Ma Wu originally planned to leave the cavalry at the end for a surprise victory, but now he can only use it as the rearguard.
When Ma Wu brought the Xiaoqi troops up, Liu Xiu and others began to retreat.
At present, the strength of the Qiao Cavalry Army is very small, less than a thousand people. It is impossible to stop the more than 30,000 reckless troops, but at least it can slow down the speed of the reckless troops to pursue the victory and reduce the casualties caused by their own retreat. drop to lowest.
Liu Xiu retreated to the rear, found Liu Yan, and asked anxiously: "Brother, why did you order the retreat?"
Liu Yan sighed quietly and said helplessly: "Both the Pinglin Army and the Xinshi Army have been defeated!"
If our side does not withdraw now and continues to fight, it will be surrounded by a hundred thousand reckless troops.
Liu Xiu was shocked when he heard this. The two sides had just started fighting. The Pinglin Army and the Xinshi Army, each with more than 10,000 people, were both defeated and fled. How did the Green Forest Army fight this battle?
How is the battle fought?
It's very simple. The Green Forest Army has never faced so many reckless troops. Before the battle started, just looking at the size of the reckless troops, the morale of the entire army had already fallen to the bottom.
When they came into contact with the Mang army, the Pinglin army and the Xinshi army were all in panic from top to bottom, and they immediately showed the trend of defeat on the battlefield.
The soldiers in front ran back crazily, and the generals who led the army did not stop them. They all ran with the soldiers. The New City Army and the Pinglin Army, who did not fight together, performed surprisingly uniformly on the battlefield, that is, they were defeated across the board. .
The two armies didn't pay any attention to the Zhutian Army who was still fighting in the middle, and ran away in a hurry.
In the battle outside Wancheng, both sides invested all their troops, and the battlefield was very large. However, in fact, because the Green Forest Army ran so fast, the battle between the two sides was almost a close one. Too many casualties.
The Green Forest Army and the Zhutian Army were defeated one after another, and the two armies fled all the way to Xiaochang'an.
Zhen Fu and Liang Qiu Ci refused to give up and led the army to pursue them. Cen Peng withdrew to Wancheng with more than 30,000 Mang troops. The Mang army was also worried that the entire army was outside and Wancheng would be vulnerable to attack.
When they arrived at Xiaochang'an Ju, the Green Forest Army originally planned to resist the pursuing Mang Army. However, the fighting situation was exactly the same as outside Wancheng. The Green Forest Army was defeated immediately as soon as they came into contact with the Mang Army.
The Green Forest Army was defeated and fled again. There was no need for the Zhutian Army to fight and they could only retreat.
The two armies gathered in Xiaochang'an and fled all the way to the south. They gathered when they retreated to the south, thinking that they finally had a chance to breathe. However, before their buttocks were still hot, the reckless army pursued them again and gathered in the south.
This time, the Green Forest Army was simply defeated without even fighting. The Zhutian Army and the Green Forest Army gathered from the south and retreated all the way back to Jiyang.
Fortunately, after the Mang army entered Nanjiuju, they did not continue to pursue, but settled down. On the same day, Zhenfu sent people to Wancheng to mobilize the troops in Wancheng.
Through today's battle, both Zhen Fu and Liang Qiuci saw clearly that the rebel army was nothing more than a paper tiger. It seemed powerful, but in fact it was completely vulnerable.
Although the Green Forest soldiers are numerous and powerful, most of them are just a mob and can be defeated in one strike. The only ones who can fight against the enemy are the Zhutian Army. Unfortunately, the number of the Zhutian Army is too small and they are unable to reverse the overall situation on the battlefield.
In this case, there is no need for our own side to be afraid of the rebel army, but we can take advantage of the moment to annihilate the rebel army in one fell swoop and not give the rebel army a chance to continue to grow.
Zhen Fu and Liang Qiuci have made up their minds to fight to the death with the Zhutian Army and the Green Forest Army. They will definitely annihilate these two rebel armies in one fell swoop. The spearhead of the 100,000 reckless army has also begun to point directly at Ji Yang.
