Chapter 1865 Escape to Jia Shi
Sima Yichang's judgment was correct. Although there were Wei troops stationed in Lu'an, there were only thousands of defenders. Compared with the huge 100,000 Wu troops, it was insignificant at all. They hid in Lu'an City, watching the Wu army winding past the east side of Lu'an, and did not dare to make any moves at all.
However, the Wu army passed by Lu'an this time and did not try to attack the city. Therefore, although the two sides heard each other, they were all at peace.
When the Lujiang Prefect saw the great momentum of the Wu army, he knew that he was just a mantised stopping the chariot when he went out of the city. Even though the Wu army was at the moment, the lean camel was bigger than the horse. He led the army to attack, not only could not stop the Wu army, but also had the risk of losing Lu'an. Therefore, the Lujiang Prefect could only watch the Wu army leave. After the Wu army left, the Lujiang Prefect immediately sent someone to report to Shouchun, reporting the number of Wu army and its direction in detail to the Huainan Governor Wang Chang.
Once they passed by Lu'an, the Wu army's journey could no longer be concealed, but Sima Yi didn't care. This was originally a link in his plan. Lu'an was not far from Jiashi. As long as the Wu army could reach Jiashi smoothly, they could enter the territory of Wu. As long as they could escape to Wancheng, they could be safe.
Since their whereabouts have been exposed, Sima Yichang expected that the main force of the Wei army would only take two or three days to catch up, so they could not delay for a moment. They had to move forward at full speed and arrive at Jiashi as soon as possible so that they could escape from the sky.
Of course, Sun Feng agreed to Sima Yichang's words unconditionally. At this moment, his was like a frightened bird, wishing he could fly back to Jiangdong with his wings. So Sun Feng ordered to throw away all the baggage burden, each person only carried rations for three days, walked lightly, and ran towards the jiaoshi as fast as possible.
There were no more Wei soldiers to stop the road, but after passing Lu'an, they entered the mountainous area. The roads were rugged and difficult to walk. Many areas were either deep mountains or canyons, or rapids and dangerous shoals. Usually, there were few people here, with thorns everywhere and weeds growing. The roads were disrepair all year round, so it was naturally extremely difficult to pass through.
Although Sun Jing was anxious, it was difficult to move forward, and the speed of the Wu army's marching decreased a lot, which made Sun Jing feel worried and sent people to the rear team to inspect from time to time until he confirmed that there were no pursuers from the Wei army behind him, and then he felt a little relieved.
But after less than a day, Sun Feng felt uneasy. After all, the Wei army pursuers were not far away and would catch up at any time. If they were bitten by the Wei army, it would not be so easy to escape. Even if they didn't die, they would have to take off.
But the road in this area is really bumpy and it is going uphill. The already exhausted Wu Jun walked very hard. Many people were so tired that they were panting, and their legs were as if they were filled with lead, and they couldn't even walk.
Many soldiers who were exhausted fell to the ground while walking and could no longer get up.
This kind of long journey is simply a torment for Wu Bing, who is usually accustomed to taking boats. Only Sima Jun is used to walking. Although the journey is long, he can still persist in it.
Although Sun Jin was anxious, Wu's overall speed could not be increased, so he could only repeatedly urged and sent some elite soldiers and generals, led by Sun Gan, to open the way in front and barely cleared a passage.
The journey was difficult, but fortunately the Wei army's pursuers did not come, which gave the Wu army some chance to breathe.
Finally arrived at Jiashi. Sun Feng felt relieved. It was really not easy to walk along the way. Now that he has returned to the land of Wu, Sun Feng feels very friendly. Although it is poor and bad water here, he feels comfortable all over his body when he takes a breath of the air here.
Jiashi is the border between the Wei and Wu countries. Since it is located in the deep mountains and it is not suitable to station troops to defend for many years, both sides only symbolically dispatched several outposts here, and the sentries at the outposts can be counted by both slaps.
When the Wei army sentries saw a large group of Wu soldiers appearing behind them, they were so scared that they were nowhere to be close to each other and fled to the deep mountains and forests. Even if they were possessed by the God of War, they would not have been able to beat so many Wu soldiers.
The Wu army ignored these sentinels of the Wei army. As soon as they arrived at the stones, many Wu soldiers immediately collapsed to the ground. As soon as they relaxed, they could not even have the strength to stand.
This time, Sun Jing had no intention of banning him anymore. Even he himself jumped off the war horse. After all, although there were horses along the way, the continuous march for several days and nights made Sun Jing exhausted. His thighs were worn out, and he limped when he got off the horse and walked. Zhu Xiong and Zhu Lun were extremely attentive, supporting Sun Jing from left to right, asking about his well-being.
Seeing that it was getting late, Sun Jing ordered the Wu army to camp in Jiashi and go again tomorrow.
Along the way, in order to reduce the burden, the Wu army threw away all the tents, supplies and other supplies, and even the marching pot used by the chef to cook. At this time, if you want to camp, you can only open the dormitory valley. As for eating, you don’t have the chance to eat hot food. You can only eat a bite of dry food cakes and drink a sip of cold springs, barely wrapping your belly.
As for sleeping, many Wu Bing didn't care whether they were comfortable or not. It was the luckiest thing to find a nest in the grass for a night, but the grass was limited after all, and most people could only find an open space on the spot and lay down.
Most people slept almost the same as dead people during this sleep. Until the sun was noon, thunderous snoring could still be heard throughout the valley.
Sima Yichang, who was about to get up at dawn, had already patrolled around the camp. Although there was no trace of the Wei army, Sima Yichang had already had a vague sense that the Wei army had rushed here. Although the Wu army had arrived at Jiashi and entered the border of Wu, this border did not have any stopping effect on the Wei army. The Wei army could easily cross this border line, so staying in Jiashi would not really make the Wu army safe. They had to rush to Wancheng as soon as possible, or even cross the Yangtze River, so that they could truly put their hearts back in their stomachs.
Seeing Wu Bing snoring and sleeping, Sima Yi was a little anxious, although he knew that these soldiers had worked hard along the way and were extremely tired. It was also appropriate to take a break. After all, people are not mechanical. If they are tired for a long time, they will sooner or later collapse.
But rest does not mean that swords and guns are put into the warehouse. If the horse is put in the Nanshan Mountain, it is not yet time to completely relax. Such indulgence will sooner or later pay the price.
Chapter completed!