Chapter 339 Battle of Longshan
Chang Diao knew that abandoning Guan Ping was a serious crime.
However, he thought about it again that Guan Ping had experienced many battles and was Han Sui's son-in-law, and this little thing should not be a problem for him.
Even if something really happened, Guan Ping was the one who died. Military Commander Chang had a far-sighted vision and saw in advance that Liu Bei's spy was ambushed in the army. This should be a great contribution. How could it be considered that Military Commander Chang was timid and timid?
Anyway, it makes sense. As long as you can leave the battlefield, Junshi Chang will be very satisfied. Only Lu Hong scratched his head and thought desperately about how Junshi Chang was dispatching troops, how to employ people, and how to analyze the situation of the battle.
After having been in contact with Military Commander Chang for a long time, Lu Hong found that the gap between himself became increasingly huge.
Military commander Chang is like an unattainable mountain. When he looks at him from afar, he feels that he is not far from him, but the closer he gets to him, the more he feels that the distance is far away. Even if he tries his best to the foot of the mountain, the towering giant mountain can't be climbed at will.
This makes people tremble when you think about it.
If I take over the school affairs in the future, can I achieve 10% or 20% of the current ability of General Chang Junshi?
Chang Diao is so useless, and he can imagine that all the generals under his command.
Everyone was very happy to search for the washed-out treasures in the mud, preparing to return to their hometown with the money, marry a few wives and concubines, and buy a few acres of land to live a comfortable and happy life.
After two days of delay, when Chang Diao Army set off again, everyone had already accumulated a lot of savings. Everyone was free and easy, and even sang songs to retreat to Longshan. They could only walk for a dozen more days to return to Guanzhong. If they marched in a hurry, they could even go back in less than ten days. Everyone was happy and the surroundings were filled with a happy air.
Lu Hong had not figured out what Chang Diao was going to do. He spent too much energy these days and was already a little discolored. Before setting off, he rode his horse to the Changli River and tucked his head in the water, so that the cool river water could soak his fevered head.
After a long time, he finally calmed down a little and threw away the water droplets on his head.
Huh, don’t rush to follow Mr. Chang to study slowly, and one day you will understand.
He was about to leave when he suddenly glanced at something from the corner of his eyes.
He subconsciously looked at the other side and saw a large number of ferries appearing on the Changli River, and they were sailing here quickly!
"What's going on?" Lu Hong was stunned and suddenly reacted.
Oops, the enemy's pursuers are here!
Chang Diao was studying the large pieces of gold, pearls and silver treasures he had made. When he saw Lu Hong running over panting, he frowned:
"And, what's wrong?"
Lu Hong quickly whispered:
"Mr. Chang, the pursuers of the thieves have arrived.
What we do this time depends on military advisor Chang.”
"Chasing soldiers, what kind of pursuers?" Chang Diao was stunned for a moment before he realized, "Cheng, Cheng Gongying is here?"
"I don't know if it's Cheng Gongying, but it's not our troops anyway."
"What are you waiting for? Why don't you let the generals evacuate quickly?"
"Uh, I'm waiting for the dispatch of Military Advisor Chang? I thought Military Advisor Chang had the means to annihilate these thieves..."
"I, what are my means? Escape quickly, run away!"
“…”
This is not the first time Lu Hong has seen Chang Diao look so panicked, but the more he is so panicked, the more confident he becomes.
Military Commander Chang must have had clever plans. It is really a way to die if these thieves dare to chase after them.
Chang Diaojun was full and drunk, and was about to rush to go. When he heard that the enemy was attacking and was already preparing to cross the river, he was so scared that he was deserted and quickly ran away with his head in his arms.
Lu Hong really wanted to calm down and organize a counterattack to delay the enemy's attack speed, but he unexpectedly discovered that it was not Cheng Gongying's part of the attack - the Qiang tribe in the upper reaches of Changli River had received an invitation from Han Sui and headed south along Changli River by boat, and now he has arrived in Xingguo.
Chang Diao did not consider that there was an enemy in the north at all. By the time he realized it, the enemies had already begun to land one after another!
"Run! Run! Run into Longshan!"
When the Qiang soldiers who had just landed saw so many people starting to escape, they immediately realized that this was a group of enemies. They caught a soldier who had no time to escape and asked and learned that the one in front was actually Chang Diao, and they were immediately furious.
OK, you often chew, right?
By chance, we actually met you. If we don’t kill you today, what will we do to go back to see our family!
The destruction of Chang Diao's water attack before was too terrifying. The Qiang soldiers who escaped were still in shock and described him as a monster who ate human flesh and drank human blood. Now his reputation has spread among all the Qiang and Di tribes. These tribes intermarried with each other, and many relatives died in the previous flood. Now when they mentioned Chang Diao, they were very furious, completely ignored the military funds that Chang Diao threw away, and rushed towards Chang Diao's back team!
Chang Diao was completely unprepared in panic. The Qiang soldiers charged the Chang Diao army with a huge blow. Chang Diao was so scared that he quickly grabbed a horse and ran away. The leader of the Qiang soldiers was worried that Chang Diao would have any tricks, but they saw that the enemy was so busy and they didn't pretend to be so busy. After hesitating, they immediately ordered the entire army to attack and must not let Chang Diao run away!
"Mr. Chang, Military Secretary Chang, think of a solution!"
Lu Hong was already full of confidence, but as he saw the entire army collapse and his soldiers ran away, he was so scared that his face pale and kept calling for Chang Diao.
Chang Diao's face turned pale even more scared, and he could only urge the horse to run quickly.
He could not think of any other way. Now that the entire army is fleeing, it is a blessing not to mutiny, and he can only say desperately:
"Don't be afraid, I've been prepared, I've been prepared.
