Three Kingdoms: The Kingdom Cannot Be Partial

Chapter 95 The False Emperor is Right There!

"Hold on!"

"Hold it!"

The Han army's counterattack was as fierce as a storm.

General Wei Ping personally led the charge and killed a fleeing soldier.

The supervising team followed with swords and guns, and anyone who retreated would be killed.

In front of him, the Wei army's retreat was slightly relieved, but the areas farther away from him were no longer under his control.

Countless Han troops suddenly appeared on the side, and hundreds of crossbows were fired at the same time, strung, and fired again.

The Wei army's already disorganized formation was now like a collapsed dam under the crossbow fire of the Han army, with bricks and stones peeling off layer by layer.

The front army that was originally pursuing was retreating, and the rear army that was still climbing the plateau was advancing without seeing the situation clearly. As the Wei army advanced and retreated, it began to huddle together and chaos began to occur.

"Defeat, defeat!"

"Our army is defeated!"

I don't know who started shouting.

Listen carefully, it's probably the Han army.

Soon, retreat became the mainstream of the Wei army.

The Han army's crossbowmen pursued the Wei army with crossbows, harvesting their lives like driving ducks and sheep. They only put away their crossbows and slaughtered them with swords and guns when they got close to the Wei army.

Generals Wei Ping, Zhou Dang and Jia Xu gathered together with the help of flags.

A small group of elite Wei troops began to form a battle formation and counterattack. Wei Ping, Zhou Dang and others personally beat the drums and finally organized a battle formation of five or six hundred people in the rear, trying to fight and retreat.

Deng Zhi commanded the Han army to advance and take up the battle.

The war drums beat rapidly and the Han army attacked fiercely.

A heavily armored Han soldier looked at a Wei soldier who was also wearing heavy armor, and ran away at full speed, his speed was not slower than that of the Han soldier wearing medium armor.

The Wei warrior saw the Han soldiers rushing towards him and was filled with resentment. He rushed forward regardless of anything and took the initiative. He gritted his teeth and stabbed with all his might with his spear.

In the blink of an eye, the two men started fighting each other.

Both of them wore the standard heavy armor of the Wei State and carried eight-foot iron spears. The only difference was that the Han soldiers carried the blue dragon flag.

Long Xianglang, whose name was Ji Shu, used the spear in his hand to knock the spear that the Wei soldier was stabbing at him to the side, and then he let go and relied on inertia to hit the Wei soldier hard.

With both hands grasping the waist of the heavily armored Wei soldier, the two men advanced (and retreated) several steps in succession, forcing the Wei soldiers behind them to retreat.

When the Wei soldier finally gained his footing and was about to hit the Longxianglang named Ji Shu with his elbow, he suddenly lost his strength.

Then the world started to spin.

"boom!"

Dust is everywhere!

The heavily armored Wei soldier, whose armor probably weighed five or six hundred jin, was lifted up by Ji Shu and then fell heavily to the ground like a head-over-heels onion.

Nothing can be more powerful than this.

Ji Shu put his knee on the Wei soldier, without drawing his sword, but raised his fist and hit the Wei soldier's face with all his strength, again and again.

Blood gushed out, and he raised his fist again, only to find that the Wei soldier's face had sunken a little.

Seeing that the man was dead, Ji Shu slowly stood up.

He didn't care how many front teeth were embedded in his fist, and he ran forward indifferently against the spear. He grabbed another man and broke his neck cleanly.

The surrounding Wei soldiers had already been stunned with fear when the man uprooted the willow tree just now. At this moment, they were trembling with fear and fled with difficulty.

The Han army, which had an advantage in both numbers and morale, shouted excitedly and continued to move forward to squeeze the space for the Wei army to gain a foothold.

The hundred heavily armored warriors who were drawn into the fire line and became Long Xianglang were like human tanks, invincible.

The remaining twenty or so brave warriors of the Wei army were slow in movement and exhausted, and the Wei army was only concerned with fleeing and did not provide cover for them. They were soon caught up by Long Xianglang and fought against him. In a moment, all of them were killed or wounded.

Soon, all the Wei troops were driven off the plateau.

