Chapter 220: Riding South

A fierce battle on the river beach.

The Hedong sergeant, who had just crossed the river and was still thinking about fighting with the river god, was still trembling in his legs and stomach, and half of his head was cut off by the flying cavalry of the Qin State.

Blood and cerebral plasma burst.

The headless corpse fell with a bang.

Seeing the slaughter of his own soldiers crossing the river, Sima Mao was dumbfounded, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, he didn't understand how so many Qin cavalry could appear at once in Hukou, a remote small ferry.

"What's going on?" Sima Mao hurriedly lay on the reef on the bank of the river, shouting at the chaotic team, but he couldn't think of any way to go over for reinforcements.

In the middle of the big river, the same panicked Hedong sergeants were in a dilemma on the wooden valve, some wanted to follow the order to advance, and some wanted to retreat to save their lives.

"Hit the shore soon, and I'm going to hit it down." Once the wooden valve gets out of control in the big river, it is very likely to hit the hard reef on the curved river, and then don't say that it is a person, that is, the cattle and sheep collide, and they will also take off a layer of skin.

Hexi.

The fierce battle gradually turned into a one-sided slaughter, and the Qin cavalry, who repeatedly rushed back and forth, shouted that they would kill the soldiers who dared to resist in the Hedong army, one after another, when those fierce people who were still a little bloody were killed and wounded, it was also the zuihou moment of the seven thousand soldiers crossing the river in Hedong.

Fight until sunset.

When the sun hung diagonally on the top of the mountain, this vicious battle that made the Hedong army change color gradually subsided, "Descend, descend, descend!" The horses neighed, and the cavalry of the Qin army waved their weapons, surrounding the soldiers of the Hedong Army who had abandoned their weapons and lay on the ground, and then shouted at the Hedong Army trembling on the opposite bank.

This time a surprise attack. As soon as he set foot on the land of Hexi, he suffered a big defeat, and Sima Mao was like being poured a plate of cold water on his head, unable to enter or retreat.

"Sir, what now?" Sima Mao turned his eyes for help to Zhang Er, hoping that the envoy of the Han King would come up with a perfect idea.

"Ahem, King Yin, the traces of our army have been mastered by the enemy, so that with this great change, there is little hope of crossing the river at Hukou. It is better for our army to retreat first and return to Jinyang and Anyi for temporary rest. Zhang Er said helplessly.

Sima Mao is going west with such a big bang, how can he not be discovered? If he had listened to his idea to disperse the attack, even if the Qin army wanted to defend, it would not be possible to cover everything.

"Qin Dog, it's cheaper this time." After Sima Mao threw a cruel word at the other side of the river, he reluctantly returned with the soldiers stranded in the east of the river.

This encounter made the generals of the Hedong Army depressed one by one, and they who wanted to loot on a large scale suddenly found that they were not a sheep in front of them. It's a tiger.

――。

The sky is high and the clouds are wide.

Compared with the Hedong Army, which was bleeding in the area of Luliang Mountain, in the area of Yunzhong County in the north of the land of the Three Jin Dynasty, Su Jiao, the general of the Qin State, led 5,000 elite cavalry to march south day and night.

"Boys, hurry up. Within three days, we will climb the walls of Jinyang. Su Jiao shouted and urged the horse to go ahead, and the black Daxu behind him hunted in the wind.

"No!" The five thousand border army generals responded in an uproar, and the Qin cavalry was like a black cloud. From the Hetao in the north swept to the south, all the way through the clouds, scraped through the Yanmen Pass.

The land of Sanjin.

Geographically, it is divided into three parts: southern Jin, central Jin, and northern Jin. Compared with the densely populated area of southern Jin, the area of northern Jin has always been occupied by nomadic tribes such as Lou Fu and Ding Ling, which were defeated by the Qin army in the battle of Guifang last year and collapsed.

Su Jiao had almost no opponents all the way, and he didn't fight until he was near Quwo on the outskirts of Jinyang, and then he began to encounter the heavy soldiers of the Hedong Army who were responsible for collecting grain.

August 26.

Su Jiao's army went all the way to the east, occupied the empty Huguan, and blocked the pass where the Hedong army returned in one fell swoop.

"What did you say? The Qin people occupied Jinyang and Huguan, how is this possible? What about the annoying building, what about Ding Lingren, aren't they known as having tens of thousands of people with armor and controlling the strings, how did they make the Qin people easily break through the defense line? Sima Mao was extremely disappointed, and yelled at the hired Lou Fu general to vent his dissatisfaction.

"The king, the cavalry of the Qin State is not even afraid of the Great Huns, how can we small tribes stop their edge, this battle, I Lou annoy warriors killed more than 100 people, and please fulfill the promise as soon as possible, otherwise, I am afraid that the soldiers of Lou will not be able to go to the next battle?" In the face of Sima Mao's reprimand, General Lou Fu retorted unceremoniously.

"King, our army is in a dilemma now, it is better to make a decision as soon as possible, according to my opinion, it is better to retreat to the Jinyang area first, and then retreat from the well to the east of Taihang to rest." Zhang Erli admonished.

"Zhao Di east of Taihang, a good idea from Mr." Sima Mao sneered, and looked at Zhang Er's eyes full of sarcasm.

