Chapter 172: Loyal Souls Have No Way to Return Since Now

The sun shines on the riverbed, the sparkling river surface ripples with waves of thin waves, a few days ago was angry with the water, but now it is like a quiet virgin, the light waves are like its shy spring heart is rippling, the river flows slowly, softly to the east.

On the wilderness five miles away on the north bank of the river, Zhao Yun held the hilt of the long sword at his waist in his hand, straightened up and looked south.

It was so far from the river bank that he couldn't even see the small river that was flowing slowly. It has been five full days since he led his army to disperse the Hedong army that intercepted the river upstream.

Every day, there would be bursts of shouting and killing on the opposite side of the riverbank, and listening to the shouting and killing, Zhao Yun couldn't wait to immediately lead the army back to the south bank of the river and join the battle full of courage and blood.

Thinking about it, he didn't do that, he knew very well that, as Liu Wei said, his location was the key to the whole battle.

For several days on the other side of the riverbank, there were constant shouts of killing, but today it was unusually quiet, as if the two armies on the other side had negotiated a truce for a day after several days of fighting, and from early morning until noon, the sound of fighting with gold and iron was not heard.

"General!" Looking at the south, quietly listening to the sound that may come from the opposite side of the riverbank, a soldier who went to the riverbank to investigate the situation quickly rode his horse towards Zhao Yun, and when Zhao Yun approached, the soldier turned over and jumped off the horse, half-knelt in front of him, hugged his fists and bowed his head to him and said: "The Hedong army and our army are fighting south of the riverbank, and they have lost successive battles, and now they are crossing the river, intending to return to the north bank!" ”

"Probe!" As soon as the soldier's words fell, Zhao Yun said to him: "Find out the deployment of the Hedong Army across the river, and report back to me immediately!" ”

"No!" The soldier clenched his fists, turned over and jumped on his horse's back, put his legs on the horse's belly, shook the reins with great force, and rode his horse toward the shore of the water.

At the same time, the main formation of Liu Bianjun on the north side of the riverbank.

Liu Wei rode on horseback, the sun shone on the golden armor on his body, and the armor glowed with a little golden light, as if his whole person was plated with a layer of gold, looking luxurious and mighty.

The Hedong Army on the bank of the river had already begun to cross the river, and the officers and men of Han Xian's headquarters had also advanced to a position that was only more than 100 steps away from the main formation of the Hedong Army.

"Your Highness, the Hedong Army is crossing the river!" Liu Wei was looking at the Hedong army on the bank of the river, Yang Feng rode a horse to him, first saluted him with a fist, and then pointed at the river bank with a horse whip, and said to him: "At this moment, our army should immediately cover up and kill, and when the Hedong army crosses the river, defeat one of them!" ”

"It's not time yet!" Looking at the Hedong Army in the distance, Liu Wei shook his head and said to Yang Feng: "The enemy army has not yet entered the critical period of crossing the river, and attacking too early will only prompt them to turn back and fight to the death, and our army will definitely suffer huge losses!" The order went down, the whole army advanced, joined forces with Han Xian, and watched the Hedong army cross the river! ”

"No!" Yang Feng responded with a fist and gestured to the issuing officer who was not far from Liu Wei.

"The whole army advances!" Seeing Yang Feng's gesture, the officer shouted the order loudly while waving the flag.

As the sound of the sluggers, tens of thousands of the main forces of Liu Bianjun's army marched in a neat pace and slowly advanced towards the shore of the water.

As they advanced, the Hedong Army, which was busy crossing the river on the bank, was in a panic and rushed towards the riverbed.

The water is not very deep, and the riverbed is very gentle. People who are good at water can swim back and forth in the river a few times without losing their physical strength.

However, most of the officers and soldiers of the Hedong Army were from the Central Plains. The people of the Central Plains are not like the people of Jiangnan, most of the people in the south of the Yangtze River are near the mountains and rivers, and many people live by the water all their lives, and the water nature must be excellent. However, most of the officers and men in the Central Plains live in dry land, and they rarely have the opportunity to swim, and there are not many officers and men who know how to swim.

The officers and soldiers of Hedong crowded one after another, and many of them looked back at the large formation of Liu Bianjun, who was slowly advancing towards them, and squeezed into the riverbed with a frightened expression.

Many officers and soldiers did not understand the nature of water, but they were forced into the water by the people behind them. The officers and men who were pushed into the shallow water area could still struggle to gain a firm foothold, but those officers and men who were pushed into the deep water area inevitably had to endure a lot of suffering.

After some lucky Hedong officers and soldiers were pushed into the water, Tongze in the back quickly grabbed their clothes or grabbed their arms and dragged them into the shallow water. Some of the unlucky ones did not have time to be rescued ashore, but only splashed a few times in the deep water and sank to the bottom, leaving only strings of bubbles on the surface of the river, announcing the end of their lives.

The Hedong army on the shore was shouting and scolding, and the scene could be described as chaos.

A few days ago they crossed the river, but because the riverbed was low, there was no ferry, and now they had to rely on some makeshift rafts to cross the river.

The people who got on the raft were much more at ease in their hearts, but the officers and men who did not climb the raft and remained on the south side of the river bank were shouting and scolding in panic, and they all wanted to cross the river as soon as possible.

The embarrassed Wang Yi sat on a raft, looking at the officers and soldiers of Hedong who were still left on the south side of the riverbank, and his heart was full of unpleasant feelings.

The elite of the 50,000 Hedong Army was completely defeated by Liu Weijun in only six or seven days, and now they have to return to the north bank in embarrassment.

As the main military division of this battle, Huang Boxi was already beheaded by Wang Yi before crossing the river. If the battle fails, after all, you have to find a substitute for the dead ghost to explain to the court. Huang Boxi is the most suitable candidate for the dead ghost!

