It was as fast as the wind, from the time when the fire ox charged into the formation, to when Meng Chang led his troops all the way into the enemy formation.
Before the four generals in Jizhou could realize what was going on, their own army began to retreat frantically.
The front army is still climbing the ladder to seize the city, while the right army and rear army are waiting for military orders.
After a moment of distraction, I saw enemy troops appearing on the left wing. Before my mind could turn around, I wanted to see how Su Hou was going to deal with this matter. I saw the Fire Ox charging into the formation. The enemy general led his troops to attack him to death. Mr. Hou, I want to exchange my son with Mr. Hou!
Suddenly some people shouted for rescue, and some ordered them not to act rashly. The Jizhou army was in chaos.
Inside Chong City, Mei Wu and Chun Xiong saw this and immediately commanded the few remaining troops in their hands to counterattack as agreed. The dilapidated city gate opened, and a large group of soldiers and ragged slaves rushed out with red eyes.
"Reinforcements have arrived, kill all the Jizhou dogs!"
"Su Hu is dead, please follow me to kill him!"
Various calls came one after another, making it difficult to distinguish the true from the false. Even Chen Qi looked back suspiciously.
I saw a familiar figure with three heads and six arms, rushing into the hinterland of Su Hou's army, quickly approaching the big banner. The flame giant lay across the sky, and the fire ax hung down, blasting away the soldiers one by one. Is it true that the devil is still alive? The enemy can be defeated.
Although Su Hu has been fighting for many years, his essence is no different from Yuan Futong. When he was young, he may have been a brave warrior who killed generals and captured flags in the military formation.
Having been at the back of the battle for many years, his strength had long been given back to the years under the influence of wine and meat. How could he dare to fight to the death with such a being? He had to hurriedly get off the chariot, put on his horse, and withdrew to the rear with his own soldiers.
The soldiers of the Jizhou Army defended their lord without fear of death, exchanging death for injuries on Meng Chang's body, leaving a series of wounds.
Fortunately, the current Meng Chang has rough skin and thick flesh, and he has full control of his essence and blood. As long as he does not hurt any vital parts, his skin and flesh injuries will heal instantly, leaving only scars to show off.
Reaching out to pull down a Jizhou knight, Meng Chang got on his horse again, and aggressively charged towards Su Hu's location with the cavalry behind him, regardless of the enemy troops around him.
"Xiong Kang, catch Su Hu!"
Mengchang shouted loudly. After hearing this, Su Hu subconsciously looked up to the sky and saw the stranger from Jiuli swooping down like an eagle. Su Hu immediately asked his soldiers to protect him and pointed his spearhead at the sky to prevent the stranger from falling.
"Master Marquis, your robe is too conspicuous, please change into your outer robe!"
Seeing that the stranger could find the Marquis in the chaos every time, the soldier hurriedly suggested.
Su Hu also suddenly understood, and immediately took off his bright yellow robe and handed it to the soldier who made the suggestion.
“Put on him and draw away the strangers from heaven!”
"...?"
Seeing a man wearing a yellow robe rushing into the chaos alone, Meng Chang sneered disdainfully. Su Hu had gray hair. This man's hair was as dark as ink, and his figure was a whole circle stronger than Su Hu's. Such a clumsy clone. Who are you trying to trick?
Then he shouted: "The bearded one is Su Hu!"
After hearing this, Su Hu immediately pulled out his short knife in distress, cut off his beard, and continued to gallop on his horse.
"This thief's reaction is really fast!"
Seeing Su Hu pulling off his clothes and wrapping them around his chin, and escaping into the fleeing army, Xiong Kang and Meng Chang couldn't tell which one was Su Hu for a moment.
Meng Chang searched for it for a while but couldn't find it, so he shook his head and sighed. He missed the good opportunity to cut Su Hu with his hand, and then he caught up with the Jizhou Dazhao and slashed with his ax, causing the Dazhu to fall down.
Xin Ping and Lian Yong understood immediately and led the remaining 800 cavalry to shout loudly in the enemy formation.
"The rebel Su Hu is dead. Those who surrender will not be killed!"
"The rebel Su Hu is dead. Those who surrender will not be killed!"
