Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3566 Three Route Soldiers

In chess, the piece that dies most often is the pawn.

Although they are the largest in number.

Moreover, among these soldiers, although the middle pawns are the most dangerous and the first to be targeted by the enemy, they are often protected. The ones who die the fastest are often the third or seventh pawns.

Moreover, before these three armies died, they were given a nice name, "The Immortal Pointing the Way".

If Tang Shan knew that he was a three-way soldier and was called an "immortal", he would definitely curse loudly, saying that Man Chong's whole family were immortals.

However, from a certain perspective, it seems that this is not wrong. After all, the nobles have been high above the world for a long time, not being involved in worldly affairs. Aren’t they like “immortals”? Or maybe they have long claimed to be immortals.

Although Man Chong was born in a poor family and was not from a wealthy family, he had been in a high position for some time. When one's butt is high, he forgets the color of the mud under his feet.

Time is running out, and no matter how reluctant Tang Shan is, he can only go into battle according to Man Chong's orders.

In a sense, Tangshan is like a middle-aged office worker. He knows that his superiors are just talking nonsense on the stage. They always say that they have to achieve a few sales goals this year or a small target every quarter. He also knows that there is no supporting sales strategy and no corresponding support. He just shouts slogans to show his confidence. Then he can only say that he has confidence against his conscience...

It took three days to reach Yique.

It’s not long, but it’s not short either.

However, after Tang Shan led the team out of Taigu, they had no desire to attack any small targets. They walked forty miles in an orderly manner and then set up camp.

Forty miles a day, one hundred and twenty miles in three days, and they arrived near Yique Pass on the third night.

If Yique Pass can't hold out for three days, it will have nothing to do with Tangshan.

If you can hold on...

Pooh!

How can I possibly hold on?

So just wait, isn't that the end of it?

Tang Shan thought so, so he didn't put much effort into rescuing Yique.

It was late at night, and the troops patrolling the Cao army camp were all tired. They found a sheltered place somewhere to hide.

In troubled times of life, every day is just one more time to open your eyes. If you close your eyes and can’t open them again, that’s the end. If you open them, you still have to struggle to live.

Tangshan also arranged guard posts, but although the system was there, it was always people who enforced it. When the gong sounded at three o'clock in the morning, most people in the camp had fallen asleep, and even the soldiers on duty rubbed their eyes, struggling with their eyelids.

At this moment, in the wilderness, a low voice suddenly sounded from nowhere.

The sound was extremely dull, but it shook everyone's nerves. The Cao army soldiers at the sentry posts were the first to shout heartbreakingly, "Enemy attack!"

The shouting immediately set off a storm in Tangshan's temporary camp, which was not very orderly to begin with.

The soldiers in the camp were awakened from their half-sleep state, and groped their way out of the tent in panic. They saw a group of people rushing out from a distance, waving swords and guns and rushing towards them!

Torches were thrown out and scattered on the ground.

The light and shadows swayed, like ferocious beasts and demons dancing wildly.

The charge of the war horses first overwhelmed the sentries outside the camp, crushing them into meat paste, and then began to charge into the camp.

The frenzy quickly spread throughout the camp. The Cao army soldiers led by Tang Shan had almost no ability to resist. They fled all over the mountains and plains, crying, shouting, and running around like headless flies.

The soldiers of Cao's army huddled together, trampling on each other, and even attacking each other. Everyone wanted to escape death, but they also hoped that it would be their fellow Taoists who died, so that at least they could buy some time to escape.

The flames rose up everywhere, and soon spread across the prairie, illuminating everything around it, like purgatory.

Zhang Liao sat on his horse and did not join the attack. On the one hand, the Cao army soldiers in front of him made him not interested in killing them. On the other hand, Zhang Liao was also wondering if there were other hidden troops behind these Cao army soldiers.

For cavalry, speed is paramount.

Suddenly it is on the left, then on the right.

Zhang Liao himself was a cavalry general, so when the scouts detected a small group of Cao's troops appearing and seemed to be coming to rescue Yique, Zhang Liao decided to attack first.

Before the three armies from Tangshan could cross the river, Zhang Liao had already launched a surprise attack with a team of cavalry.

Tangshan and his men had never expected that they would encounter Zhang Liao's cavalry after only one day's journey. In the minds of Tangshan and most of Cao's soldiers, they would have to wait at least until the second day, or even the third day, before they would face the cavalry...

This psychological gap aggravated the collapse of order. In addition, the cavalry led by Zhang Liao attacked at night in a relatively wide terrain, which was like a double damage BUFF. They immediately started a frenzy of killing. Both the men and horses were stained with blood and flesh. In the firelight, they were like ferocious beasts, chasing after flesh and blood and lives.

Tang Shan, who was in the center of Cao's army, was the first to hear the noise outside.

He can be considered a veteran in Cao's army.

Even the most insignificant veteran, if he has lived on the battlefield long enough, will have some skills.

However, Tangshan never deliberately showed off his abilities, he just wanted to live well. Even if other competitive military academies wanted to challenge Tangshan to a competition, Tangshan would always decline, not wanting to stand out.

