Zhang Cangxiong's face was very ugly, and Ananda Wangmei and Thies were also dejected. Yesterday afternoon, the Yellow Turban Army led by Zhang Cangxiong and the Ten Thousand Cavalry Team led by Thies also tentatively made some contact with the Minghui Army.
There is victory and defeat for each other.
"It was almost dawn, and I saw someone patrolling their military camp." Tiss said in a nagging voice.
Xue Qingcheng was furious and pointed the riding crop in his hand at Thies fiercely: "Idiot, that's a straw man! Even if you can't see clearly at dawn whether the other person is a real person, you should know whether he is walking or not, right?"
Tis stopped talking. Although Xue Qingcheng was half his age, she was the clan leader after all, a saint of the Blood Clan. Not to mention pointing at his nose and scolding him like this, she would just pull his head off with a whip.
He didn't dare to resist.
Haotian couldn't stand it. After all, Tiss was a captain of ten thousand cavalry commanders and had a high status in the Bloody Plateau, but now he was being bullied in front of so many people like a child who had made a mistake.
Qingcheng reprimanded me so hard that I couldn't hold my head up, and the impact was not good after all.
"Okay, Qingcheng. Minghui is one of the four famous generals of Bliss. Without two brushes, he wouldn't be able to get to this level. Although Thies was negligent this time, he told us one thing. If it was
The four famous generals of Ji Le lead the army alone, we must not underestimate them." Haotian opened his mouth and said.
Xue Qingcheng's face was still a bit embarrassing. Ever since he followed the Hetao army southward to the Yinfeng Mountains, the Scarlet Cavalry has always been a sharp knife for the Hetao army. Although the Hetao army has elite soldiers and brave generals, the Scarlet Cavalry has never lost face. But this
I actually committed it here for the first time
She made such a simple mistake, which couldn't help but make Xue Qingcheng feel angry. But since her husband had already opened his mouth, she couldn't care more about it. She could only glare at Thies fiercely: "You'd better be careful in the future, don't make such a mistake again.
, just go back to the Bloody Plateau and look after your house."
Tis quickly lowered his head and kept saying yes. When Xue Qingcheng followed Haotian and walked far away, Tis raised his head carefully this time, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and whispered
He muttered: "The saint is already married, why is she still so angry? Every time I see her with the other mistresses, isn't she always smiling? Why is she so tough on us?"
Green said with a smile: "Isn't the Saint like this before? Well, the Saint is a little angry this time. Tell me, has the Lord not slept with the Saint recently?"
Thies nodded sympathetically.
Ananda Wangmei looked at his two brothers angrily and funny, slapped them on the shoulders, and said with a straight face: "You two, keep your voices down, the saint has not gone far yet. If
If the saint heard about it, it's no longer a matter of you two going back to look after the house. In all likelihood, you were cramped and skinned and then thrown to dry on the Nianqing Mountains."
Green and Thies quickly raised their heads to look in the direction of Xue Qingcheng and breathed a long sigh of relief when they found that they were already far away.
No one expected that the Bliss Army would abandon all their baggage and flee so readily. Haotian originally estimated that even if the Bliss Army could escape, they would first go south, then cross Jiangnan Road and pass through Dongwa near Chizhou.
The navy returned to Yangzhou Road. However, Haotian never expected that the Holy Sect of Paradise would actually do the opposite. The army did not turn eastward but instead turned westward. More than 200,000 lightly armed troops attacked Yizhou at full speed. This was completely to fight against them.
The road back home has gone in the opposite direction.
Haotian secretly calculated that the Holy Sect of Paradise should have slipped away quietly in the early hours of yesterday morning. With the speed at which they were advancing lightly, they might have entered the territory of Yizhou now. With Yizhou's thin military strength, if the Holy Sect of Paradise had any intentions
If we attack the city, there is a high probability that Uiju will not be able to be saved.
Why did Zhu Zhao go to Yizhou? Did he want to cross the river in Yizhou and go north? The river near Yizhou is quite fast, and opposite it is Baidi City, the military stronghold of the Song family in Yizhou. Here, the Song family's only
More than 20,000 naval troops
station. Although the navy of the Song family is not as good as the navy of the Zhang family on the Huai River, it is more than enough to deal with the large and small ships used by the Holy Sect to cross the river. Of course, it is not impossible to directly attack Qinchuan Road and Hezhou after crossing the river.
.
"The Song family's garrison in Yuzhou totals 80,000, of which 50,000 are in Baidi City, including 20,000 navy troops. The Li family's garrison in Hezhou is between 80,000 and 100,000." Luo Xiang saw Hao
Tian was worried and said on the side.
"Zhu Zhao uses his troops strangely. The Holy Sect of Paradise is all infantry, and now they have abandoned all logistical supplies. Therefore, their marching speed is completely beyond what ordinary infantry can match. In addition, Minghui and Yan Lege are both warriors on the battlefield.
