Chapter 108: Caution
On the not-wide Mianshui River, more than a hundred wooden rafts are rushing towards the south bank. Behind the rafts, there are hundreds of wooden piles floating, with five or six arms hanging on each wooden pile.
Under Zhang Yu's order, the soldiers huddled in the camp, and the catapults and bows and arrows were not pushed forward immediately.
There are enemies to the north, west, and east, and it’s hard to tell who is real and who is imaginary.
Zhang Yu is cautious by nature, but if he is too cautious, he will worry about gains and losses and be hesitant.
Xie Su cupped his hands and said: "We are surrounded by enemies on three sides. I would like to lead our headquarters to defend the south to prevent our retreat from being blocked."
Zhang Yu sneered, "Did you abandon the camp and leave?"
Having his thoughts revealed, Xie Suqian laughed twice, "Why did you say this?"
"Reporting to the envoy, the right camp has been ambushed by the enemy, and three thousand soldiers are fleeing!" The scout brought back the first bad news.
The right camp, like the left camp, is not an elite force.
Elites are not so easy to come by. In the battle at Xuanyuan Mountain, Zhang Yu lost a lot of elites. He has not recovered yet, so he can only collect the elites from Yuzhou to replenish the number.
But three thousand troops were defeated in less than an hour, which was a bit frightening.
This is not the only bad news. The enemy's cavalry is heading towards the civilian camp in the southeast.
The Minfu Camp was hidden in the valley at the rear, but it still did not escape the scouts of the rebel army.
"Capture Zhang Yu!" The enemy's roars got louder and louder.
"This battle has been delayed for too long, morale has been lost, and the bandit army is coming with ferocity. In my opinion, it is better to avoid their attack for the time being." Xie Su said cautiously.
"Your Majesty, report to Yecheng Residence!" The guard came in holding a secret letter.
The Yuzhou Governor's History Department has a residence in Yecheng. It is responsible for conveying the government orders of Jie and Zhao, and at the same time, it is responsible for collecting news from Yecheng.
When the two armies are fighting, if it is not a major event, reports or decrees will be sent to Xuchang.
Zhang Yu opened the newspaper and read the words on it, with a look of shock on his face. Shi Tao was assassinated, Shi Xuan was tortured to death, Shi Hu was seriously ill...
This is clearly a precursor to great chaos in the world.
Zhang Yu felt happy, the chaos in the world was exactly the opportunity for people like him.
Yuzhou does not necessarily have to march to Xingyang. Half of this battle is for revenge, and the other half is for early deployment to cooperate with Jiangdong in regaining Luoyang.
Greater benefits are at hand.
After a long period of confrontation, Zhang Yu had no determination to fight to the death.
"Send the order, after the left camp is broken up, the other armies will return to Mi County!" Zhang Yu waved his hand.
Xie Su was shocked and dropped the squid in his hand. Zuoying was the leader of their Xie family, "Envoy!"
Zhang Yu looked at him sideways and said, "Your Excellency, there is no need to worry. The thieves are bluffing and they will not dare to attack. As long as we guard for two hours, I will take over."
Even if the enemy is bluffing, they will definitely launch a fierce attack when they see Zhang Yu's army retreating.
Although Xie Su is a playboy, he is not a fool. Zhang Yu is pushing the Xie family into the fire pit.
"Don't worry, Your Excellency, for the sake of the Xie family, I will never sit back and watch your destruction. This is a military order, and anyone who doesn't follow it will be killed!" Zhang Yu said with murderous intent.
The surrounding guards pressed the handle of the knife.
Now that the situation in the north is about to change, Zhang Yu's reliance on Jiangdong will be greatly reduced. Moreover, he is just a nephew of the Xie family and cannot represent the entire Jiangdong. If he dies, he will die.
"Take, take the order!" Resentment flashed out of Xie Su's eyes.
In fact, it was still too late to retreat together at this time. There was no need to break up the rear. It would take time for the enemy army to cross the river. After the enemy army in the west defeated the 3,000 men of the right camp, they did not pursue the victory. The target of the cavalry in the east was not here...
Zhang Yu laughed twice and left with his bodyguards contentedly.
More than two thousand soldiers gathered in the empty main camp, and Xie Su was covered in cold sweat.
