Chapter 2766: Ambush from all sides, Yang Guang’s death (final) (6,000-word chapter)
Spartacus and Mu Zha retreated, making Shi Wansui, Wu Yunzhao, and He Ruobi breathe a sigh of relief, but also felt a little regretful.
Mu Zha was okay, Spartacus was really strong. Shi Wansui and He Ruobi teamed up, but they still couldn't defeat him, and fell slightly at a disadvantage. But if Wu Yunzhao was added to the mix, the situation would definitely be different.
Whether it is Jin Zha or Mu Zha, in fact, they are no match for Wu Yunzhao in a one-on-one challenge, and defeat is only a matter of time.
It was clear that Mu Zha was about to be defeated just now, but Qin Fang called him back with Jin.
If Qin Fang does not pay gold, once Mu Zha is defeated, the three of them can join forces to besiege Spartacus alone, and maybe kill him.
It's a pity that Qin Fang's general was not a reckless man and did not give them this opportunity.
After repelling Muzha and Spartacus, Shi Wansui, Wu Yunzhao, and He Ruobi each took charge of an army and wanted to launch a counterattack based on their own bravery. However, the favorable terrain was already occupied by the Qin army, so several counterattacks failed. Instead, it increased the number of casualties suffered by the Sui army.
"Stop charging. If you charge again, all the soldiers will die." Wu Yunzhao shouted.
Shi Wansui had no choice but to give up the counterattack, but the Qin army's counterattacks followed one after another.
The Qin army under the command of Hu Luguang was not the same concept as Jin Zha and Muzha. Various arms such as guns, arrows and shields cooperated in fighting. With the steady advancement, even the elite Xiliang Iron Cavalry could not hold it back. They were defeated by Qin. The army killed many people and suffered heavy losses.
"Brother Shi, the losses will be too great if we continue to fight like this. Our lord has fled far away. Let's retreat too." Wu Yunzhao spoke again.
Shi Wansui nodded and quickly ordered a retreat to the Canglang Leader, but how could Hu Luguang let them go? After some strangulation, only nearly two thousand Sui elite cavalry escaped in the end, and tens of thousands of Sui army elites died due to cutting off their rear.
"General, Wu Yunzhao, Shi Wansui, and He Ruobi fled into Canglang territory with about two thousand fine cavalry." Mu Zha reported with excitement.
Hu Luguang nodded, but did not order the pursuit. After all, the Sui troops who escaped from Daxing were all elites, and their combat power was indeed strong. If they were pushed too hard, they might jump over the wall, so it was better to boil the frog in warm water and kill them little by little. Only with the effective strength of the Sui army can the greatest results be achieved at the least cost.
Seeing that Hu Luguang's reaction was dull, Mu Zha continued: "Our army killed and wounded nearly 13,000 Sui soldiers and captured them. What a great victory."
"How many casualties did our army suffer?"
"Well, I haven't calculated it yet, but it shouldn't be big. I'll go and count it now."
Before Mu Zha could leave, Jin Zha came over and said, "No need to go any further, have I already counted them? Our army suffered a total of nearly 500 casualties, of which 286 were killed directly in battle. "
Both Muzha and Spartacus were stunned. They killed and wounded 12,000 prisoners and suffered less than 500 casualties. No wonder those famous generals like to set up ambushes. This battle loss ratio is indeed too outrageous.
"It's almost time to pursue." Hu Luguang ordered.
"General, can you still catch up with me now?"
Spartacus said puzzledly, after all, the Sui army that escaped was all cavalry, but they were a mixture of infantry and cavalry, so their speed was much slower.
"Don't worry, the Grand Governor has set up an ambush in front. No matter Yang Guang, Yang Su, or Wu Yunzhao Shi Long Live, they are destined to be unable to escape." Hu Luguang said with a faint smile.
Spartacus suddenly showed a look of surprise. It turned out that they were not the only ones to ambush. The serial ambush was really amazing. The Eastern art of war was indeed profound and profound.
On the other side, three generals, Wu Yunzhao and Shi Wansui and He Ruobi, led 3,000 elite cavalry and marched at full speed for three hours, finally catching up with Yang Guang before dawn.
Seeing Wu Yunzhao's three generals returning, Yang Guang was overjoyed at first, but then showed a look of pain. After all, only two thousand people came back. In other words, the Qin army's first ambush killed 13,000 of their troops. ah.
