It's not that Sun Yueling doesn't want to pursue, but he can't.

In a hard battle tonight, nearly half of the 4,000 troops he brought with him were killed and wounded, and he was already exhausted and had no strength to continue fighting. As for the Guan Ning army under the command of Zhao Shujiao, they also exhausted their strength in the more than ten days of hard fighting in the siege of Houjin, and the Houjin troops retreated in an orderly manner, so they may not be able to win if they pursue rashly.

Sun Yueling looked around and saw that Yan Nantian and Deng Ju were there, but Fang Yichen was gone, and couldn't help asking, "Where is Fang Yichen?" ”

The people around him all said they didn't know, but Zhao Shujiao said: "Could it be that he was the one who chased Yue Tuo just now?" After Yue Tuo led the cavalry to break through, he actually grabbed a war horse and went to pursue it alone. ”

"This old Fang ......" Sun Yueling frowned, Yue Tuo ran away, why chase after him, this is too much personal heroism, even if his martial arts are extraordinary, but what role can it play in chasing alone in this chaotic army.

Zhao Shujiao continued: "The adults have worked hard from afar, and they have fought one after another, so why don't you go into the city to rest first?" Qi Liao had already informed him of the situation since Sun Yueling set out on the expedition, so Zhao Shujiao said so.

Sun Yueling shook his head and said: "Although the enemy army cannot be pursued, Zhang Dudu and General Wu brought by me are going to the right guard alone to burn the enemy's grain and grass. ”

Zuo Fu said: "My lord, it is better to let the last general lead the cavalry to meet it, and my lord can go to the city to rest." ”

Sun Yueling smiled faintly and said, "Since this is the case, then you will follow Ben Jingluo to go together, and the rest of the people will follow General Zhao into the city." ”

Zhao Shujiao saw that he actually went in person, and dissuaded: "My lord, you are a golden body, how can you go to the adventure easily, it is better to let Zuo Fu ......"

Sun Yueling interrupted him and said: "General Zhao doesn't need to say anymore, Zhang Dudu and General Wu are all good brothers who went out with me and were born and died, and I can't help but go." ”

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Zhao Shujiao no longer persuaded him, and asked him to lead a good horse to let him ride.

However, the people around Sun Yueling were used to his style of taking the lead, and they all rushed to go with him. Sun Yueling finally asked his own soldiers to go with him, and asked Yan Nantian to accompany him.

So, under the cover of night, a cavalry team of nearly 2,000 men set out again and hurried away in the direction of the right guard.

At dawn, this cavalry team crossed the Daling River, and the right guard was twenty miles ahead, and from a distance, the end of the sky seemed to be the rising sun, reflecting a blood-red color.

Yan Nantian was overjoyed and said: "My lord, Zhang Dudu has succeeded them." ”

Sun Yueling was also very happy after seeing the scene in the distance, the blazing fire in the distance showed that Zhang Zhiqi had succeeded and successfully burned the enemy's grain hoard, where there were at least no less than one million stones of grain and grass, and now it was burned, and the blow to Houjin was immeasurable.

It's just that I don't know what happened to Zhang Zhiqi and Wu Wenyao, and whether they were able to escape in time, instead of being stopped by Haoge's cavalry.

Sun Yueling raised his whip and pointed in the direction of the right guard, and shouted: "Speed up, be sure to find Zhang Dudu." ”

Following his orders, the cavalry accelerated and headed towards the right guard.

After the entire cavalry team advanced another five miles, the situation in front of them surprised everyone even more.

I saw that not far away was filled with smoke and dust, and the flames were monstrous, and this fire burned very violently, at least a radius of five miles was engulfed by the fire. Countless Houjin slaves and auxiliaries on the road scrambled to flee for their lives, and the whole situation was chaotic.

At this moment, in the thick smoke in the distance, there was a sudden roar of horses' hooves, and a cavalry team galloped out of it, coming in the direction where they were, at least seven or eight hundred horsemen.

Yan Nantian looked at the other party's flag and said happily: "My lord, it's General Wu." ”

Sun Yueling also noticed that this cavalry was playing the banner of Wu Wenyao, and he also saw Wu Wenyao galloping at the front from a distance.

Wu Wenyao also saw clearly the Ming army that came to meet him, rode wildly to the side of Sun Yueling's horse, and said to him: "My lord, the last general and others have fulfilled their mission and successfully burned the enemy's hoarded grain and grass. ”

Sun Yueling nodded and said: "Very good, you wait for a great achievement, and this scripture will definitely ask for a reward from the imperial court for you." But he found that Zhang Zhiqi was not here, and couldn't help but ask, "What about Zhang Dudu, why is he not here?" ”

Wu Wenyao's expression darkened, and he sighed: "The last general was done, and when he wanted to retreat, he found that the enemy commander Hao Ge led four thousand elite cavalry to intercept him, due to the large number of enemy troops, Zhang Dudu took two hundred cavalry to feign retreat in order to protect us, and attracted Hao Ge's cavalry. ”

Sun Yueling was taken aback and said, "Which direction did he go?" ”

Wu Wenyao pointed to the north and said, "Go to Dalinghe Fort." ”

Sun Yueling was even more frightened, Da Linghe Fort and Xiao Linghe Yi were now occupied by Hou Jin, and Hou Jin's main force was retreating in this direction, Zhang Zhiqi did this clearly intending to sacrifice himself to save others.

There is no doubt that Zhang Zhiqi must be surrounded by the enemy and it will be difficult for him to come back alive.

