Just when Bu Dugen was in distress, he suddenly heard the sound of a large number of horse hooves coming from behind. The heavy sound of horse hooves mixed with the water on the ground, making a gurgling sound.
"Sir, they are our people, and our people have all returned."
Bu Dugen heard the excited shouts of his followers, but he couldn't muster any energy. He pointed at the Liao River in front of him and said loudly: "How can we cross the river without a boat? Quickly order them all to dismount and go to the nearby woods.
We cut down trees and made rafts out of them. Now that the rain has lightened up, maybe the river will recede at dawn and we can cross the river!"
"promise!"
After the sound was issued, about 20,000 horsemen escaped from Wangping City. As soon as they ran to the river, they all dismounted and took their sabers to the nearby woods to cut down trees. Bu Dugen summoned 500 more.
The cavalry were on his left and right as personal escorts.
Gao Fei led Zhang He, Zhao Yun, Chu Yan, Wu Liden and Wuhuan Tuqi from Wangping City for less than five miles when a thought flashed through his mind. Looking up at the night sky, he felt more and more
The small raindrops immediately shouted: "Stop!"
The troops followed the order, and the order was shouted backwards in a relay style, and then the entire army stopped.
Not a single one of the seven thousand Wuhuan cavalry was missing. When they attacked the Xianbei people from behind, no one was injured, and those fierce Xianbei people were simply vulnerable in front of these cavalry. Gao Fei turned his horse's head
, looked at the uniformly dressed troopers behind him, everyone was a little tired from the long journey, he shouted loudly: "The rear team has become the front team, look back!"
"Go back... go back? Are you going to let those Xianbei people go like this?" Chu Yan was startled and cried out.
Gao Fei showed a sinister smile, patted his wet armor, and said loudly: "Don't worry, the Xianbei people can't escape. At this time, the river has blocked their road. Although the rain has become smaller, the water level of the river will not
After being lowered in a short period of time, a lot of water on the ground did not flow out. If we pursue the Xianbei people at this time, they will have no way to retreat and will fight to the end. Moreover, there are too many people on the other side, and a fight will cost many soldiers and horses, which is not cost-effective.
. Now everyone is looking back at Ping. The county government office is on a higher ground and there won’t be too much water on the ground. Let’s go back and have a good night’s rest. It won’t be too late to attack the Xianbei people again at dawn.”
Zhao Yun and Zhang He suddenly said in unison: "Master, do you want to attack the enemy halfway?"
"Haha, smart! Instead of sacrificing troops and annihilating all those people, it is better to preserve our strength and defeat the enemy. As long as one person crosses the river, the people on the grassland will know how powerful our Liaodong County is. If they want to invade again in the future,
We will weigh it carefully. If the enemy troops are completely wiped out, the Xianbei people will definitely invade again, and it will definitely be a disaster for us."
"My lord is far-sighted and thinks about such far-reaching issues. We cannot compare with him." Zhang He and Zhao Yun started to flatter each other.
Gao Fei chuckled and said, "If it weren't for Uliden's words, I wouldn't have thought so far."
"I... General Tian, are you talking about me?" Uliden said a little flattered.
Gao Fei nodded and said: "You said that you respect heroes, and people on the grassland also fear the strong. If this is the case, then we should let some people go back to the grassland and let them publicize how powerful we are. In this way
, people on the grassland will be in awe of this area."
"Oh...I understand." Chu Yan suddenly realized the truth.
Gao Fei raised his hand and sent an order to the back: "Send the order, the rear team will become the front team, and Hui Wangping will rest for the night!"
"The rear team becomes the front team, looking back..."
The voice was conveyed again in a solitary manner, and for a while, thousands of cavalrymen turned their horses and turned back toward Wangping City.
After returning to Wangping, Gao Fei had someone make a place for these thousands of Rangers so that they could take off their clothes to dry and sleep on comfortable beds, giving them a full rest. In addition,
On the one hand, Gao Fei personally inspected the wounded soldiers and greeted them warmly.
The night was getting deeper, but the lights were still on in Gao Fei's room. He used a small rope to make a curved shape on the table, and placed a teacup near the rope, staring closely at it.
Among the items on the table, a few stones were placed around the tea cup.
Gao Fei held his chin, staring closely at the items on the table, while his other hand kept placing a few stones back and forth. He used the rope to represent the Liao River, the tea cup to represent the Xianbei cavalry, and the stones to represent the crow.
Huan Tuqi was thinking hard about what tactics he should use to defeat about 20,000 Xianbei cavalry tomorrow.
After today's battle, his Han infantry had killed more than 10,000 people in total, which was almost a one-to-one ratio to the number of Xianbei cavalry casualties. He originally did not have many troops, but suddenly he lost more than 10,000.
Human beings are indeed a sad thing for him, and those who died in battle are still living lives. I don’t know when he started to include reducing unnecessary casualties in his considerations.
After thinking for a while, a slight smile appeared on his lips, then he blew out the candles and went to bed.
