"General Wang, the Commander-in-Chief has an order for you to stop chasing and lead your troops to move closer to Guancheng immediately!"
"What!"
Wang Han's eyes widened, "What did you say? General Zhonglang asked me to withdraw my troops at this time?"
Although the flag of Master Sima was swaying, it was about to fall down.
But it stubbornly kept moving back.
Wang Han believed that as long as he chased for a while, he would be able to seize the flag and defeat the rebel army by then, which would be inevitable.
Why retreat at this time?
Wang Han was extremely suspicious. The order in front of him must have been misunderstood.
The intensification of pursuit was interpreted as retreating troops as soon as possible.
At this time, there was blood all over Wang Han's body and face.
His eyes widened and he looked extremely fierce.
It seemed that if the messenger didn't tell him why, he would stab him with the spear in his hand.
"General Wang, the army of thieves from the north is coming. If the general leads the army deep, he may be surrounded by thieves!"
"The thieves from the north?"
Wang Han was shocked.
The fight was so exciting that I almost forgot that there was an army of thieves behind me.
But hadn't the sudden attack on Chen's army already attracted most of the rebel army to the north?
How can a thief abandon the north and go south?
But think about it, Tu Chen's army is a new army and they have come from afar. It is good to be able to hold off the thieves for such a long time and give him a chance to break through the bandit camp.
Can't force too much.
After thinking about this, Wang Han did not dare to neglect any more, and quickly ordered to go down and gather back the group that was just about to pursue.
The troops brought out by Feng Duhu personally all have one characteristic, that is, they enforce orders and prohibitions.
After all, Feng Duhu knew his own affairs, and the so-called famous general was very knowledgeable.
Therefore, he tried his best to improve the overall lower limit of his soldiers in order to make up for the shortcomings of the coach.
Historically, Zhuge Liang also attached great importance to the training of his soldiers.
In the eyes of outsiders, Feng Duhu, as the successor of the Prime Minister, inherited the Prime Minister's combat ideas.
In fact, the prime minister had to find ways to improve the combat level of ordinary soldiers because there were few major generals in Shu.
Feng Duhu and the Prime Minister had the same approach, but their starting points were completely different.
The soldiers of the Wudang Fei Army were clearly about to kill the generals and seize the flag, but at the last moment they received an order to withdraw their troops immediately.
Although he was extremely unwilling, he gritted his teeth and obeyed the order to get back together.
"General?"
"Deploy a three-flower circle formation immediately!"
Wang Han didn't say much or explain too much.
But his subordinates are all veterans who have fought in the formation for a long time and know what the "Three Flowers Circle Formation" means.
The thieves are coming!
And we are outnumbered!
We can only use the most cumbersome and most defensive three-flower circle formation as a last resort.
Although Niu Jin was anxious, he passed by Gaoping Pass at such a close distance, and there were still many Han troops behind him.
At the same time, there are also the rumored elites of the Han army in front of him.
It can be said that there are enemies on three sides.
So from Niu Jin's point of view, he was actually gambling at this moment, a big gamble to a certain extent.
Whether it is the Han army in the rear or the Han army under Gaopingguan City, they really want to rush over and entangle themselves so that they cannot be rescued.
It will be a matter of time before the army is defeated.
Therefore, he could only try to keep the army moving forward to avoid a sudden attack by the Han army.
But if this happens, the speed will inevitably slow down.
At the same time, Wang Han also cautiously approached Guancheng in a circular formation.
After a long time, both sides appeared in each other's sight at the same time.
Seeing that they were facing a formidable enemy, Niu Jin and Wang Han were both stunned, and at the same time a little surprised:
The Wei thieves have so many troops, why do they need to be on guard?
It's not that this elite Han army has broken through the camp, but it doesn't look like there are many in number. And what are they guarding against?
Both sides stopped, but they did not launch an attack, but looked at each other from a distance.
Niu Jin waited for a long time and found that there was no movement from the other party, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the Zhonghu Army did not fall into the hands of the Han army.
Otherwise, they would have escorted people out of the formation to persuade them to surrender.
Niu Jin believed that as long as Sima Shi appeared on the opposite side, his soldiers would immediately flee.
After figuring this out, Niu Jin immediately ordered:
"Move east!"
Wang Han noticed the strange movement of the rebel army and felt tense in his heart.
But what he didn't expect was that the bandit army seemed to be deliberately avoiding the battle.
His heart moved and he immediately ordered: "Move to the west."
The two sides moved slowly in opposite directions nervously and vigilantly, and unexpectedly broke out of contact and left in tacit agreement.
When Wang Han returned to Guancheng, Shi Bao came out to greet him in person, with a look of shame on his face:
"General Wang, I made a mistake in this battle. I failed to hold off the rebel army in time, resulting in a failure in my success."
