webnovelfull Chapter 741 The Wronged Huang Fang
Chapter 741 The Wronged Huang Fang
Li Yu roared and charged forward, pushing the Yan army back, but it was of no use.
The morale of the Yan army and the morale of the Sichuan army were completely different.
The morale of the Yan army, which had successfully fought its way into the city, was high. They knew they had already won the battle. If they were pushed out by the enemy again, they would not return to the camp but would just commit suicide by slitting their own throats. They could not afford to lose face.
Guan Shouchang issued a death order, requiring a decisive battle. The powerful and formidable Tiger Army under his command naturally would not bring shame to the commander-in-chief.
Their fierce style of work forced the Sichuan troops to retreat step by step. More and more Yan troops rushed forward, occupying more space. Even people from the Shenji Camp mixed in. The soldiers who were good at throwing lit fire bombs and bombarded the enemy.
"Control the city wall! Climb up the wall! There are enemies up there!"
A general of the Weihu Army roared and personally led his soldiers to charge towards the city wall. Although the enemy was in a dominant position, they were still brave and rushed forward to fight the archers in close combat.
The battle was extremely fierce. It was the most primitive and bloody battle.
The Yan army won battle after battle, while the Sichuan army suffered defeat after defeat.
The enemies on the city wall retreated along the wall, and the enemies in the city also continued to retreat southward.
The area near the city wall was completely occupied by the Yan army. At least five Yan army corps rushed in, while the Sichuan army in the distance could only retreat into the alleys and fight with the Yan army.
The natural terrain gave the Yan army the opportunity to divide and surround them. The Yan army launched a fierce attack from both sides of the alleys and ruthlessly wiped out the Sichuan army.
Li Yu stood in the rear, watching the Sichuan Army retreat again and again, but he could do nothing about it, so he called the general Huang Fang from the front line and scolded him.
"Huang Fang! You bastard! You coward! You henpecked bastard!"
Huang Fang was bewildered and looked at Li Yu in disbelief.
He couldn't understand why he was being insulted like this after fighting so hard on the front line, covered in blood.
He was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
"Marshal, what's wrong with me that you're scolding me like that?"
"What's wrong with you? How dare you ask? If your Second Corps hadn't been beaten back step by step and was so vulnerable, would the Yan army have been able to break in so easily?
Now our army has been defeated and is about to retreat. Your army has committed serious crimes, so stay and cover our retreat!"
Hearing this, Huang Fang immediately said anxiously,
"Marshal, our troops have suffered heavy losses. We can't even cover our retreat!"
"Do you dare to disobey military orders?"
Well, there is no need to say anything more. Huang Fang knew that he was being targeted and used as a pawn. He could only say "Yes, sir" and turned around to lead the troops to cover the rear.
Then Li Yu ordered the entire army to retreat and evacuate Nanjiang City.
Of course, it was not just Huang Fang's Second Corps fighting on the front line. There were also many people from other corps. Now that other corps had been withdrawn, his pressure doubled.
Other Sichuan troops continued to go out from the south gate, then went downhill to the bank of Yangjia River and evacuated to Bazhong in the south across the wooden bridge.
Huang Fang was unable to resist and did not want to stay and die, so he retreated while fighting. After the other corps had passed the gate, he also ordered a retreat.
I don’t want to fight anymore, I also want to escape!
He took the remaining 3,000 people and fled out of the city at all costs. Although the Yan army was chasing them relentlessly, they escaped even faster.
Three thousand people were not a large number, and they quickly left Nanjiang City. They ran down the slope, came to the wooden bridge, and quickly crossed it.
At the bridgehead, soldiers were waiting to cut wood and ropes to prevent the Yan army from crossing the river.
Huang Fang ran and shouted,
"Wait a minute, we haven't crossed the river yet!"
"Hurry up! Hurry up! The Yan army is right behind you!"
The soldiers at the bridge also shouted.
The more than 3,000 people from the Second Corps also ran across the bridge. The remaining soldiers immediately cut the wood and rope in the middle of the bridge, then quickly ran back to the bridge head and cut the rope at the bridge head. This half of the bridge was then washed away by the water.
The Yan army rushed over, looked at the broken bridge, and could only sigh at the river.
The Yan soldiers shook their heads regretfully and returned to the city to rest.
When Guan Shouchang learned that the bridge had been cut by the enemy, he immediately ordered a group of auxiliary soldiers to cut down trees and build a bridge, and quickly repaired the bridge.
But it's already afternoon, and it's impossible to cross the river and chase them today.
Guan Shouchang could only give orders to clean up the battlefield, appease the people, count the captured spoils, and calculate the war losses.
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Huang Fang's troops were the last to cross the river. After crossing the river, they followed the main force south.
At first, Li Yu didn't notice him.
It was not until the evening when the Sichuan Army stopped to rest that they discovered him.
Because the Sichuan Army retreated so hastily, they had no time to bring their tents, supplies, and food. They could only eat the dry food they brought with them and then sleep on the ground.
Originally, Huang Fang wanted to be an invisible person and just hang at the end of the team, but unexpectedly, Li Yu suddenly had an idea and wanted to go and see in person whether the Yan army was chasing them.
It didn't matter that I looked up, I happened to see Huang Fang squatting on the side of the road eating dry food.
Seeing Huang Fang, Li Yu was furious again and shouted loudly while sitting on his horse,
"Huang Fang! What are you doing here!?"
Huang Fang looked confused and said while holding the dry food,
"I'm eating."
"Who told you to eat?"
Hearing this, Huang Fang almost vomited blood again.
Damn it, he is a general after all, and he needs to apply for food?
With so many subordinates watching him, doesn't he have any dignity?
The arrogant Li Yu cursed again
"I asked you to hold off the enemy, but you kept losing! I asked you to cover our retreat, but you deserted. You deserve to be executed!"
Huang Fangteng stood up suddenly, pointing at Li Yu and shouting,
"Marshal Li, it's not just my army that's resisting the Yan army. The other armies have also been defeated. Why don't you execute the other generals?
You asked me to cover the rear, but didn't I do that? Didn't the army withdraw safely?
The army has withdrawn, why should I stay? Am I going to die?
I have done everything you asked me to do. Is it wrong for me to lead more than 3,000 brothers to fight and escape?
Okay, I finally see that you just want our Second Corps to die, right?
Fine, you call your soldiers over here, we'll stand here and let you chop us down, you can kill them all!"
Seeing Huang Fang dare to talk back, Li Yu flew into a rage and shouted,
"Rebellion! Rebellion! You even dare to disobey my orders. You must be beheaded! You must behead!"
"Which of your orders did I disobey? Was what I said wrong? Should more than 3,000 of us die?"
Seeing the two of them arguing, the other generals came over to persuade them to stop arguing.