You know, the total number of Sui troops who escaped from Daxing was only 35,000. This reduced their number by 13,000, leaving only 22,000.
The Qin army has only exposed two ambush troops so far, and it is unknown how many ambush troops will follow. If this happens again, can they really escape back to Xiliang with only 22,000 soldiers and horses?
Not only Yang Guang, but also Yang Su had no idea about this, but there was no way to turn around. At this point, he could only continue to break through.
Along the way, Yang Guang was frightened, because there were more than one place on the road suitable for setting up an ambush. He was already ready for war, but he found that there was no ambush by the Qin army.
Seeing that he was about to leave the Canglang Territory, and that the more than ten miles ahead were plain areas where it was not easy to set up an ambush, Yang Guang felt relieved.
"How could this happen? Li Jing didn't place an ambush. This is impossible."
Yang Su frowned, with a look of disbelief on his face. He couldn't believe that there was no ambush from Li Jing along the way.
"Hahaha……"
At this moment, Yang Guang burst out laughing. Wu Yun summoned him and asked, "Why are you laughing, my lord?"
"I laugh at Li Jing's foolishness. There are so many places in front of him that are easy to set up ambush, but Li Jing did not set up an ambush. However, as the front is already flat, there is no way to set up an ambush anymore."
Yang Guang sneered and said: "If my prediction is correct, Li Jing should be waiting for us outside the Canglang Territory, planning to take advantage of our army's fatigue to wait for work."
Hearing this, Wu Yunzhao, Shi Wansui, He Ruobi and other generals all felt that it made sense, but Yang Su frowned even more tightly. After all, that was Li Jing, how could he make such a small mistake?
Yang Guang still analyzed by himself: "Li Jing's abacus is ringing, but he doesn't know that the terrain of Canglang Territory is higher. Even if our army is exhausted, if the whole army swoops down, with the help of the geographical advantage, it will definitely overwhelm the Qin army's formation... …”
Brush, brush, brush...
Before Yang Guang finished speaking, a large number of Qin Army flags were suddenly erected about five hundred meters away from the Sui Army. Then the Qin Army soldiers lifted up the straw above and stretched their bows in the direction of the Sui Army. arrow.
Xu Rong, who had been lying in wait all night, looked coldly at the Sui army in front, waved his sword and shouted: "Fire arrows."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Suddenly, arrows rained down.
Twenty thousand Qin troops ambushed, divided into two directions: left and right, and fired arrows at the Sui troops in the middle without distinction. A large number of Sui troops were killed by arrows, and screams could be heard one after another.
"Hold still, form a formation on your shields and move forward to block the arrows. The crossbowmen and cavalry will fight back with bows and arrows."
Yang Su's current command point is as high as 103, and his reaction speed is not bad. As soon as he was ambushed, he reacted immediately, commanded the entire army's defense and counterattack, and also minimized casualties to a certain extent.
"This this……"
Yang Guang's eyes widened and he looked at the ambush soldiers on both sides with a look of disbelief on his face.
Gao Jiong laughed at this time, and said while laughing: "So that's it, high, really high.
"This place is really unsuitable for setting up an ambush, but Li Jing dug a pit here in advance to hide his troops.
Li Jing did not set up an ambush in a dangerous place, just to wait for me to march here all night long and then fight out when I was extremely exhausted.
In this way, you can not only wait for work at leisure, but also be able to kill our army unexpectedly. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. "
Hearing what Gao Yan said, Yang Guang suddenly showed a look of surprise, but he still had some doubts in his heart.
"But how is this possible? How could Li Jing dig so many trenches to hide troops in such a short period of time?"
Yang Guang was puzzled by this. After all, Li Jing had only been back to Daxing for two or three days at most. How could he dig a trench capable of hiding an army of 10,000 to 20,000 men in such a short period of time?
"There is only one possibility. Li Jing dug the trench in advance. He had already set up a trap and was waiting for us to jump in." Yang Su said through gritted teeth.
Yang Su's guess was correct. After all, it was difficult to arrange an ambush in such a short time. It was absolutely impossible to dig such a large trench.
Then there is only one possibility. Li Jing was sure that Yang Guang would take the Canglang leader, so he dug a pit here in advance.
Digging pits requires a lot of manpower. The 60,000 Qin army that surrounded Daxing and the Sui army that could block the city were very reluctant. Naturally, they could not allocate manpower to dig pits. But in addition, the Qin army also had a group of soldiers who specialized in digging. Digging army.
