The big man is on the run

Chapter 208 Full Speed ​​Pursuit

Moreover, there are undulating hills and hills to the west of Lunu City. If Guo Tu leads an army to escape from Hanchang City, he will have to go around a long way to reach Lunu City. This is definitely not a big deal for Guo Tu's army. Something to be happy about.

Therefore, in order to avoid being unable to continue to retreat after crossing the river north, the best way for Guo Tu is to flee to Anxi City north of Kou River. As long as he crosses Kou River, no one can intercept his troops.

"This Guo Tu is really a cunning guy!" Liu Yi couldn't help sighing.

However, this is just a guess. Whether it is true or not needs to be carefully investigated. Moreover, Guo Tu may have changed his strategy during his escape. If he chooses to flee to Lunu City, he may die It is possible to continue to retreat all the way north, even to Youzhou, so he is not sure about it.

"I have ordered you to immediately organize your troops and march northward. Pass a part of the cavalry along the river to find out Guo Tu's movements. The [-] remnants of the army chasing Guo Tu must arrive at Hanchang City before dark. , if there are Yuan Shaojun left behind, there is no need to report them, just drive them all to death, and don't let any of them live." Liu Yi said in a deep voice.

He knew that Guo Tu was determined to escape this time, so he didn't think about anything else. He had only one goal, and that was to wipe out Guo Tu's roots and prevent future troubles.

"Here!"

"Also, it's fine to notify General Xu Huang, it's too far away."

At this time, Liu Yi was unable to give any command to Xu Huang who was hundreds of miles away. He could only hope that Xu Huang would be more alert and aware of Guo Tu's movements.

And even if he realized it, it was still unknown whether Xu Huang's troops could withstand the exhaustion of the forced march, continue to cross the Kou River north, and then go west to intercept Guo Tu.

Hanchang City, where Xu Huang's headquarters is located.

Xu Huang was sitting in the tent, closing his eyes and resting his mind, but at this moment, there was a sudden rush of footsteps outside the tent: "General, there is an urgent military report."

"Come in!" Xu Huang opened his eyes and said.

A moment later, a soldier hurried in, knelt down on the ground, and handed the silk book in Xu Huang's hand.

Looking at the silk book in his hand, Xu Huang frowned: "Maybe Guo Tu has changed? Are there a large number of enemy scouts on the northeast side of Hanchang City?"

Although he didn't think that what this silk letter said was necessarily true, it couldn't be ignored. After all, if Guo Tu retreated in a big way, it would definitely affect the entire encirclement and annihilation plan of the government and army.

"Returning to the general, yes, Guo Tu's scouts are indeed patrolling the northeast side of the north bank, very densely, and found our scouts." The soldier replied, this person is the leader of the elite scouts in Xu Huang's army.

Xu Huang was silent for a while when he heard this, and then asked, "Then did you ever send scouts to check Guo Tu's troops?"

"Back to the general, the subordinates have sent out scouts to investigate." The soldier replied.

"Yeah!" Xu Huang nodded lightly, handed the letter to the guard beside him, asked him to put it away temporarily, and then told a guard beside him: "Go, call Zhao Yun."

"No!" The soldier responded, turned around and left quickly, and quickly ran towards Zhao Yun's tent.

"General!"

Zhao Yun was quickly found by the guards, and he came to Xu Huang and saluted.

"Zilong, our army's scouts just sent an urgent military report, you can take a look!" Xu Huang asked the guard to pass the military report in his hand to Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun took the silk book, opened it, looked at it, and then frowned: "General, have our whereabouts been exposed?"

Zhao Yun is a bold and careful person, he immediately wondered if he and others were being targeted by Guo Tu.

"It's not certain at the moment. Guo Tu started to retreat. It's just my inference. I suspect that it may also be that Guo Tu has set up a suspicious formation to attract our attention, and then cross the river and escape from the west!" Xu Huang shook his head and explained. After saying a word, he asked again, "What do you think?"

"Time is running out, we should take advantage of the situation and pursue it." Zhao Yun replied, and then said: "However, General, we are already far away from Hanchang City, so I am afraid it is not suitable for us to pursue directly westward, and Guo Tu's troops are on the way. After crossing the river, I'm afraid we will go directly to Kou River further north, and our troops may not be able to pursue them."

"You are right, our troops should not pursue westward, but do you have any better solutions?" Xu Huang looked at Zhao Yun with admiration, and then asked seriously.

Xu Huang's character is very straightforward, so he has always been straightforward, unlike some generals with small stomachs.

"The subordinates are dull and dare not lie." Zhao Yun did not dare to step in and make decisions for Xu Huang when it was about the direction of action of tens of thousands of people in the army.

After hearing this, Xu Huang laughed and waved his hands: "Zilong, you don't need to be humble. The military situation is urgent now. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly. Don't pretend to be confused anymore."

"Yes!"

"Okay, don't be too polite, just say it!"

Zhao Yun thought for a while, and then expressed his thoughts: "General, I think that we should not only send a small number of troops to chase westward, but also cross the bandits in batches."

"Batches?"

Xu Huang froze for a moment, then frowned. He didn't understand Zhao Yun's meaning. What does batching mean?
"Don't get me wrong, general. What I mean is that each of our troops is divided into different echelons, and the generals of each department will lead the troops to cross the river, and then disperse to advance in various directions in Anxi City. In this way, if Guo Tu is going to Anxi City retreats, the first echelon is responsible for temporarily blocking the north of Kou River, and the other echelon that arrives later continues to attack Guo Tujun. Our army only needs to hold on until most of the troops arrive to stop Guo Tu The army crossed the Kou River and defended in place, waiting for the arrival of Your Majesty's reinforcements."

Zhao Yun told Xu Huang about his plan.

This plan is indeed feasible, because the depths of the various river sections of Kou River are different, and some river sections can be crossed by a horse!

After listening, Xu Huang was silent for a while, then nodded slowly, and said, "Okay, let's implement Zilong's plan! Doing this will not have a big impact on the entire army, but it can reduce the concentration of crossing the river." pressure."

In fact, this is indeed the case. Today's Central Route Army is actually a mixed army composed of soldiers from different places, including Guanzhong soldiers, Longxi soldiers, Liangzhou soldiers, Bingzhou soldiers, Xuzhou soldiers, and Jizhou soldiers. Any training sessions were improvised, and it was a headache for Xu Huang to lead. Now on the issue of crossing the river, it is better to let them each show their talents.

Whoever gets to Anxi City first will get the most important credit for besieging and annihilating Guo Tu's troops.

After a while, Xu Huang called all the generals to his tent.

Ma Chao, Pang De, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Yan Xing, several other generals leading troops, and General Zhonglang gathered together.

Xu Huang said to the generals under the tent: "Everyone, immediately arrange personnel to cross the river in batches. Now that the military situation is on fire, there is absolutely no time to delay. Once our troops encounter the enemy, we will immediately send people to report, and at the same time Do your best to delay or prevent the enemy from crossing the river, understand?"

"As ordered!"

All the generals agreed in unison.

(End of this chapter)