Chapter 169: Fire in the Backyard

There are a lot fewer stars in the sky than yesterday. A few of them hang in the sky, emitting a dim light. The moon appears and disappears from time to time. Most of the time, it is completely blocked by the clouds. The wind is not strong. It's just a slight earthy smell and chill in the air.

"Maybe there will be rain in these two days!" A Hun cavalry over forty sniffed vigorously and said to his companions. This Hun cavalry was wounded and was stabbed in the arm. It was soaked in blood, and over time, it had turned black long ago. If he could not get timely medical treatment, his arm might be destroyed, but it seemed that he was not very worried. "If there is a Heavy rain, preferably heavy snow, that would be great! Then we can get rid of the Donghu people's pursuit."

All around him, everyone nodded silently. At this moment, the good weather is simply a disaster for them.

There are only more than 400 people left in Gaoyuan. In the past two days, it can be said that they have been in a state of distress. The two thousand Eastern Hu Wangting cavalry led by Thorpe chased after them. The latest time, they were less than five miles away from them. They could see their flags. At that moment, they were the most nervous. Fortunately, they had brought enough horses, so they were lucky enough to get rid of the opponent's pursuit temporarily. However, with the large number of horses that Thorpe mobilized to join his After the troops, the sense of urgency of Gao Yuan and others is stronger than the moment.

The team fell into silence. Except for a short rest every day, they were running almost every moment. Every hour or two after running, they had to change horses. Some soldiers who were seriously injured and could not travel such long distances had already Falling behind, whether they can survive, whether they can escape back, can only depend on God's will.

In the first two days, Gao Yuan was still circling around Yulin to see if he could find an opportunity to complete the earlier task, but after two days, it was over. Gao Yuan completely gave up on this idea, and now the only thing he wants to do is how to lead this army to get rid of the opponent's tracking and escape back. As for attacking Yulin, it is already an impossible task.

The vigilance of the opponent and the determination to chase and kill him far exceeded his imagination. Moreover, the tenacity of the Donghu cavalry also exceeded his expectations. In the past few days, he has lost hundreds of men, and among them , most of them are cavalry under the command of Zhang Dongsheng and Huang Zhan. Their own quality is worse, and in this desperate flight, they finally couldn't hold on and fell behind.

Under the faint starlight, Gao Yuan, He Lanyan, infantry, Zhang Dongsheng, Huang Zhan and others gathered together and stared at the map He Lanyan was holding.

"Let's go. Walk along the Tuotuo River, find an opportunity, and cross the river to go home!" Gao Yuan looked back in the direction of Yulin, and came out this time. It was a big loss, but fortunately, Arenda was defeated, and a little interest was finally recovered, in the eyes of outsiders. It should be a great victory to defeat thousands of royal court elite cavalry in the high and deep enemy territory. But in Gao Yuan's view, if Yulin was not burned, it was a complete failure. Moreover, this time's action not only failed to achieve the strategic goal, but also forged a deep hatred with the Donghu people. It is conceivable that when the Donghu people's army came south , when the Liaoxi frontier army had to retreat to protect itself,

The people of these places will surely suffer cruel revenge.

This made Gao Yuan very unhappy. Originally, he wanted to prevent these people from being abused by the Donghu people, but it backfired. The result may be just the opposite.

He looked up to the sky, and sighed a long sigh. All along, as a person with the experience of the second generation, he always put himself in a high position, thinking that with his knowledge and experience far superior to his opponents, he must Everything will go smoothly and be invincible, but today, he finally realized that no one can be insulted, people of this era are no worse than him.

"It's still not as strong as others!" Gao Yuan was extremely annoyed. There were only two thousand cavalry behind him, so he chased him like a rabbit. If he had thousands of people under his command, what would the chasing soldiers do to me?

There was a rush of horseshoes in the distance, accompanied by loud whistles. These were sentry cavalry. Hearing the sound of those whistles, the resting cavalry stood up and stepped on their horses one after another.

"Son of a son of a bitch, it's really lingering, you can't even get a good night's sleep!" The infantryman was furious in his heart, following Gao Yuan for more than a year, when did he live such a precarious life?

"Let's go!" Gao Yuan was also depressed, and the enemy came after him again.

"We are tired, and the enemy is also tired. Now it depends on whose willpower is strong!" Gao Yuan galloped past his team, cheering up the soldiers loudly, "Brothers, not far ahead is Tuotuo As long as we cross the Tuotuo River, we will escape the enemy's pursuit and we will be able to go home."

