Chapter 295: Critical Situation
Sima Fa designed to seize the land of Longshou and Qingshan County, and did not stop, and continued to attack Liao County in the south.
Before Liang Teng, Dewey, Zhang Yang, and Liao Jun's Taishou Fukun had time to think about how to regain the lost territory, Sima Fa's army was already approaching.
In desperation, he could only line up in front of the city to meet the enemy, and Fu Kun held on to the city.
Before the battle, Sima Fa called Ge Hong to fight.
Dewey came out, and in less than three rounds, Ge Hong was defeated and turned around and ran.
Dewey was about to catch up, but Liang Teng hurriedly reminded: "Sima Fa is scheming, don't chase after him, be careful of ambush!"
Hearing this, Dewey immediately stopped, turned his horse's head and returned to his own formation.
Ge Hong was really sent by Sima Fa to lure the enemy, wanting to use a feint to lure Dewey into a trap.
The other party did not have a plan, Sima Fabu sent a forward formation, and the army advanced.
Liang Teng, Dewey, and Zhang Yang merged together, focusing on defense, and resisting Sima Fa's army with all their might.
The two sides fought for several days, and the advance of Sima Fa's troops did not seem to be so strong, which was completely different from the previous fierce attack.
Liang Teng, Dewey, and Zhang Yang gradually felt that something was wrong, but they couldn't figure out what Sima Fa's calculations were.
At this time, an urgent report suddenly came from the rear, and the grain transport team was suddenly attacked, and the whole army was annihilated.
The grain and grass were seized by the Sima Law Department and Ge Bing!
It turned out that Sima Fa deliberately delayed time here, and secretly sent Ge soldiers to make a detour to ambush and intercept grain and grass.
Grain and grass were plundered, and more than 100,000 soldiers and horses were in crisis. Although there were still stocks in Liao County, and Fu Kun also called on the people to donate some food, it did not have much effect. More than 100,000 soldiers eat horses and chew, and they can't last a few days just by relying on the little grain in the city.
Knowing that the military rations in the rear had been robbed and that there was still grain and grass in the camp, the soldiers had fallen into uneasiness and their morale plummeted.
The generals gathered together to discuss, and Dewey said: "Now that the grain and grass have been robbed, we should fight a quick battle! Why don't we send troops to attack the camp tonight and take him by surprise! Sima Fa thought that the morale of our army was low, and he certainly did not expect to dare to take the initiative to attack!"
"No!" Zhang Yang hurriedly said, "Sima Fa is full of wisdom and scheming, and he is even more talented with a unicorn! The scribe conference won the top spot, and even the Hou Ye sincerely praised him, saying that he was not an idle person! This person is good at calculation, if he sets up an ambush in advance, wouldn't he be free to trap the net?"
"Is it impossible to sit idly by?" Dewey said hurriedly, "If the army is running out of food, how can our army fight? Now it will not last long before it will run out of food, and then there will be no morale." General Liang, what do you say?"
"This ......" Liang Teng frowned, tangled.
He felt that Dewey's words made sense, but Zhang Yang was not wrong, and it was difficult to make a decision for a while.
"My brother handed over the southern battlefield to the two of us, and now he has lost the dragon head and the two counties of Qingshan, and he has been robbed of grain and grass, and he has been defeated in successive battles. Dewey looked at Liang Teng and said seriously, "When the grain and grass are exhausted, Liao County cannot be defended!
Liang Teng pondered when he heard this, and then nodded: "In this case, this official will personally lead the troops to respond!"
That night, Dewey led the cavalry out of the camp quietly and advanced towards Sima Fa's camp.
Liang Teng led the army to follow.
Zhang Yang was stationed in the main formation, and the army was on standby at any time.
Dewey quietly approached Sima Fa's camp and suddenly led his army into the camp.
After entering the camp, it was found that Sima Fa's army was in full battle and quickly surrounded it.
"Haha! Ignorant boy, you have fallen for the plan of the Metropolitan Governor, and you still want to dismount and surrender?" Ge Hong laughed.
