Zuo Liangyu looked at the chaotic army in the distance, his eyes gradually lost focus, and he suddenly lost consciousness. This... what is going on? Why is it more bleak than Zhuxian Town!
Zuo Liangyu pressed his hand on the hilt of his sword, wanting to make up his mind to fight to the death. However, the pampered life he had been living and the fear of the imperial governor made it impossible for General Ping Thief to make up his mind to fight to the death.
He hesitated again and again, seeing that Wu Xueli and Li Guoying's troops were gradually collapsing, and finally gave the order in a trembling voice:
"Go...go! Let's go!"
Dong Yuan was slightly happy in his heart. He didn't care about the lives of Wu Xueli, Zuo Mengeng, and Li Guoying. He was only afraid that he would die in Suizhou without realizing his ambition. So as soon as Zuo Liangyu gave the order, he took action immediately, but he still had to pretend.
Ichiban asked:
"Should we withdraw from the siege camp? There are still Jin Shenghuan and Ma Jinzhong who are monitoring Suizhou."
Jin Shenghuan still had a navy on hand. Indeed, it might be more convenient if he could retreat by boat. But now Zuo Liangyu had greatly misjudged the strength of the Chuang army. He thought about it and felt that the ambush of the Chuang army could be defeated so quickly.
Zuo Mengeng, that means Li Laiheng must have joined forces with Ge Zuo's fifth battalion, so there are not a few thousand intruders at the foot of Yingzi Mountain, but nearly 30,000 intruders!
General Ping Thief's heart trembled. He no longer cared about Jin Shenghuan and Ma Jinzhong, and even thought of leaving them behind in Suizhou City. The invading army would definitely give priority to relieving the siege. The invading army would definitely break the siege and the camp first. I'm sorry.
, but in fact, my own life is still important!
Zuo Liangyu looked around and estimated that he still had five or six thousand troops on hand, including many elite servants. He thought that with the usual rate of collapse of Zuo's troops, even if Li Laiheng defeated them, it would be difficult to annihilate most of them and escape by himself.
After returning to Xiangyang, if we take them under shelter, we will definitely be able to restore a strength of 10,000 to 20,000 troops.
It doesn’t matter if the troops are reduced, there is a shortage of food, or there are fewer mouths to eat!
"The tiger minister is a good general. When he sees that the battlefield situation is unfavorable, he will definitely be able to make his own decision and withdraw to Xiangyang. There is no need to send people to notify the siege camp, we will go back to Xiangyang directly!"
Dong Yuan had already seen through Zuo Liangyu's thoughts, so he deliberately asked about the siege camp. Well, Ma Jinzhong and Jin Shenghuan are finished. From now on, his status in Zuo Town will be lower than one person and higher than ten thousand people.
Zuo Liangyu looked at the place where Zuo Mengeng's troops collapsed, shook his head and sighed:
"In ancient times, it was said that Guo Ju buried his son and served his mother as the most filial piety. Meng Geng, it's not that your father won't save you, it's just that the king and father are above you and the country's favor is profound. I can't sacrifice the six armies for my own selfishness!"
He whipped up his horsewhip and led the Chinese army out of camp without looking back. Wu Xueli, Zuo Mengeng, and Li Guoying, who were huddled together in front of the Yingzi Mountain formation, suddenly saw the Chinese army's flag waving behind them.
General Zuo Liangyu led his troops to escape, but they were all frightened and didn't know why.
Zuo Mengeng had been wounded by the enemy's gun and fell from his horse. He could not see his father abandoning him and running away alone. Wu Xueli could see it clearly, but originally he was just a running away. In addition to resenting himself in his heart
There is no other way except running away too slowly.
Only Li Guoying was loyal to Zuo Liangyu wholeheartedly. When he saw the Chinese flag fluttering to the west, his heart dropped. With Li Guoying's understanding of Zuo Liangyu, how could he not know what this meant?
Li Guoying was a man who knew soldiers. When he saw Zuo Liangyu escaping to the west, he immediately realized that the general was Ma Jinzhong and Jin Shenghuan, who was still under Suizhou City. He couldn't even take care of him!
He really wanted to rush in front of Zuo Liangyu and tell him that the rebel army could only number ten thousand people at most. As long as the Zuo army suppressed it, the battle would be won. However, Wu Xueli's defeated troops had already trapped Li Guoying, and his troops were defeated by the rebels.
The impact was a complete mess.
Besides, Zuo Liangyu ran so fast that he couldn't catch up even if he wanted to.
Now that things have come to this, what can be done?
Li Guoying looked at the mess in front of him and almost despaired. But after all, he was a very strong-willed person, otherwise when he later became a traitor, he would not be able to clean up the mess in Sichuan under the fierce offensive of the Great Western Army.
Although the army's defeat was a foregone conclusion, Li Guoying still hoped to save a little more energy for Zuo Liangyu, and tried his best to gather the fleeing servants and elite soldiers in the formation.
With his efforts, he quickly gathered at least a thousand elite troops. As long as they could form a group and fight while retreating, the left army would not be completely wiped out.
