Just when the battle against Suiyang entered its most intense stage, Lord Guling Xiong Wu faintly felt that the ground beneath his feet seemed to be shaking.
"What's going on...what is that?!"
He subconsciously turned his head to the west, and then his eyes widened.
What did he see?
He saw tens of thousands of cavalry!
No, this alone is not enough to describe the number of this cavalry, it is simply like a tide.
Closer, closer.
In just a few blinks of an eye, the appearance of the cavalry wave coming from a distance like mercury pouring down the ground gradually became clear. I saw that these cavalrymen were generally wearing sheepskin jackets and no armor, and their movements did not look like those from the Central Plains.
The cavalryman held the reins in his left hand, while his right hand holding the weapon was raised high in the air, drawing circles, and shouting unintelligible words such as "Wuhu" and "Yaya".
"Jie tribe cavalry!" Guling Lord Xiong Wu spat out a word like gritting his teeth.
It has to be said that he hates the Jie cavalry as much as he hates the Wei state, because the Jie cavalry is an accomplice of the Wei state, and together with the Wei state's wandering cavalry, they raided his fiefdom of Gulingyi.
, not only took away all the money in the feudal city, but also the local people, and took them all back to Shangshui City, leaving only a devastated ruin for Guling Lord Xiong Wu.
However, this was not the time to think about this. Guling Lord Xiong Wu reacted quickly, pointed to the west in a panic, and shouted: "Ji Qiu, send someone quickly to stop them!"
At this time, General Ji Qiu had already noticed the uninvited guests from the west, and immediately ordered the generals on the left to stop the cavalry.
Of course, Ji Qiu did not expect Yu Bo to be able to block those Jie cavalry. After all, there were so many of them that he felt a chill on his back.
At the moment, he only hopes that Yu Bo can hold on for a while, so that he can withdraw the main force of the general in time, at least the main army under his command.
As for recruiting soldiers, Ji Qiu didn't consider them at all.
After making these arrangements, Ji Qiu immediately said to Guling Lord Xiong Wu: "Your Majesty, please retreat immediately."
Gulingjun Xiong Wu turned his head to look at Suiyang County, which was just around the corner, and then at the Jie tribe cavalry coming in like a tide from the west. He clutched his riding whip tightly in his right hand and was very angry.
"Damn those sinister barbarians!"
He cursed these Jiejiao cavalry in his heart, because if there were not these uninvited guests, he might be able to capture Suiyang County today, but the arrival of these Jiejiao cavalry made him not only achieve nothing, but even have to
Pay the price of excessive loss of troops.
But it must be said that Guling Lord Xiong Wu is indeed a contender who is still struggling to seize Xiong Tuo's throne. He took a deep breath and decisively ordered: "Leave all the food and soldiers behind, and all the regular troops."
Withdraw to Guling immediately!"
It must be admitted that Guling Lord Xiong Wu was still decisive, but unfortunately, even so, he still underestimated the breakthrough ability of the Jiejiao Cavalry.
No, just as the regular army of the Chinese army was slowly retreating backwards, the left wing of the Chu army was pierced by the Jiejiao cavalry in the blink of an eye.
I saw those ferocious Jiejiao cavalry, charging into the Chu army's formation with a ferocious smile, as if a strong wind was blowing by, splashing a trace of blood, and taking away the life of a Chu soldier.
"I can't stop it... I can't stop it at all!"
General Bo, the general on the left wing of the Chu army, looked horrified.
Although he received Ji Qiu's general order and actively defended, hoping to block these foreign cavalry, the facts proved that his Chu soldiers, whether they were regular troops or grain recruits, were simply useless in front of the Jiejiao cavalry who were good at combining attacks.
Like a lamb waiting to be fed, there is no threat at all.
"General, be careful!"
Not far away, several guards shouted loudly.
Yu Bo turned his head subconsciously, and soon discovered that a group of Jiejiao cavalry had broken through the defense of the Chu army in front of him. The leader of the cavalry was waving the sword in his hand and coming straight towards him.
"Damn! Who do you think I am?!"
Noticing that he seemed to be prey in the other person's eyes, Yu Bo was furious, drew out the sword from his waist, and fought hard to meet him with his weapon.
