The fighting strength of the Tian Rong army was not weak. After the battle with the Han army, the two sides fought inextricably and could not tell the difference for a while.
Just when the two armies were evenly matched, Zhao Jing's army, which had first circled the flank of Tian Rong's army, suddenly launched an attack and launched a fierce attack on Tian Rong's army.
Under pressure from the Han army on the front and attacked by Zhao Jing's army on the flanks, the Tian Rong army began to be unable to withstand it and was beaten back steadily. Now the Tian Rong army was in urgent need of reinforcements.
Qin Feng, who was in Liqiu City, also saw that the situation on the battlefield was becoming increasingly unfavorable to Tian Rong's army. He turned to Yan Cen and said to him: "General Yan, quickly lead your troops and go out of the city to reinforce Tian Rong!"
Yancen trembled when he heard this. The city of Liqiu was fully equipped with only 30,000 people. If he only took this few people out of the city to reinforce Tian Rong, wouldn't he go out to die?
He frowned and said: "Your Majesty, the enemy army is gaining momentum now. It is really not appropriate for our army to go out of the city to fight!"
Qin Feng said angrily: "If Tian Rong is defeated, you and I will die without a burial place!"
After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "Immediately lead 10,000 soldiers out of the city to assist Tian Rong. Tian Rong is in front, and your troops are behind. Attack the Han army from both sides. The Han army will be defeated. The little guy Zhao Jing is left.
Nothing to worry about!”
Yan Cen almost laughed. Qin Feng was so greedy for life that he hid in Liqiu City and did not dare to show his face. Instead, he only led 10,000 troops out of the city to join the battle. Are these 10,000 troops enough to fill his teeth?
Isn't he pushing himself to die?
Seeing Yan Cen's delay in responding, Qin Feng became angry, raised his hand, grasped the hilt of the sword under his ribs, and asked angrily: "Yan Cen, are you going to disobey orders? Do you also want to be like Zhao Jing?"
, betray me and join Liu Xiu?"
Yancen was shocked and did not dare to hesitate any more. He stepped in and said to Qin Feng: "I obey my orders!"
Under Qin Feng's coercion, Yancen had no choice but to take some of his subordinates and 10,000 soldiers of Qin Feng's army out of Liqiu City and charge towards the back of the Han army.
As soon as they left the city, Cen Peng, who was sitting in charge of the central army and commanding the overall situation, heard the news. He raised the corner of his mouth, snorted coldly, and said: "You are just a rat, you dare to go out of the city to ask for a fight, you really don't know how to live or die!"
As he spoke, he handed over the command of the army to Zhu You. He led 5,000 elite soldiers, turned back, and faced Qin Feng's army coming up from behind.
Yancen, who was leading the tens of thousands of men, was frightened when he saw a Han army rushing in front of him. But when he looked up, he found that the Han army had only about five thousand men. Only then did he feel
Be at peace.
However, when he saw clearly the banner of the Han army and Cen Peng at the head, Yan Cen suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
Who is Cen Peng? He is brave and good at fighting, and he is the best in the three armies. Even Cai Hong, the number one general under Qin Feng's command, died under his three-pointed two-edged sword. Going to fight Cen Peng by yourself is tantamount to seeking death.
Thinking of this, he subconsciously looked back.
He could only see a little outline of Liqiu City behind him. From such a long distance, he couldn't see the specific situation on the top of the city, but he knew in his heart that Qin Feng must be standing on the top of the city at this time, watching him.
What a performance!
Yancen suppressed the nervousness in his heart, urged his horse out of the battle, and shouted to the Han army on the opposite side: "Child Cen Peng, why don't you come out and die!"
Hearing Yancen's scolding, Cen Peng chuckled, urged his horse out of the queue, and headed straight for Yancen in front of the two armies' formations.
When Yancen approached, Cen Penngle stopped his horse, looked at Yancen with a half-smile, and asked: "Yancen, are you finally not going to run away today?"
He fled from Hanzhong to Nanyang, and from Nanyang to Nanjun. In Cen Peng's eyes, Yan Cen was a lost dog.
