Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 82
As Taishi Ci ordered to break out of the encirclement, the war basically came to an end.

In order to allow his men to retreat successfully, Taishi Ci personally led the cavalry to the rear, and relied on his own cavalry shooting to kill more than ten people, frightening the Jingzhou soldiers who tried to pursue them.

Then I scanned the decayed battlefield and saw that a large number of Jingzhou cavalrymen surrounded the military formation. The soldiers who could walk basically withdrew, and those who couldn't basically surrendered.A large number of surrendered Jiangdong soldiers could be seen on the battlefield. They laid down their weapons and gave up resistance.

Seeing this, Taishi Ci did not dare to stay, so he led more than a hundred of his cavalry to retreat.

In the aftermath of the war, the Jingzhou sergeants on the battlefield did not wait for the war to end. They began to clean up the battlefield, such as cutting off ears to gain credit, or searching for money from dead soldiers and secretly stuffing it into their own pockets.

"Straight bitch, this is someone's head, how dare you take the credit."

Zhang Ning, the school swordsman under Guan Yu's tent, saw the soldiers under Liu Pan's tent bending down to cut off the ears of the soldiers he had beheaded, and he angrily shouted.

Huang Fu looked up and saw Zhang Ning insisting that it was him who took the credit. He was also angry and said: "This man was killed by your father. How dare you say that he is yours."

"Fart!" Zhang Ning walked to the corpse, pointed at his wounds, and said, "I was the one who cut this abdominal wound, how could it be yours?"

As soon as Zhang Ning finished speaking, another person came over to take the credit and said, "You are full of lies. This bullet wound was made by me, and this knife wound was made by me."

As he spoke, the man patted the saber hanging on his waist, pointed to the wound on his shoulder, and said: "This man is brave, and he was almost invincible. This wound was caused by him."

"If the battle is not going well, you can just grab the heads later." Zhang Ning became furious and said: "A certain follower of Guan Junhou breaks the formation and kills the enemy, but you are here to grab the credit."

The dispute between the three people attracted the attention of their respective colleagues, and with the support of their respective teammates, they all claimed that this person was killed by him.

Excited by the words, these soldiers who had just finished fighting seemed ready to move.

However, at this moment, the law enforcement team arrived and chased away the crowd. They detained the three people and their left ears, and notified Liu Bei and Liu Qi of the news.

This is the shortcoming of the United Army. There is no unified government system, and the methods of counting its military exploits are also different.Once it is not handled well, it will easily cause dissatisfaction among various ministries, from the lower-level soldiers to the upper-level generals.

Today, there are not just one or two cases of credit-stealing after the war, but dozens of them.The most outrageous thing is that ten people claim one head, and each of them can find a reason to say that the head belongs to them.

When Zhang Fei frowned slightly and was about to speak, Xu Shu stopped Zhang Fei and whispered: "General Zhang, a little impatience will mess up the big plan. The general can lead the cavalry to chase Taishi Ci first, the lord has his own arrangements."

Zhang Fei glanced sideways at everyone, snorted coldly, took the reins and left.

Liu Qi was a little embarrassed and asked, "What do you think of your military exploits?"

Liu Bei pondered for a while and said: "Bo Wei, war merit is not a trivial matter, but if it is not handled properly, it will alienate the various tribes. If there is any dispute with the tribes due to war merit under Bei's account, the war merit will belong to him, and Bei will reward him on his own."

Faced with Liu Bei's humility, Liu Pan, Wenpin and other generals blushed. This battle was commanded by Liu Bei, and the one who broke the formation was also under Liu Bei's command.Now they have given themselves the military exploits that caused the dispute, which makes them feel embarrassed!

Wenpin was also worried that Liu Bei, who had contributed the most, would stand up for his soldiers and seize battle glory.Hearing Liu Bei's words now, Wenpin was ashamed and felt that he was judging a gentleman with a villain's heart.

After a little hesitation, Liu Qi said: "My uncle has made great contributions in this battle. How can Qi let my uncle suffer this injustice? I can take half of the captured soldiers, money and food, and reward the soldiers later."

Liu Bei was slightly happy. Half of the soldiers were more than [-] people. These were all veterans. By merging them under his own account, they could increase their power.

"Thank you Bo Wei!"

Liu Bei did not refuse and said: "Taishici broke through and left. Although Xingba intercepted him now, we don't know the details. If Taishi Ci escapes, he will be a powerful enemy like us. The troops will stay here to clean up the battlefield. Prepare your elite troops to chase him and see if you can intercept him."

