Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 139 The Qin Army Will Arrive Though Late

There were only two hundred monks and soldiers left at the Xiaotianlong Temple camp, and they were scattered by the charge of the cavalry.

The monks and new recruits rushing from the rear did not need to do anything, as the monks from the Xiaotianlong Temple surrendered.

All the materials that could be moved were moved away, and the carts were loaded with weapons, armor, food, and camp craftsmen. Then the camp was set on fire and the captives were rushed to the next camp.

The main forces of Xiaotianlong Temple went to besiege the monk camp of Tongyuan Temple. At this time, the camp was full of monks with weak combat capabilities, and they could not withstand the attack of the war cavalry at all.

After breaking through two camps in succession and capturing more than 400 monks and dozens of carts of various supplies, the army turned around and rushed towards the monk camp of Tongyuan Temple.

This time, it was not Zhang Yuan but Peng Zheng who led the charge.

A cavalry formation was formed, with Peng Zheng in the front, Zhang Yuan and Zhou Yuanwu on the sides, Pingyun Army and Wuwei in the back, and then the monks and recruits riding war horses, as well as some guards brought by Guo Shaodong and his family, forming a quite spectacular battle group in the rear.

"When a cavalry charges into battle, it all depends on the bravery of the vanguard."

Peng Zheng rode his warhorse and whispered.

"It was said in the Nine Weapons Book: Strive with all your might and unleash your full potential."

"The Records of the Battlefields records that Qin Xiong, the brave general of the Qin Dynasty and Marquis of Baiyue, always charged into battle."

Peng Zheng was reciting the military manual at this time, not because he believed in it like Zhao Kuo, but because the one charging into battle beside him was Zhang Yuan, who defeated 300 Dragon Armor Guards with only 30 cavalrymen!
Over the past few days, he had witnessed Zhang Yuan leading them to run rampant in Liangyuan Territory.

He also watched Zhang Yuan lead his cavalry into the battle formation and tear apart the enemy formation as easily as tearing a piece of paper.

As the eldest son of the Earl of Xiaoyuan, Peng Zheng has his own pride.

But this pride is worthless in the face of endless enemies in the heart of Liangyuan Territory.

He tried hard to keep up with the pace of Zhang Yuan's leadership and to figure out why Zhang Yuan did this and why he moved that way.

He tried hard to imitate Zhang Yuan's movements when he led his troops into battle.

He knew that he had grown more during his time in Liang Yuanyu than he had learned in the previous ten years.

But when they charged into the battle, Zhang Yuan was by their side, and he became nervous.

He was like a student who had studied for a long time and now had to hand in his answer sheet to his teacher.

He was unsure about what he could achieve.

"fire--"

With a loud shout, Peng Zheng swung the long sword in his hand horizontally, and all the true energy and blood in his body condensed and vibrated with the blade.

"fire--"

"fire--"

"fire--"

Regardless of whether they understood the Qin army's charge signal or not, everyone in the rear shouted loudly.

At this moment, the accumulation of energy and blood seemed to rush into the sky.

What if the enemy in front of you is several times larger than you?

Just charge.

In the distance, in the ruined camp, General Zhao Kuo, who was leading the monks and soldiers standing at the camp gate, slowly clenched his fists.

"The Qin army will arrive sooner or later."

"As the military manual says, an army cannot stand without trust. I understand."

"boom--"

The war horses collided, the blades tore through the armor and torsos.

Peng Zheng was so nervous that he just focused on charging forward, not until he had broken through the army formation in front of him and his cavalry had rushed hundreds of feet away, did he turn around.

At this moment, he saw that the monks and soldiers of Xiao Tianlong Temple had collapsed.

It turns out that leading troops to attack an enemy several times larger than their number is actually so easy.

As long as you defeat the fear in your heart, there is no army in the world that cannot fight.

"My Great Qin——"

The cavalry moved again, and Peng Zheng shouted loudly.

"mighty--"

All the soldiers who had fought their way through the enemy lines shouted.

"My Great Qin——"

Peng Zheng raised his long sword and shouted, and galloped on horseback, charging towards the fleeing monks.

"mighty--"

Not only the soldiers following Peng Zheng, but also Zhao Kuo who rushed out of the camp and the monk soldiers behind Zhao Kuo, all shouted loudly.

At this moment, all the bravery, all the blood, and murderous energy turned into a loud shout.

