Chapter 16 Collapse (Continued)(2/3)
There were hundreds of iron pagodas around Uncle Wanyan. At this time, he heard the reply and came to see his general. However, Uncle Pei looked around, especially after seeing the chaos in the ditch in front of the camp behind him, he felt that he was alone.
"The officials of the Song Dynasty look down on us, but we cannot belittle ourselves. There is no Hezha Meng'an in the Jin Kingdom that can surrender." Uncle Pei took off his pockets and neck protectors and declared loudly. "But even now, it is impossible.
Let you fight to your death...just run away! Don't think about stocking war horses in the camp. Now take off your waistcoat, cross the camp, and then throw down the armor. Our horses are good. If you find a ford, you can cross it by holding your neck.
After crossing the Hutuo River, everyone who can escape will be one. When they escape back to Yanjing, they will go to find the king. In the future, if the king wants to turn back and establish a career outside the Great Wall, he will need you to protect him."
As he spoke, he untied his braided hair, shook off the plasma and sewage attached to it, then pulled out the knife and cut hard on the main artery in his neck. With just one cut, blood gushed out from his stool.
Wash away all the stains and rainwater from your neck.
The nearby Tiefutu also rushed forward, surrounding Uncle Kai's horse, carefully supporting Wanyan's body that was gradually losing strength, and preventing him from falling.
At the same time, the cavalry of the Song Army on the periphery could not wait to start attacking and killing. Although Tiefu Tu was deliberately opened a hole behind it, it actually risked being surrounded by the Iron Curtain and the high formation on the east side of the Song Army and refused to retreat for a while.
It wasn't until the blood surge in Uncle Che's neck gradually subsided and his pupils diverged that Tiefutu, who was supporting him, carefully placed him flat on his horse. Then they all returned to their respective places, then took off their vests, and tried their best to escape after the turn was over.
Sure enough, no one surrendered.
A quarter of an hour after the total collapse, although there were not 10,000 households, there were four Aguda nephews, Wanyan Peishu, who was in charge of the battle, and he committed suicide in front of the battle.
At this point, the Jin army faced the front line and lost the last trace of its meaningless resistance.
The Song Army cavalry, who had long been ordered to pursue and kill them, took the lead and rushed forward, successfully catching up to the chaotic Jin Army camp. But here, countless exhausted Jin Army soldiers, whether on foot or on horseback, were already panicking and losing control.
, stampedes and cannibalism had already occurred, but with the arrival of the Song Army’s cavalry, the previous chaos could only be said to pale into insignificance.
Countless Jin troops, obviously wearing heavy armor and carrying heavy hammers hanging from their waists, were wantonly chased and killed by the Song army's light cavalry who had not done any damage all day long.
Zhen Lubu saw with his own eyes that groups of Jin Army armored cavalry were often chased by a small group of Mongolian light cavalry in complete disorder. They rushed into the ditch in front of the camp full of mud and corpses, or desperate to kill them.
The desperate charge was used on the suspension bridge returning to camp, so that other Jin troops on the suspension bridge fell into the ditch one after another.
And the trench in front of the camp, which was full of mud, blood, armor, weapons, bodies and wailing sounds, had already become a purgatory on earth.
"Don't look any further!"
Yelu Mawu, who usually rarely talks, stepped forward and grabbed Nian Lubu. "Let's go! If you don't go, the trench will be filled with corpses!"
Zhen Lubu turned back to face each other, his face full of confusion: "Why is it like this? Even if the defeat is already determined, even if it is a huge defeat, how can it be like this?"
"That's how it should be." Yelv Mawu sneered and shook his head, letting go of his hand, then turned around and took from the guards a reserve war horse in the camp that had never been on the battlefield, and turned over. "I saw it with my own eyes.
I have seen the Khitans look like this before, and I have seen the Song people look like this... Now it is the Jurchens' turn, why can't they be like this? Could it be that the Jurchens are really three-headed and six-armed, and are not the same as us Khitans and those Song people, and the Mongols are not the same
kind?"
Jian Lubu was speechless.
"The camp is destined to be unable to be defended. There is no point in staying!" Yelu Mawu suddenly became serious and scolded him on the spot. "There are horses here. If the general wants to survive, he should quickly go to the pontoon in the north to Zhending Mansion... If
I want to work hard to save my subordinates, so I go to Shiyi to prepare, and then go back to gather the troops in front of Benshui and Hutuo River... Anyway, don't stay here in a daze."