Although they were already physically and mentally exhausted, all the soldiers still smiled when they heard that they would go home soon. Now, going home can move the hearts of the soldiers more than any slogan.

In the faint starlight, hundreds of cavalry drove their horses and ran towards the darkness in the distance. Not long after they left, a fire dragon appeared at the place where they had just rested.

After several days of tracking, the Eastern Hu cavalry were already exhausted. Thorpe's face, which was originally radiant, was now covered with black and blue stubble. The long-term lack of rest caused two more eyes above his eyes. He has dark circles under his eyes, and his face is pale. He has never suffered so much after being pampered for a long time, but this time, he is determined. Potian touched his soft threat this time, and it was because Shapotian broke his usual practice and started to attack the royal court cavalry. Thorpe didn't want this damned Shapotian Come to Yulin to make trouble again. Yulin is the logistics base for the army's southern expedition. This time, the war that Miranda wants to start will not end in a short time. Maybe it will last for three years or two years. The elusive horse bandit will be a big hole in the rear. I couldn't find him before, but now I have finally attached his tail. How can I give up so easily.

Thorpe didn't believe a team of horse bandits would be as resilient as his army, and it was, and these days he was getting closer and closer to his opponent.

"Chase!" he ordered loudly.

In Yulin, Tulu, who was staying behind, was reviewing the account of today's newly arrived grain and grass in the big tent. Thorpe led the army to chase the enemy for four days. After the message, the heart was relieved. The third prince was right. This team of horse bandits has been endangering the safety of the Donghu people for so many years. It has been impossible to find their exact whereabouts. Now that they have finally been found, they should be wiped out. This opportunity cannot be missed, and it will never come again. Moreover, Tulu was a little surprised by the fighting power of this horse bandit, and he was able to defeat Arenda in a frontal battle. In this case, this horse bandit is not a sore of the tongue, but a serious problem If you don't completely eliminate or disable him, maybe there will be a big leak at some point.

In the East Hu territory deep in Yulin, apart from the lawless horse bandits like Sha Potian, there are no other destructive forces. Tulu is not very worried about the safety of Yulin.

Gently closing the account book, the food and grass conscripted by Donghu King Miranda has basically arrived. In half a month, Donghu's army will start from all over the country and march towards Fufeng, Chima and other places in Yanjing. , the food, grass and luggage sent from Yulin to these places will be sent out in an endless stream, becoming the lifeline supporting this war.

Tulu let out a long sigh of relief, stood up, and prepared to take a good rest. In the past few days, Thorpe led the army to leave, and he didn't sleep much. He was really exhausted.

Sitting on the soft quilt and pulling a bed of thick fur, Tulu had just taken off his boots and was rubbing his numb feet when suddenly there was a shrill horn sound outside.

For a moment, Tulu almost thought that he had been hallucinating due to being too tired these days, but immediately, he realized that it was not an auditory hallucination, but a fact, because the warning horn was continuously sounding, and it was not from In one place, above the sentry tower of the entire logistics camp, horns sounded.

An enemy is coming!

Tulu jumped up all of a sudden, rushed out of the big tent with bare feet, and stood on the icy ground. He saw that not far away, densely packed torches were moving towards this side quickly. It made him a little dizzy, and what made him even more dumbfounded was that under the reflection of the fire, a bloody banner with crossed scimitars fluttered in the wind.

"Sha Potian!" He exclaimed, how is this possible? Aren't they being chased by the third prince to the heavens and the earth? How did they appear here? I also received a message from the third prince tonight, saying that he has already attached the tail of Sha Potian.

Tulu didn't believe that Thorpe would be so incompetent. Not only did he fail to catch up with his opponent, but he let his opponent shoot back. In terms of time, this is also impossible.

The entire Yulin is almost undefended now. Although there are still some cavalry, they are all scattered in Yulin City at this time. There are also some guards stationed in the two huge logistics battalions, but they cannot gather. Attacking opponents that come, does not play any role at all.

Turu's mind went blank for a moment.

The sound of horseshoes and shouts rang out in an instant, and the logistics camp was in chaos. The guards stationed hurriedly stepped on their horses to meet the enemy, but more civilians were wandering around like headless chickens. Rampage.

It's over! Turu closed his eyes.

Outside the logistics camp, the real Shapotian held the bloody banner in his hands and laughed loudly: "Brothers, rush in and burn his son of a bitch. Then go to the city and have a good time." fan."

In Sha Potian's eyes, Yulin right now is just a big girl taking off her clothes and taking a bath, waiting for her body to break in. (To be continued...)