The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1029 Escape
"Ma Dudu, retreat quickly, if you don't leave, it will be too late!" The lieutenant general looked at the collapse of the Jin army's formation, and said eagerly to Ma Long.

Only then did Malone come to his senses, seeing that the situation on the battlefield was completely out of his control, and there was no point in staying here anymore. Under the protection of the lieutenant general, Malone turned his horse's head and headed towards Flee in the direction of Panhe.

The Jin army lined up on the west bank of the Pan River, but they were not fighting with their backs. Ma Long had already built several pontoon bridges on the Pan River, ready to retreat.

At the beginning, Ma Long firmly believed that this route of retreat was useless, and that the Jin army could deal with all the invading enemies by relying on the formation of vans. Don't run away from the pontoon bridge that you thought you couldn't use.

The generals of the Jin army, including Ma Long, were secretly thankful that it was a wise move not to dismantle these pontoon bridges after crossing the river. Now, it can also give them a chance to escape.

The Jin army was defeated like a mountain, facing the offensive of the cavalry from the Shu army, they were powerless to resist at all. After the main general Ma Long escaped, the Jin army was leaderless and fled desperately towards the pontoon bridge. Now they only hate Parents lost two legs. Those who ran ahead and could step on the pontoon bridge, even if they returned with their lives, those who fell behind would be crushed into flesh by the roaring iron hooves of the Shu army.

Under the rampant sweep of the Shu army, the Jin soldiers didn't even have a chance to surrender. Their iron hooves rumbled, trampling on everything that could be trampled, and the entire Jin army's camp was in a mess.

Ma Long fled to the east bank of the Pan River, and then stopped his horse. He couldn't help sighing, the defeat came so suddenly, within half an hour, the Jin army's line collapsed.Malone watched the battle formation of the vans he had carefully pictured disintegrate, and he was heartbroken and desolate.

"Ma Dudu, the Shu people are catching up!" the lieutenant exclaimed.

On the west bank, the cavalry of the Shu army had chased to the Panhe Ferry, tried to snatch the pontoon bridge, and pursued to the east bank.

"Set fire to the bridge!" Malone decisively gave the order to burn the bridge.

The cavalry of the Shu army is basically invincible now, and only these natural rivers can delay their attack. Once they break through the Panhe defense line, the Jin army that has fled to the east bank will have no chance to escape again.

At this time, Ma Long didn't care that there were still Jin soldiers on the pontoon bridge who hadn't escaped, so he ordered the bridge to be burned.Jin soldiers poured tung oil and rapeseed oil and other things that can ignite fire on the bridge surface, and lit the fire easily.

The raging fire quickly engulfed the pontoon bridge. Those Jin soldiers who still stayed on the pontoon bridge and had no chance to cross the river were dumbfounded. The raging fire blocked the way in front, and the chasing soldiers came from behind. In desperation, they jumped into the river one after another. into the water.Those with good water quality are better, you can swim to the opposite bank, and those with poor water quality will disappear after splashing a few times in the water.

Ma Long is not the kind of heartless person, but now that the situation is urgent, he has to resort to such extreme measures. The cavalry of the Shu army is coming very quickly. If the pontoon bridge cannot be destroyed as soon as possible, the cavalry of the Shu army will come along the pontoon bridge. Absolutely unstoppable.

Ma Long ordered the soldiers who could swim to jump down and rescue the Jin soldiers who fell into the water as much as possible. Unfortunately, the Jin army was all northern soldiers, and few of them knew how to swim. swept away by the rapids.

Several pontoon bridges were quickly destroyed by fire, and the cavalry of the Shu army who had just rushed up the pontoon bridge had to retreat. Ma Long didn't dare to delay any longer, and led the remnants of the retreated soldiers to look at the Qinghe River.

The Jin army suffered heavy losses in this battle. Almost all the vans were destroyed by the Shu army, and more than half of the 3 horses were lost. If it weren't for the existence of those pontoon bridges, it would be a question of whether Ma Long could escape.

Luo Xian ordered to clean up the battlefield on the one hand, and on the other hand to re-erect the pontoon bridge on the Pan River, preparing to cross the river to pursue, take advantage of the victory, and take the second county of Qinghe Plain.

Originally relying on the sidecar, Ma Long was full of confidence and smug, determined to compete with the Shu army in the Qinghe Plain area, but the battle at Jieqiao destroyed Ma Long's confidence in an instant. There are still more than 5 troops, but how to resist the attack of the cavalry of the Shu army, Ma Long really has no idea.

In terms of field battles, the Qinghe Plain is flat, which is an ideal stage for cavalry to fight. Ma Long's army is no match for the cavalry of the Shu army. It's free.If the city was to stick to it, Ma Long had already witnessed the power of the Shu army's firearms battalion. With the defenses of the two counties in the Qinghe Plain, it would be impossible to resist.

Ma Long, who fled back to Qinghe, thought twice and decided to abandon the second county of Qinghe Plain and retreat towards Qingzhou.First of all, Qingzhou is in danger of the Yellow River, and Ma Long is confident that he can use the Yellow River to block the iron hooves of the Shu army.Secondly, Ma Long himself is the governor of Qingzhou. Although he was seconded to Jizhou to fight, the court did not remove him from the post of governor of Qingzhou. Returning to Qingzhou was entirely his job.

No matter what, the Qinghe Plain cannot be defended any longer. If it is defended stubbornly, the result will only be the loss of the city and land, and all the more than 5 troops will be buried here. Thousands of Qingzhou soldiers, if all these Qingzhou soldiers were buried in Jizhou, he would not be able to explain to Qingzhou elders.

Therefore, Ma Long, who had made up his mind, fled almost overnight. He was well aware of the horror of the cavalry of the Shu army. It was impossible for a small pan river to stop the Shu army for a long time. The cavalry could sweep across the entire Qinghe Plain in a very short period of time.

Since he wanted to leave, he must not procrastinate. Ma Long ordered the Jin army to gather all the military supplies and travel lightly, and fled from Qinghe to the plain overnight.

After arriving at the plain, they ran non-stop, day and night, rushing towards the ferry of the Yellow River.After arriving at the ferry of the Yellow River, Ma Long ordered all the official ships and civilian ships to rush across the Yellow River day and night, transporting the Jin army batch by batch to the south bank of the Yellow River.

It was because of Ma Long's determination and determination that the Jin army successfully completed the task of crossing the Yellow River. When the cavalry of the Shu army roared towards the Yellow River embankment, the last ferry boat on which the soldiers of the Jin army took As soon as the land left the ferry, even the arrows shot by the archers of the Shu army could hit the ferry and killed several Jin soldiers, but it was too late. The Jin army had already sailed away with the wind and waves. The north bank can only look at the river and sigh.

(End of this chapter)