I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 702 Big Event

After Huang Zu gave the order to retreat, many Jingzhou Army soldiers looked at the Han army approaching quickly with spears raised, and they felt deep fear in their hearts.

So as they retreated, their formation began to become chaotic.

What's worse is that their front line has already fought with the Han army, so it is not that easy to retreat smoothly.

Moreover, the Han army formation not far behind them was also advancing rapidly.

Seeing the opponent's army begin to run back in panic, Xu Huang realized that his opportunity had come.

Xu Huang in history was a general who was good at driving for a long time.

To this day, this Hongnong position battle has also allowed Xu Huang to try his best.

Xu Huang immediately ordered the soldiers to step up the attack again.

This time Xu Huang attacked again, in order to drive the remaining front army horses from behind.

Xu Huang was not in a hurry to let his soldiers kill them.

As long as they are unable to maintain their formation and rush into the rear formation at random, the Southern Army's formation will definitely be disrupted.

By that time, it will be a sure thing that we defeat our opponent.

Unpredictable changes, multiple strategies, switching from defense to offense, and winning at the last moment. This is called a wise general, and Xu Huangzheng belongs to this category.

Under the command of Xu Huang, three thousand Han troops quickly pursued the defeated Southern army led by Huang Zu.

Under the elite pursuit led by Xu Huang, the southern army that was escaping back to its own army collided with the rear, and the formation became more and more chaotic.

The scene currently taking place on the battlefield between the two front armies is being noticed by senior generals of both armies.

Compared with the happy faces on the Han army's side, most of the generals on the Southern army's side looked panicked.

They could gradually see what Xu Huang wanted to do.

Huang Zu was panicking, but since he had seen what the other party wanted to do, he naturally could not let the other party succeed.

He began to give orders, directing the soldiers to stabilize their formation and stick to the formation. At the same time, he ordered the bows and crossbows to guard the camp, and kept firing arrows into Xu Huang's soldiers... firing arrows with all his might.

Huang Zu understood that now he could only use the arrow array to restore his own decline and stop Xu Huang's footsteps.

Facts have proved that Huang Zu, as a general in Jingzhou, still has some skills in battle.

The powerful arrow array indeed caused a lot of casualties in front of Xu Huang's army, and also somewhat slowed down their charge.

But it is a pity that Huang Zu underestimated Xu Huang after all.

The arrow formation could only stop him for a while, but not for a long time.

He is not only a general who is good at setting up formations, but also an unstoppable and powerful general who can march forward.

Xu Huang did not disappoint. As the commander-in-chief of the Han army, when he saw the scene in front of him, there was no panic on his face.

Xu Huang has a very good mentality. He will not be easily shaken no matter how big the situation is.

For him, the current scene could not disturb his heart at all.

In other words, such a scene is a real battlefield showdown.

Things are changing rapidly and no one can perfectly predict what will happen next.

But he also knew that he could not allow the enemy to block him like this.

He knew it was now up to him to save the day.

Xu Huang quickly drove the horse on his crotch and jumped out.

What he wields in his hand is the extremely lethal ax he has always been proud of.

After Xu Huang came out of the Han army's formation on horseback, he waved his big ax and took the lead. At the same time, he loudly ordered the three armies to change their formations.

Then Xu Huang gave the order, and the Han army quickly dispersed to the two wings.

When Xu Huang commanded, his voice was loud, his eyes wide with anger, and he was extremely majestic. In accordance with his military orders, the three thousand soldiers quickly separated into two groups and rushed towards the enemy's flanks.

Xu Huang personally took the lead in the front line. Under the cover of a group of shield-bearing soldiers, he led the army and quickly approached Huang Zu's main line.

At such a close distance, the opponent's bow and arrows are useless.

Looking at the enemy troops getting closer and closer, a trace of coldness appeared on Xu Huang's face.

Afterwards, Xu Huang rode his horse into the enemy formation without hesitation.

A cold light flashed, and the body of a Jingzhou knight was cut in half with an axe.

When Xu Huang rushed into the enemy's army, his bodyguards also hurriedly followed him to cover him, and rushed towards the enemy's formation together.

After a while, Xu Huang had already killed dozens of people with an axe.

There are no injured, only dead.

It's not that the Jingzhou Army wanted to stop Xu Huang, but whenever someone came around, the ax in Xu Huang's hand would be swung away mercilessly.

More and more cold light flashed in the Jingzhou army, and more and more Jingzhou soldiers fell into the dust.

Xu Huang, who used all his strength, drove his war horse from left to right among the Jingzhou army like a divine general from heaven.

