Zhang Xing claimed to have read people's hearts, but he actually believed that after eating 20,000 soldiers, the Qilu army, which looked like an official army but was actually a rural military group in the lower reaches of the Jishui River, would be in ruins, and those who escaped, especially
Even if the core members of this army survive and escape, they cannot escape their final fate because of their rural characteristics.
The so-called Taoist priest can escape but cannot escape. So what if he escapes?
Therefore, when Zhang Xuguo displayed his power of condensation and rushed back to the encirclement without his life, he gave up command and blocked the pursuers along the edge of the swamp like a brave man to cut off the few escapees.
Zhang Xing, the frontline leader and officers, congratulated and flattered Zhang Xing without any superfluous reaction. He simply ordered Xu Shiying to organize the manpower to arrest the opponent or simply kill him on the spot.
Duan means commanding with determination.
Immediately afterwards, he was stunned by Zhang Changgong's attack.
Four thousand fresh troops suddenly attacked. The leader of the general was a crazy Chengdan master. On the spot, he staggered the Northern Dragon Army, which was in a victory posture and in a scattered formation. At the same time, the reinforcements came in quickly.
To cheer up the besieged officers and soldiers who had fallen into despair, the latter quickly tried to reach northward under the leadership of a small number of officers in an attempt to escape.
Under attack from two sides, the Dragon-Deposed Army was caught off guard and suffered many casualties.
Under this situation, Zhang Xing and other leaders of the Deposed Dragon Army, who were extremely excited, quickly restrained themselves, reorganized their troops, and ordered to stabilize their positions.
It can only be said that fortunately, the officers and soldiers in the encirclement were only struggling to their death. After a wave of failure, they were more completely defeated. This allowed the Dragon Army to quickly concentrate its forces and turn to the north to attack.
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At this time, most of the afternoon had passed, but it was not yet evening, but it was still raining. Fortunately, after condensing the elixir, Zhang Xing felt that his ears and eyes were sharp. He turned on a horse and could see the battle ahead in the distance, then turned his head and turned a few steps to his side.
A general came to inquire.
"Third brother, I think the overall situation has been decided now. We just need to stabilize the formation. The other side can't attack, so there is no need to cause trouble." Niu Da, who came with only a few hundred soldiers, couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
"Are you scared after being beaten once?" Shan Tonghai, who was standing by him, had learned about Niuda's experience of escaping from the mud, so he came face to face with him coldly. "If you ask me, just eat this here.
Four thousand soldiers! If Zhang Changgong is really crazy and dares to attack at the risk of exhaustion of his true energy, then kill him here! Kill him and eat these last four thousand soldiers, and the eight counties on both sides of Jishui will be defeated.
The land will be ours in an instant!"
By the end of the conversation, it was obvious that I had lost control of my emotions.
Obviously, the repeated defeats in the previous six months and the fact that he actually did not win any military merits in this battle (the army had been defeated before he led his troops to join Zhang Xing), made the three original leaders of the Deposed Dragon Gang
One of the leaders has a somewhat unbalanced mentality.
Because of this, Niu Da was about to be sarcastic. But as Zhang Xing's eyes dimmed, he still held back his anger.
This made Shan Tonghai even more anxious.
Zhang Xing thought for a while, but simply issued an order: "Niu Da, lead Ding Shengying and Guo Jingke to the left wing, while Jia Yue and Zhai Qian go to the right wing, each with sufficient strength to stabilize the situation. We, the Chinese Army, will
Behind us, leader Shan is in front, fighting and retreating... If Zhang Changgong realizes his interest and wakes up and leaves, then that's it. We still have dumplings to eat behind us; if he really loses his mind, let's end him here.
That’s it!”
When all the generals heard the order, they all responded without saying a word.
Zhang Xing also looked at the people around him again: "Xiao Jia, go and reassemble the masters we formed before, and find as many as you can; Wang Xiongdan, you and Ma Tou leader go to mobilize some long soldiers and be ready.
, and then gather under my flag."