The Han army refused to give in and continued to pursue.

Many Wei soldiers fell on the hillside and were soon killed by their allies.

Zhou Tai was already extremely shocked and rode his horse back to the plain from the Han army's Yushan position.

He beat drums and waved flags to command the more than 4,000 Wei soldiers who had not yet participated in the battle, as well as the 2,000 miscellaneous Hu cavalry, tiger and leopard cavalry, who lined up along the sloping water to support the fleeing soldiers.

Because the command system completely failed, the Han army was ferocious and had the advantage of attacking from a high position, so fighting and retreating was completely useless.

It is estimated that before they could retreat back to Xieshui, the last few hundred elite troops who could barely form a battle formation were all wiped out.

So Zhou Dang, Wei Ping and Jia Xu activated the skill of riding alone to escape, gave up the command, and ordered the soldiers to escape on their own.

The three generals crossed the Xieshui River in a panic, passed through the Wei army soldiers who were lined up along the Xieshui River, and returned to Zhou Tai.

"What's going on?!" Zhou Tai looked at the other side of the river with a helpless look on his face, feeling uneasy.

There were still nearly two thousand people who had not had time to retreat, but the Han army had already taken down the plateau.

Although slanting water can be waded across, it is not possible everywhere, especially the closer to the upstream, the deeper the water.

Many panicked Wei soldiers floated up and down in the water for a few times and then disappeared without a trace.

The sloping water became increasingly muddy, and it became increasingly unclear where one could cross and where one could not.

"Who would have thought that the Han army would have an ambush!" Wei Ping was indignant.

"Isn't it normal for ambushes to occur in this kind of mountainous terrain?" Zhou Tai looked puzzled. "Why did we suffer such a crushing defeat?!"

Wei Ping, Zhou Dang, Jia Xu and others have fought for half their lives and have been trained under the General of Cavalry for so many years. Logically, they should not have suffered such a defeat due to such a foreseeable ambush.

"Could it be that the Shu invaders have ambushed another four or five thousand soldiers on the mountain?
"But if there were really so many of you, why would he let you onto the plateau?"

Jia Xu shook his head. "General, I've seen clearly that the Shu invaders have at most 500 or 600 soldiers in ambush, but they have over a hundred heavily armored soldiers who have been well-rested."

Zhou Tai was even more stunned.

Wei Ping's eyes were red as he gritted his teeth in hatred: "Who could have thought that the Shu invaders would not flee upon seeing our Tiger Warriors? Instead, they fought with their lives, killing and wounding most of Sima Gong's hundred Tiger Warriors!"

Zhou Tai suddenly stopped and frowned.

Instantly, an idea struck him: "Could it be that all the heavy armor the Shu invaders seized from the general is here?"

Wei Ping spat:
"That's not heavy armor! It's just a bunch of Shu bandits wearing double crotch armor and sleeve armor, recklessly replacing all the Tiger Warriors!"

Hearing this, Zhou Tai felt it was a bit absurd for a moment.

The generals and officers under the cavalry general had only about two hundred heavy armors, and only a dozen of them were killed or wounded during the previous campaign against Meng Da.

Wei Ping stamped his foot in anger.
"If it weren't for the Shu invaders who fought desperately to resist the Tiger Warriors, if it weren't for the Shu invaders who withdrew from the east siege and seemed to be coming to protect this plateau.

"How could I have thought he had no soldiers?

"How could we fall into his ambush!"

Even as Wei Ping was speaking, Zhou Tai had already seen on the other side of the river that many heavily armored soldiers with the Shu army's flags on their backs were running down the hillside to the riverbank, chasing and strangling the fleeing Wei soldiers.

The Shu army coming from Wuzhangyuan also quickened its pace at this moment, surrounding the entrance of Xiegu Valley, intending to meet up with the Shu army at the entrance of Xiegu Valley on the opposite bank.

"Retreat." Zhou Tai gave the order.

"Retreat?" Wei Ping was puzzled. "There are still so many soldiers on the other side. Are we going to abandon them? We still have so many soldiers who have not participated in the battle. If we hold the water and defend, the Shu invaders will not dare to cross!"

