Zhang Jun and his three hundred soldiers ran wildly on horseback. They were very fast and soon surpassed the front army. They ran for more than thirty miles in one breath and escaped from the Niutoushan Mountain area. Looking back, they saw the dust rolling behind them. Look carefully.
It turned out that a Western Army cavalry of more than 3,000 men was chasing them. Less than 200 steps away from them, arrows flew like raindrops. The more than 20 soldiers behind were hit by arrows and fell off their horses.
Zhang Jun was so frightened that he left two hundred soldiers to block the Western cavalry. He whipped his horse and fled, running for nearly sixty miles in one breath, and finally got rid of the pursuers behind him. However, at this time, the horses were rushing.
He fell down, foaming at the mouth, convulsing all over, and looked like he was dying.
At this time, there were only about thirty soldiers left around him, and there were only eight horses that were not exhausted. They were only more than ten miles away from the Yangtze River. Zhang Jun cheered up and led everyone to lead the horses towards the Yangtze River.
After Zhang Jun escaped, 20,000 Western Army cavalry blocked the official road. At this time, 60,000 to 70,000 troops gathered at the north exit. There were dense mountain forests on both sides. From time to time, there were figures moving in the forest. They were Western Army cavalry and crossbows.
hand.
Most of the soldiers of the Huaixi Army abandoned their helmets and armor, and had no weapons. Hundreds of steps ahead were the black cavalry, full of murderous intent, and they were panic-stricken and didn't know what to do?
At this time, a tall and burly general of the Western Army in front of the mountain forest shouted: "All Huaixi Army soldiers, listen!"
The general of the Western Army is the commander-in-chief Li Fuxing. He has practiced internal martial arts and is famous for his loud voice in the Western Army. Just like the big trumpet of later generations, his voice is rich and resonant, full of energy, and tens of thousands of Huaixi Army soldiers are instantly silent.
Everyone can hear it clearly.
"His Royal Highness King Yong has captured Jianghuai, and Shouchun City has also been captured by the Western Army."
There was a commotion among the soldiers. These soldiers were all veterans, and their families were all near Shouchun. Shouchun was captured, and everyone's heart was in their throats.
"I want to tell you that all the people in Shouchun are safe and sound, the Western Army is safe in Qiu, and your family members are safe and sound!"
The soldiers immediately cheered, and Li Fuxing waved his hands to calm everyone down. He loudly said: "King Yong will not kill the Han people. If he puts down his weapons, he will let you go home and reunite as soon as possible. Please put down your weapons and walk out of the valley with your hands raised!"
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The soldiers closest to him heard clearly and put down their weapons one after another and walked towards the entrance of the valley with their hands raised. The cavalry in front of the valley moved out of the way, and groups of soldiers walked out of the valley. The cavalry led them to sit down in an open area.
At the same time, more than 28,000 soldiers in the rear army also became prisoners of war. Chen Qing surrendered without fighting and let Zhang Jun go. The remaining 100,000 troops had no other choice but to surrender.
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Yushan County is located between Quzhou and Xinzhou. It is the easternmost county on Jiangnan West Road and is under the jurisdiction of Xinzhou. Yushan County is a medium-sized county with a permanent population of less than 50,000. The county is also a must-pass for the Southwest Official Road.
Along the road, there are gatherings of tea and horses, and business is pretty good.
Zhang Ziqi and Han Jin led an army of 90,000 people back to Jiangnan West Road. They replenished some dry food in Jiande County and continued westward. Zhang Ziqi was more lenient and strictly prohibited soldiers from looting and killing. The army retreated very quickly, and retreated to Yushan in three days.
county.
At this time, Han Jin galloped back on horseback and said to Zhang Ziqi: "Marshal, there is news from the scouts in front that there is an army thirty miles away, probably the Western Army."
Zhang Ziqi also vaguely guessed that the Western Army had fallen out with them, otherwise his father would not have retreated in such a hurry, nor would he have allowed himself to retreat to Jiangnan West Road immediately.
Hearing that there were Western troops, Zhang Ziqi suddenly became nervous and asked anxiously: "How many Western troops are there?"
Han Jin shook his head, "Not very clear!"
