Chapter 235: Chase 2

"I heard for a long time that the Huainan army is in the south. I saw it today. It is indeed worthy of its reputation." Even though Gu Quanwu experienced many battles, he couldn't help but change his color. He was only more than a hundred steps away from the front line where the fiercest fighting was at. Arrows flew by from time to time. Although he had imagined in advance that Li Shenfu was caught, the trapped beasts would still fight. The battle would definitely be very fierce, but he did not expect that the other party would leave so many troops to cut off the rear and even launch such a fierce counterattack. After all, the military rations the other party carried were limited, and he could not capture them, which was the result of the destruction of the entire army. Gu Quanwu was surprised and a big flag suddenly rose next to the flag of the Huainan army commander on the opposite side, all of which were made of white brocade, gorgeous and strange.

Chang, the back is embroidered with "Two Zhejiang Recruitment Envoys" and the front is embroidered with a bright red "Li". It turned out to be Li Shenfu, the commander of the Huainan Army this time. Could it be that he, as the commander of the first army, actually led his troops to break the rear? As the flag rose, a fierce sound of war drums sounded from the Huainan Army camp, followed by a burst of "Wan Victory" sound, as if the mountains were roaring, and then a team of black-clothed Huainan soldiers rushed out of the central area of ​​the front line, all wearing heavy armor and extremely fierce. They broke through the Zhenhai Army's front and deeply recessed the opponent's defense line. The Zhenhai soldiers they faced were also the strongest among the Zhejiang soldiers, but when they were against one, they were pale in comparison. Seeing that the Huainan soldiers were about to come to Gu Quanwu.

"Heiyundu, Li Shenfu is just pretending to withdraw his troops, lure our army to pursue, and then bet on his own, wanting to decide the outcome in one battle." Gu Quanwu said in a hatred. Although the army he led this time was 12,000, which was far more than the Huainan soldiers on the opposite side, but in this mountain basin, the terrain was narrow and could not be implemented at all. Li Shenfu relied on the strength of the Huainan soldiers to defeat the other side, and wanted to take a gamble to win.

"Jun-yes, you will lead a thousand people to fight back, and you will definitely beat them back." Gu Quanwu's face turned pale and ordered loudly.

With the arrival of reinforcements, the balance of victory tilted towards Zhenhai Army again. Although the soldiers of Black Cloud City were strong, they could not rush forward when threatened on the back. With the consumption of physical strength and sharpness, the Zhenhai Army, with a larger number of troops, could always invest more new forces to replace the already exhausted soldiers. Gu Quanwu looked at the sun. There was still one and a half hours before supper, and probably wouldn't delay supper. He laughed unconsciously. This was the closest time to Zhenhai Army today.

In the rear formation of Zhenhai soldiers, the hillsides on both sides shrank to a distance of only more than twenty feet apart. The hillsides were covered with ponytail pine. The replaced tired soldiers and wounded soldiers suddenly found out in horror that the pine forests on both sides were lit, and the woods filled with pine resin burned very quickly. The strong mountain wind mixed with thick smoke, making people unable to escape their eyes. The soldiers made a terrifying sound and retreated in a mess. The officers were pressing their way to push the soldiers to cut down the woods that had not yet been burned and cleared out a fire barrier. However, the war drums and shouts of killing from behind the wildfire immediately told the Zhenhai soldiers a terrible fact: they were surrounded.

Gu Quanwu turned around and showed a terrible scene in front of him. A large area of ​​pine forests on both sides of the mountain pass of the rear formation had burned. Through the thick smoke and bright red flames, waves of war drums and shouts of killing came. Even without these, he could tell what was going on. After all, such a fast fire could only be someone deliberately set fire. A tremor of anxiety swept across the hearts of every soldier in Zhenhai. Whether it was fighting on the front line or the fangs standing next to the commander, Gu Quanwu immediately understood that the collapse of the entire army was right in front of him. All he could do was to recover the losses as much as possible and save Lin'an County. As long as Lin'an City was still in the hands of Zhenhai, the Huainan Army would not be able to use it as a stronghold to siege Hangzhou.

"Jun's kindness, I will make you a vanguard and lead your troops to break through the back road. After returning to Lin'an City, you will not be able to stand there and wait for King Qian to reinforcements." Gu Quanwu suddenly shouted loudly to his son who had just returned to him.

"Here." Gu Junen led his troops away. When his son walked away, Gu Quanwu drew his sword and shouted loudly to his personal soldiers: "Our army is in a desperate situation now. Now the plan is to move forward. Either I kill Li Shenfu's head or we are wiped out." At this point, Gu Quanwu jumped off his war horse, came to the war drum, grabbed the drumstick, and beat the drum hard. His soldiers were inspired by it, and knew that there was no way out. His morale increased a little, and he tried his best to kill the "Li" flag of the Huainan Army.

In October of the first year of Tianfu, Li Shenfu, the commander of the two Zhejiangs in Huainan, pretended to retreat, and left the commander of the Xingying camp, Lu Shizao ambushed the troops under the Qingshan Mountains. The general of Liangzhe, Gu Quanwu, led the troops to pursue him. Li Shenfu led the troops to cut off the rear. The two armies were in full swing. Lu Shizao set fire to burn forests. The soldiers of Liangzheo were shocked and broke through the siege. Lu Shizao gathered troops on three sides, but only lacked a corner. The soldiers of Liangzheo then rushed to escape first, and countless dead people trampled on each other. Lu Shizao led his troops to chase north and killed countless people. Later, he led his troops to encircle with Li Shenfu, captured 4,000 people below Gu Quanwu, and obtained a hundred million military funds, beheaded 5,000, and won a great victory. He returned to the army to surround Lin'an, and Liangzhe was shocked.

