Zhang Liao looked serious and said in a deep voice: "The situation is not right."
Guan Yu was also a veteran in the army. He understood in an instant and quickly looked towards the official road ahead. The official road was quiet, and there was no sound in the distance. If we continue to travel quickly for a while, we will be back to Surudha City before long.
However, the opponents are all infantry.
You can't run so fast.
It was impossible to get rid of their cavalry.
Guan Yu also came to his senses in an instant and asked: "Wenyuan, do you mean that the Roman soldiers we were chasing were hiding?"
Zhang Liao said: "It is possible, but the greater possibility is that the other party took other official routes and went to other places."
Guan Yu stroked his beard, thought carefully, and said in a deep voice: "This is indeed true. It is very likely that the opponent has escaped through another official road. Normal people know that infantry cannot outrun cavalry, so they must Find another way.”
Zhang Liao said in a deep voice: "Unfortunately, I am not familiar with the nearby official roads and do not know the geographical conditions. General Guan, do you know?"
"Know!"
Guan Yu answered firmly.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Wenyuan, let me think about it."
Zhang Liao nodded and waited quietly.
Although he was anxious in his heart, he also knew that he couldn't rush it now. He was completely ignorant of the surrounding situation. Only Guan Yu had been near Suratu City and understood the surrounding geography.
"I thought of it!"
Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes suddenly opened.
His eyes were bright and he said in a deep voice: "From where we are now, there is only one branch road on the way to Suraduo City. However, we are already close to Suraduo City."
"The Roman army is all infantry. They can't run too fast, and they can't get rid of us now."
"They're still behind."
"Not far behind us, there is this fork in the road."
"This fork in the road directly bypasses the west side of Suratto City and goes directly to the south of Suratto City. Although it is a long circuit, you can go around it and go back to Suratto City in a circle."
Guan Yu quickly said: "The opponent's target must go to the south."
Zhang Liao asked: "Are you sure?"
"Sure!"
Guan Yu answered firmly.
He stroked his long beard under his chin and said in a deep voice: "Wenyuan, this group of Roman soldiers must have gone south. If we retreat now, we will surely catch up and catch the other side by surprise. Maybe the other side will also be able to catch up. Because they avoided us, they stopped halfway to rest.”
Zhang Liao laughed lightly and said, "I hope so."
When the two reached an agreement, they stopped staying and turned around. After running for a while, they encountered a fork in the road. Guan Yu entered this road first and ordered: "Speed up, no one can escape."
A large number of cavalry were on their way under the moonlight.
While Zhang Liao and Guan Yu continued on their way, Split led the people to run south for a distance. Because the soldiers were tired, Daiya could no longer bear it anymore. He looked at Split and said loudly: "Si General Plitt, should we stop and rest for a while, take a breath before continuing on our way."
"Wait a moment."
Split shook his head and answered.
Daiya said: "The cavalry of the Ming army will definitely go to Suraduo City, and there is no way they can target us."
"At all times, be cautious," Split said. "Keep on going and walk a little longer."
Daiya shook his head helplessly and could only continue to retreat with his tired body.
The army withdrew for about another two-quarters of an hour. Although Daiya himself was tired, he glanced at the large number of Roman infantrymen who were retreating with him. He saw that many people were too tired to follow them and he once again suggested: "Sir General Plitt, please rest for a while."
Split looked at the people around him and saw that they were exhausted, and felt a little unbearable. Then he thought about the fact that there were no pursuers coming from behind.
It stands to reason that if the Ming army discovered their traces, they would have already caught up with them.
Now, there are no pursuers.
Split ordered: "Give me the order. The army will rest on the spot for half an hour, and we will continue to go south. Hurry up tonight and try to get back to Suratha City before dawn tomorrow."
Daiya looked happy and said loudly: "General Split, you are so wise. Pass the order and everyone rests where they are."
A large number of troops stopped one after another.
Split looked around. His soldiers were breathing heavily and looking exhausted.
They left Suratto City and escorted the grain and grass out. They hurried all the way and were very tired. However, after approaching the port into the sea, before they entered the camp, they discovered that Ming army troops had raided the garrison at the port.
A group of people made an extraordinary retreat. People were panicked and extremely nervous all the way.
Now, I can finally stop and rest for a while.
Split felt helpless.
He also frowned deeply as he thought about the battle in Suratra City this time. At the beginning, he followed Valens to expand territory and develop overseas situations. He always felt that there was still hope.
It felt good when they first entered Suradhuo City, but now, they were suppressed everywhere. The Ming army showed strong fighting power and extraordinary fighting spirit, and Suprit was extremely worried.
Especially the ports were captured.
This is the worst possible outcome.
The absence of warships going out to sea means that their retreat is gone. This is the most dangerous thing. In Split's heart, he thinks that when he returns to Surudo City early tomorrow morning, he will suggest to Valens Ready to evacuate.
