But before Yuchi Jiong could turn around, Yuchi had already picked up a riding crop and slapped Yuchi Jiong's horse on the buttocks hard. The horse felt pain, neighed, and ran away. Yuchijiong did not expect that Yuchi would actually dare to disobey his father.
After giving the order, the war horses rushed towards the woods ahead.
Yuchi rode his horse and turned around. Except for the two personal guards of Yuchi Jiong who followed him, the rest of the Northern Zhou cavalry also reined in their horses to fight for the last chance of survival for the general. This was the last thing they could do.
Hou Mi also glared angrily. He could see the figure continuing to move forward, but he also knew that the Northern Zhou people in front of him would not allow them to take another step forward until they were all dead. Arrows whizzed past Hou Mi.
Passing by, the Zhou people were firing arrows wildly, but unfortunately their number was still too small. Soon the Han army's crossbowmen gave them a fierce counterattack.
However, Yuchi was not stupid. He immediately spurred his horse and started running backwards. The Northern Zhou cavalry also scattered in all directions. There were only about thirty people among them. After they dispersed, it seemed that the entire field was filled with scattered Zhou cavalry.
Hou Mi didn't care about these guys at all. The Zhou cavalry dispersed. One or two people were not enough to pose any threat. Hou Mi even wanted Yuchi to do this, so he didn't pause at all and continued to chase Yuchi in the direction.
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And Yuchi and the four or five people who had gathered around him galloped backwards. It was not that easy to gather them again when the team dispersed. Moreover, Yuchi's original intention was to let everyone look for opportunities to break out separately.
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These few people in total are not enough to squeeze people's teeth. Yuchi is not naive enough to think that he can really buy much time. The most important thing is to lure the enemy as much as possible to divide his troops. Because these thirty people separately attack
Running in different directions, you can only see graceful figures moving around in the distance. No matter how good your eyesight and brain are, you will be confused about where one of the thirty or so people is after a while.
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The Han infantry had also pressed up from the sloping ground. Seven or eight panicked Northern Zhou cavalry almost ran into the Han infantry formation head-on. At this time, the Han cavalry also gradually divided their troops to outflank and encircle them.
Cut off the path of a Northern Zhou cavalryman.
"Yuchi, where are you going!" Hou Mi yelled.
As the distance got closer, the figure in front could clearly see the armor on his body. Only high-ranking generals of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were qualified to wear such armor, and the burly figure was definitely not that of an elderly man like Yu Chijiong. Then
Only Yuchi is late.
The javelin in Hou Mi's hand almost grazed Yuchi's scalp and flew over. Yuchi suddenly reined in his war horse. Obviously, he knew very well that he no longer had the need to escape. His war horse was just his own war horse.
The horse given to him is definitely not comparable in terms of horsepower to the northwest horses carefully selected by Hou Mina. If he continues to run like this, the horse under him will only die of exhaustion first.
Rather than fleeing in embarrassment as an infantryman, Yuchi hoped to fight the enemy as a cavalryman.
Hou Mi untied the saddle from the saddle and nodded at Yuchi.
Yuchi took a deep breath and spurred his horse forward. He was holding a broadsword that he also picked up from the bodyguard who died in the battle. Although Yuchi had never used a broadsword before, in terms of strength, he was certainly not bad as a prairie man.
, even after a bloody fight, when the knife was swung and then slashed head-on, the strong wind it carried made Hou Mi concentrate on it.
"Dang!" Ma Shan held up the sword.
Hou Mi decisively threw away the heavy horse knife. He had already drawn out the horizontal knife and slashed directly at Yuchi's chest. Yuchi also quickly threw away the big knife that had no time to turn around. He could barely avoid the blow by turning sideways, but Hou Mi fiercely
He pulled the war horse hard. The war horse was quite smart. It actually understood what Hou Mi wanted it to do. He took a step forward and directly pushed against Yuchi's war horse.
The war horse neighed and stepped sideways. Yuchi, who had been dodging Hou Mi's fatal blow, was caught off guard and fell off the horse.
Hou Mi laughed, and the horizontal knife in his hand was already placed on Yuchi's neck.
This guy obviously has no experience in fighting on the battlefield and just relies on his own bravery.
When it comes to killing and arresting skills, Hou Mi is quite confident.
Considering that this guy is still a member of the Yuchi family, it is naturally better to capture him alive than to kill him, otherwise it will not take more than a few rounds.
but
Secretary Hou couldn't help but shook his head as he looked at the Han army's infantry and cavalry that were searching for Yuchi Jiong all over the mountains and plains.
Yuchi Jiong has been fighting and marching in this landscape for a long time. It may not be that easy to catch him.
However, regardless of whether Yuchi Jiong can be captured or not, today's battle is destined to be a great victory. The total number of Northern Zhou Buqi who escaped were only ten thousand people. In other words, the Northern Zhou army at least lost 10,000 soldiers.
With more than 40,000 to 50,000 troops and horses, this can already shake the enemy's layout in Hangu Pass and even Luoyang.
Especially these 40,000 to 50,000 were all elites who had been fighting for many years. For the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it was indeed a big loss.
Yuchi Jiong, Yuchi Jiong, even if you run away, where can you run to?
Hou Mi turned to Yuchi with great interest: "Hey, do you think your father can run away?"
Yuchi just snorted and said nothing.
Hou Mi asked for trouble and raised the riding crop in his hand, but he still didn't hit him. Yuchi had already closed his eyes and waited for this guy to get angry because of his provocation. At this time, he didn't feel anything and raised his head.
When he started, he saw Hou Mi shaking his head and smiling bitterly:
"After all, this guy is also Mr. Yuchi's younger brother. After all, he still can't be beaten."
Yuchi noticed something and struggled to stand up: "Who are you talking about, Mr. Yuchi?!"
"Who else could it be? Of course it's your two brothers." Hou Mi laughed loudly, "Why, you still don't know they are alive?"
"Both brothers are still alive?" Yuchi immediately cheered up.
Hou Mi cupped his hands toward the south: "This is natural. Your Majesty is merciful. For the sake of Concubine Xian and Mrs. Yuantai, I will definitely not capture you Yuchi family alive. Even you are considered me."
The royal relatives of the Han Dynasty, I really don’t know what else to fight in this battle, I have to fight it.”
We are all a family, what is there to fight about?
Although Hou Mi didn't say it out loud, the meaning was already obvious.
"Who is your family?" Yuchi snorted coldly and muttered something silently in his heart, but he still didn't say it out loud. There was no need to cause trouble for himself at this time, because there was already heat flowing in his heart.
He missed his two brothers and his mother very much after not seeing them for a long time. He really wanted to see them alive.