She Song

Chapter 130 A thank-you gift from two thousand war horses

After many hardships, Zhao Kai finally retreated to the grain truck stationed by Feng Yu. Both parties had speechless feelings about surviving the disaster.

Counting the number of people made Zhao Kai want to cry.

The 500-strong Chinese army lost more than half, with only 3000 left. Feng Yu's rear army suffered a smaller loss, roughly more than [-] people, and the total number was barely [-].

Ordinarily, if 3000 people twisted into a rope and rushed in one direction to break out, they would definitely be able to get out.

However, both Zhao Kai and Feng Yu knew in their hearts that the soldiers were extremely exhausted, their nerves were too tense, and they were frightened by the terrifying catapults of the Korean army. If they were forced to attack again, they would probably mutiny on the spot.

Therefore, we can only repair in place, and when the cavalry on both wings comes to rescue, we can encourage the soldiers to break through desperately.

However, the Korean army divided into three directions to form an encirclement posture towards the Forbidden Army, fully seizing the initiative.

Seeing that the situation was critical, Zhao Kai sent several groups of messengers one after another, urging the cavalry on both sides to command the troops to rescue at all costs, otherwise they would be killed without mercy.

With Han Xiaoyao's five catapults and 500 soldiers as the main attacking force, Yuan Shishi and Zhang Cheng respectively led [-] people to defend tightly on both sides.

When five tall small catapults were lined up in a row, the bullet buckets had been flattened and loaded with bamboo balls, the Forbidden Army officers inevitably became panicked again.

When Zhao Kai and Feng Yu were heartbroken, the neighing of the cavalry could be heard from far away on the left and right sides, and it was getting closer and closer.

As expected, the cavalry came to rescue King Yun!
Zhao Kai felt that the movement on the left wing was closer, so he ordered a breakout to the left.

When five hundred brave Imperial Guards desperately rushed to the left, Yuan Shiliu had already built a large amount of combustibles on the ground, and a long wall of fire five steps wide instantly rose up.

Behind the flames, dense arrows killed a large number of the charging Imperial Guards soldiers. At the same time, the catapults also accurately bombarded the Imperial Guards who were trying to break out. In just a quarter of an hour, more than half of them were killed or injured, and they had to retreat.

Since the left side is heavily defended, break out to the right.

But Zhang Cheng on the right followed the same pattern and directly beat back the Imperial Army who tried to break through.

These two attempts to break out of the siege failed, which not only caused Zhao Kai to lose more than 500 soldiers, but also accelerated the collapse of the Forbidden Army's will to fight.

Zhao Kai and the generals at all levels realized that their only hope lay with the two cavalry.

But the two cavalrymen also encountered trouble. The already narrow passage in the camp was not only full of traps, but also filled with obstacles, making it impossible for the war horses to pass.

However, the imperial army and the Korean army were under siege, and the king of Yun was at stake, so how could there be any delay?

Under the strong pressure of Zhao Kai's cronies, although they knew it was extremely dangerous, the commanders of the cavalry on both sides could only give an order, leaving 100 people to guard the horses, and the remaining 900 people walked into the camp to rescue King Yun.

Just after the cavalry brigade climbed over the obstacles and entered the camp, Jiang Queer and Dong Xiaoyi appeared behind the left and right cavalry members with their personal guards.

From the first time they learned that Zhao Kai had two thousand light cavalry, Han Xiaoyao, Yuan Shishi and Sima Hengru decided to take the two thousand excellent war horses.

Therefore, the strategy of using Zhao Kai as bait to attract cavalry into the camp was finally implemented after repeated verification.

In fact, with the real strength of the Han army, they could have defeated Zhao Kai and Feng Yu's main force long ago, but in order to ensure that the two thousand horses would not be scared away, the various departments of the Han army had no choice but to cooperate with Zhao Kai in acting.

Now that the war horse is in the bag, the war will be over soon.

In the darkness, Jiang Queer and Dong Xiaoyi jumped out like tigers and pounced on the cavalry guarding the horses.

The two groups of horseless cavalry unexpectedly did not encounter many obstacles in the camp. They quickly approached the battlefield and even successfully passed through the gap between the Korean army and successively joined forces with Zhao Kai's troops.

The addition of two new armies brought the total strength of the Forbidden Army to more than [-], and the confidence of Zhao Kai and the generals increased sharply.

Under Zhao Kai's gratitude and promise, both cavalry commanders agreed without hesitation to serve as pioneers and escort His Royal Highness King Yun to break through.

