Since it was early winter and rainy, it was difficult to tell the time, so when the Shu army was preparing to attack, the sky was already a little dark.
"You Chang, it's time to set off!"
From the constant urging sounds coming from outside the Qiang women's tent, it can be felt that Zhao Yun is happy to perform military affairs with Ma Di.
"Don't rush me, don't rush me, just come."
Ma Su spoke back outside without raising his head, doing pre-battle inspections in an orderly manner.
Strictly speaking, this pursuit of Zhang He was the first time that he personally led an army to fight with the Wei army with open swords and guns.
How could a steady general like him set off if he was not fully prepared?
Ma Su activated his talents one by one and murmured to himself: "With Old General Zhao accompanying me, my life safety is guaranteed."
"Activate the 'Stride Meteor', so you can still run even if you can't fight."
"Activate the 'Iron Bloodline' and let the opponent run twenty miles first."
"Now that we have stabilized our three hands, we have also started the 'sniffing food and getting sick' strategy, striving to turn this pursuit into a battle of annihilation!"
"I still feel a little unstable..."
"It seems that we should also bring an aerial scout..."
Ma Su put his eyes on the Qiang girl's hand. There stood a lively eagle, tilting its head and looking over curiously.
One person and one eagle met each other's eyes. The former's eyes were flattering, while the latter's eyes were unruly.
Ma Su bent down and took out a white-bellied fish that was struggling for lack of water from a bamboo basket. He said in a bewitching voice: "Hey, Eagle, I'll give you a fish. How about you help me detect the enemy's situation along the way?"
Hearing this, the eagle's vertical pupils stared at the white-bellied fish in Ma Su's hand, and turned his head to the side with disdain.
The Qiang girl corrected her softly: "General, it is an eagle, but its name is actually Big Fish."
Name a ferocious eagle Big Fish?
Ma Su was suddenly confused. He raised the fish and asked, "If it's called a big fish, what should this thing be called?"
Isn't it called "water control"?
The Qiang girl smiled slightly: "It has no name, we usually call it little white fish."
"..."
The big fish eats the small fish, so Ma Su shoveled the white fish to the eagle's long beak and said warmly: "Come on, little eagle, eat this fish, and you will be my little brother from now on... From now on, you will regain your real name."
The eagle tilted its head and ignored him.
The Qiang girl shook her head, smiled softly and told the eagle a few words in Qiang language. Then the eagle reluctantly jumped onto Ma Su's shoulder, and clasped its iron claws tightly on the latter's shoulder guard.
Ma Di was instantly filled with pride, feeling that the chance of winning this battle was 10% higher. He glanced at the eagle happily, stepped out of the tent, and waved towards the soldiers:
"Set off!"
Five thousand Wudang flying troops came out upon hearing the order, strode across Jianwei City in flying geese formation, and chased towards the north.
Perhaps thanks to God's grace, the drizzle in the sky gradually stopped, and as the water vapor rose, a crescent moon was faintly visible, rising slowly from the east.
Ma Di was riding a horse, hanging at the back of the team, walking towards Zhao Yun.
In the sky, a majestic eagle hovered high in the sky, making a shrill cry from time to time.
Guide the direction of the army's advance.
There are aerial scouts at the top, flying troops at the bottom, the fierce general Zhao Yun on the left, and four talented people on the right to help out. Ma Di looked confident, turned his head and said to Zhao Yun:
"Old General Zhao, that Zhang He is indeed a famous general in the world. Today, when the heavy rain started, he abandoned the city. This shows that his decisiveness in seeing the opportunity and his clever changes in actions are comparable to you, old general."
These words were very helpful to Zhao Yun. The latter squinted his eyes and grinned, looking slightly intoxicated, but he still waved his hands and said:
"No comparison, no comparison, Zhang He is a famous general in the world!"
"Youchang, don't compare a young general like me with those famous generals in the world..."
"Because they can't compete with me!"
