Chapter 45: Retreat
I saw a fast horse rushing out of the array under the city, a general wearing a silver helmet, holding a silver spear, riding a horse to the city, a puff of dust and smoke behind him, until he came to the front of the city not far before he stopped the horse, raised the long silver spear in his hand and waved, shouting to the city, clearly calling for war.
At this time, suddenly saw the city gate open, from the city also rushed out of a fast horse, a fierce general single-handedly rushed straight to the enemy formation, the person on the horse is the general Cheng Guang, he held a big knife, patted the horse forward, shouted in his mouth: "Don't be arrogant, Cheng Guang is also coming!"
Cheng Guang rode a horse and rushed to the front of the approach, raised his knife to slash, the enemy general raised his gun to meet each other, the knife and gun touched, the sparks splashed everywhere, and the knife and gun exchanged in an instant, and the battle was together. A few rounds later, Cheng Guang used a drag knife trick, turned the horse's head to escape, the enemy general wanted to chase with a gun, did not want Cheng Guang to just turn the war horse in a circle, and turned his head, the two horses were opposite, Cheng Guang waved the knife obliquely upwards with one hand, the enemy general was unexpected, and immediately cut off an arm, planted the horse, Cheng Guangce stepped forward immediately, and cut off the head with a knife.
At this time, another general in the enemy camp, Chen Huaiyi, the deputy general, wearing a scarf on his head, wearing a green robe, holding a plate axe, quickly came to Chengguang in front of him, and cut down without saying a word.
Cheng Guang raised his knife to block, the two sides went back and forth, and after twenty rounds of fighting, Chen Huaiyi gradually lost his strength, and after shaking a few axes, he drove the horse to escape, and Cheng Guang raised his knife to chase the general.
At this time, another general came out of the enemy formation, rode his horse and stepped forward slowly, blocking the front of Cheng Guang, who was chasing the defeated general. Cheng Guangle stopped his horse and looked at the general in front of him carefully, but saw that this general had a long silver beard, a purple and gold crown on his head, a gold armor and red robe, a tiger-headed golden gun hanging in front of the saddle, and a war horse under his crotch, black and shiny, a good posture.
This is Qi Buqun, a general under General Huang, he drove forward, hugged Cheng Guang very politely, and said: "This general, please stop, you have been fighting for two rounds in a row, go back to rest for the time being, please come out to fight." ”
Cheng Guang thought that the other party didn't take himself in his eyes, so he was furious in his heart, and he didn't speak, so he went right away, picked up the big knife and cut it.
Seeing that the other party was fierce, he didn't even avoid it, and he didn't reach out to get the spear on the saddle, seeing that the big knife was about to be cut head-on, he suddenly pulled out a long sword from his waist like lightning, and caught the big knife cut by Cheng Guang, only to see the long sword in the air, and immediately unloaded the power of the big knife, and pulled it in the air, and the big knife was like sticking to the long sword, dancing up and down with the long sword.
Cheng Guang only felt that a huge force wanted to snatch the big knife in his hand, and he couldn't hold it for a while, the handle of the knife had already taken off his hand, and before he could react, he saw that the big knife was bent in the air, and the handle drew a strange curve in the air, and slapped heavily on Cheng Guang's left rib. Cheng Guang immediately spurted out a mouthful of blood, almost planted off the horse, he shook it twice, reluctantly clamped the handle of the knife with his left arm, turned the horse's head, and took the road in the direction of the city gate.
Chu Wei at the head of the city was furious when he saw this, he turned around and walked towards the city, while instructing the soldiers to prepare horses and weapons, and decided to personally put on the battle and go out of the city to meet the enemy.
When he was dressed and mounted on his horse, he asked the soldiers to open the city gate, and when the gate opened, he was stunned by the sight before him. It turned out that the enemy generals, arrays, mighty troops, etc. in front of the city were all gone, leaving only an endless piece of billowing dust!
The enemy soldiers actually withdrew in an instant? Chu Weitian couldn't believe his eyes for a while. Later, after several scouts came to report the news, it was finally confirmed that the enemy's army had indeed withdrawn quickly to the north, and had no intention of setting up camp.
