Chapter 187: Pursuing while Victory
Canon had his spear drawn, and stood up screaming in place, dancing wildly and striking in all directions.
The crowd retreated into the distance in fright, looking at the out-of-control Canon. Canon ran wildly into the distance, and the huge figure quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Riich couldn't see who the black shadow with the spear drawn was, but when he saw that Canon was running away, he shouted, "Chase!"
A group of soldiers took up arms one after another, and responded to Riich's order and went straight to the front.
After a few hours, the army of the Capricorn country fled far away, and the soldiers were extremely tired, and after a night of fighting, everyone was tired.
Seeing the tired faces of the soldiers, Ruiqi ordered the pager army to rest in place, and after recovering his strength, he would pursue while he was victorious.
Yuxi then arrived, and when she saw Ruiqi, she walked up to him and asked him with concern, "Ruiqi, are you not injured?"
Ruiqi saw Yuxi coming, and blamed her with a surprised expression: "Yuxi, this is the battlefield, what are you doing here, be careful of being injured, I'm fine, you go back quickly!"
Yuxi refused, she insisted on being with Riich, but Ruiqi had no choice, so she arranged for soldiers to protect Yuxi.
Not long after, General Murong and General Huyan arrived and brought some cattle and sheep to comfort the army.
General Murong saw that Yuxi was with Ruiqi, and he was a little anxious: "Yuxi, you don't want to die, this is a war, don't you understand!"
As he spoke, he blamed Yu Xi for coming alone regardless of the safety of his family.
Yuxi was a little unhappy, silent, sulking.
Ruiqi hurriedly whispered to comfort her, and persuaded Yuxi to hurry back to the city.
At this time, General Gartnu and his men had fled back to the camp from the small woods, and as soon as they entered the camp, someone reported that the Hujia army on both wings was outflanking the camp, and the situation was very critical.
General Gartnu was shocked, this time it seemed that he was exhausted, and he was about to be wiped out by the Hujia army.
He stamped his feet, cursed loudly, and barely spoke.
The guards next to him were so frightened that they were silent and hid to the side.
A moment later, Gartnu came up with a trick and ordered the defeated army to march towards the distant mountain pass, hoping to escape from the encirclement and suppression of the Hujia army by chance.
Half an hour passed, and the Capricorn army packed up all its weight and marched towards the mountain pass, turning the artifacts left in place into a pile of ashes.
The army marched slowly, slowly into the valley. Gartnu thought that his retreat did not take the usual Yangguan Avenue, and perhaps the Hujia army did not expect him to make this decision, relying on the treacherous nature of the mountains to get rid of the pursuit, and probably escape from the Western Regions.
Even if the Hujia army on both wings surrounded him, he couldn't find any trace of him.
And he can take advantage of the upcoming night to leave the Hujia army far behind, and be able to lead the remnants of the defeated army to return to the Capricorn country.
As night fell, the Capricorn army marched slowly through the valley, and they only took advantage of the evening light to eat a little food, rest for a while, and then continue on their way.
The terrain of the valley is very precipitous, with high cliffs on both sides, and a winding canyon below, and people walking in the canyon feel very frightened when they look up.
General Gartnu only wanted to lead the remnants of the army to flee the Western Regions quickly, so as to avoid the danger of being wiped out by the Hujia army, as for any other thoughts, he threw them all away, and he didn't care about anything else except for his life.
He looked unusually embarrassed, his helmet had been lost at some point, he was wearing a dirty black armor, and he was riding a tired horse, and he walked slowly in the middle of the group.
The soldiers lit their torches, and the faint light of the fire illuminated the weeds on both sides, causing some wild birds to flutter in all directions.
General Gartnut was extremely chagrined, he did not expect to suffer such an embarrassing defeat, which was very rare in his military career.
In the past, he always felt that he could be invincible and invincible, and he was the victorious general of the Capricorn country, so he looked extremely arrogant in front of everyone.
However, this time, he was completely defeated and defeated in front of the Hujia army from the Central Plains.
Originally, when besieging the main city, he thought that he could trap the Hujia army in the city, and even win without a fight, but he didn't expect that the reinforcements led by General Murong would relieve the siege in time, and he would be defeated to this day.
General Gartnut lowered his head and sighed, wondering how he would report the battle to King Arodor after returning to Capricorn.
He regretted that he had been rash and had not followed the advice of the wizard to withdraw his troops from the Western Regions as soon as possible, so that he could return to Capricorn with gold and silver treasures, and even show off his achievements for a while, but now he has lost his troops and ruined all his glory.
On Riich's position, the three generals gathered together to discuss how to completely encircle and suppress the remnants of the Capricorn Kingdom.
Richie thinks he should take advantage of the victory and sends spies to inquire about Gartnu's whereabouts in time.