, so I am always a little worried." Hao
Tian said worriedly. Zhu Zhao's military talent is indeed outstanding, especially without the constraints of Cheng Xianqing. Even compared to Park Zhicheng and others, he thought of the crazy fighting will and extraordinary destructive power of the Holy Sect of Paradise.
, Haotian felt a headache.
Xuanji also frowned: "Although the Holy Sect of Paradise is heading towards Yizhou now, their mobility is extremely strong. Even the cavalry can hardly compare with them on the South Dian Road and the mountainous areas in the north of Xingzhou.
.Therefore, we cannot judge their direction of action prematurely, otherwise we may fall into a trap."
Haotian agrees with Xuanji's point of view. The art of war has always been unpredictable, especially now that the opponent is like a group of rogues, but they still have powerful power, and it is even harder to judge the direction of their attack.
"Mobile Green's cavalry and have them advance along Jiangxi immediately. Be sure to figure out the direction of the Holy Sect's attack." Haotian said firmly, but as soon as the words came out, he hesitated: "Well, it's better not to let Green
Go. The three of them are good at
Zhu Zhao is good at killing enemies on the battlefield, beheading generals and seizing flags. Zhu Zhao has always been cunning. Maybe his 10,000 cavalrymen will be used to deliver war horses to the opponent. It would be better to let Qingcheng personally lead 10,000 cavalrymen. She is bold.
If you are careful, you should be able to complete the task."
Although he was worried that Zhu Zhaoling had other tricks, Haotian still led more than 100,000 Hetao coalition troops to pursue Yiju as quickly as possible.
However, although Zhu Zhao led the army to Yizhou, he did not ignore the pressure from the Hetao. On the road from Hongzhou to Yizhou, Minghui led 30,000 elite soldiers, relying on the dense river network on both sides of the river.
With the advantageous terrain, they resisted the pursuit of soldiers from Hetao.
Minghui is a good soldier, and the fighting will of Ji Le's soldiers is also particularly high. Under such terrain, the Hetao cavalry cannot exert its due combat effectiveness. Although Xue Qingcheng led Tis's Wanqi team to pursue them in the north of Hongzhou,
He boarded Minghui's army, but faced an unfavorable situation.
Xing and Minghui intercepted each other, and Xue Qingcheng had no choice but to wait for Haotian's infantry to arrive. She naturally knew that Minghui was buying Zhu Zhao time, but if the cavalry was forced to collide with Minghui's defense line, it would be completely
They were looking for death, so they had no choice but to dispatch small groups of cavalry to harass the opponent while sulking.
Among the four famous generals of Ji Le, Zhu Zhao is unpredictable and erratic in his military tactics, Ping Lang is simple and impeccable, Yan Le Ge is brave and good at fighting and marches forward indomitable. As for Ming Hui, his greatest characteristic is tenacity. Among the four, his tenacity is the strongest
, like the water of a big river, although it does not have the potential of huge waves, it is continuous. Zhu Zhao put him here, naturally hoping that he can maximize his resilience, and although Minghui knew this
The task was extremely difficult, but I still took it on without any regrets.
In the afternoon, the Hetao infantry and Zhang Cangxiong's 30,000 Yellow Turban Army soldiers finally arrived on the battlefield. However, even in the face of five times the superior force, Minghui still firmly blocked the Hetao coalition's attack. Until Li Xiaomo and Liu Nanshang
After the army defeated the enemy in Wanhua County, the whole army moved northward, and there was a faint tendency to cut off the retreat of Ji Le's soldiers, so Minghui had to retreat.
However, at this time, it was already evening. Facing the unfamiliar terrain and the Holy Sect of Paradise that could counterattack at any time, even Haotian did not dare to pursue it at night, and the army slowly entered the border area of Xingzhou and Yizhou.
, waiting for dawn the next day and rushing into Yiju in one go.
Zhu Zhao is very anxious now. Although Minghui has bought him a day, he still needs time. Cheng Xianqing is also very anxious. At this time, he has a deep understanding of his situation. If he cannot quickly escape from the encirclement of the Qingfeng coalition,
All his 200,000 troops will surely be destroyed here.
At this time, even Bing Heng, who was full of wisdom and had always been confident, could not sit still. Now around him, to the east was the Hetao side, which had already joined forces with nearly 200,000 elite troops and 30,000 Yellow Turban Legions who massacred Dugu Yuming's partial division.
To the south are the 30,000 private soldiers of the Yizhou Song family in Yizhou City and more than 200,000 troops from Li Xiaomo, Liu Nanshang and Song Junlin. To the west are the 30,000 soldiers of the Song family in Yingzhou. To the north are the soldiers of the Baidi City fortress in Yuzhou.
Fifty thousand land and sea soldiers. And the current Holy Sect of Paradise, even including injured soldiers, only has a little more than 210,000. In order to reduce the load on the army, Zhu Zhao has abandoned all the heavy supplies in the army. Now,
What should be done?