"Thank you uncle!"

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Taishi Ci led his troops to break through the encirclement and headed southeast, hoping to surrender to Danyang County.After all, his six counties were basically captured by the Jingzhou Army. There is a high probability that Sun Ben in the south will not accept him. Now he can only go southeast, enter Danyang, and go up to Wuxian to show the whole story.Taishi Ci gathered the defeated soldiers along the way and walked along the country road to prevent being overtaken by the Jingzhou army.There are few people in the country road and the vegetation is lush. Taishi Ci can only use the sun as a reference direction and the trend of mountains and rivers to judge the road ahead.

I don't know how long I have been running, but it is already dusk and the sky is dim. Taishi Ci is leaning against the tree, holding the reins with one hand. His turban has been lost and his bun has fallen down. He is quite embarrassed.The more than a thousand soldiers under his command had already abandoned their helmets and armor, and only a broken 'Tai Shi' general's flag was still held in the flag holder, fluttering in the wind.

Taishi Ci licked his lips and asked, "Heng'er, is there any water?"

15-year-old Tai Shiheng touched his waist, shook his head and said, "Father, I don't know where the water bag was thrown."

Taishi Ci looked at the black spots in front of him, steeled himself, and said, "Jiaoqiu City is just ahead. I'll enter the city and rest for the night before setting off."

"promise!"

Under Tai Shici's orders, more than a thousand soldiers who had abandoned their armor were on the road again. After fighting for a long time and running for half a day, they had no strength. They could only stagger forward, hoping to reach Jiaoqiu City where they could rest.

Just as they crossed the pass, a Gan flag suddenly rose from the silent mountains on both sides, and the sound of military drums shook the heaven and the earth.More than two thousand soldiers stood on both sides of the mountain, with flags flying, and the entire forest seemed to come alive.

Gan Ning stood on the slope and shouted: "Tai Shi Ci, I would rather accept the order of my lord and have been waiting here for a long time. Why don't you quickly dismount and accept the surrender and submit to General Zuo."

Such a scene was so frightening that Taishi Cibuqu's face turned pale. They were originally defeated soldiers, but now they had fled here, how could they still have the strength to fight.

The chief secretary, Chen Yan, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "General, we were harmed by Sun Ben and were defeated in a fierce battle. We have tried our best for the Sun family. There is a large army in front of us and pursuers behind us. There is no way to survive. It is better to surrender." General Zuo."

Hearing this, Taishi Ci became furious, whipped Chen Yan's back with the whip in his hand, and scolded him: "Sun Ben is unkind, how can I be unjust? Ci was highly valued by Sun Tuini and granted him territory. If he surrenders now, he will wait for someone After his death, An has the face to meet Sun Jun!"

Taishi Ci got on his horse, took the bow and arrow, waved his hand and said, "I am the vanguard. Follow me and kill the generals out."

As he spoke, Taishi Ci stood out on his horse, holding a bow and arrow. He opened the bow left and right, and shot to both sides.The bow sounded like a thunderbolt, and with three consecutive arrows, three soldiers fell down on the mountain.

Seeing that the general was brave, the defeated troops mustered up the courage to follow him and try to break out of the pass.

"Fire arrows!"

However, Gan Ning, who was ordered to intercept Taishi Ci, how could he let them go so easily.Under his military order, arrows rained down from the soldiers on the mountain ridge like raindrops. The soldiers who rushed in front were hit by arrows and died one after another.Even Taishi Ci, who was riding his horse in front, had to retreat to avoid his sharp edge.

"what!"

When Taishi Cili turned his horse around, a crossbow arrow flew towards him, escaping the front of his armor and hitting him in the side of the waist.

"Father!"

"General!"

"Go up the mountain!"

Taishi Ci endured the pain, but saw that the arrows were like locusts, and it was really difficult to break through, so he said: "To avoid the enemy, we will see if we can break through tonight."

"promise!"

Gan Ning looked at Taishi Ci running up the hill and ordered: "Guard the crossing with multiple bows and crossbows. Don't let Taishi Ci go down the mountain. Wait until the lord comes and see how he will deal with it."

As dusk fell, the cavalry led by Zhang Fei also arrived.Taishi Ci sustained his arrow wound and personally led his soldiers down the mountain to break out of the encirclement, but they were all killed by Gan Ning and Zhang Fei and sent back.

When night fell, the infantry led by Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Huo Jun also arrived at the foot of the hill and surrounded it.Taishi Ci and his troops were short of horses and men, so they were helpless in this situation.

(End of this chapter)