Great Han Empire

Chapter 349 The Swordsman
Zhang Chun was overjoyed when he learned that his younger brother Zhang Jing had captured Lucheng, and hurriedly summoned his subordinates to discuss with the three kings of Karasuma, Qiu Liju, Wu Yan, and Su Puyan, about withdrawing troops.

Jiting's disastrous defeat had a lot to do with Karasuma's escape, but Zhang Chun dared not and was unwilling to complain about Karasuma's people.The battle was what I strongly advocated to fight, and the failure was also what I expected. The Karasuma people firmly supported me in this battle regardless of the loss.Moreover, after the army withdrew to western Liaoning, they had to rely on the support of these Karasuma people. Otherwise, relying on their own strength alone, even Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan would not be able to defeat them.

Now that the leopard has been hit hard, it is difficult to recover in a short time. Both Zhang Chun and Karasuma have achieved their goals.As long as Li Hong is unable to advance eastward to Liaoxi and Liaodong, everyone will live in peace.

"The Leopard suffered heavy losses after the battle between Changping and Jiting, and Liu Yu also lost more than half of his troops when he fought from Zhuocheng. He said angrily, "Murong Feng, an old and cunning thing, is the best at taking advantage of the fire. When we were fighting with the Han army, he watched the fun and didn't even stretch out his hand. Now that we have lost both, he ran backwards. Faster than a rabbit, not only took the opportunity to occupy Yuyang City, but also occupied a large area of ​​land south of Yanshan Mountain."

"The most unbearable thing is that he even shamelessly said that this is the time to save us from our embarrassment." Zhang Chun cursed a few words bitterly, and then said, "Let the leopard beat him and see how long he can last." ?It’s best that the leopard beat him to death and let this greedy old thing die.”

Qiu Liju said: "With Murong Feng holding the leopard in Yuyang, we can rest easy when we return to western Liaoning."

"It's not enough to sit back and relax." Zhang Chun said, "Unless there is chaos in Bingzhou, the leopard has no way to separate itself, and the Han Kingdom is too busy to take care of itself, then we will really have peace of mind."

"Let's withdraw early." Wu Yan said worriedly, "Leopard's cavalry are haunting Yongnu and Lucheng. Once they take Lucheng back, we will have to detour to Yuyang and return to western Liaoning. From Yuyang Yang Zou, if he is ambushed by Murong Feng..."

"Yes, yes. Murong Feng is cunning and treacherous, and he turns his face and denies anyone." Su Puyan hurriedly echoed, "He will definitely not let us go easily when he sees that our strength has been greatly damaged. If he takes the opportunity to hurt us Kill us, Liaoxi and Liaodong are in his pocket."

A trace of fear flashed in Zhang Chun's eyes.Who is Murong Feng?He is a tiger, an unrivaled tiger.Seeking skins from tigers by myself is indeed playing with fire*.Up to now, I have not taken advantage of him, on the contrary, he is taking advantage of myself.Murong Feng just moved his mouth, but in the end he gave him a lot of money and materials, gave him the city, and gave him the land. In the end, will he also give him his life?
"We can go, but we have to keep people down to defend Jicheng." Zhang Chun said, "Defending Jicheng can hold back the troops of Leopard and Liu Yu and prevent them from dividing their troops to pursue them. The longer Jicheng holds on , the safer we will be, while Leopard and Liu Yu will be complaining endlessly."

All the generals remained silent, bowing their heads in silence.At this time, no one wants to stay and seek death.

Zhang Chun looked at everyone, and sighed: "I am a great country of Yan, but I don't even have a hot-blooded man? Think about how many generous and tragic people followed him when the great virtuous teacher rebelled, and they were willing to throw their heads and blood. There are countless heroes who refused to surrender and threw themselves into the river to die, and now..."

"I'll stay." Before Zhang Chun finished speaking, Tian Qiang raised his hand and shouted, "I'll stay and defend Jicheng."

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Zhang Chun left 1 horses to defend the city with Tian Qiang, and he led the rest of more than [-] soldiers to retreat towards Lucheng with Karasuma cavalry.

When Yan Rou received the news, she was leading her troops to stay by the Gushui River.Since Zhang Jing had heavy troops stationed on the pontoon bridges of Gushui River and Baoqiu River, Yan Rou had no other way to quickly cross the river and meet Zhao Yun near Lucheng.Although he is familiar with the terrain of this area, it is too long to cross the river from other places.Yan Rou was worried that the opportunity to wipe out the enemy would be delayed, so she did not make up her mind for a long time.At this time, he suddenly heard that the rebels had left the city. He couldn't help being overjoyed, and immediately ordered the army to prepare for the attack.

