Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Chapter 190: The Han Army Joins Forces to Fight Guanzhong (Updated)
Guo Huai broke through and fled, so Ma Zun of Linwei naturally did not dare to hold on any longer.

The Han army surrendered under the city walls.

Ma Zun just opened the door and shot.

"Bring Ma Zun up!"

A sharp shout.

The strong man pushed Ma Zun forward.

Looking at the haggard Ma Zun, Jiang Wei sneered and asked, "Ma Taishou, you knew that the Prime Minister was trying to sow discord between us, but you pretended not to know and wanted to use the Prime Minister to suppress me. What do you have to say today?"

Ma Zun looked up at Jiang Wei and wanted to retort, "Didn't you surrender today? This proves that I was right before." But then he thought of his current situation and lowered his head in fear.

"Bo Yue, please save my life for the sake of our past friendship." Ma Zun asked Jiang Wei for help in a humble voice.

Seeing Ma Zun like this, Jiang Wei couldn't help but feel disgusted: "You can actually be a prefect?"

Ma Zun blushed.

If it were in the past, he would have certainly argued for it; now that he is a prisoner, Ma Zun just wants to survive.

Jiang Wei suddenly felt bored and neither pleaded for Ma Zun nor questioned him anymore.

Zhuge Liang asked, "I heard that Governor Ma is from the Ma family of Fufeng, and is he of the same clan as the former famous Duke Ji Chang of Yongliang?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Zun felt that life was waving at him, and he quickly responded: "As the Prime Minister said, I am indeed a member of the Ji Changgong clan, so Yongzhou Governor Guo Huai appointed me as the governor of Tianshui, hoping to use the reputation of the Fufeng Ma family to govern Yongzhou."

Seeing Zhuge Liang nod slightly, Ma Zun hurriedly said: "If the Prime Minister is willing to let me go back to Fufeng, I am willing to persuade my clansmen to return to the Han Dynasty."

"Oh?" Zhuge Liang seemed to be "interested": "Can you really convince Ji Changgong's people to return to Han? If you can do this, Liang will ask His Majesty to use you. If we talk about origins, Your Majesty learned from the great Confucian Zigan Gong, and Zigan Gong learned from Ji Changgong, so you can say that you are from the same lineage."

Ma Zun was even happier and promised: "Don't worry, Prime Minister. I will keep my promise."

Zhuge Liang then said to his attendants, "Prepare dry food and water for Ma Taishou's horse and send him off."

Jiang Wei hurried forward and advised: "Prime Minister, be careful that Ma Zun is cheating!"

Ma Zun's heart almost jumped into his throat, and he couldn't help but curse Jiang Wei inwardly: Did I dig up your ancestral grave or rob you of your money? Do you have to kill me?

Just when Ma Zun was panicking, Zhuge Liang turned around and rebuked Jiang Wei: "Bo Yue, don't talk nonsense! Governor Ma is of the same clan as Lord Ji Chang, and he knows that Your Majesty is from the same school, so how could he be lying?
Liang believes that Governor Ma will never break his promise! "

Ma Zun said quickly: "The Prime Minister is wise. I have lied and will be killed by an arrow one day."

Zhuge Liang waved his hand, and strong men had already prepared dry food and water for the horses.

Zhuge Liang escorted Ma Zun out of the city again, saying, "Now that Longyou has been secured, I will go and discuss with my good friend Meng Gongwei about Liangzhou's allegiance to the Han Dynasty. I hope that after I recover Liangzhou, I will get good news from Governor Ma."

Ma Zun nodded repeatedly: "Of course, of course, I will never let the Prime Minister down."

Seeing Ma Zun riding away, as if he wished the horse would grow two more legs, Jiang Wei asked again: "The Prime Minister deliberately let Ma Zun go. Could it be that he wanted to use the strategy of 'making a feint to the east and attacking in the west'?"

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly and nodded: "As Bo Yue said, Liang does have this intention. Although Chencang is a small city, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is difficult to take it in a hurry.

It is necessary to launch a strong attack when the defense of Chencang is slack in order to have a chance to capture the city. Ma Zun surrenders because he is in a desperate situation, so he must not be sincere. It is just the right time to use Ma Zun's words to slow down Guo Huai's mind.

