Bright Spring

In the middle of the formation there was a piece of barren grass, where the wounded soldiers were placed in the open space, and there were groans and groans everywhere, it was unbearable to hear.Several wounded soldiers were talking about their mothers in unison. When people can't bear the pain, they always seem to miss the warmth of motherhood.

Yin Desheng stood in the middle of the phalanx, holding a spear in his left hand, and thrusting the flagpole into the ground with his right hand.There was an arrow stuck in his left leg, and the gray trouser leg was darkened with blood.The surrounding soldiers held shields and stood in front of Yin Desheng.

Right now, Yin Desheng has nothing to do.The phalanx in front is being attacked by heavy enemy troops, and the left wing and even the rumble of horseshoes behind it!If the entire phalanx moves even a little, it will definitely collapse immediately and the entire army will be wiped out.Fortunately, he was deployed in a defensive formation before the battle, otherwise he would have collapsed early.

The soldiers on all sides let out desperate cries from time to time, Yin Desheng already felt the breath of death was approaching.Many people he knew before had already died, and faces filled with sorrow and joy appeared before his eyes one by one.

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "Reinforcements are coming! Reinforcements are coming!"

Many people looked to the east together with Yin Desheng, and they saw countless infantry columns trotting over on a hillside in the east, and the white filial cloths on people's helmets were faintly undulating.They should be the reinforcements dispatched in time by General Qu Neng nearby!

When the soldiers saw the reinforcements from the King of Han's army, they shouted and their morale was boosted again!Some generals took the opportunity to encourage them: "We will survive if we stand against the enemy!"

On the hillside in the distance, there was a familiar and moving shout, "The King of Han is our king..." The words that have been familiar to the army are now very friendly. They all showed excitement.

... In the past, on this land, the two sides were arranged in a grand and huge camp, facing each other two or three miles apart from the north to the south; but now, the battlefield has long changed, and the chaos is intensifying between the heaven and the earth!

The sun in the east has not yet reached the mid-heaven.A large amount of dust was raised, and gunpowder smoke floated in the air, as if the sun was also covered with a layer of haze.

In Zhang Fu's sight, Tan Zhongjun was completely defeated.

He saw with his own eyes dozens of heavy artillery from the rebel army firing in salvo on the east side, the shells piercing through the crowd, and rows of soldiers fell down;The official horse army mobilized nearly half of the cavalry to go to the western front, and the remaining cavalry failed to withstand the charge and expulsion of the rebel cavalry.

Not long ago, Tan Zhongjun was flanked by the King of Han's Department in the east, the Shengyong Department in the south, and the Security Department in the north. In an hour, it was defeated faster than Xue Lu's army!

At this time, on the undulating hillsides to the north and west, and between the fields, people looked like frightened ants colonies from a distance, and disorganized soldiers scattered all over the mountain in a mess.

In such a huge battlefield, the west end cannot be seen.But Zhang Fu had already understood the situation... The rebels Hanwang and Ping'an took the lead in attacking Xue Lu's army, and then the rebel Sheng Yong's troops in the west attacked from the south; several large armies then besieged Tan Zhongjun; The Nobu striker has also attacked from the front.

At this time, Qu Neng's former army was approaching the formation of more than 8 officers and soldiers and more than [-] Chen Maojun.

Starting from this morning, the entire formation and attack of the rebel army of the King of Han has been in order, coming back and forth like waves.

And Zhang Fu's entire force will inevitably enter the battle at this time.Xue Lu and Tan Zhong's armies have already been defeated; the Central Army and Chen Mao's army are about to be besieged from three sides; Liu Sheng's army is attacking the rebel Zhao Ping's department in the southwest...

At this moment, Yiqi flew towards the banner of the official army.The visitor got off his horse and knelt down on one knee and said, "Commander Zhang, General Liu has stormed the rebel army Zhao Ping's department, and has defeated the front rebel front and penetrated the rear part! The rebel Quan Yong team and the reinforcements from the east have arrived. We can't repel General Liu's offensive either; the rebels are putting up a desperate fight!"

It sounds like good news, but Zhang Fu is not happy at all.He waved his hand and said, "I see."

The sergeant in front of him cupped his fists and stood up.

Zhang Fu looked at the large formation of the King of Han on the east side, gradually spreading to the west; the countless phalanxes on Sheng Yong's side were also slanting out one after another, approaching the central army of the official army from the southeast; most of Qu Neng's troops were also fast It's approaching the front... Zhang Fu reached into his bosom with trembling hands, and took out a roll of maps that had been damp | wet | softened.

He had already understood the situation at this time, and realized even more: ordering Liu Shengbu to attack was a mistake, it was just a futile struggle!

Because even if Liu Sheng can completely defeat the west side, defeat Zhao Ping's rebels, and even defeat some of Qu Neng's troops, it is still of little significance; after the official army inevitably loses the entire battlefield, Liu Sheng's army will definitely not be able to pursue and expand the results of the battle. .

How much effect does a partial victory without major results have on a battle?

In Zhang Fu's heart at this moment, there is no remorse, after all, even if he did not order Liu Sheng to attack, defeat would not be avoided; Zhang Fu's heart was only heavy, cold and hopeless.He also knows why he made mistakes, perhaps subconsciously, he did so knowingly!

He couldn't face such a huge and serious defeat, even if there was such a chance, he still wanted to try.

It's a pity that major events in this world are like a torrent, which will hardly be changed by one or two people, and will only slowly develop and surge in the original direction.Miracles are always too little!

