Chapter 143: The Escape of the King of Chengdu (Part II)
After a great chaos, Sima Ying, under the protection of thousands of soldiers, escorted Concubine Cheng's carriage to walk. Due to the long bumps and the rush to the road, the people in the car were all upside down. And the people on the horse were sweating and embarrassed.
The army was scattered, and it was inevitable that there would be a robbery, and it was said that even the horses of the palace were privately divided by the soldiers, and the tragic situation of the people's families can be imagined. When they got out of Yecheng, the entourage lost their armor and fled all the way, and after a day and night, they counted the number of people around them, and even the eunuchs and palace maids added up, and there were only about 1,000 people left......
Sima Ying was napping on the horse, when she was suddenly awakened by the sound of a horse's snort, rubbed her eyes and asked, "Ah...... This, what is this place? ”
Shi Chao, who was following beside him, replied weakly: "King Qiqi, we have already reached the boundary of Yangping County. ”
"Ahh So, are we still in Sizhou? Quick, let them speed up the march. ”
Shi Chao secretly whitened the other party's eyes, and said casually: "It's not going to be soon, king, we haven't eaten since we got up in the morning, people can endure it, but the horses can't, you see our horses' legs are straight and weak, how can we walk fast?" ”
The soldiers on the side were muttering: "Alas, don't talk about livestock, even people haven't eaten water and rice, where does the strength come from?" ”
At this moment, Concubine Cheng was clamoring to eat again.
"Mother, the soldiers of the three armies are still starving, please bear with my mother for a while." Although Sima Ying has no talent, he is quite filial to his mother.
Concubine Cheng was a little dissatisfied, and shouted at Sima Ying: "If you're hungry, you're hungry." This day is just a hurry, this belly is empty, how can people stand it? ”
Sima Ying sighed: "Mother,...... It's not that the children won't let you eat for a long time, it's just that some soldiers escaped last night, these damn fellows, they actually took away the widow's dry food, wine and meat, so ......"
Concubine Cheng reprimanded: "Look at these soldiers you brought! No wonder you are net defeated! ”
Shi Chao couldn't stand it anymore, and said: "Niangniang don't worry, the front is not far from Jizhou." It was the domain of the King of the River. That's our ally, and when we get there, we'll have something to eat. ”
Concubine Cheng was very dissatisfied with the King of Hejian: "Hmph, what an ally! If it were an ally, why wouldn't he send troops to help my son? What's the use of just knowing that you can keep your own one-third of an acre? I think he will have to be destroyed by the prince sooner or later! No way. The mourners are going to eat now! ”
Sima Ying didn't have anything to do with her mother. I had to nod again and again: "Yes." Be. Mother, please wait, and the child will let them go and find something to eat. Then he turned and ordered a few soldiers, "Go, go to the nearby village and ask for some food." Anything goes. The soldiers agreed.
Shi Chao shook his head secretly when he saw this, with the indecisive nature of the king of Chengdu, let alone running to Youzhou, I am afraid that he will not even be able to get out of Sizhou this time. Once the Zu Ti army discovers the emptiness of Yecheng, they will definitely send troops to pursue it. At the speed of the cavalry, maybe by tonight they will be able to catch up!
In Yecheng City, Zu Ti and others looked at the empty Chengdu Palace, and couldn't help crying and laughing. Originally, everyone thought that a big battle would be indispensable in Yecheng, but who knew that it would be this result.
"Have you figured out the whereabouts of the king of Chengdu?" Zu Ti asked.
"General Hui, according to the intelligence of our army, the king of Chengdu seems to have gone to the north, as if he has taken refuge in Wang Jun, the assassin of Youzhou!"
"In this case, the army is divided into two routes, Ben will take Gou Xi Taishou to lead the main force to the north and the state, while General Meng will lead 6,000 cavalry to continue to sweep up the local rebels, and be responsible for arresting the Chengdu Wang family."
This is Zu Ti's cleverness, and now the army has taken Yecheng without blood, and his credit is not small. Therefore, he did not hesitate to lead his army north to guard against the Huns, although it is very likely to make great achievements in the north, but compared with the task of capturing the king of Chengdu, which has a low risk factor and great merit, it is still much more dangerous. ”
The army was divided into two, and Meng Guan led the cavalry brigade and quickly chased after the king of Chengdu.
After a long day of galloping, Meng watched his panting subordinates, and then ordered the army to rest for a while. At that moment, a scout dressed as a common man rode up from a distance.
"Phew! General Qiyu, the king of Chengdu and his subordinates went in the direction of Yangping County. ”
Meng Guan was overjoyed when he heard this, thinking that he had finally found Sima Ying's traces, "Oh? Have you ever found out how many people are on the other side? ”
"If you go back to the general, the palace maids and eunuchs are not counted, there are only a few hundred cavalry in total."
Meng Guan laughed and said: "What an invincible king of Chengdu!" At the beginning, he was showing off his might in Mengjin, but now Lao Tzu sees that he can't shake his majesty! Go, go with Ben to catch the king of Chengdu! ”
The crowd did not care about resting, and continued to urge the horses to gallop.
At this time, the king of Chengdu and his group arrived in a broken Taoist temple, and under the constant request of Concubine Cheng, everyone had to get off the horse to find something to eat. Inside the Taoist temple. The hall was covered with dust. Sima Ying led everyone in.