Bo Yue, please remember, Liang made the following deployment adjustments"

the other side.

Guo Huai and his men returned to Chencang via the Weishui trail.
Taking the Weishui Trail directly to Chang'an, although there is no need to go through Jieting, it is still nearly 400 miles.

Before breaking out, Guo Huai asked every soldier to bring three days' worth of dry food and water.

but.

If you want to reach Chencang within three days, you have to travel more than a hundred miles every day, which is a huge challenge.

The Weishui Trail is not a flat and straight road.

Even on a flat and straight road, it is not easy to travel more than a hundred miles a day.

The marching method of Xiahou Yuan, "500 miles in three days and 1,000 miles in six days", was not something that ordinary soldiers could endure.

"Sir, if we march like this, most of the soldiers will be scattered before they even reach Chencang. It would be better to slow down the march. I will send those who are good at running to Chencang to prepare food and fodder for support," Dai Ling suggested.

Zhou Tai also said: "General, there are no Han soldiers chasing us from behind. I think Zhuge Liang must have focused on pacifying the counties after he captured Linwei, so that the people would submit to the pseudo-Han."

Guo Huai rebuked him lightly, "Zhuge Liang is an extraordinary man. He could have predicted that we would break out at night, so how could he let us retreat to Chencang so easily? If it weren't for General Dai's strategy of scaring off Jiang Wei and others, we would have been captured by Zhuge Liang. Tell everyone to hurry to Chencang. Anyone who delays will be killed!"

All the generals were horrified.

After marching for a day, the soldiers were tired and exhausted. Hu Zun and Zhou Tai came to plead for them, and Guo Huai allowed the soldiers to rest on the spot.

Just from this headcount, 30% of the people were found to have fallen behind.

Guo Huai leaned against a stone and took a nap with his eyes closed.

Over the past year, Guo Huai felt that he was not very lucky.

First, Wudu and Yinping were lost, and Guo Huai was repelled by Wei Yan and others in Jianwei; later, Zhuge Liang launched a surprise attack on Qishan, and Guo Huai responded hastily and was powerless.

Now he is fleeing along the Wei River Trail like a stray dog, and may be caught up by Zhuge Liang's troops at any time.

Drowsily.

Guo Huai felt as if he was in a dream, as if his wife and children were right in front of him, waving at him.

Suddenly.

The dream was shattered when Hu Zun came to report that "Ma Zun is back."

Seeing Hu Zun's happy expression, Guo Huai couldn't help but wonder: "Why is General Hu so happy?"

Hu Zun and Ma Zun have no personal relationship, so Ma Zun's return should not make Hu Zun so happy.

Seeing Guo Huai asking, Hu Zun hurriedly said: "Ma Zun said that Zhuge Liang went to Liangzhou."

Ok?
Guo Huai stood up and said, "Are you serious? Send Ma Zun to see me immediately!"

Upon hearing the summons, Ma Zun hurried to see Guo Huai and told him the truth about Zhuge Liang's intention to ask him to win over the Ma family of Fufeng.

As he spoke, Ma Zun looked quite pleased: "Zhuge Liang thought I would really help him win over the Fufeng Ma family. How foolish! How could Zhuge Liang win over the Fufeng Ma family just because he wanted to?"

Guo Huai frowned when he heard this: "Did Zhuge Liang really tell you that he was going to Liangzhou?"

Ma Zun nodded and said, "Your Excellency, do not be suspicious. The Governor of Liangzhou, Meng Jian, is an old friend of Zhuge Liang. Now that Zhuge Liang has won a great victory in Longyou and Guanzhong is too busy to take care of itself, Zhuge Liang will definitely take the opportunity to take Liangzhou."

Guo Huai glanced at Hu Zun, Zhou Tai, Dai Ling and other officers and asked, "Do you all think so?"

The officers gritted their teeth and said nothing.

But judging from the expressions of the generals and officers, they obviously believed that Zhuge Liang was going to Liangzhou.

In fact, it’s not that Hu Zun and others are not smart enough, but they are tired from the journey, and the officers subconsciously don’t want to think too complicatedly.

If you can retreat to Chencang safely, why bother to rush to Chencang over a hundred miles a day?

