Chapter 121: Pursuit
More than 20 Xiao cavalry had just entered the camp, and before they could react, they suddenly rushed out of the surrounding Hu Cai, who had been waiting here, with a deliberate calculation or not, and a sharp saber waved to arrive, and several Xiao cavalry soldiers fell from their horses in response.
A group of Xiao cavalry soldiers did not hesitate to counterattack, the blade in their hands waved with all their strength, and stabbed the Hu people in front of them off the war horses, and at the same time there was a terrible scream in the tent, these Hu people killed people when they saw them, and in less than a moment, more than ten Cai family members had fallen.
Meng Gang didn't care about the wound on his chest that kept spilling blood, and when he heard the sound of shouting and killing in the camp, he immediately ordered his subordinates to go to the rescue quickly.
It's just that where will the Hu cavalry in front of the camp let Meng Gang leave, they all come forward and swim without attacking, if the Xiao cavalry retreats, they will immediately cover up, and the Xiao cavalry will immediately turn their horses and retreat when they turn back and fight, and attack with arrows, and temporarily contain the Xiao cavalry in front of the camp tent and can't move.
These Hu people have been fighting for many years and have a lot of experience, although the armor blades are at a disadvantage, but they have suppressed the cavalry so much that they can't move.
Seeing that his subordinates were constantly dying, Meng Gang's heart was dripping blood, and he could only watch as he lost a lot of blood, causing him to be dizzy, and the steel knife in his hand was a little unstable, let alone rushing to help.
With a shrill whistle, a group of Hu cavalry, who were obviously on the peak, suddenly turned their horses' heads and headed towards the distance, and the group of Xiao cavalry did not chase, but although they treated the injured soldiers and the Cai family, the whole camp was in shambles.
Meng Gang sat paralyzed on the ground, very puzzled to see the Hu cavalry in the distance and fled away, it stands to reason that if the Hu cavalry continues to attack, I am afraid that this group of cavalry will definitely die, but the Hu cavalry who has the advantage still retreats.
At this moment, the earth shook in the distance, and soon hundreds of cavalry appeared in sight, and the horses galloped magnificently, but they didn't know whether they were friends or foes.
The leader of the general, Xiao Ce, stepped forward immediately, looked at Meng Gang, who was sitting on the ground, and a group of cautious cavalry soldiers, and saluted with his fists: "I am Hao Qing of the Bingzhou Army, and I am chasing a Hu cavalry army that broke through the defense line of Bingzhou and penetrated deep into the Han Domain, I don't know how many people and horses Hu Cai has and what his combat effectiveness is!" ”
"There are more than 100 Hu cavalry, with good combat effectiveness, and the skill of bow horses should not be underestimated."
"Thank you, take it, this is a life-saving gold sore medicine, there will be a period later!" Hundreds of Bingzhou troops followed Hao Qing and quickly pursued along the horse's hoof mark.
"General Meng, something is wrong!" The cavalry came in a hurry, full of eager words, even if they were fighting on the battlefield, they had never seen this nervous and worried look.
"Speak slowly!"
"General Yu, Miss Cai was kidnapped by Hu Qi!"
"What did you say!" Meng Gang was shocked, "Follow me to chase after me!" Meng Gang got up suddenly, and the wound on his chest that had just been bandaged collapsed again, and he regretted it for a while, and his eyes fainted with anger.
A group of Xiao cavalry soldiers suddenly panicked, at this time the main general was seriously injured, Miss Cai was taken away by Hu Cai, everyone knows that it is difficult to survive in the deep chaos army, even if she survives, a weak woman Luo is in the hands of the barbarian Hu people, and the situation can be imagined.
I'm afraid that even if Cai Yong is brought back to Qingzhou, I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape the responsibility, and everyone is gloomy for a while, and they don't know where to go.
At this time, Cai Yong, who had a heavy face, came to see that Meng Gang was seriously injured and fainted, and his daughter Cai Yan was abducted by the Hu people.
"You wait as soon as possible to take General Meng across Luoshui and go to Qingzhou for help, maybe you can save General Meng's life and save Cai Yan."
Cai Yong's tone was firm and decisive, and with Cai Yong's identity, it was very important in the hearts of the cavalry soldiers, and at this time, Meng Gang was in a coma, so he could only listen to Cai Yong's words, and he reined in his baggage one after another, and buried the body before he could go on the road.
It's just that when the Xiao cavalry returned, suddenly a carriage left the team and chased in the direction of Hu Cai's escape, more than a dozen Xiao cavalry cavalry hurriedly chased over, and the remaining Xiao cavalry soldiers could only continue to carry the unconscious Meng Gang towards the Luoshui River.
