At this moment, a black-armored man came to the tower, showed his waistband, and shouted loudly: "I am Wei Yan, the general of the Sichuan Army, who is the leader of you?"
"I will take over as the leader for the time being." Gaota replied while slashing.
"Lead your troops and horses to the side immediately to make way for the Xiliang army to retreat." Wei Yan shouted in a deep voice.
"What?" Gaota, Tito and other Qingyi Qiang leaders were confused. At this time, the Qingyi Qiang were at the rear of the Xiliang army. Only the Qingyi Qiang could stop the Xiliang army's retreat, allowing the Sichuan army inside to cut Xiliang into small pieces.
The army is divided and strangled. If you give way at this time, isn't it like letting the tiger return to the mountain?
"Hurry up." Wei Yan shouted impatiently.
"Wei Yan, are you going to betray Uncle Liu Huang, or are you looking down on our Qingyi Qiang's fighting power?" Gaota said angrily.
"I don't have time to talk to you." Wei Yan suddenly stepped out and slashed at the tower with his sword. The change happened so fast that the tower had no time to react. It raised its scimitar to block it, but Wei Yan directly abandoned the long sword and drew out his sword.
With his sword, he grabbed Gaota from his horse.
The Qiang in green all around were awe-inspiring, Tito was shocked and angry, the tower suddenly changed color, and shouted: "Wei Yan, do you really want to rebel?"
Wei Yan shouted to the Qingyi Qiang who were surrounding him: "Don't come over. I know you are not afraid of death, and you may not be afraid of your leader's death, but..." Wei Yan said to the tower: "You ask them to give way to ensure that you and the
We, the Sichuan Army, will not suffer any loss, otherwise we will regret it."
"How can I trust you?" Gaota shouted.
The Qingyi Qiang formation stirred, and Xiliang had already taken advantage of the gap to escape.
"I came here alone, and my life is also in your hands."
Gaota pondered for a moment, frowned, and shouted to the Qiang soldiers in blue: "Do as he did." Then he said to Wei Yan: "Wei Yan, you have to think carefully. If you let the enemy escape, even if we don't kill you, Liu
The emperor's uncle will not let you go either."
"Thank you for your cooperation, chief."
The Qiang in Qing Yi made way for a road, and the Xiliang cavalry inside seized the road and ran away. About three thousand cavalry rushed out. Wei Yan suddenly let go of the tower and said loudly: "Immediately give the order, two thousand people block the back road, and the rest cover up and kill them."
No deserter from the Xiliang army can be spared."
Let go and chase? Gaota didn't know which one Wei Yan was singing. He saw Wei Yan single-handedly and killed him first. He hesitated. Since it was the order of the Sichuan Army General, he listened to it. The benefits he gained were his own. If he was guilty,
, is also Wei Yanbei, why should we be afraid of him?
Gaota shouted loudly and passed on Wei Yan's order. Tito led two thousand cavalry to the rear, trying to block the escape direction of the Xiliang cavalry. Gaota and Wei Yan led the cavalry to chase the Xiliang deserters.
"kill."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
The knights of Xiliang collapsed. Under the pursuit of Qiang cavalry, they fled one after another. At this moment, the tower saw from a distance that a large army appeared from a mountain pass. It was Xiliang cavalry in an endless stream.
Gaota suddenly remembered that this was the remaining army of the Xiliang Army, which came to support under Ma Chao's order.
At the same time that the Xiliang Cavalry emerged, the defeated Xiliang troops were overrun by the Tsing Yi Qiang Cavalry. They routed forward and collided with the Xiliang Cavalry who came for reinforcements.
Most of Xiliang's cavalry reinforcements had not reached the wilderness, and were still on the mountain road with a width of ten feet. When they were bumped into by the defeated soldiers, there was an immediate chaos.
Gaota finally understood what Wei Yan meant. If the Tsing Yi Qiang cavalry did not give way to the rear formation, they would be faced with a flanking attack by ten thousand cavalry. Not only would they not be able to defend the rear, but they would also suffer heavy losses. Wei Yan wanted to drive away the defeated troops and attack them.
