As the sun rises, Zhou Pule's horse is parked on Koushou Mountain in the west of Xinziying, holding the rope rein in hand, looking at the wilderness in front of the mountain.
In the chaos last night, the soldiers' morale was lost, their willpower was almost broken, and their physical strength was almost broken. Facing the Huaidong cavalry who came to kill them, they had no intention of resisting. They only wanted to escape from this desperate purgatory.
A battlefield like a meat grinder
However, from Xinziying to the west is the Wei River and to the south is the Woushui River. There are only a few bridge crossings, and tens of thousands of disabled cavalry swarm to fight. Countless people trample on each other in the chaos, push and fall into the water, and it is basically impossible.
Unable to stop Huaidong's elite cavalry from entering their formation from the flanks, waving their long and narrow swords, they frantically harvested the lives of defeated soldiers.
Zhou Pu looked at the bloody battlefield, his heart was as hard as iron
A dozen riders came on horseback, followed by an empty horse. When they got closer, they saw a body hunched on the horse's back. All the clothes and armor were still there, but there were arrows hanging on the body, stained with blood like red, as if the body was full of blood.
The blood has dripped out, and the limbs hang down stiffly
After the first cavalryman appeared from the flank, this was one of the few enemy generals who still had the guts to countercharge. Perhaps he was seeking death? Zhou Pu looked over the battlefield, noticed his presence, and specially asked someone to find his body.
"Hey, Hugouzi also has strong bones." The cavalry commander He Zhifeng, who joined the army, dismounted and showed the body on the horse to Zhou Pu, "Commander, you probably didn't expect this to be a big fish? The identity has been confirmed.
It is indeed Tong Huacheng, the supervisor of Yanhu West Temple who was listed as a first-class war criminal by the military. It is a pity that he was not caught alive; I did not expect that he had some backbone and wanted to die..."
Tong Huacheng, who is in charge of the West Temple Supervisor, has always been a headache for Jiang Ning. He did not expect that he would appear on the Fenghe battlefield, but after thinking about it, he was relieved. After the sea defense line was torn apart, the West Temple Supervisor stationed in Dengzhou,
In fact, it has lost its role. It is not difficult to understand that Tong Huacheng, who is quite familiar with the situation in Jiangning, did not go to Linzi with Na He Xiongqi, and together with Fan Wenlan, who was captured in the early morning, recalled Yanjing to Ye Jiduo Dy...
At this time, several people on fast horses came and dismounted when they came near: "The military headquarters ordered the first cavalry to flee from the enemy to the west of Fenghe River and defeat the enemy. Together with the Chu Zheng tribe, they march westward along the Chaobai River and attack the enemy guarding Huiqiao in the west.
, take a peek at Chaoyang Gate..."
He Zhifeng said: "Hu Gouzi may have abandoned Yanjing and fled westward. If we don't chase him with horses, why should we slowly attack Weihe Bridge?"
"Chasing, how to chase?" Zhou Pu waved his whip to whip He Zhifeng, telling him not to open his mouth and talk nonsense. He took the general's order letter, and Gui Fu signed a receipt and asked the herald to take it back.
The jockeys moved the fastest, but the work camp and navy were lagging behind, as were the other infantry brigades. Xinziying was crossing the Wei River to the west, and there was no way to cross it quickly.
If the jockey wants to approach Yanjing City as quickly as possible, he must take the Weihui Bridge and cross the Weihe River.
Although it can be expected that the Hulu troops in Yanjing will probably abandon the city and flee westward immediately after learning that their left-wing troops and horses were wiped out in Fenghe, it must be considered that the Hulu troops still have 30,000 troops in Yanjing City and the right wing.
The infantry and cavalry are rushing towards Yanjing. In fact, we should not be too careless.
On the other hand, the military wanted the Hulu from Yanjing to withdraw to the southwest and flee to Taiyuan, instead of pressing all the way, intercepting the road and forcing them to flee towards Datong - if the Hulu in Yanjing fled towards Datong,
It would be more troublesome for the Huaidong Army to pursue the remnants of the enemy behind; while escaping to the southwest toward Taiyuan, Wei Zhonglong's Taihang Mountain ** town army was ambushed.
