Chapter 71: Pursuing while Victory
Under the setting sun, in the sour jujube city, the rumbling war drums sounded again. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The men and horses of the princes from all walks of life were already staying in their respective camps to stand by, and now, with the sound of war drums, one by one, the handsome flags were raised, and a team of generals and soldiers were drawn one after another.
The first to open the gate of the sour jujube city was the Jiangdong soldiers and horses to which Sun Jian belonged.
Although most of the Jiangdong soldiers were foot soldiers, they were the vanguard of the Allied forces. After Sun Jian decided to take the position of pioneer, his troops and horses were arranged near the city gate of Sujuo.
Now the first to kill out of the city are these Jiangdong soldiers.
After Huaxiong slipped away, Sun Ce saw that he couldn't catch up with him, so he was going back to the camp; After hearing the sound of war drums coming from the city, Sun Ce turned his horse's head and waited for his family to come immediately, ready to attack the battle formation of the Xiliang army at any time.
However, although Sun Jian's department was the first to go out of the city, it was the first to be sent by Gongsun Zhan's department and overtook the front.
Most of Gongsun Zhan's soldiers and horses were cavalry.
At a distance of five or six miles, no matter how fast the foot soldier is, it must be half an hour smaller, but for the cavalry, it is only a few breaths of time.
Sun Ce, who was originally the leader, was a little unwilling to see Zhao Yun and Bai Ma Yicong who were fast horses overtaking him.
So, Sun Ce also hurried up, took the only 2,000 cavalry in the Jiangdong army, broke away from the infantry brigade, and together with Gongsun Zhan's cavalry, he went to kill the Xiliang army.
Seeing this, the cavalry generals under the command of the other princes also threw off their foot soldiers one after another, and only rushed to kill with the cavalry.
At this time, Hua Xiong, who slipped back to the Xiliang army formation, already understood that counting on the demoralized Xiliang cavalry to fight with the allies must be the result of meat buns beating dogs.
Therefore, after returning to his own position, Hua Xiong led the Xiliang army to retreat.
Anyway, he Huaxiong has already beheaded two generals of the allied forces in a row, which can be regarded as a meritorious service, and he can be justified in front of Dong Xiangguo.
Even if some of the Western Liang cavalry is lost, it is a big deal to requisition from Liangzhou.
Therefore, when the allied forces were out of the city, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was also retreating rapidly.
The cavalry of the Allied forces all gathered together spontaneously, and most of them could not catch up.
Only Bai Ma Yicong, what he pays attention to is a speed, and he can slowly shorten the distance with the Xiliang army.
Moreover, there are nearly 40,000 generals in the allied army, many of whom are preparing to fight the water dogs at this time to see if they can surround and kill Huaxiong in the melee.
You know, Hua Xiong's head is worth a thousand dollars, plus a [Fire Demon Fang]!
Even if you can't kill Hua Xiong, there are a lot of cheap ones on the battlefield, waiting for the big guy to pick it up!
Therefore, after half an hour of pursuit, it was the generals who rushed to the front, but those who were faster on horseback.
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If it is before the fighting general, when the Xiliang Iron Knight is in full swing, Hua Xiong will definitely let the Guanqian Army taste what is the invincible Xiliang Iron Cavalry in the world!
Now, the morale of the Xiliang army has dropped greatly, and Huaxiong can only withdraw his troops.
The 5,000 generals who came with the army, faced with the Allied forces that were constantly chasing, could only flee in the desert. However, there was a military general who believed that he had a lot of mana, and released some spells, killing and wounding many Allied soldiers.
For the generals who were mixed in the middle of the ordinary soldiers, the generals of the Xiliang Army had no way to concentrate fire and attack.
When the generals of the allied forces became the vanguard of the pursuit, whether it was the ordinary cavalry or the generals who accompanied the army, there were only those who were left with their lives.
