The sky was gradually getting dark, but there was still light in the darkness. Accompanied by the roar of horse hooves, the cavalry and soldiers of the Huainan Army divided into four groups to pursue Yuan Shu's army and those wealthy families who broke through.
In the moonlight, there are stars.
A group of people was marching quickly in the night. There were about two hundred people in this group, led by Mu Chun and Chen Da.
When Wanshou City was breached, they followed the private soldiers of the rich families vigilantly and became the third wave of people to break through.
They originally recruited hundreds of people, all of whom were strong men who were unwilling to be used as cannon fodder by Yuan Shu's army. In these days of brutal fighting, they grew up rapidly and became elites.
but.
Because there was some chaos during the breakout, and the Huainan Army was chasing after them, hundreds of people were lost and scattered, and in the end only about 200 were left.
Mu Chun and Chen Da led hundreds of households, simply reorganized them, and then quickly fled towards the west.
They had been trapped in Wanshou City for so many days and had no idea what was going on outside.
The two of them still don't know that Wang Jing has defeated the former Qin army and occupied the opponent's Sihong City.
in their impression.
The Lord is ordering Shen Yi, Zhu Wu and others to build a city on the shore of East Lake! After they escaped, they first made a circle to get rid of the Huainan Army's pursuers, and then headed west, hoping to return directly to the place where the city was built.
"Yuan Shu's army was defeated by Sun Ru, and Wanshou City was also breached! We must send this news back as soon as possible!"
While running for his life, Chen Da said solemnly.
Mu Chun thought the same way.
For no other reason, Wanshou City is only a few hundred miles away from East Lake, which is not too far in calculation. After Sun Ru conquered Wanshou City, if he wanted to use this as a foundation, he would definitely sweep away all directions.
When the time comes, East Lake will naturally become an obstacle to Sun Ru.
After seeing with their own eyes the fierceness and bravery of Huainan's soldiers, the two compared them with the original East Lake Army. They felt that Sun Ru could defeat the East Lake Army as long as he sent three thousand elites.
When they thought of this, they felt a sense of urgency in their hearts.
"Brother Chen, don't worry too much. With my lord's wisdom, I will definitely have a way to deal with it. To say the least, if we really can't stop Sun Ru, we may give up building the city and retreat to East Lake!"
"Hundreds of miles of East Lake waters, how could Sun Ru dare to easily cross the border without a navy?"
Mu Chun still kept some calmness in his heart and said in a deep voice.
"If we retreat to East Lake, we will have to change the direction of expansion... Hey, I don't know what Yuan Shu is thinking. Wanshou City has been attacked for so many days, but he didn't send any reinforcements."
"He only has three cities in his hands. He lost one like this. He is indifferent to such a huge loss. I really can't understand it!"
Chen Da said.
Mu Chun's eyes flashed and he said: "I do know a little bit about this. It seems that Yuan Shu is leading an army to attack Pizhou. It is said that there is a strong army near Pizhou and it is holding Yuan Shu back!"
"The other Baize City was blocked by Sun Ru's partial troops, so Wanshou City has no reinforcements in a short period of time and can only rely on its own strength to resist!"
obviously.
A Wanshou City alone could not withstand Sun Ru's 20,000 elites. Knowing this, Zhang Xun decided without hesitation to abandon the hundreds of thousands of people in the city and break out with only a small number of elites.
Pizhou's powerful army?
What kind of powerful army can hold back Yuan Shu, who has millions of soldiers and an army of 100,000?
Chen Da didn't know the origin of this powerful army, but he was definitely not a weakling if he could withstand Yuan Shu's full attack. Perhaps it was because of this news that Sun Ru dared to lead his army to attack Wanshou City.
As they talked, they carefully observed their surroundings.
Suddenly, they moved, and in the night wind blowing from a distance, there were faint sounds of fighting and shouting.
Everything is silent at night, and sound travels far.
"Baihu, there is movement ahead! It must be the pursuit of the Huainan Army!"
A chief acting as a spy quickly came back from the front, with some panic on his face.
Mu Chun raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Why panic? What if there are pursuers? As long as we don't get thousands of troops, we can leave if we want!"
After leaving the city, Mu Chun and Chen Da no longer hid their strength.
Although the soldiers they recruited had been tempered on the battlefield, they still lacked something compared to the real elites. The fear of the Huainan Army still remained in their hearts.
After all, as cannon fodder these days, they are constantly fighting each other on the city wall.
Who wouldn't be afraid to see their companions and acquaintances die tragically one by one?
Mu Chun and Chen Da knew this, and in order to strengthen the confidence of these people, they deliberately showed their strength when fighting with their pursuers.
really. When the surrounding soldiers heard this, they couldn't help but think of the scene where Mu Chun and Chen Da easily killed dozens of Huainan Army elites not long ago, and felt much more at ease.
"The main force of the Huainan Army needs to put out fires and grab food in the city. There won't be many pursuers outside. Let's go up and have a look!"
Mu Chun said.
Those who were besieged by the Huainan Army were naturally the remnants of Yuan Shu's Army. If these troops could be annexed, the strength of the East Lake Army could be strengthened when they returned.
Mu Chun and Chen Da, one behind the other, quickly approached the front with more than two hundred people.
They are very fast.
After a moment, the scene in the distance came into everyone's eyes.
Under the cover of night, nearly five hundred Huainan Army elites held torches and surrounded the breakout team of several hundred people.
Among the five hundred Huainan troops, there were one hundred cavalry.
The leader was Liu Jianfeng, the general of the Huainan Army who killed Liu Zeqing not long ago.
He rode his horse and looked coldly at the formation of vehicles in front of him.
There were many war horses and knights lying on the ground around them. They were moaning softly and had long crossbow arrows stuck in their bodies. In the car formation composed of the remnants of Yuan's army, there were more than a dozen bed crossbows.
The bed crossbow is a great weapon against heavily armored infantry and cavalry.
obviously.
When Liu Jianfeng led his pursuers to besiege the remnants of the army, they were caught off guard and dozens of cavalry were shot to death, suffering a heavy loss.
This kind of bed crossbow can even cause fatal damage to a third-level peak military commander.
Even a general who has initially mastered Gang Qi at the fourth level must be careful not to resist when faced with the explosive fire from a bed crossbow.
kill!
Liu Jianfeng and his cavalry were ready to attack, while the other Huainan Army infantry roared forward and engaged in a life-or-death struggle with the remnants of Yuan's army. The fierce fighting sound broke through the night.
In the remnant car formation, there was also a general sitting in command. This man was pale and was waiting with a spear in hand. His breath was constantly fluctuating, and he was seriously injured.
"It's Qiao Rui!"
Chen Da saw the two sides fighting in front of him, and his expression changed slightly when he saw this person.
Unexpectedly, he also broke through here with his elite troops.
It's just that he was a little unlucky, and he was caught up by the Huainan Army General Liu Jianfeng himself.
