Chapter 497 Breakout
The person who shouted Zhang Zong was none other than the team general Han Chang.
He arrived here earlier than Zhang Zong, and had been hiding in the dense forest with his entire team of forty soldiers. Then I kept watching Zhang Zong arrive, Zhang Zong was in a daze, and Zhang Zong was impatient.
Han Chang didn't come out until he saw Zhang Zong was leaving.
Han Chang left his brothers in the army and got out alone. Then he saw the Han army officials drawing their swords and bows.
He couldn't be any nervous at this time, otherwise he would have to keep his life regardless of whether the ambush could be successful.
Indeed, Zhang Zong's inner vigilance was at its highest at this time, and he was wary of Han Chang's purpose.
Therefore, Zhang Zong did not ride forward as Han Chang expected, but asked from a distance:
"Why did Brother Han come so late? Could he have been staring at me in the forest?"
Since the mountains are not coming, we will go to the mountains.
So Han Chang moved forward again and replied to Zhang Zong:
"Brother Zhang, you have to understand me. This is my first time doing something like this, and I'm very scared. I don't dare to come out until I see Brother Zhang's sincerity."
Han Chang's words were somewhat convincing to Zhang Zong. After all, if he thought about it himself, he would worry about whether he would take credit for someone else's head.
So at this moment, looking at the enemy on the other side, Han Chang secretly thought that he was still a little anxious.
Over there, Zhang Zong saw Han Chang walking alone and heard his words, and he was obviously a little relaxed.
He clamped the horse and walked up to Han Chang, snorting from his nose:
"Brother Han, you can't just look at yourself. People can't be too selfish. Don't you think about it? If you do this kind of thing, am I also doing something to support you?"
Then, he pointed to himself quite proudly:
"You were in dire straits, and it was me who helped you. Am I a favor to you? Not to mention, my lord Cao Gong is a hero. You can have a career under his command. So, am I a favor to you?" Is it even bigger? You are so suspicious of me now, I can’t help but feel chilled.”
Even in the end, Zhang Zong emphasized again:
"Chilling."
At this time, Han Chang quietly stared at Zhang Zong, who was getting closer and closer, and saw that he was holding the bridle in his left hand and holding a whip in his right hand. He was wearing a robe and stepping on his feet, looking leisurely.
So, he spoke slowly, but said something that made Zhang Zong extremely confused.
Just listen to Han Changdao:
"I know that I am a loyal person, so I feel that I must give you a chance. Our Lord created the world, and he is a hero who has traveled through the world. Now I specially invite you to join our Taishan Army. I dare not boast about becoming a general, but I will definitely be able to use it. What do you think, bro, stretch your ambition?”
Zhang Zong was a little confused by these words. Did he go to the wrong place? Shouldn't it be that he surrendered to Han Chang here? Why do you think Han Chang means to include him?
Just when Zhang Zong tilted his head and the confusion on his face was about to be replaced by surprise, Han Chang moved.
Only three feet away from Zhang Zong's horse's head, Han Chang jumped up, and then jumped in front of Zhang Zong like a galloping horse.
Then, before anyone could react, he jumped on his horse, drew out his short blade and pressed it against Zhang Zong's neck.
For a time, the situation changed.
With the blade on his neck, Zhang Zong could only say bitterly:
"Brother, we are a family. I have long admired the Taishan Army and wish I could join. Now that I have my brother's recommendation, what else can I say? I have entered the Taishan Army, I said so."
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Not everyone can be as decisive and brave as Han Chang, and not all Han soldiers are as naive and stupid as Zhang Zong.
In a river valley north of Zhua City.
A small-scale war between the Taishan Army and the Han Army is breaking out.
Under the attack of the red tide, a Taishan Army Cavalry was fighting hard.
The leader of the Taishan Army, riding a horse, rushed to the front, with almost no enemies under his feet. The few robes behind him used this as their arrows to break through the encirclement like this.
But more and more Han troops were surrounding them, and it was obvious that their cavalry had rushed into the enemy's nest.
Fortunately, these Han troops were unprepared, so the fight turned into a melee.
At this time, an injured You Yi said hoarsely to the soldier at the front:
"Ziyi, we have been racing for too long and are exhausted now. You should rush out alone. You must report to the captain."
The man named Ziyi was none other than Donglai Taishici.
After he joined the Taishan Army in the Battle of Zhongrenting, he was promoted to the Youyi System because of his outstanding martial arts skills.
This time, he and six colleagues received Guo Shu's order to send a request for reinforcements to Captain Jinquan in Pingyuanjin.
