"call out"
The long arrow was slightly empty and went straight into the back of a Han soldier. The man fell to the ground. The Han soldiers around him had no time to confirm whether he was alive or dead. They just ran forward in even more panic, as if they wished they had more legs.
He drew his bow and shot another person, Gan Ning felt slightly regretful.
Both armies were infantry, and when this happened, the battlefield seemed to turn into a long-distance race. Although the generals and scouts above the commander level all had horses, even Gan Ning did not dare to charge into thousands of enemy troops alone. That was not bravery, that was stupidity.
After a pursuit, the Han army only lost a few hundred people who were left behind.
"These bastards can run faster than rabbits!"
If there are 2,000 cavalry here, I can eat them directly! Gan Ning was helpless.
After all, the entire Jiangdong Army only had 10,000 cavalry. The 3,000 Huxiao battalion must be with Sun Ce. The remaining 7,000 cavalry were divided by Sun Ce and 3,000 were given to Ji Shu. Among them, the Yulin Army had 1,000 cavalry, and the remaining 2,000 were all lost in the attack on Jiangxia.
Could this be part of Huang Zu's plan?
Gan Ning felt a sense of vigilance in his heart. Based on Gan Ning's understanding of Huang Zu, he didn't have this ability.
Could it be Mr. Han Song? It is said that Ji Shu originally wanted someone to take care of Mr. Han Song's house, but he heard that Han Song had fled Jiangxia with Huang Zu.
There was no time to think about this problem anymore. The panicked Han army had abandoned the official road and fled into a forest.
Gan Ning's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Chase, don't let the Han army escape."
Gan Ning rode in the lead and took the lead into the forest without any hesitation.
"kill!"
What does the hunter have to fear from a lamb that keeps running away? The soldiers of Jiangdong Army followed Gan Ning closely into the forest to pursue the Han army.
Under the sunshine, the trees are lush, cool and pleasant, revealing infinite vitality.
The criss-crossing trees greatly reduced the lethality of arrows, but the more difficult mountain roads gradually revealed the level of the two armies. It was seen that the Jiangdong Army was about to catch up with the Han Army.
"Swish swish~~"
With a burst of wind, thousands of feather arrows attacked Jiangdong Army. Suddenly there was a scream, and a large number of Jiangdong's troops fell.
"No, there's an ambush!"
Gan Ning used the knife to protect his body's vital parts and shouted out with a look of shock and anger.
Gan Ning jumped off his horse and narrowed the target. Seeing that the soldiers were stunned by the attack, he roared.
"Soldiers, don't panic! Stay in formation and don't get confused! The shield men come forward to form a shield wall. Please use trees for cover."
Gan Ning's voice helped everyone find their backbone, and the soldiers calmed down and began to fight back. But facing the dense woods and arrows shot from nowhere, it was hard to say how many people their counterattack could hit.
"Kill! Kill!"
The previously docile lamb finally showed his claws, and more than two thousand Han troops took advantage of Jiangdong's frightened army to tear open a hole.
One move affected the whole body, and Jiangdong's army was finally in chaos. Even the elite soldiers of Jiangdong are afraid of death.
The chaos in the formation greatly increased the damage caused by the cold arrows, and the increase in casualties also exacerbated the chaos of Jiangdong's army. In fear and panic, a Han army of two thousand men was enough to turn them upside down.
Such casualties were somewhat beyond Gan Ning's expectations, and he regretted greatly.
"Withdraw! Get out of the woods!"
What is retreat and what is rout?
An orderly evacuation, well-founded attack and defense, this is a retreat.
Concentrating on running for one's life without daring to fight back is a rout.
The root of retreat and rout lies in who dares to stay behind and who is willing to risk his life for others among the disadvantaged.
"Jinfanjun follows me to cut off the rear!"
Gan Ning personally cut off the queen and became the first person to do so.
Jinfan Army is Gan Ning's own team. After the Jiangdong campaign, there are only more than 300 people left. Most of them have become non-commissioned officers and are scattered among the middle ranks of Jiangdong Army. But after Gan Ning gave the order, they all stood up.
"Hehehe"
Gan Ning smiled wantonly. He thought that after the battle was over, he would discuss a formal designation with Sun Ce. He wanted the princes to know the reputation of his Jinfan Army!
The general is the courage of the soldier, and the soldier is the power of the general.