But at this moment, the long-awaited pro-military standard finally attacked. As soon as Gu Kecheng saw the flag of the Central Army in Zuozhen waving, he ordered Zhang Pizhu to take the pro-military standard and attack in a roundabout way from the hills.
Qin Junbiao had been resting for a long time and his troops were strong. Zuo Liangyu's Chinese army was in a fatal trough due to its sudden flight, which greatly weakened its morale and morale.
The fleeing troops were already prone to collapse. What's more, Qinjunbiao made full use of the uneven terrain to hide his traces. In Zuo Liangyu's view, this army of invaders seemed to fall from the sky and suddenly came out to intercept them.
Dao. Even Zuo Liangyu was so surprised, let alone other ordinary officers and soldiers.
When Li Guoying saw this, he knew something was wrong. If he allowed his pro-junbiao to continue the pursuit, the entire Zuo Zhen Army would be wiped out during the retreat, and even Zuo Liangyu himself might be captured and killed. He was anxious and immediately took the
A thousand elite soldiers who had just gathered rushed to reinforce.
But by chance, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Wu Xueli also squeezed out from the rebel army with dozens of servants. Seeing that Li Guoying had reorganized thousands of troops, he was overjoyed and said:
"Great, there are thousands of people, we can definitely escape with all our beards and tails!"
Li Guoying was thinking about another problem. He said hurriedly: "The general is being chased by the Chuang army. We must rush to reinforce him immediately. Come on, follow me now and let's fight again with Chuang Ni!"
Wu Xueli was shocked. Now that the morale of the army has collapsed like this, they still have to fight? What's more, isn't the root of all this because Zuo Liangyu ran away first?
Wu Xueli did not think that the reason for the defeat was his unauthorized transfer. He deeply hated Zuo Liangyu for running faster than him. How could he be willing to risk his life to save Zuo Liangyu at this time?
"Okay, okay, let's go rescue the general now..." Wu Xueli nodded. He carefully observed the troops gathered by Li Guoying and found that more than half of them were his subordinates. He immediately came up with a bold plan.
"I also have a clever trick. As long as I use this trick, I will definitely be able to turn the situation around!"
Li Guoying said "Huh", not knowing why, he saw Wu Xueli waving and walked closer.
"This strategy is... to cut off the wrists of a strong man!"
With a pop, the sharp knife in Wu Xueli's hand penetrated Li Guoying's abdomen. He turned the handle of the knife fiercely. Li Guoying's face was confused and panicked. He spit out a mouthful of blood and pointed at Wu Xueli and wanted to say something. But the blood filled his throat and made him
Li Guoying couldn't say a word. He was angry, resentful, and more importantly, unconvinced. He was a capable and loyal person, why did he end up like this?
What does he lack? Yes, he lacks a better master. He only hates that Zuo Liangyu is an incompetent master. If he had a good master like Huang Taiji, how could Li Laiheng be his opponent?
Wu Xueli immediately pulled out the handle of the knife, and Li Guoying died miserably like a dog. Li Guoying's subordinates, who were surrounded by a circle, were surprised and angry when they saw this. Many people pointed their swords and guns at Wu Xueli, but Wu Xueli said calmly:
"The intruders are about to catch up. Do you want to escape with me now, or die with Li Guoying? If you dare to die, the intruders will come and kill you all soon!"
This sentence made Li Guoying's men look at him. Yes, the intruders were about to attack. If they fight Wu Xueli now, they would definitely not be able to escape from the intruders. The few guerrillas had no choice but to put away
Weapons, break out and escape with Wu Xueli.
Li Guoying died under Wu Xueli's knife, and he died happily. After Zuo Menggen was shot by a gunman from the insurgent army and fell from his horse, although he was very lucky and was not trampled to death by the rout army, he was tied up by two gunmen.
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When the news reached Li Laiheng and Gu Kecheng, the soldiers were furious and demanded that Zuo Liangyu's son be executed immediately. But Li Laiheng shook his head. He wanted to wait for the overall situation to be determined, and then hold a grand public trial in Suizhou.
The one-man thieves who want to rectify this group of remnants of the people!
Now the Zuo Army seems to have been defeated, but in fact it still retains its strength. The enemies that the Breaking Army actually destroyed in front of the formation are only three to four thousand. Most of the officers and soldiers are still fleeing. Zuo Liangyu's people are shaking, although they are
Zhang Pizhen's black tiger attacked them, but there were still five to six thousand people who could not be eliminated day and night. Li Laiheng always felt in danger.
Not to mention that Ma Jinzhong and Jin Shenghuan's 10,000 men are still under Suizhou City.
If Zuo Liangyu hadn't messed up the situation, as long as it was kept calm, the Zuo army would have actually had an advantage before Gao Yigong and Guo Junzhen led their troops to the battlefield.
"Time waits not for us, the whole army abandons the base and pursues!"
Gu Kecheng categorically ordered the gunmen to abandon the defensive line and pursue the pursuit with other troops. Li Laiheng also agreed with this. The Zuo army was timid and must seize the opportunity to continuously attack its morale. Zuo Liangyu must not be harmed.