That night, the Han army had eaten early and then packed up and rested in the camp. Everyone was told that someone would be coming to Qingzhou Prefecture to support them. After entering the city, they must maintain discipline and not kill innocent people indiscriminately. Each battalion has its own mission to maintain public order.
, arrest the thieves and appease the people. The war that lasted for two months is finally coming to an end, and everyone is starting to get excited. No one wants to fight and kill all day long. Soldiers are also human beings, and everyone wants to be safe and sound.
days. Soldiers and ordinary people alike wish they could live without fighting a war and that the country would be prosperous and stable.
If life can be stable and healthy, who would want to be homeless?
Before the second watch, chaos suddenly broke out in the city of Gyeongju, with shouts of killing coming and going, and flames shooting into the sky.
Liu Ling ordered the army to set off early and go straight to the north gate of Gyeongju. When they arrived at the city gate, they found that the city gate was indeed wide open. General Hua Ling, with his own soldiers and hundreds of Yan troops wearing red scarves, were fighting fiercely with thousands of rebels. Liu Ling led
The warriors rushed into the city gates, and the rebels were defeated by a single attack.
Hanasaburo had a few minor injuries on his body and was bleeding a lot. Liu Ling patted his horse and said, "Thank you, Sanlang. Go down and treat your injuries quickly. Just leave the affairs in the city to them."
Hanasaburo clasped his fists and said, "Fortunately, the general will live up to his command. Don't worry, Your Majesty. The injuries on the general's body are very minor and do not hurt the muscles and bones. The chaos in the city is serious now, so let the general lead the way."
Liu Ling ordered his soldiers to bandage Hanasaburo's wounds, and then asked: "Didn't we agree on the third watch? What happened?"
Hanasaburo thought that the soldiers were too slow, so he pulled a piece of white cloth and wrapped the wound and said: "Originally, we and Song Guoyi started an incident in the middle of the night. I led people to open the city gate, and he led his troops to capture Ouyang Zhuan. It's just that.
Somehow the news leaked out. Before Song Gua and I could organize our troops, Ouyang sent the rebel general Cao Dan to lead troops to capture Song Gua. Song Gua led his people to resist hastily, while I led some people to open the city gate quickly.
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He pointed to the city and said: "The rebels from all walks of life in the city heard the shouts of killing and thought that our people had come in. Later, they saw that it was Cao Dan and Song Gua's people fighting. As a result, the generals who were friends with them led their troops.
Help, but in less than half an hour, the entire Qingzhou Mansion was already in chaos. Just now I heard that Song Gua's personal soldiers came over to report that Cao Dan had killed Song Gua, and the traitor who was close to Song Gua
He ordered Chu Sheng to mobilize his troops and pursue Cao Dan. Ouyang Zhuan thought that the people below were rebelling, so he led his imperial guards to fight with Chu Sheng's men."
Liu Ling smiled and said: "They are already panic-stricken. Everyone's nerves are tense. Even the slightest disturbance will cause huge changes. Ouyang Zhuan does not know how to lead troops, let alone how to be an emperor. The people below
It would be strange not to betray him."
Huasaburo said: "Exactly, Chu Sheng knew that it had caused Ouyang Zhuan's misunderstanding. He was afraid that Ouyang Zhuan would kill him without explanation like Mutu and Song Gua, so he contacted other generals and simply went against it. At this time, with
Many generals have joined forces to fight Ouyang Zhuan's men, and it looks like Chu Sheng's men have the upper hand."
Liu Ling said: "Song Gua is dead, where are his men and horses?"
Huasanlang said: "Most of them fled. Only the few hundred soldiers of Song Gua thought that the commander was killed and had no way out. They were subdued by the general and took him with him just in time to secure the city gate. I didn't know whether it was Ouyang Zhuan or Chu just now.
Except for Song Gua's men with their heads wrapped in red scarves, all the other rebels were in disarray, and it was impossible to tell who was fighting whose soldiers."
Wang Banjin frowned and said, "A thief is a thief, and he will never become a big deal!"
Liu Ling said: "According to the previous arrangement, please ask Hu Tinghou to lead the troops to recruit and surrender the rebels as much as possible. Those who surrender will be forgotten, and those who resist will be killed without mercy!"
