Chapter 340: Escape
"Alas" Wang Chang sighed, touched the sweat on his forehead, and talked about what happened.
After listening carefully, Guo Yan was also secretly shocked in his heart, he didn't expect this Xu Huang to be so difficult, it seems that he underestimated him, fortunately, he didn't go out by himself, otherwise he would lose face.
Secretly rejoicing, Guo Yan thought for a while and said, "The attacks have been frustrated one after another, it seems that we can only strike today, and if we continue to attack, we will lose our troops in vain." ”
Wang Chang agreed, "It is reasonable, the army has been attacking for several hours, and it is already sleepy and lacking, and the night battle is not good for our army, it is better to rest for a night, recuperate, and defeat Xu Huang's troops in one fell swoop tomorrow." ”
Guo Yan nodded and said, "Okay, General Wang's words are in line with his intentions, so I decided, I'll leave it to you here, arrange it well, don't let the general down." ”
Wang Chang clasped his fists and saluted, "Don't worry, the general has not made proper arrangements." ”
"Hmm." Guo Yan nodded, pulled his horse and left.
Seeing this, Wang Chang ordered the army to hold the narrow crossing, and keep Xu Huang's headquarters moving, so as not to let them evacuate or launch a night attack.
At this time, Xu Huang was resting on the ground, and when he learned the news brought back by the scouts, he thought for a while, and asked people to invite the generals of various departments.
"It's all here, sit down and talk." Seeing the arrival of more than ten generals, Xu Huang beckoned them to sit down and asked, "Have the casualties of this battle been counted?"
"Our unit killed more than 300 people, seriously wounded 30 people, and slightly wounded more than 100."
"Our unit killed more than 400 people, seriously wounded 10 people, and slightly wounded more than 70 people."
One after another, the number of injuries entered his ears, and Xu Huang's face slowly turned cold.
I didn't expect to occupy the advantage of geography and time, and there were so many casualties, it seems that tomorrow will not be able to hold.
Xu Huang frowned and asked, "More than half of the casualties are lost, it seems that tomorrow will not be able to hold on, do you have a good plan?"
The general with pockmarks on his face replied, "The wind is tight, why don't we have a hard fight with Xiliang dog, isn't that looking for death?"
"Ahem, ahem." Hearing such vulgar words, another general said, "Wang Mazi, we are now a general of the Han Dynasty, and we are people with official positions, can we not be so cheesy." ”
"There's the"
Xu Huang suddenly interrupted the argument that was about to start and said, "What Wang Mazi said is reasonable, we have to play the Tao" or General Xu has insight, we can ambush and beat the stuffy stick as before, delay the speed of Xiliang dog, and achieve the goal of slowness. ”
Hearing this suggestion, there were opposition and approval, and there were constant quarrels for a while.
Those who oppose it on the grounds that they are generals of the Han Dynasty will spread it in the future, and I am afraid that it will make the world laugh.
Those who agree with it are on the grounds that this method can reduce casualties.
Xu Huang thought for a while and said, "Reputation is important, but if we return defeated, we will not have the face to face Your Majesty, so Xu decided to adopt Wang Mazi's strategy." ”
Seeing that Xu Huang was also standing on his side, Wang Mazi smiled even more happily. "It's still General Xu who has vision, so that the brothers can let go of their hands and feet."
The Lord has already made his choice, and there is nothing against it.
Xu Huang glanced at everyone and saw that no one objected, so he asked, "Wang Mazi, since it is the method you proposed, then tell everyone how you are going to do it"
Wang Mazi laughed and replied, "Then I'm not welcome, I'm sorry to be ugly in front of you, I'll wait."
When everyone heard Wang Mazi's words, they couldn't help but nodded, and when he stopped talking, a plan had been born in everyone's hearts.
Xu Huang nodded and said, "The way is good, then it will be decided like this, as soon as the ugly time passes, the army will quietly evacuate, there should be no problem."
"Don't worry, General Xu, this is all the brothers' forte."
"Yes, in the past, when someone passed by, we could do it without him finding out."
Xu Huang nodded and said, "Okay, go and rest, when you retreat, you must not be careless." ”
"Hmm"
"Good"
"That's gone."
When everyone left, Xu Huang arranged for the soldiers to keep vigil, closed his eyes, and prepared to rest.
The forbidden army handed over by His Majesty in this battle is gone, but fortunately, there is still a trump card that has not been used, otherwise I really don't know how to explain
Thinking about today's hard battle in his mind, Xu Huang felt that his head was getting heavier and heavier, and suddenly the fragment was disconnected, and his brain seemed to stop running.
The autumn wind blew, bringing a burst of blood, but the soldiers who had fought for a day had already fallen asleep, as if they had not heard of it.
Time passed minute by minute, and as soon as the ugly time passed, Xu Huang slowly opened his eyes, feeling that the fatigue on his body had disappeared a lot, and he stood up gently and patted the dust on his buttocks.
In this battle, the forbidden army was at the forefront, so the physical strength was also the most consumed, and at this time, he fell to the ground and fell asleep.
Xu Huang stepped forward to wake them up one by one, and was about to go to join the Baibo Army, when he saw that they had already led their troops to arrive.
The army gathered together and whispered a few words, and Xu Huang and the others took advantage of the night to leave quietly.
As soon as the sun appeared, Li Dao, who had already woken up, ordered to bury the pot and make rice, and gathered the generals under his command, and strictly ordered that the Baibo army must be defeated today, otherwise it will be dealt with by military law.
After eating, the Xiliang army, under the leadership of the general, rushed to the narrow road ahead.
The imaginary shouts of killing did not sound, but appeared very quiet.
But the Xiliang army had already been frightened by Xu Huang's use of troops, thinking that there was some ambush, and they pushed forward cautiously.
Seeing that he was about to walk out of the narrow road, he still didn't find a single soldier, and the general of the Xiliang Army finally felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly sent someone back to report.
When Li Wei learned the news, he hurriedly went to check it in person, confirmed that Xu Huang's department had fled, scolded angrily at the time, and ordered the captain on duty at night to be executed.
After venting the anger in his heart, Li Wei ordered the army to pursue at full speed, and be sure to catch up with the fleeing Son of Heaven's car.
It was less than ten miles away, and suddenly there was a panic ahead, and the neighing and screaming of the war horses came and went, and the frightened Li Dao hurriedly beckoned his own soldiers to guard him.
After not seeing any movement for a long time, Li Dao waved his hand and asked people to come forward to investigate, and learned that there were several large potholes on the road ahead, killing more than 70 people and injuring several others.
The big pit will definitely not cause such heavy casualties, and it will definitely not be able to stop the momentum, resulting in falling horses and trampling to death
Don't think about it, this must be a trap left by Xu Huang, Li Dao greeted Xu Huang's relatives angrily, and sent several teams of soldiers to clear the way along the way.
After arranging everything, Li Dao ordered to set off.
But as soon as he walked five miles, he saw several remnants fleeing back in a panic.
After some inquiry, I learned that several teams of soldiers who were sent to explore the way, just not far from most of them, were ambushed by Xu Huang's army, except for a few people who fled back, the rest were all killed.
"Ah Xu Huang, I will have to kill you" was blocked one after another, which made Li Dao angry like thunder, and couldn't help but yell and vent.
Seeing this, Guo Yan stepped forward and said, "General Li is not angry, his body is important, since Xu Huang does not dare to face the battle head-on, then why not use Qu as a unit and advance in batches by cutting two miles." ”