Chapter 682: Xiao Aihe Offensive and Defensive Battle (continued in the second)

As a general in command, the most shameful thing is that his every move was determined by his opponent. He had fallen into a trap and thought he was able to make up for it, so he was complacent. Zhou Zuxun, who relied on Yao Chang's desperate efforts to block the enemy and fled out of Xiao Aihe in panic, was now full of shame. After leaving the city in the fourth update, he attacked the city at this time, and hit the city with a straight punch and hit his soft fist fiercely. At this time, the situation between the two sides was like a half-crossing attack. He could not look back, and he could only cut off his arm and exchange for the sacrifice of a soldier to escape.

The injured soldiers were all left to help defend the city. Their fate can be imagined. The only thing that comforted Zhou Zuxun was that the nearly 2,000 soldiers who followed him were intact and would not drag down the entire army's itinerary. But he did not dare to slack off at all. When he left the city, the opponent's field ability would be maximized. Moreover, his cavalry had been completely lost, but the opponent's cavalry battalion had almost no losses. Zhou Zuxun did not dare to take the main road, so he could only pick some country roads and remote mountain roads, and move quickly in order to avoid the opponent's powerful cavalry attack.

Yao Chang's desperate blocking only earned less than an hour for him. He rode on the horse and stood at a high place to look back, and even saw a fire dragon winding for several miles, coming towards this side with a spectacular momentum.

"I really want to kill you all!" Zhou Zuxun said gritting his teeth, "When I arrive at Jafrick Ridge, I will fight you to the death!"

Li Feng quickly destroyed the cavalry under his command, and the wind blew the four hooves, and chased them all the way. However, until the sky was bright, he did not see the shadow of the opponent. When the scout in front told Li Feng that Zhou Zuxun had entered the mountain path, he was so angry that he almost broke his teeth. The mountains were steep, the road was rugged, and the forests were tall and dense. This terrain was not conducive to cavalry combat. If he really entered this terrain, the invincible cavalry on the plain became the target of the opponent.

"Let's walk the road and stop them in front!" Li Feng raised his horse whip.

"But General Li, we have to take a long way to walk the road. The other party takes a mountain road. Although it is steep, it is a short road. Calculate the time and we are still at a disadvantage!" said the scout.

"Get out of here!" Li Feng cursed: "I don't believe it anymore. Their legs can run past my four legs, so set off!"

Li Feng's four legs did not run past Zhou Zuxun's two legs. After knowing that there were pursuers, it would be a tragedy once they were caught up. Therefore, the Qinzhou soldiers performed beyond imagination, crossing mountains and ridges. When they went down the mountain and reappeared on the road again, the distance between Li Feng and them was farther than before.

But from now on, their speed will be far behind each other. From here to Jafrilying, there is no shortcut to go, so they can only walk the road. Therefore, although the Qinzhou soldiers who came down the mountain have been leading for more than two hours, this period of leading time will be slowly eliminated on the subsequent road.

The sun had already set in the west. After a day of marching across mountains and rivers, the troops were exhausted. Many soldiers with weak constitutions were already shaking when they walked down the mountain road, leaning on swords and guns, and seemed to be unable to stand firmly.

Zhou Zuxun looked at the situation of his subordinates and knew that if he forced his troops to march, the troops would be exhausted and would have to rest.

"The entire army was repaired on the spot for half an hour, and after half an hour, the entire army set off and targeted Zabuli Ridge!" As soon as Zhou Zuxun said, the soldiers who were weak on the road immediately vented their breath, their legs became weak, and they sat on the ground one after another. Some even lay on the ground with their backs on their backs.

"In half an hour, you must eat, drink water, sleep, everything must be done in half an hour!" The messenger rode his horse and galloped on the road.

Many soldiers took out dry food randomly, stuffed it into their mouths, and then lay down on the ground with their clothes and took the time to rest. Some even ate halfway through the dry food, and still had unchewed dry food in their mouths, so they fell asleep like this. People raced against horses, which was really not a job for humans!

Zhou Zuxun also got off the horse and sat on the side of the road. While his personal soldiers brought dry food and clear water, Zhou Zuxun barely ate a few bites and could no longer eat it. Xiao Aihe was lost, and the entire Qinling defense line was torn apart. General Zhou's dream of defending the front line of the Qinling Mountains was shattered. It is very likely that the entire defense line would be forced to retreat. No one would have thought that the Dingzhou army would launch an offensive without warning. He originally thought that the Qinling defense line would have enough time to operate.

