Chapter 323 Grudges
Lu Zhi already knew that Youzhou's sudden attack failed.
He was old and had bad eyesight, so he couldn't see clearly the battlefield on the Youzhou Tuqi side, so he asked his staff Jushou to help him look at the battlefield situation.
So there was this conversation.
Jushou stood on the chariot, and Lu Zhi sat under the canopy.
Lu Zhi squinted and asked:
"Did Youzhou Tuqi withdraw?"
Lu Zhi estimated that the second wave of messengers had almost arrived, so he asked.
On the chariot, Ju Shuo put up a tent with his hands and squinted at the battlefield to the east. He became more and more confused. He said to Lu Zhi:
"My Lord, it seems that the Youzhou Cavalry has not withdrawn, but is lining up to attack."
Lu Zhi stood up suddenly and said in surprise:
"You read that right, Cui Jun really wants to fight the Taishan bandits?"
Jushou was not sure, so he looked carefully and then said to Lu Zhi:
"They are arranging an assault formation, facing the Taishan bandits coming from the east."
These words made Lu Zhi sit down again. His face was uncertain and he said in surprise:
"What tricks does Xiao Cui have that I don't know about? Do you have the confidence to win in battle?"
But after thinking about it, Lu Zhi gave up directly. He couldn't take the risk. No matter whether Cui Jun had any confidence, he still had to let them withdraw first and let Zhao Guobing behind them stop them.
So he called another guard and asked him to bring military orders for Youzhou's sudden cavalry to withdraw.
Unexpectedly, not long after the soldiers left, Jushou, who had been observing, exclaimed:
"Commander, Youzhou Tuqi has moved and is heading south. And..."
"And what?"
"And it seems that one of them was separated and specially used as the leader."
After hearing this, Lu Zhi was so angry that he cursed:
"Will Cui Jun lead troops? The cavalry can only attack with one strike, so what's the point? He should be using infantry? If the cavalry is used separately, it will just come up in waves!"
Indeed, the purpose of the cavalry is to break away from the formation. If used separately, the impact capability will be greatly weakened. One thousand cavalry charging twice is not the same as five hundred cavalry charging twice.
But Jushou did not agree with Lu Zhi's words but looked at the battlefield in the distance, and there was silence for a while.
Below, Lu Zhi called Jushou several times before Jushou came back to his senses and said sadly:
"My Lord, the Youzhou Cavalry that just came out of battle are all dead."
Lu Zhi jumped up and cursed again. This time he selected three soldiers and once again sent an order to Youzhou Tuqi to withdraw.
I just hope it's not too late.
……
"It's too late, Artest, take your brothers and retreat."
In the dilapidated military formation, Ji Sun said to Zhang Tai in despair.
Soon after the Sun Sacrifice attack was blocked and everyone dismounted and formed a formation, the Yellow Turban warriors who had been scattered by the Yue Cavalry caught up with the Sun Sacrifice again under Zhang Tai's organization and formed a formation.
After gathering their troops together, there were probably more than a thousand soldiers of Ji Sun. They were surrounded by Han soldiers twice as many as themselves, and the situation became more and more difficult.
Later, as thousands of Yueqi were ordered by Lu Zhi to be dispatched to the eastern battlefield, preparing to cooperate with the Youzhou Assault Cavalry to stop the Taishan bandits, the situation of the Sun Sacrifice did not improve much.
Because an inhuman warrior was sent from the opposite side. Not only was he nine feet tall but his waist was ten inches wide. He used a huge ax to stir up a burst of flesh and blood.
The three generals sent by Ji Sun were all chopped to death by his men.
The Han army had this general who could defeat them in every possible way, squeezing the Qingzhou Yellow Turban formation smaller and smaller.
Later, Jisun and his men also rushed past, and even his left leg bone was smashed and fractured. If Zhang Tai had not saved him desperately, Jisun would have followed in the footsteps of the previous generals.
Being pulled back into the inner formation, Jisun knew that his plan to behead Lu Zhi was in vain, so he just said what he said and asked Zhang Tai to take his brothers away.
But how could Zhang Tai be willing?
He said to the sacrificial grandson:
"Qushuai, I entered Taipingdao because of you, and I know these truths because of you. So I know that this world can be without me, Zhang Tai, but it cannot be without you, Qushuai."
Jisun still wanted to speak, so Zhang Tai took off his armor, then carried Jisun on his back, and took him to the north of Qingzhou Huangjin Right Formation without saying a word.
The leader there, He Huang, also led his Taoist disciples to resist.
Ji Sunfu was picked up, struggling and scolding, if he was allowed to abandon the army and run away, he might as well die here.
Zhang Tai also knows Ji Sun's temperament, and knows that Ji Sun will really do what he says if he doesn't arrange the brothers well.
