Chapter 36 Hussars
The collapse of the prince's tent caused great confusion in the hearts of the enemy's army. All it takes is a small thrust to follow, and the enemy will all be in a rout.
Throughout the whole process of tonight's battle, from the time the prince ordered the male troops to attack the city, General Xun defended it impregnably. forced the prince to reward the martial arts, so that the archers and strong men were in the limelight.
General Xun quickly made adjustments, moved the eyes of the entire battlefield to the strong man, and then repelled it with a bed crossbow, and when everyone retracted their thoughts, he suddenly collapsed the prince's camp tent by surprise, leaving the enemy army in a short period of no command.
The ability of the general is not low.
"Draw the bow, prepare!"
Having created such an opportunity, General Xun would naturally take advantage of the victory to pursue it. A rain of arrows took away many soldiers, putting more pressure on the enemy's vanguard and making them nervous.
General Xun smiled slightly, pulled out the saber at his waist, pointed directly at the helpless vanguard soldiers under the city, and shouted loudly: "Listen to the order......! Shoot!"
There were a lot of archers on the ghost city, and the enemy troops stood densely, although they were blocked by shields, but many people died after round of arrows rained down.
The crown prince and the fat general were also shocked by the sudden collapse of the big tent, and the loss was not among them, otherwise it would definitely be more auspicious. They also reacted quickly and wanted to regroup.
However, after all his strength and exhaustion, he knew that it was impossible to break through this ghost city, so he could only retreat.
The retreat was a test of skill, and at this time the morale was hit, and many soldiers of the front army were panicked, and if they were not careful, the retreat might turn into a rout.
Thinking about it, the fat general snatched the torch of a person next to him, pressed his right hand on the shoulder of a general in front of him, and kicked hard with both feet, and the round figure suddenly rose into the air, more than two feet above the ground!
Then, he actually stood on top of the military flag with one foot, and stood firmly on the flagpole!
A gust of wind blew, blowing the flag rattling, blowing the flagpole constantly shaking, and blowing the torch in Zhang Yu's hand from time to time. But he was not affected at all, fluttering with the flagpole, the fairy aura was overwhelming!
"The generals listen to my orders!" the fat general shouted, and his voice spread throughout the three armies.
The soldiers of the former army looked back when they heard the voice, and when they saw the fat general appear, they were immediately relieved.
"The charging sergeants in front are in groups of three, forming a shield array to resist the rain of arrows, don't panic!"
When the sergeant heard the order, he immediately moved into action and formed a dense shield wall to deal with the rain of arrows.
General Xun also saw Zhang Yu, and as soon as he flipped his hand, the longbow appeared in his hand again.
At such a distance, a flat shot can't be shot at all. It can only be fired from the back, but it is never possible to hit a specific target.
The prince raised his head to look at Zhang Yu and smiled!
Zhang Yu's strength is in his eyes, and the decision at this time is so neat, it is really a rare talent, exactly what he needs!
The fat general didn't know what the prince was thinking, so he only continued to command: "The rear team changes to the front team, and slowly retreats!"
At this time, an arrow fell from the sky and rushed straight towards the fat general.
The fat general's pupils shrank slightly, and he immediately reacted, kicked his right foot down hard, and his fat body instantly completed a somersault in the air, dodging the arrow and falling on the flagpole again.
Squinting ahead, seeing that the army had retreated to a certain extent, and the defenders of the hidden city did not chase out of the city, Zhang Yu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and turned over and jumped off the flagpole.
"The guilty minister should die!" Coming to the prince, the fat general didn't say a word, and knelt down on one knee: "The situation was urgent at that time, you commanded the whole army without asking the prince, the criminal minister really deserved to die!"
"That's where the words are. The prince was stunned at first, and then hurriedly helped Zhang Yu up, and liked him in his heart.
Picking up the fat general, the prince raised his head slightly and said to the generals: "General Zhang, this is a great achievement, what is the crime? General Zhang made a decision in the face of danger, advanced and retreated to a certain extent, and really had the demeanor of his ancestor, General Zhang Xutuo. ”
The surrounding generals all nodded yes, and the fat general said: Don't dare to be, don't dare to be.
With a long breath, the prince paced in place: "This war should be like this, what does General Zhang think we should do next?"
