The boarding of the ship should also be in order, Xin Xingzong and his personal soldiers went first, the generals of his descendants and his personal soldiers went up again, and then the Tokyo Forbidden Army, the Gyeonggi Provincial Forbidden Army, the Gyeonggi Provincial Xiang Army, and the Gyeongsan Road Xiang Army.

A large number of villagers and people on the Jingnan Road were thrown into the camp by Xin Xingzong.

Because there were too many people, the navy suffered heavy losses, and the existing warships could not be loaded at one time.

The previous situation frightened Xin Xingzong a lot, and he once thought that He Guan was completely annihilated, and was even forced to plan to storm the enemy fort. He Guan suddenly returned with the remnants of the warship, and Xin Xingzong seemed to have returned to the world from hell, and he did not hesitate to abandon the troops and food and grass to slip away quickly.

He's so afraid of starving to death here!

He Guan couldn't bear it, and knew that he couldn't advise, so he said: "It's better for me to stick to the camp on my behalf, and Xin Dutong will go to collect more warships, so that I can practice and then come back." With the remaining army and grain and grass in the camp, it is more than enough to eat for two months. ”

"It's just a group of village soldiers and people, what does the old general care about them?" Xin Xingzong felt that He Guan was sick in the brain.

He Guan said: "If you abandon these villagers, I am afraid that it will be difficult to capture Jinzhou. ”

"If you want to stay, stay." Xin Xingzong didn't bother to say anything more.

As a result, Xin Xingzong's troops boarded the boat overnight and fled, but He Guan took his son to take the initiative to get off the ship.

At first, it was relatively orderly, and after all Xin Xingzong's personal soldiers boarded the ship, the remaining troops competed with each other and pushed each other. Without enemy interference, boarding and running can fall into chaos, and it is not uncommon for friendly forces to be pushed into the river.

"Knock knock!"

Further upstream, the sound of war drums suddenly sounded, and countless fires reflected the river shining.

"Hurry up and get on board!" Xin Xingzong was shocked.

The soldiers fought even harder, and the speed of boarding was seriously reduced, and the sound of soldiers falling into the water could be heard from time to time.

Seeing the rebel warship getting closer and closer, Xin Xingzong shouted: "Hurry up!" ”

There was no need for him to give an order at all, the navy army had already begun to run away.

Did they all board the ship? The officers commanded the sailors to quickly lift anchor, and a large number of shipwrights pushed the ships offshore with long poles, and then rowed with all their might.

The sound of falling water came and went, and the infantry fell into the river with the pedals.

He Guan said to his own soldiers: "Blow the trumpet and gather the troops, and all return to the camp!" ”

The sound of the military horn sounded immediately, and the infantry who did not have time to board the ship suddenly had a backbone, and followed He Guan towards the direction of the camp.

At the same time, Zhang Guangdao also led the army and rushed to the officer and soldier camp as fast as possible.

If it weren't for He Guan to preside over the situation, the remaining officers and soldiers would have collapsed.

Before He Guan returned to the camp with his troops, Zhang Guangdao had already been discovered by the sentry. The sound of the gong sounded, and there was another noise on the riverside, and the officers and men who stayed behind in the camp were in a mess, and they could not guess what was happening.

"I can't go back to the camp, continue to blow the trumpet, and go to the mountains to the east!" He Guan said to his son.

The sound of the military horn sounded repeatedly, and countless confused and confused officers and soldiers had completely lost their formation, and only knew how to flee in the direction of the horn.

"Ahh

Zhang Guangdao also encountered trouble, and many rebels stepped on thistles or fell into pits, and suffered nearly 100 casualties.

Most of them were leg and foot injuries, but there were not many deaths.

The rebels immediately slowed down, and by the light of the torches, carefully picked up the thistles, which were a bunch of them. He stabbed the ground in front of him with his spear and searched for the hidden pit.

By the time Zhang Guangdao led his troops to occupy the official army camp, the enemies inside had already run out.

Seeing that the various departments were trying to pursue, Zhang Guangdao shouted: "Mingjin collects the troops and guards the camp!" ”

He Guan took the troops who didn't have time to get on the boat, and ran for four or five miles, and finally found a valley.

He stopped at the mouth of the valley and did not go in, but continued to blow the trumpet on the spot.

These officers and soldiers in a semi-collapsed state are already running out of breath at this moment. Those who still had the strength to continue to escape, most of them sat paralyzed at the mouth of the valley, gradually converging around He Guan.

He Guan asked his son to go to the valley to blow the trumpet, and sent his own soldiers to beat the shouting soldiers. When the troops were a little quieter, he walked back and forth again, shouting along the way: "All the officers above the head of the capital, all come and listen to the order!" ”

One after another, some officers stood up.

He Guan instructed: "Each of them led the team to ambush on both sides of the valley. ”

The officers were unable to carry out the orders because the troops were in complete disarray, and they could no longer tell which of their soldiers were their own.

He Guan said angrily: "Then temporarily select troops and set up an ambush!" ”

These routs only knew how to follow He Guan and run, and they were defeated but not completely defeated, and they stood at the mouth of the valley stupidly at this time and didn't know what to do.

"You, you, and you, you all follow me!"

The officers randomly selected soldiers and brought them into ambushes on both sides of the valley.

This kind of ambush that has lost its establishment could collapse at any time. The order doesn't work anymore, and if you really encounter an enemy, you can only rush down in a swarm, or flee in a swarm.

He Ji was ordered to go deeper into the valley to blow the trumpet, and gradually the officers and soldiers in the camp fled, listening to the trumpet and rushing to He Ji's side, and then sat down to rest with a tired ass.

He Ji asked people to continue to blow the trumpet, and at the same time singled out the officers in the rout, ready to take up arms to fight the pursuing rebels.

