People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 234 Don’t even think about leaving!
"General, we were on our way to deliver the food when we were suddenly attacked by an ambush. We were unable to resist for a while and finally let the enemy rob us of the food!"

Hearing what the embarrassed soldier said, Chunyu Qiong felt his eyes go dark and he almost fell off his horse. Things really turned out to be in the worst direction.

Even the military rations were robbed, which meant that they could only retreat to the rear from here.

Although retreating would not cause any losses to himself and the army, it would undoubtedly cause him to be scolded by Yuan Shao. If he delayed the overall progress of the war, the crime would be even more serious.

Moreover, a mighty army of 10,000 was fooled by 2,000 peasant soldiers. He would be too ashamed to face anyone if he told this to others.

If Yuan Shao labeled me as incompetent, it would be difficult for me to be reused by Yuan Shao in the future.

"Asshole, you have hundreds of elite soldiers and more than a thousand civilians, but you were robbed by a group of peasant soldiers. You have ruined our army's plan. Drag him away and behead him!" Chunyu Qiong was furious. He lashed out with a whip and knocked the soldier to the ground.

The soldier was terrified, but said, "General, please spare us. It's not that we are incompetent, it's just that the enemy is too cunning. And I heard that the enemy also successfully raided the general's camp, right? The general suffered at their hands, how can you blame us?"

He cried and begged for mercy, but he didn't notice that Chunyu Qiong's face became darker as he finished speaking.

Wouldn't Chunyu Qiong know that this couldn't be blamed entirely on the grain transport team? Of course he knew it. He just wanted to vent his anger and at the same time put all the blame on the grain transport team.

Now the soldiers suddenly exposed his ugly deeds, which undoubtedly touched his sore spot.

"Shut up, damn thing, how dare you talk nonsense, go to hell!"

Chunyu Qiong couldn't bear it any longer, and without waiting for the soldiers to behead him, he swung his sword and accurately cut the soldier's neck, instantly stopping the soldier's voice.

The soldier was stunned for a moment. Before he could feel the coldness on his neck, he saw red blood mist gushing out in front of him.

He tried to block the opening in his neck, but the blood in his neck was as turbulent and unstoppable as the Yellow River bursting its banks. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't slow it down even a bit.

Soon his consciousness began to sink, and in his last moments, he glanced at Chunyu Qiong, his eyes filled with hatred and anger.

You will not die well.
He wanted to say this, but no sound came out, so he could only curse Chunyu Qiong in his heart. However, even if Chunyu Qiong heard it, he would not care.

"In that case, then retreat!"

Chunyu Qiong was very unwilling, but he had no choice. At this point, all he could do was to retreat. It was his own fault for suffering losses at the hands of the enemy.

Those cunning peasant soldiers always hid in the mountains and forests, making it impossible to chase them. Since we couldn't find their traces, we couldn't snatch back the food.

If we don't leave now, the 10,000-strong army will waste food here and will soon starve to death.

Instead of getting furious here, it would be more important to think about how to exonerate yourself in front of Yuan Shao in advance.

As the order was issued, the army immediately began to return along the same route. As they were leaving, three pairs of eyes from the forests on both sides were staring at them closely.

"They are leaving, are we really not going to chase them?" Taishi Ci frowned, not quite willing to give up. Zhao Yun shook his head silently: "Why chase them? Rely on our two thousand peasant soldiers? They will just die. Just let them go."

Ma Yan also said: "That's right, Chunyu Qiong's retreat formation is very tight, even when marching, there are defensive arrangements, obviously he has made sufficient preparations. If we really can't hold back, we will definitely die in vain."

It's not that Taishi Ci really didn't understand all this, but he was really unhappy to see the guy who had done evil things before walking away so brazenly.

But just as Ma Yan and Zhao Yun said, with their current strength, they can't even look at the other party.

Watching Chunyu Qiong leading his troops to retreat, Taishi Ci sighed and thought to himself what a pity it was. The enemy was clearly on the verge of desperation. If their side were a little stronger, they could have simply outlasted the enemy by dragging them out.

It would be great if Xuan Xia's reinforcements could arrive.
After muttering to himself, seeing that the enemy had completely disappeared, Taishi Ci decided to stand up and go home. Now many things in the surrounding counties and towns needed arrangements from the Yellow Turban Organization before they could return to normal.

Many grassroots Yellow Turbans here have been killed and wounded, and now they can only rely on the remaining Yellow Turbans to carry the burden. Taishi Ci is now an official Yellow Turban because of his meritorious service on the battlefield, and he and Ma Yan have both become the heads of the group. Now he has inexplicably become the backbone of the group.

If Xuan Xia can survive this crisis and drive Yuan Shao out of Changzhou, then with their contributions this time, it will not be a big problem for them to be promoted again.

Saving the situation in such a critical moment is a great contribution no matter how you consider it. Perhaps next time they will not be the leaders of a certain group, but the leaders of hundreds or even thousands of people.

The three of them stood up and prepared to leave, but at this time, there was suddenly some unusual movement in the direction where Chunyu Qiong's army left, as if there was the sound of marching, which made the three of them stunned.

They reacted very quickly and soon lay back on the ground to observe.

Soon, they saw what happened. Chunyu Qiong's army, which had just left this place, hurried back for some unknown reason, and came to a narrow place on the trail here, and began to form a defensive formation on the spot.

Seeing this scene, the three of them guessed something. They looked at each other and saw joy in each other's eyes.

"Are the reinforcements from Xuanxia coming?" Taishi Ci pounded the ground hard, looking excited.

Before the other two could answer, they saw a yellow flag suddenly appear in their field of vision in the distance of the trail. They were very familiar with this flag; it was the flag representing the Natural Religion and Xuan Xia!

Following closely behind the reinforcements was a long column of cavalry. Each of these cavalrymen was tall and strong, and their aura alone revealed their ferocity and bravery.

They all knew that these were the cavalry of Xuanxia. In today's world, apart from the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and the Hu people outside the Great Wall, only the cavalry of Xuanxia could be ranked among the best!

Reinforcements are really coming!

"Come on, now I want to see if Chunyu Qiong can get away. No matter what, I have to keep him here!" At this time, Taishi Ci didn't care about hiding himself anymore and just laughed out loud.

Zhao Yun on the side said with a smile: "This opportunity cannot be missed. We should quickly organize the militia to join our cavalry!"

(End of this chapter)