Volume 10 Chapter 299

Chapter 299

The direct battle between the Huaning Army and the Allied Forces ended with Xu Bufan seriously injured and the Zhen Army defeated. Read the full text. Xiao Muqing was not in a hurry to chase and kill. The enemy had already entered the big pocket he had arranged in advance, so he was not afraid that the enemy could fly into the sky.

Sure enough. When Gao Gang led the main force of the Zhen Army to flee in the direction of Huaning, there was a sudden drum sound in front of him, and the flags were raised. A large coalition army appeared in the middle of the road, blocking the way of the Zhen Army.

Gao Gang saw it clearly, and secretly cried out that it was not good. He urgently sent an order to the whole army to rush forward with all his strength.

This coalition army responsible for cutting off the retreat of the Zhen Army came prepared. When the Zhen Army entered their range, the whole army fired arrows, and the arrow formations were like a plague of locusts, covering the Zhen Army camp.

In the process of charging, before the official contact with the coalition army, the casualties of the Zhen Army were extremely heavy.

After the two sides fought together, the first thing the Zhen army encountered was the soldiers of the Pingyuan Army, who were at the forefront of the coalition. This was another fierce battle.

The coalition did not seek merit, but only wanted to avoid mistakes. They only defended and did not attack. As long as they could hold off the enemy, the Zhen army was different. There were pursuers behind them who could catch up at any time. Now they could only bite the bullet and break out.

The battle between the two sides was bloody and tragic. The soldiers on both sides fought hard and it was hard to tell who was better for a while. However, the charge of the Zhen army had been firmly resisted by the coalition.

Gao Gang carefully observed the situation on the battlefield and shook his head secretly. The combat power of this coalition should not be underestimated. After fighting hard, it was unknown when the battle would end. If the pursuers behind arrived, they would be attacked from both sides, and it would be all over.

In the case of being unable to break through in a short time, Gao Gang could only change the military order again and the whole army retreated southward and ran towards Tongcheng. No matter what, there are still more than 100,000 troops in Tongcheng. As long as they escape to Tongcheng, they will be saved.

However, in the trap set by Xiao Muqing, how could he have the opportunity to escape to Tongcheng?

When the Zhen army fled to the south, they had just run 20 miles when the road ahead was blocked by a coalition army. This coalition army had 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers, and they had already formed a battle formation and were ready to fight. It seemed that they had been waiting for the Zhen army for a long time.

After Gao Gang saw it, his head buzzed. At this time, he finally reacted that he had fallen into the coalition army's trick. The coalition army blocked the four directions of the east, south, west and north, and had been surrounded by the coalition army.

Up to now, less than half of the 150,000 Zhen troops who followed Xu Bufan out of the city have been left. Even those who remained were mostly injured, panting and exhausted.

Although Gao Gang knew that his own fighting power was insufficient, he was unwilling to sit and wait for death. He ordered the whole army to make another charge and break out no matter what.

However, the Zhen army's breakout was already a spent force. After fighting with the coalition forces for a short time, it showed a state of fatigue. Although it attacked with all its strength several times, it still failed to break out.

Facing the coalition's encirclement tactics, the Zhen army repeatedly broke through and failed repeatedly. When the battle lasted until the next day, the Zhen army was exhausted.

On the other hand, the coalition forces had already joined together in four directions to form an iron barrel formation, completely encircling the remnants of the Zhen army.

So far, the 300,000 troops led by Xiao Muqing had basically completed their mission. Next, the initiative of the battle was firmly in the hands of the coalition forces. Whether they chose to attack or encircle without fighting, they could kill the Zhen army.

Xiao Muqing sent the battle report back to his own camp and reported the victory to Tang Yin. At the same time as Tang Yin received Xiao Muqing's victory report, he also received another piece of intelligence that Guan Zhan, the main general of Tongcheng, had led all the Tongcheng defenders out of the city and headed straight for his side.

Seeing these two pieces of intelligence, Tang Yin was very worried. He was not afraid of Guan Zhan's attack, but according to Xiao Muqing's victory report, the place where they besieged the Zhen army was near the road from Tongcheng to Xitang, only fifty miles away. If Guan Zhan led his army to rescue, Xiao Muqing's previous efforts would be in vain.

He immediately wrote a letter to Xiao Muqing, asking him to eliminate the trapped Zhen army as soon as possible. If he really couldn't do it, he should also guard against Guan Zhan's help from Tongcheng and make corresponding preparations in advance.

After sending the letter away, Tang Yin summoned the generals in the army and selected a general again to meet the Tongcheng reinforcements.

Because Xiao Muqing had made a good start and easily defeated the Huaning army headed by Xu Bufan, the coalition generals were much more confident, and they were all eager to try and volunteered.

Now they wanted to fight, but Tang Yin didn't trust them. He called out their names and said, "Ziying!"

"I am here!" Hearing Tang Yin's call, Ziying stepped out of the line and saluted. Tang Yin said seriously, "Ziying, I will give you 300,000 soldiers and horses to fight Guan Zhan. Are you sure you can win?"

"This..." Ziying hesitated for a moment and didn't answer immediately. Guan Zhan is a famous general of Zhen State, and his strength is not inferior to Xu Bufan. The reason why Xiao Muqing was able to easily defeat the Zhen army was because Shangguan Yuanrang injured Xu Bufan. Now the king asked him to fight Guan Zhan, but he didn't have a general like Shangguan Yuanrang. Who can restrain Guan Zhan on the battlefield?

