cite Han

Chapter 500
After the fall of Chaisang, a small number of rout troops broke out, broke through the blockade of the Jingzhou army, and fled all the way south into Taishici's camp.

Tai Shici knew early on that Chaisang would not be able to hold the defense, but it was beyond his imagination to announce the fall after only holding on for five days.

"Xu Wenxiang..." Tai Shici sighed in his heart. Although he had not received any definite news from Xu Sheng, he believed that Xu Sheng's chance of escape was very slim. In addition, he was loyal and brave, and his temperament was strong.

Tai Shici didn't feel much pity for Xu Sheng's misfortune, and his situation was very dangerous, and he might follow in Xu Sheng's footsteps at any time.

The reason why Tai Shici was able to stand still when the food road in the rear was cut off was because there were still [-] days of rations in the camp, and some rice grains could be temporarily collected from the two counties of Ai and Xi'an in the west. The county under his command will not run out of food in the short term.

But now that Chaisang was gone, he had no reason to stay any longer. He had to evacuate quickly before the Jingzhou army could react, so as not to be surrounded by the Jingzhou army and make it difficult to escape.

First of all, we must not retreat to the south. The Liling to the south has been occupied by the Jingzhou army. At that time, there will be interceptions before, and pursuers behind. If one fails, the entire army may be wiped out.

For the current plan, the only way is to go west. Back then, he fought against Liu Pan's invasion in Ai and Xi counties, and won the hearts of the people in the two places. As long as he can retreat into Ai and Xi counties, he can protect himself.

However, the Jingzhou army will definitely not let him go easily, and it is still unknown how many people will eventually retreat into the two counties of Ai and Xi.

Tai Shici is a decisive person. Now that he has made a decision, he immediately summoned his troops, burned the army's supplies and fodder, and ordered the soldiers to carry a few days' rations each, abandon the camp and leave.

Tai Shici ordered hundreds of soldiers to flee south with more than [-] civilian husbands. The team planted many flags and bluffed to confuse the Jingzhou army.He himself fled westward with more than [-] plays.

Tai Shici's approach did play a certain role, but it can't hold back the strength of the Jingzhou army, so it doesn't matter if they can't distinguish the main force, just send heavy troops to pursue them from both sides.

Tai Shici led his troops to escape for more than ten li, but before dark, they were chased by Jingzhou army cavalry from behind, entangled tightly, and soon the infantry also arrived, so Tai Shici had to form an array to fight.

Riding on his horse, Xu Zong pointed to Tai Shici's left line, and said to Han Guang: "General, these enemy soldiers are less armored and don't wear shoes. They must be Shanyue. Although Shanyue has a strong people, his military discipline is lax and he can't stand hard battles. In battle, swarms will arrive, in defeat, birds will scurry, and mobs will gather their ears."

Han Guang nodded frequently when he heard this. He had fought against Tai Shici before, so he naturally recognized the Shanyue soldiers under his command.

I saw Xu Zong said again: "Now that the enemy army has lost consecutive battles and fled to the west in a panic, Shanyue must have lost his fighting spirit. The general can send iron cavalry to attack from the side. It is easy to break through, and then drive them to attack Taishici's army. One battle can be won." also."

Han Guang couldn't help laughing and said: "If we can win this battle, it will all be due to Xu Canjun's contribution."

Originally, Han Guang looked down on Xu Zong, who surrendered without a fight. Han Guang saw a lot of celebrities like him in name only when he was in Chang'an.Now it seems that Xu Zong is not an incompetent person, but he also has a bit of resourcefulness in his chest.

"Don't dare to be..." Xu Zong was quite self-aware. Now that the Jingzhou army's morale was high, facing the Taishi Ci's army who had no fighting spirit, even if they fought recklessly, they could still win. His strategy can only be regarded as icing on the cake at best.

Han Guang then stopped talking and ordered Gao Xiang to command the infantry to attack Taishici's position head-on.When the war broke out, Han Guang immediately led [-] elite cavalry, went out around the formation, detoured to the enemy's left flank, and charged the Shanyue phalanx.

Han Guang's [-] iron cavalry were all good horses from Guanxi. As they ran, the sound of horseshoes rumbled, shaking the sky and the earth, like thunder.

The first hundred riders were all wrapped in solid helmets and thick armor, only their eyes were exposed, and even the front half of the mounts were also covered with iron armor, dressed in human and horse gear, like galloping steel chariots.

The five hundred riders in the back are not as equipped as the former ones. People are covered with armor and horses are used as chests. In fact, this is the standard equipment for sudden riders in this era.

Facing the iron cavalry that swept with the sound of wind and thunder, all the Shanyue soldiers turned pale with fright, and everyone wanted to abandon the battle and die.

The Shanyue soldiers suffered enough from the cavalry of the Jingzhou army in the previous battles, but at that time there was always a camp that could be used as a safe haven, and even if they were defeated, they could escape back to the camp to protect themselves.

