Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 522
Gongsun Zan looked around, his heart was full of urgency, feathered arrows kept coming, and many soldiers of the Valiant Battalion rolled and fell to the ground, unable to get up again, and the mountain pass where they could escape was already on fire. , Guishuang soldiers also blocked the exit. Gongsun Zan had no time to think about the battle situation, and he had no way to hesitate. The surrounding Guishuang soldiers had already charged towards them! !
Gongsun Zan had people unfurl the main banner, and fled towards the north, which is the heartland of Huacizimo. The rest of the area was blocked. At present, the only way to escape to this unknown hinterland might be to gain a chance of survival. He knew , in the northwest of Huacizimo, you can reach the Kangju area. As long as you can lead the brave battalion to escape to Kangju, you are safe.

Seeing the general flag raised by Gongsun Zan, the rest of the soldiers of the Valiant Battalion hurriedly followed. Gongsun Zan took the lead and galloped on the horse. , they galloped out from the front with their horses and shot with strong bows in their hands. Gongsun Zan changed direction and turned to the other side. Behind him, on the left and right, were full of enemy pursuers!

The people of Guishuang shouted, pulling their bows and arrows one after another, and some threw short spears directly, while an army bit them tightly and howled, Gongsun Zan didn't know which army of Guishuang it was However, they were not wearing armor, they were only holding short spears, their hair was cut off, chains were clearly visible on their necks, and their faces were ferocious. In a short time, the Valiant Battalion could not get rid of them.

Lord Guishuang saw Gongsun Zan fleeing to the heartland, he couldn't help laughing, and ordered the cavalry to pursue, while the rest of the soldiers continued to guard here, just in case, on the plain area of ​​Huacizimo, Gongsun Zan led The soldiers of the Valiant Battalion galloped away, and the cavalry in the rear were chasing after them, and while they were fleeing, another army appeared in front of them, no different from the soldiers of Guishuang in the rear!
Gongsun Zan frantically reined in his horse, and sprinted towards the left. When approaching the enemy on the north side, he changed direction again and fled from the gap between the enemy in front and the enemy on the left. After escaping in this way, many people died in the flanking attack of enemies from multiple directions, but Gongsun Zan didn't dare to be distracted, he couldn't turn his head.

On the way to the north, there are many enemy camps. This is where the main force of the enemy is. It seems that the enemy wants to attack from the north. Fortunately, Dong Gong also heard the movement here, so he should know. There is a threat here. Gongsun Zan's original plan to escape from the north and reach Kangju seems to be impossible to realize easily. He has to bypass the area near the sea in the south!

Gongsun Zan galloped away, and the troops chasing them gradually fell behind. At this time, the steeds personally selected by Gongsun Zan showed a speed far superior to that of the enemy. After gradually fleeing from the enemy, Gongsun Zan could only lead the soldiers along the The people of Guishuang were not angry. In Huacizimo, all the main forces of Guishuang were stationed like iron barrels. It was impossible for this small group of soldiers to escape.

King Guishuang dispatched the surrounding soldiers to surround them from a general direction. If other areas are okay, Huacizimo is an area where the brave camp has never been. They don't know the terrain here. In order to prevent the horses from losing their strength, Gongsun Zan Traveling north along the river, however, he knew that the risk was great. Along the way, they were seen by many locals, and they couldn't hide themselves.

"Stop!! Drink the horses!! Eat!!" Gongsun Zan shouted.

The soldiers of the Valiant Battalion quickly dismounted and led them to the river, where they allowed the horses to drink water, while they themselves escaped from the saddle with pasta, quickly stuffed it into their stomachs, and then lay down directly on the river surface, drinking water with the livestock, and receiving it again. A lot of water was used as their own reserves. When Gongsun Zan gave another order, they had already mounted their horses, and the Valiant Battalion galloped away again.

In this way, he traveled northward along the river for two days, during which time he never encountered a large group of pursuers. Before Gongsun Zan could relax, while drinking his horses, he suddenly found a bag of water floating from the upper reaches. The bag seems to be made of cowhide, and there are some patterns on it. This is not the first time Gongsun Zan has fought with Guishuang. Naturally, he recognized that it was a Guishuang person's thing. After keenly aware of the enemy in the north, they had no choice but to abandon it. up the river.

