Chapter Forty-Five: Retreat
I saw a fast cavalry rushing out of the array under the city. A general wearing a silver helmet and holding a silver gun rode towards the city. A puff of dust and smoke rolled behind him. He stopped his horse only when he reached a place not far from the city.
He raised the long silver spear in his hand and waved it, shouting at the city, clearly calling for war.
At this time, suddenly the city gate opened, and a fast horse rushed out from the city. A fierce general rushed straight into the enemy's formation single-handedly. The man on the horse was none other than General Cheng Guang. He held a big sword, clapped his horse forward, and shouted: "
Don't be arrogant, Cheng Guang is here!"
Cheng Guang rode up to the approaching enemy and raised his sword to cut. The enemy general raised his gun to meet him. The sword and gun collided with each other. Sparks flew everywhere. In an instant, the sword and gun were going back and forth, and they were fighting together. After a few rounds, Cheng Guang used a drag
The sword tactic was to turn the horse's head as if to flee. The enemy general was holding a gun and wanted to pursue him. Cheng Guang just turned the horse in a circle and turned its head again. The two horses faced each other. Cheng Guang held the knife in one hand and pointed it upward.
With one swing, the enemy general was not expecting it, and one of his arms was immediately cut off. He was thrown off his horse. Cheng Guangce immediately stepped forward and cut off his head with a single blow.
At this time, another general rushed into the enemy camp. He was deputy general Chen Huaiyi. He was wearing a scarf and a green robe, holding an ax in his hand. He rode up to Cheng Guang on horseback and started to chop without saying a word.
Cheng Guang held up his sword, and the two sides fought back and forth for twenty rounds. Chen Huaiyi gradually lost his strength. After a few feints with his axe, he drove his horse to escape. Cheng Guang raised his sword and pursued him.
At this time, another general came out from the enemy's formation. He rode his horse forward slowly and blocked Cheng Guang, who was chasing the defeated general. Cheng Guang stopped his horse and took a closer look at the general in front of him. He saw that this general
He has a silver face and a long beard, a purple gold crown on his head, golden armor and red robes, a tiger-headed golden spear hanging in front of his saddle, and a shiny black horse under his crotch, giving him a majestic and majestic posture.
This was none other than General Huang's general Qi Buqun. He rode up and gave Cheng Guang a polite hug and said, "General, please stop. You have fought for two rounds in a row. Let's go back for the time being."
Take a rest and ask your coach to come out and challenge."
Cheng Guang thought that the other party didn't take him seriously, so he was furious and without saying a word, he put his horse on his horse and struck with a big sword.
Seeing the fierceness of the opponent's attack, Qi Buqun did not dodge or reach out for the spear on the saddle. Seeing that the sword was about to strike him, he suddenly pulled out a long sword from his waist like lightning and took it.
He stopped Cheng Guang's sword and saw the long sword slashing in the air, immediately taking away the force of the sword, and then pulling it back in the air. The sword actually seemed to be stuck to the long sword, moving up and down with the sword.
It started dancing.
Cheng Guang only felt a huge force trying to snatch the big knife from his hand. He couldn't hold it for a moment, and the handle of the knife was already out of his hands. Before he could react, he saw the big knife bending in the air, and the handle was in the air.
A strange curve was drawn in the air and hit Chengguang hard on his left rib. Chengguang immediately spurted out a mouthful of blood and almost fell off his horse. After shaking twice, he managed to hold the handle of the knife with his left arm.
, turned the horse's head and took the road towards the city gate.
Chu Wei, who was on the top of the city, was furious when he saw this. He turned around and walked towards the bottom of the city. At the same time, he ordered the soldiers to prepare their horses and weapons, and decided to go into battle himself and go out of the city to meet the enemy.
After he was fully dressed and mounted on his horse, he asked the soldiers to open the city gate. Once the city gate was opened, the sight in front of him shocked him. It turned out that the enemy generals, arrays, and mighty troops in front of the city were actually...
All traces were gone, leaving only an endless expanse of billowing dust!
