Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 596 Escaping and Encountering the Enemy
It was dusk, the sun was setting, and the soldiers of the Wei army guarding the city on the Wuguan tower were whispering to each other, talking about the news of the fall in the rear.

"Boss, have you heard of it? There are Han troops in Nanyang, and even the Danshui has been conquered by the Han. I wonder how our hometown Xinye is?" Liu Niu said worriedly.

For the soldiers at the bottom, they don't know the difference between the names of Shu and Han. They only know that the three elders in the clan all call the people in the west a big Han, and they also call them Han after a long time.

Liu Hu glanced around and said in a low voice, "If the Han conquer Xinye, our family should be fine. I heard that Aye said that the Emperor of Han had stayed in Xinye for seven or eight years before his father, and that the Emperor of Han was also born in Xinye. , Speaking of which, we should be fellow villagers."

Said that Liu Chan is his own countryman, Liu Niu was surprised at first, then honored.For any era, people are quite proud when talking about celebrities in their hometown, especially such lofty and unattainable figures.

"Boss, since the emperor is from our hometown, why don't we go out of the city and vote for him! If he thinks it's for the sake of our villagers, he might give us an official position." Liu Niu leaned closer to Liu Hu's ear and said.

"Ok!"

Shi Chang pressed his long sword with his hand, walked past the two of them, and echoed again as a reminder.

"How long!"

Liu Niu was sweating coldly, thinking that Shi Zhang was coming to catch them about surrendering.

Unexpectedly, Shi Chang intervened between the two, put his arms around the shoulders of the two brothers, and said kindly: "I remember correctly, your brother is a new savage?"

Liu Niu nodded his head stiffly.

Shi Chang glanced around, bowed his head and said, "I treat you two well. If the Han army breaks the city, or our army surrenders. If your two brothers are prosperous, there will be a few good words for me from the laborers."

"I hid a jug of wine in my tent, tonight your brother will come to my tent to have a taste."

As he said that, Shi Chang looked serious, patted them on the shoulder, and said, "Check carefully to prevent the Shu army from attacking."

Liu Niu was also surprised when his attitude changed, and when he saw Le Chen's guards patrolling the tower, he immediately stood up straight and replied, "No!"

At this time, Le Wei was in the big tent, looking at the letters from the Shu army on the case table, his head was extremely big.

Seeing the guards sent out to find out the situation came back, he asked with concern: "How is the morale of the army now? Is it available?"

The guards shook their heads and said, "The local soldiers in Nanyang and Nanxiang are all confused, restless, and have no intention of fighting. The soldiers in the Central Plains under the general's command are worried that their rear will be cut off and they cannot retreat."

Le Chen rubbed his temples, he was holding on to Wuguan well, when suddenly a group of Shu troops appeared in the back, telling him that the waterway was occupied by them, and they also captured the counties of Nanxiang, leaving Wuguan alone.Moreover, the Shu army also blatantly said that they would send troops northward to capture Xixian County and completely cut off their retreat.

Under such circumstances, this is already beyond the scope of what I can control.Even if his father Le came in, he would probably have to kneel.

Seeing that it was difficult for Le Chen to decide on a strategy, the guards said, "General, the rear of our army has been occupied by the Shu army. If we don't make a plan early, the general may not be able to return to the country. Today is to leave, to surrender. I hope the general will make a plan sooner rather than later." .”

Hearing the word surrender, Le Wei got up angrily, and said: "The two generations of my Le family have all received Wei En. Emperor Wu did not regard the strictness as the first and the humble, but promoted the strictness as a general. Today, His Majesty does not regard him as superficial, but bestows him with important responsibilities. Today How can you descend to the Han?"

As he spoke, Le Wei paced back and forth for a while, and said hesitantly, "It's just that if I abandon the city and leave today, I'm afraid I'll disappoint Your Majesty."

The subordinate master stood up, clasped his fists and said: "This battle is not the general's loss, but Zhou Tai's incompetence, which cut off the general's retreat. Today, the general is highly valued by your majesty. If you don't leave a useful body to repay the country, you will abandon your life in the country. This is not a pity. If the general does not go, he will die here. The people of Shu will be happy when they hear it, and the people of Wei will cry for it. How can the general do the act of self-destructing the city wall? I hope the general will not do it What a fool."

Seeing someone going down the slope, Le Chen came forward and held the master's hand, and said with great emotion: "If it wasn't what you said, I would have almost abandoned the state affairs."

After finishing speaking, Le Wei ordered: "Notify the soldiers of the Central Plains to go with the general tonight, and leave the soldiers of Nanyang and Nanxiang in Wuguan."

"Promise!" asked the chief bookkeeper, "I don't know, where does the general want to go?"

Le Chen gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "The Shu army wants to take Xi County, and our army may not be able to return to Nanyang. The current strategy is to go north to Xiong'er Mountain, walk through Luoshui, enter Yiyang, and serve as a barrier for Luoyang."

"promise!"