General Murong remained neutral, he believed that Gartnu was gone, and it was no longer a climate, and he would only withdraw his troops and return to China, simply leave the Western Regions, and there was no need to chase and fight at all.
General Huyan was silent for a long time, silent.
Seeing that the two lords did not support his opinion, Ruiqi was a little anxious: "I think it is completely necessary to continue to fight Gartnu, if he is captured alive, he can order the Capricorn country to sign a treaty, guarantee that he will not invade the Central Plains in the future, and even ensure peace for a long time in the future." If he is allowed to flee the Western Regions, then after Gartnu returns, he will recuperate, and maybe he will plan to take revenge and invade the Western Regions in the future, wouldn't that be a return to the mountains?"
After listening to this, General Huyan began to agree with Ruiqi's thoughts: "There is some truth in what Ruiqi said, Gartanu is a person who does not admit defeat, once he goes back, given time, it has become the climate to recuperate, maybe he will really come back for revenge, and he will be ashamed today." ”
General Murong was silent, he was also a little worried, rather than letting the tiger return to the mountain and leaving the troubles, it was better to annihilate them in one fell swoop. If Gartnu is captured alive and a peace treaty is signed, peace will be guaranteed for a long time to come.
If Gartnu is not willing to fail, he will also invade the Western Regions to crusade against the Central Plains for revenge.
Thinking of this, General Murong nodded and replied: "Ruiqi is reasonable, but there is a saying that poor Kou Mo chases, so I won't talk about it." If Gartnu is not willing to fail, maybe he will make a comeback, and that will leave a future trouble, I think it is better to continue to pursue Gartnu alive. ”
Ruiqi said loudly: "If the Capricorn country is forced to sign a peace treaty, it is equivalent to avoiding future troubles, and it is a matter of killing two birds with one stone!"
General Huyan clapped his hands and laughed: "I agree!"
General Murong also smiled and said, "I agree with this idea, but be cautious, the mourning soldiers will win." I'm afraid that the current Capricorn army will fight against the water, and we will lose too much, so be careful, deploy the army, and then destroy them. ”
The three of them high-fived and swore an oath, and after finishing the repair, they continued to set off to pursue the Capricorn army.
The spies reported that the Capricorn army was advancing along the canyon and preparing to escape from the Western Regions along the valley.
When Ruiqi got the news, he immediately set off with the two main generals to reorganize the army and pursue it to the canyon.
Ruiqi sent elite cavalry to pursue the Capricorn army first, and then the main force marched to the canyon area.
Yuxi insisted on following Riich, but Ruiqi couldn't help it, so she sent several strong guards to protect Yuxi.
Yuxi felt that she didn't have to, she could protect herself, but Ruiqi was very worried about her safety, so Yuxi reluctantly let the guards accompany her.
The Xuanji hermit also followed, and when the main city was fiercely fighting, the Xuanji hermit ran into General Murong.
General Murong knew earlier that the Xuanji hermit had come to the main city and had already seen Yuxi.
Although many years had passed, the appearance of the Xuanji hermit had not changed much, and General Murong quickly recognized him. Although many years have passed, when I see the hermit of Xuanji, I still remember the events of that year.
He sighed with emotion that the vicissitudes of life, things are people, although a long time has passed, and Yuxi has grown up, but the Xuanji hermit has not changed much.
General Murong couldn't help but marvel at the fact that the Xuanji hermit was a cultivator in the end, and he could actually withstand the experience of time and still maintain the demeanor of the immortal wind Dao bones back then.
Although the Xuanji hermit was dressed simply, wearing a green robe, he still maintained a radiant aura between his faces.
They briefly reviewed the past, and the Xuanji hermit asked some about Yuxi's situation, and admired the strong and independent character of this little girl.
When General Murong said that his youngest daughter Yuxi was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and had learned a good martial arts, Xuanji Hermit laughed and praised Yuxi for her talent, which was indeed the pride of the Murong family.
General Murong couldn't help but show a satisfied look, he knew that he had despised Yuxi in the past, but now she was both civil and military, and her talent was amazing, it could indeed be said that it was a pride of the Murong family, but now that he had come to the Western Regions, he couldn't help but be a little worried.
During the fierce battle in the city, the Xuanji hermit met General Murong on the street and hurriedly inquired about Yuxi's whereabouts. When General Murong told him that Yuxi had left the city, the Xuanji hermit was extremely anxious, and followed him out of the city quickly, looking for Yuxi's whereabouts all the way.
When the army was repairing, the Xuanji hermit found Yuxi's location, and he found Yuxi and carefully instructed him to be cautious and ensure his own safety.
Yuxi just dealt with the master in her mouth, but she was more worried about Ruiqi and didn't take herself to heart at all.
Knowing Yuxi's temper, the Xuanji hermit couldn't help but be anxious, and secretly made up his mind to follow Yuxi and beware of accidents.