Chapter 156 Gifts

Unconsciously, the sky has become gray, and the horizon has turned white, which is a precursor to the coming out of the sun.

Although Yao Chong successfully withdrew 25,000 people from the front line of Hulu Valley, his mood was extremely heavy. You know, they are all the elite of the Qin army! He didn't know that he should go back to face his brother and the questioning of Wenwu of the Manchu Dynasty.

What else can we do if we don't do this? Seeing that the army's grain and fodder are about to run out, and the Jingzhou battalion opposite is as solid as golden soup, what else can he do except retreating when the back road is cut off and there is no food available at any time?

Based on the previous information about Lu Qiang, combined with these two confrontations, Yao Chong is convinced that Lu Qiang will never let himself retreat so easily.

So in order to preserve his strength, he had to abandon the pawn and protect the car.

In order to prevent the road from sending troops to chase, Yao Chong once ordered 5,000 cavalry to hide in the dark and prepare to ambush the pursuers in Jingzhou. However, as the sky became brighter and brighter, no Jingzhou army appeared. Yao Chong knew that Lu Qiang must have seen through his conspiracy.

The Jin Dynasty unexpectedly had such a figure, which is actually a big trouble for the State of Qin. Once Jingzhou is strong, it will definitely attack the State of Qin. In the face of such a powerful opponent, who can resist him?

Yao Chong has always been worried about this matter along the way.

He already knew that it was the Jingzhou water army that burned the Xiangyang camp, and there were also 10,000 people, but he did not believe that the 10,000 navy dared to set up ambush to attack his army. If that was really good, he could revenge for the burning of food and grass.

So Yao Chong led the army along the way. The scouts patrolled back and forth within 20 miles and reported the findings in time so that he could make an analysis as soon as possible.

The official road is Xingshan on one side and Xiangjiang on the other side. The mountain of Xingshan is very steep and very suitable for ambush, but the fact is that Yao Chong expected that there has never been a trace of Jingzhou water army along the way.

Because the army was marching urgently, it was past noon, and the front suddenly opened up. Obviously, it was about to leave the mountain road, and the soldiers couldn't help cheering.

From last night to now, they have not touched their teeth, and they are afraid of being ambushed by the Jingzhou army, so they are also worried that they can finally rest. How can they not be happy?

Yao Chong was also exhausted and ordered the army to speed up again. As long as he passed this mountainous area and the soldiers rested, Lu Qiang would attack the soldiers of Jingzhou, and he was not afraid.

At this time, just after February, although the footsteps of early spring have quietly approached, there is still a trace of chill in the air. Fortunately, this is near the south of the Yangtze River. If it is in the north, this season is still in a piece of ice and snow.

This kind of weather is most suitable for marching. Soon the army came to the open land and began to camp and bury rice under the command of their respective officers.

Yao Chong, served by his own soldiers, sat down in the newly built tent, and then ordered people to bring the map. In fact, he knows very well that it is safe to leave the Xiangyang boundary completely.

As soon as he looked at it a few times, Yao Chong suddenly felt that there seemed to be a smell in the air. Curiously, his nose sucked hard.

Sulfur!

How can it smell like this?

Yao Chong looked around and then called his own soldiers: "Do you smell anything?"

The soldiers were so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs, and all they smelled was the aroma of food in their noses. So they still wanted to smell something else?

After listening to Yao Chong's words, he couldn't help shaking his head blankly.

Although this kind of thing is always available in the barracks, it is a flammable material and is strictly controlled. Obviously, it cannot be thrown away at will.

Yao Chong looked around and lowered his head. He suddenly found that there were a lot of powdery things at the grass roots under his feet, and it was not a little. After careful examination, he found that there was this thing almost everywhere.

"It's not good, order the army to leave here immediately"

In a hurry, Yao Chong had no time to explain too much to the soldiers and ran out. At this moment, he finally understood why he did not meet the ambush in Jingzhou along the way.

The navy is not good at attacking land, and the troops are not enough. It is almost impossible to ambush themselves, so they spread flammable objects in this place where they are bound to camp.

The soldiers are busy resting and cooking. If there is a sudden fire at this time, how many people will be able to escape?

Is this the trick that the bastard is thinking about? It's tough enough.

The soldiers had run for half a night and almost fell down and didn't want to get up. Even if Yao Chong shouted to break his voice, he didn't react much.

"Sarge, look, Jingzhou Water Army..."

I don't know who shouted and Yao Chong, who was about to get on the saddle, couldn't help turning his head and looking at it. Sure enough, he saw a dense Jingzhou sailor warship appeared on the river in the distance.

At this moment, Yao Chong's heart has sunk to the bottom of the valley, the ground is covered with flammable things, and the soldiers are exhausted...

Yao Chong didn't dare to think about it anymore. He turned over and was ready to run out. At this time, a group of people suddenly appeared on the hillside. These people did not lean forward. On the hillside, they threw the lit rocket at the messy Qin army camp.

If the quality of sulfur in this era is still not up, otherwise, I'm afraid that the fire will have already started when the Qin soldiers buried the stove. In addition, in order to facilitate the water, the leading army also chose the place to cook by the river. I guess this is the reason why the fire did not start in advance.

However, with the fall of the rocket, the camp finally caught fire, and the soldiers understood why the general wanted them to escape.

