The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 705 Pursuit
On the west side of the battlefield, Zhao Yanxun rode his horse forward slowly.

The battle lasted for almost two hours, and he had been sitting behind the military formation, receiving a lot of news from the front.

Although the opponent's army is confident in its strength, after all, there are three times as many enemy troops on the opposite side, so Zhao Yanxun is still a little worried.

Although the soldiers of the Guard Division have been upgraded, their number is relatively small after all, and there is still a cooling time for their strength, so they have to rely more on the other nine guards to resist.

But fortunately, both the bodyguards and soldiers and horses showed their prestige and did not disappoint Zhao Yanxun at all.

With the passage of time, the Yong army's advantage became more and more powerful, and the imperial army continued to flee, which made Zhao Yanxun feel more relaxed.

At this time, the guards were ordered to return and reported to Zhao Yanxun: "My lord, the enemy army in the north is counterattacking, and the ninth guard is attacking!"

Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun couldn't help being surprised.

Up to now, he already knew that the two wings of the imperial army formation were deployed by ordinary guards.

These people were the first to be defeated. It stands to reason that it would be very difficult for them to stabilize the front line. Now the ancestral system's counterattack seems outrageous.

"Send an order to Fang Tong, be sure to push these people back!"

"Yes!"

But when the guard left, there was another report, and it was the other guards who fought back frantically.

Not surprisingly, Hexi Dusi and Guangyang Dusi strictly carried out Zhang An's order and asked their subordinates to launch a counterattack regardless of the cost.

For the safety of their families, both envoys sold off their brothers and recruited civilian husbands.

They informed their subordinates that the main force of the Yong army had already detoured to the rear of the army formation, and the only way to survive was to charge in the opposite direction.

Although this set of rhetoric is full of loopholes, it is not difficult to fool the panicked soldiers and civilians as long as they add fuel and vinegar.

In order to be able to survive, the soldiers of the Guards Army chose to break out to the west, and even risked their lives to charge forward.

Not to mention, they counterattacked with all their strength, but they confused Yong Jun from top to bottom.

That is to say, when the Yong army did not know what to do and tried to suppress these "rampant" counterattacks, the three infantry guards of the imperial army still withdrew.

This scene was seen by the soldiers of Hexi Dusi and Guangyang Dusi.

Fortunately, both envoys had already prepared countermeasures. They informed their subordinates in advance that the Imperial Army would be responsible for cutting off their rear.

In other words, the imperial guards, who were really fleeing, were regarded as lifesavers by ordinary guards.

"Brothers, break out... break through the bandit army!"

"To survive, go!"

"rush!"

They couldn't fight properly, and these people broke out with stronger fighting power when they ran for their lives, which made the Yong army's line a little unstable for a while.

Still the same sentence, it is true that the Yong army is strong, but the enemy's strength is too great, and it can make up for the shortcomings in other places.

Fortunately, the front of the Yong army was only temporarily unstable, and soon stabilized.

Throwing away the scabbard, the guard Sinanjun Qianhu Wang Cheng yelled: "His grandma, it's a shame... Listen up, let me break through them!"

As a high-end combat force of the palace, the bodyguard department was forced to retreat by a group of mobs just now, which in Wang Cheng's view is unforgivable.

If he doesn't show his results quickly, he really doesn't know how to face Zhao Yanxun.

On the other side, Qianhu Gao Zheng'an also shouted loudly: "Brothers, if we let these bastards act fiercely again, the other guards may laugh at us to death!"

"Beat them!"

Up to this moment, all the soldiers of the Guard Division have already breathed a sigh of relief.

"kill!"

A fierce battle broke out between the two sides, and the guards and civilians of the imperial court used their lives to gain speed for the imperial army to escape.

It wasn't until they found out that even the cavalry of the imperial army that supported them were withdrawing one after another at this moment, that they began to have doubts in their hearts.

