Horse on the World

Chapter 810 Abandoned City
Little sparks fluttered above the dilapidated city, reflecting the blood stains on the top and bottom of the city. In the past two days, Sapphire and Xu Siyu would attack even at night, and the casualties in the city were increasing day by day. It's cold and damp, sitting cross-legged, holding a weapon in your arms, take the time to take a short rest, maybe the enemy will attack again at any time.In front of him, Bibipaopao's burning firewood can only give people spiritual comfort in the cold weather.

The several snow platforms that are approaching the city are like monsters in the dark night, staring at Yangquan City. During the day, the two sides can even see each other's face clearly.

"How many days will it take for the opponent to directly attack the city?" Xu Ji asked, staring at the dim snow platform not far away.

"Up to three days!" Jin Chao said solemnly, "General Xu, this is the best situation."

"Three days? How many soldiers are there left to fight?"

"Less than 5000 people. There are few injuries and many deaths. During this period of time, all those who can come up have come up, and there are only 5000 people. They have already begun to organize the people in the city to go to the city." Jin Transcendence.

"How's the situation down there at Lower Fort?"

"We have been cut off from there for many days, and the sentries can't penetrate it, but we haven't seen Zeng Yifan's soldiers and horses. The Xiabaoping should still be in our hands." Jin Chao laughed: "General Wei is our leader." Dingzhou's well-known defensive master, and the opponent is Zeng Yifan, he will not have the intention of fighting us, it is easier than us."

"Once we can't defend here, they won't be able to relax there either." Xu Ji shook his head, "After all, there are 6 or [-] people in Zeng Yifan's place, and it's just that they haven't exerted their strength to fight. Once our place collapses, Zeng Yifan will definitely pounce with all his strength , otherwise he will not be easy to explain."

Jin Chao was silent, and after a while he whispered: "I don't know what's going on with the lord? Has the main force of the southern army been attracted? If the opponent makes a move, our mission will be completed."

Xu Ji smiled, "If the opponent is fooled, we may soon receive an order from General Tian Da to retreat. If we don't receive an order for a day, we will stand here for a day until we are the last one."

"General Xu, General Jin!" There was a rush of shouts, and the two turned around to look. Wu Yubo limped over, followed by a man dressed as a farmer.

"Two generals, people from Weizhou are here!"

"People from Weizhou are here!" Xu Ji and Jin Chao called out in unison, both of them looked surprised. The man behind Wu Yubo stepped forward, "Lu Fu, the Military Intelligence Investigation Department of the Overwatch Council, pays a visit to the two generals."

"Wanli, Wuli, Lu Fu, what orders did you bring?" Xu Ji asked eagerly.

With a bang, Lu Fu tore open the seam of the skirt, took out a roll of paper, and presented it to Xu Ji with both hands.

Xu Ji hurriedly opened it, glanced at it, and said to Jin Chao, "It's a letter from General Tian."

"What do you want us to do?"

"Retreat!" Xu Ji raised his head, "Most of Hu Zequan moved, and he marched in two directions, one from Yingcheng, Quancheng, and the other from Tuojiang River. General Tian ordered us to abandon Yangquan immediately and return to Weizhou. Lu Dabing's cavalry The team will cover us, and Liu Shan will also lead a team to support us."

Jin Chao nodded, "In this way, we can prevent our opponents from biting our tails."

"But?" Xu Ji pondered for a moment, "General Tian asked about Wu Gui!"

The two looked at each other, but they were silent. The troops that went out with Wu Gui had already returned to Yangquan, but Wu Gui had not heard from him so far, so it was probably a disaster.

Outside the city, at the camp of the Southern Army, Che Baoren rushed into Lan Yu's tent like a gust of wind, "General Lan, the enemy has begun to retreat." Xie said, "They finally couldn't stand it anymore." He strode up to the map and looked at it.

Xu Siyu put his hand on the waist knife and said excitedly: "As soon as the opponent leaves the city, we can pounce on them and bite them hard. Without the cover of the city, I would like to see what else they will use to fight us?"

Lan Yu thought for a while, "We still have to be careful. Since the opponent retreats without any cover, he is not afraid of us knowing, so he must have something to rely on."

"It's just Lu Dabing's five thousand cavalry." Xu Siyu said disdainfully: "The sky is full of ice and snow, and the sky is freezing. The power of the cavalry is greatly reduced. I'm afraid he is a bird."

"Do you think Tian Feng will watch us eat his army like this?" Lan Yu shook his head and said, "Tian Feng is also a well-known veteran. If we act rashly, maybe we will beat him up." At a place on the map, "the opponent has many wounded soldiers, and we will not go too fast. After dawn, we will start to pursue, but there is a point that must not be crossed. I dare to assert that Tian Feng must have already The corresponding troops are deployed here."

"Kill the tiger's mouth?" Xu Siyu said.

"That's right, kill Hukou. Tomorrow let Lu Fengchun lead the cavalry to chase first, and Che Baoren, you lead three thousand infantry to follow closely behind." Lan Yu said.