Jia Runshi, Wang Xiongdan, and Ma Ping'er also responded.
Bai Yousi, on the other hand, took a step forward slightly at this time, as if he was about to say something, but Zhang Xing waved his hand to stop him: "Look, when it is really necessary, you still have to rely on you, but nine times out of ten it won't be your turn.
Come, it won’t even be my turn.”
Bai Yousi was startled for a moment, then he immediately woke up and said no more.
After a while, the troops began to reorganize in the chaos. Thanks to the return of the senior generals and the disappearance of the flanking attack, as well as the narrow passage battlefield, a dense military formation gradually began to form.
Zhang Changgong's assault was obviously a hasty and untactical assault, and he was quickly dragged into the depths of the military formation by the deposed dragon army without any notice.
"Counter Zhang!"
Fan Bao beat his horse and squeezed in front of the disheveled Zhang Changgong. He opened his mouth with a hint of fear and started to cry. "We can't break out any more! If we break in again, these four thousand soldiers will be surrounded!"
Zhang Changgong, who was holding a long gun, turned his head suddenly, rainwater sloshing out of his hair, and his face was still ferocious, making Fan Bao tremble in fright.
But the latter calmed down, gritted his teeth and sat firmly on the horse, and continued to persuade with tears in his eyes: "Governor Zhang, what's wrong with you? Tell me! If you want to save Commander Zhang or someone else, let's put the soldiers back.
Go back alone and look for it. With your cultivation, you can't really rescue people after dark! If you want to rescue the trapped army, then to be honest, it is useless to continue fighting. It is better to put the army back.
With the confrontation like this, with some troops involved, we might be able to take advantage of the opportunity to escape a few more...but we can't go on like this. If we go on like this, I'm afraid we will lose all the last four thousand Qijun soldiers!"
Hearing this, Zhang Changgong opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a single word, but he burst into tears. The rain and tears formed a ball, and slid down the blood stain on his face.
"Governor Zhang, now that things have come to this, we have to recognize the reality... My eldest brother and my little sister are all in trouble. If you want to save people, I will risk my life to help you." Seeing this, Fan Bao continued to sigh.
He came to persuade us with tears, and he was really heartbroken. "But it is really unwise to use force by force!"
"I don't want to save anyone! I want to save everyone!" Seeing the sincerity of the other party's words, Zhang Changgong finally burst into tears. "General Fan Er, I hate myself for being incompetent! In Dongdu, everything is so confusing.
When it comes to family arrangements, I never have my own opinion on how to do things. But this time I came out and started something from scratch. I finally followed the manager and everyone to create some situations, but everything disappeared...I can't help this anger!"
Fan Bao was completely silent.
If he hadn't always been afraid of the other party like a tiger, he would have almost cried with him.
"Forget it, take the last few thousand people back to Qi County!" Zhang Changgong turned around, looked up to the sky and sighed, letting the rain hit his face. "I'll break up with you first, and then try to save some people."
come out……"
At this point, Fan Bao was also confused and could only nod his head, and then hurriedly ordered the rear army to change into the front army, and quickly return to the army... There were only four thousand people, and they were already halfway trapped. How could they easily escape?
Especially Shan Tonghai, who was facing him, had a hundred calculations, a thousand grudges, and ten thousand unwillingnesses in his heart. He always wanted to expand the results of the battle, so as soon as he saw the opponent retreating, he immediately counterattacked relentlessly.
"This Dalang Shan is obviously disobeying military orders when he acts like this." The speaker was Ma Ping'er, who had just led a group of spearmen back. Of course, what she said was well-founded. She was right there when the order was given.
However, when Zhang Xing heard this, he just squinted his eyes in the rain and said nothing. The people around him were also silent, which made Ma Ping'er chatter for a while.
To put it bluntly, regardless of whether Ma Ping'er is right or not, and what Zhang Dalongtou thinks, the main reason is that Ma Ping'er's identity is embarrassing, and Shan Tonghai's status is too prominent.
