Chapter 1111 Recovery

Chapter 1111 Recovery

Chapter 1111 Recovery
Li Yue still had some fighting spirit left in him, and was more likely afraid of being punished, so while ordering the retreat, he brought a thousand of his own iron-armored warriors to the stone bridge to stabilize the morale of the troops.

There were more than 3,000 infantrymen gathered here, and they felt relieved after seeing Li Yue's big banner.

The floating bridge not far away was already piled with firewood, and some people were pouring oil on it.

Upon seeing this, the Baibu Xianbei cavalry from Shangjun dismounted and rushed forward with long and short weapons in hand.

The young men who poured oil on the fire scattered without any command. Seeing this, several military academies cursed loudly, threw their torches on the pile of firewood, and turned away.

The fire burned fiercely.

Upon seeing this, the Bai tribe Xianbei cavalry retreated angrily.

That's the difference.

If it were the Imperial Guards or even the Yellow-Headed Army that came up at this time, they might have tried to put out the fire, but the Bai tribe of the Xianbei were unwilling to put themselves in the sea of ​​fire for the sake of the Daliang Dynasty, so they retreated.

The fire grew stronger and stronger, making crackling sounds, and thick smoke rose into the sky, as if endorsing the previous order to withdraw the troops.

After seeing this, Li Yue felt relieved and instead directed his soldiers to pile up deer antlers, chevaux de frise and even damaged vehicles at the bridgehead, in short, to do everything possible to create obstacles.

A little further away, a group of young men were shouting slogans and, under the whipping and urging of the soldiers, they pushed and pulled the powerful crossbows over and placed them on the river bank.

The Xianbei cavalry jogged across the river, shooting arrows from time to time.

When the bowstring sounds continuously, someone will scream and fall to the ground.

Some soldiers could not bear the casualties and retreated in panic, but were soon captured and beheaded by Li Yue's personal army.

A team of sword and shield soldiers and archers were called over to shoot at the other side of the river. After a few rounds, more than ten cavalrymen were shot down, and the remaining people turned their horses and gathered at a distance.

Only then did Li Yue feel completely relieved.

A stone bridge is not a wooden bridge, so it is difficult to destroy it in a hurry, so it can only be blocked. Of course, they are also sending people to dig the bridge foundation, but it is hard to say when there will be results.

On the east bank of the Longshui River, countless soldiers rushed into the river crying.

The Diqiang soldiers chasing after them could no longer stop killing. They roared and rushed towards the fleeing enemy soldiers, not caring about their own scattered formation, and just kept killing and killing, creating a huge bloody hell in Longdong.

There were continuous splashing sounds in the flowing water.

Countless soldiers threw away their armor and weapons and jumped into the river. Unfortunately, most of them could not swim, and only a small number of them tried their best to swim back to the west bank shivering with cold and escaped.

The worst thing was that those who could swim and had the strength to swim back to the west bank were grabbed by their panicked comrades by the hands and feet and even strangled by the neck. After struggling repeatedly in vain, they finally sank to the bottom of the river together.

When the dust settled, only more than 300 of the 4,000 troops on the east coast returned, more than 1,500 were captured, and the rest were either beheaded or drowned in the Long River. It was an extremely tragic scene.

After the battle, the Di and Qiang soldiers from Shangjun and Xinqin in Longdong lined up on the river bank and shouted in unison, "Kill the bandits!"
The retreating army in Longxi was actually in a state of confusion when they heard the news, which showed how low their morale was.

However, with the Dalang River blocking the way, Chengjun still felt somewhat safe psychologically.

Their only cavalry surrounded Fu An from all sides, and some infantry were forced to stay behind to occupy the high ground and block the enemy's retreat. After killing dozens of cavalry, they finally drove Fu An's troops out again.

The Cheng army's cavalry did not give up. Hundreds of them chased after them, determined not to give Fu An's troops a chance to harass them.

The rest of the people took the time to form a team and retreat.

The first batch of more than 2,000 elite soldiers led the way, followed by the auxiliary troops with weak combat effectiveness, and then the second battalion.

