It is unknown where Bai Wang fled to at this time, but he probably never dreamed that the fortifications he had spent day and night building with all his manpower and material resources would be broken down easily by the officers and soldiers. The level of ease was shocking. Point out!
In his opinion, such a solid and watertight defense line, even if it cannot stop the officers and soldiers, can at least consume half of his troops. However, what is the reality?
In fact, this was a disastrous defeat without a fight!
Because apart from the shelling, the officers and soldiers on the front had no time to rush over. The surprise attack of more than a thousand soldiers by Hao Yaoqi and Ji Jike caused a complete defeat. The soldiers had no intention of fighting anymore and fled!
Why is this happening? Perhaps Bai Wang was thinking about this issue at this time.
Maybe he has figured it out, or maybe he is still confused.
However, this battle was an easy battle for the officers and soldiers. It was so easy that even Chang Yu found it incredible. The tens of thousands of troops had not even had time to join the battle, and the opponent was defeated and fled. After thinking about it, it was completely reasonable. Although most of the rebel troops were cannon fodder, their successive defeats in several battles had left the army unstable, morale low and unpopular with the people. In addition, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers from the other side were rushing in. The pressure was too great. If the officers and soldiers attacked from the front at this time, they might be able to Arouse his potential to make all-out efforts.
But who could have imagined that at this time, a cavalry force descended from the sky and came madly without warning, and tens of thousands of troops were pressing forward step by step. Under this overwhelming pressure and panic, the morale of the rebel army collapsed in an instant, and they fought. Damn it, please surrender or escape, I have no intention of fighting anymore.
With the sound of killing everywhere and the panic, most of the bandits chose to flee. However, there were tigers in the east, wolves in the west, and the Yangtze River in the north. They had no choice but to flee to the mountains in the south, so everyone on the shore and in the water fled south. The thieves and soldiers fled, the cannon fodder also fled, and the people also ran away. After all, it was all in the dark. When the officers and soldiers came to kill them, they couldn't tell who was the thief and who was the citizen. It was all one size fits all. Of course, they couldn't tell the difference even in the daytime!
The thieves fled southward in a swarm. In the dark night, they were stumbling a lot. The sailors on the lake were relatively relaxed. They took a direct boat route to the south of the mountain. After getting off the boat, they climbed ashore and went into the forest. But those who fled on the shore were not so lucky. They had to rely on two legs. They ran for several miles in one breath and were as tired as dead dogs. They didn't dare to stop when they heard the sounds of pursuit behind them. They had to continue to run wildly, but they didn't know that they were covered by water in front of them. He stopped, but he arrived at Qishan Lake. Without thinking, he plunged into the water and swam to the other side and burrowed into Qishan.
Of course, most of the people fleeing like this were rebels. Most of the cannon fodder and civilians stopped and squatted down after hearing the officers and soldiers shouting to surrender without killing them.
The west bank of Pingtian Lake was filled with shouts and shouts within a radius of ten miles. The sounds of officers and soldiers persuading the people to surrender and hunting down the bandits continued until dawn. By then, the main army of officers and soldiers had all crossed the water to the west bank and were ferrying supplies of food, grass and other supplies one after another.
Zhao Zhilong rode up from a distance with a high-spirited look on his face. He greeted Chang Yu from afar: "Eunuch Chang, what a great victory, what a great victory!"
Chang Yu, who was chatting with Hao Yaoqi and Ji Jike, turned his head and looked with a smile on his lips: "What a great victory, let Uncle Xincheng tell you."
"We captured more than three to four thousand enemies and countless baggage, but our army was almost unscathed. This is considered a great victory." Zhao Zhilong laughed and jumped off his horse.
Hao Yaoqi frowned: "Capture three or four thousand enemies? The prisoners are all ordinary people, huh, you are not harmed, but more than half of our thousands of brothers have been sacrificed..."
"How dare you, who dare to talk to me like this?" Zhao Zhilong wanted to show off his power when he saw this man's rough appearance. Hao Yaoqi didn't know him either, but when he heard Chang Yu call him Uncle Uncle, he knew he was a distinguished person, so he snorted and said nothing.
Zhao Zhilong became even more angry when he saw this, and tried to stage the show again. Chang Yu sneered: "This is Hao Yaoqi, the powerful general under the command of the governor. He is also a general personally named by the emperor. He is also one of the great heroes of this battle, Uncle Xincheng. Do you have any advice?"
