Wei Ni

"Those who are clean will be clean by themselves. If the soldiers really slander me, then let them go."

After listening to the Leopard Cavalry General's inquiry, Xiahou Hui was silent for a while and then answered like this, quite calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, his true colors were revealed, and he glanced at the Leopard Cavalry General in annoyance, "Le Sima Ruo is not willing to kill the general at his fingertips. To put it bluntly, there is no need to pretend to be a cavalry soldier!"

cough~

Hearing this, Le Sima had a sarcastic look on his face.

After a slight cough relieved the embarrassment, he rubbed his neck and asked, "The general's arrangements are reasonable. I don't dare and can't help but comment. It's just that we and the tiger and leopard cavalry have no chance to face the battle, and the general also claimed before leaving. This battle should revitalize the power of our tiger and leopard cavalry. Now that we are about to defeat tens of thousands of barbarians, the general has ordered us not to pursue him in tandem. This really makes me and the other cavalrymen feel uneasy~"

Is it difficult for you to settle down?

Is it possible that I would be indifferent to the merits of war and be content with them?

If I hadn't been so obsessed with fame before and left the impression in the emperor's mind that I was greedy for merit and spared my life and lacked composure, I would have been beheaded tonight even if I escaped hundreds of miles away!

Xia Houhui said something angrily in his heart, but instead of answering directly, he asked, "Did Le Sima just count his subordinates? How many casualties did the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry have?"

This question made Leopard Cavalry General Shui stunned for a moment.

Immediately, he answered softly, with no trace of his eagerness for fame, "Returning to the general, nearly twenty of our cavalry have been injured, none of them were seriously injured, but there are still seven cavalry who have not returned to the team yet."

Not returning to the team means that he is dead.

"Well, it's better than the Hussars Camp."

Xia Houhui nodded and said in a long voice, "Just now Li Pi reported that nearly sixty of his horsemen were injured, more than ten of them were seriously injured, and I am afraid that there are still nearly twenty horsemen who cannot be found."

It also made Leopard Cavalry Commander Sui open his mouth to say something, but in the end he closed it without saying anything.

Because he was well versed in cavalry warfare, he heard Xiahou Hui's reason for not pursuing further to expand the victory.

Once the cavalry begins to pursue, as long as there are no other accidents, how far they have to pursue often depends on when the horse power is exhausted, rather than the physical strength of the cavalry.

If Xia Houhui had ordered a pursuit, those who were slightly injured would have been bumpy on horseback for dozens of miles. Their wounds would not have a chance to heal, and they would also become seriously injured due to excessive blood loss, and eventually they would die.

And tonight they suddenly attacked. Without any counterattack from the Xianbei people, hundreds of cavalrymen were still injured or lost contact because their horses stumbled, hit obstacles, or broke their spears and injured themselves. If we pursue them again at night, who knows how many more horses will step on rabbit nests or sharp rocks?

The most important thing is not to chase the bad guys.

General Leopard Cavalry, who had always taken the lead, knew that not many Mobei Xianbei cavalry actually died in the hands of Wei cavalry, only about a thousand or so. In addition, there should be three to four thousand people who died when they pushed and trampled each other. Anyway, it would not exceed five thousand riders.

This also means that their strength still exists.

The number of Wei cavalry that attacked this time was less than 2,000.

Regardless of whether they took advantage of the surprise attack, they still could not offset the huge disparity between the enemy and ourselves.

What if the Mobei Xianbei cavalry who had fled early were cornered and their determination to fight even though they were trapped was aroused, how many cavalry would the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Hussar Battalion need to lose before they could usher in the anticipated victory?

"The general's intention is"

For a moment, the Leopard Cavalry General thought with all his heart and asked with gratitude in his voice. But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xia Houhui.

I saw him reaching out and patting the Leopard Cavalry General directly on the shoulder, and said with sincerity, "Le Sima, I am a native of Qiao and my surname is Xiahou. Therefore, I feel that even if I bring back the heads of a hundred Xianbei Hulu, it will be useless." I would be more happy if one of you returned to Luoyang alive. Besides, I am not breaking my promise. I don’t want the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to become famous in the world again. It’s just that, alas, today I know that “I have recovered dozens of arrows, which is enough to escape.” It’s so helpless!”

After saying that, regardless of whether the Leopard Cavalry Commander continued to ask questions, he drove his horse to meet Xizuo Han Long who was coming this way.

However, the Leopard Cavalry Commander had no intention of continuing to entangle.

Although he is a martial artist, he also read books and biographies when he was young.

After becoming a general, out of the need for decisive action before the battle, he also searched for battle cases from the Qin and Han Dynasties and pondered for himself.

Naturally, we also know that Xia Houhui's emotion of "recovering dozens of arrows is enough to escape" came from the helplessness of Li Ling who was forced to break out of the encirclement and was captured in the battle of Junji Mountain between the Han and Hungarians in the past. He also knew that if Qin Lang had been more courageous, he would have captured the rest. The two thousand hussar battalions have all been handed over to Commander Xia Houhui, so they will have enough troops tonight to recreate the scene where Tian Yu and Qian Zhao "pursued more than 20 miles (Xianbei) of zombies" during the Battle of Macheng. A great victory for the land!

Instead of having a great victory in front of us, we are forced to give up because of the small number of troops!

Pooh!

A fake child is a fake child after all!

He doesn't possess even half of Wei Wu's Guo Lie style!

After an unknown amount of time, the Leopard Cavalry Commander, who had been silently lowering his head and letting his horse move forward slowly, raised his head and spit bitterly to the side.

"Sima, why are you spitting on me!?"

A shy exclamation suddenly sounded from beside him.

It turned out that after seeing Xia Houhui leaving, the five hundred generals of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the various uncles gathered around the Leopard Cavalry General and waited for answers. By chance, one of them was spit on by Le Sima.

"Ah~"

Le Sima, who was immersed in his own thoughts, woke up with a start, and quickly explained a few words for his unintentional act, and also took advantage of the situation to explain Xia Houhui's reasons in detail. At the end of the day, he added a special reminder, "General Xiahou is the successor to the founder of our Wei State and has a distinguished status. However, when he has such great achievements so easily available, he still spares our lives and does not take them. This can be called a kindness. After you return to Luoyang, If someone mentions tonight's battle and slanders the general, don't blame me for not remembering my feelings!"

"only."

"Sima Kuanxin."

Just when everyone was busy making promises, three more beeps sounded in succession, which was Xiahou Hui calling everyone on their way home.

The return trip was also booked in advance.

Instead of taking the rugged mountain road, they went east along the Yanghe River to Xialuo County (today's Zhuolu), and then went west against the Sanggan River to Dai County.

Although the journey is longer, the advantage is that the road is smooth and easy to travel and there are few Xianbei tribes hovering along the way.

If calculated in terms of time, it is actually the same.

Xia Houhui's order was to march all night and must reach Xiuluo County before dawn.

Because they came lightly armed and only brought two days of rations, the meal before the raid was the last ration. As the most elite cavalry in the Wei Kingdom, they can survive a meal or two when hungry, but a war horse that has just experienced battles cannot. The reception camp that Bei Zhonglang will prepare for them in advance is located between Luoluo and Pan County. (End of chapter)