Chapter 319: Retreat
It's time to take a look at the situation on the side of the Wagang Army in Hugaoguan, for tonight's big battle, the Wagang Army has made great efforts to prepare, eight thousand main forces as the vanguard, experienced and strong in combat, and the individual combat effectiveness and the elite Qi County Sui Army of the Henan Capture Army have a fight, led by the Wagang fierce general Shan Xiongxin and the wise general Xu Shixian, and arranged a number of up to 20,000 rear troops, led by Zhai Rang personally, in order to prevent a large number of flying ladder sacks, you can change the Luokoucang to attack at any time, Basically, as long as there are no problems on Pei Renji's side, the Wagang army will definitely win tonight.
At the beginning of the Shen period, Zhai Rang personally inspected the vanguard team that served as the main force of the operation, and because of the recent successive victories in front of the Henan Capture Army, the morale of the Wagang Army was indeed very high, which was reflected in the spiritual outlook, that is, everyone raised their heads and chests, their waists were straight, their swords and guns were bright, and the banners were neat.
"Brethren, today is a big day, and tonight, we will take Luokoucang in one go! How much grain is in Luokou warehouse, you must have heard that the grain bags are piled together, which is higher than Mount Tai! We Wagang thieves have eaten for two lifetimes, and we can't finish it! How to take Luokoucang, we have already arranged, as long as you work hard to kill the enemy, Luokoucang must be ours! Take Luokoucang, and each of you will be rewarded with 100 stone of grain! Wagang will win! β
"Wagang will win!" The Wagang soldiers who had been trained by Li Mi chanted neatly, and their voices were in the sky, and their momentum was extraordinary.
Laughing with satisfaction, Zhai Rang ordered the army to be disbanded and rested, and the generals of Wagang also came to Zhai Rang one after another, asking Zhai Rang if he sent troops according to the original plan, and the complacent Zhai Rang laughed again and said: "Of course, when the time is sending troops, it will go straight to Pei Renji's camp, single brother Xu, you remember, you just have to pursue Pei Renji, and I have to sweep the camp battlefield, you don't have to worry about it." β
Knowing that Zhai Rang was greedy for money and wanted to make a small fortune in Pei Renji's camp, Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiyun didn't say anything, they all agreed, only Xu Shiyun asked: "Brother Zhai, did the person sent to contact Xiao Huaijing come back?" Is there any news from Xiao Huaijing's side? β
Zhai Rang naturally turned his gaze to Jia Xiong, the deputy military division in charge of confidential affairs for him, and Jia Xiong replied: "I haven't come back yet, and it's normal, the officers and soldiers have blocked the front road very tightly, and our messengers are disguised as civilians to sneak into the official camp, and we can only take the mountain road to the south to detour, so it will take some more time." But it doesn't matter, I'm sure I'll be back before dark. β
"Brother Xu, don't worry, it'll be fine." Zhai Rang said arrogantly: "The tyrant only gave Pei Renji thirty days to get back the Tiger Prison Pass, and there will be only seven days left, Pei Renji has also been defeated in successive battles, except to surrender to us honestly, he has no other way to live, and there will be no fraud." β
"Pei Renji is not worth worrying about, as far as the remnants of the army in his hands are defeated, no matter what tricks he plays, he can't help us." Xu Shiyun said with a gloomy face: "What is worth worrying about is Chen Yingliang Chen Dog Officer, that dog officer is too cunning, and it is not far from the Tiger Prison Pass battlefield, if he joins forces with Pei Renji to play any tricks, we will simply be unable to guard against it." β
"Brother Xu was deceived by Chen Gouguan in Tongji Canal, right?" Zhai Hong laughed rudely.
