The battle between Zhang Liao and Lu Meng ended in a stalemate. Although Zhang Liao was an old refinement expert, he was almost middle-aged and had not been able to make a breakthrough. Lu Meng, on the other hand, had just stepped into the refinement realm and did not have the experience of Zhang Liao. However, he had a kind of fearless temperament and dared to risk his life. Although Lu Meng was Zhang Liao's enemy, he was not the commander-in-chief of the Jiangdong Army. Zhang Liao would not risk his life to fight with a warrior.
Not to mention, there was also a warrior named Ling Chao on the side. Two warriors who had just stepped into the refinement realm were fighting with Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao could only defend himself and could not do anything to these two people.
After that, Xu Sheng and Wang Wei slowly approached. Ling Chao and Lu Meng saw that it was impossible for them to win, so they led the rest of the Chu Army to break out of the encirclement.
"Enemy general, don't run!" Xu Sheng had a bad temper. Seeing that Lu Meng and Ling Chao were about to leave, he wanted to lead his men to continue to attack them. However, he was stopped by Zhang Liao.
"Wen Xiang, don't go!" Zhang Liao stopped Xu Sheng's pursuit. It was not that Zhang Liao did not want to pursue, but he could not. "This Lu Meng is really a character!" Knowing that it was impossible to win, he immediately retreated without any hesitation. This kind of decisiveness was really rare.
"Wen Xiang, don't chase anymore, don't chase a cornered enemy!" Zhang Liao stopped Xu Sheng because after Zhang Liao raised the smoke, the Chu Army of Jiangdong lost their vision. Similarly, the Black Flag Army's vision was limited, so Lu Meng's army quickly disappeared into the thick smoke. Once they went out of the dense forest or went into the depths of the forest, the smoke would dissipate and there would be no smoke to cover Xu Sheng. If Lu Meng wanted to ambush them, the Black Flag Army would suffer a lot.
Instead of chasing after the cornered enemy, it was better to end the current battle. Lu Meng and Ling Chao took away less than a thousand people, all of whom were wearing wet cloth, leaving behind the remaining four thousand soldiers and horses.
"Quickly end the battle!" Zhang Liao ordered Xu Sheng and Wang Wei.
"Yes!" The two of them cupped their fists and left. The smoke in the field gradually dissipated under the wind. The Chu Army of Jiangdong finally stopped covering their mouths and noses. But even so, they could not do anything. They were either exhausted or crippled. Now, the Black Flag Army only needed to surround and annihilate them.
"Let them surrender, tell them that those who surrender will not be killed!" Zhang Liao looked at the Jiangdong Army's camp and said. There were still a thousand or so Chu soldiers left.
"Our general said that those who surrender will not be killed!" Zhang Liao's messenger told the news to the struggling Chu Army of Jiangdong.
"Haha, surrender! Do you know who we are? " One of the thousand plus surrounded Chu soldiers walked out and shouted with a cold smile.
"Who are you? Aren't you the Jiangdong Army? Danyang Army? Or the Yuzhou Army? Changsha Army? " Xu Sheng was very puzzled. There were not many elite troops in the Jiangdong Army. Those elite troops could be counted on one hand. One of them was the Danyang Army. The Danyang Army was originally very aggressive. Therefore, the Danyang Army was one of the strongest troops in the world. Back then, Tao Qian of Xuzhou made the Danyang Army famous. Even in the hands of a second-rate general like Cao Bao, the Danyang Army was able to contend against Cao Bao.
Even now, many of the Lvbu's Army were Danyang Army soldiers. They were distributed in the City Guard Formation.
Then there were the Yuzhou Army. These were old soldiers. Although they were not as sharp, they were very experienced. There were also the Changsha Army. These were the elite troops left behind by Sun Jian. They were almost equivalent to the private troops of the Sun family.
These were the elites of Jiangdong. There were also the troops that belonged to Zhou Yu. But other than Zhou Yu, who else could command the troops of Zhou Yu?
"We are the Chu Army!" The thousand-man general of the Chu Army said in a cold voice.
"Chu Army? I am the Qin Army! " Someone on the side began to ridicule. The Chu Kingdom had been destroyed for many years. Who would still call themselves the Chu Army?
"You!" The thousand men general was speechless.
"Chu Army?" Zhang Liao heard the name and frowned. "You are the descendants of the Chu people?" Zhang Liao asked with a puzzled look.
"Of course!" Seeing that someone recognized the goods, the Chu Army general raised his eyebrows.
"The Jiangdong Elders, the Jingchu Army! I didn't expect it to really exist! " Zhang Liao was not a southerner. He was a northerner from Bingzhou. He did not know much about the Jiangnan area. But he had heard of the existence of the Chu Army. In the past, Emperor Gaozu had ambushed and killed the Overlord of Chu, Xiang Yu. But he did not dare to use force against the Jingchu people because he was afraid that the Chu people would retaliate. In the end, the Chu people were exempted from the land tax and various other policies to pacify them.
These Chu people had never considered themselves as Han people. They were proud of the Jingchu people. Originally, after hundreds of years, the Chu people had integrated into the Han people. The title of Chu people gradually disappeared. But who knew that it would appear again.
