Chapter 1072: Captured Alive
On a hillside on the north bank of Mazishui, Wang Meng, the chief general of the Jin army, and several generals were looking at the large camp on the south bank, and at this moment, their camp was completely surrounded by fire, and the Goguryeo army that rushed into the camp was about to be wiped out. Starters, oh dear
"The general is really a clever plan, he actually annihilated the main army of Goguryeo so easily." One of the generals looked across the bank and complimented softly.
"Yes! With just a few camp losses, we annihilated the main army of Goguryeo, and we made a lot of money. Another general said.
Wang Meng smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said: "It's just a small skill of carving insects, not enough to worry about, right now, the enemy in front of our army is only a noble thousand soldiers and horses, annihilate this enemy army, and capture the noble." ”
"Yes, General." The ministers will lead with a loud voice.
Subsequently, Wang Mengqin led more than 2,000 soldiers and horses under his command to kill the noble Chinese army in the direction of the Goguryeo commander's big tent, while the 5,000 soldiers and horses of Sanhan patrolled back and forth on the north bank of Mazishui, strangled Goguryeo's scattered soldiers and horses, and prevented the surviving remnants of the southern bank from rushing back to the northern bank.
Outside the Chinese army tent of the noble general of Goguryeo, Gao Shang and several of his subordinates looked up at the fire on the other side of the Ma Zi River, and they were very happy, and he took it for granted that the Jin army camp suddenly burst into flames, which must have been caused by his own soldiers and horses entering the Jin army camp, annihilating the Jin army troops, and setting fire to the Jin army camp.
"General, the enemy camp on the other side is all in a sea of fire, it seems that our army must have wiped out all the enemy troops on the other side, what a gratifying congratulations!" A ministry general said.
Another general frowned and said, "General." Even if our army attacks the enemy camp on the opposite bank, it can annihilate the enemy army. Why do you burn the enemy's camp? With so many tents and supplies, can't we use them? That's all our spoils! ”
Obviously, this general felt that at this moment they had won the battle and firmly controlled the situation, and that the capture of the enemy camp could fully occupy all the supplies of the enemy camp. And there is no need to burn all the available supplies of the enemy battalion. This does not conform to the tradition of the Goguryeo army, and it seems very strange.
Hearing this, Gao Shang also frowned, this situation. He was also very surprised, since the soldiers under his command had won a complete victory, they would definitely fight for the spoils of war, how could they burn them?
"General, will this fire be set by the Jin army, they can't guard the camp, and they don't want our army to get their baggage, so they jumped over the wall in a hurry, before evacuating the camp. All the supplies of the camp that were set on fire. A subordinate general said.
Hearing this, Gao Shang nodded lightly, and said: "Well, there is indeed such a possibility, it seems that the enemy generals have long had a premonition that they are not the opponents of my Goguryeo army, so they are ready to set fire to the camp in advance, otherwise, why can such a big fire be released in such an urgent situation?" Ha ha! He laughed.
When a subordinate general heard this, he was stunned and said hurriedly: "General, will there be fraud in this?" If we set fire to our soldiers and horses after they have entered the enemy camp, will our soldiers and horses not be caught in the fire? After speaking, his eyes widened and he looked at Gao Shang.
After listening to the assumptions of the general, Gao Shang's heart was shocked, if this is really the case, the consequences will be very serious, the fire is ruthless, if the main soldiers and horses under his command fall into the sea of fire, there must not be many people who can come out alive.
"No, it won't be the case." Noble and nervous evasion.
"General, it's not good, the two thousand soldiers and horses of our army were suddenly attacked from behind by the Jin army, and the four teams have been broken by each one." At this moment, a soldier who had fled into the camp reported the news that the elite of the Jin army had defeated the 2,000 Goguryeo army.
Gao Shang was shocked when he heard this, and the elite of the Jin army suddenly appeared from behind and defeated the two thousand soldiers and horses he deployed on the shore, which is enough to show that the elite of the Jin army had already arrived on the north bank of Mazishui, but how the Jin army secretly ran to the north shore and why it was not discovered by the scouts, these circumstances made him feel quite surprised.
When the generals heard this, they were all surprised, and felt that the Jin army was elusive and suddenly arrived on the north bank, as if a divine soldier descended from the sky, and the most important thing was that since the two thousand soldiers and horses responsible for the defense had been defeated, the Jin army soldiers and horses on the south bank were very likely to have crossed the north bank, so in this way, the Jin army camp on the south bank was on fire, and it was very likely that the Jin army deliberately did it.
"Report, general, the Jin army is here, and it is less than a mile away from the camp." At this moment, the things that Gao Shang and several generals were worried about finally appeared, and the soldiers and horses of the Jin army had already been killed.
