Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 227 Gu Zang Falls
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In the wilderness that was tens of miles long, there were bloodstains everywhere, and the corpses of soldiers could be seen everywhere.

There were also soldiers who were injured but unable to move, lying on the grass, groaning in despair.

This is a road stained red with blood, paved with the corpses of soldiers.

After Duan Yan forcibly moved the camp to the edge of a river, he lasted only five days before he had to lead the army to pull out the camp and retreat to Chencang, because the army was about to run out of food, and if it continued to run out, it would have to wait alive. die.

What's more terrible is that there has been a phenomenon of soldiers fleeing in the army.

In the face of the endless harassment of the Luo Zheng cavalry, the patience of the soldiers has reached the limit.

Duan Yao had no choice but to forcibly break out of the camp and retreat in the direction of Chencang.

However, the short distance of less than [-] miles made Duan Wei pay an unimaginable price.

As long as the army moves, Luo Zheng's cavalry will rush up like a wolf, biting the blood of Duan Yan's army.When Duan Yan is forming an formation and is about to fight to the death, Luo Zheng's cavalry will immediately flee away.

Duan Yan was about to collapse, and those ordinary soldiers were even more unbearable. If Duan Yan hadn't ordered to kill a group of fleeing soldiers, there would probably be few people in the barracks. An Neng waited until now.

When they fled to the west gate of Chencang, there were only more than [-] people left in the [-]-strong army.

In less than [-] miles, Duan Yan suffered nearly [-] casualties.

There is really no way, Duan Yan decisively sent out [-] soldiers and horses to fight to the death, otherwise it would be a problem whether he could escape to Chen Cang smoothly.Even so, the price is too high.

Of the [-] troops that left Chang'an, only [-] remnants were defeated and returned to Chencang.

Duan Yao drew his sword and wanted to kill himself, but he really didn't know how to face Dong Zhuo's reprimand and anger.

At the west gate of Chencang, the sound of shouts and screams was deafening.

The black cavalry rushed forward again, surrounded Duan Yan's [-] remnants, and fought fiercely. The defenders of Chencang were just about to welcome Duan Yan into the city. Seeing this scene, how dare they open the city gate.

When tens of thousands of cavalry were about to make their final charge, Jia Xu suddenly urged his horses to the front of the formation.

"General, allow me to report urgently!"

Jia Xu's face was serious, and he said quickly.

"Yunwu urgent report?"

Luo Zheng's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he said in a deep voice: "Talk!"

Jia Xu said: "Chairman Xun Yu rushed to report by [-] miles. Ten days ago, the kings of Tu each led an army of [-] troops out of Xiu Tuze and plundered all over Wuwei. King Tuge defeated and took advantage of the situation to seize Guzang."

"what?"

Luo Zheng's face changed suddenly, and he said sharply: "Gu Zang is lost?"

Jia Xu nodded solemnly.

"Wooshipie!"

Luo Zheng's face was livid, and he gnashed his teeth and said: "Before Han Sui attacked Lingju, this guy gathered together to drink. If Gao Shun hadn't repelled Han Sui's army, this guy would have lost Lingju. This general thinks that in his army Veteran general, he has not been punished, but he has given him a heavy responsibility, sitting in a county of Wuwei, he does not want to lose Guzang, if he does not kill this man, how can he vent his hatred in the heart of this general."

Jia Xu sighed, "General, General Wu Xi has died in battle."

Luo Zhengqi's face was livid, and he said decisively after a long while: "Send the order, withdraw the army immediately!"

"Order!"

Long ago, the messengers responded loudly and urged the horses away.

In the desolate sound of the horn, the tens of thousands of cavalry who were about to charge immediately retreated like sweat.

"How is this going?"

Duan Yan wiped the blood from his face, feeling a little surprised.

"General, Luo Zheng's army has retreated!"

A general shouted hastily: "General, please hurry up and order the army to enter the city."

Duan Yan came back to his senses and said quickly: "Yes, quickly order the guard Chen Cang to open the gate city and welcome the army into the city."

Soon, the suspension bridge at the west gate of Chencang was lowered, and the gate of the city was opened.

Duan Jun led the remnants of less than [-] defeated generals, and rushed in like a bereaved dog. He didn't heave a long sigh of relief until he stepped on the solid gate tower, and raised his eyes to look at the Luo Zheng cavalry going all over the mountains and plains. .

"What's going on, why did Luo Zheng's army retreat suddenly?"

Some generals were full of doubts, and they really couldn't figure out how Luo Zheng would withdraw at this time.

Duan Yan also couldn't figure it out. It stands to reason that his [-]-odd remnant soldiers were on the verge of collapse. Luo Zheng only needed a charge to completely destroy himself. At this time, he suddenly withdrew, which is really hard to solve.

But at this moment, the big stone in everyone's heart fell to the ground.

Regardless of why Luo Zheng suddenly withdrew, it was a good thing for Duan Yan and others.