Looking at the dilapidated temple, Sima Ying couldn't help but feel sad, he couldn't help but kneel in front of Sanqing, "Sanqing is above!" On the side of Sima Ying's domain, the criminal minister could not get rid of Anliang when he entered, and he could not protect the homeland when he retreated, resulting in a catastrophe from heaven to Jin, traitors to create chaos inside, thieves to run rampant outside, the royal family and clan to kill each other, and the people were displaced. Now, the sinner really doesn't know what to do...... I hope that the gods and men will manifest their spirits, and then exert Weide, save our children and grandchildren, and save the people of the world! After speaking, he kowtowed again and again, infecting everyone and crying bitterly.
Only Shi Chao was the only one with a look of disgust on his face, and in the end he couldn't help it, so he rushed forward and yelled at Sima Ying: "King! Don't you understand it to this day? We have today's difficulties, all because of your incompetence! You still have the face to cry here. Hum! I was so blind that I thought you were a hero! ”
When Sima Ying and the others were arguing, Meng Guan led the army to finally chase and kill!
"King of Chengdu! The last general, Meng Guan, came to arrest Naer and others on the order of the prince, quickly dismount and surrender! Ben will see that you are a royal clan, and you will never be embarrassed, if you dare to resist, you will be killed! ”
The sudden change made Sima Ying shocked, and more than a dozen guards who followed Sima Ying also drew their swords to guard him, while Shi Chao panicked.
At this time, the king of Chengdu calmed down, he gently pushed away the guards in front of him, and then said calmly: "No one is allowed to resist!" Put all the knives away! ”
The guards had to return the knife to the sheath, Sima Ying turned around and comforted Concubine Cheng and said, "Don't panic, the concubine has reached this point, it's a big deal for the child to go to see the prince." No matter what you say, you are also the elder of the crown prince, even if your son is dead, he will not do anything to you! General Meng, right? Please come in, the widow will return to Beijing with you! ”
Meng Guan was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't expect the king of Chengdu to be so restrained. But that's okay, anyway, the king of Chengdu is also a royal person, once he makes a move, he has no eyes. In case the king of Chengdu is injured, it will be troublesome, and only the prince has the right to deal with this kind of character.
Meng Guan made up his mind in a moment, and he was not afraid that the king of Chengdu would regret it, and now the other party was unable to escape. So, Meng Guan led more than a dozen guards into the Broken Dao Temple.
"You are coming quickly...... Alas, it was the widow who miscalculated! ”
"My general has already led the army into Yecheng when the prince was undecided, and he is waiting for the king in the city at the moment."
"Alas, this defeat to the prince, the widow lost convincingly, and the widow believes that the Great Jin will definitely be carried forward in the hands of the prince!"
"Since the king knows that his wisdom is inferior to others, he should not raise the banner to rebel, so that he will not be defeated today." Meng Guan sneered.
"Forget it, no nonsense! Hurry up and gather your team and escort the widow back to Luoyang! ”
"Yo ho, it's all here, and you dare to support others? Well, the last will obey. Come on! Please get on the horse! The soldiers agreed, rushed up, and left with Sima Ying on their feet.
Seeing this, Concubine Cheng on the side shouted: "Ying'er! Ying'er! ”
Meng Guan knew that the concubine was once the concubine of Emperor Wu, and he didn't dare to slack off, so the chamberlains and palace maids who were still by his side helped the old concubine into the carriage and followed behind the large army.
Just after the Battle of Tiger Prison Pass, Zu Tiqin led the army to defeat the king of Chengdu in one fell swoop when the rebels were demoralized. After the defeat of the rebels, there was infighting, and the Hun Liu Yuan took the opportunity to annex Sima Teng's forces in an attempt to occupy the entire annexed state.
After occupying Yecheng, the rebellion of the king of Chengdu was completely quelled, and after learning that the king of Chengdu had fled north, Meng Guanqin led a large army to capture the king of Chengdu in one fell swoop. When the news reached Luoyang, the whole city was jubilant again! When he received the news that the Sizhou rebellion had been put down, Sima Shu was also excited.
At this time, Sima Shu had already returned to Luoyang City, and when he returned triumphantly, it could be said to have caused a sensation in the city. The people of Luoyang crowded on both sides of the street, vying to witness the honor of the prince! Now the people in Luoyang City are relieved!
At the beginning, the prince led 10,000 troops to reinforce the Tiger Prison Pass, but no one expected that more than a month later, the prince would really defeat the combined forces of the King of the East China Sea and the King of Hejian in one fell swoop with his weak forces.
Kill two kings in one battle, and decide the battle in one battle! The crown prince Sima is powerful all over the world, and his great martial arts are spread all over the world!
In this battle, Sima Shu won a complete victory with an absolutely inferior force, killing more than 30,000 enemies, capturing more than 80,000 prisoners, capturing several enemy generals, and killing two vassal kings, which can be described as perfect.
In the battle of Tiger Prison Pass, Sima Shu exerted his resourcefulness, bravery, patience, decisiveness and other commanderial talents to the extreme, breaking 100,000 strong enemies with thousands of cavalry, capturing and killing two kings in one battle, and shocking the world. Sima Shu was only twenty-two years old at the time.
When the king of Chengdu was escorted to Luoyang, looking at Sima Shu's young face, he couldn't believe that a group of princes and elders were defeated by a hairy boy like this.
Sima Shu did not kill the king of Chengdu with one sword, after all, he had already killed the two princes with his own hands, and in his plan, the king of Qi and the king of Langya would not be able to escape the fate of death and annihilation. Therefore, he opened up to mediocre princes like the King of Hejian and the King of Chengdu, so that everyone could see his benevolent side. (To be continued......)