Three thousand digging troops, plus 10,000 prisoners of war, were enough to dig a hole in the flat ground for 20,000 soldiers within half a month.
The Sui army who fled here was basically very exhausted after the previous fierce battles and a night of rapid marching.
They were already exhausted, and they didn't think the Qin army would set up an ambush here, so they were caught off guard by the Qin army. Just a few rounds of arrow rain reduced the Sui army's strength by four to five thousand men.
[Ding dong, Yang Guang's skill 'Reverse Hero' effect 5 is activated. When nearly half of the entire army is injured, the entire army's force will be +1;
Current: Yang Guang’s force has increased to 86;
Yang Su's force increased to 100;
Wu Yun called for strength to rise to...
He Ruobi's martial arts...
Long live Shi...
...]
[Ding dong, Yang Su's skill 'Sui Soul' effect 3 is activated. When the entire army is reduced by more than half, the entire army's force will be +1;
Current: Yang Guang’s force has increased to 87;
Yang Su's force increased to 100;
Wu Yun called for strength to rise to...
He Ruobi's martial arts...
Long live Shi...
...]
The sudden two-point overall increase can be said to be a timely help for the current Sui army. It not only alleviates the fatigue of the Sui army, but also enhances the combat effectiveness of the Sui army.
In addition to the previous 1 point, the entire Sui army received an overall increase of 3 points. This increase is not insignificant, especially for Wu Yunzhao, Shi Wansui and He Ruobi.
Xu Rong commanded the Qin army to shoot and kill the Sui army continuously. After seeing the Sui army in a panic, under Yang Su's command, the Sui army, which was originally panicked, quickly regained its stability. The commands of defense, counterattack, escape from the attack, etc. were carried out at the same time. He couldn't help but sigh: "Yang Su He is worthy of being the number one general in the Sui Kingdom, and with his commanding ability alone, I'm afraid I will never be able to catch up with him in this lifetime."
Xu Rong believed that he was not as capable as Yang Su. If it was a fair duel, he would definitely not be Yang Su's opponent, but now he successfully ambushed Yang Su.
Even if Yang Suzhong's reaction to the ambush was textbook-like, it doesn't mean that Xu Rong didn't have any backup moves.
"Stop shooting arrows and attack with the whole army."
Xu Rong waved his sword and gave the order again, and under his command, 20,000 Qin troops, one on the left and one on the right, attacked the Sui army in the middle.
Seeing this, Yang Su's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly ordered Wu Yunzhao and Shi Wansui to each lead an army to resist. Although they barely blocked the Qin army's offensive, the casualties among the soldiers became faster.
The Sui army paid a great price and finally got rid of Xu Rong's attack, but at this time Hu Luguang led Jin Zha, Mu Zha, and Spartacus to pursue them.
Seeing this, Yang Su suddenly showed a look of despair, and made a decision in an instant, saying with a serious face: "My lord, you and Prime Minister Gao will lead the three thousand Xiaoguo army to leave first, and General Mo will lead the remaining troops. I’ll cut off the queen for you.”
"But……"
Yang Guangze was a little hesitant. After all, Yang Su was not only his uncle, but also the number one general in the Sui Kingdom. Everyone else could stay, but he really couldn't live without Yang Su.
"Now is not the time to hesitate. If we don't leave, it will really be too late."
After saying this, Yang Su whipped Yang Guang's mount with a whip, and then asked Gao Jun to lead 3,000 Xiaoguo troops to escort Yang Guang to escape to the west.
Yang Guang took away 3,000 Xiaoguo troops, and Yang Su led 13,000 Sui troops to cut off the rear. As for the remaining 7,000 troops, they were all killed in Xu Rong's ambush.
"It seems that today is the day when I, Yang Su, will die."
Even though he knew he was going to die, Yang Su felt relieved and shouted to Hu Luguang with a firm face: "Yang Su can die, but the lord must not die. As long as I, Yang Su, am still alive today, you can't even think about it." past."
Seeing this, Hu Luguang felt a sense of admiration and said in a deep voice: "In this case, I can only send you on your way in person."
"kill"
A new round of ambush battle begins again.
Yang Su, Wu Yunzhao, Shi Wansui, He Ruobi and other generals fought desperately to stop the Qin army. However, Yang Guang escaped from the Canglang Territory under the protection of three thousand Xiaoguo troops, but he really Can you escape?
