The flames in the camp did not spread, and the soldiers of the baggage battalion began to extinguish the fire as soon as possible. Without enough ignition materials, the fire did not spread quickly and was easily extinguished.

Obviously, the other party did not intend to burn the baggage of the Fang army through this fire, at most it intended to make them panic. After all, when people are faced with flames, they will inevitably be confused, and instinctively want to stay away from the flames. Not to mention that when the baggage of their own army is inside, many people often can't calm down.

When the two armies fought, whoever was distracted first was naturally unlucky, but fortunately, the training of the Fang army was very high, and the soldiers were not confused.

When Xiahou Yuan retreated, the fire had almost been extinguished, and an officer from the baggage battalion came to report, there was no problem with the baggage, please rest assured Zhou Cang. After receiving an accurate answer, Zhou Cang simply took 5,000 cavalry and chased directly in the direction where Xiahou Yuan left.

Come and don't be rude, at this moment, there is no cavalry under Xiahou Yuan's command, at most there are only hundreds of remnants, if you don't pursue at this moment, when will you stay? Moreover, the distance between the two sides is not too far, and as far as the eye can see, there seems to be the shadow of Xiahou Yuan on the horizon.

"General, take me!" Zuo Ming also quickly followed, he was not optimistic about this pursuit, but as the chief of staff of the army, he had to take the responsibility of checking and filling in the gaps for Zhou Cang.

In the end, the cavalry was still faster than the infantry, and the army quickly discovered the Xiahou Yuan troops in front. They were still running forward, but the distance between them was getting shorter.

"Charge!" Zhou Cang saw that the distance between the two sides was less than five hundred meters, and immediately gave the order to charge.

"General, wait a minute!" Zuo Ming shouted at this time.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Cang turned around and asked, somewhat dissatisfied.

"There's a forest ahead, beware! And don't you think that Xiahou Yuan's marching speed is also a little too slow? Zuo Ming asked very seriously.

"That's a normal marching speed!" Zhou Cang couldn't see anything, this speed was normal.

"But the question is, what speed did they come at what speed? Compared to that time, today's speed is simply turtle speed. It's so obvious what drew us to chase them! Zuo Ming said solemnly.

He also compared Xiahou Yuan's marching speed before and after, only to find that the current speed is at least less than half of when he came. This kind of speed, not to mention cavalry, even the infantry that runs faster can catch up. But at first when he came. It's so fast, it's obviously very abnormal!

"What if that's what he is going to do to trick us?" Zhou Cang also said another possibility.

Once Xiahou Yuan enters this forest, then due to the scruples of his own army, he is afraid that it will be difficult to pursue. In particular, the cavalry can't be used at all in the jungle, and it will become the opponent's prey. No matter how fast the foot soldier is. Is there still cavalry fast? If you really want to pursue, you can often intercept the opponent before they enter the forest.

Who can guarantee that Xiahou Yuan knew such a result, so he deliberately slowed down his speed and made a deceitful gesture in front, so that the people in the rear had scruples and did not dare to pursue him?

"Although there is also this possibility, the general should not forget that Lu Qian's whereabouts are still unknown!" At this time, Zuo Ming reminded Zhou Cang. He has overlooked a Cao general.

Lu Qian is missing, where did he go? Is it behind the Tiger Prison, or in the jungle, or somewhere else? This force has not appeared for a day, so no one can know if Xiahou Yuan has a backhand!

This is indeed a thing that people have to guard against, but seeing that Xiahou Yuan is about to enter the forest, it is unwillingness not to pursue. Just when he hesitated, he didn't want Xiahou Yuan to suddenly turn around and beckoned to him.

In Zhou Cang's opinion. The action is basically saying, "Don't work far away!" ”

"Charge!" Zhou Cang doesn't care, anyway, even if something happens, just turn around.

Looking at Zhou Cang's impulsive appearance, and there is no definite evidence. It proved that there were ambushes inside, and Zuo Ming naturally had no way to stop Zhou Cang's actions. I'm just thinking, I hope everything is fine, no matter how bad it is, at least I can retreat safely, right?

At this time, a large number of war horses fell to the ground like this. Fang Jun, who is very familiar with this routine, naturally knows it. The enemy is on this road, digging a trap! It was only because there was grass on the ground that it was not easy to find these potholes, and at the same time, the infantry had just walked on them, so they were not suspected.

This also explains why their speed suddenly decreased, and it turned out that they were avoiding those pits!

At least more than fifty war horses fell to the ground like this, and more than thirty war horses crashed into the war horses in front of them and fell. The follow-up army learned its lesson, and only then did it quickly stop, and did not make the losses too much bigger.

The Fang army of the horse pit is the ancestor of this trick, and he is naturally very experienced in dealing with this trick. The rear army quickly moved left and right, avoiding the areas where the horse pits were trapped. In fact, it is only necessary to slow down, and the horses themselves will avoid these pitfalls on their own.

