Of the two of them, in terms of bravery, Zhou Tai was slightly stronger, and in terms of wisdom, Jiang Qin was stronger.
Jiang Qin looked at Zhang Wu and Zhou Ping in front of him, and replied in a deep voice: "A few dozen of them dare to block the way. You Ping, you see, there is no fear on their faces, and their expressions are calm. It must be like ambushing Huang Gongfu again.
There are soldiers and horses hidden in the woods, trying to trick us into rushing over, and then the ambush will come out of the woods. We must not fall into the trap."
"But... the general ordered us to chase them, we can't just watch them! Why don't I rush over with a hundred people first? If there is an ambush in the woods, if you can save me, you can save me. If you can't save, you retreat and wait."
General, just come and avenge me." Zhou Tai said solemnly.
Jiang Qin hurriedly said: "No, how can I just watch you fall into the enemy's siege? That Zhou Wen'an is still here. We can retreat three miles first and wait for General Sun."
Zhou Tai was helpless. Although he was not afraid of death, Huang Gai had just been ambushed and Chen Wu died in battle. The enemy soldiers in front of him might really have set up an ambush in the woods. They would just wait for his troops to rush over and they would rush out of the woods.
If we fight our way out, the front and rear roads will be blocked, and there will be no reinforcements, we are afraid that hundreds of our people will die here.
Moreover, if there was no ambush in the woods, how could dozens of them dare to block their five hundred cavalry, especially when Zhou Wen'an was also there.
After much deliberation, Zhou Tai also concluded that there must be an ambush in the woods, so he agreed to Jiang Qin's suggestion and led his five hundred cavalry back three miles to wait for Sun Ce's troops, leaving only three people to watch.
Zhou Ping watched the cavalry on the opposite side retreat with a smile on his face. This also meant that Sun Ce's army had not caught up yet, and Tai Shici's men still had time to cross the river.
But Zhou Ping didn't know how far away Sun Ce's troops were.
Now I am afraid that Sun Ce's soldiers and horses will suddenly catch up, and I may not be able to escape by then, so I must send people to explore forward. If I see a large number of enemy soldiers, I can report them immediately, so that I can have time to cross the river and leave.
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He sent people to the front to tell Zhang Wu to shoot the three remaining enemy soldiers or drive them away, and then conduct an investigation five miles ahead.
Zhang Wu rides a red rabbit horse, which can run much faster than other horses. He is also good at riding and shooting. Even if he encounters enemy soldiers, it is easier to escape. It is most suitable for him to explore now.
After receiving Zhou Ping's order, Zhang Wu jumped on his horse and ran forward.
Three people left by Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin to watch were more than 300 steps away from Zhang Wu. They saw the man who had shot Han Dang to death on a red rabbit horse. He suddenly rushed towards him with a long bow in his hand.
, couldn’t help but be so frightened that he quickly turned his horse’s head and ran away.
When a man turned the horse's head, he was too panicked and the horse hadn't turned yet. He slapped the horse and ran straight. After running dozens of steps, he realized that he was running towards the enemy.
At this time, he quickly reined in his horse and wanted to turn around and run away, but it was already too late.
I saw Zhang Wu drawing an arrow and lining up his bow, slowing down his horse. He was only fifty or sixty steps away from the man. He let go of the arrow and hit the man's back, knocking him off his horse.
These cavalrymen did not wear armor. They only wore leather armor, which could not effectively block arrows.
Zhang Wu no longer looked at the fallen man, and chased the other two men.
Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin and others withdrew and stopped three miles away. Some people dismounted and rested.
But they had just rested for a moment when they saw the two people who had been left behind galloping towards them, looking very panicked and frightened.
Jiang Qin saw it from a distance and knew something was wrong, so he hurriedly shouted: "Hurry up and mount the horse."
Everyone obeyed the order and quickly mounted their horses.
"Jiang Sima, the enemy soldiers are coming!"
The two men clapped their horses and ran closer, shouting loudly and urgently.
At this time, Jiang Qin had been worshiped as Sima of the other divisions by Sun Ce, but Zhou Tai was not yet.
Jiang Qin was shocked when he heard this, and then saw Zhang Wu chasing after him.
