boom! !
Daiya's mind seemed to explode for a moment.
It dawned on him.
The horse dung from the war horses did not belong to our own soldiers, but to the Ming army's cavalry. The other party arranged for people to raid the camp at the port. Only in this way can we explain the reason for the appearance of horse shit on official roads.
Otherwise, this is absolutely impossible.
Daiya looked panicked and asked quickly: "General Split, since this belongs to the Ming Army, and since many parties have raided our port, but now it is quiet, as if nothing happened, the most likely possibility is that the other party is They are lying in wait in the camp, waiting for us to go, what do you think we should do?"
The soldiers around him also looked over.
All looked nervous.
If the Ming army's cavalry is ambushing them and they go to deliver supplies, they are going to die.
None of them were happy.
"Withdraw troops, abandon all supplies, and retreat across the board."
Split ordered without thinking.
After hearing this, Daiya hesitated for a moment and said: "General Split, we are retreating now, and we are abandoning our supplies and retreating back to Surato City. I am afraid we will be punished by the Grand Duke. We quietly Evacuate and take supplies back."
Split's expression was as cold as ever before, and he further said in a deep voice: "Since the other party has been waiting for us, they must be keeping an eye on us. Do you think we can retreat now with the supplies?"
Daiya suddenly stopped talking.
It was too difficult to evacuate with supplies.
It's basically impossible.
Split is a veteran in the army, with rich experience and a decisive personality. If it weren't for his birth, he would definitely be famous in the Roman Empire. However, because he is a retainer of the Grand Duke Valens, he is only in the Roman Empire. Prominent under Valens.
Split said decisively: "It is the Grand Duke's business how he wants to be held accountable. What I am considering now is just to save your lives. Pass my order and the entire army will retreat immediately without any hesitation. Put it down. After collecting the supplies, we evacuated neatly and returned to the city as quickly as possible."
Daiya made arrangements immediately.
The order was passed from one person to another, and soon all three thousand people obeyed the order.
After everyone put down their food, they turned around and retreated. This situation was immediately noticed by the secretly watching sentry.
The sentry looked anxious, and immediately ran back on horseback, entered the camp, and shouted loudly: "General Guan, it's bad, all the Roman troops who came to rescue the port have withdrawn."
Wow!
The quiet camp exploded in an instant.
It became noisy and boiling.
Guan Yu led his men to fight out. He saw the sentinel and said loudly: "What's going on? Why did the other party evacuate before they arrived at the camp at the port?"
The sentry shook his head, with a puzzled look on his face, and said quickly: "I didn't know what I was doing, but I just noticed that they stopped suddenly. Immediately afterwards, I threw away all the supplies and evacuated as fast as I could."
Guan Yu frowned even more.
Something is wrong.
They didn't leak the news either.
Guan Yu glared at the sentry and scolded: "When you find out that the opponent is retreating, just shoot a loud arrow to signal. Now run back, and we will catch up again. Countless time is wasted by going back and forth. Wouldn't it be a waste to do this? ?"
The sentinel said quickly: "This is a humble job and incompetent."
Guan Yu waved his hand and said: "That's all, remember next time and don't make mistakes again. Be more flexible when doing things, learn to judge the situation, and don't be rigid."
The sentry detective looked moved and nodded solemnly.
Guan Yu looked at Zhang Liao and said in a deep voice: "Wenyuan, although the opponent has withdrawn, we are cavalry and the opponent is infantry, so we still have a chance. Leave five hundred cavalry behind to guard Guwani Ferry, and we will cover up the enemy again. , how about seeing who catches up first?"
Although he escaped, Guan Yu was heroic and high-spirited.
The war has just begun.
It is impossible for the other party to directly return to Surudha City.
Zhang Liao said enthusiastically: "Yun Chang has such an elegant spirit, Zhang Liao will accompany him to the end."
"Set off!"
After Guan Yu made arrangements, he gave the order to attack.
Nearly 2,500 cavalrymen rushed out of the port's official road in a mighty manner and rushed forward quickly. The rumble of horse hoofs sounded, and smoke and dust filled the official road. The cavalry hurried forward under the night with torches on their hands, as if they were like fire dragons swimming, moving forward quickly.
That is to say, the current climate is hot, and the moon is like a disk at night, and the moonlight is bright, so the official road can be seen clearly.
Even if it's night and rushing, it doesn't matter.
One after another, the war horses trampled the ground and charged continuously.
When Guan Yu and his men were rushing as fast as possible, the distance between Guan Yu and Split was rapidly shortening because the cavalry was fast and the infantry was slow.
On the official road, Split and his men hurried on and retreated all the way. After walking a certain distance, some time had passed and he had reached the official road of a mountain col.
This location is condescending.
Looking back, you can see the road leading to the port and notice the long winding area.
Split looked back and immediately noticed a group of cavalry rushing towards the rear. This group of cavalry also carried torches openly, and the burning torches dispersed the darkness.
The torches connected in series are like a fire dragon, swimming quickly.
Ding!
Split's heart sank.
Emotions, extremely tense.
coming!
The cavalry of the Ming army has come to kill.
Daiya stood beside Split and noticed the torches burning in the rear and the cavalry team advancing rapidly. His cheeks twitched, his bearded face was full of nervousness, and he quickly said: " General Split, we are infantry and the other side is cavalry. It will take more than half an hour for us to return to Suratra City. This time difference is enough for the other side to catch up with us."
Split frowned and quickly looked around. Although there were tree branches and the like around, if he stayed to chop down trees to block the road, it would waste too much time and make him unable to move forward.
The key is that they don't have weapons like caltrops, and they don't have any defensive horses, so now they have clearly discovered the pursuers and there is no way to stop them.
How to do it?
Split thought quickly.
Daiya was a rough man and even more impatient, so he urged further: "General, please think of a way quickly."
"Shut up!"
Split snapped.
Under Split's scolding, Daiya calmed down, and his eyes fell on Split. To this day, they have no choice but to rely on Split to solve the problem.
Split looked around. He was very familiar with the surrounding terrain.
Now, he can only change his path.
In other words, the only way is to hide away, avoid its sharp edge, and then look for opportunities to return to Suradha City.
After Split made a decision in his mind, he stopped delaying and ordered: "Hurry up and let's walk a little further. After walking down the hillside here, there is a fork in the distance. This is a fork in the road. , will go directly around to the south of Surathuo City. Although it will be a long distance, we can get away quickly after throwing off the cavalry pursuers."
Daiya's eyes were bright and he said excitedly: "General Split is wise, this is what we will do."
"Go on, keep on going!"
Split was also anxious.
We must seize the time to avoid being overtaken, and we must change our route and hide before the Ming cavalry arrives, avoiding the sight of the Ming cavalry. Otherwise, success will be impossible.
The group of people quickly evacuated. After descending the hillside, they walked a certain distance and took a side road to avoid the official road back to Suratto City. They quickly entered along the side road and headed towards the south of Suratto City. go.
After changing the official road and direction in Split, the cavalry led by Guan Yu hurried all the way up the hillside.
Then, the cavalry moved south in a mighty manner.
Chasing all the way, the speed is extremely fast.
However, Guan Yu and Zhang Liao ran a long distance with their cavalry, and they had already passed the fork in the road for a full two miles. While the army was still rushing on, Zhang Liao suddenly ordered: "General Guan, stop advancing. "
Guan Yu raised his hand to give the order, and the ordering soldiers quickly gave orders.
The army stopped, Guan Yu also looked at Zhang Liao not far away, and asked: "Wenyuan, what's wrong?"
