"Order the rear army to turn into the front army and evacuate one after another. I will personally cut off the rear!"
Guan Yu led his cavalry to break up the military formation that stormed the gate of the village. His horses trampled the Wu soldiers. After beheading Ma Zhong, he led his cavalry back to the camp.
Looking at the enemy's morale, it was not as low as he thought.
No matter how reckless Pan Zhang was, he realized at this time that his judgment was wrong.
According to the soldiers who escaped from Zhijiang, Guan Yu had more than this when he attacked Zhijiang.
At first, he thought it was due to the low morale of the Jingzhou army and their gradual retreat, coupled with the losses suffered during the attack on Zhijiang.
Now it seems... there must be another ambush.
Pan Zhang, who realized something was wrong after the battle, decided to make a "strategic shift" as soon as possible to avoid an ambush by the enemy.
Boom, boom, boom—!
The sound of war drums sounded, and a group of men and horses came out from the northern mountains. The young general at the head was tall and powerful, and he was brave and fearless in battle. He was Liu Feng.
"kill--!"
"Deputy General Liu Feng is here, the thief will leave!"
Liu Feng led his headquarters of 3,000 troops and 2,000 Jingzhou troops from the northern mountains. A total of more than 5,000 people came to kill Pan Zhang!
"Send the order to change the direction of the army formation on the north side to meet the enemy! The Chinese army continues to retreat!" Although Pan Zhang, who had experienced battles for a long time, was not frightened, he still led his elite troops to stand still at this time, waiting to personally cut off the rear of the army.
Wu Jun fired two rounds of arrows. Liu Feng, who was charging forward, protected his head and face with a round shield in his left hand, but his charge continued unabated.
Not long after, Liu Feng's men and horses had already engaged the enemy. Relying on his natural power, he took the lead and opened and closed the gun in his hand. Even if he was just hit by the gun barrel, he could beat the Wu soldiers into rolling gourds.
Seeing that he was about to tear apart Wu Jun's defensive line, Pan Zhang stared at Liu Feng and approached quietly on horseback.
When he was about a hundred steps away from Liu Feng, he took off the fine horn bow captured from the general of Cao's army from his back.
This bow was made by the Xianbei people and is a composite bow made of hornwood.
Compared with a "single-material bow" made of wood, a compound bow allows archers to shoot arrows with greater power and a longer range using the same pulling weight.
Pan Zhang took out an arrow and slowly opened the bow. The arrow was always aimed closely at Liu Feng who was charging into the formation.
When Liu Feng was forced to stop by the formation of spears and spears, his spears struck left and right, causing the Wu soldiers to stagger. When he was about to urge his horse to charge again, Pan Zhang instantly stopped fine-tuning the bow in his hand and let go of his right hand!
Whoosh!
The arrow immediately shot through the air and shot toward Liu Feng's open middle door!
However, a Wu soldier stabbed Liu Feng's horse in the front leg with a spear. The horse was stabbed and immediately screamed and swayed. Liu Feng hurriedly reined in to comfort him.
This time, with a twist of his body, he just avoided the vital point.
"Uh!" Liu Feng grunted and was shot in the left upper arm by an arrow!
The blood gradually wetted the clothes and armor, revealing a bright red color.
"Which thief hurt me with a cold arrow!" Liu Feng, who was shot in the left arm, was not afraid. Instead, he roared like an enraged beast and used the spear that was stabbed by Wu Jun.
"Humph!" Seeing that he failed to kill the enemy with one arrow, Pan Zhang was quite angry.
Seeing that Liu Feng was entangled in the military formation and could not escape for a while, he immediately put away his horn bow, reined in his horse and was about to step forward to kill this man.
But there was a rumble of horse hooves, and Guan Yu led his cavalry to rush out of the camp again!
"Don't panic, I'm here to help you!"
After saying this, Guan Yu rushed into Wu Bing's northern formation first and rode his horse to pick off several people.
The cavalry team followed closely behind, and the horses stepped on the military formation. At this time, the Wu soldiers resisted Liu Feng's troops, but were suddenly flanked by the cavalry, causing chaos!
"Guan...Second Uncle!"
This is the first time Liu Feng has called Guan Yu this way since he was a child.
"Haha, okay, you and my uncle and nephew will fight side by side!" Guan Yu was greatly relieved.
In fact, as Liu Feng gave up the idea of competing with Liu Chan and determined his future as a minister, Guan Yu's dissatisfaction with him gradually disappeared.
Recently, I have seen him fight bravely and fearlessly, and the last trace of his grudge has disappeared.
At this time, his heart felt comfortable and his thoughts were clear. Guan Yu's long spear made it more and more smooth, and the Wu army in front of the red rabbit horse could not even stop his forward speed.
Guan Ping in the camp saw the situation and immediately ordered the camp gate to be opened!
