Chapter 31: I Shall Die Immediately
How hard is it to escape in the boundless wilderness? When behind him are hundreds of Youzhou archers.
These hundreds of tired soldiers, trying to escape the pursuit of the soldiers who are waiting for their work, are tantamount to foolish dreams.
Although the weather was getting colder and colder, Wen Chou was sweating in the armor of the war horse, some sweat was hot, and some sweat was cold.
The soldiers who followed the horses all the way were out of breath, and some people kept fleeing or hiding in all directions, and more and more people saw that the purpose of the enemy army behind them was to capture General Wen alive, and no one would chase them if they ran away from elsewhere. He had fled for only a few miles, and there were less than two hundred soldiers beside him.
Some people can't run away from the team, some people are fugitives to both sides, and some are spineless and just squat on the spot and drop their armor to surrender, hoping to save their lives.
"General, there are fewer and fewer soldiers, physical exhaustion, many people can't run, it's not a way to go on like this......" The cavalry governor under the tent said hoarsely, I don't know how many orders were passed down along the way, but this is nothing compared to the rout, the swarthy man looked back at his subordinate soldiers, eighty percent of the soldiers who could keep up were cavalry, and the soldiers and horses belonging to Chun Yuqiong had already dispersed on the road, "There is less than one team that can run, general, it's better to surrender, right?" ”
Wen Chou didn't speak, holding the reins of Chun Yuqiong's mount with a spear in one hand and the other in the other, but his mighty figure was extremely depressed at this time, and he just continued to move forward in silence.
Surrender, it's not that Wen Chou hasn't thought about it.
Behind him is hundreds of enemy troops chasing all over the mountains, and Gonggao City, which is more than ten miles east, may not be able to defend it, but the impregnable Nanpi City still has hundreds of miles to go.
Hundreds of miles...... Even if a man made of steel is fearless, he has to use his brain to think about the way back.
What's more, Wen Chou's heart is flustered and afraid, but his turbulent heart is hidden by rock-solid armor. Who can be fearless, is to change places, can he Yan Zhongqing be fearless? Or is it that when he gallops his horse and spears, that Zhang Junyi will not be afraid!
Everyone has a heart of fear, and in Wenchou's view, the generals who lead the troops must know the fear. Those who don't know what to fear are just a reckless man, and they will eventually put the lives of thousands of subordinates at risk!
Wen Chou knew fear, but he couldn't surrender. It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't
He couldn't surrender, Yan Liang had no news of the fire in the west of Guanjin City since the sudden camp, Chun Yuqiong was seriously injured and his life was not long in coming, and the three generals of the Bohai Navy stationed in Jizhou were the only ones left who were still sober-minded...... He can take Chun Yu Qiong's military power, because even if Chun Yu Qiong Antai is healthy, he may not be stronger than himself, not to mention that the evil poison enters the body and his mind is unknown; But he also knows that on the side of the town, Chun Yuqiong is also stronger than him.
He must send Chun Yuqiong back to Nanpi to preside over the overall situation!
Nanpicheng can be controlled by Yuan Tan in Jizhou, but if he is the only one, he will not have an advantage in terms of troops. What's more, those Jizhou scholars who Bohai was originally cited as the humerus by Yuan Benchu may not be reliable. Just as a son of heaven and a courtier, the world will always belong to the emperor, but the power to rule the place is in the hands of the scholars. The Yuan clan was in Jizhou, and the Jizhou scholars were honestly attached to each other, and they made great efforts for the development of Bohai County, but this premise was based on the premise that the Yuan clan still controlled the power of Bohai and even a large area of eastern Jizhou.
Once Nanpi is lost and Yuan Tan retreats from Nanpi City, will the Jizhou scholars under the Yuan family still be reliable? Their greatest advantage is closely related to this land. When the Yan banner and the ridiculous Zongyi coat of arms are hung on this land, how are the Jizhou scholars different from other scholars in addition to their knowledge?
No.
Every one of their tactics of war and every political move is because they are familiar with this land and the people living here, folk customs and customs, and if they lose these, although the Jizhou scholars will move south to Qingzhou or join the Yan clan?
