Great Han Empire

Chapter 640
The Northern Xinjiang soldiers on the boundary bridge immediately noticed the abnormality in the distance.Wu Jipan and several soldiers ran desperately on the river embankment, and the screams of panic came along with the wind.Behind him was a group of pursuers holding their weapons high.

A team leader standing on the bridge head suddenly drew out his sword and shouted: "Quick, go up, go up..."

Dozens of soldiers followed closely behind, yelling cursingly while walking like flying, but they stopped in shock before running hundreds of steps.

In the distance, first a large flag appeared, then dozens of battle flags suddenly poured out from the embankment, and then there was a black army, and the sound of killing suddenly resounded through the field.

The team leader and soldiers stared dumbfoundedly, then yelled, turned around and ran away, "Call the police, call the police, sneak attack...the enemy sneak attack..."

The patrolling soldiers on both sides of the boundary bridge panicked, some of them immediately beat the drums for the alarm, some of them ran to the bridge and directed the carriages that were traveling on the bridge to quickly cross the bridge, and some of them stopped them when they were about to go on the bridge. carriage, helped them turn around, and hurriedly withdrew to Guangzong City.

The leader of the team stared wide-eyed, raised his voice, and kept yelling, "Array, array, protect the bridge, protect the bridge."

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Wu Jipan rushed up to the bridge, hugged the team leader, and barely stabilized his figure. At this moment, he was sweating profusely, his face was flushed, his mouth was opened wide, and he was panting violently.

"My lord, what should we do? There are more and more enemies? There seem to be thousands of people?" The team leader supported Wu Jipan, turned his head and looked at the approaching enemy army, and asked eagerly.

"Quick... Hurry up and send someone back to the city to report the news, and close the city gate immediately." Wu Jipan finally couldn't bear it anymore, and sat down on the ground, "Go to Kailu Pavilion and tell the general that thousands of Youzhou troops have surrounded us Behind the boundary bridge, the boundary bridge is lost, Guangzong is in danger, hurry..."

The team leader turned around and ran towards the north bank of Jieqiao without hesitation.A wagon with a short axle was abandoned on the bridge, and the horses towing it neighed restlessly.The team rushed up in three or two steps, untied the baggage horse, and galloped away.

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Wu Jipan stood up slowly with the garrison knife in his hand.

At the end of the bridge, the soldiers looked at the overwhelming enemy, with extremely nervous expressions, and everyone was terrified.Some people were intimidated by the enemy's momentum and retreated involuntarily.

"Brothers, look back..." Wu Jipan pointed at the chaotic crowd retreating in panic, and shouted, "They haven't entered the city yet. If the enemy catches up, no one will survive."

Several soldiers who were retreating stopped.

"We were ordered to guard the bridge today. The bridge is alive, and the bridge is dead. There is no way out." Wu Jipan shouted loudly as he walked to the front of the array, "If we retreat, we will lose the bridge, and it will be a death penalty."

Facing the desperate faces, Wu Jipan suddenly raised his arms high and roared, "Would you rather die standing or kneeling?"

More than 190 soldiers silently looked at the excited Wu Jipan and remained silent.

Wu Jipan wiped the sweat off his brow, took a last look at his subordinates, then turned to face the Youzhou Army roaring on the embankment, and raised his saber, "Brothers, kill, kill..."

Wu Jipan roared loudly, like a crazy tiger, facing the fierce enemy without hesitation and killed him.

A dozen soldiers followed closely behind, "Kill..."

More soldiers rushed up, "Kill..."

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The wind was whistling in his ears, and the roar was exploding in the sky. Wu Jipan was running with all his strength, his breathing was heavy and rapid, and the strong suffocation made him feel so painful that he wished he could step into the enemy and let the enemy's weapon penetrate his body .

He saw the call of death, a maroon face rushing towards him, and a long fluttering beard.

Wu Jipan exhausted his last bit of strength, soared into the air, and the saber in his hand slashed down with a thunderous force, "Kill..."

The long knife rose across the sky, piercing Wu Jipan's body in an instant, and at the same time, the huge impact force knocked Wu Jipan out of the air more than ten steps away, and the long knife retreated back and forth with a smear of blood.

Wu Jipan rolled a few times in the air, splashing blood like rain on the soldiers who fought bravely, and then fell heavily to the ground.

"Kill..." The last group of hesitant soldiers standing on the bridge was finally enraged by Wu Jipan's death. They rushed up and shouted for battle, "Kill them, kill them..."