"Follow me to annihilate the Wu invaders and defend Jingzhou! Kill!" Guan Ping shook the reins and rushed out from his own camp first.
"kill--!"
The morale of the Jingzhou army was greatly boosted and they moved forward bravely!
Wu Bing's infantry was already weak in close combat. At this time, they were ambushed and their morale dropped. They were immediately killed and retreated steadily.
Pan Zhang, who had rich combat experience, gritted his teeth and knew that it was impossible for the army to retreat intact.
"The rear of the Chinese army retreat quickly!" Pan Zhang, who had decided to cut off the strong men's wrists, gave the order and did not flee immediately. Instead, he rode towards the Jingzhou army.
"Don't panic! Our Jiangdong army will arrive shortly. Kill!"
Seeing that the general had not retreated yet, and hearing that there were reinforcements, Wu soldiers' morale was temporarily boosted.
Pan Zhang rode his horse to fight with the northern front for a while. When he saw Guan Yu and Liu Feng charging towards him, he didn't want to fight, so he turned his horse and left!
Pan Zhang circled around to confront Guan Ping, and the two briefly exchanged three blows. Pan Zhang saw that Guan Ping's offensive had been blocked, and then he gave up the fight with a feint and quit the battle group.
If you don't leave, you will be caught up by Guan Yu and you won't be able to leave.
The Wu army on the front line was focused on fighting and did not know that they had become abandoned. Seeing the bravery of their commander, they miraculously stabilized their position slightly.
The Soochow rear army had already withdrawn, and at this time the second half of the Chinese army had also gotten rid of the entanglement and retreated at full speed.
Pan Zhang galloped on his horse, firing arrows from time to time to block the pursuing Guan Yu and others, and soon caught up with the retreating team.
"Oh! I didn't want to let this thief get away!" Guan Ping, who joined Guan Yu and Liu Feng, was a little annoyed.
The battle situation was decided in front of them. Wu Jun, who gradually realized that he had no backup, immediately lost the will to fight, and most of them knelt down immediately and asked to surrender.
Guan Yu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "My son does not have to be like this. This thief has already entered the urn, and it is not easy to escape."
Upon hearing this, Guan Ping also smiled and said yes, and led the crowd to calmly gather the soldiers and clean the battlefield.
…
Pan Zhang led the defeated army to flee northeast. Seeing that Guan Yu and others were not pursuing him, Pan Zhang gradually slowed down.
"Tons, tons, tons...ha!" Regardless of victory or defeat, Pan Zhang would drink heavily after the war.
"snort!"
He threw the wine jar angrily.
Obviously, this moment was a little different from the scene he expected of drinking celebratory wine.
After this battle, nearly half of the five thousand Jiangdong elite soldiers were lost, and Ma Zhong was also beheaded by Guan Yu.
Fortunately, the rear army retreated early and the food, grass and baggage were not lost. This can be considered a blessing in misfortune.
"For the current plan, we can only go to Yiling to find Lu Xun."
In fact, besides this, he could also take the land route to Jiangling to find Sun Quan. With Sun Quan's past appreciation for him, his future would not be affected by his defeat.
But how high-spirited he was when he asked for orders to lead the army. Now that he has failed to make any achievements, but instead lost troops and generals, how can he have the face to meet his lord?
It would be better to go to Lu Xun and wait for an opportunity to make a contribution.
Although he looked down on Lu Xun, he also knew that the other party's character would not take the opportunity to ridicule him or add insult to injury.
After the defeated army marched for a while, there was a fork in the road. From there, they headed northwest, crossed the Ju River and marched westward, which was the direction of Yiling.
Boom, boom, boom—!
"Kill--!"
However, at this time, war drums sounded on the northwest fork road, and another army of soldiers and horses came out, and it was much larger than the coalition forces of Guan Yu and Liu Feng just now!
Wu Jun, whose morale was already low, was ambushed again at this time, and everyone was terrified.
"Everyone, hold still! The whole army changes its route, and the rear army changes to the front army to resist the pursuers! Anyone who dares to flee first against the order will be killed by everyone!"
Pan Zhang always led his troops very strictly. If he made a mistake, he would be punished severely and showed no mercy.
As soon as the military order came out at this time, although the soldiers in the rear knew that they would die, they did not dare to disobey the order...that would only make them die faster.
The civilians in the rear army who were responsible for escorting the grain, grass and baggage secretly said that they were lucky. This cruel order had nothing to do with them. They continued to push the carts with all their strength and follow the Chinese army to evacuate.
Liao Hua, who had been lying in wait for a long time, twitched his beard and smiled. This was the first time he had led an army alone. How could he not be happy now that he had great achievements coming to his door?
Thank you to the "False Accuser" boss for your 100 point coin reward for injecting capital into the Jihan Armed Group. Your point coins will be used for post-war reconstruction work in Gangneung. Thank you for your support ~
(End of chapter)