When Zhang Chun arrived at the Gushui River, he saw that the temporary pontoon bridge erected by Zhang Jing was very simple, not to mention the carriage, even passing people would be dangerous.Regardless of the number of Karasuma people, they led the horses across the river first.Zhang Chun told Qiu Liju that the infantry and cavalry took turns crossing the river to take care of each other so as not to be attacked by the Han army.

Yan Rou heard from the scouts that some of the Karasuma people's cavalry had formed a blocking position on the west bank of the Gushui River and were protecting the rebel infantry from crossing the river.Yan Rou discussed with Jiang Wu, and felt that the timing of the attack was not good.Jiang Wu's cavalry battalion had already lost more than 1000 people in the Battle of Jiting. If they attacked at this time, they would definitely be blocked by the Karasuma people. After the two sides fought hard, the cavalry would suffer another loss.Just when the two were at a loss, the scouts came to report again, saying that Zhao Yun's cavalry suddenly appeared between Gushui River and Baoqiu River, and they launched a fierce attack on the rebels.The Karasuma cavalry on the west bank of the Gushui River are crossing the river and preparing to rush to support.

Without hesitation, Yan Rou waved her hands and shouted: "Attack the rebels, attack immediately."

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After Zhao Yun and Liu Ming decided not to attack Lucheng, they immediately thought of a way to prevent the rebels from retreating.They took a long detour to cross the Baoqiu River, and then quietly lay in ambush on the small plain between the two rivers.If the rebels wanted to retreat from the direction of Lucheng, they had to pass through a small plain more than 50 miles wide between the two river pontoon bridges. Zhao Yun estimated that the rebels might not be very vigilant at this time.Just hit him by surprise and catch him off guard.

More than 4000 cavalry of the Han army suddenly rushed out, and the rebel infantry immediately exploded. Thousands of people cried for their fathers and mothers, ran wild and scattered.The Karasuma iron cavalry was even more frightened and did not resist at all. Under the leadership of Khanlu King Wuyan, they rushed northward along the small plain between the two rivers.Wu Yan made up his mind not to look back, he was going to escape from beyond the Great Wall and return to his own territory.The leopard's cavalry is so elusive that it is really hard to parry.

At this time, Zhang Jing and Zhang Chun were also on this small plain. Under the escort of Qiu Liju, they rode horses and fled to the pontoon of Baoqiu River.

Su Puyan, who stayed east of the Gushui River, panicked and hurriedly commanded the cavalry to rush across the pontoon bridge, squeezing all the rebel soldiers on the pontoon bridge into the river.He didn't care about the life or death of the rebel soldiers, or whether the pontoon bridge, which was shaking as if it was about to fall apart, could support it. Escape was the most important thing.Most of the rebel soldiers who fell into the river drowned and there were very few survivors.

At this moment, Yan Rou came to kill with the army.The rebel soldiers who stayed on the west bank of the Gushui River were scared out of their wits and fled in all directions. The soldiers were in a panic and trampled on each other. Countless people died, and many soldiers were directly driven into the river by the cavalry. .

"Blow the horn, cross the pontoon bridge, cross the pontoon bridge..." Yan Rou led his troops to chase after the Karasuma people closely, lest the Karasuma people would demolish the pontoon bridge after crossing the river and be unable to cross the river.The iron knight soldiers followed closely behind, killing like thunder.

The Karasuma people were frantically chased by the ranks of the Han army. They were so frightened that their liver and gallbladder were torn apart, and they fled even faster. Not to mention that there was no time to demolish the bridge, or even watch the road.Liu Ming, who was directing the Hun cavalry to hunt down the rebels, suddenly saw another group of Karasuma people coming, and shouted wildly with excitement, "Kill them, kill them..." The horn of the charge suddenly rang through the small hall. plain.

Su Puyan thought that the leopard was coming with all the cavalry, and his face turned pale with fright. How could he dare to fight, "Go, go, go north, go north..." The Karasuma people in Liaodong also fled northward like desperately .

Zhao Yun led a team of men and horses to chase after Zhang Chun like a hurricane, and he wanted to take advantage of the chaos and quickly take down the pontoon bridge on the Baoqiu River.As long as the pontoon bridge is captured, the Northern Expeditionary Army can cross the river directly to take advantage of the victory and pursue the rebels without delay.Now Zhang Chun is retreating in a panic, which means that the general has already won the battle in Jicheng, and the brigade will come after him.

