Sun Quan was suspicious by nature, but at the critical moment of life and death, he did not care about taking risks. Sun Quan grasped the saddle tightly, first controlled the mount to retreat a few steps, and then clamped the horse's belly with his legs and flew forward vertically.
Gu Li stood by the roadside and picked up his whip and whipped it fiercely, using this method to give Sun Quan's horse power.
I saw the war horse galloping on the bridge pier, suddenly jumping up on the edge of the broken bridge, and flying to the south bank with Sun Quan on horseback. At this time, He Qi, who had received the rescue order, was leading his army.
Sun Quan rode his horse across Xiaoyaojin, briefly overlooking the soldiers on the south bank in the sky. At that moment, he felt like flying.
When the horse landed, one of its front hoofs happened to step on the bluestone. The bluestone was blown smooth by the river wind. The horse's center of gravity was unstable due to the slippage of its front hoof. The moment it landed, it leaned forward and almost fell over. Finally, Sun Quan was thrown away. go out.
Sun Quan was so beaten that he fell to the ground with his face covered in mud and was embarrassed to see anyone.
"Lord, are you okay?" He Qi hurried over and helped him up.
Sun Quan stood up and patted the dirt on his body, pretending to be surprised and said: "It turns out that the male seedling is here. What will happen if the horse stumbles? It is not that simple for Zhang Liao to capture me. If the bridge breaks, won't we be out of danger?"
He Qi knelt down and clasped his fists and cried: "As the master of human beings, you should be cautious. How come you are the one to cut off our queen today? If all the generals knew this, they would not be at ease. Once my lord is in danger of losing Jiangdong, I hope you can take this as a warning for the rest of your life."
"Today is my fault. Considering that we are fully prepared, Zhang Liao may not dare to chase him. Unexpectedly, I will keep this in mind from now on." Sun Quan helped He Qi up and thanked him.
Sun Quan's words were nice on the surface, but in his heart he complained that the generals were not aggressive in attacking, and they retreated faster than the other.
Seeing that the fighting was still going on on the other side, He Qi knew that not many people could escape, so he suggested to Sun Quan: "My lord, you can go ahead and board the ship. I will stay here to support the rear army. I wonder who is still fighting on the other side?"
"Yi Gong and Youping are still on the other side. I want to stay here and wait for them." Sun Quan also added in his mind that the tiger soldiers were dismounted. He didn't know how many of the guards he would have left after this battle.
"My lord just promised me not to be involved in danger," He Qi reminded.
Sun Quan glanced at the situation on the other side and then turned and left. Many Jiangdong soldiers had jumped into the river because they knew how to swim. Cao Junjun did not know how to pursue the deserters who were swimming.
During the melee in the distance, Han Dang and Zhou Tai also gradually approached Xiaoyaojin. Looking at the situation, they knew that Sun Quan had escaped safely.
Because Zhang Liao gave the order to round up, Cao Jun's attention was all on Zhou Tai. Those soldiers who wanted to make meritorious deeds tried their best to stop him, and kept shouting at Zhou Tai with long spears and short halberds.
Zhou Tai was covered in blood and shot several times, but he still refused to abandon Sun Quan's armor and robe. Fortunately, the veteran Han Dang defended him to the death and finally led him to escape from the siege and came to the river.
"The Little Lion Bridge ahead is broken. Youping quickly take off your armor. I will take you to swim to the other side." Han Dang had already begun to remove his armor as he spoke.
"The armor can be taken off, but the armor and robe belong to the Lord." Zhou Tai hesitated.
When Han Dang saw this, he shouted angrily: "When did this happen? Quickly take off your clothes and armor."
Zhou Tai was startled when he heard this, then nodded and endured the severe pain to remove his armor.
During this period, two Cao soldiers chased them, but Han Dang killed them directly with his sword. Then he jumped into the river with Zhou Tai and swam to the south bank with one hand.
When Zhang Liao rushed to the river, Han Dang had already hugged Zhou Tai and swam to the center of the river. He glanced at the armor and robes on the ground, and then ordered Cao soldiers behind him: "Fire a volley of arrows at me."