This new force from Xiliang made trouble and took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill them.
Xiliang's cavalry reinforcements were in chaos on the mountain road. The Qingyi Qiang cavalry covered them up and collapsed before the reinforcements arrived. The Xiliang army in the field was completely defeated and broke out in all directions. The Qiang soldiers who originally relied on Han Sui and the Qingyi Qiang abandoned their weapons and surrendered.
Ma Tiema protected the seriously injured Ma Dai and Ma Chao broke out of the encirclement, while the Xiliang army ran for their lives across the wilderness.
The Sichuan army finally gained an absolute advantage. In the humiliation of the defeat a month and a half ago, the entire army attacked the Xiliang cavalry. The two thousand Qiang Qiang cavalry were too weak and were rushed away by the Xiliang cavalry. Tens of thousands of cavalry fled towards the mountain pass.
Four thousand Tsing Yi Qiang cavalry were chasing the defeated troops in the front. When Gaota saw a large number of defeated troops coming from behind, he became anxious and said to Wei Yan: "General, what should we do?"
Wei Yan's face darkened and he said solemnly: "Chief, there is no other way now. We can only continue to chase you until you die. Once you stop, the rout behind you will be able to crush you."
Gaota's heart skipped a beat, and he glanced at Wei Yan's face again. Wei Yan was anxious and worried. He gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Okay, chase, the whole army will chase him."
The Tsing Yi Qiang cavalry chased the defeated troops in front, which disrupted the Xiliang reinforcements. The large group of Xiliang defeated troops behind them followed closely behind the Qing Yi Qiang.
........."Meet Liu Huangshu, the great general of the Han Dynasty."
A group of Qiang leaders knelt down to Liu Zhang. These Qiang tribes were basically dependent on Han Sui and neutral. They were not willing to follow Ma Chao southward. Now that they were defeated, how could they die together?
"We were coerced by Ma Chao and offended Uncle Liu Huang. Please forgive us." The leaders said in fear.
"You are welcome, leaders." Liu Zhang rode up to the leaders with his soldiers and looked at the surging army in front of him. "The leaders, with their grassland troops, invaded our Han territory. This crime cannot be forgiven, but I think this is the end of the world."
When you are coerced by Ma Chao, I am aware of the Qingyi Qiang matter and will not pursue it.
However, you must understand your own situation. Today, if you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and escape from Ma Chao's control, will Ma Chao be willing to do so? What will Ma Chao do if General Shenweitian returns to Xiliang?"
"What does the emperor mean?"
"The wolf pursues its prey relentlessly and kills them all." Liu Zhang said coldly.
The leaders looked at each other and immediately beat their chests and saluted: "I'll go get Ma Chao's head soon."
The leaders mounted their horses, hurriedly gathered their troops and ran towards Ma Chao to kill him.
Liu Zhang watched the Qiang cavalry go away and ordered in a deep voice: "Yang Ren, Huang Zhong."
"exist."
"After leading the infantry to follow the Qiang cavalry, they pursued and killed the Xiliang army."
"yes."
"Hu Che'er."
"exist."
"Gather the remaining Qiang cavalry and the surrendered Xiliang cavalry, mix them with our cavalry, form cavalry, and gather the war horses."
"yes."
Liu Zhang said to Hu Che'er: "Remember, we will forcefully annex the Xiliang Qiang and Xiliang Qi who are not attached to the Ma clan. We will voluntarily annex the Xiliang Qi who are not attached to the Ma clan. However, we must explain our benefits clearly."
Hu Che'er smiled and said: "Don't worry, my lord, the Qiang people admire Han culture, and we have a title and a generous salary. After experiencing the benefits, who is willing to return to the grassland to fight for his life?"
At this time, a small force came over. Wei Yan dismounted his horse and bowed in obeisance: "Wei Yan, see my lord."
"Wei Yan, you are so brave." Liu Zhang frowned, looked at Wei Yan coldly, and said sternly: "The battle is fierce, why is the rescue so slow?"
