that had been robbed of his food. He roared, cursed, and even hacked to death two scouts who had come back to report nothing. Venting the anger in his heart, after a long time, Wang Roar sat on a stone on the side of the road like a ball that had been drained of his strength.

"Let the soldiers eat and get a good night's sleep."

He waved his hand and commanded, turned his head to Wang Ge, the pro-soldier team, and said, "Immediately send someone to Wei County to check the situation, this Yanyun army we have caught up with is just a cover to lure the enemy...... I'm afraid that Xue Wanche has already led his men and horses to counterattack Wei County, and the news of the scout is wrong, and I am worried that my father-in-law is unprepared at all. If Wei County is lost...... Even if we can't find those thousands of remnants, we can only withdraw first, after all, ...... Compared to the safety of his father-in-law, those thousands of enemies were nothing at all. ”

"Whoa!"

Wang Ge answered, turned around and ordered his soldiers to rush back to Wei County overnight to check.

"Major General, in my opinion...... Let's go back now, it doesn't make sense to kill those thousands of remnants. And if we rush back, we may be able to help the general. If...... If the general really loses Wei County, I am afraid that the situation will be critical. ”

Wang Yan raised his hand and shook it to stop Wang Ge from continuing, and looked at the nine knives tied to Wang Ge's back: "I may not be able to help anything if I go back now, I am traveling fast at night, in case I am ambushed by Yan Yunjun again, and these tens of thousands of people under my command will not be able to survive." Let's go back and investigate the news first, and then find out where the stepfather is, let's rush over and meet...... Besides, today's more than 10,000 Yanyun troops actually let me lose nearly 6,000 subordinates, and 40,000 elite soldiers surrounded and killed 10,000 people, but I still let them escape...... Shame! ”

Those nine knives were a gift from his stepfather, Wang Fubao, who gave him a horizontal knife made of stainless steel every year on his birthday since he was eight years old, and now there are nine knives. And he has officially entered the battle, and these nine knives are also a testimony of his farewell to the idle and comfortable life in the past.

Wang Fubao told him before the night attack on Wei County that he would never give him weapons again. Because he has grown up, he has put on iron armor, and he can already lead an army alone, and if he wants weapons in the future, he will go to the battlefield to grab the enemy himself.

Wang Yan heard that Li Xian, the king of Yan, had a black knife that was unparalleled in the world.

He can't even deal with a little-known little person under King Yan, so what face does he have to go back to see his father-in-law? What face do you have to face the ambition in your heart?

"As I said, I will kill anyone who dares to offend me...... With these nine horizontal knives that my father-in-law gave me. ”

He looked up at the deepest part of the night, his eyes as cold as ice.

……

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"Defeated ......"

Wang Fubao, who had a somewhat haggard face, looked at several generals around him, and shook his head self-deprecatingly: "With a heavy snowfall, we defeated Wei County and killed four thousand Yanyun soldiers. It was also through this heavy snow that Xue Wanche took the men and horses to snatch Wei County back and killed at least 25,000 of our soldiers! ”

After withdrawing from Wei County, because the army was unstable, Wang Fubao retreated to the bank of the Zhanghe River with his men and horses, as long as he crossed the Zhanghe River, and then walked not far to Qingzhang, where the Xia army's current camp was located. More than 200,000 Xia troops gathered in Qingzhang, Ping'en, and Feixiang, and the zigzag shape was armed, each other was horns, and the original defense was as stable as an iron bucket, and there was no way to do it with Xu Shiji's ability.

But this time, it was indeed a defeat.

He came with nearly 100,000 Xia troops from Qingzhang and tried to wipe out all the 50,000 Yanyun troops of Xue Wanche in Fanshui. In this way, his Xia army was like a horizontal knife that fell fiercely, completely cutting off the two armies of Xu Shiji and Zhang Liang. Yan Yunjun couldn't care about each other at the end, and Zhang Liang became a lone army in the pavilion Tao with 100,000 Jiangdu soldiers!

It is worth mentioning that if it weren't for Cui Qian, maybe Xue Wanche really didn't see through Wang Fubao's strategy, and he really almost succeeded.

The plan was good and the start went well.

But this ending is heartbreaking.

