Great Han Empire

Chapter 915 Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Wins Central Plains
Duan Xuan commanded the Huben army to enter the battlefield. Under the cover of Xianbei iron cavalry, they quickly lined up and kept approaching Xianyuyin's army.

Gao Gan seized the opportunity at the right time, ordered the assault troops to gather forces, and launched a fierce attack on the junction of the two armies, trying to break out of the siege by taking advantage of the unstable foothold of the reinforcements in northern Xinjiang. The army is the most powerful army in the northern Xinjiang army, with strong soldiers and excellent equipment, Yuan Jun cannot compare with it.Yuan Jun rushed in and never came back, and all 600 people were killed.Gao Gan was furious, and personally led the army to kill him, but after rushing in, Gao Gan regretted it. He and his soldiers seemed to have fallen into a huge whirlpool, rolling violently in the turbulent torrent, dizzy, without any sense of direction. With the strength to fight back, he watched his companion struggling in the torrent, shouting, and then being quickly swallowed.

Gao Gan couldn't help himself, and was swept to the forefront of the fierce battle by layers of waves.The tiger and ben soldiers fought tightly, cooperated with each other, had both offense and defense, and were extremely sharp.Gao Gan feels that his opponent is like an impenetrable "city wall". Every time he cuts down and every spear penetrates, it is a hard shield. He can't see the defending enemy soldiers at all. But it is as dense as a forest, and the long arrows shot out are like a violent storm, which makes people have nowhere to hide.Gao Gan roared angrily, and his saber chopped on the same shield continuously like chopping melons and vegetables. His shield seemed to be an iron plate, and it remained motionless and undamaged.Gao Gan retreated a few steps helplessly, panting for breath, but the "iron plate" in front of him suddenly cracked, and three spears and two crossbows suddenly appeared in front of Gao Gan.Gao Gan's eyes widened suddenly, and he opened his mouth to let out a desperate exclamation.The crossbow arrow screamed sharply, and it was nailed to Gao Gan's chest in an instant.Four crossbow arrows collided with the armor, leaving two deep dents on the armor due to the sputtering of sparks, two crossbow arrows pierced Gao Gan's lower abdomen, and nailed to the ground with two drops of blood.Gao Gan couldn't stand steadily, and was knocked upside down by the impact of the crossbow.At the moment when his body vacated and retreated, three spears pierced into his body at the same time, blood shot out from his shoulder, lower abdomen and left thigh immediately.Gao Gan flew up, and the stern howl rushed out of his mouth at this moment.

He fell into the arms of the guards, and seeing the guards hugging him and screaming loudly, he felt that the screams were getting smaller and smaller, as if they were coming from the distant sky.He was picked up by his personal guards, and quickly retreated in the dense crowd. He felt his body was bleeding and his life was passing.He forcefully opened his eyes, saw the blood-colored sunset in the sky, and saw the gorgeous sunset glow. He wanted to raise his head to take a closer look, but he had no strength left. He let out a long breath, and then slowly closed his eyes. Eye.

Gao Gan was put on the ground.Zishao was drenched in blood, leaning on a spear, and with the support of his personal guards, he limped up to the senior officials.

Gao Gan died in battle.Zisu was completely hopeless and knelt on the ground powerlessly. He could no longer control his emotions, and tears poured out.

"My lord, the right wing of the army was breached by the northern army. Gao Lan and Lei Chong charged in two ways, and they are already approaching the central army."

"My lord, Pang De and Feng Qing's iron cavalry once again broke through the left wing of the army, and are attacking the central army."

The messengers swarmed in, and the panicked shouts made Zisu almost collapse.

"My lord, give your order quickly. If the northern army breaks through the left and right wings and pinches the central army, we will be divided and surrounded by the northern army." An army commander leaned close to Zisui's ear and asked in a low voice, "My lord, we Should we attack, or retreat?"

Zisu wiped away his tears and looked up into the distance.In the afterglow of the setting sun, Han Sui's battle flag was still fluttering in the wind, but the speed of the flag's movement became slower and slower, and around the flag, the battle flags of the Northern Xinjiang Army became more and more dense. A siege has already formed.If he wanted to get out at this moment, he had to break through the Northern Border Army's resistance and join up with Han Sui.Han Sui rushed over desperately, apparently also wanting to help himself break out.After the two armies met, their strength doubled. With the current strength of the Northern Xinjiang Army, it is impossible to encircle and wipe out. In this way, the army can not only successfully break through the encirclement of the Northern Xinjiang Army, but also retreat back to Chang'an safely. However, the Northern Xinjiang Army Will the army give itself time to break through?

"Boom..." The sound of war drums for the alarm soared into the sky.

