Chapter 2: Bloodshed on the battlefield and escape from the Immortal Gate
Chapter 130 Call for reinforcements
For seven consecutive days, Wu Jun was tracked by the nose, but he was unable to see Jiang Jun's large army in person. As the supplies he carried became less and less, the Wu Jun commander had to stop.
The high-intensity pursuit every day has long exhausted men and horses, and the rest at night is extremely sloppy. Jiang Jun always sends small groups of troops to harass, and the entire army is exhausted and has almost reached the extreme limit of endurance.
Wu Jun seemed to be on the chasing side and seemed to be more proactive, but this was not the case. They were actually more passive, because Jiang Jun came prepared and they attacked passively.
When it comes to supplies alone, the Wu army is incomparable. They rely on carrying everything with them. Although they are well prepared, they are going to fight after all, so how much can they bring.
Especially for war horses, they can't go hungry even after a meal. People know how to save as much as possible according to the environment, but war horses can't do it. How can they have strength if they don't have enough to eat, so seven days is almost the ultimate limit for Wu Jun.
Jiang Jun was different. They had naturally planned their marching route in advance, so they prepared supply points in advance. When the time came to replenish supplies, there would be no shortage at all.
Seven days later, the Wu army had pursued for more than 3,000 miles. This was their limit. Otherwise, even if follow-up reinforcements prepared supplies, they might not be able to wait.
You must know that they are cavalry and can pursue for more than three thousand miles in seven days, but the follow-up reinforcements are infantry and can only march a hundred miles in one day. By the time they arrive, all the troops will starve to death.
In fact, if they return now, their supplies are actually not enough, but after all, there will be reinforcements in the future. It is not a big problem to hold on, but it will be dangerous if they continue to pursue.
Jiang Jun is not a soft persimmon. He also has 50,000 cavalry. Once they are held back by them, it will be troublesome if they run out of supplies. The cavalry is not like the infantry. People can persist with willpower when they are hungry, but war horses cannot. They will run away when hungry.
Not moving anymore.
The cavalry without horses has little combat effectiveness. Facing the enemy's cavalry, it will only be massacred. Two hundred thousand people will not have the slightest advantage against fifty thousand.
The commander of the Wu army was not a pustule, so he naturally knew the status of the troops. After dawn on the eighth day, he gave up the pursuit and began to return to the Wu army camp with all his strength.
However, Commander Wu Jun made a huge mistake. All his considerations were correct, and he also fully considered the possibility of Jiang Jun pursuing him in turn. Therefore, the entire retreat was absolutely orderly, and he even set up a trap in Jiutian.
An ambush was formed, but unfortunately Jiang Jun was not fooled.
In fact, Jiang Meiliang is definitely an excellent commander. It can be said that she anticipates the enemy's opportunities. All of Wu Jun's plans are in her calculations.
On the seventh day, Jiang Jun actually did not go further into the desert. After calculating the limit of Wu Jun's pursuit, only a thousand small teams were left behind. They deliberately set up a large camp to confuse Wu Jun's scouts. The army had already bypassed Wu Jun.
He inserted himself behind Wu Jun.
Jiang Jun's goal was not to attack the 200,000 Wu troops, but the reinforcements behind them. Unfortunately, the Wu Jun commander was still thinking about Jiang Jun's pursuit, but little did he know that they had already rushed to the rear to kill the reinforcements.
As for Wu Jun, they have already sent 200,000 cavalry to pursue Jiang Jun. There will not be many infantry reinforcements in the future. After all, their main purpose is to provide supplies to the cavalry troops.
But the so-called small number is only a relative term. In fact, it is a huge team. The transport troops plus the escorts are also a mighty 50,000 people.