It was already late at night in Hangzhou, Liangzhe Jiedushi's Jiedushi's Palace. Except for the occasional sound of frogs in the pond in the mansion, it was silent. Qian Miaozheng was sleeping in a daze on the bed. Suddenly, he heard a burst of rapid footsteps outside. He immediately sat up. He was a humble person. After becoming the Jiedushi of Liangzhe, he was even more cautious. He took a hardwood as a pillow every day. When he slept a little more familiarly, he fell from the pillow and woke up to deal with political affairs. His diligence can be seen. At present, his favorite general Gu Quanwu led his troops to compete with the Huainan army in Lin'an. He simply slept in the study behind the festival, and could deal with emergency issues at any time.

Qian Miao had just sat up from the couch when the door was pushed open. He saw his subordinate Suzhou governor rushed in with a anxious look on his face. He obviously had something wrong. Following him was Luo Yin, the secretary in charge of the shogunate's commander, who was wearing a brocade robe, and he was obviously awakened just now.

Cheng Ji came in and did not care about salute, so he walked up to Qian Miao and whispered: "Li Shenfu in Huainan defeated our army. Now that our camp is missing, the enemy has surrounded Lin'an City, the situation is extremely critical."

The news was like a thunder struck Qian Miao's head. Lin'an was not only an important town outside Hangzhou, but also a day away from Hangzhou, but also Qian Miao's hometown. His ancestors' grave was in the Yijin Army outside Lin'an City. He forced himself to suppress his emotions and whispered: "Brother Cheng, don't be anxious, sit down and drink water, then Quanwu is good." He still had hope in his heart. He knew that Gu Quanwu was resourceful and deeply loved the morale of the army. Although he was defeated, there were still 30,000 to 40,000 elite soldiers in Hangzhou City, and he still had the chance to save the defeat.

"Gu Shuai is not sure about his life or death. According to the defeated soldiers returning to the city, it seems to be captured by Li Shenfu. Now the one who is holding onto Lin'an City is Gu Junen." Cheng Ji's face was dark and he replied in a low voice. As soon as he said this, he heard a thud. Qian Miao fell to the ground and fainted. Cheng Ji, Luo Yin and the others quickly helped him up. Luo Yin was well versed in medical skills and quickly pinched the people. After a while, Qian Miao coughed out a mouthful of thick phlegm and woke up. He fainted and said: "I have lost a good general, I have killed me." At this point, he burst into tears.

Luo Yin, Cheng and the other two looked at each other when they saw Qian Miao's appearance. Qian Miao was deeply ambitious and had no feelings of joy or anger. He had never seen him like this. After a while, Qian Miao stopped crying and looked up and asked, "I am already in chaos and I am already in a panic. Both of them are the trusted responsibilities of a certain family. Now that they are suddenly lost, how to meet each other, please tell me bluntly."

Luo Yincheng and the two looked at each other, and Chenghe stepped forward and said, "Although Huainan won by chance, the important passes are still in the hands of our army. As long as you guard it carefully, the enemy will definitely not be able to hold on for a long time. Then we will measure it."

Luo Yin nodded and added: "General Cheng said it well. Li Shenfu was on an expedition and had no plunder in the wilderness. His army must have not accumulated much, so he used tricks to defeat our army. Now, King Qian should lead the army out of Hangzhou. If he besieged the city, he attacked his back. If he did not attack, he supported Lin'an and stabilized the morale of the army. Lin'an City is the hometown of the king. People and strong people all have the same desire to share the same hatred for the enemy. As long as reinforcements are behind, the thieves in Huainan will definitely not be able to break the city. Now it is October. If he cannot fight, he will definitely withdraw his troops. If we are worried that our army will attack his back, he will definitely succeed. At that time, we will think of changing Gu Shuai back."

When Qian Miao heard this, he stood up and dressed and said to Chengji: "It's so good. When I left the city, the military affairs in the mansion were working hard for Cheng's brothers."

Outside Lin'an City, dozens of cavalry were standing on the hill outside the city, but Li Shenfu led a group of generals and was observing the situation of the defenders. He saw that the walls of Lin'an City not far away were about three meters high. Teams of civilians were transporting materials to the top of the city, as if they were increasing the top of the city and repairing the female wall. The city gate was already closed. Looking at the shape of the rock rolling wood on the top of the city, many of them were simply the beams of the people in the city. Seeing the dozens of cavalry on the mound outside the city, the defenders on the top of the city made waves of screams, obviously they were already frightened birds and could no longer withstand the disturbance.

"Brother Lu, how should I advance to the army even if I defeat Gu Quanwu?" Li Shenfu pointed the horse whip in his hand at Lin'an City in the distance, almost like a "throwing and breaking the flow".

"Li Shuai is the last general in the school, but he dares not obey orders." Lu Shizao laughed. He made great contributions in the battle to defeat Gu Quanwu. He led the side troops to set fire first, then moved away from the enemy army who had the idea of ​​survival in death, followed and chased, beheaded thousands, but his subordinates only lost more than a hundred people. Even Li Shenfu also claimed that he was proficient in military tactics. He stroked his long beards under his chin and replied in a stern manner: "Lin'an is Qian Miao's hometown. Although our army won a great victory, Lin'an City had no intention of surrendering. He attacked the soldiers and injured the soldiers. The generals of the two Zhejiang Zhejiang were led by Gu Quanwu. Now that Gu has been destroyed, Yu Zi is mediocre and is better off as a plan for Li Shuai. It is better to rest the soldiers. If the enemy's troops come, they can win, and they cannot win. With Gu Quanwu as the quality, they can seek peace and be undefeated."
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