Xu Shiyun, who was poked with an old scar, did not sulk this time, but shook his head and said: "It's not that I was deceived by him, I'm really afraid of this scheming dog official, not to mention the countless rebel soldiers who have died in his hands over the years, let's just say that the last sneak attack on Luokoucang, what a good opportunity, it turned out that Leng was scared away by this dog officer's three people and three horsemen, and we have to be careful when dealing with such a traitor." β
It was Zhai Rang's turn to be a little embarrassed, and he just wanted to scold Chen Fuliang, who had cheated Hu Qing last time, but unexpectedly, a personal soldier rushed to the general platform and said to Zhai Rangji: "Your lord, the messenger we sent to contact Xiao Huaijing's dog official has come back and has entered the West Gate." β
"Great, bring it quickly."
As soon as Zhai Rang heard the great joy, he hurriedly ordered a summons, and his own soldiers galloped away, and then only a moment later, the messenger who pretended to be a relative and infiltrated the Sui army camp to contact Xiao Huaijing was led to the school field, but before the messenger could board the point platform, another Wagang Army scout Pegasus rushed into the school field, and shouted from a distance: "King! Good news! The official camp has changed! There's a big mess in the official camp! β
There is no commander who doesn't want the enemy camp to be chaotic when the two armies face each other, hearing such good news from the sky, Zhai Rang didn't care about paying attention to the messenger who had just returned from the mountain path, and directly asked the scout: "What happened to the official camp?" Hurry up! β
"Great joy, great joy!" Before the scout dismounted, he said: "I don't know what happened to the official camp, but suddenly there was a great chaos, countless officers and soldiers gathered together to make a noise, and even the scouts outside the camp retreated one after another. β
"What's wrong? Why did the official and military camps go into chaos without a fight? Such a big pie suddenly fell from the sky, Zhai Ranghuanxi couldn't believe it was true, and his first reaction was to analyze the reason for the sudden chaos in the Sui army's camp.
"Could it be that something happened to Bae In-ki?" Bing Yuanzhen came to the most likely conclusion and said, "Pei Renji is ready to surrender to us, if his subordinates refuse to comply, and Pei Renji fails to kill the disobedient subordinates immediately, there is a possibility that such chaos may occur." β
"What are you doing then?" Zhai Rang yelled without hesitation, "Quick, send troops immediately!" β
"King Zhai, you can't be fooled!" The messenger, who had not been able to speak before, screamed like a pig, and howled, "Your Majesty, you must not be fooled! That's fake, that's the official army is deceiving us to get out! Chen Yingliang Chen Dog Officer is here, Chen Dog Officer has already arrived with the army! β
"Chen Gouguan is already here?!" The Wagang generals present all changed color on their faces and were shocked, but a glint flashed in Mulan's eyes standing behind Shan Xiongxin, and then the light quickly disappeared without a trace.
The messenger, who had wasted a lot of time on the mountain road before coming back, did not dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly made a detailed report to Zhai Rang, Bing Yuanzhen and others about what he overheard in Xiao Huaijing's tent, and also reported Pei Xingfang's identity and origin by the way, explaining that Pei Xingfang was Chen Yingliang's closest distant cousin, and he also inadvertently leaked his mouth, revealing that Chen Fuliang had brought 26,000 troops from the Eastern Capital this time. Of course, Zhai Rang, Bing Yuanzhen, Xu Shichang and others listened to the more severe their faces became, and the more they listened, the more angry they became, and finally Zhai Rang simply scolded: "Pei Renji, old horseman!" Dare to collude with Chen Yingliang's dog official to deceive me, if you don't cut you with a thousand knives, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart! β
The Wagang generals echoed one after another, and they all scolded Pei Renji for being despicable and shameless, and even used such a vicious trick as deceiving and luring the enemy. However, Xu Shiyun, who had been deceived and scared by Chen Fuliang before, looked suspicious and said: "Brother Zhai, wait a minute, there is still something wrong with things, since Chen Gouguan has already arranged an ambush, then why didn't he let Pei Renji defeat at night according to our requirements?" But you want to come up with a new trick at this time to trick us out of the customs? β
Zhai Rang listened to some suspicions, but Jia Xiong, who was good at divination for Zhai Rang next to him, thought of himself as clever and analyzed: "It may be that Chen Yingliang's traitor wants to play a trick more seriously, so that Pei Renji can pretend to be chaotic in the camp to lure the enemy in advance, so as to win our trust more, and also let us attack in advance when we are not prepared, so that he can be more confident to defeat our Wagang Yishi." If this is the case, it is not early now, we rushed to attack, even if we caught up with Luokoucang, it was almost dark, and it was an opportunity for the official army to ambush and defeat us. β
When Zhai Rang heard this, he immediately felt that Jia Xiong's words were reasonable, but Xu Shiyun was still suspicious, and he thought about Jian Yiyi and said: "Brother Zhai, the enemy situation is unknown, we can't attack at will, otherwise, let the army gather in the gate first, and then send more people to investigate the movements of the official army camp, we will attack if we have the opportunity, and continue to retreat and hold on if we don't have the opportunity, without delay." β
Zhai Rang immediately adopted Xu Shixian's compromise idea, while sending a large number of scouts out of the pass to investigate the situation of the Sui army, while ordering the army to assemble in the gate, and at the same time personally led the Wagang generals to climb the West Gate Wall, condescendingly observe the movement outside the pass, and grasp the situation of the Sui army's camp at the first time, and the elite movements of the Wagang Army are also very fast.
