Zhang Fei led the Chinese army to appear here, almost announcing the end of the war.
With the two armies engaged across the board, Hamito's right wing withstood Ryoto's fatal blow and stabilized the front. When Jia Xu led his troops south, Liu Bei's mission of annihilating the enemy's first unit had failed, but this allowed Zhang Fei to successfully occupy the ridge at the highest point of Longshouyuan. At this moment, Zhang Fei's troops were like a dagger, reaching directly into the backs of all the Liang troops. No matter how they dealt with it, the Liang troops had no means of fighting back.
When Jia Xu saw this Zhang character on Nanpo, he understood the current situation in an instant. All the emotions in his heart disappeared quickly like an ebbing tide. When they came up again, they were filled with admiration for Chen Chong: He thought he understood Chen Chong Although he had the intention of annihilating the enemy, he failed to understand the key point of the ridge in this battle. As a result, he easily gave up the position of the ridge. He clearly led his army to break the siege on the left wing, but instead fell into a larger siege. The Xiping dragon leader's use of geographical advantages has reached the state of being "as quick as a snake on the mountain".
Knowing that he was in a situation of inevitable defeat, Jia Xu was not discouraged at all, nor did he hesitate for a moment. He immediately ordered: "The right wing has been defeated. There is no hope of fighting again. Retreat quickly to Chencang!" As soon as he finished speaking! , he was the first to take action, arranging more than ten personal guards to give a signal of gold, and sent an envoy to notify Wang Fang Niu Fu. Then he mobilized the horse head, moved from the front team to the rear team, and covered the retreat of his subordinates from the rear, leading the army without any worries. Run west.
In the darkness, Jia Xu retreated too quickly. When Wang Fang received the news, he was directing the formation of the formation to the north. After hearing Jia Xu's words, he looked back at where Jia Xu was and saw that a man had been revealed in the formation. There was a huge vacancy, and the cool breeze came out of it, cooling his heart even more. Wang Fang was so shocked that he abandoned his troops and rode to the west alone.
If Jia Xu's withdrawal can be considered orderly, then Wang Fang's withdrawal was a disaster. When the general abandoned his army and fled, many soldiers were still fighting with the soldiers. As a result, the drums behind him were beating as fast as a bird falling. Stop and look back. The general's troops had no military orders. Instead, the flags were waving back and forth, and the heads were constantly moving. It looked like it had no backbone.
Then many people learned the news, and it turned out that the general had escaped and disappeared.
The entire army began to analyze the snow like a snow mountain, and then slowly evolved into an avalanche. Large areas of the army began to evacuate, but this evacuation was disorderly, frantic, and desperate. Only a small number of Liang people were determined to fight to the death. They said: "It is better to die fighting here than to run away like sheep and be bitten to death." So they formed a small formation, and they were like a wave of merging troops. An island.
The leader, Wang Kuang, the younger brother of Wang Fang, followed Dong Zhuo into Mang Mountain and led his personal guards to protect the emperor. Now he wears two brown iron armors on top of his military uniform, wraps his legs in white cloth, and rides on his horse to fight at close range with a knife. His horse was stabbed with long halberds, and the horse's chest was covered with bloody holes. He quickly jumped off the horse. As soon as he hit the ground, he suddenly cut off the legs of the two horses in front of him.
As soon as the man fell off his horse, before he could get up, Wang Kuang pounced on him and pinned him to the ground. The fallen knight was the military commander Liu Mi. He was pinned to the ground by Wang Kuang, and his face was immersed in the mud full of blood. Although he struggled hard, his opponent was too strong and could not break free. Fortunately, reinforcements arrived at this time. Several cavalry surrounded Wang Kuang and stabbed him continuously, stabbing him to death.
Liu Mi escaped and looked back. Wang Kuang's neck was knocked off, and there were wounds on his nose and mouth. His original appearance could no longer be seen. But in this case, he didn't say a word. Liu Mi was moved and said: "They say that Liangzhou is a warrior, and this man should be him!"
