Chapter eight hundred and fifty seventh: run away
Looking at the staggering Shu cavalry, the best way is of course to go down a raft of arrows and shoot them to death under the city, so as not to enter the city and disrupt the morale of the army. Wasn’t Hu Zehua just let them come over?
Xie An wanted to give orders several times, but stopped several times. Looking at his subordinates in the city, they were dejected. Looking at the towering siege cars in the distance and the thunder cannons as dense as a forest, what appeared on his face was not the craze of fighting, but the look of fear. His morale was already like this. Are you still afraid of the influence of these dozens of cavalry? What's more, he also wanted to know how the Shu cavalry was defeated.
The city gate opened a crack with shame. The Shu cavalry, who thought there was no chance of survival, saw this glimmer of life and ran desperately. The Shu cavalry with a leg injured was almost dragged on the ground by his companions.
After entering the city gate, these dozens of Shu cavalry almost collapsed on the ground. Although the distance just now was short, it was not as if they had slipped in front of the gate of hell. There was sufficient reason for either side of the two sides to kill them.
Xie An listened to the story of these cavalry expressionlessly. Five thousand Shu cavalry against 10,000 infantrymen of the Northern Army was a complete defeat. The difference in combat effectiveness between the two sides was obvious. More importantly, since the Northern Army had already planned to come to the rescue plan of Shu cavalry, it would never allow these cavalry to withdraw back to Jingzhou City. This is a trap. They were fighting with this attention. Without thinking, Xie An knew that on the way to Xie Chao and Xie Hui retreat, the Mongolian cavalry was waiting for them.
The road to defeat and collapse is about to retreat and return to Jingzhou is full of obstacles. Hu Zehua's Panshi Camp himself can't beat it, let alone the more famous Lucheng Camp, the reputation of people, the shadow of trees, and the reputation of the army are all created. What should I do if I can't get lucky? Xie An was in a splitting headache.
It is certain that he ran away. Xie Anke did not have the determination to perish with the city. What's more, his persistence was meaningless. The defeat of the Shu cavalry would inevitably make Xie Shilin retreat into the city from now on and would never leave the city to fight the enemy in a decisive battle. In other words, he would never hope to come reinforcements again. If one out, one would be wiped out by the enemy.
Xie An was desperate about his future. After these battles, he clearly realized the gap in combat effectiveness between the Shu army and the Northern Army. Both sides were not on the same level. With Hu Zehua's attack on Tengchong, Xie An even doubted whether the Shu army could defend Jingzhou and Yuzhou. Perhaps, the Xie family's departure from Shu this time was definitely a wrong decision. Perhaps sticking to Shuzhou and relying on the natural danger of Shu, one can keep a family's wealth. Now, the Xie family, which has almost been fully exposed, may lose everything in Jingzhou.
If you want to get more, you may lose extremely badly, make a big bet, and lose your last old capital.
"Go and find some local local people in Tengchong." Xie An whispered to his personal soldiers that they had to run away, and Jingzhou was not allowed. Hu Zehua left three directions for himself, one was Jingzhou, one dead end, and the other was Xiangzhou. There was a fire pit there. You can't think of it if you jumped down. There was only one way to Tongzhou. However, there was no one who knew about our guide in that direction. Once he went in, the possibility of coming out was small. But this was his only life now.
During the whole day, Hu Zehua's Panshi Camp did not move any time for a day. It seemed that he was not prepared to do another battle except for threatening his opponents. On the contrary, Hu Zehua summoned the generals in his central army tent and began to deploy a plan to advance to Xiangzhou.
As night fell, the lights were brightly lit on Tengchong County. Xie An seemed to have no intention of hiding his intention to run away. Standing on the whistle tower of Hu Zehua's camp, his actions above the city were clearly visible and clearly visible.
"Are you going to run?" Hearing the sentry's return, Hu Zehua smiled, "Walk where?"
"It seems that I have to go into the mountain and towards Tongzhou!"
"Smart!" Hu Zehua praised, "Run, run away, I don't have time to get entangled with him. I have to hurry to Xiangzhou as soon as possible. If I go late, Wang Qiang will get all the credit. I can't lose to this little guy."
In Xiangzhou, Wang Qiang's Fourth Battalion, Ma You's Navy Marine Corps and Yun Zhao's Personal Guard Battalion gathered. The troops were all like wolves and tigers. If you want to make some credit, you must be faster.
If Xie An resisted stubbornly, Hu Zehua probably would have to fight for three or two days and lose a lot of people. This is a bit difficult for him to accept. At his position, how many enemies he killed is no longer considered. How to achieve a larger strategic goal is more thoughtful. Xie An and other soldiers ran away and ran away. How big waves can they make, and they have no time to deal with him. But he let him fend for himself.
Starting from midnight, Xie An took his remaining 3,000 Shu troops away from Tengchong County. Under the guidance of local villagers, he headed towards the deep mountain Chongling in the distance. What left Hu Zehua was a wounded soldier who was wearing thousands of clothes in an empty city who could not walk with the team because he was injured. What made Hu Zehua laugh out loud was that Xie An actually left him a letter.
