However, we didn't stay idle. Jiang Xu wrote letters to his subordinates and good friends, Zhao Ang, Yin Feng, and Li Jun, and sent someone to deliver them immediately. He told them to pay attention to the movements of Xiahou Yuan's Cao army along the way and harass them to make them restless. Jiang Xu said that they were all like-minded friends of his, so there would be no problem. Since that's the case, we'll rest for the night and only send out scouts to search for traces of the Cao army. The army will pursue the Cao army tomorrow.
The next day, we were all in high spirits. After all, young people recover quickly. Jiang Xu also counted his own army in the city. There were still 1500 people left. He left 1000 people to defend the city and also brought 500 people to chase after us. We didn't accept his kindness and let him follow. We've also temporarily locked up the captives of the Cao Army in Li City and will deal with them after a while. However, we've also left some of our men to keep track of the situation of the Cao Army. We've locked up the officers and soldiers separately to prevent them from causing any more trouble.
Along the way, according to the reports of our scouts, we found traces of the Cao army. We followed these traces and chased after them at high speed. Looking at the direction, they went east along the mountain road. Jiang Xu told us that there was a mountain pass to the east that would lead us to the northern foot of the mountain. This road was also the road that Yang Fu had taken from Chencang. After crossing Tianshui from Chencang, he would head southwest to Mumen and Licheng, then west to Jicheng and Longxi. We followed the path we took to chase Xiahou Yuan. After we reached the fork, there was a small road to the north that passed through Tianshui and Jicheng to reach Jieting. The way we came from Ji City was to first go south, then west, and then south, passing through Qishan to reach Li City. "Although we have repeatedly defeated the Cao army and the soldiers are full of confidence, we consider that Xiahou Yuan is also a famous general of his generation. He has been famous in China for many years. The soldiers under him are also brave soldiers who have been fighting for many years. Last time, we didn't defeat him because we didn't see such a tactic. If we fight head-on, our losses will definitely not be less than his. Right now, he estimated that he still has nearly 2000 people under him. If we let him take the time to counterattack, our losses will not be small." It was better to be careful. As for us, we still used the One-line Snake Formation to strengthen our vigilance and prevent ourselves from being surrounded by Xiahou Yuan. As the mountain gradually rose, we gradually crossed the Qishan Mountain Pass and looked down to see the wooden door. Jiang Xu told me that Mumen is the territory where his good friend Zhao Ang is stationed. Zhao Ang has a son who is a deputy general under his uncle. Zhao Ang has a wife, the Wang family, who is extremely loyal and loyal to the imperial court. She has a lot of dealings with Mother Jiang and is liked by Mother Jiang. However, he saw a sea of fire on the wooden door from afar. It seemed that the wooden door had been killed by Xiahou Yuan. Jiang Xu said to me,
"Little General, let's hurry over, or else we'll lose the wooden door.”
Jiang Wei advised me,
"Third brother, you can save the wooden door as soon as possible, but you must prevent Xiahou Yuan from ambushing you.”
I nodded. Jiang Xu also heard what Jiang Wei said to me, so he volunteered to take the lead. We followed closely behind. I knew that Jiang Xu's martial arts weren't very strong, so I wanted to reject him, but I was afraid of hurting his pride, so I looked at the brothers. Guan Xing knew that Xiahou Yuan was Zhang Bao's maternal grandfather, so Zhang Bao couldn't face Xiahou Yuan directly. He said to me,"
"Third brother, second brother and I will go with Uncle Jiang to check out the situation.”
"Okay, but Uncle Jiang and Second Brother have to be careful. If there is danger, retreat immediately. Don't fight.”
Just as we were about to split up and advance, we saw a group of cavalrymen galloping over from the north. They arrived in front of us in a short while. When they saw our army, they hurriedly reined in their horses, causing their horses to growl and stand up. Jiang Xu saw those few people and looked at me before saying,"
"Little General, I think the person in front looks like Zhao Ang.”
As soon as he finished speaking, that person saw Jiang Xu's flag and shouted crazily,
"Brother, save me."