"General, I will cut off the rear with you!"
Gan Ning's voice made many soldiers regain their courage and joined behind Gan Ning.
"Gan Ning, you can't run away!"
With a loud shout, Huang Zu couldn't help but come out with 4,000 soldiers when he saw Jiangdong's army retreating slowly.
"Old man, how dare you keep me, Gan Ning?"
At this time, Gan Ning and his people had retreated to the edge of the forest. When they saw Huang Zu, Gan Ning burst out laughing.
"Gan Ning is so arrogant, let's see if I don't behead you today!"
After a devastating defeat, the Jiangdong Army lost its fighting spirit and it was not easy to regroup. In Huang Zu's opinion, he was already sure of victory, so he ordered the whole army to pursue him with half disdain and half annoyance.
"kill!"
More than 5,000 Han troops fled in panic from Jiangxia. Now they finally exhaled and raised their eyebrows, and they immediately pursued them with all their strength.
It seemed that the scene just now happened again. This time it was the Han army's turn to chase Jiangdong army.
After chasing for several miles, they returned to almost the place where the two armies met just now.
The difference from before is that there is an ambush here.
"Fire the arrow!"
Seeing that the Han army had already passed halfway, Zhuge Jin stood up on the mountain and raised his head. As soon as he issued his order, arrows rained down like rain.
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Back when Wu Ju was defeated and fled, the Han army fled along the official road toward Xiakou.
But at this time, Gan Ning did not pursue the pursuit with the other soldiers. He slowed down on his horse and came to Zhuge Jin's side, pointing to the top of the mountain in front of him and saying.
"Tzuyu, look at the lush vegetation on the mountains on both sides of the road ahead. Later you will lead 5,000 people to set up an ambush on the mountains."
"Um?"
Zhuge Jin looked at Gan Ning doubtfully.
The Gan Ning in front of him didn't look as angry as before.
As a first-level counselor, Zhuge Jin immediately understood what Gan Ning meant.
"You mean, Wu Ju is faking defeat?"
Gan Ning nodded and explained his basis to Zhuge Jin.
"When we tested each other during the first confrontation, I just felt that this guy was only superficial, and his marksmanship and strength were a bit superficial."
"I thought I would be able to decapitate him in a moment, but when he got serious, he actually had some strength and was able to fight me for two rounds."
"When I saw that he was trying to escape, I had no intention of letting him go. I gave the last blow with all my strength. I was 100% sure that I would kill him with this blow, but I didn't expect that this guy would use his strange power at the critical moment of life and death. He withstood my blow with force."
"Therefore, I concluded that this guy had no intention of winning from the beginning. The only thing he miscalculated was that he overestimated himself. He hid his strength from the beginning, but he didn't know that he couldn't beat me at all, which exposed his flaws."
"I dare not tell you that within ten miles, there will be an ambush of the Han army ahead. If it is nearby, the scouts have already inspected it, so you can set up an ambush in front. I will fake defeat later and lure them back!"
Zhuge Jin looked at Gan Ning dumbfounded. He had only heard how brave Gan Ning was before, but he didn't expect Gan Ning to have such a delicate side. He couldn't help but blurt out a question.
"Xingba, have you changed a little?"
Gan Ning was stunned and joked using Wu Ju's words.
"I used to look like a water pirate leader, but now I finally look like a general?"
Zhuge Jin did not hesitate to praise Gan Ning for seeing through the plan in just a sword fight.
"Well, he looks like a general!"
"Hehehehe"
Gan Ning smiled cheerfully, waved his riding whip and ran towards the group in front.
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The Han army was stunned by this familiar scene.
In front of the Han army who rushed forward was the Gan Ning tribe who turned back ferociously, and behind them was Zhuge Jin's ambush, who was waiting for work. They fell into despair.
The Han army caught in the middle suffered heavy casualties under the fire of the ambush. You must know that this is official. Jiangdong's army could not hold on to the trees for cover in the forest just now. They simply ran back without thinking.
The troops behind were stunned, not knowing whether to escape or rescue.
Gan Ning raised the long knife in his hand high and bared his teeth in a smile.
"Brothers, fight back with me!"
Only then did Jiang Dongjun come to his senses. It turned out that they still had a rear army here!
"Kill!"
They shouted excitedly, holding back their anger and clamoring to deal with the Han army.
"Kill!"
