Since no one is willing to take the initiative to take the back seat, in the end, whoever runs slowly will be unlucky.
After all, killing takes time. As the rear army was gradually killed by Jiang Wei's army, Guo Huai and other talents who were running in front finally gradually opened the distance from Jiang Wei.
Guo Huai led his army to stumble and escape for more than thirty miles, and finally got rid of the pursuit temporarily.
"Huh...huh..." The panicked Guo Shijun took off his helmet, and a burst of heat finally came out.
Sweat had already wetted my hair, and I didn't know whether it was from the heat or the fear.
The terrain in front of us is open, with water in front of the left and mountains in the back on the right. If unfortunately we are chased by the pursuers again, we can still resist at least one or two.
It's not that Guo Huai didn't want to keep running away, the four legs under his crotch were all panting heavily from exhaustion. Those soldiers who could only run on two legs had been running wildly for a long time... and now they were all paralyzed on the ground.
Turning his head to look around, he saw remnants of soldiers lying or sitting all over the place. Flags were scattered, soldiers and armor were thrown casually on the ground. As for the food, grass and baggage, they didn't know where they were thrown.
Ordering to collect and count the remnant soldiers, Guo Shijun couldn't help but feel sad. His nose felt sour, and the little pearl almost fell down.
At that time, he came with nearly 10,000 troops and sent local soldiers who were most familiar with mountain operations to keep an eye on them. Xi County also had its own informants.
I thought everything was safe, but I never imagined that I would end up in this situation...
Today, there are only more than 3,000 people left with him, including more than 200 cavalry.
Among them, there were still a few who were killed by Jiang Wei. Most of them were fleeing and took advantage of the chaos to escape in other directions.
This is a very common thing during a rout. If you follow the coach, you will be more likely to be chased by the enemy.
In most cases, the enemy will not care about deserters in twos and threes.
Boom!
"Hey——!" Guo Huai angrily threw the iron armor on his head to the ground, "Jiang family kid, you are so brave!"
By this time, Guo Huai had already noticed that something was wrong. He had already fled nearly half of the way back to Shanggui, and not a single ghost of Liu Bei's army was seen.
If Jiang Wei really cooperated with Liu Bei's army in pursuit, why didn't the Shu army come to intercept him?
"That kid actually made a dangerous move and deceived me! Who gave him the courage? Aren't you afraid of losing Ji County and cutting off Liu Chan's return?"
Fortunately, Guo Huai didn't know the truth. If he found out that Jiang Wei misread his move to quietly withdraw his troops and launched a massive attack based on misjudgment... he would have to vomit three liters of blood and die.
After resting in fear all night, Guo Huai continued to lead his troops on the road at dawn the next day.
It's hard to let these frightened remnants fight in defeat, but to let them escape, every move is still very quick.
After fleeing in embarrassment along the Wei River for two more days, Guo Huai finally led his troops to arrive outside Shanggui City.
The Longyou Wei army had lost their food and baggage, and now their eyes were almost green with hunger, and they were all looking forward to having a full meal after entering the city.
Shanggui City Gate was getting closer and closer, but Guo Huai vaguely realized that something was wrong. The city gate in front of him was closed tightly. Why...why was there still faint music coming from the piano?
The sound of the piano is melodious, the rhythm is brisk, and the superb piano skills make people seem to have pictures emerging in front of their eyes after listening to it.
It's like a soldier returning from the battlefield victoriously, or like friends enjoying a pleasant outing in twos and threes.
But after hearing that the Wei army had just suffered a defeat, especially Guo Shijun, his heart became more and more panicked...
"Shijun Guo is back! Hurry up and open the city gate!" The messenger couldn't wait to rush forward and scold him.
The view from the top of the city is wide, so you should have seen the troops returning long ago. Not to mention opening the city gate in advance, why don't you have any sharp eyesight?
As a result, after shouting twice, no one at the top of the city cared about him.
Now the messenger also saw that something was wrong. Just as he was about to report back, the sound of the piano at the top of the city suddenly stopped.
I saw a man in a wide robe with big sleeves, a feather fan and a turban, getting up from behind the table with a piano.
