Chapter 4225: Defeated and Captured
Among the honorable ministers of Zhenguan, Yuchi Gong ranked at the forefront, and people such as Li Jing, Li Ji, Hou Junji, Cheng Yaojin, and Qin Qiong all ranked behind him. After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, His Majesty Li Er seized the military and political power and rewarded his merits. Yuchi Gong was given a 1,300-eighth settlement, his eldest grandson Shunde was given a 1,020-eighth settlement, Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, and Liu Shili were granted a 1,000-eighth settlement. Qin Shubao and Cheng The gold and food are seven hundred.
Later, Lingyan Pavilion was established to worship the honorable officials of Zhenguan, which was basically used as the rationale.
In front of Yuchigong were the leader of Guanlong, Sun Wuji, the famous clan marshal Li Xiaogong, and civil servants such as Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, and Gao Shilian. It can be said that Yuchigong was the leader in martial arts in Lingyan Pavilion.
The reason why Yu Chigong's status is so high lies in his super personal force, and also in saving the life of His Majesty Li Er from the rebel army.
But it would be a big mistake to underestimate Yu Chigong's military skills.
It is true that Youhou Wei's achievements are not outstanding, but that is just because as His Majesty Li Er's most trusted confidant, he always guards Chang'an and will not be easily sent to fight abroad.
But now Wei Chigong, who has a high status, is completely moved by Jin Wang Li Zhi's promise of "feudal side, passed on to all descendants". He is willing to stand on Jin Wang's side against the center of the imperial court and will go all out. Who dares to despise it?
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Cheng Chubi stood in the heavy rain, holding the sword tightly in his hand, suppressing the tension in his heart, but it didn't show on his face at all. His voice was calm and low: "The whole army is arrayed to resist the enemy. Whoever dares to retreat will be killed." No mercy!”
"Here!"
The officers and soldiers under his command suddenly received the order, each rushed to his own unit, and quickly formed a formation to meet the enemy.
After the Guanlong Mutiny, Donggong Liuliu, who participated in several wars and won the final victory, has long been reborn. It is never an exaggeration to say that the army is strong in the world. Although the troops who followed Cheng Chubi and Li Siwen to garrison both sides of Guangtong Canal were not The Sixth Army of the East Palace are elite, but their combat power is not low and their morale is high.
Even though the attacking enemy was Wei Chigong, a famous general of the dynasty, he was not afraid at all.
But Cheng Chubi knew in his heart that morale on the battlefield can indeed determine victory or defeat, but relying solely on morale is not enough. Since Wei Chigong personally went into battle this time and led an army of more than 10,000 people, it shows his determination in this battle...
Looking back at the soldiers behind him, he whispered: "Rush back to Chang'an as quickly as possible to report the military situation to Duke Wei. No matter what, there must be no delay!"
"Here!"
The soldier beside him responded, looked up and saw Cheng Chubi had no other instructions, so he turned around, jumped on his horse, turned the horse's head, and whipped the horse's butt hard. The horse neighed, stampeded on the muddy ground, and headed towards Chang'an. Running wildly on all fours.
Cheng Chubi took a deep breath, squinted his eyes and looked at the vast white wind and rain in the distance. His mind slowly stabilized, and he eliminated all the fear of the powerful enemy's attack. What remained was the perseverance of a soldier who would never retreat. .
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In the wind and rain, thousands of light cavalry charged wildly along the official road along the Guangtong Canal. Every time the horses' hooves fell, the mud on the road was scattered. The bodies of the war horses and the soldiers on them were all covered with mud and water, like clay figures. From time to time, A war horse's hooves stepped into a shallow pit and fell to the ground, but Pao Ze beside him didn't care at all. He only spurred the war horse under his crotch and charged forward quickly.
They are all elite warriors who have experienced hundreds of battles. They understand that when facing the enemy, the more unrelenting and desperate the charge is to quickly break down the enemy's defense line, the less damage and casualties they will suffer. On the contrary, the more they cherish their lives and the more they hesitate to move forward, the more they leave to the enemy. The more time it takes to react, the more damage you suffer.
In the midst of an army, an individual's fear of death is often infected and diluted by the soaring morale around them. Especially as a whole group, the more willing they are to resist arrows and charge forward for Pao Ze, the less likely they are to do so. Easy to die.
Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and there was no light. The sound of horse hooves was thunderous, shaking the world. Arrows and raindrops were mixed together and struck head-on. The soldiers pressed their bodies tightly against the horses' backs to minimize the exposed area, even if they were unlucky enough to be hit by arrows. Even when he was shot, he gritted his teeth and said nothing, holding on to the reins tightly, and his charging speed did not slow down.
Running at full speed, the space within a stone's throw is fleeting.
These thousands of cavalrymen moved straight forward like sharp swords. When they reached the enemy's rigorous formation, they charged straight into the spears standing in front of the enemy's formation without any hesitation.