"How many soldiers and horses?" Gao Shang hurriedly asked.
"There are two or three thousand people in a large area of black pressing." The soldier reported truthfully.
When Gao Shang heard this, he was shaken, and the Jin army only had a total of two or three thousand people, that is to say, all the soldiers and horses of the Jin army were all killed by him, so that most of the fires on the south bank were deliberately set by the Jin army, and the army that rushed into the south bank under his command was only afraid that it would suffer.
"General, the Jin army has been killed, let's evacuate quickly!" A subordinate general said anxiously.
"General, it's too late if you don't leave, let's go!" Another general said.
Gao Shang sighed and said: "It's late, the Jin army is already approaching, I'm afraid that we won't be able to run away, so the order will go down, and the pro-military camp will immediately prepare for battle and prepare to meet the enemy." ”
"Yes, General." The generals all shouted the order.
At this time, Gao Shang had already heard the violent sound of horses' hooves outside the camp, so he understood that it would definitely be difficult to run away, even if he and a few generals could escape, but most of the thousand soldiers and horses under his command could not escape, so they were slaughtered, and at the same time, he was not very clear about the combat power of the Jin army, so he wanted to feel the combat effectiveness of the Jin army through a frontal battle, so as to know himself and his opponent.
The Goguryeo battalion only had more than 1,000 soldiers and horses, and all of them were waiting for the day, so as soon as the noble military order was issued, more than 1,000 soldiers and horses were immediately assembled and ready for battle.
Wang Meng personally led the main force of soldiers and horses to attack in the direction of the Goguryeo camp, and saw that Goguryeo quickly organized a resistance force of more than 1,000 soldiers and horses, and couldn't help but feel a burst of appreciation in his heart, Goguryeo's soldiers and horses were really much stronger than Sanhan and Wofu. It is no wonder that when King Wofu heard Goguryeo, he couldn't help but have a look of fear.
"General, you stay. Let the last general lead the soldiers to attack. The general looked at Wang Meng. Masaki said.
Wang Meng nodded, and said with a straight face: "Go!" Don't underestimate the enemy. ”
"Yes, General." The generals led the elite of the Jin army to launch a fierce attack on the Goguryeo army that had been prepared.
The strength of the Jin army was more than twice that of the Goguryeo army, and the equipment was much better than that of the Goguryeo army. While riding a horse. The soldiers shot out the crossbows in their hands, and suddenly, tens of thousands of crossbow arrows were fired intensively at the Goguryeo army.
"Ah...... Uh...... "Under the attack of the Jin army's dense arrow rain, the Goguryeo army immediately suffered a large number of casualties. Most of the soldiers were shot in the body by the crossbow arrows, some were slightly injured, some were seriously injured, and of course, many were killed on the spot.
Gao Shang looked at the crossbows flying in the sky, and his heart was terrified to the extreme, the Jin army had two thousand soldiers and horses, and the effect caused by the use of the crossbow was far more than that of twenty thousand crossbowmen, if it weren't for the Jin army, it was in front of him. Gao Shang would even think that the other party had 50,000 horses.
"It's terrible, the combat power of the Jin army is terrible, what kind of weapon is this, why can it shoot so many arrows in a row." A Goguryeo general said in shock.
"General, in front of the Jin army, our army is so vulnerable, it seems that our army needs at least five thousand men and horses to resist the two thousand Jin army!" Another general said in horror.
Gao Shang sighed and said tremblingly: "Five thousand is not enough, our army needs at least 10,000 troops to resist the attack of two thousand elites of the Jin army, and the difference in strength is so great that there is no hope for the revival of Goguryeo." After speaking, he closed his eyes helplessly.
"General, get on your horse, we can't stay here and die!" A subordinate led the war horse and let Gao Shang get on the horse.
"Get on the horse, where are you going?" Gao Shang smiled bitterly.
"Marudu City, general, as long as we enter Marudu City, it will be safe, the Jin army has no siege equipment, and it is impossible to capture Marudu City in a short time." The subordinate said.
Gao Shang shook his head and said helplessly: "Ben General's command error, resulting in a crushing defeat of more than 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and now I don't know how many are left, in this case, where will Ben Jiang still have the face to return to Marudu City!" Besides, you are also very clear about the temperament of the king, do you think the king can spare the general? After speaking, he looked even more helpless.
