Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 128 Road Choice
When he came to Pengcheng, the Qin army led by Zhang Ping was definitely as powerful as it was powerful, with bright armor and banners covering the sky, people like pixiu and horses like dragons, and their murderous aura was as powerful as a broken bamboo.But when it was time to be forced to leave the Pengcheng battlefield, the soldiers of the Qin army led by Zhang Ping were as sneaky as a group of thieves. In the middle of the night, he quietly got up from the camp and retreated stealthily like a thief.

The Qin army had no choice but to retreat. A large amount of food and grass had been burned by the shameless sneak attack of the Young Marshal. Yao Ang's unit, who went south to seize the food, was unexpectedly defeated in the Fuli battlefield. Xiao County and Xiang County, which had been emptied of warehouses by the Young Marshal Army, could not raise much food. Land transportation of food was not only costly and slow, but also the food road could be threatened at any time. Withdrew to Dangjun for food, and the remaining 3 Qin troops would definitely starve to death on the Pengcheng battlefield.

Zhang Ping also had to be sneaky and sneaky when withdrawing his army. There was no other reason. Although the goddamned Young Marshal had suffered some losses in the Pengcheng battle before, his strength and vitality were still there, and he still had the strength to continue to launch large-scale wars. During the war, Liu Laosan, a gangster from Peixian County, also led his mob on the north bank of Gushui. Although he could join forces with the Young Marshals to attack, if Zhang Ping did not retreat, he should get rid of Xiang Kang and Liu Laosan as soon as possible. Once the entanglement of the top hooligans in the world is bitten by their tails and slows down the withdrawal speed, once the Qin army's food and grass are used up on the road, the main force of the Qin army wants not to be molested, bullied and raped by these two hooligans. Difficult.

However, it is a pity that Zhang Ping has seriously reached the level of rogues Xiang Kang and Liu Laosan, the two top rogues in the world. Guessing that Zhang Ping would definitely lead his army to retreat within a day or two, he not only sent scouts to closely monitor the Qin army's camp day and night, but also made preparations for sending troops to pursue them early on, and arranged mobile troops to wait day and night. Prepare to attack immediately when the Qin army retreats, beat the dog in the water, make the Qin army worse, and send charcoal in the fire!so……

"The thieves are coming! The thieves from the north bank are coming too! Quick! Clean up! Load all the camp tents!"

"Cut off the floating bridge! Don't let the thieves on the north bank cross the river!"

Therefore, the dream of the Qin army's smooth retreat became a flower in the mirror, the moon in the water, and before the soldiers of the Qin army had packed up all the tents for shelter from the wind and rain, the pursuers of the young commander led by Zhujishi had already rushed to the place. When the Qin army camp was approaching, Liu Laosan also sent Fan Kuai to lead two thousand troops from the north bank to directly attack the pontoon bridge that the Qin army had built before, forcing the soldiers of the Qin army to cut down the pontoon bridge in embarrassment. Qin Yijun fought head-on.

Fortunately, Zhang Ping had arranged a rear army before. At the critical moment, Chen Kan, the Qin army with the least loss before, fought hard to block Zhujishi, and finally bought time for the Qin army to load all the baggage and retreat, but Being bitten by Zhujishi's tail, the Qin army's retreat speed could no longer maintain full speed. It could only retreat slowly while maintaining the distance between the queue and the rear army. Zhujishi's troops were like a hungry wolf. , constantly wandering behind Qin Jun, always ready to pounce suddenly and tear a piece of fat from Qin Jun.

What frightened Zhang Ping was still behind. Although the soldiers of the Qin Army destroyed the pontoon bridge in time and avoided the bad luck of being pursued by the Young Marshal and Liu Laosan, Liu Laosan's army, which was blocked on the north bank of Gushui, not only did not give up the pursuit, On the contrary, they sped up their speed and headed straight for Xiao County along the path on the north bank.

