Zhang Xing claimed to have read people's hearts, but he actually believed that after eating 20,000 soldiers, the Qilu official army, which looked like an official army but was actually a local military group in the lower reaches of Jishui River, would be in ruins, and those who escaped, especially Even if the core members of this army survive and escape, they cannot escape their final fate because of their rural characteristics.
The so-called Taoist priest can escape but cannot escape. So what if he escapes?
Therefore, when Zhang Xuguo displayed his power of condensation and rushed back to the encirclement without his life, he gave up command and blocked the pursuers along the edge of the swamp like a brave man to cut off the few escapees. Zhang Xing, who was congratulated and flattered by the frontline leaders and officers, did not have any superfluous reaction. He simply ordered Xu Shiying to organize the manpower to arrest the opponent or simply kill him on the spot.
Duan means commanding with determination.
Immediately afterwards, he was stunned by Zhang Changgong's attack.
Four thousand fresh troops suddenly attacked, and the leading general was a crazy-looking Chengdan master. On the spot, he staggered the North Dragon Deposed Army, which was in a victory posture and in a scattered formation. At the same time, the momentum of the incoming reinforcements quickly cheered up the besieged officers and soldiers who had fallen into despair. The latter quickly tried to reach northward under the leadership of a small number of officers in an attempt to escape.
Under attack from two sides, the Dragon-Deposed Army was caught off guard and suffered many casualties.
Under this situation, Zhang Xing and other leaders of the Deposed Dragon Army, who were extremely excited, quickly restrained themselves, reorganized their troops, and ordered to stabilize their positions.
It can only be said that fortunately, the officers and soldiers in the encirclement were only struggling to their death. After a wave of failure, they collapsed even more completely. This allowed the Deposed Dragon Army to quickly concentrate its forces and turn to the north to attack.
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At this time, most of the afternoon had passed, but it was not yet evening, but it was still raining. Fortunately, after condensing the elixir, Zhang Xing felt that his ears and eyes were sharp. He turned over on a horse and could see the battle ahead in the distance, then turned his head and turned a few steps to his side. A general came to inquire.
"Third brother, I think the overall situation has been decided now. All we need to do is stabilize the formation. The opponent can't beat us, so there's no need to cause trouble." Niu Da, who came with only a few hundred soldiers, couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
"Are you scared after being knocked down once?" Shan Tonghai, who was standing by him, had somehow learned about Niuda's experience of escaping in the mud, so he responded coldly to his face. "If you ask me, eat these four thousand soldiers right here! If Zhang Changgong is really crazy and dares to attack at the risk of exhaustion of his true energy, then kill him here! Kill him and eat these The last four thousand soldiers and the land of eight counties on both sides of Jishui are all ours in an instant!"
By the end of the conversation, it was obvious that he was emotionally out of control.
Obviously, the repeated defeats in the previous six months and the fact that he actually did not win any military merits in this battle (the army had been defeated before he led his troops to join Zhang Xing), made the three original leaders of the Deposed Dragon Gang One of the leaders has a somewhat unbalanced mentality.
It is precisely because of this that Niuda originally wanted to be sarcastic. But as Zhang Xing's eyes dimmed, he still held back his anger.
This made Shan Tonghai even more anxious.
Zhang Xing thought for a while, but simply issued the order: "Niu Da leads the two leaders Ding Shengying and Guo Jingke to the left wing, and Jia Yue and Zhai Qian go to the right wing. Each of them will stabilize the situation with sufficient strength. We, the Chinese Army, will Behind us, leader Shan is in front, fighting and retreating... If Zhang Changgong realizes what he wants and wakes up and leaves, then that's the end of it, we still have dumplings to eat behind us; if he really loses his mind, let's end him here. That’s it!”
When all the generals heard the order, they all responded without saying a word.
Zhang Xing also went back to look at the people around him: "Xiao Jia, you go and reassemble the experts we formed before, and find as many as you can; Wang Xiongdan, you and Ma Tou leader go and mobilize some long soldiers and get ready." , and then gather under my flag."
