Qiu Liju turned over and dismounted, and after standing firmly on the ground, his legs kept shaking, and the time he had been sitting on the horse was too long, so long that his lower body felt paralyzed.

It was the height of summer, and he suffered a lot on the way to escape, and his robes and clothes were completely soaked with sweat, compared to those soldiers who were constantly complaining, he was very good.

The soldiers were dressed in thick leather armor, armed with weapons and some baggage, and were as tired as dogs.

At this time, when they saw that the leader had stopped and began to announce a rest, the horse immediately turned over and dismounted, and lay down on the ground, even though the military magistrate beat and scolded and shouted.

The soldiers who didn't have war horses threw their weapons aside, and quickly got into the shade of the trees and lay down directly.

Marching in high heat is the most difficult thing for soldiers, and Qiu Liju is also pursued by Gongsun Zhan.

If it weren't for Qiu Liju's familiarity with Liaoxi side higher than Gongsun Zhan, if it weren't for the belief that Gongsun Chan wouldn't be as desperate as he was in such weather, Qiu Liju wouldn't have fled like this.

Looking at the quiet mountains and forests in the distance, Qiu Liju looked at Zhang Chun, whose expression was also relaxed, and a trace of relief finally appeared on his bitter melon-like face.

Qiu Liju wiped the sweat from his forehead, let out a sigh and said to Zhang Chun beside him: "Finally get rid of that damn pursuer." As long as we cross the mountain on the other side of Shichengzi, we will be able to join the reinforcements, even if Gongsun Chan and Meng Yi have tens of thousands of soldiers, they will definitely not be able to pose any threat to us. ”

Qiu Liju's self-confidence comes from the support team of Wuhuan people Nanlou, he has already received the information that the reinforcements from Nanlou have arrived from the direction of Jianping a few days ago, if as expected, in a day or two, they will be able to join forces.

Zhang Chun looked at Qiu Liju, his face was slightly less sad and said lightly: "What the adults said is extremely true, after Jinxi, Gongsun Chan will not be allowed to be rampant." ”

The next moment, Zhang Chun's eyelids jumped twice vaguely, but he quickly recovered to that calm appearance.

Zhang Chun also understood Qiu Liju's mood at this time, after all, they had fled thousands of miles and finally had to gather together with reinforcements.

However, Zhang Chun still has his worries in his heart. Although Gongsun Chan pursued behind unhurriedly, Gongsun Chan had nearly 3,000 elite horsemen after all, and it was definitely not the time to relax now.

Zhang Chun looked at Qiu Liju, who was full of joy, he slowly turned his head sideways, and instructed the soldiers around him: "Send our scouts to the distance, and if there is any abnormal movement, immediately warn."

Although Zhang Chun felt that the eyelids jumped maybe because of overwork, Zhang Chun did not dare to have any slackness, once his own men and horses relaxed their vigilance and were impacted by Gongsun Zhan's cavalry, it was not certain how many of the five thousand soldiers and horses they could gather again could get by in Jinxi.

Zhang Chun closed his eyes slightly, and he secretly prayed in his heart: God must open his eyes and let me get through this difficulty......

In a forest thirty miles northwest of Shichengzi, nearly 3,000 cavalrymen sat on the ground in an orderly manner, quietly and silently eating the dry food in their hands.

The scorching heat made the dry food in the hands of many soldiers so hard that they could kill people if they threw it out, but none of these Han soldiers had any dissatisfaction while eating dry food and drinking warm stream water.

Although they looked a little tired on their faces, their spirit was still there.

Occasionally, the soldiers exchanged something with each other, but their voices were very low, and there was no such thing as an army in the woods.

At this time, in addition to bowing their heads and grazing, the voice of the war horse beside the soldier was also extremely low, and there was no chaos.

Gongsun Chan's eyes were slightly closed, and he sat on a large rock at the edge of the woods, without any expression on his face, like a statue.

Gongsun Chan was surrounded by a circle of white horses, and they sat upright on the horses, and although the lance stood on the ground, they kept holding it with their hands, vigilantly watching the situation around them.

Gongsun Chan was waiting, waiting for the return of the Tanma.

Gongsun Zhan didn't like Qiu Liju and Zhang Chun very much, after all, both of them were important ministers who belonged to the Han Dynasty, and the Son of Heaven favored them well.

Their rebellion not only made the dangerous Han Dynasty even more chaotic, but also caused great suffering to the people of Youzhou.

Hate is hate, but Gongsun Chan admired the commanding ability and perseverance of the two people at this time.

Under normal circumstances, under the pursuit of his light cavalry troops, if he had been replaced by an ordinary army or a yellow turban thief, he would have broken up a long time ago, but they withstood the huge pressure and did not give him the slightest chance to impact him.

Even the starry night that rises in the day and night.

As long as they encountered a place where the cavalry could exert their combat effectiveness, they would rather take a detour, take a mountain road or other difficult places to walk, and never give Gongsun Chan any chance for the cavalry to be powerful.

After more than ten days of pursuit, whether it was Gongsun Chan or Qiu Liju's soldiers on Zhang Chun's side, they had already reached a limit, if it weren't for this, Gongsun Chan would never have left a foot pawn, and single-handedly led three thousand elite horsemen to chase and kill Qiu Liju and Zhang Chun.

Gongsun Zhan's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and his eyes stared at a small black dot in the distance like an eagle's falcon.

The black dot was very fast, that is, it appeared next to Gongsun Chan in a few breaths.

The knight on the horse pulled the reins of the horse, and after a pause, he took off on the horse, somersaulted, knelt down on one knee in front of Gongsun Zhan, and said loudly: "General Qiyu Gongsun, Qiu Liju and Zhang Chun's men and horses were found twenty miles ahead, and they were resting. Our scout squad is dealing with nails in our direction, please give the general the order! ”

Looking at the dusty soldiers, Gongsun Zhan's eyelids quickly lifted and regained his slightly closed state, Gongsun Chan slowly said, "En! I know, go down and prepare for the war. ”

Gongsun Zhan did not tell the soldier to rest, but told the soldier to prepare for battle, because he knew in his heart that Qiu Liju and Zhang Chun were already at the end of their crossbows, and in such a situation, he should not have any problem eradicating the two people.

Gongsun Chan turned his face sideways and slowly said to the herald beside him: "Beat the flag, and the whole army will attack." ”

After Gongsun Chan finished speaking, he slowly stood up from the big stone, jumped on the white horse grazing next to the stone, and led the white horse to take the lead out of the woods.

Gongsun Zan knew in his heart that the time had come to decide the victory, and if there was no accident, he would be able to kill Qiu Liju and Zhang Chun on Shichengzi's side, and firmly grasp the fruits of victory in his hands.

After the banner was played, the cavalry quickly stood up, put the uneaten dry food in their hands into the ration bag on their backs, poured two large mouthfuls of stream water fiercely, and then stepped on the war horse as fast as possible.

They knew in their hearts that this was their last rest, and that there would be a new round of fighting, and whether they could succeed in quelling the chaos was also a move in this move.

Although Gongsun Zhan's white horse Congyi was very tired, their faces did not show that strong tiredness, because they knew that the soldiers of Qiu Liju Zhang Chun in front of them were more tired and more tired than them.

They are the elite troops of the Great Han Kingdom, and they will definitely be able to defeat those rebels.

Nearly 3,000 cavalry came out of the woods, and there was no such turmoil of a large army, even as if a small force of a few dozen men had come out of the woods.

The thousands of elite horsemen behind Gongsun Chan lined up in a neat line and began to slowly pull east......