Although the post cavalry sent by Wulun traveled day and night, it was not easy to catch up with Yuyang Chuqi.

As early as a few days ago, after receiving the emperor's order to "go south to cut off Huai Sikou and cut off Liu Xiu's retreat", Huya General Gai Yan took two thousand cavalry and advanced south at a speed of 80 miles a day.

As a light cavalry, the Yuyang Tucao did not wear armor, but was equipped with stirrups and high saddles. The war horses also nailed horse hooves, making them more mobile. The Yuyang knights gradually accepted these "pendants" and rode on the horse more steadily. The armor was carried by vehicles or pack horses, and long soldiers, halberds, spears, etc. were horizontally above the saddle. As long as they did not penetrate the forest, the ring-headed swords and swords were hung around the waist, and behind them were often carried bows and arrows and light crossbows. Many people even carried rectangular arm shields.

They quickly approached the Sui River. Because the river level was slow and it only went across the chest, all the members might swim faster, but many cavalrymen tried it into the river and started screaming.

"General, the water is too cold to be able to put your feet."

"It's embarrassing. We are from Youzhou. We have lived in bitter and cold places since we were young. How cold can the water in this southern part of Xuhuai?"

However, after Gai Yan personally tried it, he found that it was indeed so cold that his army was not adapted to the local conditions, which resulted in only two thousand cavalry left to attack. If he really swam across the cold water, he might be much sick again.

So he had to search for civilian boats everywhere and took a short while to cross it, which was equivalent to resting for the horse. After crossing the river, Gaiyan was not far from his first destination: Fuli County, Peijun (now Suzhou, Anhui).

The Su River and Tuo River meet here, and the plains and mountains are separated here, which is destined to be quite important. In ancient times, the Chu State set up the "Fu Li Pass" as an important town in Huaibei. When the war between Xu and Huai was first launched, Liu Xiu sent the side general Zuo Cao Jianjun to Fuli, leading more than 10,000 troops to Fuli, pretending to attack the Lingbi, the garrison camp of the fifth reunion, but that was just a fool. When Gai Yan led his army to Fuli City, the Han army had retreated and the city was empty.

The Yuyang Tuqi only carried five days of dry food with him. Although there was still a surplus, he had to collect grain along the way to support the war. If time was not rushed, the cavalry could still burn, kill and plunder. Among the Wei army, the military discipline was the worst. If the Yuyang Tuqi was called second, he would not dare to be the first. The Shanggu Tuqi under Xiao Geng was also far from that. The Shanggu soldiers passed like combs, and the Yuyang soldiers passed like combs. I am afraid that only the new army in the past can compare with it.

Gai Yan ordered the cavalry to search the city, but the food and the woman were not found. He only found a white-haired old man from a broken house on the left. Because of his disability in his legs and feet, he failed to escape with the people in the city.

"I am the witch in this city."

The old man fell into the hands of the extremely vicious Yuyang soldiers. In order to save their lives, he held a handful of talisman grass and a tortoise shell to express his identity, saying that he could calculate the future for the "King Army".

It turns out that the most famous product of Fuli is the "Fucao" that grows over Lishan in spring and summer. This grass is also known as Xiangfucao. It has long stems and flowers like umbrellas. It does not eat animals. This thing is often used to divine in the south.

Gai Yan was tall and big, sitting casually in the county temple hall, touching the shining ring-headed sword: "Then do it, how will I use my troops this time?"

The old Wu Zhu obviously knew very well. He held the talisman grass in his hand and tore it around, observing its texture, pretending to take it for a long time, showing joy, bowed to Gaiyan and said:

Gai Yan stood on the dangerous wall and could feel the situation that day, but he was in the attacking side.

"Xiang Yu was defeated at Gaixia and fled south to Wujiang. The Han army sent cavalry to pursue him. The one who commanded the other must be the cavalry general Guan Ying?"

Although Gai Yan was born and could not even recognize his words, Guan Ying’s Daming had heard of it. This was the senior cavalry of the previous dynasty.

And this battle, he was ordered to play a role similar to Guan Ying, chasing and intercepting Liu Xiu!

"I can also achieve Guan Jiang's achievements!"

After all, Gai Yan thought that Liu Xiuruo led his troops north and was overwhelmed by the emperor and Geng Bozhao. Even if he had the ability to dominate the world, he would definitely be defeated. When Liu Xiu fled to Huaisikou in a hurry, he was blocked by himself.

If the winner has not been decided yet, that would be even better. Gai Yan and Yuyang Tuqi can play their best function, cut off Liu Xiu's connection with Huainan, and turn the Huainan line upside down! Let the emperor see his true skills with Yuyang Tuqi.

On the third day after leaving Fu Li, Yuyang Tuqi had entered the boundary of Linhuai County and was getting closer and closer to Xu County (now Sihong County, Jiangsu).

Xu County is the source of Xuzhou's name. It was the ancient Xu State. It was once the capital of Linhuai, a county with a population of one million. However, with the Red Eyebrow Rebellion, Huaibei was destroyed and the capital of Linhuai County was moved to Huainan. Xu County's status was much worse than before, but it was still a few county towns with concentrated residents in Huainan.

If there are people, there is food. This is what Yuyang Tuqi longs for the most. The dry food has reached its bottom. They can't wait to enter the city and grab a big shot.

