When a cavalry of a thousand people tentatively approached the Liangzhou army camp and carefully investigated the situation inside, what they saw was a scene that stunned them-

In the huge barracks, although there were all kinds of tents everywhere, and many flags and drums were still there, there was not half a figure in sight.

However, near the edge of the camp, there is a row of hundreds of drums, and on them, there are sheep tied.

Almost all of these sheep froze stiff and died in this cold weather, and only a few of them were still struggling in vain and powerless. As it struggled, a drumstick tied to its leg struck the surface of the drum with a soft thud.

The picture was so strange that the cavalry scouts didn't know how to understand it.

But there is one thing they can be sure of, that is, the Liangzhou army in this battalion has long left and is gone!

When the result was reported back to the camp, the generals fell silent again, and then scolded again.

Only then did they know that their home had been tricked by the enemy.

The sudden sound of the drums yesterday was not a prelude to the Liangzhou army's attack at all, but a means to confuse itself.

Perhaps the passionate drum beat at the beginning was indeed played by Liang Zhoubing himself, but after that, the tied sheep struggled and played indiscriminately.

It's just because of preconceived ideas, coupled with the distance, that there are already countermeasures, so the Vietnamese army has not thought about other possibilities at all.

I actually missed this opportunity to attack in vain!

Yan Hu's regret was that he had already known that the enemy had retreated, and he should have launched an attack yesterday regardless of everything, so he could still make a contribution. But now, a day has passed, and the enemy has long distanced himself from his own home.

"That's not right!" At this time, Xiao Kedi suddenly spoke, "If they had left early yesterday morning, they would have been discovered by us." Even if the two armies are far away, and more than 100,000 of them want to leave from under our noses, it is impossible to do it quietly! ”

"Not bad! They must have snuck away last night, and we might be able to catch up!" Yan Hu also immediately came to the spirit, "Beat the drum and gather troops!" Let our 10,000 cavalry immediately pursue them north, and we will definitely find them, and hold them back! ”33

This time, Xiao Kedi no longer proposed to be cautious.

Because the facts were already in front of him, and it was precisely because of his previous caution that the enemy fled. He didn't want to make the same mistake again.

At that moment, the horns sounded continuously in the Vietnamese military camp, and then under the leadership of a cavalry general, tens of thousands of cavalry poured out of the camp like a tidal wave, roaring along the official road, straight to the north to pursue.

And when they had gone far, the rest of the soldiers and horses in the battalion began to assemble, and with only three days' rations, they also began to march rapidly, and quickly pursued them towards the north.

Yan Hu didn't even bother to arrange more logistics support this time, just to catch up with the main force of the Liangzhou Army in the shortest possible time and break it down.

Suddenly, on the front line of Huaibei, you can see this army, rushing straight to the north. After the heavy snowfall, the scene that should have been very peaceful was completely disturbed, so that all kinds of wild beasts hiding along the way were also frightened.

In the next two days, the Vietnamese army quickly advanced north for hundreds of miles, and did not even bother to take back the few cities that had been lost before.

But to Yan Hu's surprise, he chased all the way quickly, but he failed to catch up with even one enemy army. It's as if the other party can really fly away, and in such an environment, he can run faster than his own family that is chasing with all his might.

It was also under this result that Xiao Kedi faintly sensed that something was wrong, which was too unreasonable.

But he didn't persuade him much after all, and now that he was in front of Yan Hu, his credibility in front of all the soldiers had been reduced to the minimum.

On the third day, the cavalry in front of them finally sent a message back, and at the same time, two wounded prisoners of the Liangzhou army came.

"General Yan, we have been tricked ......" After the low-level general who reported the news saw Yan Hu, he said with some uneasiness.

"Huh? Met with an enemy ambush on the way? Yan Hu's heart also jumped, if this is the case, his responsibility is not small.

"Not really. Rather, the Liangzhou rebels actually ran away early in the morning, and we couldn't catch up at all, and in the end we only caught up with 800 cavalry......"

As he spoke, the officer simply asked the two live captives to explain themselves.

And under their statement, Yan Hu and they realized that it was indeed the enemy who had escaped early in the morning.

Yes, early in the morning.

As early as before the arrival of the snowstorm, after learning that the Vietnamese army broke Guo Yan in Xiangyang and soon made a northern expedition to Liangzhou, the main general here decisively chose to retreat.

However, he also knew that under such circumstances, if he retreated blatantly, he would inevitably be pursued by the Vietnamese army, let alone return to rescue Liangzhou, and I was afraid that even his own army would be buried on this road.

So he devised a strategy of secretly retreating at night in batches, and spent several days leaving the battlefield without him knowing.

And in order to confuse the Vietnamese army, during this period, the soldiers and horses who stayed in the camp fought with the Vietnamese army several times until the wind and snow came.

As for why the Vietnamese army has not been able to see the flaws, of course, it is because although they have retreated, the layout of the camp has not changed, and the banners, drums and bugles have been kept as always. Even large quantities of supplies remained in the camp.

Moreover, the last remaining cavalry of 800 men put up a false drum formation in the last day or two, thus creating a better chance for themselves to withdraw at night......

After listening to this story, whether it was Yan Hu, Xiao Kedi, or other generals, in addition to being surprised, they even had a little admiration.

This Liangzhou army is really united, and at such a time, it has not messed up the morale of the army, and it can still be forbidden, and there is no scrambling to flee in a hurry.

Even in the end, the 800 people who stayed behind could still calmly arrange and play themselves and wait for a while.

It can be said that without the sudden reversal on the Xiangyang side, it is really difficult to say who can win on the battlefield of Lianghuai.

After staying for a long time, Xiao Kedi sighed lightly: "General, since you can't catch up, it's better to stop here and wait for the rear troops, horses and supplies to come up, and then we will continue to march." ”

Yan Hu was silent for a while, and then nodded: "Just do as you say." By the way, who do you say is the chief general of the rebels in Liangzhou? But Guo Yan himself? ”

"No, it's his second son, Guo Han. However, judging from this retreat, he is no longer under his father in terms of soldiers, and it can even be said that he is better than the blue! ”

Some people died, but not completely......