Since Guo Shu retreated to Zhu'a's defense, the Han army's offensive became more fierce.
The thirty-two dock walls originally arranged on the periphery are gradually losing contact with the city. In this case, it is necessary for Guo Shu to explain the situation in Zhua to Pingyuanjin.
It was obvious that something was very wrong with the Han army on the opposite side.
Why do you say that?
You said that Cao Cao's Jinan army was going to attack with all its strength, but Guo Shu didn't look like it when he looked at the Han army flags outside the city. Those who came were all generals with no name, and even scum like the Yellow Turbans of Qi were dragged into the city.
But you said that Cao Cao didn't want to do his best, so why did he mobilize his troops like this? Or take the initiative to provoke their Taishan Army?
All in all there was something strange about the whole thing.
But no matter what the other side said, Guo Shu still needed to call for reinforcements. He originally had two battalions of thousands of troops, but then dispersed about 500 soldiers. Now there are only 500 left in the city, and he does not have much confidence in holding it.
In fact, Guo Shu is still a bit immature after all. He has not been trained in the military academy of the Taishan Army, and his thinking and tactics are still at the stage of the Han Army.
In fact, when you, Guo Shu, noticed that there was a change in the Jinan soldiers, you should decisively abandon Zhu'a, and then move into Mount Tai to look for the Taishan Army's Left Army Marshal's Department.
But now, Guo Shu directly chose to hold on and asked for help from the Jinquan tribe in the north. This can not but be said to be a failed decision.
This failure was directly reflected in Taishi Ci's Youyi team.
They were walking on a mountain forest road, and there should not have been a large force of the Han army, but it was obvious that Jinan had anticipated Guo Shu's decision and made arrangements here in advance.
If Taishi Ci's cavalry hadn't run fast enough, the Han army would have attacked in a hurry. These You Yi, headed by Tai Shi Ci, had already fallen from power.
Just as You Yi was talking behind him, another wave of arrows came from both sides, and the few You Yi who landed at the back immediately fell off their horses and died.
Seeing this scene, Taishi Ci stared angrily, and suddenly rode towards the shooter who was riding there.
The horse under Taishi Ci's lap is a new one, given to him by other robes. Everyone knew that he was brave and knew that whether the military affairs could be completed this time depended on Tai Shi Ci.
At this time, the ambush of Kang Men and Pao Ze's tragic death ignited Tai Shi Ci's anger.
He drew his bow and arrow directly from his horse and fired three consecutive shots at the Han archers in front, killing his life with the arrows.
However, before Taishi Ci could continue, an arrow was shot from the side and in front, hitting his horse in the crotch.
The war horse was running at high speed when it was suddenly shot. First it jumped wildly and knocked Tai Shici over. Then it continued for more than ten steps and fell to the ground with weak legs.
When Taishi Ci was overturned, he rolled four or five times on the ground and rolled to the vicinity of his horse.
Then, just as the Han archers from the opposite side rushed towards him, Taishi was so kind that he picked up the bow and arrows from the horse corpse. This time, his bow was like a thunderbolt, and he shot seventeen arrows in a row until the entire quiver was empty. until. The result was that the Han army lay down on the ground five steps away from him.
The remaining archers were so frightened by such a divine shot that they didn't even know how to draw their bows and arrows.
The first person to shoot Taishi Ci's horse to death was the general of this fifty-man archer team.
This man was shot to death by Taishi Ci in the first round.
And because his horse had no one to control it, it instinctively ran forward.
When he rushed to Taishi Ci's side, he straightened his bow and leaped on his horse, then bent down and picked up the horse's shaft next to the horse's corpse, and charged at the remaining archers.
Those archers were so frightened that they abandoned Paoze's body, threw down their bows and arrows, and ran into the forest.
As soon as Taishi Ci's eyes flashed with blood, he was about to chase into the forest and hunt down all these annoying creatures.
But at this time, he heard the screams of Pao Ze at the rear left, and his heart tightened. He immediately made a small circle and rushed back to Pao Ze.
There were three other people alive in Pao Ze at this time, and all of them were bloody.
One of them, who was also brave, was at the end, blocking the pursuing Han troops behind him.
When Taishi Ci saw this scene, he shouted:
"Sun Wang, let me help you."
The fight just now had already made Taishi Cisha lose his temper, and this solo charge doubled his courage.
He waved his horse spear, killing people all the way, and directly cut out a bloody belt.
The Han army that was chasing Taishi Ci and others only had a small number of elites, and the rest were ordinary soldiers. How could they withstand Taishi Ci's killing?
