Chapter 370 Zhaoye

Author: Bei Wei

Chapter 370 Zhaoye

Shen Yuexi rushed out of the tent, Qiang Lin drew his sword and followed her, and together they retreated to the rear camp away from the enemy.

"Princess An, Tiefutu is fighting in the front camp, and the border troops may not be able to withstand it anymore," Qiang Lin urged her as he walked, "Hurry up and get on your horse and leave here. I will escort you back to the coalition camp."

Shen Yuexi was noncommittal, looking through the many tents and looking at the front camp.

The military camp of the Border Army was more than three miles long and wide, and was divided into three camps: the front, middle and back. She was in the middle camp. After the enemy destroyed the camp fence in the southeast, they rushed into the front camp and lit fires everywhere. Many tents were engulfed in flames and thick. Smoke shot straight into the night sky, and the soldiers ran out of the burning tents. Some were wrapped in flames, bumping around, rolling and howling. The soldiers who were not on fire picked up their weapons and fought with the iron pagoda that rushed closer.

In the light of the fire, the Tiefutu soldiers were covered with black light armor, waving their halberds and charging back and forth. The border army soldiers did not form a battle formation and were unable to compete. People kept being stabbed to death by Tiefutu's halberds, and the ground was covered with dead bodies. Anyone who knows how powerful Tiefutu is? The soldiers hid in the dark and fired arrows, but the arrows fell off the iron pagoda.

When Shen Yuexi and Qiang Lin ran to the stables, hundreds of Tiefutu had rushed into the middle camp and started fighting. Thanks to the soldiers from the front camp buying some time, the generals of the middle camp were able to organize soldiers to fight back. Shen Yuexi saw Qiu Liming led thousands of crossbowmen to line up in two rows and fired crossbow arrows at the Iron Buddha Tu in the distance. He fired ten arrows in a row. There was only the sound of clanging iron, and the crossbow arrows fell all over the ground.

She was extremely anxious. If the fight continued like this, the Border Army might be completely destroyed.

Qiang Lin led the Zhaoye Jade Lion Horse to her and handed over the reins. Seeing that she was still looking at the fight in the distance, he said hurriedly: "Princess An, there is no other way, please retreat quickly."

Shen Yuexi took the reins and struggled in her heart.

It was easy to escape. Tiefutu was fighting in the middle camp. She just had to go out through the rear camp and escape back to the coalition camp. But the border army would definitely be wiped out. The enemy army still has 50,000 troops here. When they come down, they will definitely attack Xiao Zhuo together with Tiefu Tu.

The battle between Xiao Zhuo and Xiao Beiheng lasted for several days. Xiao Beiheng has proved that he is not a loser and can fight with Xiao Zhuo back and forth. Xiao Zhuo can gain an advantage in the battle, but cannot win a decisive victory. If the North Road The enemy army and Tiefutu went to support Xiao Beiheng, and Xiao Zhuo would definitely not be able to withstand it.

While she was hesitating, a group of soldiers, about several hundred in number, ran towards her in a noisy manner. The leader, tall and strong, shouted:

"The Iron Buddha is rushing in. We can't defeat it, so run away."

Many soldiers of the border army had already taken up weapons to attack the Iron Buddha Tu. Seeing that their companions had lost their fighting spirit, and infected by this panic, they also dropped their weapons and joined the team. By the time they rushed to Shen Yuexi, they had already gathered together. Thousands of people.

Shen Yuexi looked through the firelight and noticed that the leading soldier was wearing an extremely ill-fitting small border military uniform. At first she thought it was because she got up in a hurry and put on the wrong clothes, but when she took a closer look, she saw that he was not mocking them in the daytime. The iron pagoda soldiers?

This man was tall and conspicuous in the crowd. Moreover, she spoke a few words to him during the day and was deeply impressed. This soldier was imprisoned in the front camp. It seemed that the Iron Buddha who rushed in released him and he put on makeup. Chengbian Guanjun came over and started shouting and causing panic.

"Qiang Lin, kill that person!" She pointed decisively at the man, "He is an enemy pretending to be and creating panic."

Qiang Lin heard clearly, and immediately drew his sword and rushed towards the man, and chopped the man to the ground with one blow. The soldiers of the border army who were following the man were originally panicked, but when they saw Qiang Lin appearing and beheading the leader, they immediately They all stopped.