It must have been caused by the incident of the hijacking Shang Haibo of Dingzhou, which has caused a lot of controversy over the past period of time. Zhou Zuxun gritted his teeth and revealed his blue veins. Shang Haibo is an important figure in Dingzhou. Even if he has been deprived of his power, he will not be able to move easily. Now that Shang Haibo has taken it away, Dingzhou's revenge will come immediately. The most hateful thing is that the hijacking General Zhou did not inform General Zhou before he acted, otherwise General Zhou would definitely ask the front line to prepare for war.

"Dogs, you will make trouble!" Zhou Zuxun cursed hatefully. I really don't know why the rank of the ranks ran to Dingzhou to kidnap Shang Haibo? Could it be that a Shang Haibo could still stand up to thousands of soldiers? If the Qinling defense line was completely steep and Xiao Aihe was not as good as the tofu city defense like now, it would be easier for the Dingzhou army to break through the city defense!

"General Zhou, half an hour has arrived!" Seeing Zhou Zuxun sitting on the ground gritting his teeth, a side-by-side general came over and reminded him.

He looked up at his subordinates who were lying all over the ground on the road, and Zhou Zuxun ordered: "Let your brothers sleep for another quarter of an hour!"

"But General Zhou, the other party is chasing the cavalry!" The side general reminded.

Zhou Zuxun glared and said, "Don't I know the other party is a cavalry? So what about the cavalry? Can they ride on horses and run on horses all day long? People can bear it, can horses bear it? They ride not a sky horse, they also need to rest, otherwise the horses will be exhausted!"

"Yes, General Zhou!" Seeing Zhou Zuxun's hair standing upside down, the side general quickly retreated.

Zhou Zuxun looked at the direction of Jade Ridge. It was less than half a day away from Jade Ridge's military camp. He should be able to get there before the other party catches up with him. Unfortunately, if God helps, it would be great if the next heavy rain. The heavy rain will slow down his speed, but the opponent's cavalry will be more affected. In short, he will take advantage of it. But looking at the stars in the night sky above his head, Zhou Zuxun couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhou Zuxun stood up and stepped on the war horse. The officers shouted loudly as the soldiers got up and rushed on the road. When they met someone who couldn't wake up, they kicked them with big feet without hesitation.

The gathered Qinzhou army took advantage of the night to move towards Jafri Ridge. As Zhou Zuxun expected, Li Feng's troops circled around a long time, and the war horses that had run for a day also needed rest. The cavalry on the horse were also tired and had to rest for a longer time to restore their strength.

When both sides set off again, the distance between the two sides remained for more than two hours, but as time went by, the distance between the two sides was approaching rapidly.

At midnight, the weather suddenly changed, and gusts of dark clouds moved rapidly from the horizon, covering the stars. Then the strong wind suddenly rose, the sand and stones flew, and the dust that was blown up made people unable to open their eyes and walked against the wind. It was extremely difficult, and heavy rain was coming.

Zhou Zuxun was overjoyed and laughed to the sky, saying, "God helps me, God, thank you. When I arrive at Jawque Ridge, I will definitely pay homage to you with three animals. I will send the orders and don't stop and continue moving forward! Hahaha, cavalry, I see how you catch up with me!"

In contrast to Zhou Zuxun's ecstatic joy, God is now cursing the sky and the earth. The sudden strong wind makes his cavalry brigade crawling like a turtle on the road, and the wind and sand blowing towards him makes the horse unable to open his eyes at all.

"General Li, stop for the time being and chase after the strong wind!" A captain suggested: "Such wind and sand are really not suitable for marching!"

Li Feng said angrily: "Will the enemy stop? If you guarantee that the enemy can stop, we will stop. You said, can you guarantee?"

The captain lowered his head speechlessly.

"We can leave, and we can leave too. We ordered all soldiers to dismount and blindfold the horse. The man led the horse away. Such a strong wind would not last long!" After saying the order, he took the lead and jumped off the horse, took out his eye mask from the horse and blindfolded the horse. He held the reins and moved forward step by step with difficulty.

Seeing Li Feng leading the way, the generals and soldiers of Yizhou camp who were the ones he made silently jumped off the horse, imitated Li Feng, covered the urethra, held the reins of the horse, and advanced hard in the wind.

