In the dark night, even eyes that have adapted to the scenery can only vaguely see the shadows of people and trees.
The cold wind is blowing, is it a refreshing breeze, or is it bone-chillingly cold? Maybe everyone feels differently.
The vast world and the tranquil mountains and forests have become noisy only because of humans, awakening the dreams of many beasts.
There seemed to be an unknown world in front of them, and behind them there were torches and dragons, and the shouts of killing resounded through the sky.
"Hahaha~~~"
Taishi Ci couldn't stop laughing, as if he had returned to the games he played in his childhood, but now his life was on the line.
"Brothers, run! Now is the time to test your usual training results. In the past, you were lazy, but now you have fallen behind, I have no time to care about you!"
After saying that, he leaned behind a tree on the roadside, stretched his bow and shot a Han soldier, then dropped the empty quiver and long bow and continued running.
Some of the Han army were also chasing, and some occasionally stopped and raised their bows to shoot the soldiers of Jiangdong's army who fell behind.
During the chase, some people continued to move forward, while others fell asleep.
Zhang Yun stared at Tai Shici's back fiercely. The arrow wound in Hanjin Port was still aching. It was rare that Tai Shici was attracted this time. He would not allow the night to end like this without any results.
"Chase! Kill Tai Shici, reward you with a thousand taels of gold, and get a promotion!"
Zhang Yun's promise spread throughout the army through the shouts of the soldiers, and also spread far in the dark night.
A beast with bared teeth and claws will always make people fear and alert, but a tiger that can only run away arouses the ambition of hunters.
"Kill~~~"
Everyone was so excited, as if they were the one receiving the reward.
The Han army clung to the tail of Jiangdong's army and chased it for seven or eight miles.
Just when both sides were getting a little tired, the situation began to take a turn for the better.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~
"There's an ambush!"
Arrows rained down from the mountains on both sides of the road. The middle section of the Han army was stunned by this wave of attacks. The Jiangdong army, which had been fleeing just now, also turned around and came back. The Han army suffered heavy losses immediately.
Wenpin was right. Zhou Yu couldn't trust Huo Jun. He was not just a simple retreat route for the troops who attacked the camp.
Come on then!
Zhang Yun smiled ferociously.
He yelled and ordered the soldiers to form formations to calm their emotions.
"Don't be afraid, form a formation!"
Zhang Yun was also well prepared and quickly calmed down the chaos in the team under his command.
The sword and shield wielders of the Chinese army held up the light shields in their hands and used the cover of trees to fight their way up the mountain against the rain of arrows.
The large shields of the rear army quickly came up to form a shield wall for cover, allowing the archers who had previously been hiding behind the trees to stand up and launch attacks more safely.
Although the former army was defeated by Jiangdong Army, it gradually stabilized its position.
Although Zhang Yun failed repeatedly in front of Jiang Dongjun, this does not mean that Zhang Yun is just an incompetent person.
Taishi Ci was also very aware of this. At this time, he did not lead the troops to fight, but had climbed halfway up the hillside to observe the battle situation.
"General, something is wrong."
A commander beside him advised Taishi Ci.
"The Han army's ambush has shown signs of decline. Zhang Yun did not let the soldiers slowly withdraw from our ambush circle to regroup. Instead, he let the army bite us. If this is not because he intends to use his strength to kill us, it is because he still has Reinforcements have not arrived yet.”
Yes, it is not advisable to let the army retreat, but Zhang Yun has stabilized the situation, so retreating becomes an option.
The so-called advance and retreat are well-founded. It does not mean that only by moving forward can we seize the opportunity for victory.
At present, Jiangdong's army has formed a three-sided siege here, and the arrow attacks will naturally be more intensive when they fall on the Han army.
On the other hand, the Han army had to shoot at a much larger range when attacking Jiangdong Army.
This resulted in the Jiangdong Army's attack effectiveness and killing probability being much higher than those of the Han Army.
