The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 553: King Hunxie escapes [Please subscribe*Please vote]

"escape!"

This was King Hunxie’s only thought.

Bingzhou's attack was too fierce, and he didn't think his men could withstand Yan Yan's attack.

Back then, Xinling Jun led the troops and even a brave general like Meng Ao was forced to retreat step by step, not to mention the Xiongnu army whose morale was low because of being abandoned by the Dayuezhi.

Just looking around, King Hunxie fell into confusion again.

The Great Yuezhi could escape to the west, but what about him?

Where could he escape?

"go home!"

After all, home is the warmest harbor for people!
King Hunxie thought of returning to Weiyuan!
Return to his royal court.

As for whether the royal court still exists, King Hunxie no longer wants to care.

Even if I die, at least I want to see the peach blossoms in my hometown.

So, King Hunxie took his personal guards and left the central army without notifying anyone.

Without the commander of the central army, King Hunxie's camp also fell into defeat. There was no effective resistance at all, and all the soldiers were fighting on their own in confusion.

"King Hunxie has escaped!" Yan Yan looked at the disorganized Xiongnu camp and knew that this was due to the lack of a backbone.

"Persuade them to surrender!"

Yan Yan stopped attacking.

They wanted to destroy the Xiongnu's vitality, not to exterminate them.

"King Hunxie has fled. Stop resisting in vain. Put down your weapons. Those who surrender will not be killed!"

Coming from the same grassland, many of the soldiers from Bingzhou spoke Hu language themselves, so there was no communication barrier at all in persuading them to surrender.

The Bingzhou soldiers all shouted in unison, their voices spread all over the place and echoed throughout the camp of King Hunxie.

"Has the Chanyu abandoned us?" The soldiers who were still fighting subconsciously turned their heads to look in the direction of the central army's flag.

But the area under the central army's banner was empty.

The banner guard battalion, which served as the Chanyu's personal guard, had disappeared.

There was a deserted area under the central army's banner, so empty and desolate that it was chilling.

They were still fighting bravely on the front line, but their Chanyu chose to escape and live in disgrace.

"Your king has abandoned you. Stop wasting your life!"

Calls for surrender were heard one after another, and the Bingzhou army had already withdrawn from the battlefield and surrounded the camp.

"Do we want to chase them?" asked a lieutenant general.

"There are only a thousand or so people. They can't amount to anything. Don't bother with them." Yan Yan shook his head.

The top priority now is to gather the surrendered soldiers and then rush to the western front to provide support.

As for King Hunxie, he fled from the battlefield and had already lost the support of the people, making it difficult for him to rise again.

"However, if you want to make military achievements, I will not stop you!" Yan Yan continued.

Capturing King Hunxie is also a great achievement.

It was impossible for him to stop his subordinates from achieving meritorious service.

After getting tacit consent, Tian Meng led three thousand elite cavalrymen and chased in the direction where King Hunxie fled.

Tian Guang died, leaving the position of the leader of the peasant family vacant.

Everyone in the six halls of the farming family wants to succeed and become the new knight-errant.

However, a chivalrous leader not only needs to have high martial arts skills, but also a high reputation and the ability to win the support of the people.

The Zhu family of Shennong Hall is now the most popular among the six hall masters of the farming family.

If Tian Meng wants to become the leader of the farmers, he must overtake others.

Capturing the Xiongnu King Hunye would bring him supreme glory and prestige.

Therefore, Tian Meng had been paying attention to the movements of King Hunxie from the beginning. Yan Yan had no objection to Tian Meng's active pursuit. As the head of one of the six halls of the Farmer Family, he would naturally not be a mediocre person.

Maybe Tian Meng is scheming, but that doesn't mean he is a loser.

On the contrary, Tian Meng knew better that he not only had to capture King Hunxie, but also had to win beautifully.

If he were to pursue the remnants of King Hunxie and suffer heavy losses, it would not only fail to bring him a good reputation, but would only make the farm disciples doubt his ability.

"You're not going?" Yan Yan looked at Tian Hu curiously.

"It's enough for my eldest brother to go. I want to see the Bingzhou army return triumphantly." Tian Hu replied with a smile.

Although he is simple, he is not stupid.

The reason why Tian Hu didn't go was actually because he deliberately gave the credit and reputation to Tian Meng, and didn't want to share the military merit and glory with Tian Meng.

"Leave 50,000 troops to gather the surrendered soldiers and ensure logistical supplies. The rest of you, follow me to continue the pursuit!" Yan Yan divided the army again.

Fifty thousand men were left behind to guard the surrendered soldiers and escort baggage and supplies.

The rest of the army bypassed the Hun camp and continued westward to support the battlefield on the western front.

And at the time when Yan Yan was attacking, the Dayuezhi were still trying to escape.

Even though Li Ren and Wushuang Gui had already taken up the fifth line of defense in advance, the fourth line of defense was breached before they could reach the fifth line of defense.

However, because of the time gained by the first three lines of defense, the fourth line of defense was repaired more completely.

Therefore, the Great Yuezhi left 50,000 people on the fourth line of defense.

Li Ren learned an hour in advance that the Dayuezhi had broken through the fourth line of defense and were heading towards them.

So he also ordered to prepare to defend against the enemy, and Wushuang was also sent to the center of the front line.

As long as the vanguard of the Great Yuezhi's breakout was blocked, it would be almost impossible for the Great Yuezhi to break through the fifth line of defense.

However, the madness and fighting style of the Dayuezhi still made Li Ren a little confused.

It was not the military situation they had expected, nor was there any fierce man who could fight ten thousand enemies alone or stand alone against ten thousand.

The Great Yuezhi were like a group of headless flies, charging desperately in one direction, without caring about casualties.

This directly resulted in the army's original preparations and preset defense lines being rendered useless.

The opponent didn't even think about breaking through the defensive line that they were worried about, but instead rushed into their front line.

Although Wushuang Gui blocked the attack of Dayuezhi, Dayuezhi did not seem to care about it. After letting five hundred people entangle Wushuang Gui, they took advantage of the chaos to break out.

No matter how many soldiers were left on the battlefield.

Li Ren could only watch the King of Dayuezhi slip away right under his nose.

Because the battlefield was so chaotic, the Great Yuezhi fought in a disorganized manner, causing the entire defense line to be in a mess.

The most crucial thing is that the King of Dayuezhi was simply fleeing for his life, leading his army through the chaos.

Even if Li Ren wanted to order people to plug the gap, he couldn't do it.

The other side retreated too decisively. By the time the order was delivered, the King of Dayuezhi had already run away.

"They don't live their lives anymore? Why are they fighting like this?" Li Ren really couldn't understand.

"We just want to go home, why are you stopping us?" The King of Dayuezhi looked grim.

The tenacity of Bingzhou's defense also exceeded their expectations.

He originally thought that with other armies creating chaos, it would not be difficult for them to break out completely.

But now it was only the fifth line of defense, and he almost didn't have any troops under his command that could create chaos for them.

The King of Dayuezhi had no idea how many blockade lines of Bingzhou there were in the rear.

But the war has already started, and it cannot be stopped.

The King of Dayuezhi had no choice but to go down this path until the end.

"Make way for them."

Li Ren did not want to have too many casualties, so he only intercepted a part of the Dayuezhi army that could be absorbed by the fifth line of defense and let most of the Dayuezhi king's central army pass.

(End of this chapter)