Be an emperor from drawing cards

Chapter 192 The speed of the white pole, asking for help and troops!

"Escape, run away!"

As Zuling issued the order to retreat, the entire Shanyue formation instantly collapsed.

Amidst the cries of crying for fathers and mothers, countless Shanyue barbarians fled towards Taihe Ridge like headless flies.

The five hundred cavalry led by Zhao Yun dispersed from a cone-shaped formation into a linear formation, chasing behind the defeated Shangoe army like a sheep.

The Chinese army commanded by Liu Rengui followed closely behind Zhao Yun and others, and launched a tail-to-tail pursuit of Shan Yue's army.

When a Shanyue general was escaping, he turned his head and looked back in a hurry, and was suddenly horrified and frightened.

He saw only a line of billowing smoke, getting closer and closer to them, and he could even vaguely see the face of the murderous god in the smoke!

"Commander, the Chu thieves are catching up!"

Hearing this, Zu Ling turned his head and looked back, almost falling off his horse in shock.

"Left and right, let me stop him!"

However, at this time, the people around him were only focused on escaping for their lives, and had no intention of turning back to face the enemy.

Could it be that God wants to banish me from this?

Just when Zuling was desperate, he heard dozens of roars.

"Please, Marshal, take good care of my wife, children, and the rest of us!"

With a decisive cry, dozens of cavalry suddenly rushed out from beside him, but it was his personal guard captain who led a group of personal guards to launch a decisive counterattack against the Chu army.

The relationship between the personal guard and the loyal general is a life-and-death relationship, where both gain glory and suffer loss.

All personal guards regard dying in battle to protect the general as their highest honor.

Therefore, at the critical moment of Zuling's life and death, the personal guards he had painstakingly trained stood up.

"As long as I live, I will treat your wife, children and children well!"

Zu Ling's eyes were red, and after gritting his teeth and swearing, he grabbed the horse's belly and fled towards Taihe Ridge without looking back.

Looking at the Shanyue soldiers who launched a counterattack against him, a hint of impatience flashed in Zhao Yun's eyes.

"Get out of my way, general!"

Following Zhao Yun's loud roar, gun flowers covered the opponent like a shower of flowers.

Those personal guards only felt their eyes blurred, and the murderer of the Chu army disappeared from their sight. Then they felt a slight pain in their necks, and their consciousness quickly fell into the boundless darkness.

"Damn it, I let this guy run away after all!"

Looking at the figure diving into the forest, Zhao Yun reined in his horse, stuck the gentian silver spear on the ground, and said with a depressed look.

Hurry up and hurry up, but you still miss one step and let this big fish slip away!

"What should I do next? Please let me know, Commander-in-Chief."

After a few breaths, Lin Chong rode his horse to Zhao Yun's side, cupped his fists and asked.

"General Lin, here is my order: Anyone who surrenders in Shanyue will not be killed! Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"

Zhao Zilong has also read Privy Wang's "Pingbiance", and he strongly agrees with the views expressed in it.

The most fundamental factor in the struggle for hegemony between countries is population.

Although Da Chu has a vast territory, its population is still too small compared to the Jin State that dominates the Central Plains.

A small population means less taxes can be collected, and less labor and soldiers can be recruited, which means that the national strength and military strength cannot compare with the opponent.

Therefore, in order to achieve overtaking in a corner, in addition to the technological innovation that His Majesty has always advocated, it is also extremely important to convert the population of various barbarians in Miao and Jiangnan into the population of Chu.

This time, His Majesty asked him to lead the troops to quell the rebellion in Shanyue. The ultimate goal was to conquer Shanyue and bring the hundreds of thousands of people in Shanyue under the rule of Chu.

Therefore, as long as these Shanyue barbarians surrender, they can still save their lives.

"Here!"

Lin Chong replied with clasped fists.

As the chief instructor of the Forbidden Army, he also knew something about the imperial court's major policies.

"The commander-in-chief has an order. If you surrender, you will not be killed. Those who stubbornly resist will be killed without mercy!"

