Chapter 464

Wang Meng finally captured Wancheng, Ji Ling and Xun Zheng were beheaded by Yang Zaixing, and Le was assassinated by Dian Wei with a halberd.The 2 Yuan army suffered thousands of deaths and injuries, and more than 1 prisoners. Only more than [-] people fled eastward.Wang Meng led his army into Wancheng. While counting the results and casualties of the battle, he sent people flying horses to report victory to Chang'an.

At this time, in Xinye, south of Wancheng, Chang Yuchun finally received the news that Hou Junji's army in the north was retreating northward, and Hou Junji also released the news: "The emperor is in Wancheng, and he wants to lead his troops north to Wancheng to capture them." Son of Heaven!"

But Hou Junji pretended to go north, but in fact he set up an ambush on the road, and when Chang Yuchun's soldiers arrived, he led the troops out, and the Jingzhou soldiers behind Chang Yuchun's troops also took advantage of the momentum to fight out. Defeat Chang Yuchun.As for capturing Liu Bian, Hou Junji was not in a hurry, he knew that Ji Ling's talent would not be able to hold Liu Bian.

After Hou Junji released the news, the scouts of the Han army turned pale with fright. The emperor came to Wancheng?If Hou Junji's army went northward, it would be unfavorable for the emperor to unite with Ji Ling's soldiers and horses... The scouts hurried back to report to Chang Yuchun.

"This is Hou Junji's conspiracy. The emperor is not in Wancheng, so you don't need to make a big noise, just continue to investigate!" Chang Yuchun told the scouts not to panic, and immediately summoned Gan Ning and the other generals to say: "Hou Junji will attack you!" Going north with the slogan of capturing the Son of Heaven, the purpose is to lure out our army, he probably has already laid an ambush and waited for our army to enter!"

"How does the general know that this is Hou Junji's conspiracy? If the emperor is really in Wancheng, if something goes wrong, can you bear the responsibility?"

A general who was worried about Liu Bian's safety asked.

"The attack on Wancheng was led by Wang Jinglue. He had sent someone to inform me in advance that the emperor was not in the army, and he was the one who released the news that the emperor was in Wancheng to Hou Junji. The purpose was to create a way for us to defeat Hou Jun. The chance to gather! Now Hou Junji really hit the trick, and our army is about to take this opportunity to defeat Yuan Jun!" Chang Yuchun explained to the generals.

Liu Bian's safety is of great importance, this must be explained, otherwise these generals will not listen to his command.

After hearing Chang Yuchun's explanation, the generals were relieved.He cupped his hands and said, "Since this is the general's plan, please give the general's order. I will respect the general's order!"

Chang Yuchun nodded and said: "Hou Junji must have set up an ambush on the road, and Jingzhou soldiers and horses must be behind our army. Our army must guard against it. If we advance rashly and fall into an ambush, the Jingzhou soldiers will take advantage of the situation and fight out. The whole army cannot be wiped out!"

"So I decided to divide the troops into two groups. I will lead an army of more than 2 to go north. Gan Ning will lead the cavalry to detour. Prepare more bows and arrows. When our army and Yuan Jun have a decisive battle, Gan Ning, you will block Jingzhou's soldiers and horses! Don't let them Join the battlefield!"

"No!" The generals clapped their hands together.

Immediately, Chang Yuchun and Gan Ning left the city separately, and headed north all the way, halfway, Gan Ning left with the cavalry.Chang Yuchun led more than 2 troops to the north to pursue Hou Junji's troops.

Walking to a valley, but seeing dense forests on both sides of the road, it was extremely quiet, Chang Yuchun stopped his horse and ordered: "Set this place on fire!"

Chang Yuchun could see the abnormality here at a glance, if he was really worried about Liu Bian's safety, he wouldn't wait to set fire to the mountain or send scouts to investigate.It's just that his purpose now is to defeat Yuan Jun. Although burning the mountain takes time, it is the simplest and most effective way to deal with Yuan Jun.

