"General! You!"
A hand clamped on Huo Yi's shoulder, as if it was pinched into the flesh.
There were many beads of sweat on Taishi Ci's face, but the determination on his face did not change at all. Compared to the loud roar just now, it was even harder for him to utter a word now. Only a pair of bright eyes seemed to be speaking to Huo Yi.
Can't make a sound.
The soldiers must not be allowed to know that Taishi Ci was seriously injured.
The soldiers must return to Gangneung City before they fall into chaos!
Huo Yi shuddered and woke up instantly. In the blink of an eye, countless thoughts passed through his mind, and he suddenly shouted.
"General, you must not act out of loyalty when you are injured! The days are long, and it will not be too late to kill Zhang Ren someday!"
After saying that, Huo Yi suddenly jumped from his own horse onto Taishi Ci's horse, put his arms around Taishi Ci, and appeared to be restraining Taishi Ci, but in fact he gently held Taishi Ci to keep him. Balance on horse. Taishi Ci turned around and glanced at Huo Yi again, with a trace of weakness beginning to show in his pleased eyes.
Bang bang bang!
Accompanied by strange tinnitus, the only sound left in Huo Yi's ears was his own heartbeat. He tried to calm down and continued to act while shouting to the soldiers.
"Left and right, the general's right arm is seriously injured. You must not fight. I have knocked the general unconscious! Huo Yi will take the blame when he returns to Jiangling. We will risk our lives to escort the general back to the city! Kill!"
Watching the soldiers on the periphery exchange glances with each other, they were obviously very surprised, and cold sweat broke out on Huo Yi's back.
"kill!"
Even so, the soldiers still responded to Huo Yi's instructions because they knew what was most urgent now. The sound of arrows seemed to have just set off a small wave, and the Chu army continued to charge towards the enemy in front.
"Huo Yi, you are too courageous..."
He Lou's scoldings became smaller and smaller. As the commander of the guards, he soon realized Tai Shici's true condition after squeezing into the protective circle, and also understood why the guards around him did not stop Huo Yi.
At this time, Taishi Ci could hardly open his eyes. He could only speak in a weak voice after seeing He Lou.
"Huo Yi... on behalf of... me"
I don't know if Tai Shici had finished speaking. He fainted after saying these words.
He Lou stared at the horse with his eyes wide open. It took him a while to react. He raised his eyes and looked at Huo Yi aside, cupping his fists.
"Please give the order, General Huo."
Huo Yi felt a little relieved. He understood that Youhe Lou was fully supporting him and there would be no problems for the time being.
"Charge with all your strength and join General Wang Wei as soon as possible."
"Take orders."
The confrontation was very short, and the hastily arriving enemy troops failed to achieve an effective blockade. Huo Yi and others finally broke through the Shu cavalry and broke out. The Shu army, which was suspected to be under Zhang Ren's personal command, could only remain firmly in Huo Yi's position. Yi and others chased after him.
Huo Yi breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time his sense of crisis became stronger. He had a premonition that there was a bigger net tightening around them.
In just a few miles, Huo Yi felt that time had become so long. Wang Wei's troops who were supposed to be following them disappeared.
Could it be that Zhang Ren had other plans and General Wang Wei was ambushed?
The oncoming autumn wind was very refreshing while riding on the war horse, but Huo Yi's palms were sweating.
Da da da~~
As if in response to his ominous premonition, the Shu army's cavalry caught up!
This time there were more cavalry than the hundreds of cavalry that were defeated previously. A rough calculation estimated that there were two to three thousand people. Huo Yi understood that the Shu army that was setting up ambushes everywhere behind had probably completed its integration. Once entangled by this cavalry, it would really be all over when the Shu army's infantry arrived.
The only way left in front of him was to abandon the infantry and Huo Yi took Tai Shici and hundreds of cavalry to escape first.
But when the words came to his lips, Huo Yi could not say them out.
"Stand up your spear! Don't panic, face the enemy directly!"
He Lou was the first to command the soldiers. He rode to the rear with the infantry.
The two men's eyes met, and He Lou turned back decisively to face the approaching enemy army. Huo Yi bit his lower lip. He knew there was no time to hesitate and was about to give the order.
Suddenly, a group of Biao troops rushed out from the side and cut the pursuing Shu cavalry in two.
"General, Wang Wei is here! Haha!"
Since you are nearby, send scouts to contact the general as soon as possible!
Huo Yi wanted to go up and slap Wang Wei, but he was so happy that he almost shed tears and quickly ordered the whole army to turn around and charge.