It must be said that Tangshan's actions are also beneficial. Only by keeping a low profile can it live longer. Those military academies that have been in the limelight have not lived as long as Tangshan, and now it has also brought real benefits to Tangshan...

The Hussars couldn't find Tangshan's location for a while.

Firstly, Tangshan did not deliberately try to show his difference by setting up a huge central military tent that could be seen from hundreds of steps away; and secondly, he was not wearing any bright and fancy armor. So when Tangshan realized that the situation was not good and he ran out of the tent, he was no different from other Cao's soldiers and did not immediately attract the attention of the Hussars.

Almost instantly, Tang Shan instinctively determined that the chaos in the camp was no longer under his control...

These cavalrymen were obviously very experienced. They kept charging in a staggered manner. After each squad of cavalry slowed down, they would be replaced by the squad behind them. The cavalry from the previous squad would expand the wound in the camp to the side, and then turn around again, speeding up to prepare for the next attack. They were like a strong stream of water, cutting through the sand tower of Cao's camp.

Tangshan had no way to cut off the water flow, nor to protect the sand tower, so he could only immediately order to avoid the direction of the cavalry's charge and flee to the side. This was undoubtedly the most correct choice at the moment.

When people are panicked, afraid, or in some extreme emotions, their behavior is often uncontrollable. If Tangshan went up to the frantic and panicked Cao's soldiers, let alone whether he had the ability to stop the cavalry, would those already collapsed soldiers calm down immediately after seeing Tangshan and his men? I'm afraid they would kill Tangshan first, because Tangshan and his men blocked their way to escape!

Tang Shan, along with some soldiers around him, bypassed the chaotic tide in the camp and fled to the flank.

When the crowd is surging, most of the time it is dense in the middle and sparse on both sides, so Tang Shan led his men to run to the flanks, which was undoubtedly the instinct of a veteran. After all, this would give them more room to move. Otherwise, if they fled with the crowd, unless they could always stay at the front, if they were a little slow or accidentally tripped, they would be trampled into a meat pie!

Moreover, people are more likely to be more sober when they are away from high-decibel noise. Otherwise, it is difficult to think calmly due to the various negative effects of tinnitus and dizziness.

For the cavalry, driving these Cao army soldiers was not a very simple task. After all, there were all kinds of things in the camp, and all kinds of accidents could happen at any time. Even if the Cao army soldiers did not dare to resist, a rope on the ground could break the leg bones of the warhorse and the neck of the cavalry. In addition, the cavalry had to charge continuously and circle the horses back and forth. After charging repeatedly for more than a dozen times, the endurance of the horses and the men dropped sharply, and they began to pant and their speed slowly dropped.

This gave Cao's soldiers some time to relax...

Some Cao army soldiers also began to disperse to both sides. Some people instinctively found Tangshan and subconsciously gathered where Tangshan was. Even if Tangshan did not issue any orders to assemble, these Cao army soldiers would still follow him in a daze after seeing Tangshan and others.

Tang Shan actually wanted to tell these guys not to come over, but looking at the soldiers with fear and confusion on their faces, Tang Shan couldn't bear to do it. He could only sigh and pray that the Hussars were still paying attention to the camp and didn't discover them.

Why are there cavalrymen from the Hussar Army here?

Tang Shan originally only wanted to complete the task assigned by Man Chong, even though he knew that he could not do anything, but orders were orders. It would be best if the defenders of Yique were destroyed before they reached Yique, so that they would not have to do any rescue...

But why did the cavalry of the Hussars appear first instead of the deserters from Yique?

Oh God, can't you let people take a break and breathe in this chaotic world?

You can say that Tang Shan has no ambition and just goes with the flow, or that he just wants to be a salted fish and try to lie flat, but he really never thought about making great achievements or outstanding achievements. He just wanted to live longer, but unfortunately...

Most of the attention of the Hussars who were destroying and driving away Cao's army was focused on the camp. Also, because of the flickering fire, burning tents and equipment inside the camp, it was indeed difficult for these Hussars inside the camp to notice Tang Shan and others who had already escaped.

However, Zhang Liao, with another small team of cavalry, had been supporting the rear!

Before the cavalrymen in the camp discovered Tangshan and his companions, Zhang Liao had already sensed that soldiers were gathering on Tangshan's side based on the torches that the scattered Cao army soldiers instinctively lit!

Zhang Liao immediately led his men and rushed towards Tangshan's location!

Perhaps Tangshan will learn from their experience next time and not let those panicked Cao army soldiers light torches. But in the current situation, can these Cao army soldiers understand the orders and execute them correctly?

No one said it was bad.

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Liao led his troops to attack.

Man and horse become one, the spear is like a dragon!

Although the Cao army soldiers gathered together, they were basically still in shock and could not stop the enemy at all. When they saw Zhang Liao and his men rushing towards them, they shouted in panic and ran away. Even if some of the Cao army soldiers tried to point their swords and spears at Zhang Liao to try to stop them, they were blocked or swept away by Zhang Liao. They were like fallen leaves in a gust of wind, whizzing past, and plowing a bloody path wherever they passed!