Even Wang Xiongdan, who was nearby, just glanced at Ma Ping'er and then gave a bitter smile.
In this way, everyone stood under the somewhat stiff "deposed" flag. Behind them, scattered troops continued to gather after hearing the news, but due to Shan Tonghai's forward attack, they still seemed a bit weak.
Soon, whether it was true or expected, as the soldiers and horses beside Zhang Xing became weaker, Zhang Changgong, who was in charge of the rear, suddenly jumped up and used his true energy in the air. The silvery white true energy enveloped his whole body, and he flew again.
Pounced towards Zhang Xing's banner.
This time, Zhang Xing did not form a formation.
It is precisely because of this that Fan Bao saw this scene from a distance and did not have any worries at first. He just thought it was a normal attack to save him and delay the delay... After all, in his eyes, Zhang Changgong was too powerful, even in person.
After what he had experienced before, he didn't think that the Dragon-Deposed Army could do anything to this person without gathering the masters of cultivation to form a formation.
However, as soon as he turned around and wiped the sweat off his face, Fan Bao suddenly froze on his horse, and then felt a chill in his heart.
The reason couldn't be simpler. For masters of Ningdan and above, on the battlefield, it is necessary to maintain body-protecting Qi as much as possible. This is a life-saving thing... just like wearing armor... Even he, Fan Bao, at this time
Try your best to do this, otherwise why would your face be covered with sweat? But Zhang Changgong, who is obviously a master of elixirs, had just talked to him, or even earlier, his face and hair were already wet from the rain.
Combined with the previous events, this can only show that Zhang Changgong's energy reserves are actually very dangerous.
As soon as he thought of this, Fan Bao immediately turned around and turned around again.
And it was at this time that he turned around and saw clearly that in the rain, Zhang Changgong's silver-gray flash was intercepted by a lavender light rising into the sky before it reached the banner with the word "Deposed".
The rays of light entangled together, then smashed heavily into the mud, and did not rise again... On the contrary, there was a sudden panic under the word "Deposed", and countless spearmen swarmed forward.
At this moment, Fan Bao didn't feel cold in his heart, but felt cold all over his body.
Fear, panic, and an inexplicable feeling of loneliness and helplessness suddenly surged into my heart.
After seven or eight breaths, Fan Bao realized that he had become completely alone. He regained his senses and without hesitation, he hit his horse and fled north... If he really died here, his brother's efforts would be in vain.
There was no one to respond to the little sister... In fact, as the scene just appeared, the surrounding armies also reacted.
The four thousand soldiers from Qijun, who had long known about the defeat ahead, finally lost their composure as a new force and fled in disgrace, while the deposed dragon army of about 10,000 people outside were unscrupulous and began to pursue and kill them.
Zhang Xing looked at this scene from a distance, and then glanced at the nearby muddy ground where the aftermath was still lingering. He chose not to say a word and turned back to the frozen maze, ready to wait for the final results to be accepted and to conclude the battle.
"Zhang Xuguo, are you willing to surrender?"
Sure enough, before dark, Zhang Xing waited for Zhang Xuguo, who was brought by Xu Shiying himself, and then of course passed several other prisoners and clicked on this person first, which was regarded as giving this person a face.
"How could it possibly drop?"
Zhang Xuguo's limbs were all broken and he was completely dragged out of the muddy water. Hearing this, he showed no expression.
"That's good..." Zhang Xing sat on the horse with the Jinglong Sword across his knees. He did it simply and didn't even have the intention of finishing the attack himself. "Behead him immediately, and then spread the word to all the counties in the east. He only said that the court eagles and dogs were violent.
Wei's lackey and the remnants of Qi County, the traitor Zhang Xuguo, have been killed!"
Zhang Xuguo wanted to refute what he said, but he just raised his head and turned his head away without making any unnecessary excuses... He really didn't want to speak anymore.
There are two sides between officials and thieves, and the victory and defeat are clear, so it is meaningless.
