Chapter 1000 The defeat of Baigouhe
In King Zhao's army formation, Zhu Kai also noticed the offensive of Qu Neng and his son.
The other armies of the Pingjing Army retreated in chaos, but the Jingqi under Qu Neng and his son refused to retreat and countercharged against the offensive of King Zhao's army. They seemed to be getting more courageous as they fought.
"What a great general!"
Zhu Kai was no longer in danger at this moment, so he had the time to sigh.
After today's battle, Qu Neng and his son forced him into desperate situations many times.
Both of them studied under King Kaiping. It can be said that they came from the same school. For Qu Neng, Zhao Kai had a great love for talents.
Apart from blood, being from the same sect is the most reliable relationship.
There is also a sense of filial piety between master and disciple, and between brothers!
If we can get Qu Neng and his son to surrender, they will not only get a general who is as reliable and good at fighting as Zhang Shimei, but it will also greatly damage the morale of the Southern Army.
King Zhao is also very coveted for this Pingjing Army. If part of it is converted into his own soldiers and horses, the power of King Zhao's army will be greatly increased again, and it will be able to compete head-on with Tiance and Longwu armies.
"Gang'er, tell the people below to try not to kill Qu Neng. My father wants to reuse him."
Although Zhu Geng was very upset about the fact that Qu Neng and his son almost killed their father, he still listened to Zhu Kai and passed on the order.
There was a strong wind on the bank of Baigou River, and the wind helped the fire spread in all directions.
Without command, the Pingjing Army instinctively collapsed and retreated. The guards and horses of Zhao Tianlin and Yu Tongyuan were intercepted by fire and enemy troops, making it difficult to support Qu Neng and his son.
This caused Qu Neng's troops to become a lone army, and more than a thousand cavalry were surrounded by Zhu Kai's 7,000 cavalry.
"Senior Brother Qu, the offensive and defensive momentum is different!"
Zhu Kai rode out of the formation with a smile, raised his hands and said to Qu Neng, with a proud look on his face.
Anyone would be proud of such a stunning comeback.
But at this moment, King Zhao looked very embarrassed with his robes and armor in disorder and his long and uneven beard.
"The traitor Zhu Kai was killed by me just now and he cut off his beard and abandoned his robe. Now he is so proud of himself. It is really disgusting!"
Qu Yu was young and energetic, so naturally he couldn't see King Zhao looking like this, so he immediately scolded him.
But King Zhao was not ashamed at all, "Hahaha, you're right, that was true just now, but young man, things are changing rapidly on the battlefield, so what happens now?!"
"You!... You are just unlucky. This evil wind helped you blow off Commander Zhao's handsome flag, otherwise you would have been killed by my arrow at this time!"
Qu Yu was very dissatisfied. It felt like he had suppressed Zhu Kai for ten minutes, but he jumped over the tower and was killed by King Zhao. King Zhao even taunted him like crazy.
Qu Yu's ability to resist taking action directly was already a sign of great accomplishment.
Just when he was about to say something, Qu Neng stopped his son.
"Zhu Kai, you don't need to say more, I know what you want to say?!" Although Qu Neng didn't get along with King Zhao for a long time, he felt that he still knew this junior brother very well.
Qu Neng is very clear about Zhu Kai's ambition, Zhu Kai's ability and Zhu Kai's ambition.
"Senior Brother Qu, you know me well. I have no disrespect for my father and my brother. If this successor can be as good as Gaozu and Taizong in martial arts and martial arts, I will naturally be willing to be a King of Sai to serve me. Great Zhou Yongzhen Border Pass! But look at the virtues of my nephews!?"
"Zhu Zhankun, he went against the grain, committed regicide, and unjustly killed Zhongliang. How can such a person be our king of the Zhou Dynasty?!" Zhu Kai got angry when he mentioned Zhu Zhankun.
Although he coveted the throne, his feelings for Emperor Taizong Wen could not be faked. Those who kill their fathers with their sons and their kings with their ministers should be nailed to the pillar of shame in history forever.
Zhu Kai felt that Emperor Xizongli's temple and posthumous title was really good.
"Moreover, today, he is weak and incompetent. He is ignored by his ministers and trapped in the palace. However, he looks a bit like an emperor. All government affairs must be handled by the cabinet. He is not as useful as a jade seal as an emperor! He is the one supported by Yang Qingyuan. Puppet emperor, is this country still the country of my Zhu family?!"
Zhu Kai had no objection to Zhu Zhan's character. The previous Thirteen was a little transparent and not as discerning as Zhu Kai. But Zhu Kai was disdainful of Zhu Zhan's behavior after he succeeded to the throne.
An emperor actually handed over all government affairs to the cabinet, so what does this emperor mean? !
The main job is to work alone, and if I don't work, I feel uncomfortable all over, and I have to work overtime.
Qu Neng had no objection to Emperor Xizongli's evaluation and agreed very much that he was a man of great ambition and talent.
