The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 345 Chapter 344 Launch the Pursuit
Zhang Yan led Zhang Liao, Gan Ning and others boldly and slowly drove into Handan City from the north gate of Handan City. After searching carefully again, they didn't even find a single person.

It is indeed a ghost town.

A group of people traveled from north to south, Zhang Yan ordered people to open the city gate of the south gate, and lowered the suspension bridge, while he went up to the tower with Zhang Liao and Gan Ning, only to find that the people standing on the city wall were only some soldiers in Cao Jun's clothes. The scarecrow in military uniform, Cao Jun and the people in the city had already gone to nowhere.

The moment Zhang Yan boarded the tower, Xu Chu, who was screaming and cursing outside the moat, was dumbfounded. The regent went to inspect the city, why did he appear in Handan city.

Xu Chu rubbed his eyes in disbelief, but no matter how he rubbed, Zhang Yan just stood there straight, looking at him expressionlessly.

"boom!"

The suspension bridge was lowered, and the city gate was opened, and the soldiers who followed Zhang Yan all walked out of the city gate.

Xu Chu's face was hot for a while, not only him, but also Lu Meng and the thousand cavalrymen felt a burst of shame and anger.

Handan City has become an empty city. As the vanguard, they didn't even know it!
"drive!"

Xu Chu patted his horse and galloped towards the city. When he came to the steps of the tower, he turned over and jumped off the horse, and then went straight to the tower.

As soon as he boarded the tower, he immediately knelt down beside Zhang Yan, cupped his fists dejectedly, and said, "Regent, this is all the negligence of the last general, the last general is incompetent, and he doesn't even know when the enemy left. In the end, I implore the Regent to punish him!"

With a "plop", Lu Meng climbed onto the tower at some point, knelt down beside Xu Chu, and said loudly, "Regent, I am responsible for this matter, and it has nothing to do with the general. From the fierce battle in the morning to the evening, I was already exhausted, and all my energy was spent on fighting Dian Wei, so it is normal not to know the enemy's situation in the city. As a soldier, the last general should assist the general from the side, but he failed Do your best, so that you don’t even know when the enemy army left, what a damn thing, please ask the Regent to punish the last general!"

When Xu Chu heard that Lu Meng took all the blame for his crimes, he was immediately moved. He did not expect that this young man would be brave enough to bear it.

"Regent, I am a vanguard. Lu Meng just joined the army. The responsibility is entirely on me and has nothing to do with Lu Meng. Please punish me!" Xu Chu said immediately.

Lu Meng said: "No! The responsibility lies with me, please punish me!"

Xu Chu and Lu Meng started arguing there, and neither of them wanted to let it go, so they blushed and their necks were thick.

Zhang Yan turned around, looked at Xu Chu and Lu Meng expressionlessly, squirmed his lips, and asked, "Did I say I would punish you?"

Both Xu Chu and Lu Meng were taken aback, not knowing what Zhang Yan meant by this, they stared at Zhang Yan with confused eyes.

Zhang Yandao: "Cao Cao has always been treacherous, and besides, he has a few resourceful people in his tent to advise him. It's easy to deceive you. This time, let's forget about it. There must be no similar situation next time. The enemy army has disappeared, and you are still kept in the dark. If the enemy surrounds you, can't you just sit and wait for death? I remember I sent you scouts, why didn't you use them? Forget it, I won't say much, in short, this incident is a lesson, and you must remember in the future, no matter what happens, you must first send scouts out to investigate!"

"Here!" Xu Chu and Lu Meng replied in unison.

"Get up!" Zhang Yan said.

Xu Chu and Lu Meng breathed a sigh of relief as if they had been pardoned.

"Handan City has become an empty city. Since Cao Cao took away the people in the city, those people will not be able to go far with their families. As long as we fight hard, we can still catch up." Zhang Yan said, "Gather all the people immediately. Cavalry, prepare to launch a pursuit, but if you encounter an enemy army, you will be killed without mercy!"

Zhang Liao, Gan Ning, Xu Chu, Lu Meng and others clasped their fists together and said, "Here!"

After the order was issued, everyone went to gather the cavalry separately. Soon, all five thousand cavalry gathered together, including nine each of Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Gan Ning, and Lu Meng.

Zhang Yan did not leave a single soldier to defend Handan City, but took the [-] cavalry and immediately pursued Cao Cao. According to his understanding, Cao Cao must have gone to Jinyang, and he only needed to follow the northwest direction. Chasing all the way to the past, there must be something to gain!

In addition, Zhang Yan sent scouts to inform Jia Xu and Gao Shun, who were leading the army, that they did not have to enter Handan City, but went directly to the northwest, ready to do a good job of appeasing the people at any time.

"set off!"

