Chapter 141 The Man in Red Robe Is Lao Ai! Heavenly Music on the Battlefield
Looking at Ying Chengjiao rushing out of the palace, Lao Ai sneered: "You actually led the army out alone?"
"What brotherhood? Ha~ When disaster strikes, they just run for their lives."
The front line has been sending reports to Lao Ai, so Lao Ai knows very well that there are less than 3,000 soldiers under Ying Zheng.
Now that Ying Chengjiao has led nearly 2,000 soldiers to rush out of the palace, it means that there are only a little over 1,000 soldiers left to protect Ying Zheng.
Doesn't this mean that Ying Chengjiao has given up on Ying Zheng!
Sun Xi said repeatedly: "Captain, Commander... Ying Chengjiao may not lead the army to escape alone, but for these 30,000 people!"
"Even if these 30,000 people have sufficient manpower, they can hardly exert their combat power because no one leads them, and there is no reward or punishment."
"But if Ying Chengjiao joins this army, he can immediately get the recognition of all the people with his identity as the Lord of Chang'an, become the commander of this army, and lead this army to fight!"
Sun Xi didn't know what the tactics of changing houses were.
But Sun Xi thought he knew how to stand in line!
In his opinion, even if Ying Chengjiao chose to abandon Ying Zheng, he would not choose this turning point when the reinforcements came.
In this case, his target can only be these 30,000 people outside the city!
Lao Ai's eyes condensed: "Sun Zuoge's words make sense."
"Order the whole army to intercept Ying Chengjiao's troops!"
Lao Ai's troops quickly went in the direction of Ying Chengjiao to intercept.
But could they stop Ying Chengjiao?
They couldn't stop him at all!
As soon as Ying Chengjiao broke out of the palace wall, Zhang Xiao led his troops to launch a frenzy attack in the direction of Qinian Palace.
Ying Chengjiao also quickly led his troops to charge in the direction of Zhang Xiao's troops.
As soon as the two armies met, Ying Chengjiao shouted loudly: "I am the brother of the King of Qin, the Lord of Chang'an of the Great Qin, and the Prince Chengjiao!"
"The king knows the righteous deeds of all the righteous men!"
"After this battle, the king will not hesitate to reward generously!"
"Since all the righteous men have joined the army, they should be dealt with according to military law!"
"All the generals of the various departments should quickly gather at my place and obey my orders!"
Ying Chengjiao didn't waste time saying more words, but just regarded this army as a regular army, and naturally asked the generals of various departments to come and obey my orders quickly.
And Ying Chengjiao's attitude and words made the more than 30,000 Yong people completely relieved.
The king approved their actions.
Their actions will not be considered illegal!
And Ying Chengjiao's arrangement, which should be taken for granted, made all the people of Yong feel excited.
Military law?
Doesn't that mean that their military merits in this battle can also be counted as military merits? !
More than 30,000 people of Yong shouted in unison: "I wish to respect the order of Lord Chang'an!"
More than ten high-level generals quickly gathered in front of Ying Chengjiao.
"Zuo Shuzhang Mengnan, temporarily serving as the deputy general of this army, greets Lord Chang'an!"
"Gong Chengxifeng, temporarily serving as the captain of this army, commanding 4,000 comrades, greets Lord Chang'an!"
"Gong Dafu Wang Qun, the captain of this army, commanding 3,000 comrades, is willing to die for the king!"
"Guan Dafu Xiao Tu..."
Listening to the self-introductions of these people in front of him, Ying Chengjiao couldn't help but smack his lips.
It is indeed the old capital of Yongcheng, and there are many dignitaries in the city!
These people in front of him can no longer be called ordinary people.
Zuo Shuchang is the tenth-level title of the Qin Dynasty, which is enough to lead an army as the main general!
When Bai Qi first served as the commander-in-chief in the past, he was the Zuo Shuchang!
Ying Chengjiao couldn't help but feel a little fortunate.
Zhang Xiao, who holds the fourth-level title, led these people to fight, just like a junior high school student leading a group of doctoral students to participate in a competition.
With the title of mentor (Ying Chengjiao), Zhang Xiao can make some general instructions.
But once Zhang Xiao's decision conflicts with the views of Meng Nan and others, how could Meng Nan and others be willing to obey Zhang Xiao's orders?
Fortunately, Ying Chengjiao broke through the siege and entered this army to seize the military power of this army.
Otherwise, this army will inevitably fall into chaos quickly!
Just as he was thinking about Zhang Xiao, Zhang Xiao had already come riding over: "I am Zhang Xiao, the humble one, and I pay my respects to the king!"
"Fortunately, I have not failed to honor your order!"
