In order to escape, Hu Yanzhuo ran wildly on his horse and injured many civilians. Shi Xiu was already angry, but when he saw that he had killed a big leader in Liangshan, he became even more furious and shouted: "How dare the dog thief who was defeated by my brother show off his evil here? "
He raised his sword, split the shaft of the cart, pulled out a horse pulling a cart, jumped up, rode the saddleless horse, and Polala chased after him.
When Xue Yong saw it, he was immediately worried: "Although he has been defeated, he still has many troops. If you chase him alone, wouldn't you be willing to die?"
He turned around twice, gritted his teeth and said: "Brother sent us two together, we can't let him fight alone."
After saying that, he also untied his horse and rode after Shi Xiu.
Bao Xu couldn't help but be in awe when he saw him, and said: "Such a deep sense of loyalty, he is really a good man, I will go and help a bunch of people."
He and Liu Tang were busy untying their horses when they suddenly heard the sound of hoofbeats. They turned around and saw that Cao Cao, Chao Gai and his men were coming on flying horses, and Hua Rong, Luan Tingyu and other generals were also riding with them.
Liu Tang was overjoyed when he saw it, and hurriedly pointed out: "Hu Yanzhuo escaped not far away. Because he shot Wang Taoist to death, Shi Xiu and Xue Yong chased him all the way, and we were about to go."
Cao Cao ran non-stop and shouted: "You will have a great achievement when you bring the prisoners back to the stronghold with the baggage."
After running for a while, they saw at an intersection, dozens of officers and soldiers and cavalry were fighting around Shi Xiu and Xue Yong. Both of their horses were shot over. They relied on their agility to hold on, and there was a general holding the battle beside them. , it was Peng Qi, the "Tianmu General" who was wounded by an arrow.
When Peng Qi saw Cao Cao and others chasing after him, he was so angry that he gritted his teeth, pointed his finger and cursed: "A treasonous grass bandit, who won by luck, will continue to pursue him?"
Wielding a three-pointed two-edged sword with one hand, he urged his horse to charge towards Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was not afraid and stood up to greet them. Lin Chong and others went to rescue Shi Xiu and Xue Yong.
Cao Cao fought for three or four times, and with a sweep of his sword, he swept away the dust from the Tianmu general. He raised his sword and put it against his neck and asked: "I see you are injured, and I won't kill you. You just tell me where Hu Yanzhuo went." ?”
Peng Qi turned her head angrily and said: "Those who hide their heads and show their tails, kill them if you want."
Cao Cao pondered for a moment and said: "I am Song Jiang, the leader of the second village in Liangshan, 'Timely Rain'. I only wear this mask because I have a gold seal tattooed on my face."
Peng Qi said: "So you are Song Jiang! But I can't tell you the general's whereabouts."
At this time, a group of fierce tigers from Lin Chong's side killed and wounded dozens of rear cavalry. He came back and reported: "The wounded soldiers confessed, and Hu Yanzhuo fled to Yuncheng County with the defeated soldiers."
Chao Gai was from Yuncheng County. Hearing this, he frowned and said, "This is not far from Yuncheng County. If we pursue them, we will reach the city. The county must send troops to rescue them. Although they are not afraid of his native soldiers and archers, Zhu Dian and others in the county will Lei Heng has both heads, but he is our brother, how can we fight with him?"
Seeing what Cao Cao said, he nodded and said: "Hu Yanzhuo was ordered to attack, but now he has not only failed, but also lost his army and generals. I don't expect him to dare to come back lightly. Since the Lord of Yunxian County has an old relationship with the King of Heaven, we will go back to the stronghold first and wait for him." Come and die.”
With gongs and drums beating, they returned to the stronghold. Song Jiang, Wu Yong and the remaining leaders came to greet them. Everyone counted the casualties: 3,000 infantry went into battle and suffered more than 300 losses. Most of them were killed by Hu Yanzhuo's horse trampling when he returned to the army. An army of 1,300 cavalry went into battle, but lost 2 to 300, mostly killed by random arrows.
Chao Gai immediately ordered that the fallen soldiers be buried in a secluded place in the back mountain. Those who were injured were treated by doctors. Those who were disabled were to stay in the village to do chores and support themselves throughout their lives.
Looking at the results of the battle, out of the 3,000 troops of officers and soldiers, more than 1,400 escaped, the remaining 3,400 were killed, more than 1,000 were captured, and more than 1,000 fine armored horses were obtained.
Half of the five thousand infantry were killed and wounded. Three to four hundred people were scattered in the forest, and two thousand were captured. Between two and three thousand civilians, officers and soldiers with heavy cavalry charged and trampled more than a thousand people to death, and the rest were captured alive.
In addition, among the baggage that was not burned, there were more than a thousand pairs of vests, some swords, guns, food and fodder, and several horses and healthy mules.
