Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 648 Pursuing the Enemy 2
On the grassland near Hetao, Zhang Fei led [-] cavalrymen under his command to gallop on horseback. Since the last time he received a letter, this guy's face has not been better. Many people speculate that it is very likely that the Huns launched a spring attack on the Hetao camp. attack.

Sure enough, after a winter of dormancy, the Xiongnu army reappeared near the Hetao camp, and more than [-] cavalry were dispatched at once, blocking the way out near the Hetao.

It turned out that when Zhang Fei led the troops to rescue Jiuyuan last time, the Xiongnu had already got the news, but they did not stop them. On the contrary, the Xiongnu Shanyu also ordered the soldiers and horses along the way to let go. Zhang Fei's five thousand elites were able to reach Jiuyuan smoothly.

It's easy to get out, but hard to get in.Xiongnu Shanyu didn't have any good intentions at the beginning. Of course, he couldn't let Zhang Fei pass his blockade smoothly so cheaply.

Now, if Zhang Fei is close to the Hetao camp, tens of thousands of cavalry will chase and intercept him.As for this matter, Gao Shun had already stated clearly in the letter.

"How far are we from the Hetao camp?" Zhang Fei asked, "Why haven't we seen the Huns soldiers and horses until now? If something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Send more scouts to find out the news."

Hundreds of scouts left the main force and scattered around. At this time, we really need to be careful. There are only 5000 people on their side. If the Huns really came to round up them, they would suffer.

After more than half an hour, a team of scouts galloped over on horseback and shouted, "There are soldiers and horses blocking us thirty miles ahead."

After Zhang Fei learned about it, he immediately ordered the army to stop. It seemed that the Xiongnu army had indeed made a move, and they were so close waiting for him to go forward to die.

Not long after, the rest of the scouts also came back one after another. The information they brought back was similar. There were a large number of cavalry blocking the direction of Hetao, and it was impossible to go back now.

"The cavalry is the most in the north and east. It must be that Xianbei has sent more troops to this side." Zhang Fei spread out the map and said: "If it is a day or two later, it is estimated that there may be enemy soldiers and horses behind us."

"General, the situation is critical, what should we do now?" Zhang Qing asked anxiously, "I should go back to the Hetao camp immediately."

"The most important thing now is to think about how to save ourselves." Zhang Fei put away the map and said: "The Xiongnu army is definitely not just trying to stop us from going back with such a big posture. I want to wipe out my five thousand soldiers and horses in one go."

"There are pursuers behind, and interceptions in front, what should I do?" The rest of the generals are looking at Zhang Fei now. If Zhang Fei gives the order to charge and kill the enemy's position, they will carry out the order without hesitation. After all, they are already almost there. I'm in a desperate situation.

"Okay, Xiongnu, I will let you go wild." Zhang Fei sneered, "Assemble the troops, we will retreat."

"What, general, here." Zhang Qing was shocked: "Where are we going to retreat? Go to Jiuyuan or the Great Wall, and a large number of enemy troops have begun to appear in the rear. It is very likely that our army's retreat has been cut off. It is impossible for Lu Bu to come to support us."

"Let's not go back, go to the west." Zhang Fei ordered: "I will go to the west, and then I will lead an army to fight back, hehe."

No one could understand what Zhang Fei was talking about, but they quickly carried out Zhang Fei's order.The [-] cavalry immediately turned around and ran towards the west. This was not only beyond the expectations of all the soldiers of the Northern Army, but also the Hun cavalry.

The Xiongnu army had laid out numerous ambushes along the way, waiting for Zhang Fei to lead the army back, but now that Zhang Fei fled to the west, all their previous preparations were in vain.

"Report,,,,,," a scout ran over on his horse and shouted: "There are ten thousand cavalry behind the general chasing us."

Before Zhang Fei could think about how to deal with it, there was another news that thousands of cavalry appeared in front of him and blocked him.

After looking at the sky, Zhang Fei sneered and said, "The reaction was really fast, and the troops were deployed to the west so quickly, but, hum, the grassland is so big, where am I going, can you stop me?"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Fei immediately ordered the army to turn around and run towards the south. It is still two hours before dark. If the Huns army cannot catch up with Zhang Fei within two hours, then they can only wait for tomorrow's dawn. up.

Less than half an hour after Zhang Fei made a U-turn, the [-] pursuers from behind chased after him, and the thousands of enemy troops who managed to get ahead of Zhang Fei and block the west side also followed.

"Turn around again and go east." Zhang Fei continued to order: "Don't stop, our army has three riders, and the speed and stamina are higher than the enemy's. They can't outrun us. Brothers, work harder and try to arrive as soon as possible. Great Wall."

If you go east, you really have to enter the Great Wall, and now only the city wall can guarantee the safety of their 5000 people. If they continue to stay on the grassland, they are very likely to be besieged by the Huns.

