Chapter 182 There is no way to heaven and no way to enter the earth

Chapter 182 There is no way to heaven and no way to enter the earth

Chapter 182 There is no way to heaven and no way to enter the earth

"Don't run!"

"Go back, everyone! Go back and fight!"

"You bastard, I let you eat and drink well and play with women from wealthy families, and this is how you repay me? Go back!"

Lu Ping led his personal soldiers forward, slashing with his sword, trying to stop the army from collapsing.

But once people in a group lose their reason, it is difficult for them to recover in a short period of time.

No one listened to Lu Ping at all.

Be polite and walk around him and his guards.

If you don't give me face, I'll just bump into you.

There were even some fighting, which led to the defeat of the personal guard supervision team.

Lu Ping's horse was frightened and immediately raised its front hooves and stood up.

The bodyguards hurriedly grabbed him and then hugged him and ran back.

Li Le finally got rid of the entanglement of the cavalry. Seeing that Lu Ping was in danger, he hurriedly came to help with more than a hundred cavalry.

But soon, there was a sound of crossbow arrows being fired, and Li Le was hit in the shoulder by an arrow, which hurt him terribly. The horse under him seemed to be injured as well, and it ran and jumped around madly, directly throwing Li Le off.

Li Le was caught off guard, one of his feet was hooked in the stirrup, and his body fell to the ground.

The horse dragged him around until it exhausted its last bit of vitality and fell down with a loud bang. As luck would have it, it pinned Li Le underneath it.

He was still somewhat conscious, but he was surrounded by defeated soldiers and no one cared about him at all.

A moment later, the sound of orderly footsteps was heard.

Li Le, who was lying on the ground, turned his head and saw long silver walls as big as mountains.

Changqiang maintained a quick pace and when he saw that Li Le was still alive, someone shot him casually, completely wiping out the last bit of Li Le's consciousness.

Lu Ping finally broke out of the crowd of fleeing soldiers. Turning around, he saw that there were only thirty or fifty people left around him. He burst into tears.

"General, let's go. As long as you're alive, you still have a chance." Seeing that the commander was unwilling to leave, the personal soldier drew out a dagger and stabbed Lu Ping's horse's butt. The horse was frightened and rushed out at once.

The personal guards quickly followed and left in a hurry.

The cavalry gradually gathered together.

They were all veterans of the Central Army and knew exactly what to do. Without anyone's command, they spontaneously drove the defeated soldiers, like sheep, and scattered them in all directions.

The slow-running "sheep" will not resist at all if you just hit them with the halberd.

Seeing this, the other "sheep" were frightened and subconsciously quickened their pace, trying to escape, until they exhausted their last bit of strength and collapsed to the ground - now they didn't even have the strength to run away.

Of course, fleeing was the mainstream, but there were also a few people who gathered together and tried to make a final resistance.

These people are determined to die, so the cavalry cannot charge them, and it is not worth it.

The palace soldiers quickly arrived on horseback, then dismounted and fired crossbows, throwing them into chaos. Then came the charge of the heavy sword warriors, and after a wave of combined punches, basically no one could withstand it.

"Don't give the bandits a chance to breathe. Pursue them relentlessly without stopping." The messenger brought Shao Xun's latest order.

After receiving the order, the cavalry and palace soldiers drove the "flock of sheep" to the rear and handed them over to the Silver Spear Army and the Yamen Army to be captured, while they turned their horses around and chased forward.

The chase lasted until dusk.

The cavalry returned first, with several heads hanging under the saddle of each man's horse.

The palace soldiers had not returned yet. It was heard that they had captured more than a thousand prisoners and were leading them slowly on their way.

The Silver Spear Army and the Yamen Army have stopped the pursuit and started cleaning up the battlefield.

In this battle, no less than 2,000 people were beheaded on the spot, and more than 4,000 were killed in the pursuit. Another 4,000 or so were captured, and the remaining 4,000 were scattered in various places. After nightfall, it was difficult to capture them.

"Tell the soldiers to change horses when they come back, take their troops, and pursue them at night." Shao Xun, who got off the command vehicle, gave the order directly: "Light more torches, create more momentum, and bring more drums to beat them in all directions."

"Yes." The messenger jumped on his horse and went forward to deliver the message.

The enemy army had just suffered a major defeat and was like a frightened bird.

In the dark night, there was no idea how many pursuers were coming. Seeing so many torches, such loud shouts of killing, and the sound of war drums everywhere, it would be a relief if you weren't scared to death.

Six hundred soldiers and their followers could scare the thousands of fleeing bandits for a whole night, forcing them to run away as soon as they heard the sound of horse hooves. They would have no time to rest or eat, and would walk in a panic all night, becoming physically exhausted, mentally confused, and trampling on each other. They would have no choice but to surrender after dawn.

On the other hand, the Yamen Army and the Silver Spear Army have just won a great victory and their morale is high. After resting for a whole night, they will attack again at dawn and no one will be able to stop them.

Shao Xun had calculated the enemy's fate with this move. He could use all kinds of tricks at will. Who else could he be if not a god?

After dinner, he even had time to review his troops.