At this time, the "Chaoge Bujia" gradually emerged on the high slope. Where were the elite Chaoge soldiers, they were all a group of old, sallow-looking refugees, wearing a layer of ill-fitting armor and struggling to hold various copper basins. , Bangzi bluffs.
Occasionally, some soldiers and servants who were originally stationed in Yancheng were seen running back and forth dragging leafy tree branches, creating a scene of dust flying and the army advancing.
It's a pity that Su Hu couldn't see this scene.
Wu Gan covered the left army, while Meng Chang followed with the remaining 800 cavalry. They did not attack, but kept Su Hu's Chinese army in retreat from a distance. Whenever Su Hu wanted to reorganize his army, he would Shouting loudly, forcing the defeated army running at the back to rush forward and squeeze the space forward.
As soon as the defeated army made any move to turn around or reorganize, it would be severely beaten. Along the way, the Chinese army trampled on each other, became a mess, disrupted the final phalanx, and continued to press the rear army.
Da Ba has fallen and the master "died in battle". The former army still had the idea of attacking the city, so they were crushed by the troops rushing out of Chongcheng. The three armies at the front, middle and rear were out of touch and disintegrated. The right army, which was the only one that could be organized, saw this and couldn't figure out the enemy's current situation for a while, so it had to retreat slowly in an orderly manner.
This farce-like war lasted from early morning until dusk.
The entire southern border of Chongguo was full of defeated troops, leaving behind large trampled corpses. On the not-so-wide Chongshui, there were still some Jizhou water ghosts floating in panic and trying to dive for survival.
He didn't know how far he had fled. Su Hu looked at the dozens of cavalrymen around him with a sad face, stroking his beard that was long at both ends and short in the middle and was about to cry.
A hundred thousand troops, that's one hundred thousand men, not one hundred thousand pigs. They came with great majesty, but now they were only followed by dozens of people.
Su Hu looked back blankly in the direction of Chongcheng and murmured: "Mengchang, Mengchang!!"
Then another mouthful of blood spurted out, his eyes were dim, and he couldn't hold on any longer. He fell from his horse and his head was bruised and bloody.
"Lord!!"
The surrounding soldiers were shocked and stepped forward to support Su Hu.
Su Hu, who was covering his forehead, let the blood hit his face and get into his mouth and teeth, and said angrily.
"I have nothing to do. Pass on my military orders and search around for the defeated divisions of our Jizhou Army. Let's go back to Jizhou!"
"promise!"
It was late at night, and the remnants of the Chongcheng army who had left the city to pursue the enemy gradually returned to the city. Meng Chang, who had pursued the Jizhou army all the way across Chongshui, also returned to Chongcheng with his soldiers.
The army was exhausted, but Chongcheng was even more dilapidated after the war. Mengchang did not dare to let all the soldiers return home immediately to reunite with their families who missed them day and night. The post-war order still needed to be rebuilt.
"Wu Gan!"
After hearing the general's summons, Wu Gan immediately stepped forward to obey the order.
"How many prisoners did you and General Meiwu take?"
"Reporting back to the general, there should be more than 20,000 troops. Our army is weak and cannot stop too many."
Mengchang nodded after hearing this. He was a little worried about the issue of prisoners. Mei Wu had sent a message earlier, boldly promising the slaves in the city to give them freedom. After the war, the slaves who participated in the war and their immediate family members would be released and could return to Gucheng to serve.
Therefore, Mengchang and Mei Wu planned to capture as many of Jizhou's armors and servants as prisoners while waiting for the enemy, and exchange strong slaves for these broken people. Otherwise, Mei Wu would not be so easy. After borrowing so many slaves and servants from the nobles and merchants and plundering them by force, Mei Wu really wouldn't be able to live long.
Chunxiong will not be willing to persuade his former compatriots to pick up the sword again and let a group of slaves who wear away their will fight for a future for future generations.
Mengchang also had the problem of military strength. In this battle, there were only more than 1,000 elite armored cavalry among the 3,000 men. The total number of Chongcheng defenders was only over 10,000. Facing a force even stronger than his own The custody of the prisoners of Jizhou is also extremely troublesome.
According to the usual practice of conquests between princes, these captives can be redeemed and bought back by Su Hu. But now that Chongcheng is in such a dilapidated state, there is still a hammer rule, and Su Hu’s recruitment of troops is not a normal war between princes. In the strict sense, In terms of superiors, it is unjust to attack superiors from below, but it is unfaithful and unjust to attack in good ways.
