Chapter 268 Quagmire

Chapter 268 Quagmire

The morning sun was rising, and a black flag appeared at the end of the road. Several soldiers excitedly reminded Hou Juan that the main force of the Northern Army came to support.

There was nothing wrong with Cui Teng, and he came back in time. Han Ruzi thanked him from the bottom of his heart. The winner has not yet been decided, so he will first record a great contribution to Cui Teng in his heart.

There was a depression behind the camp, and then it slowly rose upwards. The black flag looked very close, but in fact it was still some distance away, but Han Ruzi couldn't wait any longer.

The battlefield in front of him was only two or three miles away, almost in front of him. The chaos brought by the night was dissipating. Even if the gap between Su Weijun and Taifu Cui's southern army had not disappeared, they still gradually gained the upper hand. , are a bit off.

In order to be different from Taifu Cui's Southern Army, the soldiers of the Southern Army of Marquis Juan, all wrapped in black cloth, are retreating step by step. Han Ruzi can't complain about this army. Rush into the battlefield for him, has shown extremely rare loyalty.

Therefore, Han Ruzi could no longer stay out of the battlefield.

He couldn't wait any longer, also because he knew that the black flags behind him were just bluffs. If he wanted to convince all parties in the battlefield that this was really the main force of the Northern Army, he had to believe it himself, and he couldn't give everyone too much time for observation and consideration.

Han Ruzi ordered the last group of soldiers in the battalion to join the battle, including more than 2,000 northern troops and the same number of southern troops, a total of less than 5,000 people, and he personally led the team.

The antler fence that has been prepared for a long time is useless and has long been pushed to both sides of the road.

Han Ruzi held the rein in one hand and raised the knife in the other, followed by dozens of soldiers holding the flag, followed by other soldiers. His goal is very direct, that is, to rush to the North City Gate. As for whether the goal can be achieved, he does not care or consider it.

At first, he was a little anxious, and he couldn't help but want to speed up, and even stared at the flag of an enemy general from afar, and wanted to rush over to fight, but the soldiers behind him were more experienced than the young Juan Hou, who ran out of nowhere. After a long distance, more than a dozen flag soldiers overtook Juan Hou, ran ahead, deliberately slowed down, and got closer and closer to the battlefield, and more and more soldiers were ahead.

This is not a special treatment for the Marquis. The southern and northern armies are both elite armies that have undergone rigorous training. The northern armies have a lesser reputation and are still stronger than ordinary Chu armies. Protecting the commander-in-chief and the military flag is one of their most important training contents. .

It was the first time that Han Ruzi participated in such a large-scale battle. He didn't understand many rules. He wanted to surpass the soldiers in front of him, but he was surrounded by the flag corps and could not speed up.

After rushing into the battlefield, Han Ruzi understood why. From a distance, the battlefield was in front of his eyes. Once he was in it, people and horses were everywhere, not to mention the target. Only melee, after dawn, everyone is looking for the flag, the more experienced soldiers, the faster they approach.

"The Northern Army has arrived! Occupy the city gate!" Han Ruzi shouted over and over again, and the surrounding soldiers shouted louder.

Apart from the flag, Han Ruzi couldn't see anything. The horses that stepped off were completely wrapped up and moved forward. They couldn't move fast or stop. Can hear the word "Northern Army" clearly.

Han Ruzi, who could not see the enemy, suddenly came up with an idea. This battle will definitely go down in history, but I don't know how it will be recorded in the history books. The strength and results are best written, and the blood and screams are easy to describe. Restless and dazed, he had never read it in the history books.

Among the emperors of the Great Chu dynasties, only Taizu had personally experienced several defeats, and they were disastrous. He often fled alone, but in the history books, these defeats were all justifiable: Taizu used himself as a bait to attract the main force of Zhao State. Only the army and other generals under his command can achieve victories again and again, gradually closing the net, and finally pushing King Zhao, who has won consecutive battles, into a desperate situation.

Han Ruzi has always wondered whether the original Taizu really had such a vision...

Han Ruzi retracted his useless thoughts, the soldiers in front were stopped, and the soldiers in other directions also retreated. Countless horses crowded together, raised their heads and neighed, stomping on their hooves uneasy, unable to take a step.

What he saw in his eyes was still only the flag. Han Ruzi held the knife, but had nowhere to drop the knife, as if he was stuck in a quagmire. The more he struggled, the faster he fell.

The pressure from the right side suddenly increased, and Han Ruzi turned his head to look, and through the gap between his own flags, he saw a real evil spirit.

Looking at the clothes, it should be a general of the Suwei Army. Both people and horses are tall, and they are quite eye-catching in the chaotic army. With a messy beard, he can't see his true face, and his body is covered with blood. For a long time, he was not tired at all, and he was rampaging in the crowd.

The weapon in his hand is different from that of ordinary soldiers. It is neither a knife nor a spear, but a long axe. It has been dyed red with blood, but it is still extremely sharp. .

"Protect Huanhou!" the soldiers shouted, rushing forward to stop the axe-wielding general.