Next to him, Ge Bing and other generals led their troops to surround Dewey.
At the back of the camp, Sima Fa's feather fan shook lightly, and he raised his hand to Dewey: "General Du is strong in martial arts, if he is willing to surrender, the prime minister will definitely be reused!"
Dewey regretted that he had not listened to Zhang Yang's advice and had been ambushed.
He had only two thousand cavalry on his side, and the situation was not good.
In the face of Sima Fa's persuasion, he did not hesitate: "Du Mou is a dignified seven-foot man, how can he covet life and death and take refuge in the national thief? If you want my life, just come and take it! All the soldiers, follow me to break through!"
"Kill ——!!" Dewey's 2,000 cavalry were not afraid of death and rushed with him to kill.
"This person is Ning Ze's righteous brother, stay alive!" Sima Fa ordered.
Ge Hong, Ge Bing, and other generals were ordered to immediately surround Dewey and work together to capture him alive.
Dewey wielded a silver snake spear and led his subordinates to rush left and right.
Ge Bing caught up with Dewey and shouted, "The enemy general is still not captured?"
Rushed forward to capture Dewey from behind.
Dewey turned his head suddenly, and the cold light of the silver snake spear painting instantly pierced Ge Bing's heart.
"Poof!" Ge Bing fell off his horse and died on the spot.
Ge Hong's eyes turned red when he saw this, and he rushed at Dewey with a knife.
It turned out that Ge Bing was his brother, how could he bear it when he saw his brother killed?
Dewey fought with the dozens of enemy generals who surrounded him, and his eyes caught a glimpse of Ge Hong, and when he slashed at him, he quickly dodged sideways, and at the same time the silver snake spear slashed through the opponent's neck.
Ge Hong fell from his horse on the spot and died with a whimper.
Dewey killed two enemy generals in a row, and the more he fought, the more brave he became, and the dozens of enemy generals around him couldn't stop him.
The soldiers around him also tried their best to break through.
Dewey's spear flew up and down, and he almost killed one by one, and after Ge Hong and Ge Bing, he stabbed seven or eight people to death.
The fight was rising, and out of nowhere, a cold arrow was shot, hitting the right arm.
Dewey almost fell off his horse, but managed to steady.
When the generals around him saw it, they hurriedly came over to escort: "General, I'll wait to protect you and break through here!"
With an arrow stuck in his right arm, Dewey urgently retreated under the protection of his henchmen.
"Don't let him run away!" Sima Fa gave an order, and the soldiers in the camp rushed up.
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of killing outside the camp.
It turned out that Liang Teng found that something was wrong, and was worried that Dewey would lose, so he hurriedly led a large army to respond and stormed Sima Fa's camp.
Rockets fired in Sima Fa's camp, catching Liang Teng off guard.
Liang Teng gritted his teeth and insisted and continued to attack.
Dewey, escorted by the soldiers, desperately broke through to the camp gate.
The soldiers around him kept falling, which was extremely tragic.
Sima Fa's army was in good order, intercepting Dewey while attacking Liang Teng, completely dominating.
Dewey rushed several times and failed to break through, and there were fewer and fewer soldiers around him. In desperation, he shouted outside: "General Liang don't care about me, retreat quickly!"
Liang Teng was also very anxious, Sima Fa obviously prepared in advance, not only expected that Dewey would come to attack at night, but also expected that he would lead troops to respond. Seeing that he can't hold on, if he continues to fight, not only will he not be able to rescue Dewey, but he may even fold here. When the time comes, Sima Fa will drive straight in, and no one will be able to stop him!
In order to take care of the overall situation, he could only give up rescuing Dewey.
Just as he was about to give the order to retreat, he suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums, and the sound of killing was everywhere, and the soldiers and horses arrived from nowhere.
Immediately afterwards, Sima Fa's camp suddenly exploded, and flames erupted.
"General Liang, I'll come to help!!" It turned out that Zhang Yang and Fu Kun led their troops to kill.
