Wang Zuoguan raised his arms high and pointed his long sword at the sky. The sunlight filtered through the gaps like streaks of golden clouds. Listening to Wang Zuoguan's words, all the soldiers in the forest were filled with blood. They faced Wang Zuoguan's gaze and shouted loudly.
, "Win...Win..."
"Who will own Yan'an Mansion..." Wang Zuogao's eyes were deep, penetrating through the jungle, and then there was a louder voice, as if piercing the sky, "We... we... Yan'an Mansion belongs to us!"
The voice became louder and louder, Xiao Zhiyun smiled, and did not stop these passionate soldiers. At this time, they were not afraid of anything discovered by the rogue soldiers. As the most hidden trump card, it was time to take action.
With a wave of one hand, the soldiers who had been prepared got on their horses and rushed out of the poplar forest. The horses' hooves stepped on them and the grass blades swayed.
Thousands of cavalrymen hid in the poplar grove for several days, like tigers that had been imprisoned for a long time. Once they broke out of the forest, they were overwhelming and violent. They divided into two groups and rushed toward the two roads leading to Ansai City.
Go, more than a thousand cavalry may not pose a fatal threat, but they want to harass the enemy and cause trouble.
Trouble, there are many ways. In order to do their best to complete the task of blocking the enemy, all the cavalry and horses are pulling a bundle of firewood behind the poplar forest. It is easy to get firewood. Five miles northwest of the poplar forest is the Yanshui River leading to An'an.
The widest official road in Fortress City, part of which passes through Yingzui Slope
, Yingzui Slope is divided into two parts by the official road, and the official road in the middle is about seven or eight feet wide. Ansai City is mostly surrounded by plains, and the terrain is flat. Only Yingzui Slope is special, like a sarcoma arched on a thousand-mile plain. Cavalry
Rushing out from the poplar forest, more than two hundred people aimed directly at Yingzui Slope. These people galloped on horseback.
, full of murderous intent, like heavenly soldiers and generals, many rogue soldiers were frightened by them. They galloped all the way, and finally occupied Yingzui Slope before the rogue soldiers arrived. Next, they piled the prepared firewood on the official road and set it on fire.
The scorching sun burned like a wall of fire across the official road.
Zhang Cunmeng ran away with all his life. He really gave up his dignity, so it didn't matter. He just wanted to survive and quickly returned to Ansai City, then looted Ansai's belongings and moved them to Qingyang. At this time,
Zhang Cunmeng turned all his attention behind him. He hoped that Liu Baoqing could resist for a while. Suddenly there was a chaos in front of him, and the fleeing team suddenly stopped.
Not long after, guard Yue Lei ran up to him with a look of embarrassment, "Brother Zhang, something bad is going on. Yingzui Slope is occupied by officers and soldiers. Officers and soldiers lit a fire on the only way. Brothers can't rush through for the time being. They can only attack from both sides."
You have to climb over the Eagle Beak Slope. And... the spies reported that a lot of cavalry appeared nearby and are now attacking our vanguard, causing numerous casualties among our brothers."
Before Yue Lei finished speaking, Zhang Cunmeng's mouth widened and his face turned pale. After a while, he gritted his teeth and trembled and said, "Why is this happening? Where did these cavalry come from? No matter how fast they are,
It's impossible for them to run in front of us. Could it be that they can't fly?"
Zhang Cunmeng grabbed his hair and fell into a semi-crazy state. Could it be that the other party had ambushed troops and horses in this area in advance? No, this is impossible, how could it be possible? The two sides fought fiercely in the past few days. The situation of the officers and soldiers was in danger many times and was on the verge of collapse. If
If it's an ambush, then these people should have rushed to the main battlefield to help. No, it can't be an ambush, unless the general leading the army is a lunatic who can still sit still when the main battlefield is on the verge of collapse.
In fact, it doesn't make much sense to consider whether it is an ambush at this time. The road ahead is blocked and there are cavalry attacks. Haha, this road to Ansai City is simply a road of death. Zhang Cunmeng does not need to give orders at all.
What, these defeated peasant soldiers who wanted to survive had already rushed towards both sides of the Yingzui Slope. They instinctively wanted to survive and had no time to think about whether there was a trap on the other side of the Yingzui Slope.
In fact, the cavalry of the Ruifeng Battalion could not miss this good opportunity to beat the drowned dog. Many peasant soldiers had just climbed over the Eagle Beak Slope and were exhausted when they saw a group of cavalry rushing towards them. The result can be imagined.
You know, the blood dyed the grass red, and the pine trees on the eagle's beak slope sang sadly. In the face of war, kindness is a luxury. As long as the enemy has not knelt down to beg for mercy, there is no need to put down the butcher's knife. Sometimes, even if the opponent
Even if he surrenders, he will still be killed.