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Gongsun Yi waited for many days in the Luoyang territory, but Meng Gang's team did not come for a long time, and his heart became more and more impatient, and in desperation, Gongsun Yi ordered his soldiers to escort Zhang Zhongjing to Qingzhou, and he took the remaining Xiao cavalry to the Luoshui River.
As for those Baibo troops, those who were willing to go to Qingzhou went with the army, and those who were unwilling to go were dismissed on the spot, and with the help of these Baibo troops, the epidemic near Luoyang was finally controlled.
Gongsun Yi naturally had no reason to embarrass them, and even dozens of people were willing to follow, but Gongsun Yi did not refuse, and incorporated these people into the Xiao Cavalry Army, and nearly 100 people marched towards the Luo River.
Gongsun Yi, who was standing by the Luoshui River, looked far away, hoping to see the convoy led by Meng Gang on the other side of the river, and hoped that Meng Gang did not come as promised, just because there was no boat to cross the Luohe River.
It's just that with the passage of time, Gongsun Yi has become more and more aware that the convoy led by Meng Gang is afraid that he will be in trouble, even if he is anxious, he can only be deterred in the face of the turbulent river.
"Lord, we've found the ship!" Guan Hai turned in a loud voice.
Soon, under the leadership of the Xiao cavalry, the old man, who was over sixty years a year, drove a fishing boat slowly downstream.
Seeing these officers and soldiers, the old man was obviously a little timid, but he still agreed to send Gongsun Yi across the river.
The water is rippling, the scenery on both sides of the strait is charming, if it is usual, Gongsun Yi will definitely persuade the boatman to stop and admire, but at this moment there is really no such mood.
A boatload of Xiao cavalry was sent to the opposite shore one after another, at this time the water waves suddenly rolled, the old man's hull could not be controlled, and was suddenly overturned and fell into the Luo River, a group of Xiao cavalry struggled, but it was swallowed by the turbulent Luo water in less than a few breaths.
Unable to ride horses across the river, everyone walked all the way and continued to gallop forward, hoping to meet Meng Gang's team, but there was still no trace.
Guan Hai listened to the advice of the Xiao cavalry soldiers, hoping that Gongsun Yi could return to Qingzhou, and Meng Gang's team could be handed over to them to continue the search.
Gongsun Yi didn't speak, just continued to move forward, and everyone was helpless, so they could only follow left and right.
The atmosphere of the whole team was extremely depressing, except for the smug Guan Hai, no one dared to talk to Gongsun Yi, and finally on the second day of Luoshui, he met the team that returned with a haggard Meng Gang.
After listening to the cause and effect, Gongsun Yi comforted Meng Gang and a group of soldiers with kind words, ordered everyone to cut wood and build ships by the river, and took the remaining nearly 100 people to the hinterland of Bingzhou.
People are not as good as heaven, Gongsun Yi really didn't expect that the history is strikingly similar, Cai Yan was still taken away by the Hu people, although Cai Yong had more than ten horsemen to follow, but chased into the robbers, the Hu people looted, and the state border with many soldiers, it is really hard to believe that he can survive.
I thought everything was under control, but now it seems ridiculous.
The only good news is that Gongsun Yi bought dozens of horses in a village, with all the money on his body, although they are not good horses, but they are enough to travel, although many people understand that it is dangerous to go deep into the state, but there is no retreat, even the Bai Bo army that has been co-opted.
On this day, a group of horsemen dismounted and rested together, and Gongsun Yi held a map to observe carefully, constantly analyzing the direction in which Hu Cai might escape.
Although he was anxious, Gongsun Yi did not lose his mind, blindly rushing left and right, not only could not save people, but also killed a group of people who followed, these people's lives were under Gongsun Yi's hands, how dare they not be cautious and cautious, step by step.
According to the report of the surviving Xiao cavalry army, it seems that there is a cavalry at the border pass, which is encircling and suppressing this Hu cavalry who are robbing the people, and the Hu people are likely to have no time to kill these robbed women, which is also Gongsun Yi's belief that Cai Yan is still alive.
Although Gongsun Yi thought that he was just admiring Cai Yan, it was just at this moment that his heart really made him realize that his inner emotions were by no means as simple as admiration, and he was just deceiving himself before.
Suddenly, a small cavalry rode back, and a group of Xiao cavalry soldiers sitting around quickly got up and held their blades, and the cavalry turned over and dismounted and hugged their fists and said: "My lord, ten miles ahead, there are dozens of bandits surrounding Cai Shizhong on a hillside, but they did not attack, they just waited quietly under the hillside. ”
Gongsun Yi's eyes were cold, and he turned to the group of cavalry soldiers and said, "Follow me into the enemy formation and strike first!" ”