Tang Shan and his men did not escape very far. After all, it was not easy to roughly identify the direction in the middle of the night, and no matter how fast they ran, they could not run very fast. When they saw Zhang Liao leading the cavalry, they shouted "My life is over" and their faces turned pale!

This is because Zhang Liao didn't kill him, otherwise Tangshan and the others wouldn't be enough to fill Zhang Liao's teeth...

"Who is the commander? Surrender immediately!"

Zhang Liao shouted.

Killing these Cao troops is not that difficult, but if we can capture some of the military schools, especially the leading figures, figure out the distribution of Cao troops, and even get some seals and the like, then we will have a lot of room for maneuver...

Tang Shan watched helplessly as Zhang Liao's troops came charging like dragons, scattering the soldiers he had gathered with great difficulty in an instant like driving a flock of sheep. He couldn't help but feel a strong sense of frustration rising in his heart.

Now, not to mention that the task assigned by Man Chong could not be completed, even his own life was in danger...

beat?

Can't beat it.

Tang Shan was somewhat self-aware. Just by looking at Zhang Liao's momentum, he knew that he could not resist with just two moves, so he immediately shouted, "Run in different directions! Luoyang is to the north!"

To be honest, Tangshan was somewhat clever. Although he did not tell the soldiers where to run, when he shouted that Luoyang was to the north, many soldiers subconsciously thought that Tangshan was going to run north. These guys were poorly equipped and their battle formations were just so-so. But they all knew that as long as they could outrun their teammates, they would be fine, so they risked their lives and ran north!

After all, there are more Cao troops in Luoyang City, and it feels safer to flee to Luoyang.

But the reality is just the opposite.

In Cao's army, the phenomenon of winners are kings and losers are bandits is very obvious. Even if they can escape to Luoyang City, the treatment of the defeated soldiers is often only slightly better than that of deserters.

Tangshan did not run north, but south, towards the mountains and dense forests.

He originally thought that the battlefield was so large and there was a camp that was still crying and howling to protect it. Even if those cavalry generals were fierce and brave, it was obviously unrealistic to capture all the fleeing Cao soldiers.

Moreover, he was defeated in the battle, so once he fled to Luoyang, he might be greeted by a knife at the gate. It would be better for him to try his best to escape back to Taigu Pass. If Man Chong really turned against him, he would simply abandon the pass and leave!

Facing the sudden scattering of Cao's soldiers, Zhang Liao and his men were really at a loss for a moment. It was like seeing a group of insects crawling out of a hole. They knew that if they stepped on them, they would definitely kill many of them, but more insects would escape from their feet...

Zhang Liao focused his eyes, swung his spear, and selected his target.

The war horses' hooves were flying, and when Zhang Liao moved, the others followed suit, and coincidentally they went in the direction where Tangshan escaped!

When Zhang Liao rode his horse towards Tangshan, Tangshan suddenly felt unwell.

Tangshan continued to run away. It was obvious that two legs could not escape four legs. But if he didn't run, would he have to turn back and fight?

Just when Tang Shan was hesitating, Zhang Liao's warhorse was already whistling towards him with the sound of rapid hooves like thunder!

Tang Shan could only try to survive. He pulled off the scabbard of his sword and threw it towards Zhang Liao's head and face, trying to distract Zhang Liao's sight. Then he lowered his body and moved to the side to avoid being stabbed by Zhang Liao's spear while also avoiding being directly hit by Zhang Liao's horse. The sword in his hand was aimed at the lower half of Zhang Liao's horse's legs!

Tang Shan knew that the Hussars were all wearing armor. Unless he could use his great momentum to chop Zhang Liao off his horse, it would be highly unlikely that he would be able to break through the defense by just cutting with his sword. Therefore, he set his sights on Zhang Liao's horse!

As long as Zhang Liao's horse is injured, even if it doesn't kill Zhang Liao, it can greatly slow down the speed of Zhang Liao and others chasing him...

But Tangshan didn't expect Zhang Liao to react so quickly!

Zhang Liao stabbed in the air with his spear, but he did not retract the spear immediately. Instead, he lowered his wrist and swept it downwards!

This blow hit Tangshan directly on the back!

The force of this blow was so great that Tang Shan felt as if he had been hit on the back by a heavy hammer. The air in his chest and abdomen seemed to be completely knocked out by this blow. His vision suddenly went black, and he fell to the ground with a puff. Naturally, the sword in his hand failed to hit the leg of Zhang Liao's horse.

Tang Shan gritted his teeth, rolled over on the ground, and tried to escape again, but was hit by another cavalryman. Even though Tang Shan instinctively protected his head, face and torso with his hands and feet at the moment of being hit, he was still kicked by the horse like a ball and flew far away. He fell heavily to the ground, and his leg bone broke with a snap. He screamed in pain and fainted. Before he passed out, he only thought of one question: why was it him?

Why did Man Chong send him out, and why did Zhang Liao know that he was going here?

Is it because he is so unlucky that everyone is targeting him?

Before he fell into a coma, Tangshan heard Zhang Liao shout, "Be careful! Save his life!"