Ying Chengjiao nodded slightly: "You have done a good job."
"I will report the matter to the king in detail and ask for credit for you all!"
Zhang Xiao and other former soldiers were all excited and shouted: "Thank you, your majesty!"
There was no time to talk nonsense, Ying Chengjiao directly ordered: "Pass the order!"
"Order General Zhang Xiao to be the captain, leading 3,000 soldiers."
"The other generals in the army will not be changed, and they will continue to command their own troops."
Meng Nan and others bowed as a matter of course: "Your order!"
Only Zhang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly bowed: "Yes!"
God knows how much psychological pressure Zhang Xiao is under!
Now that he can get rid of the position of the main general, Zhang Xiao is very happy!
Ying Chengjiao continued to give orders: "Order Captain Zhang Xiao and Captain Wang Qun to lead their troops to attack the gate of Qinian Palace!"
Ying Chengjiao looked at the two men with a solemn face: "I want to tell you two!"
"The king is still in Qinian Palace, and the enemy army is attacking the defense line."
"Now there are only more than a thousand comrades guarding the defense line. The king has personally put on his armor and went forward to kill the enemy, and Xiangbang Buwei has been injured!"
"The battle in Qinian Palace is extremely fierce. The two captains must attack the palace gate at all costs and strive to break through the palace gate as soon as possible to rescue the king!"
Ying Chengjiao's words made Zhang Xiao and Wang Qun realize the seriousness of the problem, and they all responded in a deep voice:
"I am willing to fight to the death for the king!"
As soon as the words fell, without waiting for Ying Chengjiao's response, the two had already ridden away.
Meng Nan asked in a deep voice: "General, the king's safety is of great importance, I will fight!"
Other generals also spoke up: "I will fight!"
Ying Chengjiao shook his head: "The width of the palace gate is limited, even if more troops are deployed, it will be useless."
"I believe in those two captains!"
"And we have more important things to do."
Ying Chengjiao looked at the big banner in the distance and ordered in a deep voice: "The enemy army will divide its troops to attack Qinian Palace and intercept Lu Xiang's guests, so that The central army is empty."
"This is where our army breaks through!"
"Catch the king first!"
"Order the commander Xifeng to lead his troops to intercept the enemy in the northwest."
"Order the commander Xiao Tu to lead his troops to intercept the enemy in the southeast."
"Order..."
"Deputy General Meng Nan and the remaining troops, follow me to charge at the enemy's central army!"
There were no flags and drums in the army, so Ying Chengjiao ordered a group of former soldiers to serve as messengers and pass Ying Chengjiao's orders to the various armies.
As the orders were issued one by one, the army, which was originally a group of scattered sand, quickly gathered together and cooperated with each other to charge at the entire battlefield!
After realizing that the rear had been lost, Lao Liu immediately wanted to lead his troops to rescue.
However, a group of soldiers suddenly inserted diagonally into his route of return.
Xifeng rode his horse in the army and shouted in a deep voice: "Stop the enemy!"
Lao Liu shouted angrily: "They are mothers, how dare the people stop me!"
"All soldiers, disperse this army!"
While scolding, Lao Liu's heart was trembling.
When a militia that has been in the army for at least two years and has a full range of middle and low-level officials has a commander who can destroy a country in one battle, is this militia still a militia!
With Ying Chengjiao taking over the military power of this army, the situation on the battlefield has changed dramatically!
Lao Liu looked at the direction of the big flag with concern, and murmured softly: "Brother Ai, you must hold on!"
"The only advantage of our army is Qinian Palace, don't stop the fierce attack!"
"Don't! Don't!"
Relying on the advantage of military strength, Xifeng and other captains intercepted all the reinforcements.
Lao Ai's troops who rushed into Qinian Palace were attacked from front and back by Xiong Qi and Zhang Xiao.
The already empty central army position seemed even emptier.
Only Ying Chengjiao led 5,000 soldiers to charge towards the central army!
"Kill!"
After piercing a spearman with a halberd, Ying Chengjiao shouted angrily: "Whoever kills Lao Ai will be promoted to the third rank!"
Seeing that their commander was so brave, the morale of the whole army was high, and they all roared: "Kill Lao Ai!"
The 3,000 soldiers surrounding Lao Ai were simply unable to resist.
In an instant, the defense line was completely torn apart by Ying Chengjiao's troops!
Looking at Ying Chengjiao's troops getting closer and closer, Lao Ai panicked.
"How could the situation change so suddenly!"
Lao Ai didn't understand why Ying Zheng was still like a turtle in a jar just now, but just a few minutes later, he, Lao Ai, became a lamb to be slaughtered!
Sun Xi could not help but advise: "Captain, withdraw the troops!"