There was just a "clang" sound, and the weapons in the hands of Yu Bo and the Jiejiao cavalry collided violently. After sparks were aroused, they were bounced away by the reaction force.
While Yu Bo only swayed slightly, the Jiejiao cavalry shook violently and then deviated from its original route. He and his horse rushed into the Chu army in the distance. Although several Chu soldiers were killed,
But he was also thrown to the ground by the war horse, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
It has to be said that as a general of the Chu army's 3,000 men, Yu Bo's strength was far superior to that of the Jiejiao cavalry.
But for Yu Bo, the crisis has not been resolved, because at this time, when the leading Jiejiao cavalry roared past, the second Jiejiao cavalry behind him had already waved his sword towards Yu Bo, which was simply not enough for Yu Bo.
Give me no time to breathe.
"clang!"
Another hard fight, the Jiejiao cavalryman who passed by Yu Bo in an instant subconsciously hugged the horse's neck tightly while looking back at Yu Bo, with a bit of respect in his eyes, and a bit of fear.
The rules are like looking at dead things.
"clang!"
"clang!"
"clang!"
In just a dozen breaths, one Jiejiao cavalry passed by Chu Yubo one after another, each wielding powerful chops. Yu Bo was tired of dealing with it and only felt a numbness in his arms.
Gradually, he felt that his right hand became weak and weak, and his entire right arm was sore. At this moment of trance, he suddenly dropped the weapon in his hand.
When he came to his senses and subconsciously clenched his right hand, it was empty.
"not good!"
Yu Bo screamed in his heart that something was wrong. He didn't even have time to turn his horse around and run away. When he raised his head, he saw an oncoming Jiejiao cavalry, with a ferocious look on his face, slashing with the sword in his hand.
his body.
"puff"
Blood burst out, and a head rose into the sky, then fell to the ground. Gululu rolled a few times.
At this time, on this head, one can still see the helpless, dazed, and miserable state of Chu Yubo before his death.
This is the combined attack of the Jiejiao Cavalry.
In the face of this combined attack technique, no matter how powerful a general is, as long as he is held back by the Jiejiao cavalry, he will eventually be killed due to exhaustion.
On the other hand, if you want to contain light cavalry such as the Jijiao Cavalry, the first thing you have to do is to curb the speed of the cavalry, that is, you cannot let the cavalry break through unscrupulously. This is why the heavy infantry restrains the cavalry.
But unfortunately, the soldiers of the Chu army did not have the ability to withstand the Jiejiao cavalry. At the beginning, the Chu army's left wing was broken into a sieve by the Jiejiao cavalry. Soon, three thousand people waiting for Yu Bo died in the battle.
After that, the left wing became a complete mess. Whether it was the regular army or the army soldiers, facing the fierce Jiejiao cavalry, the first thing they thought of was to escape.
This caused the Chu army's left wing to completely collapse in just one stick of incense.
And what followed was a massacre.
"..."
On the city tower in Suiyang County, Captain Shi Xin, Marquis of Shangliang Zhao Anding and others stood on the city tower and watched the scene outside the city.
"Is that the Jiejiao Cavalry from Sanchuan?"
Zhao Anding, Marquis of Shangliang, murmured.
He could not imagine that the Chu army that had brought endless fear to him in Suiyang County in the past few days was now like fish on the chopping board in front of those Jiejiao cavalry.
On the contrary, Captain Shi Xin, who was born in the Yuma Cavalry, was no stranger to the strength of the Jiejiao Cavalry. After all, the Jiejiao Cavalry and the Yuma Army had fought side by side and knew each other quite well.
"With this number... I'm afraid the Jiejiao Army will move in full force. They should be reinforcements sent by His Majesty to support our Song County."
Having said this, he turned to Liang Hou Zhao Anding and said: "Your Majesty, I leave the city defense to you. I will lead the cavalry in the city to fight to help the Jiejiao Army."
After hearing this, Zhao Anding, the Marquis of Shangliang, said in surprise: "Captain Shi is going to fight?" He glanced at the Jiejiao cavalry sweeping past like a wave outside the city, and advised: "The Jiejiao army is large in number, and there are many
We successfully attacked the Chu army and it shouldn't be difficult to repel the enemy. Captain Shi has been fighting hard for several days and has achieved great results. Why don't we just take a break?"
