funbook-pk Chapter 570: The Wei Army's Defeat
Chapter 570: The Wei Army's Defeat
Pang Liao escaped.
But he didn't expect that something went wrong with his arrangement.
He arranged for people in the northern region to stop the Yan army, but the northern region was a mess, with soldiers fleeing in panic, with no fighting spirit, and all the generals were dead.
He wanted to lead the army in the south to rush out, but there were too many fifths in the south, and many people in the north ran to the south.
Since the coach had run away, they naturally wanted to run after him, and their fighting spirit collapsed again.
But the city gate is so small, with one main gate and two side gates, and not many people can pass through at one time.
If there is someone to command and the various military corps pass through in an orderly manner, then everything will naturally be peaceful.
But now, there was no one to command them, and the Zhennan Army was chasing them from behind. Bombs might explode on their heads at any time. They were terrified to the extreme and could only rely on instinct to squeeze forward, and then they were squeezed to death, trampled to death, or hacked to death.
Although many people rushed out, the corpses on the ground hindered the people behind them from rushing forward. Soon the ground was covered with corpses, making it difficult to run.
Pang Liao rushed out two miles in one breath before stopping, gathering his troops and observing his surroundings.
"What should we do, Marshal? Where should we go now?"
The deputy commander asked quickly.
Pang Liao looked at the mountains on both sides, hesitating which side to go to.
Suddenly, he saw thick smoke rising from the mountain in the east. He was terrified and asked,
"What's going on? Did the Yan army set fire to the mountain? I didn't dare to set fire even when I was clearing the countryside, so how dare they?"
"I don't know. The Yan army is crazy. How dare they set fire in this season? Are they crazy?"
Pang Liao gritted his teeth and said,
"The Yan people are crazy. If they set fire, we won't be able to defend these two hilltops.
"Order all troops who can still retreat to Weiyang Mountain. We have 50,000 troops there, with strong forts and defenses. Retreat quickly!"
"As ordered!"
Some people dispersed to convey orders to the two hills, while some stayed behind to gather the defeated soldiers and let them retreat south.
……
The eastern mountain peak was the one attacked by the Southern King Ma Ling.
Dozens of soldiers were gathered around three fires filled with wood and horse manure, which were burning and emitting thick smoke.
"What's going on? We've been sending out signal smoke for so long, why haven't any reinforcements arrived yet?"
"Exactly. What's going on? Does the commander-in-chief not care about us anymore? The Yan army's southern troops are fighting too fiercely, as if they don't care about their lives."
"What should we do? Fight or retreat?"
"Damn it, isn't it the commander-in-chief who has the final say on whether to fight or retreat? Is it our turn?"
A huge misunderstanding just happened.
This thick smoke was the signal fire released by the Wei army in the east to ask for help. However, after passing through the dense forest leaves, the straight thick smoke became diluted and the area became larger. At first glance, it looked like a fire.
Pang Liao was in a panic and did not look carefully. He thought that the Yan army had set fire to the mountain, so he quickly ordered a retreat.
In fact, in this season, no matter which team's coach, he would not dare to set fire to the mountain. Shen Changgong was just trying to scare Yu Ziling.
If he really wanted to burn it, he would have prepared kerosene long ago, and would not have let his soldiers fight to the death.
The Fengling Mountains are very long and covered with dense trees. It is autumn now, the leaves are dry and yellow, the trees are flammable, and the weather is dry.
Once the fire spreads, no one's words will count.
The fires would burn the entire mountain range and then burn into the farmland to the south.
Many farmlands have not been harvested in time. The dry yellow wheat and sorghum will catch fire when they come into contact with fire. Even after the harvest, the wheat stubble is very easy to ignite. By then, such a large-scale fire will definitely be a phenomenal disaster.
The air is polluted and dusty. Even if people are not burned to death, they will at least get sick from choking.
So, setting fire to a mountain and spending life in prison are very serious matters, and it is absolutely true.
People always talk about murder and arson. Since ancient times, arson has been a serious crime like murder.
At this time, the Wei army soldiers who were lighting signal smoke were at a loss when suddenly fast horses came running up from the south.
"Pass on the commander-in-chief's order. All troops that can retreat must retreat to Weiyang Mountain immediately. No mistakes!"
"The entire army retreats to Weiyang Mountain!"
"quick!"
The Southern Army has already arrived and is fighting a bloody battle with the Wei Army.
The Wei army fought with a determination to fight to the death, and fought desperately with the Southern army whose morale was high.
However, the order for the entire army to retreat came from behind.
This order made them feel relieved and also relieved their anger.
Without the courage to fight to the death, they lost all morale and immediately turned around and ran south.
How could the Southern Army, which had been fighting for most of the day, let them go?
These killing-minded Southern soldiers completely inherited the Southern King's tough style. Each of them held a knife, their bodies covered in blood, and chased the enemy like demons from hell.
The Wei army ran for their lives, and the Yan army chased them for their lives.
The retreat turned into escape, and the orderly retreat turned into a rout. The Wei army had no fighting spirit and only knew how to run.
I don't need to outrun the enemy, I just need to outrun my friends.
If the enemy attacks you, it will buy me some time to escape.
……
In the western mountains.
Shen Changgong handed over full command to Yu Ziling.
Yu Ziling did not disappoint Shen Changgong.
When she learned that the main force of the enemy was indeed concentrated in the front of the center, she immediately ordered her own troops on the left and right sides to launch a fierce attack, rush to the mountain, and attack the enemy's two wings.
When the enemy's two wings were attacked, the commander immediately dispatched troops to stop the Yan army on that side.
However, this made the defense of the central area, which had already suffered heavy casualties from artillery bombardment, even weaker.
Yu Ziling personally took charge and led the troops to charge up the mountain, determined to push the main force up in one go and fight the enemy on the mountain.
Since his wife had already done it, Shen Changgong naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch. It happened that he hadn't taken action for half a year, so he drew out his two swords and followed.
Tu Que Ling followed him, while Gongsun Wan'er stayed behind to organize the military reports.
The mountain roads in the north were difficult to travel on, and it was not easy to ride horses, so they all went up the mountain on foot.
Shen Changgong and Yu Ziling were in the middle of the army, rushing up with them.
The soldiers were greatly encouraged and rushed up madly, despite the occasional rolling logs and stones thrown down by the enemy.
Why were the Southern Army so frantic on the eastern battlefield? Wasn't it because the Southern King charged with them, sword in hand?
The same is true here in the west.
Yu Ziling looked at Shen Changgong beside her and frowned.
"What are you doing here? This is a battlefield. It's not a place for a delicate prince like you to be. We are going to fight. Go back quickly."
Shen Changgong: ???
"Haha, General Yu is so powerful, just charge forward and I'll just help you."