As soon as Shi Le's troops left, Princess Leyang led a group of cavalry to chase them. They also made a ninety-degree turn, and all the cavalry chased them in the direction where the Jie cavalry escaped.
General Su Shifang came to Hou Tai and said, "It's the Xianbei cavalry. They should be chasing the Lujie people just now."
Hou Tai naturally saw the clues, so he said: "General Su, I will lead five thousand people to catch up and have a look. You and your troops will speed up to encircle you."
Su Shifang hurriedly said: "The opponents are all cavalry, it is difficult to catch up."
"It doesn't matter, the Xianbei people have blocked the mouth of the Juyang River. They can't escape. You quickly lead people to encircle them. Don't let the remaining Jie people escape." Hou Tai said.
"Then General Hou, be more careful." Su Shifang said.
Then the two men divided into two groups. At this time, the battlefield was full of pursuits and killings, with the defeated Jie clan cavalry running in all directions.
Some fled into the mountains and forests, trying to escape through mountain trails, while others fled in all directions and chased the Xianbei cavalry.
The two thousand cavalry led by Shi Le soon arrived near the mouth of the Juyang River. Looking at the camp not far away, Shi Le could not help but curse.
"Great Khan, there are still pursuers behind us. It is not appropriate to fight at this time. Let's walk towards the northern slopes. After crossing the Yanshan Mountains, we will reach the grassland." A soldier reminded.
Shi Le looked back at the flying dust in the distance. He knew that the Xianbei people were chasing him. He was the great khan of the Jie people and he must not be captured by the Xianbei people.
Thinking of this, he could only nod in agreement, and then the two thousand cavalry began to gallop towards the northern foothills.
Princess Leyang, who was chasing after them, naturally saw the Jie clan cavalry changing directions in the distance, and she secretly thought that once they entered the mountain, it would be difficult to chase them down.
So the whip was slapped harder, causing the horse to feel pain and start to run wildly.
Seeing the pursuers approaching, a Jie tribe general said to Shi Le: "Great Khan, you go first, I will lead people to stop them."
Shi Le looked at the other party deeply, and then nodded reluctantly.
"You protect the Great Khan and leave quickly, the others follow me." The Jie clan general said to the others.
Then he led more than a thousand people to rush towards Princess Leyang and others, while Shi Le continued to run towards Beishan under the protection of 500 people.
They found an area with a relatively gentle slope along the northern foothills. Everyone dismounted and climbed up the mountain.
Because Princess Leyang was blocked by the Jie tribe, she had no choice but to fight with them. These people were determined to die, so they had nothing to fear.
Although the Xianbei people are also good at horse fighting, their mood at this time is different from that of the Jie people opposite, and the Xianbei people are at a disadvantage.
While the two sides were fighting fiercely, Xiao Chu led a thousand cavalry in the distance and chased her. It turned out that he was worried that Princess Leyang would be in danger, so he asked Tologna for a thousand cavalry and hurriedly chased her.
The arrival of Xiao Chu gave them a numerical advantage. Gradually, the Jie cavalry began to lose ground, and their number gradually decreased, but they had no intention of retreating.
When more than a thousand Jie soldiers were eliminated, Shi Le had already fled into the mountains.
"If you can still fight, follow me up the mountain and continue chasing." Princess Leyang shouted loudly.
Seeing this, Xiao Chu hurriedly stopped him and said: "Forget it, Your Highness, Princess, just run away for a few people who won't be in the way."
Hearing this, Leyang looked at Xiao Chu coldly, and Xiao Chu was frightened by her cold eyes.
"Do you know who ran away?" Princess Leyang said coldly.
Xiao Chu replied with some uncertainty: "It should be the leader of a certain tribe."
Princess Leyang pointed to the corpses of the Jie soldiers on the ground and said: "Judging from the combat effectiveness of these Jie people, they should be the guards around Shi Le, the Jie Khan. Shi Le must be among those people."
"This..." Xiao Chu didn't know what to say. He saw a trace of tears flashing in Princess Leyang's eyes.
"My mother died in their hands, I must kill her!" Princess Leyang said with some choking.
After saying that, she led people to chase Shi Le in the direction of his escape.
Xiao Chu looked at Leyang's back and couldn't help but sigh, and followed him.
Shi Le, who fled into the mountains and forests, moved forward along the winding mountain road, while Princess Leyang followed Shi Le and the others in pursuit.
