Han Shizu

Chapter 456
From the beginning to the end, Wang Jun sat firmly on the high platform, watching the two armies attacking and killing in the distance, and had a panoramic view of the battlefield situation.The north wind is getting stronger and whirring, cheering the army to fight.It was wet and cold on his face, but Wang Jun was like a spring breeze, and the sound of fighting and shouting on the battlefield was like hearing fairy music.

"You are handsome, the Huai thieves have lost! They are so vulnerable!" When the Tang army was unable to hold back the Han army's advance and was defeated, Master Shen said to Wang Jun with a thick face of excitement on the stage.

"I saw it!" Wang Jun said calmly.His gaze was fixed on the battlefield, and he relaxed for a moment.

The tea on the small case had been cold for a long time, but Wang Jun picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly, his slightly trembling hands showed that his heart was actually not as turbulent as he showed.

Shen Shihou was still overjoyed, and said: "In this battle, the main force of the Tang army will be defeated, and it will definitely affect the overall situation in Huainan. If you are handsome, you will be famous all over the world for making such a feat!"

Finally, a smile appeared on the corner of Wang Jun's mouth, and he raised his eyes to look at the sky. It had completely dimmed, and it was already dark on the battlefield.

Described Yi Su, Wang Jun's eyes were faintly chilled: "Send the order, let the whole army of Long Jie army pursue and kill them all the way. Wherever the Tang army goes, they will chase them! Follow up and kill! Tell the troops that anyone who wears Tang clothes and armor can be killed, so that there will be no more formations to fight against the heavenly soldiers!"

"Yes!" Master Shen received the order, and immediately sent someone to Murong Yanzhao, who was commanding the front line.

Looking at the sky again, Wang Jun couldn't help sighing: "It's a pity that the sky is already dark, otherwise I can do it all!"

The danger of the night battle made Wang Jun feel worried, and if he was not careful, his own casualties would be increased.But that little risk is nothing compared to the fruitful results.

The combat command was all entrusted to his subordinates, while Wang Jun stepped down and returned to the Han camp by the water. The cold wind blew for nearly an afternoon, and he almost suffered from rheumatism.

With the order of General Wang Jun, the adjusted Han army completely let go and chased and killed the Tang army, causing massive damage along the way, not caring about the prisoners.Follow the way they came, counterattack all the way, and chase for dozens of miles until Shouchun City.

Along the way, in the face of the fierce and domineering Han army and ruthless killings, many soldiers and civilians of the Tang army jumped into Feishui in order to avoid weapons and wanted to swim for their lives.Even so, they still did not let them go, or froze to death, or drowned, or were shot and killed by the Han army, and more than one out of ten survived.

The corpses along the way were scattered all over the field, floating in the cold river, and the blood of Tang Jun almost dyed Feishui red.

On Tang Jun's side, only Zhang Quanyue's army, who had cleverly asked the rear of the palace, saw that the situation was not good, and led his people to retreat in time, regardless of it, and ran southward.Although he was suspected of being timid before the battle, from Zhang Quanyue's point of view, he didn't care about that much.

Ten miles away, one could clearly hear the blazing killing sound, the situation could be imagined, and one couldn't help feeling afraid.Zhang Quanyue didn't want to lead the army in pursuit, but he couldn't bear Liu Yanzhen's military order, so he was forced by him and came here as a last resort.

As for a suggestion from one of the generals under his command to send troops forward to rescue the army, it was rejected by Zhang Quanyue.

The situation at Xiacai Dutou is already obvious. It is the conspiracy of the Han army. Liu Yanzhen is headstrong, does not listen to advice, takes the enemy lightly, and insists on leading the forbidden army into dangerous places.

The real situation of the Han army is also unclear, Liu Yanzhen has already gone to die, how can he lead his soldiers to be buried with him.Instead of taking risks, it is better to save more soldiers and horses for Datang to defend Huainan.

On the other hand, Zhang Quanyue didn't care about Liu Yanzhen's arrogance before chasing him, questioning and insulting him.

After thinking about it for a while, he gave the order to stand still, and when the news of Liu Yanzhen's army's defeat came from Xiacai Ferry, he turned around and headed south towards Shouchun without any hesitation.

Zhang Quanyue's withdrawal was considered fast, but the sixty or seventy miles back and forth had exhausted his soldiers, and they had lost a lot, but even if they were very hungry and tired, fleeing for their lives was not slow.Even so, they were still overtaken by the cavalry of the Han army who were chasing after them, and they were defeated in one blow, failing to escape the fate of defeat.

Fortunately in the misfortune, when Zhang Quanyue's army was caught up, he was not far from Shouchun. He gathered the lives of a thousand soldiers under his command to block the Han cavalry, while he led most of his troops to Shouchun, losing nearly [-] troops. In the middle of the night, under the cover of night, they crossed the pontoon bridge that the Han army had not dismantled to lure the enemy.

In Shouchun City, He Jingzhu heard that the army was defeated, so he also led his army out of the city to meet him. Two men commanded the army, relying on the Feishui pontoon bridge, they gathered more than [-] defeated soldiers.The Longjie horse army, between Xiacai and Shouchun, spanned seventy or eighty miles, and wiped out the defeated soldiers of the Tang army back and forth, almost killing them.Commanders Guo Chongwei and Shi Yanchao did not rush to attack the Feishui pontoon bridge until the Han infantry who were at the forefront of the assault arrived. He Jingzhu ordered to burn the pontoon bridge, cutting off the pursuit channel of the Han army and the survival channel of other Southern Tang soldiers and civilians. .