Now they are on the way to escape, facing the charge of the cavalry of the Jingzhou army, the only thing they can rely on is their own flesh and blood and the weapons in their hands. When the two collide, it is like hitting a stone with an egg. Stupid, how could he resist desperately.

"Boom...boom...boom..."

Shanyue's sparse arrows did not have much impact on the cavalry of the Jingzhou army. They rushed to the front of Shanyue's position like a tsunami. The Shanyue soldiers in the front row almost collapsed. There were very few people who actually fought, and most of them did not even resist. , turned around and fled.

As soon as the array was broken, the crossbowmen behind were swallowed by the rushing iron hooves in an instant.

The spears and halberds were also thrown into chaos by the rout soldiers retreating in front, losing the protection of the formation, and fighting on their own, how could they withstand the impact of the cavalry of the Jingzhou army? Wherever the horseshoes passed, only corpses and Injuries.

If you look down from the sky at this time, you can clearly see that the Shanyue phalanx is collapsing at a speed visible to the naked eye like dominoes being toppled.

Breaking down the Shanyue phalanx in one fell swoop, Han Guang continued his efforts and led the iron cavalry to drive away the Shanyue's rout and head towards Taishici's army.

Seeing the corruption of the left wing, Tai Shici's face turned livid, Han Guang's methods were not very clever, but the situation was stronger than others, even if he saw through the opponent's tricks, it was useless.The only hope now is to be able to persist until dark, and then break through under the cover of night.

The Jingzhou Army's frontal offensive was very fierce, and Tai Shici couldn't escape for a while, so he used Sun Ben's troops on the left flank to reject Wu Jinle's formation.

Wu Jinnai is one of the most powerful generals under Sun Ben's command. Even if he is in a desperate situation, he still has the will to fight to the death.

But his subordinates are completely opposite to him. They are all Sun Ben's trilogy, their families are all in Nanchang, and their desire to go home is very urgent. feeling dissatisfied.

If Taishi Ci hadn't been very strict in governing the army and worried about military law, he would have dispersed in a hurry, and it is conceivable that he had a bit of resistance.

Sun Ben's trilogy was first attacked by Shanyue's rout troops, and then trampled by the cavalry of the Jingzhou army, and the army was defeated immediately.

Seeing this, Wu Jin, who was supervising the battle at the back of the formation, was so furious that he stabbed and killed several people one after another with a spear in his hand, trying to force the defeated soldiers to turn back and fight.

However, the usually effective method unexpectedly failed today, and Wu Jin and the superintendent's team were defeated by the rout instead.

The cavalry of the Jingzhou army killed in an instant, and his personal bravery was obviously insignificant in the face of the brilliant momentum of the charge of the cavalry. Although Wu Jin was brave enough to win the army, he was no more than a stronger ant when facing the armored cavalry.

The cavalry roared and swept past, but Wu Jin failed to make any waves. His body was cut like a rag doll, his right arm was broken off at the elbow, and his head was cut off by the warriors of Jingzhou Army.

Tai Shici didn't expect Wu Jin to lose so quickly, and it triggered a chain reaction, even his troops began to flee.

"The big thing is over..." Tai Shici sighed heavily, and looked up at the dark sky. If he could hold on for another half hour, it would be easier to break through when the sky was completely dark.

The matter has come to this point, complaining is useless, Tai Shici made a decisive decision and ordered the whole army to break out to the west, and then fled westward with dozens of horsemen.

As soon as the main general Tai Shici fled, the whole army collapsed immediately. The soldiers panicked, and the sky was dark, and they couldn't tell the difference between the east, the south, and the north.

The Jiangdong army fled in all directions, but everyone had a herd mentality, and the number of people fleeing westward was undoubtedly the largest. Han Guang left Gao Xiang to clean up the battlefield, and he led his cavalry in pursuit.However, as night fell, Han Guang had to stop his pursuit.

Han Guang stopped chasing, but Tai Shici didn't stop, and ran for dozens of miles overnight, and he was relieved until he crossed Fu Yichuan.

During this period, rout soldiers came to Fu Yichuan to meet up, there were more than [-] people in total, Tai Shici reorganized them into a battalion, in case the Jingzhou army came after them, Tai Shici didn't dare to stay for long, so he continued westward and arrived in Xi'an County two days later.

"It would be great if Pan Zhang was still in Xi'an County..." Tai Shici couldn't help sighing as he looked at the small but firm and well-defended Xi'an County.The city of Xi'an was solidified thanks to Pan Zhang, but unfortunately he has been transferred to the post of Jianchang magistrate, and the current magistrate of Xi'an is a Confucian scholar who doesn't know how to fight.

After Tai Shici led his troops into Xi'an, he didn't bother to talk to the county magistrate. After briefly talking about the current situation, he began to issue orders: first, close the gates on all sides of the city, allowing entry and no exit.Then the population of the city was counted. There were more than 15 adult men over [-] years old, and dozens of officials and officials in the county were all incorporated into the army.

At the same time, Tai Shici sent his cronies up the Xiushui River to take over Ai County.

(End of this chapter)