Fenghou

Chapter 1266
Zhang Jun paced back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back, looking distraught, and now there was only one word in his mind: boat, he wanted to get a boat to cross the Yangtze River, and he wanted to return to Luzhou and Shouchun.

At this time, Yang Shi hurried into the big tent, bowed and saluted, "See you, my lord!"

Zhang Jun was a little dissatisfied and said, "What have you been up to these two days? Why are you missing?"

"Reporting to the lord, I will check the military rations and collect carts in the inner city of Zhenjiang!"

Zhang Jun's face was calm, and he asked again: "We are currently in a predicament, sir, tell me, what should we do?"

"My lord, I'm actually thinking about this issue. In fact, we don't have much choice now. We can't cross the river to the north, and the sea is to the east. In fact, we only have two choices: west and south."

"Is there any chance for Xiangnan?"

"Facing the south is the imperial court's [-] troops. If the prince is sure to completely defeat them within two or three days, going south is a way out. Of course, the soldiers may not want to."

"Why?"

Yang Shi sighed and said, "The families of the soldiers are all in Shouchun and Jianghuai, and they are getting farther and farther away from their families in the south. How could they be willing? And if the imperial army cannot be defeated in a short time, once Chen Qing's cavalry comes from the north , we will face the serious situation of being attacked from the front and back, and it is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out."

Zhang Jun hesitated for a moment. He really didn't have the courage to go south, so he asked again: "What if we go west?"

"If the prince retreats to Jiangnan West Road, one is that there is more room for maneuvering, and the other is to join Zhang Ziqi's [-] troops. The third advantage is that there are many rivers on Jiangnan West Road, and the prince can get boats there. Even if the ships are small, as long as they are large in number, they can send an army across the Yangtze River in a few days and nights."

Speaking of getting a boat, Zhang Jun suddenly thought of Dangtu County. Doesn't the Western Army have a boat in Dangtu County?How could I forget this key point.

"Then evacuate to the west and go to Dangtu County first!"

Yang Shi hid in Zhenjiang City under the pretext of preparing military rations.

That night, Zhang Jun led an army of [-] and marched westward.

At this time, Chen Qing's [-] troops had already deployed in Jiankang Mansion, and they were waiting for Zhang Jun's troops to throw themselves into the trap.

At this time, Chen Qing was in the area of ​​Niutou Mountain in the south of Jiangning County. This area is densely forested and open, which is very suitable for cavalry to ambush and chase. Niutou Mountain is like a bottle mouth, guarding the official road.

The key is that the Niutou mountain area is a valley terrain, tens of miles long, which is the best terrain for ambushes.

At this time, Chen Qing had obtained the exact information that Zhang Jun's army had appeared fifty miles away, and was marching westward along the official road.

The Huaixi army's spies and scouts must be walking in the front. Zhang Jun also took strict precautions against ambushes. Chen Qing's ambush soldiers had retreated into the dense forest for nearly a mile, and the enemy's spies would not be able to spot them no matter how careful they were.

One hundred thousand troops meandered along the official road, stretching for more than ten miles. Behind them were thousands of carts, full of grain and grass. The carts were collected from all over Zhenjiang Prefecture, and all the grain in the official treasury was carried by them. .

Zhang Jun walked in front of the team on horseback. He looked at the surrounding environment. Decades of military career made him more sensitive to the environment. The Niutoushan area is obviously a good place to ambush. There are two hundred hills and the forest stretches for more than ten years. Here, the wide and flat official road passes through the middle of the hill.

At this time, more than a dozen scouts brought an old man who was picking up mountains. The so-called picking up mountains means going up the mountains to find all kinds of mountain products, such as mushrooms, wild fruits, yams, and sealwort. , with wrinkled face, gray hair, and shabby clothes, he carried a bamboo basket, which contained half a basket of ripe persimmons, a few yams and a small hoe.

Trembling, the old man stepped forward and knelt down, "Little old man kowtows to the prince!"

"Get up, I'll ask you something!"

The old man stood up, and Zhang Jun asked, "Your home is nearby!"

"In Gewan Village, two miles to the north, the youngest old man's surname is Ge!"

It sounds like a local, should have seen some world, the old man speaks more clearly.

Zhang Jun nodded and asked again: "Is there any military activity in this area recently?"

