The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 638: Hearing Guanqiu's Fear

The army formed up their battle formation and gazed into the distance.

Li Fei rode on a horse, right in the center of the army, looking at the road in the distance with an extremely determined look in his eyes.

He forcibly gathered 30,000 people to stop Guanqiu Jian here and buy more time for Sun Hao.

He could not fight a defensive battle with Guanqiu Jian because this madman Guanqiu Jian did not care about his own logistics at all. He could completely bypass Poyang and continue the pursuit.

Before Guanqiu Jian's army arrived, his scouts had already fought with Guanqiu Jian's scouts several times, but were always unfavorable.

The other party even began to follow Sun Hao and his group.

Li Fei felt particularly heavy at the moment.

He was not from a prominent family. Like Ding Feng, he was originally just a low-level soldier. His background was slightly better, as he was a military marquis. Later, he continued to make achievements and, relying on his personal bravery, he finally became a general.

Finally, he became famous in Jiangdong for his bravery.

He didn't know whether he could stop Guanqiu Jian.

However, no matter whether he could stop it or not, he would give Guanqiu Jian a fatal blow here!
He looked at the soldiers around him, and the composition of these soldiers was very confusing.

When Sun Hao left Wuchang, he only took his elite soldiers with him. The rest of the troops were picked up along the way. Among them were both regular soldiers and defeated soldiers, and even many farmers.

Li Fei's army was too small. The less than 20,000 ragtag troops were no match for Guanqiu Jian, so he forcibly gathered 30,000 men in the city. However, it was difficult to expect too much from the combat effectiveness of these 30,000 men.

This was also what made Sun Hao feel most aggrieved.

Considering the size of the Wu State, there are now 80,000 to 90,000 troops on the front line, with Lu Kang having an army of nearly 40,000, and there are also many garrisoned troops in other places. If they force themselves to gather together at all costs, they can also gather 100,000 troops.

But the problem was that they had no chance to gather together. This resulted in the situation that although there were still many people and troops in Wu, they were chased and attacked by Guanqiu Jian all the way and had no chance to fight back.

Li Fei assigned his trusted men to various locations, asking them to hold broadswords and stand behind the soldiers.

Although there was a big gap in strength, Li Fei had made his best effort.

At this moment, the ground began to shake slightly.

The large-scale cavalry attack caused a huge noise. Even from a long distance, you could hear the deafening noise, see the neighing of horses, and the rolling dust.

Li Fei slowly took out the bow and arrow and looked into the distance.

However, the soldiers under his command became a little uneasy at this moment, and some even wanted to retreat.

In just a moment, Guanqiu Jian's army appeared in the distance.

Those people rode tall horses and their flags fluttered in the wind.

They were covered in dust, making it impossible to see their number. One could only see a large black mass in the distance. After seeing the Wu army lined up waiting, they did not slow down and continued to march towards this side.

The Wu soldiers' legs began to tremble.

Several soldiers who had been defeated by Guanqiu Jian and fled suddenly screamed and turned to run.

The soldier standing behind him raised his sword and chopped the man to the ground with one blow.

Li Fei saw this scene and shouted, "Kill those who avoid fighting!!"

The supervisory teams from all over the place also started shouting.

As Guanqiu Jian's army approached, they saw human heads hanging on both sides of their horses, as if even the horses' faces were so ferocious. The knights were tall, holding long hairs in their hands, and their bodies were covered in black blood.

Once again, some soldiers dropped their weapons and ran away, but the supervisory team continued to hack and kill.

Li Fei roared and led his troops to attack.

The two sides collided violently.

But at the moment of collision, the Wu soldiers began to flee.

They screamed in fear. How could these defeated soldiers and farmers who were temporarily summoned dare to confront Guanqiu Jian's fierce army head-on?

This scene now is just like what happened more than ten years ago when the Goguryeo people fled in panic after encountering the cavalry that rushed from thousands of miles away. The army was instantly disbanded.

Li Fei looked at this scene in astonishment. No! No!!

This was not what he wanted, he wanted to restrain the other party, even if it was only for half a day!!

Li Fei gritted his teeth and looked at the big flag in the distance.

He tightened his grip on the weapon.

The only way to complete the reversal is to fall down the flag.

Kill the general and capture the flag!!
Li Fei shouted angrily and charged towards the direction of the big flag.

Cavalry battles never stop, and the two sides just passed each other. Li Fei had more and more wounds on his body, but he was getting closer and closer to the flag.

This was not because Li Fei advanced too fast, but because the opponent was also charging towards him.

At that moment, Li Fei seemed to see the enemy general.

Blood and sweat mixed together, and Li Fei could feel his own heartbeat. He picked up the spear with both hands and stared at the other party.

And the general's target was also him.

He also made a gesture of raising his spear high. The two men's horses leaped up at the same time, and their spears thrust out fiercely.