Wang Han didn't mind too much, after all, this battle was finally a good one.
Moreover, forcing the leader of the bandit army to flee was already considered a great achievement.
"General Zhonglang, please don't say that. If General Zhonglang hadn't commanded him properly, would An have been able to force the rebel army back with a weak journey?"
Wang Han said sincerely, "It seems to General Kuang Yi that the rebel army has retreated. In this way, General Zuo Hussar can be taken back without losing the victory!"
When mentioning this matter, Shi Bao smiled and said:
"That's natural. Before General Wang came back, I had sent people to the mountains to the north to ask the Tuchen Army to go and meet him. I think there was news not long after he arrived."
Sure enough, after a while, a messenger sent by Hu Zun came over and said that he had received General Wei.
But there is also news:
That is, Wei Yan suffered extremely serious injuries and fell into a coma for a time.
Although he woke up two or three times in the past few days, he led his troops to guard the mountain because he was holding on to his injured body.
But at this time, he passed out again and seemed to have a high fever. The situation was extremely bad.
"General Zuo Hussar's wound has festered due to delay in receiving treatment."
After the medical worker in the army showed it to Wei Yan, he reported to Shi Bao, "This is a sign that the disease has begun to infect the whole body."
Shi Bao looked at Wei Yan, who had just been transported back to the pass, and saw that Wei Yan's face, which was originally dark red, was abnormally red, and it was obvious that it was a sickly red face.
Before he could speak, Wei Chang, who was covered in blood and dirt and looked extremely embarrassed, asked urgently:
"Then are my adults in danger?"
This is what I asked...
Shi Bao glanced at the medical worker who had a troubled look on his face and said:
"Old General Wei is seriously injured, I'm afraid we can't delay it. Do we have enough medicinal materials in the army to treat Old General Wei at this time?"
The medical worker breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head quickly:
"The conditions in the army are too simple. The villain can only remove the golden wounds of Lord Wei and temporarily relieve the injury of Lord Wei."
"As for the follow-up treatment, I'm afraid I have to go back to Chang'an and let the doctors from the medical school come to see me."
Shi Bao said flatly: "Then you start treating him immediately. Later I will arrange for manpower to transport General Wei back to Chang'an."
He said and looked at Wei Chang again, "General Wei, if you are worried, why not escort him personally?"
Wei Chang said gratefully:
"Thank you, General Zhonglang."
Although Wei Yan and Zhongdu Hu were at odds with each other, they all served as officials in the same court and contributed to the Han Dynasty.
Moreover, Shi Bao has no right to ask what will happen to Wei Yan.
Whoever has the power to intervene in this matter must look at the opinions of the emperor and the important ministers in the court.
And looking at Wei Yan's appearance, whether he can survive in Chang'an is still a question.
While Shi Bao was busy cleaning up the mess at Gaoping Pass, Niu Jin finally caught up with Master Sima.
To be precise, it was Sima Division who saw that the Han army was not pursuing him. After re-stabilizing his position, he quickly sent people back to check for news about Niu Jin.
It happened that Niu Jin got rid of the Han army and was rushing towards Gaodu City.
Only then did Master Sima reunite with Niu Jin.
After counting the losses, it was discovered that the number of casualties increased, and the number of soldiers was only two or three out of ten.
Although it was not a complete defeat of the entire army, it could still be considered a considerable loss.
"General, the rescue was late and resulted in this defeat. Please punish the Central Guard Army!"
Since following Sima Yi, Niu Jin has been highly valued.
Niu Jin also knew what Taifu meant by sending him to the side of the Central Guard Army.
The leader of the Central Guard Army had little experience, and he did not expect to see the Han army's intentions either.
This made Niu Jin feel uneasy and at the same time blamed himself.
Unexpectedly, Master Sima sighed and said:
"I don't blame General Niu, it's because I thought the Han army was victorious over the Party, and I felt arrogant, which led to this. I've done this, so what's the crime for General Niu!"
Seeing what Master Sima said, Niu Jin was even more moved and fell to the ground:
"The words of the Central Guards Army make the last general even more ashamed!"
Master Sima stretched out his hand to help Niu Jin up. Unexpectedly, as he bent down, he suddenly felt a burst of pain from the sarcoma at the corner of his eye!
Master Sima couldn't help but cover his eyes and shouted:
"It hurts me too!"
Hearing Master Sima cry out in pain, Niu Jin quickly raised his head:
"Central Protectorate?"
But seeing Master Sima staggering back two steps, he shouted:
"Medical worker! Where is the medical worker? Call the medical worker over quickly!"
It turned out that when Wang Han broke through the camp, Sima Shi was so frightened that his energy and blood surged, and the sarcoma became extremely red.