Seeing all the officers and soldiers like this, Guo Huai suddenly felt a sense of danger: Zhuge Liang deliberately let Ma Zun go back, could it be that he wanted to weaken the morale of our army?
Thinking of this, Guo Huai felt a growing sense of crisis.

"How can we not be suspicious if we don't reach Chencang? Now that the spring water is rising, if Zhuge Liang builds a raft and floats down the river, he will definitely reach Chencang before us.

Although General Dai used the strategy of confusing the enemy in Chencang, it might not be able to deceive Zhuge Liang.

If we delay here for one more hour, Chencang will be in greater danger. If we cannot rest in Chencang, we will all have no chance of survival.

Tell the troops that there is a moon tonight, and for two hours, continue marching under the moonlight."

Although Guo Huai's voice was not loud, his power was unquestionable.

Under Guo Huai's strong order, more than a thousand remaining Wei soldiers marched towards Chencang in the moonlight. Although they were resentful, no one dared to disobey.

Firstly, the demoralized army would be killed by Guo Huai, and secondly, there were many ferocious beasts and poisonous snakes in the dense forests around the Weishui trail. If they left the army, they might not survive.

only.

With such a forced march, it is inevitable that some soldiers will fall behind.

By the time Guo Huai arrived outside Chencang City, there were less than a thousand people who could keep up!

Dai Ling arrived at the gate of Chencang with a tired face and shouted: "I am General Dai Ling, open the gate quickly."

however.

Although Cao Wei's flags were raised on the Chencang City Wall, no one responded.

Dai Ling suddenly felt confused and called out again: "I am General Dai Ling, is Hu Ba, the captain of Chencang, here?"

While shouting.

The gate of Chencang city is opened.

The one who came was not the captain of Chencang, Huba, but a young general with a spear, who was Jiang Wei who had come by water first: "General Jiang Wei is here, following the order of the Prime Minister, and I have been waiting for you for a long time!"

Dai Ling was horrified: "Jiang Wei? When did you capture Chencang City? Where is Huba?"

Jiang Wei laughed and threw a head to Dai Ling: "I'll give you the Huba you wanted."

Looking at Huba's head with eyes wide open, Dai Ling was even more shocked. He turned around and left, calling on Guo Huai to retreat: "My lord, leave quickly. Chencang has been captured by Jiang Wei!"

Guo Huai's face turned pale with fear: "I have been traveling day and night, but I didn't expect Zhuge Liang to beat me to the punch!"

Ma Zun stood there in a daze, totally unable to understand why Jiang Wei would appear in Chencang and capture Chencang.

"Ma Zun, you dare to deceive the Prime Minister, do you still remember the oath?"

In astonishment, Jiang Wei shot an arrow, hitting Ma Zun right in the middle of his eyebrows. Ma Zun had previously sworn to Zhuge Liang that "if I lie, I will die from an arrow tomorrow." His death today from Jiang Wei's arrow was also a fulfillment of this oath.

Ma Zunyi died.

The Wei army soldiers were even more panicked.

Jiang Wei didn't even look at Ma Zun's body and ordered his troops to chase and kill Guo Huai.

Seeing Jiang Wei's ferociousness, the three generals Hu Zun, Zhou Tai and Dai Ling rushed forward together, stopping Jiang Wei and shouting, "Envoy, please leave quickly."

Guo Huai did not dare to fight and fled on his horse.

Jiang Wei fought against three generals alone and was not afraid.

Seeing Guo Huai walking away, the three generals Hu Zun said hello to each other and ran away, not daring to get entangled with Jiang Wei anymore.

"Hmph! Don't chase after a desperate enemy. Return to Chencang as soon as possible."

Jiang Wei stopped the troops and did not chase after Guo Huai and others who were fleeing.

It’s not that Jiang Wei doesn’t want to chase, but that he can’t.

Although Jiang Wei arrived at Chencang before Guo Huai, he only took 300 soldiers and sailed down the Wei River on a raft, then pretended that Guo Huai was injured and opened the city gate.

Then he scared Guo Huai away with his ferocious momentum.

This is also the reason why even the flags on the top of Chencang City were not changed. There were no flags to replace at all, and there was no time to sew new flags.

Guo Huai didn't know it was a trap, and after Jiang Wei shot Ma Zun to death, he had no time to think too much, so he was deceived by Jiang Wei.

