Seeing more than a thousand Kaixiao troops chasing them out of the camp ahead, Liu Xiu shouted: "Kill them!"
More than 2,000 Han troops led by Liu Xiu charged forward with all their strength. The Kaixiao army in front was originally chasing Lu Jin's troops. Hearing the movement from behind, he looked back and found another Han army emerging from his camp.
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Because it was late at night, Kaixiao's army didn't see clearly how many people there were in this Han army. He just thought they were stragglers and didn't take them too seriously. Kaixiao's army turned back and faced the Han army's counterattack.
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But when the two sides fought, Wei Xiao's army realized that it was not the case at all. This Han army was not a straggler. It fought fiercely and powerfully, and was even more victorious than the Han army that had just broken through its own company.
One chip.
The battle between the two sides did not last long, and the more than a thousand Kaixiao troops were defeated by the Han army. After more than half of them were killed or wounded, the remaining soldiers lost all fighting spirit and fled in all directions.
After defeating this group of Kai Xiao's troops, Liu Xiu did not immediately lead his troops to leave the company camp of Kai Xiao's troops. Instead, he stopped at the camp gate to the east of the company camp to block the subsequent troops of Wei Xiao's troops from leaving the camp.
Kaixiao's army came from all over the company after hearing the news. Some were close and the speed was naturally fast, while some were far away and the speed was much slower. In this way, Kaixiao's army did not come all at once.
But it came in waves.
This gave Liu Xiujun an opportunity to block the enemy.
Two thousand Han troops led by Liu Xiu were blocked at the camp gate. When Kai Xiao's army rushed up, they worked together to repel the group. Such a chaotic battle lasted for more than an hour, and finally no more Kai Xiao's army came forward.
Take the initiative to attack.
Liu Xiu felt like he had a mirror in his mind. He didn't need to check. The leader of Wei Xiao's army must be gathering troops and horses to prepare for a combined force to attack his own side.
Feeling that it had been long enough to cut off the rear, Liu Xiu decisively ordered the entire army to retreat.
The two thousand Han troops have only suffered about 200 casualties in the battle so far. Following Liu Xiu's order, the Han army soldiers withdrew from the camp gate and retreated quickly to the east. As soon as they left, the main force of Kai Xiao's army chased them.
Fight out.
This Kai Xiao army, which numbered 20,000 in number, chased the Han army behind them.
Liu Xiu ignored him and led his soldiers to gallop forward with all their strength. The Han army ran in front and the Kui Xiao army chased behind. Instead of getting closer, the distance between the two sides grew further and further away.
The chase between the two sides lasted from the second half of the night until the sky turned white.
After running for so long, the Han soldiers were exhausted and out of breath. Liu Xiu slowed down and deliberately fell at the end of the team. He turned around and looked back, but he could no longer see the shadow of his pursuers.
Liu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and asked Long Yuan to pass on the order. After the scouts found the water source, he could rest.
After running for another quarter of an hour, a scout reported on horseback that there was a small river in the northeast ahead. After hearing this, Liu Xiu immediately led his soldiers and marched toward the northeast.
After running for about five miles, I saw a small river, about three or four feet wide. The water was not deep, and the middle part was no deeper than a person's knees. When they got here, Liu Xiu ordered the entire army to temporarily
Take a break.
When they finally stopped, many Han soldiers collapsed on the ground from exhaustion, not wanting to move. After resting for a while, the Han soldiers walked to the river one after another, lay down on the river bank, and immersed their heads directly in the river water.
Luo You took the water bag, filled it with water from the river, brought it to Liu Xiu, handed it to him, and said: "Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu took the water bag, first poured half of the water in the bag, and then poured the rest of the water directly on his head. After running so far, even Liu Xiu was exhausted, and his head and body were all wet.
It's sweat.
After pouring most of the water in the bag, Liu Xiu felt a little better. He shook the water stains on his head, returned the water bag to Luo You, and said thank you.
