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Before Chu Huan went up the valley, he saw a group of people rushing over. In the horse training valley, the ground was hard to see, and the horseshoes could only step on the corpses, but Xu Shao had already rushed over. Seeing Chu Huan, he got off his horse and stepped forward. Lai cupped his hands and said, "Chu Du!"

Chu Huan saw bloodstains all over his body, even his face, and knew that it would be a hard battle. Xu Shao's soldiers and horses were placed in the hinterland of the racecourse. A brutal fight.

Xu Shao himself has thousands of cavalry under his command. Chu Huan bought more than 3000 Xiliang war horses from Xiliang through the salt horse trade, and selected some soldiers who are good at cavalry from the army to temporarily form a cavalry regiment. Xu Shao's Fengzi Camp based on Tiger Wing Cavalry has 3000 cavalry in the belly of the racecourse. Although the southern line is in danger, Xu Shao dare not transfer all the cavalry to the south. Therefore, when the situation on the southern front was the most urgent, only 2000 people were transferred.

"How about the casualties?" Chu Huan asked directly.

Xu Shao looked solemn, "We are still counting, but the loss should not be small. Our cavalry also killed and injured more than 300 people...!"

Chu Huan nodded slightly, but Xu Shao had already said, "However, Di Renjie, the general who attacked the Tianshan Mountains to the south, was killed in the rebellion, and General Han had his head cut off. Do you want Chu Du to take a look?"

"No need." Chu Huan shook his head, "The governor has ordered that the generals who died in battle, no matter who they are, be buried west of the Valley of the Warriors...!"

"Valley of Strong Men?" Xu Shao was taken aback.

A person beside him said: "Chudu has changed the name of Horse Taming Valley to Warrior Valley!"

"Oh!" Xu Shao understood and saw that the soldiers had already begun to clean up the battlefield. He asked, "Chu Du, the Tianshan Army fled to the west. If we delay here, will we miss a good opportunity? Should we leave some to clean up the battlefield and bury the corpses?" , the main force continues to advance westward, taking advantage of the victory to pursue it?"

Chu Huan shook his head and said: "You have fought hard for several days from Hezhou, and then retreated here. You didn't rest at all, and immediately entered the fight. After all, the soldiers are all flesh and blood. At this time, they are already exhausted. It is not suitable to pursue at this time. Tianshan Army After this battle, they still collapsed, and the governor will not give them too long, let everyone rest for a while, and then discuss the westward march, sharpen the knife and chop wood, don't worry!"

Xu Shao nodded. He naturally knew that although Zhu Lingyue's Tianshan Army fled a lot, it was impossible to gather in a short period of time. However, the Xiguan Army was already exhausted. what a good thing.

"By the way, where is Zhu Lingyue now? Is he really dead?" Chu Huan asked suddenly.

A subordinate next to him said: "I heard Zhu Lingyue's head was chopped off by the Northwest Army before. If it is true, the head should be in the hands of the Northwest Army now...!"

Chu Huan nodded slightly. There were densely packed people inside and outside the horse training valley. Some soldiers were resting temporarily, and some soldiers had already begun to clear the battlefield under the command of the school generals.

As far as Chu Huan could see, they were all corpses. This battle was really tragic. Although he won, he was not in a good mood.

Climbing up to the horse training valley, seeing that the frontal wooden fences and walls were much more dilapidated than those on the northern line, Chu Huan knew that the frontal fight led by Pei Ji must be even more tragic.

He jumped onto the wall and glanced at it. It was either a corpse or a soldier cleaning the battlefield, but he didn't see Pei Ji for a while. He asked the soldiers beside him, but they all said they didn't know and frowned.

In this battle, it was possible to turn defeat into victory. There is no doubt that Ganhou's counterattack played a decisive role.

Until now, Chu Huan was still puzzled, Gan Hou had already married Zhu Lingyue, but why did he fight back in this life-and-death battle?

Marrying Gan Yujiao to the Zhu family was not a verbal agreement, but an extremely solid alliance foundation. It was precisely because of this marriage that Chu Huan believed that Ganhou was Zhu Lingyue's reliable ally, but in the end, it was this seemingly most reliable alliance. The alliance dealt Zhu Lingyue a fatal blow.

There is always a reason for this.

Chu Huan had to admit that compared with forming an alliance with Zhu Lingyue, the benefits obtained by Marquis Gan and Xiguan might be far inferior to Zhu Lingyue. By stronger.

Hou Gan fought back and helped Zhu Lingyue. After defeating Zhu Lingyue, what good would it do for the Northwest Army?

He was puzzled, but he heard Qi Hong beside him suddenly say: "Chu Du, over there... seems to be Mr. Pei over there... Hey, General Ganhou Gan is also there!"

Chu Huan came back to his senses, and looked in the direction of Qi Hong's finger. Sure enough, he saw two figures standing together in a corner. They seemed to be talking, but no one approached to disturb him.

Chu Huan frowned.

This time, fighting with the Tianshan Army from Hezhou to the racecourse, the overall plan has always been Pei Ji, and Chu Huan has divided Xiguan into two fronts from the very beginning, with Xuanyuan Shengcai in charge of the south line and Pei Ji in charge of the other. West Line.

Once Chu Huan employs someone, he will give him full freedom and will not restrict him. As for the Western Front War, Chu Huan also handed over to Pei Ji as much as possible. Seeing Pei Ji and Marquis Gan talking at this time, he suddenly thought, Hou being able to fight back must have a great relationship with Pei Ji. He has even come to his senses at this time, and the final battle at the racecourse was also Pei Ji's decision. This battle seems to be completely under Pei Ji's control .

