Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 392
On the north bank of the Huai River, in a relatively flat dense forest.

Sun Ce's armor was disheveled, and he was a bit embarrassed. His previous heroic spirit had long since disappeared. Now he was sitting on a rock with his knees propped up on his elbows, sighing and sighing, and his pair of frowning brows had already been tightly locked together.

Tai Shici, Cheng Pu and others sat beside him, also a little downcast.

This is too embarrassing, the battle has ended like this, and all the generals in command are a little disheartened.

Everyone has a deeper understanding of the importance of the cavalry. In the Central Plains of Yimapingchuan, most of the time, the infantry will be led by the cavalry, and it is difficult to take the initiative in the war.

If it is only a few thousand cavalry, the problem is not too big.

But once the size of the cavalry reaches tens of thousands, it will be difficult to deal with.

Unless the commanding general is an out-and-out idiot, it is possible to defeat the enemy by means of ambushes and sneak attacks.But Xiliang Titan Yan Xing is not an idiot, and Luo Zheng, who has experienced many battles, is even less likely to be an idiot.

It's not that Sun Ce and his subordinates are incompetent in civil and military affairs, it is really difficult to recover from the strategic disadvantage.

Cao Cao's failure to contain Luo Zheng was Sun Ce's biggest miscalculation, so he became very passive.

Facing the pursuit of Xiliang cavalry, they had to disperse the army to escape.

Otherwise, once they are entangled by Xiliang cavalry in the flat Huaibei, they will definitely have no way to go to heaven and nowhere to go to earth.

An Fengjin's fall gave Sun Ce a fatal blow.

The consequences of this are disastrous. If Anfengjin is not recaptured, the Jiangdong military group will never again cross the Huai River and enter the Central Plains. What's more terrible is that the scattered army does not know that Anfengjin has fallen.

Even if you want to notify now, there is no way to notify.

If they can't pass Anfengjin, they don't know how many soldiers and horses will be able to return to Huainan smoothly.

Ever since Sun Ce bypassed Anfengjin, his brows had not been relaxed. What made him even more worried was that the military adviser who was relying on his arms was unbearable to travel and worked hard. After leaving Anfengjin, he fell ill and was lying on a stretcher superior.

"Oh, it would be nice if there was a gentleman here."

Sun Ce sighed inwardly, and suddenly thought of his friend Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu is talented in literature, has a very unique vision and an extraordinary view of the overall situation in terms of military strategy.

It's a pity that Zhou Yu was tied to Guanzhong by Luo Zheng's people back then, and has been under house arrest in Chang'an.

It took two years for Sun Ce to get the news by chance.

They sent several groups of dead soldiers to Chang'an, trying to rescue Zhou Yu, but they failed.

Thinking of this, a fire was burning in Sun Ce's heart.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are inseparable, and they know Zhou Yu's ability very well. Zhou Yu is capable of writing and martial arts.

The only regret is that we cannot build a great cause with our friends.

Sun Ce thought wildly for a while, and asked left and right: "How is the military master's condition?"

A soldier replied: "I have taken the medicine and I am resting. The doctor said that the military division is seriously ill. I'm afraid..."

I didn't dare to say anything later, but the meaning was already obvious.

Sun Ce's mood became more and more heavy, and he waved his hand, and the soldiers retreated immediately.

"My lord, there is a boat!"

At this moment, suddenly a small school pointed at the river ahead and shouted loudly.

Sun Ce looked up and saw a small boat coming out of the dense reeds.

"Is General Zhou Tai on board?"

With sharp eyes, Tai Shici suddenly stood up and shouted loudly.

"Exactly!"

Zhou Tai asked, "But General Tai Shici!"

Tai Shici's spirit was greatly lifted, and he said excitedly: "It is a certain family, the lord is here, General Zhou Tai can come and see him!"

Zhou Tai asked, "Where is the lord?"

Sun Ce stood up, and the crowd stepped forward and said, "So here, where is the navy?"

Zhou Tai let out a long breath when he saw Sun Ce, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "The last general Zhou Tai will see the lord, the navy is ten miles downstream, I don't know where the lord's army is now, but the last general will need the navy to respond The army crosses the river?"

Sun Ce waved his hand and said, "Quickly summon the boats to come, and pick someone up to cross the river first!"

"As ordered!"

Zhou Tai hurriedly responded loudly, and then blew his whistle.

In an instant, more than a dozen small boats emerged from the reeds.

Zhou Tai found a place above where he could dock, and built a wooden platform for people to ride on the boat.

"My lord, please board the ship!"

Zhou Tai jumped off the bow of the boat and landed directly on the shore, wanting to lead the horse for Sun Ce.

"Come by yourself!"

Sun Ce got off his horse, led the horse and boarded the boat on the wood.

Two Jiangdong soldiers carried a stretcher and boarded a walking boat next to it.

Although the walking boat is brisk, it can't hold a few people. If it is loaded with horses, it can only hold three people and three riders at a time, and they have to be tightly packed together to prevent the horses from being frightened and out of control, capsizing the boat.

Each time, 40 people and more than [-] cavalry were transported, and all of them were sent across the Huai River about [-] times.

Fortunately, the Huaihe River is not as wide as the river, and the river is not wide, so it doesn't take a stick of incense to go back and forth.

Seeing that the half-cavalry had been transported to the other side, at this moment, thunderous hoofbeats sounded from the rear, and smoke and dust billowed up. The long line of Jiangdong cavalry waiting to cross the river suddenly changed color.

"No, the Xiliang cavalry has arrived."

I don't know who called out, and the remaining three hundred or so riders immediately panicked.

"go!"

Taici Shi hadn't passed yet, at this moment he immediately roared, got on his horse and left.

It was too late to think about crossing the river at this time.

The remaining [-] or so cavalry will have to be sent at least seven or eight times before they are all delivered. The Xiliang cavalry has arrived in a short while, how can they wait.

More than three hundred rode on their horses and roared away behind Tai Shici.

Sun Ce, who had already reached the south bank, suddenly changed color, and his fists were clenched.

It was beyond everyone's expectation that the Xiliang cavalry arrived so quickly.

"Quick, meet Ziyi at any time downstream to cross the river!"

Sun Ce couldn't bear the irritability in his heart any longer, and roared sharply.

Tai Shici is the number one warrior under his command and the only one who is proficient in riding and fighting, so he must not lose.

"As ordered!"

Zhou Tai hurriedly responded loudly, and quickly arranged for two ships to follow along the river.

Soon, thousands of Xiliang cavalry arrived, but were blocked in a forest, unable to rush in.

A cavalry soldier from Xiliang rushed in, took a quick glance, turned his horse back immediately, rushed out of the forest, and shouted to Yan Xing who was stationed beside the road, "General, Sun Ce's cavalry is supported by the Jiangdong navy, and half of them have already crossed the river." After crossing the Huai River to the south bank, there are still hundreds of riders who have not had time to cross the river and are going downstream along the river bank, do you want to continue to pursue!"

"damn it!"

Yan Xing couldn't help scolding his mother, but he didn't expect to hurry, and he was still a step late.

Hundreds of riders had already crossed the Huai River to the south bank, and most likely Sun Ce was among them.

"Chasing, don't let anyone go!"

Yan Xing's thoughts changed sharply, so he yelled loudly.

"As ordered!"

The seven thousand cavalry responded with a bang and chased after them.

(End of this chapter)