Chapter 389
"Now that the Sui army has been wiped out, most of Zhang Shicheng's main force has also been wiped out, and there is no one in Huaidong to be an enemy of our army... The last general thought that at this time, we should sweep Huaidong with the momentum of sweeping leaves and take advantage of the situation to wipe out Taizhou. Please also Your majesty decides!"

After thanking Fu Youde, he made another suggestion.

Wang Jingdao: "You are right, Tang Shengzong! I will give you 6000 troops, plus your headquarters troops, to pursue Zhang Shicheng and join forces with Yang Kan to take Taizhou!"

"As for Zhang Shicheng...it doesn't matter whether he lives or dies!"

"The last general takes orders!"

Tang Shengzong immediately stood up and took orders loudly.

Finish these orders.

Wang Jing walked out of the room and came to the city wall. At this time, the dark clouds in the sky did not dissipate. Instead, as the sky became darker and darker, with a thunderbolt, drops of rain began to fall.

On the northern battlefield, there are still a large number of captives who have not been reorganized, a large number of corpses are dumped in the gully, and many corpses are eroded and rotted by the river water, emitting a foul smell.

"Decree that Su Wei recruits doctors in Yangzhou City to prepare herbs for the prevention and control of the plague, and send officials to deal with the corpses to prevent the plague!"

When Wang Jing saw this scene, he immediately called the guards beside him.

Plagues are always closely related to wars and natural disasters.

After the war, the Huai army also had regulations to collect corpses and prevent the birth of plague. These regulations are sufficient for normal combat.

But the Sui army suffered too many casualties.

In addition, the [-] corpses damaged by the enemy before were not dealt with. These are potential sources of pollution.

When the rain fell, the usual regulations could no longer be resolved. More doctors had to be sent and more medicines had to be prepared.

Wang Jing is also planning for a rainy day and is fully prepared.

The plague is not the same as an enemy that can be seen and touched. Killing people is invisible, and it is always right to be well prepared.Once the plague came and Wang Jing was unprepared, the loss of the Huai army might be greater than this war.

Click!

The original drizzle quickly became heavier, and the rain continued, converging into puddles on the ground.

puff!
The horseshoes trampled, mud and water splashed everywhere!
On the field, thousands of people rode horses and galloped eastward through the rain.

"Brother, it's raining too much. The Huai army's sons won't come so fast. Let's find a place to shelter from the rain first!"

one shouted.

Surrounded by thousands of people, Zhang Shicheng broke out from the battlefield, but there must be a price to pay for the breakout. The original elite of more than 1 people was abruptly scratched when they broke through.

After they came out, there were only more than 8000 soldiers and horses left. Among them, General Li Bosheng fell into the formation and died in battle in order to cut off the rear for them.

They originally wanted to run to the Yunyan River and return to Taizhou by boat.

When they rushed to the river, they were attacked by a cavalry of the Huai army who were ambushing here.
Huai army cavalry general Mu Hong's strength has not reached the level of crushing them.

However, Zhang Shicheng's more than 8000 horsemen had just broken through. They were exhausted and their morale was low. They had no power to fight back against the recharged Huai army cavalry. No matter how strong Zhang Shicheng's generals were, they did not reach the level of turning the situation around.

Of course.

Zhang Shicheng's troops were defeated again, and all the ships were captured by the Huai army. They had no choice but to panic and flee again.

This time, only 8000 of the 4000 soldiers remained.

The rain was splashing, and more than 4000 people galloped on horses. The raindrops hit their faces in the strong wind, which made people hurt, and the bleak wind, through the armor and clothes, continuously took away the heat from their bodies.

Ordinary soldiers were blown blue, and from time to time some people fell behind.

Even the generals who had cultivated Gang Qi couldn't bear it after running through the rain for several hours, their faces turned pale and their beards and hair were drenched.

Among them, Zhang Shixin saw that there was a lot of rain in the field, and there were no pursuers from the Huai army at all, so he couldn't help shouting anymore.

General Xu Yi also shouted: "King Cheng, brothers can't hold on anymore, we must find a place to shelter from the rain..."

Zhang Shicheng turned pale and looked at the sky.

It seemed that the rain would not be able to stop for a while, and the thousands of soldiers who followed him were also crumbling on their horses, indeed they had reached their limit.

"Okay, take shelter from the rain first!"

Zhang Shicheng nodded, then accelerated with his personal guards, looking for shelter from the rain ahead.

At this time, Zhang Shicheng is not the king of Wu who only knows to enjoy wealth and wealth.

He still maintains some pride, being able to mingle with the soldiers under his command, and willing to do some chores himself to stabilize the morale of the army.

At this time, thousands of soldiers following him, although they were cold and hungry, had just suffered a big defeat,
There are only a few thousand people left in the army of more than [-], which is extremely miserable.

But seeing Zhang Shicheng personally looking for shelter from the rain for them, the hearts of these thousands of soldiers were somewhat touched.

soon.

Zhang Shicheng led people to find a place to shelter from the rain. They found a village with hundreds of people under a hillside more than ten miles away. This village was considered to be under the rule of Yangzhou.

However, not long after Yangzhou fell to the Huai army, Wang Jing only occupied Yangzhou City and some surrounding counties and villages with more than [-] people.

A village like this consisting of hundreds of people will not be able to accept it for a while.

At this time, the village became a shelter for Zhang Shicheng to shelter from the rain. Thousands of people rushed to him, directly driving hundreds of people in the village out of their houses and occupying the houses to shelter from the rain.

Then all the chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep in the village were slaughtered.

The people in the village trembled, and under the threat of soldiers, they started a fire to cook and prepared hot soup for thousands of people.

in the process.

Inevitably, some generals and soldiers vented their depression and fear, and when they felt unsatisfactory, they drew their knives and killed dozens of people. The pretty women of the village were sent to Zhang Shicheng, Zhang Shide and other generals to serve them.

Other women fell into the hands of soldiers...

Zhang Shicheng was in the room, took a sip of hot soup, and finally calmed down the coldness on his body. He could hear the woman's howling and moaning faintly from a distance.

"Ugh!"

He sighed, pretending he didn't hear it.

He was born in poverty, and felt the same for the people at the bottom, so after he made a fortune, he treated the people well and had an excellent reputation among the people. In the history of the world, even if he died fighting for hegemony, he was still worshiped by the people of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years...

If possible, he would not let his soldiers kill common people and humiliate women.

But right now, the army has just suffered a major defeat, and the soldiers are running away all the way, and their emotions have collapsed to the limit, if they don't vent out.The unlucky one became his master.

"Brother, brothers are exhausted, it's getting late today, why don't you spend the night here and leave tomorrow!"

In the room, Zhang Shide, Zhang Shixin, Xu Yi and others were all there.

"No, the Huai Army's pursuers are still behind, and they will come after us at some point. What if we waste time here and get caught up?"

Zhang Shide said immediately.

Zhang Shixin's face twitched, his words were blocked as soon as he spoke, he couldn't help feeling a little angry, but it was his second brother who spoke, so he could only hold back his emotions, and said: "Didn't the elder brother just say that the rain will not stop for a while, It is impossible for the pursuers to pursue in the rain!"

"Brothers have been riding horses in the rain for several hours today. If you don't take a break at this time, you won't be able to get on your horse again..."

When their brothers were arguing, Xu Yi didn't speak at the side.

Zhang Shicheng frowned. Although the third brother Zhang Shixin was usually a little out of his mind and had a bad temper, what he said now made sense.

(End of this chapter)

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