Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty-Four: Said Down
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Yao Changkun attacked the 40,000 Yizhou new soldiers led by the command of 10,000 elite troops. Although he defeated the opponent, he did not suffer much losses. On the way to retreat to Xingling, he still maintained nearly 7,000 combat troops and thousands of baggage troops. But the problem was that their formation was too long at this time, and the team of more than 10,000 people dragged nearly ten miles long, and the baggage and weapons were far behind the main combat headquarters. Seeing the emergence of a large-scale cavalry, Yao Changkun immediately fell into despair.
"Storm up, rush forward!" Yao Changkun had no other way, so he could only order the forward to launch a counterattack towards the rushing cavalry without fear of death. He hoped to use this sacrifice to exchange for the main force behind him to have time to fight. At this state of his own troops, if he did not seek time to form a formation, he would be unlucky under the impact of the cavalry.
Although he may not have a chance even if he is in an array, because at this time he lacks long-range strike weapons. With the bows and arrows in the hands of the soldiers, he may not be able to shoot two rounds, which will rush to come.
Even with such a plan, Yao Changkun did not realize it. The cavalry on the opposite side ignored the vanguard troops rushing up. Thousands of cavalry beautifully scored left and right in the charge, drew two arcs, bypassed the enemy who rushed towards him, and directly killed himself and went back to the main force who was trying to come to the array.
Cut in, divide, rush past, cut in, and divide again. In an instant, the Yao tribe, which was like a long dragon, was cut into pieces and was scattered. The panicked soldiers ran around, but soon became ghosts under the swords of the cavalry.
Tan Haixin, who led the vanguard to launch a counter-charge, turned around at this time. The large army behind him was already terrible and had been completely dispersed. The cavalry were slaughtering the fleeing soldiers wantonly. He immediately stayed there, rushed forward, or arranged an array on the spot. If he arranged an array on the spot, perhaps those who could resist in the battle behind him might be able to resist for a while. When he rushed forward, it would mean that he would soon be in the same fate as his companions. More than a thousand vanguard troops were in a dilemma.
Yun Zhao didn't seem to see Tan Haixin behind him, leading a cavalry to attack the high-flying Yao flag.
Seeing that the black horse was like a nobody, rushing left and right, killing Yao Changkun's personal soldiers to a defeat, Tan Haixin finally pulled out his war horse and shouted loudly: "Go forward, kill back. Rescue the general!"
Hearing the roar behind him, Yun Zhao turned around and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The Madian, which had been fighting fiercely for many days, suddenly became quiet. The Jian family army, who had been besieging the city, withdrew. Yao Changkun, who came to rescue, also left for no reason. The road outside the city was smooth, except for the blood stains on the ground and the broken limbs and arms that had not been cleaned up. There was nothing left. A wild dog walked by whimperingly. He lowered his head and sniffed hard, and occasionally pulled it on the ground with his claws. Soon, the shallow buried corpses were dug out.
Huo Zhenting had only more than 3,000 wounded soldiers who could go into battle. He stayed in the city and might be able to defend Madian. Once he left the city and encountered the enemy, he would have no power to fight. Yao Changkun walked too fast, and Huo Zhenting was worried and he was even more unwilling to leave the city rashly.
Madian County spent two days in an extremely strange atmosphere.
On the third day, a fast horse came, holding the bright red flag of the Anqing border army in his hand. He inserted the flag under the city of Madian and roared away again. Huo Zhenting looked at the Anqing banner that was fluttering in the wind under the city, and finally understood what was happening. Ci County was destroyed and Xingling was in danger. This was the reason why Yao Changkun suddenly withdrew his troops.
Anqing Border Army!
Before he could come back from his shock, in his sight, teams of soldiers covered in armor rushed over from the direction of Guangchang. Standing at the top of the city and watching Anqing's border troops move under the city, Huo Zhenting felt miserable. After all, he could not escape the disaster?
There were about 5,000 border troops in Anqing who came to the city, but the murderous aura displayed by these 5,000 people was even far more than the tens of thousands of Jian's army led by Jian.
There are clouds in the army, elite troops are in a strong position, and they can understand the military situation by observing the energy. Huo Zhenting spent many years in military affairs. At a glance, he lost his desire to defeat his opponent. Even if his troops are not damaged, he may not have a chance to win against him. What's more, he is now a defeated general with extremely low morale...
"Ma joins the army, General Meng!" Wang Gui bowed to the ground, "General Huo Zhenting is also a rare general. Please allow Wang to enter the city and say that General Huo will not be damaged again. Once the war begins, there will be no room for maneuver."
Meng Yao smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, are you sure? Are you not afraid that as soon as you enter the city, Huo Zhenting will chop his head and die? I heard that Huo Zhenting and Wang Haogu have a good relationship, and Wang Haogu treats him like a brother."
Wang Gui looked miserable, "I went to the Anqing border army under the order of General Wang, but I repeatedly sent back wrong messages, which made General Wang careless and wrong judgments, so that he was defeated today. He was the one who deserved to die. Even if he was chopped by General Huo, I had no complaints."
