Chapter 222

Yu Tianxiang knows that fan Zhen is right. She was founded by Yu Chuxin, the seventh emperor's aunt. In the past 20 years, with Yu Chuxin's intelligence and the help of the Ming emperor, it was enough for her to become a giant in the dark world. That's why Yu Chuxin, the seventh Emperor's aunt, didn't give her the list of her followers, This is not only because of the change of her rights, but also because the Ming Emperor may have laid a lot of hands on her, which is not convenient for her to know, at least not for her now.

Thinking of this, Yu Tianxiang turned to Nie Pingjing and said, "general Nie."

"Your Highness." Nie Pingjing knew that Yu Tianxiang had something to tell him, so he quickly bowed himself.

"Five thousand infantry are left here, and the remaining 30000 troops are all given to you. The palace has only one request. Chai Yuanjian, Chen Guangliang and Qiu Wenhui must not be allowed to flee back to Heyan county. After seizing Xihe County, Qingcheng will attack Heyan county with us eastward. We can't put these three people back. They will cause me trouble later. "

Nie Pingjing's face coagulated when he heard the speech. He said with his fist, "the last general will obey. The princess can rest assured that even if these three people don't die in the battlefield, the last general will never give them a chance to escape back to Tianxing."

Yu Tianxiang nodded, then looked at the brothers fan Zhen and fan ting and said, "two generals fan, no one is more familiar with the situation in Chai Yuanjian's camp than you. If the two generals are not embarrassed, we would like to ask them to lead our troops to help general Nie."

Fan Zhen and fan Ting look at each other, and they both see a trace of heat from each other's eyes. They didn't expect that Yu Tianxiang would use them just after crossing the river. They didn't have any hesitation or defense, which is absolutely different from what they expected. Looking at Yu Tianxiang in front of them, who was dressed in Princess Daqian's Yi clothes, they couldn't help thinking of the master of Dark Phoenix, who was also a woman and had the same broad-minded mind. Their magnanimity was really heartbreaking. Now that Yu Tianxiang wants to use them, he knows that he doesn't have any bad feelings towards them, which makes them feel at ease.

"Since the princess has a life, our two brothers are willing to be the pioneers of the army and to capture the city and land for Da Qian." Fan Zhen, fan Ting brothers respectfully line a salute said.

"That's good." Yu Tianxiang pointed to the camp, which had been leveled many times because of the establishment of the wooden wall along the river, and said, "the task of unifying the army and breaking the enemy will be handed over to the three generals, and our palace will prepare a banquet in the wooden wall water village near the river, waiting for the three generals to return and cook wine to celebrate their victory."

"Thank you, princess. I will live up to her." Nie Pingjing and fan's brothers are both hot hearted when they hear that Yu Tianxiang is the eldest daughter of Emperor Yu Yuanxu. Apart from the Royal heroes of the previous generation, they can hardly find anyone more noble than her in the whole Qingmu continent. After the general's power was handed over, she set up a banquet in the back, waiting for them to return with victory, You know, this is the only treatment for generals in ancient times.

After they salute Yu Tianxiang again, they go back to prepare their troops. It's about ten miles from here to Chai Yuanjian's Chinese army camp. Now the red sun is rising, and the fog on the river is gradually dispersing. Almost both sides can see each other's every move. Now any military tactics can't be used. They have to break the camp and attack while Chai Yuanjian's Chinese army camp is declining, So their speed must be fast. If they wait for the other side to react and set up their defense, they will have to pay several times more than now.

This is also the reason why Ye Zhiqiu decisively led his soldiers to leave when he landed on the North Bank of Fengxiang left army. There are only five thousand and five hundred under his command, which can only be used for odd, but not for right. Otherwise, in a siege, this army will be disabled. This situation is absolutely unacceptable to Ye Zhiqiu.

Just as Nie Pingjing, fan Zhen and fan Ting led 33000 troops to Chai Yuanjian's camp, Chai Yuanjian, Chen Guangliang and Qiu Wenhui also saw this scene. They didn't expect that fan Zhen, who was famous for bravery and fan Ting, who was famous for tact in the army, led the army to surrender without fighting with Fengxiang army, But how could the big family, second only to the wangduqiu family, the Chai family and the Xie family, which are tied to the interests of Tianxing, surrender so quickly? There must be something they don't know.