They changed direction and headed east.

The northern army originally listened to the news of the Han army, placed it there, and continued to advance, trying to surround the Han army on the river bank, so that they had no way out. However, after advancing for three or four days, they did not encounter the Han army. But he met his comrades who were chasing the Han army together, which made the commander of the Guishuang army furious!

A group of scouts who were not looked down upon by Guishuang generals, and did not even send all the troops to hunt them down, fled for six days in the territory of Huacizimo. King Guishuang was furious. On the other hand, the Han army was going all out He dug the mountain pass, cleared the stones, and even wanted to create a road for the army to pass through. Guishuang's infantry guarded the mountain pass firmly to guard against Dong Zhuo's army.

In a dense forest, Gongsun Zan was lying on his back in the bushes, looking into the distance. The six days of fleeing had left him in a state of embarrassment, covered in dirt, and even the white horse had turned gray and black Yes, this is not bad, but it is more conducive to the hiding of the brave battalion. These days, they left the river and have no way to continue to drink horses. They don't know the surrounding terrain, so they can only search in the dense forest.

There was no food, and most importantly, no drinking water. However, Gongsun Zan came up with a solution. Along the way, he led his troops to plunder nearly ten villages, plundering water, food and the like. In this way, it brought a lot of trouble to Guishuang's army, and urgent reports from all over the country said that Guishuang's army was originally soldiers sent by their respective villages. When they learned that their home was looted, the soldiers How can we sit still!

To this day, Gongsun Zan doesn't know where he has gone, and the number of brothers has become less and less after fleeing all the way. Now, there are nearly 1000 brave battalions, but less than [-] people follow behind him. Now, he had never paid such a painful price, and Gongsun Zan felt pain in his heart. Looking at the silent soldiers behind him, Gongsun Zan could only hide his grief in his heart.

Passing through the mountains, one could vaguely see the burning bonfire in the distance. Gongsun Zan asked in a low voice, "Is that a village or a military camp?"

Logically speaking, villages don't have bonfires at night, only military camps do. However, if this is a military camp, then there are few bonfires. There are only two bonfires. Are you afraid of our attack?Or is this just a trap, waiting for us to be caught?
Gongsun Zan thought in his heart to order the soldiers to wait for orders here, so he quietly stepped forward to check the situation. Gongsun Zan quietly approached here. There are indeed soldiers guarding here, but there are not many soldiers. Moreover, there are three plains here, so it is easy to escape. In addition to hiding in the dense forest, there is no other place to hide soldiers. Here, since there are many chariots and horses, as well as some ox carts, there are quite a few soldiers' tents.

Gongsun Zan was shocked, he seemed to know where this place was.

The soldiers gradually gathered around Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan pointed to the distance and said, "Brothers, this is a post station of the Guishuang people. Look at the surrounding situation. This is the post station on the way from the north to the south. Look, there are a lot of cattle and horses inside, it should be that the army transporting food and the like is resting here."

"Follow me to raid, we will kill their horses and cattle, and then burn their baggage!"

"Please!"

When Gongsun Zan led the soldiers and rushed into the enemy's camp, the enemy had not had time to wake up from their sleep. They were panic-stricken. They never thought that there would be people in this army who would dare to attack them. Gongsun Zan used the two bonfires to attack him. , directly ignited the surrounding tents, the cows and horses were frightened, and fled in all directions, and Gongsun Zan burned all the luggage on those carts! !

When the enemy rushed out of the barracks shouting, Gongsun Zan shot and killed three people in a row, and the brave battalion charged inside the camp for a while before fleeing in a hurry. Fleeing, not many people even went to chase and kill Gongsun Zan. They never thought that there would be enemies here! !

"Bastard!! How can there be enemies in Yangjia?!"

"The day before yesterday, you said that the Han army was trapped by you in Huling. Why did they go to Yangjia today? Can they fly?! You also burned the grain and grass transported. You tricked them into Huacizimo, Or they lied to you. They deliberately attacked Huacizimo and destroyed our army from then on!! I ordered that within three days, this Han army must be completely wiped out for me. If it cannot be done, I will completely wipe out all of you! !!"

The Guishuang Dynasty roared at the generals.

