Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 570
Du Yuhou ran to Fu Cunshen's side and whispered for a long time. After a long time, he waved his hand and asked someone to bring the prisoner up.

"Who are you?" Fu Cunshen asked the soldiers to untie him, and asked with a pleasant face.

"Song Qi, General of the left side of the Heyang Ya Army." The prisoner replied.

His expression was a little pale, but he didn't seem to be as panicked as before, wondering if he had promised him something.

"Why were you captured?"

"Leaving the customs to collect woodcutters."

"You said that Zhang Shensi was about to retreat because a fellow countryman was in Jiyuan. Is this true?"

"That's what a fellow villager said. He was guarding Jiyuan. Yesterday he escorted a batch of rewards, wine and meat to Zhiguan, and distributed them to the brothers so that everyone can guard the pass well. Everyone will be rewarded."

Fu Cunshen thought secretly.

If this is true, Zhang Shensi is really wicked.He sent people to send wine and meat to the army, and gave rewards to encourage the guards at Zhiguan to stick to it, but he was about to run away.

"Is there any transfer of the defenders in the city?"

"Yes. Some of them were transferred away, saying that they would go to Huaizhou to attack the Xia bandits——Xia Bing."

"Who is this part? How do you know they were transferred?"

"They are all from Bianzhou, and they left for Jiyuan yesterday."

"Your news was told by your fellow villagers?"

"Yes."

"Does anyone else know?"

"Maybe." Song Qi said uncertainly, "But it is forbidden in the army to talk about the situation of the battle, and those who disobey the order will be executed. I don't know how many people know about it."

"Why don't you go?"

Song Qi was a little embarrassed, and said: "I am going to leave today, who wants to be captured."

Fu Cunshen then asked for a while, and then he was taken down to take care of him.

"Pass down the order, kill the sheep and reward the army, and have a good rest tonight." He quickly issued the order.

At the same time, there is some excitement, and the opportunity seems to have appeared.The Bian army finally couldn't help but retreat. If he can break through the Zhi Pass as soon as possible and remove this annoying obstacle, then he will have the opportunity to go deep into the front line of Jiyuan and Huaizhou, bite the retreating Bian army tightly, tear off the A large piece of meat.

On May 29, the Tutuan villagers from Hezhong were forced to attack again.

On the mountain road, boulders and pine trees rolled down rumblingly, killing or injuring them.What's more, on the sentry tower built on a high place, tricky arrows are harvesting human lives all the time.

This is the advantage brought about by the geographical advantage. It was originally unsolvable, and it seemed that it could only be filled step by step by human life.But how many lives are you prepared to lose under normal circumstances on the winding uphill?
Thankfully things have changed -

"Bianjun brothers, don't guard."

"Bianjun brothers, you have been left as scapegoats."

"Zhang Shensi has already run away."

"Jiyuan has been captured by our army, you can't escape, it's better to surrender."

In the grass, beside the mountain road, behind the woods, shouts came and went, trying to shake the Bian army's will to fight.

"Don't listen to them!" An officer of the Bian army yelled: "Pang Du will smash the Shao bandits in Heqing, and he will send his troops northward to wipe out the Huaizhou bandits. means to shake the morale of our troops.”

In addition, under the signal of the officer, the sharpshooter dropped arrows from a height and shot to death two soldiers of the Xia army who were shouting.

The shouting paused for two incense sticks.

But soon, after changing a place, the voice sounded again: "Brothers, this is Zheng Song Qi of the left wing team of Heyang Yajun, from Yuanwu County, Zhengzhou. The deputy general is Li Chuo from Yingzhou, and the soldier and horse envoy is Liu Qi, a native of Yongqiu, Bianzhou. The conscience of heaven and earth, Zhang Yue, a fellow from Zhengzhou, privately said that we were not able to guard the gates and Jiyuan. Go away, no one will stay, except you."

There was no response from the other side, but anyone who was careful could see that the frequency of shooting arrows had decreased.

An officer from Xia Jun's side signaled that the soldiers rushed forward with their big shields on their shoulders, followed by dozens of people, quickly approaching a gathering place of the Bian army, and began to fight fiercely.

Arrows gathered again.

"Don't fight, Bianjun brothers. Jiyuan is only ten miles away from Zhiguan. Send someone to find out. If Zhang Shensi is not packing, I will come out and let you behead me." Song Qi is still shouted hard.

"It's absolutely true. The rain has stopped, and you can tell by sending people to Jiyuan to have a look."

"Zhang Shensi escaped, Kou Yanqing's Changzhi Army never treated you as a human being, maybe they have already retreated through Qinshui and headed for Xiuwu County."

"Zhang Guihou beat Zhu Jin with incomparable bravery. He rushed to kill him again and again, but at Zhiguan, have you ever seen him? You are already abandoned, and it is useless to resist."

Song Qi's words seemed to have had some effect.Although the defenders of Zhiguan didn't believe it all and were still organizing people to use the terrain to fight against each other, the east gate of Guancheng was already wide open, and more than ten riders left Zhiguan and headed for Jiyuan County.

There is chaos in Jiyuan County.

After Zhang Shensi made up his mind, he immediately packed up his luggage, surrounded by his own soldiers, and led his army to the east - he was a formation envoy, but he didn't care about the formation at this meeting, so he slipped away as a respect.

The more than [-] Biansong government troops who were withdrawn from Zhiguan, together with [-] Tutuan peasants, were in a mess, and food and luggage were discarded all over the ground.