Their faces were pale and their minds were in panic. They discarded all unnecessary baggage and traveled as lightly as possible.

A few people with sad faces were left in the camp, gathering tarpaulins, hay, and firewood together, and placing oil jars aside, ready to set fire at any time.

Some people even kept muttering: "What a pity to burn it down with fire, what a pity..."

Yes, look at those baggage, they were basically collected from the common people and wealthy families, and then transported by ships.

But it was very convenient to transport the goods by ship when they came, but it was not possible during the hasty retreat. It was simply too late and they could only burn the baggage to cut off the road and stop the pursuers like Liu Bei did in the past.

Some people were reluctant to part with the yellow and fine cloth that was transported from Shu as a reward, so they secretly stuffed a piece of it into their bags, preparing to take it with them when they escaped.

This kind of behavior used to be a serious crime, but now no one cares.

If he takes away his valuables while running away, he is courting death. If he wants to die, no one will care about him.

During the great retreat, there was a troop that headed southwards to the navy's anchorage. These were the troops that had received orders to escape by boat.

Before leaving, they left some mules and horses behind for the soldiers staying in the camp to use for escape.

They are all short horses from the south, which can be used as cavalry mounts, but they are definitely not as majestic as the northern war horses. They are good for escaping. After all, this is a mountainous area, and the northern horses may not be as well adapted to the terrain as these Shu horses. It is really hard to say who runs faster...

Near the mouth of the Dayang River, small boats ferried back and forth, transporting personnel, supplies, and equipment onto large ships one by one.

Every time a ship is full, we sail away.

Those who can paddle away will paddle away, and those who cannot will be towed by trackers to leave this dangerous area first.

More than twenty naval ships were divided and sailed downstream, defeating several naval ships of Liang State that were spying on them and turning them all into food for fish and turtles. This was how they vented their anger and avenged the surprise attack last night.

But even so, everyone knew that this was a terrible defeat, both on land and sea. The impact of the defeat was not only the casualties on the battlefield, the lost baggage, and the sunken ships, but most importantly the impact on people's hearts.

In fact, until a few months ago, the Dacheng Kingdom was still expanding its territory. The morale of the whole country was on the rise, and all states and counties were full of vitality, with all things flourishing.

The first attack on Badong failed. People in Chengdu thought that Yufu was a dangerous place and not easy to take, so it was normal that even tens of thousands of people could not take it.

But this time, they conscripted young men from several counties and mobilized nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses, but they were defeated both on land and on sea. The scene of the defeat was so despairing that there was no excuse for it.

At this point, the idea of ​​using Hanzhong and Badong as barriers to establish a separatist regime was completely shattered.

Hanzhong was indeed blocking the Liang people from coming, but the east was wide open. From then on, Shao Liang could imitate Liu Xiu's battle to defeat Gongsun Shu and enter Shu from Badong - coincidentally, Gongsun Shu established his capital in Chengdu and named his country "Chengjia".

As a result, the Dacheng Kingdom could not only not expand outward, but even protecting itself was difficult, and its national fortunes took a sharp turn for the worse.

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On the east bank of the Dayang River, Shao Shen set up the flag of the central army.

He first went forward to observe the enemy's deployment in person, and then decisively ordered an attack on the stone bridge. He also dispatched Dou Yuzhen to lead 500 cavalrymen, leading horses and walking, to detour to the north to see if there was any shallow ford that could be crossed - if so, they would cross the river immediately and pursue the enemy.

The attack on Shiqiao was launched by the two thousand new Di soldiers from Fu Hong's family.

They recruited elite soldiers and launched a fierce attack on the stone bridge with large shields.

For a moment, bows and crossbows were fired from both sides of the Dalang River, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

The two thousand Di soldiers attacked until the afternoon but still failed to cross the river.

Shao Shen ordered Shangjun and Xinqin Di Qiang to take over the attack, but by evening, they still failed.

He flew into a rage and killed several military academies.

