Chapter 342: This is a real escape
The wind was roaring, the horse was yelling, and the passionate soldiers were roaring angrily. The thin fence was pushed down in an instant, and the soldiers of the Shuntian Army rushed into the seemingly solid rebel camp without any effort. The smooth process almost made Bao Hua feel that this was a conspiracy against him for this night attack, but the scenes that happened next made him keep his heart in his stomach.
Because the entire camp of the rebels was in chaos. Countless people in disarray ran out of the tent in panic. Some were holding swords and guns in their hands, while others were actually bare-handed. Their first reaction was to run backwards.
In less than a stick of incense, Bao Hua had already killed the front camp. The white ground was covered with bright red blood. Under the storm of fire, purple and black appeared. The corpses in various directions told Bao Hua that he had succeeded. This time the attack on the camp was successful. The other party did not expect that he would attack the camp.
"Forward, forward, destroy their camp!" Bao Hua was furious and almost wanted to laugh out loud. Seeing the situation in the front camp, he knew that he was in the hands of the victory.
Carrying a blood-dropping knife, Bao Hua took the lead and rushed to the front. His target was the place where the flag of the main general in the middle camp was flying high. When he came there, cut off the flag, the rebels would collapse.
In front of him, a built-in army finally appeared. The leader of the rebels was Lu Yifan. Bao Hua laughed loudly, pointed his sword in front of him and roared: "Follow me and took the leader of the rebels."
Before the Central Camp, we encountered a built-up army, and it was led by the main general. This only shows that the entire rebel camp was about to collapse. If the army in front of us was defeated, the victory would be held in his own hands.
Lu Yifan's heart was bleeding. His camp was completely collapsed at this moment, but he could not retreat immediately. He had to fight for a while. In Qin Feng's words, even if he lost, he had to lose to the point of losing. He must not collapse at once. This may cause the opponent to doubt and all his previous efforts are wasted.
For Lu Yifan, every moment he persisted would be an extra loss. But he did not have the courage to disobey the order. He had already pressed all his treasures on the Taiping Army. This was his last retreat. And now it seemed that this road seemed to be the brightest path he could choose at the moment.
"Kill and kill!" For the first time, Lu Yifan mustered up all his courage, exploded all his energy, and rushed forward.
The army led by Lu Yifan was trained by Wu Xin. In terms of basic qualities, it is indeed stronger than the troops led by Bao Hua. If they were caught off guard, they could not organize any effective resistance at all, and were cut and surrounded by the Shuntian Army, and fell into a situation of fighting each other. Even if Lu Yifan stopped running this time and rushed to the front line, they were still in chaos in the camp. There were only a few troops who could effectively organize, resist or even counterattack on the spot. Often such counterattacks would immediately cause the opponent's fierce counterattack, and they would die faster.
A fast horse ran to the city of Pingdu. The horse knight slammed the reins, and the war horse stood up. The horse knight shouted with a torment without waiting for the horse's hooves to fall.
"The attack on the camp was successful, the enemy was in chaos and had already fled. General Bao asked General Ma to send troops immediately!"
In fact, without the arrival of this messenger, Ma Zhe, who was standing on the city tower, also saw the fires soaring into the sky in the direction of the enemy camp, and the sounds of people were heard clearly across the place.
Unexpectedly, Bao Hua was really successful! Ma Zhe only felt that the blood in his body was excited. He was very cautious and always obeyed his orders, but it did not mean that he had no intention of making meritorious contributions. After winning the battle, he broke one of the rebels' arms, defeated Lu Yifan, and then surrounded Wu Shixiong in the middle. He defeated the rebels at the fastest speed. This was the first achievement.
All the generals of the Shuntian Army knew very well that defeating the rebels was just the first level of this crisis. The more important enemy they had is still in the rear, and the Taiping Army that would definitely take advantage of the situation. The faster they defeated the rebels, the more time they had to prepare for the more cruel second war that followed.
"Open the city gate and the whole army attacked!" Ma Zhe shouted sternly.
The gate of Pingdu City opened for the second time. This time, more than 4,000 troops led by Ma Zhe were pouring out. In Pingdu City, he left less than 500 people.