Immediately, Gongsun Zan's situation became more difficult. In order to restrict them, the Guishuang generals directly moved the people in the surrounding area away from the villages and brought them to the city without leaving any food supplies for Gongsun Zan. In addition, they They also polluted the water sources in many places around them and cut off Gongsun Zan's drinking water. In order to anger the Valiant Camp, they hung the corpses of the captured and killed soldiers of the Valiant Camp at the gates of those villages.

The Guishuang people stripped off their clothes and let the birds peck at their bodies.

When Gongsun Zan led the soldiers to the gate of the village, he could see the corpses hanging on the gate of the village. The corpses of these brave soldiers had long since become unrecognizable. Only their helmets could tell their identities However, Gongsun Zan recognized these two people at a glance, even though they were crippled, Gongsun Zan could still recognize them.

Everyone got off their horses, picked up their bodies from where they were hung, and found an inconspicuous place nearby, and buried them secretly.

That's all Gongsun Zan could do. When he watched the soldiers bury their dead and wanted to throw stones around their corpses according to the custom of Dongyi people, he shook his head helplessly. If the enemy found out, they would definitely destroy their tombs. Gongsun Zan rode on a steed, looking around, his lips cracked, and his face pale.

He licked his lips and looked around, but he didn't know where else to find water.

They didn't stay for too long, and left after simply searching the village. In the village, they found a few fruits. Although they were a little rotten, they could still eat them. Everyone took a bite, but it was not enough for them. Hundreds of people eat, this has been the No.20 three days since they escaped, during this period, Gongsun Zan burned down six post stations, forcing Guishuang to send out troops to protect these post stations.

Gongsun Zan didn't know that because of him, four generals had already been beheaded by King Guishuang.

Hearing the sound of horseshoes in the distance, Gongsun Zan hurriedly led the soldiers and fled to the dense forest. Not long after they left, Guishuang's army came here. Looking at the empty village, they felt It was certain that the scouts of the Han army had been here before. Looking at the horseshoe marks on the ground, they deduced the direction of Gongsun Zan's escape, and hurriedly chased after him.

This time they chased and killed Gongsun Zan, they were desperate for fear of being beheaded by the king. At the mountain pass, Dong Zhuo had led an army to kill him, and because a large number of soldiers were chasing and killing the scout, the food and grass transportation was suddenly blocked. Cut off, so that the Guishuang people could not fight against Dong Zhuo's army when they occupied the favorable terrain. Dong Zhuo's army had already killed in and stationed outside the mountain pass, and the King of Guishuang ordered again to kill this scout! ! !
When they fled outside a dense forest, their faces were all red, and the Valiant Camp was a little surprised. They stopped and looked forward. In front of them, a flame was burning, and the flames illuminated the entire sky red. And it was the same in several directions around, the whole forest was set on fire! !

When they were about to return, the same was true at the rear. Flames were burning in the distance, and they were slowly burning towards them. The fire continued to expand, and they were surrounded by the flames.

In order to catch them, the enemy actually set fire to the forest?

Gongsun Zan wanted to laugh out loud.

In this mountain forest, I don’t know how many post stations and villages in Guishuang, and now they are all buried with Xiaoyongying!

The soldiers of the Valiant Battalion looked around blankly, helpless, with fear on their faces. Gongsun Zan turned over and got off his horse, leaning his back against a tree weakly. Take out the hidden fish! Today, let’s have a good meal!!”

The Xiaoyong Camp didn't answer, and a few people went to their horses, took out the bag from the saddle, and poured it out, but it turned out to be a few smelly fish and shrimps. Gongsun Zan grinned and said, "There is just a fire, which can be roasted." Eat without any effort!"

Everyone lit the bonfire, grilled the fish here, and ate the fish seriously. Gongsun Zan leaned against the tree, looked at them, laughed loudly, and snatched a fish at random, biting it with big mouthfuls, feeling the taste of the fish. It was so delicious, I couldn't help but licked my lips, and said with emotion: "It's a pity, I won't be able to eat this delicious food again!"

Guishuang's army slowly surrounded the surroundings. Looking at the raging flames, they were still trying to expand the fire, such as throwing wine, dead wood, cotton clothes, etc. towards the dense forest, or fanning the wind, so that the fire continued to expand. Cut off the surrounding trees, vegetation, etc., and sprinkled water, for fear that the fire would spread to them.