Perhaps Shi Le should not have died. After chasing for two days, Princess Leyang and others could no longer walk. After many days of traveling and nearly two days of mountain climbing, the soldiers' physical fitness had reached the limit.
Princess Leyang punched the tree angrily. She was unwilling to give in. Seeing that she was about to catch Shi Le, she still let him escape.
While Leyang was chasing Shi Le, Tologna led the Xianbei cavalry to chase and kill the fleeing Jie soldiers everywhere in the Shanggu Plain, almost turning the Shanggu Plain upside down. It can be seen that he hated the Jie people. Lower than Princess Leyang.
The Tufa tribe is the tribe closest to the forefront of the Jie tribe. His father and his eldest son both died in the battle with the Jie tribe.
He had wiped out the Sand Wolf tribe before, and now that God had given him this opportunity, he would not give up any chance of revenge.
After several days of pursuit, most of the Jie soldiers have been eliminated, and a very small number of Jie soldiers, like Shi Le, fled into the mountains.
When Princess Leyang and Xiao Chu rushed back, Tian Ying, Fan Zhi and others were still cleaning the battlefield. All the bodies of these Xianbei people had to be buried, and the weather was getting hotter and hotter. If so many corpses are not dealt with, a plague will easily occur.
Princess Leyang told Tologna about Shi Le's escape, and Tologna immediately ordered his men to lead two thousand cavalry to search the grassland area on the north side of the foothills.
As long as Shi Le escapes from the mountains and forests, he will inevitably return to the tribe through the grasslands. If he is lucky, he can be intercepted and killed at the junction of the mountains and grasslands.
After explaining everything, the Xianbei tribe set up camp on the spot. At night, the starry sky was bright, and countless bonfires were lit in the Shanggu Plain. Prince Yan's Mansion sent people to deliver several carts of wine. The warriors of the Xianbei tribe began to celebrate around the bonfire. Everyone Soak in joy.
Princess Leyang and Xiao Chu came to Xiguan, and Lu Biao received the arrival of Princess Leyang with the highest ceremony.
In this battle of Xiguan, all the Jie tribe's 100,000 troops were killed except for a few who escaped and more than 5,000 people who were captured.
In addition, tens of thousands of war horses and countless equipment were seized.
Lu Biao briefly explained the statistical situation to Princess Leyang, and then asked: "The warriors of the Xianbei tribe have helped us a lot this time. How much of these trophies the princess wants, Lu will never refuse."
Princess Leyang smiled and said: "General Lu, you're welcome. Our Xianbei tribe is just showing His Majesty King Yan's kindness. Leyang is already satisfied to be able to kill so many Jie tribesmen to avenge our dead tribesmen."
Everyone present was stunned when they heard Leyang's words. There was no need for spoils in this battle, and everyone felt happy in their hearts.
But Lu Biao knew that Princess Leyang's words were probably half true and half false, and not asking for anything was probably because of King Yan's favor.
Thinking of this, Lu Biao still said: "Well, your tribe should have no shortage of these war horses. Let's keep the war horses. I know that your tribe is short of weapons. How about handing these weapons to Her Highness the Princess?"
Princess Leyang smiled innocently and said, "In that case, thank you so much, General Lu!"
"In addition, His Highness King Yan sent a letter. His Highness King Yan said that if the princess is not in a hurry to go back, she can go to Yancheng to stay for a while. The prince said that he would personally thank the princess on behalf of the people of Yancheng." Lu Biao continued. .
"Then thank you, Your Majesty, for your kind invitation!"
On the second day, Lu Biao opened the Xiguan City Gate and asked Princess Leyang to lead the troops back to Xianbei territory from Yancheng.
At the same time, a military report of the great victory in Xiguan was also sent from Xiguan, heading towards the capital. However, just half a day after setting off, the messenger delivering the military report encountered the troops of General Tai Shihong, who came to support the army.
It turned out that most of Tai Shihong's troops were infantry and marched slowly. They went north from Luzhou and after more than ten days of trekking, they reached Yancheng. They were only half a day's journey from Xiguan.
When Tai Shihong heard the news from the military report, he had an expression of disbelief on his face. One hundred thousand Jie soldiers were wiped out. This achievement was probably only inferior to the emperor's recovery of Hebei Road.
He didn't believe it, he wanted to see for himself if it was true!