Under such circumstances, if Pei Renji, who abandoned the camp and fled for his life, could do his best to send the news to the Tiger Prison Pass, the Henan Capture Army that retreated in a hurry was indeed doomed to defeat and defeat under the pursuit of the Wagang Armyβ¦β¦β¦β¦
For Qin Qiong's personal soldiers, the promotion of the third level and the reward promised by Chen Fuliang are not easy to get, and they have to risk losing their heads, because the Henan Capture Army is already starting to abandon the camp and retreat at this moment, and the scouts outside the camp have also been ordered to return to the camp, but the scouts of the Wagang Army are immediately rampant, this Qin Qiong's personal soldier rode out of the camp alone according to Chen Fuliang's request, and went straight to the front of the Tiger Prison Pass to find Pei Renji to carry out the order, and the danger factor was indescribable. The result was not unexpected, this Qin Qiong's personal soldiers had only been three miles east after leaving the camp, and they were immediately pursued by the scout sentry team of the Wagang Army.
Chen Fuliang's casual grasp caught the right person, this Chen Fuliang didn't even have time to ask the name of Qin Qiong's personal soldiers faced the Wagang scouts in front of the chase, Leng was not afraid to flee, at the expense of horsepower just rushed straight to the Tiger Prison Pass, the Wagang scouts chased closely, and also released arrows to snipe, but failed to stop his footsteps, this unsung hero just went straight to the Tiger Prison Pass, and it only took ten minutes to rush straight to the West Gate of the Tiger Prison Pass.
It's a pity that this unsung hero not only failed to catch up with Pei Renji, but also attracted more Wagang scouts to chase after him, and under the random arrows, this Qin Qiong's personal soldier was also hit by an arrow, and had to turn around and flee back to the Sui army camp, the Wagang army scouts continued to chase after him, Zhai Rang and Xu Shiyun and others were also inexplicably on the West Gate of Tiger Prison Pass, all of them were confused, "What is crazy about this officer and soldier?" What does he want to do when he comes here for a spin and then runs back again? β
The sky pays off, after the unsung hero galloped back for two or three miles, he fell from the sky, just when Pei Renji was escorted to the Tiger Prison by several Wagang Army scouts, he did not hesitate, regardless of the fact that the pursuers were less than ten steps behind him, he directly greeted Pei Renji, and shouted: "Pei Dashuai, go back!" Please go back! You can't come and surrender yourself! You can't come and lure the enemy yourself! That's death for nothing! Come on! I have received your great favor, and I will give you Your Highness! β
"Dashuai, let's go!" yelled, that Qin Qiong's own soldiers really danced the knife to save Pei Renji, and the plan arranged by Chen Yingliang for him also deviated at this moment, and before he could continue to flee for his life, an arrow had already broken through the air behind him, and it hit his vest impartially, and the sharp arrow penetrated his chest, and he also carried off the war horse and died in his country.