After hearing this, Shi Xin laughed and said: "Although that is the case, how can it be that I, Suiyang, are afraid of friendly forces coming to help?" After a pause, he said again: "After all, this belongs to me, Suiyang!"
That's what he said, but in Shi Xin's heart, he just didn't want to be looked down upon by the Jiejiao Cavalry, especially for him who still considered himself to be a member of Shang Shui Yuma.
Seeing how heroic Shi Xin was, Zhao Anding, the Marquis of Shangliang, thought for a while, nodded and said: "In that case, I will accompany Captain Shi to fight together!"
Compared with Shi Xin, the thoughts of Zhao Anding, the Marquis of Shangliang, were not so simple. He was just trying to gain credit.
Although he was very tired at the moment, when he thought that if he defended Suiyang, His Majesty in Luoyang would definitely be seriously injured, he seemed to be full of strength again.
"How can those Jiejiao cavalry take away the credit?"
After looking at each other, Shi Xin and Shangliang Marquis Zhao Anding immediately led their troops out of Suiyang and launched a two-sided attack on the Chu army.
"General Governor, the Wei people from Suiyang City have come out."
Noticing the unusual movement in Suiyang County, the Jiejiao cavalry immediately reported the matter to Governor Bosile.
After hearing this, Bosile glanced in the direction of Suiyang, and sure enough he saw a Wei army charging out of the city. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
After all, he had personally watched the Chu army attack Suiyang County for more than two days. He did not expect that after the fierce siege battle, the Wei soldiers in the city still had the energy, or in other words, the morale to launch a counterattack.
"...Is it because you are the master of this place? Or is it because you want to gain credit?"
Bosile snorted lightly and said calmly: "Ignore them and continue to pursue the Chu army! ... By the way, who is the leader of the Chu army?"
"It seems to be Xiong Wu, Lord Guling of Chu State." Zuo Zuo replied.
Bosile nodded and ordered: "Send the order to all captains of ten thousand men to behead the Guling Lord Xiong Wu!"
"yes!"
Due to a sneak attack by more than 40,000 Jiejiao cavalry, the hundreds of thousands of Chu troops led by Guling Lord Xiong Wu collapsed.
During this period, Gulingjun Xiong Wu immediately evacuated with the regular army, leaving behind nearly 100,000 grain soldiers.
To put it nicely, he was the queen of the palace; to put it worse, he ruthlessly abandoned the grain soldiers and allowed them to be massacred by the Jiejiao cavalry.
However, what annoyed Guling Lord Xiong Wu was that even though he left more than 100,000 grains to recruit troops, there was still a group of Jiejiao cavalry chasing him.
There were about five thousand Jiejiao cavalry, and they seemed to follow each other closely. As the regular army under Gulingjun Xiong Wu was escaping to Gulingyi, they slowly killed the Chu army behind them.
Seeing this, Ji Qiu, the general of the Chu army, said to Xiong Wu, Lord of Guling: "Your Majesty, this is not the way to go. Our army is still more than dozens of miles away from Guling. If we allow this cavalry to lead our army, I am afraid that we will be defeated."
There is no way to escape being defeated by them one by one..."
Hearing this, Lord Guling Xiong Wu said in a panic: "Then, what should we do?"
Ji Qiu thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "For the present plan, the only way is to fight to the death with him!"
Upon hearing this, Lord Guling Xiong Wu looked at the regular troops under his command around him and nodded heavily.
I have to say that Xiong Wu and Ji Qiu thought very well, but it was a pity that they underestimated the Jiejiao cavalry that was chasing them, because this Jiejiao cavalry was personally led by Governor Bosile. As today's Jiejiao cavalry,
Will Bosile, one of the best cavalrymen in Wei, be stupid enough to confront tens of thousands of Chu's regular troops?
So, when the regular troops under Gulingjun Xiong Wu stopped retreating and prepared to fight the Jiejiao cavalry who were chasing them, Bosile immediately ordered the cavalry to retreat, and saw the Jiejiao cavalry laughing.
He rode away on horseback and stood about two hundred feet away from the main army, looking at the Chu army not far away as if he were a cat playing with a mouse.
