The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 577 576 The Burning Yangtze River (16)

Zhang Xiu didn't send anyone to chase after him. Although Zhang Fei didn't have many people left, they were all extremely powerful in combat.

Zhang Fei's main army was trapped in Pan Snake Valley, even if he led the remnants back to Linyuan, Zhang Xiu would attack them all at once after a short rest.What's more, now that Zhang Xiu has been injured, he can't pursue him at all. It's better to recover from his injury and attack Linyuan soon.

But Zhang Fei was carried by Peng Tuo, and under the protection of more than 200 mountain warriors, he finally escaped from danger.

However, everyone did not dare to stop along the way, for fear that there would be pursuers chasing them.After running for more than ten miles on the mountain road, seeing that there was no pursuer behind, he stopped at the side of the road to rest.

Peng Tuo put Zhang Fei in a forest, and then sat down on the ground, panting and out of breath from exhaustion.

Seeing that Peng Tuo was as tired as a dog, Zhang Fei said, "Thank you this time, otherwise, I would definitely have died in Pan Snake Valley."

Peng Tuo said: "General, you don't need to thank me. We are the general's subordinates. If the general dies, we will not survive. In fact, saving the general is tantamount to saving ourselves. Fortunately, the enemy did not come after us, general. The army stuck in Pan Snake Valley may not be able to get out. What should we do now?"

Zhang Fei pondered for a moment, sighed heavily, and said: "Now our army has suffered heavy casualties, and my foot was injured again. I can't do anything. I can only go back to Linyuan County, regroup, and wait for the reinforcements to arrive. .”

Peng Tuo said: "Then let's go back to Linyuan first. General, come up, I'll carry you on my back!"

Seeing that Peng Tuo was about to die, Zhang Fei shook his head and said, "No, you are already very tired, and I can't let you carry me on your back. You'd better rest for a while, we can go on the road later. ..."

After a while, Zhang Fei suddenly had an idea, and said to Peng Tuo: "Why don't we make a plank, and you take turns to carry me, so that you won't be so tired."

Peng Tuo said: "I think it's okay, then I'll let them cut trees!"

As soon as the words fell, Peng Tuo immediately called a few confidantes and ordered them to cut down trees, and then tied the trunks together to make a wooden raft, and then let Zhang Fei sit on it and was carried by ten soldiers. Zhang Fei left and changed the group of people every quarter of an hour, so that everyone would not have to work so hard.

The group walked like this, and when they passed some villages, they went to ask for some food and water, then took a short rest, and continued on the road. It was not until the evening of the third day that the group arrived at Linyuan City.

Linyuan City is right in front of you, ten Shanyue soldiers carried Zhang Fei, Peng Tuo walked in the front, and then excitedly said to Zhang Fei: "General, I'll call the door."

Zhang Fei nodded, and Peng Tuo quickly walked down Linyuan City, shouting loudly to the closed tower of Linyuan City: "Master Dudu is back, quickly open the city gate and let us in!"

Not long after, the suspension bridge of Linyuan City was lowered, and the city gate was slowly opened. A group of soldiers lined up at the gate, and then a strange face came out from inside, looking sharply at Zhang Fei behind Peng Tuo. He glanced at it, then stepped aside and stood there quietly without saying a word.

At this time, Peng Tuo suddenly stared at this unfamiliar face and asked, "What's your name? Why haven't I seen you before?"

There was a trace of nervousness on that raw face, and he hurriedly said, "I... I'm new here..."

Peng Tuo let out an expressionless "Oh", and was about to walk towards the city when he suddenly turned around, pulled out the saber tied around his waist, and without saying a word, chopped off the face on the head. With a knife.

The man didn't even have the time to react, so his head was in a different place, and the rest of the people were even more shocked.

At this moment, Peng Tuo quickly retreated, and shouted to the people behind him: "Get out of here quickly, and be careful of ambush."

Zhang Fei was very surprised by this sudden scene. Why was there an ambush here?
Before Zhang Fei and others could react, they saw arrows raining down from the tower of Linyuan City, and the city gate was opened. A general was holding a Fengzui knife, riding a green horse, and leading hundreds of cavalry. The one who flaunted his might appeared, and it was actually Huang Zhong.

