klisemfg Chapter 243 Chase
Chapter 243 Chase
As the words "surrender and no death" spread throughout the battlefield, the numerous Jin troops threw down their weapons, knelt on the ground and begged for surrender, and even because there were too many surrendering troops, they blocked the cavalry's pace.
The pain in Huang Cheng's waist became more and more obvious. He stopped his horse and lay down on the horse's head. Liu Kun saw this and quickly got off the horse and helped him down. Huang Cheng panted and said, "Liu Kun, you continue to lead the team to pursue, don't worry about me!"
Liu Kun saluted and said firmly, "Yes, General, I will definitely catch up with the Jin thieves!"
Huang Cheng smiled when he heard this, pressed Liu Kun's hand, and said, "Okay, I will wait for your good news."
After Liu Kun finished speaking, he jumped on his horse and shouted, "Keep chasing! Go!"
As the horse's hooves flew, Liu Kun galloped at full speed, shouting to the surrendering soldiers on the road: "Get out of the way! Crawl aside and surrender!"
The cavalrymen behind him also shouted angrily: "Get out of the way, get out of the way, don't block the road!"
The smarter surrendered soldiers rolled and crawled to the side, while the dumber ones or those who did not have time to run were knocked to the ground by the galloping war horses. The following cavalrymen trampled over them without stopping. By the time the cavalry rushed over, the surrendered soldiers had already been trampled into meat paste by the horses' hooves.
Yu Youtian kept encouraging his subordinates, "Hurry up and chase him. If you catch Jin Shengheng, it will be a great achievement. I will be promoted, and you will be promoted too. The Medal of Heavenly Strategy is waiting for you all!"
A soldier next to him curled his lips and muttered in a low voice: "The Tiance Medal belongs to the battalion officer, and it won't be given to me."
"What are you talking about? You're the only one who talks too much." Yu Youtian had good ears and heard the boy's complaints right away. He then asked, "What's your name?"
The soldier was startled and quickly slowed down his pace, letting his comrades squeeze forward. When Yu Youtian turned around, the soldier who said strange things disappeared in the blink of an eye. He shook his head and ignored him. He was such a high-ranking official now, how could his heart be smaller than a needle? He then continued to chase forward.
At this time, Gu Yanwu saw that the army had already won the victory, and his expression was excited. He said to Meng Jun: "Your Majesty's army is unparalleled in the world. Now we have defeated the Jin bandits in one fell swoop. It is a blessing for the people. We should seize the opportunity to pursue the victory and eliminate future troubles."
Meng Jun also smiled happily and said, "Sir, you are too kind. Jin Shengheng plundered civilians to serve as soldiers, intending to emulate Zuo Liangyu. These soldiers are of no use at all. Instead, they caused a great defeat, and hundreds of thousands of troops were scattered."
Gu Yanwu clapped his hands and laughed happily. Then he turned around, sat on a small stool, and wrote furiously, describing today's battle vividly. Several painters from the Propaganda Department nearby spread out the scroll and painted the bravery of the military commanders from each town in the album.
Meng Jun turned around and looked at these painters, and suddenly his thoughts started flying. If these paintings were passed down to later generations, they would probably be worth tens of millions each. Thinking of this, Meng Jun became a little interested. Amid the puzzled looks of the painters and Gu Yanwu, he stamped his seal on each of the portraits.
"My lord, what are you doing?" Gu Yanwu asked in surprise.
Meng Jun laughed and said, "If these paintings are passed down to future generations, with my seal, each painting will be worth a thousand gold coins."
The people hiding in the mountains near Jing County heard bursts of noise. A few brave ones quietly walked out of their hiding places, lay on the hillside, and looked at the road in the distance.
The Jin army that had marched past a few days ago was now running back in droves. A farmer asked his fellow villager with some confusion, "Didn't the Jin army just march past not long ago? Why are they turning back?"
The fellow villager lay on the hillside, cautiously looking at the fleeing soldiers below, and said happily: "It must be a defeat. Look, there are not many flags left. These soldiers are running and falling to the ground, and they are still crawling. There must be pursuers behind us. I think we can go home in a few days."
As if to confirm the people's speculation, behind the chaotic footsteps, there was another sound of horse hooves, and then some Jin soldiers shouted in panic, "Run, the Zhou army is catching up again!"
"Zhou Jun?" Several civilians looked at each other, and one of them said uncertainly: "Is it the King of Zhou who conquered Nanjing?"
"It should be. If King Zhou can capture Nanjing City, he will definitely be able to defeat the Jin thieves."
After a while, a large group of cavalry swarmed in. Liu Kun led the cavalry down the mountain like a tiger, chasing Jin Shengheng and his remnants. Dust flew, horses hooves clattered, Liu Kun whipped his horse, and swept past like a storm. The fleeing soldiers were like frightened birds, fleeing in all directions, screaming in agony.
Along the way, corpses of the Jin army were scattered all over the place, staining the ground with blood, a horrible sight. The cavalry was like the god of death, ruthlessly harvesting the fleeing soldiers who blocked the road.
There was a gleam of excitement in Liu Kun's eyes. He knew that this battle would be a glorious moment for the cavalry as well as for himself. He roared and galloped on his horse.
Liu Kun was chasing relentlessly, but unfortunately, although the man could bear it, the horse could not bear it anymore. After charging continuously and chasing for such a long time, although Liu Kun was a little unwilling, he had no choice but to stop the warhorse for the sake of the horse, ordered the cavalry to dismount, feed them fine feed, and let the horses rest for a while.
At night, we arrived at the north gate of Jing County.
After the Jin army occupied Jing County, the people in the city were almost emptied and the city was filled with Jin soldiers. Jin Shengheng stored the army's food and fodder here, but who knew that a lot of the food and fodder had just been transported here, and before much of it could be pulled out, Jin Shengheng's entire army was defeated.
Jing County was shrouded in darkness by the night. Only torches were lit on the city walls. The Jin army guarding the city were patrolling back and forth, and they had no idea what was happening dozens of miles away.
Because of the war ahead, the Jin soldiers guarding the city were still relatively vigilant. Although the army was fighting in front, they still prevented the Zhou army from attacking their food supplies.
At this time, there was a noise outside Jing County, and large black shadows rushed to the wall. Jing County was small and had no moat. The sudden appearance of the black shadows frightened the defenders so much that they dared not be careless and quickly strung their bows and arrows, ready to shoot the invading enemy.
Then the defenders heard the Gan accent and realized that they were all defeated soldiers of the Jin army, which made the defenders terrified.
At this time, someone shouted from below the city: "Open the city gate quickly, the commander is here, hurry up!"
The guard hesitated, and then shouted from the city wall: "Who are you?"
"Liu Keqi," the people below responded loudly.
The general guarding the city was shocked. Liu Keqi was the general's personal guard, so he asked hurriedly, "Where is the general?"
At this time, Jin Shengheng could only drive his horse forward and said, "Xu Guang, open the city gate quickly!"
When the defender on the city heard the voice and saw Jin Shengheng in the faint light of the fire, he no longer dared to hesitate and quickly ordered his subordinates to open the city gate. As soon as the city gate was opened, a large number of defeated soldiers rushed in, scrambling for the first place, as if there was something terrifying chasing them from behind.
Xu Guang hurriedly stepped forward and asked in a low voice, but Jin Shengheng remained silent. He was already in tears. An army of more than 200,000 was defeated in one day, and all his ambitions had gone to waste!