Chapter 715: Reunion
In a moment, nearly four thousand knights were intercepted by two thousand sudden Hedong cavalry, and the cavalry around them were basically lost.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhao Yun immediately ordered to gather troops and horses to prepare for rescue. However, when he gathered 3,000 cavalry to go to the rescue, 2,000 Hedong cavalry had already killed all the Sizhou knights in the rear group.
Among the more than 12,000 people who broke out under the leadership of Su Zhi, except for the 2,000 longbowmen of the Longxiang Battalion who had received strict riding training, nearly half of the remaining 10,000 people could not even ride a horse, so in After two hours of riding wildly, he had become a lamb to be slaughtered.
At this time, Xu Rong and others at the top of the city were very happy. Although they could not intercept most of them, seeing that they could keep these three or four thousand people was a big blow to the morale of the Sizhou Army. Jiang Pei and everyone in Jiangshan were even more excited. Their two thousand cavalry were expected to become four or five thousand from today, and after such a battle, it would be very beneficial to the growth of the cavalry.
You know, in the past, the Hedong Army cavalry could only be beaten in front of the Huns cavalry, so neither their riding skills nor their fighting spirit were strong. Now after this great victory, the combat effectiveness and morale of these cavalry have increased a lot.
Just as the two cavalry were fighting, Fan Chou's Dong Zhuo army's cavalry had also arrived aggressively. After seeing the condition of his cavalry's horses, Zhao Yun had no choice but to cut off their tails to survive, and ordered the cavalry to protect the knights who had not been intercepted by the Hedong cavalry. He ran wildly in the direction of the camp.
Soon, Fan Chou's cavalry rushed to the city. When they saw the melee, they didn't say much. With an order, more than ten thousand Xiliang iron cavalry rushed into the Sizhou knights, while he and Dong Yue entered In Anyi City, he went to charge Xu Rong, the lord general.
After a burst of hurried footsteps, Fan Chou and Dong Yue led their soldiers to the tower in the north of Anyi. When they saw Xu Rong, they walked forward quickly, knelt down on one knee, and said in a military salute: "Finally. I will pay my respects to the general! The general is incompetent and allows the elite of the Sizhou army to escape. Please punish me!"
Xu Rong stared at Fan Chou for a moment, and then said, "Tell me, what happened?"
Seeing this, Fan Chou quickly told Xu Rong the matter in detail. After listening, Xu Rong sighed: "General Pingdong has great talents under his command." After saying this, he added: "What about the remaining troops of the army that attacked the Yi family? "
"The last general has ordered the infantry to watch their camp carefully, and ordered them to wait until the Jie County soldiers and horses arrive before launching an attack on the Sizhou military camp. After the fighting here is over, the last general will lead the troops back to the Yi clan. We must wipe out all the remaining troops." Fan Chou immediately replied;
"You don't have to go there in person. There are only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses left in Sizhou Junyi's camp at most. You only need to send the Hedong cavalry of Governor Jiang to go there. Our cavalry should stay in Anyi. Next, we will This is a big war, and your cavalry cannot be left behind." Xu Rong flatly refused;
After saying that, Xu Rong looked at Jiang Peidao again: "Your Excellency, the Yi family still needs cavalry to guard the formation and annihilate the Sizhou Army's stragglers. I will leave it to your Hedong cavalry."
When Jiang Pei heard this, he quickly responded: "Don't worry, general, I'll leave these to Hedong Erlang."
While he was talking, the cavalry melee outside the city had ended, and all four thousand Sizhou knights were captured and killed. However, the desperate resistance of the Sizhou soldiers also cost the Hedong cavalry hundreds of people.
However, Jiang Pei's Hedong Army still took advantage of it. The harvest of war horses alone reached 3,000, and the other thousand were disabled and could no longer be used as war horses. In this way, plus his own more than 2,000 horses, the cavalry in Hedong can completely gather a school of troops and horses. Although it is not yet equipped with one person and two horses, it is already the largest cavalry group in Hedong.
Therefore, Jiang Pei did not object to Xu Rong's arrangement, but readily accepted it. After all, he got such a big deal.
It's a pity that an hour later, when the battlefield outside the city was cleaned up and Jiang Jian was ordered to organize all the cavalry of the first school and prepare to set off, he received a report from Yi's fast horse.
Sizhou's army ran away, and the Yi family's camp was completely burned by fire.
After hearing the news, everyone was dumbfounded again. After Xu Rong quickly asked the whole story, he let out a long sigh, and then said after a long time: "Order the soldiers and horses from the schools under Yishi City to come to Anyi before tomorrow evening to join the army. Those who have not reached the deadline will be dealt with by military law.”
After saying that, he turned to the generals at the head of the city and said: "Every general will prepare his troops today and start attacking the Sizhou Army camp tomorrow. If there is anyone who is lazy in fighting, military law will be dealt with!" At this point, Xu Rong's expression turned cold. A pair of sharp eyes glanced at the generals at the top of the city one by one, making everyone feel excited and quickly bowed to take orders.
In the Sizhou Army camp, Huangfu Chaobo had already asked people to bring all the Su Zhibu soldiers and horses who had fled back to the camp in embarrassment into the camp, and then returned to the tent to summon the generals for discussion.
He wanted to learn more about Su Zhibu's situation, and then decide with Pang Tong what to do next.
Looking at Colonel Su Zhizuo and other generals kneeling in the tent, Huangfu Chaobo felt heartbroken that 30,000 people had returned but less than 10,000 people had returned, but he also knew that it was not their fault, so he quickly stepped forward and pulled the few The people helped them up one by one and said: "There is no need for these generals to do this. This matter is not their fault. It is all because I underestimated the heroes of the world. But fortunately, including the soldiers who crossed the river, there are still more than 10,000 soldiers who can successfully cross the river." Escape. The current plan is to consider how to leave Hedong, and we will make other plans later."
With that said, Huangfu Chaobo ordered Huyandu to lead two thousand cavalry and two thousand white horse followers. After resting for an hour, he went down the Sushui River to meet the soldiers crossing the river.
It's not that Huangfu Chaobo is not anxious, but that people can hold on, but horses can't hold on anymore. In two hours, nearly a hundred horses were galloped without hesitation, and the horses had reached their limit. If they don't rest, these war horses will probably be useless, but this time don't be as anxious as in the morning.
Hu Yandu took the order and turned around to leave. He had to choose horses and get ready to cross the river.
But the people who stayed in the tent began to discuss things again. Because Zhao Yun, Su Zhi and Zuo Xiao generals had just returned, they were not aware of the latest situation, so Pang Tong introduced the current situation of the army to them, as well as the later plans in detail. , after everyone understood it clearly, Huangfu Chaobo said: "If you have any ideas, please feel free to speak out."
Although Pang Tong has already determined the general strategy, Huangfu Chaobo still wants to confirm some details with the generals.