Jia Runshi, Wang Xiongdan, and Ma Ping'er also responded.
Bai Yousi, on the other hand, took a step forward slightly at this time, as if he was about to say something, but Zhang Xing waved his hand to stop him: "Look, when it is really necessary, you still have to rely on you, but nine times out of ten it won't be your turn. Come on, it’s not even my turn.”
Bai Yousi was startled for a moment, then immediately woke up and said no more.
After a moment, the troops began to reorganize in the chaos. Thanks to the return of the senior generals and the disappearance of the flanking attack, as well as the already narrow passage battlefield, a dense military formation gradually began to form.
Zhang Changgong's assault was obviously a hasty and untactical assault, and he was quickly dragged into the depths of the military formation by the Dragon Army without any notice.
"Counter Zhang!"
Fan Bao beat his horse and squeezed in front of the disheveled Zhang Changgong. He opened his mouth with a slight fear and started to cry. "We can't break out any more! If we break in again, these four thousand soldiers will be surrounded!"
Zhang Changgong, who was holding a long gun, turned back sharply, rainwater splashed out of his hair, and his face was still ferocious, making Fan Bao tremble in fright.
But the latter calmed down, gritted his teeth and sat firmly on the horse, and continued to persuade with tears in his eyes: "Mr. Zhang, what's wrong with you? Tell me! If you want to save Mr. Zhang or someone else, let's put the soldiers back. Go back alone and look for it. With your cultivation, you can't really rescue people after dark! If you want to rescue the trapped army, then to be honest, it is useless to continue fighting. It is better to put the army back. With the confrontation like this, with some troops involved, we might be able to take advantage of the opportunity to escape a few more...but we can't go on like this. If we go on like this, I'm afraid we will lose all the last four thousand soldiers from Qi County!"
Hearing this, Zhang Changgong opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word, but he burst into tears. The rainwater and tears formed a ball, and slid down the blood stain on his face.
"Governor Zhang, now that things have come to a close, we have to recognize the reality... My eldest brother and my little sister are all in trouble. If you want to save people, I will risk my life to help you." Seeing this, Fan Bao continued to smile. He came to persuade me with tears, and he was really heartbroken. "But it is unwise to use force by force!"
"I don't want to save anyone! I want to save everyone!" Seeing the sincerity of the other party's words, Zhang Changgong finally burst into tears. "General Fan Er, I hate myself for being incompetent! In Dongdu, everything was arranged by the family and I never had an independent opinion. But this time I came out and made something from scratch. I finally followed the manager and the big guys. We created some situations together, but they all disappeared... I can't help this temper!"
Fan Bao was completely silent.
If he hadn't always been afraid of the other party like a tiger, he would have almost cried with him.
"Forget it, take the last few thousand people back to Qi County!" Zhang Changgong turned around, looked up to the sky and sighed, letting the rain hit his face. "I'll break up with you first, and then try to save some people..."
At this point, Fan Bao was also confused and could only nod his head, and then hurriedly ordered the rear army to change into the front army, and quickly return to the army... There were only four thousand people, and they were already halfway trapped. How could they easily escape?
Especially Shan Tonghai, who was facing him, had a hundred calculations, a thousand grudges, and ten thousand unwillingnesses in his heart. He always wanted to expand the results of the battle, so as soon as he saw the opponent retreating, he immediately counterattacked relentlessly.
"This Dalang Shan is obviously disobeying military orders when he acts like this." The speaker was Ma Ping'er, who had just led a group of spearmen back. Of course, what she said was well-founded. She was right there when the order was given.
However, when Zhang Xing heard this, he just squinted his eyes in the rain and said nothing. The people around him were also silent, which made Ma Ping'er laugh for a while.
To put it bluntly, regardless of whether Ma Ping'er was right or not, and what Zhang Dalongtou thought, the main reason was that Ma Ping'er's identity was embarrassing, and Shan Tonghai's status was too prominent.