Liu Mao clasped his fists in response, and took the lead in entering the city with Yingzhou soldiers and horses. When the rebels in the city saw the large groups of Han troops rushing into the city, they fled for their lives. Their weapons and equipment were scattered all over the floor. Some people hid in the dark.
, burying his head in the sand like a frightened ostrich, focusing on his head and not his bottom. After Liu Mao entered the city, he divided his troops into ten teams and cleared them street by street. Anyone who surrendered was asked to drop their weapons and go to the school grounds by himself.
Gather together and show no mercy to anyone who resists, just kill them head on.
After Liu Mao's troops entered the city, Yingzhou soldiers quickly captured the east gate. After opening the gate, Du Yi's Fuyuan troops swarmed in. According to the previous arrangement, the Fuyuan troops were only responsible for attacking various government offices and rebels.
The army generals and ministers' mansions were visited, and then the people were appeased. Twenty thousand troops entered the city one after another, and the rebels were forced to retreat. The direction of the south gate was blocked by Zhou Yangong and Feng Fubo's troops, and the rebels did not dare to run. While the south gate
It was Ouyang Zhuan's cronies who were guarding the area. The more the defeated rebels ran towards the south gate, the more Ouyang Zhuan thought they wanted to kill him, and the resistance became more intense.
The Han army rushed forward from behind, and the Yan army was defeated, and the direction of the attack of the defeated troops was driven towards the south gate by the Han army. The rebels, who were surrounded by three and one missing, knew that there was only one way to survive, ran towards the south gate like crazy, who
They will kill anyone who stops them. Who cares whether the people guarding the south gate are Ouyang Zhuan's personal soldiers.
In order to save their lives, Ouyang Zhuan's more than 4,000 Yulin Army cavalry rushed back and forth to block the swarming rebels. There were Han troops chasing behind the defeated troops, and they did not dare to fight against the well-equipped Han troops. They could only
Fighting Ouyang Zhuan's Royal Guards. The two sides fought on every street. The cavalry, which had lost its mobility, gradually lost its advantage. There was no formal training in the first place, and the cavalry could not run. People at high places became targets.
.The messy weapons were just thrusting at the horses' backs, and the Cavalry of the Royal Forest Army seemed to be trapped in countless whirlpools, unable to extricate themselves.
Seeing that his Royal Guards were gradually unable to withstand the defeat, Ouyang Zhuan ordered his own soldiers to protect the Crown Prince Ouyang Ziheng. He personally led the supervising team and rushed forward. He cut down more than a dozen of the Royal Guards who had withdrawn. Ouyang Zhuan was there.
The escort of more than twenty soldiers ran back and forth, gathering hundreds of people to resist the impact of the defeated troops.
Chu Sheng's sharp eyes saw Ouyang Zhuan at a glance, and he shouted: "Killing Ouyang Zhuan is a great achievement, and the Han army will forget about it!"
After shouting, he led his team to fight towards Ouyang Zhuan like crazy. Both sides knew that they had no way out. The former Pao Ze fought extra hard against each other. With red eyes, who cared whether the other party was yesterday or not?
Friends who chatted together only thought that they could survive by killing each other.
The Han army gradually approached in an organized manner. Their speed was not fast, but they controlled the rhythm of the defeated troops and pressed forward. When the defeated troops rushed faster, they accelerated their pace. When the defeated troops were beaten back by the imperial guards, they moved forward.
They forced the defeated troops to rush back. In this way, basically without paying many casualties, the Han army had controlled most of the territory of Qingzhou City. The routed troops of the Yan army were everywhere. The Han army ordered the surrenderers to put down their weapons and assemble at the school grounds.
The people closed their doors and windows and hid in their houses shivering, praying for victory quickly no matter which side it was.
The defeated troops driven by the Han army were no less than five or six thousand, while Ouyang Zhuan's imperial army only had about four thousand people. Both sides also had an advantage in fighting one-on-one and defeated the troops. In order to survive, both sides fought hard.
Chu Sheng led his men to a place less than thirty steps away from Ouyang Zhuan. He was about to capture Ouyang Zhuan and claim the credit from the Han army. However, a stream of arrows flew from nowhere and hit him in the throat.
, Chu Sheng grabbed his hands wildly and tried to pull out the feather arrow from his neck. His throat was blocked and he couldn't breathe. The blood coming out from the wound was blown up by the airflow from the trachea.