Let’s talk about the Zhutian Army and the Green Forest Army who were defeated all the way back to Jiyang. The Zhutian Army was stationed inside the city, while the Green Forest Army was still stationed outside the city.
The central tent of Zhutian Army.
Liu Yan was sitting in the middle, and the generals were sitting on both sides. The faces of the people were getting uglier than the others. This time they took the initiative to attack Wancheng, and the battle was really ugly and infuriating.
The Green Forest Army, with more than 30,000 troops, had no combat power at all on the battlefield. In front of the Mang Army, it was defeated again and again. It retreated all the way from Wancheng to Jiyang, which not only exposed its entire strength, but also It boosted the morale of the Mang army.
If the enemy is strong, it is not scary, but if there is a pig teammate on your side, it will be too scary.
Liu Ji clenched his fist, hammered the table in front of him, and said angrily: "Why did we form an alliance with the Green Forest Army? Because the Green Forest Army was so numerous, they thought they could make a difference against the Mang Army, but in fact, the three The Green Forest Army of over 10,000 people is not as powerful as my Pillar Heaven Army of 5,000 or 6,000 people!"
What’s the point of this alliance?
Everyone present looked unhappy. Even Liu Xiu, Yan Guang and others were disappointed with the performance of the Green Forest Army.
At the same time, the Green Forest Army was also conducting emergency consultations in the camp.
In the central military tent, Wang Kuang's face was so gloomy that he was almost dripping with water, and he was silent. Chen Mu, on the other hand, was eloquent and kept talking.
He said: "With our current strength, it is a joke to storm Wancheng! How many people are there in the Mang Army? One hundred thousand troops! And one hundred thousand well-equipped and well-trained capital troops! That's all we have now. The military strength is not enough to fill the gap between the teeth of the reckless army..."
Every time Chen Mu said something, the generals on the scene nodded repeatedly, indicating that what Chen Mu said was correct.
Wang Kuang also believed that what Chen Mu said was reasonable, but he also knew that his side's performance in this battle was too embarrassing, and it was not as good as the Zhutian Army with only a few thousand men.
He didn't want to hear any more nonsense about how powerful the enemy army was and how weak his own side was. He turned to look at Liu Xuan and said, "Holy Duke."
Liu Xuan, nicknamed Shenggong. Upon hearing Wang Kuang's call, Liu Xuan, who was sitting at the end, hurriedly bowed and saluted, saying: "General Wang!"
"What do you think of today's battle?" Although Liu Xuan is from the Green Forest Army, he is also a relative of the Liu family. Through him, we can also understand some of the attitudes of the Zhutian Army.
It's perfectly fine to ask Liu Xuan to play tricks and tricks, but to ask him to analyze the battle situation and discuss how to lead the troops in battle and how to win the battle, then he is a complete amateur.
Liu Xuan coughed dryly and said hesitantly: "The Mang army is very strong. We, our side, are really hard to match."
What he said was as if he didn't say anything at all. Wang Kuang couldn't help but rub his forehead and fell silent again.
"Report——"
Following the shouting, a soldier from the Green Forest Army hurriedly ran into the central military tent and said hurriedly: "Report to the general, the 30,000 reckless troops have left Wancheng and are heading south towards Juju!"
Upon hearing this, all the Green Forest Army generals present were shocked.
Instead of retreating back to Wancheng from the south, the Mang army mobilized another 30,000 troops from Wancheng. What is this going to do? It is obvious that the Mang army does not intend to retreat this time. It wants to concentrate its forces in Jiji. Yang here has a decisive battle with our own side.
Chen Muteng suddenly stood up and said urgently: "General Wang, the situation is critical, we can't wait any longer, we have to withdraw our troops quickly!"
Many generals also stood up, gearing up, not to fight to the death with the reckless army, but to prepare with their soldiers to pack up the camp quickly, set up camp and build the stronghold, and then escape.
Wang Kuang smiled bitterly and murmured: "Meng Jian, where else can we... retreat?"
