As soon as Meng Huo heard the shouts of killing from the other side, he knew that he and others were ambushed. Not only that, the former Muma County Magistrate must have surrendered to Liu!
Otherwise, Mima, Douze, and Ajixian have always watched each other. How could he not know if something happened to Ajixian?
Looking at the other side again, sure enough, the enemy's hundreds of cavalry killed more than a thousand Qingqiang infantry. Then the infantry who came up to cover up the attack were also well-trained and like wolves and tigers. It didn't take much time to kill the Qingqiang infantry. The infantry were defeated.
Even the Qingqiang Cavalry's "Wolf Pack Warfare", which has always been invincible, has been driven away like a group of chickens without a hen...
Meng Huo made a quick decision and shouted: "Brothers! Escape quickly, this river cannot be crossed, we will find another way to find you and other kings!"
The general of the Qingqiang tribe said angrily: "The king is still on the other side, and the tribesmen have suffered heavy casualties. We must cross the river!"
"Can you cross over?!" Meng Huo was so angry. These people are really stubborn. "The enemy has already killed your front army. When you cross the river, you will be shot to death before you even reach the shore!" The king is so brave that he can escape."
After talking for a long time, it was the last sentence that played a key role.
"Then what do you think we should do?" the Qingqiang general asked.
Meng Huo breathed a sigh of relief, and some discussions would be easy to handle: "Huo Bu'uli will definitely lead his cavalry to escape south. You can follow me around Tu Shui, and then turn to the southeast, and we will definitely join them!"
Only half of the Qingqiang soldiers who had not had time to cross the river agreed to follow Meng Huo and retreat.
Therefore, when Liu Chan led his cavalry to fight back and Huo Bu'uli led his troops to flee south, the Qingqiang soldiers on the other side had already withdrawn.
On the way, Meng Huo led his army to Muma, but as expected, the county town was closed. They were greeted by bows and arrows instead of enthusiastic county officials.
Meng Huo was so angry that he cursed outside the city, but the Muma County Magistrate turned a deaf ear and didn't take it to heart at all.
Seeing that he couldn't get any advantage, Meng Huo had no choice but to lead his less than 3,000 remaining soldiers to the west through the end of Tushui, and then detour to the southeast to find the remaining soldiers in Huo Bu'uli.
Fortunately, the southern end of Tushui is not far to the southwest of Muma. Although it will take a lot of time to cross the river directly, it is not impossible.
The most important thing is that they have only one choice now.
…
On the other side, in the woodland swamp near Kunze, this stinky place where few people come, is currently hiding less than two thousand private soldiers of the Cuan family.
When the army was first launched, this number was nearly three thousand.
After being besieged, Yong Kai sent people to shout outside the swamp area every day to persuade them to surrender. He saw that the soldiers were dejected one by one, and their morale became lower and lower day by day.
Only Cuan Xi still looked arrogant and muttered: "There is no reason, it should be unfavorable. Well... this must be a test between God and me. Yes!"
Li Hui couldn't directly say that the prince was also a mortal. This was a big taboo, but he could no longer let his uncle continue to mess around, otherwise they would have to be buried here.
It was a small matter that they were buried here. If the prince received the news that they were trapped here and took the risk to rescue them, if anything happened to the prince, Li Hui and his son would be responsible for their deaths.
"Uncle? Uncle!" After several fights, Li Hui, who was also disgraced, shouted several times, and then Cuan Xi came back to his senses.
"What's the matter De'ang?"
Li Hui said seriously: "What is my uncle planning to do next?"
Cuan Xi, who had regained his confidence in confusion, puffed up his chest and said, "Of course, after the army took a short rest here, they led the army to break through to the north..."
"No!" Li Hui's roar startled Cuan Xi, and the surrounding soldiers also looked sideways.
He hurriedly whispered: "At this time, the soldiers have suffered a new defeat, their morale has been dampened, and there are enemy troops surrounding them. Wouldn't we be setting ourselves up for death if we rush to break through?"
"But the prince is destined by destiny after all..."
Li Hui finally thought of a way to solve Cuan Xi's obsession without damaging the image of the Crown Prince's destiny. He immediately interrupted: "What does the Crown Prince's destiny have to do with me?"
"...Huh?" Cuan Xi was obviously stunned and didn't understand.
Li Hui said sadly: "Uncle, you are confused. Since the prince is destined by fate, he has no help from you and me, so why can't he succeed? Why will God let you and me save the day?"
Cuan Xi was stunned on the spot after hearing the words, and after a long time he slapped his forehead: "Oh! Confused, really confused! Listening to what De'ang said now, it's like seeing the sun through the clouds, and enlightenment... But now that it is like this, how should we deal with it?"
"Uncle, if you can trust my nephew, how about he take charge of the breakout operation this time?"
"Why can't I trust De'ang? No matter what, the Cuan family's army will be at your disposal."
Li Hui nodded. He was not sure, but it was better than sitting around and waiting to die in this poisonous place.
