Qin Chun's death put the last nail on Jing Jun's coffin.

Whether it was the Jing Dynasty infantry or the Northern Yan army, the rout had become inevitable, including the 1,000 soldiers and thousands of auxiliary soldiers who stayed behind in the Jing army camp, all fled westward like lost dogs.

Sang Mai had the intention to snatch back Qin Chun's corpse, but under such a brilliant situation, he could only try his best to gather the remnants of the defeated army and go all the way to the west. According to the prior agreement, the follow-up army of the Northern Yan is passing through the Wangmei Ancient Road, and there are also 6,000 elites of the Jing army in the southwest who contain the main force of the Guangling army.

Fleeing west for their lives was their only option.

The Qi army took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill.

More than 2,000 cavalry led by the deputy general of the Feiyu Battalion, nearly 1,000 infantry led by Liu Tongzhao and Ning Yong, and Duan Zuozhang asked a lieutenant to lead all the new forces in the city to chase and kill more than ten miles to the west of Guangling City, and won a lot along the way.

If it weren't for the fear of running head-on into possible Jing Dynasty reinforcements, these people might have been able to chase after them all the time.

Even so, the gains made by the Guangling Army and the Feiyu Battalion were already very amazing.

Counting the expanding results in the follow-up pursuit, more than 6,000 enemy soldiers were killed in this battle, more than 3,000 people were captured, and tens of thousands of weapons were captured. There was also an empty camp of the Jing army, and the grain and grass in it were burned clean by a fire when the defenders left.

For Guangling City, which is rich in materials, this bit of grain and grass is insignificant, and the enemy's head and captured weapons are the real military merits.

If the casualties of the previous few days of battle are accumulated, the Jing army raided Guangling with nearly 20,000 people this time, and finally fled with hatred after successive defeats, and the loss of soldiers reached more than 13,000 people.

Most crucially, the defeat at the Battle of Guangling meant that the Northern Yan and Jing Dynasty's plans to conquer Huaizhou had completely failed.

Of course, the losses of the Qi army itself in this battle were not small.

The 3,000 infantry of the Guangling Army, which took the initiative to attack, suffered nearly half of the casualties, and the Feiyu battalion suffered more than 300 casualties and nearly 700 wounded.

The cavalry of the reserve army led by Lu Shen lost more than 400 people, and almost all of them were wounded.

Especially the 400 people who followed him to attack the enemy's Chinese army at the end, nearly half of them were killed.

If it weren't for the Guangling Army's infantry and Feiyu's battalion to disperse the enemy in time, these 400 people might not have survived.

Overall, in the case of weak troops and fighting against the water, the Qi army achieved several times the result at the cost of nearly 2,000 casualties, and killed the Yanjing coalition army besieging Guangling City and fled in disarray, which was still a great victory enough to deter the north and south.

Lu Shen did not participate in the follow-up pursuit, but in fact, after the leader Qin Chun, he was in a state of detachment, and Lin Xi, Li Chengen and others stayed by his side.

Lin Xi looked at the injury on Lu Shen's shoulder, and without hesitation, he tore off the hem of his inner shirt and bandaged him simply to stop the bleeding.

"Senior Sister ......"

Lu Shen sat on the ground and looked up, only to see that Lin Xi's fair face had a few more blood stains, there were beads of sweat hanging on his chin, the green silk on his sideburns was already soaked, and his big bright eyes were filled with concern and reproach.

"The injury is not serious, it is just a skin injury, it does not hurt the bones, fortunately he didn't have much strength when he swung the knife, otherwise you would have been lying in the hospital bed for several months even if you didn't die. You haven't been getting started for a long time now, and you're almost on fire for the comprehension of the Upper Xuan Sutra, and even if you exercise your whole body, you can't be invulnerable. ”

Lin Xi was unusual, babbling.

Lu Shen looked at him with a smile.

Li Chengen and the Lu family's nursing home had already turned around and glanced at each other, their expressions a little strange.

Lin Xi was unconscious, and continued: "I know that you have a fire in your heart, and it is inevitable that you will not care much about it when you are angry. However, fighting a war is never a one-man affair, and the enemy army is doomed to defeat at that time, so you can wait for the situation to completely stabilize before cutting off his head. If Uncle Shi knows that you are so reckless, will you join the army in the future? ”

"Don't do that next time, do you hear?"

Lin Xi looked at him seriously.

Lu Shen nodded hurriedly and said: "Senior sister has a life, I don't dare to disobey, I promise to keep it in my heart and recite it silently several times a day." ”

"Flim Flam!"

Lin Xi glared at him without any lethal power.

"Senior sister, help." Lu Shen said with a bitter face.

"Huh?"

"Can't stand up."

Lin Xi said angrily and funny: "Let you do it." ”

That being said, she finally reached out and pulled Lu Shen up.

Suddenly, more than a dozen horsemen rushed towards this side.

As he approached, the lead rider leapt off his mount and strode forward.

Li Chengen and the others looked at each other vigilantly.

The visitor did not squint, stood four or five steps away from Lu Shen, held a water bladder in his hand, and asked Lu Shen: "Your Excellency is the chief general of the Guangling cavalry?" ”

Lu Shen turned his head to look and saw a tall young female general, full of heroism between her eyebrows and eyes, and a little arrogant.

He bowed his head and said, "It's me, may I ask who you are?" ”

The female general's gaze stayed on his pale face, and she saluted: "My name is Li Bingxue, and I am now the captain of the Feiyu Battalion of the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion, and I am ordered by the Governor to rush to the aid of Guangling." ”

"I see, thank you Captain Li for sending me charcoal in the snow."

