Chapter 145: A Thousand Miles of Pursuit
"Drive!"
There was a roar, and the men on the horse kept beating hard to run faster, so as to shake off the pursuers behind.
But despite the constant wailing of the horses, no matter how hard they ran, it was always difficult to distance themselves from the pursuers behind, and the most terrible thing was that they didn't know when the Wei army was going to chase them, they were no longer in the Wei realm at this time, but the Wei army behind them was still in pursuit, and they didn't look like they wanted to give up the pursuit at all.
The most troublesome thing is that whenever they are tired and the distance between the two sides is closer, they will draw their bows and shoot a few of their compatriots, and after they have run hard, the Wei army behind will put away their bows and arrows and just pursue.
It's been two days and two nights, and the people being chased are often much more tired than the people who are chasing, and there are also many Huns who can't stand it and stop surrendering, but they are greeted only by the cold Xuanxuan arrows, and the Wei army doesn't even have a chance to let them speak, so they shoot directly.
There are also some people who broke away from the team and scattered around, as they separated, the Wei army chasing behind them would also divide a few people to chase, and it was a unified three people to one, with the advantage of numbers, those outliers of the Huns could not survive either.
"When did Wei Jun's horses run away like this! Chasing us for so long! After being chased for a day and a night, Dai Yan, who had long been annoyed in his heart, couldn't help but say indignantly.
Compared with others, Liu Bao was much calmer, and only persuaded the brothers around him from time to time to persevere.
"Whole Yongliang, where do you say a horse can have such foot strength?" Although he was calm, but after being chased for so long, Liu Bao also had anger in his heart, and he didn't have a good face.
Behind the Hun cavalry, followed by the dark Wei cavalry, in front of which was led by Cao Zhen and Zhang He personally!
Looking at the Huns fleeing like prey in front, Cao Zhen couldn't help but feel refreshed in his chest, he hadn't been so happy for a long time, these Southern Huns, who had previously attached themselves to the Han Dynasty, took the opportunity to make trouble at the end of the Han Dynasty, went down the Yellow River and participated in the melee in the Central Plains, Cai Wenji, the daughter of Cai Yong, a scholar of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was captured and plundered during this period, and later the King of Wei defeated the Xiongnu, divided the Xiongnu into five parts and ruled, and chose the Han as the Sima overseer.
However, despite this, after the death of King Wei, they became bold again, daring to invade the realm again, and before the war with Shu, Cao Zhen was holding back a fire, and now it is just right to vent.
In order to target the Xiongnu, Cao Zhenke transported a large number of sweaty horses from Wudu, Wuwei, and Anding, so that his foot strength could be comparable to that of the Xiongnu.
"King, this group of Wei soldiers is purely playing with us!" As the speed slowed down, the Wei army behind was shot again, and dozens of Huns were shot down again, at this time relatively backward, the Huns exposed to the Wei army's field of vision couldn't help but speed up, for fear that the next moment would be the same as those who were shot down.
His eyes were full of anger, as if he was about to burst into flames, Liu Bao endured humiliation and said, "Keep running, they won't be chasing for long!" ”
"They don't look like they're going to give up!" When he fled, Dai Yan couldn't help but glance back.
Liu Bao said coldly: "I can't tolerate them not giving up, this is already out of the Wei realm, they don't understand the surrounding environment, and the second is such a rapid march, they don't bring too much food, so it won't take long for them to go back, the reason why they bite us so close is just to teach us some lessons, so that we don't dare to go south easily!" ”
Looking back at the existing number of Huns, Dai Yan said angrily: "Bastard, there are only seven or eight thousand people left, and Jensen's life and death are still uncertain, this is a big loss!" ”
Hearing this, Liu Bao just sighed heavily: "Jensen can't live!" ”
Compared with the Huns in front, the Wei army in the back was much easier, there was no sense of urgency to be chased, but from time to time he pulled his bow and shot a few slow-running Huns, which was really like the feeling of chasing prey.
During the pursuit, Cao Zhen also occasionally started work a few times, and each time he started work, he took away several lives.
Turning his head to Zhang He, he said, "How long can we chase?" ”
Although this feeling of chasing prey is good, Cao Zhen knows that it can't last forever.
"We've been on camera all night, and the strength of the sweaty horses has gradually slowed down, and the dry food we brought is only one day, it's time to stop!" Zhang He said.
Zhang He also didn't have such a happy time, but despite this, he couldn't chase anymore, after all, the chase was a bit deep, and once there was an accident, then they would become dangerous.
"Draw the bow! After a wave of long-range shots, withdraw the troops! Cao Zhen was a little unfinished.
Then I saw the pursuing Wei soldiers take off their longbows from their shoulders, draw their arrows from the quiver, and start to aim with their bows.
The running Hun cavalry saw the Wei army behind them open their bows again, and this time it was different from the past, in the past, it was only a part of the people, this time they actually drew all the bows together, and their hearts trembled, and they accelerated to escape.
"The Wei army is no longer chasing, and it is going to withdraw!" Liu Bao, who also observed the movements of the Wei army, said in a cold tone.
"Whoosh! Sou! ”
After a rain of arrows, hundreds of Hun cavalry fell off their horses, but fortunately, the Wei soldiers did not continue the pursuit, but turned their horses' heads and retreated.
After running for a distance, he returned to look at the Wei army that gradually disappeared from view, and the Hun cavalry who were still alive were glad that they were still alive except for fear.
"This group of Wei soldiers finally stopped chasing! But chasing Lao Tzu is uncomfortable! Dai Yan scolded Wei Jun who disappeared from view.
Liu Bao looked at the retreating Wei army, and then glanced at the only remaining men and horses, and couldn't help but spurt out a stream of blood, and then his eyes turned black and fell off the horse.
"King!" Seeing Liu Bao fall off his horse, Dai Yan was startled, and hurriedly jumped off the horse, rushed to Liu Bao to investigate, and the Hun cavalry dismounted one after another and surrounded him.
Back in Lingzhou, the Wei army immediately counted the casualties, and Zhang He reported to Cao Zhen: "Governor Dadu, this time to attack the Huns, our army suffered 5,000 casualties, and shot more than 24,000 Huns, which is a big victory!" ”
"Including Sun Li's soldiers and horses that lured the Huns?"
The reason why the Xiongnu was able to lead the Xiongnu to Lingzhou this time was that Sun Li's ancestors of the Xiongnu were defeated, and then conveyed to the Xiongnu through the mouth of the captive.
"Sun Li's troops have suffered heavy losses, with 4,000 casualties!" Zhang He said a little sadly.
After being silent for a while, Cao Zhen said lightly: "Report to Your Majesty's excerpt and ask Sun Li for some credit!" ”
Sun Li and Sima Yi were close, but despite this, Cao Zhen seemed to be willing to ask for credit for him, and he didn't have the slightest intention of robbing him of his credit. As the saying goes, the public is the public, the private is the private, and the clear distinction between the public and the private is what the commander must do.