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Guan Yu led the Qianfeng Battalion to deal with more than 190 northern Xinjiang soldiers who had vowed to die at the fastest speed, and quickly rushed to the Jieqiao.

Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Jian Yong arrived with a large group of people.

"Is there any Northern Frontier Army in the direction of Guangzong City?" Liu Beifei dismounted and met Guan Yu, who was covered in blood, and asked anxiously.

"The four gates of Guangzong City are tightly closed. It seems that the defenders in the city are limited and dare not attack rashly." Guan Yu bowed and replied, "My lord, what should we do next? Should we attack Guangzong City, or go south to rescue Lord Gongsun?"

The situation in front of him was far beyond Liu Bei's expectations.The main force of the Northern Border Army was not found on both sides of the boundary bridge, and he took down the boundary bridge without any effort, but it was meaningless to take down the boundary bridge at this time. His purpose was to rescue Gongsun Zan, not to occupy the bridge.Although occupying the boundary bridge can cut off the transportation of food and grass for the northern army, the powerful northern army will immediately launch a counterattack, and its own army will go deep and cannot defend at all.

Didn't Gongsun Zan choose to break out from the boundary bridge?
Liu Bei was extremely anxious.The army had only brought dry food for ten days, and it was already the seventh day. If Gongsun Zan could not be rescued tonight, the army must retreat no matter what, otherwise the entire army would be wiped out.

"My lord, the Northern Army must have gone south." Jian Yong whispered, "We don't know where Lord Gongsun is, nor the location of the Northern Army, let alone how many Northern Army soldiers are staying in Guangzong City. Forces. If we continue to attack south at this moment, it is very likely that we will be surrounded to the south of the boundary bridge."

"Xianhe, do you have any suggestions?" Liu Bei asked.

"My lord, we have tried our best." Jian Yong said in a low voice, "I think we should withdraw until tonight."

Liu Bei shook his head, "We are here to rescue Lord Gongsun. Now that we have not fought a war and we still have troops, how can we say we are doing our best?"

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Zhang Fei took dozens of cavalry to go around the city of Guangzong, and on the way back, he caught several civilian husbands.These folk men were worried that the enemy would slaughter the city after the fall of Guangzong City, so they thought they were smart and didn't enter the city, but hid in a ditch near the river embankment. Unfortunately, they were caught.

Liu Bei asked amicably, and only then did he know that the Northern Xinjiang Army and the Youzhou Army had fought here on the first day of March. Gongsun Zan was defeated and fled to Yunting, and then the Northern Xinjiang Army advanced to Kailu Pavilion.Today, the two sides fought again at Kailu Pavilion.Since the morning, the ordnance has been continuously transported to Kailu Pavilion, and the battle is estimated to be fierce.

Liu Bei was overjoyed, and asked about the strength of the northern army.These folks didn't know anything, but they knew that the northern Xinjiang cavalry had gone south, and the cavalry army was on the battlefield of Kailuting.

This time not only Jian Yong opposed going south, but also Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. 5000 people went south, purely to die, and the northern Xinjiang cavalry made two round trips, and the 5000 people disappeared in smoke.

Liu Bei was determined to go south to the rescue, "You three bring 1000 troops to garrison the Jieqiao. If the Northern Frontier Army in Guangzong City comes out to snatch the Jieqiao, and you can't hold it, then withdraw first and don't wait for me."

Guan Yu shook his head helplessly, "Since your lord is determined to go south, how can we not follow? It's life or death, it's up to fate."

Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei rushed to Kailu Pavilion with four thousand infantry.

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In the afternoon, Yunting.

Zhang Yan stationed his horse at the rear of the battlefield, very anxious.

When Gongsun Zan was determined to break through the siege, he would definitely spare no effort to attack Kailuting's Northern Frontier Army at all costs. Since Li Hong and Qu Yi's troops were insufficient, it was very likely that Gongsun Zan would break through the siege, so Zhang Yan also issued a ruthless order this time. Di Gen attacked Yunting from the front, and ordered Peng Lie and Captain Yang Yi to lead [-] elite troops to attack Yunting from the flanks.Zhang Yan asked them to take Yunting, so that the army could quickly go north to attack Gongsun Zan.

"Kill..." There was a sudden loud noise on the battlefield ahead, and Yu Digen's army cheered loudly, crossing the last blocking line of the Youzhou Army like a tide.