Once we enter Longshan, our army will turn defeat into victory!”
Cheng Gongying heard that after the Chang Diao army retreated, he was still looking for ferries everywhere. Seeing that friendly forces had launched an attack, he quickly sent someone to send a message, which made people beware of Chang Diao's tricks.
But after waiting for less than two hours, his subordinates reported that Chang Diao had collapsed and the entire army was slaughtered by the Qiang and Hu coalition forces. Cheng Gongying couldn't believe it, but he had to believe this fact.
After all, people cannot lie. Orderly retreating and collapse are completely different things. Even if Chang Diao has great skills, he cannot organize any counterattacks during the collapse of the entire army.
Yes, Chang Diao must have focused all his attention on me. He had never expected that I would call for Qiang soldiers to support him, so he was unprepared. No matter what he had planned, he had already fallen into the trap and it was time to capture him!
It goes without saying how valuable the head of Chang Diao, general of Zhenxi and the commander of the school, is.
As long as he was captured alive, Cheng Gongying's prestige would be greatly improved. He could also give an explanation to the Yang family in Ji County, so that they could give up their support for Guan Ping, and directly block Guan Ping in Liangzhou. Cheng Gongying could not learn from Han Suixian and take Guan Ping as the main force, and use his name to command the army.
"Let the troops cross the river quickly. Even if Chang Diao escapes into Longshan, he must be captured alive!"
When Chang Diao Army spent Changlichuan before, they collected a large number of ferries around them to prevent pursuers from catching up.
But this is not a problem for Cheng Gongying.
He knew this area very well. The Qiang people around him who were unwilling to cooperate with Chang Diao heard that they were going to chase the evil Chang Diao, so they all took out their fishing boats to help Cheng Gongying cross the river.
The Qiang and Di tribes, who had almost died before, even dispatched all the people to help Cheng Gongying ferry, sent teams of troops to the east bank, and then flew back the boats of other Qiang soldiers, and brought more soldiers across the river.
For a time, Xingguo area was extremely busy.
Cheng Gongying carefully observed the hydrology here. Although he determined that there would be no flooding again, he carefully arranged people to monitor the water level. If there was an unusual rise in water, he should report it immediately to ensure that there was no accident.
After doing all this, he really couldn't think of any force for the enemy to fight back.
No matter how cunning Chang Diao is, he is still a flesh and blood body.
This person had escaped while I was heading south, obviously because he was afraid. Now that my entire army has returned, I want to see what you, Chang Juying, have the ability!
The troops under Cheng Gongying suffered a lot when they attacked Ji County. They were tortured and could not use their skills, so they could only watch the enemy make trouble. But now it is different. Cheng Gongying has issued a killing order to the enemy. Killing Chang Diao will make the Qiang and Di return to their hearts, and everyone's prestige will increase. If they don't fight hard, they will really be unable to distinguish priorities.
Under such thoughts, the generals under Cheng Gongying really accelerated the crossing of the river at any cost, and even threw a large amount of supplies on the west bank, in order to speed up the march and annihilate Chang Diao as soon as possible.
Chang Diao also skillfully abandoned the many treasures he had accumulated over several days and rushed towards Longshan.
Both sides chased each other and were gradually gaining ground.
The Qiang soldiers hated Chang Diao to the core. They first caught the prisoners and tortured them. When they heard that the Chang Diao army was indeed unprepared, a group of people stayed in Xingguo to collect treasures. All of these angry Qiang soldiers killed all the prisoners and advanced lightly.
Chang Diao tried to strike a few ambush halfway, but his poor command ability was undoubtedly exposed at this moment. Even if the terrified soldiers fled to the ground could surround the rash Qiang soldiers, they were definitely not full of fighting spirit and wanted to eat Chang Diao's Qiang opponent. After several battles, the Chang Diao army suffered heavy losses. The entire army dropped from more than 5,000 people when they set out to less than 1,000 people. They completely rely on the foundation left by Guan Ping to barely support it.
Seeing this tragic image, Cheng Gongying felt extremely happy.
Hurry up, hurry up, you will soon be able to catch Chang Diao!
The mountain roads in Longshan are rugged and the cavalry are not moving fast.
However, while the Chang Diao army escaped, the war horses were all out of strength, and now they had to abandon their horses and flee. The Qiang soldiers stayed asleep and finally found the traces of Chang Diao on the mountain road.
Seeing countless Qiang soldiers swarming in, Lu Hong finally couldn't bear it and cried:
"Military advisor, I can't stand it anymore, think of a solution!"
Looking at the enemy who was so close to him, Chang Diao could no longer hold back.
It's over, it's over after all.
I often call you a heroic reputation for life, but I'm going to die here!
He roared to the sky and shouted loudly in pain:
"My destiny is over! My destiny is over!"
With his roar, the entire army was immediately desperate.
Their ability to support this is because they believe that Chang Diao must have some plans.
At this moment, when Chang Diao complained, everyone was stunned at first, and then they knew despair, and they all cried out loud. Some people kept scolding Chang Diao for being incompetent, implicating them here.
Seeing that the enemy was getting closer, everyone could not run, so they could only close their eyes and wait for death.
When the Qiang soldiers saw that the Chang Diao army was already desperate, they laughed and raised the arrows in their hands to shoot Chang Diao and others into hedgehogs.
Chang Diao closed his eyes and listened to the sound of arrows breaking through the air in his ears, and all kinds of life flashed in front of him.
Unfortunately, I still have a lot of things to die if I haven't done it.
He hugged his head and waited for a long time, and heard the screams that kept ringing, but they were all from afar. He couldn't help but open his eyes in surprise, but was surprised to find that he was safe and sound. However, the Qiang soldiers in the distance were all shot and screamed and flipped down from the mountain road!
Chapter completed!