After the king of Zhenxi learned the news, he was also surprised, and immediately treated Yuwen Haotian as a guest, treated him with courtesy, and after a banquet to appease, he sent someone to send Yuwen Haotian back to Tongyuan City. He also sent an order to the general army of Chu, telling him to assist King Yuwen's army to station in Tongyuan City, provide camps and food and grass supplies, etc., and cooperate with King Yuwen to do a good job in the deployment and defense of Tongyuan City.
After Chu Weitian received Queen Yuwen, he held a banquet in the Shuai Mansion that night to shock King Yuwen. During the banquet, General Chu toasted to King Yuwen and asked: "The king is really a clever plan, dare to ask the king how he knows that the court will withdraw the army?"
After hearing this, King Yuwen smiled and said: "The clever calculation of the widow is really not as good as the calculation of your little girl, I heard that Lord Chu Qianjin has already predicted the safety of the widow, so you don't have to worry, I don't know if this matter is serious?"
"Yellow Tooth Child, you can't believe it. Chu Weixian hurriedly shook his hand to apologize.
King Yuwen changed his words, and said in a very heavy mood: "Actually, I already knew that Tufan wanted to steal my Middle Earth, and Huang Zhipeng led a heavy army to attack the Western Regions, which will inevitably cause the Northern Regions to have a weak air defense, and give Tufan an opportunity to take advantage of." I have already reported that two days ago, Tufan Khan Deyong Zaji had ordered the capture of Gulu Pass, an important town in the northern region, and connected the seven cities of the northern region to enter the Central Plains, and the situation was very critical. Of course, the imperial court will immediately transfer heavy troops back to solve the crisis in the northern regions. ”
After hearing this, everyone secretly admired King Yuwen's kingly spirit as a god and shocked him, and at the same time, they couldn't help but be a little worried about the situation in the Central Plains.
"Under the current circumstances, it seems that the war will not burn to the Western Regions for the time being, it is a good time for us to recuperate and develop stronger, and when the time is ripe, we can raise our troops to march north, retake the northern frontier, and calm the troubles of the territory. ”
"The king really cares about the people of the world, and the first thing that comes to mind in the midst of danger is to bring peace to the country, which is not easy. We will be ordered by the king of Zhenxi, and we will rely on the king's dispatch and arrangement, and serve our lives and deaths, and there will be no excuses!"
"How many troops are there in Tongyuan City now?" asked King Yuwen.
"Our army has more than 30,000 troops, plus 20,000 soldiers and horses led by the king, a total of more than 50,000 troops. Zhao Jian stepped forward and replied, "There are two county seats, Feng County and Huaicheng County, not far to the east of Tongyuan County, if we can take the opportunity to take it, then the territory and population under our rule will increase greatly, and it should not be a problem to recruit tens of thousands of soldiers at that time." He added.
"That won't work, if our army takes advantage of the Tufan Rebellion and takes the opportunity to seize the city, it will definitely be unpopular, and this is unjust. Yuwen denied Zhao Jian's idea, he said: "We just need to develop well in the region, to ensure that the people here are rich and prosperous, and the market is prosperous, and we will naturally become a safe haven for the war in the Central Plains when the boundary comes, and a large number of war refugees will flock here, and it will not be a problem to recruit troops at that time." General Zhao, your main task at this time is to reorganize the team and strengthen drills, especially the tactics and skills of the cavalry, which should be greatly improved. ”
"What the king said is extremely true!" Zhao Jian immediately said yes, and added a little admiration and praise to King Yuwen in his heart.
After the banquet, Chu Weixian accompanied King Yuwen to visit the seriously injured General Cheng Guang, who had three broken ribs, damaged internal organs, and vomited a lot of blood. After being treated by military doctors, the injuries are now basically under control and their lives can be saved. King Yuwen immediately ordered everyone to take good care of him, and when his injuries improved, he would send General Cheng back to Xiama Guancheng to recuperate.