Chapter 746: Mid-volley
Although the combat strength of the cavalry led by Yan Liang was not as good as that of the Jiangdong Iron Cavalry under the command of Zhao Yun and others, they had an advantage in numbers. This advantage could not be brought into play during the battle, but it caused a lot of trouble for Zhao Yun and the others when they escaped.
The defeat is like a mountain, and it is not much more difficult to kill the tens of thousands of defeated troops than to deal with the same number of stupid pigs, after all, the stupid pigs will only flee, and the defeated army will also have civil strife and cannibalism among themselves.
However, this was not a plain with a flat river, and these defeated cavalry tried to run, but they could only be huddled together in this terrible terrain. Especially the tens of thousands of Southern Hun cavalry, it was really a mess, and even many Southern Huns abandoned their horses and ran directly to the mountains full of dense forests.
Their brains, which were full of muscles and fear, didn't want to think about how long they could survive without horses in such a remote and treacherous place, where birds don't. The most important thing is how to get back? And there is no shortage of snakes, insects, tigers and leopards in these dense forests.
In comparison, Yan Liang's performance was much better. Although the cavalry led by him was defeated, they were still rational under his shouting, and they followed up in a group and squeezed towards the rear from the chaotic Southern Hun army.
The target of Zhao Yun and the others was naturally the cavalry of the Zhao Army under Yan Liang, and it was not trivial for Yuan Shao how many of these Southern Hun cavalry died, and it was not worth mentioning at all.
But Yan Liang's withdrawal was too decisive, and although Zhao Yun and the others followed closely, they were stopped for a moment by the two thousand dead soldiers left by Yan Liang's strong man who broke his wrist. When they broke through these dead soldiers and continued to want to pursue, the front was full of routs of the Southern Huns blocking the way, and they were temporarily outarmed by Yan Liang's army.
"Chase! Whoever takes Yan Liang's head will be rewarded with a thousand gold! Watching Yan Liang flee, Zhao Yunyun shouted angrily.
It is advisable to chase after the poor man, this is a barren land that is extremely far away from Youzhou, and he doesn't believe that there will be an ambush.
A large army directly chopped the waves and killed the rout army led by Yan Liang, while the surrounding Southern Xiongnu army left two thousand iron cavalry at will to solve it. Although the number of cavalry of these Southern Xiongnu was large, Zhao Yun really didn't treat them as human beings.
After chasing for a long time on this road that was not suitable for cavalry, although the distance between the two sides was constantly narrowing, the speed of the closer was really uncomfortable for Zhao Yun. At this speed, it won't be able to catch up for an hour or two, but it's a pity that Bai Ma Yi has never finished training, otherwise why would he need such trouble.
After a long pursuit, the army came to the bottom of a gentle slope, surrounded by trees on both sides. Zhao Yun, who was chasing, looked sideways at the dense forest on both sides, and a bad feeling suddenly rose in his heart, and his brows were slightly sideburned.
"Shiyuan, do you feel that something is wrong?"
Pang Tong, who was bent on killing Yan Liangjun, followed Zhao Yun's gaze and looked at the dense forests on both sides, cold sweat instantly oozed from his forehead, and he said with a little horror: "Zilong, we have been tricked, withdraw!" ”
The dense forests on both sides were so silent, and there wasn't even a bird in the sky above, thinking of Yan Liang's stupid defeat and escape, Pang Tong suddenly understood everything. He didn't see through this kind of trick that wasn't ingenious, and the feeling of being a mess before, that one must have come, and it was hidden in Yan Liang's army.
Beside Yan Liang, Xun Chen, who had been staring at the situation on Zhao Yun's side, sighed slightly: "It's still discovered." It's a pity that I met Zhao Zilong. ”
He had just urged his spiritual talent to the extreme, and several of the strategists accompanying the army around Zhao Yun were still young, and their experience and spiritual power were not as good as those of an old fritter like him, and he had been hiding in the shadows in the armor of ordinary soldiers. Therefore, even Pang Tong didn't realize that he was unknowingly blinded to the past, and the hatred value was firmly pulled on Yan Liang.
It should have been a foolproof situation, but he happened to meet Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun's own legion talent was to keep the army in an absolute state of calm, so he was not affected. Although he is not resourceful, he has been chasing for so long and encountering this kind of terrain, he will still have the vigilance he should have.
If he had time to prepare, Xun Chen didn't want to set the ambush in such an obviously suitable place. However, the terrain on this side of Liaoxi is indeed too poor, and there is only this one in the vicinity that can be ambushed and extremely suitable for ambush.
"Zhao Yun has been alarmed, do it." Xun Chen said to Yan Liang.
Yan Liang nodded, took the bow and whistle arrow from the guard's hand, and shot the arrow into the sky with force.
Sentinel arrows pierced through the clouds, and a faint but penetrating sound resounded through the heavens and the earth.
"Boom!"
Huge boulders rolled down the hillside and smashed into Zhao Yunjun's rear. At the same time, in the dense forests on both sides of the rear, countless fire arrows shot at Zhao Yun's rear army.
"Rush, don't care about the enemy in the rear, rush forward to have a chance of life!" Countless thoughts crossed through Pang Tong's mind, and finally said directly with a ruthless face.
"Rush!" Zhao Yun did not hesitate to listen to Pang Tong's strategy, and said decisively, and Sun Ce and the others naturally followed.
"Hehe, although it is a little tender, it is quite decisive." A hint of appreciation flashed in Xun Chen's eyes, and then the corners of his mouth hooked up with a touch of coldness: "It's a pity, although the back road is lifeless, and the road ahead is not so easy for you." ”
Xun Chen's efforts were not as simple as defeating this Chu army, if they were just defeated, it would be more than worth the loss for them. Only by destroying the other party or capturing Sun Ce and others alive can it be regarded as victory.
The terrain of Liaoxi is indeed extremely bad for cavalry, and he chose this battlefield in order to directly abolish the speed advantage of the cavalry led by Zhao Yun. For this reason, he even did not hesitate to use tens of thousands of troops as bait to seduce the other party.
In order to hide from the eyes and ears of the Chu army, they took a lot of effort. This is where they camped the day before, when he was in the army, he secretly left two thousand soldiers and thousands of Hu people to lurk in the dense forest on both sides, and used huge stones to block Zhao Yun's back road and attack, and attacked with rockets.
Although the combat strength of these people is insufficient, Zhao Yun and they are all cavalry, how dare they turn back and face the road that has been basically blocked or abandon their horses and attack into the forest when the enemy army is unknown. If Zhao Yun did this, it would be a suicide at all.
"Da Da Da!"
The sound of countless horses' hooves in front of him gradually sounded, and Xun Chen smiled slightly: "It's here." ”
On the horizon in front of us, two cavalry galloped towards each other, and it was the 10,000 iron cavalry led by Wen Chou and Han Meng respectively.
"It's a good thing to listen to the enemy with the help of snakes, insects, and flying eagles, but if you really think that this is foolproof, so as to let down your guard, it is better to be blind." Xun Chen looked at the goshawk hovering in the air in the distance and muttered.