Master Tian became increasingly silent.

In this way, time gradually passed, and the battlefield began to be dragged and deformed... On the one hand, some troops stayed in place to collect the surrendered soldiers, rescued the wounded, and cleaned the battlefield. On the other hand, the cavalry and many troops with low participation rate in the rear pursued all the way to Congshui.

At the foot of Panhe Zichuan City, they successfully forced the puppet Qi troops to surrender on a large scale.

However, facing the city of Zichuan that surrendered without a fight, Zhang Xian still did not find his important target Li Cheng.

Yue Fei can consider the overall situation and doesn't care about Li Cheng. When it comes to Wang Gui, he doesn't seem to care about this credit. However, Zhang Xian and all the officers and soldiers below him cannot ignore such a large amount of military achievements.

with glory.

So, taking advantage of the good conditions as the sunset in late summer was relatively late, Zhang Xian asked Li Kui, who arrived later, to take control of Zichuan City, and then properly collect the surrender troops, and then ordered again to send all the cavalry

The team is dispatched and must find Li Cheng!

But to be honest, everyone feels that there is little hope.

Firstly, the terrain is complex; secondly, the vegetation is dense; thirdly, it will be dark soon.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Under the cover of Xu Dadao, Li Cheng escaped from his shell early, mixed with the cavalry, and galloped northwest... abandoning his horse in the middle, specifically choosing the mountainous area to cross the hilly area on the north side of the battlefield, and then further away

He avoided Zichuan City and went directly downstream to Congshui, waiting for the overall situation to be settled. When Zhang Xian sent out cavalry to search in all directions, he had already arrived at the Congshui bank and was taking a short rest, preparing to take off his armor immediately and cross the river.

What about Jinan?

"Master, drink some water!"

It can only be said that Li Cheng is indeed able to win people's hearts. Not only did his two broadswords and those long-sword cavalry die for him, but even when he was reduced to this level, there were still more than ten people accompanying him, waiting for him to rest by the river.

Someone took the initiative to bring water from the river with a helmet and offered it to him without any loss of respect.

Li Cheng looked dazed, but when he came back to his senses, he still asked instinctively: "Has everyone drunk?"

The man raised his hand and pointed. Li Cheng, who was initially in a daze, saw that everyone was standing in the river, bending down to drink water. Seeing this, the man, who was already extremely thirsty, felt relieved and hurriedly

He brought the helmet and wanted to drink.

Unexpectedly, when he got the helmet in his hand, he was just about to pretend to drink. When he saw the officer who delivered the water turned around and went to the river to drink, he couldn't help but shake his head and laugh. He threw the helmet to the ground, then walked down the ford and joined the others.

People drink together in the river.

His limbs were inserted into the water, and countless bloodshot eyes immediately spread out. Li Cheng originally wanted to wait, but when he saw the bloodshot eyes continuously escaping from his hands and feet, he finally had no choice but to pretend not to see it, bowed his head and drank freely in the shallows.

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After finishing it in one breath, the Grand Governor was about to raise his head and say some words of encouragement, but he couldn't help being stunned.

It turned out that when the man's thirst was gone and he raised his head, he saw his own face reflected on the water, with his pores clearly visible. However, at this time, the so-called "embarrassment" in his image was quite accurate.

While staring at his own face, he had his legs stuck in the river, and the water around him was constantly flowing. After the cool air dispelled the afternoon heat of late summer and early autumn, it actually gradually became biting and cold.

After waking up, the Grand Governor Gu Ying sighed to himself... He knew clearly in his heart that all the soldiers and horses were lost in this battle, and the foundation of the three counties of Jingdong was completely lost. Not only that, with such a big-minded army, he would never win again.

There are loopholes in the overall situation, and I am afraid that we will soon cross the river to the west and advance towards Zhangqiu.

And once this happens, the future situation does not need to be planned by those with big eyes. He, Li Cheng, can imagine that once Zhangqiu falls, Jinan will be surrounded on three sides. The Song army will definitely besieged but not attack, and try to lure the Jin people; but today

Judging from the performance of the Jin people, it is impossible for them to continuously cross the Yellow River and Jishui under this disadvantageous situation, and send the precious main force into this pocket to be swallowed up by the Song army... They have long known that Jingdong is isolated in Henan, and sooner or later the military strength will be restored.

The things in the pocket of the Song Dynasty.

In other words, Jinan is also a dead place. After this battle, the puppet Qi will have no way out.

But Jinan is a place of death, so what about other places? If you don’t go to Jinan, you just cross the river and go north to join the Jin people. If you don’t have soldiers and horses, why should you march thousands of households and achieve hereditary security?

When the time comes, will I have to be a county guard or something else?

But what is the meaning of such a result except to survive?

After this battle, there is actually no way out.

Just as Governor Li was in a trance, there were sudden exclamations around him. He raised his head, looked at each other quickly, and then followed the instructions of the soldiers beside him, but he immediately saw a scene that made him feel fearful and panic... It turned out that in front of him,

While swimming in the river, several corpses floated up from the upper reaches. Judging by their costumes, they were all his sons.

No need to ask, everyone knows that this is the fate of the few resisters and those who hurriedly crossed the river after the Song army chased them to the river bank.

Reason told the battle-hardened Li Cheng that this was nothing.

However, just when he was about to open his mouth to appease everyone, he saw another corpse floating down the river, so he quickly shut up and prepared to wait for the corpse to pass before speaking. However, the corpse kept spinning with the current, but it was spinning and floating in front of Li Cheng.

But... the Grand Governor could clearly see that this man was only eighteen or nineteen years old. His beard was not even straight, and his body was stiff. Only his eyes were wide open, and he was always staring at him no matter how he moved.