In the dark night, the torches held high by the soldiers fluttered in the winter wind.The Feishui pontoon bridge was still burning, and the fire was raging. Through the light of the fire, one could see hundreds of dead soldiers of the Tang army on the other side. They were driven to the water's edge by the Han army, and without any sympathy, they swung their knives and slaughtered them.

Begging, screaming, crying... until the shore, slowly restore calm.

The sound of the wind by the water became more and more desolate. The Tang army on the west bank watched the cruelty and atrocities of the Han army on the east bank. fear.

He Jingzhu's short and stocky figure stood in front of the army, the swaying flames were imprinted on his indifferent face, and before he knew it, tears flowed down his face.After a long time, he couldn't help but sadly said: "After this war, how many families will be added in Jianghuai, wearing sackcloth and filial piety, the father will lose his son, and the wife will lose her husband."

Standing beside him, Zhang Quanyue couldn't help sighing, a little regret was revealed in his exhausted attitude.

"Do you know what happened to Liu Yanzhen?" He Jingzhu asked.

"I don't know!" Zhang Quanyue shook his head: "The whole line was defeated, and the army fled separately. How can we care about it? Maybe they lost their lives, maybe fell into the enemy's hands, or maybe died in the battle."

"This country is also a thief!" He Jingzhu broke out emotionally: "Even if you die a hundred times, there is no atonement for your crime!"

Zhang Quanyue whispered: "He Gong, the matter has come to this, how should we deal with it?"

Hearing this, He Jingzhu tried his best to stabilize his emotions, and calmly ordered: "Gather the defeated soldiers and enter the city, resettle them for rest, play on the table, send out waiting cavalry, and investigate the enemy's situation. You and I, we must be ready to defend the city. This defeat, we The situation in Huainan has changed drastically. In less than three or two days, the Han army will surely go south again. You and I will defend Shouchun, and a bloody battle will inevitably happen."

Therefore, He and Zhang took all the defeated soldiers from Xiacai back to Shouchun, repaired the armor, boosted morale, and prepared to fight to the death against the Han.

It was not until the middle of the night, between Shouchun and Xiacai, that the killing sounds on the banks of Feishui completely disappeared.

In the early morning of the next day, Murong Yanzhao patrolled the battlefield under the escort of a cavalry soldier.All the way to the south, you can see corpses everywhere, messy everywhere.

After resting in the middle of the night, the various Han army teams and civilian husbands cleaned up the battlefield, packed up the captured prisoners, escorted the prisoners, and went back to Xia Cai Daying to rest and repay their merits.

After inspecting, Murong Yanzhao found that some soldiers of the Han army died of frostbite. After all, they were exhausted after fighting and chasing in the wild for so long in the winter night. Many soldiers fell asleep in the temporary camp and then did not wake up. have to come.

This is true of the Han army, but for the captured Tang army soldiers and laborers, they have no protection, and there are more frostbite and frostbite injuries.

The cruelty of war was vividly displayed in front of Murong Yanzhao.The battle in Luancheng back then also killed Yingye, but there was no scene like this, which made Murong Yanzhao feel sad in his heart.

"After this battle, the situation in Huainan will be settled!" As a general, Murong Yanzhao quickly suppressed the softness in his heart, quickly recovered his firmness as a stone, and ordered to the left and right: "Command all the troops to quickly clean up the battlefield and return to camp. , treating the disabled, counting the seized, counting the losses, and approving military merits."

"Yes!"

"Take another look in the direction of Shouchun!" Calling his subordinates, Murong Yanzhao drove his horse south.

Not too far away, I saw Han Lingkun, the commander of the Holy Guardian Army, coming on a light horse. When he saw Murong Yanzhao, the flying horse accelerated, and he fell off the horse to greet him.

"What's the matter?" Seeing his condition, Murong Yanzhao asked.

Han Lingkun's face was a little serious, and he said: "Report to Marquis Yu, the capital, Li and Wang are both commanding envoys, and they are killing prisoners, and the general will not stop persuading them!"

"There is such a thing!" Murong Yanzhao's voice rose immediately.

Feeling a little nervous, Murong Yanzhao took this matter seriously, and immediately asked Han Lingkun to lead the way to see him.

On the banks of the Feishui in the winter morning, the mist is hazy and the water vapor pervades, while on the tidal flats, there are already people's heads rolling.About [-] prisoners of the Tang army were bound and detained by the guards of the holy soldiers. They were escorted to the shore row by row, beheaded mercilessly, and their heads rolled, bloody and cruel.
Li Chongjin and Wang Yansheng rode their horses beside them, leading two battalions of sergeants, ready to suppress the riots of the prisoners at any time.The two looked relaxed and talked as usual. They made a lot of contributions in yesterday's battle.

When Murong Yanzhao came galloping, out of the [-] captives, there were only about [-] people left, all of them were sad and fearful, shouting to the sky to choke her.

Li Chongjin and Wang Yansheng rushed to salute. Looking at the scene that looked like Shura's hell, Murong Yanzhao was completely angry, and asked directly: "You two are so brave, who asked you to kill the prisoners?"

Seeing this, Wang Yansheng looked relaxed and said, "Marquis Du Yu, please calm down. The Tang army has too many prisoners. Kill some to control them."

　Thanks to the book friends "sisuo" and "What is happiness?" for their rewards.

　　
　
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