Chapter 962: The Three Caves of the Cunning Rabbit
In every decisive battle, there is a critical point in the psychological defense of soldiers. Above the critical point, the soldiers obey their orders; but once the critical point falls below, the soldiers will consider their own safety, and defeat is imminent.
The 60,000 Qiang army became the last straw that broke the elephant.
The coalition forces that were still struggling to support before, saw another big Xia army approaching, and finally collapsed across the board, or fled, or simply dropped their weapons and surrendered.
Wei Yan, who was still fighting on the front line, immediately turned his horse's head and fled northward under the protection of his personal guards. Wei Yan was originally seconded to Jianxia City by the Shuhan Dynasty. Even if Jianxia City is destroyed, Wei Yan can still return to Shuhan.
So, how could Wei Yan fight to the end.
What Wei Yan didn't know was that there was a person staring at him when the battle started, and this person was Wei Yan's "defeated general" to protect his son. Seeing that Wei Yan was about to escape, Lai Huer didn't hesitate, and chased after him.
"Wei Yan, where to escape!"
Lai Huer yelled and rode his horse to give chase.
Seeing this, Wei Yan fled even faster.
After chasing and fleeing, the two teams quickly left the battlefield and walked for more than ten li. Relying on the advantage of the war horse, Lai Huer finally caught up with Wei Yan and his party, grinned, and swept the iron gun at Wei Yan viciously.
Seeing that there was no way to escape, Wei Yan gritted his teeth and immediately fought with Lai Huer. The accompanying guards of the two also caught each other and fought one by one, which was very lively.
The two fierce generals were born in different dynasties, and it was hard to tell who was the best. However, Wei Yan was defeated and wanted to escape back to Swordsman City, while Lai Huer was eager to fight and wanted revenge.
The two people have different temperaments, so there will naturally be an influence in the confrontation.
But after more than forty rounds, Lai Hu'er gradually gained the upper hand. Seeing this, Lai Hu'er became more determined to fight, and opened and closed his spear, making deadly moves. He was about to cut Wei Yan under his horse, and he was ashamed.
Seeing Wei Yan, cold sweat broke out faintly on his forehead.
By the 60th round of the battle, there was finally a difference in the martial arts level of the two fierce generals. After the fight, it was Lai Hu'er who was stronger and completely suppressed Wei Yan.
The two fought for more than ten rounds, and Wei Yan accidentally fell off the horse with a "bang" from the iron spear that came to protect his son. As soon as he fell off the horse, Lai Huer's spear followed and pointed at Wei Yan's head.
Seeing this, Wei Yan was extremely stubborn, and said: "A certain skill is not as good as others, if you want to kill or cut, it's up to you."
What a hero indeed.
Unexpectedly, Lai Huer suddenly smiled, feeling extremely happy, and without looking at Wei Yan, said to the guard: "Take this person back."
"promise!"
However, the battle between the personal guards had long since ended, and the guards who came to protect children won the victory.
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When Lai Hu'er and his party returned to the main battlefield, the whole battle had come to an end. The Longxiang army was treating the wounded, counting the battle damage, cleaning the battlefield, and taking prisoners of war.
Everything is in order.
In this battle, the 220,000 Longxiang army and the 60,000 Qiang army lost more than 20,000 people, killed 50,000 enemies, detained 150,000 prisoners of war, and less than 10,000 coalition troops fled the battlefield.
Xiao Chaogui had already led his troops to pursue these fleeing soldiers.
There is no doubt that this is a remarkable victory.
When Lai Huer returned to the camp of the Chinese army, Luo Shixin and others were chatting with Fu Yang, the commander of the Qiang army. Seeing Lai Huer escorting Wei Yan back, Luo Shixin smiled and said: "Thanks to the brave general Lai, who made great contributions. Otherwise, the two members of the coalition army The generals have all run away, and we don't know how to explain to the king."
Lai Nuer was startled, and asked, "Old Lian Po has escaped?"
It stands to reason that Lian Po was in the formation and was trapped by Zhang Liao's troops, so he shouldn't have escaped.
Zhang Liao said in shame: "It's all my fault for being careless. I thought that Lian Po was standing on the command tower and he couldn't escape, so I didn't pay much attention to it. I never thought that when our people boarded the command tower, all they saw was a A sergeant wearing Lian Po's armor. The real Lian Po has already taken advantage of the chaos and fled quietly."
Lai Huer said: "Hey, this old thief is really cunning."
In fact, even if Lian Po was captured, the old general would not succumb to Daxia. Gein Lian Po had already engraved the brand of Handan City on his body, and before Handan City was destroyed, Lian Po would definitely not choose another lord.
"This is a stubborn old man."
That's why Luo Shixin and others didn't worry much.
Grabbing Wei Yan is also an explanation to the Commander and the King.
Luo Shixin looked at Lai Nuer and said, "The general just came back, and I have one more thing to trouble the general."
"Please say."
Luo Shidao: "I also ask the general to lead the troops and send troops to Swordsman City immediately to take this city down."
When Lai Huer heard this, a touch of emotion flashed in her eyes.
It stands to reason that the attack on Swordsman City should be arranged as soon as the war is over. Luo Shixin deliberately waited for Lai Nuer to return, and then arranged for Lai Nuer to lead his troops to attack the city, obviously to give the credit to Lai Nuer.
With this great achievement, Lai Nuer will not arouse criticism when he resumes his original job.
It is said that the Longxiang army devours blood, but they don't know that they are extremely united and full of humanity.
"Follow the command!"
Lai Hu'er tried her best to restrain her emotions, and left with her fists clasped. At this moment, Lai Hu'er fully integrated into the Longxiang Army, into the vigorous group of Daxia.