Break out to the west, even if they can break out, they will be able to escape there because there is still the Han River on the opposite side.

The morale of the army was shaken for a while, and a counterattack lasted only [-] minutes before the entire army collapsed.

This time, the fighting spirit and morale of the army were exhausted, and they could no longer be organized to fight back.

The [-] to [-] troops of the imperial court disappeared in an instant, and the officers fled faster than the soldiers.

Fortunately, there are no zombies in the east of Hanshui, otherwise, with their escape method, they would all die in the mouths of zombies.

"Report to the prince, the imperial army has collapsed..."

"Report to the lord, the imperial guards have fled ahead of time..."

Hearing the continuous report, Zhao Yanxun showed a smile.

If this battle is won, the Western Army of the imperial court will be abolished, and then he can directly drink horses by the Jishui River, and the Bingfeng will point directly at the capital.

If those people in the capital were still arguing with each other without organizing a defense, maybe he could beat Jishui all at once.

Before leaving Longyou, Zhao Yanxun told the generals that he wanted to take the capital before winter.

But the current marching speed is faster than he expected.

It has been less than two months since the troops started on April [-]th, but more than one-third of the Jingnan mission has been completed.

Although he was happy in his heart, Zhao Yanxun was also holding back his anger at the moment.

He was tricked by the gang of the Imperial Army, and these bastards withdrew early.

It is said that it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt his ten fingers. It doesn't matter to the court no matter how many Weisuo soldiers and these civilian husbands die.

"Order all the ministries to pursue immediately... to find and annihilate the imperial army!"

"Yes!"

With the collapse of the front line, countless soldiers ran wildly in the entire west area of ​​Donghe Mansion.

Now it turns out that they were all deceived by the court, and there were no enemy troops in the east at all.

"Brothers, the imperial court doesn't treat us as human beings... we have to take care of our own lives!"

"The bastards in the imperial court let the old men stand in front and play with their lives, but let the imperial army escape first..."

According to the strategy agreed by Zhang An, the soldiers attributed their hatred to the court, which is actually quite normal.

This will also lead to these broken soldiers and the imperial court being at odds with each other. Even if they are gathered and organized later, they will no longer really risk their lives to fight.

Of course, some people wanted to escape as soon as possible, and some soldiers of the Guards Army who couldn't escape had no choice but to kneel down and surrender, praying for their own lives.

"Put down your weapons and squat down!"

"Whoever moves will be killed!"

In order to survive, most of the soldiers of the Guards Army followed suit, and a few were afraid of trying to escape, so they were directly shot and killed on the spot.

In fact, on the land of Donghe Mansion, there is another group of people running away at this moment, and that is the civilian husbands who have not been incorporated into the army.

There are at least 8 to [-] of these people, who are responsible for delivering military supplies to an army and serving the land that has been reclaimed.

The east of the Han River was beaten down. In order to solve the huge food consumption, the imperial court planned to cultivate in the beginning of spring.

Right now, the imperial army was in a big rout, and these civilians who were close to the front line scattered and fled in panic.

Many people had no sense of direction, and fled to the west after going around in circles. In the end, they all became prisoners.

Of course, the purpose of the Yong army was not to increase the captives, but to wipe out the main force of the imperial court.

So they marched quickly, trying to catch up with the forbidden army who had escaped early.

However, due to the obstruction of deserters in the middle and the harassment of cavalry from time to time, this greatly slowed down the speed of the Yong army.

When the Yong army rushed all the way to the city of Donghefu, the city had already organized defenses.

The suspension bridge was pulled up, and the imperial guards guarded the city wall. It would undoubtedly be extremely troublesome to take this city.

The soldiers of the Yong army who arrived first organized a defense five miles away from the city, waiting for Zhao Yanxun's next order.

The reason why they are separated by five miles is that they are worried that they will be too close to the city, and they will be attacked by cavalry outside and defenders inside the city.

(End of this chapter)