When the steppe Khan king Bars led the men and horses attacking Feihong Pass to return to the base camp unharmed, the majestic Agudam and Chagan Temur greeted them with ruddy faces and a smile.

After the two of them finished giving their salutes, Agudamu raised his head with a happy face and said: "King Qiyu Khan, the two small tribes that once assisted Tunisia against our coalition army have been slaughtered and wiped out, and everyone is looking forward to your early return to divide the captured spoils!" The two of us didn't disappoint you, did we? ”。

Bars raised his hand and stroked the golden mustache on his lips, smiled and nodded again and again: "Very good, you are all enough to be on your own, and you really did not disappoint this king!" The spoils of war are still according to the old rules, and they are rewarded for meritorious deeds. The territory of the two tribes will be assigned to the tribe of the two of you. ”

Both Agudammu and Chagan Temur thanked him again with satisfaction.

Chagan Temur asked curiously, "Honorable King Khan, have you ever fought with the defenders this time?" I heard what kind of Great Chu is now, and how does the combat power compare with the defenders of Great Qi? ”。

Bals smiled and leaned back and said, "This is just a feint, not an actual battle. However, judging from the lineup and momentum of the soldiers and horses they pursued, they should not be weaker than the defenders of Daqi back then! You can rest assured that after this king unifies the tribes of the steppe, no matter how arrogant they are, sooner or later they will become corpses under our scimitars! ”。

Agudammu and Tsagan Temur stood up and laughed inwardly in agreement.

Bars put away the smile on his face, squinted his eyes slightly and looked into the distance, and said: "After subduing the Tuni tribe and exterminating Mumba and Kut, I am afraid that there are not many people who dare to openly fight against our coalition forces." After a tiring day, it's time for the warriors to take a break. The order was sent down, the various units of the coalition army were concentrated, the spoils of war were distributed, and the whole army rested.

In addition, let the chiefs of the tribes elect the eloquent men of their tribes, and the king shall select a group of messengers from among them to go and persuade the tribes that have not yet joined the alliance in the name of the tribal alliance. ”

Chagan Temur rolled his white and black eyes and thought about it, nodded again and again: "Wonderful, take this opportunity to test the attitude of those wandering tribes, if you are lucky, you don't need to use swords and soldiers, you can realize the Khan's grand wish to dominate the grassland." If there is a shameless face, just the soldiers will rest, get on their horses and swing their swords again, and wipe them out in one fell swoop! ”。

Bars glanced down at him, smiled and nodded. Slowly spoke: "This is called both soft and hard, first salute and then soldier!" ”。

The tired army rested in place, but General Yan did not dismount, but craned his neck to look at the way he came. Although he knew that the chances of surviving the severed centaurs were very slim, he still had illusions.

As several scouts were sent out, they turned around, but they didn't bring back a single piece of good news.

Old General Yan stroked the heavy silver beard under his chin and sighed softly. He turned his head to look at the exhausted soldiers under him, and stopped talking. After a moment's hesitation, he beckoned, summoned a herald and whispered in his ear, "I know that everyone is tired, but there are a large number of thieves chasing after you, and it is not appropriate to stay here for long." Go and pass on my commands, and throw away all your baggage, and the men and horses will set out immediately, without mistake. ”

Then he summoned the scouts sent to explore the way forward, and consulted with several lieutenants.

"You said this place is not far from Shunzhou?"

The scout bowed and saluted, "General Hui, if you don't stop, you can reach Shunzhou City in one day." There is a road ahead, or you can take a shortcut through a forest, but I am afraid that the road in the forest will be difficult to navigate. ”

General Yan muttered: "The official road is naturally easy to walk, but our soldiers are sleepy and lacking, and it is very easy to be caught up by thieves, and besides, the official road may also set up an ambush for thieves." In any case, as long as we retreat into Shunzhou City, integrate the local defenders, and hold out, the thieves can't help us for the time being! ”。

He turned to the lieutenants and asked, "What do you think?" ”。

All the generals looked at each other, and they all bowed down and said: "We are all very unfamiliar with this place, but listen to the old commander's orders, only your horse head is the first to see." ”

Old General Yan nodded, and made up his mind: "Then drill the forest, first, it is convenient to hide, and second, the distance is closer." Even if a large number of thieves chase after us, and there are dense branches and leaves, the thieves will be afraid if they can't see us! You all urge your subordinates, hurry up, don't be discouraged, we will be safe when we enter Shunzhou City."

When this group of people had just slipped into the forest with great difficulty and disappeared, the menacing Dachu pursuers arrived.

Under the handsome banner of the stout red "Guan" character, Guan Yu, who was riding the "Black Panther", was like water, and his eyes were like torches.

He happened to be on the slope of the hill where General Yan had stopped, and Du Zhongnian, who was panting beside him, stepped forward and frowned and asked, "The enemy slipped away quite fast, why did they disappear?" ”。

Guan Yu was silent, turned over and dismounted, took a few steps forward, looked down at the hoof prints on the ground, and then raised his head and squinted his eyes at the dense forest not far away, a sneer appeared on his lips.

He turned around and said, "The scout has already explored the road, and I have sent Deputy Chief Cui to intercept it on the official road." It's a pity that this old general Yan has been fighting all his life, and he finally has a time to make a faint move! He must have gone into the forest in a panic with the remnants of the defeated army, but he didn't know that it was just a dead end! ”。

After re-mounting, Guan Yu raised the big iron spear in his hand and said: "Brothers, God help me, follow Ben Shuai to pursue with all his might, and kill them without leaving a single piece of armor!" ”。

Everyone shouted in unison, like a flood that burst the embankment, followed closely behind Guan Yu and rushed towards the dense woods.