The strong wind hangs for an hour or two, and finally stopped. Such a strong wind did not blow away the dark clouds in the sky. I faintly heard a rumbling thunder coming from above the clouds. The thunder became louder and louder. Finally, a lightning bolt tear apart the thick clouds, illuminating the earth in an instant. With a thunderbolt, the raindrops as big as beans smashed down with a loud bang.

"God of the thief, God of the ghost!" Li Feng paused his feet and cursed. After waiting for the wind to stop for a few hours, the wind stopped, but the rain came.

The rain was pouring, and the roads here were not like those in Dingzhou. They were built with solid three-dimensional soil mixed with gravel roads. No matter how heavy the rain was, it would not affect walking. Here, the rain only took a short while, and the ground was muddy and difficult to walk. The front team was better, but the one behind was simply trekking in the mud.

The sky gradually became brighter and the rain was getting lighter. From the previous heavy rain to the drizzle now, more than 2,000 Qinzhou soldiers were all falling into slap. The rain slid down their helmets onto their faces and then fell down drippingly. They worked hard all night long, but their faces were filled with excitement, because the cavalry behind them should have been thrown farther away by them, and the danger was gradually fading away because they could not take much time to arrive at the Yaqueling Military Village, where they still had more than 5,000 troops to evacuate in advance. After the two sides met, if the opponents refused to chase after them, they even had the chance to turn the tables and let the other party suffer a little.

A big stone in Zhou Zuxun's heart finally fell down. He felt relieved, but he felt a sore all over his body.

Suddenly there were waves of riots in front of him. Zhou Zuxun was shocked and saw a large number of figures appearing in front of the team, chaotic formations and running figures. But looking at their outfits, they were exactly the Qinzhou army.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Zuxun asked loudly.

The Qinzhou soldiers on the avenue quickly separated, and then a general with a scattered armor rushed over on a horse. When he was still more than ten steps away from Zhou Zuxun, he rolled and dismounted and rushed over, "General, General Zhou, it's not good, it's not good!"

When Zhou Zuxun looked closely, it was Zhou Bin who led the team to evacuate in the early stage. At this time, Zhou Bin threw away his armor, disheveled his hair, and was covered in mud. If he hadn't spoken, he would have really not recognize him after a shot.

A heart slowly sank, and Zhou Zuxun asked word by word: "You, why are you here? Where are your troops?"

Zhou Bin raised his head and obviously had a knife on his face. The blood on the wound had already stopped, but when he was poured by water, the white flesh and blood rolled out of the wound, which was indescribable and terrifying. Zhou Bin cried and said, "General Zhou, when I arrived at the Yaqueling Army, it had been occupied by the Dingzhou Army. By surprise, Mo Jiang was ambushed by the opponent, with five thousand people, most of whom were injured. Those who escaped with me encountered strong winds and rains, lost and separated. There were only more than a thousand people still following Mo Jiang!"

With a loud bang, Zhou Zuxun opened his mouth and spurted out blood. The man was shaking immediately. Zhou Bin was shocked by the blood, and he grabbed Zhou Zuxun and supported him, "General Zhou, General Zhou!"

"There are still soldiers from the Dingzhou army to occupy the Yaqueling military camp. Where are the soldiers from?" Zhou Zuxun hissed.

"It's Li Guo, the aconitum-headed Li Guo." Zhou Bin cried bitterly, "General Zhou, we have been deceived. They built the dam, not to release water to rush the city, but to trick us out of the city."

He opened his mouth and another mouthful of blood spurted out. At this moment, Zhou Zuxun finally thought of Guan Xinglong's entire combat plan like lightning in his mind. He fainted in a hurry. The field was in chaos.

When Zhou Zuxun woke up slowly, the eyes were filled with anxious faces. The surviving officers all looked at him with eager eyes. There was no way out and no pursuers behind him. It really responded to the saying that there was no way out to heaven and no way out to the ground.

"Zhou Bin, how many people are there on the other side? How far is it from us?" Zhou Zuxun asked in a low voice.

"General, they have more than 5,000 people. After fighting with us, the losses will not be too great, less than an hour away from us." Zhou Bin replied.

"Help me up!" With the support of the generals, Zhou Zuxun slowly stood up and looked at the desperate faces on the avenue. Zhou Zuxun couldn't help but feel sad and ended up like this.

One hour later, Li Guo's infantry battalion was the first to arrive, and more than 3,000 Qinzhou troops lined up along the hillside, row by row, row by row, and row by row, and continued to be more than a hundred meters long.