Even Wang Xiongdan, who was nearby, just glanced at Ma Ping'er and then smiled bitterly.
In this way, everyone stood under the somewhat stiff "deposed" flag. Scattered troops continued to gather behind them after hearing the news, but due to Shan Tonghai's forward attack, they still seemed a bit weak.
Soon, whether it was true or expected, as the soldiers and horses beside Zhang Xing became weaker, Zhang Changgong, who was in charge of the rear, suddenly jumped up and used his true energy in the air. The silvery white true energy enveloped his whole body, and he flew again. Pounced towards Zhang Xing's banner.
This time, Zhang Xing did not form a formation.
It is precisely because of this that Fan Bao saw this scene from a distance. He did not have any worries at first. He just thought it was a normal attack to save him and delay the delay... After all, in his eyes, Zhang Changgong was too powerful, even in person. After what he had experienced before, he didn't think the Dragon-Deposed Army could do anything to this person without a centralized formation of master practitioners.
However, as soon as he turned around and wiped the sweat off his face, Fan Bao suddenly froze on his horse, and then felt a chill on the spot.
The reason couldn't be simpler. For masters of Ningdan and above, on the battlefield, it is necessary to maintain body-protecting Qi as much as possible. This is a life-saving thing... just like wearing armor... Even he, Fan Bao, at this time Try your best to do this, otherwise why would your face be covered in sweat? But Zhang Changgong, who was obviously a master of elixirs, had just talked to him, or even earlier, when his face and hair were already wet from the rain.
Combined with what happened before, this can only show that Zhang Changgong's energy reserves are actually very dangerous.
As soon as he thought of this, Fan Bao immediately turned around and turned around again.
And it was at this time that he turned around and saw clearly that in the rain, Zhang Changgong's silver-gray flash was intercepted by a lavender light rising into the sky before it reached the banner with the word "Deposed". The rays of light entangled together, and then crashed heavily into the mud, never rising again... On the contrary, there was a sudden panic under the word "Deposed", and countless spearmen swarmed forward.
At this moment, Fan Bao didn't feel cold in his heart, but felt cold all over his body.
Fear, panic, and an inexplicable feeling of loneliness and helplessness suddenly surged into my heart.
After seven or eight breaths, Fan Bao realized that he had become completely alone. He regained his senses and without hesitation, he hit his horse and fled north... If he really died here, his brother's efforts would be in vain. There was no one to respond to the little sister... In fact, as the scene just appeared, the surrounding armies also reacted.
The four thousand Qijun soldiers who had long known about the defeat at the front finally lost their composure as a new force and fled in confusion. The deposed dragon army of about 10,000 people outside were unscrupulous and started to pursue and kill them.
Zhang Xing looked at this scene from a distance, then glanced at the nearby muddy ground where the aftermath was still lingering. He chose not to say a word and turned back to the frozen maze, ready to wait for the final results to be accepted and to conclude the battle.
"Zhang Xuguo, are you willing to surrender?"
Sure enough, before dark, Zhang Xing waited for Zhang Xuguo, who was brought by Xu Shiying himself, and then of course passed several other prisoners and clicked on this person first to give him face.
"How could it possibly fall?"
Zhang Xuguo's limbs were all broken and he was completely dragged out of the muddy water. Hearing this, he showed no expression.
"Okay then..." Zhang Xing sat on the horse with the Dragon-Shocking Sword across his knees. He didn't even have the intention of finishing the attack himself. "Behead him immediately, and then spread the word to all the counties in the east. They only say that the imperial eagle dog, the ruthless lackey of Wei, and the remnant people of Qi County, the traitor Zhang Xuguo, have been killed!"
Zhang Xuguo wanted to refute what he said, but he just raised his head and turned his head away without making any unnecessary excuses... He really didn't want to speak anymore.
There is a conflict between officials and thieves, and the victory and defeat are clear, so it is meaningless.
