Chapter 120: The Battle of Wutai (Part II)
It is said that the Vietnamese generals Ling Gufu and Ji Ying led the Vietnamese army to break through the Wu formation and drive directly to the Chinese army. This Linggufu is no longer a long halberd in his hand, and in order to facilitate the breakthrough on this day, he has changed his hand to a long knife. This long knife is about one zhang long, sharp as a crescent moon, and weighs about 30 catties. Linggu Fu is a famous general of the Yue country, and the natural power of this knife cannot be underestimated.
Just when the Wu army was waiting for those sinners in Tsing Yi to kill themselves, the Vietnamese army suddenly stormed the front of Wu Fang like a whirlwind. When the Wu army was defenseless, it naturally and easily broke through the front of the Wu army. I saw that the Vietnamese army was like a bamboo, like a surging river breaking through Changti and sweeping the Chinese army.
Zhuan Yi is the former army commander, and when he saw the Vietnamese army attacking and breaking through the battle formation, he saw a person in his formation wielding a long knife from a distance, rushing left and right, as if entering a no-man's land. Zhuan Yi recognized this red-robed general as the general of the Vietnamese army, Linggufu, and Zhuan Yi was worried that if the front army was broken by the Vietnamese army, then King Wu's Chinese army would be exposed to the enemy's blade. Zhuan Yi didn't dare to be careless, so he had to step forward to fight against Linggufu.
After a few rounds of fighting with Zhuan Yi, Linggufu did not fall in love with the battle, and once again withdrew and broke into the Wu army's formation. Ji Ying stepped forward again to entangle Zhuan Yi and fight, so that Linggufu could continue to attack the Wu Formation Army. At this time, Bo Yao and Wang Sun Luo saw that the Chinese army was in danger, and they did not dare to wait and see, and also led the army to help the battle.
Linggu floated in the Wu array and slashed hard, no one could be sharp, and gradually approached the Chinese army. At this time, when he saw the Vietnamese army breaking into his formation, he also panicked, and hurriedly got on his chariot with the support of Yue Peng.
Linggufu saw King Wu's car from afar, and he was even more energetic, dancing with a long knife in his hand, chopping melons and vegetables. Yue Peng saw that Lu Lu was in danger at this time, and he also insisted on boarding the car and crossing the front of the Lu car.
"Hurry up, King! Don't stay here for long! Yue Peng shouted.
But He Lu knew that he was the master of the first army, and now that the two armies were facing each other, if he abandoned the army first. The soldiers must think that they are defeated, so if the morale of the army is greatly weakened, how can the soldiers use their lives? Seeing that Yue Peng was a person selected by the army, and his own martial arts were extraordinary, he stood on the chariot and did not retreat.
At this time, I saw a young general riding from the north, dressed in red, with a face like a crown of jade, rushing into the Wu array like a whirlwind, it was General Fan Li. It was followed by a group of light horsemen, each with a bow and crossbow in hand. Shoot at the Wu formation.
Seeing that the Vietnamese army was offensive, the Wu army began to be in chaos.
Linggu Fu was killing up, and when he saw a black-faced bearded man blocking the way in front, he didn't say a word, just swung his knife and slashed it.
The sound of a "bell". Yue Peng blocked the halberd and felt his hands numb. The knife came very heavy. Yue Peng saw that Linggu was so brave. didn't dare to take it lightly, so he cheered up and fought with Linggufu.
But Linggu saw that He Lu was close at hand, so she naturally wanted to capture the thief and capture the king first, and planned to kill this black-faced man with a few knives, so that she could rob and kill Lu Lu. That must be a first work. I saw Linggufu holding the long knife in both hands, and when the two cars intersected, he stabbed three times in a row, trying to force the opponent in front of him to retreat.
This long knife is powerful. There is also a long-distance advantage, and Yue Peng, who holds a halberd, is at a disadvantage. Linggufu forced Yue Peng back with three swords, and he was exposed in front of Linggufu's chariot.
Just after Yue Peng and Linggu Fu intersected, before Yue Peng returned to the car, Linggu Fu had already galloped to the front of the car, and when he saw Lu standing on the right side of the car, he yelled and slashed with a knife.
The blade slashed through the air, and there was a faint sound of cracking. Seeing Linggu's long knife slashing over, he flashed back.
Hearing only a scream, although He Lu avoided Linggufu's move to split Qianjun, the blade of this long knife was very long, and the sharp tip of the knife still cut to He Lu's right foot, and one of Wu Wang Lu's right shoes also rolled down the car.
Linggu saw that this knife was missing, so she wanted to turn around and make up for it. At this time, Yue Peng had already returned to the car and arrived, and used his halberd to pick away Linggufu's long knife. Yue Peng desperately resisted Linggufu's offensive, King Wu was in danger, and he arrived at the car, and the two generals fought against Linggufu to protect King Wu.
Seeing that He Lu was seriously injured, Zhuan Yi ordered Yue Peng to protect King Wu's chariot and slowly retreated.
At this time, Wang Sun Luo and Bo Yao both led the army to intercept the Vietnamese army and fight, and the number of generals gathered in one place, knowing that Lu was injured and did not dare to fight.
The Vietnamese army shouted again: "King Wu is seriously injured and dies, kill—"
He sat in the car, his steel teeth clenched, his eyes slightly closed, and he groaned in pain. Yue Peng jumped into King Wu's car, tore off his robe, and wrapped his feet. But the thumb of his right foot was chopped off by Linggufu, and the blood flowed like an infusion, and he fainted to death in pain.
