Xie Ming

Chapter 429: Retreat to the South in a Storm

After Dezhou was conquered, Shi Tingzhu took advantage of the victory and sent a detachment to capture Wucheng. Less than a day later, Gao Jie was defeated and fled south in panic. He was pierced in the stomach by arrows and fled to Yucheng with serious injuries!

Moreover, on the same day, what’s worse, Linyi also engaged in a battle with a part of Bahana, and Hu Maozhen surrendered without a fight, committing treason and joining the enemy!
By July 29, in just three days, Shandong's front line of defense in the north had lost three cities, Dezhou, Wucheng and Linyi, one after another. The original stronghold was wiped out in an instant!

In order to preserve his manpower, Xiao Jingchuan had no choice but to order a retreat again. The original Fengyang soldiers in Jiangbei, as well as a part of Gaotang Gao Jinku, immediately led their troops eastward to join the team and also fled to Yucheng!
At the same time, on the evening of the 29th, the enemy troops advanced southward again and seized Pingyuan County, and Yucheng was also in danger for a while!
Da da da da
At the beginning of the night at 9:00 p.m., leaden clouds gathered again over the northeast coast of the mountain, and heavy rain began to pour down again!

Xiao Jingchuan and the vanguard of the army hurriedly arrived in Yucheng. When they arrived at the gate of the prefectural and county government offices, they dismounted and stepped on the puddles in front of the gate that were soaked by rain bubbles, and were about to enter the government office to rest for a while!
But just as he stepped to the door, the scout behind him suddenly came out of the alley and chased him in the midst of strong wind and rain!

"Report——"

"Report! Repay!"

Xiao Wei tilted his head and stood still in the heavy rain.

A cavalryman rushed over from the side, and the sentry on horseback jumped down swiftly, knelt on the ground and clasped his fists.

"Report!"

"Report, report to the commander-in-chief!"

"Sixty miles north of the line, the Jiannu Tartars have sent troops to explore the south and stationed in Pingyuan County!" the whistle finished speaking.

Upon hearing this news, Xiao Jingchuan raised his eyebrows, his body stiffened for a moment, but he quickly regained control.

"Know it!"

"Go!"

"Investigate again and report back!" Xiao Yi responded calmly.

"Yes!" The scout in the rain answered, and without stopping, he turned around and rode his horse, then gradually left and disappeared in the rain!

When he left in a hurry, Xiao Lang and the people who followed him, such as Sun Peizhong, Zhao Yingyuan, Sang Menxing, etc., looked at each other in bewilderment. They all kept silent, with gloomy faces, as if they were as depressing as the thunderstorm!
Seeing this, Xiao Jingchuan sighed helplessly, walked into the courtyard, and went to the eaves of the front hall of the yamen to discuss the matter!
Behind him, with this skill, the other generals also followed in!
Following behind them, some personal guards followed from time to time, hurriedly running to the front, hurriedly wiping the tables and chairs, and putting away the utensils! They quickly cleaned up the government hall!

Obviously, after the temporary change of order to withdraw the troops, all units were unable to prepare for a while, and were in a hurry everywhere. Mistakes were inevitable. They were all nervous and trembling with fear, for fear that they would offend the commander-in-chief!
"Oh! All right, all right!"

"Let's deal with these unimportant things later!"

"Come here, some people, light up the candles for me!"

"Go, both of you, go to the back hall and find some candles and other things for lighting, bring them here, and light them all!"

"It's also on the eaves of the government office!"

"It's so dark, what's going on?!"

Xiao Lang had a gloomy face and looked unhappy. He assigned the tasks in a rather unpleasant manner!
"Ugh!"

"I'd better go. Besides candles, it would be better to find some burning cloth. That thing is bright."

Seeing the governor's impatient look, Death Star was afraid that his subordinates were ignorant and might make some mistakes, so he quickly took the blame on himself!
Can!
Nor does it wait for the person to finish speaking.
Suddenly!

