Wu Nian, who put away his complicated emotions and embarked on the journey again, had a heart as hard as iron. Wang Gui and Zhang Sheng rode beside him.
Zhang Sheng endured the jolting of the horse, his whole body seemed to be falling apart, and he couldn't help but grin. Looking back at the long team, he asked: "General. Are we going to Ya City?"
Yacheng is the county seat under the rule of Yingqing Prefecture and under the control of Puguli. The city is medium in size, and the city defense is weak due to the mobilization of thousands of Han soldiers to defend the city.
"Ya City is good. We only have enough food for five days now. If we can capture Ya City, we will have supplies. Even if we lose our teeth, we will capture Ya City."
Wang Gui had a hungry wolf-like look in his eyes, holding the horse's reins tightly with both hands, gritting his teeth.
"That's right." Zhang Sheng nodded heavily.
Although they broke through the first level without any food, the team could not go far.
Wu Nian himself said that he would follow him to conquer the city. Of course, it is necessary to capture the city and replenish food and other military supplies.
But Wu Nian had other ideas. He shook his head and said, "My goal is not Yacheng, but Chongxian County next door."
"Uh!!!" Wang Gui and Zhang Sheng were so stunned when they heard this that they forgot to control their horses and couldn't help falling behind. They quickly mobilized their horses and returned to their position alongside Wu Nian. Wang Gui looked puzzled and asked in a deep voice: "General, Chong County is not located in the northwest. We are going in the wrong direction."
"Yes. Chong County is in the northeast." Zhang Sheng also said in confusion.
"Even you think so, that's right." Wu Nian smiled, and then explained in a low voice: "There are traces of the actions of our brigade. If we go straight to Yacheng, Jin Huanshan is not dead yet. , can issue orders. He must hurry up and take a small road to notify the defenders of Yacheng to strengthen their vigilance."
"And when it was night, we suddenly changed direction. We took the Yunshan Trail and suddenly headed towards Chongxian County. We traveled all night and we could arrive the next day."
"In this way, Chongxian was caught off guard. It was too late for Jinhuan Mountain to rescue. After we captured Chongxian, we rested for a day or two. Then we collected food, grass and baggage and continued to travel in this area. The ultimate goal is to return to Beishan Fort. "
The so-called guerrilla warfare means to win by surprise and surprise. This is another plan to build a plank road openly and cross Chencang secretly.
They strode towards Yacheng, actually attacking Chong County.
After the battle at Jinhuan Mountain, the situation changed fundamentally. Ten thousand households in Meng Yuan did not dare to disperse their troops anymore, lest they be defeated one by one by him.
It is difficult to form a circle of encirclement, as long as the spies get the information properly.
Either fighting or retreating, Wu Nian was very confident to take this group of troops back to Beishan Fort. Now Wu Nian has almost no contact with Beishan Fort.
But according to the plan, Wu Nian guessed that Beishan Fort was already attacking the city and accumulating strength. After they return, their strength will become huge.
There is food and grass accumulated, materials accumulated, and soldiers capable of fighting. Even the 40,000 households in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty made a comeback again.
He was also unafraid.
There is no longer a way to defend the city. If Jin Huanshan dared to come, he would dare to lead seven thousand troops in a sneak attack.
Block the enemy from outside the country.
Let Beishan Fort develop with peace of mind for a few years, and then it will be self-sufficient, and then there will be great potential.
The base is secure and we can think of ways to counterattack.
"That's it." Zhang Sheng put down his right hand holding the horse's rein, pinched his chin, and suddenly realized.
"This is unexpected." Wang Gui nodded, with a smile on his face.
Wu Nian took out a piece of big cake from behind the horse and started to bite into it. While chewing, he said: "It's not a pleasant journey. We have to march day and night. Eat some dry food quickly, otherwise you won't be able to hold on."
The taste of the flatbread is a bit bland and not very tasty, but it is better than filling your stomach.
"Um."
Wang Gui and Zhang grunted, and quickly took out the flatbread and dried meat and started eating.
Apart from anything else, they had consumed a lot in the battle just now, and they needed to replenish it.
............
On top of a mountain.
Jin Huanshan fled here surrounded by his own soldiers. After confirming that there were no pursuers behind them, they stopped to rest.
An officer among the soldiers immediately ordered the rest of the soldiers to disperse and be on guard. Then he supported Jin Huanshan and sat on a rock.
The officer took off the sheepskin water bag he carried with him from his waist, handed it to Jin Huanshan, and said, "General, have a drink of water."
But Jin Huanshan didn't respond.
His horse was gone, his helmet was gone, and his sword was gone. All that was left was the blood-stained battle armor and the sword at his waist.
The hair on his head was spread out, and his face was stained with blood and dust. He stared blankly ahead.
He looked as embarrassed as a bereaved dog. Where else can I have the grace and calmness to chat and laugh with Zhang Bu in Jiang County?
He is half Han Chinese and has always been a handsome person.
The janitors are all people close to the general. No matter how cruel a general is, he will still treat his soldiers well. Let alone an officer in the janissary.
Of course the soldiers will also respect and love the general.
"Hey." The officer looked at Jin Huanshan and felt really distressed and couldn't bear it, but he had no choice but to sigh, and then he found a stone to sit on.
This battle was really a useless one.
There is no excuse to cover up. They lost. Two thousand elite Mongolian and Yuan warriors, plus a reorganized force of thousands of Han commanders, competed with Wu Nian.
Although they don't have an advantage in terms of military strength, they are definitely strong enough in terms of quality. But they were defeated.
In the past, a combination of forces like theirs could defeat the 20,000 troops of Liaodong generals.
This time.
Miserable failure!
even. Even Wanhu generals would have almost died if they hadn't captured Jinhuan Mountain. Jin Huanshan died heroically and became the first Mongolian and Yuan general to be killed in battle.
For a while, it was difficult for the officer himself to accept it, let alone Jin Huanshan?
The general really tried his best and killed countless Wu Nianjun soldiers with one big sword. But the more the opponent kills, the more they kill, and the more they kill, the more they kill.
Jin Huanshan heard the officer's long sigh, and his expression finally changed. He moved his left hand and placed it on the handle of the knife at his waist. At that moment, he felt like drawing the knife to kill himself.
Such a shame.
Such a shame.
But after Jin Huanshan struggled for a long time, he finally let go of the hilt of the knife in his hand. It was easy to die at that time, but now that I have escaped, it is difficult to die.
"I became the first Wanhu to be defeated head-on. I lost all face. Now I don't have the courage to die. I will spend the rest of my life being laughed at and discussed by others."
Thinking of this, Jin Huanshan's face gradually turned red, his strong body trembled, and then he lowered his head in despair.
This time it was a blow.
It's really a bit big.
