Fu Hong and his soldiers and horses waited until late at night, but they never waited for a single soldier to come.

"What's going on? Why didn't you see Ran Min's soldiers and horses coming? Fu Hong became suspicious.

"They're the ones who found out about us, right?" The subordinate whispered.

"Impossible!" Fu Hong said firmly.

"That ......"

"Send someone to find out! Hurry up! ”

"Yes!"

After waiting for more than an hour, the people who went to investigate the situation never returned, and Fu Hong's subordinates said: "Leader, an hour has passed, and the people sent out have not returned, can't Ran Min's soldiers and horses come?" ”

"They knew that I was going to attack Liyang, but they didn't come to support, so they made a detour to Liyang and waited for us there?" Fu Hong couldn't help but be a little puzzled, and said: "But from here, it is the closest way to Liyang, if it is far away, unless it is to see through my plan and know that there is an ambush here!" ”

"We sent people to drive the horses south, leaving horseshoe prints along the way, and there is no reason why they would find an ambush here!"

While speaking, the people who went to investigate the situation finally rushed back, and his subordinates hurriedly reported: "Chief, there is news!" ”

Fu Hong stood up and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"If you turn around, Ran Min's soldiers and horses are stationed forty miles away, and they are not advancing!"

Fu Hong asked, "How many of them are there?" ”

"I can't see clearly, it's pitch black, no tents have been set up, no bonfires have been lit, I don't know how many soldiers and horses there are!"

"It seems that they are also afraid of an ambush and dare not move forward!" The subordinate said to Fu Hong.

Fu Hong shook his head and said, "This thing is a little strange! It stands to reason that they should quickly send troops to support Liyang, is there any conspiracy of Ran Min here? ”

"Probably not! Think about it, leader, they have been chasing here from Xiangguo, and they have long been sleepy and tired, and the mountains here are high and dense, so they naturally dare not venture in. Maybe you want to take a break before you go! Let's wait! ”

"What time is it?" Fu Hong asked.

"It's ugly, it's almost time!"

"Waited all night!" Fu Hong was a little frustrated, and said to his subordinates: "Tell me to go down, let the brothers rest for a while, and after half an hour, if we can't wait, we will withdraw!" ”

"Withdraw? Don't hit Liyang? ”

Fu Hong shook his head and said, "I always have a bad premonition!" It's better to withdraw first! ”

In the early morning of spring, there was still a hint of chill, and a Di people were lying in the grass nest in a daze, curled up, not daring to fall asleep too deeply.

Suddenly, he vaguely noticed some "squeezing" movements, so he hurriedly clenched the knife in his hand, wanting to get up and take a look at the surrounding situation, but it was too late.

A strong hand pressed directly against his head, pressed into the dirt, he struggled to call for help from the nearby people, but suddenly felt a cold in his neck, and then, his hands and feet did not obey, trying to make a sound, but he could barely hear himself.

It turned out that at this time, the wolf rider had quietly touched him and stabbed his cervical vertebrae, resulting in the life of the Di people.

It wasn't dawn yet, but I could see ten paces away. The Di people, who had been waiting all night with their eyes wide open, were already sleepy, and just when they were in a daze and wanted to rest for a while, death came to them. The wolf rider silently killed the Di people one by one.

Fu Hong's eyes were bloodshot, he didn't feel sleepy at all, this excessive quietness made him uneasy. He looked up at the sky and whispered, "Withdraw!" ”

The subordinates immediately responded: "Leader, do you want to withdraw now?" ”

"That's right! There's no point in waiting any longer! I'm afraid that I will fall for Ran Min's tricks! Fast! Pass the order! Hurry! Fu Hong said, standing up.

Fu Hong turned his head and vaguely saw a few figures shuttling quickly in the forest, he reacted immediately, picked up the bow and arrow beside him, and shot the bow regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, and shouted at the same time: "There are enemy troops!" ”

Fu Hong's shout woke the Di people from their daze. Seeing that the Di people had discovered their whereabouts, the wolf cavalry captain and Ran Min's other soldiers and horses attacked decisively, and the forest was suddenly in chaos, and Ran Min's soldiers and horses had already outscored the Di people in terms of momentum first.

Although Fu Hong discovered the existence of the enemy in time, but Ran Min's soldiers and horses had already taken the lead, in the chaos, Fu Hong's subordinates organized soldiers and horses to resist many times, and fought and retreated, but they did not sleep for a day and two nights, and they were already a little weak in physical strength. On the other hand, the sudden attack of Ran Min's soldiers and horses caught them off guard, so the battle was one-sided from the beginning.

Fu Hong didn't know how many Ran Min's soldiers and horses were in all directions, but he knew that the situation was not good for him, so he decisively led people to retreat out of the forest.

Due to the high mountains and dense forests, Ran Min could only mobilize 20,000 soldiers and horses, and it was impossible to wipe out more than 20,000 Di people in the woods. So despite the best efforts of the Wolf Rider and the others, more than 10,000 people managed to escape.

After Ran Min learned the news of Fu Hong's escape, he personally led people to pursue him. After many days of long journey, both sides were exhausted, and for Fu Hong, he could not stop at will no matter what, because he knew that if he stopped to rest at one moment, death might come the next moment.

At sunset the next day, Ran Min finally stopped the pursuit, and Tanma came to report: "Your Majesty, the Di people have crossed the Jing River and are about to enter the territory of Yongzhou!" ”

"Tell the order to go down and camp here tonight!" Ran Min commanded his subordinates.

"Your Majesty, there is another situation!" Tan Ma Yu reports.

"What's the situation?" Ran Min asked.

"After the Di people crossed the river, they destroyed the bridge on the river, and our army is afraid that they will have to take a detour!"

Ran Min frowned slightly and said, "This Fu Hong is really cautious enough!" ”

"How far do you need to take a detour?" Zhang Mufeng asked.

"I asked a nearby fisherman that it was about 300 miles southwest along the Jing River before there was another bridge."

Zhang Mufeng roughly calculated and said to Ran Min: "Your Majesty, in this way, we will be a whole day's journey behind Fu Hong!" ”

"If that's the case, it's up to Gou Ying to see if he can take down Fu Hong." Ran Min sat by the river, looked at the other side and said.

"Roughly calculate the time, Gou Ying's people are one day faster than Fu Hong, but if you take a detour from Southwest Road, the time is about the same!"

"It depends on whether Gou Ying can reach the river valley and set up an ambush before Fu Hong! If Gou Ying can arrive first, then there is a chance to kill Fu Hong, otherwise it will be a failure! ”

"According to the last general, in order to ensure the safety, I am afraid that I will have to lead the army to support!" Zhu Song stood up and saluted Ran Min and said, "The last general has the courage to speak, Your Majesty's Ninety-Five, or lead the army back, and the last general will bring people to support!" ”

Ran Min shook his head and said to Zhu Song: "You should be able to see that Fu Hong is not an easy person to deal with!" Are you sure you can defeat him? ”

Zhu Song gritted his teeth: "No ......"