Chapter 991: Retreating
The next day, Yu Fuluo led 50,000 Xiongnu cavalry to the south, heading straight for the Wei army's grain transport team.
The Wei army's grain transport team was not blind, and when they learned that the Huns had been killed, they immediately turned around and withdrew in the direction of Linfen City.
It's just that the Xiongnu are coming too fast, and the Wei army's grain transportation team is inconvenient to move, and it can't escape for twenty miles, so it is approached by the Huns.
In desperation, the grain transport team could only retreat into the Zhengrong Valley north of Linfen City, abandoned nearly 200 grain wagons, and cut off the valley road to delay the pursuit of the Huns.
Only 200 grain and grass, obviously not enough to feed tens of thousands of Hun wolves, when the grain team just fled to the valley, the Huns launched a pursuit again.
At this time, the grain team was still twenty miles away from Linyi City, and once they left the valley and the Huns' pursuers entered the wilderness, they would not have time to flee into Linfen City, and they would be caught up by the Huns.
Guo Huai, who was in charge of escorting grain and grass, had to order to stop fleeing, and used the terrain of the valley mouth to camp on the spot, set up antlers, and dig trenches, hoping to block the attack of the Huns.
In the early morning, the Wei army's camp was barely set up, and the triple antlers were well placed.
Guo Huai stood on the arrow tower, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, and faintly saw the dust and mist rolling from the valley road in the north, indicating that the cavalry of the Huns was approaching.
"General Guo, our grain transportation team is only more than 3,000 people, but there are tens of thousands of Huns, can we stop the Huns with our few men?" The lieutenant asked tremblingly.
Guo Huai resolutely said: "Your Majesty's will for us to lead the Huns here, even if we can't hold it, we will fight to the last man!" β
The adjutant general didn't dare to say more, so he could only take a deep breath and make up his mind to die.
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When the sky was bright, in the north direction, tens of thousands of Hun iron horsemen, rolling in the rolling dust, with the power of the collapse of the sky and the earth, appeared in the north of the Wei camp.
Under the morning light, the Huns were pressed all over the mountains and fields, and there was no end in sight, and they swept like dark clouds covering the ground.
On a dirt bag, the Huns' big single fluttered dazzlingly in the flag.
Yu Fuluo immediately looked at Wei Ying from a distance, his hideous face flowing with confidence and disdain.
After watching for a long time, Yu Fuluo asked, "Who is this Wei general who escorts grain and grass?" β
"Back to the big order, it should be Guo Huai." Jia Kui replied.
"It turned out to be him." Yu Fuluo showed a little appreciation between his eyebrows, "No wonder the Wei army's camp is entrenched, and it is even wonderful to set up camp, and the Wei general who led the army turned out to be Guo Huai." β
After the praise, Yu Fuluo's face burned with even more disdainful sarcasm, and he snorted coldly: "It's a pity that the terrain here is not dangerous enough, the valley road is too wide, Guo Huai, do you think that you can stop the 50,000 male soldiers of Ben Danyu with just a few thousand soldiers and horses and a hastily set up camp!" β
After that, Yu Fu pointed his whip and shouted: "The herald is called to the spring, ordering him to lead an army of 30,000 to immediately launch an assault and crush the enemy camp for Ben Dan in one fell swoop!" β
When the order was laid, the horn whined, and the flag shook like the wind.
Hujiquan had already held his breath, and when he saw the flag shaking, he immediately shouted: "The soldiers of the Great Huns, break through that enemy camp, there are countless cattle and sheep waiting for us, kill this king!" β
Hujiquan took the lead and rushed up.
Nearly 30,000 Hun cavalry, like a fierce beast out of the cage, let out a fierce beast roar, overwhelmingly rushed towards the Wei camp.
The iron horse rolled, swept like the wind, and rushed nearly one hundred and thirty steps in a blink of an eye.
Guo Huai threw a big gun and shouted: "Crossbowman, release the arrow!" β
The order was handed down, and more than 500 crossbowmen immediately bent their bows and released arrows.