Therefore, the most appropriate choice is to order the army to retreat slowly, withdraw from this area, and then observe the situation and choose to attack or retreat from other directions.
Taishi Ci did not think that Zhang Yun would be an enemy that would surprise him, but he also believed that Zhang Yun was not a mediocre person who would either fight to the death or run away.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Taishi Ci fell into deep thought.
"He is not waiting for reinforcements, but waiting for an ambush!"
Zhou Yu would be on guard against Huo Jun's false surrender, but wouldn't Wenpin be on guard against Zhou Yu's discovery of Huo Jun?
So what arrangements did he make?
"Zhang Yun is just a bait. He is pestering us to prevent us from getting out of his sight."
"Let the scouts explore our rear."
"By the way, how many arrows are left in the repeating crossbow?"
Although the repeating crossbow invented by Huang Yueying is amazingly powerful, the excessive firing rate is also a severe test for the consumption of arrows. Once the special specifications of arrows it uses are used up, no matter how powerful the weapon itself is, it will become useless.
Facing Tai Shici's question, the commander was stuck for a moment.
Just now he was busy directing the troops to rush to the ambush point, but the commander had not yet checked out the remaining arrows of the Liannu troops.
Taishi Ci sighed, obviously thinking of this. He did not arrange for anyone to know the status of the special force assigned to him by Zhou Yu at any time. This was due to his lack of consideration.
"Okay, let's even have the crossbowmen ambush us behind us. Then move the 300 shield soldiers and 500 spearmen guarding the ambush point to the rear."
"yes!"
After listening to Tai Shici's order, the commander hurriedly went to make arrangements in person.
The fighting lasted another quarter of an hour.
There was a rumbling sound on the road behind Jiang Dongjun.
Da da da~~
They are Wenpin's cavalry.
Taishi Ci closed his eyes and listened carefully.
The number shall not be less than 3,000...
Wenpin, this guy, hid two troops and horses on both sides of the camp. It wasn't enough. He didn't know how far he hid the cavalry?
Taishi Ci grinned, they were not qualified to say that to Wenpin.
I wonder how long the brothers behind me can hold off the enemy?
Taishi Ci looked away, now he could only trust his subordinates.
In contrast, Zhang Yunke was not so calm. He had already suffered excessive losses, but the ambushing cavalry did not overwhelm the Jiangdong Army's formation, and the Jiangdong Army soldiers fighting in front did not even cause confusion.
Hey, aren't you worried or scared? !
Zhang Yun was so angry that his teeth itched.
The lack of training and the gap in the reaction speed of the soldiers have long been exposed to everyone in this grand war, but what makes Zhang Yun most frustrated is the fighting courage of both sides.
I'm afraid it will be difficult to obtain better results if the fight continues.
While hesitating, Huo Jun, standing next to Zhang Yun, exclaimed.
"Sir, look behind you, there's a fire in the direction of our camp!"
Zhang Yun was shocked and quickly turned his head to look. Sure enough, there were flames and thick smoke billowing into the sky.
Oops, I fell into Zhou Yu’s plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain!
The food and grass are gone!
Many soldiers also discovered this. The morale that had been high just now because Jiangdong Army's rear was taken over by their brothers suddenly dropped, and there was even chaos among the rear army.
It seems that the war here has been lost again.
Zhang Yun smacked his lips. This was not the first time he had suffered such a bitter pill. He even lamented that Liu Biao hadn't dismissed him yet because he was the only one left with Cai Mao, Wenpin and him.
"That's all, my mission is completed anyway."
Zhang Yun muttered softly and said to the soldiers beside him.
"Shoot the retreating arrows and send an order for the entire army to retreat to Maicheng."
"Yes, General."
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"gorgeous!"
Seeing the Han army camp in front of him turn into a sea of fire, Zhou Yu felt like he was having a bonfire party, and he couldn't help but feel a little joyful in his heart.
"Military advisor, we still haven't found Wenpin's headquarters."
"Oh? It seems that General Wen doesn't like excitement very much..."
