Royal Road - Chapter 235

[Chapter 234 | City]

The handsome flag above his head was swaying unsteadily by the gust of wind.

The fluttering of the flag was supposed to make people complacent, but now Liu Cong was disturbed.

They are going to lose!

The enemy seized the best moment.

When the light cavalry was disturbed by the thunder, they rushed into the middle army defended by infantry, easily messing up the formation.

Afterwards, the troops were divided into two groups, half of them met the light cavalry that rushed back, and the other half circled back, breaking through the already chaotic central army again.

As soon as they came in and out, 5,000 people immediately became headless flies.

It was also at this moment that Liu Cong discovered that not all the soldiers and horses were from Xianbei, but half of the Shangdang cavalry.

However, these Jiehu are no less than the Xianbei people, and they also have a hand|crossbow to clear the way, and their lethality is several times greater.

As for the Xiongnu cavalry who were on the Xianbei iron cavalry, they could not get the slightest benefit.

Seeing the indescribable chaos on the battlefield, any military order has become a decoration, and it is impossible to contain those defeated soldiers who are scared and just want to flee for their lives.

The big flag on the head is no longer a magic weapon to stabilize the military, but it has become a grass standard that will kill people!

“Roll the banner and withdraw to Gaodu!” Liu Cong finally made a decision.

Now is not the time to salvage the situation, what is more important is how to escape alive!

The number of enemy soldiers is similar to his own, and he cannot outflank or besiege them. Even if the soldiers are defeated, many people can escape.

After all, they are the elites of the army, and it is very likely that these defeated soldiers will spontaneously return to Gaodu and wait for the next military order.

As long as he can survive, he can take these soldiers across the Taihangxing to Hanoi.

If you can save the situation in Hanoi and win a few games, you may not be able to make up for it.

However, thinking about it this way, now, Liu Cong can only crouch on horseback and flee in a hurry with several hundred personal soldiers.

The handsome flag that once made him proud has been rolled up and hidden, and he was afraid that the pursuers would recognize him

. Cong was furious.

How many times has it been so embarrassing to escape?

Is Shangdang a nightmare that he can never conquer?

This time, he made all preparations, and even brought the armor and riding equipment.

But now not to mention victory, I am afraid that those precious horse armors will not be returned!

“General! There are chasing soldiers from behind!” one of the personal soldiers shouted loudly.

Liu Cong turned around abruptly, only to see a team of five hundred enemy soldiers following up.

“Detour! Get rid of them!” Liu Cong roared without any hesitation.

He didn’t realize what he said.

The other party only had five hundred cavalry, but they had eight hundred.

But the extra 300 people couldn’t make him feel any resistance, he just wanted to escape faster.

This time is not as good as the last time.

Has he been beaten?

Liu Cong is still unclear.

If he defends the enemy head on, can he really win?

Hip | The urge to get off the mount is even more urgent.

Liu Cong had no other thoughts in his mind, he just wanted to get rid of this group of pursuers as soon as possible and escape back to Gaodu.

The lingering smell of blood on his nose never went away, making him unable to tell whether it was from the personal soldiers on his side or from the enemy behind him.

While going around a mountain pass and preparing to cross the narrow mountain pass, there was a sudden heavy crash and the neighing of horses in front.

Liu Cong desperately held the reins of the horse, his eyes widened in shock and anger.

Stones and trees fell from the mountain, hitting the team in front of them.

The dozens of bodyguards who were exploring the path were bloodied and fell off their horses.

More are frightened and reluctant to move forward.

Ambush ahead!

They are like rabbits being chased by hounds and rammed into a trap!

“Hahaha!” Liu Cong laughed wildly, his laughter was full of bitterness and hatred, “Children! Kill me back!”

He is not a rabbit, never has been!

He is the most talented and favored prince of the Han kingdom!

He has the noble and meaningless blood of Mao Dun Shanyu flowing through him!

He is a goshawk!

It’s a tiger!

He is the one who will surely inherit his father’s throne!

How could he be a stupid rabbit who was hunted and caught in a trap?

!

Liu Cong turned his horse’s head, took off his bow, and wanted to ride and shoot with his personal soldiers, rushing out of the enemy line.

However, before the bowstring was drawn, a flying feather burst into the air and shot straight towards his chest!

Liu Cong blocked it. He was still wearing armor, and the thick armor on his chest could stop him.

But neither his arms nor his breastplate could resist the might of the arrow.

With a ding sound, the arrow fell into the iron armor, and only a cluster of white feathers trembled slightly.

Liu Cong looked at the arrow feather in disbelief, his body flickered, and he fell off the horse.

Beside the mountain road, Yi Yan put down the bow in his hand and drew out his saber.

Needless to say, Jingqi followed closely behind him and rushed towards the group of panicked enemies.

A quarter of an hour later, the personal soldiers in the team raised their swords, cut off the head of one person

, and sent it to Yiyan’s horse: “General, this is the head of the enemy chief!”

Immediately: “Pack up and join the army.”

This battle is a little risky, but if not, the Huns with ten thousand cavalry will inevitably flee.

Finding enemy chiefs in the heavily fortified Chinese army is naturally not as easy as in a chaotic army.

It is even more impossible to chase people into traps and get rid of them.

Only when this person dies, can we hurt the Huns and let them have more memory.

“How is the enemy army besieging Gaodu?” Yi Yan turned his horse’s head and asked in a deep voice.

