Chapter 521: Only a small defeat, the tragic battle on Shoushan
When Cheng Xi saw that Wu Jun had already rushed down the hillside, he rushed to the bottom of the valley and rushed in front of Cheng Xi and others. Cheng Xi hurriedly pulled out the long sword from his waist and said in a hoarse voice: "Soldiers, follow me.
Charge! Fight your way out of the siege!"
Cheng Xi was also anxious. He was worried that there would be many obstacles in the last two miles and he would not be able to run out, so he called on the remaining Wei troops to charge together. With more people and strength, the chance of success would be greater.
Even if there are losses, they are ordinary soldiers on the outermost level, not his personal guards, so I don't feel too bad. After all, I have already lost many ordinary soldiers just now, and I am not afraid of losing more.
Even if he has to bear the reputation of being a defeated general, that's it. After all, there are many famous defeated generals before him, and they have endured infamy for thousands of years. Compared with them, this battle he fought is still a small defeat.
, and it was a reversible failure,
If it is an irreversible failure, it will be infamy for hundreds of years. For example, people like Zhao Kuo, Qi Jie, and Ma Di,
Zhao Kuo was the son of Zhao She, the famous general of Zhao State. Zhao Kuo had been familiar with the art of war since he was a child. However, because he rarely participated in wars, Zhao Kuo also lacked some battlefield experience. He only believed in the art of war and did not know how to be flexible.
In the Battle of Changping, Zhao Kuo took the initiative to attack the Qin army, but was surrounded by Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an of the Qin State, who divided his troops into two groups, setting a precedent for encirclement with the same number of troops.
Zhao Kuo was surrounded by the Qin army for forty-six days without any supplies. In the end, his troops broke out into four groups and were repulsed by the Qin army five times. Until the last time, Zhao Kuo personally led his army to break through, but unfortunately he was shot and killed by the Qin army.
After his death, the Zhao army surrendered to the Qin army.
Although Bai Qi surrounded Zhao Kuo in the Battle of Changping, Zhao Kuo was able to defend for forty-six days despite the unfavorable terrain. This is enough to show Zhao Kuo's military level. However, after the failure of the Battle of Changping, Zhao Kuo
The monarchs and ministers blamed Zhao Kuo for all the reasons for the failure.
The combat strength of Qijie itself is not very obvious. The background of Qijie's appearance is when the Yan Kingdom changed dynasties.
When King Zhao of Yan was on the throne, he sent General Le Yi to lead the five-nation coalition to attack Qi. Le Yi relied on the Liaodong cavalry to sweep across Qi, leaving only two cities in Qi, and the rest belonged to Yan.
But unfortunately, King Yan Zhao died, and there were conflicts between King Yan Hui and Le Yi.
At this time, the State of Qi used a counterintuitive trick to let King Yan Hui replace Le Yi with Qi Jie. When Qi Jie was in a stalemate with Tian Dan, Tian Dan used a series of measures to deceive the Yan army, and finally used the Fire Ox Formation in Jimo City.
Qi Jie was defeated, and Qi Jie also died in this battle.
After Qi Jie died in battle, the Yan army began to retreat, and Tian Dan recovered all the lost territory of Qi. The failure of Qi Jie caused all the efforts of King Zhao of Yan and Le Yi to be in vain.
Ma Su was originally a general of the Shu Han Dynasty. Because he was outstanding in talent and often discussed military strategies, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang was particularly optimistic about him.
But when Liu Bei died, he told him that Ma Di was exaggerated and should not be entrusted with important tasks.
Zhuge Liang didn't think so, but often discussed military matters with him.
During Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, Ma Di proposed that he garrison the street pavilion. Zhuge Liang overcame all objections and asked Ma Di to guard the street pavilion.
When Ma Su was guarding the street pavilion, Zhang He of Wei State cut off the water access route for Ma Su's army and besieged Ma Su with a large army.
After Ma Di lost Jieting, Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition army had no choice but to withdraw to Shuhan. After Zhuge Liang returned to the army, he beheaded Ma Di.
Cheng Xi was also charging left and right on horseback. At this time, if he still cherished his life too much, it would definitely be counterproductive. If he fought with his life, he might still have some chance of survival.
In the time of a cup of tea, no less than ten or twenty Wu Jun infantry were stabbed or killed, and then the horses were galloped a mile away. Fortunately, the horses in Liaodong are also the best horses in the world, and their endurance is also good.
I can still hold on after running like this for several days,
Today, the places that produce good horses are mainly concentrated in the southwest, Mobei, northwest, northeast and other places.
Since the Jian'an period, the horses produced in Liaodong have been very famous.
Although the Liaodong horses are not as good as the war horses in the Tianshan Mountains, nor can they be compared in number with the horses on the Mobei grasslands, they are still considered to be relatively outstanding war horses in general.
Cheng Xi saw that this place was only one mile away from the entrance of the valley, and there were far fewer ordinary Wei soldiers besides the guards around him than before, so he shouted hoarsely: "Brothers, follow me and charge! We will be out of the valley soon!"
"The sword in his hand did not stop, and continued to stab the Wu army soldiers blocking the front.
After all, someone will always fall behind when the Wu army is chasing and intercepting them. What's more, this can also resist the Wu army's impact on the Wei army's camp and save more personal guards.
Wei soldiers continued to fall, and some soldiers rose up to resist, seeking a chance to survive, causing some casualties to the Wu army. People from both the Wu and Wei armies continued to fall to the ground after being shot by the other side's arrows, and they died in peace, but this is cruelty.
The reality………………
Qin Dan and Du De did not leave in person, but continued to watch on the hillside. The guards on the side saw that the generals of the Wei army were about to break out of the valley. Qin Dan and Du De had not done anything to deal with it, so they anxiously clasped their fists and asked for instructions: "You two
General, you still have to send more brothers to block the mouth of the valley, don't let the fat fall off your lips like this!"
Qin Dan stroked his beard and looked at the unsuspicious battle in the valley and said: "As long as we keep the effective strength of the Wei army as much as possible, a mere general who conquers the north is not enough. There is no harm in leaving him to escape back.
If we force Cheng Xi and others to stay, the battle between trapped beasts will also cause a lot of casualties to our soldiers!"
The guard on the side immediately replied: "The general is wise!"
Cheng Xi charged forward for a while and was relieved when he saw that Wu Jun did not continue to come down from the valley to support him. Anyway, it was only half a mile to reach the valley entrance.
Signaling the two hundred remaining guards to protect him, he broke away from the remnants of the Wei army and broke out of the valley first. Cheng Xi understood that it was time to abandon these brothers at this moment, so he swung his riding crop and slapped the horse's butt hard.
The war horses neighed and ran forward in pain. The remaining two hundred guards also waved their whips and followed closely around Cheng Xi.
But even so, there were still people who could keep up, and six to seven hundred people rushed out of the valley together. The remaining five thousand people who couldn't run were all divided and surrounded by the Wu army.
After receiving Wu Jun's promise to spare his life, he happily put down the weapon in his hand and kept shouting loudly: "I surrender, don't kill me!"... "We surrender!..."
The war at Shoushan temporarily came to an end with the disastrous defeat of the Wei army. Only 800 of the 10,000-strong Wei army escaped, and more than 5,000 were captured by the Wu army. More than 4,000 people were killed on the spot, while the Wu army suffered only a few casualties.
To reach 2,000 people, it can be said to be a great victory, but this is far from the end, just a beginning...