Chapter 112 Uncle's defeat
More than ten days later, Pang Juan's army, who was traveling starry night, finally approached Anyi.
On this day, Pang Juan led his army to advance in the scorching sun. The journey and lack of rest over the past few days made this strong army look very tired.
In order to inspire morale, Pang Juan even set an example and dismounted and walked on foot.
All the generals followed suit.
Therefore, although very tired, the morale of the army is still very high, and no one complains about being tired.
"drive--"
"Does go! Dos go..."
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Suddenly, there was a chaos ahead, and the soldiers who were on the way dodged one after another. Pang Juan looked up and saw a red flag messenger running towards him madly.
What big thing happened? Pang Juan was shocked and suddenly had an extremely bad premonition in his heart.
"Where is the general? Anyi urgently reported it!" The messenger ran wildly while shouting along the way, looking for Pang Juan.
"What happened to Pang Juan here?" Pang Juan hurriedly spoke and stepped forward to greet him.
"——" The messenger saw Pang Juan, quickly grabbed his horse and rolled down his saddle and said anxiously: "General, great things are not good! Prime Minister Gongshu and Qin army fought decisively outside Shaoliang City. Our army was defeated, and seven or eight out of ten were injured. Prime Minister Gongshu was also captured alive. Now, the Qin army besieged Shaoliang and attacked Japanese, and Shaoliang City was in danger."
"What!?" Pang Juan was shocked, his hands and feet were almost cold.
He knew that Ying Lian was a hero and had extraordinary ability to command troops, so it would be difficult for Gongshu to get any advantage.
However, he thought that Gongshu Zuo was at most unfavorable to the decisive battle and retreated to Shaoliang, so the problem would not be very big.
As long as he leads his army to reinforce, he can turn the situation around.
But he never expected that Gongshu would lose so badly, and in this way, Wei State would be very passive.
Once Shaoliang is lost and he cannot get in time for reinforcements, Hexi will be in real danger.
"Damn it, why is this happening?" With shock and anger, Pang Juan's expression became very ferocious.
"Return to the general," the messenger said hurriedly: "The Qin army was cunning and pretended to be defeated when they fought with Gongshu Prime Minister. When Gongshu Prime Minister pursued him, the ambush suddenly started. Our army was caught off guard, and then he lost the big loss."
"What a win!" A cold light burst out in Pang Juan's eyes: This is a good opponent, but he is confident that he will definitely defeat this powerful enemy.
Calm down, calm down, the more critical the situation is, the more calm you must be!
Pang Juan took a long breath, forced himself to calm down, and then asked, "I wonder what the order of the Marquis of Wei is?"
"After the news of the defeat of Gongshu and Prime Minister spread, Anyi was shocked and the whole country was uneasy. The Marquis of Wei ordered the general to return to Anyi overnight to discuss countermeasures."
"It's too late." Pang Juan said decisively: "Shaoliang is in danger, and there is no time to procrastinate. Once Shaoliang is lost, everything will be difficult to recover. Please report to the Marquis of Wei, even if I lead my army straight to Shaoliang, our army is insufficient. Please ask Marquis of Wei to draw reinforcements as soon as possible, and it will never be delayed."
The messenger nodded and immediately said, "I will report to the Marquis of Wei even if I change my horse."
"Okay." Pang Juan immediately ordered Wei Zheng: "Immediately change the messenger to another horse, then prepare water and dry food, and then summon all the generals of the army to discuss matters on the roadside."
"No." Wei Zheng knew that he was in a critical situation and did not dare to neglect anything, so he immediately arranged for him to go.
Soon after, the generals arrived, and when they heard such a tremendous change, they were all so shocked that their hands and feet were cold.
Once Shaoliang is lost, Hexi will be in danger.
If Hexi is lost, the capital of Anyi will be exposed naked under the Qin army's military force, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
Last time, Qin State fought across Hexi, and Zhao State came to help.
This time, the Three Jin Dynasties had just had a feud, and Zhao State was seriously injured. I am afraid that no country will come to save Wei State.
"General, tell me what to do, let's listen to you." Li Yu said viciously.
"Yes," Cuan Xiang also had a fierce look: "No matter how dangerous the situation is, don't want us Wei people to surrender and fight against Qin people."
When Gongshuzuo was captured, Cuan Xiang was also very sad and angry.
The urgent need to save people was that he was more anxious than anyone else, and his hatred for the Qin people was stronger than anyone else.
"Yes, I'll fight with the Qin people."
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The generals roared.