It wasn't until this moment that he suddenly remembered Zhang Yu's origins as a refugee commander, just like Su Jun and Zu Yue back then.
The entire Jiangdong has a bad impression of the refugee commander.
They are from the lower class, they are brave, fierce, capricious, and have a ruthless nature.
The roar of the rebel army is getting closer and closer.
In a desperate situation, this group of Jiangdong soldiers were also driven to their bloody ends. They were also refugees from the north and were resettled in Qiaojun, Huainan. They did not lack the courage to fight.
What's more, they are well-equipped.
"Kill the thief!" dozens of people in the front row roared.
There are many spears, and the crossbows are cocked.
Bring Xie Su, who was deep in thought and regret, back to reality.
"The matter has come to this, we can only fight bloody battles and be loyal to the imperial court!" Xie Wan pulled out the gleaming sword.
Xie Su took a deep breath and walked to the formation, "All armies listen to the order, put down their weapons and surrender!"
The surrounding soldiers were all stunned and looked at Xie Su in disbelief.
"All armies obey the order and surrender!" Xie Su was confident.
There was a "clang, clang" sound, and Xie Wan didn't react for a moment. The sword in his hand fell to the ground. When he was about to pick it up, there was already a "clang, clang, clang, clang" sound all around.
The soldiers have already laid down their weapons.
"Can Zimuan surrender to the thieves?" Xie Wan looked angry.
Xie Su looked at him coldly, picked up the long sword on the ground, and put it back into his hand, "Uncle, if you are willing to be loyal to the court, you can carry the sword forward!"
Xie Wan's hand trembled, and the sword fell to the ground again.
Since the founding of the Western Jin Dynasty, there have been very few public servants who died for the country...
Li Yue looked at the empty enemy camp and thought it was an ambush set by Zhang Yu.
It wasn't until more than 2,000 soldiers in the camp laid down their weapons that they realized Zhang Yu had really retreated.
In the entire battle, Cui Jin was the only one who defeated Zhang Yu's 3,000 troops by using a trick of suspicion, and then captured the Chinese camp without any bloodshed.
Although Zhang Yu retreated, his belongings did not escape. The food, grass and baggage in the camp were piled up like mountains.
There are also more than two thousand soldiers from the Xie family...
"Su has been waiting here for the leader of the village for a long time." Xie Su handed over his hand very gracefully, "Zhang Yu retreated hastily. It is the time of pursuit. The leader of the village must not let go of this beast!"
Before Li Yue opened his mouth, Xie Su said a lot.
Judging from the meaning of his words, it seems that the two of them had a falling out.
After thinking about it for a moment, he knew the reason. Zhang Yu told him to end the marriage, which was obviously to let him die.
Xie Su surrendered directly and defeated his entire army.
As expected, internal fighting is their specialty.
"Without further delay, I will lead my army to pursue him. If the enemy's formation remains stable, I will harass them. If they are defeated, I will capture and kill Zhang Yu in one fell swoop!" Cui Jin cupped his hands and said.
"Yes." If it were someone else, Li Yue would be uneasy, but if it were Cui Jin, there would be no problem.
In this battle, it was he who led a thousand men from Xuanyuan Mountain to defeat Zhang Yu's 3,000 men and displayed great momentum.
Cui Jin turned around and left.
Li Yue's eyes fell on Xie Su, "Is the envoy okay?"
"The leader of the village is really a very good person. If Zhang Yu can be captured and killed in this battle, Yuzhou will be gained by the leader of the village. If he reports to the court, he will be able to get the position of governor of Yuzhou easily!"
He stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling man, but Xie Su was so cooperative that Li Yue didn't know how to deal with him.
Recruiting is definitely impossible, this person will never be used by Black Cloud Mountain.
It is even more impossible to chop him off with a knife, and he will face revenge from the Xie family. In this way, he will completely fall out with Jiangdong, not to mention that he surrendered voluntarily.
Li Yue smiled and said: "The position of governor of Yuzhou?"
Xie Su beat the snake and put it on the stick, "Exactly, I will return to Jiankang right away to lobby the court. The village owner is a loyal man, and he should be the governor of Yuzhou, no, the pastor of Yuzhou!"
"This meeting is quite difficult. I have not fulfilled my friendship as a landlord, so why should the envoy be anxious?" Of course Li Yue would not let him run away just like that.
Chapter completed!