Zhou Pu looked over the battlefield and saw that the war was coming to an end. In addition to leaving two battalions of cavalry to sort out the battlefield, he ordered the other troops to immediately gather towards the north wing of Xinzi Camp to rest and prepare to continue marching westward in the afternoon...
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Concubine Yu fell down in front of the bed, looking at the Emperor Tianming who didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
Yejier drank ginseng soup every day to die. Although he did not wake up and his face was as pale as before, his condition did not look worse.
The palace has been in chaos since noon. It is rumored that the Huaidong Army has recently arrived thirty miles east of the city.
The 60,000 elite soldiers of the Beijing camp, including nearly 20,000 Donghu nobles and their descendants who were just born and fearless of tigers, were actually wiped out by the Huaidong Army in such a devastating manner. Only a few hundred defeated generals fled into Yanjing City before noon. This is called
The generals and defenders who were still in Yanjing City completely lost their will to resist and prepared to flee westward in panic.
There was also chaos in the city of Yanjing. When Concubine Yu was in the palace, she saw several black smoke rising into the sky around her. It seemed that someone was taking advantage of the chaos to stir up trouble and rob someone.
The maids and maids in the palace were hurriedly moving out the important things in the palace - but what else could be important at this time? Concubine Jade thought in confusion.
At this time, there was the sound of armor plates clanging, and as no one came in, he heard Ye Jiduo Dy asking the imperial doctor waiting in the outer hall in a hoarse voice: "There may not always be a road out of the city, and chariots and chariots cannot travel.
Change the car, can the emperor's body withstand the bumps on the road? What additional preparations are needed from the Imperial Medical Bureau? You all think about it seriously. If something goes wrong along the way, be careful with the heads on your necks."
Concubine Yu stood up with her hands on the ground. She had not had any trouble sleeping or eating for more than ten days. Her body was also extremely weak. Her face was as white as snow, with no bloodshot eyes. It became more and more translucent and bright. Looking at Ye Jiduo, she felt depressed.
Qu Mengye, Zhang Xie and other princes and ministers came in
Zhang Xie was so flustered that he stumbled over the high threshold when he walked in and almost fell to the ground like a dog. His robes were disheveled and he was not wearing a ribbon. He lost his demeanor as a minister - but at this time, everyone was a dog in water and had no intention of doing anything.
Ten steps and a hundred steps, I just hope that I can move faster and escape from Yanjing City before the Huaidong Army soldiers and horses come to encircle them.
Ye Jiduo's cheeks were sunken deeply and his eyes were bloodshot. He directed the palace maids to move the unconscious Emperor Tianming to the soft couch and carry him out. Concubine Yu could not help, so she could only help lift up the hanging fine gauze sheet.
Follow and walk out
There was a lot of crying and commotion outside the palace, begging and begging to go with the army, but the guards ruthlessly blocked the outside.
The Huaidong Army was only thirty or fifty miles away from the city of Yanjing. The cavalry was so fast that the 60,000 cavalrymen were annihilated in half a day. No one expected that the 3,000 soldiers and horses of Wei Huiqiao could fight to the death to hold them back.
How long did the Huaidong Army last?
In such a hurry, most of the people in this palace will be abandoned and unable to flee westward with the army.
The Huaidong Army was marching very fast, and they could only buy half a day at most. If the old, weak, sick, disabled, women, children, and eunuchs all followed and abandoned the city and fled westward, the final result would be that no one could escape.
The palace maids, guards, the old and the weak, the childless and even the concubines who had been relegated to the cold palace before were all abandoned. They were full of great fear for the future, thinking that although it would be difficult to escape westward, there would always be someone to rely on.
They all rushed to Qian'an Hall and cried, but they couldn't let Ye Jiduo Dy and others waver in the slightest.
There was a carriage in front of the palace, and hundreds of escorting jailers were also ready to go. The palace maids sent Emperor Tianming into the car with the soft couch. Concubine Yu had no intention of packing her personal belongings, and then got into the car, lifting the curtain and looking at Ye Ji eagerly.
Duodi, I hope I can take away these personal servants.
Only then did Concubine Yu know that the Queen Mother had already set out on her way, but after being hit by the fiasco of Fenghe, the Queen Mother had completely entrusted the affairs of state affairs to Ye Jiduo before noon - but at this time, everyone was running for their lives in a hurry, so there was no state affairs to be dealt with.
Say? The so-called national government is just a mess that cannot get any worse. Unless some miracle happens, no one can make the situation better.
