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Chapter 513 Before the bloody battle
After dawn, Yang Zheng stepped on the thick snow on his horse.

Over 1 prisoners were taken in one after another last night.

It brought a lot of burdens to Yang Zheng.

Dry food, wine, and sheep jackets are all insufficient, regardless of whether Yang Zheng is concerned about this, "Did you catch Sima Zhao, Chen Tai, and Chen Qian?"

"My lord, there is no news yet!" The soldiers stood on guard all night with a tired look on their faces.

Fengxue helped him defeat the enemy, but it also blocked the cavalry's pursuit.

With such a thick snow cover, the advantage of the cavalry has been lost by more than half.

But the advantage is still on your side.

In fact, as long as these eight troops follow the enemy army, the army will collapse sooner or later.

Fleeing back to Baishui from Huangling, more than 100 miles away, in a world of ice and snow, they lacked food and clothing, how many people could escape?

"Where are Meng Yu and Wen Yang?"

"The rear army has collapsed, and several generals are now turning to attack the front army!"

Leaving the front army, the few remaining defeated troops in the rear army could not escape.

"Separate 2000 people to search and rescue the living." Yang Zheng ordered.

People frozen into snow sculptures in the snow.

Many people may not know why they fought this battle, but were driven to death step by step by Shangguan.

The enemy is on the battlefield, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Under the battlefield, one person can survive.

This is not all out of kindness, but also for the future of Liangzhou.

Population is the most important resource.

Fortunately, there are still more than 800 Wugang carts of Chen Tai. When they are dismantled, shields, spears, wooden spikes and other things are just a ready-made wooden cart. As for the livestock that pull the carts, this is what the Liangzhou Army lacks most.

At noon, the snow had completely stopped, the clouds in the sky had disappeared, and the sun was still showing.

More and more prisoners were searched and rescued.

Many people are actually asking for help.

People with frostbite were also brought back.

A bonfire was lit in the camp, and the prisoners sat around and drank hot porridge.

Injured people were also treated.

This action made the prisoner let go of his last trace of vigilance, and offered to help light the fire and save people.

However, Yang Zheng did not let go of his guard, and the [-] soldiers in his hands were always on guard.

"General, the enemy's rear army gathered a force of 4000 troops and retreated to Yacheng to the east!"

"Find out who is leading the army?"

"Before the enemy's flag was raised, Jiang and Peng dismounted and fought on foot. They were all repelled, and more than [-] people were killed."

Jiang Farye led the Qiang cavalry, Peng Hu led the Hu cavalry, they were regarded as soy saucers among the pro-army.

It is not very powerful to fight on horseback, let alone fight on foot.

It's not that Yang Zheng looks down on the Qianghu, but that the untrained Qianghu, Xianbei, and Huns in this era are indeed not as effective as the Han people.

In this era, the herdsmen generally live in a miserable life than the Han people. They are hungry and full all year round, and their physical fitness is generally not good.

Otherwise, they wouldn't keep rushing towards Han.

With 4000 people, it is useless to go up with a small force. If a large army goes up, it will disperse the harassment of the former army.

Yang Zheng did have 8000 troops on hand, but these 8000 troops were used to suppress the formation and avoid unexpected situations ahead.

The enemy's former army did not return to the division for rescue, which means that Sima Zhao was not inside.

There is no need to pay too much attention to the 16 army and the [-] defeated army.

Whether they can walk to Yacheng alive is a question.

"It's enough for the scouts to keep an eye on this defeated army." Yang Zheng devoted his energy to the former army.

Compared with the [-] former army and Sima Zhao, these [-] defeated troops are insignificant.

"Report to the Lord, the five tribes of Meng, Wen, Liu, and Erpang have bitten the enemy's front army! The Meng tribe led the army to capture Baishui City first!" The scouts rode hard in the snow.

"Okay!" Yang Zheng clapped his hands and laughed.

Meng Guan was worthy of being a general that he valued, and this move basically cut off Sima Zhao's retreat!
His cleverness didn't stop there, he deliberately kept Su Yi so that Sima Zhao wouldn't lose hope.

When Sima Zhao entered Suyi, it was like entering a desperate land. Suyi had no danger to defend, and it was a small city with no food and grass inside, and no reinforcements outside. Every day should not call the land ineffective, so he could only wait for the army of Liangzhou to take them away. Siege!
This is the purpose of letting the generals play freely.

In a battle of 10,000+ people, anything can happen, and I am behind, so it is impossible to know what happened in front.

Even if you know, the news is already out of date.

It is better to let the generals decide for themselves.

"Let's go, let's go meet Sima Zhao too!" Yang Zheng said.

This battle is about to come to an end...

In the snow, the [-] troops walked with difficulty, and people fell down constantly along the way.

There are also people who can't walk anymore and sit directly in the snow.

The robe beside him walked past him numbly, and no one reached out to give him a hand.

Only Cheng Lang's cavalry slowly approached in the snow, and then swung their knives to chop down...

A human head was carried on a spear.

"Those who retreat before the battle, those who mess up their own positions, and those who flee without permission are all like this!" Cheng Yan said with arrogance.

Brothers Cheng Yu and Cheng Ji are both descendants of the Sima family.

Only by fighting all the way up through military exploits did he win the favor of Sima Zhao. Cheng Ling became the cavalry governor of the Chinese army, and his younger brother Cheng Ji became the prince's sheren. He was the hottest celebrity in Luoyang in the past two years.

The soldiers were afraid of the might of Cheng Yu, so they did not dare to flee.

After Chen Qian asked Sima Zhao for instructions, he set up the banner of Sima Zhao.

It has to be said that the presence or absence of Sima Zhao has a great influence on the soldiers.

When the flag was raised, the morale of the Chinese army obviously recovered, and they grabbed raw millet and wheat, chewed and swallowed them directly with snow water.

Many soldiers' hands were already frostbitten, but cloth strips were wrapped around their swords and spears.

The Wenyang Department took the lead in attacking from the left, but this time the opponent was not Sima Yi, but Chen Qian personally commanded, with a large spear formation, a majestic teacher.

Without the horses, Wen Yang's combat power was also reduced by half.

After several raids, they were unable to break the enemy.

The other armies were also in vain.

Liu Heng was eager for meritorious service, wearing heavy armor and carrying a mace, but he was still blocked, and he was shot twice.

If it weren't for the strong cold-forged armor, Liangzhou's second fierce general would have confessed.

The rear army that defeated Chen Tai took advantage of the weather and the advantages of cavalry, but now they are all infantry, the Liang army is tough and cold-resistant, and the Chinese army is numerous and powerful, so it is difficult to distinguish between them.

Chen Qian's expression turned ugly again, because he had just received the news that Baishui City had been captured by the Liang army.

Without Baishuicheng, we can only retreat to Linjin!
Supporting his sick body, Sima Zhao poked his head out from the public window, "Xiu Yuan, why don't you stay in Suyi for a while?"

Chen Qian gritted his teeth and said: "It is absolutely impossible. If the soldiers do not enter the city, they still have the heart to fight to the death. If they enter Suyi and delay for a few days, the soldiers are greedy for comfort and dare not fight to the death. When the snow melts and the bandits return, our army will die. !"

Sima Zhao nodded, "Then the soldiers will suffer a little more. If they can return to Linjin, all survivors will be rewarded with five acres of fertile land each!"

When Jia Chong heard the words, he habitually flattered him, "Xiangguo's benevolence and righteousness are unparalleled in the world!"

Others followed suit and sang praises.

Sima Zhao shrank back into the car with satisfaction.

After the news spread, the soldiers were all refreshed.

(End of this chapter)