"Report, the rebels in Xuchang City are trying to escape to Xinji overnight!"
He entered the king's tent at night and reported the military situation.
It was still early in the morning, and all the military generals were sitting in the king's tent. They were discussing the strategy of attacking Xuchang.
After hearing Ye Bu's report, Li Chengmu showed a trace of sarcasm on his face. He looked at the people in the tent and said, "Rebels throughout the ages are of the same origin. They all flee without fighting. If you think about it, there is no guarantee of victory."
Run away with your tail between your legs!”
Just like a cockroach that cannot be killed, this escape does not know where it will hide, and when it becomes more powerful, it will start to cause trouble again!
Long Yutian nodded after hearing this, then looked at Ye Buzai and asked, "Did you see something that inferred that they have a tendency to flee to Xinji?"
Everyone present turned their heads to look at Ye Buzai.
They didn't ask, and they were just about to say, "The rebels in Xuchang opened the south gate after nightfall, and a lot of baggage came out of the city. I guess this was the logistics team for the rebels to escape. And there were soldiers and horses from Jingzhou."
There was no movement at the west city gate where they were stationed, and everything was being defended normally. Obviously, the rebels deliberately confused the Jingzhou soldiers and horses, and did not want the Jingzhou soldiers and horses to find out that they were escaping tonight."
"They want to sneak away without anyone noticing." Li Chengmu turned to look at Long Yutian, then glanced at everyone, and asked, "What do you think about this?"
Long Yutian sneered: "Since they voluntarily gave up the city of Xuchang to protect them, we naturally cannot let down their good intentions no matter what. We must treat them well and leave them with an unforgettable memory!"
Li Chengmu felt happy after hearing this and asked, "How do you say this? What good idea have you come up with?"
Feng Tu thought about the surrounding terrain in his mind and asked his doubts: "Supervisor, we are far away from the post road to Xinji. Even if we march quickly now, it will be difficult to catch up with the rebels! Not to mention that we are far away from the post road to Xinji.
Stop them!"
Sha Yuliang looked at Long Yutian thoughtfully and said, "It's not that we can't catch them. If we send our cavalry, we can catch them."
Long Yutian waved his hand and said with a smile: "The number of cavalry in our team is a bit small. It is a bit risky to send them alone to perform missions in Yuzhou. My idea is to pursue the whole army."
After hearing what he said, Ding Dazhuang chuckled: "What the supervisor said is not appropriate. We are a little far away from the post road to Xinji. The longer the delay, the longer the distance will be. If we pursue the whole army,
Even if all the soldiers in the army grew four legs, they still wouldn’t be able to catch up!”
Li Chengmu signaled everyone to be silent, "Everyone, please be patient and listen patiently to what the supervisor has to say."
Long Yutian glanced at everyone: "If we follow the normal path, we will definitely not be able to catch up. What if there is a shortcut?"
"Shortcut?" Ding Dazhuang looked at him in astonishment: "The supervisor is not joking? You are very familiar with the terrain of Yingchuan. Have you been here before?"
Long Yutian took out the map of Yingchuan, pointed to the mountains between them and the post road to Xinji, and said: "Everyone, come and take a look. From the map, this mountain range is steep and difficult to walk on, but you know
Well, the mountain people who live in the mountains know the topography of the mountains best."
As he spoke, he looked at everyone and smiled proudly: "Thanks to the love of God, I learned from an old mountain man that there is a path in the mountains that can directly cross the mountains and reach the post road on the other side of the mountains."
"Is this news credible?" Li Chengmu asked.
"We will know if the news is true. Anyway, it is an empty city when we arrive at Xuchang. Moreover, Jingzhou soldiers and horses have already arrived there. We are just joining in the fun. Rather than wasting our efforts like this, we might as well go halfway.
, unexpectedly killed them in the middle of the road and caught them off guard!" Long Yutian became more and more excited as he talked, and the more he talked, the more he felt that this was a good idea.
After hearing this, everyone finally understood that this strategy was improvised by the supervisor.
Everyone looked at each other speechlessly, but this idea was very good. Instead of running to the empty city in Xuchang, it would be more exciting to chase the rebels!
Without further ado, the whole army is in pursuit!
Soon the team entered the mountainous area holding torches. Although the dirt road in the mountain was difficult to walk, it could shorten the distance. Everyone was willing to give it a try. It didn’t matter if the road was difficult!
One hundred thousand soldiers and horses, even if there are lush trees on the mountain, one hundred thousand pairs of feet can flatten the ground. Moreover, after three years of severe drought, the trees on the mountain are not very lush and are all sparse, which is very conducive for people to walk in the mountain.
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What pleased everyone the most was that there was a ravine seven to eight feet wide across the mountains, and they only had to move along the ravine.