At least for this reason, there is also an argument for forcibly splitting up the captives and making them into slaves privately, so as to save face, so that when Chonghou returns, he will not kill Mei Wu first, and then hold Meng Chang accountable for his arrogant opinions.
"The army has entered the city. Everything is busy and it is difficult for them all to return home. Gentlemen, please bear with me. In the past few days, the three of you will make a plan. Make a schedule and rotate it day and night. Be sure to keep an eye on the prison camp and wait for the Zhong brothers. Come here so that you can allow the army officers and soldiers to return home to find their relatives."
Wu Gan could not deny it. He was not from Chongcheng and did not need to visit relatives.
However, Xin Ping looked at Lian Yong who was silent and with tears in his eyes. He lowered his head and promised, and quietly stroked his back with his hands to comfort the big brother.
The defense of the city was brutal, and along the way, many peasant women died fighting with pitchforks and farm tools in hand. Naturally, everyone wanted to go home to see their families, for fear that their father and son had returned, but they had no relatives at home.
Xin Ping stood up, looked back at the soldiers, and asked softly:
"General, we are all veterans. The incident in the battle formation is no longer surprising. It's nothing. It's just general. I heard that your...your father also went to the city wall to garrison and was seriously injured. How about you go home and visit first?" A noble man? We are enough here. The general has just recovered from his serious injury and has been traveling for more than ten days. You have been at the forefront in successive battles. Why should you guard these defeated troops anymore? We are willing to serve the general!"
"We are willing to serve the general!"
Mengchang laughed heartily, feeling both touched and unbearable as he replied: "My father, Meng Xiong, was also a warrior who could kill ten armors in a row on the battlefield in the past. He should be fine. After the city is stabilized, I will return home." Home, you can do your own thing, and after General Mei and I have coordinated the city defense, I will guard the prisoner camp with you all."
When everyone saw this, they stopped talking. The general's father-in-law was seriously injured and even passed through the house without entering. So what did they have to say?
After giving instructions to the three people in charge, Meng Chang took several soldiers and walked to Chonghou's residence, where the current person in charge, Mei Wu, was in charge of the city's affairs.
When they arrived at the mansion, they didn't see Mei Wu yet. They saw a tattooed slave with ragged clothes but clean skin. He came forward respectfully and knelt down.
"Chunxiong of the Xiongnu, I have met the kind General Mengchang. May God bless you and prosper forever!"
Mengchang waved his hand to stop the soldiers who were trying to drive them away, nodded and replied: "I already know what you are doing. Mengchang is not an untrustworthy person, but Chonghou has not returned, so he cannot be the master. Wait for Chonghou to return." After the city, I should ask for your orders!"
"Chunxiong, on behalf of the lowly slaves in the city, thanks the general for his kindness."
After six years of confusion, Chunxiong's eyes filled with tears. As the seventh son of King Xiongrong, he followed his father to follow the ghosts and harassed the border areas. As a result, he was defeated and returned by Chonghou. He and his tribe were also captured in Chongcheng. , and endured it for six years.
If the merchants had not brought back the reform of the slave army in Jiu City, he originally thought that he would die in such a mediocre way. He did not expect to see the opportunity to return to the noble rank in his lifetime. He was overjoyed and immediately retreated respectfully. , it was not until Meng Chang entered the mansion that he stood up and stepped back proudly. Looking at the tribesmen hiding in the corner looking at him with glaring eyes, Chunxiong smiled happily.
"This matter has been accomplished. General Meng's name of benevolence and righteousness can be used as a guarantee. Gentlemen, we can cleanse the city."
Seeing that the slaves in front of him were about to cheer, Chunxiong hurriedly stopped them: "Don't make any noise. Everyone should know that this is not easy. We still need to stay safe and keep a low profile and wait for General Meng's reply."
Mengchang looked at the profound Hou Mansion and sighed. He kept thinking about Chunxiong with his fiery eyes. Mengchang did not mean to despise Chunxiong. He was also a person, and he still longed for a civilized and decent life in his heart. Such a person is both a danger and a sharp knife.
At least in this crisis in Chongcheng, Chunxiong did a good job. He personally commanded tens of thousands of slaves and blocked the Jizhou Army's offensive with his flesh and blood.