In Li Fei's astonished eyes, the opponent's spear pierced his chest. Li Fei was hit by the powerful force and flew backwards in pain.
In just a moment, the two horses passed each other.

Li Fei fell to the ground, holding the spear tightly in his hands, until the horse behind him trampled him into a blur.

Guanqiu Jian's steed trampled over the enemy's corpses, and the Wu army fled in all directions.

But this army did not pursue them at all, they just continued to advance towards their distant target.
"Your Majesty! Guanqiu Jian has defeated Li Fei's army. General Li has been killed, and his soldiers have fled. The garrison commander of Poyang has surrendered."

When the scout told the news to Sun Hao again, who had stopped to rest, Sun Hao just kept his mouth shut.

He neither scolded Li Fei nor got angry at the people in front of him.

Sun Hao's lips trembled slightly.

"Don't rest, let's go, keep going, keep going."

Sun Hao stood up in a panic, and because he was so anxious, he even tripped over the table in front of him.

He took a few steps back before looking at the people around him who were all terrified. "Didn't you hear what I said?! Let's set off!! To Jianye!!"

For a moment, the people who had just stopped started to get busy again, complaining a lot, but Sun Hao ignored them at all.

Suddenly, he felt an unprecedented sense of fear in his heart. He had never felt this way since he became emperor. His heart felt extremely heavy, as if being pressed down by something, and even breathing became so difficult.

He wanted to curse loudly and demonstrate to the people around him, but for some reason, his hands and feet did not obey his commands and were so stiff and numb.

With the help of several attendants, Sun Hao mounted his horse again, and then everyone quickly left the place.

In the following days, Sun Hao did not dare to rest at all. Even when he arrived at his own county town, he did not dare to go in to rest.

The most serious thing was that he didn't dare to sleep. He had several dreams and woke up in fear shouting Guanqiu Jian's name.

This made Sun Hao very angry. He thought that the people around him saw his weak and fearful side, so he killed all the people who saw this scene.

Just when Sun Hao was about to collapse, a large group of people suddenly appeared in the distance.

Sun Hao was shocked and confused, and hurriedly gave orders to form a battle array to replace him.

The army that appeared in the distance was the army of Wu. The old man in the lead was wearing armor and walked quickly to the front of the army.

"Where is the Emperor?!"

Sun Hao looked at the man in the distance, gritted his teeth, mounted his horse again, and rushed to the front of the team.

“I’m here!!”

"Why didn't Lord Fan bow to me when he saw me?!"

Following Sun Hao's roar, Fan Shen hurriedly dismounted and bowed to Sun Hao.

Sun Hao just stared at him from a distance and continued to ask, "Why is Lord Fan here?!"

"Your Majesty!! I am in Jianye and learned that Your Majesty was being harassed by bandits. I have specially summoned the troops from all over to come and protect you!! Your Majesty, please rest assured that with this old minister here, I will not allow the bandits to commit their crimes!"

Seeing the old man with white hair and beard in front of him, Sun Hao's eyes turned red. He rode his horse quickly to Fan Shen's side and then jumped off the horse.

He hurriedly helped the old man in front of him up.

"Mr. Fan, it's all thanks to you!"

Sun Hao felt so wronged that he almost cried. It was really unfair that he was beaten by Guanqiu Jian.

Seeing the emperor's expression, Fan Shen was furious. "Your Majesty, this thief has taken advantage of our absence to assert himself and advance alone. If he escapes alive, what will become of the Wu Kingdom?!"

"This old minister must go there this time to defeat the bandits for Your Majesty!"

After hearing Fan Shen's words, Sun Hao did not feel happy at all. He just held the other person's hand.

"Mr. Fan, don't go! Don't go!"

"This thief is truly unbeatable! Better to return to Jianye first!"

Sun Hao is now in Lingyang, which means he has really gone around in Wu. Guanqiu Jian has also really rushed into Wu, regardless of anything, just to capture Sun Hao.

Along the way, too many generals told Sun Hao that they wanted to defeat Guanqiu Jian, and too many defenders said how strong their cities were.

But what?
One after another they died tragically at the hands of Guanqiu Jian.

What Sun Hao didn't know was that because of Guanqiu Jian's violent style of play, the entire battle situation of the Wu State collapsed.

The emperor was chased everywhere, which directly led to chaos in the territory of Wu. Generals from all over the country went to protect the emperor, and the front line did not know what the emperor's situation was. Hu Zun spread the rumor that "Sun Hao has surrendered", which made Ding Feng's army even more chaotic.

Shi Ji was in a hurry to rescue Sun Hao, so he was beaten by Wen Qin. The worst thing was that Cao Cao's central army arrived at the battlefield.

Shi Ji's side was obviously unable to hold on and was defeated miserably by the opponent in many small battlefields.

All the signs seem to be telling the same thing.

The Wu Kingdom is about to perish.

ps: I have had a fever from time to time for several days, and I am not in good condition. The temperature has dropped sharply. Everyone must take measures to keep warm!
(End of this chapter)