"Archers, get ready!" Zhang Liao looked at the person who claimed to be from Chu and sighed. He knew that it was meaningless to say anything more.
"Thank you!" The thousand men general heard Zhang Liao's words. Not only was he not angry, but he also cupped his fist and thanked Zhang Liao.
"General, what is this?" Zhang Liao's subordinates, Xu Sheng and the others, were confused. What was going on? Soon, the archers were gathered.
"Strength to pick up mountains, peerless spirit. Time is unfavorable, but not gone. What can we do if not gone? What can we do if not gone? " In the camp of the Chu Army, the soldiers of Jiangdong had already thrown down their weapons. But they still sang.
This was a song of Chu. It was the song of Chu that Xiang Yu sang when he was ambushed by the Ten Sides. It was very similar to the current Chu people.
"The people of Jingchu will never surrender. There are only Chu people who fight to the death, there are no Chu people who surrender!" Zhang Liao explained to his generals. The Chu people did not surrender. This was the spirit of Jingchu. It was also a kind of praise for the Chu people.
"Release!" Zhang Liao also admired the Chu people. As soldiers, they were not afraid of death. As civil officials, they surrendered. How could the country not prosper? But appreciation was one thing. Zhang Liao did not hesitate to give the order to attack.
Thousands of arrows were suddenly thrown at the remaining thousand men of the Chu army.
Blood splattered everywhere. The dead and injured fell to the ground. But the song did not stop. It did not stop until the last Chu person fell.
"Ah!" Zhang Liao sighed and shook his head. The other generals on the side were also dumbfounded by the scene in front of them. Since ancient times, there had been many people who would die for honor. However, it was rare to see an entire army that would rather die than live in dishonor.
"Go and cut off their heads!" Zhang Liao pointed at the dead Chu soldiers and ordered his subordinates.
"General, they are already dead. Is this okay?" Wang Wei stepped forward and asked Zhang Liao. The spirit of the Chu people had already stunned them. These people were already dead. They should leave their corpses intact.
"What? Are you feeling compassion? "Zhang Liao turned his head and sneered at Wang Wei. "Although they are worthy of respect, don't forget that this is war. They are our enemies. Do you see the comrades lying on the ground? They are our brothers. They are our enemies! "
"No, General! They are already dead. They are useless to us. Why should we? "A dead person was no longer a threat. Leaving their corpses intact was a kind of respect to the enemy.
"Useless? How can it be useless? These heads are our magic weapons for victory! " Zhang Liao did not want the Chu soldiers to die without an intact corpse. But Zhang Liao had to be ruthless.
"One of the heads here may be worth one of the lives of our soldiers in the future! Do you think it is useless? "Zhang Liao said coldly.
"Ah ah ah!" Wang Wei and the others did not understand what Zhang Liao was talking about. But Zhang Liao's previous series of war tactics had already stunned them. Under Zhang Liao's orders, they carried it out.
Lu Meng brought a total of five thousand Chu soldiers. But only a few hundred were taken away. More than four thousand three hundred corpses were left here. That was more than four thousand heads. They were all collected.
Zhang Liao ordered his men to cut off all the heads and loaded them into the carriages that were originally used to transport firewood. Then, they headed towards Zhongcheng.
Zhongcheng was in a state of panic. "How is it? How is it? Is there any news?" Qin Feng saw a messenger running in. He quickly grabbed the messenger and asked. Qin Feng was about to die. Two days ago, Zhongcheng was hit by the ballistae. Later, the reinforcements from Jiangdong arrived. Although Liu Mang's Army retreated, Qin Feng received news that Liu Mang's Army was heading towards Jiangdong's reinforcements.
"No, Milord!" The messenger shook his head. "The outside of the forest has been blocked by the enemy's Xiliang Cavalry. Our scouts cannot enter!" Qin Feng wanted to obtain information about the battle in the forest but he couldn't. The scouts he sent simply couldn't enter the battlefield. There was thick smoke and fire. Moreover, there was the Xiliang Cavalry on the side. It would be strange if he was still able to spy on them. As a result, Qin Feng was now blind.
Qin Feng was very conflicted. The arrival of Jiangdong's reinforcements gave him a breather. He wanted Liu Mang's reinforcements to retreat and allow Linhuai to return to his rule. However, he was also afraid that Jiangdong's army would not leave. Although Qin Feng had pledged allegiance to Jiangdong, he was still uncomfortable to hand over Linhuai and Lu Tong. After all, being a local tyrant was better than being a local tyrant. His words were the king's orders in Linhuai.
Thus, Qin Feng hoped that Liu Mang and Jiangdong's Army would suffer losses so that he could reap the benefits. However, he knew that the possibility of that happening was very small. He could only settle for the next best thing. If the Jiangdong Army won, he would be a rich man.
While Qin Feng was still walking around the city, he finally received some news.
"Milord! Milord! It's the Jiangdong Army! It's the Jiangdong Army!" A scholar ran in while gasping for breath.
"Jiangdong Army! How is it? How is it? "Qin Feng quickly greeted him and asked loudly.
"The Jiangdong Army lost!"
"Plop!" Qin Feng fell to the ground. He was dumbstruck.
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