It was already May at this time, and although there was a lot of rain, the weather was still dry for the past few days. Although the trees were green, but once the fire burned, it didn't take long for it to ignite a raging fire.

At this moment before the valley, Hou Junji brought [-] soldiers and horses to prepare, and when Chang Yuchun entered the valley, the soldiers and horses ambushing on both sides pushed down the rolling stones, and he led the soldiers and horses to fight out.But things didn't go as expected, the scout flew to report: "General, Chang Yuchun's army did not enter the valley, but set fire to the mountain!"

"Set fire to the mountain? How did Chang Yuchun know that our army was in ambush here? You exposed it?" Hou Junji's face changed slightly.

"We are all following the general's arrangement, and we are not exposed!"

Hou Junji said in a deep voice: "At present, the trees are lush and green, the fire can only burn for a while, and it will weaken after a while. The soldiers were ordered to continue ambush, and Chang Yuchun couldn't predict foretelling. Perhaps he saw that the terrain here is convenient for ambush, so he set fire to the mountain. Find out the truth!"

"Yes!" The scout hurried towards the mountains and forests on both sides, telling Yuan Jun not to act rashly.

The fires in the mountains and forests are getting more and more intense, but it is difficult for the forest fires to spread this season. It will be rapid at first, and then slowly extinguished.Unlike the dry vegetation in winter, once it is ignited by fire, it may burn for three days and three nights.

But Yuan Jun, who was ambushing in the forest, didn't understand this truth. Although Hou Junji ordered not to act rashly, but the fire was getting bigger and bigger in the initial stage, attacking them, this group of Yuan Jun was not calm.The few timid ones began to panic and ran towards the depths of the mountain forest.

In this way, it is like igniting explosives. As the saying goes, water and fire are ruthless. Apart from natural disasters and man-made disasters, what people fear most is water and fire!When the fire came, Yuan Jun suddenly panicked, and Yuan Jun's shouts sounded in the forest.After a while, the shouting became more intense, but the entire mountain forest was full of commotion.

The corner of Chang Yuchun's mouth twitched and said: "Yuan's army in ambush is already in chaos, the fire is not extinguished, they dare not move rashly, and quickly left the valley!"

Chang Yuchun took the lead and marched towards the valley with his soldiers and horses. The Yuan army ambushing on both sides was in chaos. He was even afraid of the mountain fire and even discarded his bows and arrows. How could he care about ambushing the Han army?

Under Chang Yuchun's leadership, [-] Han troops passed through the valley unimpeded. Behind the valley, they met Hou Junji's [-] troops.

"Hurry up and gather the soldiers and horses on the mountain, and let them come down to defend against the enemy!" Hou Junji was defeated in Champion County, and he knew that the fighting power of the Han army was far stronger than his soldiers and horses. He could only hope that the Jingzhou soldiers and horses would catch up On the way, Yuan Jun rushed out in the mountains and forests as soon as possible, and the encirclement of many soldiers and horses was able to defeat the Han army.

The two parties came to one place, Chang Yuchun wanted to find Hou Junji to catch them and fight, but Hou Junji was afraid of Chang Yuchun's bravery, so he only hid in the army to command, and kept away from Chang Yuchun.Chang Yuchun led his soldiers to deal with Yuan Jun's ordinary soldiers. Chang Yuchun dealt with these soldiers like an eagle pouncing a chicken, but there was no pressure on each of them.Wherever Chang Yuchun went, all Yuan's troops were turned on their backs, causing heavy casualties.

After Chang Yuchun's army, it was Wenpin Wei Yan who brought [-] Jingzhou soldiers and horses to chase after him.A few miles before the valley, a cavalry came out from the slanting stab.Wen Pin watched the cavalry chasing after him from a distance, but his face changed and he ordered: "Form up to meet the enemy!"