The northern Xinjiang iron cavalry is getting closer and closer to the Chinese army, and the battle flags of the lingering old opponents Gao Lan and Lei Zhong are also faintly visible. They will be surrounded and wiped out by the Northern Xinjiang Army.It was going to be dark soon, and it was impossible for Xiliang people to persist until midnight, and it was impossible for him to break through the blocking of the Northern Border Army before dark.The battle is over.

"Order all the ministries to retreat to the rear." Zilu shook his head in pain, pointing to the battlefield ahead, "Lower Lord Gao's battle flag. Tell Han Sui that Lord Gao is dead and we have lost the power to fight again. Please withdraw quickly."

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"Gao Gan is dead."

Qu Yi could hardly believe his eyes, he rode his horse and rushed to the front amidst the cheers of the soldiers.

Yuan Jun retreated rapidly, and the formation was extremely chaotic.The commander-in-chief of Gao Gan has indeed disappeared, and now commanding Yuan Jun's sub-rate, Yuan Jun's morale has been dealt a fatal blow, and they will no longer be able to break through, unless a miracle happens.

Qu Yi raised his head to the sky and laughed wildly, ecstatic, and gave orders repeatedly.

"Urgently report to Gao Lan and Lei Chong, lead the army to cover up and kill them, surround them, and surround them."

"Tell Yang Feng, Zhang He, and Hua Xiong to withdraw from the battle and strengthen the defense line before dark."

"The generals Xian Yuyin, Zhao Heng, and Duan Xuan were ordered to regroup on the spot to ensure that the army still has the strength to fight again."

"Urgently order Pang De and Feng Qing to lead their troops to the west to encircle and wipe out the Xiliang Army and Han Sui."

"Blow the horn, blow the horn..." Qu Yi rode his horse like flying, raised his hands and shouted wildly, "Regroup, regroup, follow me to surround and kill Xiliang people..."

The horn blares.The Xianbei turned their horses around, followed Qu Yi's commander-in-chief, and rushed towards the battlefield to the west.

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Han Sui looked up to the sky and howled mournfully.

The war horse stood upright, raised its hooves and neighed, as if it wanted to vent all the grief and despair in its chest together with its master.

The Xiliang army stopped slowly, the retreating horns sounded one after another, and the various ministries urgently shifted their battle formations, and the battlefield was in chaos.

Gao Gan died, at this most critical moment.Yuan Jun lost his coach, lost his morale, lost his determination and courage to break through, and lost this battle.In order to repay Han Sui's rescue, Yuan Jun immediately lowered Gao Gan's battle flag, passed the news of Gao Gan's death to the Xiliang people, and asked them to retreat quickly.Yuan Jun's approach was tantamount to ruining himself completely, but it gave the Xiliang people time to retreat.

"Withdraw, withdraw..." Ma Chao steered his horse back, while watching the soaring smoke and dust sweeping from the two wings of the battlefield, he roared in despair, "Quickly withdraw..."

"They're all here, they're all here..." Liang Xing was almost suffocated nervously, facing the black cavalry army all around him, "Let's rush out, hurry out..."

"Brothers, fight to the death, fight to the death..." The Xiliang people's rear army turned into an assault front army, Ma Wan took the lead, and led the cavalry to charge hard, "Tear apart the enemy's formation and blaze a trail of blood."

The people of Xiliang changed the direction of attack in the shortest time, and the army of more than 1 cavalry, under the command of Han Sui, advanced rapidly to the southwest.

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In the northeast direction of the battlefield, Simpi and Zi led the army to shrink and defend, sticking to the front.

To the east and north of it are the armies of Yang Feng, Hua Xiong, Liang Baiwu, and Li Yun of the Northern Frontier Army.To the west of it is the army of Gao Lan, Lei Zhong, Xian Yuyin, Zhao Heng, and Duan Xuan.To the south of it are the armies of Zhang He, Hou Cheng, Xu Yan, and Zhao Xuan.The Northern Xinjiang Army surrounded the demoralized Yuan Jun with about [-] troops.

In the southwest direction of the battlefield, Han Sui and Ma Chao led the Xiliang army to break through.

Qu Yi, Pang De, Bu Dugeng, and Feng Qing led the troops to attack the rear, Liu Bao, Lan Rong, Lei Zi, and Nie Xiao led the troops to attack the left and right flanks, and Yan Rou, Huangfu Li, and Jie Wu led the troops to block Xiliang from the front. people.

Qu Yi was enraged by the Xiliang people. He ignored Xu Rong's order and commanded about [-] cavalry to besiege on all sides. "At all costs, surround and kill the Xiliang army and kill Han Sui."

