Chapter 987
However, most of the troops led by Sima Division were infantry, and cavalry only accounted for a small part of them. The marching speed of infantry was naturally not comparable to that of cavalry. Even if Sima Division ordered lightweight and the entire army trotted all the way, the journey of more than 200 miles was not something that could be rushed through day and night.
While Sima's army was running wildly, they also sent whistle cavalry to detect news from the front line. The speed of the whistle cavalry is much faster than that of the infantry, and it can also promptly update the battle situation news on the front line for Sima's army.
The news of the current line of defeat came. Sima Shi was really anxious this time. It seemed that his prediction was very correct. As expected, Cao Liang had a backup plan. Sima Yi advanced lightly and finally paid the price.
But now the speed of the army has reached its limit, and it is impossible to be fast. Even if Sima Shi is worried, he can only be eager to see it. Although it is useless, he still tried his best to urge the army to speed up and arrive at the battlefield as early as possible.
However, it is probably the limit for infantry to march a hundred miles a day. As the sky is getting late, the army will reach Jingling.
Sima Shi was very confused. Should he camp at night? Sima's army had been running for a day. If he continued to travel overnight, he would definitely lose his energy. Once he encountered the enemy situation, he would be difficult to deal with it.
But the military situation on the front line is already in a hurry, and the defeat of Sima's army is irreversible. Now Sima Yi and Sima Zhao's life and death are uncertain. If Sima Shi was allowed to camp in Jingling, he would probably not be able to catch up on it that night.
Just now, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves in front of him. Sima Shi looked up and saw hundreds of cavalry coming in a hurry, with disorganized armor and scattered formations. Not far behind them, a team of cavalry chased after them. When Sima Shi saw that this was their cavalry?
But what puzzled Sima Shi was that there were only such a few people. If you look closely, the entire team was only two or three hundred. Although there was news that Sima Jun suffered a defeat, it was only 70,000 people. Even if it was defeated, it would not be so miserable, right?
Unable to let Sima Shi think too much, he quickly ordered the infantry to speed up again to welcome these fleeing cavalry. Sima Shi took the lead and rushed forward.
The cavalry of the Bingzhou Army also saw the reinforcements of the Sima Army, with a huge momentum of at least tens of thousands of people. No matter how powerful the cavalry of the Bingzhou Army was, it would not be possible to compete with so many infantrymen. Qin Rui decisively issued an order to stop chasing and watched the more than 300 cavalry fleeing into the Sima Army.
He was about to catch up, but in the end he failed. Qin Rui couldn't help but sigh with regret. He was so sad that Sima Yi and the senior generals of Sima Jun survived.
After being unable to pursue, Qin Rui decisively chose to retreat. The Bingzhou army turned its head and left.
At this time, Sima Jun was powerless to pursue him, but the purpose of Sima Shi's rescue of people has been achieved. It is meaningless to pursue or not.
The first person to come into contact with Sima Zhao. At this moment, Sima Zhao was in a mess. When he saw Sima Shi, he couldn't help crying: "Brother, you are just here. If you step late, you and my brother will be separated by yin and yang."
What Sima Zhao said is indeed true. If they had not met Sima Shi here, they would probably be caught up by the pursuers of the Bingzhou Army. Once they were caught up, with their current combat effectiveness, the result would be conceivable. Either they died in battle or were captured, and the result would be extremely miserable.
Fortunately, Sima Shi arrived in time and they finally escaped from death.
Sima Shi looked at Sima Zhao in confusion and said, "Why are you just a few people? Is the entire army of 70,000 destroyed?"
Sima Zhao smiled sadly and said, "Brother, it's hard to describe it..."
"Where is my father?" Since I couldn't say a word clearly, Sima Shi did not ask again. What he cared more about was naturally the situation of his father Sima Yi.
Sima Zhao turned around and pointed behind him, saying, "It's there."
Sima Shi looked at him along his fingers, and when he looked, Sima Shi was shocked. Originally, Sima Yi was tied behind the knight, but now he had his head hanging down and looked unconscious.
Sima Shi and Sima Zhao were shocked and rushed out immediately and shouted anxiously, but Sima Yi was not awake at this time, and life and death were unknown.
Everyone untied the cloth belt on Sima Yi's body, carried it to a chariot, and called the doctor in the army over. After a brief check, they found that Sima Yi had just fainted and his life was not seriously injured. The main reason was that Sima Yi was weak after being seriously injured. The bumpy road was definitely unbearable.
When Sima Yi was not seriously injured, Sima Shi and Sima Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, this place was not a place to stay for a long time. Sima Shi had already saved the people who should be rescued. As for the remaining cavalry army, it was probably a little bit of danger and there were not many survivors. If Sima Shi continued to move forward, he would probably encounter the main cavalry force of the Bingzhou Army. Therefore, the wisest choice was to turn around and return to Jiexiu, and then make plans after meeting Chen Qian's army.
Originally, the Sima Army was about to camp, but the current situation made Sima Army give up camping. God knows whether the Bingzhou cavalry would chase after him overnight, so staying away from the right and wrong is the best choice. Even if the Sima Army is trapped at this moment, he cannot stay here for more.
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Cao Liang moved the central army tent to Qixian County. At this moment, all the people who received the victory arrived at Qixian County, and there were endless people who were in good spirits when they were happy. Although after a day of fierce fighting, the soldiers were covered in blood and their faces were full of fatigue, their smiles were from the heart.
This battle was so exciting that it had not been a long time since I had such a vivid victory. This was a perfect victory, and this victory was the most inspiring and motivating morale.
Deng Ai, Shi Bao, Wen Qin, and Ma Long rode into the city, met at the city gate, and congratulated each other. They were filled with smiles in their words. This victory was the result of their joint efforts, and everyone made an indelible contribution.
The central officer had already been waiting at the city gate. When he saw the four generals coming, he quickly greeted him with a smile and said, "The Grand Governor has already prepared a celebration banquet for the Central Army. Please follow me, four generals!"
Chapter completed!