Chapter Ninety-Eight: Seeing Death as Home
"General, the thieves are fleeing north." A subordinate general spotted the movement of the fort soldiers.
Hearing this, Sun Fudu looked up at the torches that were moving north, raised his eyebrows, and grinned: "If you want to run, it's not so easy, soldiers, pursue with all your might." ā
After speaking, he waved his hand and accelerated forward again.
The moon was still hiding in the clouds, the sky was still dark, the enemy and us were chasing in the dark night with torches, the fort soldiers were desperately galloping forward in order to lead away the pursuers, and the pursuers were also chasing after them for meritorious service.
Fifteen thousand pursuers, under the leadership of Sun Fudu, chased more than ten miles to the north, but they never caught up with the fort soldiers in front, and the distance between the two sides remained unchanged.
"General, after chasing for so long, will there be fraud?" A subordinate general reminded Sun Fudu's ear.
When Sun Fudu heard this, he frowned and thought about it, he also wondered in his heart, after chasing for so long, the distance remained the same, which was enough to show that the fort soldiers in front and the fifteen thousand army led by himself were cavalry, not the infantry he originally expected.
But when attacking Thundercloud Fort, he clearly remembered that the fort soldiers suffered heavy casualties, how could so many wounded soldiers gallop on horseback.
If you had been riding in a carriage or on foot, you would have caught up with you.
"Strange! Weird! Sun Fudu shook his head while chasing.
But he was at least sure that the people who fled ahead must be the people of Thundercloud Castle, and these people were the enemies who had destroyed his 3,000 men, so he decided to pursue them no matter what.
"Soldiers, speed up the pursuit, Ben will see how long they can run." Sun Fudu was furious and ordered.
When the fifteen-thousand-strong army heard the order, they waved their horsewhips in turn and pursued them with all their might.
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Under the leadership of Lei Yun and Zhao Youde, the three hundred fort soldiers galloped in due north in an orderly manner, and the pursuers accelerated and they accelerated, and the pursuers slowed down a little.
In short, the distance from the pursuers was always within a certain range, and at this distance, the pursuers could only clearly see 900 flames, but they could not see the figure of the fort soldiers, let alone the 'ten' torches in their hands.
"Brothers, look at the pursuers behind, they don't look like followers, hahaha!" Thundercloud turned his head and glanced back, smiling and teasing.
"Hahaha, castle master, they are originally ass worms, how can they not be?"
"Well, or tens of thousands of heels?"
"Hahahaha!"
The situation of the three hundred forts was high, and he immediately laughed and ridiculed, and even Zhao Youde, who has never been very smiling, couldn't help but laugh 'hehe'.
The reason why Lei Yun joked was to adjust the tense atmosphere of the fort soldiers, so as to boost morale and fight the pursuers to the end.
After all, the strength of the pursuers behind him was fifty times that of his own, and it was very likely that the entire army would be annihilated if such a weak force lured the enemy, and it was impossible for the fort soldiers not to be nervous in the face of such a powerful pursuer.
A group of more than 300 people, holding torches, galloped all the way north for more than 100 miles, crossing several small rivers and passing through more than a dozen woods on the way, and the pursuers behind them followed closely and never stopped chasing.
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"General, it's not a way to chase down like this, the last general Jian yƬ divided his troops to outflank, and the iron cavalry surrounded him on three sides, completely blocking the way for the thieves to escape." A ministry will build a yƬ road.
When Sun Fudu heard this, he lamented: "The thieves go all the way to the north, how to encircle and annihilate them!" ā
"Don't hide it from the general, this is the hometown of the last general, there is a big river twenty miles ahead, the water is more than one zhang deep, and the men and horses cannot cross, at this time, it is the right time to divide the troops on three sides to encircle."
"Great." Sun Fudu praised it, looked sideways at the two generals beside him, and ordered: "The two of you each lead 5,000 cavalry, spread out to the two wings, and prepare to encircle the thieves, go quickly." ā
"Yes, General." The two generals agreed.
They each led 5,000 cavalry and galloped to the northeast and northwest respectively.
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As the night faded, the eastern sky revealed a hint of fish's belly white, and at this time, even without torches, the road surface could be clearly seen.
The three hundred fort soldiers threw away the torches in their hands one after another and accelerated forward.
"Castle Master, there's a big river ahead." One of the fort soldiers reminded loudly.
Thunderclouds had already seen that there was a large river several zhang wide in front of them, and it seemed that it was very deep, and the men and horses would definitely not be able to cross it.
He frowned and looked around to the left and right, and suddenly noticed that there were thousands of fires flashing in both directions, east and west, and it seemed that two large armies were rushing here.
Soon the fire was gone, replaced by the sound of horses' hooves rumbling.
"Oh no, we're surrounded." Thundercloud shouted in surprise.
He finally figured out that the reason why the pursuers had to separate before was to surround him.
"This group of pursuers is really cunning!" Zhao Youde also sighed secretly.
There is a big river blocking the road in front, and the pursuers behind are approaching step by step, and the enemies on the left and right sides are gradually approaching here, and the three hundred fort soldiers have no way out at this time.
"Hiss ......"
Three hundred fort soldiers took the reins of their horses and stopped at the river in turn.
"Castle Master, fight with them." A fort soldier first built a yƬ road.
"Yes, fight with them."