Whether to save him or not was a difficult problem in front of him.

If he doesn't go, his strategic task has been completed, and the next thing is to deal with Huang Taiji with all his might, in the case of the Houjin food shortage, Huang Taiji may not be able to support it for long, and sooner or later he will have to withdraw from the army; If they go, they may not be able to rescue Zhang Zhiqi with only the three thousand horsemen here, and once they fall into the siege of the enemy, their fate will be in danger.

Giving up Zhang Zhiqi seems to be the only option at the moment.

Zuo Fu sighed: "My lord, Zhang Dudu's actions are clearly based on the overall situation, and he would rather sacrifice himself than protect everything, this kind of behavior is really a model for my Ming soldiers......"

Wu Wenyao was silent, and Yan Nantian also followed: "Yes, my lord, Zhang Dudu has good intentions, and my lord must not live up to his hopes......"

Doesn't Sun Yueling understand that when they say this, they are clearly euphemistically persuading themselves to give up and go to the rescue, and put the overall situation first in everything. However, Zhang Zhiqi is not only his subordinate, but also his brother, if it were not for his strong request, Zhang Zhiqi would not have come to Liaodong, a dangerous place.

Now that Zhang Zhiqi is under siege, how can he see death and not save him?

Sun Yueling gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Needless to say, I have made up my mind, and I must save Zhang Dudu from danger." If you want to go, go with me, and if you don't want to go, you can leave! ”

Seeing him say this, several subordinates were silent for a while, Wu Wenyao first opened his mouth, hugged his fist at him and said: "Since the adult dares to go deep into the tiger's den, how can the last general cower behind, and I am willing to go with the adult." ”

Yan Nantian also said: "I am willing to go with the adults." ”

Seeing that several people had expressed their positions, Zuo Fu could only clasp his fists and say, "My subordinates are also willing to go with the adults." ”

"Good!" Sun Yueling shouted, "Without further ado, order everyone to speed up!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he shook the reins of his horse and took the lead in galloping out in the direction of Dalinghe Fort.

Soon, three thousand horsemen followed behind him, rumbling and galloping past.

……

On the wilderness plain, twenty miles south of Dalinghe Fort, a cavalry team of the Ming army was marching.

But at a glance, this cavalry team was not very numerous, only about 200 horsemen, and the speed of the horses was not fast, so it can be seen that the horses are tired and difficult to hold for a long time.

This team is the men and horses led by Zhang Zhiqi.

After successfully burning the enemy's grain and grass, Zhang Zhiqi found that Haoge led 4,000 elite cavalry to help, and their cavalry was in danger. For the sake of the big picture, he took advantage of the smoke and fire in the sky to escape to the north with two hundred cavalry, and successfully attracted Hauge.

Now, after galloping all night, the straddle war horse is approaching the limit of horsepower, and sooner or later it will be caught up by Hauge behind him.

He now had only one thought left in his mind, that is, to rush to Dalinghe Fort as soon as possible while the horses still had the strength to spare, and conquer it.

Although Dalinghe Fort was occupied by Houjin, this was in the rear of the main battlefield, and the enemy should not have many men and horses to garrison, and with their two hundred elite soldiers, it should not be a problem to take it.

As long as you succeed in taking Dalinghe Fort, then you can let the soldiers and horses rest, and secondly, you can use the advantage of the fortress to fight against Haoge's pursuers, and when the time comes, you will have a choice between fighting and fleeing.

But at this moment, he noticed in the distance that a lone horse was galloping towards them, and soon it was less than two hundred paces away from them.

At this time, Zhang Zhiqi had already seen the general outline of the person on the horse, and his body shape was extremely familiar, and it seemed to be Fang Yichen, the leader of Sun Yueling's personal army.

He hurriedly waved his hand and ordered his subordinates not to act rashly, and accelerated to meet him.

When he drove closer, sure enough, although the person on the horse was torn in clothes and armor and covered in blood, it was not Fang Yichen who else was.

"Lord Fang!" Zhang Zhiqi stepped forward and asked in a loud voice, "Why are you, why are you here?" ”

Unexpectedly, after Fang Yichen saw them, he laughed and said, "His grandmother's, chased Yue Tuo for a night, and finally succeeded and killed him!" As he spoke, he lifted a bloody burden from his horse, shook it at him, and said, "Yue Tuo's head is inside!" ”

Zhang Zhiqi was surprised and said, "You killed Yue Tuo?" How is the battle in Jinzhou? ”

Fang Yichen said with a smile: "Our army won, and Houjin pulled out the camp overnight and has retreated to the Great and Small Linghe Forts. ”

Zhang Zhiqi said happily: "Yes, that's really happy." Then he frowned and said, "You said that the enemy retreated to the Great and Small Ling River?" ”

Fang Yichen nodded and said, "Yes, it is precisely because Yue Tuo's guy wants to escape to Xiaolinghe Station that I chased him all the way and killed him." ”

It turned out that Fang Yichen rode alone and chased after Yue Tuo, and finally caught up with him twenty miles away from Xiaoling Heyi, at this time Yue Tuo had less than twenty horses around him, he relied on his martial arts to kill him, and finally successfully killed Yue Tuo.

But after a fight, he was also exhausted, and there were many Houjin soldiers nearby, so he didn't dare to stay for a long time, and hurriedly headed south, but unexpectedly ran into Zhang Zhiqi's department who had escaped from the right guard.