The tip of the spear penetrated the body of the war horse easily. The heavy body of the war horse and the speed of running formed a huge inertial force, allowing the spear to pierce the body and hit the spearman's body hard. As the war horses neighed, the spearmen screamed and were knocked backwards, disrupting the originally tight formation behind them.
The cavalrymen flew up from their horses before the horses fell, waving their swords and spears in their hands, and rushed into the chaotic array without fear of death.
The blood of men and horses splashed up in the heavy rain, and almost instantly dyed the muddy land under their feet red, flowing freely.
There was no buffer at all, and it was a brutal fight from the very beginning.
Donggong Liu led less troops. Although the official road on one side of Guangtong Canal was narrow and easy to defend, the impact of the enemy's light cavalry was too strong and the formation was quickly overwhelmed. Another light cavalry broke away from the group and marched along the official road. The farmland was spared a circle, and the enemy attacked the rear formation at full speed.
Cheng Chubi put on his bag, flew on his horse, drew out his horizontal sword, and shouted: "Follow me to kill the enemy!"
With his legs tucked under the horse's belly, he led his soldiers and reserves to rush towards the enemy troops coming from the farmland. Even though the enemy troops were several times larger than his own, he showed no fear on his face.
In the farmland, there was a melee between the two sides. The horses neighed and fell, and the soldiers screamed and died in battle. The heavy rain could not wash away the brutal killings, and corpses littered the fields.
Yuchi Gong put on his helmet and shook his armor, and followed closely with the rear cavalry. When they arrived at the camp, the army led by Donggong Liu had all been killed and wounded. More than a thousand prisoners were disarmed and kneeled in the mud of the farmland.
A school lieutenant came over with a few soldiers and escorted one person, and reported: "Commander Qi, the enemy camp has been destroyed. The forwards are crossing the river to attack the enemy's rear formation on the north bank. The enemy's general Cheng Chubi is now captured. May I ask the commander How to deal with it? ”
Yuchi Gong held the reins in his hand. After listening to the report, he said to the soldiers around him: "Send an order to the back and the whole army should speed up. Li Siwen's department must be completely annihilated before dark and clear obstacles for the army to advance."
"Here!"
When the soldiers received the order, they turned their horses' heads and hurried along the road to deliver the order.
Yuchi Gong leaned slightly on the horse, looked at Cheng Chubi who was being escorted with disheveled hair and still had a stubborn look on his face, and got off the horse.
Looking at this young man who was still unyielding even after being imprisoned, with his armor almost half broken and blood from several wounds almost staining half of his body red, Yu Chigong looked kindly and said: "What can you say to the defeated general?"
"Bah!"
Cheng Chubi spat a thick phlegm at Yuchi Gong, but his arms were cut off and pressed to the ground, making it difficult to exert any force. The phlegm did not hit Yuchi Gong. He gritted his teeth and said with red eyes, "If you want to kill me, I'll chop him up." No matter what, you and other rebellious officials and traitors will be buried with me sooner or later!”
"Shut up!" When the soldiers on the side saw that he was rudely insulting the commander, they slapped Cheng Chubi hard on the face and cursed: "Believe it or not, I'll chop off your tongue!"
Yuchi Gonghun didn't care. He waved his hand to stop the soldiers from beating him. He looked up at the military camp on the side of the official road. Many soldiers were cleaning the battlefield. Countless corpses were piled up in one place. More wounded soldiers were waiting wailing in the heavy rain. treatment.
Being seriously injured on the battlefield is often the same as death in battle, because sword wounds are too difficult to treat. Even if you don't die at the time, you will have to die in pain and torture later. It is not as happy as dying on the battlefield.
Coupled with the heavy rain and the wounds being soaked by the rain, not many of the wounded soldiers in front of them could survive.
Yuchi Gong looked at it intently for a while, wiped the rainwater from his face, turned around and looked down at Cheng Chubi who was kneeling in the muddy water. He bent slightly and stretched out his big hand to pat the other person's head. When he saw the other person's face, " He held his neck in anger and tried to avoid it, then grinned and said, "It's not bad, I didn't embarrass your father!"
Uncle Sudu always shouted, "Although we are now fighting for life and death on the battlefield, but when the victory or defeat has been decided, how can we still have murderous intentions?"
The battle for imperial power does not involve personal hatred.
Thinking again of those stupid sons in my family... Sigh.
He straightened up and said with a smile: "Who is Zhengshuo and who is the traitor? It's really hard to tell when the outcome is undecided. You are still young and don't understand the truth, and I have no intention of arguing with you."
After saying that, he stopped talking to Cheng Chubi and ordered the captain: "Send him back to Tongguan and imprison him. Find a doctor and treat him well. Don't kill him. It's a pity."
"Here."
The school captain escorted Cheng Chubi away.
Yuchi Gong raised his eyes and looked at the boats and wooden rafts coming from the lower reaches of the river. There was an archer standing on the river, shooting at Li Siwen's camp on the north bank. Then he got on his horse and said loudly: "Send the order." Go down, don't worry about casualties, quickly annihilate this enemy force, clear the obstacles, and go straight to Chang'an!" (End of Chapter)