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Chapter 844 Give me back my army!

However, as time went by, Qu Yi's expression became more and more ugly.

Zhao Yun could fight him calmly, but Qu Yi didn't have much time to waste here.

From the corner of his eye, Qu Yi clearly saw that his own knights were on the verge of collapse, with fleeing soldiers everywhere.

While he was fighting with Zhao Yun, the armored cavalry did not stop to watch the battle. They galloped freely in their own formation. Wherever they went, there was a mess, dead bodies, fleeing soldiers, and wailing and screaming that were endless.

"Captain, it's not good!"

"The enemy is surrounding us."

"If we don't leave now, we're afraid we won't be able to leave!"

Hearing the shouts of his personal soldiers behind him, Qu Yi thought to himself that something was wrong, knowing that if the stalemate continued, both he and his personal guards would be in dire straits.

He gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and decided to take a risk. When his weapons collided with Zhao Yun's again, Qu Yi exerted his strength and shook his spear hard. With the help of this reaction force, his horse retreated several steps.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun was about to raise his spear and continue attacking, but suddenly, he saw dozens of sharp arrows flying towards him.

It turned out that Qu Yi's personal soldiers were well prepared. When the two men were in a stalemate, they had already taken their bows and were in position. Seeing that their commander had escaped from the battle, they immediately released a rain of arrows and launched a surprise attack on Zhao Yun.

"shameless!"

Zhao Yun's face changed suddenly, but he remained calm in the face of danger.

He suddenly danced the silver spear in his hand into a gun flower, and tried his best to slam away the incoming arrows.

There were crisp sounds of "ding ding dang dang" and the sharp arrows were either blocked by him or passed through his armor, causing sparks to fly. Fortunately, Zhao Yun was not injured by the hidden arrows.

While Zhao Yun was resisting the rain of arrows, Qu Yi, surrounded by his personal guards, broke out to the rear.

Zhao Yun was furious, and when the rain of arrows stopped, he spurred his horse to give chase.

However, Qu Yi and others had already been immersed in the chaotic battlefield. There were fleeing Jizhou soldiers everywhere, and the dust was flying. The vision was obstructed, making it difficult to distinguish Qu Yi's whereabouts.

"Qu Yi ran away!"

"The enemy army was defeated!"

"Kill!!!"

Zhao Yun's personal soldiers shouted at the top of their lungs, declaring their victory.

This was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The knights who had been fighting desperately before collapsed completely when they saw that their commander was nowhere to be seen.

In an instant, the Jizhou army fled in all directions like a flood that broke through a dam, and countless soldiers abandoned their weapons and armor.

The morale of the Han army was greatly boosted, and the shouts and sounds of chasing and killing intertwined together, resounding across the sky above the battlefield.

Under Zhao Yun's command, the armored cavalry pursued with all their might. They galloped across the battlefield and killed those cavalrymen who were unable to escape in time.

If the Jizhou knights on the periphery could still take advantage of the chaos and use their speed advantage to escape, then the Jizhou knights who were trapped in the inner circle were completely desperate.

Faced with the layers of siege by those invulnerable knights, their resistance was as weak as that of a young child.

Surrender became their only way to survive.

In this battle, the Han army won a great victory.

Of the five thousand enemy cavalry, more than one thousand were annihilated, more than four hundred surrendered, and the rest were all routed.

The next morning, when Zhao Yun brought these surrendered soldiers to the city of Handangou, the last bit of hope of the commander Jiang Qi was completely shattered.

He looked at the majestic Han army outside the city and the group of dejected surrendered soldiers, his heart filled with despair.

Although Handangou City had not yet been seriously attacked at this time, the defenders in the city had lost the will to resist.

Jiang Qi gritted his teeth, wondering whether he should fight a final desperate battle. However, before he could make a decision, the soldiers on the city wall mutinied first.

Some soldiers saw that the situation outside the city had been settled and knew that it was futile to continue resisting. In order to save their lives, they laid down their weapons one after another. Some brave soldiers even opened the city gates directly to welcome the Han army into the city.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun and Dian Wei immediately led the Han army into the city like a tide.

Jiang Qi tried to organize a resistance, but found that there were almost no people around him who could be used. Except for a few personal soldiers, most of the others had fled.

Jiang Qi immediately fled in panic, but where could he go when he was alone and helpless?

The Han knights advanced quickly and soon controlled the city gates on all four sides.

Jiang Qi, who had not yet escaped, was surrounded by the Han knights on the road.