The Young Marshal Army was responsible for the pursuit, and Liu Laosan was in charge of attacking the city of Xiao County on the north bank of Gushui. This was an agreement between Xiang Kang and Liu Laosan. Guide, help Liu Laosan rush to Xiao County at full speed.The reason why Xiang Kang and Liu Laosan adopted this tactic was that the Qin army had to pass through Xiao County when returning to Dang County in the west, and had to cross the valley and water in the north to enter Xiao County. It is difficult for the army to enter Xiao County to rest and get food, and then retreat calmly, which can greatly increase the difficulty of the main force of the Qin army to retreat westward.

The tactic agreed by Xiang Kang and Liu Laosan forced Zhang Ping to temporarily change his retreat plan. Knowing that his own army would not be able to escape Liu Laosan who was advancing lightly, Zhang Ping decided to send a fast horse first. Return to Xiao County to pass the order, and let the defenders of Xiao County prepare to abandon the city and retreat. As soon as the main force arrives in Xiao County, they will immediately take the remaining food in the city across the valley and retreat together with the main force, throwing Xiao County back to Xiao County. Xiang Kang, wait for future revenge.

When the sky was twilight, Xiang Kang and Liu Laosan, who had already made sufficient preparations, led their main forces to pursue each other, and then the main force of the young commander's army successfully caught up with the Qin army's rear army at noon, relying on Zhujishi's entanglement. , fought with the Qin Army on the south bank of Gushui, but the Qin Army, who was anxious to retreat westward, had no intention of fighting, and retreated without resistance for a long time. It can only turn around and fight.

Of course, Kang would not do this kind of stupid thing. Before the Qin army formed a formation, the main force of the young commander had already turned around and fled for several miles. Zhang Ping scolded Xiang Kang for being shameless and despicable. There was no way to do it, and at the same time, he didn't dare to let the Qin army, who had hardly rested last night, continue to drive overnight. He was forced to choose to sleep in the countryside and let the troops take turns guarding the camp to prevent the young commander from launching a sneak attack.

At the same time, Old Man Fan, who insisted on coming with the army, also made a suggestion to Xiang Kang, suggesting that Xiang Kang gather the cavalry of the Young Marshal's Army and organize them into an army separately. In order to raid the enemy's position when the fighters appear, help the main force break the enemy, and at the same time, it can also receive the effect of restraining the Qin army, so that the Qin army dare not retreat at full speed. Taking advantage of the opportunity of a surprise attack.

Old man Fan's suggestion was unanimously applauded by the young marshals, but Xiang Kang was a little hesitant. The reason was not that old man Fan had a bad idea, but that Xiang Kang lacked good cavalry generals under his command. However, the effect of changing several cavalry generals was not satisfactory, and the effect was quite limited. This will make the enemy facing the young general army stronger than the previous enemy. Of course, Xiang Kang has to worry that even if he does this, he will not be able to do much. effect, on the contrary, it is possible to lose a large number of valuable cavalry. ——In the Jianghuai region, war horses are not just rare.

"Brother, let me go." Xiang Guan stood up and volunteered, and said: "Among our brothers in the Xiang family, I am the best at riding. Let me lead the cavalry to fight. I will definitely not let you down."

He hesitated again, considering that sooner or later he would have to form a cavalry army capable of fighting alone. If he was too concerned about gains and losses, he would not only miss the opportunity to fight, but also prevent his cavalry from getting the opportunity to practice in actual combat. Xiang Kang nodded and said: " Well, brother, please, be careful, don’t force your shot if you don’t have a chance, the road from here to Dang County is still very long, we have plenty of time to slowly clean up the Tyrant Qin army, you don’t need to worry. Also, Don't fight head-on with the cavalry of the Tyrant Qin army, our cavalry is still very weak, they are not their opponents, we must know how to avoid their edge and catch them by surprise."

