A Piece of Li Song Changting Twilight

Two days later, Zhao Pingzhen and Zhang Jiu led the rest of the troops to escort the people who were still in Yingtian Mansion to the south.

In fact, Zhao Nanke gave up Yingtianfu because it was too far away from the north-south line of defense set by himself and his advisers. If he wanted to protect Yingtianfu, it would be tantamount to extending the line of defense to the north, which would cost a lot of money and troops. It's not necessarily safe to be close.Therefore, he felt that he gave up the prosperous companion capital as a last resort, and retreated to the more stable south to recuperate.But different people will always have different opinions. For example, Zhao Pingzhen feels that even if he is injured, he must fight to the death with the golden soldiers who invaded his homeland.

In the past, Zhao Pingzhen was decadent and corrupt like a walking dead, but when Jin Bing broke into Bianliang, where he had lived for more than 20 years, and when he learned that his father died in the fire in Bianliang, his life seemed to have meaning again. Revenge became his belief in life.

However, Wan Yanzhao's troops came faster than they thought.

The army had only traveled three miles away from Yingtian Mansion, and the Jinbing Qingqi behind them caught up.Zhang Chuu was in a hurry to command the troops to form an formation to resist, but because of the sudden incident, the Mu soldiers were killed by surprise, and the wails and screams rang through the sky for a while.

Zhao Pingzhen and Qin Xiaolou walked in the front of the team, surrounded by more than [-] elite soldiers for personal protection.Seeing the chaos in the rear, he hurriedly dispatched a person to find out how many pursuers had come.After a while, the spy came to report: "Your Highness, there are only a few hundred people, and all of them are Qingqi."

The chasing troops were obviously the first team sent in. Hundreds of them were light cavalry using bows and crossbows. They did not fight close to hand, but attacked the rear of the Mu army from a distance.

When Zhang Chau mobilized a team of shield soldiers and heavy infantry to prepare for the battle, the sneak attack team laughed and ran away again.

As a last resort, Zhang Jiu moved the people to the middle of the square formation, moved the shield soldiers to the end of the formation, placed the cavalry on both sides of the formation, and the army continued to move forward.

The Qingqi came to harass Mu Jun's team every once in a while. They didn't come close to charge, but just harassed with arrows from all directions from a distance, forcing Zhang Chen to constantly adjust his formation to resist, and his speed was forced to slow down. Quite a lot.

After a while, Qin Xiaolou said: "This is not the way, we are too passive, and we can't fight back at all. It is better to change to the rugged hills. On the hills, it is difficult for the cavalry to function as well as on the plains, so as to get rid of the harassment of the golden soldiers."

Zhao Pingzhen thought about it for a while, and called Zhang Jiu to discuss it. After some consultations, he decided to divert the army to cross the nearest hill and head south.

The diverted army passed a forest, when a hurricane blew up, causing the trees to rustle, and the dark forest seemed to contain endless killing intent.

"Woo—" Chasing the wind horse suddenly neighed for a long time, and swayed back.Zhao Pingzhen reined the horse in displeasure, bent down and touched Zhuifeng's neck to comfort it.

The blood on Qin Xiaolou's face faded instantly: "Oops, I fell for it!"

Before the words fell, a dense rain of arrows flew out of the forest, and countless soldiers and civilians fell to the ground in response.Zhang Chau adjusted his team urgently, a group of Jin Army's infantry suddenly appeared in the forest, and immediately fought with the Mu Army's front row infantry!

Zhang Ju shouted decisively: "Protect His Royal Highness King Rui! Protect the common people! Form an formation!"

Zhao Pingzhen gritted his teeth with a dismal expression: "Protect the fart!" He reined in his horse and turned around, and shouted to Qin Xiaolou: "Hurry up and run!"

I saw the Jin army infantry pouring out of the forest sticking to the front of the Mu army, and the two sides fell into a stalemate.When they were fighting, there was only the sound of horseshoes, and two cavalry from the Golden Army rushed in from both sides. They attacked the formation of the Mu army from both wings, and immediately broke up the formation of the Mu army like a meat grinder.

