Chapter 674: Snowstorm and Cold Blade (26)

The battlefield of Xiaogushan is like a magnet, constantly attracting the various units of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. The 20,000 cavalrymen indeed need all the strength of the Eastern Expeditionary Army to capture them. Therefore, Yan Qi did not do anything. Unexpectedly, the road ahead was empty. Not to mention the large army of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, not even one of their sentries was seen. After running for nearly a hundred miles in a row, he was still calm. It seemed that his plan to escape from the golden cicada was completely hidden from his opponent. With these five thousand palace guards, he finally got rid of the opponent's encirclement. Now, the sky is high enough for birds to fly, and the sea is wide enough for fish to swim.

The palace guards each had two horses, and the empty horse carried some food and fodder, which was enough for them to return to Ningyuan. Once there, they would have enough supplies.

Seeing the successful breakout, all the palace guards seemed a little excited. Only Yan Qi was still panicked in his heart. Although he brought out five thousand palace guards, this battle ended with Dong Hu's defeat. At the end, Yan Qi knew that his political life and military career would also come to an end, and he might not even be able to save his life. Now he only hopes that Thorpe can take the credit for his past achievements and bring him back in full. For the sake of these five thousand palace guards, his family would not be affected by his defeat.

It was already daybreak. After running for most of the night, everyone was exhausted. As soon as the feeling of danger was gone, fatigue came over like a mountain and a sea. Looking at the cavalry sitting on the horse, they could not open their eyes. The shaky cavalry, the faces. Qi ordered him to rest on the spot for an hour. When he arrived at this location, even the Zhengdong Army realized that he had run away. With their mobility, it was impossible to catch up with him.

Taking a short break to refresh the soldiers is also a way to regain their fighting spirit.

As soon as the military order was given, the palace guards almost rolled off their saddles, and some even collapsed to the ground and fell asleep.

The guard found a pile of dry firewood and lit it. He burned the frozen and hard buns on the fire until they became softer, and handed them to Yan Qi. While eating the buns, Yan Qi felt sad, but his heart was filled with sadness. I was thinking that when I returned to Ningyuan, I would be summoned back to Helin and live in a dark prison where no daylight was known. I wonder if there would be such steamed buns to eat. (Baidu search updates are the fastest and most stable)

His stomach is full, his body is warm, and sleepiness is coming uncontrollably. In the past few days, Yan Qi has been much more tired than ordinary soldiers. He has not slept for several days and nights. At this time, he breaks through the enemy's siege. , after feeling suddenly relieved, he just lay down on the felt blanket and fell asleep.

He was awakened by the thunderous sound of horse hooves and the frightened shouts of his guards. He jumped up and opened his sleepy eyes. What he saw was a blood-like red cloud approaching, and from his side , but it was chaos. The sober soldiers were jumping up and down to face the incoming enemy, while others who had just woken up were still looking around blankly, not knowing what was going on.

"Red Guard!" As soon as he saw the rolling red cloud, he said

Yan Qi's heart suddenly sank. How could Gao Yuan's guard in red appear here? Could it be that he had foresight?

Before he could figure out the problem, more than a thousand red-clothed guards were already rolling in. The palace guards who were the first to greet them disappeared into the billowing cloud of blood without even raising a single bubble. The tall flag fluttering in the wind, looking at the high-spirited young general under the flag, the anger in Yan Qi's heart suddenly arose, he jumped on his horse, drew his scimitar, "The whole army is facing the enemy, Gao Yuan is here, kill Without him, the Loop is still ours.”

Yan Qi indeed thinks so. Gao Yuan underestimates himself too much. Even if he is running for his life in embarrassment, he still has five thousand strong palace guards under his command. You want to challenge yourself with more than a thousand people. You really don't know the word "death". how to write? Now I am at the end of my rope. If I capture you, it will be a waste of merit, and the merit is greater than the crime. Without you, the Eastern Expedition Army will inevitably fall apart, and Hetao will collapse without a fight.

Gathering all the strength he could muster now, Yan Qi threw himself at the red guard angrily. (Baidu search updates are the fastest and most stable)

However, the red-clothed guard obviously had no intention of entangled with him. He just cut into a corner of the palace guard slightly, and after eating the palace guard there, he immediately turned his flag and whizzed away as quickly as he came.

"Follow me, chase me!" Yan Qi was furious. He came and left whenever he wanted, treating them as if they were nothing.

After all, the Palace Guards were one of the strongest armies in the world. After being attacked, within a short period of time, they had regrouped and chased the Red Guards closely with the sound of horns.

After running a few hundred meters, the cavalry at the forefront suddenly fell off their horses amidst screams, and the offensive suddenly came to a halt. During the retreat of the Red Guards, the men and horses at the rear would turn around from time to time and throw down countless caltrops on the ground. The sharp spikes of the caltrops dug into the horses' hoofs, and a war horse was immediately destroyed.