Seeing Liu Ming, Yan Rou asked loudly, "Where's Zilong?"

"Going east..."

"Let's go, let's go..." Yan Rou raised her knife and roared, "Don't worry about these deserters anymore, catch up and kill them to Lucheng..."

"Blow the horn, blow the horn, continue to pursue, kill the enemy..."

When the scattered iron knights heard the horn, they immediately gave up chasing and killing the deserters, turned their horses around, and galloped eastward, "Kill, kill to Lucheng..."

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The pontoon bridge of the Baoqiu River is now in chaos. The rebel infantry threw away their weapons and ran away with their heads in their arms. Crowded together, it is difficult to move an inch, the floating bridge is overwhelmed, creaking and moaning, and it will fall apart at any time.

Qiu Liju was furious, pointed at the chaotic crowd on the pontoon bridge, turned his head and shouted to the guard cavalry behind him: "Shoot, shoot me..."

"Your Majesty, there are our people on it..." a handsome young man shouted with his eyes wide open.

Qiu Liju chopped it off with a knife, and a bloody head rose into the air, "Shoot me..."

All of a sudden, thousands of arrows were fired, and the arrows were like locusts. The soldiers on the pontoon bridge screamed miserably, and the arrows fell into the water one after another. Countless people fell down, and the blood immediately stained the Baoqiu River.In a blink of an eye, there was no one alive on the bridge.

"Quick, clear the bridge deck, quick..."

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Zhao Yun took the lead, and his spear flew up and down, unstoppable.The Xiongnu iron cavalry stepped forward, slashing and killing wantonly, blood was sprayed everywhere, and limbs were flying everywhere.

The rebels gathered at the bridge could no longer bear the fear in their hearts. Everyone cried and howled and rushed to the pontoon bridge desperately.The rebel soldiers were unable to advance or retreat, and suddenly dispersed with a bang. For a while, there were terrified fleeing people everywhere on the river embankment, and countless people fell into the water and drowned.

Seeing the unstoppable cavalry of the Han army getting closer and closer, Zhang Jing hurriedly ordered the guards to move the rejected horses discarded around to the middle of the avenue, and stop them for a while.

When Zhao Yun arrived, he thrust his spear straight into the repelling horse, and tried his best to fly away.Juma whizzed and rolled in the air, and smashed to the opposite side with a bang. Several rebels were unable to dodge in time, and several were killed on the spot.Before everyone could react, the Jumas on the avenue had already been picked up into the air one by one by Zhao Yun. The hideous and terrifying Jumas were like beasts with their mouths open. The sound suddenly rose into the sky, and Zhang Jing's personal guard turned around and ran away.

"Shoot, shoot him to death..." Zhang Jing was stupefied by Zhao Yun's bravery, and roared nervously, his voice hoarse.

The soldiers were terrified and ran away in a hurry, but no one heard them.Zhang Jing was furious, and chopped down several soldiers in a row. This time, he barely stopped the guards from fleeing, and sporadic long arrows were shot out sparsely.However, the Huns were faster, and the roaring long arrows shot over like rain, hitting their heads and covering their faces, and immediately shot down a large number of them.

Zhao Yun handed the spear to his right hand, picked up a repelling horse, and at the same time drew his sword with his left hand, and with a loud roar, blocked several long arrows in succession, "Brothers, kill..."

When Zhang Jing saw Zhao Yun galloping towards him, he picked up all seventeen rejected horses, and was so frightened that he turned the horses' heads and fled.

Zhao Yun roared angrily, and shot out the spear with his right hand in the air, piercing Zhang Jing's body with a plop.Zhang Jing uttered a scream, and was immediately picked up by Zhao Yun, and his body flew up like a cloud of blood raining on the clouds.Zhao Yun rushed to him on horseback and aimed at Zhang Jing Hengkong with a knife.The corpse was split into two pieces, fell into the dust, and countless horseshoes flew past without a trace.

Zhao Yun jumped onto the pontoon bridge, waved his hands and shouted wildly: "Kill over..."

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Zhang Chun rushed across the pontoon bridge, looked back at Zhao Yun, who was fighting fiercely on the pontoon bridge, and was invincible, and then looked up at the dusty and galloping Han army cavalry in the distance. Said: "Let's go, let's go, stick to Lucheng, defeat the Han army..."

Qiu Liju didn't listen to him at all, and waved his bodyguards to wrap Zhang Chun in his arms, and flew away along the outside of the city with his cavalry.

