If you gallop with all your might on the open field, the distance of thirty miles will be reached in an instant. But now the two armies were thirty miles apart in the same mountainous area, and they bought the raiding legion nearly an hour of precious time.

Although Geng Chao is brave and fearless, it does not mean that he has no brains. After discussing with Yang Zhiluo, he decided to simply wait for work. An order was immediately given to silence the drums, and to try not to alarm the Turks prematurely. At the same time, Shen Chong and Li Wei were ordered to lead a thousand soldiers to quickly abandon their horses and climb the mountain, and go to the mountains on both sides to set up an ambush before the Turkic army left the mountain gorge.

Due to the rush of time, Shen Chong and Li Wei's ambush troops were discovered by the Turkic scouts before they were all in place, and Geng Chao had to order the cavalry to attack first. Even so, the raiding legions won a great victory, crushing the Turkic legions, which had the advantage of strength in Zhan, in one fell swoop. In this unexpected encounter, only about 1,300 men of the raiding army were killed, but the Turks left more than 4,000 corpses in the mountain gorge.

Geng Chao fought against the Turks under the tent of Weisu for eight years, and fought against the Turkic cavalry corps no less than 100 times. In the case of the cavalry against cavalry on both sides, it was the first time that he won more with less, and he had never felt so proud as he did today in his life, which also made his self-confidence almost swell to the point of arrogance. After counting the results of the battle for a while, he immediately raised his head to the sky and laughed at the mouth of the gorge: "What about the cavalry corps of the Turks? But that's it! ”

"General, it's not too late for us to be happy while we go." Yang Zhi said with a worried face: "This victory is taking the lead, if we are discovered by the Turks first, the consequences will be unimaginable." The appearance of the Turkic cavalry corps in formation around us is by no means a good thing. We only have more than 6,000 men left, and the terrain here is difficult, and the cavalry moves slowly, so it is more dangerous to stay for a moment. Go, go! ”

"Got it." Geng Chao couldn't help but secretly scold the disappointment, but he didn't lose his mind, and shouted at the top of his throat: "Stop cleaning up the battlefield immediately!" All the troops are out! ”

"It's not just about pulling out, it's going full speed ahead." The two armies met at noon, and seeing that the sun was setting at this time, Yang Zhi added: "After sunset, it is necessary to order all the troops to rush all night, and there must be no moments of stop before leaving the mountains. General, if I were in the unsheltered steppe desert, even if the Turkic cavalry was ten times larger than me, I still had a glimmer of life. But if we are surrounded by the Turks in this mountainous area, then we will have only one way to die! ”

In fact, Geng Chao also understood what he said, and said angrily: "The soldiers have not entered the water and rice since they pulled out of the camp in the morning, and they have just encountered a bloody battle, and now they can move forward reluctantly, do you think they are all iron?" In the eyes of your Yang Army, the Turkic cavalry legion is so terrible? Heavy siege? Hehe, are they heavenly soldiers who will fall from the sky? ”

"General, it's not that I mean to talk too much. I think it would be better for the soldiers to die of starvation and exhaustion than to die under the butcher's knives of the Turkic cavalry. ”

"Enough!" Geng Chao said coldly: "Are you a general or am I a general?" I have my own sense of what to do, and you don't need to say more. ”

Judging from the distance on the map, according to the normal marching speed, it was possible to get out of the mountains at the latest around noon the next day. Although Geng Chao did not listen to Yang Zhizhi's words and ordered to advance at full speed, he did not dare to be careless, and after dark, he still urged the whole army to rush overnight.

At the end of the hour, the soldiers were already sleepy, and even Geng Chao's diehard loyalists of Dong Jian began to complain. Geng Chao ordered them to have two hours to rest and eat, and wait until dawn to continue walking. No matter how hard Yang Zhi tried to persuade him, he just ignored it coldly. Yang Zhi had no choice but to secretly pray for the Bodhisattva's blessing.