On the other hand, the surrounding leaders and officers of the deposed Dragon Army were a little shocked when they heard this straightforward reply. Even Xu Shiying was a little panicked. But a moment later, the gray-bearded military commander in the eastern border of the Wei Dynasty was dragged aside, and it was Jia Yue himself who beheaded him on the spot.
He was fifty-one years old.
He and the military group of Qilu officers and soldiers that he had personally molded died together with the end of this war that was like rolling in a quagmire.
At this time, the surrounding leaders seemed to have realized that in the Wei Dynasty, two (one) Nanya Xiangong and one Beiya Governor had died under the execution style of this big leader. Now it seems that there is also a marching general manager. .
Zhang Xuguo was dead, his head was in two parts, his limbs were broken, and Zhang Changgong, who was covered in mud, was also dragged over by Xiong Bonan himself, but he still turned his head to look at the lifted head, which seemed to be difficult Confidence.
"King Xiongtian is so skilled." Zhang Xing laughed on the spot when he saw this scene. "After all, you were the superior one and defeated him!"
"I won, but it wasn't because I was superior in skills." Xiong Bonan was honest. "I won with your sword, and I won with the two pancakes and a bowl of soup just after returning to camp... I knew he would come back!"
Zhang Xing continued to nod, but looked at Zhang Changgong again, but was silent for a moment.
Bai Yousi was at the side, hesitating for a moment and looking puzzled: "Sanlang, with the way you act, you are not worried about my friendship with him, right?"
"No." Zhang Xing shook his head in reply, and then looked seriously at the disheveled handsome man in front of him. "I'm worried about myself...Zhang Changgong, let me ask you something. Was it you who peeped at me outside the window during the snow last winter?"
Zhang Changgong, whose face was covered with mud, raised his head, glanced at the other person with a pair of bloodshot eyes, and answered frankly: "I only regret that I was so obsessed that I didn't kill you."
"I guess it's you too." Zhang Xing sighed. "At that time, among the experts above Chengdan who passed by me, the only one I could think of was you... And at that time, you had just come out of Dongdu, and you didn't expect the situation today... It's a pity, if you could have walked in that day, how could we As for that?"
Zhang Changgong responded with a sneer: "I don't regret it! I have lived an extremely happy life in Qi County and Lu County in the past six months!"
Zhang Xing nodded without comment, but looked at Xu Shiying: "Xu Dalang, you were the enemy's commander before this battle. Let me ask, how much military merit can I have in this battle? Can I pay for his life?"
Xu Shiying was confused and opened his mouth to speak, but immediately woke up and looked at Xiong Bonan.
Xiong Bonan was stunned for a moment, but he also reacted and said something else: "Zhang Longtou, you don't have to worry too much. With your cultivation of Dan Condensation, even though he is a Dan, you can kill him one on one." It’s difficult for you too.”
Zhang Xing shook his head and smiled: "To be honest with King Xiongtian, I only officially stepped into the Ningdan when I was sitting here wielding those three swords. I can't fly now... If he wanted to kill me at that time, I would really It’s impossible.”
Xiong Bonan thought for a moment and shook his head: "Forget it! In the end, you are the number one in this battle. The rest of the entire Deposed Dragon Gang combined are not as number one as you. If you only want to save his life, I have nothing to say." It can be said! Besides, he is a master of elixir creation and the grandson of a great master. If he is willing to surrender, that would be great!"
No matter Xu Shiying, Shan Tonghai, Niu Da, Zhai Qian and other important leaders, they all just thought about it when they heard the words, and no one spoke up to participate.
"I don't need you to do favors like this." Zhang Xing opened his mouth to speak, but unexpectedly Zhang Changgong suddenly spoke before him. "If you want to use me, just forgive them all, that's enough."
Zhang Changgong said, and turned to look at the other captured Qilu officers.
Zhang Xing also glanced at those people, then shook his head and laughed: "One side is the same. They have their own opinions. Otherwise, who will settle the score for this battle? However, I can guarantee that I have issued a military order. The generals below will surrender. How about avoiding death and seeking medical treatment for the injured...?"