If Guo Huai had fought to the death with Jiang Wei just now, Jiang Wei's 300 equally exhausted soldiers would not have been able to defend Chencang with just them.

but.

Such is the battlefield.

Dai Ling was able to deceive Jiang Wei at the gates of Linwei City by using the strategy of feigning an invasion, and Jiang Wei was also able to deceive Guo Huai and others at the gates of Chencang City by using the strategy of feigning an invasion.

It is difficult for people to remain rational when they are tired and panicked.

Three days later.

Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang also led a thousand soldiers from the Weishui trail and entered Chencang to meet Jiang Wei.

Before departure.

Liu Chan specially ordered Li Yan to temporarily take over as the governor of Longyou, supervise the counties in Longyou, and organize the people in the counties to resume spring ploughing.

Wars must be fought, and the land must be cultivated. Li Yan was also very good at government affairs, and Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang were also relieved to leave Li Yan in Longyou.

Originally, Liu Chan also wanted to stay in Longyou to comfort the people, but Zhuge Liang and Li Yan both believed that Liu Chan must go to Chang'an.

This is not a question of military stance, but a question of political stance.

"Bo Yue, is there any military information coming back from Chang'an?"

As soon as he arrived at Chencang, Zhuge Liang did not even take a rest and asked Jiang Wei about the military situation in the direction of Chang'an.

Calculate the time.

If everything goes well, Liu Feng should also be able to fight with Zhang He.

Jiang Wei said truthfully, "After scaring off Guo Huai and his men three days ago, I sent people on horseback to investigate, but the journey was too long and no military intelligence has been reported back yet.

However, I have heard rumors in Fufeng County that Cao Rui abandoned Chang'an, and there is also a letter of accusation from His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan."

immediately.

Jiang Wei delivered the manifesto to Zhuge Liang.

The gist of the manifesto:

【Exhortation to Punish Cao Wei】

Liu Feng, the Prince of Yan and General of Chariots and Cavalry of the Han Dynasty, obeyed the emperor's decree and announced to Guanzhong:

In the past, Emperor Gaozu killed the snake, Emperor Guangwu revived the Han Dynasty, and after four hundred years of glorious majesty, how could we allow traitors to usurp the throne?
Cao Pi was a wicked man who threatened the Han throne and usurped the title of Wei. His son Cao Rui inherited his cruelty and occupied Guanzhong.

The tyranny and extortion have caused the people to resent the country to the point of boiling in anger. God is disgusted with their virtue and people are yearning for their old country!
Now I lead the Tiger Guards to comfort the people and punish the criminals.

In one day, Wuguan was captured, and in ten days, Yaoguan was captured. An army of one hundred thousand men approached Chang'an. Cao Rui was terrified and the false court was terrified.

In addition, Fa Zheng, the grandson of Fa Zhen, a famous scholar in Fufeng, offered a brilliant plan, and thousands of talented generals risked their lives to fight for their lives. Wherever the flag pointed, the three armies retreated!

Look at Cao Rui, he claims to be the crown prince in name only, but in reality he is a coward of fighting.

Zhong Yao was old and feeble, Cao Zhen had no strategy; Zhang He retreated in panic, Guo Huai fled in panic.

He abandoned the elders of Guanzhong on the dangerous wall and survived in Tongguan for selfish motives.

How can such a person without moral integrity be qualified to rule the Guanzhong area?
All of us Han people should raise the banner of justice together.

Assist the royal army to conquer Guanzhong in the north and welcome the emperor back to the old capital.

On the day when the manifesto arrives, quickly surrender the city gates, offer food and drink to welcome us, and I will repay you with a fiefdom and a title!

If you resist stubbornly and go against the will of Heaven, when the city is captured, everything will be destroyed!

The Mandate of Heaven is clear, and the Han Dynasty will prosper forever. When the Heavenly Army arrives, Shunchang will perish!

The manifesto is so passionate that it makes one's blood boil.

When Zhuge Liang saw the word "Fa Zheng" in the manifesto, he couldn't help but laugh: "I never thought that even Fa Xiaozhi would come. Guanzhong can be conquered!"

Liu Chan was also excited, clapping his hands and praising: "Brother, you are braver than ever. You broke through Wuguan in one day and Yaoguan in ten days. It's really amazing!"

