Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1699 Besieging Zhang Feijiu

"This is Pang Shiyuan?" Zhang Liao looked at the corpse of the young man lying on the ground, his eyes flickered.

The reason why he was interested in this young man was that on the one hand, the information told him that this young man was Zhang Fei's counselor and also a difficult opponent.

On the other hand, this young man is still a member of Jingxiang Pang's family, that is, the nephew of Pang Degong who has now entered the Ming court.

The Pang family can also be regarded as the pillars of the Qingliu family, and has a great influence in Shilin, even though the Pang family has entered the imperial court as an official and surrendered to Ming Dynasty.

But even the Son of Heaven, Mujing, treated the Pang family preferentially.

"It's this man!"

A school lieutenant came out next to him, cupped his hands and said, "He almost got out of the siege. If he hadn't insisted on covering Zhang Fei and retreating, he might have gone directly to Huo Dashan from our weakest point." Officially, as long as we enter the mountain where the Shangdang River meets the river, we won't be able to feed him at all!"

"It's a good calculation!"

Zhang Liao sneered: "It's just that people's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations. Any calculations will appear very pale under absolute power!"

In this battle, the Ming army agreed with absolute strength. From the moment they captured the eldest son city, on the battlefield of Shangdang, their strength has already won the crown.

Unless the Yan army increases its troops, it will be impossible to compete with the Ming army on the Shangdang battlefield.

"Burn it!"

Zhang Liao thought for a while and said, "The corpses of the other generals of the Yan army were burned together, buried on the spot after burning, and an unnamed monument was erected for them. Pang Tong's corpse was burned separately, and the ashes were collected in an urn. Alright, as a colleague, take it back to Lord Pang De, so that he can be buried alive!"

Burning is inevitable. With so many corpses on the battlefield, it is easy to cause problems. The strategy of the Ming army is to burn on the spot and burn as much as possible.

Even the corpses of their own comrades-in-arms would be burned, but after they were burned, they would be put away, taken back, buried in the martyrs cemetery, and respected by future generations.

As for why Pang Shiyuan was treated preferentially, it was because of the Pang family.

If he was just an ordinary Zhonglang general, he wouldn't need to think so much, but when he reached this high position, he would have to think about the entire court.

For him, this is just a favor.

Pang Shiyuan took refuge in the formation of the Yan army, he was the enemy, life and death were right on the battlefield, that was a normal thing, and the Pang family couldn't say anything.

But since he had been beheaded, taking him back and letting him return to his roots was like selling a favor to the Pang family, and the Pang family would be grateful to him no matter what.

"promise!"

A personal guard bowed his hands and said.

"Thunder Tiger, Samoko!"

"exist!"

"How is the battlefield cleaned?"

"It's still being cleaned, because it's raining, so it's a bit difficult to clean up, so we may have a longer time!"

"Quickly!"

Zhang Liao looked at the sky: "Leave the rest to Min Wu and Pang De. If they can clean up Zhang Fei, they will clean up naturally. If Zhang Fei ran out, it must be his fate. We have to return to the eldest son city as soon as possible." Already!"

There was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, his voice was very light, but there was a thunderous thunder, which made the hearts of the two main generals tense up.

"The battle of Shangdang is just the beginning, what follows is the real bloody battle!"

His gaze became sharp and aggressive, and his voice was cold: "The next step is to cooperate with His Majesty's main force, first encircle and kill Guan Yunchang, and then fight to the death with the Yan army to completely defeat them!"

Clean up Zhang Fei first, and then clean up Guan Yu. As long as they are all cleaned up, then Liu Bei's left and right hands will be broken, and the next duel will become much easier.

Dividing troops to attack is also a dangerous thing. Liu Bei planned well before, but unfortunately he underestimated the reaction and combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

If he hadn't been so eager for quick success at the beginning, he would have gathered Zhang Fei and Guan Yu's troops, and with the support of Ju Yi, he would have started the battle in Shangdang.

On the contrary, this battle was more difficult for the Ming army.