"Later, you sit back and watch me kill you!"
Ma Di nodded repeatedly: "We'll wait and see what the general will do!"
Zhao Yun stroked his wet beard and suddenly asked: "Youchang, this useless flying army... why is it moving so fast?"
Two generals on horseback were actually pulled behind by a group of infantry? Are they getting further and further behind?
Something is wrong with this soldier!
For a moment, a huge question mark hovered in Zhao Yun's mind.
Less than half an hour after leaving the camp, the army had already traveled more than twenty miles. Several miles ahead, the Wei army's rear army was already in sight.
This marching speed... is really a bit exaggerated.
Zhao Yun has been in the army for more than 40 years, and this is the first time he has seen soldiers running so fast.
Ma Di chuckled: "Old General Zhao, this is where the name Wudang Feijun comes from."
"..."
Zhao Yun glanced at Ma Su, knowing that there must be something fishy about Wu Dang Feijun's feet, but since Ma Su didn't want to say it, he naturally wouldn't force it.
In short, running fast is a good thing for the Shu army.
This is enough.
Just when the Shu army caught up with the rear of the Wei army and was scraping, twenty miles away, at the front of the Wei army, Zhang He frowned and listened solemnly after listening to the scouts' report on the military situation.
Shu generals Ma Su and Zhao Yun led five thousand elite soldiers and pursued them fiercely.
Should we fight or withdraw? Zhang He hesitated for a moment.
Although there are more than 10,000 people under his command, there are only 5,000 elites. The rest of the troops are auxiliary soldiers, and the combat effectiveness of the auxiliary soldiers is slightly low.
In addition, the army was in a state of retreat. The team stretched for nearly twenty miles, and the formation was very scattered and long. When encountering a pursuit, it was difficult to keep track of the beginning and the end.
In fact, when he first decided to withdraw from Jianwei City, Zhang He had already expected that the Shu army might come to pursue him. However, considering that it was raining heavily, the roads were muddy, and the Wei army was all cavalry, he did not take the Shu army too seriously.
Something happened.
The Shu army, which is mainly infantry, wants to catch up with the Wei army, which is mainly cavalry, on a rainy day. It is so difficult that just thinking about it makes one's scalp numb.
How can two legs outrun four?
But the impossible happened.
Zhang He suppressed the fear in his heart and hesitated for a while.
Before deciding how to respond, a second scout came to report that the Shu army had attacked the rear of the Wei army, and a hand-to-hand battle broke out between the two sides.
To be precise, this battle cannot be called a battle, but a scratch accident - the Shu army was like a whip, gently lashing the Wei army at the rear, then quickly opened the distance, and continued to follow behind, waiting for opportunities to move.
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This oppressive style of play caused the soldiers in the rear group to panic. They threw off their helmets and armor one after another and ran towards the front line.
Zhang He raised his arms high and felt slightly angry. Just as he was about to order the front army to turn around and go back to fight Ma Su to the death, the third scout rushed over in a hurry.
The Shu army scraped the rear of the Wei army again, this time with a stronger force than last time, killing hundreds of Wei soldiers and taking away many supplies.
Zhang He's hand froze in the air, unable to come down, and his mind quickly began to weigh.
This place is fifty miles away from Jianwei City, twenty miles away from the location of the incident (where the Shu army launched its attack), and more than thirty miles away from Li County.
Should he return to the army and fight? Or should he suffer the loss of being dumb and withdraw to Li County?
This question stumped Zhang He.
Soon, the fourth scout helped him make a choice - the Shu soldiers launched a third wave of attacks, and more Wei soldiers fled after hearing the news. The entire rear group of four to five thousand people was in chaos and was completely defeated.
Just at this time, it began to rain heavily again, making the already muddy road even more difficult to walk.
Zhang He dropped his arms heavily and said in a deep voice: "The whole army listens to the order and quickly withdraws to Li County!"