Liang Teng was overjoyed and hurriedly joined forces with them.
When Dewey heard the movement, he saw Sima Fa's army in chaos amid the explosion, and he was puzzled: "Could it be that my brother has rushed over?"
After all, the explosive crossbow was only used by Ning Ze.
In any case, seeing that Sima Fa's army was a little confused because of the sudden explosion, and there were reinforcements from his own soldiers and horses outside, he hurriedly shouted: "This is my brother's spell! Brother is here, our army will win! Kill ah——!!"
The morale of the cavalry generals around him was greatly boosted, and they protected Dewey desperately to break through.
The explosion came suddenly, and Sima Fa was also startled.
Ning Ze is in Jilan County, which is extremely far away from here, did he really use a spell to rush over?
Seeing that his army was a little chaotic, he immediately ordered: "Don't panic, form a formation to meet the enemy!"
"Boom, boom!!" exploded again, and the scene was even more chaotic.
In the chaos, Dewey and his subordinates desperately broke through and successfully rushed outside the camp.
Liang Teng, Zhang Yang, and Fu Kun hurriedly responded and brought Dewey and others to their side.
"Retreat!" Zhang Yang shouted, "Xiaguan Palace!"
Liang Teng and Fu Kun immediately took Dewey and led their troops to retreat to Liao County.
Zhang Yang stayed in place to resist for a while, retreating while fighting, and slowly followed.
Sima Fa's army was halfway chased, and was ordered to halt the advance and quickly retreat to the camp.
Liang Teng and others successfully returned to Liao County, and Fu Kun hurriedly invited a doctor to draw arrows for Dewey to heal his wounds.
Liang Teng found Zhang Yang: "What is the reason for Fang? Could it be that the Marquis of Danyang is really here?"
"The Marquis of Danyang didn't come," Zhang Yang replied, "It just exploded, it was the Hou Ye's special explosive crossbow!"
"Explosive crossbow?" Liang Teng frowned when he heard this, "Where did you get it?"
"The weapons are from Huajun County, Jinzhou," Zhang Yang replied, "It seems that after the generals arrived with their troops, they were loaded and sent out after a while, and now they have just arrived." Here are the checklists and paperwork brought by the escort officer!"
Liang Teng hurriedly took it, and after a careful inspection, he realized that Ning Ze had urged to step up the manufacture of a new batch of explosive crossbows before the war. In order to ensure the safety of all places, it was required to be transported to Bashui and Longshou counties immediately after completion, as a means of defending the city if necessary. However, the convoy heard that Longshou County and Qingshan County had been attacked by the local authorities, so they were rerouted to Liao County and arrived this night.
These were originally killer tools that could only be used as a last resort when the city was about to be undefended, but after the results were delivered, Zhang Yang used them all in order to rescue Dewey.
Fortunately, the success of rescuing Dewey was not wasted.
Liang Teng breathed a sigh of relief, if the explosive crossbow hadn't been delivered in time, I'm afraid it would have been hanging this time!
However, it was fortunate that the convoy had traveled overnight and delivered the weapons at the right time! If they had rested and waited until dawn to arrive, Dewey and himself would have been doomed.
Probably the other party was not far from Liao County before nightfall, and considering that the situation here was urgent, there was no delay.
It was a good thing to save Dewey, but he was wounded by an arrow and his combat strength was damaged.
Moreover, this time, Sima Fa schemed, his own soldiers and horses suffered heavy losses, and the explosive crossbow that was finally transported over was used to save people, and the hole cards were used up.
In the face of such a difficult Sima Fa, the grain and grass were robbed again, I am afraid that it will not last long, how can it be done now?
Calling Zhang Yang and Fu Kun in front of him, Liang Teng and the two carefully discussed.
It's just that there is no good way, the only thing that can be done is to hold on to Liao Jun to the last moment, drag Sima Fa with a holding attitude, and pray that the other ways can win and relieve the pressure on this side. At the same time, people were sent to collect grain from the surrounding counties.
Liao Jun can't lose it anymore, unless he really can't keep it!