There were battles and wailings near Yingzui Slope, a wall of fire, and the special terrain of Yingzui Slope. Tens of thousands of defeated peasant troops were dragged here. Yue Lei's heart almost jumped out of his chest.
You are not the kind of person who has no brains. The ambush in front is not a problem at all. What is fatal is the pursuer behind you. After all this trouble, it will not take an hour for the main army of officers and soldiers to pounce on them like mad dogs. Will they be attacked by that time?
Should we find a "Liu Baoqing" to serve as the rear? What's more, the rear must also have troops available.
"Brother Zhang, let's go from the west. The officers and soldiers are all cavalry, and they are waiting for work on the other side. If this continues, we won't be able to rush through in a short time." Yue Lei led Zhang Cunmeng's horse, looking anxious. Zhang Cunmeng's lips turned white, and he showed
The sad smile was like that of a fallen doomsday hero, "Yue Lei, even if we go around, there is not much hope of escaping. They are cavalry... They are cavalry... The officers and soldiers have been hiding for so long.
We are taking action now because we want to give us the final blow. Will it give us a chance to escape back to Ansai City?"
Zhang Cunmeng kept shaking his head. He felt that there was little hope of survival. Even he, Zhang Cunmeng, knew the principle of flanking ambush, and it was impossible for the officers and soldiers not to know it.
How could Yue Lei give up? He finally persuaded Zhang Cunmeng to run for his life, but how could he let him stay on Yingzui Slope like this? Looking at the fire in the distance, the team was blocked in front of Yingzui Slope, moving at a snail's pace. He couldn't help but say,
"Brother Zhang, we can't go back to Ansai City now. We can escape from the west side of Yingzui Slope and go directly south. Although the officers and soldiers occupy Yingzui Slope, they will definitely not have too many troops. It is impossible.
Very well taken care of.”
Yue Lei didn't wait for Zhang Cunmeng's answer and gave an order. More than 20 personal guards escorted Zhang Cunmeng to the west of Yingzui Slope. The area of Yingzui Slope was not too big, but compared with these exhausted rogue soldiers who lacked war horses.
, it was still a difficulty. Yue Lei took the lead and quickly rushed out to protect Zhang Cunmeng. At this time, the sound of killing on Yingzui Slope was loud and the smoke was filled. However, not far away, there was a small group of cavalry quietly waiting for something.
"Reporting to Mr. Wang, the rogue soldiers have been blocked in front of Yingzui Slope. General Zhou also sent news that the supervisor has now broken through the enemy's resistance, and the leading cavalry is expected to arrive at Yingzui Slope in an hour. Mr. Zhang Cunmeng Yeru
As expected, he is now leading dozens of soldiers to flee in this direction." The scouts came with the news. Wang Zuogao's eyes full of wisdom were bright, but he just frowned, and the guerrilla general Liao Zhongming who was waiting beside him came up and asked.
He said, "Mr. Wang, do you want to send someone to kill Zhang Cunmeng's people?"
"We will definitely fight. General Liao, please take someone with you, but remember it clearly. Just teach Zhang Cunmeng a lesson, but don't kill Zhang Cunmeng. Leave him alive, as long as this guy doesn't escape to Ansai City."
That's all." Wang Zuogao's expression was calm, and there was not much fluctuation between his words, as if Zhang Cunmeng was an insignificant person.
Liao Zhongming was a pure soldier and did not ask any questions at all. He ordered a group of soldiers and rushed out. Since he had already grasped Zhang Cunmeng's whereabouts, he successfully blocked Zhang Cunmeng's path and faced these rogue soldiers who were eager to escape.
, Liao Zhongming did not fight hard, but took out the crossbow,
Shooting at Zhang Cunmeng and others. After being beaten like this, Zhang Cunmeng was bent on escaping without any hope of death. Even Yue Lei also lost his desire to fight. After being shot to death by Liao Zhongming, Zhang Cunmeng and Yue Lei
He led less than five remaining soldiers and escaped like a lost dog.
Zhang Cunmeng ran away. Wang Zuogao looked as usual and didn't care at all. Elizabeth had been with the army for so long and had some knowledge of the rebels and the importance of Zhang Cunmeng. She really couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Wang Zuogao was selling in this gourd. Yingzui
The battle in Po is still going on. The rogue soldiers are fighting to the death in order to survive. It seems vigorous.
, but in fact there was no suspense about the outcome. Elizabeth lowered her head to think about things, and looked up at Wang Zuogao from time to time. In the end, curiosity took over, and she endured fear and asked, "Why...why did you let Zhang Cunmeng go? This
Aren't you letting the tiger go back to the mountains? Aren't you the commander this time? Why do you want to go against the supervisor?"