It became a lone army and it was not appropriate to guard Surudha City.
If there are no warships to go to sea for the time being, then we can move to other places to attack other cities and avoid the Ming army. Their army was no match for the Ming army, but it was still enough to deal with other armies.
While Split was thinking about this, suddenly, he had a bad premonition in his heart.
Something big seems to be happening.
He decisively turned over and dismounted, lying on the ground, listening carefully to the sounds in the distance.
"Complete the army and retreat quickly!"
Split suddenly shouted loudly, quickly got on his horse, and said loudly: "The Ming Army's cavalry is coming, hurry up and retreat. Retreat quickly, retreat immediately."
At this moment, Split was a little incoherent.
The cavalry is coming!
It was the galloping horses of a large number of cavalrymen that made such a sound.
drive! !
Split whipped his whip violently, striking it on the horse's back, and quickly retreated. Daiya followed Split, his expression was unprecedentedly nervous, and he urged the horse to run with great urgency.
The other infantry soldiers evacuated together.
Everyone became panicked and evacuated in droves, looking panicked.
Boom! !
The sound of horse hooves sounded like thunder, from far to near. On the official road behind, the cavalry troops led by Guan Yu and Zhang Liao were already chasing after them.
Guan Yu finally saw the evacuating Roman soldiers in front. His eyes were sharp and he ordered loudly: "The enemy is right in front, and our opportunity to make a meritorious deed has come. Everyone listens to the order and rushes forward to defeat the enemy."
"Come on!"
Zhang Liao also raised his knife and roared.
All the cavalrymen have been running all night. Although they have captured the garrison at the port, no one will despise their achievements. Winning this team of thousands of people is all credit to them.
The cavalry ran, and the distance between the two sides was quickly closing. In a short time, it had been shortened to a hundred steps.
Split seizes the time to evacuate, but still has no way to evacuate. He can only watch the distance get closer, and watch the distance between the two sides shorten rapidly.
When Split found that the cavalry had caught up with his army and found that his soldiers were being slaughtered, Split turned back and ordered: "Daiya, retreat at full speed, ignore the other people, we will take advantage of the army to return." We can hold back the pursuing cavalry and retreat across the board.”
The two of them were like arrows leaving the string, throwing away the army behind them, and quickly evacuated, regardless of the army.
Under the cover of Guan Yu and Zhang Liao, the cavalry charged and easily destroyed the Roman infantry defense line. The swords fell and killed a large number of Roman infantry. There were also many who could not escape and simply knelt down and surrendered.
Guan Yu killed them all, and in less than two quarters of an hour, the battle was over.
Those who deserved to be killed were killed, and those who deserved to be killed were also captured. Only a very small number of people escaped.
Guan Yu counted the results of the battle and found that his cavalry had suffered injuries, but none of them died. Instead, he killed 865 people and captured more than 2,700 people.
Guan Yu didn't understand what the other party said, so he escorted the people and evacuated.
Guan Yu returned to the port and took control of all the prisoners, together with the captured Roman soldiers in the camp. At this time, the sky started to get dark, and it was almost dawn, after all, it dawned very early.
Guan Yu looked at Zhang Liao and said, "Wen Yuan, in your opinion, how should we go back? Should we keep the prisoners or escort them back?"
Zhang Liao said: "These prisoners can further attack the Romans, so I think they should be escorted back. As for the port, I think there will be a war sooner or later, because the armies of the European Roman Empire have lost their foothold and are very likely to attack. Take it back. Otherwise, they have no place to stand."
Guan Yu frowned.
After thinking for a while, Guan Yu said: "What if, while we are escorting people to retreat, the European and Roman Empire's army suddenly attacks the port? By then, we will lose control."
"After all, there were people who escaped last night. These people must have returned to Suradha City first."
"On the contrary, His Majesty doesn't know the news about us for the time being. So my suggestion is that we all stay and quickly set up a defense line. At the same time, arrange for the sentry to go back and report the news, and ask Your Majesty to arrange someone to respond."
"Or block the way for the Roman army to come to the port, and then we can go back."
Guan Yu said with a serious expression: "Now, we must guard the port."
Zhang Liao thought for a moment and said, "Yun Chang's analysis is very thorough, and I agree with it."
Guan Yu stroked his long beard under his chin, smiled and said: "In that case, I will go to Wen Yuan for a trip, and you will go back immediately to report and tell His Majesty the news."
Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment.
Unexpectedly, he was asked to go back.
Zhang Liao said modestly: "General Guan, you are the one in charge. Why don't you go back?"
Guan Yu solemnly said: "I told you to go back as soon as possible. Why do you care about this? Well, I have been running all night. I am very tired. I need to prepare to rest."
Zhang Liao was not a hypocritical person, so he accepted the offer with his fists clasped, then left the port with a few personal guards and continued back to the military camp outside Suraduo City.