Outside the gate of the Dachang Courtyard, another group of flying cavalrymen suddenly arrived!
"Report——"

"Report!"

The outpost soldiers braved the sudden rain, covered in mud!

He ran quickly into the yamen, intending to report the matter urgently!
But his foot was not prepared, and just as he stepped over the threshold, his foot slipped!
With a bang, he fell down hard!
You know, the front gate of the Yucheng government office is paved with large slabs of bluestone, and it is not flat!
As a result, the green-looking sentry soldier's knees were instantly cut open with two large cuts!
He was unable to take care of himself in the rain and still limped and struggled to move into the yard with difficulty!
"Report!"

"Report to the commander-in-chief!"

"Military, Quartermaster Department, it's raining heavily and it's difficult to transport food, fodder, and weapons. Many of the wheels of the carts and horses are stuck in the mud and can't be pulled out!"

"General Xu (Xu Jizu) sent me here to ask for help!"

"I hope the commander-in-chief will quickly send one or two squads of the front army to rush over to provide support!" The sentry had a painful expression on his face, gritted his teeth and his legs were shaking in pain, and he reluctantly reported the matter!
Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan didn't have much time to spare at the moment, so he went to comfort the injured person first. So, he spoke coldly and discussed the matter first!
"How far is it from here?" Xiao asked.

"Uh" "Reply, reply to the Overseer's words!"

"It's still about twenty miles away!" the sentry with the injured leg responded hurriedly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lang's mind raced and he quickly came up with a plan!

At the same moment, he hurriedly tilted his body to face Zhao Yingyuan behind him!
"Zhao Yingyuan, listen to my orders!" Xiao has an order!

Hearing this, Zhao Yingyuan suddenly raised his head, ran forward and raised his hand!

"Yes, I am here!" Zhao continued.

"Well, you lead the 500 men of our division and quickly follow this little brother back!"

"To solve the problem of logistics and military supplies!"

"Remember!"

"When you get to the trapped area, you and Xu Jizu will work together to get as much as you can!"

"Don't be greedy for too long!"

"It is urgent to rescue the supplies back to the city as soon as possible!"

"If you really can't carry it, just throw it away!"

"Just as I expected!"

"At this moment, the Jiannu Tartars' vanguard army has not retreated at night and is already on its way to continue its exploration to the south!"

"It's only about 60 to 70 miles from Pingyuan County to here!"

"So you must be fast!"

"Make sure to bring back as much food and fodder as possible before the enemy cavalry takes advantage of the situation to loot!"

"Did you hear that clearly?!" Xiao Bei gave the order!

"Yes! Got it!"

"General, rest assured. I will call for the troops right away!"

Having said that, Zhao Yingyuan did not hesitate. He moved quickly and without even a moment's rest, he assembled his troops and got back to work!
And as he strode into the rain again with big strides, he came up to the sentry with the wounded leg, and with his rough hands and feet, he grabbed the young soldier, lifted him up under his armpit, and ran out of the door in a hurry!
Xiao Lang followed the man as he walked away, but suddenly he turned his attention and saw Chang Ting rushing back from the gate of the yamen!
He and Zhao Yingyuan passed each other at the side of the gate and looked at each other!
Looking back as he entered the mansion, Gu Changting raised his arms in vain to block the rain from pouring down on his head!
In just a few steps, he ran to the front hall corridor!
"Eh?!"

"What's going on?!" Han Changting asked casually.

"Alas" a sigh filled the sorrow!

"When it rains, it pours!"

"What else?!"

"Don't you see? The weather is so unpredictable. It can rain and wind at any time!"

"Humph!"

"It's so damn true that even drinking cold water can cause a toothache!"

Snapped!
Xiao Jingchuan complained bitterly, turned around, feeling depressed, and simply slapped the corner of the table!

"Eh? That's right!"

"Stop talking nonsense, kid!"

"I asked you to do something, but you ended up doing nothing?!"

(End of this chapter)