Zhang Yan was overjoyed, he rode his horse and raised his whip, and shouted loudly: "Let's go, let's go to Yunting."

Looking down from the Yunting, the battlefield was full of noise and chaos.The northern border army is divided into several long dragons, which are dividing and encircling the defeated Youzhou army.

"Urgent report to the general, we will arrive at Kailu Pavilion at dusk."

"The order was given to Digen and Peng Lie, and they will be responsible for the aftermath of the Yunting battlefield."

"Order Yang Yi to withdraw from the battlefield immediately and follow me to Kailu Pavilion."

As the war drums sounded, Zhang Yan took the lead, leading the [-] undispatched reserve army along the edge of the battlefield, and hurried northward.

On the battlefield, Yang Yi commanded the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to gradually withdraw from the battlefield, preparing to follow up.

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In the afternoon, open the Lu Pavilion.

Li Hong and Qu Yi learned the lesson of the Jieqiao battle. In order to effectively prevent the Youzhou army from fighting against themselves, they placed the Black Panther Yicong Battalion and Mustafa's Five Thousand Ural Mountain Iron Cavalry Battalion on the left and right wings of the army.When the infantry of the Youzhou army rushed through the dense arrow array, the two-winged cavalry immediately launched to cooperate with the infantry to attack.

The Beijiang army's move was very effective, and it dealt a heavy blow to the Youzhou army.

Gongsun Zan immediately changed his attack formation, placing the Youzhou iron cavalry on the left and right flanks.When the infantry of the Youzhou Army launched an attack, the iron cavalry was dispatched to fight fiercely with the northern Xinjiang iron cavalry to prevent them from supporting the northern Xinjiang infantry.

Li Hong took the lead, leading the Black Panther Yicong to confront Gongsun Zan's White Horse Yicong head-on.The two sides were evenly matched, and the sky was dark and the sky was dark.

Qu Yi had only [-] infantry. Although the weapons were excellent, the army was seriously injured and unable to display normal combat effectiveness.Qu Yi decisively ordered to retreat.

Qu Yi and Zhu Mu meant to retreat directly to Jieqiao, relying on the danger of the Qinghe River to block Gongsun Zan, and after Zhang Yan's army arrived, the two sides attacked back and forth, but Li Hong firmly disagreed.Li Hong must fight Gongsun Zan again in Qingting, so as to consume Gongsun Zan's iron cavalry and beat Gongsun Zan until he can't move.

The Beijiang army withdrew for ten miles in one breath, and stopped only when they reached Qingting.At this time, the team that came from Jieqiao sent the news that Jieqiao had fallen.Li Hong, Qu Yi and others were shocked.Li Hong was filled with remorse. If he had known that Gongsun Zan would cooperate internally and externally today to break through with all his strength, he should not have let Liu Ming leave the Kailu Pavilion yesterday to join Zhao Yun's Qingzhou army attacking the shelter.If there were more Liu Ming's five thousand cavalry on the battlefield, the situation would be quite different.

Zhu Mu comforted Li Hong.The battle situation is ever-changing, and mistakes are normal.Now it depends on whether Zhang Yan's army can catch up in time.As long as Zhang Yan can arrive, Gongsun Zan will be dead today, and the Youzhou army who appeared at Jieqiao will never escape.

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In the afternoon, Qingting.

The army immediately set up an array according to the terrain of Qingting, preparing to stop Gongsun Zan from breaking through.

At this time, the scouts urgently reported that a Youzhou army came from the direction of Jieqiao, only five miles away from Qingting.

Li Hong and Qu Yi couldn't believe it.The Youzhou Army, which sneaked behind the Northern Border Army, was very lucky to take the opportunity to seize the Jieqiao. Could it be that they still have more to say?Want to help Gongsun Zan break out?
"Excellent, he is a man." Qu Yi couldn't help but blurted out praise, "Gongsun Zan has such subordinates, how can he not rule the world?"

"Who is here? Have you seen their battle flag?" Li Hong nodded in admiration, "In my northern border, the most people are these indomitable warriors."

"The character Liu is on the battle flag." The scout replied, "Except for Liu Bei, it seems that none of Gongsun Zan's generals has the surname Liu."

Li Hong was stunned, and then he thought of something, and hurriedly leaned over to look at the map, "Yuntian, I'm sure, we've been tricked, the wind shelter may be an empty camp."