However, many of the routers had no weapons at all, and did not even wear armor on their bodies, so they had to temporarily look for some sticks and stones.

If it really starts, it is estimated that it will collapse at the first touch.

The reason why they have not scattered and fled until now is that the military horn has not stopped, like a lighthouse in a storm; The second is that the place of life is unfamiliar, the surrounding environment is too treacherous, and I don't know where to flee, so I can only run after the sound of the military horn.

He Guan, He Ji, father and son, led a group of routed soldiers to set up an ambush on three sides, waiting until dawn without waiting for the enemy.

When the sun rose in the east and the light returned to the world, the defeated soldiers finally calmed down completely.

When they came back to their senses, the more they thought about it, the more afraid they became, they had no way out, and even lost their camps and food.

He Guan sent some soldiers out to find out the news, and then ordered all the soldiers to gather separately in units of origin.

First divide the road, then the state, then the county, and then the township.

Those who have officers continue to lead the troops, and those who do not have officers will be promoted to fellow villagers. Some townships and counties have few soldiers, so several counties are organized into a team.

Finally, I have regained some organization, and at least I can count the number of people.

Last night, some troops followed Xin Xingzong to board the boat and run away, some troops fled in the mountains, some unlucky people fell into the Han River and drowned, and more than 16,000 people were collected by He Guan.

It's just that it includes a large number of people, and even the soldiers lack armor.

He Guan was so angry that he wanted to kill Xin Xingzong, and the tens of thousands of troops who were good were made like this by that guy's greed for life and fear of death.

In fact, Xin Xingzong is already okay, and Liu Yanqing was fierce when he attacked Liao.

Liu Yanqing had 100,000 western troops at that time, and he didn't see the enemy at all, only saw a fire in the distance, so he ordered to burn the baggage and evacuate. In the darkness, panic spread, not only burning their own grain and grass, but also collapsing and fleeing and trampling on each other, and the corpses of the routs stretched for more than 100 miles.

And from the beginning to the end, not a single enemy appeared......

Xin Xingzong at least ran away when he saw the righteous army, and he was already a brave general.

"My lord, there is a lack of armor and food, and the morale of the whole army is depressed, and there is no way to fight." He Ji said worriedly.

He Guan originally planned to lead his troops to storm and take back the camp of the official army, but he looked at the soldiers around him and immediately dispelled this outrageous idea.

Everyone was hungry, so they sent troops around to collect wild vegetables, grass roots, leaves, and berries, and there was not even a pot around them, so they could only stuff them into their mouths and swallow them.

At noon, He Guan announced the withdrawal of his troops and tried to cross half of Shennongjia to Yunxiang on foot.

The military order was issued, and the township soldiers from Yunxiang and Wudang counties were the first to fry the pot, and they refused to go back like this even if they were killed.

A Wudang officer ran to He Guan and said, "General, you are a foreigner, and you don't know how dangerous it is in the mountains. We don't even have food, and if we go back on foot, we will all die. ”

The soldiers of Yunxiang and Wudang counties came to admonish one after another, and soon the township soldiers of Gucheng County also began to shout.

The word of the crowd can't go back!

He Guan inquired carefully about the situation, only to know that he was whimsical.

He really thought that he could walk back, so he took the initiative to get off the boat and lead the troops, and he knew that he would also run away by boat.

The township soldiers of Xiang, Deng, Tang, and Sui heard the words of the township soldiers of Junzhou, and they all realized that they were dying for life. So they surrendered and proclaimed the name of Zhu Xianggong's benevolence and righteousness.

A Xiangyang military officer said: "Last year, there were many displaced people who went to Hanzhong in groups, and I heard that if they go there, they can live a good life. ”

"I also heard that Zhu Xianggong is benevolent and righteous, and there are no harsh taxes there." A Junzhou officer chimed in.

There were also a small number of soldiers on the Gyeonggi Road, and even in Tokyo, who did not have time to get on the ship.

A Tokyo military officer said: "My family is still burning Tanhua coal, Zhu Tanhua has an excellent reputation, and he will definitely survive if he surrenders." ”

The officer who was released from the Navy also said: "The rebels don't kill prisoners, and I was released back last time." ”

He Guan, who still wanted to kill back to the camp and die with the thieves, couldn't say half a word at the moment in the face of these officers who were eager to survive.

He was kicked in the brain by a donkey last night, so he took the initiative to get off the boat!

Song Huizong may be sorry for the world, but he is definitely worthy of him.

He was born as a martial artist, and was originally just an ordinary officer, and was personally promoted by Song Huizong.

He Guan has only one thought in this half of his life: to serve the country loyally!

But he is loyal to the king and serves the country, and he can't force the soldiers to do the same, and he will be killed by a mutiny in minutes.

He Ji didn't have his father's life experience, and said in a low voice: "My lord, come down." The withdrawal of troops is ten deaths, and the battle is unable to command the troops, and there is no other way out but surrender. ”

He Guan turned his head to look at the many officers, who were also looking at him, waiting for him to give the order to surrender.

He Guan still has a hard time making a choice.

In the afternoon, soldiers fled one after another and fled in the direction of the camp to surrender.

He Guan excused himself to relieve himself, went into the forest to find a tree, drew his knife and carved a few big characters on the trunk. He untied his belt and knotted it to make a rope sleeve, and brought a stone to put his feet on, and his head was buried in the rope sleeve.

He Ji waited for his father for a long time and did not return, so he could only go to the forest to look for it.

A corpse hung from a tree, swaying back and forth with the mountain wind, but the inscription on the trunk was: I have reported the grace of the king, and my son can descend.

"Your Excellency...... Father! ”

He Ji hurriedly took his father down, found that he had choked his breath, and hugged the corpse and cried.

(End of chapter)