So, Zhang Tai called the remaining officials and began to arrange the retreat mission.
With the Yellow Turban warriors as the rear guard and the Qingzhou Yellow Turban dismounted knights as the circle, they protected the sacrificial grandson and headed north of the battlefield.
In this way, more than a thousand Yellow Turbans retreated towards the north. Along the way, there were Yellow Turban corpses lying on the ground and the remains of the Han army, which was terrifying.
The Han army did not let go of the retreating Yellow Turban troops. On the one hand, they kept throwing arrows and chasing them.
Jisun, who was carried by Zhang Tai, did not notice that his subordinates kept returning to intercept the pursuers, and then never came back.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and Zhang Tai was seriously injured. An arrow was stuck in his shoulder, and blood flowed through his elbow, but his pace did not slow down at all.
I don't know how long it took, it could be a long time or a short time, but Zhang Tai finally led a small number of officials into He Huang's formation.
As soon as they entered the battle, He Huang also came over with people wrapped in cloth. When he saw Ji Sun, who had fainted from pain, He Huang burst into tears and asked Zhang Tai how Ji Sun died.
After knowing that Jisun had just fainted, He Huang calmed down and asked someone to help Jisun to rest on Hu's bed.
Over there, Zhang Tai asked how the war was going while his wounds were being treated.
Zhang Taiben has prepared for the worst, but who knows what Huangdao said:
"It's not too late, we can't lose this battle."
Zhang Tai was surprised and confused. After all this, he still can't lose?
Then, He Huang pointed to the east and saw the crimson uniforms representing the Han army retreating one after another. The same army in yellow uniforms was forming a formation to drive them away.
From time to time, he would see someone in the Han army fall down and be beheaded by the Taishan army pressing down from behind.
Zhang Tai also saw some familiar knights, the overriders of the yellow scarf warriors who had attacked him before.
These people had long lost their previous majesty, and now they were in panic and disappeared from the north of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Formation without looking back.
At this time, a sharp golden sound also sounded from the Han army in the south.
Everyone understood that this battle was over.
...The Han army retreated, but neither the Taishan Army nor the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans pursued it.
On the one hand, the two armies lacked a sufficient number of cavalry to pursue them. On the other hand, the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans suffered very heavy losses. They had to find Pao Ze who was injured and lying on the battlefield in time.
It was already dark, and the night was very cold, and many people were bound to be unable to survive it.
Taishan Army is counting the lists of each battalion. Although they won the battle, their losses were not small.
Within half an hour from arriving on the battlefield to the end of the battle, eighteen officials and more than two hundred soldiers had died.
Most of the casualties occurred in the second wave of Youzhou's assault.
Therefore, after the hundred warriors of the Han army surrendered, many people in the Taishan army wanted to kill them. It's not because the battle ended too quickly, these people might not survive.
Although the Taishan Army did not pursue the fleeing Han Army, they quickly captured the baggage left by the Han Army on the battlefield.
Relying on these baggage, the Taishan Army took advantage of the last space of darkness and began to build a huge camp on the south side of the battlefield to shield themselves and the Qingzhou Yellow Turban from the night wind.
Then the Taishan army saw countless sick and wounded Han soldiers abandoned on the battlefield. These people were left on the frozen soil to perish themselves.
The Taishan Army wanted to save them, but none of the sick and wounded Qingzhou Yellow Turbans had been sent to the camp, let alone them.
The result left to these people is to slowly freeze to death in the dark night.
The casualties of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are really tragic. The only one that can still be organized is the Jinan Yellow Turban Right Army, which only has an establishment of about 5,000 people.
However, the real casualties of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were not as high as expected. Most of the people were scattered everywhere and lost their organization.
Now that the war is over, as long as the troops are reorganized, some more troops can still be formed.
What is really lost is the essence and upper class of Qingzhou Yellow Turban. Among the 40,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, there are about 5,000 armored Yellow Turban warriors.
But this one, as an important force for attack and defense in this battle, was severely damaged. The deaths of these people were the bones that broke the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans' fighting strength.
Later, the body of Zhang Rao, the commander of Qushuai in Pingyuan County, was also found. He died with more than a thousand yellow scarf warriors.
But because he was dressed simply, his identity was not discovered by the Han army, so his head was still intact.
His large banner has also been taken away by the Han army, and it has become the meritorious service of someone unknown.
At this time, Zhang Rao's body was collected and sent to the place where he was mourning his grandson. His grandson had woken up and felt sad when he saw Zhang Rao's body. Lying on Zhang Rao's body was painful.
Xu He on the side comforted Zhang Rao, but he was equally sad and angry because there were now more than 3,000 children of Le'an Kingdom who went north with him after counting. When Eight Pavilions went to Five Pavilions, they basically collapsed.