The only hundred households in Jiyuan County stared at these people dumbfounded, not knowing what happened.Didn't they fight well? Why did they suddenly withdraw their troops?Looking at the embarrassed appearance of these warriors, it seems that they have suffered a big defeat.

Zhang Shensi waved his horsewhip and left the east gate of Jiyuan County.He didn't bother to care about what the people of Jiyuan thought, he just wanted to rush to join Kou Yanqing outside the city of Huaizhou as soon as possible.

The army led by Kou Yanqing and Zhang Guihou even slipped faster than them.

More than a thousand Heyang cavalry and two thousand Tingzi went ahead, leading nearly ten thousand Tutuan peasants, crossing Qinshui and heading east towards Xiuwu County - even Song Qi guessed it right.

After these people crossed the river, Dai Siyuan of the Flying Dragon Army followed closely behind.

As for the 5000 people in the Changzhi Army, they still stayed outside Huaizhou City, planning to take over Zhang Shensi.

According to Kou Yanqing, the envoy of the Changzhi Army, there should be no problem with Zhang Shensi's department.

There are at most 4000 Xia thieves living outside, mainly mounted infantry.Zhang Shensi has [-] yamen troops and more than [-] Tutuan peasants. If they can't even deal with such a small amount of Xia Bandit Tired Army, is there still a need to save them?

……

Zhang Shensi searched a lot of things in Hanoi and Jiyuan, and the carriage was heavy, and it was hard to walk in the mud after the rain.

Some soldiers got off their horses and helped push and pull the carriage.

The Bian Song sergeant who was traveling with him looked at Zhang Shensi with disgust, and he was reluctant to part with that little treasure!Isn't the most important thing now to rush to the city of Huaizhou and join the Changzhi Army?
What is Kou Yanqing's status?What is the Changzhi Army?You really don't know?People are willing to stay to meet you. Watching the Xia bandits in Huaizhou City and not letting them act rashly is already very interesting.

There were also some people in the city who wept and left after them.

They got the news late, and they woke up like a dream when they saw the warriors set off.This meeting only hastily packed up some things, and then took the family on the eastbound road.

It was fine yesterday, but today they suddenly had to retreat, and they made such a mess that they didn't know what happened. This battle was really muddled.

The sun is gradually rising, and the water vapor is transpiring on the earth, like a steamer.

After continuous torrential rain, it finally ushered in a sunny day.

The post road under the scorching sun is full of mud, and the rut marks extend to the distant horizon.The pond was so turbid that it was stepped on and splashed from time to time.

The morale of the sergeants on the way was low, and they were covered in dirty mud spots.

Occasionally, a carriage passed by, and they were splashed with mud and water.

The warriors didn't even bother to scold, they just wanted to save their energy and go on their way, so as not to fall into Xia thief's hands.

"Xi Lulu!" The axle of a carriage broke, and the horse fell to the ground in pain.

The grain loaded in the carriage spilled all over the floor, the driver looked carefully at the damaged carriage and shook his head repeatedly.Now retreat in a hurry, unless you are very lucky, you will never find a craftsman to repair various vehicles.

If it is damaged, it can only be discarded.

"There is a thief!" Someone shouted suddenly.Not surprisingly, he managed to attract everyone's attention.

The officer ran over in a hurry, and the person who yelled first was cut off with a knife in his hand, and his head rolled into the pond.

"Anyone who confuses the crowd with evil words will be killed without mercy." Zhang Shensi's relative said viciously.

But whether it is hacking or threatening, neither can change the objective facts——

There was a faint sound of horseshoes in the northeast sky, but the road was too muddy, and after they appeared in the eyes of everyone, the horsemen dismounted.

After putting on each other's armor, they divided into two groups, one guarded the horses, and the other charged over directly shouting.

"Xia Thief Flying Dragon Army! How did the Changzhi Army guard it? Can people come here?"

"What's the use of complaining now? The number of bandits seems to be quite a lot, and there are always two or three thousand."

"Will we fight or not? If we can defeat this band of Xia bandits, we can retreat with Zhiguan at the westernmost point."

"Fight! The more you fight, the more you can't go." Someone threw the spear in his hand, no longer ignored the order of the superior officer, left the road, and rushed into the farmland on both sides.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The Shuofang Flying Dragon Army rushed over with their bows and arrows, and fired a volley, killing the running team.

Being attacked while marching, it has been difficult to make a comeback throughout the ages, not to mention that the Bian army has received an order to retreat and its morale is low.

The [-] Tutuan villagers dispersed on the spot.What robe, what Shangguan?It is more important to save your own life.

The Bian Song Yajun was affected by it, and some people also dispersed. Only a group of hundreds of people, under the call of the officers, slowly moved closer to form an array, trying to protect themselves.

"Kill the dog!"

"Kill Xia Thief!"

The military formations of the two sides collided fiercely.

On one side is the Xia Army, with two thousand cavalry infantry, with high morale, and on the other is the Bian Army, with six to seven hundred soldiers, with low morale.

Therefore, the fight quickly decided the outcome.The Bian army who dared to form an formation to resist could not ignore life and death, and people around them kept yelling and fleeing, which greatly affected their morale.

So the resistance acts as a deterrent only a little bit, and then it breaks down.

The soldiers of the Flying Dragon Army chased the dead and chased north, knocked down these people one by one, and beheaded Ji Gong.

Yang Liang stood far away from the horse, turned his eyes away from the fierce battle between the two sides, and looked at the Bian army who was running wildly, throwing chariots and horses everywhere.

Morale is such a wonderful thing.

(End of this chapter)