Xiang Guan happily agreed, and took Xiang Kang's military order overnight to mobilize the cavalry from each battalion of the Young Marshal's Army to form a separate army. The unknown soldier Guan Ying who was deeply impressed, of course followed Xiang Guan into the cavalry team of the Young Marshal Army, and was appointed as the cavalry commander of the Young Marshal Army by Xiang Guan.

It was night, and the despicable Xiang Kang used his signature tactics again. He sent drums and gongs to the Qin army's camp several times to beat gongs and drums to disturb the Qin army's rest. Tormented by the harassment tactics of the young commander's army, he was so painful that he couldn't bear to live, and the morale of the army was greatly affected. The sky had just dawned, and he couldn't wait to advance westward and retreat, and he didn't dare to continue to entangle with the main force of the young commander's army.

After receiving the news, the main force of the Young Marshal Army immediately launched a pursuit again. More than [-] cavalrymen of the Young Marshal Army led by Xiang Guan detoured forward from the flanks, rushed to the side and front of the Qin Army, and successfully forced the Qin Army to let go. The slow speed also forced Zhang Ping to hastily dispatch the cavalry of the Qin army to attack, and drive away the cavalry of the young marshal wandering nearby. The hidden danger ahead of the Qin army.

Near noon, the main force of the Qin Army was less than ten miles away from Xiaoxian County. Liu Laosan, who rushed to Xiaoxian County first, was on the north bank of Gushui, waiting for the Qin Army to cross the river and enter the city. The Qin army also loaded all the grain that could be collected into vehicles, and was ready to leave the city and go south at any time, and meet with the main force through the temporary bridge across the river built by the army.

At this critical moment, the young commander's cavalry who had disappeared before suddenly appeared in front of the soldiers of the Qin army. However, what surprised the Qin army was that the young commander's cavalry did not attack their army. It was chosen to raid the Gushui Bianqiao outside the south gate of Xiaoxian County, kill the guards of the Qin Army on the bridge with lightning speed, set fire to the Bianqiao, and wait for the soldiers of the Qin Army in the city to rush out of the city to rescue them. The two temporary bridges were already on fire.At the same time, Liu Laosan saw that there was an advantage to take advantage of, and immediately divided his troops to attack the Qin Army's temporary bridge, forcing the Xiao County Qin Army who was trying to put out the fire into the city.

The cavalry of the Young Marshal Army just hit the vital point of the Qin army. Originally, Zhang Ping hoped that after meeting with the Qin army in Xiao County, he would be able to replenish some food, but the bridge was destroyed, and of course the grain trucks on the north bank could not cross the river to resupply. Therefore, when the food in the army was only enough for today, Zhang Ping had no choice but to bite the bullet and order the army to form an formation at the ferry. While sending people to repair the temporary bridge, he fought head-on with the main force of the young commander.

The strength of the army is still at a disadvantage. Of course, Xiang Kang continued to choose containment tactics. While confronting the Qin army in the field, he pinned his hope of preventing the Qin army from joining forces on Liu Laosan on the north bank. Fortunately, Liu Laosan was never ambiguous in this regard. , not only decisively sent troops to prevent the Qin army from building a bridge, but also sent an army to attack the city directly, and stormed the east gate of Xiaoxian County with a simple flying ladder and a wooden bumper built temporarily, forcing the Qin army in the city to fight distractedly, unable to fight. Fully cooperate with the main force of the Qin army to build bridges.

Amidst the shouts, against the feathered arrows shot from the north and the south at the same time, the soldiers of Liu Laosan kept rushing to the vicinity of the ferry and released the feathered arrows, shooting and killing the soldiers of the Qin army who were rushing to build the bridge, even though they had to pay every time. A certain price of death and injury has never been given up.Fan Kuai, who was in charge of the siege, took the lead and led Liu Jun's soldiers to attack the east gate of Xiao County with limited flying ladders and simple wooden bumpers, and once rushed directly to the head of Xiao County City, causing great chaos to the defenders on the city.And Liu Laosan's main force was even more amazing, and he rushed to build flying ladders directly on the formation, and every time he built a ladder, he immediately sent it to the east gate and handed it over to Fan Kui to help Fan Kui continue to attack the city.