"Qiu Liju, what do you want to do? I'm going to Lucheng..."

"Be sober, Lucheng can't hold it anymore, go back to Liaoxi." Qiu Liju shouted, "The leopard has already arrived, and his army is behind, let's go quickly."

Zhang Chun cursed loudly, his heart ached like twists and turns, all his remaining tens of thousands of troops were lost in such a muddle-headed manner.Leopard, Leopard, you are too ruthless, just chase me and hit me.Suddenly he remembered that there were more than 1 people living in Xian Yuchen in Yongnu City, and his spirit lifted immediately.

"Hurry up, send someone to Yongnu and order Xianyuchen and Tadun to retreat immediately."

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There was a rush of people outside the west gate of Lucheng, and the rebel soldiers rushed to the gate at the fastest speed, and the screams of fear were earth-shattering.

The leader of the rebel army on the tower saw the Han army's iron cavalry attacking them, and no longer cared about the soldiers fleeing outside the city. They panicked and shouted loudly: "Pull the suspension bridge, quickly pull up the suspension bridge, and close the city gate..."

Zhao Yun, who led the army to run wildly, saw that the suspension bridge was gradually being pulled up, so he kicked the horse's belly in a hurry, brandished his gun and roared: "Brothers, shoot, shoot the tower..."

The Huns were more anxious than him. They had already held their bows and shot quickly.The long arrow roared fiercely and fiercely.The leader of the rebel army standing on the tower was caught off guard. He was hit by several arrows and fell on his back.The rebels on the city tower were in a panic, and they ran around to hide, and the suspension bridge hung in mid-air and stopped moving.

"Quick, quick, kill it, kill it..." Zhao Yun was in a hurry, lying on the horse with his whole body, kicking the horse's belly repeatedly, the horse suffered from pain, and ran with all his strength at high speed. Four kicks flew into the air in an instant, and reached the limit in a blink of an eye , The rebel soldiers couldn't dodge in time, they were knocked into the sky one after another, their tendons were broken, their bones were broken, and their flesh and blood were mutilated.

The Xiongnu iron cavalry galloped their horses and shot intensively at the same time. More than 2000 cavalry rushed in like a stormy sea.

With a roar, Zhao Yun jumped into the air with the high speed of the horse, turned over and jumped onto the suspension bridge suspended in mid-air, and then he inserted a gun into the wooden board of the suspension bridge to stop his rolling body, and then jumped up in a fish, swinging his knife fiercely. Chopped arm thick sling.The drawbridge came crashing down.The Huns cheered loudly, and rushed into the almost closed city gate like a whirlwind.

Zhao Yun ran a few steps and jumped on the horse, "Brothers, capture the city gate, hurry, hurry..."

Yan Rou, Jiang Wu, and Liu Ming led the army all the way unimpeded, rushed there quickly, and followed Zhao Yun into Lucheng.

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In the middle of the night, Yan Wuwei gradually approached the north gate of Yongnu City with his army.

Tian Yu's siege plan made Yan Wuwei hesitate for a long time.Tian Yu told Yan Wuwei that after the rebels captured Yongnu, many officials in the county government did not escape because their families were in the city, and they directly surrendered to the rebels.The rebels need them to run the city, and they need to survive, so each other is safe.Tian Yu's family in Yongnu was a big gentry family. In order to survive, their family donated all their property to the rebels.This time, General Zhenbei and Lord Liu came back successively, and the Tian family wanted to seize the opportunity to regain their property and contribute to the city.Tian Yu followed Xian Yuchen out of the city to build a bridge, in order to find an opportunity to get in touch with the Han army.

"I will lead people to open the gate of the city in the middle of the night." Tian Yu said, "My lord will bring the iron cavalry to fight in, and Yongnu City will belong to your lord."

Yan Wuwei said: "Why should I trust you. If you are a member of the rebel army, we will die."

Tian Yu smiled and said, "It's fine if you don't have the guts, my lord. You're just a little bird in Yanshan, so you wouldn't be too brave if you think about it."

Yan Wuwei laughed, "Your aggressive tactics are too old-fashioned and boring. Give me a credible reason."

Tian Yu said, "Believe it or not, I'm leaving."

Yan Wuwei and the three subordinates thought together for a long time, but no one dared to determine whether what Tian Yu said was true or not.

Yan Wuwei thought for a long time, and finally said resolutely: "Even if it is a trap, we must use this trap to beat Yong Nu down."

(End of this chapter)