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Chapter 239: Fall short

A scout rushed over and reported in a hurry: "Master, the army led by Su Li has appeared! General Zhao Yun has already fought with them!"

Chen Lang looked at the battlefield in front of him. His own troops had completely gained the upper hand. Although the enemy troops were still fighting desperately, victory was only a matter of time. But how long will the victory take? An hour? Two hours? I'm afraid I won't be able to tell the difference until midnight! But Zhao Yun couldn't hold on for long, because the soldiers and horses he gave Zhao Yun only had 10,000 horses, but his opponent was nearly 200,000 war horses.

At this moment, Zhao Yunzheng led his tens of thousands of war horses to rush to death. Everyone gave their lives and went forward. 10,000 people looked so thin against 200,000 people, but they stabbed directly into the enemy's body like a steel knife. ! The knights of the Han army rushed into the forest with heavy swords and spears in desperation! Tiger-like roars resounded over the battlefield, and the Han knights died in battle! But no one backed away, as long as there was a breath, they kept charging, roaring and slashing with swords and guns, and the flying blood reflected the fearless faces!

The Xianbei army was caught off guard by the fierce assault of the opponent at first, and the position was a bit chaotic! However, the Xianbei Army is, after all, the elite prairie wolves of a hundred battles. After a brief period of confusion, they reacted and launched ferocious counterattacks one after another! Zhao Yun's department immediately fell into trouble and was surrounded by opponents dozens of times! The situation is extremely critical!

Chen Lang knew that Zhao Yun and his cavalry could not last for long, no matter how brave they were, they could only give up the annihilation of the current enemy and ordered the entire army to retreat into Jinyang.

The Ying Yang army, which had fiercely attacked Shan Yu, suddenly stopped attacking and retreated. The Huns and Xianbei were exhausted, they only felt that they had just returned from the ghost gate, and they couldn't even think about pursuing them.

Chen Lang led his army back into Jinyang. Soon after, Zhao Yun led five or six thousand remnants back, and everyone was bloody, showing the fierce fighting on their side!

Zhao Yun came to Chen Lang, clasped his fist and said, "Master!" Chen Lang patted him on the shoulder, "Thank you!"

Chen Lang looked out of the city, and saw that the army led by Suli was coming over the mountains, meeting with the army led by Xiongnu Shanyu, and then set up the camp.

Zhao Yun frowned and said: "I didn't expect the Xianbei people to be so cunning that they divided the army into two parts!"

Xu Huang looked regretful and said: "If the Xianbei did not divide their troops, this battle does not say that they can be annihilated, but at least they can be defeated! The Xianbei are really strong opponents!" He glanced at Chen Lang and said with some joy; "Fortunately, the lord General Zilong, an amazing soldier, was arranged in advance. Otherwise, not only would not be able to ambush the enemy today, but it might be destroyed by the enemy!"

Chen Lang asked, "How is the morale of the soldiers?"

Gan Ning said, "Although my brothers have some regrets, their morale is high and they all want to work hard with the Xianbei!"

Chen Lang couldn't help but feel relieved. In fact, the Han people can be said to be the most brave race, but they have been castrated by the Confucianism with their ferocious bloodliness, and they will encounter so many tragic fate in history.

Zhao Yun said: "Although today's battle failed to achieve what we wanted, it also dampened the enemy's vigor. It will be difficult for the enemy to resume its offensive within a few days!"

Chen Lang nodded and said: "Everyone hurry up and rest and prepare for the battle, the bigger battle is still to come!" The generals clasped their fists and promised.

The Xiongnu Shanyu stood in front of Su Li, ashamed. Su Li frowned and said angrily: "I always thought that the Huns were brave and good at war! But I didn't expect to be able to fight such a useless battle!" Xiongnu Shan Yu said: "We are trapped by the enemy..."

Su Li shouted: "A defeat is a defeat! No need to say more!" The Xiongnu was annoyed in his heart, but did not dare to say anything.

Su Li looked at Chen Chao and said with some joy: "Fortunately, I have listened to your suggestion and divided the army into two parts, otherwise I will suffer the only big defeat in my life!"

Chen Chao sighed: "Then Chen Lang was really cunning. He was besieging the Xiongnu but also deployed Zhao Yun's rare soldiers! If not, the generals in this battle can destroy them in one fell swoop!"

Su Li glanced at the crowd with a solemn expression; "This is our opponent! As fierce as tigers and wolves, but as cunning as foxes! They are by no means the kind of trash we thought that only talk of righteousness and justice, but can demand us A beast of life!" Everyone didn't speak, but they had realized this a long time ago. Tie Le went out and said; "General, the stronger the enemy, the more bravery our Xianbei warriors can be! I ask you to let me lead an army assault on Jinyang and fight to the death with the Han army!" The generals also screamed, they are all going to fight. .

Su Li nodded appreciatively and said loudly; "Very good! You are worthy of being the warriors of Da Xianbei!" After a pause, he said, "However, after this battle, our army is frustrated and needs to rest for a few days! Then we will fight with the Han army. Decisive battle!" the generals howled.