The red horse was particularly conspicuous, and the man on the horse was holding a long bow and was galloping after him.
"Go quickly."
Jiang Qin didn't have time to think too much, thinking that enemy soldiers were really chasing him, so he quickly gave the order.
The deaths of Han Dang and Chen Wu, as well as Huang Gai's ambush, had frightened the soldiers like Sun Ce. Although they only saw Zhang Wu chasing after him, they all thought it was because the horse he rode was so good.
, so if you run the fastest, there will definitely be a large number of enemy soldiers coming behind you.
Everyone immediately slapped their horses and ran wildly. Zhou Tai waved the big knife in his hand and shouted: "I will cut off the queen."
Zhang Wu was chasing when he suddenly saw the enemy cavalry stopped in front of him, so he quickly reined in his horse and stopped about two hundred steps away from them.
He looked back again, but there was no one behind him.
Zhou Tai saw this turn and was convinced that there would be enemy soldiers chasing him. After everyone left, he followed behind and galloped.
Zhang Wu never thought that he was chasing after him alone, but there were hundreds of them, why would they run away when they saw him.
Is it because he is so good at archery that he scares them?
But Zhou Ping asked him to explore five miles ahead, so he patted his horse and continued to chase.
When the enemy cavalry ran away, they looked back and saw Zhang Wu continuing to chase. Someone shouted: "The enemy soldiers are chasing again!"
This shout made everyone have to hurry up and run faster. Even Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai had to rush their horses.
Zhang Wu chased him for another two or three miles and then stopped. Zhou Ping just asked him to explore five miles ahead, and now he has reached five miles.
By this time, the enemy cavalry had already fled without a trace.
After watching for a while, he rode back to report to Zhou Ping, saying that the enemy soldiers had stopped three miles away, but ran away when they saw him, and now they had no idea how far they had run.
Zhou Ping laughed: "They suspected that there was an ambush in the woods, and they were already afraid. Now there are soldiers all over the grass and trees. When they saw you chasing after them, they might have thought that we were pursuing you. Ziwei, you shot Han Dang to death a few days ago, and today another man chased five hundred
Riding, your reputation is already well established, I'm afraid they will be frightened when they see you in the future."
Zhang Wu grinned, thinking that he was lucky enough to follow him this time.
"Brother Ziyi and others will still need time to cross the river. In this way, if you stop three miles ahead, if the enemy soldiers come back, you should retreat and stop, and always keep a distance of two to three hundred steps from the enemy soldiers. In this way, they will definitely
If you think you are deliberately luring them to chase you, you will also think that there is an ambush hidden in this forest, so go ahead."
Zhou Ping gave Zhang Wu instructions again.
"promise."
Zhang Wu responded, clapped his horse with his bow and ran forward again. When he came to the man who had just been shot off his horse, he reined in his horse, leaned over, pulled out the bloody arrow stuck in his back, and put it back in his quiver.
, continued to pat the horse forward, and stopped at the place where Jiang Qin and others rested their horses just now, watching the way they came.
Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai led 500 cavalrymen and kept running. They ran for more than ten miles in one breath. They looked back many times and saw no one chasing them, so they dared to stop.
"Gong Yi, most of them are infantry. I don't think they can pursue us."
The more Zhou Tai thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong and said to Jiang Qin.
Jiang Qin had also thought of this and nodded: "Yes, we were too panicked just now and didn't think carefully."
"What should we do now? Should we pursue him again?" Zhou Tai asked again.
Jiang Qin thought for a moment: "There may be an ambush in the woods, and chasing them back is useless. Let's wait until General Sun's troops arrive."
Nearly two days later, Sun Ce arrived with his army. Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai mentioned that there might be an ambush in the woods ahead.
But now there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Even if there is an ambush, Sun Ce is not afraid.
Sun Ce still asked Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai to lead the cavalry to clear the way ahead. When they arrived at the woods, there was no one left, only the body of the cavalryman who was shot to death was left by the roadside.
They sent people to check in the woods again, but there was no one there.
When we arrived at the riverside, there was no one around, not even a boat.
Zhou Ping, Tai Shici and others have all crossed the river.