Immediately, the Jingzhou soldiers and horses took up positions, and the shield soldiers raised their shields high to guard against the direction of the cavalry rushing.But the advantage of cavalry is speed, as well as bows and arrows. The tactics of flying kites have been passed down from Longxi.The cavalry of the Han army had also been skilled in using it, and immediately a rain of arrows shot at the Jingzhou soldiers. Although the Jingzhou soldiers were blocked by shields, they were chasing lightly and their defense was not strong. The Jingzhou soldiers suffered heavy casualties.Wen Pin ordered the archers to shoot back, and Gan Ning led the cavalry back for a while. When the Jingzhou soldiers and horses moved, Gan Ning led the cavalry to charge out again, and shot arrows at the weak defense of the Jingzhou soldiers.

Jingzhou soldiers and horses were blocked by cavalry, and it was difficult to move an inch. Once they marched forcefully, they would suffer heavy losses.The Jingzhou soldiers were stabilized, and they couldn't go to support Yuan Jun and complete the task of attacking Chang Yuchun's rear army.

"The whole army is close together, and the shield soldiers are covering and advancing slowly!" Wen Pin ordered helplessly.

The Jingzhou soldiers and horses all stood apart immediately, forming a circular square formation, and the shield soldiers held up their shields for cover.In this way, the lethality of bows and arrows has been reduced a lot, but the speed of marching is as fast as a turtle.In Nanyang, where there are few horses, the cavalry has a huge advantage against the infantry. Wenpin Wei Yan and others couldn't understand the horse battle, but they didn't know how to deal with it, so they had to go forward like this.

Gan Ning did not attack, but ordered the soldiers to slowly release arrows to wear down Jingzhou's soldiers and horses, holding back Jingzhou's soldiers and horses and preventing them from going north to join the battlefield.

As time passed, Yuan Jun and the Han army fought for a long time, Yuan Jun was far from being an opponent of the Han army, and because Hou Junji dispersed the troops, [-] troops were used to set up an ambush, and Chang Yuchun set him on fire so he dared not move out.Hou Junji's [-] troops were defeated by the [-] troops led by Chang Yuchun. At this time, the fire in the forest had already been extinguished, but most of Yuan's troops who were in ambush fled far away to avoid the fire, and even more lost their bows and arrows. , it is difficult to keep a distance in a short period of time, even if they gather together, it is a group of mobs who do nothing.

"It's not that I, Hou Junji, are incompetent, but these soldiers are too muddy to support the wall!" Hou Junji looked at the defeated Yuan Bing, and said bitterly, before the Jingzhou soldiers arrived, he also Knowing that he was stopped by the Han army, he lost again this time.

"The army retreats to Wancheng!" Hou Junji had no choice but to flee towards Wancheng with the remaining several thousand people.Chang Yuchun didn't chase after him either. At this time, Yuan Jun was in chaos all over the mountains and plains, and the Jingzhou soldiers and horses in the rear also had to deal with them.

Chang Yuchun then commanded the soldiers and horses to capture Yuan Bing, while riding the horses to the rear.Wenpin's army was blocked by Gan Ning's cavalry, and when he heard the sound of fighting in the distance, he felt bad, and thought of retreating.Chang Yuchun came on horseback, without any nonsense, he ordered Gan Ning to lead the cavalry to charge towards Jingzhou soldiers and horses.

Jingzhou soldiers and horses fought for a while and couldn't resist. Thanks to Wenpin, Wei Yan bravely stopped the cavalry, and thousands of casualties also fled south to Fancheng. .

But Hou Junji rushed halfway, and also learned the news that Wancheng was taken down and Ji Ling was killed. Only then did Hou Junji wake up to the fact that the letter was a conspiracy designed by him.But no matter how angry Hou Junji was, the general situation was over now, and there were only a few thousand defeated soldiers around him, so he couldn't do anything at all.

Hou Junji had no choice but to collect the rout troops along the way and fled to Runan County. Chang Yuchun expelled the Jingzhou soldiers and consolidated the chaotic Yuan soldiers, and then went north all the way, preparing to join forces with Wang Meng's army in Wancheng.

(End of this chapter)

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