Chapter 436: Those Who Descend Avoid Death
"Whoever descends will not die! Those who resist will not be forgiven! Guan Hai rushed left and right in the Yuan army's camp, but he did not kill on a large scale, but shouted loudly in the formation. As soon as Guan Hai shouted, the archers shouted in unison: "Those who surrender will not die!" Those who descend will not die! Those who resist will not be forgiven! Thousands of people shouted in unison, and the momentum shook the sky.
After Yuan Shu became the emperor, he was extremely poor and extravagant, and after the people were swept away by him, he could no longer squeeze any oil and water, but Yuan Shu was extravagant, and in order to ascend the throne, half of the soldiers' food and salary were deducted, which made the barracks full of complaints, and the morale of the army had dropped to the lowest level in the past. In these famine years, the soldiers' requirements are actually very low, and whoever can give a bowl of rice can give his life to whomever he wants. It is not surprising why there will be an endless stream of people who sign up to join the army in Xuzhou, and even the phenomenon that five sons are vying to be soldiers, because in the Xuzhou army, not only are they well fed and well-fed, but also have a monthly salary to take, there are rewards after killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions, and there are compassionate after the death and disability, and the conditions can be said to be in the second place among the princes of all walks of life in the world.
Now the Huainan soldiers not only have no extra rewards to take, but even the most basic food and salary cannot be guaranteed, and they are half hungry and half full every day, and their morale can really be imagined. Although Ji Ling had the heart to learn from Han Xin and Xiang Yu, it was a pity that he did not have the means of Han Xin and Xiang Yu to govern the army, and the scattered Huainan soldiers had no cohesion at all. If the Xuzhou soldiers just killed mercilessly, for the instinct of survival. Maybe the Huainan army still has the possibility of a war, but now the slogan shouted by the Xuzhou army is that those who surrender will not die, in the minds of many Huainan soldiers, this is a life-saving straw, since surrender does not have to die, what are you waiting for, many Huainan soldiers began to throw away their weapons and raise their hands to surrender.
The Xuzhou army meticulously carried out Liu Ze's order, and all those who laid down their arms and surrendered would not be killed. Instead, they were escorted away from the battlefield.
More Huainan soldiers saw this situation. They also threw away their weapons one after another and joined the ranks of surrender, and even those soldiers who were determined to die saw that the general trend was gone. It is also as good as flowing. Hands were raised in surrender. All of a sudden. The surrenderers were like clouds, the discarded weapons were piled up like mountains, and everywhere were Yuan soldiers who surrendered with their hands raised. The shape shì was reversed in an instant.
Ji Ling was furious, and slashed many soldiers who had laid down their arms and were about to surrender with a sword, but this situation was no longer under his control.
The lieutenant officer next to him tried his best to persuade: "Ji Che ride, the big thing has gone, withdraw quickly, if you don't withdraw, it's too late!" ”
Ji Ling never expected that the battle situation that had been under his control half an hour ago had suddenly changed, not only had he lost his dominant advantage, but he had also been defeated like a mountain, and it was difficult to recover the defeat at all, he wanted to roar unwillingly, but turned into a wordless sigh.
The lieutenant officer pointed to the direction of the rear team and said: "Ji Cheqi, General Lei and General Chen are still over there, their army has not yet been surrounded by the Xu army, if Ji Cheqi can suddenly surround out and join them, there may be a glimmer of life." ”
Ji Ling looked at the rear team from a distance, his eyesight was good, and he saw Lei Bo and Chen Lan in the army from a distance. Guan Hai and Chen Zhi attacked from both sides at the same time, cutting off the Yuan army from the middle, and then dividing and surrounding, within the encirclement, only more than half of the men and horses commanded by Ji Ling, and a small half of the men and horses were cut off and left behind, Lei Bo Chen Lan happened to be in the rear team, and was not involved in the encirclement.
Seeing this situation, Ji Ling's heart ignited hope again, and he didn't care about the Yuan soldiers who were divided and surrounded by the Xuzhou army, and led his own troops, desperately trying to fight a bloody way to meet Lei Bo Chen Lan.
Guan Hai looked at Ji Ling who wanted to break through from a distance, where to let him escape, and rushed straight over after patting the horse, shouting: "Ji Ling is leaving, get off the horse and die!" "Pick up the pair of iron halberds and take Ji Ling directly.
If you only talk about martial arts, Ji Ling will definitely not be under Guan Hai, but in the chaos of the army, Ji Ling's heart is in chaos, and his moves are also in chaos, so he doesn't dare to fight Guan Hai at all, and after only three or four rounds of fighting, Ji Ling was defeated and retreated, and the direction of the back team burst through.
Guan Hai took advantage of the situation to cover up and annihilate most of Ji Ling's personal guards. And Ji Ling finally relied on his own courage to fight his way out of the bloody road, looking at Lei Bo Chen Lan and leaving.
The archers rushed over like a whirlwind, Lei Bo Chen Lan happened to be in the attack position of the archers, seeing the archers chopping waves and killing them like bamboos, Lei Bo still had the heart to organize the army to resist, but Chen Lan dragged his reins, took him away and dragged him out of a stone's throw and escaped from the strike distance of the archers.
