Before my mother could call me, I had already rushed out of the courtyard with Hu Ju. I jumped on my horse and raised my halberd, shouting,
"Cheligu, you can't escape. I will fight you to the death.”
I spurred my horse out of the prefect's manor. The rebel soldiers in the manor had already been cleaned up. From afar, I could see Zhang Bao and the others rushing into the four gates. The rebel soldiers in the city had nowhere to run. Shouts of "surrender will not be killed" rang out from all directions. The vast majority of Cao Cao's army had already surrendered once. They knew that our army would not be killed if they surrendered. Soon, the vast majority of Cao Cao's army threw down their weapons and knelt down to surrender. There was a blind guy who looked like a general. He raised his saber and charged at me. Hu Ju was about to rush over. I waved my halberd to stop him, allowing that fellow to rush over. My anger had yet to be vented, so I couldn't let Hu Ju snatch my thing to vent my anger. That guy rushed in front of me. Seeing that I didn't move, he jumped up and raised his saber to slash at my head. I had been fighting with people for a long time. All martial arts in the world were invincible, only speed was unbreakable. Anyway, he couldn't stand it anymore. I didn't dodge; instead, I slashed out with my halberd. Before that guy's saber reached my head, the edge of my halberd had already cut down his abdomen. Closely after that, I drew back the halberd. The small sawteeth on the edge of the halberd enlarged the cut. I turned over the halberd and faced upwards. That guy's arm fell on my halberd and was naturally cut off. I then knocked the handle of the halberd, causing it to move horizontally. I reached out my left hand and punched the hilt of the knife. The knife shot out with a whoosh. In the blink of an eye, that Cao Cao general was sent flying. He was cut into two halves halfway through the journey. His intestines leaked out and dragged on the ground. Blood was also scattered everywhere. The saber caught up with him while he was flying in the air and stabbed into his mouth. The head of the saber was exposed from the back of his head. Only then did the two halves of his body fall to the ground. I glared at him and shouted,
"Who still dares not to surrender?"
On the other side, Zhang Bao had also dealt with an ignorant fellow. That fellow also wanted to test his skills with Zhang Bao, but in the end, he was pierced through the heart by Zhang Bao's spear. Zhang Bao exerted his strength and lifted that guy up from the spear. That guy was not dead yet. He kept twitching while his blood kept flowing out of the blood groove on Zhang Bao's spear and dripping onto the ground along the red tassel on the spear shaft. Zhang Bao swung his spear twice and threw the corpse into the rebel army, killing two Cao soldiers. Zhang Bao shouted with his family's Lion's Roar,"
"Whoever doesn't surrender, this is the outcome.”
Seeing our ferocious expressions, the surrounding subordinates of Cheligu and the Cao army who were hesitating about surrendering immediately threw down their weapons and raised their hands high in surrender. Hao Zhao immediately led his men to tie them up. At this moment, Zhao Long also chased after me. He ran to my side and whispered to me,
"Young Master, the yellow-faced man you sent over was also kidnapped. The guards were all killed by Che Legu.”
I took a closer look, but I didn't see Cheligu or the scholar surnamed Meng, nor did I see Xiahou Yuan. I called Zhang Bao, Guan Xing and the others over and asked them if they had seen these people. They also shook their heads. It seemed that they had run away when they saw that something was wrong. I've called Hao Zhao. He's already been appointed as a lieutenant by uncle and has been reinstated. However, I can directly dispatch him.
"Commandant Hao, take some men and interrogate these guys. See which direction Cheligu and the others fled to.”
Uncle Ma Dai quickly arranged for people to put out the fire to reduce the losses. Liang Kuan and Zhao Qu also rushed over. These two fellows were covered in blood, but they only had some superficial injuries. They had no problem walking.
Because my mother had been in the Inner Residence, I was not clear about the situation of the rebellion, so I asked them.
"Generals, do you know why Celigu started the rebellion?”
The two of them shook their heads and said,
"We are not very sure. This time, Celigu and the others brought back the captives and the spoils of war. It seems that the guards of the spoils of war said that they were not allowed to distribute the spoils of war before the general's order was issued. After a few arguments, Celigu started to make trouble in less than half a day. He released the captives of the Cao army and attacked us everywhere.”
"Also, Little General, Yan Wen is missing. Someone seems to have seen him leave with the Cao army.”