Anyway, Bosile is confident, because outside the city of Suiyang County, he has about 30,000 Jiejiao cavalry who are still massacring the more than 100,000 grain soldiers. Once those Jiejiao cavalry completely defeat the grain soldiers, they will lead the army to catch up.
Come to support, Guling Lord Xiong Wu and his army will definitely die.
The wolf is a very patient beast.
"hateful!"
Seeing that the Jiejiao cavalry under Bosile's command stopped to move forward, Lord Guling Xiong Wu was filled with hatred. Presumably, he also guessed Bosile's plan.
"We can't delay it any longer. If we wait until those tens of thousands of Jiejiao cavalry arrive for reinforcements, I'm afraid our army will be completely wiped out."
After saying this, Xiong Wu, Lord of Guling, immediately ordered the entire army to retreat to Gulingyi.
With an order, tens of thousands of Chu's regular troops once again evacuated towards Gulingyi. At this time, Jie Jiao under Bosile's command once again followed him like a shadow, launching repeated attacks on the fleeing Chu troops from the flanks.
Xu harvested the lives of the Chu soldiers in the rear team. Once these Chu soldiers were cornered and tried to engage in a decisive battle with Bosile, the cavalry under Bosile immediately fled and reorganized their formation in the distance, waiting for opportunities.
Fight again.
I have to say that this is the terrifying thing about light cavalry on plain terrain. Facing this kind of cavalry, ordinary infantry cannot catch up or get rid of them. They can only watch the opponent sneak attack again and again.
Own.
I don't know how long it took, but Xiong Wu, Lord of Guling, finally led his army to escape to the Suishui River.
To be honest, Suishui is not far from Suiyang, only seven or eight miles away, but for Lord Guling Xiong Wu and his regular soldiers, it is an extremely long time.
I saw that the corpses of Chu soldiers were everywhere on this road, as if it were a road paved with corpses. One can imagine how ferocious Boxi Le led his troops to pursue Guling Lord Xiong Wu.
But even so, Bosile was still not satisfied. After noticing that the Suishui River was in front of him, he ordered the guard cavalry on the left and right: "Send the order. When the Chu army tries to cross the Suishui River, our army will launch another surprise attack to cover it up.
"
"yes!"
The guards on the left and right licked their lips and showed cruel smiles.
After a while, Xiong Wu, Lord of Guling, tried to cross the Suishui River by force. At this time, Boxi Le also launched a surprise attack on the Chu army.
Forced by the Jiejiao cavalry, tens of thousands of Chu soldiers panicked and jumped into the Suishui River, regardless of the possibility that the rushing river would sweep them downstream.
Half an hour later, Lord Guling Xiong Wu forcibly crossed the Suishui River under the protection of his guards. When he turned back to look at the army behind him, he found that the main army of Shiting had at least reached Santing.
Staring at Bosile and his thousands of Jijiao cavalry standing on the other side of the river, Lord Guling Xiong Wu gritted his teeth with hatred.
It was these damned sinister barbarians who ruined his plan!
But after the hatred passed, it was replaced by a strong sense of joy of escaping from death.
There were a few times when he was extremely afraid that he would die in the pursuit of these horned cavalry, but fortunately the nightmare was over.
However, is the nightmare really over?
Watching the Chu army escaping on the other side of the river, Bosile snorted softly and ordered to the left and right: "Go upstream and downstream to see where it is suitable to cross the river."
"yes!"
Yes, creatures like wolves will not give up chasing their prey just because of the obstruction of a small river.
No, at dusk that day, when Xiong Wu, the Lord of Guling, was sullen and thinking about how to implement his ambition after returning to Gulingyi, the Jiejiao cavalry who had been abandoned by them in Suishui actually came back again.
After catching up, he and the regular soldiers under his command once again fell into a nightmare of being unable to catch up or escape.
What made them even more desperate was that the number of Jiejiao cavalry chasing them at this time was larger than that in the afternoon.
In desperation, the main army under Gulingjun Xiong Wu lost all morale and fled in all directions. Even though Ji Qiu and other generals killed more than a dozen deserters with their own hands and shouted orders not to escape, they could not stop the main army from fleeing.
Everyone can see that their situation is over.