After the first few warriors died, the Han cavalry behind them retreated decisively.
This time Tai Shici was not enthusiastic, and immediately turned around after seeing the opponent collapse.
When he rushed back, Sun Wang was the only one left among the three You Yi.
It turned out that when Taishi Ci counterattacked, the three of them also chose to support Taishi Ci.
This is the meaning of paoze.
At this moment, Taishi Ci had a feeling that he had never felt before, that is, he was not a lone ranger, nor was he the abandoned son of a big shot. He was a Taishan official, with a group of brothers who shared life and death.
Even if Taishi Ci joined the Taishan Army before, he found it difficult to integrate.
This is not a problem with Taishan Army, but is determined by Taishi Ci's past experience.
He had trusted people, and he had given his loyalty. But every time, yes every time, his loyalty leads him into a more tragic situation.
So, he chose to close his heart. As long as he didn't care, he wouldn't be hurt again.
But so far, he was wrong.
It turns out that there are still people who care about him, Tai Shi Ci, and there are people who still have morality and loyalty, but only now does he understand.
At this moment, Sun Wang, the only survivor, was also covered in bruises and crumbling.
But he tried hard to hold the reins, smiled miserably at Taishi Ci and said:
"Ziyi, go and have a rest. Let me stay here with the brothers. This journey is really tiring. Let us have a rest here."
Taishi Ci had tears in his eyes, and he cursed directly:
"Have a rest."
Then he saw that Sun Wang was about to fall off his horse.
When Taishi Ci helped Sun Wang, he saw that he was unconscious and there was a long wound between his ribs under his military uniform.
Taishi Ci carried Sun Wang behind him, then picked up the equipment on the battlefield, found three remaining horses, and ran towards the southwest.
He knew that Guo Shu's judgment was obviously wrong, and the road to the north could not be taken at all. On the contrary, Taishi Ci was keenly aware that their southwest, that is, the left army marshal's headquarters might be the key to breaking the situation.
In fact, from this battle, the Taishan Army still exposed many problems.
One is that the military is developing too fast, and its tactical flexibility is obviously declining.
The Taishan Army began to form an army in the second year of Guanghe. At that time, it had only seventy-five people. And now, the number of Taishan Army has reached almost 100,000. How long has it passed?
A military officer who was a top-notch general at the grassroots level one year ago can become a general in a year. This is the drawback of military expansion.
The promotion of military officials often falls into a dilemma, that is, they are often promoted because of their outstanding abilities, and they are often promoted to a position that is beyond their ability.
The Taishan Army embodies this dilemma, which is why Zhang Chong is currently focusing on consolidating the fundamentals.
Without him, the current Taishan Army has become bigger, but also dull.
The second problem exposed here is that gaps have begun to appear between the armies.
This time the conflict broke out in Pingyuanjin, in the defense area of the former army marshal's headquarters, so this army was the first to react.
Yes, this conflict was indeed unexpected and fast, so the former army had to deal with it alone while waiting for instructions from the King and the Privy Council.
But the subsequent development of the war was not right.
You, Jinquan, have obviously already made a roundabout military order to reach Zhu'a. Why don't you seek the cooperation of the Marshal of the Left Army who is already in the Taishan area?
This limitation of scope directly made Guo Shu's vision very narrow. He only saw several small towns between the Hetai Passage, but not the friendly forces to the south.
Is it hard to guess the reason? No, this is the gap between systems.
This situation cannot be solved by Guan Yu and Ding Sheng alone. Zhang Chong has to be the one to coordinate. But fortunately, in this conflict, these problems were exposed in time.
When he returned to Taishi Ci, his choice and judgment were correct. He did not encounter any more ambush from the Han army along the way.
But just when Taishi Ci meant that he had broken through the siege, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves rushing like a waterfall on the opposite side.
But at this time, after running for so long, the people and horses were already exhausted. Even though Tai Shi Ci was so brave, he felt a little helpless in his heart.
He tied the belt that tied Sun Wang tightly again and hummed:
"Brothers are walking a little faster, we have to run to catch up."
After saying that, Taishi Ci put down the horse and walked slowly, then quickly, then quickly, and finally the horse's speed was raised to the highest speed.
Feeling the trees flying behind him and the strong wind blowing on his face, Taishi Ci laughed loudly:
"I am an official from the rear army of Gongtai Mountain, and I am Ci, the Taishi of Donglai. Who dares to kill me!"
For a moment, the heroic spirit was so strong that the birds in the forest were frightened and flew around in panic.
What kind of situation is it like for people in Kanas, road control, and being trapped in a cabin?
(End of chapter)