It was getting dark, and although the more than 1 Hun cavalry in the rear were chasing closely, but as Zhang Fei said, Zhang Fei had three horsemen on his side, and each of them had sufficient horsepower. lead by the nose.

After dark, the Hun cavalry could no longer continue their pursuit. Fortunately, they had already learned that Zhang Fei's soldiers and horses had camped ahead, so they could only wait for dawn.

Not long after the Huns set up camp, they heard the sound of horseshoes in the distance, and then the scouts sent out to inquire about the news sent back a message.

Zhang Fei's army fled overnight. The generals of the Xiongnu army didn't believe it at first, but when the scouts reported that the Northern Xinjiang army was lighting torches, judging from the sound of galloping horses that there were no less than ten thousand horses, they did escape in the night.

In other words, Zhang Fei deliberately made the appearance of setting up camp when it was getting dark to confuse the Xiongnu army. These Hun army generals thought it was possible after careful consideration. The Northern Xinjiang army has always had the advantage of fighting at night. If you are careful enough, prepare enough torches, and the weather is fine, you can indeed escape overnight.

After working for so many days and preparing for so long, Zhang Fei and the 5000 people escaped in the end. Everyone thought about how to chase and intercept them, but they just didn't expect that Zhang Fei would use the night to cover himself, and now it's like this Now, the Huns can only wait until dawn to find a solution.

Today's night is not too dark, there is still a crescent moon and some stars in the sky, this kind of night is not too dark, but in the middle of the night, the sky began to change.

After the stars in the sky were covered by dark clouds, the night became dark. Suddenly, torches appeared in the dark night, adding a bit of mystery to the dark night.

"God help me too." A majestic voice sounded, and then, these torches all headed towards the Huns camp. When they approached the Huns camp, they extinguished the torches. After all, the Huns camp is also brightly lit now. The shadow of the camp can be seen from inside and outside.

When this group of cavalry was only four or five miles away from the camp, the cavalry had already formed their formation.

"Rush over and defeat the enemy." This was Zhang Fei's voice. He commanded his subordinates to launch a surprise attack on the enemy's camp. The originally quiet night became boiling now.

The unsuspecting Huns would never have thought that a large army would appear near their camp, because they had already confirmed it before dark, and there were only Zhang Fei's [-] cavalry within a radius of [-] miles.

But in the middle of the night, they got news that Zhang Fei's army had fled far away, and the scouts had chased them for more than 30 miles. In other words, Zhang Fei's soldiers had indeed left, so the soldiers who appeared outside the camp now Where did the horse come from?

What the Xiongnu army did not expect was that Zhang Fei had more than 5000 war horses. He sent more than a thousand men to drive away ten thousand horses and pretended to retreat, attracting the attention of the enemy. Then he led the rest of the people to hide in the dark night. Among them, I have been lurking for so long, waiting for this opportunity.

Under the onslaught of the Northern Army, the Huns camp did not last long. This is not because the Northern Army was so strong that it was unstoppable. Except for the soldiers, everyone else fell asleep, and many soldiers on guard even found a corner to be lazy.

After working for so many days, the Xiongnu army was exhausted. When they heard that the Northern Xinjiang army had escaped, they were even less in the mood to continue defending. It was this negligence that gave Zhang Fei a surprise attack. Chance.

The number of the Northern Xinjiang Army was indeed small, but they all charged in groups, camps were burned, and the fleeing Huns soldiers were beheaded one by one, and the entire Huns camp was in chaos.

After charging and killing in the Huns camp for more than an hour, Zhang Fei sent people to open most of the stables of the Huns, and most of the horses were driven away by Zhang Fei.

Although it is possible to wipe out all the enemy troops by continuing to fight, Zhang Fei can't afford it now. He has already won the victory. Even if the enemy troops regroup after dawn, it is impossible to continue the pursuit.

At dawn, Zhang Fei commanded his subordinates to retreat. This time, they drove away most of the Huns' cattle and sheep, and took away more than 5000 horses from the Huns. Gather up the scattered cattle, sheep and horses.

"Hahaha, happy, happy, hahaha,,,,,," Zhang Fei looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "This time, I will teach the Xiongnu army a lesson, and see if they dare to be so arrogant in the future."

"General, where are we going now?" Zhang Qing asked: "The enemy's pursuit has been broken, and we can return to Hetao."

"Go and join the others first." Zhang Fei ordered: "Let's go to the west to meet an important person, hahaha,,,,,,"

When Zhang Fei didn't know, the Xiongnu army was indeed powerless to pursue after being attacked by him. After dawn, they counted the losses, only to find that more than [-] soldiers had been lost, and most of the cattle, sheep and horses were gone.

The Xiongnu army had to work hard to gather nearby cattle, sheep and horses. As a result, this work took another whole day, but when they had just finished their work, a group of about 1 cavalry attacked their camp again.

Lu Bu followed the trail and finally picked up another big bargain.

(End of this chapter)