Zhen Lubu shook his head slowly, then stepped forward to take the war horse and turned over.
In this way, the two of them led hundreds of people to ride out of the rear camp gate. As soon as they went out and walked a few steps to the south, they heard several exclamations in the noise behind them. When they turned around, they discovered that Nian Lu
This veteran of the East Route Army, who was famous for his bravery, actually went north towards Zhending without saying a word.
More than half of them also left.
Ma Wu spun his horse on the spot, hesitated for a moment, but finally shook his head, turned around and led the rest of his men to ride south.
Let's not talk about Ma Wu, just talk about the other side. He Lubu galloped northward. After crossing the camp, he saw a large group of men and horses in front of him from a distance. He followed up and found out that it was Hong Ya and the civilian officials of the rear camp who had joined the army.
, as well as some of the remaining troops. What is even more shocking is that the veteran Jiagu Wulibu is also among them.
The three met each other, exchanged some words with each other, and each breathed a sigh of relief. Then they gathered together and continued north to find the pontoon bridge on the Hutuo River.
After traveling for another two miles, the road just started to run parallel to the end of the Taiping River. There was no reinforcements from Pu Suyue and Jian Luguan, but Gao Qingyi and more than a hundred cavalry were coming towards them.
Seeing this situation, Zhen Lubu and Jiagu Wulibu lowered their heads slightly, while Hong Ya quickly took the lead to meet them.
Before Hong Ya could speak, Gao Jingshan rushed in and asked:
"Shilang Hong, how is the war going?"
"The earth collapsed, the mountains were destroyed, and the whole situation collapsed. I came here in the name of the King of Wei to ask you not to bring in the Sixth Prince's reinforcements. Then I asked the Sixth Prince to gather the troops and guard the city carefully, and then asked Pu Suyue to clean up the order on the pontoon...
"As he spoke, Hong Ya raised the gold medal in his hand high. "Then, I myself will go to the lower reaches of the north bank of the Hutuo River to meet the defeated troops."
Jiagu Wulibu was slightly stunned behind him, but Gao Jingshan turned pale and stood there for a moment, then asked again: "Is it completely hopeless?"
"There is no hope at all." Hong Ya said impatiently. "The Song army swept across the battlefield, and our army could not maintain its organization anywhere. Even the fourth prince had no choice but to go to Shiyi first, preparing to collect and reorganize the defeated troops outside the battle...
…Qualcomm must turn around quickly and go back with us!”
Gao Jingshan became more and more panicked, but in the end he turned around at the urging of the other party and went downstream.
The group of people grew stronger, and after walking for a while, the shouts of killing behind them gradually became distant. Instead, they gradually heard the turbulent flow of the river in front of them, and the sound of water was loud in front of them. Everyone knew that the Hutuo River was coming, so they couldn't help but speed up and move forward again.
After walking a few steps, I saw the Hutuo River right in front of me, and the Psuyue camp on this side was neatly organized and the flags were clearly marked. Then I breathed a sigh of relief.
As expected, the young Pu Suyue jumped on his horse and led the crowd to greet him, and hurriedly asked about the war:
"Why did Gao Tongshi come back so quickly? Minister Hong, the battle ahead... Why is General Lubu here? General Wulibu is also here?"
"I'll tell you the truth, General." Hong Ya had broken the jar a long time ago. At this time, he had no burden and went directly to tell him. "The front was defeated, the Song army swept across, and the casualties were heavy, but our army could not gain a foothold anywhere...
The King of Wei went to Shiyi and prepared to collect the troops on the outside of the battlefield, so I have the gold medal with me and asked me to pass on the order to you. You must control the pontoon bridge, collect the broken troops as much as possible, and deal with it when necessary."
Pu Suyue was stunned for a moment, turned his eyes from the gold medal in his opponent's hand, glanced at Zan Lubu and Jiagu Wulibu again, and then nodded blankly.
But soon, he glanced at the pale-faced Gao Qingyi, and asked Hong Ya again: "In that case... I dare to ask Minister Hong, if there is any news about General Piaohe?"
Hong Ya didn't know what to say for a moment, but Gao Qingyi hid his face directly on the horse.