Chen Lang assembled his army in Jinyang to prepare for battle, and the people evacuated to the south one after another. Fortunately, the enemy was not besieged, so the people were not hindered in retreating. In addition to the Ying Yang army, there are only more than ten thousand middle-aged people who insist on staying to help the army. These people are mainly responsible for logistics and the work of treating the wounded.

Time passed day by day in a tense atmosphere. Unconsciously, three days passed.

Early that morning, Chen Lang and others boarded the gate tower and looked out of the city. At the same time, the various ministries of the Yingyang Army were already in place, just waiting for the enemy to attack the city. There are nearly 200,000 people in the city, but there is no sound, it is very quiet, only the sound of the wind rolling flag from time to time!

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Suddenly, there was a rush of horseshoes from outside the city, and everyone's nerves were shaking, and only a scout galloped from a distance and flew into the city gate.

Then the scout rushed to the gate tower to report to Chen Langdi: "Master, the enemy has retreated!"

Chen Lang and the others were taken aback, and couldn't help thinking that they had heard it wrong. Chen Lang asked, "You said the enemy has retreated?"

"Yes. The enemy suddenly pulled out of the camp early this morning, and the whole army withdrew to the north!"

Chen Lang and the others looked at each other, Zhao Yun frowned and said: "This is too strange, why did the enemy retreat suddenly?" Xu Huang frowned and said, "The enemy has the advantage, and the retreat is indeed unreasonable."

Chen Lang said to the scout: "Explore again!" The scout promised and ran down.

Before noon of the same day, the scout came to report again: "Please tell the lord, the enemy has indeed retreated, and the army is going north! No sign of ambush!" The generals couldn't help but look at Chen Lang. Chen Lang thought to himself: "It must be something going on inside Xianbei." Then he ordered the scouts to continue investigating, and at the same time ordered the troops not to slack off their guard.

At this time, the Xianbei army was on its way to withdraw north, and the traitorous father and son of Chen Chao and Chen Sheng followed the army and withdrew to the north. Chen Sheng couldn't help asking; "Father, why did you say that Da Shanyu suddenly gave such an order? Isn't it a failure?"

Chen Chao shouted; "Shut up, how can you be rude to Da Shan!" Then he frowned and thought: "Da Shan is more general than Xiong, I must have his consideration!"

Chen Lang climbed the hill next to Yanmen Pass and looked north, only to see the camps of the Xianbei and the Huns stalking outside the pass.

Xu Huang on the side said, "Although the Xianbei people retreated, they don't seem to mean to go far."

At this moment, the wild goose gate between the two mountains on the side was closed, and there was a busy scene. The original Yanmen Pass was destroyed by them when the Xianbei people retreated. Therefore, the Yingyang Army Infantry Section and the local people are stepping up to recast the city. For the time being, there is no way to restore the Yanmen Pass to its original state. The only way is to build a block of boulders and logs to form a city wall to form a barrier.

Chen Lang returned to the big tent, Zhao Yun happened to be in the big tent, greeted him, clasped his fist and said, "Master, Chen Chao and Chen Sheng took some relatives away when they passed Yanmen, but more people stayed behind. "Chen Lang was a little surprised, "Oh?"

Zhao Yun said; "Lord, there is a sentence from my subordinate that I don't know if it is inappropriate to say it?"

Chen Lang walked to the top and sat down, and said with a smile: "Zilong has something to say, just say it!"

Zhao Yun said: "Chen Chao Chen Sheng and his son relied on foreign races to serve as tigers, but it is hateful and killable! But most of their relatives are actually unwilling to work for foreign races. I think the matter of Chen Chao Chen Sheng should not involve them.

Gan Ning exclaimed, "Zilong, you are the benevolence of women! If you think these people should destroy the Nine Clans to relieve their hatred!"

Zhao Yun raised his fist towards Chen Lang and said: "These people are just kind people who live honestly and diligently, and they really shouldn't suffer for Chen Chaochen's sake!"

Gan Ning exclaimed, "Big Brother, don't listen to Zilong! Zilong is clearly a bad guy!"

Chen Lang laughed and waved his hand: "Stop arguing, I have already made a decision." The two couldn't help looking at Chen Lang.

Chen Lang glanced at Gan Ning and said, "To be honest, I couldn't wait to kill everyone related to Chen Chaochen Sheng at first." He sighed, "But now I can't do it anymore. Not to mention most of them. Good people, I don’t even think of those children’s innocent eyes, so I can’t get rid of them!” Zhao Yun was overjoyed, clasped his fists and said, “The lord is wise!”

Gan Ning said in an angry manner: "After talking for a long time, it seems like I am a big villain!"

Chen Lang laughed and thought: "This matter should be dealt with in accordance with the law. Severe punishment for violations will never be tolerated. Like Chen Chaochen and his father and son, as long as they catch it, they must be beheaded and shown to the public! As for their relatives As long as you did not participate in the affairs of Chen Chao Chen Sheng, you will not be held accountable!" Zhao Yun bowed joyfully: "The lord is wise!"

A few days later, the army of Xianbei and the Huns who had annexed outside the pass still showed no sign of going north. Instead, a large amount of food, grass and other women were transported into their camp a day ago.

Chen Lang looked at the sand table, thinking and muttering: "The enemy army not only did not go north, but also added a lot of food and grass. Looking at this posture, they clearly want to consume us for a long time!"

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