Chapter 377 A living uncle is more useful than a dead champion!
dawn.
Muqiaokou.
Although it is already summer, the morning breeze by Weihu Lake still makes people's skin feel cold.
Unless he encounters special circumstances, Yuan Zhang's work and rest routine has been stable for decades. He wakes up naturally at this point. When he was about to get up, the sound of fighting suddenly sounded outside the door.
Tuotie Wuhua burst into the door and shouted: "Your Majesty, the enemy is attacking! The Southern Zhou army has come ashore!"
Yuan Zhang suddenly sat up and shouted: "There are troops stationed at the end of Muqiao Bridge. How could the Southern Zhou Army kill them ashore before reporting?!"
Tuotie Wuhua said: "The Southern Zhou army didn't come from Muqiao, they! They came from the small dirt road!"
"What?!" Yuan Zhang quickly put on his clothes and armor and said: "The small dirt road is not accessible to people, how did they get here?"
Taking off the stickers, Wuhua hurried over to help Yuan Zhang put on the light armor and said: "The water level receded a lot overnight, and those Southern Zhou troops crossed over with only their eyes and noses exposed!"
"That's unreasonable!" Before putting on his light armor, Yuan Zhang picked up his spear and ran out the door.
Looking around, the Southern Zhou Army and the Dajing Army were already fighting each other, and there was a steady stream of Southern Zhou Army crossing the small dirt road in Weihu Lake.
The soldiers who came from the soldiers' row had only their eyes and noses exposed, like water ghosts crawling out of the lake.
"Who is the leading general?" Yuan Zhang asked.
Tuotie Wuhua pointed at a general who was directing the soldiers to land on the shore and said: "Over there!"
Yuan Zhang looked along and saw a Southern Zhou general with a tall and straight figure and slender hands. His eyes widened and he said: "This is Yang Zhanbei's adopted son, Li Yunqing."
"Excellent master!" Tuotie Wuhua said anxiously: "My lord, you go first, I will stop him!"
Just at this moment, Li Yunqing turned his head and saw Yuan Zhang's figure wherever he could see. He immediately waved his spear and shouted: "Yuan Zhang has appeared! Go faster and capture the old thief Yuan Zhang alive!!"
With that said, Li Yunqing stopped giving orders and ran towards Yuan Zhang.
Yuan Zhang grabbed Tuotie Wuhua, who was about to run over, and said: "We can't defend the Muqiao entrance. Even if you can hold him back, you'll die. You'll escape with me!"
"Can……"
"The king also needs you to command the three northern guards to retreat. Every extra one you run away counts as one!"
"yes!"
Tuo Tie Wuhua sent Yuan Zhang onto his horse, and he also climbed on the horse, shouting: "Everyone turn around! Retreat!"
Yuan Zhang said: "Withdraw to the woods to the west."
Tuotie Wuhua was stunned for a moment and said suspiciously: "Aren't you going to the Chinese army camp?"
"The road to the Chinese army camp is flat and it is easy to catch up." After saying this, Yuan Zhang had already driven his horse towards the woods in the distance.
Although Tuotie Wuhua was confused, he had to obey Yuan Zhang's military order and said sternly: "Go to the woods to the west! Hurry! Escape into the woods!!!"
Tuotie Wuhua and Yuan Zhang have been working together for many years, and they can act according to Yuan Zhang's ideas without having to explain the details.
He commanded the garrison at Muqiaokou to hold back the Southern Zhou army and try to preserve the number of the three northern guards. When he and Yuan Zhang finally escaped into the woods, only two or three hundred of the thousand garrison were left, and the total number of the three northern guards was reduced.
There are now less than 800 people.
The 5,000 Southern Zhou troops led by Li Yunqing suffered very few casualties.
Li Yunqing dragged his gun and ran to the woods, raised his head and glanced at the leafy tree crown, and said: "Yuan Zhang, Yuan Zhang, when you were forced to a dead end, I captured you. I will be the number one general of the Southern Zhou Dynasty!"
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The lieutenant suggested: "If we set fire to this forest, there will be no way for them to survive!"