On the other hand, the surrounding leaders and officers of the deposed dragon army were quite shocked when they heard this simple reply. Even Xu Shiying was a little panicked. But in a moment, the gray-bearded general manager of the march to the east of the Wei Dynasty was dragged away
To the side, Jia Yue still took action himself and beheaded him on the spot.
He was fifty-one years old.
He and the military group of Qilu officers and soldiers he had personally molded died together with the end of this quagmire-like war.
At this time, the surrounding leaders seemed to have thought that the Wei Dynasty had already had two (one) Nanya Xianggong and a Beiya Governor died under the execution-style killing of this big leader. Now it seems that there is also a marching general manager.
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Zhang Xuguo was dead, with two parts of his body and four limbs broken. Zhang Changgong, who was covered in mud, was also dragged over by Xiong Bonan himself, but he still turned his head to look at the lifted head, which seemed to be difficult.
Confidence.
"King Xiongtian is so skilled." Zhang Xing laughed on the spot when he saw this scene. "After all, you were the superior one and defeated him!"
"I won, but not because of my superior skills." Xiong Bonan was honest. "It was because of your sword, and also because of the two pancakes and a bowl of soup that I had just returned to camp... I won
Know he will come back!"
Zhang Xing continued to nod, but looked at Zhang Changgong again, but was silent for a moment.
Bai Yousi was at the side, hesitating for a moment and looking puzzled: "Sanlang, you are not worried about my friendship with him, are you?"
"No." Zhang Xing shook his head in reply, and then looked seriously at the disheveled handsome man in front of him. "I'm worried about myself... Zhang Changgong, let me ask you something. In the snow last winter, who was you?
Are you spying on me outside the window?"
Zhang Changgong, whose face was covered with mud and water, raised his head, glanced at the other party with bloodshot eyes, and answered frankly: "I only regret that I was so obsessed at the time that I didn't kill you."
"I guess it's you too." Zhang Xing sighed. "Of the masters above Chengdan who passed by me at that time, the only one I could think of was you... And at that time, you had just come out of Dongdu, and you didn't expect the situation today...
It’s a pity, if you could have walked in that day, why would we be like this?”
Zhang Changgong responded with a sneer: "I don't regret it! I have lived a particularly happy life in Qi County and Lu County in the past six months!"
Zhang Xing nodded without comment, but looked at Xu Shiying: "Xu Dalang, you were the commander of the enemy before this battle. Let me ask, how much military merit can I have in this battle? Can I pay for his life?"
Xu Shiying was confused and opened his mouth to speak, but immediately woke up and looked at Xiong Bonan.
Xiong Bonan was stunned for a moment, but he also reacted and said something else: "Zhang Longtou, you don't have to care too much. With your cultivation of Dan Condensation, even though he is a Dan, you can kill him one on one."
It’s difficult for you too.”
Zhang Xing shook his head and smiled: "To be honest with King Xiongtian, I only officially stepped into the Ningdan when I was sitting here wielding those three swords. I can't fly now... If he wanted to kill me at that time, I would really
It’s impossible.”
Xiong Bonan thought for a moment and shook his head: "Forget it! In the end, your meritorious service ranks first in this battle. The rest of the entire Deposed Dragon Gang combined are not as big as you. If you only want to save his life, I have nothing to say."
It can be said! Besides, he is a master of alchemy and the grandson of a great master. If he is willing to surrender, it would be great!"
No matter Xu Shiying, Shan Tonghai, Niu Da, Zhai Qian and other important leaders, they all just thought about it when they heard the words, and no one spoke up to participate.
"I don't need you to do favors like this." Zhang Xing started to speak, but Zhang Changgong suddenly spoke before him. "If you want to use me, just pardon them all, that's enough."
As Zhang Changgong spoke, he turned to look at the other captured Qilu officers.
Zhang Xing also glanced at those people, then shook his head and laughed: "It's one side, they have their own opinions, otherwise who will settle the score for this battle? However, I can guarantee that I have issued a military order, and the generals will be the ones who surrender.