Calculated, it was a big victory.
Lin Chong looked at those vests and said with great joy: "There are three thousand pairs of these vests in total. Once the iron armors of the surrendered soldiers are stripped, and the village's own ones are added, we can also pull up an armored cavalry."
All the leaders were overjoyed when they heard this.
Cao Cao was also very happy and warned: "This armored cavalry must be trained, and let Coach Lin train it. If there are not enough horses, I still have a lot of horses in Shi'er Mountain, so I can make up for it. There is only one thing: don't do it." Reveal it easily so that the Song Dynasty will not be frightened and send troops to attack early. Besides, this kind of heavy cavalry is invincible when used well, but it also has many shortcomings, so it should only be kept as a trump card."
After the battle, Cao Cao made plans, made decisions before the battle, and took the lead in the charge. Everything was far better than the others. King Chao Tian became more and more convinced. After hearing this, he immediately said: "Brother Wu said, the decision is good! Brother Lin, You train this soldier well and hide it first, then it will be of great use."
Lin Chong gritted his teeth and said: "I heard the soldiers say: These vests and iron armor were given to Hu Yanzhuo by the old thief Gao Qiu. One day when I lead this heavy cavalry and take the old thief's head, I should first thank him for the gift." The grace of armor.”
After hearing this, Cao Cao said loudly: "Okay! A man is happy to be grudges, and that's how it should be!"
He took a few steps closer and wanted to talk to Lin Chong. Suddenly he turned his eyes and said "Huh". He reached out and touched the copper ring on the side of the vest and said, "What is this?"
I looked at seven or eight horses in a row. There were copper rings the size of teacups on the left and right sides of the vests, which were tightly buckled on the armor.
Seeing that Cao Cao looked wrong, everyone gathered around to take a look. Most of them didn't recognize it, but it was Wu Yong who said "ouch" and shouted: "I used to read history books and recorded that King Ran Min of Wu Dao fought against the famous former Yan general Murong Ke. In ten battles, the Yan army was defeated. Murong Ke stayed calm in the face of danger and set up a trick to lure the enemy, leading Ran Min to go deep. However, he chose 5,000 men who were good at shooting, connected their horses with iron ropes, and formed a square formation to advance like a solid wall. , the arrows were like rain, Ran Min was defeated, his body was dead and his country was destroyed. This is called a chain horse!"
After Chao Gai and others heard this, they couldn't help but feel pale when they imagined the scene of iron horses like walls crisscrossing the battlefield. Song Jiang shouted: "The more than a thousand people who escaped from Hu Yanzhuo are all heavily armed, so they are bound to come again. How can we stop them?"
Chao Gai snorted coldly: "Since the military advisor has seen through his background, what's the point of fear? At worst, I'll tie up some iron chains and put on vests, and we can all exchange money."
Lin Chong exclaimed: "Brother, no! If this happens, the casualties will be heavy. The imperial court has many soldiers and horses, so it may not feel bad. If I, Liangshan, break this cavalry, where will I find the second one?"
Everyone was talking about it, and they all said that it was impossible to defeat this chain horse except by using force to defeat force.
Cao Cao frowned and said: "Capture his two vanguards and bring them up for questioning." Suddenly he remembered something and said to Song Jiang: "Brother Gongming, it is not appropriate for me to reveal my secrets, so when I captured Peng Qi, I repaid you. His name is taboo." After saying that, he took off the mask, put it on Song Jiang's face and said, "I'm taking shelter for my brother for a while. My brother just asked him, since there is a chain horse, why don't you use it?"
Before Song Jiang could react, Cao Cao had turned around and retreated into the crowd, never to be seen again.
Not long after, Han Tao and Peng Qi were both kidnapped by Wuhuada. Song Jiang rushed up to meet him, ordered the escorting sergeant to retreat, untied the rope himself, and worshiped respectfully.
Han Tao and Peng Qi were shocked, and quickly knelt down and returned the greeting: "If the general is captured, he will die as soon as possible. Why do you want to worship me?"
Song Jiang helped the two of them up and said: "A certain group of people had nowhere to stay because of the persecution of traitorous officials, so they temporarily took shelter in the water. Now the imperial court has sent generals to arrest them. They should have been tied up for fear that they would not survive. As a last resort, they He dared to fight, so that he offended the tiger's power and dared to beg for forgiveness."
Han Tao said: "Oh, I didn't expect that your Majesty is so reasonable. I would like to ask for your name!"
Song Jiang said: "Xiao Ke's surname is Song, his given name is Jiang, and his courtesy name is Gongming."
There are different teachings: Gongming rides on horseback to capture the enemy general, and Peng Qi bows his hands to Song Jiang. Wu used his erudition to talk about old history, and Meng De's armor was hidden in his chest.