"Have you forgotten the order of the young governor?" Li Yunqing glared at the deputy general and shouted: "Catch him alive! He is the uncle of Emperor Dajing, and a living uncle is more useful than a dead champion!"
"Yes!" The deputy general said no more, and immediately directed the troops into the forest, shouting: "Change the formation! Follow me in!"
After the Southern Zhou army entered the forest, they could only see the two to three hundred garrison at Muqiaokou who were running away wildly. The three northern guards of five hundred were all cavalry, but they could not be seen.
Li Yunqing shouted at the Chinese army: "Speed up and don't stop. The cavalry has no advantage in the woods!"
Along the way, hundreds of garrison troops were chased and killed, until all five thousand Southern Zhou troops entered the forest, and three guards from the north suddenly appeared behind the Southern Zhou troops.
Yuan Zhanghe took off his black flowers and rode his horse to the front.
Yuan Zhang raised his hand and said loudly: "Great wind!!!"
Whoosh!
Swish swish swish——
In an instant, countless arrows were fired at the Southern Zhou army from all directions. Caught off guard, a large piece of the Southern Zhou army fell down. Even Li Yunqing's deputy general was hit by an arrow in the shoulder.
Li Yunqing then turned his horse's head, looked around, and saw countless archers emerging from the surrounding grass, trees, and far away at the best shooting range.
"We were ambushed! How is that possible?!"
Yuan Zhang laughed loudly and said: "Why is it impossible? You can get the news that I have arrived at Muqiao Pass, but can't I get the news that you are about to launch a surprise attack?"
Li Yunqing pointed his gun at Yuan Zhang from a distance and shouted: "Yuan Zhang! You and I are both gun users, how dare you compete with me?!"
"Why do young people today like to compete? Just like Wen Pojun back then."
Yuan Zhang said proudly: "I have recently met a young man who uses a gun. It's a pity that he is not here, otherwise I would be able to compete with you. But now, you are a trapped beast still fighting, and you have no right to make demands from me!"
"Old thief, I'll kill you!" Li Yunqing ran quickly and charged towards Yuan Zhang.
Tuotie Wuhua immediately drove his horse to stop in front of Yuan Zhang.
"He can't get through." Yuan Zhang said confidently, then raised his hand and shouted: "Strong wind!"
"Gale!"
"Strong wind!!"
"Strong wind!!!"
The three northern guards and the archers from all directions shouted in unison, and several rounds of arrow rain fell in succession.
Li Yunqing did not dare to charge any more and used his agile body skills and the bodies of the surrounding soldiers to avoid the arrows.
Seeing this scene, Tuotie Wuhua was stunned and said in shock: "My lord, it turns out this is your plan! You retreated into the woods on purpose!"
Yuan Zhang stroked his beard and said: "This is the real reason why I came to Muqiaokou. There is a three thousand mobile battalion hidden by me in the woods. I originally came here to test their training results, but I didn't expect to meet Yang Qingzhi."
If you want to make a surprise attack, just follow the current and use the plan to your advantage."
After taking off the black flowers, I felt a burst of relief in my chest, and said excitedly: "I am so humbled by my admiration for the prince!"
As he said this, Tuotie Wuhua thought of something and asked, "So, you drove away the consort on purpose?"
"Yes." Yuan Zhang nodded and said: "There are some masters around him, but they have never experienced a real war, so it is not appropriate to stay."
"What's more, he has found out the news about Yang Qingzhi's surprise attack. He has cleared up the suspicion of colluding with the Southern Zhou Dynasty. It is appropriate to let him go."
Tuotie Wuhua became excited, and her voice trembled when she spoke: "Five thousand Southern Zhou troops, as well as Li Yunqing, this wave can make Yang Zhanbei lose blood!"
"Don't be too happy too early." Yuan Zhang said with a serious expression: "The arrows only knocked down less than half of them. They have already changed their formation and killed them towards the mobile battalion. Now it is your time to take action."
"yes!"
Tuotie Wuhua raised his machete and roared: "Three guards from the north, charge me!!!"