Later, he was thrown off the command platform by his own guards, and he fled for his life in a panic, even more stumbling.
Has he ever encountered such a situation in his life?
Even though he was imprisoned in the palace by Cao Rui because of a flashy case, only a few people knew about it.
How can it compare to today's embarrassment?
The situation was unclear just now, and he was only thinking about how to meet Niu Jin.
At this time, my mood was relaxed, coupled with the regret, fear, shame and other emotions after the defeat, my blood was even more turbulent than before.
In front of the entire army, Master Sima felt extremely complicated, and all the blood in his body seemed to rush to his face.
Let the sarcoma no longer suppress the pain.
"Central Protector Army! Central Protector Army?"
Niu Jin couldn't care anymore. He quickly got up, supported Sima Shi, and shouted repeatedly.
Niu Jin's loud call seemed to remind Master Sima.
Master Sima used his free hand to hold Niu Jin's forearm tightly.
After a while, he said: "I'm fine, I just had a temporary swelling of blood and some pain in my eyes."
As he spoke, he lowered his hand covering his eyes.
Niu Jin's eyes suddenly widened, as if he had seen something terrible, and he was about to open his mouth.
Unexpectedly, Master Sima seemed to have anticipated his reaction and quickly squeezed Niu Jin's arm hard.
Only then did Niu Jin shut his mouth.
It turned out that the sarcoma at the corner of Master Sima's eyes had turned red and purple, and even tended to turn black.
Master Sima's teeth were clattering, his face was twitching continuously, and it was already a little twisted, as if he was enduring great pain.
"The reinforcements from the bandits at Gaoping Pass have arrived. We will return to Gaodu City for the time being, just in case."
Master Sima said this loudly and loudly for everyone around him to hear.
Then he closed his mouth tightly again.
Niu Jin understood and nodded repeatedly:
"I will make arrangements now, General Mo."
Unexpectedly, Master Sima didn't let go yet. Instead, he lowered his voice and said in a voice that only Niu Jin could hear:
"Medical worker! Get the medical worker here quickly!"
"clear!"
Without further ado, Master Sima immediately asked people to surround a temporary tent with curtains. Then he couldn't wait to bite the towel in his mouth, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
The medical worker came over quickly. After looking at it, he said to Master Sima:
"Zhonghujun, this is caused by the turbulent blood energy. You must have a pure heart to recover."
Master Sima felt that the tumor was pulsing. He spit out the towel and asked:
"Other than that, is there any other way?"
The doctor hesitated and said:
"The only way is to cut off this tumor."
"Then take action immediately!"
Master Sima's back was already soaked with pain, and he roared in a low voice, as if he wanted to vent the pain in his body.
"But the Central Guard Army is too dangerous! The conditions here are too simple. It would be better to return to Luoyang..."
"No! I can't wait any longer!"
Master Sima's face turned red with pain.
"Then we should at least return to Gaodu City. If we are here, there will be insufficient medicinal materials and knives to cut it off."
When Master Sima heard this, he let out another low cry of pain: "Ah!"
In order to prevent people outside from hearing, he could only suppress his voice in his throat.
"Is there any way to mitigate it?"
"You can apply ice on it."
"Where did the ice come from at this time?"
"Cold water can also slow things down a bit."
"Get cold water!"
"Here!"
After resting, Sima Shi couldn't wait to lead his troops back to Gaodu City as quickly as possible, and at the same time asked the medical workers to quickly remove the sarcoma on him.
Just after the battle at Gaoping Pass came to an end, Feng Duhu finally crossed the river from Fenglingdu and entered Hedong.
"Meet the Central Protector!"
Compared with the embarrassment of meeting General Zhendong, it was much more natural for Zhang Bao to meet Feng.
Although the other party is his brother-in-law, the one who succeeds comes first.
Besides, Mr. Feng is not considered to have insulted his younger sister - even though she is the right wife - but the prime minister personally acted as a matchmaker to propose marriage. Who in the world dares not to give her face?
In particular, the Han Dynasty had the greatest military merit. How could Zhang Bao be dissatisfied?
"Everyone, get up. There is no need for so many false salutes in the army."
Feng Duhu, who was tired of his travels, said to Zhang Bao, Zhang Yi, Zhang Ju and others.
"Thank you, the Protector-General."
With the arrival of the Central Protector, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Zhongduhu, why don't you go into the camp and take a rest first?"
"No need." Feng Duhu held the riding whip in his hand and looked around, but he saw that the place Zhang Bao chose to garrison was extremely dangerous.
He couldn't help but praise:
"The entrance here is so dangerous that we should build a barrier to guard it."
As he spoke, he walked towards higher ground.
Zhang Bao and others quickly followed.
(End of chapter)
