When the Jin army collapsed, Wanyan Yiying, Wanyan Benjian and Yi Lacheng all chose to escape.
But in panic, they chose different escape routes.
Wanyan Yiying was the first to escape. When he set off, he was the most organized and relatively calm, so he chose the retreat route of the main force that they had previously decided.
It means retreating from the eastern front, passing through Dezhou and Cangzhou, arriving directly at Qingzhou, and then entering Yanyun to escape in victory.
This route was considered by them to be the safest and shortest, and the Liberation Army must not have any defenses.
Before escaping, Wanyan Yiying was equipped with a guide and a map, and found a route. After a fight with Han Jinggui, he looked a little embarrassed, but his strength was still there, so he escaped along this road.
Wanyan ran away in a hurry, and he did have a map, but the guide accidentally fell to death while fighting Han Jinggui, and then chased Han Jinggui for a while. He couldn't find the escape route, so he could only follow the blurry instructions on the map. The instructions were all the way north, which was quite confusing.
Yi Lacheng is a pure desperado. He has no map guide and just runs away for the sake of escape.
The troops who followed him were also panicked. They fought with Han Jinggui, lost some troops, and then left Han Jinggui and fled north. They had no idea what route they were taking, so they could only follow their feelings and the direction of the sun. To the north.
The three fleeing cavalry teams still split into three groups and fled, which coincided with the previous plan.
But all three teams have a common problem.
There is not enough food.
This was a problem they gradually realized after running on the run for a day.
They felt that they had run quite far, and the horses were tired and panting and could no longer hold on, so they had to slow down to let the horses rest and the people take a break.
Then they realized the food problem.
According to Wanyan Benjian's previous order, the cavalrymen were equipped with two horses, one for riding and one for carrying food, water and the like.
The food and water had been packed according to the order and placed on the back of the horse along with some of the soldiers' personal belongings, waiting to be taken away with them when they set off.
But the problem is that they happened to be eating when Su Yonglin attacked. The troops were separated and not in the same place. Only a few troops moved quickly and were fully equipped.
Such well-equipped cavalry is mainly in Wanyan Yiying's unit, which is the cavalry unit that protects most of the court officials. They are well prepared, basically one person and two horses, and food is guaranteed. But even so, they also discovered question.
Many soldiers were carried things that they were not allowed to carry, such as various belongings. In contrast, the total amount of food was reduced.
After receiving the report, Wanyan Yiying checked the luggage of many cavalrymen and found a lot of money and various belongings. He was supposed to carry a certain amount of grain and horse feed, but now these things are not enough and the quantity is insufficient.
Wanyan Yiying was very angry, but then he realized that the blame could not be entirely put on these soldiers, because they did not know that the retreat was actually an escape, and Wanyan Ben would not let him know.
I didn’t know that I was running for my life, and of course I didn’t know the importance of food.
This was good. After a little calculation, Wanyan Yiying knew that the food was not enough, and the horse feed was not enough. If he wanted to return to Yanyun smoothly, he had to replenish it on the way.
How to supplement it?
We can only find some rural forts while escaping, and see if we can fight back by beating the autumn wind all the way.
At the same time, we must also be prepared for the pursuit of the Liberation Army that may appear at any time.
They must go back.
Not only the court officials, but Wanyan Liang's body was also in the queue. After being slightly treated with lime, it was carried by Wanyan Yiying, so he had to go back no matter what.
Wanyan Yiying's side was the most prepared. Even if they were like this, it was even more so for Wanyan Benjian and Yi Licheng.
The situation faced by Wanyan Benjian was even worse. When he realized that a considerable part of the soldiers he gathered had only one horse instead of two, he realized that the problem was serious.
When he settled down a little and sent people to identify the direction and explore the road, he made a slight estimate of the amount of grain and horse feed the entire army had on hand, and immediately realized that these things were not enough to allow them to return to Yanyun alive.
Wanyan Benjian immediately collapsed.
"Why are so many people bringing money?! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it all!!"
Wanyan Benjian didn't know who to blame. He could only vent his anger on the soldiers who carried money and those who only had one horse.
But what's the use?
Wanyan Benjian's spirit became a little unstable, and Wanyan Zongyin, who retreated with him, had to temporarily take charge, thinking of the magic weapon they relied on to maintain morale all the way south.
Countryside fort.
Since this is Hebei, there must be many rural forts that have not been discovered. The large army will always encounter some as they go north, so let's see if we can beat the autumn wind and fight all the way back.
If you're lucky, maybe you can?
Compared to the tense situation Wanyan Ben saw here, it was pure hell mode here.
Sixty percent of the soldiers had only one horse, and of the remaining 40%, only half carried sufficient rations and horse materials, and the other half carried many strange things.
When Yi Lacheng and the others stopped to rest, they did some statistics and came to this conclusion. Yi La Cheng knew that the food he had was not enough to last until they returned to Zhongdu. This immediately made Yi La Cheng feel deep despair. .
Before, I was only focused on escaping and didn't take food into consideration at all. Now that I have escaped, the problem of food has become apparent.
The army needs to move forward and needs to eat, and the horses also need to eat.
It's freezing cold now, and it's not even the beginning of spring yet. There's not even a green leaf to be found on the land in Hebei, nor any weeds. Horses must eat grain, bean feed and other horse feed to keep moving forward. OK.
What the entire army lacks most is horse materials.
Good guy, I tried to escape, but ended up with no horse information.
Moreover, I couldn’t even tell which way was better to go, so I could only explore the path while moving forward cautiously, and I had to worry about the pursuit of soldiers behind me or the blocking of people in front of me at any time.
What to do next?
Starve to death here?
Yi Lacheng didn't know what to do, he could only take one step at a time, it would be better to live than die.
Moreover, there are soldiers, horses, and weapons. Is it possible to find a way to survive in this land of Hebei?
He has strong walls and clear fields, and I can also go to the countryside to play in the autumn wind. As long as I find an opportunity, I can always survive.
So Yi Lacheng led the team all the way north, saving food and horse feed. He did not dare to march too fast, for fear that he would tire both men and horses and would be unable to move forward without eating.
He didn't know who he would encounter along the route he took. The previous intelligence was that the Hebei Liberation Army had begun a counterattack. The siege troops and the cities where food was stored along the way were probably in danger, so the return journey was extremely difficult. risk.
Of course I was extremely lucky to meet one of my own people, but I can only say that I was very unlucky to meet the Liberation Army.
When there are interceptors in front and pursuers behind, it is really difficult to know how to move to ensure safety.
However, Biancheng was not a very lucky guy. After walking for three days, he failed to find the Countryside Fort. Instead, he ordered his war horses to eat up the horse feed, and even some soldiers began to run out of food rations.
In desperation, Yi Lacheng could only order the soldiers to kill the horses for food, use the horse meat to replenish energy, and feed the remaining food to the horses to support their progress.
However, he didn't know that what he thought was heading north had deviated a lot and was actually heading northwest. After passing Jingzhou by luck, he entered Jizhou.
To the south of Wuyi County, Yilan Cheng finally ran into several forts with his troops killing horses for food. He was almost ecstatic and waved his troops forward.
The golden soldiers, whose eyes were red from the lack of food, roared and swarmed forward like wild beasts. They successfully broke through the two forts and obtained a large amount of food, so that the soldiers and horses finally had a good meal of food.
Of course, he had really bad luck.
In his ecstasy, he did not restrain the troops. After successfully attacking the two forts, some soldiers forgot his orders and actually set fire to the houses in a show of destructiveness. They also started cooking in a arrogant way, as if they were treating this place as a camping base.
As a result, Ma Weiying was attracted.
7017k
