Chapter 22 After the Break (2)
On May 29, the sixth year of Jianning, Sun Jian led more than 2,000 light cavalry to bite Zhang Bao's tail and chased him all the way to Mangdang Mountain.
It was the setting sun, the sky gradually became dark, and the surrounding scenery seemed to be covered with a layer of gray mist, making people unreal.
Gradually, a slight sound of horse hooves came from afar, and then the sound became louder and louder. In just a few breaths, a group of cavalry were rushing past the official road.
At the front of the team, Sun Jian, the main general wearing bronze tiger armor, was half a horse behind him. The deputy general Cheng Pu, and behind the two, a cavalry was walking in front of the other soldiers, holding a flag about two meters high in his hand. Behind him, four cavalrymen were guarding each other.
The flag waving in the wind clearly stated [Sima Sun, Zuo Jun].
"The whole army is moving quickly, speed up!" Sun Jian issued a military order again.
At this time, Sun Jian was a little annoyed. He thought he could capture Zhang Bao in Runan, but he didn't expect that the guy used a golden trick to escape and asked his trusted guard to pretend to be him. However, he escaped from the city among the Yellow Turban defeated soldiers and gave Runan to Sun Jian easily.
It is of course a good thing to be able to regain the important land of the Han Dynasty from the Yellow Turbans, and it is almost effortless, but you should know that Sun Jian’s target is not Runan, but Zhang Bao, one of the three leaders of the Yellow Turban Army, and Zhang Bao, the Earth General.
However, since Runan had already been recaptured, Sun Jian could not sit idly by and left the city to chase Zhang Bao. In desperation, he had to send 300 cavalrymen to chase Zhang Bao, hoping to bite Zhang Bao's tail so that he would not escape far. However, he himself, with more than 2,000 light cavalry, quickly flattened the Yellow Turban Remnants of the city, and then comforted the people in the city, he temporarily summoned a rebel army to defend Runan, so as not to fall behind the thief again.
As a result, Sun Jian's itinerary was delayed for a whole day. For this reason, he had to avenge his light cavalry to rush on the road day and night, chasing Zhang Bao without stopping.
This kind of urgent marching hurts the morale of the soldiers in the army as much as possible. As long as Sun Jian leads all cavalry, he will rush on like this day and night. The marching speed of these elite cavalrymen from Sanhe and Hanoi will gradually slow down.
"General, why don't you find a place to rest?" While riding a horse, Deputy General Cheng Pu noticed the tired faces on the faces of his soldiers, slightly accelerated the speed of the war horse under his crotch to catch up with Sun Jian, and whispered.
Sun Jian frowned and raised his horse whip and rebuked, "The rebel Zhang Bao is close at hand. Not to mention that this is a great contribution, even if we are rewarded, we will be ordered to fight the thief by the emperor. How can we not do our best? Now that Zhang Bao is defeated and fled, if we can capture him, we will surely boost the morale of our troops in all sides!" As he said that, he paused and raised his arms and shouted, "Look, the soldiers of the army, Zhang Bao, can't escape much. As long as we catch up with him, the court will have a heavy reward! At that time, I will personally ask for me for you!"
Although there must be brave men under heavy rewards, after a day and night of continuous journey, even if they are hit hard, they can't stand it. Looking at the tired expressions on the faces of the Sanhe cavalry, some soldiers even felt a little dazed. This is a sign that their physical strength has reached their limit. Therefore, even if they hear the word "reward" they cannot be energetic.
"General, Bei Zhi feels a little overwhelmed, so I beg to find a place to rest..." Cheng Pu said in a pleading tone.
He was pleading for the Sanhe Cavalry. After all, if he could become Sun Jian's deputy general, Cheng Pu would naturally not be weak in physical strength and martial arts. You should know that when he was in Changshe, he killed Yu Miao, a general who loves Bo Cai, which indirectly led to the destruction of the Yingchuan Yellow Turbans.
Now, even in order to pursue the thief Zhang Bao, Cheng Pu did not want to see the elite Sanhe cavalry in his army died suddenly because they were too tired.
If it were someone else, Sun Jian might not have changed his mind, but Cheng Pu’s relationship with him was not only a relationship between superiors and subordinates, but also a close friend. Therefore, Sun Jian was still willing to obey what he said.
"[Hurryness means not reaching]... Stop!" As he said that, Sun Jian raised his right hand and shouted loudly, "All soldiers of the army obey orders, move slowly, stop the horse... dismount and rest on the spot!"
Under Sun Jian's command, more than two thousand rushing Sanhe cavalry stopped in an orderly manner.
At this time, we can see how tired these Sanhe cavalry were. Among them, at least half of them didn't even have the strength to dismount. They almost fell to the ground with a slant and gasped heavily.
On the other hand, the military discipline of the Sanhe Cavalry is indeed extraordinary. As long as the chief general does not shout, no soldier in the army dares to slow down, even if he dies suddenly due to fatigue.
This is the strict military discipline and the foundation of the Han Dynasty's army. It is completely different from the fanaticism of the Yellow Turban soldiers towards Zhang Jiao.
More than 2,000 elite cavalry were lying on the ground like dead bodies at this moment. This unlucky scene made Sun Jian feel a little helpless, but he also understood that his soldiers had tried their best, so he didn't say much.