However, just when Gai Yan was eager to try and be the first person in the Wei army to drink horses and Huaihe River, suddenly a cavalry arrived behind him and conveyed the edict of the fifth reunion.

"The situation of the war in Xia Pi has changed. The emperor ordered General Hengye and General Huya to station in Fuli to eat the food of Lingbi nearby. Do not go south alone!"

He said again: "General Hengye has stopped at Fu Li, and I hope General Gai will return quickly!"

Gai Yan was a little confused. This was a joke! After sending them to attack the ground, he suddenly asked to go back and move the entire army back two hundred miles? The emperor was deliberately spending the Yuyang Raiders!?

Two years ago, Gai Yan must have been furious and acted on his own, but after experiencing the Heji War, he finally suppressed his anger and took over the warrant of the fifth reunion.

"I, respect the promise!"

However, it seems that God is against them. The weather suddenly became strange when he went south. If it snowed, Yuyang Riding was not afraid of it. When it was in the north, they often came and went in the snow. What's the harm of being frozen thousands of miles away?

But the winter in Huaibei is very different from Youzhou. It rains only, but not snows! The humidity in the air is extremely high, and the cavalrymen are very cold, and the speed of the marching is reduced to the lowest. Even the covers wearing thick fur are so cold that their teeth are trembling. Once they twist their fur clothes, they can get out of water! It would be strange if they are not cold.

"Although I am a northerner, I dare not laugh at the south in the future. The winter in the south is not worth mentioning." In the hearts of Gaiyan, the Youzhou people, the south of Youzhou is all south, and Huaibei is of course counted.

After spending a night near Xu County, although the rain stopped, there was heavy fog again. The fog was dense and covered dozens of miles around. Considering that the imperial edict said that Liu Xiu had gone south, Gai Yan did not dare to stay behind the enemy for a long time, so he still forcibly set off.

The soldiers were left alone due to cold and hungry. The biggest trouble was that even the guide of the Xiuyiwei began to find out the way. He looked around in a daze. A hundred steps away was a cloud of white mist. Who could tell the difference between the east, south, west and north?

After wandering around the deserted fields for a long time, the fog dissipated slightly, but they could no longer figure out where they were.

Later, I finally caught a local man who was so hungry that he went out to dig a rat hole. Seeing this, he looked like a father in Tian. Gai Yan asked him to ask about the path of the road and which path he could leave Linhuai County.

Father Tian was frightened by the ring knife on his neck. This was the second time he had encountered a sudden cavalry in Yuyang. When the group of Wei soldiers crossed the border the day before yesterday, they snatched all the remaining food in his family. His youngest son resisted and was killed on the spot!

Thinking of his son's death, Father Tian raised his hand tremblingly and pointed to the place where the road seemed to be wider:

"Go to this."

When Yuyang suddenly rode away from this Xiaolilu, Tian’s father’s body was already hanging on the dead tree at the entrance of the village.

The reason why he was killed was not because the Wei army saw through the wrong path he pointed out, but because...

"This retreat is different from when we came. We cannot leave a living mouth and expose our army's whereabouts!"

The rumbling sound of horse hooves disappeared, leaving only Tian Father’s body hanging on the dead wood, blowing by the wind, and his feet swayed.

The Yuyang Chuqi, who seemed to be walking on the right path, walked for another half a day in the winter rain mist. Just when they were once again wondering where they were, they collided head-on with the troops that had just come from Si Shui!

...

Two days later, General Zheng Tong, who was in Fu Lisai and was anxiously waiting for the return of friendly troops, received bad news from the remaining soldiers:

"General Gai lost his way near Xu County and encountered the Wu army again. The Yuyang cavalry fell into the mud of fields and swamps, and it was difficult to deal with the battle. General Gai fought and retreated. Now he retreated west to Gaixia. It is difficult for the horses to ride, and he was trapped by the Wu army!"

"I hope General Zheng will rescue Yuyang Tuqi."

Zheng Tong's face turned blue. It seemed that His Majesty the Emperor had expected that it was exactly right. Liu Xiu did withdraw Fu Li's tens of thousands of people back to the Huai River, waiting for the main force to withdraw from the Sishui Zhoushi, and waiting for the Wei army vanguard who was heading straight to Huai Sikou and crashed into it!

If Gai Yanken waits for him, don't go deeper first. This encounter could have been avoided, and it would have become the Wu army's struggles between the north and the south, and the Wei army still made a lot of money.

But now Gai Yan is trapped in the enemy, and more than a hundred miles east of Fuli, Zheng Tong has 20,000 people, most of whom are infantrymen. Should we save them or not?

Unlike Gai Yan, Zheng Tong is the direct line among the fifth direct line. He was promoted from an unknown soldier among the Zhu Tufeng Yong and was promoted to a miscellaneous general through bloody battles. He was brave, but in terms of the ability to command troops, Zheng Tong is not necessarily stronger than Gai Yan.

However, in terms of being influenced by the silent influence of the fifth style of conduct, Zheng Tong far surpassed Gai Yan.

So Zheng Tong held his mouth for a long time and only spit out three words.

"Save it!"

Instead of sending one by one to Gaixia when the enemy is unknown, it is better to use the fine traditions of the Wei army:
Chapter completed!