At this time, Chen Guangliang's face was very ugly. He personally handed over the muqiang water stronghold to the fan brothers. This was not only because of the talent of the fan brothers, but also because he believed that they were human beings. On weekdays, he had no little contact with the fan brothers. Fan Zhen, one of them, was his closest friend. However, he did not expect that fan Zhen would take refuge in Da Qian, Thinking of fan Ting's words that fan Ting asked him to lead the army to rescue Chai Yuanjian before, and that he led the army after it was cut off, Chen Guangliang was very bitter. He had never experienced this feeling of betrayal in his life. For a moment, he didn't even know how to face the current situation.

"General Chai, you are the general of the 10th battalion. Now the Fengxiang army is about to attack. You should make up your mind quickly." Before a general team to Chai Yuanjian himself to stay in the camp Qinggui son anxiously said. He didn't care how much his troops had lost when Meng Cang and Li Chang led the army to break through. He became the commander of the battalion more because of his family. The army was just a tool for him to gain meritorious service. No matter how many casualties, he would not be distressed. He only cares about the situation at this time. He wants to go back to Wangdu to enjoy a better life, but he doesn't want to fall into the hands of Fengxiang army after defeat. Who knows what those big men will do to him.

"What do you think we should do now?" Chai Yuanjian's eyes were cold and he said to the general.

The man who had just opened his mouth said, "the Fengxiang army has crossed the river. At this time, the army is in full swing. I think we should avoid its edge and give up this stronghold. The general team will withdraw to Heyan county to regroup. There are 80000 troops of general Xie, and we can form horns with general Xie. At that time, our troops will be more than 100000, three times of each other, It's enough to block Fengxiang's attack. "

Chai Yuanjian nodded, then looked at the other battalion commanders and asked, "tell me what else you can do. Fengxiang army is still ten miles away from us. It's too late to speak after the battle."

Qiu Wenhui silently looks at Fengxiang army, who reorganizes the army in the wilderness ten miles away. Chen Guangliang lowers his head. He hasn't recovered from the surrender of the fan brothers. The other generals who had stayed in the camp looked at each other. They had been frightened by the attack of Meng Cang and Li Chang. Facing such a situation, they felt like they were on pins and needles. They felt like they were staying in the crater of the volcano that was about to erupt.

"I also think we should stay away from the edge and plan ahead."

"Yes, our sergeant's spirit has been lost. We can't confront Fengxiang's army head on."

"I also think that going north and meeting with general Xie is the best way."

"Generals ~" Chai Yuanjian glanced at them and said, "you are all learned men. Compared with the military law of Tianxing, you have all read it before. I don't know what is the charge of shaking the morale of the army when we are in battle?"

The speaker just heard that Chai Yuanjian actually said so. Looking at Chai Yuanjian's smiling face, and Chai Yuanjian's own soldiers who didn't know when to come behind them, how could they not understand his real intention.

"Chai Yuanjian, what do you want to do?" One of them pointed to Chai Yuanjian and said.

"The speaker is innocent." Another exclaimed.

"The speaker is innocent? In the army, how can you say that the speaker is innocent? " Chai Yuanjian said with a sneer, "it's the good fortune of the country to admonish Wen Chen and fight military generals. As a son of the tianxingqing family, you are commanding a battalion of troops. When facing the war, you don't want to serve your country. Instead, you intend to retreat and shake the morale of the army. Do you really think that you have a clan behind you, and you will not dare to move you? They will be brought down and punished. After the leader of the owl, they will be sent to the battalions. If there are any more people who say they want to retreat, they will be killed. "

"Nuo ~" Chai Yuanjian's own soldiers heard the speech, and rushed forward to detain some people who either yelled, or were paralyzed to the ground, or begged for mercy. A few screams came soon, and then there was no sound.

"I'm not going too far in doing this." Chai Yuanjian rubbed his eyebrows and said.

"This is the only way to deal with such a situation, but there will be a lot of trouble in the future." Qiu Wenhui sighed with a trace of impatience.