Qin Xiaolou and Zhao Pingzhen fled south all the way in the escort of a light cavalry, Qin Xiaolou couldn't help turning his head, saw the style of play behind him, and sighed repeatedly: "What a powerful style of play!"

"Take care of your horse!" Zhao Pingzhen's face became even worse, and he shouted: "Don't look back if you can't ride a horse well!"

Sure enough, Qin Xiaolou almost fell off his horse because of the movement of turning his head back, so he quickly grabbed the reins and concentrated on running for his life.

Wan Yanzhao sent a light cavalry to chase them, and the guards fell off their horses one after another in the dense arrow rain. Zhao Pingzhen and Qin Xiaolou were shocked, and they couldn't remember anything except running for their lives.

Zhang Chau sent cavalry to intercept the pursuers, and finally provided Zhao Pingzhen and others with a period of time to get rid of the Jin people's pursuers.

After running desperately for several hours, he only heard the neighing of a horse behind him. Zhao Pingzhen looked back and saw that a guard's horse fell to the ground because of being too busy, raising a cloud of dust!However, at this moment, he didn't care about that person at all, and continued to run for his life without stopping.

Qin Xiaolou practiced equestrianism whenever he had free time during this period, and it finally came in handy at this moment.However, after running the horse for so long, he couldn't hold on any longer. The palms of his hands were covered with blood from the horse's reins, his hips hurt as if they had split open, and his buttocks felt like thousands of needles were being pricked. Gritting his teeth and chasing the team without falling behind.

Until Chenshi the next day, Zhao Pingzhen and others finally fled to the nearest city, and after revealing their identities, they were personally welcomed into the city by the city guard generals.

The moment Qin Xiaolou got off the horse, he almost passed out. Fortunately, the soldiers with sharp eyesight and quick hands supported him, otherwise he would almost fall to the ground.

It was only at this time that Zhao Pingzhen looked back, looked at the few soldiers behind him, and sneered palely: "A city... [-] soldiers... I left only these..."

Qin Xiaolou was tired and hungry, and his sanity was blurred, so he couldn't say a word of comfort.

He was in a coma for four or five hours, and Zhao Pingzhen had to leave after less than three hours of rest, but he was reluctant to leave Qin Xiaolou here, seeing that the pursuit was not so urgent, he ordered to defend the city The general prepared several fine horses and a simple carriage, carried Qin Xiaolou into the carriage with his own hands, and set foot on the road to Lin'an again.

Qin Xiaolou was indeed very dizzy, and he woke up after being bumped by the carriage for more than two hours. When he saw himself in the dark carriage, he was startled at first, and finally relaxed after seeing Zhao Pingzhen clearly. .

Zhao Pingzhen helped him up expressionlessly, handed him a water bag, and sarcastically said: "Useless things, you still have to go in a carriage in the end."

Qin Xiaolou smiled slightly, although he described it as slovenly and embarrassed, the amorous expression in his eyes did not diminish at all: "Why did Zhenqing change to a carriage for useless things?" He reached out to take the water bag, and touched his wounded palm. When he touched the hard cowhide, he gasped in pain, and hurriedly withdrew his hand back.

Zhao Pingzhen unscrewed the lid of the water bag, brought the mouth of the bag to Qin Xiaolou's mouth, and personally served him to drink water: "It's still useful to keep you."

Qin Xiaolou bent his eyes and smiled, Zhao Pingzhen's eyes were full of that smile, so after feeding Qin Xiaolou, he bit Qin Xiaolou's lips hard, seeing Qin Xiaolou's pale lips turning blood again, he Finally, I felt a little relieved.

After a while, Qin Xiaolou regained his vitality a little, leaned into Zhao Pingzhen's arms and said in a low voice: "It turns out that he has been lying in ambush near Yingtian Mansion for a long time... Killing people with a knife is a good way."

Zhao Pingzhen naturally understood that he was talking about Wan Yanzhao, and responded in a low voice: "He has deceived me and Wushu, and has transferred the troops to the vicinity of Yingtian Mansion to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Even after I finish the battle Immediately leave the city, still did not have time to escape his pursuit. Use the hands of the enemy to deal with a disobedient team, and have the effect of killing chickens and monkeys... I have been taught."