"We will not surrender."
The fort soldiers showed their determination.
Lei Yun and Zhao Youde glanced at each other, and the two of them were very sad in their hearts, but there was a little pride and unyielding in the sadness.
The three hundred fort soldiers were in a desperate situation under their leadership, and they felt a little guilty in their hearts, but at the same time, they were also proud of this group of fort soldiers, they were all heroes.
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"Boom, boom, boom......"
With the sound of horses' hooves surging with a landslide, 15,000 pursuers had completely surrounded the 300 Fort Corps.
Looking at the team of only three hundred people crowded by the river, Sun Fudu gritted his teeth angrily.
In fact, when he saw the 'ten' shaped torches discarded by the three hundred fort soldiers, he had a premonition, and what he saw with his own eyes at this time completely confirmed his premonition.
"How can this be reasonable, dare to play the general." Sun Fudu's cheeks trembled, and he scolded hatefully.
He knew very well that there were at least a thousand people alive in Thundercloud Fort, and the 'ten'-shaped torches held high by the fort soldiers also confirmed his judgment from the side.
After all the hardships, there were only 300 thieves who chased after him all night, how could he not be angry, besides, he only took 300 heads back, how to explain to Shi Hu.
"It seems that we can only find a few villages and cut a few more people's heads to make up the number." Sun Fudu thought secretly in his heart.
After the army was all assembled, Sun Fudu looked at the three hundred fort soldiers in front of him, a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth, and ordered: "Prepare to attack, not one will be left." ā
"Prepare to attack, leave no one behind."
"Prepare to attack, leave no one behind."
The heralds galloped on their horses and conveyed the orders downwards in turn, and the fifteen-thousand-strong army immediately drew their weapons and was ready to rush forward at any time to attack the fort soldiers, who had only three hundred men.
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Seeing that more than 10,000 enemy troops were about to attack, the 300 fort soldiers immediately stood by in battle, although they did not have the slightest hope of survival, but retreat meant timidity, and no one wanted to be cowards.
Lei Yun turned sideways and looked at the three hundred fort soldiers who looked at death as if they were at home, and shouted: "Warriors, do you remember that you were once a soldier of the Northern Expeditionary Army? Back then, we followed General Zudi to fight so many victories and kill so many dogs, and now we feel happy when we think about it! Now that Hu Gou is in front of us, today let's be a soldier for the last time and fight the enemy as the Northern Expeditionary Army. ā
"I'll follow the general to the death." Three hundred fort soldiers immediately replied loudly.
Lei Yun and Zhao Youde heard the sound, their eyes suddenly moistened, they have not been generals for more than ten years, how can they not be excited when they can hear their subordinates calling themselves generals before they die.
Lei Yun pulled out his sword, pointed at Sun Fudu, who was an arrow away in front of him, and roared loudly: "The Northern Expeditionary Army of the Great Jin Dynasty, Lei Yun and Zhao Youde's subordinates declared war on Er and others, and the enemy general quickly reported his name." ā
When Sun Fudu heard this, he was stunned, he was surprised that the other party could be so arrogant when he was dying, and at the same time, Zu Di's Northern Expeditionary Army had a prominent reputation and had defeated the troops under his command many times.
And even the current Heavenly King Shi Hu, and the long-dead Emperor Shi Le have been defeated countless times by Zu Di's Northern Expeditionary Army, and there are actually remnants of the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Jin Kingdom here, how can he not be frightened.
But soon he calmed down, after all, he had fifteen thousand iron cavalry, and the remnants of the Northern Expeditionary Army on the opposite side were only three hundred people, even if Zu Di was alive, he couldn't turn things around.
"General Sun Fu of Dazhao Longxiang is here, and the nameless general is waiting to die!" Sun Fudu raised a big knife weighing dozens of catties and responded loudly.
"Sun Fudu, you are a stupid pig, you buried an army of 3,000 as soon as you made a move, Shi Hu didn't kill you, it's even more stupid, stupid, hahahaha!" Thunderstorm laughed as he spoke.
"You...... Outrageous. Sun Fudu gritted his teeth, and the green tendons on his forehead bulged high.
The careless loss of 3,000 subordinates was enough for him to be heartbroken, but at the mention of the thunderstorm, his heart suddenly became even more uncomfortable, and the hatred in his heart became bigger and bigger.
"Attack, kill them all, leave no one behind." Sun Fudu hated and gave the order to attack.
Suddenly, an army of 15,000 troops, armed high and marching in order, launched an attack on the fort soldiers, who had only 300 men and horses.
Seeing the enemy army surging, Lei Yun took a big breath and roared loudly: "Soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Great Jin, pick up the weapons in your hands and attack. ā
After speaking, he raised his sword and took the lead in the front to kill.
"The eldest husband Ma Leather shroud, soldiers, kill!" Zhao Youde also shouted.
Suddenly, three hundred fort soldiers followed behind Lei Yun and Zhao Youde, and launched a counter-charge against the attacking more than 10,000 enemy troops.
The enemy was outnumbered and the disparity in strength was too great, and the three hundred warriors were soon drowned in the torrent of enemy cavalry, and after a fierce battle, the battlefield returned to calm.
The corpses of Lei Yun, Zhao Youde and three hundred warriors lie on the land of the Central Plains forever, and will soon turn into loess to nourish the land of their hometown.