Chu Huan knew that Pei Ji was talented and learned, and he was not completely clear about Pei Ji's real background, but he knew that Pei Ji was not only a senior brother with Qin Lei's father, but also a senior fellow student with the medical sage Zhang Yiyang. Qin Lei's father came from a court official, Zhang Yiyang is the head of a famous doctor family, and when Chu Huan saw Pei Ji for the first time, he was just a cripple playing chess in Baitong Workshop for a living, more ordinary than ordinary people , but now, Chu Huan already knows that the cripple who played chess on the street back then may have an amazing identity that he didn't even know.

"Chu Du, do we want to go there?" Qi Hong asked softly.

Chu Huan thought for a while, then shook his head, Qi Hong frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "Chu Du, Marquis Gan retaliated against Zhu Lingyue, you didn't even know about it beforehand, but now it seems that Mr. Pei already knew about it It's very clear, why...why did he hide it from you? If you knew it earlier, wouldn't you be able to deal with it better?"

Chu Huan frowned, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, it's justified for him to do so." Even though he said this, he still had doubts in his heart. If Pei Ji had known beforehand that Marquis Gan was his own , but why do you have to hide it from yourself?

Yu Gong, himself the governor of Xiguan, although he entrusted Pei Ji with all the strategic deployment on the western front, but such a big event as Marquis Gan's counterattack, he should tell himself in secret.In private, he and Pei Ji are sworn brothers, let alone hide this from him.

It's just that he also knows that from the time he met Pei Ji to the present, although Pei Ji sometimes acts strangely and doesn't even tell himself too much about his real background, he has always been thinking about himself. At least Chu Huan could understand that although Pei Ji didn't have everything to say to him, Chu Huan could feel Pei Ji's sincerity to him when he got along with righteous brothers.

"Chu Du, Gan has come to apologize to you!" Chu Huan turned around and was about to leave. After walking a few steps, Marquis Gan's rough voice came from behind him. Chu Huan stopped and turned around, only to see a heavy armor No matter what you say, without Ganhou's counterattack in this battle, the Xiguan Army must have suffered a disastrous defeat. Chu Huan had already cupped his hands and said with a smile: "General Gan , last time we said goodbye, but I haven't seen you for a while."

Marquis Gan looked solemn, but he spoke directly, "Chu Du, can you call your cavalry, close the cavalry in Gan's hand, and go west first!"

Although the Northwest Army is almost all infantry, there are three tiles in the shabby settlements, and there are nearly a thousand cavalry in the army. This is the treasure of the Northwest Army.

"Is General Gan planning to chase down the rout?" Chu Huan asked.

Marquis Gan shook his head and said, "That's not the case. The governor of Chu didn't know that Zhu Lingyue's army invaded Xiguan this time, not only these 5 soldiers, but behind him, there were nearly 2 people who were recruited from Tianshan to accompany them. The civilian husbands who went out rhyme with food, grass and military equipment. When Zhu Lingyue came from Hezhou, the baggage team fell behind. Now that the Tianshan Army is fleeing, Gan is worried that these supplies will fall into the hands of the Tianshan Army again. You can take advantage of this opportunity , Thousands of cavalry suddenly rushed over, it is possible to disperse the Tianshan baggage team and seize the supplies!"

"So that's the case." Chu Huan did not reply immediately, but asked, "General Gan, is Zhu Lingyue still alive?"

Marquis Gan said: "Gan is about to plead guilty to the governor of Chu for this. I was deceived by Zhu Lingyue. It was his general Zhang He who died. He himself had fled in the chaos. That's why Gan wanted to pursue quickly. Zhu Lingyue's army broke up, he may not be willing to part with the supplies, he may have already retreated to join the logistics team, and at this time he suddenly chased after him, and he might not be able to find him there."

"Xu Shao, how many cavalry do we have?" Chu Huan turned around and asked Xu Shao who was following behind him.

"Reporting to Governor Chu, some of the cavalry who participated in the battle last night were too tired, and some were injured and are being treated, but there are still more than 2000 people who can leave at any time."

"That's good!" Chu Huan said: "You lead them and obey General Gan's order!"

Xu Shao received it and said: "The final general obeys orders!"

Marquis Gan nodded, his expression was still dignified, similar to Chu Huan, he seemed not excited after a big victory, and was about to leave when Chu Huan suddenly opened his mouth and said, "General Gan...!"

Marquis Gan cupped his hands and said, "What other order does Governor Chu have?"

Chu Huan originally wanted to directly ask Marquis Gan why he fought back at the most critical moment, but he also felt that it was not easy to ask at this time, so he just said seriously: "This is a battle, but thank you General Gan and the brothers of the Northwest Army! "

Marquis Gan hesitated for a moment, waved his hands, and said nothing to Xu Shao, "Commander Xu mobilizes troops and horses, and quickly gathers them to the west of Horse Taming Valley." His steps looked heavy, and I don't know if too tired.

Chu Huan looked at the back of Marquis Gan thoughtfully, and finally heard Pei Ji's voice next to his ear: "Chu Du should thank him, at least he paid a great price for Chu Du...!" Among them, Pei Ji was already leaning on a wooden stick, standing beside Chu Huan, also looking at Ganhou's back, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.