Zhao Di is Zhang Er's old territory, and now it is occupied by his old friend Chen Yu, Zhang Er's proposal seems to be good, but in Sima Mao's eyes, Zhang Er's selfishness is obvious.

Once Sima Mao arrives at Zhao Di, who is unfamiliar with his life, what awaits him can only be a puppet manipulated by Zhang Er.

The Qin army rode all the way south, the road was far away, and the number of cavalry would not be too much, and although the Hedong army lost 7,000 men and horses in the Hukou area, Sima Mao still had more than 20,000 people in his hands, from the point of view of troops, the Hedong army was not without a chance to win, not to mention, speaking of the terrain and landforms in the southern Jinnan area, compared with the unfamiliar Qin side cavalry, the generals of the Hedong army were undoubtedly more familiar with the mountains and rivers of the Fen River Basin.

The only thing to worry about is that Jinnan is not far from Luoyang, and if the Qin army troops stationed in Sanchuan County cross the river north and form a flanking attack with the border cavalry, then the Hedong army will have no way to retreat.

"Command the whole army: advance to Huguan!" In the face of the decision, Sima Mao Zuihou was determined to break the net, since he could not cross the river and plunder, it would be the same for the cavalry battle on the border of the Qin State. At least, this time it's at home.

Kettle off.

The pass between Taihang Mountain and Wangwu Mountain is an important passage connecting Sanjin and Hebei, Su Jiaojun marched all the way south, and Zuihou rested in the Huguan area.

When the Hedong Army withdrew from Luliang Mountain and turned to the south, Su Jiao was overjoyed, and finally went south once, but he never got the opportunity to fight a big battle, and he couldn't imagine that this Sima Mao would cooperate so much.

"Someone, quickly report to General Jiang Yu in Luoyang, and ask him to lead the army north to attack the Hedong Army."

"Send a letter to Gao Nu's Major General Meng, and let the Major General's troops chase the Hedong Army all the way and annihilate the scattered and scattered enemy soldiers."

"No!"

"No!"

Su Jiao ordered a little nervously, as a fierce general known for his bravery and brute strength, this was the first time he commanded a friendly army to fight together.

Fortunately, under Li Yuan's strict law, the atmosphere within the Qin army is now very good, whether it is Jiang Yu or Meng Hu, they have enough respect for Su Jiao.

September 1.

The pot is closed outside.

The Hedong army that just arrived here collided head-on with the Qin border army, the field battle was about to break out, Sima Mao at this time, has long been no longer back to the chic state of the expedition, due to continuous defeats, the army in the Lou Fu warriors have been defeated and fled mostly, when crossing the Fen River, the Han envoy Zhang Er also took the excuse to break away from the Hedong army, and went to Zhao alone along the well trail.

Sima Mao betrayed his relatives and left, and he had already lost most of the chips, and when he saw the Qin State riding in battle, he pressed all the chips with red eyes.

"Kill!"

"Hedong, Hedong! Kill the thief! Sima Mao's personal guards shouted loudly to boost their morale, and in response to them was a weak response.

None of the promises made before the expedition were fulfilled, and the wealth and women, which were for the Hedong soldiers, could stimulate their beastliness, and Sima Mao's promise had made the soldiers howl and fight for him, but now, he had no choice but to find that the method that had been used by Bailing was invalid.

"Old Qin, restore my rivers and mountains, blood will not be drained, and death will not be truce!" A low and desolate battle song sounded among the Qin cavalry on the opposite side, although this side cavalry did not participate in the unforgettable defeat of the Qin army five years ago in Julu, but many of them were related to the Qin soldiers who died on the bank of Zhangshui.

After Wang Li's army was defeated, Sima Mao's troops followed the Chu army all the way to pursue and kill the Qin army, and many of the old soldiers of the Hedong army on the opposite side were participants in that battle.

My brother and father were killed in battle with the Kwantung people.

Now, the chance for revenge has finally arrived.

"Kill!"

Su Jiao shouted, rode his horse and halberd to rush out first, and the general of the Qin army, who was soaked in courage and fierceness in his bones, stood out violently at Sima Mao's Chinese army.

Capture the flag.

Under Su Jiao's halberd, he does not pick unknown people, Sima Mao is also one of the princes and kings, and he can be an opponent.

"Quick, the crossbowmen fire a volley and block the Qin people?" Sima Mao was shocked, he had heard of Su Jiao's prestige five years ago, when he was only a member of Zhao Xie's generals, and followed the general Chen Yu to watch from the wall of the giant deer, not daring to go beyond Lei Chi by half a step. Now, Su Jiao is in the prime of life, and the personal cavalry led by him looks even more powerful, and when it comes to heads-up, how can he be an opponent.

Hearing Sima Mao's order, the crossbowmen in the Hedong Army hurriedly set up crossbow arrows, aimed at the direction of the Sujiao banner, and shot the arrows in panic.

In the absence of a unified command, the scattered crossbows of the Hedong Army were of little use against the heavily armored cavalry of the Qin State. At this time, Sima Mao couldn't help but regret that he let go of those brave and ruthless Lou Fu generals a few days ago, if these grassland warriors were still there, they might be able to stop Su Jiao for a while.

"Where are the left and right Langzhong and the armor?" The approaching figure of Qin Jun was getting closer and closer, Sima Mao shouted in panic, and suddenly, he found that the number of personal riders around him was getting smaller and smaller. (To be continued......)