At least more than [-] soldiers and horses were saved, and they finally retreated into Chencang City, and no one became a prisoner of Luo Zheng.Although all the food, fodder and supplies were lost, as long as there was life left, everything would still have a chance.

Half an hour later, Luo Zheng led the army out of the camp, escorted the prisoners, and rushed straight to Long County with light clothes.

It was not until entering Tiger Leaping Gorge that the marching speed was slightly slowed down.

When the army was in front of the battle, Luo Zheng asked: "Wenhe, where is the Tuge King's army now?"

Jia Xu replied: "After Tuge Wang Hongtu attacked and defeated Wuwei, he did not take the opportunity to attack Jincheng, but sent his troops to loot everywhere. However, the Tugehu people have long since recovered their hearts to stop Tuge's court. This time they attacked Guzang. I'm afraid I won't retreat easily."

Luo Zheng nodded. It has been a day or two since the Tugehu people nomadic in Xiutuze want to restore the Xiutu royal court, but the Huns have long been scared by the big man. Even if they have this ambition, they don't have the guts.

Even if the national strength of the Han Dynasty has been declining in recent years, it is only a matter of looting the counties in Wuwei.

However, now that Dong Zhuo has usurped Han to stand on his own, and King Tu Ge has defeated Gu Zang again, it is hard to say.

Originally, the weakness of the Han court had been nakedly exposed to the eyes of the world, but now Dong Zhuo stood on his own, the Han Dynasty was dead, and could no longer deter the nomads in the north, and there were signs of instability on the borders of various places.

King Tu Ge sent troops this time, not necessarily without the intention of probing.

What's more, after taking Guzang again, it will definitely not be so easy to get these Huns back.

In the former Han Dynasty, King Xiutu belonged to the royal family of the Huns. He lived on the right wing of the Huns. His territory was Xiutuze in the north of Wuwei, and the city of Xiutu King was built.

After King Xiutu descended to Han, he was killed by King Hunxie, but the tribe has always lived in Xiutuze. After several rebellions, the Han court moved Qiang, Di and other nomadic tribes to Xiutuze. Known as Tu Gehu.

But the dominant ones were still the Huns, and most of the nobles were descendants of King Xiutu.

Tu Gehu has always had the ambition to restore Xiu Tu Wangting, but he had to rely on it when the Han Dynasty was strong. Since the Guangwu Zhongxing, the power of the Han Dynasty has been declining, and Tu Gehu no longer obeys the orders of the Han court. Constantly testing and challenging the bottom line of the Han court can be said to be more and more arrogant, and the ambition is gradually expanding.

After realizing that the Han court had gradually decayed and was unable to send troops to suppress it, it intensified.

Since Luo Zheng arrived in Liangzhou, he has always planned to wipe out the surrounding alien races and completely stabilize the rear. He was only busy with the battle and could not send troops to stop Tu Ze. He did not expect that when the army was completed this time, he was attacked by Tu Gehu. .

"These damned Huns!"

Senhan's murderous intent shot out of Luo Zheng's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said: "This general will not deal with them. This man Hong Tu has eaten the heart of a bear and dared to provoke this general. If we don't razed Xiu Tuze to the ground this time , how can you let it go!"

Jia Xu took it very seriously and said: "These foreigners are all unfamiliar wolf cubs. When the Han was strong in the past, these aliens were as obedient as dogs. When the Han's national strength weakened, these unfamiliar dogs would bite back. One mouthful, master. I agree with the general's strategy of dealing with alien races. If we want to completely calm the troubles in the frontier and let our Han people live and work safely, the only way is to completely exterminate these wolf cubs and never give them the soil to survive. Only in this way can border troubles be completely eliminated.”

Luo Zheng nodded again and again: "What Wen He said is very true. As the so-called non-my race, their hearts must be different. Even if these foreign races temporarily surrender to the big man, it is only due to the situation. After all, the blood flowing in the bones is not my big Han nation's blood In fact, they never forget the glory of their ancestors, and they will rebel whenever they have the opportunity. The only way is to implement a strategy of genocide and completely annex the Wanli Desert to our Han territory, so as to solve the border troubles of the nomads once and for all.”

Jia Xu said: "The situation in Wuwei has changed, we should have stabilized the rear first, but now Long County is about to fall, it would be a pity if we just give up like this. Why don't the general personally sit in Longxi and order a general to lead the troops to Wuwei?"

Luo Zheng pondered for a while, and said: "Guzang fell, what countermeasures can Wen Ruoke have?"

Jia Xu said: "Chairman Xun Yu has asked General Zhao Yun to lead [-] cavalry north to Wuling to station in order to prevent Tu Ge Wang Hongtu from taking advantage of the situation and lead his army south. However, General Zhao Yun only has [-] cavalry, so he can only defend against danger. Powerless to take the initiative."

Luo Zheng nodded and said: "Wen Ruo's handling method is correct, let's go to Long County first!"