"It's hard to say." Tan Lubu suddenly answered. "The victorious Song army came from the east. I, General Yeluma Wu, and General Wanyan Onun were all on the eastern front. They broke up first and were able to escape into the camp. Wuli
The supplementary general should have just rotated his troops in the camp before, but in addition to that, the troops on the Western Front and the Central Army were too dense, and they dispersed too late. People were blocked at the suspension bridge in front of the camp gate, and there were many trampled casualties.
...My dear nephew, let me speak frankly. The position of Pyoha is inherently dangerous, and it is still an hour before it gets dark... If this continues, by the time it gets dark, Pyoha will be lucky enough to survive, and his Bohai
I'm afraid tens of thousands of households will suffer heavy casualties."
Hearing this, everyone almost looked up at the sky together, and their faces became even more grim.
After a long while, Pu Suyue nodded: "In this case, I will send you across the river. The Sixth Prince will definitely still be waiting eagerly in Zhending City, waiting for news from you."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, but no one refuted. Instead, they accelerated more and more, passing through Pu Suyue's camp with only two or three thousand people, and then boarded the pontoon bridge on the Hutuo River from the back of the camp.
The Hutuo River is a big river, it is a flood season, and it is an estuary. It is not easy to build pontoon bridges. There are only four here. You can imagine how many bridges can be crossed when the rear troops are defeated.
Only a few people have already made a living, but they don't bother to care about those things.
In fact, after the group of people boarded the bridge and crossed the river separately, they were finally completely relieved and seemed to be paralyzed on the spot. However, Pu Suyue turned around and went back without hesitation.
In this way, the group of people rested here for a while, and then they were about to leave. But just as they were about to take action, they heard the noise in the camp on the other side of the river.
The people who had already become frightened did not dare to neglect. They hurriedly found a small slope in front of the pontoon bridge, climbed up on horseback and looked up. However, they saw neither the pursuers nor the large group of fleeing troops. Instead, they saw
Pu Suyue's banner led about a thousand cavalry directly out of the camp and headed towards the battlefield against the Taiping River.
When everyone sees this shape, why don’t they understand?
But today I saw too many things about life and death, and I was speechless for a while.
Except one person.
"What's the point of my life?" Gao Qingyi's nose felt sour and he fell to the ground in the rain, crying bitterly. "How many years have Liao He been with me in life and death? His life and death are unknown, and I don't even dare to ask.
On the contrary, for a junior to look down upon death like this...it really mortifies me!"
After hearing this, everyone had different expressions.
Hong Ya simply sneered: "Gao Tongshi, you didn't just betray Laohe? Didn't you betray the fourth prince? You were the one who planned the military formation in detail. Although it was forced by the situation, there was nothing wrong with it... But since
If you are defeated and cause today's disaster, someone should be held responsible... Fifteen thousand households, even if you count one percent of your fault, you should kill to pay for it!"
Hearing this, Gao Qingyi nodded repeatedly: "What Minister Hong said is absolutely true."
With that said, Gao Qingyi ignored everyone and undressed directly in front of everyone, then walked down the slope and waded into the swollen water of the Hutuo River.
In this regard, everyone said nothing and looked at each other coldly.
And sure enough, Gao Qingyi walked seven or eight steps, and the water reached his chest. He tested it with his feet and found that there seemed to be a big pit in front of him. He didn't dare to move anymore. He just looked up and cried.
Seeing this situation, the people on the shore were too lazy to look anymore, turned their horses and headed towards Zhending City.
Hong Ya, on the other hand, was really unhappy and yelled directly on the shore: "Gao Tong! That's enough! You are such a smart person and you know things better than anyone else. As a result, when Marshal Nianhan died, you didn't go to be buried with him. Gao Jingshan
When I see you out of the city, you go out with the flow. You didn't ask about Liohe's life or death on the way before. Why can't you lose face when you see a Pu Suyue and go upstream? Do you really want to seek death? Do you still need to take off your clothes? Come up quickly and follow me.
Meet the Sixth Prince!"
After saying that, Hong Ya ignored him and turned around, leaving a horse behind. Gao Qingyi, on the other hand, was half ashamed, angry and half helpless. He cried in the river for a long time before returning to the shore, then put on his clothes and wiped his clothes.
Tears followed on horseback.
During the whole process, no one was willing to return to the other side of the river to deal with the military camp that took over Pu Suyue.
Let’s not say that this group of people escaped alive, but just say that on the other side, the Jin Army’s middle and western front tribes were indeed as Lu Bu judged. Because of the too dense military formation, they fell into being trapped after the collapse.
A situation of total massacre.
To be continued...