Lu Shen wanted to raise his hand to return the salute, but his body was really weak, so he could only smile and say apologetically: "In Xia Lu Shen, he is now the director of the Warp Weaving Division, and he was ordered to assist the Guangling Army in defending the city. ”

Li Bingxue was slightly stunned: "You are an official of the Warp Weaving Department?" ”

The answer was much more than she expected.

Thinking back to the battle just now, Li Bingxue had a good impression of the Guangling defenders, especially as soon as she led the troops into the battlefield, the Guangling army made the decision to take the initiative to attack and cooperate with the reinforcements, so that the Feiyu battalion could calmly implement the next plan.

Next is Lu Shen's surprise attack on the enemy's Chinese army at a critical moment, while pulling the enemy's formation, he attracts most of the Jing army to his side like a moth to a fire. At this time, the Feiyu battalion had lured Qin Chun's personal guard battalion to the right flank, and Li Bingxue had the opportunity to lead the army directly into the opponent's ribs and defeat the weakest Northern Yan army's defense line in one fell swoop.

That's why she came in a hurry, just to see when such a young general with vision and courage appeared in the Guangling Army.

Unexpectedly, this person turned out to be the head of the warp weaving department, which really surprised Li Bingxue.

"Yes." Lu Shen responded briefly.

Li Bingxue looked him up and down, and seeing that he was almost exhausted, he handed the water bladder over.

A hand reached out next to him to take the water bladder.

In fact, Li Bingxue had already seen the owner of this hand, and in her previous observations, she noticed the inseparable woman beside Lu Shen.

The reason is very simple, this woman's martial arts are very high, one grade higher than the vast majority of people on the battlefield.

The two looked at each other, and then parted.

There was no instant acquaintance, no sparks flying, and the scene was very uneventful.

Lin Xi opened the water bladder and handed it to Lu Shen, and after he poured a few large mouthfuls in the air, he handed it back to Li Bingxue.

"Who is this?" Li Bingxue's gaze stayed on Lin Xi's face.

"My name is Lin Xi, Lu Shen's senior sister, no official or position, a civilian."

Lin Xi responded calmly.

Li Bingxue bowed his head and said: "Miss Lin is extremely skilled and her martial arts are unfathomable, and this battle is thanks to your assistance to Lu Gan, so our army can win so smoothly." ”

Lin Xi smiled faintly and said: "Captain Li can command thousands of elite horsemen at a young age, and solve the crisis in Guangling with a flip of hands, which shows that the family history is worthy of its name." ”

Obviously they are all good words of praise, but Lu Shen feels that there is a little bit of awkwardness.

Fortunately, the timely appearance of another group of people broke the slightly eccentric atmosphere in the field.

Duan Zuozhang, the deputy commander of the Guangling Army, led more than a dozen personal soldiers to ride horses, and after dismounting, he walked briskly towards Lu Shen, looked at the injury on his shoulder and asked with concern: "Brother Lu, is there a big problem?" ”

Lu Shen smiled and said, "It's okay, General Lao is concerned." ”

Duan Zuozhang breathed a sigh of relief, and then met Li Bingxue, and said gratefully: "General Ben originally planned to defend Guangling to the death, no matter what the price is, he will not let the enemy succeed. I didn't expect the Flying Feather Battalion to suddenly appear behind the enemy, so there was today's big victory. On behalf of all the soldiers of the Guangling Army and the people in the city, I would like to thank the Governor of Li and Captain Li for their help. ”

After saying that, he bowed.

Li Bingxue hurriedly stepped aside and said sincerely: "General must not be polite." Governor Li Dadu said that Jingzhou and Huaizhou are closely related to each other, and it is a long-term policy to provide mutual aid. ”

Although they both had a lot of things to ask, Duan Zuozhang knew that he was in a hurry, after all, there was a wounded man standing next to him. So he sent the people back to Guangling, and at the same time he had sent the people out of the city to search for the wounded and carry the bodies of the fallen soldiers, as well as to take prisoners and clean up the battlefield.

The crowd was approaching the gates, and the soldiers in charge of chasing the enemy had returned.

The smoke of gunpowder dissipated, and there was a mixture of joy and sorrow.

Mourn for the comrades who died in the white-knuckle battle.

Rejoice in the hearty victory of the defeat of the enemy army.

But in any case, compared to the ending of the stubborn defense of the city and the destruction of countless gateway families, the current result has exceeded most people's expectations.

Many civilians spontaneously came outside the city to help clean up the battlefield, and many others greeted the triumphant warriors near the city gates.

Zhan Hui, the prefect, Li Jin, the inspector of Guangling of the Weaving Department, the subordinate officials of the yamen, the representatives of the gentry clan in the city, and countless ordinary people of Li stood neatly on both sides of the road, watching the soldiers of the Guangling Army and the Feiyu Battalion rushing in, cheering and cheering one after another.

Lu Shen, Lin Xi, Li Bingxue, Liu Tongzhao, Ning Yong, Li Chengen and every soldier in blood-stained robes accepted the salute of the officials and people of the city one by one.

The sun is setting, and the world is dark.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle, a tearful woman held a girl of five or six years old, and she stared intently at the soldiers who walked in front of her.

The woman kept wiping her tears, and her heart had both the sorrow of the death of her loved one and the joy of revenge.

The girl raised her little hand to help her wipe her tears, and said obediently: "Mother, don't cry......"

"Well, my mother doesn't cry."

The woman nodded, hugged her tighter, and then bowed to the soldiers passing in front of her, and murmured, "May God bless the benefactors in this life." ”

(End of chapter)