Listening to the cheers in the distance, Yan Ba was secretly proud. After today's battle, he would definitely become famous all over the world. He had never received the attention of everyone before, and he was a little overwhelmed with pride.
At this moment, Ma Chao suddenly stabbed Yan Ba from the side with a spear as fast as lightning, and Ma Dai also slashed at Yan Ba from the front with his sword.
When Yan Ba was distracted, he had no time to block the attack, so he hurriedly ducked and raised his sword to hold Ma Dai.
Stab la la——
The tip of Ma Chao's spear passed through his ribs, piercing the armor, flying away a piece of rag, and almost piercing Yan Ba's abdomen.
The burning pain made Yan Ba unable to bear it, and he let out a scream, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. This was really thrilling.
"Grandma, you dare to bully the minority with more!" Yan Xing was also frightened by the sight. He no longer dared to be careless. He raised his gun and roared: "Kill!"
After the Xiliang army exclaimed, they immediately rushed out together. The invincible Ma Chao was no more than that, and no longer timid, he rushed forward.
At this time, Ma Chao and Ma Dai were shining golden treasures. Everyone was staring at their heads, their eyes shining brightly.
In an instant, the mountains and plains were filled with shouts of killing, thousands of horses galloping, and the momentum was terrifying.
"Hurry up!" Ma Chao saw that the situation was not good, and took advantage of Yan Ba's injury to force him back, and the two immediately retreated.
Dong dong dong——
The drums were beating loudly at the edge of the woods. Cheng Yi was watching the battle from behind. Seeing that Ma Chao was about to leave, he quickly beat the drums to cheer him up.
Although there are still worries in his heart, Ma Chao is so close that he cannot escape. With more than 10,000 people charging to kill him, no matter how brave Ma Chao is, he still cannot escape.
Ma Chao and his two men retreated with their troops. Yan Ba's eyes were red. Regardless of the injury on his waist, he led his troops to follow him. They only scratched a little skin, but it did not hinder the fight.
Just as they arrived at the mountain intersection, suddenly an ambush on the hillside came out and arrows were fired. A large number of soldiers in front fell down. The men and horses rolled down the hillside, causing chaos among the pursuers.
Yan Ba was so angry that he roared repeatedly. At this time, Yan Xing also led his troops to catch up. The two soldiers divided into two groups and attacked from both sides.
When the ambush soldiers saw the cavalry rushing towards them regardless of life and death, they pushed down the rocks and rolling logs on the hillside and retreated.
When Yan Xing and others avoided the wood and rocks and came to the hillside, Ma Chao had long disappeared and roared: "Ma Chao, you can't escape this time with your wings."
Yan Ba's face was gloomy and he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't even think about escaping from my sight this time."
Although Ma Chao left, the ambush soldiers had not gone far, so he immediately led his troops to pursue them. Yan Xing hesitated for a while and followed closely behind.
If Ma Chao cannot be caught this time, he will have no choice but to retreat. At this time, the only option is to make a desperate move and never retreat.
"General Yan, don't chase -" Cheng Yi shouted hurriedly when he saw Yan Xing leading his troops disappearing behind the hillside, but the sound of killing was so loud at this time, where could he hear it?
"General, there are still people in the woods, stop—"
Cheng Yi was about to give chase when the soldier suddenly pointed behind him and shouted. He saw many figures emerging from the forest and setting fires everywhere.
"No, the camp is lost!" Cheng Yi was so shocked that he didn't bother to remind Yan Xing and hurriedly returned for help.
But the forest was filled with smoke and it was impossible to pass through, so we had to lead our troops around.
It was Shi A and others who were lurking in the woods. They were stalking, assassinating, setting fires and harassing people. For them, it was a piece of cake.
The woods were full of dry grass and fallen leaves, which instantly caught fire and split the entire valley into two. Shi Aze led the people to retreat to the south.
Agui, who was lying in ambush in the mountains far away, saw a fire in the forest and led his troops to respond. The people looted all the supplies in the camp and left.
In front, Yan Ba stared closely at the fleeing Di troops, fearing that they would escape again, so he chased them on horseback, getting closer and closer.