Zhou Tai looked towards Wuzhangyuan and said:
"If we hold the water and defend it, the Shu invaders will not dare to cross.

"But if we withdraw, perhaps there is still a chance to turn defeat into victory?"

Zhou Dang, Wei Ping and Jia Xu were all stunned.

Linghu Yu and Xiahou Bao, who were left with only five or six hundred remnants each, looked at each other in silence.

The Wei army on the river bank began to form a battle formation and retreat.

On the west bank of the Xieshui River, more than a thousand Wei soldiers were defeated and had no time to cross the river due to exhaustion, confusion, and fighting and retreating.
Seeing that the army on the other side had abandoned them and left, they almost collapsed.

The elite Wei troops who had not been caught up by the Han army for the time being finally threw away their armor and weapons and fled across the water.

Some people began to offer their surrender.

Although Liu Chan didn't know how the battle was going, he felt relieved when he saw the Wei army on the river bank began to retreat.

"Victory!"

"Your Majesty, God's majesty!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, for another victory!"

"Your Majesty, may you have great victory! With Your Majesty here, the revival of the Han Dynasty is in sight!"

The ministers surrounding the emperor cheered and were excited.

Many people took advantage of this opportunity to flatter the emperor, hoping to gain a sense of presence in front of him.

Many people also began to whisper.

"This Wei bandit is indeed strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and can't withstand a single blow."

"Huh, huh, they attacked overnight, and I thought they were so powerful, but they turned out to be just like Zhang He."

"That's right. I think the Wei invaders are simply bringing armor and weapons to our Han people."

"Hey, if we win this battle, I wonder how much more we can seize from the Wei invaders!"

Suddenly, a young man spoke respectfully behind Liu Chan:

"Your Majesty, there are still a few Wei invaders on the riverbank, making it difficult to accomplish our mission.

"Your Majesty, why don't you take this opportunity to go down to the plateau to comfort the troops and supervise the battle.

“First, it can boost morale.

"Secondly, I want to be able to show off your majesty's prowess in front of our great Han soldiers!
"Third, we can go to the battlefield at the entrance of the valley in time to visit the seriously injured soldiers."

After hearing these words, Liu Chan, who was looking at the Xieshui battlefield in a trance, finally withdrew his gaze from the battlefield with a slight surprise.

He turned his head to look at the person who was speaking, wanting to see who it was.

It turned out to be Li Feng, the son of Li Yan.

I didn't know what to say for a moment.

But looking at his clear and stupid eyes, he doesn't seem to be a bad person.

That is to try to figure out the Holy Will.

This is really understandable.

Look at what this great emperor of the Han Dynasty has done since he personally led the army to fight?
The dragon flag moved forward again to support the fleeing soldiers.

He also collected the blood-stained clothes and shared the same robes with his comrades.

He also personally provided relief to his soldiers in every battle.

He would personally celebrate every victory with his soldiers.

These actions obviously made Li Feng, a somewhat radical young man who knew how to guess the emperor's intentions, think that
The emperor of the Han Dynasty is so fond of winning the hearts of his soldiers and is so fond of emulating the late emperor that he will certainly not miss this opportunity which is not dangerous but can show his power.

After all, the victory is already decided.

There is no need for the emperor to charge into the battle line and kill the enemy himself.

What danger could there be in hiding in the middle of the army and commanding the soldiers to capture and kill prisoners?

As soon as the war was over, the emperor went to the battlefield in person to comfort the troops and provide them with compensation, which was obviously very helpful in shaping the image of a horse-riding emperor.

Liu Chan didn't know what to say for a moment.

In fact, he is still very afraid of death.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, I would never do something like exposing myself to arrows and stones.

But now, Li Feng is putting him on the fire. If he doesn't go, won't his image be ruined?
But the retreating Wei army seemed to still have one or two thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

If we really go to the plateau to reward and comfort the troops now, and if the enemy comes back to attack us, won’t we be finished?
Seeing that the emperor was silent and solemn, Li Feng suddenly became nervous, as if he realized that he had been a little too talkative and had overstepped his authority.