The defeated Protector Army soldiers trekked through the dense woods under the leadership of General Yan Lao. At first, the road was relatively easy to walk, but the deeper it went, the more difficult it became, and there was no road at all. The thick trees in front of him were intertwined with branches and branches, and the foot soldiers could barely keep moving, but the horses had to stop.

In desperation, General Yan ordered hundreds of soldiers to open the way in front with machetes in hand.

The shouting and killing behind them were getting closer and closer, and the soldiers were anxious but helpless.

General Yan tried his best to comfort the big guy and said: "It's okay, our army is moving slowly, and the enemy army is not going anywhere!" After the bow and crossbow camp is broken, once the pursuers are found, shoot them on the spot, so that they have no return. ”

Finally, I crossed the most difficult part of the journey, and the front suddenly opened up. A large expanse of oily, bubbling, dark green marshland appears in front of you.

General Yan was hesitating whether to hit his horse or make a careful detour, when he suddenly heard the crisp sound of "Ding Lingdang" and the sound of killing behind him. Obviously, the bow and crossbow battalion in charge of the broken rear has already engaged the pursuers.

Old General Yan raised his gun and ordered: "Send a few probe horses to rush over and try it first!" ”。

Several scouts in charge of reconnaissance jumped into the swamp and slowly moved forward, and the dark green algae soon flooded the calves of the horses.

The crowd held their breath and their eyes widened as they watched their every move.

With a stick of incense, the horses finally landed on the hard ground on the other side with difficulty. One of the soldiers turned around and shouted, "Old general, men and horses can come here, just be careful, the water below is not deep, just watch out for weeds." ”

Old General Yan raised his hand and stroked the heavy silver beard under his chin, nodded, turned around and said, "General Tian, you lead our people and horses over quickly, and the old man stays behind without further ado." Remember, don't take the route that the Tanma has taken! ”。

The general surnamed Tian looked at the old general anxiously and said, "Marshal, you take a large group of men and horses to take the first step, and the last general will stay behind!" ”。

Old General Yan frowned and shouted angrily: "Hugh is long-winded, remember to go straight to Shunzhou City after going ashore, and there must be no delay!" ”。 With that, he jumped on his horse with his gun and killed him in the back.

General Tian had no choice but to command the men and horses to evacuate quickly according to the established route.

The reason why General Yan personally led the troops back was because he knew in his heart that the bow and crossbow battalion was the treasure of the Protector Army, and it was also the weakness of hand-to-hand combat.

These soldiers spent a lot of time training on weekdays on standing or mounted archery, putting down their bows and crossbows, and their ability to fight alone was relatively weak. He didn't expect that the thieves would move so fast, and they would not slack off in such a crazy pursuit, to put it bluntly, they would be forced to death!

Sure enough, when he led the rescue men and horses to rush closer, those of his own crossbowmen were forced by the opponent's infantry and cavalry to fight in close quarters in a hurry, and most of them had already been lost.

General Yan's eyes widened angrily, and he rushed into the enemy formation with a loud shout, and the golden gun in his hand stabbed left and right, revealing his edge.

Guan Yu and Du Zhongnian caught a glimpse of the silver-bearded old general Yan actually turned back and killed him, and they immediately lost their anger, and almost at the same time left behind their fighting opponents, and rushed towards the old general on horseback.

Old General Yan saw that these two difficult guys were rushing towards him again, and his heart suddenly sank. But he forcibly calmed himself, his face was impassive, but he gritted his teeth and said secretly in his heart: no matter what, he must fight for his life to resist for a while to buy time for the evacuated brothers.

The death of the little fat man Yao Taihe deeply pierced the hearts of Guan and Du, and at this moment the two of them secretly gritted their steel teeth, their eyes sprayed with hatred and anger, and they raised their swords and guns at the same time, and without saying a word, they fiercely stepped forward to besiege General Yan on the left and right.

Although General Yan was already sleepy and exhausted, he had to muster up his spirits to deal with the crisis in front of him.

After struggling to support dozens of rounds, the old general gradually felt that the golden gun in his hand was getting heavier and heavier, and he felt a deep sense of powerlessness. The heavy silver beard under his chin was also stained red by the blood splattered on his body, and he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart: Could it be that the old man is going to die here today?

The long knife in Du Zhongnian's hand slashed with a "whew", and Old General Yan watched it, unable to free up his hand because he was busy parrying Guan Yu's fierce attack.

At the last moment, there was a "boom", and the long knife that swung in front of his eyes was knocked out, and General Tian led a small number of men and horses to rush to the front to temporarily relieve him of the siege.

General Yan was slightly stunned, and asked eagerly, "Why are you here?" ”。

General Tian screamed and waved the blade in his hand, and turned his head and replied: "The team has arrived on the other side safely, and the last general is only willing to follow the commander to the death!" You always take the first step, as long as you are alive, there is still hope for our Daqi, and I will leave it to me here! ”。

General Yan paused, gritted his teeth, hesitated for a moment, dragged the big gun in his hand, turned his horse and galloped away.

General Tian roared at the swarming Great Chu thief Kou with a red face: "Come on, rabbit cubs, Grandpa Tian fought with you today!" Let you taste the power of a certain family! ”。

Guan Yu and Du Zhongnian did not answer with calm faces, but quickly circled their horses and rushed up left and right. After more than a dozen rounds, the brave and senseless General Tian was pierced by Guan Yu's shot at the same time, Du Zhongnian's long knife was also slashed off with a diagonal shoulder strap.

General Tian screamed and fell into the dust, Guan Yu didn't have time to wipe the head of the gun dripping blood, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Give me chase!" Don't let an enemy go! ”。