Of course, the sacrifice of this unsung hero will not be worthless, at least all his shouts were clearly heard by the Wagang scouts, and under the suspicion, the Wagang scouts who escorted Pei Renji not only immediately strengthened Pei Renji's custody, but also made a truthful report as soon as he saw Zhai Rang, as a result, Pei Renji, who came to surrender sincerely, only wanted to cry without tears, obviously the Sui army camp was completely chaotic and vulnerable, but Zhai Rang and the others did not dare to believe his words immediately, and they only interrogated him about the truth of his surrender, Inquiring into every detail of the chaotic situation in the Sui army's camp wasted countless hours that were ten thousand times more precious than gold and jewelry.
At the same time, the camp of the Henan Capture Army has gradually risen and the smoke of the fire has gradually risen, and the soldiers of the Sui Army set fire to the tents, baggage, grain and grass, while only carrying armor and weapons out of the camp to assemble, according to the order arranged by Chen Fuliang before, strode towards the direction of Luokoucang, and launched the Great Sui version of the Dunkirk retreat, Chen Fuliang personally led Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong to the two armies, and insisted on walking in the last place of the Henan Capture Army despite the persuasion and opposition of everyone.
"I'm your interim boss! Charge ahead, retreat behind, this is the responsibility of the commander! All give me to go forward, I'm last! β
This is the strongest voice shouted by the Great Sui actor Chen Fuliang today, which moved the Sui soldiers to tears, and also moved Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong and other old people of Qi County to sigh and sigh, and regretted that after Zhang Xutuo was martyred, he could not immediately follow behind a coach like Chen Fuliang, and followed a coach like Pei Renji by mistake, wasting time and time in vain, and suffering a lot of anger.
After all, there are too many flaws in the golden cicada shelling plan arranged by Chen Fuliang in a hurry, and it can even be said that if it weren't for Chen Fuliang's treacherous and notoriety all over the world before, it would be impossible for the Wagang army to be fooled at all, although Zhai Rang and Xu Shiyun and others still have huge doubts, but they found out the intelligence that the Sui army left the camp in large numbers, and listened to Pei Renji's explanation of gambling and vows, Zhai Rang finally ordered Xu Shiyun and Shan Xiongxin to send troops to pursue while the Sui army basically withdrew from the camp.
Facts have proved that Chen Fuliang's decision to give up all the grain and grass baggage is very correct, without the fetters of heavy grain carts and baggage carts, the soldiers of the Sui army who went into battle lightly withdrew very quickly, and the Wagang pursuers were elite and brave, and the distance of seven or eight miles would not be able to be shortened for a while and a half, and they were forced to have no choice but to discuss in a hurry, and Shan Xiongxin led about 1,500 cavalry to pursue first, and Xu Shixin led the infantry to follow.
The Wagang cavalry quickly approached the rear of the Sui army, and the time to test Chen Fuliang's adaptability also came, and in the case of the fluctuating command of the army, Chen Fuliang decisively ordered the other troops to retreat to Luokoucang at full speed, and he personally led less than 2,000 troops under the command of Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong to fight the palace, and retreated to Luokoucang.
In the pursuit battle, Chen Fuliang's handsome banner of course became the key target of the Wagang cavalry, and the strong bow and hard crossbow of the Wagang army were basically greeted in the direction of Chen Fuliang, and Chen Fuliang calmly commanded the battle, and also personally drew his sword to participate in the battle - although Wei Chi Jingde has been guarding his side, but Chen Fuliang still made an appearance, and at the same time, the sky has no eyes, and the arrows of the Wagang army have not been nailed to Chen Fuliang's vital point, although the Sui army has paid a certain number of casualties, Chen Fuliang still led the army to successfully withdraw about five miles away from Luokoucang.
