Chapter 94
"Let's go." Zhao Xingde turned around and looked at Liaotian's fireworks and patted Ma Yuan's shoulder.
In order to cover up, after the Central Army's tent broke up, the generals of the Baoyi Army led their troops to scatter, and Zhao Xingde was left with only a few entourages. Although he had not suffered much, he was under the surveillance of the Zhenguo Army all day long. Yue Fei had to urge his subordinates to fight hard with the Liao army and arrange for a retreat, but he had no time to pay attention to this "prisoner". Zhao Xingde was nothing, and several entourages were indignant. In their eyes, this ignorant attitude was itself an extreme contempt for the general, and a contempt for more than 20,000 people in the Baoyi Army.
"Zhao Shuai," Ma Yuan hesitated for a moment and whispered, "In the eyes of the last general, Yue Shumi was mistaken by a villain."
Ma Yuan's eyes fell not far away, and the smoke was shrouded in the air, and his figure was vaguely visible. Zhang Xian stared at the burning camp, confirming that all the supplies and food that could not be taken away had been burned, leaving no trace for the Liao army. With the fireworks, his handsome side face seemed very cold. He carried a steel gun in his hand, as if he felt Zhao Xingde's gaze, and looked here. Although Zhang Xian was one of the few people who understood the inside story, there might not be any kindness in his eyes.
"What a villain is wrong? The scholar's opinion!" Wang Chongyi said angrily, "It is obviously jealous of the virtuous and capable, and domineering." He glared at Ma Yuan and whispered with emotion, "I have seen many things like this." After Wang Chongyi sent the letter, Zhao Xingde left him with wine and meat, because Zhou He did not ask him to return quickly, and Wang Chongyi was not in a hurry to go. Zhao Xingde was a general in the court, and took this opportunity to seek friendship. The court would naturally have many benefits. Among them, Wang Chongyi, who was in the Imperial City Department, was very familiar with. It was clinking Zhao Xingde was suddenly detained by Yue Fei, and then a mutiny occurred. Wang Chongyi was treated as Zhao Xingde's entourage by a general who was as cruel as a robber, and sent to the Zhenguo Army camp to serve the general.
"Mr. Yue was very well treated, and I was not dissatisfied with anything." Zhao Xingde smiled slightly and said to Ma Yuan and Wang Chongyi, "Get on the horse." He stood up and climbed up his saddle. The five cavalry slowly headed west with the retreating brigade of Zhenguo Army. He whispered, "A meal, a scoop of drink, a sluice of living in a humble alley, and he didn't change his joy when he returned..."
At this time, Zhang Xian turned his face and looked at the backs of Zhao Xingde and others. His eyes were a little complicated. In the past few days, Zhang Xian has been paying attention to Zhao Xingde's movements. If Zhang Xian had not learned the inside story, he would have thought that the Zhao surnamed Zhao was a calm and clear-minded man. He looked at the commander who was waiting for the troops to withdraw from the high hill not far away. Zhang Xian's eyes were slightly dim, and he sighed unknownly, and gently urged the horse to go up the mountain.
"All the people nearby persuaded them to leave?" Yue Fei turned his head and his face was a little heavy. The Zhenguo Army not only wanted to evacuate the people of the prefectures, counties and villages passing along the way, but also burned all the houses and left rotten corpses of people and animals in the wells along the way, causing difficulties for the Liao army to pursue. All of this was just to deceive the Liao army, making the Liao army believe it and think that the Zhenguo army could not bear to fight again.
Zhang Xian nodded: "The humans and animals have been taken away, and the house has been burned."
Yue Fei sighed and said, "After fighting this battle, the people in Jinghu area will be almost exhausted."
"It's better than leaving it to the Liao thieves. Once the Liao thieves pass by, they can't keep their lives." Zhang Xian shook his head and said. Even though he was extremely afraid, many people were still unwilling to leave their homes. In the past few days, the Zhenguo Army has used all kinds of methods to persuade the people along the way. It's really a sin. Zhao Xingde's gentle smile suddenly appeared in Zhang Xian's mind. He is the real initiator.
"After fighting this battle, the Jianghuai River will be pacified soon," Yue Fei's tone was a little strange, and he said slowly, "I will write to the court to reduce land taxes and taxes, abolish the evil laws of accumulating wealth, rest with the people, and let the areas in this area suffer from military disasters be restored soon. All the world is booming, and the defiled officials will definitely benefit from it. There are also many people in the so-called civil servants and officials. As long as the generals do not hesitate to die and civil servants do not love money, the world will be peaceful." He paused and said with a slight interest, "I hope Mr. Chen and Mr. Zhao can rectify the administration of the officials and give me the people of the Song Dynasty a pacification of the world."
"Xian is just a soldier in front of the horse. I only want to follow the general in my life." Zhang Xian said with a stern face, "I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
More than a dozen subordinate generals and soldiers beside him also shouted: "I will go through fire and water and never give up!"
Seeing that his subordinates were so passionate, Yue Fei was slightly stunned, and his expression turned from depression to peace. He did not comment and said to the generals: "Brother Tiemu is the most fierce among the Liao thieves. He killed many people in the Song Dynasty. You can fight this battle first, and then cast Jingguan with the heads of the captives to comfort the people of the Song Dynasty in the sky."