Hearing Cen Peng's joke, Yan Cen blushed and roared: "I will fight with you today!" As he spoke, he urged his horse to rush towards Cen Peng.
Seeing Yan Cen holding a big knife and charging towards him with bared teeth and claws, Cen Peng took off his three-pointed two-edged sword from the winning hook of his horse without any panic. He was preparing to fight Yan Cen, but Yan Cen suddenly said
Turn the horse's head and flee south.
At this situation, not to mention Cen Peng was stunned, the soldiers brought out by Yancen were also dumbfounded. It was Yancen's confidants who reacted fastest, and they also knew their lord best. No need to ask,
This is running again!
These people didn't need to hear Yancen's order, and they automatically and consciously followed him to the south.
Liqiu City is to the east of the battlefield, and the Han army is to the west of the battlefield. Yancen ran south with a group of confidants, because he neither wanted to fight the Han army nor return to Liqiu City.
Cen Peng was stunned for a while before he reacted. He couldn't hold it back and burst out laughing. He was really annoyed by Yan Cen.
In this world, when it comes to the ability to escape, Yancen said that he is second, but I am afraid no one dares to say that he is first. This person's shamelessness has reached a certain level.
You must know that after Yancen fled to Nanjun, it was Qin Feng who took him in, treated him as a distinguished guest, and then betrothed his daughter to him. For Yancen, Qin Feng was not only his benefactor, but also his lord.
Still his father-in-law.
But when he ran away, he didn't have the slightest nostalgia for Qin Feng. He ran away simply and resolutely.
Before the fight started, the general ran away with a group of confidants. The remaining 10,000 Qin Feng troops looked at each other. Then, everyone turned around and fled towards Liqiu City like crazy.
Cen Peng sighed secretly and waved the three-pointed, two-edged sword in the general's hand forward.
With Cen Peng's instructions, five thousand Han troops began to pursue Qin Feng's troops who had fled.
Seeing the Han army chasing them from behind, Qin Feng's army ran even faster. Each one of them used all their strength, discarding their helmets and armor, and fled within a hundred steps of Liqiu City like a pile of loose sand.
Seeing that his own soldiers wanted to continue chasing the enemy, Cen Peng ordered the entire army to stop the pursuit. If they continued to pursue, they would be within the shooting range of Liqiu City.
Qin Feng sent Yancen, intending to cooperate with the passive Tian Rong army and attack the Han army from front to back. As a result, Yancen's battle turned into a farce. After leaving the city, Yancen did not use a sword or a shot with the Han army, but only had a fight.
When they met, he fled with his heart and soul, leaving behind 10,000 soldiers of Qin Feng's army, who fled back to Liqiu like bereaved dogs.
After hearing the report from his men, Qin Feng was so angry that he almost spit out a mouthful of blood. He squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "You villain! What a shameless villain!"
Now, even though Qin Feng hates Yancen so much that his teeth itch with hatred, Yancen has already disappeared without a trace, and there is nothing he can do against Yancen.
Tian Rong's army was alone against the two-sided attack of the Han army and Zhao Jing's army. The situation became increasingly passive. After two hours of fierce fighting, Tian Rong's army finally couldn't hold on any longer. The soldiers in front retreated in groups and collided with the soldiers behind.
At the same time, the entire army's camp also became chaotic.
This situation made Tian Rong realize that his side could no longer fight this battle, so he hurriedly ordered the entire army to retreat.
After receiving the order to retreat, Tian Rong's army was defeated even faster. The defeated generals led by Tian Rong fled back to their own camp in a panic, and then hurriedly closed the camp gate, and the entire army defended the camp.
The Han army and the Zhao Jing army only tentatively attacked the Tian Rong army camp. Seeing the fierce resistance of the enemy troops inside, Cen Peng ordered the withdrawal.
This battle was the first battle in which Tian Rong led his army to reinforce Liqiu. As a result, Tian Rong was defeated and nearly 20,000 troops were lost. Not only was the strength of the troops sharply reduced, but morale was also damaged.
After this battle, the Tian Rong army had been stationed in the camp and did not dare to leave the camp easily to fight again.