“Yesterday’s night attack on the troupe has already defeated that Xiongnu army.” The personal soldiers said immediately.

The Liang Mansion was not idle either. After Liu Cong led his troops to leave, he made a sneak attack at night, defeating the exhausted soldiers who had been sieging the city for several days in one fell swoop.

Yiyan nodded and said again, “Where’s Taihangxing?”

“I stopped the enemy in Wanzicheng, and after killing them all, they took back the Tianjing Pass.”

“Good.” hurry back.

At this moment, on the wasteland after the war, only Shangdang soldiers and horses were left, as well as corpses all over the ground.

After the coach fled, the rest of the team collapsed and escaped cleanly.

As for those who could not escape, not a single prisoner was left, and they were all killed.

Against this tragic scene, it has the flavor of the battle of Changping that year.

Seeing Yiyan returning with his horse back, Tuoba Yulu excitedly greeted him: “General Yi killed the Huns coach? This man is Liu Yuanhai’s son! It’s amazing!”

He could see the head that Yi Yan was hanging immediately, and he was even more amazed that the other party could devise such a good plan.

The one who lost this time was a prince of the Han Dynasty. I wonder if Liu Yuan would be so angry that he would go crazy.

Yi Yan said lightly: “Even if it is Liu Yuan himself, I will take his life.”

This is really arrogant, but it doesn’t feel so arrogant when it comes to this Jieren general.

Tuoba Yulu smiled and asked curiously: “By the way, what exactly did you put in front of the formation? Why can you hear thunder in the daytime? I heard that Liang Shijun also called out a falling thunder meteor before, but it is different from today’s. The same?”

Yi Yan didn’t answer this, but instead asked: “How much did the enemy escape?”

“About eight|nine thousand? The cavalry escaped more, but the heavy cavalry stayed behind.” Tuoba Yulu replied with a smile road.

Although he was very curious about what tricks these Shangdang people made, but the other party didn’t want to say, he obediently bypassed the matter.

But this time with Yiyan fighting together, he realized why Bingzhou soldiers and horses are so powerful.

Not to mention the thunderbolt, but the hand|crossbow that everyone in the cavalry is equipped with, the ballista in the army, and more than half of the archers, make people shudder.

Bow | Crossbowmen have always been the nemesis of light cavalry, no wonder they can beat those slaves of the White Department without a fight back.

What if you attack yourself instead?

Tuoba Yulu quickly got rid of this idea, his uncle would not attack Bingzhou, at least during Liang Shijun’s tenure, he would never do it!

“Thanks to General Tuoba’s help in this battle, I will always tell the lord.” Yi Yan said politely.

The matter of the reward, he said it doesn’t count.

But hearing this, Tuoba Yulu was also satisfied.

The title of Danyu, mentioned by Liang Shijun before, has been bestowed by the imperial court.

This time, it was to fight the Huns, so I would not treat them badly.

As for the foundation of this state, it is good to explore slowly.

I don’t care about these Xianbei people.

After dealing with the defeated soldiers and Gaodu’s defense, Yi Yan turned back to Lucheng.

Cui Ji personally went out of the house to greet him.

“General Yi has made a great contribution this time!” Cui Ji had already heard about Liu Cong’s murder.

This is even more exhilarating than repelling the Huns!

It is also enough to stop those who have ulterior motives.

With such a victory, even if Sima Yue came in person, he would not be able to pick a fault!

“Prefect Cui has won the award.” Yi Yan bowed his hands.

After the ceremony, the two walked into the main hall together, and carefully handed over the chores at hand.

After the war, the military will be devoted to civil affairs, and the winter ploughing has not yet ended. The troops dispatched this time will have to be arranged again.

“But this time I killed Liu Cong, I don’t know how the fake Chinese will react? I’m afraid that General Yi will stop at Shangdang for a while.” Zhou Quan, exhorted.

Yiyan didn’t think Liu Yuan was the kind of person who would do everything in his power to avenge his son.

It is not surprising that the Huns lost their children after many wars.

On the contrary, Bingzhou effectively repelled the Xiongnu army and beheaded the coach, which is worthy of vigilance.

If it is not unexpected, it is not a problem to change for a few months to be stable.

When Xia Harvest has food and grass recruits, the lord will not be afraid of the Xiongnu.

Seeing that Yi Yan didn’t care, Cui Ji smiled

and shook his head: “By the way, Young Master Rong has been waiting for news in the mansion these days. If General Yi is free, you might as well go see him.”

Picked, but never objected.

After all, before he came to the party, the lord also instructed him to take good care of Liang Rong.

Seeing Yi Yan’s acquiescence, Cui Ji also breathed a sigh of relief.

Nowadays, the civil and military affairs around the lord, intentionally or unintentionally, are due to Liang Rong’s close relationship, only Yi Yan is maverick and doesn’t pay much attention to the future “crown prince”.

You must know that Yiyan also taught Liang Rong the art of archery, so he can be regarded as a teacher!

In any case, Cui Ji is Liang Rong’s mentor, and he hopes that he will have a good relationship with the closest confidant around the lord.

It just so happened that Liang Rong became interested in the battle of Shangdang. If he could take the opportunity to point out his art of war, it would be more effective.

Is there a more suitable gentleman than Yi Yan, a witness?

It’s just that even with Cui Ji helping the flames, Yi Yan really saw Liang Rong two days later.