Whoosh!
Five hundred sharp arrows, whistling away.
The valley road ahead is wide, the impact density of the Huns is not too large, and the lethality of 500 arrows is limited, only causing less than 20 casualties, and there is no way to delay the impact of the Huns.
In the blink of an eye, the two armies were fifty paces apart.
Hujiquan shouted: "Open the bow and release the arrows, shoot the Wei dog for this king!" β
A Xiongnu who was skilled in bows and horses immediately bent his bow and released arrows on his horse, and thousands of sharp arrows rushed towards the Wei camp.
The Xiongnu are a group on horseback, and riding and archery is their housekeeping ability, and they shoot arrows on horses, and their power and accuracy are even higher than those of the Wei army.
Screams rang out, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of Wei soldiers were shot to the ground.
"Raise your shield, block the arrows!" Guo Huai brandished a big gun to block the incoming arrows, and roared loudly.
The Wei troops on the front line of the camp wall had to hold high their big shields to resist the sharp arrows coming from the sky.
The more than 500 crossbowmen were also pressed by the Huns and could not raise their heads, and they could not effectively release arrows to block the enemy.
The Wei army was useless even with the most basic means of blocking, how could it stop the enemy army, and in the blink of an eye, thousands of Huns rushed outside the camp wall.
They frantically brandished their bows and slashed down the outer antlers, destroying most of the triple antlers in a matter of moments.
As soon as the antlers were broken, the Huns were about to go straight to the camp wall, and it was really unknown whether the hastily erected thin camp fence could withstand the onslaught of the Huns.
The enemy army broke the camp and was close at hand.
Guo Huai clenched the big gun in his hand and said sharply: "Soldiers, the time has come to serve the country, fight to the death for the Son of Heaven!" β
"Fight to the death for the Son of Heavenβ"
"Fight to the death for the Son of Heavenβ"
The three thousand Great Wei soldiers roared in unison, determined to die, and did not retreat half a step.
At this moment, a gust of wind came speeding behind him, and the dusty Hu Che'er instantly stood behind Guo Huai.
"General Hu, what are you doing?" Guo Huai was taken aback.
Hu Che'er took a sip of sand and said with a smile: "I came to convey the will of the Son of Heaven to you, and the Son of Heaven said that your task has been completed, and asked you to immediately abandon the camp and retreat in the direction of Linfen City." β
Guo Huai was stunned for a moment, and said hurriedly: "Our army's grain team has not yet withdrawn to Linfen City, if we withdraw, the Huns will soon catch up with the grain team!" Does Your Majesty really want us to retreat? β
"Nonsense, I still dare to falsely preach the holy decree, don't talk nonsense, hurry up, I won't accompany you, farewell."
Before Hu Che'er's words fell, he kicked down, like a cannonball whistling out, leaving Guo Huai with a mouthful of sand.
Although Guo Huai didn't understand the deep meaning of Su Zhe's move, he didn't dare to question it, and immediately shouted: "Brothers, the Son of Heaven has an order, immediately abandon the camp and retreat with me in the direction of Linfen City." β
The order was passed down, Guo Huai set his horse to go first, and the three thousand Wei soldiers who were waiting to fight to the death were all surprised, but secretly relieved, and retreated from the front line of the camp wall.
Of the three thousand Wei troops, there was not one left in the blink of an eye.
As soon as the Wei army walked on the front foot, the Huns cut off the antlers with the hind foot, knocked down the camp wall, and poured into the empty Wei camp like a tide.
Seeing the Wei army retreating, Hu Jiquan thought that the Wei army was cowardly and shrunk in battle, so he didn't think about it, and continued to wave his army to cover the pursuit.
In a moment, 30,000 Hun cavalry rushed out of the valley and pursued them all the way.
couldn't chase ten miles, and when Hujiquan saw the Wei army grain team on the bank of the Fenshui River, which was fleeing south in a hurry, he couldn't help laughing.