"Those who surrender will not be killed, but those who stubbornly resist will be killed without mercy!"

"Those who surrender will not be killed, but those who stubbornly resist will be killed without mercy!"

Soon, a series of shouts from the Chu army rang out from all over the battlefield.

"Surrender, surrender!"

"I surrender, don't kill me!"

"I'm waiting to surrender!"

After hearing that they had surrendered without killing, the defeated soldiers in Shanyue breathed a sigh of relief. They threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground, fearing that they would be beheaded by the Chu army if they were too late.

Liu Rengui walked to Zhao Yun, smiled and clasped his fists in congratulations:
"Congratulations, Marshal, with ten thousand against fifty thousand, you can achieve such a result!"

Zhao Yun got off his horse and said:

"Liu Shenjun is too polite. This battle was not the result of Yun alone. Without the joint efforts of everyone, how could we achieve such a great victory?"

Liu Rengui nodded slightly.

Zhao Yun admired Zhao Yun's modest and courteous character, who was not arrogant in victory or discouraged in defeat.

This one, plus Du Yu, Du Yuankai, who shined in the battle between Qi and Chu, and Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, who are favored by His Majesty and all the important ministers, there is no shortage of famous generals in Chu!
"Du Canjun, how many casualties and prisoners were there in this battle? Have you calculated the statistics?"

Zhao Yun's words pulled Liu Rengui out of his thoughts.

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, our army suffered about 800 casualties in this battle. Danyang's elite soldiers faced the first wave of Shanyue's charge and suffered more than 15 casualties. Among the 12 cavalry, 50 were slightly injured and [-] were seriously injured. Seven were killed in the battle. The total number of casualties in the remaining units was less than [-]."

"As for the Shanyue side, our army captured more than [-] people. As for the dead in the battle, there is no time to count them."

In Liu Rengui's view, Zhao Yun commanded [-] Chu troops against an army of [-] mountains, and was able to win the battle with less than one-tenth of his own losses. He also captured more than [-] enemy troops and killed countless enemy troops.

This battle is enough to be recorded in the history books of the Great Chu and its name will go down in history.

Zhao Yun nodded, looked towards the direction Zu Ling and others were escaping, and murmured:
"General Qin, please don't disappoint Zhao..."

The night gradually enveloped all the vast mountains.

call--

The sound of chasing in his ears gradually disappeared, and Zu Ling breathed a sigh of relief and slowed down his pace.

Looking back at the people around me, I saw only a few thousand people, and I felt sad.

At the beginning of the army, he thought that with Shanyue's bravery and Qi's assistance, he would be able to defeat the Chu army, seal the territory, and achieve the great feat that Shanyue had not accomplished for generations.

However, reality slapped him so hard that stars appeared in his eyes.

Taking a deep breath to stabilize his mind, Zu Ling said to the shocked leaders:

"It seems that we have thrown away Chu's pursuers. Let's take a rest for the time being before heading back to Zijin Cave to discuss revenge."

Zijin Cave is the residence of the ancestors of Shanyue.

After everyone heard this, they all rested and did not mention it.

During the night, scattered defeated soldiers came to surrender one after another. By dawn the next day, Zuling had gathered more than [-] remaining soldiers. Adding the original [-] people and horses, the total was more than [-] people.

However, the battle report presented by his soldiers did not make him happy at all.

In yesterday's battle, Shangyue dispatched an army of [-] people. In the end, even the most optimistic estimate was that only more than [-] people escaped.

After hearing the report from his soldiers, Zu Ling staggered and almost fell to the ground.

An army of [-] was crippled in just one battle...

Zu Ling felt his heart bleed.

If he doesn't take revenge, his life will be in vain!

Zu Ling swore secretly in his heart.

However, now he can only retreat to Zijin Cave before talking about his comeback.

After a brief repair, Zuling withdrew the defeated generals with low morale towards Zijin Cave.

As they got closer and closer to the Zijin Cave, the originally tense nerves of Zu Ling and his soldiers gradually relaxed.If nothing else happened, they would be able to see the Purple Gold Cave after walking for another half hour.