But Qu Neng disagreed with Zhu Kai's evaluation of Jin Shang.
Although Zhu Zhanyi doesn't care about anything, the cabinet seems to have monopoly power, but in fact, the current cabinet is just a machine for the court to handle government affairs.
Today, a new balance has been formed in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Because of the independence of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and traditional civil servants have begun to separate.
Anyone who joins the Metropolitan Procuratorate can only work within the Metropolitan Procuratorate and cannot be transferred to other official positions.
What are the achievements of the Metropolitan Procuratorate? ! That’s these civil servants!
When the Ministry of Personnel is no longer in charge of the promotion of the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the six cabinet ministries will no longer be able to threaten the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Then, Jin Yiwei and the East and West Factory secretly monitored the Metropolitan Procuratorate to restrain the Metropolitan Procuratorate's power from excessive expansion.
The cabinet, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Supervisor of Ceremonies have gradually become a tripartite force.
The emperor seems not to be in power, but in fact the governor's mansion of the six armies is in his hands.
Wu Keming, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Forest Army, was the emperor's uncle; Cao Xueyang, the commander-in-chief of the Longwu Army, was also a die-hard supporter of the emperor and was one of the main leaders who supported the emperor's rise to power.
The two armies of Shenwu and Shence are far away from the capital city, but they are all loyal to the emperor, and there is also Yang Qingyuan hidden behind.
The military power in the hands of the emperor is extremely stable.
No matter how powerful the cabinet's power is, it cannot pose a fundamental threat to the emperor's status.
Isn’t today’s structure more superior than monopolizing power? !
"My sage, Zhu Kai, you don't understand! You can't win against me!" Qu Neng was not interested in explaining to King Zhao.
Zhu Kai wanted to persuade him again, but Qu Neng stopped him.
"Zhu Kai, I have generals who have been beheaded in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and generals who have not surrendered. Jade can be broken but its whiteness cannot be tarnished, and bamboo can be burned but its knots cannot be destroyed. You don't need to say anything!"
After saying this, Qu Neng tightened the reins of his horse and tightened his hold on the bow.
"kill!"
More than a thousand cavalry led by Qu Neng and Qu Yu rushed towards King Zhao.
"Then I can only help you!" King Zhao's eyes flashed with murderous intent.
If such a general cannot be used by me, I cannot allow him to become my enemy.
Weiyang's sword cavalry had already retreated. At this time, Qu Neng's subordinates were all bow cavalry trained by him. They were proficient in riding and shooting, and were not inferior to the young and strong Jurchen tribes of the Later Jin Dynasty. They were even better than them.
Shooting the bow from left to right, shooting arrows in succession... these seem to have become routine operations in the hands of Qu Neng's bow cavalry.
Feather arrows continued to be shot, and before the cavalry from both sides clashed, some people kept falling off their horses.
But the previous collision between the cavalry on both sides did not stop because of this, the cavalry sprinted faster and faster!
"kill!"
The cavalry on both sides burst out with shocking shouts of killing.
The swords and lights intersected, the sword shadows were heavy, the spears thrust, and the arrows whistled.
At this point, there are no more tactics or skills, only blood and courage.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!
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Qu Neng held a big bow in his hand and fired the falling moon arrows like beads. Every time he shot an arrow, he would definitely kill a cavalryman of King Zhao's army.
The original encirclement was actually broken out of a weak point by Qu Neng and his son. A general like Qu Neng naturally would not miss this opportunity and immediately led the remaining cavalry under his command to kill outside.
Seeing that Qu Neng was about to rush away to seize the road, a gust of wind suddenly came up, and the sand and dust rolled in front of him. Qu Neng was completely unprepared and could not look away.
This gave Zhu Geng on the side an opportunity to come out of the diagonal stab and shoot Qu Neng with an arrow.
Originally, a master archer like Qu Neng was very sensitive to the sound of whistling arrows, but he was originally on the battlefield, and at this moment, the wind was howling, and his eyes were mesmerized, so he was unable to react, and was caught by Zhu Geng. An arrow in the chest.
Qu Neng couldn't keep his balance and fell off his horse.
"Father!" Qu Yu was very anxious when he saw his father's fall from his horse. He bent his bow and shot five consecutive arrows in the direction of Zhu Geng.
Five arrows in a row blocked Zhu Geng's dodge space. He could only choose to try his best to avoid the three fatal arrows, but his left arm and right leg were hit by one arrow each.
"Ah!" After a scream, Zhu Geng gritted his teeth and steadied himself.
If a cavalry group falls off its horse while the cavalry group is moving at high speed, even if it is not seriously injured, it is easy to be trampled to death by the horses of the following cavalry.
Although Zhu Geng barely stabilized his figure, he had no strength to fight anymore.
On the other side, although Qu Yu shot and wounded Zhu Geng, in order to save Qu Neng, he also missed the best opportunity to break out and was once again surrounded by the cavalry of King Zhao's army.
