Chapter 2081: Jia Junwen’s surprise attack (Part 1)
"The general was incompetent. Although he captured Zhang Han, he was driven down by the Qin army's reinforcements."
Lu Guang knelt on one knee in front of Fu Jian and apologized with a face of shame.
As for the matter of escaping from the battle with Jia Fulin, Lu Guang naturally did not say anything. After all, he was also a person who wanted face, and if this matter was said in public, he would probably not be able to hold his head up for the rest of his life.
Fu Jian did not punish Lu Guang. After all, he had witnessed with his own eyes how fierce the Qin army's reinforcements were. Let alone Lu Guang, even if he personally led the army, the situation would not be much better than Lu Guang's.
"Get up, this defeat is not your fault."
After Fu Jian helped Lu Guang up, he turned to look at Zhang Han, who was lying on a stretcher and was still in a coma, and asked with a sneer: "Is this the general who blocked my army for half a month?"
"Yes, his name is Zhang Han. He was appointed by Qin Hao as Gongsun Xuanyuan's deputy general. He is one of the rookies among the generals of the Qin army."
For Zhang Han, Fu Jian simply wanted to eat him alive. He and Zhang Han had no personal grudges, but Zhang Han got angry in this battle.
Zhang Han actually held off his 70,000-strong army at Jieshi Road for half a month with 3,000 troops. If this was spread, people in the world would definitely think that he was incompetent.
In addition, the situation of the Qing army in Youbeiping was extremely critical, and Fu Jian was dragged here for half a month. God knows what kind of shocking changes will happen in Youbeiping?
Thinking of this, Fu Jian suddenly shuddered, and his murderous intention towards Zhang Han became stronger.
Fu Jian naturally wanted to kill Zhang Han, but when he thought that his second elder brother Daishan was still in the hands of Gongsun Xuanyuan, he could only suppress the murderous intention in his heart.
Fu Jian spit thick phlegm into Zhang Han's face to vent his anger, and then said coldly: "Zhang Han, this time he got an advantage.
Take him down for treatment, don't let him die, and use him to return the prisoners of war to the Qin army. "
After the soldiers took Zhang Han away, Fu Jian looked up at the Qin army's camp, thinking about how to capture the camp again at the minimum cost.
There were as many as three thousand troops coming to aid the Qin Dynasty, and there was also a general who was much more powerful than Zhang Han. Fortunately, with his offensive regardless of casualties, the Jieshi camp had been half destroyed, and its defense was greatly reduced. Otherwise, it would have been delayed. The first half of the month was really killing me.
On the other side, after listening to the stories of the people around him, Jia Fu learned that Zhang Han was captured and Gongsun He died in battle.
Regarding this, Jia Fu felt both angry and regretful. If he had arrived earlier, he might have been able to save Gongsun He and Zhang Han.
"How many people are left in the camp now?"
"General Qi? There are three thousand soldiers in Jieshi camp, and now there are only eight hundred left."
Of the original three thousand defenders, there are now only eight hundred left. More than two-thirds of the soldiers died in the battle, which shows how tragic this battle was.
After Jia Fu heard this, he was silent for a while and then said: "Give me the order? The eight hundred soldiers of the Jieshi camp will immediately retreat and return to Lulongsai to wait for orders. There must be no mistake."
"promise."
The 800 damaged soldiers were not only extremely exhausted, but almost all of them were injured. They had lost their combat capability, and remaining here was just a burden. That's why Jia Fu asked them to withdraw to Lulong to rest.
Although Lulong's side is also facing Huang Taiji's 30,000 troops, Gongsun Xuanyuan has Lulong Sai in hand? With the Guansai natural barrier as a basis, the situation is naturally much better than that on the Jieshi Road side.
After the 800 remnant troops withdrew from the Jieshi Camp, Jia Fu observed the situation of the Jieshi Camp and found that the damage to the camp was too serious. It would be easier to rebuild it than to repair it.
"This camp can no longer be defended. Send the order and prepare to retreat to the second camp." Jia Fu ordered.
"promise."
During the half-month period when Zhang Han guarded the Jieshi camp, Gongsun Xuanyuan was not completely unprepared.
When he learned about Fu Jian's fierce attack regardless of casualties, Xuanyuan knew that the Jieshi camp could not hold for a month. Even if he came in person, the situation would not be better than Zhang Han. This is an absolute strength gap that can be made up for by the geographical advantage.
After realizing this, Xuanyuan immediately ordered Jia Fu to lead an army of three thousand and built another stronghold at the exit of Jieshi Road.
The total length of the Jieshi Road is nearly twenty miles. Naturally, it is not only possible to build a stronghold at Zhanghan. Although the terrain at the exit is not as dangerous as Zhanghan, if a stronghold can be built, it will still be a strong stronghold, and it can also be used to delay the Qing Dynasty. The army's attack speed.
It took Jia Fu ten days to build this second camp, and then he collected local materials and defensive supplies.
It took Jia Fu half a month to set up camp and the same 3,000 soldiers, but Zhang Han only took three days.
Make a judgment.
Jia Fu waited and waited but did not wait until Zhang Han asked for help. He immediately realized that something might have happened on his side, so he quickly ordered 2,500 soldiers to come to rescue Zhang Han and Gongsun He.
Jia Fu had ordered the army to march as fast as possible, but in the end it was still a step too late. When he arrived, Gongsun He had already died in battle, and Zhang Han was also captured alive.
Seeing that the Qing army did not continue to attack, but chose a truce, Jia Fu was moved.
The commander-in-chief of the Qing army certainly did not expect that the Qin army would dare to take the initiative to fight. If a sudden attack was made at this time, the Qing army would be caught off guard, and perhaps the captured Zhang Han could be rescued.
Thinking of this, a flash of excitement flashed in Jia Fu's eyes, and he said quickly: "Quickly select a hundred dead soldiers from the army and accompany me to fight against the Tatars."
"..."
The captain suddenly had a question mark on his face and asked: "But general, didn't you just say you wanted to retreat?"
"Retreating is retreating, and going out to fight is going out to fight. There is no contradiction between the two."
"..."
The captain's face was filled with questions.
Isn't this contradictory?
Contradictory.
How can we go to war if we have already retreated?
This is not a contradiction.
Jia Fu didn't have the habit of explaining things to his men, so he said directly: "Go and do it quickly."
"promise."
One hundred dead soldiers were quickly selected. After all, they were going to fight with General Jia Fu. The number of places was limited and the opportunity was rare. As long as they came back alive, being promoted to one level was the minimum reward.
Although the risks of following General Jia Fu in fighting a war are great, the rewards are also great, and there is no war without risks.
The risk of burning the Crescent Tower was not high before, but General Xuanyuan only wanted experienced crossbowmen, and there was no chance that their soldiers would be selected. Now that the opportunity arose, they couldn't miss it again.
The enthusiasm of the soldiers to sign up to join the war was extremely high. Jia Fu only wanted 100 dead soldiers, but in the end 465 more people signed up. This really shocked Jia Fu.
Are these soldiers' brains broken? Being a dead soldier is such a threat, why are you still rushing to come?
Jia Fu soon understood what the soldiers were thinking, and this made him smile even more bitterly, but he didn't say much. After all, being a soldier in troubled times is not only about eating military rations and getting military pay, but is it to fight for glory and wealth? Well.