Zhang Changgong was silent for a moment, nodded, and then shook his head: "General Manager Zhang is dead, can't we pardon all the remaining officers?"
"No." Zhang Xing said firmly. "They must be as stubborn as Zhang Xuguo. How can they be pardoned?"
Zhang Changgong obviously hesitated for a moment and continued to ask: "As for the generals and below, those who surrender will be spared death and the injured will seek medical treatment. This is the military order you have already issued. You will not go back on it, right?"
This time it was Zhang Xing's turn to be silent for a moment, but he still responded slowly: "No."
"Then I'll ask for death!" Zhang Changgong sighed. "What else can an incompetent person do?"
Zhang Xing waited for a moment, then slowly nodded in the strange silence around him and ordered: "Please take action, King Xiongtian, for my sake, leave his body intact."
The surrounding area became quieter and quieter, and even Xiong Bonan hesitated. But after a while, the latter still dragged the person aside, and with just one palm, he broke the other person's neck and broke it off.
It's a pity that the handsome man on the list of talents first faced the troubled times and died easily without transforming into a dragon. He was twenty-seven years old.
Since the person was dead, Zhang Xing also restrained his unnecessary expression and just looked around in the rain: "Who else is there?"
"There is also Fan Hu, who is resisting in a corner surrounded by Wang Wulang." Xu Shiying sincerely handed over.
"Urge him." Zhang Xing became a little impatient. "Tell him that Zhang Xuguo and Zhang Changgong died together and let him make a quick decision!"
Xu Shiying nodded and left in person.
About a quarter of an hour later, when the sky darkened significantly, he came back again, and together with Wang Wulang, informed him of the result - Fan Hu committed suicide after seeing Zhang Xuguo's head.
At the same time, Zhang Xing also finished dealing with many other captured high-ranking officers of the other side... The method of treatment was simple and crude. Those who surrendered were spared death, those who were demoted were retained, and those who were not demoted, or who dared to say any arbitrary conditions, were immediately executed.
Thirty-four people including generals and above were killed before and after, and fifty-seven people below the rank of captain were demoted.
At this point, Zhang Xing thought for a while, and finally stood up to fight under Bai Yousi's careful observation. Then he looked around and spoke loudly on the slightly dim battlefield:
"Everyone! This battle has not yet been rewarded and punished, and the battlefield has not yet been counted, but there are two things that can be regarded as final... First, among the Qilu army, the top four minions of the Wei Dynasty are Zhang Xuguo and Zhang Changgong. , Fan Hu, and Yu Baimei have all been beheaded, and numerous prisoners and beheads have been captured. The outcome of this battle is already clear and unmistakable. It is a great victory for our army and a great defeat for the enemy!"
Following Xu Shiying, generals Xiong Bonan, Shan Tonghai, Wang Shuyong, Niu Da and Zhai Qian were startled, but then cheered up.
There are more people around who know the right way, ready to lead the cheers.
However, before that, Zhang Xing continued on his own: "Secondly, in this battle, our army will protect our home and people. If one of our brothers is killed, it will be more serious than Hongshan! And Qilu officers and soldiers are willing to In order to attack the minions of Wei, even if there are high-ranking people, their death will be lighter than a feather! I have righteousness, and I also have swords and guns, who can refute?!"
There was a moment of hesitation up and down, and the surrounding area, which was almost like a quagmire, suddenly burst into thunderous cheers, and then resounded throughout the entire battlefield with overwhelming momentum.
Back in time, when Zhang Xing was sitting on the frozen horse horse and killing people, on the other side of Mount Li, in the southeast corner of the rear military camp, there was a man sitting on another horse horse in the same posture.
"Brother, that sentry rider is right. There are really officers and soldiers imitating us and trying to get behind us. What should we do?"