"Your Majesty," Wei Yan said in a loud voice: "The general wanted to rescue the Xiliang army when it broke into the Chinese army, but Tan Ma came to report, and thousands of horses from Xiliang came to the rescue. If the general came to rescue, he would be attacked from two sides, eight thousand
The elite infantry were wiped out in an instant, and the general was waiting for the Xiliang reinforcements to enter the battlefield and immediately launched an attack. If the two Xiliang armies join together, there will be chaos."
"It makes some sense. If the reinforcements in Xiliang have not entered the battlefield, my middle army has been defeated. What will you do?"
Wei Yan said, "I don't want to incur casualties in vain. Even if my lord's central army is defeated before the Xiliang reinforcements arrive, it will not help if I add 8,000 infantry to the battlefield. Instead, my lord will be defeated and retreat to Yangping Pass.
The Liang army is combined into one, and the last general is able to fight out again, which can cover the lord's retreat. The Xiliang army is surrounded by infantry and is suddenly attacked. The lord may be able to redefine Yangping Pass before the Xiliang cavalry catches up."
"Careful calculation, what if I die on the battlefield?" Liu Zhang lowered his head and stared coldly at Wei Yan, and all the generals looked at Wei Yan.
Wei Yan raised his head and glanced at Liu Zhang, with a flash of panic in his eyes. He lowered his head and said speechlessly: "Please forgive me, my lord."
"I'm not trying to punish you now. I see your performance in my eyes. I waved Zhang Ren's flag and made noises with gongs and drums to frighten the Xiliang army. I easily defeated the Xiliang army's reinforcements and sandwiched the Qingyi Qiang among the defeated troops.
, fight to the death for our Sichuan army.
Although you appeared last, the entire Xiliang army collapsed, and you were indispensable.
However, I don’t care about this now. I only ask you, Wei Yan, if I am about to die and you come to rescue me and you will die, will you rescue me?”
Every word of Liu Zhang's last words reached Wei Yan's ears clearly. Wei Yan knelt on the ground and was silent for a long time. He raised his head and cupped his hands and said: "The last general will fight to the death to rescue him."
"Hahahahaha." Liu Zhang glanced at Wei Yan, suddenly laughed heartily, sat up straight, looked into the distance and said: "Okay, I believe you, but please remember what you said today. It's the first time in Jiangling, and today is the first time.
The second time, if there is a third time, you have only two choices, either surrender to the enemy or commit suicide."
Wei Yan knelt on the spot motionless, and bowed his hands for a long time: "This general will never betray the lord in his life."
"Okay, no need to bow. Tell me where the rest of your troops are." Liu Zhang saw that Wei Yan had brought very few troops, but there were many gong players and many flags, which looked like a lot in the mountains and forests.
Wei Yan stood up and cupped his hands and said: "The general did not expect that the Xiliang army would suddenly rebel. Without them, the general's infantry would be useless, so I divided the soldiers and horses into two groups. One group had two thousand people shouting and shouting, and the other group had six people.
Thousands of people attacked the Xiliang Army camp directly. The Xiliang Army camp should have been destroyed by now, and 6,000 troops entered Tielong."
Liu Zhang frowned and looked at Wei Yan: "You said your army is going to Tielong to set up defenses now?"
Wei Yan responded: "Yes."
Liu Zhang was silent on his horse, turning his head and asking Fa Zhengdao: "Xiaozhi, do you think Wei Yan's six thousand infantry can hold off the defeated Xiliang army?"
Fa Zheng analyzed it: "It's difficult. Although Wei Yan's infantry are all elites of our army, and there are two thousand lord's Dongzhou soldiers, they are not afraid even if they resist the cavalry, but after all, the number is too small, and there is no defense of the city.
Supplies, Xiliang’s defeated army can easily break through as long as they have enough numbers.”
"In other words, whether we can hold it or not depends entirely on the effectiveness of our pursuit. As long as we pursue it well, the Xiliang army will be stuck between Tielong and Yangping Pass by these six thousand soldiers."