Five miles west of Long County, Gao Shun moved his camp here after Duan Yan withdrew his troops.

Duan Yan had already withdrawn to Guanzhong, and had his lord to deal with it. Gao Shun's only target was Long County. Although he didn't lead an army to besiege the city, he cut off Ma Teng's food supply and planned to trap Ma Teng to death.

Gao Shun sent scouts to scout the horses and closely monitored the movements of the counties in Hanyang County. Whenever there was grain and grass transported to Long County, Gao Shun personally led the army to rob them.

Long County, Ma Teng's official residence.

"Gao Shun, I'm so angry!"

Ma Teng roared again and again, with a ferocious face as if he wanted to eat people.

Right now the city is about to run out of food, and it can only last for more than half a month at most, but the food and grass from the counties cannot be brought in, and the [-] troops sent out to transport food were also defeated by Gao Shun, and only a thousand remnants and defeated generals fled back.

Except for the more than [-] soldiers and horses in Longxian County, the counties in Hanyang have no soldiers and horses to mobilize.

As for the [-] soldiers and horses in Wudu, they had already been drawn back by Ma Teng.

If you don't try to bring in food and grass, the army will starve in 20 days at most.

The danger of the situation has indeed reached the point where it is at stake.

Ma Teng was so worried these days that he didn't think about food and drink, and he hated Gao Shun even more. This fellow was really a tough nut to crack. His [-] troops were not only equipped with fine food, but also well-trained, so he was really hard to deal with.

"Father!"

Amidst the hurried footsteps, Ma Chao walked in quickly, bowing his hands and saluting.

Ma Teng suppressed the anger in his heart, waved his hands and said, "My son is free!"

Ma Chao straightened up and said in a condensed voice: "The scout just came to report, and Luo Zheng has led the army back."

"What, Luo Zheng is back?"

Ma Teng was taken aback, only felt his heart sinking, and couldn't help but say: "So, Luo Zheng should have broken Duan Yan's army, otherwise it would be impossible to return to Longqi so soon."

Ma Chao said: "It should be impossible. Even if Duan Yan suffered heavy casualties when he stormed Long County and Gaoshun camp, he still had at least [-] troops under his command. Luo Zheng only had more than [-] cavalry. How dare he want to completely defeat Duan Yan's army Disaster!"

Ma Teng snorted heavily, and said: "My son, don't underestimate Mr. Luo Zheng. This man is not only scheming, but also good at fighting. In the past, Han sat in Jincheng and fought with his father for several years. I didn't completely destroy it, but Luo Zheng broke Yunwu in a battle, and Han Sui was captured alive, are there few examples like this?"

"This……"

Ma Chao was speechless for a while, extremely dissatisfied.

Ma Teng stopped talking, waved his hands and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on Gao Shun's camp, but report any news at any time."

"The child obeys."

Ma Chao cupped his hands, turned and retreated.

Gaoshun camp, the big tent of the Chinese army.

Luo Zheng paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, unable to make up his mind.

Jia Tiao, Gao Shun, Yan Xing and others stood aside with serious expressions.

Guzang fell, and the situation in Wuwei was in dire straits. Luo Zheng should have led the army there in person. However, under the generals of Long County, it is also very important whether Ma Teng can be completely wiped out in the first battle. It is related to the overall strategic situation. How can Luo Zheng let go easily.

"Lord!"

Gao Shun suddenly took a step forward, and clasped his hands sonorously and said, "Now Ma Teng has no reinforcements outside, no food and grass inside, and is trapped in an isolated city. "

Luo Zheng looked at Jia Xu and asked, "What do Wen He think?"

Jia Xu looked at Gao Shun, and wanted to object at first, but when the words came to his lips, it turned into, "Shout out that the general is well-mannered, and it is very safe to be in Long County. I have no objections!"

After thinking about it for a while, Luo Zheng said decisively: "Forget it, the matter of Long County will be handed over to Boping. Now that Duan Yan has been defeated and returned to Guanzhong, he is no longer able to send troops to Liangzhou, and Lu Bu is still dying. Ma Teng should not be able to invite him again. Reinforcement, but Boping still has to be careful to guard against the surrounding Qianghu tribes. This general will leave you with another [-] cavalry. After defeating Long County, you must take advantage of the victory and pursue it to capture Wudu County in one fell swoop. You must not let Ma Teng escape to Wuwei again. Make a comeback!"

Gao Shun said solemnly: "My lord, don't worry, the general will not disgrace his life!"

Luo Zheng made a 'hmm' sound, and said: "This general is still very confident in Boping. In this case, Yan Xing and Wang Fang quickly summoned the army to set off, and went to Liangzhou with this general to meet the Tu Gehu rebels. "

"As ordered!"

All the generals responded with a bang, strode out of the tent and left. (The novel "Leaping Horse Xiliang" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lucky draw gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign on the top right "add friend", search Official account "qdread" and pay attention, hurry up!)
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