"What?" Wang Zuogao was stunned when he heard this, and glanced at Elizabeth with a strange expression, "You really don't understand? Do you think Zhang Cunmeng is still a tiger when the tiger returns to the mountain? Haha, Zhang Cunmeng was indeed a fierce tiger in the past, but now,
He is just a wild cat running for his life, or a wild cat that doesn't even have the courage to catch mice. The Superintendent is not you. He thinks much more profoundly than you. Killing Zhang Cunmeng is easy, but there is no
With him, Wang Ziyong's strength will decline rapidly. It seems to be a good thing for us in the short term, but in the long run, it may not be beneficial to us. The chaotic parties are also full of parties and do not belong to each other. This is beneficial to us.
Once Wang Ziyong is completely defeated and Zhang Xianzhong is eliminated in name only, then Gao Yingxiang's family will be the dominant one. At that time, the rebellious party will only have the voice of Gao Yingxiang, and they will be twisted into a rope, and it will be extremely difficult to eliminate them."
"What's more, our army has mobilized a large number of manpower and material resources into Shaanxi this time. In name, it is to suppress bandits, but in fact it is to protect our interests in northern Shaanxi, especially the Loop. As long as we drive away the rebellious parties, our mission will be completed.
If we really have to fight against the rebels at all costs, then the losses will be too heavy and others will be happy. Some people in the imperial court have been looking forward to weakening the strength of our Northern Shanxi Army, but they have never had the chance."
After hearing these words, Elizabeth's heart was cold from head to toe. Compared with Wang Zuogao, she was really too simple, as pure as clear water. Wang Zuogao's scheming was really too deep. This was going to happen.
Let Wang Ziyong, Zhang Cunmeng and others be used as knives. Just as Wang Zuoguan said, after Zhang Cunmeng experienced a series of disastrous defeats, Wang Ziyong's side not only suffered a loss of military strength, but more importantly, suffered physical and mental blows, collapsed confidence, and was no longer the same as before.
Zhiyong, isn’t he just a sick cat?
This sick cat is not a threat to the Northern Shanxi Army, but it can still compete with Gao Yingxiang and the bandits. Wang Ziyong also occupied Qingyang, which also blocked Zhang Xianzhong's path to Qingyang. Unless Wang Ziyong and Zhang Damou were the
People were overflowing with kindness, so they made way for the evil wolf Zhang Xianzhong to come in. Based on what Zhang Xianzhong had done in the past, he had already lost Wang Ziyong's trust.
Of course, Wang Ziyong will also form an alliance with Gao Yingxiang, but the alliance is an alliance, and he will not give up the Qingyang area to others, because Qingyang has become Wang Ziyong's last habitat.
Zhang Cunmeng was still running on the road to escape. After a burst of fighting at Yingzui Slope, he was wounded by an arrow. Yue Lei was also shot in the shoulder. The few survivors were also injured. Ansai City was far away, but Zhang Cunmeng was not at all aware of it.
There is no thought of going to Ansai City. The officers and soldiers have already arrived at Yingzui Slope. If you return to Ansai City at this time, isn't this asking for death?
Arriving at a small, dilapidated village, Zhang Cunmeng turned over and dismounted, regardless of his image, and lay on the haystack, breathing heavily. At this time, his head became clearer. Yue Lei sat aside and treated the wound, mouthing.
He kept mumbling, "What a fate. If we hadn't escaped quickly, we would have died on Yingzuo Slope."
After a long while, Zhang Cunmeng didn't reply, and Yue Lei was very puzzled. Zhang Cunmeng wiped his face, smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Yue Lei, do you really think we are lucky? I'm afraid not necessarily.
!”
"Brother Zhang, what do you mean?" Yue Lei frowned deeply and couldn't figure out what Zhang Cunmeng meant for a while. Zhang Cunmeng didn't mean to hide it. He took a sip of water and looked up at the sunshine outside the house, "We are not lucky.
We were supposed to die on Yingzui Slope. The reason we escaped was because the officers and soldiers let us out on purpose. You underestimated the officers and soldiers. Their cavalry was obviously waiting there.
Yes, those cavalry are all elite, and they are waiting for work. With their strength, they don’t need to fight hard at all, they can just drag us slowly. But in fact, they are just shooting for a while, those bows and crossbows
They didn't deliberately target me, and they didn't even pursue me. Ahem... Yue Lei, do you think that after such long interactions, the officers and soldiers won't recognize me?"
Yue Lei didn't take it seriously at first, and slowly opened his mouth half-opened, a little shocked. Many things couldn't withstand careful scrutiny. When he really calmed down and thought about it carefully, there were indeed many strange things. Those cavalrymen were all equipped with crossbows.
The muskets, sharp cavalry swords in hand, and the armor are different from other cavalry. At first glance, they look like the most elite. How could these cavalry not recognize Zhang Cunmeng?
You must know that although Zhang Cunmeng was in a sorry state at that time, he was still wearing the armor. Even if he could not recognize him, he was an ordinary rebel leader, and the officers and soldiers would not let him go easily. After thinking about it, except for the officers and soldiers who deliberately let him go,
, I can’t think of a reason why, but what on earth is going on?
