More than 600 Jin troops escaped from the mountain col, but they only had less than 500 horses. Zhang Jun followed closely with 600 cavalry. They could not walk five miles, and the Jin army without horses was all killed. Wanyan Huonv led more than 400 people, fighting while walking, and retreated towards Mianchi.
The strength of the two sides was about the same, so Zhang Jun did not dare to pursue them too close. In a true fight to the death, even if the Jin army can be eliminated, oneself will suffer very heavy losses. When he came to Shaanzhou this time, Zhang Jun's mission was to help Li Yanxian defend the city, and everything else was secondary.
Wan Yan Huo Nu's face was ashen and she said nothing but urged her horse forward. If someone provoked him, he would be scolded at the slightest, or slashed with a knife at the worst. Have you ever suffered such a loss since you went south with the army? As the son of Lou Su, Wanyan Huonv has been commanding troops since she was very young. It can be said that she grew up in the battlefield. When the Liao Dynasty was destroyed, she made many military exploits. The army went south, besieged Taiyuan, defeated Bianjing, and captured all the states in Shaanxi. How many military exploits did Wanyan Huonv make? Who would have thought that this time they would be bullied by a Song army of several hundred people, and they would almost be annihilated.
Zhang Jun led his troops to chase behind him unhurriedly, and came up to attack when he had the chance. It's just that the Jin army was extremely tenacious, leaving dozens of corpses behind each time and the army continued to move forward.
After chasing for twenty miles, it was almost noon and Zhang Jun ordered the troops to stop. He rode forward and looked at the Jin Jun in front, his eyes full of reluctance. This is an extremely rare opportunity. If he had estimated the strength of the Jin Army better, if Zhang Qi had arranged it properly before the encirclement, or even if the encirclement was not blocked at both ends, but only blocked the Jin Army's retreat, the result would not have been like this.
Fifty miles ahead was Mianchi County, and Zhang Jun could no longer pursue him. If he is not careful, if the Jin army turns around and drags him back, he will lose both his wife and his troops. Seeing that there were more than 300 Jin soldiers left, we could only let them retreat.
Wanyan Huoer felt nothing strange. After asking the soldiers, they found out that the Song army had stopped.
Riding her horse to the back of the team, Wan Yanhuo Nu looked at General Song in front of her. After a moment of silence, he said loudly: "Can you leave the names of the generals ahead?"
Zhang Jun said: "The Song army controls Zhang Jun! It's a pity that I have a heavy responsibility and I can't keep you today. It's really hateful!"
"Zhang Jun——" Wanyan Huonv thought about it again and again, but she really couldn't think of what kind of character this was. Neither Li Yanxian nor Zhai Xingjun had this name. "I was careless today and fell into your trap. The mountains are long and the road is long. We will meet again eventually! At that time, we will meet again!"
For a moment, Zhang Jun didn't speak. After a while, he said: "I don't know the name of the general. What is his position in the Jin Army?"
Wan Yan Huo Nu laughed after hearing this. Said: "A certain person is the commander-in-chief of the army, a beautiful woman! You remember it!"
Zhang Jun was surprised. Unexpectedly, Jin Jun valued him so much, and Lou Su sent all his sons. It's a pity that if he had known that the person pursuing him was Wan Yan Huo Nu, he would not have been so hasty.
Seeing Zhang Jun's appearance, Wan Yanhuo Nu sneered, turned around and rode away.
Looking at Wanyan Huonv's leaving figure, Zhang Jun felt a little disappointed. After fighting with the Jin people for several years, today might be an excellent opportunity to capture the top general of the Jin army, but it is a pity to miss it.
It was almost dusk when we returned to the col with our soldiers and horses. Zhang Qi and his subordinates were cleaning the battlefield.
After the ceremony, the two of them sat outside the tent.
Looking at the setting sun on the horizon, Zhang Jun said: "The general must have never imagined who we are surrounding today."
Zhang Qi smiled and said: "They must not be ordinary people. In today's battle, the Jin army was extremely stubborn and could not understand what they said. Nine times out of ten, they were real Jurchens. How can someone who can lead a thousand Jurchen cavalry be an ordinary person?" "
Zhang Jun sighed: "It was only when I had to retreat that I realized that the person surrounding me was Wanyan Huonv. A general of the Jin Army, and the son of Wanyan Lousu. If I had known it was him, I would have spent more energy. We can’t let him go!”
Zhang Qi was surprised. He had already guessed that he was surrounded by a big shot from the Jin Army, but he didn't expect it to be such a big shot.
