Chapter 2571 Guizijuan fled south and plugged the leakage

As the Beijing camp moved south on a large scale, tens of thousands of troops gathered in Xincheng, Rongcheng, Anzhou and Xiong County, especially around the important pass of Waqiao Pass, and the war was about to break out.

In fact, Feng Ziying was very relaxed at this time. Jizhen and Xuanfu cashed in the 10,000 cavalry men and three horses they had given to him. Around Zhou Yin, he wanted to bring Wang Haoyi and the more than 10,000 rebel troops into Xiong County. A fighting battle ensued.

 If this passage is not opened, it will be a road of death for more than 10,000 rebels to enter Xiongxian County from Waqiao Pass.

The cavalry running back and forth can easily tear apart the rebels trying to flee north on any stretch of the road. Once they stop, the following infantry will use firecrackers and artillery to wash the ground to let them understand what is going on. Is a professional infantryman.

After the three thousand people who tried to break through first were surrounded less than ten miles across the Juma River (Yishui), and it took less than a day to completely encircle and annihilate the rebel army, Wang Haoyi and Zhou Yin No one dares to try this pure method of dying.

 Unless Zhou Yin used his own cavalry to open this passage for Wang Haoyi, such a breakthrough would mean death.

However, Zhou Yin, who came from the Xuanfu army, knew very well that the cavalry of the rebel army was far different in strength from professional cavalry such as Xuanfu and Jizhen. Whether it was individual soldier quality, quantity or organization, they were not at the same level. superior.

Even if you have the courage to fight against thousands of men, you can't fight thousands of cavalry alone.

But if there is a stalemate like this, the little food in Waqiao Pass can only supply less than seven days of needs. If the delay continues, the officers and soldiers will not even need to attack, and internal strife will collapse in Waqiao Pass.

To save or not to save?

How to save?

 They are all problems.

More than twenty miles of land plus a bridge seemed close at hand, but the eager and uncertain Xuanfu and Jizhen brigade of cavalry turned the twenty miles of land into a chasm.

Zhou Yin was even certain that the government troops forced him to go out from Xiongxian County to rescue Wang Haoyi, and then accurately blocked the attack and gathered his rescue troops outside Xiongxian City to annihilate him.

And if they want to attack Xiongxian County, the price they pay will be at least three times greater.

Zhou Yin found for the first time that he was helpless and in a dilemma.

 What worries Zhou Yin even more is the news from Mi Heng in Bazhou.

Rejected the proposal to send troops to rescue Wang Haoyi on the grounds that Hejian Guards also appeared around Bazhou, Baoding (county), and Wen'an, and they needed to be well defended.

Zhou Yin was speechless. Even a few Hejian Guards scared you, so why are you fighting?

Also, how long can you hold on in the land of three counties? If you and Wang Haoyi's army were not in front, the Xuanfu Army, Jizhen Army and even the Jingying Army would have already arrived at Bazhou City.

Seeing the general pacing back and forth on the top of the city, his face full of anxiety, the staff next to him also knew the difficulties and entanglements of his boss, but he had to remind him, and couldn't help but whisper: "Master Zhou, we can't be saved, and we can't help him." There’s no way to save it.”

"Well, there's no way to save it?" Zhou Yin sighed, "If we don't save it, Xiong County can hold on. Do you think it's just us when Mi Heng comes back?"

"If we can't hold on, Mi Heng won't come to save us." The staff member said softly: "Actually, at this point, I'm afraid that neither the Second Young Master, nor us, nor Mi Bodhisattva can leave or escape. Got pregnant."

Zhou Yin's tiger eyes flashed with strange light, and he subconsciously pressed the sharp blade on his waist with his hand, and said in a low voice: "In your opinion, should we ask the army to surrender?"

 The staff still don’t understand Dong Weng’s thoughts. Their belief in the Holy Religion is deeply rooted in their bones. How can they be willing to surrender? If you want to surrender, you have already surrendered.

"What good results can we get by surrendering? How can the light of our holy religion be easily extinguished in the Central Plains?" The staff shook his head, "Since we can't leave, and we may even be surrounded and annihilated by the army, then we must find a way to preserve our strength. Leave it to the next opportunity.”

Zhou Yin glanced at his staff suspiciously. If he hadn't been with him for so many years, he would have suspected that this guy was deliberately trying to lower his morale.

“Then how do you preserve your strength?”

"Two ways, it's up to you, Dong Weng, which one you choose." The staff mused: "One is to immediately lead most of the troops eastward, and a small part to block the official cavalry. At the same time, let Mi Heng send troops to support us. We enter Bazhou eastward. 'Take refuge' in the Mi family."

 “To seek refuge?” A flash of anger flashed in Zhou Yin’s eyes, “Are we going to seek refuge with Mi Heng?”

"Dong Weng, it's not that the Second Young Master over at Waqiao Pass is in danger. He's dead over there and can't be saved. It's that our Xiong County is also in danger. If we don't leave, our Xiong County will also be in death." If we can only go to Bazhou and reunite with the Mi family, we may still have a chance of survival, but even so, the possibility of surviving is very slim."

"Then what's the point of us going to 'take refuge' in Bazhou?" Zhou Yin said solemnly: "I would rather die in a fight!"