"We don't have tomorrow until we get through this crisis." Chen Guangliang said that he still couldn't believe that the Qiu brothers would surrender to Daqian. As for the children of these families, he didn't care much. In his eyes, such people were not worthy to be generals. They were clean when they died. What he saved was what they were doing when the Fengxiang Army was handed over.

Both Qiu Wenhui and Chen Guangliang know why Chai Yuanjian did this. Before Chai Yuanjian was attacked by Daqian Qingqi, the whole army was chiseled through, and was chiseled through twice. Not to mention the 3000 soldiers who were killed or injured, but the morale of the army is now at freezing point. If we don't think of a way, Fengxiang army doesn't have to attack the camp. If we just put on a fight, maybe the camp will mutiny. This is also the disadvantage of too many recruits.

After crossing the river, the Fengxiang army immediately reorganized its formation and came to the camp. Obviously, it didn't want to give them time to appease the soldiers. Since the appeasement couldn't work, the only way to do it was to frighten the soldiers and make them fear by powerful means. Those people were all born in the family of wangduqinggui, and they can be described as figures in the cloud to ordinary soldiers, It's just good to frighten the whole army with these people's heads.

"Brother Qiu, brother Chen, I've just experienced a new defeat and I've lost my spirit. I wonder if you two can solve this crisis?" Looking at Qiu Wenhui and Chen Guangliang, Chai Yuanjian asks sincerely that although he is not the first time to lead the army, he can't think of any good way in the face of such a dangerous situation. He can only rely on these two rare generals.

Chen Guangliang took a deep breath and said, "we used to have 30000 people in 10 battalions. Because of the attack of Daqian cavalry and the betrayal of Qiu brothers, we still have 24000 people in 8 battalions. With nearly 10000 auxiliary soldiers and logistics, we still have 34500 people, which is similar to the strength of Fengxiang Army crossing the river. But our sergeant's anger has been released. On the other side is the most elite left army in Fengxiang's army, and Yu Tianxiang, the eldest princess of Qian, is in charge. We really don't have a good chance of winning. "

"I know that, too." Chai Yuanjian said bitterly, "although I used their heads to frighten the whole army and barely integrate the morale of the whole army, it can't make up for the gap between our combat effectiveness and Fengxiang army."

"Actually, I think what those people just said is reasonable." Qiu Wenhui said that he was also born in wangduqinggui. A few of those people just met him when he was young. Although he didn't look up to the talent and character of those people, being killed by Chai Yuanjian still made him feel sad.

"Oh, brother Qiu, please be clear." Chai Yuanjian asked with a flash in his eyes. He dares to attack those people, but he does not dare to touch Qiu Wenhui. It is not only because Qiu Wenhui is a great general, but also because the Qiu family is a real pure and upright family. The Qiu family has been trusted by the royal family through the ages. The owners of the families in the past are all celestial Zaiyu, and senior officials are like crucian carp across the river. However, even so, the Qiu family still supports the royal family conscientiously, He didn't rely on his power to develop his family, otherwise there would be the name of Qiu family among the top officials of Tianxing.

"We are absolutely unable to hold this camp now. Even if we try our best, it will only delay Yu Tianxiang for a few days. And haven't you found out?" Speaking of this, Qiu Wenhui pointed to muqiang water stronghold and said, "why is the Shuai flag there now Yu? We all know that Daqian's military system is strict. The commander of Fengxiang's left army is Gu Qingcheng. Even if yu Tianxiang is a princess, she should live under Gu Qingcheng in the army. Now Gu Qingcheng's Shuai flag is not here. It only means that she is not on the opposite side. So where did she go?"

"This ~" Chai Yuanjian and Chen Guangliang look at each other. If it wasn't for Qiu Wenhui's warning, they really didn't find this problem. After all, Tianxing is the leader of the nobility. They are generally the most senior officials, and among them, the rank is even higher than the official position.

"Will Gu Qingcheng hand over his army to commander Yu Tianxiang and stay in Guangji County by himself? After all, it has just been occupied by Da Qian and needs to be suppressed." Chen Guangliang said with a frown.

"Brother Chen really thinks so?" Qiu Wenhui had no choice but to smile.