"Cai Yang!" Chen Mu said without thinking.
"Then what? What if the reckless army captured Jiyang and then pursued Caiyang?"
"Then...then we will withdraw to Xinshi and Pinglin area."
"What if the reckless army comes after me again?"
"In the worst case, we will withdraw from Nanyang County!"
Wang Kuang felt bitter in his heart. Should he withdraw from Nanyang again? How many times can his side make a comeback? Will he have another chance to make a comeback?
Seeing him drooping his head and shaking his head silently, Chen Mu said urgently: "General Wang, give the order quickly. When the reckless army pounces, it will be too late for us to withdraw to protect ourselves!"
"Yes! General Wang, give the order quickly!" The generals of Pinglin Army stood up one after another and urged Wang Kuang.
The generals of the New City Army looked at Wang Kuang with big eyes and small eyes, waiting for him to make a decision.
Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Chen Mu took a deep breath and said, "If General Wang wants to stay in Jiyang and wait to die, I won't stop you. Our Pinglin Army will retreat first!" After saying this, he turned around and went to
Walk outside the camp.
"Wait a minute!" Wang Kuang stopped Chen Mu and said feebly: "Even if we want to withdraw our troops, we should inform the Zhutian Army in advance and let them withdraw with us!"
Regarding this point, Chen Mu did not object. He nodded and said, "General Wang will send someone to inform Zhutian Army."
Wang Kuang turned his head, looked at Liu Xuan again, and said, "General Liu, I'm asking you to go there in person."
Liu Xuan stood up hurriedly, stepped in and saluted, and said: "General Wang is polite, but the last general has no shirking responsibility."
Under Wang Kuang's instruction, Liu Xuan came to the Zhutian Army barracks in Jiyang City.
When he entered the central tent of Zhutian Army, he saw Liu Yan and others were there, but the atmosphere was strangely silent. Liu Xuan naturally understood what was going on. He cleared his throat, saluted Liu Yan, and said: "
General!"
Liu Yan looked at Liu Xuan and said, "Axuan, you are here, but are you here under orders?"
Liu Xuan nodded and said seriously: "General, the Green Forest Army is already packing up the camp and preparing to withdraw."
After hearing this, Liu Ji stood up involuntarily and asked angrily: "Are we going to withdraw our troops again? We have already withdrawn to Jiyang, where else can we withdraw?"
"This... uh, General Wang means to retreat to Caiyang first." Liu Xuan said softly.
Should we withdraw to Cai Yang first? According to this idea, it is estimated that even the withdrawal to Cai Yang is not the end. If the reckless army pursues Cai Yang, we will have to withdraw again!
Liu Yan closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. Then, he said slowly: "Our Zhutian Army is in Jiyang and will not take another step back. If the Mang Army attacks, our Zhutian Army soldiers will be in Jiyang."
Yang, fight to the death with the reckless thief!"
His words immediately silenced the somewhat turbulent Chinese military tent. Liu Ji, who stood up, also sat back down. He said loudly: "The general is right, Jiyang is the bottom line of our army.
No more taking a step back!"
Because there is no end. Once our side chooses to give up Ji Yang, what about Xinye? Where about Cai Yang?
As long as the reckless army pursues them all the way, we will have to give up. In the end, we can only follow the Green Forest Army to retreat to Pinglin and the Xinshi area.
But once the reckless army pursues Pinglin and Xinshi, we may have to follow the Green Forest Army to evacuate Nanyang. In this case, we will be completely led into a ditch by the Green Forest Army.
Liu Xiu looked at Liu Xuan firmly and said: "The general is right, our army will never take another step back! Just stay in Jiyang, either the enemy will die or we will die!"
Liu Xuan was anxious. The reason why he was promoted to general was because of the existence of the Zhutian Army. If the Zhutian Army was gone, what would he be like as a general?
He said loudly: "General, the reckless army is coming fiercely, and there are hundreds of thousands of people. Our army must avoid its sharp edge, and must not act out of anger!"
