Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 428 Escaping into Sichuan

After a while of strangulation, Wang Shangli, the commander of the Chinese army of Emperor Zhang Xianzhong of Daxi Kingdom, and Zhang Sheng, the commander of the pro-army of Zhang Dingguo, king of Anxi, both died in battle.

By the banks of the Han River, the corpses of the Western Army fell in pieces. The [-] elite soldiers of the Western Army and the [-] cavalry were all killed by the Qing soldiers.

"My lord, there is no trace of the Western Army anymore." A member of the army pointed forward and said.

Hauge looked to the west, and the hundred western cavalry who left the battlefield had disappeared, but he still ordered: "Chase!"

Although the Western Army was defeated, the main figures were not captured. The only high-ranking member was the Chinese Army Commander Wang Shangli who wanted to die. Hauge was naturally not reconciled.

At this time, the Qing army heard the order and only took the heads of Wang Shangli and Zhang Sheng so that they could repay their merits in the future. Before they had time to clear the battlefield, they hurriedly continued to chase west.

After entering the boundary of Mian County, Tiandang Mountain was in the north and Dingjun Mountain was in the south. The terrain was dominated by mountains. The Qing army continued to pursue, but unfortunately left the Hanzhong Basin, and the speed of the Ma army began to slow down.

"My lord, Dingjun Mountain to the south~" Du Lei suddenly reined in his horse and shouted loudly while he was galloping.

Hearing the words, Hauge stopped abruptly and looked in the direction of Dingjun Mountain. He saw that the south was red and the flames were soaring into the sky, as if the whole sky was burning. A huge column of smoke rose from the mountain. Ten miles away.

The black dust drifted down and landed on Hauge, and all the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty stopped and looked up at the fiery red sky. Looking at this magnificent scene, it was no different from that "the people of Chu are torched, and the pitiful scorched earth" let.

Seeing this, Hauge couldn't help but said in shock: "No, Zhang Ni is going to run away."

The Dingjun Mountain Camp is the main camp of the Western Army. It not only stores the materials transported from Bashu to Hanzhong, but also the food from Hanzhong that the Western Army robbed. There are 50 million stones. Now they can't take them away, so they can only burn them all. .

The fire engulfed the tents, burned the equipment, food and grass, the walls of the village crackled in the fire, the watchtower at the gate of the camp collapsed in the fire, the strong wind blew, and the flames several feet high ignited the forest again. The birds left their nests and flew away against the smoke and dust.

Haoge saw that the Western Army had set Dingjun Mountain on fire, so he knew that Zhang Xianzhong was going to withdraw to the middle of Sichuan, so he hurriedly urged the army to chase after him for more than [-] miles. thick smoke.

"Not good ~ stop ~ stop ~" Hauge reined in his horse, and the officers reacted and shouted loudly.

The galloping Qing army stopped hastily, causing a burst of confusion.

Du Lei came to Hauge's side on horseback, saw the flames a few miles ahead, and said to Hauge: "My lord, it seems that Zhang Ni has started to burn the plank road."

More and more Qing troops were chasing from the east, but they all stopped when they saw the flames rising in front of them.Hauge's face was gloomy, the plank road was burned, and it was difficult for him to chase after him. In addition, the Qing army had been fighting fiercely all day and night, and the soldiers were exhausted, so it was pointless to chase again.

Hauge got off his horse, his eyes were red with hatred, he took off his helmet, and smashed it on the ground. This time, he had a chance to wipe out the Western Army in one fell swoop and get rid of Zhang Xianzhong, but it was a pity that Zhang Xianzhong escaped into Sichuan.

All the generals of the Qing Dynasty did not dare to speak when they saw Hauge venting their anger. They waited for him to calm down before letting Dulei continue to move forward to check the burnt situation of the plank road. The rest of the army stopped pursuing and entered Mian County to rest and rest After rectification, discuss with Wu Sangui about attacking Shu.

Ten days later, the remnants of the Western Army withdrew to Guangyuan, north of Jiange, under the support of the Western Army in Central Shu, and entered a temporary camp.

13 people went out to fight against the Qing Dynasty in Shu, and less than 2 came back. The Western Army in the middle of Shu was shocked to see so few people came back, but it was inconvenient to ask more questions at this time, so they all went to help treat the wounded and bring food.

Several generals of the Western Army came down from the plank road, their armor was disheveled, their hair was disheveled, and there was still a foul smell coming from their bodies. It was as miserable as it could be.

They carried one person, and when they entered the camp, they shouted loudly: "Lang Zhong, quickly find Lang Zhong."

After receiving the news, Jiang Dingzhen, Shangshu of the Daxi Kingdom who rushed over from Zitong, hurried over. Although he was in a terrible state, he knew all of them. The former military governor Wang Dingguo and the general Wang Fuchen were among them.

Seeing this, Jiang Dingzhen's heart was shocked, and when he fixed his eyes on the person they were carrying, a feeling of coolness rose from the bottom of his heart. He stood there for a long while, and then hurriedly ordered his subordinates to find the doctor.

Zhang Dingguo was shot in the chest by an arrow, and he couldn't get any treatment during the retreat. Fortunately, it's the first month of the month, the weather is cold, and the wound has not completely deteriorated, otherwise he would have lost his life.

At this time, Jiang Dingzhen followed the crowd into a military tent. The generals put together a few tables, put Zhang Dingguo, who was pale and fainted, on the table, took off his armor in a hurry, and cut him with sharp knives. He opened his shirt, but the clothes grew together with the black arrow.

After a while, several doctors hurried over to check the injury, "The arrow wound has been treated before, but the wound is still festering, and the carrion must be cut off."

The leader Langzhong didn't panic, he carefully looked at the wound, felt the pulse, and ordered: "Prepare the fire, the knife. Please trouble a few more generals, and press down His Highness's legs and feet."

Hearing the words, the generals quickly followed suit. The doctor hurriedly opened the medicine box he carried with him, took out a cloth bag, and opened it to see that there were all kinds of sharp knives. The sharp knife was roasted on the fire for a while, and the left hand pressed lightly on Zhang Dingguo's wound. With a light stroke of the knife, a stream of foul-smelling blood flowed out.

Zhang Dingguo, who was unconscious, trembled immediately. The generals watched the old doctor use the knife, and they didn't dare to breathe. Khan said: "Okay." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the rest of the matter was much simpler. The old doctor took out the medicine bottle from the medicine box, sprinkled the medicine powder evenly on the wound, and bandaged the wound stand up.

"Fortunately, a simple treatment was carried out before. Although the wound festered, it was only on the surface of the skin and did not hurt the inner palace. Now the carrion and blood are gone. As long as King Anxi rests for a while, don't be arrogant or rash, and don't drag the wound , nothing serious." The old man wiped off his sweat and said to the crowd.

At this moment Zhang Xianzhong also arrived in the tent, "When will Dingguo wake up?"

"Long live, King Anxi has a strong body and his physique is different from ordinary people. If he is properly taken care of, he will wake up within two days." The doctor knelt down quickly.

Zhang Xianzhong felt relieved, and said to the doctor: "You take good care of it, and when Dingguo is finished, I will reward you a lot."

(Thanks to Stress Strawberry, Shrimp 007 for the monthly pass, the next chapter is twelve o'clock.)
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