Zhang Ziqi wondered: "What should we do? Should we rush to Shangrao overnight, or should we stay overnight?"
They were running out of dry food and could only last for two days. They were in a hurry to go to Shangrao County to replenish supplies. Shangrao County was 120 miles away. Even if they kept walking all night, they would not arrive until tomorrow afternoon.
Han Jin thought for a while and said, "We still can't take risks. Let the scouts investigate carefully before leaving. It's not a big problem for me to go to Yushan County to raise two days of dry food. Although the county is small, there should be two thousand stones of food."
Zhang Ziqi nodded, "Okay! Go to Yushan County, but I have something to say first. You can get food, but you are not allowed to kill people."
"Since the marshal has given the order, we should strictly control the soldiers and only take food without harming the people."
The army then headed for the county seat of Yushan County, which was ten miles away. Not long after, the army arrived at the county seat. The city gates were wide open and unguarded. There was no one in front of or behind the city gates.
Perhaps he was frightened by the army, so Zhang Ziqi immediately ordered that when the army entered the city, they were not allowed to break into private houses.
The 90,000-strong army marched into the city, and all the shops and houses were closed. The locks were almost hanging on the outside, which meant that there was no one in the shops and houses.
Zhang Ziqi sent someone to search around, and soon came back to report, "No residents were found in the city. Please ask the marshal for instructions, do you want to break down the door and go in to have a look?"
Han Jin also advised: "Marshal, it is indeed very strange. Let's break down and have a look!"
Zhang Ziqi hesitated for a moment and finally nodded, "Okay! You can break down the door and take a look."
Dozens of teams rushed to various parts of the city, and soon a shocking news came. All the people in the city were missing, not a single person was left.
Zhang Ziqi and Han Jin looked at each other, they were both in trouble.
At this moment, low horn sounds sounded from all sides outside the city, "Woo--Woo--"
A soldier stumbled over and reported, "Marshal, the Western Army is coming, and they are surrounded by troops on all sides!"
Zhang Ziqi was so frightened that he turned pale. Han Jin immediately ordered: "Close the city gate quickly and order the first and second armies to go to the city to defend!"
"General Han, what's going on?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, it should only be a small-scale Western Army. We have 90,000 troops. As long as we hold on to our position, we will not fail."
Zhang Ziqi felt relieved and quickly followed Han Jin to the city to check the situation.
The situation was completely beyond Han Jin's expectation. It was not a small-scale Western Army, but a 100,000-strong army led by Liu Qiong and Liu Cui, which surrounded the small county of Yushan from four directions: southeast, northwest and northwest.
The order given by King Yong to them was to subjugate the enemy without fighting. The generals racked their brains but could not think of a good way. Finally, it was Tang Qian who came up with the empty city strategy.
All the people in Yushan County were moved away, not a grain of food was left behind, and then suspicious soldiers were used to appear in front of Yushan County, so that they did not dare to move forward easily, so they had to advance to Yushan County.
The opponent's biggest weakness is food. They don't carry any luggage, only dry food, which means they can't sustain it for long. As long as they are blocked in the county, they will collapse in a few days.
One hundred thousand troops, with banners like clouds and ranks like walls, surrounded the county town with a black mass. Zhang Ziqi's face turned pale with fright and he was speechless for a long time. He had realized that he had fallen into a trap. The other party had set up an empty city plan and they were surrounded in the empty city.
After watching at the top of the city for a long time, Zhang Ziqi stepped down one step deep and the other shallow. Han Jin came running to report with a solemn face, "Marshal, I'm afraid the situation is not good!"
"what happened again?"
"The soldiers searched many houses and found that there was no food."
"What?"
Zhang Ziqi was shocked and said anxiously: "We only have two days of dry food. How can we do without food?"
Han Jin pondered for a while and said: "I will ask the soldiers to search carefully and kill the hundreds of mules accompanying them. We can still hold on for one day, but we have to make the best plan and force a breakout. I am afraid there will be a huge disaster."
The marshal must be mentally prepared for the casualties!"
Zhang Ziqi nodded silently, moved his lips again, and finally did not ask, if they break out, can they find food? Will Shangrao County open its doors and wait for them to replenish food?