Seeing that King Wu was critically injured, Zhuan Yi briefly discussed a few words with Wang Sun Luo and Bo Yao: "You wait for the king to retreat slowly, don't be frightened." If the army is defeated, it will be like a gushing water, and it will be out of control. After I led my headquarters to break off, the enemy was covered by the Vietnamese army, and the army could slowly retreat to protect everything. ”
After Zhuan Yi led the army to break off, he was in the midst of the chaos, intercepting and killing the Vietnamese army that was charging into battle. Unexpectedly, he was hit by an arrow in his back and almost fell under the car. Seeing this, the emperor supported Zhuan Yi, tore off his robe and bandaged it briefly.
Seeing that the Vietnamese army was killing more and more, and King Wu was retreating at an important moment, he regrouped and held the halberd to continue fighting. At this time, he was already bleeding profusely, and his body was covered in blood red.
The Wu army was defeated by this, with nearly half of them killed and wounded, so they had to retreat to Dazhai and stick to the camp to prevent the Vietnamese army from taking advantage of the situation to pursue and kill.
Wu Wanglu's right foot was injured and bleeding nonstop, and the pain was extraordinary. I don't know how many times I fainted in pain. He Lu knew that the big thing was not good, so he signaled Dazai Boyao and summoned the generals to entrust the future:
"The defeat of the widow is very unclear. Today, the widow died at the hands of Goujian, and he must take revenge! ”
The generals were speechless, and when they saw that King Wu was in pain, they couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Zhongqing should be slowly...... And retreat, no, don't go suddenly. Otherwise...... Otherwise, the Vietnamese army will chase and kill, and I will be defeated......"
He Lu just gritted his teeth and endured the pain, at this time he couldn't speak anymore, he was reluctant to give up, glanced at the generals, screamed, closed his eyes and died.
At this time, in the Wu army, Bo Ya, as Dazai, had the highest official position, so he assumed the responsibility of temporary commander and led the three armies to resist the enemy.
In order to calm the morale of the army and prevent the enemy from knowing the news of the death of the king, it must be kept strictly confidential and not leak the slightest rumor. If the enemy knows that the king is gone, he will take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill; And when the officers and men of our army know about this, they will also be in great disgrace, how can they have the spirit of war? ”
The generals nodded yes. Zhuan Yi said: "The king has died, and our army will definitely withdraw." But when the army is withdrawn, do not flee. Dazai led the army to retreat slowly, and he would have led 3,000 soldiers and horses to be saved after he had been killed. ”
Bo Yao said: "The general's words are exactly what I want. But when will our army retreat? ”
Zhuan Yi said: "It is best to choose the middle of the night and withdraw the troops." When our army goes far, the Vietnamese army will not be able to catch up. It will only take one day for our army to retreat to Huzhou, and as long as the army retreats to Huzhou, it will not be afraid of the pursuit of the Vietnamese army. ”
Bo Yao said: "The general was wounded by an arrow, and after leading the army to break, I don't know if it can?" ”
Zhuan Yi shook his hand and said: "At this time, it is about the survival of the whole army, how can I, Zhuan Yi, disregard the safety of the whole army with my own selfishness?" My injuries are okay, so please don't worry about Dazai. ”
Bo Yao said: "This marshal plans that when the army retreats to Huzhou, he can mourn for the king. ”
The generals were ordered, one by one, in accordance with the agreed strategy of retreating, in the middle of the night, led by Bo Yao to lead the army to retreat first. Zhuan Yi led 3,000 soldiers and horses to defend against the pursuit of the Vietnamese army, and slowly retreated.
After the Wu army returned to the border, they arrived in the border city of Huzhou in a few days, and then Bo Yao sent an envoy to report to the court and the central government, and announced the news of the king of Wu's driving to the world.
Bo Yao led the army to protect the funeral of King Wu, and the Wu army rested for a while in Huzhou, and then the army escorted the coffin of Lu and withdrew back to the capital.
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However, it was said that Linggufu slashed King Wu with a knife, and when he saw that Wu Jun was retreating, he got out of the car and picked up his shoes and played the performance of King Yue.
The victory in this battle, the monarchs and ministers of the Yue Kingdom were overjoyed, and only waited for the Wu army to reorganize the army and fight again, and then returned to the camp to prepare for another decisive battle with the Wu army.
After two days, Wu Jun did not move. Early in the morning of the third day, the Malay newspaper said that the army of Wu had retreated by itself last night, and that it was almost back on the border between the two countries.
Linggu floated up to play the king of Yue and said: "The minister thinks that if he is seriously injured, he will die, otherwise the Wu army will not withdraw his troops." If the king of Wu is driven, the morale of the Wu army will be greatly lost, and our army will take advantage of the situation to chase and kill, and Wu can be broken! ”
Ji Ying said: "I don't know how King Wu is, if my army advances lightly, I am afraid that I will be ambushed by the enemy." Although the Wu army was defeated in this battle, the vitality of Wu was not injured, and the national strength was still far above our country. The minister thought that our army was temporarily stationed here, and should not be moved lightly, and made a decision after the enemy's situation was discovered. ”
Gou Jian thought about it again and again, and according to Ji Ying's plan, he did not pursue the Wu army, but still set up a large camp in Wutai Mountain, and sent a horse to inquire about the news of King Wu.
However, in a few days, Tanma reported: Wu Wang Lu was seriously injured and died on the night of his injury.
Gou Jian heard the great joy and saw that the Wu army was slowly retreating, so he took precautions, so he led the three armies to return to China. (To be continued......)