"Let Lu Fengchun go?" Xu Siyu asked hesitantly.

Lan Yu laughed, "Lu Fengchun is good at cavalry combat, and there are two thousand cavalry under him, Siyu, you can add another thousand cavalry to him, let him take the lead."

"Is this appropriate? After all..."
Lan Yu sneered, "So what? Is he still the old Lu Fengchun? Right now he only has two thousand cavalry, what else do he want besides fighting for us?"

Xu Siyu shrugged, spread his hands, and signaled Che Baoren to go down and make arrangements.
"Let's go, let's see what tricks Xu Ji will come up with?" Lan Yu picked up the helmet from the table and said to Xu Siyu.
After Lu Fengchun received the order to send Che Baoren away, his anger finally broke out. He drew out his knife and slashed the chairs in the tent until they became a pile of pieces of wood. Knife, stopped.Unexpectedly, now he has been reduced to the status of a young forward?

Chasing down soldiers is a lucrative job, but the problem is that the current enemy is actively retreating, and their strength is still there. During the pursuit, they will inevitably encounter tenacious resistance. Moreover, Lu Dabing's thousands of cavalry are in One side is watching covetously, and if you are not careful, you will open your bloody mouth and swallow yourself in one gulp.

"Lu Shuai, they bully people too much, we ignore them!" A general said angrily.
Lu Fengchun closed his eyes for a while, and sighed, "The tiger in Pingyang was bullied by dogs, and the plucked phoenix is ​​not as good as a chicken. How can we still have the right to negotiate with them? If we dare to violate the order, Lan Yu will dare to use military law to kill us." Me, if I still have enough strength in my hands, would he do this? Look at Zeng Yifan, who is working abroad in Xiabaoping, Lan Yu asked Xu Siyu to warn him seriously, and didn't even say a word of serious words , isn't it because Zeng Yifan still has [-] to [-] soldiers in his hands!"

"Lu Shuai, I don't keep my master here, I have my own place to stay, why do we have to suffer so much here?" The general said bitterly.

Lu Fengchun smiled wryly, "Where else can we go? There is no place for us to stand in Li Qing's place, and he has a hatred for killing my son and seizing the land. How can I bow my head to him? And I don’t want to, and with the strength we have now, no one will look down upon us.”
"Lu Shuai, even if we go to occupy the mountain and become king, we will be happier than now."
Lu Fengchun laughed, but there was a lot of bitterness in the laughter, "Being the king of the mountain, the king of the mountain, maybe one day, the majestic commander of Weizhou, the Lu family will become a king of the mountain?"

"Shuai Lu?"

Lu Fengchun waved his hand, "Don't call me Lu Shuai, go get ready, attack immediately at dawn, and pursue the Yangquan defenders."

Xu Ji and Jin Chao were completely ready to retreat, the city was brightly lit, and there were many people on the city. Wu Yubo led an elite team out of the city ahead of time, and rushed to the first point that Xu Ji had planned to set up a position. They will set off in the second batch. In this batch, a large number of wounded and civilians are concentrated, and Jin Chao will lead an elite team to break the rear.
Quanzhou, Quancheng, and Hu Zequan have already reached this point, and on the Tuojiang River, countless horse-drawn sleds are pulling countless supplies on the thick ice of the Tuojiang River. As the largest material transfer base of the Southern Army, from here, it will be distributed forward. After Hu Ze's entire army enters Weizhou, Linzhao will become the second material transfer point.

A few years later, Hu Zequan's beard and hair were completely white. This late blooming general is now the number one general under King Ning, controlling nearly [-] soldiers and horses. determination.

"Quancheng, leave 5000 people behind." Hu Zequan said to Ai Yongjun, "Choose a seasoned and prudent general to sit here. There can be no mistakes here. He is related to the safety of our tens of thousands of troops."
Ai Yongjun smiled and said: "This is Quanzhou, the enemy is still far away in Weizhou, what can happen? The general is too worried."
Hu Zequan smiled, "Yeah! But I have to think a little bit more, support the army, we lost the navy, I am most worried that the opponent's navy will attack Anshun Port at this time, if Anshun Port falls, then The opponent’s Marine Corps can intersperse, and after we leave, I don’t think the local soldiers left by Mr. Zeng can stop them.”
"Isn't General Pang sitting in Anshun Port?"

"The strength of the navy is far inferior to that of the opponent. If the opponent forces an attack, Pang Jun may not be able to stop it. Even if Anshun Port does not miss, we have to prevent the opponent's troops from interspersing. Yongjun, you forgot the opponent's attack." The Marine Corps once forcibly marched [-] miles in three days, and even fought several prefectures and counties along the way. Be careful, there is no big mistake. In my life, I can live to this day, and I seldom lose battles. The victory lies in being cautious and treading on thin ice." Hu Zequan said earnestly and authentically.
"The general understands, thank you general for your guidance." Ai Yongjun said: "Then let General Lu Xin guard the spring city!"

(End of this chapter)