The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 313
The Xiliang army was like a flood of locusts. Wherever they went, they set off a bloody storm.

Seeing that Dianman was already galloping towards Jincheng in the southwest with the few soldiers and horses following him, Meng Da himself quickly slashed down a Xiliang iron knight soldier passing by, got on his horse, and just ran two steps away. But he heard someone shouting behind him calling him.

"Meng Da, come and die for me!"

"Meng Da, keep your head!"

Among the eight generals who rushed out from the city, Cheng Yi and Ma Wan, who were closest to Meng Da, saw that their side was firmly in the upper hand, so they shouted wildly.

Meng Da was stationed in Fufeng after Guo Jia entered Guanzhong. The generals in Xiliang had met him more or less face to face, so they could recognize him at a glance on the battlefield.

At this moment, Cheng Yi and Ma Wan are chasing Meng Da one after the other, laughing wildly with excitement on their faces, perhaps defeating the Taiping Army is a matter of honor in their lives.

Seeing that Cheng Yi was getting closer, Meng Da suddenly leaned over and hugged the horse's head and continued to run away. Among the chaotic army, Cheng Yi caught up with Meng Da before the horse played, and swung his knife to chop with a roar.

Meng Da, who was short and hugged the horse's head as if he had no strength to fight back, was always watching Cheng Yi who was running alongside him from the corner of his eyes.

This knife swung down to chop Lifing, if he was cut, he would definitely die, but Meng Da was prepared, and he dodged Cheng Yi's killing move by tilting his horse's head slightly, the blade was less than three inches away from him Passed by, and the inertia after swinging the knife made Cheng Yi face Meng Da sideways, widening the middle!

Meng Da's eyes turned cold, and he gritted his teeth and exerted his strength. He was waiting for this moment, using defense instead of attack, just waiting for the opponent to show his weakness.

Cheng Yi swung the knife and did not cut off Meng Da's head, but after that moment, Meng Da suddenly twisted around with force from his waist and abdomen, took advantage of the situation and swung the knife with his backhand, taking Cheng Yixiang's head straight!
Perhaps it was Meng Da's panic-stricken running that made Cheng Yi not expect that the other party would fight back. No, in fact, the other party has been waiting for this moment!
Letting you shoot first is to kill you in the gap after you swing the knife!

Cheng Yi saw a cold light flashing past his eyes, and the scene in his eyes suddenly turned upside down. The moment he looked down from a height, he saw the blood gushing from his neck and falling into the air, and his head was already dead. Fly up and draw a parabola in the air before rolling down the battlefield.

After beheading Cheng Yi from the horse, Meng Da straightened his back and suddenly turned around and roared.

"come!"

The scene of Cheng Yi's head flying down startled Ma Wan who was following closely, and seeing Meng Da's angry and ferocious expression, Ma Wan subconsciously pulled the rein, not daring to confront him.

After Meng Da frightened Ma Wan, he immediately galloped on his horse, calling on the scattered soldiers to flee to the northwest with him along the way.

Behind the Xiliang army, Cheng Gongying surveyed the entire battlefield. When he saw Dianman retreating to the southwest and Mengda fleeing to the northwest, he let out a low growl unwillingly.

"With such a decisive decision before the battle, everyone under Guo Jia's command should not be underestimated!"

Cheng Gongying looked up to the sky and sighed, the breeze brushed away the clouds and mist, Cheng Gongying gritted her teeth and felt pain piercing her heart.

The trend is over!

If Meng Da did not decisively send someone to report the news, but resisted to the death, it would be courageous, but also stupid!
Ten thousand infantry is by no means an opponent of the Xiliang Army, and it is only a matter of time before they are all killed.

But on the first day of junior high school, Meng Da retreated in two ways, one way to the southwest, to Jincheng, and the other way to the northwest, to Wuwei.

And so, even if the remaining Taiping army was killed, Zu Li's Xiliang army had become a lone army, which could not achieve the effect of surprise attack on Jincheng, and let the Taiping army know that Wuwei was empty.

At this time, the Taiping Army had been scattered on the battlefield with less than a thousand soldiers left, and Cheng Gongying suddenly ordered to withdraw the troops.

Apart from Cheng Yi's death in battle, the other generals were still unsatisfied. They thought that a big victory was a good thing.

But Cheng Gongying's heart has already fallen into the ice cellar.

Hearing the signal of Ming Jin's retreat, Ma Wan, Yang Qiu, Zhang Heng, and Li Kan rode back angrily, and confronted Cheng Gongying when they saw Cheng Gongying.

"Brother Cheng, what do you mean by this? Look, there are only a few hundred Taiping soldiers left on this battlefield, why don't you kill them all?"

"That's right, we should take advantage of the victory and go straight to Jincheng."

"Hey, Brother Cheng, what on earth do you mean? You told me to go out of the city to fight. Now that the victory is imminent, why did you withdraw your troops?"

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Cheng Gongying took a deep breath, and facing the complaining and puzzled gazes of the four people, he said softly: "The Taiping Army sent people to the southwest and northwest at the beginning of the battle. I will kill Jincheng now, and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry may be able to The messengers from the enemy rushed to Jincheng first, but can I wait for these cavalry to attack the city? If the infantry can’t keep up, how can Jincheng be broken? If we can’t break Jincheng, we will all die. The situation of Zu Li's battle has brought to light, and Gan Ning, who is forcing Wuwei to learn the news, what do you think he will do? Should he send troops to attack Zu Li, or return to the division to save Jincheng? Or take advantage of Wuwei's emptiness and fight down? Now , I will give you the right to choose, and I will definitely not be able to stay in Zuli right now, I am waiting for [-] soldiers, shall I return to Wuwei, Lord Savior, or go to Jincheng?"

