Xiao Jingxuan, who returned to the formation, raised his right hand high, and the horn of attack immediately sounded in the formation.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Jingxuan pulled out the magic weapon in his hand, pointed the long knife at Zhao Jun's camp, and shouted "Kill."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jingxuan took the lead and launched the attack. Immediately afterwards, the rest of the soldiers also began to attack Zhao Jun.
But Yu Wenyue, who returned to the formation, was not so good. Yu Wenyue's face was full of uncertainty.
However, it was too late to regret at this time. Yu Wenyue gritted his teeth and began to give orders, ordering all the troops under his command to charge.
The two sides soon fought together.
Xiao Jingxuan's own troops were brave enough to do this, and soon they cut a hole in the Zhao army's front camp and headed towards the enemy's rear camp.
The vanguard led by Yu Wenyue was equally brave and quickly attacked the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.
However, the combat power of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry under Xiao Jingxuan was extraordinary. For a while, Yu Wenyue did not break the formation of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.
Hundreds of thousands of troops fought in melee, and people died every moment. For a time, the entire battlefield was filled with blood and flesh.
In this battle, Xiao Jingxuan only left a thousand men to defend Hengzhou, and the rest of the troops had already left the city to fight.
It can be said that both sides are desperate. This battle is a battle for the fate of the country.
If the Yan State loses in this battle, then the Zhao State will definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue it. At that time, the four states of Heng, Yi, You, and Ji will inevitably be in danger, and even Pingzhou and Weizhou are in danger of falling.
In the same way, if Zhao loses, it will not be much better.
It can be said that both sides are fighting to the death on the battlefield and cannot tolerate the slightest mercy.
In Panzhou, not far from Hengzhou, there were nearly 80,000 troops stationed. These troops were Yu Wenyue's ambush.
But they didn't know that Yu Wenyue was already in a bitter battle at this time. He was still stationed here honestly.
As for the so-called reinforcements that Xiao Jingxuan said, the soldiers from the Youzhou camp are still stationed in Youzhou City and have not left Youzhou to support Xiao Jingxuan who is fighting hard.
The two sides started fighting at Si Shi and continued until Shen Shi. It can be said that the soldiers on both sides were somewhat exhausted.
At this moment, a large cloud of smoke and dust appeared behind Hengzhou, and in the dust, a vaguely visible banner with the word You could be seen fluttering in the wind.
Seeing this situation, Xiao Jingxuan was very happy. He shouted to the soldiers fighting around him.
"Brothers, work harder. Reinforcements from Youzhou have arrived. Kill them for me."
As soon as Xiao Jingxuan finished speaking, the morale of the Yan army soldiers on the entire battlefield was greatly boosted.
When the soldiers of the Zhao army saw the reinforcements from the Yan army arriving, their morale dropped sharply, and some soldiers even began to retreat.
The nearly three-hour battle had already caused heavy losses to both sides. Now that Yan Army reinforcements have arrived, the situation is over.
Seeing this scene, Yu Wenyue immediately began to send orders to withdraw his troops.
Among Yu Wenyue's 80,000 troops, there are almost 40,000 infantry. If you retreat at this time, the infantry will naturally be left behind.
However, Yu Wenyue could no longer care about so much at this time. If the entire army was wiped out, the losses would be even more severe.
As the enemy cavalry retreated first, the infantry remaining on the battlefield instantly became the target of the tiger and leopard cavalry.
When Xiao Jingxuan saw Zhao Jun retreating, he began to command the army and the whole army pursued it.
This pursuit made Zhao Jun's run even more effective.
Xiao Jingxuan ordered Ye Xiong to follow him in pursuit, while Xiao Yuan and Hu Dewei stayed behind to capture the remaining Zhao army.
After Xiao Jingxuan led his army in pursuit for half an hour, he slowly returned to the army.
After meeting Xiao Yuan and others, everyone knew what reinforcements there were.
The so-called reinforcements were just disguised as the two thousand cavalry left by Xiao Jingxuan in advance.
Each of these cavalrymen has two horses, and each horse has a battle flag. Behind the horses, there are branches tied.
The raised dust completely covered the rear of the reinforcements, making people mistake them for a large number of cavalry.
Seeing the expressions on the faces of the generals, Xiao Jingxuan laughed and said.
"Although the method is old, it just works. Okay, let's pass the order down, clean up the battlefield, and then return to the city to rest."
Soon, the battlefield was almost cleaned, and the young men in Hengzhou City would naturally be responsible for tasks such as collecting corpses.
At this time, Xiao Jingxuan was sitting in the city guard's mansion, listening to the generals reporting the results of the war.
In this battle, Xiao Jingxuan can be said to have won a disastrous victory. If there was no last suspect, it would not be a matter of a disastrous victory, but a disastrous defeat.
In this battle, more than 15,000 of Xiao Jingxuan's 30,000 cavalry were killed, and almost everyone alive was injured.
As for the infantry, it was okay. There were 30,000 infantrymen, and more than 12,000 of them died in the battle.
As for Zhao Jun, after counting the corpses, Zhao Jun's cavalry killed more than 16,000 people, the infantry killed almost 18,000, and captured 20,000 infantry.
In other words, Yu Wenyue withdrew from the battlefield with almost 20,000 cavalry.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jingxuan said to Xiao Ran beside him: "Immediately send an order, order Wang Xuan to immediately lead the Huwei Army to station in Youzhou, and serve as the general manager of the Youzhou march. Order Yang Xiong to immediately lead the army to Hengzhou and move to Hengzhou after Wang Xuan takes office.
Appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Hengzhou Marching Army."
"Yes, the general will go immediately to deliver the order."
After Xiao Ran retreated, Xiao Jingxuan said to the generals in the hall: "Send the order, except for some of the soldiers guarding the city, all the rest of the soldiers and horses have entered the city to rest."
"Yes, the general will take the order."
After the generals retreated, Xiao Jingxuan also waved back the soldiers in the hall and sat alone in the hall.
After a while, Xiao Jingxuan said to the side: "Send the order and order Zhao Gang to kill everyone in Ding Weiran's house. Remember, no chickens or dogs will be left alive. Tell him to keep his hands and feet clean."
I saw one word "yes" coming from the air.
After the sound dissipated, Xiao Jingxuan looked complicated.
Ding Weiran played a huge role in Xiao Jingxuan's stabilization of Fan Yang. Later, he worked hard and made great achievements in governing Yan and Wei.
Unfortunately, his desire for power blinded him and made him make untimely decisions.
Previously, Xiao Jingxuan transferred Wei Ming to the palace as the right chief historian, just to remind him in a subtle way.
Unfortunately, he ran away for two years and committed many crimes.
It can be said that Ding Weiran has many disciples in Yan State, and only assassination can reduce the turmoil in the officialdom.
However, it is not appropriate for me to return to Beijing at this time, otherwise it will make some thoughtful people think wildly.
In this way, in the following days, Xiao Jingxuan rested peacefully in Hengzhou City.
Ten days later, at the secret guard headquarters in Yingzhou City, Zhao Gang was reading reports from various places in his study.
A dark figure suddenly appeared in the study. Zhao Gang immediately became alert when he heard the movement.
He immediately stood up and reached out to pick up the weapon on the side. The black shadow said: "Master Zhao, don't panic, convey the king's will."
After hearing what the black shadow said, Zhao Gang relaxed. The black shadow took out a token and handed it to Zhao Gang, and then said.
"According to the king's decree, Ding Weiran's entire family will be wiped out, and no chickens or dogs will be left alive in the whole house. In addition, I ask you to keep your hands and feet clean and leave no traces behind."
After listening to the black shadow's words, Zhao Gang picked up the token and started checking it. After confirming that the token was correct, he said.
"This is a serious matter, so I don't know if there is any other evidence."
After hearing Zhao Gang's words, the black shadow sneered.
"No, it's up to Mr. Zhao to decide whether to do it or not." As soon as he finished speaking, the black shadow disappeared.
Picking up the token, Zhao Gang confirmed it again.
Then he said to the door: "Send the order and order the ten secret guards to return to their positions quickly and wait for dispatch at any time."
Then, Zhao Gang got up and left the study, leaving the city and riding towards Yulin Academy.
Although Ding Weiran is only a civil servant with a low background, he has been in power for many years and still has a group of masters under his command.
Just in case, Zhao Gang still had to make more preparations.
At midnight the next day, Zhao Gang led fifty men in night clothes and went straight to Ding Weiran's mansion.
As the chief assistant, Ding Weiran not only has fifty guards in his mansion, but also has a large number of martial arts masters as guests to protect his safety.
After Zhao Gang arrived at the door of Ding Weiran's mansion, he made a gesture, and the fifty men in black immediately divided into several groups and attacked into the mansion.
Soon, shouts of killing were heard in the mansion. A large number of guards and retainers began to kill the man in black.
The guards' martial arts were not very high, and they were basically wiped out in a single encounter with the men in black.
However, those Jianghu disciples were able to fight with the men in black for a while. Zhao Gang did not get involved in this kind of battle, but went straight to Ding Weiran's bedroom.
The shouts of killing in the mansion had already alarmed the inner courtyard. The female family members began to shout in panic.
Ding Weiran also walked out of the bedroom. With the help of the maid, he looked at the surroundings at the door of the room.
Zhao Gang, however, walked towards the bedroom in a hurry. Anyone who blocked him on the way would be stabbed one by one without any mercy.
Under the frightened eyes of the female relatives, Zhao Gang came to Ding Weiran.
Zhao Gang bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "Master Ding, you are highly respected and respected. I am willing to give you a chance. You can commit suicide."
Ding Weiran was stunned because he recognized Zhao Gang's voice.
"How dare you do this?...How dare you do this?"
Ding Weiran repeated these words tremblingly.
Zhao Gang still said calmly.
"Mr. Ding, if you can't do it, I can do it for you."
Hearing Zhao Gang's words of "dismissal", Ding Weiran was finally sure that the person in front of him was the person in his mind.
"I am the chief minister of the dynasty, and I want to meet King Yan."
Seeing Ding Weiran shouting at the top of his lungs, Zhao Gang finally made a killing move, but Zhao Gang didn't know how much trouble his hesitation would bring to him.
After taking care of Ding Wei, his men in black also took care of the retainers in the mansion and entered the inner courtyard.
Zhao Gang looked at the female relatives around him, and then at the child in the arms of one of them. A trace of unbearability flashed in his eyes, but he quickly ordered around him: "Kill, no one will be spared."
Soon, there was no one left alive in the entire mansion, but as a precaution, Zhao Gang ordered someone to set a fire and burn the entire mansion to the ground.