"But Dong Weng is willing to watch thousands of men become corpses on the roadside and build a palace in Beijing?" the staff urged.

“Is there another way?” Zhou Yin asked fiercely through gritted teeth.

 “There is another way that is also cruel.” The staff member whispered.

Zhou Yin's heart sank, as if he thought of something, "Say."

"Go through the swamp area, pass through Wuguandian and Baiyangdian, bypass Renqiu, and go down to Raoyang Shenzhou between Lixian and Suning to meet up with the young master and the others."

Zhou Yin stared at the staff, "Who dares to go over there in this season? How many people will die? Also, as soon as we leave, the Second Young Master will be completely finished, and the west side of Bazhou will suddenly open up, and the Mi family's side will All we can do is sit back and wait for death."

"Dong Weng, if we don't leave, we will be finished together. This time, Governor Xiao Feng is determined to encircle and annihilate us. He has brought out all the Beijing camps. And these Beijing camps are different from the previous ones. They are almost all in the northwest. The army is all direct descendants of their Feng family, and they are very powerful in combat. We cannot defeat them, which means we have to take them by surprise and go through the swamp area. Otherwise, as long as they strengthen their defense at Renqiu, we will only be caught in the trap."

The staff member's words made Zhou Yin think hard. He held his head tightly with both hands, feeling that it was going to explode.

Reason told him that this was probably the only way for his troops to escape, and even so, they would have to pay a heavy price.

We have to cross the swamp area, and it is the flood season now. The water levels of Wuguandian Lake and Baiyang Lake are expanding, and there are continuous ditches around them. It is very difficult to cross that area. I don’t know how many people will be infected with the current epidemic.

 But if you don’t take this road, there is no way to go.

Going to Bazhou is just a matter of survival, and it will only be a matter of time before we are surrounded by an iron wall and eventually annihilated.

 But if you want to take this path, it means that you need to completely give up on the Second Young Master and Bazhou. Surprise is the chance of survival.

“Is that possible?” Zhou Yin asked dully.

"It's difficult, but we have a guide who is most familiar with the terrain here. We should be able to go there and walk along the Zhulong River to avoid meeting the army. As long as we reach Li County and Suning, we will survive. "

Before Zhou Yin had time to respond, the staff member said again: "Time is very tight. I'm afraid Dong Weng needs to make a decision immediately. We also need to give some encouragement to the Second Young Master to let them hold back the officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers may also We hope that we will go to assist, so we will not launch a large-scale attack for the time being. This is our opportunity to pack up our bags immediately and pretend to go to reinforce Waqiao Pass, but in fact we are going south to break through the swamp area."

Zhou Yin pressed his hands on the crenellations of the city wall and looked to the west in the direction of Waqiao Pass, unable to make a decision for a long time.

This is a difficult choice. Maybe this can allow some of the more than 10,000 people under him to escape, but it will cause the rebels on both sides of the east and west to fall into disaster, and even this one will have some A considerable number of them were killed in the swamp area and in the pursuit of the army.

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"There is a large-scale mobilization going on in Xiongxian City. Do you want to prepare to go all out to reinforce Waqiao Pass?" Feng Ziying was a little surprised. "Is Zhou Yin so determined to break our siege and harassment? Then he has no idea about the cavalry. , Dare to confront the Xuanfu Jizhen cavalry?"

"The news coming from the city is indeed true. Only a small number of troops are left behind, and the rest are ready to go to war. It seems that Zhou Yin is really going to fight to the death." Wu Yaoqing said.

Wang Wenyan also frowned. Logically speaking, Zhou Yin shouldn't be so irrational. Such forced rescue would only trap him. Of course, he didn't want it, but he always felt that it wasn't that simple.

"A battle that leaves no room for anything. No matter how you look at it, you feel that it is a violent tiger Feng He. A wise man would not do anything. Zhou Yin can reach this point. He should not be so reckless and hasty. Even if he really wants to save Wang Haoyi, he should not be so hasty. It’s the right thing to do. We surround but don’t fight. The formation is very clear, just to let him come, and he comes like this?”

Feng Ziying paced around the room with her hands behind her back, "What do you think of the staff?"

“The staff still feel that Zhou Yin may be loyal to Wang Haoyi, and may find it difficult to explain to Wang Sen without rescuing Wang Haoyi,…”

 A staff officer explained hesitantly: "In addition, we doubt whether Zhou Yin will take the opportunity to escape. There is also some movement over Bazhou, and the cavalry is gathering..."

"Run away to Bazhou?" Feng Ziying felt incredible, "How could Zhou Yin have become so cowardly? He can succumb to Mi Bodhisattva, it is impossible to say that he can escape."

"Is there anything else suspicious?" Feng Ziying couldn't figure it out, but besides these two roads, where else could Zhou Yin go? You can't fly out of your own circle, right?

“It seems that the rebels in the city are collecting a large number of planks of wood and ropes, as well as some guides who are familiar with the situation,…”

Feng Ziying suddenly had an idea, and suddenly walked to the sand table, looked down, and instantly understood, "Is it possible that Zhou Yin is going south to escape through the swamp area?"

"How is this possible? In this kind of weather, it is impossible to cross the swamp area." The staff members said in unison.

"That's what you imagined while sitting in the room. Find someone to ask immediately..." Feng Ziying became anxious.

 (End of this chapter)