After this battle, the veterans of the Silver Spear Army have certainly become more capable and braver, but the psychological training of the new recruits cannot be underestimated.

They already knew how powerful they were. Their worries before the war were just scaring themselves, and there was no need for them to do so.

They also knew that General Shao was the bravest of the three armies, and it was easy to follow him in battle. The army's morale and loyalty were further deepened.

One victory can relieve a hundred worries, it is true!
Hu Wu Fuzhi hurried back to the baggage caravan, asked his followers to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and then he wrote directly on the carriage.

"... Lu Ping and Li Le were originally herdsmen in Chiping Garden. They had been influenced by the king for a long time, but they did not think of repaying the king. They started a rebellion and joined the fierce bandits. They gathered many rebels and recruited useless men. They tolerated the bandits and harmed the people. Wherever they passed, the wells and towns were all empty, farming and mulberry were abandoned, the people were displaced, and they exchanged their children for food. This is something that heaven and earth cannot tolerate, and is forsaken by both humans and gods..."

"... General Shao Xun, a talented official, served his lord with loyalty, served his father with filial piety, and served his master with righteousness. He had a group of brave and capable teachers and students, and was good at the laws of war... He led several thousand soldiers and went three miles away from the county, where he fought off the enemy and killed them, greatly weakening their front...

"...The battle was successful, the rebel leader was killed, and all the criminals were slain. The city was thus saved, and the common people were spared from suffering..."

"At that time..."

The last part is an artistically processed combat process with a strong personal emotional touch. It is very detailed and even includes Shao Xun's psychological activities.

If the person involved reads this, he will definitely blush - Brother, what you wrote is too exaggerated.

In addition, there are a lot of weird things in it, which reduces its authenticity at first glance.

The most amazing thing is that this thing written by Hu Wufuzhi has a good chance of being recorded in history books...

When later generations compiled the "Book of Jin", it was inevitable that there were too many magical elements.

Lu Zhi watched from the side, his mouth twitching. He reached out several times, wanting to grab the pen and write it himself, but thinking about his own status, he sighed and gave up.

Can these scholars be more serious?
After Hu Wu Fuzhi finished writing, he blew on it proudly near his lips. After the ink dried, he put it in an envelope, sealed it, and gave it to the messenger, who sent it to the governor Liu Yu by express horse.

He was too lazy to think about the consequences of writing like this.

I don't care!

The only thing in this world that can make me bow my head is fine wine.

******
In an abandoned village east of Feixiang County, Lu Ping really couldn't run anymore.

When he was escaping just now, the horse unfortunately broke its leg and threw him out.

When I got back, I saw my old friend lying on the ground crying.

Lu Ping also shed tears, and then, with the help of his personal soldiers, he staggered away.

Every time I wanted to stop and rest for a while, I would hear the sound of hurried horse hooves and large torches in the fields.

The sound of drums was everywhere, making people dizzy and unsure where the government troops were coming from or how many people there were. To be on the safe side, they could only continue to run away.

It was not until dawn that we finally arrived at the village.

Lu Ping refused to run away no matter what, and shouted that he would rather die. He counted his personal soldiers again. Originally there were more than 40 people, but now there were only seven or eight left. It was unknown whether they died or ran away in the middle of the night.

This is the character that makes the defeat of an army as severe as a landslide.

Lu Ping sighed.

The Shao bandits were chasing them too fiercely, so his own soldiers stayed up all night to drive them out, chasing them to the north, which was simply outrageous.

At this moment, if I had 10,000 elite soldiers - no, 5,000 would be enough - I could directly counterattack and defeat Shao the bandit, and directly turn defeat into victory.

"General, have some porridge." A personal soldier came over with some cooked corn porridge and said.

Lu Ping swallowed his saliva. He had fought for half a day and then fled for a whole night. If he didn't eat something, he wouldn't even have the strength to run away.

He took the wooden bowl and began to drink from it, slurping it and smacking his lips as he drank.

When I was a child, I always felt that corn porridge was delicious.

When I grew up, I worked as a shepherd and occasionally did some horse banditry. I made a lot of money, so I no longer thought this thing was so delicious.

I didn't expect that after many years, when I picked up the corn porridge again, I found it was so delicious.

Suddenly, there was the sound of horse hooves outside the door.

"There is a fire here, you guys go in and take a look."

"There's a thief, come out quickly, or I'll burn the house down."

"More than 10,000 people have been defeated. Why are you still fighting with just a few of you? It's better to surrender. Although you can't escape the punishment of life, you can avoid the death penalty."

"Damn it, you're not coming out yet? Set fire, burn the house down!"

Soon, the sound of weapons clashing and the dense sound of crossbow arrows being fired were heard outside the door.

Lu Ping seemed unaware of it. After drinking the last mouthful of porridge with his head tilted back, he picked up his ring-handled sword and rushed out.

"Swoosh! Whoosh!" Several sharp arrows shot over and directly took Lu Ping away.

He laughed and looked up at the sky.

The sky in Chipingyuan is also so blue. I can’t go back this time…

The government troops quickly rushed over, cut off his head and put it in the saddle bag, then they quickly searched and confirmed that there were no hidden defeated soldiers before continuing their pursuit eastward.

(End of this chapter)