Once Wang Kuang died, there was very little resistance left. Zhang Fei's army was completely suppressed. There were prisoners everywhere who put down their weapons and sat on the ground to rest. They couldn't run far and didn't want to run, so they simply closed their eyes. , waiting numbly for death to come. Some of the infantrymen who were originally annexed by Dong Zhuo disarmed themselves and shouted their original identities to ask for surrender.
How could Niu Fu withstand such ups and downs? When Jia Xu's messenger arrived, Niu Fu's soldiers had no intention of fighting, but they were completely entangled with the soldiers and could not escape. Niu Fu only smiled bitterly at the messenger and said: "How can I retreat? "
After saying this, he asked the messenger to withdraw, and he took the charge with his personal followers. At this time, there were less than thirty personal followers still alive, and the merging generals who were watching eagerly from the side quickly surrounded them. They were still thinking about killing Niu Fu and achieving meritorious service, but they suffered the disadvantages that they had not been able to get close to before. , they all, like Tai Shi Ci, first shot arrows at Niu Fu left and right.
Soon there was no one around Ushisuke. But Niu Fu was still not afraid when he saw this. Even though he was hit by more than thirty arrows, he still rode his horse and fought hard to get closer to the merging army. All the generals were a little timid. However, Zhang Fei had already galloped towards him, holding a spear in his right hand. Then he stabbed him with all his strength, and forcefully pierced the spear tip through the vest and into the horse's neck. Niu Fu's mount was in so much pain that it jumped and hissed in pain, knocking Niu Fu off.
Zhang Fei followed up with a sword in his left hand. Before Niu Fu got up, Zhang Fei's sword blade had already grazed his neck along the gap in the golden armor, but he couldn't go any further. Niu Fu stood up holding his bleeding neck and wanted to fight again, but no one came forward. Everyone watched him until he gradually sat down and there was no breathing in his chest. Zhang Fei stepped forward and cut him 's head.
When the rear formation was in chaos, there was no need to say much about the fate of the central army and the front formation. Zhang Ji briefly thought about retreating and reorganizing his army, but as soon as he gave the order, all the soldiers in the army rushed to retreat, no longer in line, and Li Jue's troops behind him were also trapped together. The formation was suddenly in chaos, and those who failed to retreat were chased to Jianshui and killed by the Xianbei Huns.
Seeing this scene, Jianwei General Xu Rong in Hongguyuan also despaired. He saw that he could not break through the front line, and the Huangzhong Yicong who surrounded the rear also suffered a critical defeat. What he did not expect was that even the rear formations were defeated. Also completely collapsed. Although the Liang people are brave and good at fighting, how can they maintain their fighting spirit under such circumstances? Seeing that the situation was over, many people dispersed in a hurry. Only Wang Chang rushed over and asked Xu Rong: "Jianwei, shall we withdraw to Chencang now?"
Xu Rong was silent for a moment and said to Wang Chang: "I have been a soldier for ninety-nine years now. If I lose this battle, I don't know how long it will take to return to my hometown. I'm afraid I won't have the chance. Since In this case, it is better to die here."
Speaking of this, Xu Rong trembled and took off the iron nail belt from his waist, handed it to Wang Chang's hand, and said: "You run away, you are still young, so I give this belt to you, waiting for you to return to the army one day." When you return to Liaodong, please go to Xiuyi Village, Yanping Township, Xiangping, and give this belt to my relatives." At this point, the two of them burst into tears. Xu Rong stopped talking to him, rode his horse straight into the Bing army formation, and shouted: "Liaodong Xu Rong is here!" After assassinating several people, he was quickly surrounded by the Bing army and stabbed them randomly. Xu Rong cried out in grief and anger, knowing that he Unavoidable, I reluctantly threw away the long rice cake, and recited folk songs from Yan to myself, sighing: "The grass by the river is green, and I miss the distant road." Before he finished reciting the poem, his voice gradually faded, and he died.
Seeing this, everyone jumped forward bravely and chased the defeated Liang people. Xu Huang, after repelling Huangzhong Yi's followers, rode his horse and led the army to kill them back. He rushed straight into Guo Si's army and met the governor Guo Xianzheng, the son of Guo Si. withdraw. The two horses suddenly approached, and before Guo Xian could fire his arrow, he took off his long spear and struck at him. Xu Huang shouted loudly, reached out and grabbed the pole, and when the two horses were crossing each other, he pulled him over, pressed him on the horse's back and cut off his head, then grabbed the separated head from the corpse and held it in the air. He galvanized his bleeding horses and shouted to the enemy soldiers: "I am Xu Gongming of Xihe. If you want to die, come and fight!"