After a pause, the fat general put away his smiling face, and said after a while: "The ghost city is the lifeblood of Guanbei, and it can be attacked and defended. If we can't defeat the ghost city, if we want to defend this area, it is actually very difficult, and we have to invest a lot of manpower and material resources. It's better to retreat directly to the outside of Chixia Road. ”
"Then haven't all our efforts in the past few months been in vain? So what's the point of this battle?" The prince naturally saw the situation clearly, but he was a little unwilling in his heart.
"It makes sense, we did not suffer serious losses in this war, there were no big casualties. And the Qin border army was broken up by us, which greatly damaged their morale. At the same time, we have also sharpened a group of elite soldiers in this battle, and are familiar with the nearby terrain, and when we come back, it will be a sweep!" Zhang Yu said firmly.
The prince nodded in agreement, and then pointed to the castle tower and asked, "Will this enemy army leave the city while we are retreating?
Zhang Yu shook his head and explained: "Presumably, the prince can also see the ability of this guard, but there are not many troops in the hidden city, no matter how strong he is, he will not dare to go out of the city to fight. ”
After Zhang Yu finished speaking, the surrounding generals exchanged glances with each other, and they all saw surprise in each other's eyes.
They didn't know about this ambush from beginning to end, but they were all very clever and silent.
"Then prepare to withdraw the troops, and you also send the news and let all the troops return to Chixia Road within fifteen days. ”
The crown prince has had enough of this war, and he has once again shown his abilities to his father, the emperor.
Seeing that the enemy army had retreated, Li Jinzhong and Tong Guan quickly gathered around General Xun and praised General Xun for his wisdom and martial arts.
"Look, I told you that the general was very brave, and after today's battle, you two will believe it completely. Li Jinzhong said to Zhang Hui and Zhang Wu with a smile.
"Believed, believed. Zhang Hui and Zhang Wu nodded again and again, this ten generals are indeed powerful. When commanding, he was calm and calm, without the slightest panic, and his grasp of the battlefield was also very good.
"Don't relax tonight!" In the cheers of the soldiers in Youcheng, General Xun shouted loudly: "I think that the army of the Sang Kingdom is not incompetent, if we relax now, then if the enemy army comes back, the city will be in danger." ”
Hearing General Xun's words, everyone slowly calmed down, although their faces were still full of smiles, they had also restrained themselves.
But!
There was a ghostly roar in the distance!
The voice resounded in all directions, like crying and complaining, which made people shudder.
Then, a gust of wind blew, blowing torches and fire clusters. The sparks blown by the wind flew in the air, like a terrible ghost with teeth and claws, terrifying and abnormal. The starlight in the sky also disappeared at this time, and this picture was exactly the same as the legendary ghost soldier crossing the border.
On the castle tower, the soldiers were terrified and leaned closer. Zhang Hui and Zhang Wu glanced at each other, they had heard this kind of voice, they had heard it from the second master, but they didn't have such a huge momentum, and they didn't have such a feeling of being in a ghost.
General Shun squinted his feet and looked ahead, he was excited, but he was a little uncertain.
The Sang army had just been defeated at this time, and its morale was weak, and listening to that voice, it seemed to be coming straight at them, which suddenly made the morale of the army that had just stabilized begin to be unstable.
A general in a high position will not be unaware of this team.
"How many people will there be?" the prince's voice trembled a little.
He was a little nervous and excited.
"There won't be more than 10,000 people!" The fat general's eyes were sharp, if he won this Yang Ye today, his reputation would spread, and the glory of his ancestors would be restored at that time!
"Can you win?" At this moment, the prince and Zhang Yu had a feeling of sympathy for each other, he asked very concisely, and Zhang Yu also answered very concisely.
"It depends on how many people the prince is willing to sacrifice!" Zhang Yu stared at the prince's eyes, he clenched his fists, and his chest rose and fell violently.
"What do you want!" The prince did not blame Zhang Yu for his rudeness at this time.
"With our 30,000 men here as bait, to be precise, with you as bait, the prince, and with the 20,000 ambush soldiers originally prepared as reinforcements......!
"Prince, don't!" The five royal tent relatives who were guarding the prince's side knelt down in front of the prince, "It's really dangerous, at this time, as soon as the war starts, the defenders of the hidden city will definitely be killed, and they will fall into a dilemma when the time comes!"
"Can't you royal tent riders protect me?" the prince scolded heavily, and then turned his head to look at the fat general and explained: "Be sure to capture Yang Ye alive!"