Seeing this situation, for some reason, Captain Li, who had never thought that he would be frightened by a corpse, suddenly felt his stomach churn, and then he vomited directly into the river.

This was a sign of cowardice that he had never seen before. After vomiting, Li Cheng felt alarmed and quickly cheered up, forcing himself, who had already taken off his armor, not to hesitate and to directly float forward to cross the river.

However, as his feet stepped into the deep water, his neck was submerged in the water, and blood stains appeared again in the clear river water, Li Cheng actually felt fear and did not dare to go forward.

Amidst the cold and dizziness, he felt a complex emotion of fatigue, nausea, and fear.

"Lord!"

People around him clearly noticed his discomfort.

"Take a rest first." Li Cheng endured the discomfort and raised his hand to signal. He turned around and walked back to the east bank, while defending himself. "I drank too much just now, and I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach...the water is too cold."

The surrounding subordinates were naturally speechless.

A moment later, Li Cheng, who was breathing well, tried to wade into the water for the second time. But for some reason, this time, when he reached the depth of the water, he felt the strong discomfort again.

Then, gave up a second time.

At this time, Li Cheng had begun to feel completely panicked... This reminded him of his previous experiences on the battlefield, when he tried to keep his flag several times, but failed to gain a foothold.

Now that they have been defeated, can they not even cross a river?

The accompanying soldiers also saw the problem. They began to try to find boats, driftwood and other things, but found nothing. As a last resort, they found two wooden sticks, and someone took off their clothes and wrapped them on them.

He tried to make a simple stretcher to carry his governor across the river.

In any case, it is best to cross the river before dark.

But Li Cheng refused the kindness of his subordinates. He felt that being carried across the river was almost as ridiculous as the corpse, but he did not dare to cross the river easily again. It was not until dusk that he was forced by the situation and carried out the third attempt.

Try. But this time, the water was even colder. He only reached waist-deep water before retreating in embarrassment, and even fell in the water.

When they got to the shore, Li Cheng, who had been ambitious and determined to make a career since the Jin people went south, began to completely collapse. He even rejected the suggestion of not crossing the river for the time being and going downstream.

There are some sensible people among the soldiers. They have realized that this is not a question of whether the water is cold or not, but that after this defeat, their commander-in-chief knew that he had no way to go and no longer had the courage to do so.

It's just that the form of the attack was a little weird and the time was a little later.

When they were defeated and retreated, many men killed themselves on the battlefield with their blood.

The sky was getting dark and the sun was fading. A dozen and a half of the soldiers who accompanied him secretly escaped. Among the remaining few, there was a general who had been greatly favored by Li Cheng and committed suicide. This move slightly changed Li Cheng's behavior.

Pull back from frustration.

He began to try to cross the river for the last time with the last glimmer of light... but it was still very difficult. When the water reached his chest, he couldn't hold on anymore, and the few remaining confidants simply tried to hold his hands and feet.

However, he discovered that this Grand Governor was indeed one of the most talented warriors in the world. His power in the water was still not something that others could easily shake.

At this point, these people finally became discouraged and simply gave up on the governor. They crossed the river and dispersed. Li Cheng was left alone unable to advance or retreat in the water.

The scene was in a stalemate for a while, but what broke the stalemate was the sound of horse hooves from a Song Army knight.

"Don't be scared!" General Song, who had a big horse spoon tied around his waist, reined in his horse and appeared on the shore behind him. His words were appropriate. "I am not a person who kills indiscriminately, and you, a man, can no longer be so at this time.

Weather...tell me, have you ever seen your general, Li Cheng?"

Li Cheng turned around, his lips were blue and purple, he was trembling, and he stopped talking.

Damasao didn't know what he understood. He just shook his head when he saw this: "I know that Li Cheng can run faster than a rabbit. Where can I find him? Last time in Dongping Mansion, he threw tens of thousands of right troops there.

Block the way for him, and this time I threw Xu Dadao and tens of thousands of troops to block the way for him... This kind of person runs as if he can fly, he should have crossed the river long ago."

Li Cheng still stood in the water without saying a word.

"Let's go!" After the big horse spoon muttered a few words, he waved on the horse. "In other words, when you meet me, you are the most kind-hearted and don't want to see the poor suffer. If Yang Zaixing were here, he would have killed them all with one stone.

...Don't want to be a soldier again when you go back. Jingdong is about to settle down. Going home to find a few acres of land or going to work in the city are better than this... Now that I have found the river, I won't walk along it.

If we lose our way again, we have to go back directly."

He was talking nonsense, and it turned out that it was Da MaShao who had lost his way, so he immediately reined in his horse and prepared to go upstream along the river.

Li Cheng couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and then quickly tried to cross the river again.

However, as Li Cheng took a step into the water and felt his hands and feet were unbearably cold, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and simply turned around and shouted loudly to stop the big horse spoon:

"I am Li Cheng."

Damasao, that is, Guo Jin, who was lost, turned back blankly: "What did you say?"

"I am Li Cheng." Li Cheng mustered up the last bit of courage to confront him. "The defeated general is unable to advance or retreat, and he does not want to be a prisoner. I beg you to die!"

Guo Jin understood this this time and immediately took the bow and arrow from behind, but he couldn't help but draw the bow while wondering: "Since you are the famous Li Cheng and want to die, why can't you kill yourself? Even if we don’t have weapons, what if we walk into the river and drown ourselves?”

Li Cheng smiled bitterly for a moment: "The water is too cold..."

After saying these three words, an arrow flew towards the man's throat. Since the Jingkang Rebellion, Governor Li, who had been recognized as the number one rebel in the army, fell into the river.

Guo Jin dismounted, walked into the river, and cut off his head directly in the river.
Chapter completed!