The horse galloped towards us. Jiang Xu took a closer look and told me,
"Little General, it really is Zhao Ang. Let me go up and ask."
I nodded in agreement. Jiang Xu went forward to welcome Zhao Ang and hurriedly asked,
"Commandant Zhao, what happened to the wooden door?"
When we got closer, we could see that Zhao Ang was less than eight feet tall. His face was rough and wild, and he should have been more powerful. However, his helmet was crooked and there were a few bloody wounds on his body. He was in an extremely sorry state. The few people who followed him were also covered in wounds. It seemed that they had to fight a bloody battle to get here. I could hear Zhao Ang saying to Jiang Xu,
"Big brother, Xiahou Yuan attacked my wooden door. Although I was prepared when General Yang Fu passed by, I didn't expect Xiahou Yuan to really come. This morning, Xiahou Yuan used his brother's name to trick the city gate open and charge into the city. My poor wife was still boasting about her loyalty to the imperial court and wanted to confess to Xiahou Yuan. Who knew that Xiahou Yuan's subordinates would not listen at all and killed her directly. He even wanted to surround and kill all of us. A group of brothers and I fought our way out and wanted to ask for help from brother. We happened to meet brother here. Brother, are you going after Xiahou Yuan?"
"Brother, my entire family was killed by Xiahou Yuan. Thanks to the little general behind us, my brother and mother were saved.”
"What is it? Brother's family was killed too?"
"Yes, brother. His brother was about to fight Xiahou Yuan to the death. He had followed the little general to kill Xiahou Yuan. I'll bring you to see the little general."
Jiang Xu brought Zhao Ang over. I feel like fate is playing tricks on me. After I came to this world, Western Liang was completely different from before. Zhao Ang's wife died, and Jiang Xu and Yang Fu became Uncle's capable subordinates. Sigh, the butterfly effect. Zhao Ang came in front of me and gave me a bow. I returned the bow. Seeing Zhao Ang like this, I said to him,
"Commandant Zhao, don't rush. Bandage your wound and tell us about the wooden door. It'll be easier for us to send troops."
After Zhao Ang finished bandaging his wounds, he briefly explained the situation at the wooden door. The few of us brothers and Hao Zhao thought that Xiahou Yuan wouldn't be lying in ambush. We should give chase and save the civilians at the wooden door. After making up our minds, we decided to attack immediately. Jiang Xu and Guan Xing immediately got into action, getting on their horses and preparing to rush down the mountain.
We were all cavalrymen, so we arrived at the wooden door very quickly. Xiahou Yuan and the Cao army didn't expect us to arrive so quickly, and we rushed into the city before the city gate could be closed. When the Cao army saw that the situation was not good, they swarmed out of the north gate. We left some people to help the people put out the fire while the rest continued to chase. After 4 or 5 miles out of the city, we saw the Cao army in front of us. The road ahead was a ravine. On both sides of the ravine were mountains that were hundreds of feet high. There were dense forests on the mountain, and the bottom of the ravine could only accommodate two or three horses. I thought of something and was about to tell everyone to be careful when Guan Xing had already led his men into the ravine. We had no choice but to follow. However, the team was quite long. I hurriedly told everyone to be careful of ambushes. Who knew that just as I gave the order, the flag of the Cao army flashed on the mountain and many logs were thrown down from the mountain. We were split into three groups. Hu Ju, Zhang Bao, and I were stuck in the middle, while Hao Zhao, Jiang Xu, Guan Xing, and Zhao Ang were stuck outside. There were probably less than 1000 of us trapped here, and most of them were the soldiers of Old Tai Tiger Camp and a portion of Cheligu's original soldiers. They were now my personal guards. At first, everyone was a little flustered, especially Cheligu's original soldiers. I shouted,
"Hu Ju, pass my order to the team leaders. Those who have just fled will be immediately beheaded. All teams, immediately form a defensive formation and prepare to fight.”