Under this situation, Ji Qiu had no choice but to leave the fleeing main army behind and protect Lord Guling Xiong Wu as he continued to flee south.
At this time, he had given up escaping back to Gulingyi, because the defensive strength of Gulingyi could not stop the Jijiao cavalry's attack.
But unfortunately, they only escaped for about ten miles before they were overtaken by a group of Jiejiao cavalry and surrounded.
"Is that the leader of this group of cavalry?"
After catching a glimpse of Bosile from afar, Chu general Ji Qiu ordered his guards: "You must risk your life to protect the prince and escape from this place!"
After that, he led part of his regular army and charged in the direction of Bosile.
"madness!"
One word burst from Bosile's mouth.
The next moment, Chu general Ji Qiu was shot into a hedgehog by the Jiejiao cavalry around him with a military crossbow forged by the Wei state. He and his horse were hit by dozens of crossbow bolts and fell into a pool of blood.
Seeing this scene, Gulingjun Xiong Wu was so frightened that he trembled all over.
He couldn't let go. It was clear that he had seen through Xiong Tuo's conspiracy and was preparing to use the trick to accumulate strength in this war to compete with Xiong Tuo for the throne in the future. However, this lofty ambition was blocked just as he took a step
These damn Yin Rong cavalry were mercilessly destroyed.
After a moment of panic, Lord Guling Xiong Wu suddenly shouted loudly in the language of Wei: "I am Lord Guling Xiong Wu, and I am the orthodox Xiong family of Da Chu. I want to see Zhao... I want to see the King of Wei!"
"
"..." Bosile and the cavalry under his command were stunned.
Since the culture of Wei has been spreading in Sanchuan for more than ten years, most of the Jiejiao cavalry can understand the language of Wei.
"Are you an orthodox member of the Chu Kingdom?"
Bosile rode his horse slowly towards Xiong Wu, frowned and asked: "As far as I know, the "legitimacy" has a special line of princes in the Central Plains..."
After hearing this, Xiong Wu, Lord of Guling, said quickly: "Da Chu, no, the throne of Chu should belong to me. It was Xiong Tuo who stole the throne shamefully. He is a rebellious minister, and I am the orthodox one! ... I want to see him.
King of Wei, I am willing to surrender to the Kingdom of Wei. With me, you will have the justifiable right to attack Xiong Tuo... If the King of Wei can support me in regaining the throne in the future, I am willing to lead the Kingdom of Chu and submit to the Kingdom of Wei for generations to come!"
"..."
Bosile looked at Guling Lord Xiong Wu up and down, nodded and said, "What you said makes sense..."
Hearing this, Lord Guling Xiong Wu showed an incredible expression on his face.
He simply couldn't believe that when things got to this point, there was such a turnaround?
He couldn't help but start to fantasize, if King Zhao Run of Wei was really willing to support him to become the monarch of Chu...
However, at this moment, Bosile drew out the sword from his waist with a clang, and swung the sword towards Guling Lord Xiong Wu with no expression on his face.
A stabbing sound was heard, and blood surged from Guling Lord Xiong Wu's chest and abdomen.
Staring blankly at the blood on his chest and abdomen, Gulingjun Xiong Wu couldn't believe that the other party really dared to kill him.
Why?
He, Xiong Wu, is the orthodox member of Chu State!
Capturing him alive would give Wei the right to attack Xiong Tuo. Why?!
"Bang."
His body fell on the dirty corpse, with eyes still open.
At this time, Bosile glanced at the body of Gulingjun Xiong Wu, and then said calmly: "However, the monarch of the Wei Dynasty did not mention anything about you in the general order issued to me. Come to think of it,
In his heart, you are just an insignificant pawn."
After saying that, he shook off the blood on the sword blade, put it back into the scabbard, and then turned the horse's head.
"The Qu family in Gulingyi betrayed the Wei Dynasty. They no longer enjoy the protection of the King of Wei. We, the warriors of Jiejiao, destroyed Guling..."
"Whoa whoa"
Thousands of Jiejiao cavalry shouted excitedly.
On April 13th of the first year of Wei Zhaowu, Xiong Wu, Lord of Chu Guling, defeated Suiyang and was killed by Wei general Boxi Le.