When the soldiers under Guo Si saw this, there was a commotion in the crowd, and many people dropped their weapons and surrendered to him.
Chen Chong was still in the rear to resist the Yi Cong of Huang Zhong. Now seeing the Liang people retreating, the Yi Cong of Huang Zhong, who had no fighting spirit in the first place, also scattered in all directions. Chen Chong had no cavalry and could not pursue him, so he gathered his troops , in turn shrinking the western front.
Unexpectedly, after walking a few steps, he felt weak due to excessive blood loss in his arm, and fell to the ground. Xun You sat aside and asked someone to find a towel, and then bandaged Chen Chong's wound. After the bandaging was completed, Xun You wanted to discuss the aftermath with Chen Chong, but Chen Chong was already asleep with his pillow on his knees.
It was completely dark at this time. Wu Yu walked aside with a torch and asked Xun You if he wanted to take Chen Chong to the camp. Xun You shook his head and smiled: "No, I know him. He must want to wake up when When I came, I could already see that the war was over.”
After that, he remained sitting and motionless, for fear of waking up Chen Chong.
In the current battlefield, the sounds of fighting are getting quieter and quieter, and they are getting more and more distant, and torches are finally lit one after another. These are all because someone ended the war and cleaned up the battlefield on the original ground. The dots of firelight on the field were like twinkling stars in the sky. In these firelights, the shadows of war horses could be vaguely seen. They lost their master, so they stopped and wandered everywhere. The bow bag next to the saddle also contained a painted strong bow, and the quiver was filled with white arrow feathers. They dimly reflected the faint moonlight under the firelight. It’s just that their master has long since become a fierce ghost under Jiuquan. The smell of blood permeates from Hongguyuan to Longshouyuan. The low-lying blood pool created by the blood is filled with black blood bubbles, and stumps with missing heads are everywhere. , it’s disgusting to watch.
Chen Chong had a long dream at this time. He didn't wake up from his dream until dawn, when the sun rose very early from the mountains in the east and filled the land of Guanzhong with its golden light.
He saw Xun You opening his eyes and looking at him. Liu Bei was holding a knife and directing something. Yu Fan, Meng Jian and other students were surrounding him, with dried blood and mud on their bodies and faces. Looking back to the west, the soldiers of the guard were standing or standing with their weapons in hand, and no one was asleep.
In the distance, the dark prisoners were being guarded and counted, and many soldiers were cleaning the battlefield under the rising sun. Farther away, the skyline was green and gloomy, with no trace of the enemy, only the grand and small city of Chang'an, which was surrounded by a In silence.
"How many people died?" This was the first thing he asked.
"It's hard to say. Originally, the losses should not be huge, but the pursuit was too deep at night, and they were ambushed by the Liang people who retreated first. Tian Yu, the prefect of Yanmen, and Daqiequ of the Xiongnu were all killed."
Chen Chong was silent for a while and then asked: "Have all the bodies been found?"
"found it."
"Bury them all here."
At this point, Chen Chong stood up and was about to inspect the battlefield in person. Xu Shu led someone forward and smiled at Chen Chong and said, "Teacher, who do you think is here?"
The man's smile made Chen Chong feel very happy, but when he opened his mouth, it seemed as if something was stuck, and he couldn't call out the man's name. It took him a while before he smiled and said: "Yuan Chang, long time no see!"
In the Battle of Longshouyuan, the combined army annihilated more than 50,000 Liang troops, captured more than 40,000 people, and lost nearly 20,000 people at the cost of more than 40,000 casualties. Only Jia Xu led 10,000 people in his army to flee to Chencang.
On August 14, the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Bingzhou Mu Chen Chong arrived in Chang'an. At this time, exactly five years had passed since Chen Shi passed away and Chen Chong returned to Yingchuan for the funeral.
Chapter 32 Five Years