Shaking his head, Sun Jian turned over and got off the horse, and did not tie the horse. He asked the dark horse to eat grass on the side. He walked to a tree stump and sat down, and took out a piece of dry cake from his carry-on bag.
"General." Deputy General Cheng Pu handed a water bag to Sun Jian. Seeing his heavy expression, he joked, "General, don't worry, that guy Zhang Bao can't escape much!"
"Ha," Sun Jian smiled bitterly, shook his head, took the water bag and drank it, and said, "To be honest, Zhang Bao is just a foolish man. He is not enough to defeat things, so why bother? In my opinion, among the Yellow Turbans of Yingchuan, Bo Cai is a good general, Peng Tuo is a powerful general, and the rest are all drunk and food bags, and the mobs are all ragged! Now Bo Cai and Peng Tuo are both dead, and all the bandits in Yingchuan counties are wiped out. Even Zhang Bao, why are you afraid of?"
Cheng Pu was stunned when he heard Sun Jian's words and said in surprise, "That general is rushing on his way for several days..."
"I am concerned about the Yellow Turban Strongmen under Zhang Bao's command," Sun Jian swallowed it with a few mouthfuls of dry cakes. Sun Jian showed a solemn expression on his face and said in a deep voice, "Ordinary soldiers, after drinking the talisman water and pills given by Zhang Bao, would become so fierce. They all have the power to fight ten, and they are not afraid of death. Although they are a side sect, in the Battle of Changshe, if the cavalry commander Cao Mengde had not arrived in time, even I would not be able to turn the tide. If I were to be possessed by Bo at that time, the thieves from all over the world would have flocked to attack Hulao Pass. Once Hulao Pass is captured, the consequences will be unimaginable... Thinking of this, I can't help but feel scared!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the scout showed an extremely strange expression on his face.
"one……"
"One?" Sun Jian widened his eyes in shock, and then his face suddenly changed. He understood as soon as he heard that the other party was not an ordinary Yellow Turban soldier.
Although they took advantage of the narrow terrain of the valley, it was not something that ordinary people could do if they wanted to block the forced passage of the Sanh33 River Cavalry with one person. Sun Jian could do it, Cheng Pu could do it, Bo Cai and Peng Tuo could do it, because they were generals who controlled the [qi] and were the mainstays on the battlefield.
After thinking about it, Sun Jian said hurriedly, "Go back quickly and tell them, ask them to stand by on time and wait for the general to arrive!"
"No!" The scout nodded with his fists, then got up and turned over the horse, and rushed towards Mangdang Mountain.
Most of the destruction...
Did you kill nearly two hundred elites of my own with one person?
Sun Jian frowned and said to Cheng Pu, who was squinting his eyes and napping not far away, "Demou, send the order to continue and ask the entire army to set off and head towards Mangdang Mountain!"
"Abide by the order!"
However, the message Sun Jian brought to the scout did not seem to be able to be successfully passed to the Sanh33 River Cavalry...
By the time Sun Jian led two thousand light cavalry in Mangdang Mountain, the 333 River cavalry had almost been completely destroyed, leaving only a few more than ten people.
They charged forward seven times with three hundred people against one person, but were blocked by the other party in front of the valley.
The so-called "one man should be kept in the way of thousands of men" may mean this.
When Sun Jian arrived in front of the narrow valley of Mangdang Mountain, he was shocked because the ground in front of the valley was filled with the bodies of Sanhe cavalry. These soldiers who abide by military discipline than their own lives meticulously implemented Sun Jian's orders. No matter how many people died, they still tried to rush to the valley and chase Zhang Bao, who had already escaped farther and farther away.
"..." Looking at the cold corpse that had been under his former command, Sun Jian felt indescribable anger.
He looked up and saw among the pile of corpses in front of the valley, a seemingly old man was sitting on the abdomen of a dead war horse, covered in blood, and lowered his head and silently gnawing on a white rice bun.
That was the dry food of the Sanhe Cavalry.
The ground under his feet was stained with blood and blood red, and even blood beads dripping down his body, his, or those of the Sanhe Cavalry...
Looking at the opponent's leather armor shattered and covered in blood, Sun Jian's anger gradually faded away unexpectedly, because he clearly saw that the opponent also sacrificed his life to cut off the back here.
Suddenly, Sun Jian saw the raised face of the other party, the slightly childish face...
Is it him?
Is it the boy who saved Bo Cai?
For a moment, Sun Jian was extremely surprised. When he was in Changshe, he could not even resist the aftermath of his sword force. The Yellow Turban pawn who was shocked from his war horse had grown to this point in just one month? He blocked the San Hundred and Sanhe Cavalry with one person?
But the qi on that guy always feels evil...
After wrinkling, Sun Jian waved his hand and asked the whole army to stand on time. Then the horse under his crotch slowly stepped forward and stood ten feet away from the other side.
"I really didn't expect it was you. Haha, you and I are destined to be. This should be the third time we have seen each other? Interesting, interesting... Boy, come on the list!"
The yellow turban man swallowed the steamed buns in his hand in two mouthfuls, stood up and looked at Sun Jian with a hint of fear flashing in his eyes. After taking a deep breath, his eyes gradually became firmer.
"Yingchuan Yellow Turbans, Chen Mo!"
"Which position?"
"Prince!"
Chapter completed!