After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 426
It was at this time that Sun Wu rushed back with the army, and the situation of the whole war changed significantly. Those villagers who resisted got the news that the army had returned, and their spirits were lifted.

Shaoshi Zhou was also a very decisive person. He knew that something was wrong when he heard that the Han army was returning to help, and immediately led the cavalry to retreat. How could Sun Wu give him this opportunity? Under his command, the villagers' rebels quickly They merged into a large group of soldiers.

Chasing the Jin army closely, Shaoshizhou wanted to pass through the Junhe River and quickly leave the sphere of influence of the Han Kingdom, but when he had just crossed the river, he found that Sun Wu had already blocked the front with infantry.

Seeing this situation, Shaoshizhou knew that he had no choice but to retreat. The army he led was about to run out of food and grass. He originally thought it was a battle to support the war, but basically he didn't grab much food after he arrived.

If he continued to detour, it would be too late. In desperation, he could only choose to fight.

In terms of troop strength, Shaoshizhou led more than [-] cavalry, but the infantry in front of him was more than twice as large, but he was worried that there would be Mengdi's cavalry behind him, and he would not go to war when the situation was unclear.

The momentum of a large number of cavalry charging has a shocking feeling, but the infantry led by Sun Wu is as calm as a mountain. Seeing that the cavalry is getting closer, the infantry hiding behind the station began to raise their bows and crossbows.

After the three waves of arrow rain fell, the cavalry of the Jin army had already rushed forward. They did not choose to charge directly, but chose to go around and attack from the side. After seeing this scene, Sun Wu had a sneer on his face.

"Assault left and right, don't love to fight, if you succeed at the first level, withdraw immediately."

While the horses were turning, the Han infantry on both sides formed a staggered formation again, rushed out suddenly, broke up the formation of the cavalry, and then retreated immediately, followed by another wave of arrows.

Looking at this scene on Monday, Shaoshi felt chills in his heart. The infantry in front of him relied on the advantage of their bows and crossbows to carry out repeated assaults based on the chariot formation, while the infantry behind took advantage of the opportunity to shoot arrows.

If you continue to fight like this, your own cavalry will suffer heavy casualties soon, so Shao Shizhou immediately led the cavalry around the battlefield and rushed forward, but Sun Wu didn't stop him at all.

When Shaoshizhou had just run out for more than 20 miles and was about to take a breath, there was a sudden cry of killing, and the cavalry army composed of Han army soldiers directly attacked them. In desperation, Shaoshizhou only Can organize human resistance.

When facing infantry, Shaoshizhou can take advantage of the high mobility of cavalry to avoid the battlefield, but when facing cavalry, he dare not do so, otherwise he will be chased by the tail and lose a lot. .

Although the armor of these township soldiers was not uniform, their morale was high. After picking up the station, they charged bravely.

And behind them, there is also a capable infantry, so they feel a little guilty when they are fighting.

Under the ebb and flow, the situation fell into a stalemate, but at this moment, the township soldiers of the Han army seemed to have received some orders, and began to call for money to withdraw their troops. Although Shao Shizhou had some doubts in his heart.

However, he also seized this rare opportunity and began to withdraw the entire army. However, before they had walked twenty miles, Shaoshizhou felt a little desperate. The infantry who stood in front of them were the infantry who had fought before.

The most terrible thing is that there is a very critical intersection in front of you. If you don't pass here, you need to make a detour, but the problem is, if you make a detour, who knows if there will be other ambushes.

The opponent can appear here so accurately, it means that they have made a comprehensive plan, and the purpose is very clear, which is to keep the Jin army here. Under such circumstances, it is impossible to fight. Shaoshi Zhou can only Reluctantly choose to bypass.

But the situation that made him breathe a sigh of relief was that the next journey was relatively stable. Seeing that it was getting late and running for a day, he should take a rest next time, but Shaoshizhou still felt a little uneasy in his heart.

A very tight sentry post was set up just to guard against the Han army attacking the camp, but it didn't stop all night, and there were more than a dozen waves of Han troops coming back and forth, but Shaoshizhou was very tossed.

After dawn, instead of resting well, these people became more exhausted. At this time, the cavalry of the Han army caught up again. Shaoshizhou had no choice but to speed up his retreat because he was not familiar with the local terrain.

They can only march towards Qufu in the general direction, but the Han army behind them is chasing after them. As long as they stop, they will attack immediately. If they are not worried about the infantry of the Han army, Shaoshi Zhou has the heart to turn his head to destroy them. This cavalry.

But now he didn't dare to do this, firstly because of the lack of food, and secondly because the opponent's infantry appeared elusively, and no one knew when and where they would appear.

Moreover, Shaoshizhou also felt that he was not far from the territory of the State of Lu, so he ordered to march faster and not to get entangled with the cavalry of the Han army behind him, but he felt a little bad when he was walking, because the woods in front of him were getting worse and worse. dense.

Just as he was feeling uneasy, a rain of arrows suddenly fell, and then a large number of Han cavalry rushed out of the woods, dividing their cavalry team into two.

These Han army cavalry not only defended well, but also when attacking, a small team of hundreds of people formed a formation to cooperate with each other, and the front was only responsible for attacking, while the rear was responsible for expanding the results of the battle.

The Jin army was beaten all the way, and the morale of the army was already a bit unusable. Now that they encountered a sudden attack, the scene was a little out of control. Some people even started to urge their horses to flee, and they couldn't even maintain an effective formation.

Looking at the situation on Monday, Shaoshi knew that the situation was over, so he had no choice but to lead the tens of thousands of cavalry around him to retreat quickly. Sun Wu stood on a high slope, and when he saw Shaoshi Zhou going away, he sighed softly. tone.

"There is still a shortage of troops, otherwise none of them would be able to escape back, but Shao Shizhou is also a man who knows how to fight, and he can make timely decisions when the situation arises, which is very rare."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and gave orders to the guards behind him.

"After the battle, clean up the battlefield and rush back to Feiyi. Presumably at this time, the Jin army is already on the way. Whether you win or lose this battle depends on the next battle."

(End of this chapter)