Long Yutian looked at the deep and dark ravine in front of him, raised his head and laughed: "My love is separated by mountains and seas, and mountains and seas cannot be leveled. Only after practicing it did I realize that the sea can be crossed by boats, and the mountains can be crossed by roads!"
If they didn't pursue the whole army tonight and entered the mountains, how could they know that there were feasible roads in the mountains and they were not insurmountable!——
After the whole army escaped from Xuchang City, Yuan Shixin stopped and looked back. It was dim and the outline of Xuchang City could no longer be seen clearly.
Lieutenant General Hong Xing'an also stopped, turned his horse's head and looked in the direction of Xuchang, and said: "Yuan Mingxian is still too young. He wants to lead troops in wars before he can grow up. He has neither experience nor strategy."
If he were a steady and mature general tonight, he would have thought that they would escape and set up an ambush halfway to annihilate them in one fell swoop!
But these chicks haven't considered this issue at all. Maybe they have, but they just don't want to make it so complicated because of their reputation.
Yuan Shixin's eyes flashed and he said: "The Lingnan soldiers and horses who did not arrive at Xuchang did not expect to catch up with us, but the Jingzhou soldiers and horses in Xuchang did not expect that we would escape under their noses. We just don't know that they will find out tomorrow.
How would you feel if Xuchang City was empty?"
Will you regret it and want to do it all over again?
"Haha." Hong Xing'an laughed heartily and said after laughing: "At the beginning, the two groups of soldiers and horses came fiercely. I was really shocked at that time. But I didn't expect that we would break the dilemma they created so easily."
It’s really like a general with a raging army and a raging nest!
The incompetence of one general will lead to the death of three armies.
After tonight, starting from tomorrow, they will be safe again.
In the second half of the night, the rebels did not dare to sleep and insisted on continuing on their way. They just hoped to be as far away from Xuchang as possible. When they reached Xinji, they still had to go on their way. It was best to meet up with the general's troops and horses, so as not to
Let Jingzhou and Lingnan soldiers and horses keep advancing!
"General, go around this mountain and get to the other side of the mountain. We can see Xinji County."
After driving for several hours, Yuan Shixin noticed that the soldiers and horses were exhausted. At this time, it was very necessary to rest on the spot.
So he ordered: "Since we are not far from Xinji County, let everyone stop and rest for a while, and then continue on our way after resting!"
During the rest period, Tan Ma went out to explore the road ahead. After they rested and everyone had their stomachs full, Tan Ma also came back.
After checking the horse, no abnormalities were found on the road ahead, so everyone can move forward with peace of mind.
After eating and drinking enough, the team began to show signs of laziness. More people wanted to rest where they were until dawn and then set off again.
Yuan Shixin sent his personal guards to urge them, but the team's speed was still very slow, and they were so tired that they didn't want to continue on their way.
"Bang! Bang!"
A firework shot up into the sky and exploded in the air. The fireworks were gorgeous and illuminated the world in the dark night.
As the fireworks exploded, before the sparks completely disappeared, shouts of death could be heard from the mountain above the resting place.
People shouted and horses neighed, and the team was huge.
Yuan Shixin's mind went blank. After a moment, he came to his senses and immediately shouted: "Everyone adjust the team and prepare to meet the enemy!"
He was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead, but the entire rebel team had lost its structure. What's more, they were so frightened that their legs and feet were so weak that they couldn't even crawl to a place of refuge.
It was dark and it was difficult to see how many enemies rushed down from the mountain, but from the shouts of death and the sound of horse hooves, it was clear that many soldiers from the imperial court were coming.
When the two armies met, the imperial troops were surrounded by black people and there were many people. However, the rebels first looked at their momentum and felt that they were weaker than the other party.
When encountering someone on a narrow road, the brave will win. Although Yuan Shixin didn't know how many soldiers and horses came from the imperial court, he might as well fight to the death since he had already encountered him.
And will his will be imposed on all the rebels? In the face of life and death, many people will not obey orders, but will instinctively seek to survive and run away!
The fine traditions of the rebels have not been forgotten and have been carried forward.
"Don't run back! Adjust your direction, pick up the knife in your hand, and fight the enemy bravely. If you are attacked today, you or I will die. If you run away, you will die faster!"
"Don't run, meet the enemy!"
When Yuan Shixin saw the disintegrating team, he wanted to cry but had no tears!
What are the qualities of these soldiers and how come they are all at this level? How can they stay in troubled times for so long? How come they are suppressed when they appear on the scene?
How could the rebel soldiers listen to your general's orders when their lives were at stake?
To let them face the enemy, they must first have good equipment. Otherwise, no one will be willing to use them as human shields!