The soldiers who were fighting in front gave Yan Qi a blow to the head. He suddenly remembered that Gaoyuan's cavalry was not only the red guards, who were less than a thousand. He had a total of more than 4,000 cavalry. Now all he saw was red. Yiwei, where are the others?

A layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on his body. This was a trap. The other party must be trying to lure him. If he followed the trick, he would probably fall into the trap of the other party immediately.

"Blow the trumpet, pull back the troops, stop chasing!" Yan Qi shouted loudly.

Gathering the troops and counting the number of people, this sudden and short attack caused the palace guards to lose more than a hundred cavalry. Seeing those comrades who were still alive and vigorous before turned into cold corpses in an instant, everyone's heart was clouded. Under a thick layer of haze, the cavalry of the Eastern Conquest Army has fallen upon them. Will this journey home be so smooth?

The bodies of the dead soldiers were hastily buried, and the provisions they carried were moved to the horses of the living. The palace guards set off again in a state of panic. No one knew when the red guards of the Eastern Expedition Army would arrive. will attack again, and they don’t know if there will be any traps on their way forward.

In the distance, the red-clad guards escaped from the distance as soon as they succeeded in the attack. They were sitting on the ground one by one, drinking hard buns and strong wine. After one gulp, a wave of heat rose from their lower abdomens. What made them even more excited was this hunt. During the journey, the powerful palace guards who claimed to be invincible in the world have now become the target of their hunting. How to make these people not excited?

The sentinel rider came from afar and arrived directly in front of Gao Yuan. He dismounted and said, "Captain, they changed directions and headed southeast."

After hearing the sentry knight's words, Shangguan Hong's eyes lit up, "Captain, you really have no plans left. Yan Qi really changed his direction. This time, he played right into our hands. But how did you know that after our attack? , Yan Qi will definitely take a different path?"

"Yan Qi was originally a decisive person, but this defeat was a major blow to him. It made him doubt himself. A person has a suspicious mind, especially someone like Yan Qi. Such a person will become even more suspicious and move in a different direction to avoid the traps we may have set on his original path. As long as he thinks through this level, it will be easy to figure out his next move. ." Gao Yuan chuckled.

"These five thousand palace guards will definitely become our prey, invincible in the world, haha, that's all!" Shangguan Hong laughed.

"In a head-to-head confrontation, the Palace Guards are indeed a rare opponent. If we want to defeat them, we must pay a huge price. If we gather all the cavalry to fight them, we may not necessarily lose to them, but even if we win, It's a miserable victory. This is not what I want." Gao Yuan grabbed a ball of snow and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing loudly, "Now that these five thousand palace guards have come out, I naturally won't let them go. Yes, the ant bites the elephant, one bite at a time, and one day it will be finished. There are only 30,000 palace guards in Donghu, and there are 5,000 guarding their birthplace and unable to move. This time they are given away. Five thousand people come to my mouth, how can I let them go?"

Listening to Gao Yuan's words, Shangguan Hong couldn't help laughing, "Commander, after this battle, we can counterattack, right?"

"No rush!" Gao Yuan said with a smile: "No rush, after this battle, Donghu will definitely be in chaos. At this time, we will not join in the fun. It is not impossible to negotiate peace with them. Let's give up first. After they have sorted things out internally, wouldn’t it be better if we go to the door again and be honest?”

After hearing this, the group of generals headed by Shangguan Hong all smiled and said nothing. Seeing what the governor said, he was really shady. Donghu was defeated in Hetao, and tens of thousands of cavalry were lost in one day. Such a campaign to the east The army came to attack at this time. Forced by the disaster of national subjugation, the opponent must be united and fight back with all their strength. At that time, the Eastern Conquest Army with excellent foundation was enough to drink a pot, but if the Eastern Conquest Army stopped moving forward, Even if they negotiate a truce, the impact of this defeat will inevitably ferment internally or even explode. Civil strife in a country, whether it is barbarians or Central Plains countries, will never end in blood. If it really comes to this Wouldn't it be better to take the first step and conquer the Eastern Army to reap the benefits?

Moreover, faced with this situation, wouldn't the Eastern Expeditionary Army not fan the flames? Would Vice President Ning Xin of the Overwatch Council sit in Pioneer City without seeing the people she brought with her, who had disappeared since the beginning of the war? No one believed that these people were full and had nothing to do but wander outside to eat.

"Dasha!" Gao Yuan didn't care what everyone thought, he raised his head and looked at one end and shouted.

Yang Dasha, who was talking to Mei Hua and Wu Ya, heard Gao Yuan's cry and ran over quickly, "Captain."

"The next thing will be done by your company." Gao Yuan said with a smile, "Get yourself together and then set off. Remember, be bold and careful, and don't screw up."

Yang Dasha grinned, "It's just to disturb the enemy. Commander, my name is Dasha, but I'm not really stupid. Don't worry, I will definitely make these little turtles lose their appetite, sleep hard, and turn each of them into a tormented person." If my eyes are blue, I won’t be called Yang Dasha.”P