Utu wiped the sweat from his head and took the map from the barbarian scout on the side. He was now hundreds of miles away from his original retreat route.
He originally wanted to go from Wuzhou, then to Kangzhou, and finally back to Nanman, but now he is heading in the direction of Fengzhou.
But Fengzhou was also their territory, so he didn't worry too much, but there was a huge valley in front of him, and he had to pass through that valley if he wanted to go to Fengzhou!
Kill the horse valley!
Zhan Magu Wutu also knew that there were cliffs more than ten feet high on both sides, with only one passage in the middle, but that passage was quite wide, and his warriors could all pass through it in less than an hour.
But the terrain of Zhanma Valley made him hesitate. If there was an ambush there, he would suffer heavy casualties even if he could get through.
"How many people do we have left and how much food do we have?" Wu Tu frowned and looked at the generals standing aside.
"We just did a count this morning. The number of people is less than 160,000. We should have enough food to last for two days." A general said.
They had been chased and intercepted for a month, and together with the soldiers who got lost in the mountains and forests, they also lost more than 40,000 people.
There were only two days of food left. If we continued to take a detour through the mountains and forests, we would starve to death.
At this moment, several scouts ran over.
"Report to your Majesty, Jiang Wei's army has been spotted on the left wing of the army. There may be tens of thousands of them!"
"The right wing also discovered Jiang Wei's army, densely packed all over the mountains and plains!"
"Your Majesty, Jiang Wei's army at the rear is also catching up."
After hearing the scout's report, all the generals present were frightened.
"Damn, they thought we were going to come out of the woods, so they launched a general attack on us!" a general said angrily.
Wu Tu frowned deeply. He always felt that Jiang Wei was trying to drive him into the Valley of the Horses!
"Send the order, retract the left and right wings, attack Jiang Wei's army at the rear, and break through to the rear!" Wutu ordered.
"Ah?" All the generals were dumbfounded. The Horse-Zhan Valley is right in front of them. As long as they pass through the Horse-Zhan Valley, they will reach Fengzhou. Why do they have to turn around and break out of the encirclement? Isn't this looking for death?
Moreover, they only had two days of food left. Even if they broke out, they would probably starve to death in the mountains and forests.
Although they are generals, it is nothing more than a nice name for them.
In fact, they were all leaders of various tribes, a bunch of rough guys, so naturally they would not think about so many twists and turns. At this time, they were all puzzled by Utu's order.
"Ah what? Didn't you hear my king's order? Go quickly!" Utu shouted angrily.
He also knew that all of his subordinates couldn't put together an idea, so he didn't bother to explain.
He was already sure that Jiang Wei was driving him towards Zhanma Valley. There must be an ambush in Zhanma Valley, and if he got in, he would be seeking death.
The reason why he chose to attack the army in the rear was because Jiang Wei had been chasing him for such a long time, and there must be a supply of food and grass in the rear. As long as he could break out from the rear, he could rob the army of food and grass, and people like him would not die of hunger!
The generals didn't know what Utu thought so, so they gritted their teeth and chose to carry out Utu's order.
In an instant, more than 100,000 barbarian troops rushed toward Jiang Wei.
This news soon reached Jiang Wei's ears, and Jiang Wei suddenly smiled disdainfully: "I didn't expect that there was a smart man in the barbarian army. This was because I expected that the governor had set an ambush in Zhanma Valley, so I planned to fight to the death. ”
"Mom, even hundreds of thousands of people dare to attack me. If the 300,000 troops behind me can help you break out, I won't call you Jiang Boyue!"
"The whole army set up a defensive formation, and ordered Pan Feng and Wen Chou to give the governor a hard blow on the flanks. Let Wu Qi's people be ready at any time!"
Utu's decision could indeed avoid being driven into the Valley of the Horses, but using 160,000 people to attack Jiang Wei's 300,000 troops was obviously not a wise decision.
But Utu had no other choice. If they broke out from the direction of Wen Chou or Pan Feng, they would not be able to snatch Jiang Wei's food and grass, and they would starve to death even if they broke out.
Attacking Jiang Wei's army is their only way to survive.
But in Jiang Wei's view, this way of survival does not exist at all. From the moment the barbarian army was driven outside Zhanma Valley, the barbarian army was destined to be destroyed!
As Jiang Wei's order was passed to the entire army, Jiang Wei's army also began to take action. The 300,000 troops chasing behind the barbarians quickly formed a defensive formation, waiting for the barbarians to attack.
Pan Feng and Wen Chou on the flanks of the barbarians stepped up their offensive against the barbarian army.
The barbarian army charged towards Jiang Wei's army without fear of death, and at the same time suffered severe beatings from Pan Feng and Wen Chou, and soon fell into a bitter battle.
In addition, many people did not understand why they had to fight Jiang Wei when they could escape, so morale was low and the offensive quickly weakened.
Seeing that the barbarian offensive had weakened, Jiang Wei's army continued to advance while defending.
At the rear of the barbarian army, Wutu was also anxious. He had just sent scouts to Zhanma Valley, but they had not come back for an hour. It was obvious that there was something wrong in Zhanma Valley, and breaking out was their only way to survive.
But the idiots who led the troops in front did not expect this, and actually remained passive and idle in the fight.
At this moment, another general covered in blood ran back.
"Your Majesty, we can't fight anymore. Let's run. Jiang Wei's defense is too tight. We can't attack at all. More than half of my brothers have been killed or wounded. We really can't fight anymore!"
"Beheading Ma Valley is a dead end, how many times do you have to tell me! Go back to me. If anyone dares to take a step back, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Wu Tu said fiercely.
The general also became angry immediately, and said with red eyes: "Wu Tu, if you don't stand and talk for a long time, your back hurts. How do you know that Killing Horse Valley is a dead end?"
"I have sent scouts to see it!" Wutu said coldly, with murderous intent already in his eyes.
"What about the scouts?"
"Not back!"
The general immediately laughed: "How did you know it was a dead end before you came back? Maybe the scout didn't want to follow you to death, so he had given up his choice and ran away!"
"Akul, are you questioning this king? Don't forget, I am the king of the barbarians!" Utu's eyes became colder and colder, and he had already picked up the two axes beside him.
Akul also pulled out the big knife from his back and looked at Utu coldly: "You let us die in vain. You are not worthy of being our king. I want to challenge you!"
As soon as Akul finished speaking, Utu rushed up and cut off the big knife in his hand with an axe.
The next second, Utu's other ax hit his head, and blood splattered everywhere.
When other generals around him saw this scene, their eyes showed fear. They had to admit that Wutu was indeed the strongest among them now.
Wu Tu watched Akul's body fall to the ground coldly, looking around with two axes in hand: "Who else is dissatisfied?"