Feeling the astonishing heat, besides the flames, black flying catkins kept flying, and the Guishuang soldiers couldn't help but squint their eyes. They didn't dare to get too close. If they got too close, their eyelashes seemed to be burned, and they were steaming. Everything seemed to be blurred, Guishuang generals smiled and said: "In this case, these people must be dead or alive."

"These thieves, I see how they can continue to run!!"

"All the plans of our army were destroyed by this mere scout! How hateful!"

"After killing them, we can still get a lot of rewards! Your Majesty said that if you destroy them all, you will be rewarded with [-] cows!"

As the flames approached, the sweat on Gongsun Zan's body disappeared, and he could feel the heat when he touched his face. Gongsun Zan stood up unsteadily, pulled out the long knife from his waist, and looked at the flames. The surrounding soldiers, the soldiers of the Valiant Battalion started to cry, they choked up and ate the fish in their hands, all crying.

"Why are you crying! The man died for the country! He deserved his death!!!" Gongsun Zan cried out. Just as he was about to scold the soldiers, he was slapped by Setamu from behind with the blade of a knife, hitting the back of the neck. He shook his head, Falling to the ground, many soldiers held on to Stamu, not knowing what he was going to do, Stamu took off his clothes, wrapped them around Gongsun Zan, took out a water bag, and sprinkled water on Gongsun Zan. .

The rest of the soldiers seemed to understand something, they searched for the hose, and poured all the fiery water on Gongsun Zan's body. Sitamu looked at the other side, grabbed his brother's hand, and said, "Don't pour it on Gongsun Zan. Drain some from the general's body, sprinkle it on the horses, and on your own body. After a while, you will take General Gongsun and run from the north to the south. If you can escape, put on the clothes of the Guishuang people and wait for the arrival of the Han army. "

He said, but Sitali shook his head and said: "Brother, you should take the general away, I"

"Shut up! Protect the captain. Don't let him be captured by the enemy. It's best to tie him up and escape. If you are caught, you should kill the captain and don't fall into the hands of the enemy."

Sitali looked at his brother blankly.

Outside of the fire, the Guishuang soldiers were chatting casually, and the generals even sat on Hu chairs, chatting and laughing happily.

"Hey? No, where did the sound of the drums come from??"

The general asked quickly, and the others listened carefully, stood up quickly, looked around, and shouted: "Quickly go to martial law, don't let the Han army come to support!!"

The originally leisurely soldiers were also taken aback, and quickly began to martial law down the mountain.

"what!!!!!"

There was a roar coming from the flames, and the soldiers of Guishuang hurriedly looked towards the burning flames. From the flames, there was a monster galloping out. The monster was riding a burning horse, and the horse was burning all over. Flames, and on the back of the steed, the monster was howling miserably, its body was burning with flames, half of its face was burnt and bloody, and it couldn't make a human sound! ! !

A monster covered in flames came towards Guishuang's army. Behind him, there were countless flame monsters. Some of these monsters fell to the ground with people and horses, and were swallowed by the flames. A cry of fear came, while the rest rushed directly among the soldiers of Guishuang. At that moment, the people of Guishuang collapsed, shouting monsters in their mouths, and fled towards the rear.

Only a few generals could understand.

These are the scouts of the Han army. They rushed out of the flames like this. From horses to people, flames were burning all over their bodies. Even their bodies were not completely burned by the flames, but they were still there. With a wailing sound, they rushed out and attacked the Guishuang people. The Guishuang soldiers who were hugged by them were also burning with flames, crying and struggling to break free!

And their charge quickly set the dense forest on fire.

Seeing this shocking scene, General Guishuang trembled all over. Even in front of this hot flame, he felt so cold that his whole body seemed to be frozen!

At that moment, Pyro rushed towards him. Pyro howled miserably, rushed out of his horse, and threw himself on the general. The hot flames burned directly on his body, and the general was terrified. Howling, fell off the horse!
The soldiers of Guishuang retreated quickly, and the besieged troops from other directions also came to rescue quickly.

When all Guishuang people rushed to this location, the place had already turned into a sea of ​​flames, and there was no one there.

Black smoke billowed and flames billowed.

The brave man named after bravery rests here.

(End of this chapter)