But it was a little late to understand at this time. The Jingzhou navy was originally hidden in a harbor not far away, but now it went down the stream and soon drove to the water section where Qin Jun camped.

Looking at the Qin army camp that was already on fire, Jiang Xiaoyu smiled gerociously and waved his hand, and the catapult, which was already ready to launch, suddenly became powerful.

The fireball has been installed on the catapult. Once this fireball falls, it will quickly burst and splash Mars wherever it can.

This time, the Qin army was completely chaotic. In the fire, the soldiers could not distinguish the north and south at all, and they rose around like headless flies.

Yao Chong escaped from the fire circle early with a group of bodyguards and ran to the distance. He looked back at the camp that had ignited a fire. He really wanted to cry without tears. His own army! That's it.

The soldiers took Yao Chong's horse and ran forward quickly. They could no longer stay here. In case the ambush came out of Jingzhou, they would be unable to fly.

There are hundreds of cavalry following Yao Chong, and there are many infantry running out, but no one can care about them anymore. The group of people were ignited like the prince of the stove, beating horses and desperately in the direction of Xiangyang. There were nearly 10,000 troops there. Only when they got there could they be safe.

The horse had just run for a while, and the horse in front of it suddenly screamed, and then suddenly fell to the ground, directly throwing the knight on the horse out, and the cavalry who fell to the ground also screamed.

Due to inertial action, many war horses fell directly on the horse in front of them. For a moment, the war horses and soldiers were stacked together, and the screams and hiss of the horses were mixed together, like hell on earth.

At this time, the soldiers who stopped in time suddenly found that the ground was already covered with iron thisbulus. No wonder the war horse would fall down.

Yao Chong was lucky to escape a disaster because he was protected by his own soldiers and ran in the middle. But his good luck is obviously over.

With a horn, countless Jingzhou soldiers suddenly emerged from the dense forest, one by one with bows and arrows aimed at Yao Chong and his party who were standing on the official road in a daze.

Then he saw an official dressed as a scribe coming out of the soldiers under the escort of the soldiers. Looking at Yao Chong, who wanted to order resistance but was afraid of being shot as a hedgehog, he smiled coldly and said, "Dashuai Yao, do you want to leave like this? Is there no one in Jingzhou to bully me?"

As soon as his voice changed, he said harshly: "Put down your weapon and tie your hands, or you will be killed."

Looking at the dense and cold arrows, Yao Chong knew that it was obviously impossible to break through, and the ground was covered with iron thorns, and the war horses could not run at all.

He really killed the master with a random fist. He was the general of the State of Qin. He was not defeated on the battlefield, but was destroyed in a conspiracy.

However, of course, he was unwilling to do this to the captive of Jingzhou. He rode out and hugged his fist slightly: "This adult, as long as you are willing to let me go back, no matter what conditions you ask, I will agree."

This person is naturally Lu Zongzhi. It can be said that this series of tactics to block the enemy is completely from him. Otherwise, with Jiang Xiaoyu's personality, he will not achieve such a big result.

Lu Zongzhi sneered after hearing Yao Chong say, "Let you go back?" If you are sent back, what else will Lu look like to face the people of the Central Plains? How can you be worthy of those innocent fellow villagers who died tragically under your iron hooves? Lu counts to three, and if you don't want to be captured, don't blame Lu for being rude, one..."

Before Lu Zongzhi's two shouted out, Yao Chong's own soldiers suddenly rushed out to block Yao Chong.

"Mshal, go quickly, you can't be a prisoner of Jingzhou..."

Seeing this scene, Lu Zongzhi no longer counted down and shouted: "shoot"

With the order of Lu Zong, the long-standing archers in Jingzhou immediately loosened their bowstrings and shot at the lost dog-like Qin soldiers like flying locusts.

Yao Chong's own soldiers were the first to take the brunt and was shot into a hedgehog in a blink of an eye. Fortunately, Yao Chong saw the opportunity and turned over and hid under the bellows of the war horse.

It's a pity that Yao Chong's loyal soldiers were. Just after the first round of shooting of the Jingzhou army, Yao Chong shouted under the horse's belly.

"I'm willing to surrender, don't shoot again..."

Seeing this scene, Lu Zongzhi smiled and finally had a big gift to Lu Qiang.

At this time, on the front line of Hulu Valley, Lu Qiang's army has completed the collection and surrender of the remnants of the Qin army.

The commander ran away, and the Jingzhou army was surrounded on all sides, and there was no food and grass in the camp. If he resisted again, there would be something wrong with his head.

After several generals of the Qin army gathered together for discussion, they unanimously agreed to surrender to the Jingzhou army.

15,000 troops lost more than 2,000 people in last night's battle, and the rest of the soldiers are alive. This is a lot of wealth!

Lu Qiang ordered to reorganize them all and then disperse them to the armies in Jingzhou. It was not impossible to go back to Guanzhong, but he had to do hard work for Jingzhou in the mine for two years.

Compason with the well-paid soldiers, all the soldiers chose to join the Jingzhou Army.

This work is too huge to be completed for a while, so Lu Qiang left Wang Dan to assist Zhao Luwen in the reorganization of the Qin army. He personally led 30,000 troops north to Xiangyang.

At this time, there is no way to catch up with Yao Chong, as long as the Qin army is driven back to Guanzhong.

The army has just assembled and hasn't been waiting to go on the road! The news came from Lu Zongzhi's side.