It was approaching dawn at this time, and Zhao Kai decided to start cooking and let the soldiers have a full meal so that they could fight the Korean army in the final battle.

Seeing friendly troops arriving for reinforcements and having a big meal, the soldiers finally regained some confidence, unloaded rice, bacon, pickles and vegetables from the grain truck and started cooking.

As a cook, Ma Weitian carefully cooked the fish soup, which was specially prepared for His Highness King Yun.At this moment, a red firework rose in the mid-air in the east and west directions of the camp.

The Imperial Guard soldiers looked up and found that they were far away and had nothing to do with them, so not many people cared.

However, around them, Han Xiaoyao, Yuan Shishi, and Zhang Cheng were smiling from ear to ear.

Two thousand war horses, got it!

As a result, the encirclement that was deliberately left open closed again, and five catapults began to bombard the surroundings of the Forbidden Army in a deterrent manner.

Two thousand Korean soldiers began to loudly persuade the Imperial Army to surrender.

"Those who lay down their weapons will not be killed. The Korean army treats prisoners preferentially!"

"Zhao Kai steals military power and seeks to usurp the throne, which is a dead end!"

"Han Ji is a team of the poor, fighting for the common people!"

Zhao Kai was obviously worried about his soldiers, so Feng Yu was ordered to inspect the officers and soldiers of various ministries to prevent deserters.

The cook began to deliver meals to the dignitaries and generals in the big tent. At the entrance of the tent, Ma Weitian was holding a big pot in both hands, and he remained calm despite being searched by King Yun's attendants.

Entering the tent, Ma Weitian placed a pot of big fish in front of Zhao Kai. At the instruction of the eunuch, he took out a bowl of fish soup and drank it in public.

Seeing that Ma Weitian was safe and sound, the eunuch attendant felt relieved and began to pay attention to the other cooks.

Zhao Kai also stayed up all day and night, working hard, smelling the delicious fish soup, and couldn't help but twitch his index finger.

He tasted the fish soup and it was indeed delicious, so he curiously asked Ma Weitian who was standing aside: "Old man, the fish soup is good, but where does the fresh fish come from?"

Old Man Ma stepped forward and pointed at the big fish in the pot and said with a smile: "This big fish is the unique snail green of the Yellow River, with delicate meat..."

As he spoke, Old Man Ma reached into the soup, took out a short and sharp dagger, jumped over the long case, grabbed Prince Yun's lapel, and pressed the dagger against Zhao Kai's neck while everyone was stunned.

The eunuch on the other side of the long case was about to come to save him, but Ma Weitian gently pressed the dagger against Zhao Kai's carotid artery, and the eunuch immediately stepped back.

A dozen "cooks" also put down their dishes and gathered around Ma Weitian and Zhao Kai, wary of others approaching.

Ma Weitian continued with neither humility nor arrogance: "This fish is what President Han ordered the old man to give to King Yun to enjoy, specifically to repay His Highness for the two thousand war horses."

"Bold! Let His Highness Prince Yun go!"

"If your Highness makes any mistake, your nine clans will be harmed!"

"Come quickly, someone is assassinating His Highness..."

Suddenly, there was a hiss and a hole opened on the side of the big tent.

Dozens of soldiers swarmed in, charging at the unarmed counselors and generals with swords and guns, and confronted the guards outside the tent.

Ok?
Zhao Kai, the counselors and generals were all dumbfounded. How dare these soldiers dare to commit rebellion and risk their lives?

But there was a sharp dagger around His Highness's neck. If he accidentally caused an accident, the emperor would be furious, and his whole group would have to be buried with him.

Everyone was at a loss as to what to do.

But the leader of the Xiang soldiers greeted Ma Weitian with a smile: "Uncle Ma, you captured King Yun, you will definitely get the gold medal!"

Ma Weitian did not dare to relax at all, and said with a smile: "Commander Sun, this is not the result of me alone, all the brothers have a share. Stop talking, arrest these people, and you will save a lot of trouble later. !”

Sun Zhi smiled at Zhao Kai and said: "His Royal Highness King Yun, Sun Zhi, commander of the troops at the lower pontoon camp, is also a shareholder of Hanji. By order of the chairman, I would like to invite you and everyone to have a cup of tea at Hanji camp!
Oh, by the way, my men are all reckless people who don't know the importance of things. Therefore, please be sure to follow the arrangements to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. "

(End of this chapter)