Didn't you see the weapons of these rebels? They are all kinds of weapons, such as hatchets, sickles, shovels, hammers, and the most outrageous thing is that someone even carried a manure spoon for watering vegetables!
Anyone holding these types of weapons is a common person inside or outside Xuchang City. The reason why they are like this is because they were kidnapped by these people. All the food and money at home were robbed by these beasts, leaving them with no property and money. For food, they can only follow this team.
Otherwise, what awaits them is starvation!
On the other side of the Lingnan soldiers and horses, they were well-equipped, and with one slash, the weapons in the hands of the rebels were cut into two pieces.
With such a sharp weapon, how dare the rebels dare to fight head-on? I wish my parents would give me two more legs to run faster.
"According to the prince's order, those who kneel down and surrender will avoid death. If you don't think about your family and insist on fighting with us, then you will be killed without mercy!"
"Don't follow Tan Lang and become a thief. Wouldn't it be better to be a good person? If you have to follow the leader of thieves and become a thief, do you think that your ancestors will be shameless in the underground for a hundred years?"
The Lingnan cavalry were running around, scattering in all directions, shouting at the rebel team!
If you have money or not, just be a person with few things to do!
When Yuan Shixin saw this scene, his teeth itched with hatred, and he really wanted to rush up and kill them with a knife.
Hong Xing'an also saw it, he lowered his head and cursed secretly!
He turned around and asked Yuan Shixin for the last time: "Are you going to leave? Are you going to die eating here?"
Yuan Shixin ignored him and said to his personal guards: "Go and kill those people who shouted at us over there. They are too noisy!"
After hearing this, the guards around him did not dare to disobey the order, so they rode out and rushed towards the imperial soldiers who shouted to them.
The imperial soldiers relied on their numbers and were not afraid of these rebels.
Seeing these ferocious officers and soldiers, many rebels surrendered directly and allowed the officers and soldiers to take them into custody.
Hong Xing'an cursed in his mind, "What are these things?" He turned around and rushed out with a group of brothers.
They must escape, otherwise their heads will be in danger!
Yuan Shixin watched his lieutenant escape. He also wanted to escape, but he just wanted to leave. Now he couldn't leave even if he wanted to. He had missed the best opportunity.
"Archers, gunmen, get ready! Come back to me and assemble the team to face the enemy together!"
As the arrow feathers and bullets hit the Lingnan soldiers and horses, only the tinkling sound was heard. After the sound, the Lingnan soldiers and horses were not damaged. This shows how sophisticated the ordnance made by the iron workshop is.
The Lingnan archers squatted down, picked up a few sticks, and shot them back into the rebel ranks, leaving no trace of their mistakes!
"ah"
The reaction of the rebels and the Lingnan court troops was exactly the opposite. The rebels were shot to the point where they were unable to fight back.
"Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill even if you disarm! If you resist, you will be killed!"
Several words of "kill" were shouted out, with murderous intent. Another group of rebels were so frightened that they squatted down, threw their weapons on the ground, and surrendered with their heads in their hands!
Hong Xing'an, who had already escaped from the periphery, heard the murderous shouting from behind and looked back. This glance was insignificant and almost made him fall off his horse in fright.
The imperial soldiers and horses behind him had noticed his escape, and part of the cavalrymen chased after him. The rumble of the horse's hooves was like a reminder, as if it had stepped on the apex of his heart, and he was so frightened that his face turned as pale as a dead man!
"It's terrible! Drive, drive, drive!" Hit the horse's butt hard a few times and let it fly!
"Boom boom boom!"
It was really a deadly rhythm. The imperial soldiers and horses were chasing after him. Not only did they chase him on horseback, they also fired shots from time to time on the horseback.
Hong Xing'an watched the brothers who were fleeing with him fall down one by one, and his expression became more and more solemn!
"Damn it, how are you going to fight this battle?"
"Vice General Hong, what should we do? These are like dog-skin plasters that cannot be shaken off, and their weapons seem to be very powerful. Should we surrender too?"
"Vice General Hong, let's surrender!"
If there is one, there will be two. Everyone sees the slower brothers around them fall down one by one. The other elders are terrified. They are afraid that if they make a decision late, they will be like the dead brothers behind, falling off the horse and dying.
Who wants to die if he can live?
"Vice General Hong!"
Some people couldn't stand his hesitation, so they stopped their horses and raised their hands to surrender.
Hong Xing'an: "You"
When the rebels behind saw them, one imitated the other, and everyone raised their hands.
When Hong Xing'an saw this scene, he gritted his teeth and his eyes almost burst into flames!
The other rebels followed the example of the surrenderer, regardless of what he thought.
"We surrender, don't shoot!"
"Keep people under the gun, we surrender!"
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