The enemy soldiers actually withdrew in an instant? Chu Weitian couldn't believe his eyes for a moment. Later, after several visits to report the news, he finally confirmed that the enemy army had indeed withdrawn quickly to the north and had not set up camp.
intention of.
After the King of Zhenxi learned the news, he was also shocked. He immediately treated Yuwen Haotian as a distinguished guest and treated him with courtesy. After a banquet to appease him, he sent someone to send Yuwen Haotian back to Tongyuan City. He also sent an order to General Chu,
He was instructed to assist King Yuwen's troops in stationing in Tongyuan City, provide camps and supplies of food and grass, etc., and cooperate with King Yuwen in the deployment and defense of Tongyuan City without any mistakes.
Chu Weitian received Queen Yuwen and held a banquet in the Commander's Mansion that night to suppress King Yuwen's shock. During the banquet, the general soldiers of Chu toasted King Yuwen and asked: "Your Majesty is really a master of calculations. How do you know that the imperial court will withdraw its troops?"
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After King Yuwen heard this, he smiled and said: "My clever calculation is not as good as your little girl's. I heard that Mr. Chu Qianjin had already predicted that I would be safe, so you don't have to worry. Is this true?"
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"Huangya kid, you're talking nonsense, you can't believe it." Chu Weixian quickly waved his hand to apologize.
King Yuwen changed the topic and said with a heavy heart: "Actually, I have already known that Tufan wants to steal my land in the middle of the country. Huang Zhipeng led a heavy army to attack the Western Region, which will inevitably leave the Northern Territory empty of military defense, giving Tufan an opportunity to take advantage of it.
opportunity. I have already received a wire report that two days ago, Tufan Khan Deyongzhaji had ordered the capture of Gulu Pass, an important town in the Northern Territory, and even attacked seven cities in the Northern Territory, advancing into the Central Plains. The situation was very critical. Of course, the imperial court would immediately take action.
Send back heavy troops to resolve the crisis in the Northern Territory."
After hearing this, everyone secretly admired King Yuwen for his ability to predict events and his majestic spirit, and at the same time, they could not help but feel a little worried about the situation in the Central Plains.
"Under the current situation, it seems that the war will not come to the Western Region for the time being. It is a good time for us to recuperate and develop and grow. When the time is ripe, we can raise our troops to march north, retake the northern border and pacify
Trouble with Tufan."
"Your Majesty really cares about the common people in the world. It is not easy for the first thing you think of in the midst of crisis is to bring peace to the country. We, under the orders of the King of Zhenxi, will act according to the King's arrangements and serve life and death without any hesitation!"
"How many troops are there in Tongyuan City now?" King Yuwen asked.
"Our current strength is more than 30,000, plus the 20,000 troops led by the king, the total strength is more than 50,000." Zhao Jian stepped forward and answered, "Not far to the east of Tongyuan County are Fengxian and Huaicheng.
If we can seize the opportunity to capture the two county towns in the county, the territory and population under our control will greatly increase, and recruiting tens of thousands of soldiers by then should not be a problem." He added.
"That won't work. If our army takes advantage of the Tufan rebellion to seize the city, it will definitely be unpopular. This would be unjust." Yuwen rejected Zhao Jian's idea. He said: "We only need to stay within this area.
If we develop well and ensure that the people and goods here are prosperous and the market is prosperous, our place will naturally become a safe haven from the war in the Central Plains. A large number of war refugees will flock here. Recruiting troops will naturally not be a problem at that time. General Zhao, your main task at this time
It is to organize the team and strengthen training, especially the tactics and skills of the cavalry. It is best to greatly improve them."
"What the king said is absolutely true!" Zhao Jian immediately raised his hands and said yes, adding a little more admiration and approval to King Yuwen in his heart.
After the banquet, Chu Weixian accompanied King Yuwen to visit General Cheng Guang, who was seriously injured. General Cheng Guang had three broken ribs, damaged internal organs, and vomited a lot of blood. After treatment by military doctors, he is now basically under control.
The injury was life-threatening. King Yuwen immediately ordered everyone to take good care of him. After the injury improved, General Cheng was sent back to Xiamaguan City to recuperate and recover.
Chapter completed!