Zhang Fei knew Huang Zhong, and when he saw Huang Zhong appearing here, he was very surprised. He never thought that Huang Zhong would appear here.

In addition, all the ambush soldiers outside Linyuan City appeared, and thousands of ambush soldiers poured out from all directions, encircling Zhang Fei.

"Zhang Fei, you are already surrounded. If you are sensible, surrender quickly, otherwise, your head will fall to the ground!" Huang Zhong yelled out loudly when he saw Zhang Fei.

There is no room for Zhang Fei to answer half a sentence. He is currently looking around, looking for a breakthrough, but the enemy troops are all over the mountains and plains, there are about thousands of them, and there are only more than two hundred of them, and they are all armed with various weapons. How can the exhausted army with moderate injuries be the opponent of these new forces.

Just when Zhang Fei was at a loss, Peng Tuo had come to Zhang Fei, raised his finger to the northwest and said to Zhang Fei: "Look, General, it's our army!"

Zhang Fei looked in the direction Peng Tuo pointed, and he saw a large army with the banner of "Zhang". The clothes of the army were exactly those of Zhang Fei's army, and they charged forward on horseback. One of the young generals in the army turned out to be Liu Xian.Behind Liu Xian, Jin Xuan and Gong Zhi followed closely, and at the end of the line, Zhang Fei vaguely saw the figures of Fazheng and Xiang Lang.

"There is no unparalleled road, retreat to the northwest quickly!" Zhang Fei immediately said to Peng Tuo and others.

More than 200 Shanyue soldiers, led by Peng Tuo, carried Zhang Fei to the northwest at the fastest speed, while Huang Zhong, who came out of Linyuan City, was chasing after him, and he was about to be chased by Huang Zhong. On the way, Huang Zhong took out his bow and arrow, drew the bow and set the arrow, his eyes were like shooting stars, and with a sound of "whoosh", a black feather arrow flew out, and chased after Zhang Fei.

Huang Zhong's archery skills are superb, and his example is not in vain. This arrow is as fast as lightning, but seeing this feathered arrow cut through the sky, it directly hit Zhang Fei's waist. Suddenly fell sideways, lying on the raft, almost fell.

Zhang Fei's subordinates were shocked when they saw them. Liu Xian, Jin Xuan, Gong Zhi and others rushed out from behind the enemy army, broke through the line of defense, and directly caught up with Peng Tuo and others. Zhi Zhi escorted Peng Tuo, Zhang Fei and others to leave here, while Liu Xian rode his horse and galloped, shooting straight at Huang Zhong with his gun.

"Liu Xian!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded in Liu Xian's ear. Liu Xian was straightening his horse and holding his gun, when he suddenly turned his head and saw that Zhang Fei was lying on the wooden raft in good condition, holding a gun without an arrow in his hand. Yu Jian kept shaking his head at him, signaling him not to be reckless and to leave this place quickly.

Seeing that Zhang Fei was fine, Liu Xian's anger disappeared. He suddenly turned his horse's head, and then ordered the soldiers to stop the fight, and the guards Zhang Fei and others retreated first.

Fazheng and Xiang Lang waited in the distance, and after meeting Zhang Fei, they joined forces and immediately withdrew from the battlefield. After Liu Xian was in charge, the group of people came and went without a trace, and quickly disappeared. on the battlefield.

Huang Zhong's subordinates were shouting loudly to pursue, but they were stopped by Huang Zhong's order. Then Huang Zhong turned his horse's head around and withdrew his troops and went back to the city.

Yang Xiu, who was standing on the tower of Linyuan City, witnessed the whole battle process with his own eyes. He also saw the scene where Huang Zhong shot Zhang Fei in the waist with an arrow, and Zhang Fei was lying on the wooden raft dying. When the army returned, Yang Xiu was already waiting at the gate of the city. After seeing each other twice, Yang Xiu asked, "Why didn't the governor lead the army to pursue him?"

