Chapter 124: A Desperate Shot
The land of Mobei, occupied by the Hu people all the year round, the shrubs and sand are all over, the climate is harsh, the Han army rarely enters the country for many years, only a lot of merchants who sell horses pass through it, I don't know how many people are buried here, just for the high profits, there are still many people who take risks.
The war horse galloped, Gongsun Yi and a group of horsemen, riding their horses and rushing towards the land of the city wall.
Huma is clearly more explosive, and the fast pursuit is getting closer.
Suddenly, a war horse stumbled on the bushes, the horse lost its front hooves, the whole body flew up, and fell to the ground suddenly, and was soon chased by Hu Qi, trampling on the momentum, the corpse was suddenly bloody and blurred, and there was no chance of rescue at all.
Seeing that entering the shooting range, Hu Cai took a bow and shot arrows, and the arrows whistled in, and many Xiao cavalry soldiers deliberately pulled the reins and followed behind Gongsun Yi to rush forward, and from time to time there were armor soldiers who turned over and dismounted from the arrow.
In the face of Hu Qi in front of him, he was powerless to resist at all, but fortunately, the majestic city wall on the border of Bingzhou in the distance was already in front of him, and Gongsun Yi rode his horse with all his might, only hoping that the war horse under his crotch could run faster.
Seeing that the border city of the Han army was in front of them, a group of Hu cavalry shot arrows with all their might.
At this moment, more than a dozen horsemen suddenly stopped their horses, turned their horses' heads and looked coldly at the nearly 1,000 cavalry oncoming, clenched the blades in their hands, and rushed towards Hu Cai.
Although there are not many more than ten people, but like a sharp knife, violently rushed into the Hu cavalry array, for a while the war horse rolled, and the cavalry fell down and did not know whether life or death, many people rushed up to get the Hu cavalry also fell, and for a while people turned over on their backs.
The fierce collision slowed down the attack, and in this extremely short time, the distance was quickly opened.
Cai Yan sat on the horse, and could feel Gongsun Yi trembling slightly behind her, but she couldn't do anything at all, so she could only snuggle tightly.
A group of Hu cavalry saw the commander of the Han army leading seven or eight remnants to flee, where would they be willing, these Han people actually dared to break into the territory of the Hu people to attack and kill the Hu soldiers, if they fled, wouldn't it mean that there was no one in Mobei.
Many Hu cavalry raised their whips and vigorously and continuously twitched their horses, and even many Hu horses were drawn to a blur of flesh and blood, and the war horses were pained to speed up, catching up with a lot of distance in an instant.
Guan Hai saw that the Hu people were chasing after him, and was just about to pull the war horse, so he turned around and went to stop him, when suddenly Gongsun Yi, who was riding quickly side by side, suddenly grabbed Guan Hai's armor.
"Your Excellency!" The situation is critical, and Guan Hai is very clear about what he wants to do, but Gongsun Yi really can't continue to endure watching the Xiao cavalry army die in vain, just creating a chance for him to escape.
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On the wall of the border of the state, a partial general looked into the distance, seeing that there were less than ten Han soldiers riding horses, and nearly a thousand Hu cavalry behind him pursued with all their might, and he hesitated for a while.
It stands to reason that the city gate should be opened when the Han army returns, but there are nearly a thousand tigers, wolves and Hu people behind him, and if the city gate is opened, it is very likely to be attacked into the city.
Although there are more than 2,000 Han troops in the city, but most of them are infantry, and most of them are not on the edge of the city wall at this time, even if it takes time to mobilize to meet the enemy, just watching the Tartars kill the Han army under the city wall, I am afraid that the already impetuous army of the state and the border is likely to lose the morale of the army.
"My lord, it's not good, someone from Hu is rushing over!"
"What's the panic, Ben will see it!" The general thought for a while and asked, "How many people are there in the current border army?" ”
"Your Excellency, there are more than 300 people, although the wolf smoke has been lit, but the reinforcements from the surrounding areas are coming, and it will take an hour at the shortest."
"Order all the people to assemble and prepare wooden bows and arrows, if these Hu people dare to attack the city, they will definitely have no return!"
The general of the state army sighed slightly, although he hoped to open the city and save these Han troops who rushed back from Mobei, but once the city gate was opened, the Hu cavalry who followed closely behind rushed into the city, and only these more than 300 Han troops were not enough to resist the Hu soldiers.
Most of the people living in the city are military dependents, and once the city is broken, the consequences are unimaginable.