When the generals heard this, they were silent, what Gao Shang said was the truth, Gao Zhao, the king of Goguryeo, was not a good stubble, fierce and had a lot of ambitions, and now Gao Shang has fought a big defeat, and after returning to Marudu, he will inevitably be executed by Gao Zhao, after all, Gao Zhao also wants to save face, the Goguryeo army has suffered a big loss, someone must bear this responsibility, and Gao Shang, as the chief general of the whole army, is naturally the best candidate, and there is another point, Gao Shang is the Goguryeo royal family, and there is some threat to Gao Zhao's throne, so, Gao Zhao will inevitably take this opportunity to get rid of Gao Shang and remove this threat.
"General, if we surrender to the Jin army, will there be a way to live?" A ministry general said.
Gao Zhao shook his head and said, "Surrender, are the general's bones so soft?" Ben was going to die on the battlefield in order to move the king and save the lives of the children in the family. ”
When the generals heard this, they were all silent, and they were ready to die with Gao Shang.
"Kill ......" Gao Shang raised his weapon and personally rushed to kill him, preparing to repay the country with death, so as to ensure the safety of his family.
The generals of the Jin army naturally recognized the distinctive nobility of the armor and determined that it was the chief general of Goguryeo, so he ordered loudly: "Soldiers, capture the enemy generals alive, capture the enemy generals alive." ”
After receiving the order, all the soldiers of the Jin army pressed towards Gao Shang, and quickly repelled the guards beside Gao Shang, and surrounded Gao Shang.
Because the Jin general gave the order to capture him alive, a large number of Jin soldiers all pointed at Gao Shang with the weapons in their hands, but they did not attack.
Noble was surrounded by cold and glittering blades, and he could not resist, so he had to throw away the weapon in his hand and put on an expression that looked like death.
With the capture of the Goguryeo general Gao Shang, most of the remaining Goguryeo soldiers and horses were scattered, and less than fifty people surrendered to the Jin army, half of whom were generals.
Seeing that his army had completely defeated the Goguryeo soldiers and horses and captured its main general, Wang Meng was extremely happy and rode his horse over.
"General, the main general of the enemy army has been captured alive by the last general, and more than a dozen generals have surrendered to our army." As soon as Wang Meng came over, the generals excitedly reported the results of the battle.
Wang Meng nodded and praised: "Good job, I will take credit for you, just wait for the promotion!" ”
"Thank you, General." The general said excitedly.
Wang Meng smiled, jumped off the horse, looked at the bound Goguryeo general, and asked softly, "Who are you, report your name." ”
"The Goguryeo general is noble, who are you?" Gao Shang said loudly, looking quite tough.
"Bold, this is the general Wang Meng Wang of the Great Jin Dynasty, and I don't kneel down yet." Wang Meng's subordinates were furious, stretched out a kick, kicked Gao Shang in the crook of his leg, and knocked Gao Shang down.
Gao Shang knelt on one knee in front of Wang Meng, looking quite angry, and tried to stand up, but the Jin generals had already pressed him hard, so no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stand up.
"If you want to kill, you will kill, noble is not a person who is afraid of death." Gao Shang yelled.
Seeing that Gao Shang was quite tough, Wang Meng couldn't help but have a trace of admiration in his heart, paused, and glanced at the general, who let go of Gao Shang and took a few steps back.
"Did General Gao ever think that he would be defeated so badly?" Wang Meng gently lifted Gao Shang up and asked.
Seeing Wang Meng's kind attitude, he sighed nobly, and said with a straight face: "With only three thousand elites, he has recovered Sanhan and Wofu, General Wang is a person with real ability, and he is noble and underestimates the enemy." ”
"Haha! General Gao is right, the Goguryeo army is much stronger than Samhan and Wofu, if it weren't for the general's underestimation of the enemy, the general really has no certainty of victory. Wang Meng said humbly.
In fact, even if the Goguryeo general does not underestimate the enemy, Wang Meng has a way to break the enemy, after all, he has studied military books in Huashan for many years, and the strategy in his chest is not comparable to that of a person of this noble grade.
"The general is a general of the Jin Kingdom, why did he lead the army to invade my Goguryeo." Gao Shang asked loudly.
When Wang Meng heard this, he smiled and said: "The 80,000 troops of Goguryeo are not good at staying in the country, but they help the enemy of the Great Jin Dynasty, Yan State, and invade Liaodong of my Great Jin Dynasty, why is this?" After speaking, he looked at the noble.
Obviously, this incident was provoked by the Goguryeo side first, so it is no wonder that the Great Jin launched a counterattack.
Gao Shang is familiar with history, he knows that Liaodong has always been the territory of the Great Jin, but it was later occupied by the Yan State, and it is inappropriate and unreasonable for Goguryeo to receive Liaodong from the Yan State, this kind of fact makes Gao Shang speechless for a moment, he wants to refute, but the reason is very insufficient, so he can only shut up. (To be continued.) (520。 ))