Huang Zhongdao: "Zhang Fei has already been shot by me. This arrow hits his vital point. He will surely die. Now that Zhang Fei is dead, what else is there to catch? The purpose of our trip is to occupy Linyuan City , Now that the goal has been achieved, the troops can be withdrawn."

Yang Xiudao: "I've heard for a long time that the governor's archery skills are unparalleled, and he has the skill of piercing Yang with a hundred steps. I saw it today, and it really deserves its reputation. Although Zhang Fei has been hit by an arrow, he wants to see people die and corpses. If you don't see Zhang Fei's corpse, you must not take it lightly. .Since the governor is unwilling to pursue it, I will lead the army to pursue it. If Zhang Fei's head is not taken, this operation cannot be regarded as a complete victory."

As soon as the words fell, Yang Xiu immediately issued orders to call for a war horse, stepped on the horse, led five hundred cavalry, and quickly chased after it.

Seeing Yang Xiu chasing after him, Huang Zhong frowned, looked at the direction Zhang Fei was escaping, and said secretly in his heart: "Yide, after all, we used to work together, and Mr. Xuande treated me well. , I will let you live this time. As for whether you live or die in the future, it has nothing to do with me. From now on, we will have nothing to do with each other. If we are lucky enough to meet again next time, it must be a real fight. Absolutely It won't be like this time."

Zhang Fei was lying on the wooden raft, tightly holding the arrow without the arrow that Huang Zhong shot in his hand, and holding a note in the other hand. The four big characters "Yuanling go" imply that they are conveying a piece of news to Zhang Fei.

"General, there is a three-way intersection ahead, which direction should we go?" Suddenly, the person in front came to Zhang Fei and asked.

"Go to Yuanling!" Zhang Fei said this without thinking.

Because Zhang Fei trusted Huang Zhong's note very much, otherwise, Huang Zhong would not have shot him with an arrow without an arrow.

At that time, Zhang Fei was hit by an arrow in the waist, thinking that he would die for sure, because Huang Zhong's archery skills are superb, and his examples are not in vain. He is a famous archer.But after a while, Zhang Fei didn't notice the pain coming from his waist. He grabbed the arrow and took a look. It turned out to be an arrow without an arrowhead.Although Zhang Fei looks rough on the outside, but his mind is very careful. He immediately thought that Huang Zhong was deliberately showing mercy. In addition, he also found a wrapped note beside him, which should have been shot along with the arrow. .

So, Zhang Fei immediately cooperated with Huang Zhong to perform a good show, fell on the wooden raft, pretending to be hit by an arrow.

Zhang Fei gave an order, and the group went to Yuanling one after another, but after walking a few steps, Zhang Fei suddenly remembered something, so he immediately called Liu Xian and gave him some instructions.

After Liu Xian heard this, he nodded again and again, and then he stayed with thirty cavalrymen, cut off the branches on the side of the road, tied them behind the tails of the horses, and then divided into three teams of ten people, riding on horses, pulling Branches, ran towards the intersection in three different directions, and met in Yuanling three days later.

After Zhang Fei and others walked away, the three teams of horses and horses separated and galloped in three different directions. The horses' tails pulled the branches, and the branches rolled up smoke and dust on the ground. Looking from a distance, it seemed that there were many It's the same as people walk through here.

Yang Xiu rode a fast horse and led [-] cavalry to chase them all the way. When he reached the three-way intersection, he stopped immediately. One of the three-way intersections leads to Yuanling, the other leads to Changsha, and the other leads to Chong County. , and there are traces of marching on the three roads.

After Yang Xiu looked at it, he sneered and said, "It's just a trick. Now Zhang Fei has nowhere to go, and Lingling doesn't have many soldiers. He must have gone to Changsha to join Guan Yu. You all come with me and chase in the direction of Changsha." In the past, if Zhang Fei's head could be cut off, the King of Yan would definitely reward him with a thousand pieces of gold!"

All of them were motivated to fight immediately, and they rode their horses one after another, followed Yang Xiu, and chased towards the road leading to Changsha...

(End of this chapter)