He and Qin Xiaolou are still novices in tactics, and they still have a lot to learn.He was able to say such words in a calm tone after enduring such a failure, instead of being irritable and angry, Qin Xiaolou couldn't help admiring him in his heart.

Qin Xiaolou said: "Wu Shu may not be ignorant. He would do everything he can to die with us. I'm afraid he was provoked by Wan Yanzhao, otherwise there is absolutely no need to fight this desperate battle." Speaking of this, he smiled wryly Said: "I was also stupid at the time, since Wanyan Zhao was able to send a light cavalry to attack us, it means that his army is not far from here, and he still fell into his trap."

Zhao Pingzhen said indifferently: "A wise man is bound to make a mistake if he thinks a lot." That gesture did not blame Qin Xiaolou for making such a terrible decision to wipe out the entire army.

After a while, Qin Xiaolou said again: "I just took a look at their fighting style, and Wan Yanzhao is indeed a master of war. It is difficult to attack heavy infantry head-on with heavy cavalry, because horses are timid, so it is easy to suffer losses. He first sent infantry to stick to the front of the infantry formation, and then sent cavalry to attack from the two wings-I have seen many battle cases. Since ancient times, it is almost impossible for the infantry formation to turn around and attack the enemy on the other side. When the cavalry disperses, our army becomes a mess and can only be slaughtered."

Zhao Pingzhen said: "What book are you reading? Give me a book list later, and I will read it too."

Qin Xiaolou smiled slightly: "Okay."

After several days of rushing, Zhao Pingzhen and Qin Xiaolou finally arrived in Lin'an.

The first thing they do after entering the new capital is naturally to explain to Zhao Nanke the whole story of the military situation in the past few days.Zhao Pingzhen shifted the responsibility for Qin Xiaolou's misjudgment that caused the army to detour and fall into an ambush by the Jin army to another military adviser who died in battle, and then put others' achievements on Qin Xiaolou's head.

Zhao Nanke felt very complicated when he saw his fifth younger brother, who had always been held in the palm of his hand by himself and his parents, looking sloppy and weathered.He originally thought that Zhao Pingzhen would be a playboy for the rest of his life, and he was willing to support him like this for the rest of his life. First, he could follow his younger brother's thoughts, and second, he avoided the possibility of his younger brother fighting for power. Naturally, there were also many selfish thoughts on his mind.In fact, when Zhao Pingzhen first proposed to stay and guard the city with Zhang Chen, Zhao Nanke was struggling.On the one hand, he was relieved and on the other hand, he was worried, but in the end, it was probably the guilt that he had hidden for many years that made him agree to Zhao Pingzhen's request. In fact, there was not a day after he left Yingtian Mansion that he did not regret it!

The first emperor granted the title of king to his few sons who were not very close, but he did not give Zhao Pingzhen the title of king for a long time. He also had the same thoughts as Zhao Nanke. He has the opportunity to take power.

Zhao Pingzhen had both merits and demerits this time. He wiped out Wushu's 1 troops and provided time for Zhao Nanke to build the southern line of defense. This is the first time that he has completely wiped out the enemy's army since he fought Jin Bing for so long. ; He caused his own [-] troops to be annihilated, and even the life of the veteran Zhang Chen was lost by him!Now Da Mu didn't have any good generals.

In the end, Zhao Nanke's distress prevailed, and he was not willing to say something serious, so he sent Zhao Pingzhen and Qin Xiaolou to rest after a few words of comfort.

After everyone left, Zhao Nanke sat in the temporary palace in a daze for a while, and then sighed heavily.

Zhao Nanke knew the relationship between Zhao Pingzhen and Qin Xiaolou, so he arranged for them to rest together.

When they arrived at the room, Zhao Pingzhen ordered two buckets filled with hot water to take a bath with Qin Xiaolou to wash away the dust from his body for many days.

Qin Xiaolou was still sitting in the bathtub after washing himself, and his face was flushed red by the steam.Zhao Pingzhen casually put on a clean robe, walked to his bucket, and lifted him up easily by holding his ribs.Qin Xiaolou leaned into his arms and said with a soft smile, "Thank you Zhenqing."

Zhao Pingzhen said indifferently: "Thank you? You are my man, so I will naturally cover you."