I saw those people taking things from the leather bags around their waists and scattering them on the ground as they ran. Three groups of people walked alternately.
Yan Ba looked at the thing from a distance and saw that it was as big as a pebble. He thought it was a temptation to the horses and said with a ferocious smile: "Even if thunder is thrown from the sky this time, I will definitely find your lair."
Looking back, he saw that Yan Xing had already led his troops and rushed over. His confidence immediately increased and he ordered his men to catch up.
Just as they entered the valley entrance, there was a scream in front of them, and the people in the forest fell on their backs. The cavalry in the front row fell to the ground again, and the horses struggled and screamed.
"Is there another trap?" Yan Ba was shocked and angry, but the Di people passed by just now, obviously safe and sound, and shouted: "Hurry up, follow up, don't let them escape."
The cavalry bypassed the fallen men and horses and continued to move forward to outflank them. However, after running for a while, the men and horses fell to the ground again. Only then did Yan Ba realize the danger and ordered his men to come forward to check.
Soon someone brought back iron lumps with spikes, some of which were made of wood. There were spikes everywhere. Yan Ba gritted his teeth and cursed: "Cunning Di dog, I will cut you into pieces."
Immediately ordered the front team to dismount, go to the front to clear the road, pick up the iron caltrops, pack them all, and prepare to deal with the enemy tit for tat next time.
Not long after, Yan Xing also caught up and asked about the situation. He was shocked when he saw the thing. The thorns and traps were fatal to the cavalry.
When the road ahead was cleared, it was already dusk. The former army continued to investigate and reported that there was only one road ahead, and the horse hoof prints left by the Di people's retreat were clearly visible.
Yan Xing sent an order: "With these little tricks, how can they stop a certain cavalry? I will not give up until I catch Ma Chao and continue to pursue him!"
Yan Ba continued to move forward and soon found enemy figures on the mountainside. They were not many in number and were obviously scouts.
Yan Ba was in great spirits. Seeing that the number of enemies had increased, it meant that they were close to their lair, so he sent an order to step up the pursuit.
Just after turning the mountain col, an ambush force came out. The front army was rushed into chaos, several people fell off their horses, and the soldiers were rushed back one after another.
"Who dares to stop me?" Yan Ba was furious, roared and rushed over brandishing his sword.
It was Pang De who was ambushing here. Ma Chao and the others had already let him go, waiting for the enemy to catch up and kill a few soldiers to anger them.
Pound had also been preparing his momentum for a long time, and rushed towards the pursuing Xiliang cavalry, like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep, killing the Xiliang soldiers so that no one could stop them.
Yan Ba then approached him, and the two fought for more than ten times. Pound saw that the pursuers were getting more and more, so he forced Yan Ba to retreat and led his troops to retreat.
"Want to leave?" Yan Ba was furious and was actually blocked by a guard. He was furious and led his troops in pursuit.
Unexpectedly, the sky was dark and the scenery in the valley was even more difficult to distinguish. When Yan Xingzheng was hesitating, he reported to Yan Ba from the front that he had discovered the enemy and immediately urged his troops to pursue them.
Winding along the path on the mountain, it was already dark now, and the soldiers stumbled along the way. The soldiers dismounted, and the pursuers followed closely, simply throwing down the big rocks from the mountain.
Yan Ba was like an enraged beast, furious. Although those big rocks might not kill people, they were still frightening when they rolled down the mountain.
But soon the soldier found the path, pointed to the mountain and shouted: "There is fire ahead."
"Hahaha, it must be the Di people's lair!" Yan Ba looked up to the sky and laughed, and ordered his people to report the news from the path, and the whole team moved forward to guard the intersection down the mountain.
After waiting for a while, Yan Xing failed to follow, and he was afraid that the Di people would escape from the back mountain, so he left 500 troops to wait for Yan Xing and led the troops first.
Ahead of the hill, we could see a few dots of fires not far away, connected together. It turned out that the Di people's lair was in a depression in the back mountain. From a distance, there were only vast mountains and no trails. No wonder the scouts didn't find it.
Yan Ba took a long breath and shouted to his subordinates: "The Di people are hiding here, follow me in, capture Ma Chao, and get the credit!"