Ma Yigong smiled and said, "Mr. Wang's words are very wrong. Wang Haogu recognized the thief as his father, defected to the Meng people, led the Meng people into Yizhou, and caused the lives of Yizhou to be devastated and the wilderness. Although such a person is not enough to forgive his crimes, all the people of Dayue, such as I, Dayue, can be said to be killed. Since Lord Wang has abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, why should he feel guilty about such a person? Even if this person can escape the temporary defeat, how long can he support him with the countless loyal and righteous people in Dayue?"
Wang Gui looked at Ma Yigong sideways, thinking that history was written by the winners, and it was all about the crown emperor. If your Anqing border army is truly loyal and righteous, why not join forces with the Brief Stories to attack Wang Haogu? In the current situation, you even planned the Brief Stories together. After all, it was just for the territory?
This is what I said in my heart, but I can't say anything.
"Although General Huo is a remnant soldier, he is still fighting. He has a strong city as a basis for fighting. Even if the Anqing border army wins, he will not help but pay a considerable price. I have made new contributions and have no achievements. Therefore, I am willing to serve the dog and horse, relying on the three-inch unchaotic tongue, saying that General Huo will not surrender. Although General Huo has a great friendship with Wang Hao, it is said that husband and wife are birds in the same forest. When the disaster comes, they fly together, let alone brothers of subordinates. General Huo is not an old-fashioned person, so he should be able to clarify the gains and losses."
Meng Yao nodded, "Mr. Wang said this well. Although I am confident in taking down the Madian when fighting, if I can prevent my subordinates from losing their losses, of course, it is better. Lord. Wang, then I will have a hard time. If you enter the city, I will cheer for you under the city."
Huo Zhenting stood at the top of the city wall, and the soldiers were nervously preparing. Looking at the other party's stance, it seemed that the siege was about to begin.
The sound of the dongdong war drums finally sounded, and the array of Anqing border troops began to move. With the sound of war drums, the square formations of Anqing border troops began to move.
About hundreds of steps forward, the drums stopped suddenly, and several square formations of Anqing border troops shouted together and stopped together. Huo Zhenting was shocked and lined up. Usually, he would stop and reorganize the queue. Those who could move forward fifty steps without chaotic formations can be called elite soldiers in the world. However, the Anqing border troops who saw that they walked more than a hundred steps forward, and the formation was not at all chaotic, which made Huo Zhenting unheard of.
"No wonder, after a battle, the 5,000 elite soldiers were gone!" Huo Zhenting murmured, looking back at the officers around him, all of them were also disgraceful.
"Prepare to fight to the death!" Huo Zhenting slowly pulled out his sword.
The drums stopped, and the Anqing border army stopped, but Huo Zhenting's expected attack did not launch. Instead, one man and one horse slowly emerged from the Anqing border army and walked straight to the city.
An officer pulled out his longbow and aimed at the man under the city.
"Slow!" Huo Zhenting suddenly reached out and pressed down the bow and arrow in the man's hand, "It looks like Lord Wang!"
"General Huo, I am Wang Gui. I have something to say to you, let me enter the city!" Wang Gui raised his head and shouted at the bottom of the city.
A small gap was opened by the Madian city gate. Wang Gui turned over and dismounted, squeezed in sideways, and the city gate closed tightly with a thud.
Although the Anqing border army did not continue to advance under the city, the subsequent armament was arriving continuously. Seeing the things that the Anqing border army's logistics troops were busy assembling under the city, the faces of the soldiers on the city became pale and most of them had already begun to tremble. They were thunderbolt cannons that were not used when siegeing the city.
Although the thunder cannon is powerful, it is too large to be carried by the army. I don’t know what method Anqing Bianjun used. Some of the components of these thunder cannons can be dismantled into small pieces and installed at any time. Looking at the thunder cannons erected in a moment under the city, and looking at the large and dozens of kilograms of stone bullets on the throwing arm, everyone understood that once the war started, Yimadian, a city wall that was not particularly thick would not be overturned by many shots.
The third battalion is stationed in Guangchang, and is naturally the leader of the Anqing border army in terms of equipment. All officers above the lieutenant of the army are all wearing bright light armor, and ordinary soldiers are equipped with chain mail. The standard equipment is one set of armor for each soldier, a gun, a waist knife, and a short dagger. There are countless armours in various types. Meng Yao launched this time, but dragged out all the armours in Guangchang.
If Wang Gui said that the surrender could not be achieved, the Anqing border army would then use a thunderous blow to Madian. Assembling these things was mostly to put huge psychological pressure on the city.
On the city gate tower, Huo Zhenting listened to Wang Gui's story silently, and after a while, he said, "Is the situation so collapsed? If Lao Yao's troops could rush back to Xingling and defend Xingling, the prince could still withdraw from Daxian County, wouldn't it be a chance to make a comeback?"
Wang Gui sighed: "Yun Zhao personally led the cavalry to intercept General Yao. General Yao was caught off guard. What's even more terrifying is that after this defeat, the prince has become the most vulnerable side in Yizhou. Those fencemen are willing to serve the prince again, but they are afraid that they will all take advantage of the situation. General Huo, the situation is over. Now, you, you have to consider your future."
"Surrender to the Anqing border army?"
"Compared with the brief description of surrender, I think surrendering to the Anqing border army is a better choice. The brief description of surrender can only retire to the countryside and become a wealthy man. If we surrender, we can continue to stay on this surging stage. If Yun Zhao wants to control Yizhou and defeat the brief description, we need us." Wang Gui said affirmatively.
Chapter completed!