In fact, the Han army that blocked the Hu people's border with the state was already less than one-tenth of the original scale, and most of the generals and schools either left or were absorbed by the princes, and most of the people who were willing to stay here to garrison the border were the people of Bingzhou who did not want to leave their homeland.
It's just that with the continuous conquest, plus there is also the clearing of the surrounding mountain bandits, the few remaining border and state troops are seriously reduced, and they can only scare the Hu people with the banner of the city.
For the Hu people, the land in the Han region is fertile and rich in products, but they did not dare to move lightly due to the power of Li Guang and Huo Quai, and once they know the current strength of the border army, I am afraid that it is only a matter of time before they attack on a large scale.
Now the only remaining border army of the state is looking forward to the day when the Hu people will attack will not come, but unfortunately it backfired, today the Hu people killed under the city, once they fought with the border army defending the city, they can naturally find out the truth, and the general is worried in his heart, not only whether to break the city and suffer.
Seeing the Han army approaching, and the Hu cavalry was in hot pursuit, the general defending the city could only continue to urge the soldiers to stand in front of the city tower, and must not let the Hu people see the reality of the soldiers on the border.
"My lord, quickly follow the original plan!" At this moment, the Han troops who had arrived from afar suddenly shouted in unison.
The general defending the city was shocked in his heart, slightly stunned for a moment, and quickly realized the intention of the Han army, and immediately ordered the surrounding sergeants: "Take down all the flags!" ”
The border guards of the city were puzzled, but the military order had been issued and only the part was executed, and all the temperament of the city head was taken off immediately.
When he was the leader of the Hu people, he learned the words of the shouting from his subordinates who knew Chinese, and then saw that all the flags that were all over the city suddenly disappeared, and he was shocked for a while, could this be the fist set by the Han people?
The Han army, which was suddenly fleeing in the distance, suddenly stopped, and shot a few arrows at the Hu people provocatively, which made the Hu leader realize that this must be a trick of the Han people, otherwise it would never be possible to take dozens of people deep into Mobei.
The leader of the Hu people waved his hand, and all the Hu horses slowly stopped.
The leader of the Hu people looked at the towering city wall with cold eyes, and immediately ordered to turn his horse and head towards the desert north.
Gongsun Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, fortunately, the Hu people were still afraid of the Han people at this time, and when they first fought, I don't know how many people fell under the blades of the Han army, and even later, the majestic city walls of the border pass were also a nightmare for the Hu people who lacked siege weapons.
This escape is really dangerous and dangerous, if one of the links is slightly worse, it will inevitably die in Mobei, looking at the wilderness of dozens of cavalry soldiers from afar.
With a low creaking sound, the heavy city gate slowly opened, Gongsun Yi led a group of cavalry to rush into it, as the city gate slowly closed, suddenly a group of surrounding border guards surrounded Gongsun Yi and his party, and the crossbow was ready to attack.
"Who are you? Why is it here? The general stepped forward and asked coldly.
"I am the hussar general Gongsun Yi, these people are my subordinates, when the daughter of Cai Shizhong was taken away by the Hu people, I will take nearly 100 people deep into Mobei, all the way back, I don't know what else the general has to ask!"
"You are Gongsun Yi!"
"It's down there!"
"Put your weapons down!" The general said eagerly: "It's really a misunderstanding, the name of the adult has long been famous, and the last general also heard about it earlier, and Lord Tang Tu looks at Haihan!" ”
"The general is polite, if the general hadn't opened the city gate, I'm afraid the general would have been a ghost under the sword."
Just about to turn over and dismount, he was suddenly gently pulled by Cai Yan who was sitting in front of him, Gongsun Yi chuckled and hugged Cai Yan down.
The general of the border will invite Gongsun Yi into the simple thatched hall, and when the guest of honor is seated, the general will say: "The adults have worked hard all the way, and they should have been treated with good wine and meat, but the land on the border is very difficult, and they really can't get anything good, so please eat it." ”
Soon some coarse grain cakes were brought up, and the general was very polite to invite Gongsun Yi and a group of cavalry soldiers to eat, and the attitude was a little uncomfortable, but as Gongsun Yi's hussar general, it was natural for the general of the border to be so courteous.
Gongsun Yi picked up the coarse grain cake, and suddenly there was a lot of afterglow, and the general's eyes were full of eagerness.
In addition to the early warning, the arm under the table moved slightly, waving his hand slightly, and the surrounding cavalry seemed to realize something, and did not eat the coarse grain cake.
Gongsun Yi suddenly put the coarse grain cake on the plate, sighed slightly, and then stared at the general coldly and said, "General, who asked you to do it!?" ”