Countless blood mist rose in front of Xu Huang.

Anyone who stands in my way is a loser!

Xu Huang, one person's bravery cannot infinitely expand the results, but there is no doubt that his actions gave the soldiers of the Han army a good start and set an example.

The morale of the soldiers of the Han army suddenly rose, and they all rushed towards the enemy. They waved their weapons desperately and constantly demanded the lives of the opponents.

Liu Bian and He, who were in the chariot behind Huang Zu, looked at what was happening in front of them in horror.

They have stayed in high positions for too long. They have just been in the court and palace, scheming and framing others for their own interests. They only focus on their own interests.

However, the mother and son had never seen real suffering in the world, nor what a truly terrifying battlefield was like.

It was not until today, when they saw the scene in front of them, that they discovered in horror that everyone's life was so fragile on the battlefield.

Seeing how bloody the battle ahead was, He reached out and grabbed Liu Bian's arm, and said nervously: "Bian'er, let's get out of here quickly, in case these people hurt our mother and son." Life, our mother and son are so unjust."

In fact, there is no need for He to talk about this matter, Liu Bian himself is very aware of it.

But in the current situation, even if their mother and son want to run away, wherever you ask Liu Bian to run with them, there will be chaos everywhere, and if you are not careful, you may be affected.

However, Liu Bian was not sure whether the lives of mother and son could be saved if they continued to spend time in this place.

The emperor and the queen mother were both pampered people in the past. Once they encountered this situation, they were very panicked and had no ability to make appropriate choices.

Liu Bian looked left and right. Just when he was wondering what to do, he saw one of his eunuchs hurriedly running in front of him.

This eunuch is called Li Zhi, and he has followed Liu Bian for many years. He is one of the eunuchs trained by Lu Qiang. He has been with Liu Bian since he was a child. It can be said that he grew up with Liu Bian. Even though Liu Bian had fallen from the throne and became a prince, Li Zhi never gave up and followed him to Hongnong.

At this moment, Li Zhi rushed to Liu Bian's carriage and shouted at him: "Your Majesty, follow me quickly, I will lead your Majesty to escape from this place of right and wrong!"

Liu Bian had no one he could trust at this time. Since Li Zhi said this, he naturally believed in him and could only believe in him.

"You quickly lead the way!"

So Liu Bian immediately ordered the coachman to drive the carriage and follow Li Zhi toward the southeast.

Although there was chaos on the battlefield, the carriage Liu Bian was riding in was still very conspicuous.

Xu Huang was fighting in the formation and had already seen Liu Bian's carriage. Seeing them fleeing to the southeast, Xu Huang, who was wielding a big ax, couldn't help but reveal a cold smile.

Not only did Liu Bian's actions escape Xu Huang's eyes, Huang Zu also discovered his whereabouts.

Huang Zu was anxious now. If he ran around randomly on this battlefield, he could easily cause a big disaster.

Although Huang Zu wanted to stop Liu Bian personally.

But the situation on the battlefield is so changing now. If he moves easily, Liu Bian will easily be intercepted and killed.

Huang Zu was very anxious. He could not leave the battlefield now, but at the same time, he could not let Liu Bian and He run around the battlefield without paying attention.

So he ordered his two captains to go on his behalf and intercept Liu Bian's carriage.

Huang Zu asked two captains to tell Liu Bian that he would soon defeat the enemy and then turn back to rescue him.

After receiving Huang Zu's order, the two captains immediately led a small number of troops and ran towards where Liu Bian and He were.

But at the same time, Xu Huang stepped up his attack. He shouted desperately to his soldiers, telling them that if they could kill one person, they would be rewarded with one gold.

As the saying goes, there must be brave men under heavy rewards. After receiving Xu Huang's promise of rewards, the soldiers became even more desperate. They were like beasts emerging from their cages, fighting desperately against the Jingzhou Army soldiers on the opposite side. Attack and kill.

In their eyes, those Jingzhou Army soldiers are not soldiers at all, but walking money bags.

Xu Huang also quietly sent a team of soldiers and horses at some point to lurk in the direction of Liu Bian.

There were not many troops on both sides of the battle, only a few thousand. However, in terms of the overall quality of the soldiers and the decision-making ability of the generals, Xu Huang and his army were far stronger than Huang Zu.

Therefore, Xu Huang has always had the advantage in this battle.

Huang Zu's side had been losing troops and generals. In the end, Huang Zu, not to mention Liu Bian and the He family, even his own central army had been broken through by Xu Huang, and he himself fell into a huge crisis! In crisis.