Shaking his head, Zhang Jun said: "Before setting off, Kuanping warned me again and again. The most important thing when I come to Shaanzhou this time is to help Li Kuan defend the city. Don't delay this matter for anything. Otherwise, if you try hard to defeat all the troops, you will not be able to do anything." We will never let Wanyan Huonv go!"
Zhang Qi said: "That's all, I can escape because Wanyan is alive and my daughter has a good life. Don't worry too much about this matter. Control, the south is not far from Yongning County. You might as well go there. Meet Dong Kuan, Also add some food and grass.”
Zhang Jun said: "I still won't go. It's been a few days since I left Shaanzhou, and I must go back as soon as possible. The Jin army sent Wanyan Huonu to chase me, which shows that they are determined to win Shaanzhou. If I go back too late, the city of Shaanzhou will be destroyed, and I will How to explain?"
We had a fight today and the two of them got to know each other a lot. Just outside the tent, we had a campfire and chatted until late at night.
Early the next morning, Zhang Jun took the grain and grass provided by Zhang Qi, and instead of going to Guozhou, he went directly over the Xiaoshan Mountain and arrived outside the city of Shaanzhou.
In the Jin Army's camp, Lou Su frowned as he listened to Wan Yan Huo Nu talking about her trip experience. After a while, he said: "This Song army is very organized. When they saw you chasing them, they fled to the mountains to the south and set up an ambush with Dong Xian's troops. Whether they can fight or not is a secondary matter. If you act like this, you must not underestimate it." They. Forget it, if they come to Shaanzhou again, you can just lead troops to drive them around."
Wanyan Huonu said: "Now that I think about it, it was Dong Xian's troops who ambushed us. The Song army that came to Shaanzhou never fought with me seriously from the beginning to the end. Either they were not strong enough in combat, or they were conserving their strength. .”
Lou Su waved his hand: "Don't think too much about this matter. These people are here to save Shaanzhou, why would they fight with you? According to my estimation, they should arrive outside Shaanzhou City tomorrow. After these days of attacking, the city is gradually failing. Such a scene. If it weren’t for the soldiers and horses entering the city a few days ago, the city should have been broken by now. As long as you block the cavalry outside the city, in three to five days, Shaanzhou will be broken!"
Wanyanhuo said yes with her hands crossed. Although he was still angry in his heart, he didn't say anything more.
After attacking for a day, although the Jin army climbed onto the city wall at several places, they were immediately forced down by the Song army, and the city was still not broken. At night, Lou stayed alone in the tent, drinking wine and eating meat to relieve his boredom.
In Shaanzhou City, Li Yanxian was sitting on the tower, looking at the Jin camp outside with a knife-like gaze.
As of today, the Jin army has been besieging Shaanzhou for a month and a half. If Zhang Chi had not led 300 people into the city a few days ago, they would have been exhausted at this time, and it would have been difficult to stop the Jin army. Even with Zhang Chi's support, the Jin army had been attacking the city day and night in the past few days, and it was very difficult to defend it.
Song Yan came over and said: "Today is the Lantern Festival. Observe, we still have some rice. Can we cook it for everyone to have a full meal? The soldiers and civilians have been guarding the city for a month and a half, and they are all exhausted physically and mentally. Take advantage of this festival to relax for a while. Fan."
Li Yanxian said: "We are relaxed, but the Jinlu will not be easy. Look at the Jinlu camp outside the city, and there are troops gathering again. Now they are attacking the city day and night. If we are slightly negligent, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Song Yan nodded. Sit down on the tower, lean against the parapet, and look up at the sky. In this way, they fought fiercely with the Jin army day and night, and even the iron-clad people could not resist it. To be honest, I am indeed a little tired and really want to have a good sleep. But every time the Jin army came, they suddenly became more energetic and led their troops to fight against the Jin people. Now Song Yan is most afraid of stopping, for fear that if he sits down, he will never get up again.
Yan Ping said: "Zhang Chi said that the Wang Observation Army set out on the third day of the Lunar New Year. It has been more than ten days now and there is no trace."
Li Yanxian sighed: "Xinye is 800 miles away, and it is all mountainous. It is rare for the army to arrive in fifteen days. We must persist for another three to five days before we can wait for reinforcements. These three to five days are not easy to endure."
Several people nodded and said no more.
There were no clouds at all in the sky, a full moon hung in the sky, and there seemed to be many fewer stars in the sky. Many Song soldiers leaned against the city wall, looking at the full moon in the sky, and couldn't help but be lost in thought for a while.
On the hillside not far away, Zhang Jun was riding a horse, looking at Shaanzhou City under the moonlight. The city was quiet in the moonlight, but in the surrounding darkness, there seemed to be countless monsters lying on their heads.