Su Zhi, the general under his command, comforted: "The general doesn't have to be annoyed, although this battle is defeated. But after all, it has played the morale of our Great Xia Army......"

Wang Fubao waved his hand and smiled bitterly.

He thought of what his righteous son Wang Roar had said not long ago in Wei County.

If one day I am truly defeated...... And what about the corpses being trampled by the enemy? Defeat is defeat, where is there any dignity? One of my most disgusting phrases is that despite defeat, it is still glorious...... Since it is defeated, where is there any glory? If you are defeated, why care about that skin? Devoured by wild dogs, pecked by vultures, is the fate of the loser, no need for sympathy. Dignity...... It's always only the winner. ”

Oh, yes

Wang Fubao sighed in his heart, defeat is defeat, there is nothing in this world that is still glorious despite defeat. In war, only the victorious side is always qualified to talk about glory.

Su Zhi is Su Dingfang's same clan, after Su Dingfang died in Dongping County, Dou Jiande thanked Su Dingfang for his loyalty and reward, and Su Zhi was also promoted to Lang General. However, this person is quite disciplined in his use of soldiers, and Wang Fubao also attaches great importance to him.

"General, the lowly post has sent someone to cross the river to explore the way. The Zhanghe River is frozen and strong, do you want to cross the river at night? ”

Su Zhi asked.

"Wait a little longer......"

Wang Fubao hesitated for a moment and said, "Roar hasn't come back yet." ”

"The young general with a full 40,000 elite soldiers, he should not encounter any danger. Xue Wanche's command was no more than 50,000 horses, and most of the Yanyun army appeared in Wei County this time, and the Yanyun army that the major general went to chase and kill was expected to be just a lure to the enemy, and the number would not be large. ”

"That being said......"

Wang Fubao said: "But his temperament is still too proud." ”

He paused for a moment and said, "If Roar knows that what he is besieging and killing is just a soldier to lure the enemy, if he doesn't kill those Yanyun troops, he won't come back." He's too murderous, it's ...... If he hadn't ordered the corpse of Yan Yunjun in Wei County to be discarded in the wilderness, Xue Wanche would not have retaliated so wildly. ”

"The young general is young and vigorous, but he has less experience."

Su Zhi persuaded.

"Experience?"

Wang Fubao shook his head and said: "At the time of the Great Xia crisis, at the moment of life and death, where is there so much time for him to experience so many wars?" Whether he can grow up or not depends on himself. If his temperament can be calmer, he may become the pillar of Great Xia in the future. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Fubao changed his mind again: "Let the army cross the river and return to Qingzhang, if Roar Er kills all the enemy soldiers, he will naturally return." His 40,000 men...... It's better to go back the other way. ”

"Whoa!"

Su Zhi responded with a fist clenched, and personally went to command the men and horses to cross the river overnight. Only after crossing the Zhanghe River can it be considered safer, and those crazy Yan Yunjun may be able to catch up when they will be able to catch up.

"Enemy attack!"

At this time, the rear team suddenly became in chaos.

"Xue Wanche, that madman!"

Wang Fubao stood up and took a sip, and hurried to the direction of the rear team with his own soldiers.

"Drumming! Let the soldiers lean towards the side of the Chinese army and form a formation by the river, and the front team will continue to cross the river without looking back. In the middle of the night, the enemy attack can't see where the enemy is coming from, so let the archers just shoot out, and don't be stingy with feather arrows! ”

Wang Fubao ordered loudly as he walked forward quickly.

In the rear team of the Xia army, the Yan Yunjun who caught up overnight, under the leadership of Xue Wanche, was like a tiger that bit the hind legs of its prey, and the smell of blood rushed into its nose, and the tiger became even more crazy and violent. The nearly 4,000 frozen corpses outside Wei County made everyone in Yan Yunjun's eyes red.

And Xue Wanche also knew that it was not only the people of Wei County who were lost this time. Cui Qian's team lured the enemy away, and their fate was worrying.

"Kill!"

Xue Wanche urged the war horse, leveled the lance and rushed into the enemy formation: "Avenge your comrades!" ”

"Revenge!"

The soldiers of the Yan Yun Army, who were really angry, bit the rear team of the Xia Army fiercely. The battle unfolded in the cold night, and when the sun rose the next day, I didn't know if this snowfield would be dyed completely red.