Seeing Ziying seemed a little hesitant, Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice: "Why? You think you can't beat Guan Zhan?"

Ziying hurriedly replied: "Reporting to the king, Guan Zhan has always been known as the leader of Zhenguo's fierce generals. I'm afraid that my subordinates... can't be Guan Zhan's opponents!"

Tang Yin smiled and said, "Why should I be afraid?" As he spoke, he turned his head and said, "Jiang Fan!"

"I'm here!"

"You and General Ziying will go to war together!"

"I will obey your orders!"

Tang Yin rolled his eyes. Now is the time to employ people. Don't let the powerful generals of Yu, An, and Huan idle. Thinking of this, he raised his voice and said, "Where are Shi Xiao, Yan Hui, and Zhang Bi?"

Yo! Unexpectedly, Tang Yin would call his name. Shi Xiao, Yan Hui, and Zhang Bi first raised their eyes to look at their respective kings. Seeing that the king had no expression, they stepped out and stepped in to salute: "The general is here! I don't know! What are your orders, His Highness King Feng?”

"The three of you will go with General Ziying. When you encounter Guan Zhan on the battlefield, you can join forces with General Jiang Fan to defeat the enemy general!" As he spoke, he looked at Lingshuang, Yueze, and Li Xin. He asked with a smile: "Brother Wang and Sister Wang don't mind lending their favorite generals, right?"

Tang Yin had already spoken, but Lingshuang, Yueze, and Li Xin had no nerve to refuse. They all nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Wang (Brother Wang), just send him, the novel will come. Now we are all a family." ,You are Welcome."

"Very good!" Tang Yin smiled, looked at Ziying again, and asked: "With four generals Jiang Fan, Shi Xiao, Yan Hui, and Zhang Bi helping you this time, you should be sure of victory, right?"

Ziying said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the general will definitely fulfill his mission!"

"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded, and then warned: "You must be fast. The decisive battle between Mu Qing and Zhenjun is not far from the marching route of the first part of Guanzhan. You must arrive before Guanzhan. Support Mu Qing!"

"The general will understand!"

In response to the Tongcheng Army headed by Guan Zhan, Tang Yin sent generals Ziying, Jiang Fan, Shi Xiao, Yan Hui, and Zhang Ben to lead an army of 300,000 to meet the enemy.

Ziying's tactics are not as complicated as Xiao Muqing's, which is to meet the enemy head-on and defeat the opponent with his superior strength.

Even in the formation of troops, Ziying was completely opposite to Xiao Muqing. When the latter fought against the Zhen army, he put his Pingyuan army in front, but Ziying did the opposite, putting the armies of Yu, An, and Huan in front, and leaving his Tianying army behind.

He thought very clearly that since the king asked him to be the commander-in-chief, if he did not take care of his own soldiers, it would be too much and it would be a waste of the king's hard work. If you want to compete with the Zhen army, let the Yu, An, and Huan armies fight. Your own soldiers can only be responsible for the head and tail.

The difference in personality between Xiao Muqing and Ziying can also be seen from the arrangement of their troops. The former is fierce and straightforward, while the latter is more scheming and much more insidious and cunning in comparison.

Ziying led his army and hurried slowly, but still could not reach the place where Xiao Muqing and Zhenjun fought decisively before Guan Zhan.

However, what everyone expected was that Guan Zhan didn't even pay attention to Xu Bufan's troops who were so close at hand, and led his troops directly over, passing him by.

No matter how poorly informed Guan Zhan was, he should have been aware of the fact that he was so close to the decisive battle between the Allied Forces and the Zhen Army. The reason why he did not go to help, of course, had his own plans.

First of all, he and Xu Bufan have always been at odds. He was unwilling to ask him to rescue Xu Bufan from danger. Secondly, using the remnants of Xu Bufan to hold back the 300,000-strong coalition army was not a problem for him. A good thing. At least when he leads his army to Xitang to fight with the coalition forces, the opponent's troops will be much smaller, and he will be more sure of victory. In addition, if he goes to assist Xu Bufan at this time, he will really push back the coalition forces. , then whose head should be credited with the credit for this battle? Whether Xu Bufan's meritorious service or his Guanzhan meritorious service should be counted, it will be unclear when the merits will be rewarded in the future.

Out of these considerations, Guan Zhan turned a blind eye to Xu Bufan, who was in a precarious situation.

When the Tongcheng Army was only a hundred miles away from Xitang, they happened to collide with the oncoming Ziying troops. The two sides met on a narrow road, and no one could avoid it. They each formed their battle formations and were ready for battle.

Seeing the large number of coalition forces on the opposite side, Guan Zhan was worried at first, but after a closer look, he saw that the banner of the Huan Army was flying on the opposite side, and Guan Zhan's fighting spirit was immediately aroused. Among the six-nation coalition that attacked the Zhen Kingdom, the two most ruthless Zhen people were the Sichuan Kingdom and the Huan Kingdom. When Zhen Guo gained power, Huan Guo was obedient to Zhen Guo and acted as if he were a vassal of the country. But now that Zhen Guo has lost power, it is Huan Guo who is the most ruthless in retaliating against Zhen Guo. How could Zhenren not hate such a capricious and duplicitous snob? !