This is obviously impossible.
Yang Guang's original plan was to take the nearest Yunwu Road after leaving the Canglang Territory and escape back to Xiliang as quickly as possible.
But Li Jing had planned everything along the way, and Li Jing hadn't shown up yet. He felt that Li Jing was most likely waiting for him on Yunwu Road, so he didn't dare to go through Yunwu Road.
"Gao Qing, why don't we take the Zhiyang Road? Although the road is longer, it is safer." Yang Guang said.
Gao Jiao frowned. Is Zhiyang Road safer than Yunwu Road? Not necessarily. With Li Jing's calculating mind, wouldn't he have imagined that they would take the Zhiyang Road?
The Qin army should still have plenty of troops, but they only have three thousand Xiaoguo troops left, so the danger is the same no matter which way they go, but Zhiyang Road is relatively safer.
After all, the Zhiyang Road is flat and smooth, so it is neither easy to set up an ambush nor easy for the cavalry to escape. It is indeed safer than the Yunwu Road.
"Lord, let's take Zhiyang Road. At worst, we may detour to Wuwei County to return to Zhangye County." Gao Qiao said in a deep voice.
Yang Guang and Gao Jiao both agreed that it was natural to take the Zhiyang Road.
After several hours of rapid march, just when Yang Guang and others were about to leave Zhiyang Road and enter Wuwei County, five thousand troops blocked the way.
Yang Guang and Gao Qiao looked at each other and saw bitterness in each other's eyes. Sure enough, they still couldn't escape.
The Zhiyang Road was very wide, so Yang Guang naturally wanted to run away, but Qin troops appeared on the left and right, and there was also a Qin Army cavalry, which was detouring back to his rear at full speed. This was to encircle him on all sides. Powerful.
Although the three thousand Xiaoguo army was elite and loyal to Yang Guang, facing the encirclement of 20,000 Qin troops, they could not help but become a little panicked. However, with the comfort of Yang Guang and Gao Jiao, they quickly stabilized, and there was a faint feeling. The trend of the mourning army has begun.
[Ding dong, Gao Jiong's skill 'Inspire' is activated, the morale of the whole army increases, the combat power increases, the commander +2, the force +2...]
Li Jing rode his horse out of the tens of thousands of troops and shouted to Yang Guang on the other side: "Yang Guang, the place of death chosen by this governor is not bad, isn't it?"
After Yang Guang looked around the surroundings, he saw beautiful mountains and clear waters. It was indeed a good place. He then rode out and ridiculed: "Li Jing, aren't you already in Canglang Territory and setting up a monument for me? But I, We reached Zhiyang Road. Li Jing, it turns out that you have something you can’t count."
Li Jing smiled calmly and said: "Yang Guang, the monument erected by this governor for you says the burial place, and this is the place of death that this governor chose for you. There is no conflict between the two. "
Yang Guang couldn't help but was startled. There was really no conflict. After he died, he would bury himself in the Canglang Territory and become neighbors with his grandfather Duguxin, right? Li Jing, you really made the arrangements for me clearly.
Yang Guang didn't feel that Li Jing's move was benevolent. Instead, he felt humiliated by being toyed with and applauded. He then roared angrily: "Li Jing, you have gone too far. Either you die or I die today."
After saying that, Yang Guang rode his horse back to the formation and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army, I, Yang Guang, am sorry for you. If you want to surrender, just come forward. I will never stop you."
When the officers and soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army heard this, they all stood up agitatedly. However, as Yang Guang's personal guards, the loyalty of the Xiaoguo Army was unquestionable. In the end, only four to five hundred people left, and Yang Guang did not stop them.
Yang Guang did not expect that so many people would stay, and he was very moved in his heart, but he still hardened his heart and said: "Today, only Yang Guang died in battle, and Yang Guang did not surrender. May the soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army Will you follow me, Yang Guang, to fight to the end?"
"I am willing to die with my lord."
"I am willing to die with my lord."
…
More than 2,500 Xiaoguojun stood up and shouted. Their voices were so loud and their tone was so sad that it was hard for anyone who listened to them not to be moved by them.
Gao Yan stepped forward and wanted to command the army for a final desperate fight, but was stopped by Yang Guang. This time he wanted to take command personally and come to a complete end with Li Jing.
Yang Guang stopped talking and stood at the forefront of the army. He immediately pulled out the sword from his waist and shouted an order: "The whole army attacks."