Shen Yuexi got on his horse, stopped in front of the team and shouted:

"I am Princess An. Where has the courage of you grown men gone? Are you no better than a weak pregnant woman like me? Pick up your weapons and follow me." After saying that, she took the reins and marched towards the Chinese army. Rushed in the direction of the tent.

The situation is critical, and she must first calm down the chaotic situation and let the generals regain control of the soldiers.

Qiang Lin was shocked and turned pale. He raised his hand to call out to Shen Yuexi, but after a moment of hesitation, he lowered his hand and called to everyone: "Everyone pick up your weapons and follow the white horse if you want to live."

If other women shouted like this, he would definitely take it as a joke, but Shen Yuexi was different. He followed Shen Yuexi all the way and saw with his own eyes how Shen Yuexi commanded the battle.

The soldiers of the border army were still hesitant at first, but when they saw Qiang Lin also speaking, they followed Shen Yuexi and shouted at the same time.

"Everyone follow the white horse."

"Soldiers who could not find their generals all converged on the white horse."

The Zhaoye Jade Lion Horse is all white. At night, when the moonlight shines on it, it will reflect the white jade-like light, just like the horse itself will shine. It is particularly eye-catching in the dark night, hence the name Zhaoye. Many cannot be found. When the soldiers who arrived at the general heard the call, they saw the shining white horse at a glance, and they all came to join Shen Yuexi.

When they rushed to the Chinese army's tent, Shen Yuexi had gathered nearly 10,000 soldiers, and several generals such as Wei Liang and Qiu Liming also joined the team on the way. With their coordination, the shaken military morale of the border troops gradually stabilized.

"Where is the general?" Shen Yuexi didn't find Zhao Mu, so she turned around and shouted to Wei Liang.

Now the entire camp was filled with the sounds of killing, the sounds of weapons clashing one after another, and everything was in chaos. She had to shout out before others could hear her.

"I don't know," Wei Liang shouted in the crowd, "when the enemy stole the camp, the general seemed to have led people to the front camp. The general was also looking everywhere, but he never found it."

Only then did Shen Yuexi understand why the camp was in such chaos. Zhao Mu, the commander, was missing. No wonder the soldiers were running around like headless flies and the defense was in disarray.

"General Wei, ask everyone to pick up anything that can light a fire," Shen Yuexi pointed at the Iron Buddha Tu, where the fight was taking place in the distance, "throw it at the Iron Buddha Tu, they must be afraid of fire."

Wei Liang and other generals suddenly woke up. They were attacked at night and were temporarily in disarray. Now Shen Yuexi reorganized the army and told them how to deal with Tiefu Tu. Everyone lit torches and rained down on Tiefu Tu.

The torch hit the iron pagoda's armor and burst out like fireworks. Although it could not ignite the armor, the torch continued to burn when it fell to the ground. The iron pagoda's horses couldn't stand the flames and retreated to avoid the flames. Thousands of soldiers threw torches , the ground was filled with flames for a while, and the iron pagoda that was running rampant was forced to be unable to move forward.

Shen Yuexi was giving command, and Qi Shengjue rushed out from the darkness, rushed to her and said: "Princess An, when the general was organizing defense in the front camp, he was hit by an arrow in the abdomen, so I rescued him. The general has something to say. Tell you."

Two sergeants carried Zhao Mu over on a stretcher. Shen Yuexi jumped off his horse and came to the stretcher. Wei Liang and other major generals also rushed to the scene.

Zhao Mu was hit by an arrow in the abdomen, and blood penetrated his armor. His face showed pain, and he said to Shen Yuexi and others: "The camp can no longer be held. Lead the entire army to retreat north. There is a valley five miles to the north... …It’s called Jutie Mountain, and it’s our food storage place.”

"I understand," Shen Yuexi stood up, mounted her horse, and said to Qi Shengjue, "You escort the general to evacuate to Jutieshan first, and leave the rest to me."

Qi Shengjue agreed and led his soldiers to escort Zhao Mu away first. Shen Yuexi got on his horse and said to Wei Liang and other generals: "Generals, let the soldiers of each battalion gather on the white horse. We will withdraw from the camp."

Although the torch can force the Iron Pagoda back, it cannot be thrown infinitely, and it cannot burn the Iron Pagoda. You have to retreat quickly while you still have the torch.

