From the place of Ling Cao's defeat to the Baicang River, it is also more than 20 miles, almost a quarter of the marathon. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The defeated Ling Cao army in front and the Shanyue thief soldiers chasing behind were actually gradually running a little tired, in this chase and escape, the Shanyue thief soldiers chasing behind would occasionally approach Ling Cao's team and throw a round of short spears made of bamboo and wood, making Ling Cao's defeated soldiers chaotic.

And Ling Cao, who was defeated in front, took the archers to stop occasionally and threw a round of feather arrows backwards to suppress the pursuit speed of the Shanyue bandits, buying his team a little time to escape.

In fact, sometimes, Zulang's Shanyue thieves have wanted to give up the pursuit, these officers and soldiers are too able to escape, and they also release arrows from time to time, and the officers and soldiers did not die, but the people they chased and killed were shot to death.

But Ling Cao would also take people to stop and rest at the right time, so that they felt that they still had a chance to catch up, but under Zu Lang's order, the Shanyue thieves finally chased Ling Cao all the way

In this process, although the people who chased and fled also stopped to rest, such a long journey could not be changed, so the pursuit was to the end, and the people who escaped and chased were actually a little tired to the limit.

Ling Cao in front of him could no longer stabilize the defeated military formation, all the soldiers completely lost their formation, sweating profusely, panting, and half-running and half-walking with chaotic steps, some of the soldiers really lost their troops and unloaded their armor, as for the archers, they couldn't pull the bowstring for a long time.

Even Ling Cao himself was tired and panting, but when he saw the Baicang River in front of him and the several pontoon bridges erected on the Baicang River, Ling Cao's heart relaxed a lot, at least everything was going according to plan, and he was about to complete the task.

"Brothers, huhu, work harder, the camp is in front of you, see the river, huhu, there is a bridge on the river, cross the bridge, we will be safe!"

Ling Cao shouted loudly in his mouth, and then asked the guards around him to shout together, and soon the shouts spread all around.

"Run, it's safe to cross the river!"

"Work hard, cross the river quickly!"

"Run, run!"

Ling Cao's soldiers shouted one after another, and finally let them recover some strength, but they could be regarded as trying their last strength and running in the direction of the Baicang River.

And the Shanyue thieves led by Zu Lang in the back had already been divided into several blocks along the way with the marathon-like run.

Many Shanyue thieves chased and ran, so they stopped halfway to rest, and nearly 15,000 or 6,000 Shanyue thieves on Zulang's side were paved almost halfway according to their physical strength.

Many Shanyue thieves sat directly on the road like mountain people who came to catch the market, panting and scolding how Ling Cao's soldiers could run like rabbits.

In the hands of many of these Shanyue thieves, they also took Fang Cai Ling Cao's soldiers to drop the mess and look at it.

These things that have been deliberately discarded are all good things in the hands of these Shanyue thieves, and some people have already worn the things they picked up on themselves.

Only the most energetic Shanyue thief soldiers at the front, but still under Zu Lang's bounty order, still followed the soldiers led by Ling Cao and chased after them.

At this time, Zulang, the commander of the Shanyue Sect, who was the commander of the whole army, did not chase and kill at the front like ordinary Shanyue, and temporarily stopped in the middle of the entire Shanyue thief army, standing on a hillside and looking ahead.

He could already see the Baicang River in the distance, like a white belt across a sandy and gravel-like plain landscape in front of him.

At the same time, Zu Lang also saw the five pontoon bridges erected on the Baicang River, and there was an official army camp standing not far from the other side of the pontoon bridge.

However, the performance of the officers and soldiers who came out of the official camp made Zu Lang's brows suddenly move, these officers and soldiers looked like some recruits, there was no queue, and even the weapons and armor were not neatly held.

It seems that the sudden pursuit battle this time is also a bit unexpected by the officials and soldiers, I don't know why, Zu Lang is secretly a little proud in his heart.

"Come on, let the brothers behind work harder, we will directly cross the river and take the camp of the official army, haha, then there will be food and drink!"

Zu Lang looked at it, and suddenly felt that this was an opportunity, as long as he could chase the official army into the camp of the official army, then he would be able to gain a foothold in Lingyang County.

If he can take the supplies in the official barracks, then the Shanyue thieves under his command will not have to worry about logistics problems for the time being.

In fact, the logistical supplies of the Shanyue bandit soldiers are not very large, so they must go all the way to replenish the food, grass and necessary materials at any time.

It can be said that Zu Lang deliberately concealed his traces of the march, that is, when he went out from the mountains to plunder the place, he could be taken by surprise and not let people know his whereabouts, and no one would run away in advance.

This can be regarded as Zu Lang's experience of leading the Shanyue thieves out of the mountains to loot for many years, and gradually robbed them.

Therefore, when Zu Lang originally led the Shanyue thieves out of the mountains to plunder, he would generally choose a season such as the autumn harvest, so that even if the people ran away, the grain grown in the fields could not run, and he could also take the opportunity to harvest the grain in the fields as a supply for the Shanyue thieves he led.

But the timing of Zu Lang's dispatch of troops this time was different from usual, so the more than 20,000 elite soldiers he brought from the mountains plus more than 8,000 logistics auxiliaries, the food that needs to be consumed every day is definitely a large number, and it may not be able to meet the needs by robbing ordinary villages and the houses of local wealthy families.

By now, Zu Lang's logistics supplies were already a little insufficient, and he urgently needed to have a new source of supplies, otherwise the Shanyue thieves under his command would only have four or five days to eat.

Originally, he was going to Lingyang County to find a village or town or the house of a local wealthy family to loot it to meet his logistical needs.

But now Zu Lang saw the official army camp on the other side of the Baicang River, but he had a better idea, isn't this a God-given material, as long as he captures this official army camp, his army will not have to worry about food for the time being.

Of course, Zu Lang is also a cautious person, and now his army is completely out of formation in order to pursue the Han army that is less than 2,000 people, and he is also worried that someone will come to raid his team at this time.

That's why he will now stand on this hillside and watch the environment ahead, so as not to be attacked by ambushes by officials and soldiers.

However, there is no place suitable for ambush on the east bank of the Baicang River, and the west bank is also a flat environment where you can see the surrounding area at a glance.

The official barracks on the west bank of the Baicang River seem to be able to accommodate six or seven thousand people, and from where Zu Lang stands, you can also see from a distance that there seems to be a grain depot composed of piles of grain bungaries, and a place that looks like an arsenal.

This may be a large battalion of grain and grass set up by the official army, but now because of their own rapid actions, the official army has no defense.

Looking at the empty state of this official barracks, Zu Lang was very moved......