He couldn't fundamentally change a deformed species like slaves. At least he had made a good start in Gu City. Wherever there were people, there were rivers and lakes. He was not afraid of ambitious people appearing among the slaves. What he was afraid of was, This group of people don't even know what resistance is, and that is the greatest tragedy.
It's just that this matter still needs careful planning, at least a suitable reason, or the distribution of merits after the war with the major nobles in the city. Otherwise, it would be an extremely terrifying thing for this person to cause trouble.
Alone and growing up in this slave society, he knew better than anyone how terrible it would be to touch the cakes of most nobles.
The pressures and risks involved are not much simpler than those of later generations of aristocratic families occupying fields. This era is an era of controlling the population. Whoever has a large enough population will have the power to challenge other princes.
Whether it is armor or slaves, as long as there are people, a city will flourish. The more slaves there are, the more civilians and people will be willing to settle in the city. Slaves occupy the lowest level of society, doing the most dangerous and most dangerous things. The more people do the hard work, the more prosperous the farming, mining and other industries will be, attracting merchants to come and go, and the city-states with frequent exchanges will naturally become more prosperous.
With a heavy heart, Meng Chang finally met Mei Wu. In the past, Mei Wu was the humerus of Chonghou and held a high position of power. But now, only two years later, Meng Chang was already standing in the Hou Mansion, eyeing Mei Wu at eye level.
Mei Wu looked at the young man in front of him and felt a lot of emotions in his heart. The waves behind him in the river beat the waves in front of him. The momentum of the waves behind him was really too strong.
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In the following days, various matters in the city were rectified. With Mengchang and Mei Wu working together, the entire Chongcheng finally ushered in rare peace and stability after the defeat of Jizhou.
As the Zhong brothers arrived with the follow-up cavalry, Meng Chang finally let go of the sullen feeling in his heart, and the more than a thousand soldiers in the city who had returned first were finally able to change their defenses and go home to look for their old worries.
Following Meng Chang's order, all the soldiers left the military camp silently and returned to their homes.
Go back, go back. They haven't returned home for two years. They left with ten thousand people and returned with a thousand. They can still have a home to return to, but more people are like wandering souls. Most of them can only return a suit of armor and a suit of armor. Broken weapons.
"Mengchang!"
"Old man, Meng Chang is back, General Meng Chang is back!"
With the call of a child at the entrance of Mengcun Village, the silent Mengcun Village outside the west gate of Chongcheng instantly became lively. Everyone walked towards the entrance of the village to welcome their great hero who came out of Mengcun Village.
Meng Chang looked at his neighbors in this village warmly, with a gentle smile on his face. However, seeing that there were far fewer familiar faces, his smile fell silent again, and he hurriedly searched for his parents in the crowd.
"Taste! Where is my second son? Where is my son, you?"
Suddenly, hearing the familiar voice in his ears, Meng Chang's eyes instantly became moist. He hurriedly hurriedly walked slowly, fearing that weapons would fall on this small village, and fearing that he would never see the familiar people, his beloved parents, again.
so far so good.
It’s just that something is wrong with my mother. I am clearly standing at the entrance of the village. Why can’t my mother see me?
Mengchang immediately held up his hands, confessed to his uncles and brothers around him, stepped forward to meet his mother, tightly grasped his mother's rough hands, and choked with sobs: "My son... my son is here."
Meng's mother burst into tears when she heard the voice of her second son. She kept groping Meng Chang's face with her rough palms. She rubbed Meng Chang's thick earlobes and finally confirmed that this was her son. She immediately removed her The child is embraced.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Meng Chang's voice was trembling. He was fine when he left. Why did his mother's eyes seem to be invisible?
His mother didn't answer, but cried hoarsely. Meng Chang's heart ached, and his red and swollen eyes kept exploring the memory of the dark, tall man in the crowd.
Meng Zhu and Meng You, who returned to Chongcheng with the Chongcheng main formation last year, slowly walked forward, patted Meng Chang on the back, and looked at each other. The words came to their lips but they could not come out. Finally, the elder Meng Zhu fell silently. said.
"Taste, Uncle Xiong, it's gone!"
I feel so sleepy while writing, I sleep 6 hours a day, I hope my parents will take pity on me! ! !
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