But Wen Chou is different, he is a martial artist from a wealthy family in Jizhou, conceited and brave, since the Yellow Turban and Yan Liang defected to Luoyang dignitary Yuan Shao, he was introduced as a guest, and the Yuan family never treated him badly. Even when the Yuan family once divided Jizhou equally with Gongsun, most of the Wenyan and Yan clans were nobles and deserved status, and the Yuan family gave them them.
It is also natural to dedicate due loyalty and bravery.
"Captain Feng, go and surrender, tell them that Wen Mou ran east with General Chunyu, and the enemy general should not embarrass you and wait." Wen Chou jumped off the horse, his crotch was torn, he tore off his robe and tied it to his legs, turned his head and sighed slightly in his heart, turned his head to Captain Feng Li and said: "At the end of the strong crossbow, the arrow can't wear Lu Min, Wen has reached the end of the mountain, if Captain Feng leaves, Wen will not stop him." ”
Feng Liben saw that the Yan army was strong, and he did have the intention of surrendering, but now Wen Chou looked like he was at the end of the overlord hero, but it made his heart beat a drum, and he advised Wen Chou: "The general is still a hundred miles away from Nanpi in the east, and he is sick with the general, I am afraid that he will not be able to arrive, so it is better to ......."
Feng Li didn't have to surrender, he just wanted to find a way to live for himself, that is, to surrender to the Yan family, could he live better than in the Yuan family? The north is fighting for hegemony on three sides, counting the dead Gongsun Zhan, Yanbei is the most angry one for his subordinates, like Yuan Shao's chariot general, Gongsun Zhan's Zhengdong general, their subordinate generals are four or five, especially if Yuan Shao's subordinates are counted as small generals such as partial generals, it will be seventeen or eighteen...... What about the Yan's? It was only last year that Liaodong Tianguo was given the position of general, and the general was close to the general!
That Wang Men led 20,000 or 30,000 people to surrender, and in the end, he was just an official position, and he was still the prime minister of Chang Shan, but his military power was indeed stripped away, not to mention him, a captain who had no soldiers!
"As long as there is a chance to live, Feng is unwilling to give up the general. It's just that there are not enough soldiers at the moment, and there are still General Chunyu who has fainted. Feng Li looked at Chun Yu Qiong, who was unconscious on horseback, and his expression was not good, if it were not for Chun Yu Qiong Kaicheng, Guanjin could still maintain a defensive position at present, and the army of thousands of people would not be defeated overnight, the implication was to abandon the pursuers left by Chun Yu Qiong behind, in the hope that he would let the rest go.
Wen Chou didn't know Feng Li's thoughts, and felt disdain for this person in his heart, squinting his eyes and saying: "Captain Feng knows, cut meat and feed tigers, and tigers can be full?" If the battle situation is unfavorable, give up small soldiers to protect the army, Wen is unwilling to do it in his heart; But do we have an army now? Sacrifice others to protect their lives, but Wen can't do such things! The road ahead is divided into three ends, and I will divide Captain Feng's cavalry into fifty, so let's pick all the way to survive. Wen and Captain Chun Yu took the other two roads. ”
The good words were enough, Wen Chou didn't listen, and Feng Li didn't say more, so he immediately selected fifty cavalrymen with better physical strength, and bowed his hand on horseback, saying: "In this case, the general takes care, Feng will go here, may Nanpi have a day to meet!" ”
Wen Chou didn't say anything anymore, but just gave it away, and when Feng Li and his party left, they recruited more than a dozen cronies and riders, and ordered them to go around the avenue and escort Chun Yuqiong all the way to Nanpi. Then he turned over and got on the horse, but turned the horse's head to stand west on the official road, and said to everyone: "The Yuan family treats us well, today the mountains and rivers are exhausted, and it is time for the monarchs to repay their kindness!" Wen wants to intercept the enemy here, and if he has the courage to come with him, the ungrateful will go by himself! ”
As soon as the words fell, Wen Chou flipped the iron spear and shouted: "The moment you stop the enemy, we can die immediately!" ”