At this point, the war on the southern front once again reached a stalemate. Qin Feng led more than 30,000 troops under his command to defend Liqiu, Cen Peng led the Han army and besieged Liqiu, and Tian Rong led his troops and stationed them ten miles away from Liqiu.
In our camp.
Qin Feng did not dare to go out of the city to ask for a fight, and Tian Rong did not dare to go out to ask for a fight. One of them defended the city, and the other defended the camp. Cen Peng wanted to attack by force, but it was not easy to defeat them.
At this point, the main battle on the southern front battlefield has come to an end.
Hua Feiyan successfully persuaded Zhao Jing to surrender, and then returned to Luoyang.
Luoyang Imperial Palace, Qingliang Hall.
It could be seen that Liu Xiu was in a particularly good mood today. He looked at Hua Feiyan with a smile and said, "Feiyan traveled thousands of miles to Yicheng this time. It was a hard journey."
Hua Feiyan bowed and said, "Fortunately, I finally managed to appease Zhao Jing despite my mission."
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "I thought Junran's southern expedition would be very difficult. However, now that Zhao Jing has switched sides, it is like cutting off one of Qin Feng's arms. At the same time, it has given our soldiers a big boost. One is decreasing, the other is increasing.
I have no worries about the Southern Expedition." As he spoke, he looked at Hua Feiyan and sighed: "This is all Feiyan's credit!"
Hua Feiyan was a woman who showed no emotion or anger, and was not shocked by honor or disgrace. When she heard Liu Xiu's praise, she still had a faint smile on her face, leaned forward and said, "Your Majesty has a great reputation, and Feiyan doesn't dare to live up to it."
After a pause, she changed the subject and said, "Your Majesty, Feiyan plans to rest in Luoyang for a few days before heading north."
Liu Xiu looked at her in surprise and asked, "Going north?"
"Now Peng Chong is hiding in Yuyang. Yuyang is the foundation of Peng Chong. With Peng Chong's prestige in Yuyang, it will not be easy for General Geng to conquer Yuyang. Feiyan wants to visit Yuyang. Maybe he can
Find an opportunity to help General Geng."
Hua Feiyan had just returned from the south, and now he was going north to Youzhou. Liu Xiu couldn't bear it. He pondered for a moment and said: "For these days, Feiyan can live in the palace with peace of mind. As for going north, we will discuss it later."
She could tell that Liu Xiu was worried about her. Hua Feiyan felt warm in her heart, pondered for a moment, and asked, "What official position does your Majesty intend to give Zhao Jing?"
Liu Xiu asked: "How did Feiyan promise him?"
Hua Feiyan said: "Prefect of Nanjun."
Liu Xiu lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes!"
Hua Feiyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, bowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Feiyan, thank you, Your Majesty!"
She promised Zhao Jing that after surrendering, he could continue to govern Nanjun, but she was not the emperor after all, and her promise might not come true. Now that the emperor had personally agreed to the matter, Hua Feiyan was finally relieved.
She had a good impression of Zhao Jing. He was a gentle, elegant and talented person. It would be a pity if he could not be reused because he once served as Qin Feng's prime minister.
Seeing Hua Feiyan's relieved expression, Liu Xiuxiao asked: "It seems that Feiyan admires this Zhao Jing?"
Hua Feiyan said truthfully: "Feiyan thinks that Zhao Jing is talented and capable, and is exactly what His Majesty needs."
It was rare to hear such a comment from Hua Feiyan. Liu Xiu was quite surprised. He looked at Hua Feiyan for a while before murmuring: "It is said that Zhao Jing already has a family."
If Zhao Jing was alone and had no family, and Hua Feiyan fell in love with him, Liu Xiu would also agree to the marriage. But the problem is that Zhao Jing already has a family and a wife, so Hua Feiyan should be asked to be his concubine.
This was unacceptable to Liu Xiu.
Hua Feiyan looked at Liu Xiu with a blank look on her face, wondering why he suddenly said such a sentence, what does it have to do with whether Zhao Jing has a family or not?
After a while, she understood what Liu Xiu meant. Her jade face turned red, she lowered her head and whispered, "Your Majesty has misunderstood. From the day Feiyan accepted the title of Beauty, he never planned to get married."