But the miracle that Zhang Fu was looking forward to never happened... When he suddenly looked back, he suddenly found sadly that he seemed to have become a pathetic beggar!

He persisted until the last moment of the battle, but took out all his troops, and now there is nothing left.

Zhang Fu unfolded the map in his hand, but the blueprint was shaking violently.His actions caught the attention of the generals, and they all looked sideways.

40 troops!It disappeared in half a day...

The veins on Zhang Fu's forehead were bulging|swollen, almost bursting!His forehead was covered with sweat, and the cold wind in early winter could not calm him down.At this moment, how much he wanted to cry out loud!How I want the whole world to understand his suffering!

However, Zhang Fu finally didn't make a sound at all, he buried his head down, faced the ground, and clenched his teeth; two streams of clear snot came out of his nose, shaking his trembling head in mid-air.

It was as if he had been stabbed hard in the chest, the cold blade stirred in his internal organs, and severe pain radiated from every pore.

Endless remorse, despair, confusion, and pain rolled in his body... This is probably the taste of complete defeat.

"Marshal..." a general called out cautiously.

Zhang Fu raised his head, took out a white silk handkerchief to wipe his nose, and answered with sweat profusely.His voice was a little hoarse and weak, "Immediately send someone to deliver an order, ordering Liu Sheng to retreat as soon as possible before the rebels attack him!"

A general clasped his fists and said, "The last general has to order... Marshal, where do you want General Liu to retreat?"

Zhang Fu said: "The farther the better! As long as the whole army doesn't collapse, tell him to leave the battlefield to the north immediately and as soon as possible, and then retreat to the northeast!"

"Order!"

Zhang Fu turned his head again and said: "Order Chen Mao, the rear army retreats northward carefully and slowly; the front army tries its best to deploy a defensive formation on all sides to resist the attack of the rebels with all its strength!"

Another general responded: "The last general has orders!"

The general beside him asked: "Marshal, what should the Chinese army do?"

Zhang Fu said coldly: "The Chinese army is finished! There is no need to issue any orders, let the various ministries resist on their own, and persist as long as they can fight. Order the cavalry generals to be restrained by Liu Sheng immediately, withdraw from the battlefield, and protect Liu Sheng's army retreat."

On the vast battlefield, huge noises still permeated the world, but around Zhang Fu, there was a moment of silence at this moment, appearing lifeless.None of the generals or civil servants said a word.

Zhang Fu also sat powerlessly on the horseback, motionless. He gradually calmed down from the violent collapse, leaving only confusion and despair.

The future of the Hongxi court that he fought and supported is in jeopardy; his family, the prominent family status of the duke and nobles, has also been shattered... In just half a day, everything changed.

Zhang Fu buried his head in looking at the map in his hand, and was even more troubled by how the remnants of the defeated general could escape the pursuit.

This place is located on the east bank of Fuyi River, not far to the north is Shaoyang County.However, it is impossible for the defeated army to stay in Shaoyang County, otherwise they will be surrounded; nor can they cross Zishui from the vicinity of the county.Even Baoqing Mansion City is not allowed to enter!

The only way right now is to try to get closer to the Xiangjiang River.Because there is no city here that can stop the rebels; within a few hundred miles, it is impossible to have official reinforcements that can resist the offensive of the rebels.

Chapter 537 Who is in control of the ups and downs (10)

Zhu Gaoxu rode a horse and climbed up a hill, and suddenly felt that the noise of the huge roar on the battlefield was even louder.

On his left back, there was still an arrow feather sticking out of his chain mail, and the pain from the wound seemed to spread to the entire left half of his body, and he no longer dared to exert all his strength on his left arm.Because there are two layers of heavy armor on the chest, cold-forged armor and chain mail, two arrows with broken tails were inserted there... one was stuck on the armor and failed to penetrate the heavy armor at all, and the other just hurt the flesh.

Zhu Gaoxu felt that the most serious injury should be the gunshot wound that pierced through two layers of armor on the chest. Although it didn't seem deep, the lead bullet was very dirty and he was afraid of infection.His chest was covered with blood, but it wasn't his blood, it was the blood spattered by the killed officers and soldiers; the two flesh wounds on his chest didn't bleed much, and even the armor couldn't penetrate.

Standing on the hillside, Zhu Gaoxu observed carefully for a while.From the chaotic situation, he could clearly see a square formation of officers and soldiers nearby, which had been surrounded by the King of Han's army!The King of Han's right-wing army, Sheng Yong's army, Qu Neng's army, and Ping'an cavalry slowly encircled the center from several directions.

Guessing from the position, this large formation of the official army should be the central army of the official army.The scale of the enemy's large formation here is much smaller than that of Xue Lujun and Tan Zhongjun before, and it is estimated that the number of Xue Lujun is less than half.

Zhu Gaoxu looked around for a while, and then turned his head to see that those King of Han guns were on a donkey cart and were being transported westward on a main road.However, the Hanwang Cannon can't hit the iron ball now. When the army attacked the official army Tan Zhongbu, all the iron bullets were fired;

There are too many people on the rolling hills, and it looks very chaotic.Zhu Gaoxu continued to wait and see for a while, and he suddenly discovered that the enemy army in the distance seemed to be moving northward in the depths of the hazy smoke?

Zhu Gaoxu held his breath, and continued to observe carefully, and found that some faint figures in the distance to the west were moving slowly to the north.