Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 716 Crazy pursuit

  There is a saying that the poor should not pursue, but in fact most wars are pursued, and the vast majority of casualties occur during the pursuit.

Cao Cao's several major victories were all achieved during the pursuit. After the sneak attack on Wuchao, Yuan Shao's main force was defeated, and 70,000 Yuan soldiers were captured in the pursuit, and then killed; the battle with Ma Chao was also defeated first and then won, and then chased all the way , to avenge the hatred of cutting his beard; Chang Banpo even chased him all the way, leaving Liu Bei's wife and children behind...

  If the enemy has a complete formation and retreats in an orderly manner, then the pursuit is more risky, but if it is scattered like this, and there is no support for soldiers and food, it is foolish not to pursue.

   Therefore, Fei Qian thought about it for a while, and then ordered Ma Yan to explain some matters, and let him lead the team to pursue the pursuit, while he led the infantry, gathered the captives, cleaned up the battlefield, and stationed in the original camp of Niu Fu.

  So Niu Fu and others were completely saddened.

Just now, in shock, he stopped to take a rest, gathered his troops and made some adjustments, and Ma Yan's cavalry appeared screaming, holding their sabers high, and killed them swiftly, before they put their feet on the ground from the horse's back The Xiliang soldiers on board were so frightened that they immediately grabbed the reins, got on their horses, and continued to flee...

  Ma Yan did not intercept at all, but launched an attack on those pawns who were still resisting.

  These soldiers who dared to resist gave those who escaped great psychological comfort. It doesn’t matter if they can’t escape Mayan’s pursuers, as long as they run in front of those fools...

After repeating the same process many times, it became a conditioned reflex for Xiliang soldiers to mount and run as soon as Mayan’s battle flag appeared. As long as he outruns the last group of teammates, he can survive for a while.

Hedong came all the way from Shaanxi and Tianjin. Niu Fu Xiliang's soldiers had robbed so much food and grass, but now they are hated by the people of Hedong. Now they have the opportunity to jump out and beat the dogs in the water. The rural Haoyou of Xiaowubao, who was robbed by Xiliang soldiers, was also willing to come out to pick up some bargains. As a result, Ma Yan found that although he divided the army into three parts and continued to pursue them, it seemed that each part I don't know when the army has become huge.

  The passion that Chinese people can burst out when they see the word "Free", no matter ancient or modern.

   What's more, the Xiliang cavalry is simply a mobile treasury!

As Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, Niu Fu actually got a lot of good stuff, whether it was horses, armor, or knives, they were all good stuff. All can be exchanged for a year's rations for a family of three for ordinary people.

In addition, this area has also been affected by the strong folk customs of Bingzhou. Seeing the tired and panic-stricken Xiliang cavalry, and some farmers who always look so simple and honest, they also stare at them and just concentrate on drinking. There was an inexplicable light on the back of the head of the Xiliang cavalry begging for food...

So Ma Yan's chasing team became bigger and bigger, with more and more people, and the smoke and dust aroused by people trampling on horses along the official road was like a yellow dragon, rushing over with its teeth and claws overwhelming, scaring Xiliang soldiers There was no way to tell whether those chasing soldiers had more swords or dung forks, and they only knew how to flee.

  Ma Yan's three troops attacked in turn, chasing from noon to sunset, without stopping along the way. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Ma Yan gradually gathered his troops and began to slowly retreat to Anyi.

Niu Fu's personal guards also suffered a lot of losses during the pursuit, some died in battle to let Niu Fu escape smoothly, some got separated during the escape, and are still staying with Niu Fu now. There are only a dozen or so people left.

Hearing the sound of the chasing troops far behind slowly subsided, these Niu Fu's personal guards were relieved, and then found a deserted grass shed by the roadside, and helped Niu Fu, who was already a little confused, to sit. Down…

  There were nearly ten thousand troops in the morning, and now there are only a dozen or so left around at night. This kind of ups and downs in life really hit Niu Fu hard enough, and he hasn't fully recovered until now.

  Why did I lose?

  When he sent Xiliang cavalry to attack, Niu Fu thought that the fruit of victory had already been squeezed into his hands, but in a blink of an eye, this sweet fruit of victory turned into a pile of horse dung...

   Unable to figure it out, Niu Fu sat in a daze.

However, the guards couldn't stay in a daze with Niu Fu. Seven or eight hours had passed since he ate early dried meat at sunrise, and he was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back. I bought firewood, set up the suggested stove, and then I was a little embarrassed. There was no pot, let alone food, what should I do?

  At this moment, there was a sound of horseshoes on the road, and Niufu's guards trembled in fright. He quickly kicked out the small bonfire that had just been lit, and then ran towards the thatched shed...

   "It's not chasing soldiers! It's not chasing soldiers!" The sharp-eyed guards have already recognized it, and the leader is Hu Hu Chi'er.

   There were not many Hu Qiers left beside Hu Chi'er, only about twenty of them. When they saw Niu Fu's personal guards, they got off their horses one after another and stopped.

   "Is there anything to eat?" Almost at the same time, people from both sides asked the same words.

  攴Hu Chier gritted his teeth, and then said to his subordinates: "Kill a horse..."

   Otherwise, what else?

  There is no village in front of this place, no shop in the back, where will I find food in the wilderness for a while? Although there is a shallow creek next to it, there are no fish and shrimps. Is it possible to count on drinking water to make you hungry?

  Go through it, live on.

  攴Hu Chi'er heard the whining of the horses, frowned and turned his head away, asking, "Where's the general?"

  The personal guard led Hu Hu Chi'er to Niu Fu, and said, "General...General, Captain Hu Hu is here."

Niu Fu's unfocused eyes gradually converged, and then the flesh on his face suddenly jumped up, he stood up suddenly and knocked Hu Chi'er to the ground with a punch, then he punched and kicked, and shouted: "Everyone! It's because of you! It's all because of you!"

  People who refuse to admit defeat always hope to find an excuse. Seeing Hu Hu Chi'er appearing in front of him, Niu Fu seems to have found the best outlet to bear this defeat...

The personal guard hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade them, and then separated Niu Fu and Pohu Chi'er, and comforted Pohu Chi'er, saying: "The general just lost his mind for a while...It will be fine after Shanjin..." There are troops from Xiliang on the ground of Hongnong, No matter how bad it is, there are Li Jue and other troops sent to attack Luoyang.

  攴Hu Chi'er wiped the nosebleed from Niu Fu's blow, and was silent for a while, then nodded and said: "...I know, it's okay, it's okay..."

   I had a stiff neck yesterday, I can’t move my neck, it’s crooked...

   So everyone, if you see that the word is crooked...

   Belongs to normal...

  (end of this chapter)