"Boom, boom, boom..." The Beijiang Army beat all the drums, the drums were so loud that the whole battlefield trembled from the drums.

"Woooooo..." All the horns sounded, and the loud and passionate sound of the horns resounded across the field.

The soldiers in northern Xinjiang looked excited, and they went forward one by one, sacrificing their lives and forgetting death, fighting fiercely.

The people of Xiliang were besieged on all sides, and they were in dire straits.

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In the middle of the battlefield, Xiliang Zhongjun.

Han Yi, Yang Qiu, Cheng Yi, and Cheng Yin received an urgent letter from Ling Ru on the way to retreat.Han Sui and the Xiliang Army failed to rescue the high-ranking officials, and were surrounded by the Northern Xinjiang Army Corps. They are in danger. Please withdraw the troops quickly and support the right-wing battlefield as soon as possible.

Han Yi and the others were still uneasy at first, worried that the army would be scolded by Han Sui if they withdrew from the left-wing battlefield without Han Sui's permission, but who knew that the battle situation was changing rapidly, and now even Han Sui himself was surrounded by the Northern Xinjiang Army .Han Yi was worried about his father's safety, so he asked Cheng Yin to lead the infantry to continue to retreat, and he, Yang Qiu, and Cheng Yi led the cavalry to rush to the central army.

Ling Ru was running around in a hurry, sweating profusely, and was surprised and happy to see Han Yi rushing with reinforcements.

"Quickly, quickly support the right-wing battlefield, help the adults break through, quickly, quickly..." Ling Ru briefly explained the situation of the battle, "You have to charge up with all the cavalry, and catch the northern army by surprise."

"The iron cavalry on the left-wing battlefield are all here." Yang Qiu smiled wryly, "The beards of the Northern Army suddenly came out from our flank, we were caught off guard and forced to retreat."

Ling Ru froze for a moment, then blurted out, "Is the loss big? How many cavalry are there?"

"There are more than 5000 people." Yang Qiu said, "The infantry army was besieged at one time, and suffered a lot of losses. Cheng Yin is leading them back to the central army. Li Kan has already died in battle."

Ling Ru felt a sharp pain in his heart, and his face became paler, "Withdraw the army, we will withdraw immediately, and we will withdraw now. You go to meet the adults, hurry up."

Han Yi, Yang Qiu, and Cheng Yi pulled up their horses and wanted to leave. At this moment, they heard the horns from the rear of the Chinese army blare, and an iron cavalry suddenly appeared behind the army with soaring smoke and dust.

Everyone was shocked, and all of them changed face.

"It's our people, it's Zhang Ji and Lord Jiang Jiong." Han Yi suddenly exclaimed, "Could it be that Chang'an City is lost?"

After Han Sui led his army into Zhengbaiqu, Zhang Ming, Zhang Ji and Jiang Jiong stayed behind in Chang'an.Now Zhang Ji and Jiang Jiong appear on the battlefield with a large army, and the fate of Chang'an City is more or less fatal.

Zhang Ji is about 30 years old, handsome and resolute.Jiang Jiong (jiong) is in his 20s, tall and strong, with dark skin and a heroic spirit.The two were travel-laden and exhausted. Seeing Ling Ru and the others, Zhang Ji asked first, "Where is your lord? Where is your lord?"

"How did you get here? Something happened to Chang'an City?" Ling Ru asked impatiently.

"Chang'an City is fine." Zhang Ji said, "We have been confronting Wei Jun of the Northern Frontier Army near Anling, but Wei Jun suddenly crossed the river last night, and there was no trace. Master Zhang Ming was worried that Wei Jun would sneak attack on the food and grass behind the army, so he specially ordered Mr. Jiang and I led [-] iron cavalry to chase after us. Have you found Wei Jun?"

Yang Qiu nodded, and gave Zhang Ji a hard look, "Why didn't you rush to the battlefield earlier? We were attacked by Wei Jun and returned in defeat."

Zhang Ji and Jiang Jiong looked at each other, and said helplessly, "It's more than 100 miles from Anling to here, and we have tried our best to get to the battlefield now."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Ling Ru said anxiously, "It's just in time for you to come. Your Excellency is trapped on the right-wing battlefield, go to the rescue, and then withdraw to Chang'an overnight."

"Withdraw to Chang'an?" Jiang Jiong asked in surprise, "We defeated?"

"It's more than a defeat." Ling Ru sighed and shook his hands again and again, "Quick, quick, quick, save the Lord, we will withdraw immediately."

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Xu Rong stroked his long beard, looked at the chessboard and said with a smile, "Wen Xin, you lost."

"The battle has been won." Chen Wei put down the chess pieces in his hand, and said with a smile, "After this battle, should Han Sui return to Western Xinjiang?"