"Oh!" Zhao Zhilong is indeed a veteran. His face changed so quickly that Chang Yu was ashamed. He stomped his feet, took a step forward and took Hao Waiqi's hand: "So this is the famous General Hao. I heard He is brave enough that no man can deserve it, and he is well-deserved when he sees the results today. Today’s battle is all due to General Hao, I am disrespectful and disrespectful..."
He was so polite, but he saw that Hao Yaoqi, who was originally very dissatisfied, was embarrassed and just laughed: "It's not just me, but also General Ji. Ahem, uncle, this is Ji Jike General Ji..."
Chang Yu couldn't help but rolled his eyes when he saw a few people making out there, and was about to walk away to say something to Trillium, when he rode up and reported: "Lord Governor, Chizhou City has arrived."
"Didn't the thieves in the city resist?" Chang Yu asked with a smile.
"Less than a hundred people, they surrendered after being frightened by General Ma and several commanders..."
Chang Yu grunted, waved it back, summoned Lu Daqi, and Xu Hongji told the army to stay in place while resting and guarding against the bandits in the mountains to the south. He also ordered all the captives and surrendered civilians to be released home. Then he and Li Muxian led the guard camp. Head to Chizhou City.
Although Chizhou is a Fucheng, it does not have the scale of a Fucheng. It covers an area of only a few miles and the city walls are low and no different from ordinary small towns. They are far less thick than the high walls of Anqing. Chang Yu and his party crossed the Qingxi River and saw the city far away. Outside the east gate, there were nearly a hundred people sitting or standing by the city wall, guessing that they were surrendering rebels.
Sure enough, when I got closer, I saw that everyone had their heads drooped and their eyes were wandering. More than a dozen warriors from the Black Wolf Battalion were watching over them when they saw Chang Yu and his entourage coming and hurried forward to salute.
When the soldiers heard the name of the governor, they all looked this way curiously. Chang Yu glanced at them and asked, "Where are Mr. Ma and the others?"
"Back to the governor, General Ma and several commanders are in the city." Chang Yu shook his head and sighed as he said that. Chang Yu knew that the city must have been ruined.
Sure enough, as soon as you entered the city from the east gate, you could see ruins and broken walls. In order to build fortifications and city defenses, the rebels demolished all the houses, and even requisitioned all the young and strong people in the city, even the old and the weak. As for the fate of those women and children... Needless to say.
Chang Yu rode his horse through the streets and alleys of the city and his face turned pale. He turned to Kuang Ren and said, "Bring down the heads of the hundreds of soldiers outside the city!"
Kuang Ren took the order and left. Chang Yu passed through the city and met Ma Ke and several others near the west gate. Their faces became gloomier than the last. It was obvious that the disgust of the rebels in the city had aroused public anger.
"Master Governor, these thieves have lost their humanity! I, I want to kill those surrendered soldiers!" Lao Jiu gritted his teeth and Chang Yu snorted coldly: "If you want to go, go quickly, if you are slow, you will have no chance." .
Lao Jiu was startled, but he immediately realized what he was doing, and dashed towards the east gate. Jia Waixiong and Tu Yuan looked at each other and followed closely.
"Since ancient times, it has been said that killing prisoners is unknown, and anyone who kills prisoners will be infamy for the world, but today... I would rather bear this infamy." Ma Ke took a long breath, raised his hand to Chang Yu, and then started to fight. .
Chang Yu looked at his back as he walked away, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You can go ahead and accuse me of scolding the governor for carrying him!"
"I'm going too." Behind him, Wuzhong turned his horse's head and ran away.
"The master's Qi-nurturing skills are truly unparalleled. Facing the tragic situation in the city, he can still keep his expression unchanged. I am ashamed of myself." Chang Yu squinted at Li Muchian beside him. Compared with the gnashing of teeth of others, his expression was indifferent.
Li Muchian shrugged and smiled: "Enough people have died these days. It's better to see the scenery than to see the dead. I heard that the Qiupu River outside the west gate has a good scenery. Lord Governor, why don't we go and have a look?"
A smile appeared on Chang Yu's lips, and he nodded slightly: "Yes, too many people have died, and it's very depressing, walking."