Hu Ju shouted,"Yes!" and ordered the trumpeters and flag bearers beside him to relay my orders. Very quickly, under my strict orders, the morale of the army stabilized. The people who came down from the mountain did not ride horses, and horses here could not run at all. Riding on horses was like a live target, attracting the attention of the archers. So we dismounted and used our horses as cover. We pulled out our crossbows and prepared to fight back. From the looks of it, there were about 1500 Cao soldiers. The archers among them shot arrows as they charged. Many of the arrows hit our horses, causing them to lose their combat effectiveness. Since we were shooting from above, we couldn't reach them in a while, so we could only passively take the shots. We were cavalrymen and didn't bring any shields, so we could only hide behind the horses and wait for them to get close before retaliating. Sigh, next time, he had to get some anti-arrow equipment for the cavalry. They finally stopped shooting and got closer. I shouted,
"Gale!"
All the teams immediately shouted "Gale" at the same time. The crossbowmen of each team began to pour their arrows out. However, from the number of people standing, I could tell that there were 100 to 200 of us who could not stand up in this attack. I had a big flag here, and the target was too obvious. It became the main target of Cao Cao's army. The people brought by Ju Tu beside me formed a human wall to protect me. After a while, dozens of them could not stand up. There was a person in front of me who had been shot into the shape of a hedgehog, but he was still afraid of exposing himself. He still didn't fall down even when he died, his eyes staring straight ahead. My heart aches. Those are brothers who we spend every day with. I covered the brother's eyes with my hand and cried out with tears in my eyes,
"Brothers, follow me."
Under my lead, we started to fight the Cao army. Zhang Bao, Hu Ju, and Ju Tu went wherever the Cao army was. We killed until our bodies were covered in blood. We used heavy weapons, so the Cao army that came into contact with us was not intact. They were all like meat paste. Even if their mother came, they probably wouldn't be able to recognize their appearance. I didn't care that Hu Ju kept urging me not to charge in front and continued to kill with all my might. There wasn't even a single person under my halberd. They were either stabbed through the heart or cut into two by me. Without feeling anything, I led my personal guards and charged through the Cao Army's encirclement. We killed along the way and probably killed hundreds of people. At this moment, Hao Zhao, Guan Xing, and the others also moved away the trees blocking the road and began to attack. The Cao army was quickly surrounded by us.
"I won't kill anyone who surrenders."
Apart from a few people, all of the Cao troops had surrendered. Only then did I catch my breath and carefully observe the battlefield. Damn it, not many of our horses were in good condition. Almost all of them were injured and could not be ridden. More than 300 people died, and 200 were injured. I was so angry that I really wanted to kill all these captives. I endured it and suppressed my anger. He only found out after asking a few prisoners. They were left behind by Xiahou Yuan to ambush us. Their main goal was to make us have no horses to ride. They wanted to shoot all of our horses, but the distance between our front and back teams was too large. They couldn't surround us all, so they had to attack the section with the most people in the middle. I thought that we would panic after being ambushed and our combat strength would decrease. I didn't expect us to recover so quickly and be so strong. I asked them,
"Where is Xiahou Yuan now? How many more are there?"
The captives replied that Xiahou Yuan only had less than 200 men left. They had already set off from the wooden door. They had gathered all their horses, and each of them had less than two horses. They had stayed behind to stop us. They were the ones who had set the wooden door on fire. According to the captives, Xiahou Yuan had set off for at least six hours.
I had an idea, so I discussed it with my brothers and decided to take 600 people to chase after Xiahou Yuan. The rest of the people would be led by Hao Zhao to take care of the injured and clean up the battlefield. Our brothers gathered our horses, and each of us had two more. We immediately chased after them.
After chasing for another day, I still couldn't catch up. I really sighed at Xiahou Yuan's speed. They were about to reach the street pavilion. If they passed the street pavilion, they wouldn't be able to catch up. Just as I was worrying, I turned a corner and saw a group of cavalrymen coming over. The flag was my uncle Ma Dai's. When I walked in, I saw that it was really my uncle Ma Dai. Beside him was Yan Wen. Yan Wen also had four horses beside him. There was a big net in the middle of the four horses, and a person was lying on it. Who was that person?
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