The 101st chapter decisive battle on the party (sixteen)
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An Zhongjie looked at the sky. The sun had already sunk beyond the mountain wall, and the valley was gradually getting dark. In half an hour, it would be completely dark.
This place is still three miles away from Huangya Cave. It's not that far, but it takes at least two hours to walk in the valley. If you go forward in the dark, many people may slip and fall to death. But this section of the road is really not a place to camp.
, it is also very dangerous to let the sergeants rest on the narrow valley road. If you turn over unexpectedly at night, you may fall directly into the Zhuozhang River, and the loss will not necessarily be less than walking forward in the dark. Not to mention what if God changes his face.
, the Zhuozhang River surged again, it was too late to cry!
After weighing it for a while, An Zhongjie immediately ordered to light up the lanterns and torches, speed up the advance, and make sure to get to the Huangyadong camping ground! The sergeants also knew the dangers of sleeping on the valley road at night, so they just complained a few times and complied.
Military order. Immediately, the large group of people sped up again, rushing towards Huangya Cave like a fire dragon in the night.
Six thousand Korean troops were dragged out for several miles, and An Zhongjie did not care about the separation. He only left officers at several key locations to urge the following sergeants on their way.
It wasn't until the middle of the moon that the entire army was gathered up. An Zhongjie was too tired to eat hot food. He simply took a few bites of dried meat and fell into the small military tent set up with the help of his guards.
He fell into a deep sleep.
Just as he was sleeping, for some reason, An Zhongjie suddenly felt a tremor on the ground, and he was immediately awakened. He stood up and left the military tent. An Zhongjie saw many soldiers awakened from silence, as if they were in a daze under the moonlight.
Looking in all directions, several officers nearby shouted loudly, severely suppressing the uneasiness of the sergeants. They were not allowed to move around or talk at will, and asked them to lie down and continue to rest.
An Zhongjie waved and asked the tooth soldiers who were also alerted to go and ask the sentinel. After a while, the tooth soldier hurried back and brought back the two sentinel sergeants who were placed at the front.
They reported back that another landslide occurred under the gap in Huangyadong and the way forward was blocked.
An Zhongjie couldn't catch his breath. He was so angry that he kicked the pebbles under his feet. He secretly thought that everything along the way was really unharmonious. Didn't God allow him to sneak attack on Li City? He also thought that this was a warning from God, an omen.
Will this sneak attack fail? If so, should we give up?
While I was thinking about it, I heard another sound coming from behind, and I felt a slight shaking under my feet again. This time I was closer and heard it more clearly. It was indeed the collapse of huge rocks and soil.
An Zhongjie felt lucky that the valley road collapsed so frequently tonight. Fortunately, the entire army rested in this gentle campsite, otherwise it is hard to say how much damage would have been done. After thinking about it, he felt frustrated. We still have to organize tomorrow.
There is no telling how long it will take to clear the road manually.
After recruiting several officers and arranging the order of the various units to clear the passage tomorrow morning, An Zhongjie lay down again. He weighed repeatedly between withdrawing the troops and continuing to move forward, and gradually became confused.
An Zhongjie was awakened by a burst of noise. When he opened his eyes, there was already light in the valley, the sky was white and gray, and the morning mist from the Zhuozhang River was lingering between the valley path and the cliff. The soldiers were like headless flies.
They were generally running around, and many people were panicking and screaming, "Yan Jun! Yan Jun!" Many people simply held their heads and cried under the bushes.
The confidant officers under his command rushed to An Zhongjie one after another. An Zhongjie asked angrily: "What's going on? What's the 'Yan Army'?"
Several officers also looked panicked. They all reported to An Zhongji: "We are ambushed, General An Ya!"
An Zhongjie felt a chill in his heart: "Didn't the soil collapse last night?"
"No, it's Yan Jun's fault! The front and back roads are blocked!"
An Zhongjie's footsteps were like wind. He ordered the troops to be gathered together and rushed towards Huangya Cave. However, he saw that on the narrowest valley path, the valley path was blocked tightly by hills of earth and rocks. Dozens of swallows stood on the top of the earth and rocks.
The soldiers of the army had their shields in front of them covering most of their bodies. They all had strong bows and crossbows, pointing diagonally downwards.
An couldn't help but tremble in his hands and feet. An Zhongjie asked: "How could the enemy get so close? Where is the night sentry? Why are you not alert at all? Didn't there be a group of soldiers here? Where have they gone?"
No one answered An Chongjie. Faced with this unexpected situation, everyone felt confused.
An Zhongjie was not a master in military use, but when he was marching and camping, he arranged for night sentry duty and deployed sergeants to block the main roads. This was a normal behavior that a person with a little knowledge of leading troops would do. It was obvious that An Zhongjie
It is impossible to make such a big mistake.
Without bothering to investigate the reason, An Zhongjie hastily arranged the defense here, and immediately headed back to the rear road. It was also blocked by a hill-like pile of earth and rocks, and the top of the earth and rock pile was also guarded by dozens of soldiers.
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How did the enemy bypass him and block his retreat? This question puzzled An Zhongjie. Only when he got closer did An Zhongjie figure out what was going on.
The soldiers on the pile of earth and rocks are all in the uniform of the old Hedong Army, with black armor on the outside, round leather felt hats on their heads, and ocher red breast scarves tied around their necks - the breast scarf is to distinguish the Han Horse Infantry Army from the Black Crow Army and the Weiyuan Army.
, Daibei soldiers, Yanmen soldiers, Datong soldiers and other signs of the old Hedong army. Regardless of their body shape and appearance, these sergeants are completely the same as the original Han horse infantry under An Zhongjie and the current Korean army.
