Chapter 396: Escape from defeat
The Wei army exploded the camp and the noise was very loud. It was impossible to hide the scouts of the Wu army. It had already been a detective to report to Lu Xun. Lu Xun was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered the generals to attack Shiting.
Lu Xun rode on the horse, staring at the firelight soaring into the sky in front of him, listening to the howls from the Wei soldiers, he couldn't help but feel a sigh in his heart. He thought he would be forced to rob the camp tonight, but he didn't expect that the Wei army would start to shock the camp first. It was God who helped him achieve such a great achievement.
"The army obeyed the orders and rushed into the Wei camp and killed!"
The Wu camp was only ten miles away from the Wei camp. Zhu Huan led three thousand cavalry to arrive for a moment. Seeing that there were almost no Wei soldiers guarding the camp, he immediately led his troops in.
"Grand Sima got on the horse quickly!"
Upon hearing that the Wu army entered the camp, Sun Li and others quickly helped Cao Xiu to the horse and took him eastward.
The Wei army had no desire to resist and naturally lost to thousands of elite cavalry of the Wu army. When Lu Xun led a large group of troops to attack, he became even more defeated and most of them were just concerned about escaping.
The Wu army took advantage of the situation to attack and kill, and the Wei soldiers were thrown away their armor. There were countless dead, and a great battle would not end until dawn.
"Report to the Grand Governor, the results of the battle last night have been roughly counted." In Cao Xiu's commander's tent, Lu Xun and others were curiously playing with the pen and ink sketches used by Cao Xiu, and Ding Feng, a young general who was ordered to clean up the battlefield, came in to report.
Lu Xunxi said, "Come on, hurry up." Zhu Huan and others also put down their things and listened quietly.
"Last night, the Wei soldiers killed and captured by our army were not below ten thousand people. The chariots, horses, donkeys and mules, military funds, and equipment were countless, and the number of military officers was still counting."
After hearing this, Lu Xun was ecstatic and laughed: "Haha, okay, if you have this victory, I can reward the Supreme."
"Yes, after this battle, we are enough to communicate with the Supreme." Quan Cong also agreed happily.
Although Zhu Huan, who was standing aside, felt very happy, he felt very sorry when he thought of such a good opportunity last night that he failed to keep all the Wei army. He sighed with regret: "It's a pity that we have only killed more than ten thousand Wei soldiers, and we are not as good as the Jieting victory in Western Shu!"
"Brother Xiu Mu doesn't have to worry. I have sent someone to investigate the whereabouts of the Wei soldiers. As long as we continue to chase and kill, we will have a chance to expand the results of the battle." Lu Xun said.
Zhu Huan was not very excited when he heard this, and he only said lightly: "I hope this is the case."
He thought that if Sun Quan had followed his plan and deployed heavy troops in the sluice and trailer area, Cao Xiu and others would have been unlikely to escape. Although they could still pursue them now, they would not have cut off the Wei soldiers' retreat so steadily.
"Oh, I hope to have another big victory after catching up with the Wei army!" Zhu Huan sighed secretly.
In the narrow valley, the Wei soldiers who were defeated and fleeing were passing through difficult times. After running for a night, they were already ragged and staggering, and had to support each other and move forward.
In the battle last night, although the Wei army was in chaos due to the roar of the camp and was unable to resist the Wu army's robbery, these Wei soldiers were elite soldiers who had been trained for many years by Cao Xiu. Under the desperate battle of generals such as Wang Ling, Sun Li, Xue Qiao, etc., they finally brought most of the soldiers out.
However, although there were 70,000 or 80,000 people left, the food and grass resources were almost completely lost. The little food and grass that he had finally taken away could not last for a few days. In order to save food, every soldier only drank a bowl of porridge when he was resting. He should not think about filling his stomach, and just talk to fill his stomach.
"Report to the Grand Sima, Wu Qiang's mouth has indeed been occupied by the Wu army." A scout came from behind on a fast horse and reported to Cao Xiu, who was in the front of the army.