Then arrows flew like raindrops into the river. It was difficult for the arrows to hit the people in the water because of the strong wind and strong water on the river. However, too many arrows were shot out, and Zhou Tai's painful body became a target.
When Han Dang took him to the other side, the unconscious Zhou Tai had several arrows stuck in his back. He Qi quickly asked people to carry them away. As for the thousands of Jiangdong soldiers stranded on the north bank, he was not prepared to wait any longer.
The Jiangdong soldiers in Jinbei had no generals in command at this time, and the supporting troops on the other side slowly disappeared from sight. With no choice but to kneel down and beg Zhang Liao for surrender, they had no choice but to surrender.
Zhang Liao beheaded 3,000 people in Xiaoyaojin and captured more than 5,000 Jiangdong soldiers. Only a few hundred escaped by jumping into the river. He also almost captured Sun Quan himself several times and won a complete victory in this battle to defend Hefei.
On the way back to Hefei City, Li Dian rode with the army in a wooden cart. The arrow on his lower back had been taken out. After simple treatment, the wound was not healed and he could not ride a horse.
Zhang Liao seemed relatively happy because of his victory, and his relationship with Li Dian also greatly eased during this period.
"Fortunately, Mancheng's arrow wound was not deep, otherwise we wouldn't be able to call this battle a complete victory. If I had used more force, maybe you wouldn't have been hit by the arrow." Zhang Liao looked a little regretful beside the carriage.
Li Dian shook his head gently, "Who can guarantee that a general will not be injured? Why should General Zhang blame himself? But was the person who fired the cold arrow a stroke?"
"That man looks like a barbarian. I have seen this guy raise a bow several times. His riding and shooting skills are indeed very powerful. He should be from Han Dang's hometown in western Liaoning. But I have already asked someone to check. If he is surrendering The stroke will definitely vent his anger on Mancheng." Zhang Liao replied.
Li Dian smiled bitterly and said: "It doesn't matter whether Leng Jian is here or not. It's just a pity that Sun Quan got away."
"I didn't expect Sun Quan to be so outstanding in martial arts, but his appearance is too old. Even if he doesn't die in this battle, he will be seriously injured." Zhang Liao frowned and analyzed, because he saw that the man in the river was covered in blood, and he was turned into a hedgehog by arrows in the end. .
While the two were talking, a subordinate general came over with a surrendered soldier. Zhang Liao asked curiously: "I asked you to check out the purple-bearded Hu man who sent the cold arrows. You brought such a person on a mission?"
General Pi cupped his fists and replied: "General, you said that the purple-bearded Hu man who fired the cold arrows is not Han Dang's tribe at all. His identity is possible."
"What could it be?" Zhang Liao was very confused.
General Pi pushed the surrendered soldiers to follow him, pointed at Zhang Liao and said, "Tell General Zhang, who is that purple-bearded Hu man who fired the cold arrow?"
The soldier swallowed his saliva, lowered his head and replied in a low voice: "He is the Lord of Jiangdong."
"What did you say? That's Sun Quan? Ah Ye." Li Dian was so excited that he turned over and sat up, but his wound burst open due to his excitement, and the pain caused sweat to roll down his forehead.
After repeated confirmations, Zhang Liao finally realized what he had missed. He and the purple-bearded Hu man even looked at each other several times, and concluded that the golden-helmeted general was not Sun Quan at all.
After learning the truth, both of them regretted it. Zhang Liao regretted that he missed the great success of capturing the general, while Li Dian regretted that he was shot by such a waste.
Hefei was victorious, and the battle report was quickly sent to Hanzhong.
Cao Cao laughed loudly after reading the battle report. Everyone in the hall didn't know what happened and didn't dare to ask.
"Why is Mengde laughing?" No one said anything, except Xiahou Dun who couldn't hold it back.
Cao Cao raised the battle report and said with a smile: "In the past, I once said that having children should be like Sun Zhongmou. It seems that this sentence has been fulfilled."