The Di and Qiang tribes were in turmoil, but the chiefs took the initiative to suppress it.

They attacked again after nightfall and finally conquered it.

Li Yue led the remaining troops to the river bank, boarded the navy warship, and fled in panic.

The soldiers who stayed behind in the camp set fire and then fled.

Looking at the blazing fire that almost filled the plain, Shao Shen ordered a rest.

After traveling for days, they first defeated Cheng's army at the foot of Yufu City, then marched for more than ten miles and fought two battles. The soldiers were very tired.

On the 29th day of the first lunar month, Dou Yuzhen, who had failed in his attempt to take a detour, led hundreds of high-chariot cavalry as the vanguard and pursued the enemy westward. After entering the mountainous area, they stopped and replaced Fu Hong's troops as the vanguard to continue the pursuit.

Near noon of the next day, they pursued the enemy to Nanxiang Gorge and seized some money and silk abandoned by the enemy. The soldiers were very happy, so everyone carried their bags and walked slowly.

After Shao Shen learned about this, he ordered the bags to be collected and distributed uniformly among the entire army, which caused great commotion among the Di soldiers.

Fu Hong killed more than ten people in a row, and used his family's prestige to convince everyone. He then explained the pros and cons to the soldiers, and the soldiers reluctantly agreed, so he continued the pursuit.

On the evening of the second day of the intercalary month, we arrived at Ba Township. The enemy occupied the dangerous road and cut off our rear, but the soldiers had no will to fight and were defeated in one blow, with more than a thousand captured and killed.

On the third night of the Lunar New Year, we arrived at Dongyang Gorge where a group of enemy troops were resting. Upon hearing that our pursuers were approaching, they fled in panic.

On the morning of the fifth day, we arrived at Sanzijian, a place name located at the place where Tangxi River flows into the river. There are more than a hundred salt wells on the wings of the stream, and the salt production is very rich. The large salt grains are only an inch square and shaped like an open umbrella, hence the name.

Cheng's army deployed a group of people to monitor the other side of Tangxi (now east of Yunyang), destroyed the nearby bridges, burned all the boats, and blocked the pursuers for two days.

Fu Hong didn't want to pursue too hard.

If they are ambushed and suffer heavy casualties, it will be their own capital that is at a loss. I have already fought hard in this battle, there is no need to risk my life for Shao Xun, it is not worth it.

Of course, the most important thing is that the people below are complaining.

After several days of pursuit, the seized property must be distributed uniformly, and the more than 1,000 prisoners captured are not allowed to be taken home as slaves. This is so harsh, only a fool would work for Daliang, and it is enough to show some respect to the Cheng army on the opposite side.

On the evening of the sixth day, under the strict order of Shao Shen, Fu Hong's troops crossed the stream, traveled a mile west, and plundered the commercial market, obtaining many rare treasures from Shu capital, gold and tin from the south, and fish and salt from the gorge.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the army arrived at Qunin County.

When they arrived here, they found that the number of fleeing soldiers suddenly increased. Fu Hong sent people to inquire and found out that a large group of enemy troops had passed through here three days ago. The soldiers in the county did not dare to fight, so they waited for the main force to retreat westward and attacked their tail - well, the head did not arrive yet and they ran away.

Fu Hong captured nearly two thousand people, among whom more than a thousand were local men from Badong who were captured by Cheng Jun. He released them directly and placed the rest under the custody of Qunin County. The pursuing troops continued westward.

Three days later, they saw Nanpu County from afar, defeated a group of troops that were unable to run, and captured more than a thousand people.

When they pursued the enemy to the city of Nanpu, Guanqiu Yin also delivered hundreds of prisoners. These prisoners were captured by them when the enemy retreated outside the city.

At this point, the entire territory of Badong was recovered.

Fu Hong stopped and waited for the next order.

On the twelfth day of the first month of the leap year, Shao Shen's order arrived, ordering them to search for food and fodder and pursue in the direction of Linjiang County, Ba County, without stopping.

At the same time, he began to report victory to Luoyang.

(End of this chapter)