Ye Jiduo's face was livid. Seeing Concubine Yu's sad eyes, he couldn't bear it. He waved his hand to the maids to get into the car, and then looked to the east worriedly - no one knew about Wei Huiqiao.
How long can the soldiers and horses hold guard? When Wei Huiqiao came, it was only thirty miles away from Chaoyang Gate. Moreover, they did not have many soldiers to defend within these thirty miles to delay the Huaidong Army's westward advance.
In name, they still have 30,000 soldiers and horses, but all 60,000 elite troops were wiped out by the Huaidong Army in more than two days. What use can the 30,000 miscellaneous soldiers in hand be? Ye Jiduo Dy only had delusions.
When the Huaidong Army came after them, these 30,000 miscellaneous soldiers were able to escape without being trapped.
Even if they could only slightly delay the Huaidong Army's pursuit, Ye Jiduo did not dare to consume them all at once. There was still nearly a thousand miles to go from Yanjing to Taiyuan, and he needed to drop these miscellaneous soldiers in batches.
blocking the road behind
After all, the battle of Fenghe resulted in too many casualties.
Not only were the 30,000 elite cavalrymen he brought back from Jinan perished, but the descendants of the nobles who could fight on horseback and the clothed slaves of various families were also killed...
Not only the people in the palace cannot be taken away, but the old, weak, women and children of the generals and ministers in Yanjing City must be ruthlessly abandoned. If you are a little merciful, the final consequences will be that no one can escape.
Ye Jiduo was resentful in his heart: Why did it take until now to see clearly how cruel the reality is? If he had resolutely abandoned Yanjing when the Dengzhou Navy was destroyed... He even decided to abandon the west of Yanjing after the fall of Jinhai.
Even if we withdraw, we won't be so embarrassed.
The battle of Fenghe was not a matter of 60,000 soldiers and horses killed or injured, but the entire backbone of Dayan was broken and all the spirit was destroyed.
Ye Jiduo Dy felt his heart throbbing. He tried hard not to faint, and waved his car to ask the jailer to escort the emperor's chariot out of the city. At this time, he could not even send enough troops to escort the emperor's chariot.
, had no choice but to deceive the Queen Mother to go ahead, and actually had the intention of using the Queen Mother to find the way. Who knows whether those bandits in the Taihang Mountains would suddenly jump out and intercept the way?
"Three Kings, I think we should go to Datong," Zhang Xie pinched his shaggy white beard and gritted his teeth.
"..." Ye Jiduo Dy shook his head. Although it seemed safer to escape to Datong at this time, the soldiers and horses in Datong had already been exhausted. The Huaidong Army could chase them closely behind them, and they would not be able to do anything along the way.
If they have a chance to breathe, they can only go south, maybe if they have a chance to go to Taiyuan, they will have a chance to join forces with Henan and Shandong troops and retreat to Guanzhong, and then Dayan will have a chance to retain the last glimmer of vitality...
Even if the Taihang bandits cut off the road and may not be able to go directly to Taiyuan, they can still escape to Shanxi via Hebi and the southern foot of Taihang Mountain. From Shanxi to Shandong, Henan's soldiers and horses can then go to Guanzhong.
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With the guards clearing the way, the carriages and horses quickly passed through the chaotic Yanjing City, exited the city from Taiqi Gate, and walked on the road to Zhending Mansion.
Concubine Yu was also mentally and physically exhausted. After leaving the city, she sat in the car and fell asleep. She didn't know how long it had passed. When she woke up, a clear light came from the gap in the car curtain. She didn't expect that she would arrive after sleeping in the car. Dawn the next day
Concubine Yu opened the car curtain to let the clear morning light shine through. She didn't know where she was going. She thought that it would take her this night to leave Yanjing and walk hundreds of miles; she didn't know if the Huaidong Army was there at this time. Yanjing City doesn’t know what fate awaits those who have no chance to escape in Yanjing City. Concubine Yu was thinking wildly when she felt her ankle was grabbed by something as thin as a withered claw. She was startled. Then I thought that the emperor was awake, and said happily: "The emperor is awake."
In the clear morning light, Ye Zier opened his eyes weakly, as if he woke up when she was distracted.
Yezier could feel that he was in the car and asked weakly: "Where are we fleeing to?"