Everyone in Qingzhou Yellow Turban was immersed in grief.
Over there, Taishan's army was making fire, cooking millet, and cutting out horse meat and mixing it with the food. The aroma was mixed with the smell of blood and feces and urine from the battlefield, making it unappetizing.
There were no trees nearby, so there was no firewood to collect. Therefore, the firewood burned by Taishan's army were the wooden handles of spears and spears left by the Han army on the battlefield.
Some vans were also split into firewood, and more bonfires were lit to ward off the severe cold for the wounded and sick in the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.
The Taishan Army retained a chariot, which belonged to the Han army commander Lu Zhi, with his canopy on it.
With Zhang Dan's consent, this car was retained and will be given to Qu Shuai later to represent the military service of the Eastern Expedition Army.
The sky is getting darker and darker, and the Taishan Army invites the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans to eat horse meat and rice.
But this time, the mood of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans was very wrong. They didn't even use the rice and rice. They just gathered around to keep warm, leaving only the injured robes in the middle.
Some Taishan soldiers were about to scold these people for being ignorant, but were stopped by their respective military officials.
After hastily leaving some blankets and tents for these people, the Taishan Army withdrew to a corner of the camp, leaving most of the space to the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.
These military officials knew the mood of these Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.
They were blaming the Taishan Army for leaving halfway. If the Taishan Army hadn't suddenly left, Qingzhou Yellow Turban's losses would never have been so great.
As for, if the Taishan Army hadn't arrived in time, they would all have died. This idea is rational rather than something they consider emotionally.
Some Taishan soldiers knew these emotions from their own generals and felt aggrieved.
Isn't it just for them that I wait for others to travel back and forth? After a big battle, they still had to set up camp and cook for them, and finally gave up most of the camp to them.
I really think that their Taishan Army owes these people!
Shouldn't it be these people who owe their lives?
No matter who is right, the result is that after this war, it is really difficult for the Qingzhou Yellow Turban and the Eastern Expeditionary Army to return to the closeness they had before the war.
Time passed little by little, and everyone was lying in the tent to rest. It was completely dark.
Suddenly, a large group of people from the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans came, and they broke into the prison camp set up by the Taishan Army.
There are more than a thousand Han prisoners here, most of whom are Wei Jun soldiers and abandoned Zhongshan soldiers. These people all surrendered on their knees during the pursuit by the Taishan Army.
As for Yan Rou and the other hundred or so warriors, they were assigned to a separate battalion because they surrendered before the battle and had some intention of taking the initiative anyway.
When the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans broke in, miserable howlings soon came from the camp.
These Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are killing prisoners.
After hearing the news, the Taishan Army rushed to surround these Qingzhou Yellow Turbans. Seeing them slaughtering the unarmed Han soldiers there, they couldn't help but ridicule:
"Why are you so powerful? Why didn't I see you so powerful when I was holding a weapon?"
Such words are met with disaster as soon as they are spoken.
The Yellow Turbans who came here were from Pingyuan County. After Qu Shuai died tragically, they couldn't let go. They were so angry that they broke into this place to avenge Qu Shuai.
But now as soon as Taishan Army said these words, they exploded.
One was obviously the leader, his face flushed, and he pointed at the approaching Taishan army:
"Bullshit on you. You Taishan troops just come here to pick up what's ready. We're here to fight. You came here and became good people. Also, do you know what the hell you're talking about?"
He stood up to a Taishan military official and said angrily:
"How many people have died, shouldn't these people die? Why are you trying to stop us from taking revenge? Do you really think that no one knows your thoughts? Don't you just want to attract these people into the team? You have dirty thoughts, I, Lei Dafu, The first one looked down upon.”
"These people have killed so many of our brothers. They should have died long ago. What happens now? You want to forgive them, and then these people can sneak into our ranks in a flash? What qualifications do you have to do this? Have you asked us? Have you asked? Our brothers who died? ”
These words made the Taishan military officers present speechless, and some even dared not look directly at their anger.
But at this time, a tall and burly Han official said in the mouth of the Han prisoners:
"Everyone has his own master on the battlefield. What hatred do we have against you? All we do is obey orders. Just like you."
But as soon as he said these words, the yellow turban from Pingyuan County named Lei Dafu suddenly ran over and stabbed the man in the chest.
Looking at this person's disbelieving eyes, Lei Dafu said happily:
"I obey your devil's orders. If Nai Gong kills you, he is also obeying Huang Tian's will. Brothers, kill me, kill these Han soldiers."
The Taishan Army present had been caught by Lei Dafu's reasoning, and they stood there blankly for a while, watching the Yellow Turbans from Pingyuan County prepare to massacre the Han soldiers.
At this moment, a weak but majestic voice sounded from behind:
"Let's see who dares!"
(End of chapter)