"I won't burn the city, don't kill the wounded soldiers!" Hu Zehua laughed loudly, "When did our Northern Expedition Army kill the wounded soldiers? But Xie An is also aware of the situation. He really dares to burn the city. Even if he chases into the mountains, I have to destroy him first."
"General, what should we do with these wounded soldiers?" asked a general.
"Insulated into the wounded camp, cure the wound first, and then deport it to the north. Isn't our north built a canal? The only thing is labor. Let them work hard for a few years. When they redeem their sins, they will naturally be free. Well, this thing must be explained clearly to the wounded soldiers, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble!"
"I understand, general!"
He was placed, sorted, and took over. He was busy until dawn, leaving 500 people to stay in Tengchong. Hu Zehua led the main force of Panshi Camp to run all the way to Xiangzhou. From Tengchong to Jingzhou, he is basically under the control of the Zhengbei Army. Leaving 500 people to stay in Tengchong is just a meaning, which means that the Zhengbei Army has begun to exercise jurisdiction over this place.
Peng Zhongjun, the governor of Xiangzhou, was anxious. Although Congliang's plan seemed to be successful so far, Congliang's main body rushed straight to Guizhou, while Sun Chuanliang and himself blocked Xiaogushan and Dayangshan line and blocked Yun Zhao's rescue line. However, compared with Congliang, Yun Zhao was also crazy. He seemed to be unwilling to care about the safety of Park Demeng of the Southern Group and actually rushed into Xiangzhou. This was completely inconsistent with the previous expectations. In their opinion, Yun Zhao would spare no effort to attack Xiaogushan and Dayangshan instead of attacking Xiangzhou. Although after capturing Xiangzhou and attacking Luzhou, he could also rescue Guizhou, this road was much farther than directly passing Xiaogushan and Dayangshan. More importantly, if these places were fought all the way, when Yun Zhao arrived in Guizhou, he would be afraid that the daylily would be cold.
But in fact, Yun Zhao really did this. There is only one explanation. He doesn’t want the Southern Group anymore. He wants to take advantage of the weakness of Xiangzhou and take over Xiangzhou in one fell swoop.
In the good deeds, he can give up Xiangzhou and treat the people of Xiangzhou as nothing, but Peng Zhongjun cannot do it. He has lived in Xiangzhou for half of his life. His foundation and his relatives are all in Xiangzhou. If Yun Zhao lets fight all the way, he will have nothing.
He led 10,000 elite troops to retreat from Dayang Mountain and rushed all the way to Xiangzhou City, hoping to arrive at the city when Yun Zhao attacked Xiangzhou City, and form a horn with Xiangzhou City, one inside and one outside, and defend Xiangzhou City. Perhaps when Yun Zhao was unable to attack Xiangzhou City for a long time, he would change his strategy again and turn to Xiaogushan Dayang Mountain.
Wang Qiang's troops were besieging Fukang County. The strength of Fukang County made Peng Zhongjun breathe a long sigh, which gave him enough time to rush back to Xiangzhou City. As for Fukang, the longer they defended, the more time they would buy for themselves. I thought that Fukang would be defeated by the attack of the Northern Expedition Army, but now it seems that he is wrong. At the current speed, he can completely return to Xiangzhou City.
After all, Fukang could not defend himself. When he returned to Xiangzhou City, he must reward Fukang's guards heavily. Even if he died in battle, he would reward his guy heavily.
Peng Zhongjun led his 10,000 defenders to set up camp at the foot of Cuiping Mountain and ran all the way. The soldiers were exhausted and it was time to take a good rest. Then he entered Xiangzhou City with his strict military appearance, and cheered up the defenders in the city and fought hard. The Northern Army was not as terrible as imagined. Look, we were not in Xiaogu Mountain and Dayang Mountain, and we had been in Fukang for so long. As long as we could use our lives, we could resist the enemy outside the city. Xiangzhou City was not Fukang. Fukang could defend for three or five days, and Xiangzhou City could defend for three or five months. After three or five months, how could the situation in the world change?
He set up camp, released scouts, and sent messengers to Xiangzhou to report the news. Of course, Peng Zhongjun would not forget to send messengers to Fukang, telling them that he had sent reinforcements to rescue them and let them last for a few more days. Of course, there was no reinforcement.
On Cuiping Mountain, Ma You's 3,000 Navy Marine Corps has been waiting for a long time. In order to kill Peng Zhongjun's reinforcement, Wang Qiang was very aggrieved and moaned Fukang. With Wang Qiang's idea, after he took Fukang, he stopped Peng Zhongjun, fought with him, and still took him down. However, Yun Zhao wanted to wipe out this army at a smaller price, sharpening his knife and chopping wood. Peng Zhongjun mistakenly thought that the main force of the Northern Army was still fighting fiercely at Fukang and relaxed. The attack on Ma You's tiger and wolf army would inevitably be unbearable. It would be easy to defeat the enemy. Why not do it?
Of course, Ma You was very excited. The disguised naval and marine corps were hidden in Cuiping Mountain. How could those perfunctory scouts sent by Peng Zhongjun feel that they were easily captured. Even if they were discovered, they would be easily taken down. Anyway, the attack will be tonight, so you are not afraid of your opponent being alert. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m.qidian. Read.)
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