Cao Xiu nodded first, then asked, "Where is the Wu army? Have you ever discovered it?"
"Returning to Grand Sima, it was the Wu army who came from Dongguan."
Cao Xiu said: "As expected, Lu Xun would not let the Wu army in Dongguan be idle."
"Grand Sima Yingming, if it weren't for the fact that the Grand Sima had fallen into the Wu Qiang mouth, we would have been occupied by the Wu army. We might have been blocked by Lu Xun in Shu County now." Sun Li, who was walking with horses, said in admiration.
Cao Xiu smiled bitterly: "It's just a matter of repairing the dead."
It turned out that when Cao Xiu and others escaped last night, they faced the problem of which road to retreat.
If we retreat to Shu County for rest according to the original plan, the Wei army should take the Wuqiangkou road. This road is flat and wide and suitable for the army to pass through, and it is also the same way to return, and the soldiers are familiar with it.
The other road is to walk on the narrow and rugged mountain road, trailer. The biggest advantage of this road is that it is closest to Jia Kui's middle army. Cao Xiu and others can meet with Jia Kui in the shortest time. It is safest for the two armies to meet as soon as possible.
When discussing, the generals were all in their own opinion and argued. In the end, Cao Xiu, who finally came to his senses, made a quick decision and decided to take the road of walking on the stone and trailer.
The biggest reason he convinced everyone was that it was expected that Wuqiangkou, a dangerous pass, would be occupied by the Wei army in Dongguan at this time.
At first, when the Wei army went south and passed Wuqiangkou, there were only a small group of Wu troops guarding them, and they easily broke through with one blow. Now with a large group of Wu troops, it would be impossible for them to pass quickly. Once Lu Xun led his army to chase them, they would be sandwiched in the middle, and then there would be a possibility that the entire army would be wiped out.
Although the trailer is likely to be guarded by the Wu army, Cao Xiu thought about the entire battle situation and expected that even if the Wu army cut off the rear, the troops would definitely not be too much, so there would be a glimmer of hope for them to escape from this road.
As expected by Cao Xiu, Wuqiangkou has now been occupied by a large Wu army, and they have not finally crashed into the Wu army's encirclement.
On the other hand, the Wu army had finished cleaning the Shiting battlefield. Lu Xun and others were waiting for the scout to report where the Wei army fled, and then lead the army to pursue it.
"Report to the Grand Governor, the Wei army has fled in a hurry toward Jiashi." Soon, the scouts were rewarded.
Lu Xun was slightly surprised: "Ah? Cao Xiu didn't leave and fled to Shu County? Did he guess that someone had transferred the troops from Dongguan over?"
"The Grand Governor, with stones and trailers on the front line are all narrow mountain roads. The veterans of Wei Junshi are tired and must not go far.
He also asked the Grand Commander to immediately order the entire army to pursue, and sent envoys to take a detour to Jiashi, ordering the soldiers there to block the Wei army with all their strength.
Although our army has few soldiers on the rocks, we can at least block the enemy a little, so that we will have the chance to chase after him and wipe out Cao Xiu and others." Zhu Huan, who was standing by, ignored Lu Xun's surprise and suggested directly.
He really regretted it at this time. If he insisted on persuading Sun Quan to send troops to Jiashishi to break the road a few days ago, then the Wei army will now become a turtle in the jar and will catch whatever he wants. It would be as turbulent as today.
However, if Lu Xun knew Zhu Huan's thoughts at this moment, he would probably laugh at him for thinking things too simply. In his opinion, the current situation is already very good. Of course, if he can get rid of the Wei army in the trailer area, the best outcome will be the best. If he cannot do it as he wishes, the current results will be enough to accept.
"Brother Xiu Mu said it right. The army has recovered a lot of strength after resting. It is time to continue pursuing the Wei thief."
Chapter completed!