The raft slowly approached the north side of the riverbank, and on both sides of the raft, many cavalrymen rode war horses, relying on the war horses to know how to swim and the river was not turbulent, supporting around the raft and swimming to the opposite side of the riverbank.

Xiahou Ying held a big axe, stood behind Wang Yi, looked at the north bank of the Shushui River that was getting closer and closer, and said to Wang Yi: "Don't worry about the county guard, wait for me to cross the river, reorganize the soldiers and horses, and then fight with King Hongnong!" ”

Sitting on the raft, Wang Yi's face was gloomy. He knew very well that the real elite of the Hedong Army had been exhausted by him, and if he wanted to reorganize his troops and horses, it would be impossible to train an army like this without three years or two years.

"I'm afraid Hedong can't be saved!" Looking up at the clear blue sky, Wang Yi let out a long sigh and said to Xiahou Ying: "General Xiahou, after crossing the river, you go elsewhere to find a place to settle down!" My Wang Yi is ashamed of the court and the Taishi! This time, the only way to defend Hedong is to wait until Hedong falls, and then to die! ”

"County Shou ......" Listening to Wang Yi's words, Xiahou Ying's eyes were full of tears, and he held the big axe in one hand, so that the big axe stood straight up to the sky, bent his legs, knelt in front of Wang Yi, choked and said: "The last general will not leave Hedong, even if he dies, he will die on the battlefield in Hedong!" ”

"General Xiahou ......" looked at Xiahou Ying who was kneeling in front of him, two lines of tears had already slipped down Wang Yi's cheeks, he twisted his body, squatted in front of Xiahou Ying, held Xiahou Ying's shoulders with both hands, and felt uncomfortable in his throat as if he was blocked by something when he spoke, but he just called Xiahou Ying, and he couldn't say the words behind him.

The raft came to the shore, Wang Yi and the others went ashore, and the raft turned back to the south bank to pick up the officers and soldiers from Hedong on the other side of the riverbank.

As soon as they landed on the riverbank, Wang Yi and Xiahou Yingcai turned over and stepped onto their horses, and a soldier who accompanied them ashore raised his hand and pointed to the north and shouted: "County guard, there is a team of men and horses ahead!" ”

Hearing that a team of men and horses was coming in front of him, Wang Yi hurriedly looked up and looked forward, only to see that in the billowing smoke and dust, a black ink-like battle flag was dancing up and down, and a small general in white robe and silver armor was leading thousands of cavalry wearing big red armor to quickly relax towards them!

"Wang Yi, Changshan Zhao Zilong has been waiting here for a long time!" Thousands of cavalry rushed to a stop only more than 20 steps away from Wang Yi and the officers and soldiers of Hedong who had already crossed the river, and the little general who led the army carried a spear and shouted to Wang Yi: "Dong Zhuo is a traitor!" My Royal Highness is kind-hearted, and I miss you and others are also loyal people, and I have the heart to let you wait for a way to live, why don't you get off the horse and be bound quickly? ”

"Zhao Zilong Hugh wants to be arrogant! I'll meet you! As soon as Zhao Yun's words fell, Xiahou Ying roared, and rushed towards him with a big axe in his hand.

Seeing Xiahou Ying rushing up, Zhao Yun didn't welcome him, but the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, the spear in his hand pointed obliquely at the ground, and looked at Xiahou Ying's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Look at the axe!" Rushing to Zhao Yun's approach, Xiahou Ying shouted, picked up the big axe and slashed at the top of Zhao Yun's head.

Xiahou Ying raised the big axe high, and Zhao Yun didn't dodge, but just shouted: "Go!" The spear in his hand was suddenly handed forward like lightning, and before Xiahou Ying's big axe was raised above his head and before it fell, the spear had already pierced his heart.

The sharp tip of the spear entered from Xiahou Ying's chest and peeked out from the back. At the bow of the ship, Xiahou Ying's body and blood-stained spear tip were still shining a little cold in the sun.

Piercing Xiahou Ying, Zhao Yun pulled the gun back, and shouted loudly to the officers and soldiers in Hedong who had already crossed the river: "Who else is not afraid of death, just come up!" ”

The spear pulled out of his body, and Xia Houying's hands on horseback gradually lost their strength, and the big axe fell to the ground with a "snap", and his body slowly tilted to the side, and then rolled and fell off the horse.

Until he died, he didn't understand why he didn't even make a round in front of this little general after fighting Han Xian for a day and a night on the other side of the river.

After several days of fighting, the officers and soldiers of Hedong who crossed the river were frightened, and now Zhao Yun stabbed to death the fierce general Xiahouying of Hedong with another shot, where did anyone dare to stand up for the battle among the officers and soldiers of Hedong?

Xiahou Ying fell off the horse, and the north bank of the sluan water, which was full of people, fell silent, and the embarrassed Hedong officers and soldiers looked at Xiahou Ying's corpse lying on the ground, trembling one by one, where was there still a little bit of fighting spirit.

"Haha The silence only lasted for a moment, and Wang Yi suddenly let out a burst of wild laughter as if he was crazy, and shouted loudly: "My Wang Yi is defeated, and I have no shame to face His Majesty again!" There is only one death today, to show faithfulness! ”

As soon as his words came out, Zhao Yun's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly rode his horse and rushed towards him.

It's a pity that Zhao Yun is too far away from Wang Yi after all, and before he can rush in front of Wang Yi, Wang Yi has already pulled out the Yangtze River and slammed it towards his neck.

The long sword slashed, and a stream of hot blood shot out, and the gushing blood fountain refracted a rosy color in the sun!