Luo You took the water bag, went to get the water again, and then handed the water bag to Long Yuan, Long Zhun, Long Bo and others.
Watching her picking up water, delivering water, picking up water, and delivering water again and again, Liu Xiu couldn't help but shake her head and smile. For a little person like Luo You, your physical strength is really good, as if you never know how tired you are.
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After only a quarter of an hour's rest, Liu Xiu stood up, clapped his hands, and said loudly: "Okay, I think everyone has rested almost enough. Get up and continue on your way!"
There was a sigh from the scene. They had almost rested. They wished they could just lie here and never leave.
Seeing that the soldiers were not in high spirits and stood up slowly, Long Yuan walked up to Liu Xiu and said loudly: "Your Majesty, let the brothers have a rest!"
Liu Xiu took a deep breath and said displeasedly: "We can stop here to rest, but will the enemy stop pursuing us because we are tired?"
His words shocked the bodies of all the Han soldiers, and they stood up much faster.
Liu Xiu and Long Yuan looked at each other, with tacit smiles in their eyes. Next, Liu Xiu led the Han army across the small river and continued on their way.
After running for more than an hour, a scout reported from the front that we were only ten miles away from the main force. Liu Xiu thought about it and ordered the soldiers to rest where they were.
People sat down one after another, their heads drooped, beads of sweat dripping down the tips of their noses, and their chins dripping on the ground. The ground under almost everyone's feet was wet to a large extent.
Liu Xiu took out the map and looked at it carefully. Now they are only two days away from Sanfu. In two days, they can return to Sanfu.
After putting away the map, Liu Xiu smiled at the people around him and said, "It only took us half a day to complete the usual full-day journey!"
Everyone looked at each other, no one had the nerve to answer, and secretly muttered in their hearts, Your Majesty, this does not seem to be a very glorious thing!
After reading the map, Liu Xiu was about to sit down and take a rest, when he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet shaking slightly. Liu Xiu was stunned for a moment, then frowned, bent down and lay on the ground, with his ears on the ground.
Seeing this, Long Yuan and others were shocked, and they all lay down on the ground and listened. After a while, people raised their heads again, and Long Yuan said in surprise: "Your Majesty, the main force of the enemy army is catching up.
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Long Zhun's eyes flashed and he said in a deep voice: "How could the enemy's speed be so fast!"
Our two thousand soldiers are all the best among the best. Most of them are Yu Lin Lang, Yu Lin Army, Hu Ben Army, and Ben Ming Lang. Now even they are tired to the point of exhaustion. The enemy of 20,000 people
Can the army still catch up?
Liu Xiu murmured solemnly: "The sound doesn't sound like infantry!"
His words caused the expressions of everyone present to change again. When people were staring blankly at Liu Xiu, a scout galloped over from behind. When he came to Liu Xiu, he got off his horse, stepped in and saluted, and his face turned pale.
Said: "Your Majesty, ride... the cavalry! The enemy's cavalry is catching up! Xiliang Iron Cavalry!"
Upon hearing the word cavalry, everyone, including Liu Xiu, took a breath.
No wonder the enemy army was able to catch up with us. It turned out that they were all cavalry! It seems that Lu Jin really guessed it right. There were indeed enemy troops hidden near Fuxiang. But what he didn't guess was that the hidden enemy troops were...
They are all cavalry, Xiliang cavalry!
Liu Xiu asked solemnly: "How many cavalry does the enemy have in total?"
"Report to your majesty, no less than 10,000 horses!" the scout said in a trembling voice.
There are no less than ten thousand cavalry! Long Yuan, Long Zhun, and Long Bu all felt nervous. They all looked at Liu Xiu and said urgently: "Your Majesty, the enemy has too many cavalry. We only have two thousand soldiers. It's definitely not the case."
The enemy's opponent, now, now should find a place to hide in time!"
Liu Xiu narrowed his eyes and asked: "If our army hides, what will happen to the more than 10,000 soldiers in front?"