The emperor must have wanted to go anyway. If I say this, wouldn't it make him seem indecisive?
The Minister Guo Youzhi glanced at His Majesty, then silently looked towards the entrance of the valley.

I saw that a small number of Han soldiers had crossed the Xieshui River chasing the fleeing Wei bandits.

It was obvious that he saw the Wei invaders forming a battle array on the other side of the river fleeing without a fight, so he wanted to expand his victory.

He said worriedly:

"Your Majesty, the Wei invaders on the other side of the river have formed a battle formation and retreated.

"My great Han soldiers are still crossing the Xie River to pursue the defeated army. I am worried that they will fall into the trap set by the Wei invaders."

Assistant Minister Chen Zhi also thought of something and said:
"Your Majesty, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought in Hebei.

"Guan Gong killed Shao's general Yan Liang in battle, lifting the siege of Bai Ma. Cao Cao then relocated the people of Bai Ma back to Liyang.

"Yuan Shao sent his great general Wen Chou with tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry to pursue them.

"Cao Cao then ordered his troops to abandon their food, supplies, and tens of thousands of cattle and horses on the road.

"When Wen Chou's army saw livestock and provisions scattered across the mountains and plains, they rushed to grab them.

"Cao Cao then sent several hundred cavalrymen to counterattack, killing Yuan Shao's general Wen Chou. Yuan Shao was severely defeated.

"Will the Wei invaders use their old tricks again to lure our army into pursuit?
"In my opinion, Your Majesty should not stay in the plateau at this moment, and the soldiers should not pursue us any further.

"I only request your Majesty's order to go to the valley entrance to provide relief and reward to the troops. I also ask Deng Yangwu to proceed with caution."

Liu Chan stared at the Xieshui battlefield silently, and finally nodded slowly: "Go."

"Yes!" Chen Zhi nodded in acceptance of the order, walked through the crowd and left Wuzhangyuan.

Li Feng was so scared that he dared not even break out in a sweat when he saw this.

Little did he know that he had ruined the great opportunity for this opinionated emperor to show off in front of his soldiers.

Soon, a consolation team consisting of 200 infantry and cavalry left Wuzhangyuan and headed towards the entrance of Xiagu Valley.

By this time, most of the rapidly evacuating Wei army had retreated five or six miles away from Xieshui.

The two thousand Han soldiers who crossed the river to pursue the defeated soldiers in order to expand the victory kept a distance of three or four miles from them.

Zhao Guang and Yang Tiao's two thousand infantry and cavalry had also arrived at the battlefield at the entrance of the valley and surrounded Deng Zhi's troops.

All the defeated Wei soldiers near the entrance of Xiegu were wiped out.

The soldiers began to clean up the battlefield everywhere.

The treatment of wounded soldiers must not be delayed. The earlier they are treated, the higher the probability of survival.

"General Yangwu, the Wei invaders didn't turn around at all. Could it be that we are too conservative?" asked Captain Yan Zhi.

Deng Zhi looked at the Wei army that had already retreated into the distance and nodded: "Perhaps, but it's not a bad thing to be cautious."

The soldiers intended to pursue and kill the enemy, but were eventually stopped by Deng Zhi, who only ordered 2,000 men to chase them for a few miles but not to go too deep.

Most of the Wei army withdrew.

Zhou Tai rode his horse back and looked back.

"Join the army, what are you looking at?"

Wei Ping frowned, his face full of confusion.

"Could it be that the false emperor really dares to bring people after him?"

Along the way, Zhou Tai looked towards Wuzhangyuan from time to time, as if the false emperor Liu Chan would really run down from the plateau to chase them.

Just when Wei Ping was feeling somewhat disdainful, Zhou Tai suddenly smiled:
"Look, what is that?"

"What?" Wei Ping was stunned at first, then turned around and looked towards Wuzhangyuan in the direction Zhou Tai pointed.

I saw a small group of people near Wuzhangyuan who seemed to have just come down from the plateau not long ago. At this moment, they were half a mile away from the plateau and heading towards the entrance of the valley.

Zhou Tai raised his whip and pointed it, shouting loudly:
"The false emperor is right there, everyone, turn around! Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, charge with me!"

(End of this chapter)