Seeing Liu Chan's sincere praise and the undisguised respect in his eyes, Jiang Wei looked towards Zhuge Liang with some doubt.

Different positions naturally require different considerations.

Having stayed in Longyou for a long time and seen too many intrigues, it was normal for Jiang Wei to have doubts about Liu Chan's reaction to the manifesto.

after all.

Liu Feng is also Liu Bei's son. Although he is an adopted son, he is also the King of Yan whose name is included in the royal family tree!
According to etiquette and law, Liu Feng also has the right of inheritance.

[Prince, are you really not on guard against the King of Yan at all? ]

Although Jiang Wei did not say what was in his mind directly, Zhuge Liang could understand Jiang Wei's doubts.

Then he smiled and said, "The Crown Prince and the King of Yan are brothers. The King of Yan has made such a great achievement, and the Crown Prince congratulated his brother. This is truly the virtue of a benevolent monarch."

Jiang Wei's heart trembled.

Even Zhuge Liang said so, which means that Liu Feng and Liu Chan truly had the friendship of "brothers", rather than being wary of each other like the three brothers Cao Pi, Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi.

[I wonder what kind of person the King of Yan is, to be praised so highly by both the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister. I am looking forward to it.]

West of Chang'an.

Wei Yan and Meng Da led their troops and came hurriedly.

Suddenly, a scout discovered an uncleaned battlefield several miles ahead. The two generals were shocked and hurriedly led their troops there.

But saw:

Scattered broken arms, broken banners and weapons, howling war horses
Everything proves that a fierce fight took place here.

"There are flags and armor of the Pseudo-Wei Army, as well as flags and armor of the Han Army. If my guess is correct, the two warring parties should be Zhang He and the King of Yan." After carefully investigating the battlefield, Meng Da came to this conclusion.

Wei Yan rode his horse and observed the battlefield for a while, and said: "Most of the dead are soldiers of the pseudo-Wei. It seems that the ambush of the King of Yan was successful.

However, the terrain here is not suitable for encirclement and annihilation. Even if the ambush is successful, it will be difficult to kill Zhang He completely.

Judging from the traces on the battlefield, Zhang He must have retreated to the north."

Meng Da was suspicious and asked, "Since Zhang He was able to retreat, he should have been able to break out to Chang'an and join Cao Zhen. Why did he take a detour to the north?"

Wei Yan glanced in the direction of Chang'an and said, "When we came here, there were rumors that Cao Rui had abandoned Chang'an. This is inconsistent with our previous intelligence.

I was also very surprised at first. With Cao Zhen's ability, he had to defend Chang'an so that Zhang He had to return in a hurry.

Now it seems that my guess is correct, Cao Zhen is not in Chang'an!"

Meng Da was slightly surprised: "General Wei's intention is that Zhang He's retreat to the north is actually to join forces with Cao Zhen? If so, wouldn't the King of Yan be putting himself in danger by leading his troops to pursue him?"

Wei Yan looked at Meng Da with a playful look in his eyes: "General Meng, I have heard that you complained to the King of Yan because he took away your military power in Shangyong.

Why do you care about the danger that the King of Yan is in today? At this time, shouldn't you sit back and watch the King of Yan be defeated, and then lead your troops to turn the tide?"

Meng Da was stunned for a moment, then angrily said: "General Wei, are you underestimating me? You and I led the troops to reinforce, how could I just sit there and watch the King of Yan be defeated? Can you escape responsibility?"

Wei Yan stroked the horse's mane and said, "I am fighting for your majesty! If the King of Yan is defeated, your majesty will not be able to seize Guanzhong and return to Chang'an. How can I sit back and watch?"

Meng Da snorted coldly: "General Wei, don't test me! How could I sacrifice public interest for personal gain?"

Seeing that Wei Yan did not seem to believe his words, Meng Da became even more annoyed: "Fa Xiaozhi is also in Guanzhong now. Most of the strategies were set up by Fa Xiaozhi. How could I harm Fa Xiaozhi and prevent him from succeeding?"

Wei Yan laughed and bowed to apologize: "General Meng, I was rude just now. If you and I work together, we can definitely defeat Cao Zhen and Zhang He."

This is Wei Yan.
Meng Da secretly tightened the reins.