The next day, the sky cleared up, and the scorching sun came out early in the morning, shining its warm sunshine on the earth, but the Wangping City on the earth turned into a pile of ruins.
Under the sun, the soldiers of the Han army did not feel happy because of the victory in this battle. Instead, they felt more sorrow and indignation, as well as the memory of their dead brothers. Everyone felt heavy.
The soldiers were still carrying the corpses and limbs on the ground. They separated the corpses of the Han and Xianbei people, threw all the Xianbei corpses together for incineration, and dug pits in the woods far away to bury the Han soldiers.
Gao Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Wu Lideng, and Chu Yan left at dawn with seven thousand Wuhuan Tuqi. They had a good night's rest, which relieved their fatigue and made everyone in good spirits.
By the Liao River, Bu Dugen had just woken up from his sleep. He felt a little relieved when he saw that his tribesmen were still working hard to build rafts, and many of them had already been built.
Riding on his horse, Bu Dugen came to the river bank. He saw that the water flow was no longer so fast and the water level of the river had dropped. He was extremely happy. But while he was still happy, a Xianbei cavalry suddenly came to report and said
A large number of Wuhuan cavalry were discovered.
When Bu Dugen heard the news, he was shocked and immediately ordered: "Hurry across the river, hurry up and cross the river."
As soon as the sound from one side fell, the thunderous sound of horse hooves was heard from the other side. Gao Fei took the lead, followed closely by Zhang He, Zhao Yun, Chu Yan, and Wu Liden, and behind him were seven thousand majestic assault cavalry.
"The Wuhuan Tuqi are coming, the Wuhuan Tuqi are coming!"
The Xianbei people had experienced yesterday's battle, coupled with the physical labor of cutting down trees and building rafts all night long, they were already physically and mentally exhausted. When they saw their powerful enemy coming, they all rushed to tell each other. At one time, 20,000 people were scattered along the river bank.
The people riding in Xianbei suddenly fell into panic and put the rafts that had been tied into the water.
However, after the rain last night, the trees were washed away, and the chopped wood was also covered with water. Once the raft made of wet wood was put into the water, instead of floating, it sank and was swept away by the river.
When Bu Dugen saw this situation, he immediately pointed at the two young handsome men and shouted loudly: "You lead the people to block the Wuhuan people... You lead the people to quickly remove the saddles and tie them under the raft.
Quick, quick!”
The young commander did not dare to disobey Bu Dugen's order, so he immediately jumped on his horse, summoned a group of people to ride to the front, and shouted loudly: "There is a big river in front of us, and there are pursuers behind us. Let's fight to the death.
Escort the Lord across the river!"
The Xianbei people are worthy of being a nation of horses, athletes on the grassland. As soon as they heard the shouts of the young handsome man, people jumped on the horses one after another, gathered together with the determination to die, and showed off the last bit of their bloody spirit.
For a moment, the Xianbei cavalry quickly gathered together. They were originally scattered and without any formation, and they all picked up their weapons. Bows, arrows, and sabers were all ready, and they followed the young commander to block the front.
Gao Fei saw the Xianbei people adopting a defensive strategy in the distance. The scattered people quickly gathered and immediately reined in the horses. At the same time, he raised his hands high and shouted: "Stop!"
Zhao Yun and Zhang He rode their horses to Gao Fei's side, looked forward intently, and heard Zhang He say: "My lord, it seems that the Xianbei people are going to fight to the death."
This is the thing that Gao Fei is most worried about. If the Xianbei people fight with all their might, it may be a hard battle for him, and the Xianbei people outnumber them in terms of military strength. However, all this is within his expectation.
, he thought about it all night last night, and when he saw more and more Xianbei cavalry gathering together, he couldn't help laughing out loud, and clapped his hands and said: "That's great, that's great, let's gather more."
Zhao Yun and Zhang He were both startled and looked at Gao Fei with extremely surprised eyes, neither of them could figure out the meaning of Gao Fei's words.
"Chu Yan, you take a thousand assault cavalry to the left wing. Wu Liden, you take a thousand assault cavalry to the right wing. No one is allowed to attack without my order!" Gao Fei immediately issued the order, loudly
shouted.
Chu Yan and Wu Liden said "Promise" in unison, and each led a thousand cavalry scattered on the left and right wings.
More and more Xianbei people gathered together, and the Xianbei people suddenly formed a human wall on the long river bank. The horses neighed, and the athletes on the horses looked ferocious. Behind them, Bu Dugen tied up the saddle.
The raft was put into the water, and I felt happy when I saw the first raft sank in the water and then floated again after a while.
"Quickly put all the rafts into the water and retreat one after another!" Bu Dugen led his horse onto the raft. Under the protection of several Xianbei warriors around him, he held the pole and floated slowly downstream along the gentle current.
After passing by, I no longer care about the people on the river bank.
When the Xianbei people on the river bank saw that their master was gone, they all felt a great desire to survive. They followed Bu Dugen's example and put the raft into the river, led their horses and jumped on it, and went down the river.
Gradually it drifted towards the other side of the river.