Zhao Wang Zhu Kai looked at the father and son and couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity that such a strong general cannot be used by me. What a pity! What a pity!"
Then the flag was waved, and thousands of cavalry rushed towards the remaining cavalry under Qu Yu's command.
Even though the enemy was outnumbered, the hundreds of cavalrymen led by Qu Yu did not give up resistance. Qu Yu carried his father on his horse and could still shoot left and right arrows.
Any arrow that leaves the string will miss the mark!
I don’t know how many cavalrymen died under Qu Yu’s arrows!
Even if there is a cavalry shield to resist, it will be of no avail. The armor-piercing arrows used by Qu Yu can even break through Dazhou's standard shield!
However, stretching the bow continuously for a long time puts a huge burden on the archery arms and hands.
Qu Yu could already feel the pain in his arms, and his fingers were dripping with blood.
The strong bow he used was also unusually capable of being opened by ordinary people, and every time he opened it, Qu Yu's physical strength would be greatly exhausted.
"Bounce!" A sound!
After Qu Yu shot three consecutive arrows again, the big eagle bow in his hand could no longer bear it, and the bowstring broke!
"Snapped!"
Originally, Qu Yu loved this big eagle bow like a treasure, but now Qu Yu threw it to the ground easily, and then took the spear handed by the guard at the side.
Originally there were thousands of cavalry, but only a few hundred or so scattered cavalry were left. Everyone was wounded and covered in blood.
Qu Yu clenched the spear in his hand and came to the front of the formation.
"Brothers! Charge with me!"
There were no impassioned speeches, no promises of huge profits.
Just a "Follow me!"
Hundreds of light cavalry, their morale is greatly boosted, they are fearless and invincible.
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The fighting not only took place in Qu Neng's headquarters, but the entire north bank of Baigou River had turned into a mess.
Although the veteran general Zhao Tianlin tried his best to gather his troops and resume command, King Zhao's army did not give him this chance.
Zhao Tianlin's Chinese army was bitten to death! There is no time to command and contact other soldiers and horses.
The old general could only try his best to send out military orders, and the entire army retreated westward along the north bank of Baigou River.
Going west along the Baigou River is to retreat towards Bingzhou. From a general perspective, it is indeed more reliable.
It's just that the other soldiers and horses were indeed evacuating, but Zhao Tianlin was stuck in the formation.
The Chinese army led by Zhao Tianlin was originally mainly infantry. At the beginning, he resisted the attack of King Zhao's army and bought time for others to evacuate.
This caused Zhao Tianlin himself to be bitten by Zhao Wangjun!
Under the harassment of King Zhao's cavalry and the pursuit of infantry, Zhao Tianlin had no way to calm down here. He could only move with difficulty, fighting and retreating!
This infantry made the soldiers of King Zhao's army surround them immediately like sharks that smelled blood.
At first, Zhao Tianlin's Chinese army could still cope with it, but as the number of King Zhao's army increased, the troops led by Zhao Tianlin were surrounded by King Zhao's army!
It is almost impossible for a group of infantry to break through the siege of a mixture of infantry and cavalry.
Unless the enemy commander suddenly makes a fool of himself, it is impossible for Zhao Tianlin's infantry to escape the pursuit of King Zhao's army unless the opponent is completely defeated.
Zhao Tianlin, who had experienced hundreds of battles, naturally knew this truth, so he ordered the army to stop retreating, and instead lined up to fight with the Baigou River and a jungle at his back.
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At the same time, Yu Tongyuan received orders and information from Zhao Tianlin's troops during the retreat, but Yu Tongyuan did not discover the location of Zhao Tianlin's troops for a long time.
A bad premonition arose in Yu Tongyuan's mind.
Zhao Tianlin's troops are surrounded!
"No! The entire army stops retreating! Then fight back against the enemy!" Yu Tongyuan made a choice in the shortest possible time.
Nothing can happen to Zhao Tianlin. If something happens to this old commander, the Pingjing Army will really be leaderless.
This will be a devastating blow!
Because the formation was disrupted by the strong wind and fierce fire, Yu Tongyuan only had more than 5,000 cavalry beside him.
However, the morale of these cavalry was still there. After Yu Tongyuan gave the order, they immediately turned around and galloped towards the original battlefield.
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The corpses all over the road caused great trouble for the support of Yu Tongyuan's cavalry. This cavalry can't raise its speed at all. He could only run all the way to avoid the corpses on the ground.
Even so, there were still horses that stumbled and fell to the ground along the way! The knight was also thrown out.
The cavalry, which had always had the greatest advantage of galloping like the wind and powerful group charges, suddenly seemed like warriors with their hands tied.
The corpses and the fierce fires burning everywhere made it impossible for the Pingjing Army's Jingqi to take advantage of their advantages.
Even so, Yu Tongyuan still wants to go! !
(End of chapter)