Seeing the Han army all around him, Jiang Qi was extremely desperate. He clenched the long sword in his hand, his eyes were determined, and he wanted to fight like a trapped beast. "Kill one to get back the money, kill two to make a huge profit, brothers, follow me!"

After saying this, Jiang Qi launched a desperate charge.

Then he lost all his money.

The defending general Jiang Qi, relying on his status, did not even change his clothes when he tried to escape. He was surrounded by the Han army as an important target. Almost at the same time when he launched the attack, Dian and Zhao arrived as expected.

Two men, one on horseback and the other on foot, one with a long spear and a pair of halberds, attacked from both sides.

Although Jiang Qi's personal soldiers were brave and loyal, they were no match for these two men.

Under this joint stranglehold, they fell dead one after another without even making a wave.

When Su Yao, who had single-handedly taken control of the two grain stations at Guantao and Ping'en, arrived at the city shortly afterwards, the defenders of Handangou City had been completely wiped out and the Han army flag was hoisted.

“It’s very efficient.”

Upon hearing the battle report from the two, Su Yao's mouth curled up slightly. He drove his horse slowly into the city. Zhao Yun and Dian Wei hurried to meet him and knelt on one knee to salute.

"Hangou City has been captured, and the enemy's granary has been sealed. What should we do next? Please give us instructions, General."

If it had gone according to the original plan, they would have burned everything down and then the army would have retreated.

However, just when the two were about to take the city, Su Yao ordered his soldiers to arrive and told them to wait as there were other arrangements for Handangou City.

"Zilong, Dian Wei, you two have performed great service this time. Not only did you defeat the enemy's reinforcements, but you also successfully captured Handangou City. This is truly a blessing for our army."

Su Yao cleared his throat and ordered:
"As for the grain depot in Handou, there is no need to burn it down for now. Send reliable people to count the supplies first, so that our army can use them in subsequent operations."

"For subsequent use?" Zhao Yun was slightly surprised: "Could it be that the general is preparing..."

"Yes."

Su Yao smiled and said:

"You must quickly collect the prisoners and repair the city's defenses."

"It is estimated that the enemy troops will arrive by tonight at the latest."

"Pack up everything, we're going to prepare to welcome guests here."

"No, Chief Secretary, you can't do that!" Ju Su tried to persuade him.

It is said that when Su Yao's army defeated Qu Yi and captured Handou, the news was passed back to Geng Wu's army, and the entire army was in an uproar.

When the marchers saw Qu Yi leading thousands of cavalrymen back in a mess, everyone was stunned.

Five thousand cavalrymen were defeated miserably. The armored cavalry were so sharp and terrifying.

How to resist such an opponent?
For a moment, deep despair shrouded everyone's hearts.

Geng Wu was extremely angry. Looking at Qu Yi who was kneeling on the ground to report, he was so furious that he immediately drew his sword and was about to behead the defeated general in order to calm the troops.

This made all the generals around dumbfounded.

Qu Yi was unwilling to die, and he cried out for injustice, saying that he was innocent, while he escaped away from the crowd.

"No, Master, you can't do that!"

Ju Shou was shocked by this scene. He shouted anxiously, but to no avail.

Finally, at the critical moment, it was Zhang He who took action, rushed forward and firmly grasped Geng Wu's sword-holding wrist, thus preventing a bloody incident from happening in public:
"Calm down, Changshi!"

"Although Captain Qu was defeated, he led his troops to fight hard and fought bloody battles. Facing the terrifying armored cavalry under Su Yao, he was still able to escape unscathed. This was not easy. Killing the general at this moment will only make the army more demoralized, which is not good for our army!"

"General Zhang is absolutely right."

Before Geng Wu could speak, Ju Shou hurried forward and grabbed Geng Wu, trying to persuade him:
"Our army's morale is already low. If we disrupt the formation and kill the generals on the battlefield, it will only make the soldiers lose their hearts. Who will be willing to fight for our army in the future?"

Geng Wu's hand, which was tightly gripping the sword, was trembling slightly, and the anger on his face had not yet subsided. However, after Zhang He and Ju Shou's earnest persuasion, he gradually regained his senses.

But the news of the disastrous defeat of the 5,000 cavalry was like a thorn in his throat. How could he swallow it?
Geng Wu glared at Qu Yi fiercely, gritting his teeth:
"Qu Yi, you are a vanguard general, but you were defeated in one battle!"

"I had five thousand cavalrymen, but less than two thousand returned."

"How dare you come back to me in disgrace?"

"Give me back my army, give me back my army!"

(End of this chapter)