"There was a garrison two years ago, and I haven't seen the army for almost two years."

The garrison two years ago was Zhang Jun's subordinate, of course he knew, Zhang Jun asked the scout again: "Have you gone into the dense forest to investigate?"

"Reporting to the lord, I went to investigate and went three hundred steps into the dense forest. I didn't find anything suspicious, and there were no footprints or horseshoe marks of a large group of people on the ground."

Zhang Jun let go of his heart, and ordered his soldiers: "Reward him with a few hundred coins, let him go!"

"Thank you lord! Thank you lord!"

The old man took a few hundred copper coins, thanked him and left.

Seeing that it was still early, Zhang Jun immediately ordered, "The whole army should speed up and rest after passing Niutoushan!"

The [-] troops speeded up and entered the Niutou mountain area with a radius of a hundred miles.

The [-] army is divided into three armies. The first to enter the Niutoushan mountain area is the front army of [-], followed by the middle army of [-], and the rear army of [-]. The distance between the three armies is about two miles. That is, one army is ambushed, and the other two armies can quickly gather and retreat, thereby avoiding annihilation of the entire army.

But there are advantages and disadvantages. The biggest disadvantage is that they are too far apart, and they are easy to be defeated individually.

Chen Qing's target is the central army and the rear army. Both the front army and the central army have entered the mountainous area. Gradually, the rear army will also enter the mountainous area. Suddenly, a low-pitched horn sounded in the mountain forest, "Woo——"

Zhang Jun suddenly turned his head, looked at the back, and screamed in his heart, "That's bad!"

A group of ten thousand cavalry divided into three groups, rushed out from the front of the valley, and rushed into the rear army. The three thousand cavalry took the lead in cutting off the road of the Huaixi army's rear army and front army at the mouth of the valley. Three sections.

The [-] rear army was in chaos, they were unable to organize an effective resistance, the soldiers were scattered, and they collapsed after only holding on for a moment. The [-] soldiers ran back desperately, but were chased and killed by the Western cavalry. There are countless.

At the same time, the [-] Chinese Army was also attacked by [-] crossbowmen. Thousands of arrows were fired in the dense forest on both sides, and they shot at the Huaixi Army like a storm. Although the soldiers raised their shields one after another, they still couldn't resist the arrows. Countless soldiers screamed and fell down under the violent attack of arrows.

Immediately afterwards, hundreds of large logs rolled down from the top of the mountain and smashed into the crowd, and then hundreds of barrels of kerosene rolled down, the barrels burst, and black kerosene flowed everywhere on the official road.

"Boom!" The fire was burning, and the soldiers were terrified, shouting hysterically, "The Western Army is going to burn the mountain!"

The extreme fear of the burning mountain caused tens of thousands of soldiers to run as if the mountain collapsed. All the soldiers ran desperately, scrambling to be the first, trampling each other, throwing away everything that could be thrown away, including swords and armor, and running away yelling.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang Jun, under the protection of hundreds of soldiers, beat his horse and fled desperately, and soon caught up with the former army.

In fact, as long as you think about it for a while, you will know that it is impossible to burn the mountain with fire. There are so many soldiers of the Western Army in the woods, and they cannot escape if they set fire to the mountain.

This is just a psychological tactic, using fire to create panic, plus there are forests around, the soldiers all made up their own brains, and decided that the Western Army was going to burn the mountain. Thinking of the miserable death, it was even more frightening. They were so frightened that they just wanted to run for their lives.

Of course, Chen Qing would not want to burn them to death. No ruler would massacre the young laborers on his own land. He is already the lord of Jianghuai, and these Jianghuai soldiers are of course his people. One hundred thousand soldiers means one hundred thousand This is crucial to the recovery of the Jianghuai economy.

At this time, Chen Qing got the news that Zhang Jun had fled far away, and there were only dozens of people around him. Chen Qing nodded, Zhang Jun was at the end of his rope, so don't worry about him, Zhang Ziqi's army should also be confiscated. In fact, Zhang Jun is already a widow.

Chen Qing was more concerned about the army trapped in Niutoushan. He immediately ordered: "Let Li Dutong persuade the enemy to surrender, and say that King Yong promised that as long as they put down their weapons, they can all be released and go home."

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[Today, Lao Gao is going to maintain the car and get car insurance. There are only two chapters today. 】

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