[Ding dong, Yang Guang's skill 'Reverse Hero' is activated with effect 5. When in desperate situation, the entire army's force will be +1;
Current: Yang Guang’s force has increased to 88;
Yang Su's military strength rose to...
Wu Yun summons force...
Long live Shi...
...]
[Ding dong, Yang Guang's skill 'Reverse Hero' effect 3 is activated. When he personally commands the entire army, his own commander will be reduced by 1 to 5 points depending on the level of the opponent's commander;
Commander Li Jing has 105, and Yang Guang has 99, which is 6 points lower than Li Jing, so the commander attribute is -4, and the current commander Yang Guang has dropped to 95 points;]
Although Yang Guang's commander attribute dropped to 95, the Sui army only had more than 2,500 people left. Although a commander at 95 could not command an army of 100,000, it was more than enough to command more than 2,000 soldiers.
Li Jing had always felt that Yang Guang was a person who was afraid of death, but now in the desperate situation, he neither begged for mercy nor behaved in other ugly ways. Instead, after letting Xiang surrender the strength to leave first, he decided to fight to the end with great courage. This is also It caused some changes in his sense of Yang Guang.
Perhaps Yang Guang felt that after repelling the Qin army, he had the ability to suppress the Qiang people, so he implemented the order to relieve the Qiang people, but now it is too late to say anything.
Originally, Yang Guang could have started well and ended well, but once the Jie Qiang Order came out, the only way to lose his reputation was to die as an apology.
"Give me the order to shoot five rounds of bows and arrows first, and then close the circle to surround and annihilate Yang Guang." Li Jing said calmly.
"promise."
Li Jing's arrow rain attack was much more powerful than Xu Rong's.
Xu Rong only shot from two sides, but he shot from four sides. If all the Xiaoguo army had not been equipped with shields and Yang Guang had set up a tortoise shell defense, these five rounds of arrow rain skills alone would have wiped out the entire Sui army.
After five rounds of arrow rain, the Qin army fired tens of thousands of arrows, but the casualties caused to the Sui army were very few, and they were all blocked by the shield array.
Li Jing was not surprised at all and continued to order his soldiers to encircle him. Yang Guang saw the opportunity and rushed towards Li Jing's main formation.
Li Jing personally led 23,000 Qin troops, including 3,000 Feixiong troops, and surrounded Yang Guang's 2,500 Xiaoguo troops on all sides. No matter how hard Yang Guangru struggled, he could not succeed.
In less than a stick of incense, more than 2,500 Xiaoguo troops died under the encirclement of 20,000 Qin troops. Only Yang Guang and Gao Jiu were left, protected by a dozen soldiers, in the mountain of corpses and sea of blood. Struggling.
Seeing this, Li Jing's heart moved. He got on and off his horse and said to Yang Guang: "Yang Guang, I can give you a chance to fight with me one on one."
Li Jing has basically figured out Yang Guang's strength, which is only at the beginning of the first-class level and far behind him. That's why Li Jing proposed to have a one-on-one confrontation with Yang Guang.
But Yang Guang laughed after hearing what Li Jing said: "Li Jing, do you want to kill me with your own hands? I won't let you do it."
The king has the dignity of a king, how can you, his ministers, be humiliated?
I would rather be sword-drenched than leave a whole body intact, and I will never be humiliated by you. "
After saying this, Yang Guang directly cut himself with his sword, without giving Li Jing any chance to react.
The great hero of the generation, King Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, committed suicide in this way, retaining his last bit of stubbornness and dignity.
It's so unlucky. All the bad things happened to me this May.
I was originally going to attend a wedding on 520, but I was diagnosed with Fuyang, and this time I suddenly pressed forward, and my fever reached almost 40 degrees, and the familiar pain that hurt everywhere on my body came again.
Even though I was hooked up to an intravenous drip and took ibuprofen and 999, I didn't feel better until 7 or 8 pm. Then I started sweating non-stop and had a runny nose, which was extremely uncomfortable.
However, after having the experience of Yang Kang, this recovery was not as difficult as the last time. After the fever subsided and I was almost fainting, I started to continue typing;
Seeing that the author has been so unlucky this month and is still updating even though he is still in trouble, and this chapter is still 6,000 words long, which is equivalent to the previous chapter and a half, can book friends please cast a monthly vote to comfort the author's injury? soul.
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