Chapter 546: Breaking the Zhao Army Again
When the generals of the rear army heard this, they felt that this was too risky, so they hugged their fists and persuaded: "The general himself is the bait, it is too dangerous, in case something goes wrong, the consequences are unimaginable, let the end of the future be this bait!" ”
Xie Ai smiled and said softly: "No need, Ben will not appear in person, how can Zhao Jun show up, go and prepare!" ”
"Yes, General." The general of the rear army answered, turned around and went to prepare.
Xie Ai smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, stretched out his hand and made a slight move, leading the five thousand troops under his command, and slowly marched forward, not afraid of the ambush of the Zhao army.
Sun Fudu led an army of 20,000 people, and he had been in ambush on both sides of the road for a whole day, and when he saw that Xie Ai's men and horses did not appear, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and the soldiers in ambush were also a little complaining.
In order to appease the soldiers, Sun Fudu promised that if Xie Ai's men and horses did not appear before dark, he would retreat to Guangwu City.
Not long after the promise was made, Xie Ai's soldiers and horses appeared, and the soldiers hurriedly reported the situation to Sun Fudu.
Sun Fudu saw that Xie Ai was about to enter the ambush circle, and he was overjoyed, he felt that his opportunity to take revenge had come, as long as Xie Ai's thousands of men and horses entered the encirclement, there was no possibility of escape.
"General, the army of Liangguo has stopped." Just when Sun Fudu was proud, the soldiers reported the news that the army of Liangguo had stopped advancing.
When Sun Fudu heard this, his heart tightened, at this critical moment, if Xie Ai stopped marching, his opportunity to take revenge would be completely lost, but he thought that the army under his command was very hidden in ambush, and he should not show his feet. It was decided to continue waiting and let the soldiers in ambush hide themselves.
Sure enough, soon Xie Ai's army continued to march forward and plunged headlong into the encirclement designed by Sun Fudu.
Looking at the white-faced scholar wearing a cloth coat and riding a tall horse, Sun Fudu expected that this was Xie Ai, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Okay, Xie Ai, look where you are running away today." Sun Fudu said hatefully.
"General, the army of Liangguo has entered the encirclement and can attack." The ministry general reminded in a whisper.
Sun Fudu stood up violently. Draw your sword at your waist. Ordered loudly: "Soldiers, capture Xie Ai alive and kill ......" After speaking, he personally rushed forward.
......The 20,000 Zhao troops who were ambushed on both sides of the road suddenly appeared. and shouted at the army led by Shay.
Seeing that the ambush soldiers of Zhao State had already appeared. Xie Ai smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth. He said loudly: "Soldiers, don't panic, form a square circle." ”
On the orders of Shay. The 5,000 men and horses under his command immediately moved closer to the center, with shield soldiers in front and pikemen and crossbowmen in the rear, forming a number of oval square circles to resist the attack of the Zhao army.
Xie Ai's Fang Yuan Array was the largest in number, in the center of the Fang Yuan Array, Xie Ai stood on horseback, without fear, and around him were more than a dozen personal soldiers holding shields, responsible for protecting his safety.
Sun Fudu personally led a team to kill in front of Xie Ai's phalanx, looking at Xie Ai who was surrounded at the core, Sun Fudu's heart was full of happiness, the last time he was abused by Xie Ai so badly, this time, he wanted to get back all the losses and make Xie Ai pay a high price.
"The white-faced scholar riding a white horse, you are Xie Ai?" Sun Fudu pointed his sword at Xie Ai and shouted loudly.
Xie Ai smiled, he guessed from his physical characteristics that the person who asked him was Sun Fudu, so he replied loudly: "General Sun has good eyesight, it is Xie Ai below, haha!" There was a hint of banter in the words.
Seeing that Xie Ai was not afraid at all, and with a relaxed expression, Sun Fu was slightly surprised, paused, and threatened, "Xie Ai, you have been surrounded, don't hurry up and arrest you." ”
"Hahahaha! General Sun has been surrounded, don't you know it? Xie Ai still said lightly.
When Sun Fudu heard this, he was shocked again, looked left and right, a sneer on the corner of his mouth, and shouted: "Scholar, death is on the verge of death, and you are still ashamed to say that you will kill ......" After speaking, he personally led the soldiers to kill him.
"Killing ......" was just when the 20,000 army under Sun Fudu and Xie Ai's 5,000 army had just fought fiercely, and the 10,000 rear army of Liang State suddenly killed from three directions, and directly surrounded the 20,000 army under Sun Fudu, and then directly launched a fierce attack.
"General, it's not good, our army is surrounded, our army is surrounded." A subordinate general looked at Sun Fudu and shouted in horror.
Sun Fudu looked sideways, the army of Liangguo was coming, and there were more soldiers and horses than Xie Ai's army in the encirclement, and there was a tendency to counter-encircle the army under his command.
Seeing that the army under his command had been counter-surrounded by the army of Liangguo, Sun Fudu woke up like a dream, no wonder Xie Ai's expression was so relaxed, it turned out that Xie Ai had already prepared.
"Xie Aipoff, I'm not done with you." Sun Fudu yelled and ordered: "Soldiers, attack with all your might, General Ma's reinforcements will arrive soon, kill ......"
"Kill ......" Under Sun Fudu's order, the soldiers of the Zhao army fought hard.
