Chapter 185 Sun Jian's Battle to the Death

Sun Jian let out a long sigh. After all, Zhou Shen was the chief general in the army. He was just a mere army commander.

but

Sun Jian looked at Zhou Shen, bright and bright: "When our army retreats, the Qiang people will definitely pursue them from behind. After the general wishes to lead all his troops, I ask the general to complete it."

Zhou Shen nodded: "The courage of the Wentai is commendable, I'm sure, all the generals go down and prepare."

Zhou Shen immediately ordered all the troops to retreat, and the 30,000 troops packed up and prepared to retreat that day.

night.

The Han army outside the city slowly walked out of the barracks under the cover of night, Zhou Shen walked out slowly surrounded by hundreds of soldiers, and looked towards a thin army formation not far away. The general in the middle is wearing an iron armor and a red scarf, which is still conspicuous even in the night.

"withdraw!"

The 30,000 army retreated slowly one by one, and did not report to Sun Jian until the entire army had withdrawn.

"My lord, the army has already retreated, and it's time for us to retreat too."

Sun Jian nodded: "Well, I ordered everyone to retreat in formation, and the formation should not be loose, so as to avoid the enemy's chasing troops."

Withdrawing troops is also a learned thing. Famous generals will often retreat with elite troops at the back. Once the enemy troops pursue them, they will be hit head-on.

Later, when Huanwen retreated in the Northern Expedition, he used elite troops to retreat. When Murong Ke heard that Huan Wen was withdrawing his troops, he did not pursue them. After a few days, Huan Wen relaxed his vigilance and withdrew his elite troops.

Sun Jian's more than a thousand children of Wu County were all elite soldiers who followed Sun Jian to conquer the Yellow Turbans and rolled out of the sea of ​​blood and corpses. They cooperated closely with each other and formed an army formation that retreated slowly.

As the army retreated five miles away from Yuzhong City, Sun Jian frowned slightly: Maybe Hu Qi was seriously injured and dared not pursue him?

But at this moment, countless torches suddenly appeared in Sun Jian's sight, the sound of heavy trampling suddenly sounded, and the ground suddenly shook.

"Yigong."

Han Dang jumped off the horse, lying on the ground, with his ears close to the ground, listening carefully to the sound from the ground. Han Dang frowned, and the sound in his ears became more and more chaotic, as if thousands of sound waves turned into drumsticks, beating his eardrum desperately.

Han Dang jumped up suddenly, with a tense expression on his face: "I'm afraid Hu Qi has left the city. There are more than 10,000 people in number."

"Send someone to inform the general!"

"Continue to retreat in formation, and the formation must not be loose."

"Get ready for battle."

At this time, more than a thousand Jiangdong elite soldiers knew that the enemy was approaching, so they all clenched their weapons and continued to retreat slowly.

Sun Jian frowned, staring closely at the lighted torches in the darkness. The sparks in the darkness became closer and closer, and the cavalry hidden in the darkness gradually revealed their outlines.

"Stop!"

"The crossbowmen prepare, the swords and shields line up, and the spearmen set up their spears."

With the sound of an obscure twisting string, the two hundred archers in the army have already drawn their bows and set their arrows, and their sharp arrows are aimed at the torches.

Finally, as the distance approached, groups of Hu Qi suddenly rushed out from the dense forest, rows of sabers were raised high, and Hu Qi's faces turned red under the reflection of the torches.

"put!"

Whoosh whoosh!

Two hundred arrows shot out, and the more than 60 Hu Qi who rushed in front fell to the ground immediately. During the cavalry charge, once they fell off their horses, their fate would be extremely miserable.

Because it was in the dark, it was still difficult to judge the distance even with some torches, so just after a round of arrows was released, thousands of Hu cavalry rushed up fiercely, slashing down with sharp sabers in their hands.

The Jiangdong soldiers in the front row used the shield wall to block the attacking Hu Qi, even if the upper body was cut with a saber, they still held back.

At the same time that Hu Qi swung his saber down, the spears from Jiangdong's army thrust out at the same time, piercing Hu Qi's horse and body.

Thousands of Hu cavalry attacked the Jiangdong army formation from all directions, but they were firmly blocked by Jiangdong soldiers, as if an iron box stood still.

Sun Jian straddled his horse and waved the ancient ingot knife in his hand. The broad back of the knife was powerful, and it directly split the Hu Qi who was rushing towards him obliquely in half. The red turban became more vivid after being stained with blood.

Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Zu Mao were all proficient in bows and horses. Under the command of Sun Jian, they held back Hu Qi's attack. The smaller the number of troops, the more they can show the importance of personal bravery.

There were dozens of Hu Qi who died under Sun Jian's four generals, so everyone in the Jiangdong soldiers was excited and blocked Hu Qi's offensive with their dense army formation.

Fortunately, after Sun Jian asked for his order, the thousands of Jiangdong soldiers under his command were elite, and they could naturally stop Hu Qi's siege from all sides. If they had changed to other troops, they would have collapsed on the spot under Hu Qi's siege and interception at this moment.

And the defeat brings about a chain reaction. Once the rear army retreats, the defeat will inevitably affect the morale of other armies.

Beigong Boyu looked at the Jiangdong army from a distance in the formation, turned to Li Wenhou and said: "A certain governor is here, and you will lead the army to chase and kill Zhou Shen."

The army Beigong Boyu brought out from the city was also 30,000 Hu cavalry, he left 10,000 Hu cavalry to besiege Sun Jian, and handed over the remaining 20,000 cavalry to Li Wenhou.

"Don't worry, general, I will definitely come back with Zhou Shen's head!"

Although Sun Jian was ordered to cut off the rear, his direct troops were no more than a thousand people, and they were surrounded by 10,000 Hu cavalry from Beigong Boyu. How to break through was a problem, let alone cut off the rear.

Sun Jian slashed and killed a Hu Qi with a single blow, looked at the tide of Hu Qi surging in all directions, and let out a long sigh.

"My lord, we are surrounded!" There were shouts and fighting everywhere, and Han Dang was afraid that Sun Jian would not hear him, so he yelled.

Sun Jian roared angrily: "We are already in danger of protecting ourselves. If Zhou Shen listened to my words, how could he end up like this today!"

Sun Jian didn't care about Zhou Shen at this time, but ordered all the troops to fight the enemy bravely, and persevered in the siege from all sides.

But Li Wenhou was ordered to go, and ran all the way with 20,000 Huqi.

The northwest land was very open. Although Sun Jian's sniping succeeded in buying a little time for most of the Han army, Hu Qi chased them on horseback, and quickly caught up with the time.

Tread Tread!

Twenty thousand horses galloped wildly on the wilderness, the surrounding dust was flying, and the sound of horseshoes beating the ground was filled between the sky and the earth. Twenty thousand cavalry gathered together like a huge torrent, rolling forward, trying to swallow everything along the way.

Zhou Shenjun was soon exposed to 20,000 Huqi.