Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Secret

No matter how strong a person is, there is a limit to psychological endurance, at this time the Jin army is already at the end of the strong crossbow, seeing the Texas army from the mountain to cover up and kill, it is already panicked, and the main general's 'death' has become the last straw that crushes the camel, and the downed handsome flag also makes them sure that the beloved commander is done! And Wan Yanxie, who was in the midst of the chaos, also wanted to explain and no one listened, Shuai Qi has also become a hot potato, and it has become a key care area for the Texas army.

Now the giant trees piled up at the mouth of the valley have been burning for a long time, and although the fire has weakened, you can still feel the roasting from a dozen steps away. The beast is not afraid of fire, and the horse hesitates when it runs closer, but it can't stop its red-eyed master, and it can only play with its life and rush towards the embers under the whipping knife and poking it. The few who tested the water first ran a few steps, and in an instant the centaurs were all gone, and they fell into the fire before they could escape from the fire ring, and there was a smell of burning protein in the air...

There is no turning back arrow when the bow is opened, people are animals from the crowd, seeing that someone does not care about life and death of the prancing horse drill the ring of fire, and does not see if they can pass, escape has become the only thought in their minds, they feel that he dares to drill, what they are afraid of, so they follow and rush forward regardless of it. In fact, he just didn't want to jump into the fire pit and couldn't help himself, the team behind him had already been waiting impatiently and crowded forward, especially their invincible Tiefutu, they were all dead anyway, rush!

Lu Xun said, 'When people walk, there is a road', and similarly, when people die, there is a road! Under the impact of countless Jin troops who 'forgot to die' and the trampling of horses' hooves, and under the paving of many sacrifices, Shengsheng rushed to open a road in the burning valley. Escaped from hell by stepping on the corpse of his companion. Wan Yan Xian also walked this road of life and death under everyone's 'surrounding', and he still saw the corpses that burned in the fire. It was the beastly wail of those fallen sergeants in the flames, but what could he do? The defeat was like a mountain. At this time, there was no way to collect the troops, and the Texas army behind had already caught up.

But these are just the opening ceremony of the tragedy, the rear army of the Jin army heard the gunfire and shouting in front of them seven or eight miles away, and the commander of the Zhilu Dao has already done it again with the Texas army, and hurried over to help, thinking that the meat could not be eaten, and it was good to catch up and drink soup. But they were confronted by a group of friends with crumbling eyebrows, gray faces, and tattered clothes, riding 'curly-haired beasts', and they quickly learned from these frightened companions. The front army was ambushed, the whole army was annihilated, Du Shuai was killed in battle, and tens of thousands of Texas troops were chasing and killing behind!

The news of 'the former army was annihilated, and the commander was killed in battle' spread like a flu to the rear army, and looking at the clouds of smoke rising from the valley like a hurricane, they knew that what the defeated army said was true, and that a large army of cavalry was indeed coming. As he spoke, more defeated soldiers of the former army arrived, congesting the main road between the valleys. As soon as they stopped, the people behind them stopped, and just now you ran fast and let them block the guns in the back. Now you're talking about the sky, but we're still going to be stabbed in the back, why? They couldn't be happier. Regardless of the rush forward, the two armies collided. Caused confusion.

The original intention of the Jin Army was to let the defeated soldiers and reorganize the army for war. He also knew that after no one broke off at this time, he would inevitably be chased and killed by the enemy, and no one would have good fruit to eat at that time. But just as he got out of the way, let go of the defeated army, and adjusted the formation to prepare for battle, the Texas army had already been killed. The hussars of the Texas army have always been hidden and waiting, recuperating, and at this moment, with the power of great victory, the momentum is flourishing, like a tiger that pounces into the flock, and suddenly sets off a bloody storm. The Jin army was in a hurry to respond to the battle, and it couldn't resist it at all, and it was killed in an instant, and the rear army could not be controlled, and it also retreated with the defeated army.

The mountain road was narrow, and the rear army carried baggage, so it could only march in columns, and twenty or thirty thousand people were discharged into a line of more than ten miles. The people in front ran back, and the people in the back also heard that the front army was defeated, and Du Shuai was killed, and when he saw that the front was in a mess, the first reaction was that the Texas army had arrived, and the front could not be stopped, and all the handsome people were killed, where are we opponents, hurry up and run! As a result, most of the men joined the ranks of the defeated retreat before they could meet the enemy, and the rear army was completely scattered.

An unorganized retreat is fatal, especially in this hasty retreat, where all kinds of rumors are flying and things are infinitely magnified. One moment this one died, and the other one died later, but the opponent was rumored to be a god in the lower realm, the demon was reincarnated, and the terrifying atmosphere enveloped the whole army, so that they didn't have the heart to fight at all, all they wanted was to get out of the battlefield quickly, stay away from these demons, the strict military discipline was all floating clouds at the moment, and they had to save their lives first! They first threw away the baggage they carried, then the armor, weapons, and banners on their bodies, and everything that could be thrown away was thrown away, and all the enemies who stood in their way...

