As the army approached Manzi Mountain, Xi Changzhen felt a little nervous.
This battle must be fought.
Without fighting, there is no way to cross Manzi Mountain.
Xi Changzhen ordered the vanguard to speed up and leave as soon as possible, but no matter what, when the vanguard passed by Manzi Mountain, Li Zhen decisively gave the order to fire. Li Zhen's soldiers attacked on the slope, condescending and highly lethal, giving Xi Changzhen
The soldiers under his command dealt a huge blow, and the soldiers quickly reported it to Xi Changzhen, who immediately frowned.
Even though he had thought about the possibility of facing a bloody battle, when he actually faced it, he still felt a headache and felt how difficult this battle was.
Zhou Chen said: "General, we have too many troops and it will take a long time to cross Manzi Mountain. If we cannot withstand Li Zhen's attack firepower, it will be very dangerous."
Xi Changzhen nodded slightly and fell into thinking.
He quickly thought about it, stroked his beard, and suddenly there was a smile on his face, and ordered: "Zhou Chen, you are the only one in the army who can shoulder the important task. Now, you lead three thousand soldiers to start a counterattack on Manzi Mountain and kill Li Zhen."
Attract all the firepower and cover the advance of the remaining soldiers. Your task is very difficult. I hope you can shoulder this important task."
"General, don't worry, I will definitely not disappoint you."
Zhou Chen responded loudly and immediately ordered his troops.
Xi Changzhen looked at Manzi Mountain and sighed. He only thought of such a strategy.
If you just defend blindly, the final result will definitely be unsatisfactory.
In the end, there must have been countless casualties.
Instead of doing this, it is better to organize a force to fight back. This effect is better and can hold back Li Zhen's strength. Zhou Chen is a smart man and can figure out the problems. He brought with him the troops who once stationed at Nanming Pass.
The three thousand soldiers bypassed the team and marched towards Manzi Mountain from the left wing of the army, and quickly organized a counterattack.
The team continued to move forward, while Zhou Chen stayed to command the army.
Zhou Chen chose to counterattack with a hierarchical attack. The first group sent 300 soldiers as vanguards to occupy some small strongholds that could launch counterattacks and build a fire area.
After the first group of soldiers went up, the second group of 300 soldiers followed.
In this way, the three thousand soldiers continued to advance in batches.
However, the soldiers under Li Zhen's command were not vegetarians. With strong firepower counterattack, coupled with grenades, the shells kept falling and quickly defeated the soldiers organized by Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen knew that the chance of capturing Manzi Mountain was almost
Zero, in fact, he had no intention of actually capturing Manzi Mountain. He just wanted to hold off Li Zhen's soldiers and block the firepower of Li Zhen's army. This would buy time for the army to evacuate. This was the ultimate goal.
When Zhou Chen saw the first batch of soldiers retreating, he once again organized the soldiers to charge, and then began to charge upwards level by level.
Li Zhen saw this scene and couldn't help but praise Xi Changzhen's arrangement.
This strategy temporarily delayed his firepower.
Chen Yucheng returned to Li Zhen, raised his hand and saluted, and said loudly: "President, we can still set up an ambush in front and continue the ambush. Why don't I bring a regiment of soldiers and go ambush again?
Delay the advance of Xi Changzhen's army."
Li Zhen shook his head and said: "No, let's maintain the status quo."
"ah,."
Chen Yucheng exclaimed and looked at the position of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces in the distance.
Li Zhen said: "I have my own arrangements."
When Chen Yucheng heard this, he knew that Li Zhen had made a decision, and that Li Zhen had probably already made a plan. When Li Xiucheng walked towards Li Zhen, Chen Yucheng pulled Li Xiucheng and whispered a few words, Li Zhen
Xiucheng also stopped and stopped walking towards Li Zhen. Obviously, Li Xiucheng also asked Li Zhen to fight and wanted to ambush again, but Chen Yucheng failed, so it was useless for him to go.
The fighting continued, and most of the three thousand men led by Zhou Chen were killed or wounded, and they were still attacking.
Zhou Chen felt sour when he saw this scene.
These brothers were all under his command, but it was a pity that they died so helplessly.
In an hour, Xi Changzhen's troops passed Manzi Mountain, and Zhou Chen took the few remaining soldiers to the rear, and then quickly chased the army. On Manzi Mountain, the commanders and envoys of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces saw this scene and stamped their feet repeatedly.
, Gobard rushed to Li Zhen and said loudly: "President, chase quickly, chase quickly, we can't let Xi Changzhen escape."
Li Zhen smiled and said: "Sir Gobard, if you want to pursue me, you can ask your soldiers to attack. Although your number is small, you are still elite soldiers, and you use elite weapons. In addition,
I was the one behind you, so I don’t think Xi Changzhen dared to fight back."
The corners of his mouth raised in a playful tone.
Gobard was at a loss for words, waved his hand, and then said: "President, my tone was a bit harsh just now, please forgive me, President, but now is a great opportunity to pursue. If you don't pursue, I will wait until Xi Changzhen is far away."
It will be difficult to pursue."
Ma Hui stood aside with a thoughtful expression.
He believed that with Li Zhen's ability, it would be impossible for Xi Changzhen to leave easily.
In the current situation, Xi Changzhen really left. What is the mystery behind this? Ma Hui did not ask. He knew that even if he asked, Li Zhen would not admit it or answer. Ma Hui might as well observe it himself.
Li Zhen glanced at Gobad and said: "Sir Gobad, I have my own plan on how to fight. You don't have to worry. Let's go and start chasing Xi Changzhen's army."
Gobard, Russell, Adams and others were unable to intervene and had no choice but to nod.
Li Zhen led his army to leave Manzi Mountain. On the way, Li Zhen found Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng and ordered: "You two led the army to pursue Xi Changzhen. Take turns to catch up. Don't be too harsh. Just kill Xi Changzhen."
It's enough to chase him away faster. Remember, you can't be too harsh. If you really defeat Xi Changzhen, you will be responsible."
The two of them were stunned, even more confused.
Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng could not understand Li Zhen's intention and could only execute it.
After a few days, Xi Changzhen's army ran away faster, but there were not many soldiers killed or injured, just a small number. This situation was quickly discovered by Xi Changzhen. Similarly, Zhou Chen also discovered this situation. Zhou Chen
The minister followed Xi Changzhen, looking puzzled, and said: "General, I think the march these days is a bit strange, have you noticed it?"
Xi Changzhen said: "I also discovered that we were all driven away, and the pursuers rarely used harsh tactics. It seems that Li Zhen's soldiers were merciless. What is the reason for this?"
Zhou Chen said: "Yes, that's the problem."
Xi Changzhen rolled his eyes and said: "If we don't understand this issue clearly, we will be ambushed by Li Zhen in the next stage. Since Li Zhen attacked Qinghua, he has set up plans in Xiaoshui County and Xingyang County to attack the east and attack the west.
The trap allowed me to sneak into Nanming Pass, and then easily capture Xingyang County and Xiaoshui County, so that I did not go to support. Now, Li Zhenyou has done this, I..."
Having said this, Xi Changzhen paused.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "I thought of it, I thought of it."