Although he lost all his food and supplies in this defeat, and the rations he carried with him were only enough for two or three days even if he saved them, he was not in a hurry to break out of the encirclement immediately.
On the first day, he patiently did ideological work for the soldiers. The direction of the work was exactly opposite to that of Cuan Xi. His uncle needed to ease the fire, while the soldiers needed to add fuel to the fire.
Before starting the army, Prince Liu Chan's theory of destiny had been spread in Yu Yuan. These private soldiers of the Cuan family were naturally the first to know about it. In fact, the "brainwashing" was quite effective.
Although the army was defeated at this time, Li Hui's exaggerated explanations of the prince's thrilling stories in Jingzhou and the three counties and how he made the impossible possible made the soldiers fascinated. He then talked about how well treated the prince's troops were.
Finally, he said: "The prince will never give up his soldiers. He will definitely send reinforcements when he hears that we are surrounded. By then, we only need to fight a bloody road to the north to break through the siege, and there will be reinforcements to help us fight off the pursuers!"
These words became the final word. Prince Liu Chan did not give up the Jiangling garrison in Jingzhou or the Shangyong garrison in the three counties. This time, he will definitely not give up on us!
The fighting spirit of the soldiers was once again aroused.
On the second day, Li Hui and Cuan Xi, with only a small group of troops, walked out of the swamp area waving flags when Yong Kai's envoys persuaded them to surrender.
The large group of people and horses were hiding behind, each holding swords, guns and weapons, waiting in full formation.
"Don't shoot arrows! Don't shoot arrows. We are all our own!" Li Hui said loudly.
Then a man with a general's belly came out from the crowd on horseback. It was Yong Kai: "Humph, one of our own people? Why did our own people lead troops to attack Dianchi Lake? Quickly surrender and surrender, I may keep you alive!"
"But the Master of the Yong family is in person?" Li Hui said bitterly, "The Master of the family really doesn't know something. We also had people like Liu Chan in our army before. If I don't obey, the whole family will be killed...
"If we really wanted to capture Dianchi Lake, how could we go there with only a few thousand troops? Isn't it just hitting an egg against a stone?"
When Yong Kai heard this, he felt that it made sense. He also thought it was a bit strange before.
That Cuan Xi has always been prudent, he can't lead such a small number of people to attack Dianchi Lake when his head is hot, right?
Little did he know that Cuan Xi's head was really hot at that time...
Seeing that Yong Kai seemed to be hesitant, Li Hui continued to explain: "Now we have taken advantage of this defeat to find out Liu Chan's spy, so we can have a frank talk with the head of the family! The army seems to be strong, but in fact it is strong on the outside and weak on the inside. There is not enough food and grass, and it is not enough at all. For fear of this, you will definitely fail!
"Both the Cuan family and I are from the south, so how can we sincerely help the northerners in their southern expedition? If you don't fight your own people, please be careful and don't deceive fellow villagers!"
The more Yong Kai listened, the more he felt that this was the case. He had always been arrogant, otherwise he would not have committed such a thing as rebellion.
After hesitating for a long time, he asked the last question: "Now that you have surrendered to me, are you not afraid that Liu Chan will kill your family?"
Li Hui threw the weapon in his hand to the ground, raised his hands high and said, "I have something to say, and I can only say it to the head of the family."
Li Yi and Cuan Xi on the side were both tense in their hearts, and instinctively wanted to stop him, but thinking of Li Hui's instructions, they gritted their teeth and resisted not moving.
"Come here!" Yong Kai didn't move at all on his horse, and was about to test whether Li Hui was sincere.
Li Hui just raised his hands and walked towards Yong Kai alone, with a calm face and no fear.
Only then did Yong Kai look moved, got off his horse, and waited for him to come over before saying, "What do you have to say?"
Li Hui came closer and said, "Master, please keep me as a hostage and let my son and other soldiers return to Liu Chan's command. When the two armies are fighting, they suddenly switch sides... Wouldn't it be possible to defeat the enemy and capture Liu Chan alive?"
"With him in hand by then, as long as Liu Bei is not asked to hand over his inheritance, and other conditions... are you still afraid that he will not comply?"
Only then did Yong Kai suddenly realize that he saw Li Hui approaching with bare hands. He immediately laughed and said, "Hahaha, wonderful, wonderful! Speaking of this conspiracy, it's a clever trick for a guy like you who has been influenced by the Northerners. !”
Li Hui was not angry at the irony. Instead, he held up his hand and said, "Thank you, the head of the family."
Then he said loudly behind him: "Come out, everyone. The misunderstanding is over. We are all our own people!"
Yong Kai also ordered people to pass on orders: "Don't shoot arrows."
"yes!"
Yong Kai just ordered not to shoot arrows yet, but Li Hui kept shouting that they were all his own people, and Yong Kai didn't object.
When this order was passed down, it became...
Don't shoot arrows, they are all our own.
The difference is only half a sentence, but the difference is a thousand miles.
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(End of chapter)