How about avoiding death and seeking medical treatment for the injured...?"
Zhang Changgong was silent for a moment, nodded, and then shook his head: "General Manager Zhang is dead, can't we pardon all the remaining officers?"
"No." Zhang Xing said firmly. "They must be as stubborn as Zhang Xuguo. How can they be pardoned?"
Zhang Changgong obviously hesitated for a moment, then continued to ask: "As for the generals and below, those who surrender will be spared death, and the injured will seek medical treatment. This is the military order you have already issued, and you will not go back on it, right?"
This time it was Zhang Xing's turn to be silent for a moment, but he still responded slowly: "No."
"Then I ask for death!" Zhang Changgong sighed. "What can an incompetent person do?"
Zhang Xing waited for a moment, and then slowly nodded in the strange silence around him and ordered: "Please take action, King Xiongtian, and leave his body intact for my sake."
The surroundings became quieter and quieter, and even Xiong Bonan hesitated. But after a moment, the latter still dragged the person aside, and with just one palm, he broke his neck and broke it.
Poor talented person on the list of talents, when he first entered the troubled times, he easily broke his wings and died at the age of twenty-seven before he transformed into a dragon.
Since the person was dead, Zhang Xing also restrained his unnecessary expression and just looked around in the rain: "Who else is there?"
"There is also Fan Hu, who is fighting stubbornly under the siege of Wang Wulang." Xu Shiying sincerely handed over his hand.
"Urge him." Zhang Xing became a little impatient. "Tell him that Zhang Xuguo and Zhang Changgong died together, and let him make a quick decision!"
Xu Shiying nodded and left in person.
About a quarter of an hour later, when the sky darkened significantly, he came back again, and together with Wang Wulang, informed him of the result - Fan Hu committed suicide after seeing Zhang Xuguo's head.
At the same time, Zhang Xing also finished dealing with many other captured high-ranking officers of the other side... The method of treatment was simple and crude. Those who surrendered would be spared death, those who were demoted and retained, those who were not demoted, or who dared to say any arbitrary conditions, would be executed immediately.
Thirty-four people were killed before and after the team were generals and above, and 57 people were demoted to captains and below.
At this point, Zhang Xing thought for a while and finally stood up to fight under Bai Yousi's careful observation. Then he looked around and spoke loudly on the slightly dim battlefield:
"Everyone! This battle has not yet been rewarded and punished, and the battlefield has not yet been counted, but there are two things that can be said to have been concluded... First, among the Qilu army, the top four minions of the Wei Dynasty are Zhang Xuguo and Zhang Changgong.
, Fan Hu, Yu Bai Mei, all were beheaded, captured, and killed numerous times. The outcome of this battle is already clear and unmistakable. It is a great victory for our army and a great defeat for the enemy!"
The generals below Xu Shiying, Xiong Bonan, Shan Tonghai, Wang Shuyong, Niu Da, and Zhai Qian were startled one after another, and then cheered up.
There are more people around who know the joints, ready to lead and cheer.
However, before that, Zhang Xing continued to talk on his own: "Secondly, in this battle, our army will protect our home and people. If one of our brothers is killed, it will be more serious than Hongshan! And Qilu officers and soldiers are willing to do so."
To attack the minions of the Wei Dynasty, even if there are high-ranking people, their death will be as light as a feather! I have righteousness, and I also have swords and guns, who can refute?!"
There was a moment of hesitation up and down, and the surrounding area, which was almost like a quagmire, suddenly burst into thunderous cheers, which then resounded throughout the entire battlefield with overwhelming momentum.
Back in time, when Zhang Xing was sitting on the frozen horse horse and killing people, on the other side of Mount Li, in the southeast corner of the rear military camp, there was also a man sitting on another horse horse in the same posture.
"Brother, what the sentry rider said is right. There are really officers and soldiers imitating us and trying to get behind us. What should we do?"