However, as expected, there was an accident.

The barbarian soldier walking at the front felt his feet were empty, and he fell down involuntarily.

The shrill howl sounded for a moment and then suddenly stopped. Everyone subconsciously looked at it and their scalps suddenly went numb.

A half-foot-wide pit appeared in front of the team. The pit, which was more than one foot long, was filled with densely packed bamboo sticks.

In just a few breaths, the person who had just fallen into the pit was already breathing too much out and out, and it was obvious that he would not survive.

This……

Seeing this scene, Zu Ling took a deep breath and felt an ominous premonition in his heart.

However, before he could take any action, he heard an angry roar coming from the dense forest.

"You defeated generals, where else do you want to escape!"

Accompanied by angry shouts and drums blaring everywhere, a Chu soldier armed with a spear came out of the dense forest.

Looking at the sudden appearance of the Chu army, the barbarian soldiers were so frightened that their legs became weak and two of their three souls were lost.

How did these Chu troops get in front of them?
The Chu army that appeared in front of Zu Ling and others was a thousand elite soldiers led by Qin Liangyu.

It turned out that Qin Liangyu and her thousand elite soldiers with white poles were not thrown into the battlefield by Zhao Yun at all. Instead, Zhao Yun arranged to set up an ambush on the only road between the battlefield and Zijin Cave according to the information on the direction of Zijin Cave.

Qin Liangyu relied on his own characteristics [Fighting Thousands of Miles] and the characteristics of the elite soldiers [good at mountain warfare] and [good at jungle warfare] to treat the mountains and forests as flat ground. He climbed over mountains and ridges, walked through forests and streams without any effort, and came half a day in advance. Go to the necessary place to retreat to Zijin Cave in Shanyue, dig traps, and set up an ambush.

Looking at Qin Liangyu and a thousand elite soldiers with white poles charging towards him, Zu Ling showed a look of determination in his eyes, raised his arms and shouted:

"My sons, we have no way out now. If we want to survive, we can only fight to the death. My sons, come with me and let the people of Chu see my Shanyue's bravery!"

Under Zu Ling's instigation, the eyes of the Shanyue barbarian soldiers who were desperate suddenly turned red.

As the commander-in-chief said, if we don’t fight to the death now, then we’ll wait!

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

The Shanyue barbarians mobilized the remaining fighting spirit in their bodies and fought with the white-poled elite soldiers led by Qin Liangyu.

"Kill the thief!"

Qin Liangyu gave a sweet shout, and the seven-foot white spear in his hand danced with numerous gun shadows, killing dozens of barbarian soldiers in one breath.

Seeing that the situation was not good, a Shanyue leader hurriedly led several warriors to surround Qin Liangyu.

When Qin Liangyu saw this, her phoenix eyes became more and more excited. The seven-foot white spear in her hand was like a white python, which made people unable to guard against it. It killed all the barbarian generals with sweat dripping down their backs and moaning endlessly.

Where did this crazy woman come from, to have such strength!

The elite Baigan soldiers were well-trained. Even without Qin Liangyu's personal command, under the leadership of generals at all levels, they still broke out with astonishing combat power. With their own strength of [-] troops, they were able to defeat more than [-] Shanyue barbarians.

As time went by, the fighting spirit that erupted in the hearts of the Shanyue barbarians gradually declined, and the morale inspired by Zuling's words also fell again and again.

"Commander, this Chu army is extremely brave. We can't hold on for long, so we'd better withdraw!"

A barbarian general with a broken left arm and blood all over his body came to Zuling and said sadly.

The more he fought, the more doubtful he became about life. How could these Chu soldiers be more familiar with the mountains and forests than they were?

Glancing around, Zu Ling sadly discovered that some of his own soldiers continued to fall to the ground, but the number of Chu soldiers had hardly decreased.

The previous doubts resurfaced in Zu Ling's mind.

When did the Chu people have such a powerful army?
However, at this time, he was not allowed to hesitate.

"withdraw!"

Zu Ling said with a depressed look.