I waved my hand and said to them,
"You don't have to say anymore. I believe in Yan Wen. He definitely has other motives.”
Liang Kuan and Zhao Qu saw how confident I was, and their eyes revealed a strange expression. How would they know that I don't need to trust people when I suspect them?
"Generals, please quickly calculate the losses of the Celigu rebellion.”
Uncle's main troops have also arrived. They are stationed outside the city. The messenger told me that Uncle has gone to visit Yang Ang and will be back soon. While waiting for Uncle and interrogating him, I should take a rest and consider how to arrange the troops to reduce the rebellion. Now, these soldiers, not to mention Celigu and Cao Cao's troops, even all the troops in the world would do whatever the higher-ups said. The officials would defect to the enemy, and the soldiers would also defect without distinguishing right from wrong. They would do whatever they wanted.
Uncle and Yang Ang came back very soon after their meeting. He met us and told us that Yang Ang was not injured, and that there were not many casualties in Hanzhong. After all, they were not the main focus of Cheligu's attack. Then uncle also went into the small courtyard of the prefect's mansion to see aunt and my mother. When he came out, the anger in his eyes was even more intense.
Liang Kuan and Zhao Qu also reported the results of the losses. More than 3000 people were killed in the city, almost one-third of them dead. Countless people were injured, and more than one-half of the houses were burned. Many people were homeless. We lost 2000 soldiers in Ji City, most of whom returned with Cheligu. The original 15,000 Cao soldiers had been captured, but now only 4,000 remained. More than 4000 of Celigu's men and Cao Cao's soldiers had died inside and outside the city, most of them from the crossbow bolts. Before I left this time, I knew that there were not many soldiers left behind. In order to prevent any accidents, I left many arrows for my mother to be poisoned. It is known as the "Seven Steps Fall". As long as there is blood, the injured person will die very quickly. Some of the provisions we stored in Ji City were taken away by Cheligu and some were burned by them. There isn't much left. Hearing this result, his uncle was so angry that he punched a half-burnt pillar beside him. After the poor pillar was burned, it was shattered by his uncle's fierce fist. Uncle said hatefully,
"This dog, I tolerated him so much in the past, but he actually dared to treat me like this. So many commoners, soldiers, and my son were killed by him. This time, he must be captured alive and used as a sacrifice to the innocent people and soldiers who had died.”
"Uncle, if there's something that nephew needs help with, Tong 'er is willing to lead a team to capture him.”
"Alright, you bring people to capture him. I will pacify the people in Ji City and restore their lives as soon as possible.”
Hao Zhao also came over. It seemed that the interrogation had come to an end.
"Reporting to the Great General, according to these surrendered soldiers, Cheligu and the Cao army have gone south.”
When I heard this, I turned to my uncle and said,
"Uncle, there's no time to lose. Tong 'er will lead the men and set off right now to chase after Che Ligu and the others.”
Uncle nodded.
"Alright, bring your men and go quickly. However, you have to be careful. After all, there are still 6,000 to 7,000 people in Cheligu and Cao Cao's army. Even a rabbit will bite when it's anxious.”
"Uncle, don't worry."
I turned around and called out to my three brothers Jiang Wei, Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, Ping Wang, Hao Zhao, and Hu Ju. They brought the remaining 500 soldiers of the Tai Hu Battalion, as well as my uncle's 2000 Ma cavalrymen, and set off. My uncle wanted me to bring more people, but I felt that there weren't many soldiers in Ji City, so I declined. Zhao Qu said that his hometown is in the south. He is familiar with the terrain, so we brought him along. In order to preserve our strength, we each rode three horses and brought enough crossbow bolts. Each of us brought a few bundles. To be safe, Hu Ju even brought some information that he needed from time to time.
To the south of Jicheng was Qishan in the Qinling Mountains, which was the place where Mr. Zhuge had left Qishan six times in history. As they continued to go south, the mountain gradually increased. After crossing Qishan, they would reach Wudu Prefecture, which was the ground of Yizhou. I wondered as I walked. What was their purpose in heading south? Could it be that they could take a detour back to Hanzhong? That place was full of boardwalks and twists and turns. Moreover, Zhang Lu of Hanzhong did not have a good relationship with Cao Cao.