"How about going all the way west? Anyway, Yingzhou's troops are empty, and the surface of southern Yunnan is rugged, mountainous and densely forested. We will definitely be able to escape the opponent's pursuit." Feng Mo said cautiously on the side.
Bing Heng stared at him fiercely, Xiangxi? He could not figure it out. Although the troops in the west were weaker, if the other side defended according to the danger, he would not be able to make progress in a short time. And there was no way he could make progress in a short period of time.
Being close to the Song family's hinterland, isn't this looking for death?
Cheng Xianqing was also a little restless, but he was the emperor of the Paradise Empire after all. Although he was worried in his heart, he was still calm on the surface. He just looked at Zhu Zhao and asked: "Zhu Zhao, are you sure?"
Zhu Zhao's eyes narrowed, a look of determination flashed across his face, and he nodded slowly: "I am completely sure. However, the price will be high. I am afraid I will have to pay half of my troops."
"Can we return to Yangzhou safely?" Cheng Xianqing asked without hesitation.
"It must be possible. But," Zhu Zhao hesitated and did not say it.
"But what?" Bing Heng asked anxiously. Zhu Zhao said that he had to pay half the price, so nine times out of ten, he really had to pay so much. Now the situation is different. If you want to escape from the hands of hundreds of thousands of Qingfeng coalition forces,
To go out, you must win by surprise. The key to winning by surprise is whether the bait you throw out can impress others.
Zhu Zhao didn't answer. He just looked up at the already dark sky, closed his eyes slightly, and then said after a long time: "It's time."
Cheng Xianqing and others straightened their backs, as if they had received an order to attack. However, Zhu Zhao did not look at them, but said to Zhu Yaping, who had been following him: "Yaping, now it's up to you.
Already."
Zhu Yaping said solemnly: "Commander, please rest assured that the general will complete his mission even if he dies."
Zhu Zhao didn't speak. He just looked at the stern-faced man in front of him, this old brother who had been with him for more than ten years. He was the only one left among the more than 20 brothers who had gone out from the village together.
Alone. But, after tonight, I will be the only one left.
"Yaping, do you have anything to say to brother?" Zhu Zhao felt his throat was a little choked.
Zhu Yaping laughed loudly: "Commander, the general will have enough to eat for one person and the whole family will not be hungry, so there is nothing to miss. However, the general has always had a wish."
Zhu Zhao nodded lightly: "I know that when I was the governor of Yangzhou Road in Guanxiang, your family was forced to die. If it weren't for your alertness, none of the more than 100 people in your family would be alive. Don't worry, brother
I will definitely help you avenge this. In a month at most, my eldest brother will definitely wipe out the whole family in Guanxiang."
Zhu Yaping nodded solemnly: "Then thank you, Marshal. Marshal, the general is about to leave."
Zhu Zhao didn't speak, he just watched Zhu Yaping striding away in the night. Cheng Xianqing didn't speak either. He didn't know what Zhu Yaping was going to do, but he knew that Zhu Yaping was using his life to help
Open your own way forward.
In the night, Zhu Yaping's high-pitched voice came with passion: "Brothers, get ready, let's go!"
After Zhu Zhao was silent for a while, he suddenly turned around and shouted to Xi Wuyan, who was sitting at the bottom of Yan's lament: "General Xi Wuyan, now, I order you to lead 10,000 troops and wait for the fire in Baidi City's water village.
After getting up, cross the river immediately. Your task is to attract the Song family and Li family armies around Baidi City to you as much as possible, and delay as much time as possible. To this end, you can use any means
!”
Hui Wuyan was startled, but he still stood up, gave Zhu Zhao a military salute and said, "Don't worry, Commander Zhu, Hui Wuyan's life is resting here."
Zhu Zhao stepped forward and slapped him hard on the shoulder: "Old man, I know I'm embarrassing you, but there is no other way. If you can't get over this hurdle, the empire will really be over. I
There are no other candidates for Shuai's subordinates now, so you should act according to the situation."
Yan Wuyan smiled faintly: "Zhu Shuai, you underestimate me, Yan Wuyan. Since the day I put on the armor, my brother has never thought about going back alive."
Turning around, Ji Wuyan kowtowed heavily to Cheng Xianqing: "Your Majesty, Ji Wuyan will no longer be able to follow you. I hope your Majesty you will take care of yourself."
Although Cheng Xianqing was used to life and death and had a heart of stone, he still had tears in his eyes at this moment: "Speechless, I have failed you!"
"Your Majesty, please don't say that. This is what ministers should do." Huiwuyan nodded again, stood up, and gave another military salute to Zhu Zhaominghui and Yan Lege: "Three commanders, your majesty's safety
, I’ll leave it to you.”
Zhu Zhao smiled bitterly: "Old man, I have prepared ten thousand soldiers for you. They are the backbone of our Paradise Empire. I believe you will be able to complete the mission."
Ji Wuyan didn't say anything, but just followed Zhu Zhao's soldiers out. In front of him, the road was pitch black. Maybe, that road led to the gate of hell.