A soldier, sweating profusely and dripping with rain, asked, "Leader Huang, his soldiers, and the soldiers who retreated were all taken away by the cake cook under Chief Xu! The army camp was full of people.
empty!"
"I know."
Zhang Jinshu, who imitated Zhang Xing and sat on a horse, raised his head, with no unnecessary expression on his face that had been washed white by the rain.
"We only have two or three hundred people! The rest are all civilians!" the soldier emphasized again. "According to what I said before, there are at least thousands of officers and soldiers who have not been surrounded. If they attack from behind, the front will win. We
How can we stop it?"
Zhang Jinshu was already panicking, and he was afraid that he would not be able to stop him. What was even more frightening was that he had already won the previous battle. If he had lost, he could still run. What could he have done if he had won?
With this thought, Zhang Jinshu could only continue to sit on the horse and look at his close subordinate, and said sincerely: "I know."
The soldier was startled and seemed to realize something, so he asked in a low voice.
But at this moment, amidst the sound of horse hooves, a young armored general had already galloped to the back corner gate of the military stronghold, waving his spear and full of vitality. He turned out to be a master in spiritual practice!
And as soon as she opened her mouth, the standard young female voice shocked many people: "Follow me! Capture the key figures in the village and force Zhang San to get out of the way!"
The soldier continued to look at Zhang Jinshu, who didn't even open his mouth this time.
Seeing this situation, the soldier did not hesitate anymore and immediately turned around and waved his sword and ordered: "What are you doing standing still?! A great victory on the front line! The officers and soldiers have come from afar, so they must be outnumbered and exhausted! We still have camps to rely on, and we can still rely on them."
Brother Zhang is here personally to take charge, all he has to do is greet him! Do you need Brother Zhang to give instructions personally for such a simple matter?"
The soldiers around him were originally the elite troops mobilized by Zhang Jinshu from Jiyin County and Dong County through his status as military judge. At this time, he heard the words and saw Zhang Jinshu sitting still. He was indeed a general with a big dragon head.
Feng's morale was also greatly boosted. He immediately drew his sword and faced it, relying on the camp to resist.
As for the female general, Fan Lihua, the younger sister of the Fan brothers and sisters, when she saw this appearance, she immediately felt guilty... She thought that a surprise attack here would have a miraculous effect, but how could she have imagined that even a little leader guarding the corner gate would have a miraculous effect.
So calm?
Not only that, when she personally led the Fan family's cronies to try to overturn the simple fence, she was shocked to find that these deposed Dragon Army soldiers who were left guarding the corner gate were actually well-organized, and each of them was extraordinary... It was really well-organized and extraordinarily powerful.
All of them were extraordinary... These people were in small groups, all armed with long spears, poking in rows through the fence for defense, and they walked steadily in the rain. If there were any casualties, there would be replacements immediately.
Therefore, it was just a fight, and although she was slightly suppressed by her cultivation, Fan Lihua still became more and more panicked.
Of course, this didn't last long.
It had only been a quarter of an hour of fighting. Suddenly, across the military camp and the fortifications, an unprecedented wave of cheers rose into the sky, completely suppressing the sound of rain and the chaotic scene at the last moment before evening.
Although I don’t know exactly what happened?
Fan Lihua still realized that her sneak attack had completely lost its meaning. She turned pale for a moment and only glanced at the deposed Dragon Army general who was sitting still. Then she whistled, turned around and dived into the rain.
The rest of the tribe had no choice but to leave in confusion.
After the people left for a while, and seeing the sky getting darker and darker, Zhang Jinshu slowly spoke in the rain, and finally called out the name of his trusted confidant: "Daliang, what are you talking about cheering in front of me?"
"I don't know." The soldier leader sat down on the mud and covered his face with his hands. "Perhaps he captured Zhang Xuguo? Or did he kill Yu Baimei?"
Zhang Jinshu nodded and suddenly stood up with courage.
At this point, no matter what, this battle should be completely over.
PS: Thanks to a certain Mr. Lou who wishes to remain anonymous for his support. This is the 124th alliance for this book.