The Liao army was fast. In the past, the Song army used infantry to control cavalry, and even if they were defeated, they would not have many heads. The bloody battle in the previous period, counted the results and won more than 7,000 heads of the Liao thieves. Among them, more than 600 heads of the silver rings were used, and dozens of heads of the golden rings were used. Therefore, Yue Fei specially ordered the Liao thieves to build a Jingguan. When the troops were withdrawn, the Jingguan attracted the attention of many Song soldiers, as if silently reminding them who was the winner. Usually, the soldiers were stationed in the camps, and they were not able to see the appearance of this Jingguan until they withdrew their troops.
"Good--" Ma Quan smacked his lips, and he turned toward the carriage and said, "Yandu Head, look at it."
Yan Xi looked pale and looked through the window with several wounded soldiers. His eyes were filled with all kinds of dead faces, and he was tempted to disgust. In the battle the day before yesterday, the Zhenguo Army won a great victory, but it was also severely damaged. Yan Xi broke several ribs and was unable to walk for a while. Fortunately, he commanded the command to ask for a carriage from the back army and carried the wounded soldiers from the camp together. He retreated with the injured, which was also approved by Yue Shumi. If this were not the case, I was afraid that the army would be depressed and no one would have to do anything in the future.
The fire that the Song army set off before leaving was burning all night. It was not until noon the next day that the sound of thunder and explosions mixed with the sound of thunder and light drizzle extinguished it. After the huge fire was extinguished, the Liao army was able to cross the fire. At this time, all the camps were burned down, but this Jingguan was preserved intact, with layers of heads and various expressions, as if they were mocking, facing Tiemuge and Xiao Xiangsheng.
"The Southern Barbarians are too bullying!" Brother Tiemu's eyes were so passionate.
Xiao Xiangsheng was indifferent, because most of the people who died in this battle were the Zahu tribes that depended on the Khitan. In his mind, the status of these Zahu was only one line higher than that of the southerners. The troops under Tiemuge were so angry that they all swore to the sky that they would never give up until they killed the Zhenguo Army. Under the fierce emotions, Tiemuge ordered the infantry signing troops to speed up the repair of roads and transfer food and grass, and personally led more than 25,000 cavalry to chase behind the retreating Zhenguo Army.
Because the Baoyi Army made preparations on the roads and food, the Zhenguo Army retreated westward and destroyed the villages and communities along the way, and the speed was extremely fast. However, the march was extremely difficult, with muddy roads, and people and animals corpses that fell to the roads everywhere. The retreat in front of the enemy was a test for the Zhenguo Army. If the camp was slightly loose, it would have been scattered and fled. The Zhenguo Army suffered heavy losses a while ago and temporarily recruited many new recruits. On the way to retreat, chaos and large numbers of escape occurred. Wang Gui, the former commander of the army, killed more than 200 people in a row, and hung his head on both sides of the road to show his head to the public before stabilizing the morale of the army. The Liao cavalry chased him reluctantly, and the cavalry led by Zhang Xian fought and retreated. After fighting for several days, he was trapped in the crowd and persisted with a will.
"Zhang Zheng, more than a thousand cavalry and Liao soldiers came over with the straits."
Zhang Xian nodded, his face was covered with dust and sweat. He looked back at the more than 300 cavalry subordinates behind him. The mountains on the north side of the road were steep, and a small hill on the south side was a vast river. Zhang Xian thought for a moment and pointed to the hill and said, "The Liao bandits chased the Bai envoy, and they cannot check carefully wherever they marched. Let's ambush for the time being and wait for the enemy cavalry."
All the generals had no objection, so more than 300 cavalry turned to the hill. The forests on the mountain were low, but the thatched grass was deep. Fortunately, the war horses were obedient and obedient. They knelt in the grass, and the cavalry's hands clutched the bridles of the war horses to prevent the sudden mounts from standing up or neighing, which disturbed the enemy. Zhang Xian's eyes were like lightning, staring at the east side of the road. After about a stick of incense, there were chaotic and dense sounds of horse hooves. The more than 100 cavalry were the military robe and uniforms of Zhenguo Army. However, after many days of fierce fighting, the red robe had already been dyed gray. The cavalry of the Tabai Camp was also called the Tabai envoy in the Tabai army. They did not wear iron armor and were quick and fast, and were scouts in the army.
Yang Zaixing was on the horse, and he ran all the way without any room to get wounded, and almost all the blood was about to drain. He led the Bai Camp to walk along with the Liao army's vanguard. Today, he was accidentally entangled by a Liao army light cavalry. After falling into a fierce battle, more than 100 cavalry rushed out of the siege and ran eastward. Everyone in the Bai Camp's cavalry was wounded and fleeing here. It was already the end of their strength. The Liao soldiers chasing closely behind the Bai Camp were also trapped and lacked horses, but they were crowded and had the upper hand, so they were not as embarrassed as the Song army.
"I will definitely capture and kill the red-robed general." General Yelu Yesen, the North Court, stared at the Song general.
In the past few days, the White Camp has been circling around the Liao army's vanguard like a maggot. The jail horses sent forward were either uninformed or the body was found. The Liao army's deputy commander Xiao Xiangsheng was in a rage. Yelu Yesen set up a trap and surrounded the Song army's detective cavalry, and actually killed the red-robed general with a brave face. It was like slapping Yelu Yesen in the face. If he was not captured and killed, Yelu Yesen was afraid that his prestige in the military camp would be greatly reduced.
Chapter completed!