Following Zhang Yan's order, five thousand cavalry set off in a mighty manner. The sound of rolling horseshoes kept ringing, and the iron hooves stomped on the ground, stirring up waves of dust. The horses were all covered in the dusty mist, making it impossible to see how many soldiers and horses had come.

Relying on the high-speed movement of the horses, the cavalry chased all the way to the northwest. Cao Jun escorted the people forward, but the people were not soldiers, but there were women, old people and children. Every now and then, a mess will be left behind.

In addition, the weather was hot and the hearts of the people were restless. These people were bewitched by Cao Cao. In order to survive, they chose to leave their hometowns, but their progress was very slow, which can be described as turtle speed.

From yesterday to now, a total of one day and one night, these people have traveled less than forty miles, and they are still yelling for a rest.

In desperation, the army had no choice but to cooperate with the people's advance, stop and go, delayed a lot of travel, and gradually drifted away from Cao Cao's army. The general in charge of leading the army was Han Fan.

Han Fan was the son of Han Meng, a general under Yuan Shao's tent. After Han Meng's death, Yuan Shao asked Han Fan to replace Han Meng in command of the army, but Han Fan did not have Han Meng's military strength, only slightly better at archery.

Han Fan saw the army stop and go, and the cries of women and children always sounded in his ears. He was young and energetic, how could he bear this kind of suffering, so he immediately went to Xun Yu and suggested to get rid of some old men. Weak women and children, in order to reduce the pressure on the army to move forward.

However, Xun Yu rejected Han Fan's suggestion and let them continue to lead the people forward, fearing that abandoning the old, weak, women and children would shake the morale of the army.

Han Fan stopped talking and continued to lead the people forward, but he was extremely upset.

The army walked forward slowly, and continued to walk for about five miles. Suddenly, the scout came to Xun Yu's side in a hurry, and said in a panic: "Don't drive my lord, it's not good, the enemy is chasing us, there are about five thousand cavalry……"

After hearing this, Xun Yu didn't feel anything unusual. He had already guessed that the enemy would come after him, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.He asked blankly: "How far is the enemy's pursuit from here? Who is the leader?"

"The chasing troops are less than ten miles away from here. The leader of the army is the regent Zhang Yan, and he also led Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Gan Ning, Lu Meng and other generals..."

Xun Yu frowned, and said to Han Fan: "Immediately spread the news that the pursuers are coming, so that the people can run as far as they can. You stay with [-] soldiers and we ambush the enemy!"

Han Fan said: "Don't worry about my lord, the chasing soldiers are all cavalry, we are all infantry here, even if there are more people than the enemy, there may not be a chance of winning, in my opinion, it is better to leave these people behind and let me protect others Master Jia, let's leave here, as for those chasing soldiers, we can cleverly devise a trick to lure them away, so that we can escape back to Jinyang smoothly."

Xun Yu said: "No! If you want to give up these people, you have given up long ago. Why wait until now? Although the enemy's pursuers are all cavalry, I have a way to deal with them! As long as you obey my command, you can definitely win enemy."

Han Fan is not a coward, he just doesn't want to fight an uncertain battle.At this moment, he heard Xun Yu say that he could defeat the enemy, so he regained his energy and asked, "Don't worry, my lord, do you really have a plan to defeat the enemy?"

Xun Yu nodded and said, "Of course, but it's just a little harder."

Han Fan thought for a moment, and immediately said: "Okay, I will do it! I will do it with Mr. Biejia. If I can kill the regent, then I will be famous all over the world!"

Xun Yu said: "It's not too late, let's arrange it quickly, we just need to..."

When Han Fan heard Xun Yu chattering in his ear, he immediately burst into a smile, and immediately laughed and said, "Don't use your lord's ingenious tricks to make the general admire you. If this happens, Zhang Yan will die without a trace. The place of burial!"

As soon as the words fell, Han Fan ordered his subordinates to do things, while telling the people that the pursuers had arrived, and let them run towards Jinyang, while gathering the army, according to Xun Yu's instructions, he made some arrangements.

Han Fan asked Liang Qi to lead [-] soldiers to ambush in the woods ahead, and took out dozens of thunderbolts, and buried them on both sides of the road. He himself returned to Handan City with [-] troops and Xun Yu. However, I dare not go the same way, for fear of encountering Zhang Yan's army. After all, Zhang Yan's army is all cavalry, and they are infantry, so they are still at a disadvantage to a certain extent.

Xun Chen led another [-] troops to lead the people to Jinyang City.

After all, Xun Yu was not born as a general, and his physical strength is relatively poor, but fortunately, he is riding a horse. Although he is not good at equestrian skills, it can be used as a means of transportation. .

Along the way, the army died down and made a detour in a big arc. Only then did they bypass the official road that must be passed, and it was only more than 20 miles away from Handan City.

At the same time, the army led by Gao Shun and Jia Xu was also rushing towards Handan City, about 30 miles away from Handan City...

(End of this chapter)