"Son of Turtle, I finally stopped running!" Li Guo cursed. Although he tried his best in the battle of Chouling, Zhou Bin still led more than a thousand people to break through, which made him very unhappy. Seeing that he finally caught up with his opponent, he finally had a place to vent his anger.

"Range the array and prepare for battle!" Li Guo shouted loudly. The Dingzhou army that was chasing closely quickly formed an attack formation, and more than a dozen triangular cone attack formations were quickly arranged. Each cone head was standing with Dingzhou officers.

The sound of horse hooves sounded, and Li Guo looked back and saw that Li Feng's cavalry finally arrived at the last moment. The cavalry was equipped. At this time, everyone of Li Feng's Yizhou camp cavalry was riding on the horse and trotted all the way. Li Feng, who was leading the horse, hurriedly drove the horses, shouting loudly: "Li Guo, Li Guo, wait for me, I'm here!"

Li Guo grinned. Although he and Li Feng were on average in the Dingzhou army, Li Feng's identity was not comparable to that of him. It can be imagined that Li Feng's future is far greater than that of him, so although he was ready to attack, he could only stop and wait for Li Feng.

"Li Guo, you are here so fast!" Li Feng turned over and got off the horse, walked to Li Guo, patting his chest, "Damn it, a strong wind and a heavy rain last night stopped me. Otherwise, you would have nothing to do. They are so lucky to keep a bitch!"

Li Guo smiled and said, "They are lucky, but good luck has come to an end. If these thousands of defeated soldiers cannot stop our attack, they will collapse."

"Li Guo, are you carrying your crossbow? Let's hit him first!" Looking up at the hillside, Li Feng frowned. This angle is not conducive to cavalry attacks.

"They were walking like rabbits. I had time to bring these things, and they were still following me, but there was no need to deal with their current appearance!" Li Guo said.

"Good brother, move the formation and let me get a place out!" Li Feng begged.

Li Guo said in surprise: "This slope is a little steeper, it's hard for your cavalry to attack! Let me do it first."

Li Feng smiled and said, "It is difficult to turn infantry into cavalry. There is no horse, but it is not difficult to turn cavalry into infantry. Everyone, dismount and line up!" Li Feng turned his head and shouted. The cavalry in Yizhou camp all took horseback one after another. After a while, they formed an attacking infantry formation.

Zhou Zuxun sat on a large rock halfway up the mountain and looked down at the foot of the mountain. There were nearly 10,000 Dingzhou troops gathered, with flags and swords and guns, one by one, and one by one, he had already set up his feather arrows. With just one order, his subordinates would usher in a rain of arrows.

"General, you go, and you can go into the mountains, and there is still a glimmer of life." Zhou Bin said.

Zhou Zuxun sat there silently, shook his head, "I have abandoned Yao Chang once, and I will never abandon you again."

"General, staying here is a dead end. We are exhausted and the soldiers are in jeopardy. This battle is no longer possible. We are just doing our best. General, you should leave. Stay with the green mountains and don't be afraid of burning firewood!" Zhou Bin said anxiously.

Zhou Zuxun smiled bitterly, "But the green mountains are no longer there! Zhou Bin, you send someone down the mountain to tell the general Dingzhou who was commanding the troops that I, Zhou Zuxun, have surrendered!"

"Ah!" Zhou Bin was stunned, thinking that he had heard it wrong, "General, what did you say?"

"I decided to surrender!" Zhou Zuxun stood up: "We have done our best and the soldiers have also done our best, but we are no longer able to fight again. There is no need to let the brothers die and surrender unnecessaryly, at least they can still see their relatives and set foot on their homeland."

"General?" Zhou Bin wanted to say something.

Zhou Zuxun shook his head: "Zhou Bin, you don't have to persuade me anymore. Are you trying to say that if I surrender, will I be ruined? It doesn't matter. I am ruined by myself. It's worth it to allow so many brothers to save their lives."

Zhou Bin lowered his head.

At the foot of the mountain, Li Feng drew out his steel knife. When he was about to order an attack, the knife was held in the air, but he could no longer fall, because among the Qinzhou soldiers on the mountain, a tall white flag suddenly picked out, waving in the wind, and the formation of the Qinzhou soldiers also separated from it. Behind the white flag, a tall general held his helmet in his arms and was walking towards the bottom of the mountain step by step.

The other party actually chose to surrender at this time.

It is really painful to get the title of the chapter, and it makes people cry! These chapter names are indeed quite second, but the Gunners promise that the title of the next chapter will never be Xiao Aihe's offense and defense again.
Chapter completed!