Under the protection of dozens of barbarian generals, Zuling abandoned most of his main force and fled towards the mountains and forests.

Qin Liangyu had just killed the many barbarians who had just besieged him one by one. He saw Zu Ling and others escaping from the corner of his eyes. He felt a little regretful in his heart, but he raised his voice and said:

"Zu Ling has fled, how long will you continue to resist?"

After hearing these words, the barbarian soldiers who were regarded as abandoned sons subconsciously looked towards the place where Zuling originally stood, only to find that there was no one there.

The commander-in-chief abandoned them and ran away?
Realizing what had happened, the fighting spirit of the barbarians instantly dropped to freezing point.

Dang!

One of the barbarian soldiers threw away the weapon in his hand, knelt on the ground, and said: "This general, I am willing to surrender!"

Dang!

Dang!

Seeing someone starting to attack, the barbarian soldiers dropped their weapons and fell to their knees.

"The villain is willing to surrender!"

"The villain is willing to surrender!"

Qin Liangyu looked at the Shanyue barbarians kneeling on the ground, and his depressed mood finally improved a little after letting the big fish escape.

"This general orders me to tie up these Shanyue barbarians, clean up the battlefield, and let's go back home!"

"General, stop chasing?"

A lieutenant came forward and asked.

"No more chasing." Qin Liangyu shook his head, "Don't chase the poor bandits. We only have a thousand troops, so we can't take risks."

Soon, the elite soldiers of Baigan finished cleaning up the battlefield, escorted more than [-] mountain soldiers, and returned to Taihe City.

On this side, Zuling led the remaining defeated soldiers in a large circle and finally returned to the Zijin Cave.

After a while, Zu Ling summoned all the leaders in front of him.

"The Chu people killed tens of thousands of my soldiers. Such blood feud must be avenged!"

Zu Ling said through gritted teeth.

For him, a truce and peace were absolutely impossible.

The reason is simple. Once the war ceases, then he, the great leader who rose to power by force, will be done.

Therefore, no matter what, he will coerce the entire Shanyue and Chu Kingdom to continue the war.

Although Shanyue lost many men and horses, Zuling's power was still there, and the leaders did not dare to resist. They just asked Zuling to come up with a revenge strategy.

Zu Ling smiled and said:

"I have already planned this matter. I want people to go to the north of Taihe Ridge and borrow troops from Shanyue there!"

When everyone heard this, their expressions changed slightly.

Taihe Lingshan Yue divides Lingnan and Lingbei, and their branch belongs to Lingnan Shanyue.Just because Lingbei Shanyue was greedy, he had little communication with them.

When the army first started, Lingbei Shanyue wanted to participate after learning about it. Zuling was afraid that the other party would threaten him, so he politely refused.

"Chief Ancestor, that Lingbei Shanyue has always been greedy. If we ask for help and borrow troops, I'm afraid the opponent will open his mouth."

One of the leaders said worriedly.

Zu Ling had already anticipated the concerns of others.

He had been thinking about asking for help and borrowing troops all night last night, and he had already made a decision in his mind.

"You can rest assured about this matter. The Han people have something to say. The Chu people are coming fiercely now. If we are destroyed by them, then the next turn will definitely be their Lingbei Shanyue. This point, no matter how greedy they are, they still have it in their hearts. It’s quite clear, otherwise I wouldn’t have offered to participate in the first place.”

"A man is capable of bending and stretching. Now our survival is a matter of life and death. We no longer care about money and so on. No matter how high the price is, as long as we can repel this Chu army, we will not hesitate."

Having said that, Zu Ling had other plans in mind.

It would be great if we could use the help of Lingbei Shanyue to defeat this Chu army and capture Taihe City.

He could use the property of the Chu people as a reward for sending troops to Shanyue, Lingbei.

If Lingbei Shanyue is defeated by the Chu army, then he can take the opportunity to annex Lingbei Shanyue and strengthen his own power.

Taihe Ridge is extremely steep and dangerous. If the Chu army wants to go deep into it, it is absolutely a fool's errand!
(End of this chapter)