We paid attention to the hoof prints left behind by Cheligu and the others. As expected, not long after we left the city, we saw those chaotic hoof prints. We split up and followed those hoof prints. I also considered the fact that they had more people and was afraid that they would ambush us and charge back to wrap us up. We still sent out a 50-man outpost team in front. Hao Zhao volunteered to lead the team. Zhang Bao and Guan Xing each led 300 people. Wang Ping was released from the back team. Zhao Qu and I led the people in the middle. Other than the left and right teams, which were slightly closer to the center, the front and back teams were more than 100 feet apart. Even if we are attacked, there is no way the Cao army can surround us.
The mountain ahead was gradually rising, but it was relatively flat. There were still many roads to walk on, so riding a horse was not a problem. We have more people than horses, and our speed is very fast. In the afternoon, when the sun was still in the sky, we saw the flags of Cheligu. I didn't think there was anyone lying in ambush on both sides, so I ordered the entire army to speed up the pursuit. "We started to chase after them again. Cheligu and the others had already discovered us and started to run as well. After all, we had 7,000 to 8000 horses. When we ran, dust flew everywhere. It was very imposing. But if we don't pay attention, who knows that we don't have many people?
Cheligu and the others had been running for half a day. They were tired, unlike us who could rest. Soon, we caught up with his rear team. Hao Zhao, Guan Xing, Zhang Bao and the others began their massacre. Cheligu was quite a character. While we were entangled with his rear team, he waved his flag and 400 cavalrymen actually stopped and turned their horses around to face us head-on. After all, they were chased and beaten up without any strength to fight back. His rear troops were quickly devoured by Hao Zhao, Zhang Bao and the others. My middle troops also rushed over. While running, I had already ordered the middle troops to load their ballista bolts. Seeing that they were within range, I shouted,"Feng, Da Feng". The cavalrymen behind him also began to shout," Wind! Gale!", and the arrows rained down. The 400 cavalrymen of Cherrigu, who had just started their horses, were shot into porcupines before they could even meet the enemy. Zhang Bao and Guan Xing started to move to the two sides of the Cherrigu team. As they moved, they fired arrows at the front and back of the Cherrigu team. Our arrows could shoot 30 arrows in a row. Under the constant attack of the arrows, the speed of the Cherrigu vanguard slowed down. The flag of Cheligu waved continuously, and the galloping team gradually came to a stop. I couldn't be bothered to continue charging when they stopped. I also restrained the group and slowed down. I slowly stopped and waited for Cheligulie to get into formation. This time, I'm prepared to give them a chance to fight head-on. We'll beat up Cheligu until he can't turn over a new leaf. We'll kill a chicken to show the monkeys. We'll scare these rebel soldiers and see if they still dare to cause trouble.
Cheligu's formation was also set up. I urged my horse forward and pointed my halberd forward.
"Cheligu, let's see where you're going this time. Hurry up and get out."
Cheligu also urged his horse to the front of the team and pointed the big knife in his hand at me.
"Kid, don't go too far. How dare you speak so arrogantly? Generals, who will come forward with me to capture this man?”
The generals under him had also seen my duel with Yadan. They looked at each other, but no one said anything.
Cheligu was furious.
"What's wrong? No one dared to fight this little brat? You, go."
He pointed at a tall and burly fellow. That fellow had no choice but to urge his horse forward, ready to compete with me. I was just about to urge my horse forward when Hao Zhao said.
"Young Master, you should rest first and watch me capture him.”
With that, he rode out and shouted,
"Hao Zhao will come and meet you."
The subordinate of Cheligu did not reply. He swung his axe at Hao Zhao. Hao Zhao did not even blink. He lay back and the axe brushed past the tip of his nose. At the same time that Hao Zhao stood up, he swung his spear and smashed it onto the back of Yuan Cheli Gu's subordinate. How could that guy withstand such a heavy blow from Hao Zhao? He immediately spat out blood and rolled off his saddle. Hao Zhao circled his horse, pointed the tip of his spear at the man's throat, and ordered the soldiers to tie him up.
Seeing this, Cheligu sent out two more generals to attack Hao Zhao. Guan Xing saw that he couldn't stand it anymore and urged his horse to charge out. The Azure Dragon raised its saber and slashed at one of the generals. Hao Zhao also raised his spear to meet another subordinate of Cheligu. The horse spun around, and its 16 hooves flew. In less than three rounds, Guan Xing had split the man's shoulder in half, and Hao Zhao had his opponent on the tip of his spear.
I urged my horse and shouted,
"Cheligu, what other tricks do you have up your sleeve?”
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