Chapter 2 Risking Your Life to Stop the Enemy
Liu Zhan's left shoulder was down, and a half-foot-long wound was bleeding. This was still protected by armor, otherwise the lower part of his arm would have been opened, and his life might be destroyed.
Liu Zhan didn't care about these things anymore, so he bandaged them a little and turned to pay attention to the dynamics of the Xianbei people.
The Xianbei people never attacked again, and they were together and didn't know what they were doing. There was a commotion, and there seemed to be some quarrels, and some people were even planning to retreat.
Liu Zhan and others all breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Xianbei people did not intend to continue the stalemate.
"Gao Shun, do you think they are planning to retreat?"
"Sir Sima, they don't have much advantage now. Since they can't eat us, it's useless to stay here. What's more, after fighting for a long time, we were tired, and they probably didn't feel good about it. There is a high possibility of retreating."
"I hope so. Once they leave, we will retreat as well. We will feel hungry. If we continue to be stalemate, we will suffer."
Liu Zhan was full of hope and was looking forward to the enemy's retreat. Unfortunately, the ideal was full and the reality was skinny. Just as Liu Zhan and others were full of expectations, a roar came from the end of the grassland, and the horse's hooves suddenly sounded, as if a large number of cavalry were rushing towards him.
Liu Zhan and Gao Shun's faces suddenly changed. Not only him, but also the two camp commanders and other soldiers, all of whom changed their colors, thinking that they were finished now. Liu Zhan knew that since it was an army from the north, it must not be his own army, and it was the territory of the Xianbei people. The situation was extremely critical, and the highest commander could not be indecisive at all, so Liu Zhan decisively issued an order.
"Gao Shun, lead the soldiers to evacuate immediately. I will cut off the rear for you here, hurry up!"
"Liu Sima, you lead them to retreat, I will flow down and cut off the rear." Gao Shun knew that it was a dead end. Even if a person has great ability, the consequences can be imagined when facing more than a thousand cavalry. Not only Gao Shun, but others also urged Liu Zhan to go together. Let's go together, haha, Liu Zhan smiled bitterly, is this possible? They are infantry, relying on their formation to kill the enemy. Once they lose the protection of the shield formation, the infantry will only be tortured!
Time waited for no one, and the Xianbei people in front also began to look into the distance. Obviously, they also heard the sound of horse hooves. Liu Zhan knew that it was not a question of whom to cut off the rear. He had to hang around them before the Xianbei people in front of him, otherwise no one would think of leaving.
"Gao Shun, dare you disobey the military order? Don't talk nonsense, it will be too late if you don't leave. Do you want the Xianbei people to entangle us? Listen to me, you must bring these 100 soldiers back intact. Otherwise, military law will be used! Don't worry, I am very flexible in one person and one horse."
What else did Gao Shun and the two treasury leaders want to say, but they were blocked by Liu Zhan. The military order has been issued, and you must implement it. Gao Shun and the two treasury leaders opened their eyes wide open, as if they were crying in their eyes. They knew that this might be the last side of them and Liu Zhan, and this was the ending of a life-and-death death.
"Sir, take care of yourself! If there is a next life, we are willing to continue to follow you."
Taking advantage of the fact that the Xianbei people had not yet thought of this, Gao Shun led more than 160 soldiers to evacuate quickly and ran towards the mountain. Liu Zhan stood on the spot, monitoring the Xianbei people opposite.
Soon, it was clear from a distance that a large number of Xianbei people arrived, with a scale of less than a thousand people.
Fortunately, not far from the hillside, Gao Shun and others went up the hillside and looked back at Liu Zhan. The soldiers bowed to Liu Zhan from afar before turning to hide in the mountains.
Seeing that the soldiers disappeared, Liu Zhan began to ride horses and stroll horizontally. He would not wait for death here. When the reinforcements of the Xianbei people in the distance were really revealed, Liu Zhan's horses became faster and faster. At the same time, he kept paying close attention to the movements of the Xianbei people in front of him. Just when the Xianbei people were truly sure that it was their own reinforcements, they found that the Han soldiers had retreated.
The Xianbei people wanted to pursue, but were a little scared by the general in front of them. While hesitating, Liu Zhan's horse speed rose, ran forward for a distance, drew a curve, and galloped towards the mountains.
At this time, the Xianbei people felt that they had missed the opportunity and allowed the Han army to escape under their noses. The Xianbei people were very angry and chased Liu Zhan to the edge of the mountain. At this time, Liu Zhan had already climbed half a slope along the mountain road.
Of course, Liu Zhan did not dare to leave just now because his army did not go too far. Although this mountain road was not conducive to the cavalry's galloping, he could barely catch up with them. After turning a corner, Liu Zhan got off the horse, tied the horse to a tree, turned around and walked back. He chose a favorable position to stand and stared at the Xianbei people.
At the foot of the mountain, more than a thousand Xianbei people gathered together, as if they were understanding the situation. After a while, more than a dozen Xianbei people rode their horses toward the hillside. However, as soon as they arrived at the mountain road, the horses slowed down.
These Xianbei people rode their horses and walked slowly, which was simply a living target. Of course, Liu Zhan could not miss this opportunity. He took off his bow and arrow and fired several arrows in succession. The Xianbei people rolled down the hillside in response.
Three people died, and the Xianbei people felt it was difficult to get close to Liu Zhan, so they had to retreat.
Liu Zhan was not feeling well now. He just gritted his teeth and insisted on shooting arrows. In just a few moments, the wound was bleeding. In addition, he had not eaten and could not get nutritional supplements. He felt dizzy and could hardly stand on his body.
The newly arrived Xianbei leader stood there and was furious.
"Just just for a Han man, I'm wasting time here. Do you think it's interesting? Hundreds of people went up to shoot me and shot him to death. After shooting the arrows, let's leave quickly, don't waste time."
Indeed, more than a thousand people were at the foot of the mountain, and a Han man stood on the hillside to hold on like this was indeed a bit funny. Anyway, the leader of the Xianbei people was very unhappy and very impatient.
Three or four hundred Xianbei people stood under the hillside and shot at Liu Zhan. In fact, Liu Zhan could retreat now and avoid the bows and arrows of the Xianbei people. Anyway, the Han army had already gone far away. But he was worried that the Xianbei people would pursue him. If he persisted for a while, the Han army would be safer. Liu Zhan's mind was a little unchanged!
The bows and arrows were too dense, and Liu Zhan raised his knife to make a call. Because he lost too much blood, his strength became weaker and weaker, and his reaction was no longer flexible than at the beginning, so he was hit by several arrows on the abdomen, shoulders, etc.
The Xianbei people thought this method was very good, and the Xianbei leaders behind them were urged to shoot out the arrows in their hands.
Liu Zhan gritted his teeth and persevered, his body was shaking, leaving only a trace of thought in his heart. The arrows in the hands of the Xianbei people were almost shot, and Liu Zhan also persisted until the last moment. His body was bleeding too much, and his weak could no longer support his huge body. He shook a few times, collapsed on his back and smashed the ground and dusty.
Seeing the Han army fall, the Xianbei leader who was already impatient shouted, and a large number of Xianbei people rode their horses and turned around and ran away. The Xianbei people who had previously had a little reluctance and paralysis. These Han army killed many people in the clan. The leader asked his men to ask them a few words and led the others to follow.
Chapter completed!