The madness and bravery of Liu Laosan's subordinate successfully hit the morale of all the soldiers of the Qin Army, causing the soldiers of the Qin Army on the south bank to be unable to concentrate. They must always pay attention to the situation on the battlefield on the north bank. The main force was tilted eastward, making it even more difficult to cover the main force to build bridges. Liu Jun's crossbowmen took the opportunity to concentrate their feathers and arrows to cover the bridge that the Qin Army was building. .

In the end, there was really no other way. Zhang Ping, who was in a hurry to jump over the wall, simply urged the army to charge the main battle formation of the Young Marshal Army with all his strength. Keeping their ground, the Qin army, who was still fighting with the trapped beasts, fought until the sky was dim, and the sun and the moon were dark.

If it is changed to other circumstances, the main force of the young commander who is not good at battle may not be sure to be able to withstand the full force of the Qin army. Fortunately, the situation is special at this time, and food is about to run out. The Qin army was panicked and anxious, and failed to rest well for two consecutive nights, and his physical strength declined significantly. Therefore, under the long-term decline, the young commander not only miraculously withstood the Qin army's attack, but also used the strength of his strength to resist the attack. With the advantage of fighting in formation, the soldiers of the Qin army who forced the attack were killed and injured, and their morale plummeted.

In the end, it was still Liu Laosan who broke the deadlock. Relying on repeated violent attacks, Liu Jun soldiers finally seized a position at the head of Xiaoxian County. Fan Kui Daxi, a famous warrior in the late Qin Dynasty, went to the city in person, brandishing his dog-butchering sword , In the melee, more than ten soldiers of the Qin Army were beheaded, killing the Qin Army into complete chaos. The soldiers of the Liu Army took the opportunity to swarm the city and successfully seized the key points of the tower. Killing people and setting fires everywhere, mainly composed of Lishan prisoners, the Qin army in Xiaoxian County completely collapsed, so they had to quickly open the abandoned city at the west gate of Xiaoxian County to break through.

Then, as Liu Laosan's red flag was planted on the south gate tower of Xiaoxian County, the soldiers of the Qin army who were fighting hard on the south bank immediately went into an uproar, and the offensive suddenly stalled. Zhang Ping's face was extremely pale, knowing that his army had already returned He didn't have any chance to get food supplements from Xiao County, and he had to run around hungry for a day or two before he could get enough food.

The morale of the enemy has fallen to the bottom. If Xiang Kang does not know how to seize such a good opportunity, he will be too sorry for the soldiers of the young marshal who died in the battle before. The young marshal, who had been on the defensive, stepped forward with drums and launched a full-scale counterattack. The Qin army, including Zhang Ping, had no intention of fighting the enemy. They turned around and headed west without saying a word. , escaped for more than ten miles in one breath before getting rid of the pursuit of the young commander.

As the so-called house leak happened to rain all night, at this time, new bad news came suddenly. Yao Ang, who had fled to Xiangxian County in embarrassment, sent someone to contact Zhang Ping, saying that he was frozen and starved because of lack of food during his escape to the west. His physical strength declined, and he was overtaken by Feng Zhong not far after passing Zhuyi, which was controlled by the Young Marshal Army. The food and grass in the county town were pitifully scarce, and the young and strong had been evacuated by the Qin army and the young marshals in turn, almost like an empty city, so Yao Ang could only decide to abandon the city and go west, fleeing to Mang County for a temporary shelter.

"We can't go to Xiang County." Zhang Ping concluded with a pale face, and said, "Feng Zhong's traitor must have taken Xiang County at this time. If we go to Xiang County again, we are destined to die in vain."

"General, where are we going?" one of the generals asked.