After Wei Liang and other generals left, Shen Yuexi called Qiu Liming again: "General Qiu, lead five thousand crossbowmen to hold down the formation with torches. If Tiefu Tu comes after them, use torches to stop them."

The generals acted separately, and some went to gather the defeated troops. The soldiers who held the battle used torches to force them back from Iron Buddha Tu. Most of the soldiers followed Shen Yuexi's white horse in the dark and retreated toward Jutie Mountain.

This time the enemy stole the camp and caused more than 5,000 Border Army casualties. Although the remaining 40,000 Border Army soldiers evacuated safely, many of them were not wearing armor or even having weapons in their hands. They all ran out with bare hands. of.

Shen Yuexi kept looking back all the way, fearing that Tiefutu would catch up, but the other party seemed to be content with occupying the camp and did not pursue him, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the camp full of flames, her heart felt as heavy as a huge boulder.

The camp has been lost, and now the whole army has retreated to Jutieshan, where the border army stores food. With the food and grass available, the whole army can still sustain it for a while, but the other side will definitely not let it go, and they will definitely continue to pursue Kill them, and many of the border troops don’t even have weapons. What should we do?

…

You Bingjun and Jiao Yong stood on a high place, looking at the border army camp with flames rising under the night sky, both showing expressions of satisfaction.

This time, following the order of Queen Mother Pei Jingyun, they led the Iron Buddha to support Xiao Beiheng. Xiao Beiheng knew that Zhao Mu had defeated the North Road, so he sent the Iron Buddha who had just arrived to the North Road, and finally won a great victory.

Just now, a general came to report that Tiefutu had completely occupied the Border Army camp and wiped out more than 5,000 enemies. However, both men and horses were exhausted and could not pursue the retreating Border Army.

"General Jiao, the night attack you proposed is indeed miraculous," You Bingjun stroked his gray beard and praised, "It seems that the enemy has abandoned the camp and fled. I wonder where they will flee to?"

Jiao Yong said: "Where else can we go, the only one is Jutie Mountain. It's a pity that Tiefu Tu can't pursue it, otherwise we can sing a triumphal song tonight."

You Bingjun was also very sorry: "That's true. Although Tiefutu is invincible, no matter humans or horses, wearing such heavy armor, they can't fight for too long. Just stealing camp will make the horses foam at the mouth." I can’t chase you anymore.”

After he finished speaking, his eyes lit up and he said again: "The Iron Buddha is tired, how about we let our remaining 50,000 troops work together and attack overnight?"

Jiao Yong waved his hands repeatedly: "Brother You, don't come up with bad ideas. Although the opponent is defeated, there are still five thousand riflemen in the formation. Only Tiefutu can deal with the riflemen, so let them escape."

"I heard that Shen Yuexi was also in the opponent's army," You Bingjun said, "It's a pity that she and the Queen of Xiliang were not caught in Daliang Village. The master said that she and Xiao Zhuo must die, and anyone who has anything to do with that woman , can’t survive.”

While he was sighing, Jiao Yong patted him on the shoulder and said: "Brother You, the other party is retreating to Jutie Mountain. The food and grass there can sustain them for a few months, and there are repeated crossbows there. I have an idea, brother Not interested."

"what idea?"

"The opponent has even lost their main camp. We have won a complete victory. There is no need to waste time here. I plan to lead the army early tomorrow morning to outflank Xiao Zhuo's retreat. Brother, you can lead the Iron Buddha here to entangle them. As long as Xiao Zhuo is defeated, these defeated troops will naturally surrender when they see that there is no hope. What's this plan?"

You Bingjun frowned and thought for a while, then immediately raised his thumb: "High, it's really high. Your Majesty and Xiao Zhuo are evenly matched. As long as our 50,000 troops join your Majesty... Xiao Zhuo doesn't have a continuous crossbow yet. What a clever idea!"

The two agreed that Jiao Yong would lead an army of 50,000 to go south and outflank the retreat of Xiao Zhuo's coalition forces. You Bingjun would lead Tiefu Tu to block the border troops at Jutieshan, preventing them from breaking out to join Xiao Zhuo.

Early the next morning, Jiao Yong led his army south and began to outflank Xiao Zhuo's coalition's retreat.
Chapter completed!