The four generals looked at each other in dismay, the joy of victory was diluted, and each of them was full of heavy hearts.

If you can't attack Jincheng by surprise, and you don't have enough pawns to take the lead, you will definitely not be able to break through Jincheng in a short time, and the Taiping Army will try it out in the early stage of fighting Wuwei. If you are not in Wuwei, then taking Wuwei in one go would be the best choice.

Where should they go?
The four generals finally unanimously voted unwillingly to withdraw their troops and return to Wuwei to save Han Sui.

A large part of this decision was out of self-preservation. Going to fight Jincheng is equivalent to going deep alone. If you can't fight, you will die without a place to die.

Then retreat to Wuwei, even if Wuwei can't hold it, at least it can break through and retreat to the deep northwest, at least there is a retreat.

Under the orders of the four generals and Cheng Gongying, the Xiliang army directly marched towards Wuwei.

Hundreds of Taiping Army soldiers left on the battlefield had already chased Meng Da when the Xiliang Army retreated.

This battle was extremely swift from the beginning to the end, but countless corpses were left on the battlefield, most of them were soldiers of the Taiping Army.

It wasn't until the next morning that Dianman, who was rushing back to Jincheng non-stop, arrived at the gate of Jincheng.

"Open the city gate! I am the captain of General Meng!"

The four gates of Jincheng were closed tightly, and the guards at the top of the city were not careless, and not everyone knew Dianman, so the guards did not open the gates without authorization.

Dian Man was tired and out of breath while riding on the horse. Xu Yi was also exhausted both physically and mentally.

"What's wrong with you? Are you injured?"

Dianman only had time to turn his head to take a look at this moment. There were less than 20 people around him, and Xu Yi was the only one he knew.

Xu Yi suddenly burst into tears.

"Fifth brother and ninth brother!"

This starry night was rushing to Jincheng, and the image that kept repeating in Xu Yi's mind was the image of Guo Ye brandishing a knife on his horse's back.

It was the first time Dianman saw Xu Yi crying very sloppily, he gritted his teeth and lowered his head, blood dripped from his fists, but what could he do?
There is no room for delay in major military affairs, if he favorably cares about his brothers when carrying out military orders, then he is not good enough to take on important responsibilities, because he can't tell which is more important.

Fei Shi appeared at the top of the city, and saw Dian Man, who was covered in blood, and Xu Yi, who was weeping bitterly. He knew these two young people. At this moment, his complexion changed drastically, and he ordered the city gate to be opened in a deep voice. Less than 20 people entered the city.

Walking down the tower in a hurry, Fei Shi came to the gate of the city. After entering the city, Dianman was about to cup his fists and salute. Fei Shi waved his hands and asked straight to the point, "What happened?"

Dianman replied truthfully, and briefly told Fei Shi that Meng Da's [-] soldiers encountered Han Sui's main force in Zuli.

"My lord Fei, there are only two options now. Either wait for the governor to lead the army back to reinforce Jincheng, or ask the lord for help. If the Xiliang army comes to attack Jincheng, within two days, Jincheng will be surrounded on all sides. what."

Dianman spoke eagerly and looked dignified.

At this time, Fei Shi abnormally looked at the soldiers behind Dianman, and said, "Let the wounded soldiers heal first, I already know about it."

Dianman looked at Fei Shi incredulously, and forced him to ask: "Master Fei, if Jincheng is lost, not only will the lord's crusade against Han Sui fail halfway, but even the [-] soldiers and horses under the command of the governor will be in danger of being wiped out? Or should we make a decision early?" Chang'an, ask for help."

Dianman thought that letting Gan Ning withdraw his troops would definitely be the next best thing to do, and asking for help from Chang'an, even if Jincheng was lost, he would be able to return within five days. Sui's main force will also be buried here.

Fei Shi was calm, and let the soldiers go to treat their wounds as usual. When he heard the news, he was indeed shocked, but after calming down, he didn't have any worries.

Dianman followed him, just to break the casserole and see what Fei Shi was going to do, anyway, he couldn't be indifferent, otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of time for him to fight his way out of the encirclement to deliver the letter?
Fei Shi looked Dian Man up and down, and found that the blood on his body was all dry, obviously it was splashed on him by the enemy.

"Actually, my lord has already anticipated this situation. Before leaving Jincheng, my lord told me that if Han Sui didn't want to sit still, his only chance would be to surprise Jincheng after the governor led his army and loot or burn the food and grass in the city."

Fei Shi's confidence is not unfounded, the source of his confidence is that he is ready to face this situation, and this confidence is given to him by Guo Jia, who is hundreds of miles away.

Dianman was dumbfounded, and asked back: "The lord has already expected it?"

He turned his head and looked, but he didn't find that Jincheng had a large number of defenders.

"But the defense in this city is empty."

Fei Shi nodded, and said truthfully: "That's right, in Jincheng, there are only 7000 soldiers and horses that I brought with me to transport food, plus the [-] soldiers that Ma Mengqi left behind, there are only [-] soldiers in total."

It's unbelievable.

Since it was expected that the enemy might surprise Jincheng, why didn't they take precautions?
(End of this chapter)