……

On the Champion and Rangxian Avenues, there were many vehicles and horses for military supplies, and Hu Zhi's troops were also extremely large. He was dragged back by the cavalry of the Shu people.

The cavalry of the Shu army is completely different from the cavalry of Jingzhou and Wu. They are more cunning than Wu cavalry, and they are numerous.Since I have guarded Jingzhou all the year round, I have often used the advantage of cavalry to suppress the attacking Wu general Zhu Ran.

For example, use elite cavalry to attack the Wu army formation ashore, or use it in conjunction with infantry battles.Therefore, I can often confront them with fewer soldiers than Wu Guo, and drag them until the Luoyang Central Army or reinforcements arrive.

However, Shuqi's tactical play is different from the cavalry usage in their own cognition, so they don't insist!

To be honest, Hu Zhi can't be blamed, he is from Shouchun, and he was born as a civil servant.Almost all the places he served were in the Jianghuai area and Jingzhou area, and the farthest was Changshan, Jizhou.He has never seen Hu cavalry fighting at all, and the cavalry usage he knows and learns is the orthodox shock cavalry style of the Central Plains, and it is still half-baked.

"General Zhang, have the Shu thieves given up their raids?" Hu Zhi asked, looking at the rangers of the Shu army scattered in the distance.

"Hu Jingzhou, the Shu thieves may not be far away. They may be waiting for our troops on the follow-up. However, our army rested overnight last night. The soldiers are strong and their morale is high. They should not be afraid of the Shu cavalry."

General Zhang was Zhang Mu, a member of the Zhang Liao tribe. After Zhang Liao died of illness, he stayed in southern Xinjiang and continued to fight against the Wu people.As Zhang Liao's subordinate, he was quite familiar with cavalry warfare. After being harassed by Shu cavalry, Hu questioned him.

Hu Zhi looked worried. He didn't expect the Shu cavalry to be so rampant. They had already moved to the vicinity of Rang County. It seemed that the west of Champion County was basically occupied. To attack Rang County.As for Shunyang County, it is estimated that it has already fallen into the hands of the Shu army, otherwise Shu cavalry would not appear here on a large scale.

"Send an order to station in Rang County. See how the enemy is doing before marching."

"promise!"

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew up and the sand flew up, making it difficult to see people.The general of the Wei army, who had been harassed by the Shu army for a long time, was not only a little flustered, but also shouted.

"Clang~" Zhang Mu pulled out the knife around his waist and shouted loudly, "Why panic, it's just a strong wind!"

"Go forward! The Shu thieves are just roaming horses. I have a crossbow as a screen. Is it possible that they dare to charge at our army?" As he said, Zhang Mu stepped forward with a knife and shouted: "I have been in the army for so long. Killed Wu dog's corpses all over the field, is it possible to be afraid of this? The people of Shu are not much stronger than the people of Wu."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone laughed, and the panicked general was quite ashamed.None of them who fought against the Wu people for a long time never killed the Wu people.He has been in the army for so many years, and his killing skills are quite exquisite.If the Shu thieves and rangers dare to commit crimes, they will die thoroughly.

"If the thieves from Shu come, a long spear in a certain hand will surely seize the flag."

"If there are more thieves from Shu, do you dare to go up?"

"How can you not dare, if you violate this statement, I will eat upside down."

"Haha."

Some veterans adjusted the atmosphere, and everyone forgot to panic.

As the army moved forward, Wei Qi's scouts bravely went out, but they were quickly driven back by Shu Qi. Three of them went out and one returned. The scouts were so scared that they dared not go out to listen for information.

Hu Zhi sighed, the way to use troops is first and foremost to spy on intelligence.If the scouts can't get out, it means that they have lost their eyes and ears, and they don't know what the enemy situation is. It makes people very upset, and they can only hope to reach Rang County as soon as possible.

After walking for a short distance, there was a faint sound of roaring horseshoes from the edge of the sky, and the sound was frightening.

"Moo~" A cow pulling grain and grass seemed to sense the danger, and went mad irritably. The driver was holding the rein and waving the whip, which seemed useless.I couldn't control it at all, and the grain cart was pulled crookedly.

As the hooves of the horses became more and more intense, the cows, horses, and donkeys were all restless.

Hu Zhi waved his horsewhip, drove the horses around, and shouted: "The Shu army is coming, you can set up camp on the spot, use the carts as a wall, and keep the horses away, so as to stop the Shu army from invading."

"promise!"

The flags and golden drums sounded together, and the Jingzhou soldiers who had been fighting with the Wu army for a long time realized that they took down the crossbows, arranged horses and vehicles, and formed a car formation on the spot according to previous drills.

Although Hu Zhi has never fought against the Shu people, as the chief general, he must have known the composition of the Shu army's sergeants. It is normal operation to carry vehicles and equip more bows and crossbows.

While the Wei army was busy, the dark army array appeared in the distance, with banners covering the sky, and the drums shaking the sky, heading straight for the Wei army with the momentum of Mount Tai.

(End of this chapter)