Lei Bo hurriedly said: "General Ji is still trapped in the chaos, and the two of us will quickly gather our soldiers and horses to rescue General Ji." ”
Chen Lan said indifferently: "So far, Brother Lei thinks that even if he can save Ji Ling, can he still save the defeat?" ”
Lei Bo said in surprise: "Even so, if General Ji is lost in this battle, how can His Majesty explain before driving, you must know that General Ji is His Majesty's confidant, and General Ji is dead, how can we get rid of our lives?" ”
Chen Lan said: "Brother Lei still thinks we can get back to Shouchun?" ”
Lei Bo then thought that the pontoon bridges and boats on the Huai River had already been burned and sunk by Ji Ling, and now he was still thinking that it might not be so easy to escape the Huai River. "In my opinion, what should we do?"
Chen Lan's eyes flashed with a touch of anger, and said: "The defeat of our army is decided, even if we throw all the men and horses of the rear team to the front, we will definitely not be able to save the defeat." Ji Ling was stubborn and self-serving, did not accept his advice, insisted on going back to the water to line up and break the boat, and the soldiers were dangerous, and he took his own death, do you want us to give him a funeral? ”
Lei Bo frowned when he heard this, and said, "I can't fight, I can't retreat, what should I do?" ”
Chen Lan said meaningfully: "Brother Lei, you and I are both Hanchen, although it is said that if there is chaos today, the Son of Heaven is weak, but the country of the Han family is by no means able to fall down, and if you follow Yuan Shu to be a chaotic minister and thief, I am afraid that the final outcome will not be so good." What's more, Ji Ling has cut himself off today, even if we want to escape, we can't escape, instead of giving Yuan Shu a funeral, it is better to turn against the front of the battle today, abandon the darkness and turn to the light! ”
Lei Bo said suddenly: "It turns out that the meaning of the virtuous brother is that we also took advantage of the situation to descend Liu Ze?" ”
Chen Lan glanced at Ji Ling, who was covered in blood and was rushing over here, and said with a smile: "Liu Yuanjun is wise, wise, benevolent, and generous, and is a rare master. ”
Although Lei Bo did not have Chen Lan's heart to betray Yuan Shu, but now it is important to save his life, since Chen Lan said so, Lei Bo has also made up his mind to surrender, anyway, what Yuan Shu did after becoming emperor also made him feel cold. However, Lei Bo was still faintly worried, and said: "Ji Ling's martial arts are strong, I'm afraid it will be difficult to capture the strength of the two of us?" ”
Chen Lan smiled and said: "If it is left on weekdays, you and I are not Ji Ling's opponent together, and the current Ji Ling is just a lost dog, what is the way?" Wait a minute, look at my eyes, and take him down by surprise! ”
Ji Ling rushed over quickly, and when he saw Lei Bo and Chen Lan talking leisurely here, he couldn't help but be furious, and reprimanded: "At the moment of the great enemy, you two dare to do this? The former army was trapped, and they didn't go to the rescue without moving, what are the intentions of the two of you? Come on, take down Lei Bo Chen Lan for me! ”
How could Chen Lan be restrained, he glanced at Lei Bo, secretly raised the gun in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "General Yuan, hehe, Yuan Cheqi, you are such a big official, it's a pity that this is no longer a place where you can give orders, today Chen wants to ask you to borrow something......"
Ji Ling was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said, "What do you want to borrow?" ”
Chen Lan laughed and said, "Don't want anything else, as long as General Ji's necklace is a head, it is more suitable to use it as a meeting gift for Liu Yuanjun." ”
Ji Ling was furious and shouted, "It's the opposite! It's the other way around! You two dog thieves dare to plot a rebellion! Hugh is rampant, and he is going to kill you two dog thieves! As he spoke, he waved a three-pointed and two-edged knife to take Chen Lan directly.
Chen Lan had already taken precautions and raised her gun to face the battle. Lei Bo also stepped forward with a knife, and the two of them, one left and one right, attacked Ji Ling.
On weekdays, Ji Ling didn't take them seriously at all, but now it is different from the past, Ji Ling, who has been fighting in the chaotic army for a long time, is sleepy and tired, and after fighting with Chen Lan Lei Bo for more than a dozen rounds in a row, he is already gradually feeling exhausted.
At this time, Guan Hai had already led the archers to catch up, and looked at Ji Ling and Lei Bo Chen Lan fighting together from a distance, he was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said: "Yuan Shu's group of bear soldiers, when the disaster is coming, they are actually in the nest, when will Yuan Shu not die!" "Guan Hai doesn't care who is a friend or foe, he directly waves his army to cover up.
Ji Ling was horrified, he didn't dare to fight with Lei Bo Chen Lan anymore, he shook a knife, jumped out of the circle, and fled. Guan Hai's cavalry rushed over, whether it was Ji Ling's men or Lei Bo Chenlan's men and horses, anyway, in Guan Hai's eyes, they were all Yuan Shu's Huainan army, as long as they didn't lay down their weapons, they were treated as if they were resisting stubbornly. For those who resist stubbornly, it is natural to kill.
Lei Bo Chen Lan originally wanted to capture Ji Ling and ask Liu Ze for credit, but Guan Hai killed him indiscriminately, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, so he had to restrain his horse and prepare to explain it to Guan Hai, so he could only watch Ji Ling escape. (To be continued......)