The right hand clasping gesture on the bow and arrow is exactly the same - clasping the string with three fingers. This is an archery tip introduced by the Hu people north of Yunzhou!
The person in the middle looked very familiar. When he saw it, An Zhongjie couldn't help but exclaimed: "Li Laoqi!"
Li Dutou of Dongyang City waved to An Zhongjie: "So it's General An Ya. I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing?"
An Zhongjie turned his head and glared at his disciple An Chongmeng beside him, and said bitterly: "You have done a good job!"
An Zhongmeng's face turned red and he said: "Originally he was one of his own, but for some reason, Li Laoqi and the others came from the other side of the Huangya Cave... A certain brother under his command came up and asked, and they said they came from the other side of the cave entrance.
Withdrew to change defense... Who can see clearly in the dark? There is no flaw in the whistle order and accent... I will definitely investigate and deal with those lazy guys through military law! Dalang... In fact, I don't blame them, Li Laoqi led the people
Come here, who can think of it in the middle of the night? Who can tell it apart?"
An Chongmeng was on duty last night, and he was actually the one who asked the question, but he did not dare to take the responsibility at this moment, so he could only blame his subordinates for not being able to tell the difference. After hearing his explanation, An Chongjie sighed helplessly.
He also understood that, let alone An Zhongmeng, even if he personally led someone to watch the night, in such a situation, as long as he did not see Li Laoqi in person, he would probably be negligent, but he could not completely blame himself.
On my brother.
As for the outpost at Huangya Cave where Li Laoqi swaggered through, it is probably similar. In the chaotic situation caused by the rapid march last night, it is not unusual for this kind of situation to occur.
"General An Ya, the situation is already like this, why don't we stop resisting? For the sake of our brothers in the past, let's be harmonious. Don't fight back and forth by yourself, okay? Let the brothers put down their weapons.
Come on, lest there be blood on the knife edge, it will be difficult to get along with him in the future." Li Laoqi advised on the pile of earth and rocks.
An Zhongjie glared and said: "Li Laoqi, His Highness the King of Han treats you well, why do you turn your back on the Lord and ask for honor? We are all from Hedong, why do you want to help people from Hebei? Touch your own conscience. When has Your Highness ever treated you badly?
you?"
Li Dutou sighed: "His Royal Highness King Han? Are you talking about General Manager Li? I don't know when General Manager Li became His Highness the King of Han. I only know that His Highness the King of Jin is the leader of our old Hedong Army. To say betrayal
The one who seeks honor should probably be General Manager Li, right? When the old King of Jin was alive, how could he ever treat you poorly? General Manager Li, Commander Li, and Commander Zhou have repeatedly moved to command the elite troops in Hedong. How much trust and reliance does that have?
, but what about them? They actually committed the crime of relying on the King of Liang and dividing Hedong, which angered the old King of Jin to death! General An Ya, can you honestly say that we have had a blood feud with the King of Liang for many years? We, the children of Hedong, can't we
Are you really willing to become King Liang's lackey?"
These words not only left An Zhongjie speechless, but also made many officers and soldiers of the old Hedong Army nod secretly.
Just listen to Li Dutou continue: "General An Ya, all the old brothers of the Han army. Now that the three kings are divided into Jin and Hedong has been destroyed, it is meaningless to talk about betraying the Lord and asking for glory, but everyone should keep their eyes open
Polish it up! Our Hedong Army no longer exists. But the blood of the Hedong Army is still there! How many of us did King Liang kill? How many fathers, sons, and brothers died at the hands of the Xuanwu dog thieves? Don’t you think everyone will take revenge?
, instead of going to lick the enemy’s ass? How much favor have you received from King Yan in the past few years? Our family eats the food sent by King Yan, wears the clothes given by King Yan, and then we take the gifts given by King Yan
Let’s use our swords and spears to attack King Yan. Ask yourselves, is this something human beings do?”
More and more Korean troops stood under the pile of earth and rocks. Listening to Li Dutou's powerful words, countless people bowed their heads deeply.
A young general climbed up the pile of earth and rocks behind Li Dutou. As soon as he appeared, he immediately caused an uproar among the Korean soldiers.
"Prince Jin!"
"Your Highness!"
"Your Majesty!"
"General Yazi!"
Li Cunxu stretched out his hands to appease the Korean soldiers and said: "Thank you very much, brothers, for still being willing to recognize me as King of Jin. However, me has already joined the Yan army and served under King Yan. If my brothers can trust me, they will withdraw their weapons."
, join the Yan Army together with a certain person! Li Laoqi said it right, although our Hedong Army has perished, the blood of the Hedong Army will not die! In any case, we cannot repay kindness with enmity. Not only do we not help the Yan Army, but we go to the enemy's home.
What kind of truth is it to seek life on the soles of your feet?"
Li Cunxu turned to An Zhong again and said: "Lao An, please come here with your brothers and don't fight. To be honest, there are only three hundred people here, but think about it for yourself, can you open up this escape route?"
An Zhongjie felt a war between heaven and man in his heart. For a long time, Fang Gu muttered: "...The King of Han treats me very well, but I have no face to face the King of Han..."
Li Cunxu sighed and asked: "Lao An, sir, has the old King of Jin ever treated you poorly? Oh... well, I will plead with King Yan on your behalf, so you can go to Hebei and study at Fanyang Military Academy.
, what do you think? When you get to the other end, you can still be with 'Ah San'."
An Zhongjie suddenly raised his head and asked doubtfully: "Ah San? Cong Ke?"
Li Cunxu nodded: "A few days ago, Ah San was defeated in Shideng Shanxi, and he himself was captured alive. His Highness King Yan was magnanimous and did not kill him, and planned to send him to Fan Yang to study." (To be continued. If you like this
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