However, the other side's main purpose is actually to slow down this force.

Just as Zhou Cang's troops slowed down, a large number of stones flew out of the woods, each of which was the size of a coconut, and weighed five catties to say the least. It is not difficult to see from the visual inspection that it was fired by trebuchets, and it is probably possible to determine from the number that it was at least fifty stones fired by more than fifty trebuchets.

These stones covered the entire area, blocking almost all the paths of Zhou Cangjun's path. There was only one option left for them, to retreat. However, they entered the area of the trap, let alone go back, even if they were to move forward.

At this moment, a large number of stones fell directly on the heads of those soldiers. At this time, even if the soldiers were wearing armor and had good protection, this kind of concussive attack could still break their necks. At the very least, a concussion on the head is absolutely indispensable.

At the same time, more than thirty strange cars quickly appeared between the jungles, which were not towed by cattle or sheep but could run on their own. Just like that, it keeps moving straight towards them.

"Wheel!" Zuo Ming knew what this was, and couldn't help but scream.

The chariot is an ancient fortified vehicle, with a triangular spire design, and the soldiers push this kind of cart forward in this way. The main function of this kind of cart was to transport the soldiers under the city walls, and even to cover the guards to dig holes under the city walls. A sturdy roof can also be used to hide from bows and arrows and stones.

The front of the cart is also protected by a wooden plank covered with iron plates, leaving only a monitoring port to check the situation ahead. In other words, the shooting in front of them will not help them.

As the cart came to the sides of the cavalry, the planks on the side were suddenly lowered, revealing the soldiers inside. In the hands of these soldiers, each of them held a five-shot crossbow. Then at the first moment when the planks were lifted, the ammunition began to be poured.

The soldiers on Zhou Cang's side may not have any problems, but a lot of horses have been killed, and more than 700 war horses have been shot. Of course, the soldiers above were also thrown to the ground. The death of these horses made the other horses panic. But they are in a position that is not suitable for running.

At the same time, after the shooting, the planks of these carts closed again, which meant that counterattack fire at this time would not have any effect. But the soldiers inside can calmly change the arrows and then shoot.

Not to mention, at this moment, a large number of stones appeared in the sky again, and they smashed towards Zhou Cang's position again.

"Charge!" Zhou Cang knew that he had no other choice. In this case, retreat becomes a luxury, and the only way to solve the problem is to charge.

The army was mobilized quickly, and even had to step on the corpses of their own soldiers or horses to increase the speed of movement. The iron armor on the bodies of these soldiers became the best bedding, allowing the army to move calmly.

This process is a bit cruel, especially some soldiers are just unconscious, but because of the trampling of their comrades, they are trampled to death.

In the end, Zhou Cang paid the price of more than 3,000 casualties, and then walked through the trap area and began to enter the jungle. However, at this moment, Xiahou Yuan was nowhere to be found, and obviously had already fled when he threw the first stone.

In the jungle, the vegetation seriously blocked Zhou Cangjun's vision, making it impossible for him to see the enemy's tracks. However, the soldiers who took the lead successfully dismantled several tripwires and traps on the ground.

In jungle warfare, the most feared thing is that the enemy will set traps inside. Take advantage of the complex terrain of the jungle to continuously wear down the enemy's strength. This knowledge was learned in military academies, and Huang Long, who had retired from the army, personally served as a lecturer in mountain warfare.

Fang Yun didn't need them all to become truly qualified mountain combat troops, but he had to let them know this common sense, lest one day when they really had to fight in the mountainous terrain, they wouldn't be so passive.

After a while, the troops discovered the enemy's trebuchet, and these things really couldn't be moved away. It's just that the soldiers are gone, and apparently after learning that the Fang army is chasing here, they automatically give up these weapons.

The data has already been collected, and there is indeed value in further improvements to the carts and trebuchets. Spearmen and so-called mounted archers need to be cut, after all, they will be very passive in future battles. However, it is possible to develop some classes with heavy weapons, which will be very effective against soldiers wearing heavy armor.

As for the Fang army who chased here, Cao Jun still had a gift for them.

As long as Zhou Cang smelled it at this moment, it was not difficult to smell it, and there was a very strong smell in the air. As a rocket shot out of nowhere, it landed on the ground and quickly ignited the fierce fire oil that had been poured on the ground.

Of course, pure gasoline Cao Jun has not been able to refine it, but the use of the most primitive kind of oil can still achieve the purpose of rapid ignition. Not to mention, he also added a lot of gunpowder. In this era, that thing itself is used to ignite fire.

Suddenly, the forest fire rose directly, and Zhou Cang fell into an unprecedented crisis...... (To be continued.) )

PS: Veteran generals often tell their juniors like this: "Don't enter every forest!" ”