Finally, he fiercely pulled out the feather arrow stuck in his neck, his throat felt relieved, Chu Sheng grinned, and fell down with a plop.
When he saw that his general was dead, he immediately panicked and ran away without even bothering to pursue Ouyang Zhuan. As soon as the pressure was relieved, Ouyang Zhuan immediately retreated under the protection of the guards. Seeing that there was only one person left on his side.
With six to seven hundred people, Ouyang Zhuan knew that the situation was over. He ordered the people behind him to remove the sandbags blocking the south gate and prepare to open the door to escape. However, the door was blocked too tightly and he could not clear it out for a while.
Stumbling over, Ouyang Zhuan and his eldest son Ouyang Ziheng helped their men move away the sandbags. Their hands were scratched at some point, and soon their hands were bleeding profusely. When the sandbags were opened, they screamed.
Ouyang Zhuan opened the city gate, and when he looked again, there were less than 300 people around him.
Under the protection of the guards, Ouyang Zhuan and his son got on their horses and ran all the way out of the south gate. Outside the south gate was Liu Mao's Yingzhou soldiers camp. He didn't know that the camp was almost empty at this time and he didn't dare to break through.
Besides, the Fuyuan Army had long since controlled Gyeongju further south. The more than 300 people he brought south were not enough for the Fuyuan Army, which was waiting for them, to fill the gap. They circled half a circle around Gyeongju City.
, Ouyang Zhuan and his son ran to the northeast.
As long as they run away with their lives tonight, they can reach the Yiniu River tomorrow morning, cross the river and head to Taihang Mountains wherever they want. The Han army can't do anything to catch them. Although they are unwilling to do so, Ouyang Zhuan and his son both know that it is important to save their lives now.
If you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood. If you hide in the Taihang Mountains for a while, you can go out to recruit troops after the Han army has withdrawn.
After running all night, the nights in April have begun to shorten. When the white fish belly appears in the east, Ouyang Zhuan and his son have already seen the Bison River in the distance with more than 300 remaining soldiers. On the other side of the river, twenty miles away is a section of the Taihang Mountains. As long as
Rushing into the mountains and hiding, even if Liu Ling had a hundred thousand troops to catch them, it would be as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.
After running all night, frightened and hungry, almost everyone was exhausted and exhausted. But no one dared to stop, for fear that the Han army would catch up from behind. During the battle in Zhuma County, they all saw the spirit of the Taiyuan Prefecture Shenzhan Camp.
The power of the cavalry, those two thousand light cavalry were as fast as the wind and as sharp as knives. As long as they were chased, they would be dead.
Finally arriving at the Buffalo River, Ouyang Zhuan was the first to be unable to hold himself up and fell off his horse. Several loyal guards jumped off their horses and ran over to help him up. They were all exhausted to the limit, but the guards could not pull him up.
He fell to the ground. Ouyang Ziheng was young and in good physical condition. Although he was very tired, he gritted his teeth and managed to hold on without falling off the horse. Seeing his father fall to the ground, he quickly jumped down to save him.
However, after he fell down, he never wanted to stand up again.
More than 300 people dismounted one after another, almost crawling to the river and pouring water into their mouths desperately. Although the Bison River had thawed in April, the water was still bitingly cold. But no one cared about it at this time, drinking the biting river water
Taking it into the stomach can make people feel energetic. Everyone washed their faces randomly. Ouyang Zhuan knew that no one could run away at this moment, so he asked everyone to rest in place for a while, and when they could move, they quickly found a boat to cross the river.
A soldier pointed to the northeast and said: "There is a pontoon bridge three or four miles further upstream. It was built by General Fan Wuqi when he crossed the river. The Han army did not cross the river from that direction, and the pontoon bridge should still be there."
Ouyang Zhuan asked the soldier to ride over to check. He didn't know how long it took, but the soldier came back and reported: "Your Majesty! The floating bridge is still there!"
Everyone cheered up when they found a way out. They stood up and climbed on their horses, but they no longer had the strength to urge the horses to speed up. Fortunately, there were no Han troops chasing after them, and they walked for half an hour before they saw the pontoon bridge on the river.
.As if they saw the passage from hell to the human world, everyone unleashed their final potential and accelerated towards the bridge. (To be continued)