It's a pity that they split up the attack on the left and right wings, but the Ming army had a time lag. When they were fighting Ju Yi, Zhang Fei reinforced them, but it was too late. When they were fighting Zhang Fei, Guan Yu didn't know.

As for the Ming army, it was faster to gather combat power, and the cooperation between the various armies was relatively tacit, and this was an advantage.

Of course, there is another advantage here, and that is the new weapon. The gunpowder blasted the city gate and led to Ju Yi's defeat, which is also a key.

But no matter what, the Ming army had already taken the lead in this battle, and the rhythm of the battle was already in Zhang Liao's hands.

What he has to do now is to pull the main force back to the eldest son city as soon as possible, rectify, count the casualties, and then restore combat effectiveness, and focus on the situation of the next battle.

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It had been raining for a long time, and it stopped at this time. There was a ray of sunshine, and the sunshine after the heavy rain could illuminate the world even brighter.

A rugged mountain road.

"quick!"

"Go faster!"

"Along the mountain road, don't stop, keep going!"

Under the bursts of hysterical voices, the dejected men were walking with difficulty.

The erected battle flags, one by one, are very bright.

This is Zhang Fei's remaining main force.

Going north from the battlefield, they broke out of the siege after abruptly killing them, but the remaining main force was chased by the Ming army's pursuers, and soldiers fell behind one after another.

Up to now, there are only less than eight thousand sons left.

Moreover, these soldiers were exhausted after hard battles, consumed most of their physical strength, and their morale was low, and their fighting spirit was low.

The combat power is not as good as [-]% to [-]% of the morale of the victory, or even lower.

They can still hold on, that's because they still have a desire to survive in their hearts, so they can grit their teeth, take a firm breath, and walk on.

"Three generals, the soldiers are too exhausted. They fought hard all night and ran all morning. It's already noon, but they haven't eaten a single bite. Not only are they mentally tense, but also physically exhausted. , if things go on like this, you guys might not be able to get out of this mountain road!"

A school lieutenant came back and clasped his hands and asked, "Can you let the soldiers rest for a while before continuing on their way!"

"Bastard!"

Zhang Fei was in a particularly annoying mood at this time, and his bad temper was vividly displayed. He hit him with a horse whip and said angrily: "We can rest, but will the enemy let us rest? Are you planning to stay here and wait? The enemy army chased up and wiped us all out!"

This captain can be regarded as Zhang Fei's veteran general. He knows Zhang Fei's character too well. He is not a general who can listen to persuasion, especially when he has a bad temper.

He dared not speak out, and went back in despair.

Zhang Fei was a frightened bird at this time. He had to get out of Shangdang as soon as possible. His life was basically replaced by Pang Tong. Open a hole and kill it.

Therefore, whether it is for himself or not to let Pang Tong down, he must step out of Shangdang.

At this time, he would not care even if he was holding on to his breath, or even exhausting the main strength of his subordinates, he had to get out of Shangdang as soon as possible.

Follow this road, go north, then turn west.

It is estimated that there are still more than a hundred miles before he can go out, but he knows very well that this is a very dangerous road, and the pursuers behind are chasing closely.

In their state, Zhang Fei didn't have much confidence in whether they could hold out and go out.

But those who can go to the battlefield are those who spare their lives.

At this time, Zhang Fei was desperate, so he tried his best to encourage the soldiers to work harder so that they could get out of this rugged mountain road and get out of Shangdang.

Walked for another two hours.

At this time, the sky became overcast again, and dark clouds gathered above the head, and Zhang Fei's remnants had already crossed several mountains.

They came out of the rugged mountain road, and were heading northwest to Xihe County according to the road designed by Pang Tong.

"Is it going to rain again?"

Looking at the weather like this, Zhang Fei's subordinates all tensed up.

The previous rain had already soaked the soldiers' robes, and many soldiers fell ill directly, and now they continued to brave the rain, their physical strength could not hold on at all.

This time, not only one school lieutenant, but the remaining five school lieutenants and more than a dozen military lords all asked Zhang Fei to stop and take a rest.