"Very good." Pang Juan said excitedly: "I have asked the messenger to report to the Marquis of Wei that our army will not return to Anyi and will forcefully march straight to Shaoliang. However, I am worried that you have worked very hard for days to travel. I wonder if you can hold on?"
"Don't worry, General, we can hold on to this hardship."
"That's right, we are soldiers of Wei, not women. What's the point of suffering? Please give me the order."
"Yes, you order."
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When the generals heard this, at the critical moment of Wei State, everyone agreed without any complaints to go to the battlefield and fight the Qin army.
This high morale is the accumulation of Wei State's dominance over the past decades, and it is the pride and honor that the Wei people have deeply rooted in their bones.
"Okay." Pang Juan also said with a sigh: "Everyone will immediately return to their positions, and at the same time, inform the entire army without any concealment of the news. I believe that the men of Wei cannot be crushed or defeated. In this time of crisis, we will definitely turn grief into a measure and let the Qin people taste the power of our Wei Iron Army."
"No." The generals responded like thunder.
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Not long after, the front line was defeated, and news of Shaoliang's critical moment spread throughout the army.
The Wei army was indeed angry by the despicable behavior of the Qin people taking advantage of the situation. Everyone was red and gritted their teeth. For a moment, everyone seemed to have forgotten their fatigue and rushed to Shaoliang day and night.
The sad soldiers are available! Pang Juan was very satisfied when he saw this, but he could not hide his deep worries on his eyebrows.
I hope Shaoliang can keep it, and it is still time to do it!
Four days later, Pang Juan's army who bypassed Anyi was approaching the Yellow River, only more than a hundred miles away from Shaoliang.
This distance can be reached in at most two days.
Seeing that Shao Liang was watching, although the Wei army was even more tired, everyone's morale was very high. Everyone believed that under the leadership of Pang Juan, they would definitely defeat the Qin people and avenge their previous shame.
Time is near, and the sunset is like a song.
Seeing that the Wei army was already very tired and was not far from Shaoliang, Pang Juan ordered camping and resting.
The war is imminent, and Pang Juan has to pay attention to the physical strength of the Wei army.
"Report—"
However, as soon as the army set out to camp, Pang Juan had not yet taken a break in the tent, a messenger came flying to him.
"Let him come in quickly." Pang Juan stood up suddenly and quickly told his personal guard not to stop him. However, he felt a little nervous, not knowing whether the messenger brought good or bad news this time.
"Report to the General," the messenger dismounted and said without any rest: "The Marquis of Wei has drawn all the troops that can be mobilized near Anyi, totaling 40,000 people. The general Duan Zhipeng, led by the general, came to meet with the General at night."
"That's great." Pang Juan was overjoyed when he heard this.
The Qin army had more than 100,000 people, and he had only more than 30,000 people. The strength of the troops was really different. However, with Duan Zhipeng's reinforcements of 40,000 people, Pang Juan already had the confidence and courage to fight.
"In addition, the Marquis of Wei has another sentence, instructing the villain to tell the general."
"Speaking."
The messenger looked solemn and said word by word: "The Marquis of Wei said: The safety of Wei State has been entrusted to the general."
Pang Juan's expression became solemn.
You know, the 150,000 people he and Gongshu are already almost all the mobile troops of Wei State.
In order to send him more reinforcements of 40,000 people, Wei Ying must have already drained all the troops in Anyi and nearby.
As a result, the land of Wei's confidant was extremely empty.
Once he was defeated, the command of the Qin army would be unable to resist and would be unable to protect the war.
By then, countries that see opportunities will surely flock to the top, and it is difficult for Wei to not perish.
In this case, it is not an exaggeration to say that Wei Ying's life and death entrusted to Pang Juan's life and death.
In an instant, Pang Juan felt the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.
However, a man is so determined that he will give up and try to repair the cracks of the sky. Isn’t this situation of carrying a heavy burden on his shoulders? Isn’t this stage he longs for?
Well, Ying Lian, this time, I will use your lifetime reputation and the blood of the 150,000 Qin army to build my great reputation!
In an instant, an extremely confident and cold light burst out from Pang Juan's eyes, and he also said to the messenger word by word: "You report to the Marquis of Wei: Pang Juan will definitely live up to his entrustedness and swear to destroy the Qin army!"
"No." The messenger also felt a huge confidence from Pang Juan's expression and words. The fatigue of rushing for several days seemed to be wiped out, and he said excitedly: "Even if the villain turns around, he will report the news to the Marquis of Wei."
"Okay." Pang Juan nodded and shouted: "Come here, prepare new horses for the messenger, dry food and clean water, and no mistakes should be made."
Chapter completed!