At that moment just now, Meng Da felt Wei Yan's murderous intent.

And this is indeed the case.

If Meng Da's answer just now was wrong, Wei Yan would really have killed him.

For Wei Yan: No one’s conflict can affect Liu Bei’s capture of Guanzhong.

After no doubts.

Generals Wei Yan and Meng Da quickly ran northward along the traces of the battlefield.

I walked only a few miles.

The spies heard shouting and killing sounds ahead.

The two warring parties were Liu Feng, Zhang He and Cao Zhen.

Wei Yan's guess was correct. Zhang He retreated to the north to join forces with Cao Zhen.

Zhang He was naturally skillful.

When he returned to rescue Chang'an, he guessed that Liu Feng would definitely wait for Cao Zhen's troops to the west of Chang'an, so he sent people to the banks of the Jing River in advance to look for Cao Zhen's troops, and informed Cao Zhen of the marching route and speed.

After receiving the message midway, Cao Zhen also shared the marching route and speed with Zhang He.

Although there was no electronic communication, the two maintained tacit cooperation thanks to their understanding of the terrain in Guanzhong.

The closer they get to Chang'an, the shorter the straight-line distance between the two armies.

This is also to ensure that when one side is ambushed, the other side can provide reinforcements as promptly as possible.

Therefore.

When Liu Feng ambushed Zhang He by taking advantage of his rest, Zhang He did not panic, but fought and retreated to the north.

Finally, the troops joined together in Qian County, south of the Jing River and north of Wugong Mountain.

Although Zhang He and Cao Zhen's troops had traveled a long way and were exhausted, they were able to stop Liu Feng with their numerical advantage and understanding of the terrain.

For Zhang He and Cao Zhen, as long as they were not defeated by Liu Feng, and these more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry successfully returned to Chang'an City, Liu Feng would not be able to capture Chang'an City.

same.

For Liu Feng, if he could not defeat Zhang He and Cao Zhen in Qianxian, he could only return to Yaoguan.

And what they will face next time will not be the exhausted Wei army, but the elite troops from Guanzhong who have recuperated their strength.

Therefore.

That's why Liu Feng pursued Zhang He and Cao Zhen relentlessly.

The two sides are now like playing tug-of-war, competing to see who can persist longer.

"Liu Feng is becoming more and more skilled in dispatching troops."

Cao Zhen, who was commanding the troops in the central army, looked at Liu Feng, who was also commanding the troops in the central army, and did not dare to be careless at all.

Liu Feng got the cavalry from somewhere, and although their horses looked short, their fighting power was quite strong.

Especially those cavalrymen carrying turtle shells on their backs made Cao Zhen speechless.

You are leading cavalry, cavalry!
You give the cavalry a turtle shell. Do you want them to be as fast as a turtle?

If cavalry loses its speed, can it still be called cavalry?
Relying on stronger defense, Wang Ping managed to hold back the cavalry of Cao Zhen and Zhang He.

If both sides were full of energy, Wang Ping would be outmaneuvered by Cao Wei's cavalry even if he had a few thousand more Dian horse cavalry.

Very unfortunate.

The Cao Wei cavalry was now exhausted and unable to form an effective "roving shooting" advantage.

Cursing inwardly.

Cao Zhen suddenly heard shouting and killing from the back.

"Ok?"

Cao Zhen thought he was hallucinating and looked behind him in confusion, only to see Han flags appearing. They were Wei Yan and Meng Da who came in a roundabout way.

The two men found out that Liu Feng had not shown any signs of defeat, so they went around to the rear and attacked Cao Zhen and Zhang He from the front and back.

"Liu Feng's army is all here, how come there are troops attacking the rear?" Cao Zhen was shocked and horrified.

Zhang He recognized Meng Da's flag and exclaimed, "It's Meng Da from Jieting! Damn it! Yang Qiu couldn't stop him! General Zhengxi, don't linger in the battle, break out and retreat to Chiyang!"

however.

Although Zhang He reacted quickly, Liu Feng's reaction was not slow either.

After seeing the Han army flags appearing behind Cao Zhen, Liu Feng mobilized the entire army to charge.

The war horses neighed.

Liu Feng also waved his spear and shouted: "Success or failure depends on this one move, all the soldiers, charge alone!"

(End of this chapter)