Lao Ai subconsciously shouted: "No!"
"Ying Zheng is in the Qinian Palace, and my troops will soon kill him!"
"As long as Ying Zheng is dead, even if many of my men die in battle, I can still win!"
Sun Xi said anxiously: "Captain, even if Ying Zheng dies, what does it matter?"
"There is still Ying Chengjiao!"
"Ying Chengjiao is also the son of the previous king. After Ying Zheng dies, Ying Chengjiao can completely use the excuse of revenge for Ying Zheng to continue to unite the troops!"
"Captain! We have already lost!"
"There is no chance of turning the tables!"
Lao Ai's eyes were a little dazed.
I, lost?
I have planned for so long, prepared so much, and even bet everything on the game.
I have no chance of winning?
"I will not have no chance of winning!" Lao Ai shouted with red eyes: "I will fight them to the end and try to survive!"
Sun Xi was panicked.
Sun Xi's attitude has always been to hedge risks and bet on both sides.
Lao Ai is willing to try to survive, but Sun Xi is not willing!
As long as he can survive and find a chance to have a good chat with Ying Chengjiao, Sun Xi thinks that he can at least change his way of life with the secrets of Lao Ai that Sun Xi knows.
If he can get his former subordinates to say something good, maybe he can get some rewards!
With his mind racing, Sun Xi said repeatedly: "No! Taiwei! We still have a chance of winning!"
"Since the abolition of the king's government will not tolerate us, why not take the Queen Mother, the king, and the marquis and lead all the troops to fight!"
"Go to the place where Qin's troops are scarce, seize a piece of land and establish a new foundation!"
"Taiwei, you must not die here!"
"If you die here, what will the king do!"
Listening to Sun Xi's words, Lao Ai's determination to die quickly faded.
Yes, if he died, what would happen to his children!
Since it is impossible to seize the Qin Dynasty, it is not unacceptable to set up another country as a second choice.
Lao Ai couldn't help but sigh and praise: "Sun Zuoge, a great talent!"
Looking at Ying Chengjiao who was getting closer and closer, Lao Ai shouted: "Pass the order!"
"Turn to Yongcheng!"
Tightening the reins, Lao Ai rode his horse towards Yongcheng first.
Seeing the big banner retreat, Ying Chengjiao shouted angrily: "Lao Ai, you dog thief, you have the guts to kill the king, how can you not have the guts to fight against me?!"
"Lao Ai, don't run away!"
The eight family soldiers shouted together, spreading Ying Chengjiao's words all around.
The bloody battle in Qinian Palace had already put great psychological pressure on all the soldiers.
The sudden appearance of more than 30,000 Yongcheng militiamen frightened them even more.
Now when I heard the shouts of the soldiers and turned around to see Da Qian retreating, all the soldiers and horses under Lao Ai suddenly fell into panic!
Even among the main army, such things as the commander's escape will cause the morale of the army to collapse, and even cause the entire army to flee.
Not to mention the disciples who already have a weak constraint relationship!
"The lieutenant has already run away, why should we fight? Run!"
"Liu Taiwei has been waiting for me. Qinian Palace will be handed over to you all to continue the attack. I will rescue Taiwei Lai!"
A group of diners fled first.
The flight of the retainers further triggered an avalanche of morale, and nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses quickly collapsed in a very short period of time!
Even most of Lao Ai's personal soldiers dispersed.
Lao Ai could only hurriedly get into the chaos and try to hide herself.
In the midst of the chaos, Ying Chengyu rode his horse in pursuit, shouting angrily: "Under the banner is Lao Ai!"
Lao Ai quickly ordered: "Throw away the big banner quickly!"
Lao Ai's soldiers quickly threw away the big banners in their hands, which also caused Lao Ai's soldiers and horses to lose the last bit of military morale!
Ying Chengyu shouted angrily again: "The one wearing red robe is Lao Ai!"
Lao Ai was so horrified that she hurriedly untied her robe and threw it to the ground.
When Ying Chengyu saw this, he could only roar again and again: "The one with a white face and no beard is Lao Ai!"
Lao Ai looked back at Ying Chengyu angrily.
Unfortunately, once the decision to escape is made, Lao Ai will no longer be qualified to fight to the death!
He could only cut off a piece of his lower skirt and cover his face with the skirt.
When he was about to drink again, Ying Chengyu suddenly saw a carriage running through the rebel army towards Lao Ai.
When approaching Lao'ai, the car curtain suddenly opened, and Zhao Ji shouted anxiously:
"Ai Lang!!!"
On this chaotic battlefield, Zhao Ji's voice sounded like the sound of nature to Lao Ai's ears!