Sun Fudu can only hope for Ma Qiu in Guangwu City at this moment, when he went out of the city to ambush, he and Ma Qiu both said that as long as he fights here, Ma Qiu will lead the rest of the army to come to reinforcements, and now, he only hopes that the army under his command can block the attack of the Liangguo army before the arrival of Ma Qiu's reinforcements.
However, Sun Fudu obviously overestimated the combat power of the soldiers under his command and underestimated the strength of the Liangguo army.
Xie Ai is in the center of the battlefield, he can observe the shape of the battlefield well, and from time to time use the flag to give orders to the soldiers fighting on the outer layer, so that he can better attack the Zhao army.
Under the internal and external attacks of the Liangguo army, the soldiers of the Zhao army, who were already demoralized, finally couldn't resist and began to break back, Sun Fu couldn't stop drinking, and he was very helpless, and under the persuasion of the generals, he led the team to retreat in the direction of Guangwu City.
Seeing that Sun Fudu led the army to flee, Xie Ai immediately made a decision and ordered the whole army under his command to immediately pursue the whole line.
Under Xie Ai's order, the army of Liang launched a fierce pursuit of the fleeing Zhao army, and won a lot along the way, and the soldiers of the Zhao army, who were demoralized, did not dare to turn back to resist.
In fact, just when Sun Fudu began to surround Xie Ai, he sent a signal to Ma Qiu in Guangwu City, Ma Qiu after receiving the signal, he immediately gathered almost all the men and horses, and marched to the position of Sun Fudu's ambush, he was not worried that Sun Fu would not be able to defeat Xie Ai, but in order to witness how Xie Ai was eliminated, he mainly came to see the excitement, and secondly, he came to reinforce.
However, the result of the matter was obviously much beyond Ma Qiu's expectations, and within a few miles of his army leaving the city, he encountered the soldiers and horses under the command of Sun Fudu, which made Ma Qiu extremely shocked.
The rout could not be stopped, under the impact of the rout of Sun Fudu's army, the army under Ma Qiu's command was also scattered, and some soldiers, seeing that the army of Liangguo was coming, fled with the rout.
Ma Qiu raised his eyes and saw that Xie Ai was commanding more than 10,000 Liangguo troops, killing fiercely, and the army under his command had been scattered by the rout, if he wanted to resist forcibly, he would inevitably suffer great losses, and he might not be able to block Xie Ai's attack, at this moment, in order to preserve his strength, he could only choose to retreat quickly.
"Soldiers, retreat, retreat at full speed." In desperation, Ma Qiu gave the order to withdraw the troops.
Under Ma Qiu's formal order, the army of Zhao retreated on all fronts and quickly retreated in the direction of Guangwu City.
Seeing that Ma Qiu's reinforcements had also been dispersed and had been dispersed, Xie Ai was very happy in his heart, and hurriedly ordered: "Soldiers, pursue the whole line and take Guangwu City." ”
The army of Liang Guo won successive battles, and its morale was high, and under Xie Ai's order, it pursued forward at full speed, never giving the Zhao army a chance to breathe.
Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under the command of Ma Qiu and Sun Fudu, when they arrived at the west gate of Guangwu City, due to the pressure of the Liangguo army behind them, they did not dare to enter the city, so they only divided the road and walked around the city, intending to retreat to Yuzhong City in the rear to gain a firm foothold.
Seeing that the army of Zhao was walking around the city, Xie Ai ordered that the pursuit should not be allowed, and the army drove directly into Guangwu City, and immediately took control of the entire city.
In fact, with the high morale of the army of Liangguo, it is completely possible to continue the pursuit and achieve greater results, but Xie Ai does not care about this result, he will not put the army under his command in danger in order to get a little more credit, after all, the number of the army of Zhao still has an advantage, and no one can guarantee that the reinforcements of the Zhao army will not suddenly appear, for the sake of safety, Xie Ai ordered to stop the pursuit.
In this battle, Xie Ai once again broke the Zhao army, and the officers and soldiers in the army were convinced, and no one doubted Xie Ai's strength in leading the troops to fight.
After completely controlling Guangwu City, Xie Ai truthfully reported the results of this battle to Zhang Chonghua of Guzang City.
In the direction of Guzang City, Zhang Chonghua, the king of Liang, who was assembling a large army, was greatly surprised after learning that Xie Ai had broken the Zhao army and recovered Guangwu City, and decided to immediately lead the 30,000 main forces of Guzang City to aid Xie Ai, so as to unite his troops and completely drive the Zhao army out of Liangguo.
In recognition of Xie Ai's great achievements, Zhang Chonghua gave Xie Ai a great reward and added an official to the knighthood to show his reuse.
The powerful ministers of the Liang Kingdom, when they learned that Xie Ai had made such a great contribution and received a great reward, they were all a little surprised and red-eyed, they never dreamed that Xie Ai, a small master book, actually had such strength, last time, they could say that Xie Ai was lucky to win Ma Qiu, this time, can it still be said that it was a fluke, and then slandering like this is to slap yourself in the face.
However, the nobles of the Liang Kingdom who were unwilling to do so would not forget to slander Xie Ai, and they collected some information related to Xie Ai, and speculated in vain, and then made a statement, wanting to maliciously slander Xie Ai. (To be continued......)