But luckily Yuan Shao did not assign Huang Zu to rescue Liu Bian alone.

He also sent his confidant general Zhou Tai to lead 5,000 troops to respond. Zhou Tai was not in a hurry to enter Hongnong at first, but waited quietly according to the time.

But when the time came, there was still no one sent by Huang Zu to inform him that everything was safe.

So Zhou Tai felt unsure, and he hurriedly sent troops into Hongnong territory to personally rescue Huang Zu.

By the time he saw Huang Zu, Huang Zu's soldiers and horses had been beaten to pieces by Xu Huang and fled in all directions. A small number of people were just holding on, and Huang Zu himself also led a small number of soldiers and horses to escape. .

Xu Huang led his troops to pursue him. If Zhou Tai had not rescued Huang Zu in time, Huang Zu's head would have been taken off by Xu Huang.

When Huang Zuzheng was frightened and didn't know what to do, he saw a troop of soldiers and horses heading straight for him in front of him. He was immediately frightened out of his wits and thought that the imperial court had sent troops to surround and kill him.

"My life is over!"

Just when Huang Zu was horrified that he was going to die here today, he suddenly heard someone calling him in front, and the voice seemed quite familiar.

Huang Zu looked up hurriedly and saw Zhou Tai who was leading his troops to greet him.

Seeing that it was Zhou Tai who came to save him, Huang Zu was immediately reassured.

Then Huang Zu was seen waving at Zhou Tai.

Zhou Tai didn't say much and directly led his troops to charge forward.

Xu Huang was a heroic man who was good at using troops, and Zhou Tai was also a heroic man who was good at using troops.

The two people fought against each other. It could be said that they met their opponents. The two led their troops to directly start a battle on the same spot.

Zhou Tai can be said to be a rare fierce general in Jingzhou. He committed suicide bravely and fought Xu Huang to a 50-50 draw.

Seeing Zhou Tai working so hard, Xu Huang felt that there was no need to fight with Zhou Tai. He had secretly received the news from his subordinates, saying that the main task had been completed. Since the most important task had been completed, then Whether to kill Huang Zu or not is not a big deal to Xu Huang.

Finally, Xu Huang broke away from the battle circle and waved his axe, calling for the soldiers to withdraw temporarily.

Although Zhou Tai was determined to continue fighting Xu Huang, seeing Huang Zu's appearance he knew that the plan might have failed.

For Zhou Tai, the top priority was not to fight to the death with the southern army, but to quickly join Huang Zu to see if he could find Hongnong King Liu Bian and the He family again.

So both sides stopped fighting and retreated to the rear.

Zhou Tai met Huang Zu and asked: "Huang Gong, where is King Hongnong?"

When Huang Zu heard that Zhou Tai mentioned Liu Bian, his face showed a shameful expression. He told Zhou Tai roughly what happened.

"I fought hard with the opponent, but I didn't expect that the opponent was strong. I fought with him bravely, but I couldn't gain any advantage."

"Now that the soldiers and horses have been scattered, even King Hongnong and the He family don't know where they have gone."

When Zhou Tai heard this, he suddenly felt nervous, and he hurriedly said to Huang Zu.

"I think the number of enemy troops is not very large. Otherwise, if Huang Gong sent people to inquire about Hongnong before, it would be impossible not to get any information."

"Now I have brought thousands of soldiers and horses, and I hope that we will be able to respond in a short time. Let's search carefully nearby. If we can see King Hongnong again, it can be regarded as completing what Yuan Gong has done."

"Otherwise, when you and I return to Wancheng, we may not be able to see Mr. Yuan in shame."

Zhou Tai's words were also what Huang Zu wanted to say, and the two of them coincided with each other. They then led their troops to search nearby.

Although the fighting just now was fierce, the battlefield was not too large. After King Hongnong's carriage broke away from the battlefield, it was quickly found by Zhou Tai's people in the nearby countryside.

It would have been a good thing to find King Hongnong's bicycle frame, but unfortunately, there were no living people on the bicycle frame at this time, but only two corpses were left.

There is no doubt that King Hongnong and the He family have been killed.

Before they died, both men's faces were full of fear, not knowing what they saw.

As for the car, except for the two human corpses, there was no one around.

No one knows what happened when the two of them were killed.

When he saw the body of King Hongnong, Huang Zu's eyes turned black and he felt like he was about to faint.

He fell to the ground and murmured painfully:

"how so?!"

"Why is it happening like that!"

(End of this chapter)