He took a few steps forward, shook his fan and said with a smile: "Hahaha, Liang Su heard that Commander Guo was good at governing the people and leading the troops well. When I saw him today... why are you so embarrassed?"
The man on top of the city was none other than Zhuge Liang.
As soon as these words came out, the Wei troops who were approaching one after another were shocked. However, before they could react, another man in military uniform with long arms appeared at the top of the city.
"Guo Huai! I asked you to escape during the Hanzhong battle, but I want to see where you can escape this time!"
Liu Bei was nearly sixty years old, but he was still full of energy. This roar floated far away along the wind, shocking the Wei army who was fleeing all the way.
Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan: "Open the city gate and welcome Ambassador Guo back to the city!"
The gate of Shanggui City finally opened at this time, but what greeted the Wei army in Longyou was not the meal they had been looking forward to all the way, but...
"kill--!"
From the city gate that opened, the first ones to rush out were the flying army with bird feathers on their heads and either wearing rattan armor or leather clothes.
Although they had been trained by Zhuge Liang for a period of time, things like formation still seemed a bit unfamiliar to them, and once they got excited, they often forgot to maintain the formation.
Just like now.
But it’s not a big problem. These guys who come from poor mountains and rivers in southern China can definitely make up for it with fierceness and bravery...
They walked as fast as they could on the rugged mountain roads, not to mention the plains outside Shangguang City.
How could the exhausted Wei army outlast these ruthless men who were well fed and waiting for work?
Near the city gate, a bloody massacre suddenly began.
Buzz—!
On the city wall, the Zhuge crossbows lined up in a row roared at the same time, and each arm-thick arrow tore through the air and shot at the enemy in the distance.
The Zhuge Crossbow, which was already powerful and had a good range, took advantage of its height advantage and became even more terrifying at this time.
It perfectly interprets a simple truth from the grassroots - beat the high and the low, and beat the fool.
The poor accuracy of the crossbows was greatly compensated by the numerical advantage of firing ten arrows at once. A mere dozen crossbows produced the effect of a hundred crossbows firing simultaneously.
"ah--!"
The front troops of the Wei army suddenly fell on their backs and screamed in agony. Those who were unfortunate enough to be directly hit by the arrows had their men and horses pierced into sugar-coated haws and were nailed to the ground together.
The armor on his body was like rags and had no protective effect at all.
A soldier who was unfortunately headshot was even worse. His skull was like a rotten watermelon rind, and a large piece of it was blown away. Red and white splattered out. He couldn't even scream and died... …
After the arrows were fired, bows and arrows were sprayed on the city top, and a steady stream of soldiers poured out of the city to join in the killing of the Wei army.
"Kill! The thief will leave!"
The house leaked, but it rained all night, and the boat was late and encountered a strong wind.
Guo Huai was horrified to find that Jiang Wei, who looked like he had been given blood, was still chasing after him from behind...
"East! Follow me eastward—!"
He had just experienced an inexplicable defeat, his nest was stolen, and the situation was desperate enough, but Guo Huai still did not give up hope of survival.
Longyou is empty, and this defeat is not his fault alone. As long as he can escape, he will still have a chance to make a comeback.
Considering Guo Huai's family background, I believe Cao Pi will still give him a chance afterwards.
There are Jiang Wei's pursuers to the west, the Weishui River to the north, and to the south... are they going to Liu Bei's lair?
Only towards the east, along the banks of the Weishui River, may there be a glimmer of hope.
If he could temporarily get rid of the pursuers, find a hiding place to cut wood and build a raft, and cross the pass eastward along the Weishui River, at least he would have a chance to survive.
It's a pity... How can the net set by Wolong leave a gap for him to get through if he wants to catch a big fish like him?
As soon as Xiangdong escaped not far away, he saw a cavalry team in front of him.
There is a big flag in the cavalry formation with the word "horse" written on it.
And of course this cannot be Ma Zun who has "separated operations".
"Ma Chao, the great Han hussar general! By order of the Prime Minister, I have been waiting here for a long time!"
(End of chapter)