A soldier asked with his head covered in sweat and rain. "Leader Huang, his soldiers, and those who retreated were all taken away by Chief Xu's pancake cook! The military camp is completely empty!"
"I know."
Zhang Jinshu, who imitated Zhang Xing and sat on a horse, raised his head, with no unnecessary expression on his face that had been washed white by the rain.
"We only have two to three hundred people! The rest are all civilians!" the soldier emphasized again. "According to what I said before, there are at least thousands of officers and soldiers who are not surrounded. If they attack from behind, they will win from the front. How can we stop them?"
Zhang Jinshu was already panicking, and he was afraid that he would not be able to stop him. What was even more frightening was that he had already won the previous battle. If he lost, he could still run. What could he do if he won?
With this thought, Zhang Jinshu could only continue to sit on the horse and look at his close subordinate, and said sincerely: "I know."
The soldier was startled and seemed to realize something, so he asked in a low voice.
But at this moment, amidst the sound of horse hooves, a young armored general had already galloped to the back corner gate of the military stronghold, waving his spear and full of vitality. He turned out to be a master of spiritual practice!
And as soon as she opened her mouth, the standard young female voice shocked many people: "Follow me! Capture the key figures in the village and force Zhang San to get out of the way!"
The soldier continued to look at Zhang Jinshu, who didn't even open his mouth this time.
Seeing this situation, the soldier did not hesitate anymore and immediately turned around and waved his sword and ordered: "What are you doing standing still?! A great victory on the front line! The officers and soldiers came from afar again, so they must be small and exhausted! We still have camps to rely on, and we still have Brother Zhang is here personally to take charge, so all we have to do is greet him! Do you need Brother Zhang to give instructions personally for such a simple matter?"
The soldiers around him were elite soldiers recruited by Zhang Jinshu from Jiyin County and Dong County through his status as military judge. At this time, he heard the words and saw Zhang Jinshu sitting still. He was indeed a general with a big dragon head. Feng's morale was also greatly boosted. He immediately drew his sword and faced it, relying on the camp to resist.
And the female general, Fan Lihua, the younger sister of the Fan brothers and sisters, immediately felt guilty when she saw this appearance... She thought that the surprise attack here would have a miraculous effect, but how could she have imagined that even a little leader guarding the corner gate would have a miraculous effect. So calm?
Not only that, when she personally led Fan's cronies forward and tried to overturn the simple fence, she was shocked to find that these deposed Dragon Army soldiers who were left guarding the corner gate were actually well-organized, and each of them was extraordinary... It was really well-organized and extraordinarily powerful. All of them were extraordinary... These people were in groups of three or five, all armed with long spears, poking in rows through the fence for defense, and they walked steadily in the rain. If there were any casualties, there would be replacements immediately.
Therefore, it was just a fight, and although she was slightly suppressed by her cultivation, Fan Lihua still became more and more panicked.
Of course, this didn't last long.
It had only been a quarter of an hour of fighting. Suddenly, across the military camp and the fortifications, an unprecedented wave of cheers rose into the sky, completely suppressing the sound of rain and the chaotic scene at the last moment before evening.
Although I don’t know what exactly is going on?
Fan Lihua still realized that her sneak attack had completely lost its meaning. She turned pale for a moment and only glanced at the deposed Dragon Army general who was sitting still. Then she whistled, turned around and dived into the rain.
The rest of the tribe had no choice but to leave in confusion.
After the people left for a while, and seeing the sky getting darker and darker, Zhang Jinshu slowly spoke in the rain, and finally called out the name of his trusted confidant: "Daliang, what are you talking about cheering in front of me?"
"I don't know." The soldier leader sat down on the mud and covered his face with his hands. "Perhaps you captured Zhang Xuguo? Or did you kill Yu Baimei?"
Zhang Jinshu nodded, and suddenly stood up with courage.
At this point, no matter what, this battle should be completely over.
PS: Thanks to a certain Mr. Lou who wishes to remain anonymous for his support. This is the 124th alliance for this book.
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