At this time, the rear army led by Xu Shixun had also chased closer, but before Xu Shixun could participate in the battle, the 3,000 Shengli army led by Ma Sanbao had already hidden from the south to kill the place, and smashed into the combination of Xu Shixun and Shan Xiongxin's second army, and used a large number of gunpowder bottles to destroy the Wagang army column - it is a pity that when Li Mi was still in the Wagang Army, the Wagang Army had obtained gunpowder bottles through a special channel, and had suddenly used it in the battle of the sneak attack on the Tiger Prison Pass, and had seen and understood it, so the effect of the disturbance was far less huge than before.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Fuliang also led the army to turn around and kill, and started a melee with the Wagang army. However, the result of the melee is still not up and down, stalemate, in front of the elite of the Wagang army with good combat effectiveness, the new force under the command of Ma Sanbao did not take any advantage, fortunately retreated first After all the soldiers of the Henan Capture Army withdrew to Luokou Cangcheng, Kan Liang also led 3,000 Mo knife soldiers to come out to respond, Chen Fuliang was able to get out of the battlefield and retreat to Luokou Cang under the cover of the Mo knife soldiers intercepted in the queue.
Kan Liang's Mo knife soldiers finally retreated to the Cangcheng Gate, although the Wagang army tried to enter the Cangcheng many times, but they were all killed and retreated by the Kan Liang army, and at the same time the arrows on the wall were fired together, and the Wagang army had to retreat with great regret and hatred for missing the opportunity to break the enemy.
It was also when the Wagang army hated to retreat, Chen Fuliang saw the flower-character banner in the Wagang army under the guidance of He Yanyu, and looked at the flag in the torch light, Chen Fuliang was full of thoughts, and suddenly came from the heart, and couldn't help crying, Liu Changgong and He Yanyu and others next to him were shocked, and hurriedly asked Chen Fuliang why he was sad, but Chen Fuliang ignored it, just raised his head to the sky, and shouted: "Zhang Dashuai, I tried my best!" But I can't help it, I have too little time left, and I still haven't been able to bring back all the soldiers you left behind, I'm sorry for you! β
Hearing Chen Fuliang's heartfelt cry and sorrow, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and He Yanyu and other old people in Qi County all burst into tears, Liu Changgong and others comforted him, but Chen Fuliang wiped away his tears, choked up and said: "The matter is not over yet, Pei Renji is about to mutiny, and the Wagang thieves are more vigorous, and they will definitely attack Luokoucang again, and immediately start to arrange Luokoucang's defense." I also want to play His Royal Highness the King of Yue, gather troops and horses to help, and fight to the death with the Wagang thieves! "After all the soldiers of the Henan Hunting Army withdrew to Luokoucang City, Kan Liang also led three thousand Mo sword soldiers to respond, and Chen Fuliang was able to get out of the battlefield and withdraw to Luokoucang under the cover of the Mo knife soldiers who were intercepted in line.
Kan Liang's Mo knife soldiers finally retreated to the Cangcheng Gate, although the Wagang army tried to enter the Cangcheng many times, but they were all killed and retreated by the Kan Liang army, and at the same time the arrows on the wall were fired together, and the Wagang army had to retreat with great regret and hatred for missing the opportunity to break the enemy.
It was also when the Wagang army hated to retreat, Chen Fuliang saw the flower-character banner in the Wagang army under the guidance of He Yanyu, and looked at the flag in the torch light, Chen Fuliang was full of thoughts, and suddenly came from the heart, and couldn't help crying, Liu Changgong and He Yanyu and others next to him were shocked, and hurriedly asked Chen Fuliang why he was sad, but Chen Fuliang ignored it, just raised his head to the sky, and shouted: "Zhang Dashuai, I tried my best!" But I can't help it, I have too little time left, and I still haven't been able to bring back all the soldiers you left behind, I'm sorry for you! β
Hearing Chen Fuliang's heartfelt cry and sorrow, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and He Yanyu and other old people in Qi County all burst into tears, Liu Changgong and others comforted him, but Chen Fuliang wiped away his tears, choked up and said: "The matter is not over yet, Pei Renji is about to mutiny, and the Wagang thieves are more vigorous, and they will definitely attack Luokoucang again, and immediately start to arrange Luokoucang's defense." I also want to play His Royal Highness the King of Yue, gather troops and horses to help, and fight to the death with the Wagang thieves! β