The Jin army was also a multi-ethnic group, including the Jurchens, as well as the conquered Bohai, Xi, and Han Chinese. The main force of the Jin army was the cavalry, but everyone knew that it cost more to raise a horse than a person, and to equip people with armor, and iron was a scarce resource, and the Jurchens certainly would not waste these on those conquered peoples. Therefore, the cavalry of the Jin army were all Jurchens, and the infantry army was mostly those who were forcibly conscripted by other nationalities or surrendered troops, who not only had to undertake combat tasks, but also did those hard work such as camping and building cities and opening roads.

The so-called unlucky ones, there are even more unlucky ones! Even more unfortunate fell on the infantry led by Beguru. Beguru saw through the 'tricks' of the Texas army, and hurriedly led the troops to come to the rescue, but they had been in the mountains for two days, and they were already sleepy and tired, and besides, the two legs could not catch up with the four legs, and they still fell behind the rear army for about ten miles. Soon he learned from the mouth of the rout army about the defeat of the former army. But when it came to him, he didn't know how many versions of Lu Dao had been raised, even if he was calm, he was covered in a cold sweat, and wanted to form a whole army to meet the friendly troops, but those soldiers clamored: We will do the coolies, send us to death, and now they will be cut off if they are running away!

Beguru wanted to suppress it, but the soldiers had no fighting spirit, they had no fighting spirit, and when they heard that the commander was dead, the tens of thousands of troops collapsed and fled for their lives. But people can't outrun the horses after all, tens of thousands of people finally crowded into the narrow mountain road, and there are 'those who have horses all fall down the road, suppress each other, those who fall into the valley are like carp crossing the river, and there are tens of thousands of dead and wounded', and tens of thousands of troops 'let go of the instrument for a while, and their hands will be restrained'!

The Dezhou army covered all the way for forty miles until it was dark before collecting troops and cleaning the battlefield, this battle not only severely damaged the Yan Xianye department, but also captured all its baggage, obtained tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver, tens of thousands of sets of clothes and armor, countless grains and grasses, tens of thousands of weapons, nearly 10,000 captured enemies, and thousands of horses.

The Jin army fled to the Valley of the Hundred Wolves in a fit of rage before stopping the car, and Wan Yan also re-established the handsome banner and gathered the remnants of the army, only then did everyone find that although Du Shuai did not look very good and was also a little injured, he was still alive, and the people's hearts gradually stabilized, but the fiasco was irreparable. This battle not only lost all the baggage, but also suffered heavy casualties, only more than 10,000 of the 50,000 troops who returned to help, and the most distressing thing was that the guard Tie Futu was disabled, and it would take time to re-form the army.

After this defeat, Wan Yan Xian also understood that he was no longer able to fight, and after gathering the remnants of the army, he slowly withdrew from the territory of Dezhou overnight, and entered Dongshengzhou to recruit young and strong people and collect grain and grass; On the one hand, he sent someone to inform Yan Zonghan and ordered him to go to Xijing alone to quell the rebellion. Send someone to Zhongjing for help again, mobilize the army and prepare for another battle!

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"Boss, why don't we go all out and chase and capture the enemy chief overnight?" Li Lei was very puzzled by the prince's sudden order to stop the pursuit, lost the opportunity to completely annihilate the invading Jin army, and captured the commander of the Jin army, Wan Yan Xianye, and couldn't help asking.

"Poor Kou Mo chase, although our army wins, but after all, the strength is limited, the terrain ahead is open, once the Jin army stabilizes its position and returns to the army to fight again, we may not get any advantage. Now that we have stopped pursuing, the Jin army cannot figure out the truth and the truth, and will definitely withdraw from Texas overnight, our campaign purpose has been achieved, why waste energy on the way! Zhao said.

"Boss, after running away this time, Yan Xianye is still unwilling!" Although Li Lei accepted the prince's statement, he still felt that the prince's statement was different from what he had done in the past. It took three days and three nights to catch up with Brother Cha, forcing him to bet on the hammer and agree to the conditions proposed by the prince, but this time he easily gave up the great opportunity, which made him incomprehensible.

"There is a chance, sooner or later he will fall into our hands, don't rush it!" Zhao Ta patted Li Lei's shoulder and said with a smile, in fact, he gave up the pursuit, he did have another secret.

Wan Yan Xian is also the brother of the Emperor of the Jin State, Ah Guta, who commands the army both inside and outside, which is equivalent to the prince who is in charge of the country's military power, and has a high status. If he is defeated today, it will definitely shock the government and the opposition of the Jin Kingdom, so that they will be jealous and dare not underestimate Texas; But if he is killed, it is another matter, such a national minister is killed, it will inevitably arouse the hatred of the whole country, whether it is for face or real revenge, it will definitely attack on a large scale, and it will kill a chicken and dog, relying on the current strength of Texas There is only one way to go. And what Texas needs most at this time is to be able to rectify and recuperate for a period of time, expand its strength, and gather colleagues, and it is enough to defeat the brand of Wanyan Xianye, but this cannot be known to outsiders, and Zhao Ta can only prevaricate vaguely.

"Boss, we found a strange thing when we were cleaning the battlefield, Lieutenant Jin Jun locked an old man in a prisoner car, thinking that there must be something hidden, do you want to take a look!" The fourth brigade commander Zhuge Hong came over with a smile and said to the prince... (To be continued.) )