All the Xiliang troops who could not retreat, whether they were generals or ordinary cavalry, became the targets of the allied generals.
There are more than 40,000 generals in the allied army, except for the guys who are accompanying the princes, everyone else is on the front line of pursuit.
In terms of quantity, even if there are only more than 30,000 generals in pursuit, it is enough to beat 50,000 Xiliang troops with spells, plus their 5,000 military generals.
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Ordinary Xiliang cavalry, when they couldn't escape, some reflexively rushed to kill, some knelt on the spot, and many Xiliang soldiers scattered and fled to the nearby mountains and forests.
No matter how good the war horses of the Xiliang Army are, they are far from being able to catch up with the mounts of the generals.
The general's mount, there is no fatigue, and there is no need to eat, drink and rest, as long as the generals themselves can stand it, there is no problem with galloping for three days and three nights.
And the war horse in reality, even if it is a sweaty horse that is known as traveling thousands of miles a day, or the so-called red rabbit horse, runs fast for an hour or two, and then has to rest and eat.
Otherwise, no matter how good the war horse is, if it comes to a six-hundred-mile expedited or something, it will become a waste horse!
The retreat of the Xiliang Army became a rout, and the generals accompanying the army were not much different.
Those Xiliang generals who counterattacked with spells would soon be killed by the fire; As for the generals who fled in all directions, no one paid attention to them for the time being.
When the Tiger Pass is taken, or the battle line is pushed to the Year of the Tiger Pass, the allies will naturally send generals to clear the surrounding mountains and fields.
The generals of the Xiliang Army did not surrender on the spot. I don't know if these generals are loyal to the Dong Demon King, or if they are afraid that the allies will correct them on the spot.
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Hao Meng's team also followed many generals and chased them out.
Chasing all the way, the generals of the brigade in front pursued directly in the direction of the Tiger Prison Pass, and the generals like Hao Meng and them in the back swept away those sporadic resistances, or collected and surrendered small units of Xiliang cavalry on the spot.
The Xiliang cavalry, which had a large number of people, could only be left to those foot soldiers behind to surrender.
Hao Meng took Li Chou and the others to follow behind, and there was not much chance to make a move at all, but instead he surrendered hundreds of Xiliang soldiers.
According to the agreement between the generals and the princes who were temporarily attached to them in advance, half of the spoils collected by the generals team, including these Xiliang cavalry, were to be handed over.
Hao Meng and the others collected so many Xiliang soldiers, even if they handed over half to Cao Cao, there were as many as two or three hundred left. Whether it is to sell them to other princes, or to keep them for their own capital, it is a lot of wealth.
For example, the three brothers of Liu Guan and Zhang, in just one battle, can develop their hundreds of men and horses to more than 2,000.
Although, these Xiliang cavalry who have just surrendered are loyal and unstable, and their combat effectiveness is worrying for the time being, when facing the Dong Demon King, they will turn against the water if they don't do well.
However, during the staggered crusade against the Dong Demon King, with a little training and running-in, these Xiliang cavalry will become the elite of each team.
Besides, even if you don't use these Xiliang cavalry, send the knights away, leave the war horses, and pull up a cavalry team after returning to the lair.
As a result, the mountains and wilderness of more than 100 miles from Suzao City to Tiger Prison Pass were full of Allied soldiers cleaning the battlefield.
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After nightfall, the generals of the Allied forces pursued until the Tiger Prison Pass.
Then, the Allied cavalry team that followed also chased to the Tiger Prison and came down.
Immediately after, the vanguard of the Allied forces, Sun Jian also drove up with his foot soldiers; The ranks of the other princes also drove to the Tiger Prison one after another.
On the first night of the alliance of the Kwantung princes, the allied soldiers pushed the battle line to the Tiger Prison Pass.
If it weren't for the deep night, if it weren't for Xu Rong, who was good at defending the city, to defend the Tiger Pass, the allies would have the confidence to take this gateway to Luoyang in one go.