"My Great Qin is mighty—"

The shouts of the Qin army as they charged into battle resounded throughout the heart of Liangyuan territory.

It was just like countless years ago when this place was still under the rule of the Qin Dynasty.

Monk Soldier Camp.

Peng Zheng was very busy training the soldiers.

Mr. Guo's temporary quartermaster was also sweating as he counted the military supplies.

Only Zhang Yuan felt relaxed and had time to find the captured craftsmen and ask them to make some round wheels, iron chains and other things.

Five days after occupying the monks' camp at Tongyuan Temple, the soldiers who went out to gather information reported that large armies were coming from the direction of Tongyuan Temple and Xiaotianlong Temple.

It is a gathering of nearly ten thousand monk soldiers, as well as many powerful practitioners.

The Buddhist invitations from the Datianlong Temple have been scattered in all directions, and those strong men who want to seize the Bodhi seeds and collect the bounty are all gathering here.

"I'm really leaving this time..."

Young Master Guo looked at the supplies piled up in the camp with a look of regret on his face.

Peng Zheng's expression was similar.

There were over 1,500 soldiers in the camp, and many civilians around wanted to join the Qin army.

The young and strong men from Yuanjiaao returned with their reward money, which made many people envious.

If Peng Zheng was given time, he could raise an army of thousands of people in Liangyuan.

At that time, according to what Zhang Yuan said, you could just walk along the edge of various forces and live a comfortable life.

But reality will never give him such an opportunity.

"All the supplies that cannot be taken away will be distributed to the surrounding people."

"The soldiers are being trained. If Prince Peng is willing to go with you, you can take him with you."

"For those who don't want to leave, we'll give them some salary, label them as Black Ice Platform spies, and let them scatter around Liangyuan Territory to fend for themselves."

"The Luyang Prefecture's armed guards will stay with me. I will also select a few dozen brave soldiers to form a 100-man army. We will set up a decoy to block the enemy's retreat."

Zhang Yuan's voice rang out, leaving both Peng Zheng and Young Master Guo stunned.

"Second Master, this won't do—" Young Master Guo stood up and clenched his fists, "I'll stay."

"Brother Zhang, let me stay. This time we enter Liangyuan Territory is ultimately for our Pingyun Army and for Earl Xiaoyuan. I, Peng Zheng, should stay." Peng Zheng took a deep breath and spoke loudly.

Zhang Yuan glanced at the two of them and said calmly, "You stay here. Are you confident that you can stop the pursuers and allow the main group to leave?"

"If you stay, can you take the brothers who are blocking the enemy out of Liangyuan alive?"

"You don't think I'm staying here to die, do you?"

Peng Zheng and Young Master Guo opened their mouths, but were speechless for a moment.

They couldn't do what Zhang Yuan said.

If you can't do it, there's no point in staying.

The reason why they assembled their troops here and traveled through the heart of Liangyuan Territory was not to bring their brothers back to Daqin alive?

"Well, I, I'll stay."

"I know this place well."

Zhao Kuo, who was standing aside, spoke softly.

……

Supplies for the thousands of troops were delivered to the surrounding villages and towns, and the people there cheered and saw them off.

After the training, the soldiers looked quite presentable. At least they were marching in formation, which was very impressive.

Watching the thousand soldiers led by Peng Zheng leave and head towards Yuzhao Temple according to the previously made plan, Zhang Yuan turned around and looked at Zhao Kuo beside him.

"Brother Zhao, why don't you go with Prince Peng?"

Zhao Kuo raised his head and looked at Zhang Yuan: "Captain Zhang, you said you would take your brothers away alive, right?"

"As long as they leave alive, the soldiers left behind will be capable of fighting. They are also the capital and team for me, Zhao Kuo, to settle down in the Qin Dynasty."

His gaze fell on the two hundred soldiers behind him, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

These two hundred soldiers were all monks under his command. He risked his life to rescue them last time, and these monks were willing to stay and stop the enemy for him.

Zhang Yuan chuckled.

This general of the Zhao camp has become smarter.

"Let's go, take the things made by the artisan camp and the bows and crossbows, and go to Chihe."

Zhang Yuan mounted his warhorse, put his hand on his sword, and shouted loudly.

"With the Red River as our boundary, we will make all our pursuers shed blood."

"Don't worry, I, Zhang Yuan, promised to take you out of Liangyuan Territory, and I will keep my word."

(End of this chapter)