Han Ruzi was once cornered by the Huns. The scene at that time was far less thrilling. The axe seemed to be in front of him, and the next moment he would cut him on the head.

On the contrary, Han Ruzi was no longer afraid. He clenched the knife in his hand even more tightly, and let out a roar from his chest.

Dozens of soldiers desperately blocked, and the axe general was forced to turn around and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Han Ruzi felt a burst of disappointment.

Our own soldiers surrounded Marquis Juan again, but still could not advance or retreat.

Han Ruzi could not see the changes in the situation on the battlefield, nor could he foresee what was about to happen.

It was not the soldiers under Han Ruzi who first saw the flag of the Northern Army, but the general of the Su Wei Army who was standing on the city wall to supervise the battle. Everyone was surprised. The flags in the distance were densely packed, like a moving black flood, which meant that the main force of the Northern Army had already disappeared. At least 80,000 people, possibly more, their arrival will completely change the situation on the battlefield.

"The Northern Army can't come so quickly."

"It is said that Hou Juan has already transferred troops, and it is not too fast."

"Go and inform General Shangguan."

"It seems that there has been no order from the palace for a while..."

The generals of the Suwei Army talked a lot, and when they saw the flag of Marquis Juan entering the battlefield, they became more and more shocked, and they made excuses to leave one by one.

The general took the lead, the flag fell, and the city wall became empty.

Not all of Taifu Cui's southern army participated in the battle. A group of generals watched the battle on a high ground outside the arena. Under the reminder of the guards, they also saw a black flag in the distance.

The generals of the Southern Army were not so easily frightened. They sent people to inform Taifu Cui, and sent scouts to check the situation of the enemy, and then arranged for the remaining backup troops to fight against the main force of the Northern Army. , break it in one fell swoop.

If the generals of the Su Wei Army on the city wall had not disappeared without a trace, the plans of the generals of the Southern Army would probably have been realized, but when they found that the friendly forces were collapsing, the generals of the Southern Army began to be afraid.

The scouts soon brought news, and according to their observations, it was indeed the main force of the Northern Army.

The black flag of the north is getting closer and closer, and it is endless on the official road. It will be killed soon, and the order of Taifu Cui has not yet arrived, so the generals of the southern army can only make their own decisions.

They decided to preserve their strength, and the coach was not on the scene. This was the safest and most reasonable choice, at least more responsible than the general of the Su Weijun who escaped.

Three-way melee, among the several coaches, only Han Ruzi personally supervised the battle, so he was the only one who really dared to gamble, insisted on not retreating, and even joined the battle himself.

Shangguan Sheng and Donghai Wang also wanted to gamble, but it was someone else who "throwed", and they were still the "thrower" at the back.

Confederate general Ming Jin withdrew his troops, and their "reasonable decision" dealt a fatal blow to the battlefield.

Although the general of the Su Weijun fled, he was silent, and he was not discovered by the soldiers on the battlefield for a while. The battle was still going on normally, but the Southern Army's order to withdraw troops attracted the attention of almost everyone.

The soldiers looked back, and this look caused even greater confusion.

The soldiers of the Su Guard Army who were fighting bloodily found that the generals and flags who were supervising the battle were all gone, and immediately lost their fighting spirit. They did not see the black flag that was coming. They took it for granted that something major happened in the city, and there was only one thought left in their hearts. , escape the battlefield, the farther the better.

The soldiers of the Suwei Army did not flee into the city, but scattered to the east and west.

The soldiers of the Southern Army were also panicked. They heard the sound of the retreating soldiers, and they really wanted to retreat, but they were stopped by the more urgent Su Guards, and they fell into a dilemma of not being able to advance or retreat.

Han Ruzi, who was trapped in the middle of the battlefield, was suddenly able to move again. He heard the sound of gold, but he did not understand its meaning at the time, nor did he notice that the enemy was retreating. He still shouted: "The northern army has arrived! Occupy it! City gate!"

The stagnant army continued to advance, and it became faster and faster, like a spear piercing the ice, and there was no resistance after it entered the water.

It was not until he crossed the moat and entered the city gate that Han Ruzi was surprised to find that he had really rushed in.

Nearly 100,000 people are fighting together, and it is not easy to separate. There is still chaos outside the city, even more chaotic than at the beginning.

Han Ruzi only hesitated for a while inside the city gate, and suddenly realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Since he entered the city, he could not go out again.

He immediately called the nearest two generals, one led troops to guard the city gate and could no longer be thrown to the enemy, the other led troops to the city wall, and erected the flags of Marquis Juan and the Northern Army as soon as possible, and he himself took the rest The soldiers went straight to the palace.

The more chaotic outside the city, the quieter the city, from the generals to the commoners, all honestly hide in their homes. There are many nobles in the north city, all of them are deep courtyards, and the doors are closed especially tightly.

Han Ruzi rode through the familiar streets, only two or three thousand soldiers followed behind him.

The palace was just ahead, the north gate was open, and there was no guard. Han Ruzi's first reaction was not joy, but surprise, and he accelerated into the palace.

There were dozens of corpses lying on the ground, and a large area was stained with blood.