Looking at their determination, Zhang Fei felt helpless. He was strong and full of physical strength. Even if he was injured, he could continue to persevere, but these soldiers couldn't do it.

I had to order and said: "Take a rest on the spot for an hour, and after an hour, continue to move forward, and walk out of Shangdang within tomorrow as much as possible!"

He took a deep breath and looked back, even across the mountains, he could feel that the Ming army was approaching him.

"promise!"

The generals took the lead.

At this time, it is a luxury for these soldiers to stop for an hour to rest, even if it is just to replenish dry food and restore physical strength.

Breaking through the siege this morning, almost cut them off in the middle, and lost most of their food and grass, even except for the dry food they carried.

But the dry food on many soldiers was also lost in the chaos.

In this environment, they can't last long.

"Have the scouts been released?" At this moment, Zhang Fei was still a little cautious.

But the generals under his command have already slackened, because their physical strength can't continue to support them, and they are naturally exhausted under extreme fatigue and even injuries.

"For a few miles around, we have already sent troops to stand guard!"

A school lieutenant cupped his hands and said.

"The scouts still have to be released, especially in the back. Keep an eye on the Ming army. We don't know when they will chase them up. That's waiting for death!"

"promise!"

The mountain road was quiet, and the soldiers didn't even have the time or strength to speak, most of them were biting the hard dry bread.

There were more and more dark clouds above the head, and a light rain fell, but the soldiers of the Yan Army didn't take it seriously, even in their opinion, let it fall, at this time they want to find a place to hide Rain can't do anything.

When we broke through, we couldn't avoid the hands, and it was raining at that time. After the rain, most of the wounds would be infected.

By this time, more and more people's wounds had begun to become infected, and some soldiers even had a fever, and then fell down, unable to get up at all.

However, they didn't notice at all that a troop was approaching them from the northwest.

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"Have the scouts found it?"

Ju Yi stood under a big tree, staring ahead, and asked gloomyly.

His patience is running out.

After all, this is his only chance to come back, but it is not easy to seize this opportunity, even if they choose to ambush in this place.

But whether Yan Jun will do what they want is hard to say.

They had already been put together by Zhang Fei before. If it wasn't because he had already joined the Ming army, they might have really become Zhang Fei's shield.

At this time, Ju Yi only wanted to cut Zhang Fei off his horse.

Sometimes people have the kind of personality that would rather me bear the world than let the world bear me. He can betray, but if he is played by Zhang Fei, then he can't.

"I just discovered that within three miles of us, there are soldiers and horses in the woods in front of us. According to preliminary visual inspection, there are nearly tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, with Zhang Ziqi banners and Yanjun battle armor costumes!"

"Looks like we guessed right!"

At this moment, Ju Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes became sharper: "In this case, let's give them a good ride!"

"General Ju Yi, you and I together only have [-] soldiers and horses. Their strength may be higher than ours, and we still don't know what's going on with them, so attack rashly, okay?"

Li Yu frowned slightly.

It's not that he doesn't want to fight, but that he doesn't want to fight rashly. At this time, he pays more attention to the combat effectiveness of his subordinates. After all, in today's troubled times, it is easier to survive if he controls soldiers and horses.

If all the troops are wasted here, it will lose its value.

"No time to think about it!"

Ju Yi said in a low voice: "We only have one chance, no matter what, we must attack, win if we fight, and run if we don't win!"

His sense of the battlefield is still very keen.

This Yan army cannot be alone. There must be the main force of the Ming army behind it. If the main force of the Ming army takes it down first, then they will have no chance of making meritorious service.

Without meritorious service, it is very difficult to gain a foothold in the Ming army.
As for the loss of this little force, he didn't really care much about it anymore. Perhaps his vision was much farther than Li Yu's. This little force was not one hundred and eighty thousand, so how could it have any influence.

To gain the trust of the Ming court is perhaps the most important foothold.

"Lieutenant Li, you don't need to fight, but you'd better think about it. The Ming army's foothold is more about military merit than anything else!" Ju Yi said in a low voice.

"war!"

Li Yu thought about it, gritted his teeth and said.

He also has nowhere to go!

(End of this chapter)