Not far from Pingdu City, in a thick snow that seemed to be nothing strange, suddenly my head raised and shook it hard. The snow on my head fell down. Then I reached out and wiped it hard on my face. Finally, I could see his appearance clearly. It was Yu Chao, the general of the Taiping Army.
"General, they went out, we succeeded." Yu Chao said excitedly: "It's almost time to attack."
A leisurely voice came from the snow next to him: "Don't worry, wait a little longer, let them move forward a little longer. Now Lu Yifan should start running away. Let them chase Lu Yifan's butt and chase after him. Haha, they will definitely have a big surprise."
Yu Chao laughed, laughed for a while, and then stopped abruptly.
"General, Lu Yifan lost a lot of money in this battle. I'm afraid that most of the five thousand people stationed in the camp will be lost." Yu Chao said with some regret: "General, are these sacrifices worth it?"
"Of course it's worth it!" Qin Feng raised his head this time and turned to look at Yu Chao on the side: "If Bao Hua sticks to Pingdu and does not attack, with our existing troops, it will be very difficult to defeat under such bad weather. Even if he fights, the losses will be heavy. Now, he can only pay this price to win Pingdu and go directly to Changyang County. We have made a lot of money."
Yu Chao was silent for a while, and finally nodded.
"Yu Chao, you have the potential to become a general, but in your future military career, you must understand that sometimes the sacrifices you should make must be made, even if you grit your teeth and shed blood and tears, you must make the decisions you should make." Qin Feng looked at Dazhu: "I don't know how many times you will encounter each time for a general in his life. Now or you are not used to it, but when you can lead the army alone in the future, you will understand this principle. Some decisions are difficult, but you have to make it."
"A general's success has led to thousands of bones, and it is true that this is the truth." Yu Chao sighed, "I heard the scholars say this before, but only now can I truly understand the meaning of this sentence. It is not as light as the scholars say it."
"Yes, one general has achieved success and thousands of bones are bleak. I have seen the bodies of tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of comrades who fell in a war." Qin Feng stood up and looked at Pingdu City not far away. "I hope you will never encounter that kind of scene in your life. The time is almost over, prepare!"
Yu Chao bounced up and waved his hand backwards. On the snowy ground, a figure stood up from the snow one after another. The white cloak from head to toe made them perfectly blend with the surrounding snow.
With a choking sound, Qin Feng drew his sword, Yu Chao drew his sword, and several soldiers from the Hundred Guards and hundreds of soldiers from the Scouts also drew out the sword at almost the same time.
"Attack and capture Pingdu County!" Qin Feng said sternly.
More than a thousand people rushed towards Pingdu County like wind and thunder, carrying wind and thunder.
In Pingdu County, hundreds of people left behind were lying beneath the city wall, looking at the firelight, listening to the deafening shouts and killing. The team suddenly emerged from the wind and snow made them dumbfounded. Before they could make an effective second reaction, a figure rushed straight to the city gate like the wind.
A loud noise came from the city gate, and the entire city wall seemed to be shaking. Qin Feng, who was leading the way, shook the thick city gate to pieces with just one knife. The city gate opened, and Qin Feng rushed in. Behind him, more than a thousand personal guards shouted and killed in. On the city wall, the soldiers of Shuntian Army who were left behind were stunned, looking at the enemy who appeared in front of him like a divine weapon coming from the sky. With a sound, I don’t know who was the weapon in his hand fell on it.
There was a crisp sound on the ground, just like an infectious disease. The weapons fell to the ground one after another, and then a loud shout. The defenders scattered and ran away along the long city wall. Many people even panicked and climbed over the walls and jumped down the city. They had good luck, got up and limped to escape to the depths of the wind and snow. However, they were not lucky, but they could only hold their legs and cry on the snow.
Lu Yifan was running away for life. As Qin Feng expected, when Ma Zhe's troops left the city and were a little far from the battlefield, he, who had always mastered the opportunity to escape, turned around and ran immediately.
As soon as the main general fled, the other soldiers and generals who were still resisting in the camp naturally collapsed their morale and turned around and fled. This was not a premeditated and organized escape, but a desperate escape after a great defeat.
Bao Hua escaped several times in Shayang County, and Ma Zhe was the same. They were all generals with experience in escaping. They could still tell whether it was true or false. It has to be said that Lu Yifan's escape process was successfully confused by these two guys who also had rich experience in escaping.
Chapter completed!