Zhang Ping didn't answer, but turned to Dong Ke, the supervisor of Dang County who had been ordered to help him before, and asked, "Dong Yushi, you are more familiar with the situation in Dang County than I am. Which way do you think we should go?"

Dong Ke hesitated for a moment, then said: "Report to General Zhang, if you don't go to Xiang County, there are only two ways to go from Xiao County to Dang County, one is to go north to Xiayi, but this road is farther, and Xiayi It has already been occupied by the rebels in Xiangkang before, and is still controlled by the rebel army. If we go that way, not only will it be difficult to obtain food and supplies, but we may also be blocked by the rebel army."

"What about the other way?" Zhang Ping asked.

"Just go straight to Dang County." Dong Ke pointed to the direction of Dang County, which is slightly to the southwest, and said, "This road is relatively short. In addition, Dang County has been recovered by us before. There are some food and grass in the city. If all goes well, we will It should be possible to obtain food and grass supplies in Dang County. But..., but...."

Speaking of this, Dong Ke was obviously a little hesitant, but Zhang Ping urged impatiently: "But what? You don't have to have any scruples when you have something to say."

"But Dang County is just as close to Xiang County." Dong Ke expressed his worries, and said, "If Feng Zhong's traitor arrives at Dang County before us and blocks our way, we will never have another Any chance. So although the road in Dang County is close and there are food supplies, it is probably more dangerous than going to Xiayi!"

After wiping the sweat and dust off his face, Zhang Ping thought carefully for a moment, then made up his mind and said, "Go to Dang County!"

"General, Dang County may be more dangerous than Xiayi." Dong Ke quickly reminded.

"There will be no danger." Zhang Ping pointed out: "First of all, Feng Zhong's traitor is chasing Yao Ang. Yao Angxi fled to Mang County. He will probably pursue Mang County. He has no time to pay attention to Dang County. Secondly, Xiangxian County is also a certain distance from Xiaoxian County. Whether it is Feng Zhong's rebel who sent someone north to investigate, or Xiang Kang's rebel sent someone to pass orders to him, it is absolutely impossible for him to quickly move to Dang County to prevent us from entering the city. Therefore, unless Feng Zhong's traitor is a god who anticipates the enemy's opportunity, there is no way that he will reach Dang County earlier than us and block our way."

Feeling that Zhang Ping's analysis was reasonable, all the generals of the Qin army nodded in agreement, and without hesitation, Zhang Ping immediately led the hastily reorganized army and headed straight for Dang County, dividing the only dinner into several portions Saving food, enduring hunger and humiliation, fled to Dang County for food.After the scouts of the Young Marshal reported the movement of the Qin army to Xiang Kang, Xiang Kang was also taken aback immediately, and blurted out: "Oops! The Qin army did not go to Xiangxian County, but went to Dangxian County. It must have received Feng Zhong With the news that he has already marched westward to Xiang County, if Feng Zhong just stands still in Xiang County or goes to other places, our hope of annihilating the Tyrant Qin army will come to naught!"

"Young commander, you might as well send a fast horse to Xiangxian County immediately, and ask General Feng Zhong to move to Xiangxian County immediately to block the escape route of the Tyrant Qin army to the west!" Zhou Zeng suggested.

"It's too late, wait for my messenger to arrive at Xiang County, and then Feng Zhong's response to Dang County, the Tyrant Qin army must have already entered the city to get food." Xiang Kang shook his head, but still had a glimmer of hope, and said : "Now we can only hope that a miracle will appear. I hope that Brother Feng will see this step first and send an army to Dang County to help us stop the Tyrant Qin army. As long as he does this, we will have at least [-]% Grasp the annihilation of the Tyrant Qin army."

　I am very embarrassed to speak, but there is really nothing I can do. The child is sick again, and I have to wait for his infusion tomorrow morning, and I have to go out tomorrow afternoon, so I can’t guarantee tomorrow’s update, I can only say that I will try my best for.

　　
　
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