"..." None of the three Long Yuan people said anything. If the more than 10,000 Xiliang cavalry were to catch up with the more than 10,000 soldiers led by Lu Jin, then this battle would only turn into a massacre.
People looked at Liu Xiu eagerly, but the latter just pondered for a moment and shouted loudly: "Our mission is to be at the rear. Since we are at the rear, we must not let this cavalry follow the main force of our army! All soldiers, follow me in formation to greet us.
enemy!"
The Han soldiers who were resting stood up without saying a word and quickly formed a rectangular formation. Soldiers holding shields stood at the front, followed by three rows of spearmen, and behind them were crossbowmen and archers.
Liu Xiu walked to the front of the camp, looked around at the soldiers present, and said loudly: "In this battle, our army is fighting 2,000 against 10,000, and the infantry is against the cavalry. If anyone is afraid, you can withdraw now!"
Of the nearly two thousand Han troops, no one retreated. People shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is here! I am waiting!"
Liu Xiu said meaningfully: "You must understand that choosing to fight this battle is equivalent to giving up the chance of survival to others!"
The Han soldiers once again shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is here, I will be waiting for you!"
Liu Xiu nodded and said no more. He walked up to a soldier holding a shield, took the shield from his hand, then took his place and stood at the front of the team.
The soldier was stunned. He stood behind Liu Xiu and couldn't recover for a long time.
Luo You, Long Yuan and others came to Liu Xiu and whispered: "Your Majesty, this is too dangerous!"
Liu Xiu said: "Of the two thousand soldiers, do you see any one who is afraid of danger?"
Long Yuan and others looked at each other, without saying a word, each took a shield and stood on both sides of Liu Xiu. Luo You also wanted to get the shield, but Liu Xiu grabbed the collar of the back of his neck and shook his head backwards.
Said: "Go behind!"
"Your Majesty!" Luo You wanted to speak, but Liu Xiu said decisively: "Go to the back!" With your small body, you still want to be in the front row. The cavalry rushes into the formation and must not knock you out.
The Huns feared and hated the two Han armies the most. One was the world-famous Youzhou Cavalry, and the other was the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which was as famous as the Youzhou Cavalry. These two cavalry were simply the Huns'
Nightmare.
Xiliang horse, also known as Xiliang horse, is larger and stronger than Youzhou horse.
At that time, the equipment of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was better than that of the Youzhou Assault Cavalry, mainly because the war horses were equipped with leather armor, which made the Xiliang Iron Cavalry's defense much higher than that of the Youzhou Assault Cavalry.
The Han army had just finished arranging their troops when they saw a "sandstorm" blowing on the horizon ahead. A large amount of dust flew up and floated into the air, covering the sky and the sun. It was really like a sandstorm.
Seeing such a scene, many Han soldiers could not help but swallow their saliva and subconsciously clenched their weapons.
The advantage of cavalry over infantry is too great. When the strength of both sides is equal, the cavalry can completely crush the infantry. What's more, now they have 2,000 infantry against more than 10,000 cavalry.
Watching the 'sandstorm' coming from above getting closer and closer, the ground under people's feet was no longer shaking slightly, but was shaking violently. At the same time, the muffled thunder sounded from far to near.
Without fighting, just the sense of oppression caused by the cavalry charge is enough to make people frightened.
Liu Xiu licked his dry lips, drew out his sword, swung it forward, and shouted loudly: "Positioning arrow——"
Following his words, an arrow tied with a red ribbon flew out from the Han army, drew an arc in the air, and nailed to the ground with a clanking sound. The location of the arrow was some distance away from the Han army.
The military camp is about a hundred paces away.
Not long after, another arrow tied with red silk flew out and nailed to the ground with a thud. This arrow was only fifty steps away from the Han army's camp.
When the enemy crosses the first arrow, it means that they have entered the range of the archer. When the enemy crosses the second arrow, it means that they have entered the range of the crossbow.