Gu Qingcheng was the one who destroyed the lion army together with Lu que. Although Lu Que's strategy is well known, Gu Qingcheng seems to be only touched by Lu Que's light. In addition to Gu's position in Daqian, Gu's family was appointed as the second grade commander. When he was appointed as the Deputy commander of Fengxiang army, he took charge of the left army of Fengxiang army. But Qiu Wenhui knew that Gu Qingcheng was responsible for checking and filling the gaps in Lu Que's whole strategy, So the reputation is covered by Lu que, but the more such a person is, the more terrible he is. This is the way that the so-called warfighter has no great contribution. With Gu Qingcheng's character and talent, how can she honestly stay in Guangji county and be responsible for the trivial things in the local area? She will surely appear in a place they all don't expect and give Tianxing a fatal blow.

"Brother Qiu, what are you going to do at this time? Just say what you want to say." Chen Guangliang asked impatiently.

"We are not rivals of the Fengxiang army. It's the limit that we can stick to this camp for ten days. We are all leaders of the army for many years. We all know that it's meaningless to care about the number of troops under the general situation. Let alone that we only have 24000 horses and 10000 auxiliary soldiers now. Even if we have 50000 troops, we can't block the attack of the Fengxiang army after losing the riverbank defense, The defeat is settled. " Qiu Wenhui looked at their ugly faces and said, "now there are eight battalions in the camp. Among them, only 3000 cavalry are under my command. I think we can get rid of the pursuit of Fengxiang cavalry as long as we enter the mountain."

"What?" Chai Yuanjian and Chen Guangliang both look at Qiu Wenhui with incredible faces. They all know that they are facing an almost inextricable situation. It's hard and difficult to survive from the dead. But they didn't think that Qiu Wenhui had come up with such a way. If they did, maybe the army would get rid of the pursuit and enter the mountain forest, but Qiu Wenhui had no chance to survive.

"Brother Qiu, if brother Qiu fails, what face do you want us to stand between heaven and earth, and what face do you have to meet the king and the old Prime Minister?" Chai shook his head.

"I'd like to die with brother Qiu." Chen Guangliang's eyes flashed with admiration. Qiu Wenhui's solution was to break the gecko's tail. He used himself to gain vitality for the army and save the extremely rare troops for Tianxing. Thinking of this, Chen Guangliang could not help arousing a trace of pride and patted Qiu Wenhui on the shoulder.

"No, it's not." Chai Yuanjian still shakes his head. He knows that this is the best way now, but he can't agree. He is the general of the 10th battalion. He has to bear the greatest responsibility for the collapse of the riverside water stronghold. How can he let Chen Guangliang and Qiu Wenhui break up, and then he leaves in ashes.

"Yuan Jian." Qiu Wenhui holds Chai Yuanjian's waving hand, and Wen Sheng says, "the Fengxiang army has arrived at the North Bank of Guangji. This camp must be unguarded. You should take out the troops under your command as much as possible. What we Tianxing lack most now is troops."

"But what do you do? How can I watch you die?" Chai Yuanjian said excitedly that Qiu Xu's original choice to guard here was one of him, Chen Guangliang and Qiu Wenhui. In the end, they let him become the main general. The two people who owed him before have not been returned. How can they watch them die for him now.

"Yuanjian, it's very easy to die, but it's not easy to live. We Tianxing are facing the danger of destroying our country. Daqian is an unjust division even if he wins the attack of Tianxing's civil war. You need troops to go back, no matter Heyan county or the king. You should drive Daqian's division out with the king. Besides, in this battle, you are the chief General and we are the deputy general. It is natural for the deputy general to serve the chief General. "

"Brother Qiu." With tears in his eyes, Chai Yuanjian called Qiu Wenhui as a child for the first time in the army.

"Go ahead, except for my brother Chen and his troops, you will leave all the archers of each battalion to us, and you will take the rest. I promise you, before I die, there will never be a Fengxiang cloud rider behind your team."

"General Chai, brother Qiu is right. You must leave at once. It will be too late to wait until Fengxiang army is surrounded." Chen Guangliang was anxious, but he looked at Qiu Wenhui with a smile.