The Shu cavalry, which was chasing with a sure chance of victory, was disrupted by Wang Wei's three thousand elite soldiers. Huo Yi and others turned back to fight back and were quickly defeated.
Wang Wei saw the situation and began to take advantage of the victory to pursue the defeated army. Huo Yi was frightened and quickly sent someone to hold Wang Wei back with Tai Shi Ci's order.
"The general asked Huo Yi to give orders temporarily on his behalf?"
Only when Wang Wei saw the unconscious Tai Shici did he realize that things were out of control.
After hearing He Lou's explanation, Wang Wei looked at Huo Yi with doubts in his eyes.
"Now that the matter has come to this, we should follow the retreat route prepared by the general and retreat to Jiangling before making plans!"
"That's what I mean too."
Huo Yi breathed a sigh of relief. More than a month ago, he had less than a hundred people under his command. He was not sure if he had become a general commanding thousands of people in such a short period of time. Vanity is one thing, but at the moment of life and death, vanity is nothing but a heavy thing.
He didn't understand why Taishi Ci said something to He Lou about letting him temporarily take over his duties before he fell into coma. Perhaps it was because the Chu army needed a temporary commander, and it happened that only Huo Yi was with Taishi Ci at that time.
"Report, the road ahead has been cut off by the Shu army, but for some reason the enemy's armor styles and flags are different. It is impossible to tell which general of the Shu army belongs to them."
Ahead is the road leading to Qilin Mountain, and it is also the shortest way back to Gangneung.
Should we charge through forcefully, or take a detour?
"I think we should take a detour. I, the Chu soldiers, are not afraid of the Shu army just because their strength is slightly inferior, but Zhang Ren's army is chasing behind them. If there is a fight, I am afraid that our army will be flanked from both sides and be annihilated."
The first person to propose a detour was Wang Wei, who had insisted on Taishi Ci's original plan just now, but his opinion was not unreasonable.
"No, I think we should attack the Shu army and rush over!"
Huo Yi looked at the Shu army in the distance and rejected Wang Wei's suggestion.
If commanders such as He Lou and Song Lian, who were from civilian backgrounds, refuted him, Wang Wei might become angry. However, the Jingzhou family still has some dealings with each other, and Wang Wei and Huo Jun are also familiar with each other, so they naturally don't think that Huo Jun's son deliberately contradicts him because he has some power.
"Why?"
Wang Wei was a little curious. Where were the troops? Why did Huo Yi have the idea of attacking?
Huo Yi's eyes were shining as he pointed at the Shu army in front and said.
"General Wang, don't be deceived by Zhang Ren! Since the Shu army set this trap, other ambushes must have been arranged on other roads. Think about it carefully, how many soldiers and horses Zhang Ren has left? There are six thousand people in front of us. !”
Wang Wei was stunned for a moment, frowning and looking at the enemy army carefully, and a feeling of familiarity gradually came to his heart.
"You mean, this is an army put together by private soldiers from aristocratic families!"
Yes, because of this, the armor styles and flags of this army are different.
Huo Yi nodded and continued.
"Zhang Rending mobilized the private soldiers of the family to supplement the combat strength. However, the combat strength of the private soldiers of the family is already low. In addition, the time is short and there is no unified command and training. The thieves in front of us seem to have a large number of people, but in fact their combat strength is not as good as Three thousand elite soldiers. Once you and I attack with all our might, we will be able to scare off the enemy and achieve a quick victory."
"And since Zhang Ren has arranged troops and horses to block the road here, there are no extra troops and horses arranged behind this road. When we retreat to Qilin Mountain, we will be able to safely retreat to Jiangling! If we change the route now, there will be endless variables."
Wang Wei lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly hit his left palm with his right fist and said.
"It's done! Wang Wei is willing to listen to General Huo's orders."
The fighting resumed.
As expected by Huo Yi, under the fierce attack of the Chu army, Yong'an's family coalition forces saw such heavy losses ahead and reduced their own private soldiers, hoping that others could step forward. As a result, the front line collapsed, and the coalition forces were quickly killed by the Chu army and fled in all directions.
Zhang Ren's infantry pursued desperately but could not catch up with Huo Yi and others. Zhang Ren had no choice but to send all his cavalry again to delay the Chu army, and finally failed again at Qilin Mountain.
The gate of Jiangling City slammed shut.
This time the Chu army did not get the results they wanted, and neither did Zhang Ren.