The next day, at dawn, it was safe and sound, but when he was less than twenty miles away from the mountain, Geng Chao knew how stupid the military order of compassion for the soldiers was last night, and he also completely realized how precious the two hours of delay were.

Scouts came in the morning to report that a large group of Turkic cavalry had been found behind the raiding corps and outside the mountain, and the retreat behind them had been completely blocked. Geng Chao's heart sank suddenly: The kid surnamed Yang was prescient!

At this time, whether he regretted or complained, it was useless, Yang Zhi said expressionlessly: "General, there is no way out for the chasing soldiers, and now I have to treat the dead horse as a live horse doctor." We can only hope that the Turks outside the mountains have not yet gained a firm foothold and still have flaws, and we have ordered the whole army to fight desperately, and perhaps there is still the possibility of a line of breaking out of the encirclement! ”

Geng Chao nodded silently. But when the raiding legion arrived outside the mountain, Geng Chao's heart was shattered even the last glimmer of hope that Yang Zhi had said. On three sides were densely packed with Turkic cavalry that could not be seen at a glance, surrounding them like iron buckets, where could there be any flaws?

Based on the news from several scouts, at least 70,000 people's flags were found around, and there was also a Nine Yak Daxu embroidered with a golden wolf's head: it was the royal flag of the Turkic Khan Tudu!

The 10,000-person team that was accidentally encountered yesterday was undoubtedly one of the huge Turkic cavalry corps, and the Tudu Khan actually led 80,000 troops to encircle and suppress them all over the world, which shows how much the Turks hated this Xia cavalry force that swept across the desert!

Yang Zhi's chest was already hot, but at this time, even if there was a hidden dragon warning, what was the use? Surrounded by 6,000 against 70,000, no matter how strong the martial arts are and how clever the wisdom is, what can they do?

Seeing that the 20,000-strong team in front of him was getting closer and closer, Geng Chao laughed miserably: "Brother Yang, it's too late to say anything now." Although I have never been able to see through you, I have also been born and died together and fought side by side, hoping that we can be brothers in the next life. ”

He shouted back, "Brothers! Are we afraid of death? ”

The soldiers also knew that the hope of survival was really slim, and they all roared arrogantly: "Don't be afraid! We've already killed enough! ”

"Well done! Our good son Lang of Daxia would rather die than be a bad seed! Brethren, let's have one last spree! ”

With Geng Chao's ability, if he wants to fight a bloody way to escape into the mountains and forests behind him, it is very likely that he will save his life. But apparently he had made up his mind to die, and swore to live and die with the soldiers!

"Wait!" Yang Zhi grabbed Geng Chao, who looked angry, and said calmly: "Brother Geng, we want to be brothers in this life." The emperor didn't ask you to bring your brothers to die, even if you want to fight hard, it's not such a moth to fight the fire. If we can't stop the first wave of the Turkic attack, we will be crushed into powder in the blink of an eye! In order to buy time to find a way to break through, I had to gamble. ”

Yue Yu shouted: "All the soldiers obey the order! More than 100 enemies are out of the ranks! ”

The soldiers all looked at each other, including Geng Chao, who didn't know what Yang Zhi wanted to do. Geng Chao shouted angrily: "Are you all deaf? ”

Only then did the soldiers react, and in a blink of an eye, more than 700 people stood in the forefront. Yang Zhilang said: "Brothers! Even if there is only a glimmer of life, we must not give up! A death squad composed of more than 100 enemies was formed, and I took the lead with General Geng. The rest of the brothers stood by on the spot, with Shen Zhong and Li as temporary commanders. Shoot a man first and shoot a horse first, and capture a thief first and capture the king first! The target of the death squads is the thousand-legged commander of the Turks! Brother Geng, our target is those two captains! ”

Only then did Geng Chao understand Yang Zhi's intentions, and the Turks who were in the lead had already rushed three or four miles away, and he couldn't think too much about it, so he took the lead in riding his horse and rushed out and shouted: "All for the sake of Great Xia!" ”