"Once you enter Longxiang, you will never regret it for the rest of your life!"
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Swordsman City.
The news of the defeat of the frontline army was sent back to Swordsman City, Feng Qingyang's expression was bleak.
This time the Feng family lost everything.
Not only lost the foundation of the family, but also offended [Yanhuang League].
At present, the only thing the Feng family can rely on is the Shu Han Dynasty. Although it is the inexplicable disappearance of the Shu Han army that caused this big defeat, the Feng family has no choice.
The members of the Feng family didn't hesitate, immediately packed up the things and sent them directly from Swordsman City to Chengdu.
The members of the Qingyang Sword Sect also left with the members of the Feng family. I am afraid that the future Feng family can only continue to be active in the wilderness stage as a martial arts family.
Fighting for hegemony in the wilderness, there is no such thing as Feng's family.
Only when Feng Qingyue left, her eyes flickered, as if she had other plans.
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At about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, Lai Hu'er led his troops to Swordsman City.
The lords have all fled, and the people of Swordsman City will not make a fearless resistance, so they open the city and surrender very simply.
As the stele of the territory was smashed by Lai Huer himself, Swordsman City has completely become history, and [Yanhuang League] was cut off with an arm, which opened the prelude to its decline.
This is a historic moment.
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At night, Chengdu.
The Feng family and his party, who had evacuated in a hurry, temporarily settled down in Chengdu.
As the saying goes: the cunning rabbit has three caves.
Since they intend to make peace with the Shu Han, how could the Feng family not leave a way out for themselves.
A long time ago, the Feng family bought a large house in Chengdu. The layout was based on that of the Lord of the Swordsman City. It covers an area of 100 mu, and they arranged for someone to take care of it.
In this way, the Feng family quickly settled down.
The fly in the ointment is that, after all, living under someone else's fence is nothing compared to being at ease in Swordsman City.
Fortunately, when Liu Bei got the news, he specially sent someone to come to condolences, saying that the Feng family was a first-class family in Chengdu and was protected by Wangcheng.
During this expedition, the Imperial Guards of the Shu Han Dynasty didn't even touch the fur of the Great Xia Army, and Liu Bei was also very embarrassed. Out of guilt, Liu Bei naturally treated the Feng family very courteously. Even out of profit considerations, having a foreign family like the Feng family work for them would be beneficial and harmless to the Shu Han.
Liu Bei's statement basically stabilized the Feng family's position in Chengdu.
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Feng Family Courtyard.
Because of the defeat, the atmosphere in the compound was a bit bleak, and no one wanted to speak.
At this moment, Feng Qingyue suddenly found her father, Feng Xiaotian.
Looking at the unconcealable loneliness in his daughter's eyes, Feng Xiaotian felt ashamed. If his daughter had been in charge of the territory in the past, Swordsman City might not have fallen to where it is today.
But the matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more.
"Qingyue, do you have any plans?" Feng Xiaotian asked.
The Feng family is a family of martial arts, but Feng Qingyue is not obsessed with martial arts. When they arrive in Chengdu, other disciples of the Feng family may continue to enjoy themselves, but to Feng Qingyue, Nuo Da's courtyard is undoubtedly a prison.
Feng Qingyue said: "Father, I want to go out for a walk."
"It's good to go out for a walk, just take it easy, do you want to go there?"
"Shanhai City."
"What did you say?!"
Feng Xiaotian stood up suddenly, staring at his daughter.
Daxia destroyed Swordsman City, and the two were sworn enemies. Feng Xiaotian even planned to assassinate Ouyang Shuo at the right time to avenge this.
But now Feng Qingyue said that she was going to Shanhai City to relax, how could Feng Xiaotian not be furious.
Strangely, Feng Qingyue's attitude this time was extremely firm, as if she was no longer afraid of her father, and said: "This is the result of my daughter's careful consideration, and I ask my father to agree."
This time, Feng Qingyue wants to live for herself, no longer bound by her family.
Feng Xiaotian's expression was unpredictable, first he was angry, then surprised, and then thoughtful. This is the first time Feng Xiaotian saw his daughter so determined, is this still his submissive daughter?
"Perhaps, I didn't understand her well at all!" Feng Xiaotian felt bitter.
After a long time, Feng Xiaotian waved his hands feebly and said, "Let's go!"
Seeing Feng Qingyue, she saluted silently and exited the room.
Feng Xiaotian got up and left, and went to meet his father, the real head of the Feng family.
He had to tell his father about this.
After listening to Feng Xiaotian's narration, Feng Lao acted very calmly, "You are right not to stop, our family cannot put all eggs in one basket."
"What does father mean?" Feng Xiaotian's eyes froze.
"The Ouyang Shuo you are talking about is not simple. If my guess is right, Qingyue should have something to do in Daxia, and it can be regarded as leaving a way out for the Feng family."
Feng Xiaotian couldn't turn his head, "Father, what you mean is that we have to surrender to that commoner boy, this, this is too cheap."
A trace of disappointment flashed in Feng Lao's eyes, "Xiaotian, the times have changed. In this troubled world, there must be heroes born. If you look at the world with old eyes, you will fall behind."
"Father taught me that." Feng Xiaotian felt ashamed.
Feng Lao shook his head with a lonely expression, "Now we live in Chengdu, what difference does it make if we give in or not?"
"The son is useless, and the father suffers." Feng Xiaotian felt even more guilty.
"Get back!"
In the room, Feng Lao let out a long sigh.
A new era is quietly coming, impacting the concept of aristocratic families.