"Tomorrow we will march into Chang'an." Xu Rong couldn't restrain his excitement, and said happily, "When we arrive in Chang'an, I want to have a good talk with Han Sui. Now the eldest princess intends to make Chang'an the capital, but the ministers in the court strongly oppose it. If Han Sui can take the great Han society as the most important thing at this time, take the initiative to retreat to the western border, and put pressure on the imperial court to guard the western border, I believe it will be of great help to the Eldest Princess' proposal to establish the capital of Chang'an."

"My lord, why didn't you tell Han Sui about this before the big battle?" Chen Wei hesitated, and asked cautiously.

"Han Sui's strength is too great, and it is a threat to our stability in Guanzhong. I must use this battle to consume his strength and force him to give up dominating Xiliang and submit to the imperial court unconditionally." Xu Rong said with a smile, "If the imperial court wants to control Xiliang , Han Sui is a huge obstacle, and weakening his force is the only way to remove this obstacle. When the court stabilizes Guanzhong, Han Sui will leave Xiliang."

"Let Han Sui leave Xiliang?" Chen Wei asked in surprise, "Is this the court's intention?"

"Yes, the general has always meant this, and the eldest princess also agreed. Of course, the ministers in the court prefer to see Han Sui leave Xiliang, but their purpose of letting Han Sui leave Xiliang is the same as ours. It's not the same." Xu Rong stretched out his hand to thump his back, and said slowly, "The eldest princess intends to let Han Sui enter the court as Qing. If Han Sui can enter the court, with his qualifications, knowledge and prestige, he will have great influence on the court's ZTE strategy. have a big impact."

"My lord, are you talking about ZTE's strategy? Can Han Sui have an influence on ZTE's strategy? What kind of influence?" Chen Wei asked hesitantly.

"The influence of the establishment of the capital Chang'an on the strategy of Dahan Zhongxing is self-evident, but this kind of influence needs to be promoted." Xu Rong said after pondering for a while, "The general and we both believe that the first task of Dahan Zhongxing is to Ensure the stability of western and northern borders. The 400-year history of the Han Dynasty has clearly told us that the stability of the western and northern borders is directly related to the fate of Han Zuo. If the war between the western and northern borders continues, the Han will also Unable to rejuvenate."

"There are many debates on how to stabilize the western and northern borders, but the most important points are two points. One is how to appease and suppress the Hu people, so that the Hu tribes will always be loyal to the Han; the other is how to develop the border counties so that the border counties The people in the country can eat and clothe warmly, live and work in peace and contentment. These two problems are solved, and the western and northern borders will be stable, but these two problems are too complicated, involving the imperial court's policy on the Hu people, involving the land system, Taxation system, military system, etc. Because there are too many involved, the interests of all parties must be taken into account. In addition, with the development of ZTE's great cause, more and more powers are in the court, and more and more people from Xijiang and Beijiang The less, the transformation and change of the court's strategy will be inevitable."

"You and I are both from northern Xinjiang, so you might as well say something straight." Xu Rong waved his hand and continued, "Now the government is basically in the hands of our northern Xinjiang people. We can't predict how the situation will develop in the future. In order to prevent Taking precautions before the end of the day, and drawing people from Xijiang with similar political views into the court will be extremely beneficial to the continued stability of the imperial court's revival strategy."

Chen Wei suddenly realized, "My lord, if you tell Han Sui this, I believe he will not fight against the imperial court again, because his future battlefield is not a small western border, but the imperial court of the great Han. As long as he can help The imperial court continued to deduce various ZTE strategies that would help stabilize western and northern Xinjiang, and many problems in western Xinjiang were easily solved."

"It's very difficult for Han Sui to leave Xiliang." Xu Rong said with a smile, "So, today's battle must be fought no matter what. Only after the battle is over and he wins can he listen to these words, and he will Carefully weigh the pros and cons before seriously considering whether to accept the request of the Eldest Princess and the court to enter the court as a minister."

The two were chatting, and the latest news from the right-wing battlefield came over.

Chen Wei glanced roughly, his face changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "No, General Qu Yi has assembled all the cavalry and is besieging Han Sui."

"What did you say?" Xu Rong snatched the battle report and was furious before finishing it.He suppressed his anger, pointed at Chen Wei and said, "Take my seal and warrant and rush to the battlefield, tell Qu Yi to stop the attack immediately and let the Xiliang people leave the battlefield."

Chen Weifei rushed down the tower.

The more Xu Rong thought about it, the more angry he became, and suddenly he punched the chessboard, causing black and white chess pieces to fly all over the sky.

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(End of this chapter)