Qu Yi and Zhu Mu were secretly shocked when they heard the word "Liu Bei", and then they suddenly realized it when they heard Li Hong say it.

"Tian Kai and Liu Bei's reinforcements circled behind us." Zhu Mu said in surprise, "So, the reinforcements from the shelter and Panhe are all tricks to lure the enemy?"

"If Liu Bei is in the front and Tian Kai's army is behind, then today's battle..." Qu Yi looked at the map, suddenly whipped his whip in the air, and shouted loudly, "Zhang Yan, Zhang Yan's army where?"

Li Hong looked up at the angry Qu Yi, waved his hands and said, "Yuntian, don't worry, Feiyan will come soon, we still have time." Then he asked Zhu Mudao, "I'm sure, how many casualties are there today?"

"There is no specific number yet." Zhu Mu said, "However, according to preliminary reports from various ministries, there should be two thousand infantry casualties, nearly one thousand cavalry, and about fifteen thousand troops capable of fighting. Now we are being attacked. With a force of 5000 soldiers, it would be very difficult to trap Gongsun Zan firmly in the south of Qingting, unless..." He pointed to the south and said helplessly, "Unless Mr. Zhang Yan Hurry to Qingting immediately to participate in the battle, otherwise we can only let Gongsun Zan successfully break through."

"Let's fight, why are you hesitating?" Qu Yi said, "The general is here to command and stop Gongsun Zan, and I will lead people to stop Liu Bei. I want to see what kind of character this Liu Bei is."

"Yuntian..." Li Hong stood up and stopped Qu Yi with his hand, "Wait a minute..."

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With his head down, Li Hong walked back and forth on the hillside, determined not to let go.

Now if Gongsun Zan is wiped out at any cost, the casualties will be astonishing under the attack of the Youzhou Army. Even if Zhang Yan can arrive in time, it will be difficult to stop the Youzhou Army's crazy attack.When a person sees a way out, he is like a drowning man grasping at the straw, how can he let go so easily?Gongsun Zan would go crazy when he saw reinforcements coming.In addition, Liu Bei appeared, is Tian Kai in Jieqiao?At night, if Tian Kai was also killed and his own army was caught in the middle, it would be impossible to stop Gongsun Zan's attack no matter what.

The reason why Tian Kai and Liu Bei's army can appear in Jieqiao without anyone noticing is, in the final analysis, his own responsibility.I was too negligent.Li Hong blamed himself and shook his head again and again.

Since Gongsun Zan cannot be stopped, it is better to let Gongsun Zan go.Gongsun Zan breaks through, Liu Bei and Tian Kai's goals are achieved, and they will leave Jieqiao.In this way, there will be no fierce battles between the Beijiang Army and Tian Kai and Liu Bei, and the casualties of the Beijiang Army will be greatly reduced.When Gongsun Zan fled, his follow-up army would lose its command, and its morale would be low, and his goal of annihilating the Youzhou army would be achieved. More importantly, the Northern Xinjiang army would be able to reduce some of its losses.

Gongsun Zan without the army is just a white horse fleeing desperately.

Li Hong walked up to Qu Yi and Zhu Mu, forced a smile, "Forget it, let Gongsun Zan go. I owe him a favor, and I will pay him back this time. As for Liu Bei, he is the grand master's nephew." After Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan, he cannot be killed."

Zhu Mu seemed to have thought of Li Hong's strategy, and nodded with a smile.

Qu Yi stared, and was about to object when he suddenly saw the smile on Zhu Mu's face. He suddenly thought of something and swallowed the words that came to his mouth, "What do you mean, my lord? Let Gongsun Zan go alone? But my lord thought What will be the consequence of Gongsun Zan leaving Jieqiao? He will regroup the army and continue to fight with us. The Lord spared Gongsun Zan’s life today, and we may have to pay tens of thousands of lives for it in the future.”

Li Hong nodded, "I know, but there are two questions, have you thought about it?"

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"Two questions?" Qu Yi asked in surprise, "May I ask the general to clarify?"

"We killed Gongsun Zan, what will the Grand Tutor think? Will he think that I am a traitor? Will he think that the eldest princess and the court have been held hostage by me? Will he think that I am Dong Zhuo's second?" Li Hong looked up. God, he sighed, "It is true that I drove away Yuan Shao, attacked and killed Gongsun Zan, and occupied Jizhou. No matter what the two of them have done, I was the one who occupied Jizhou in the end, so if you are Master Taifu , will you still trust me? Will you continue to respect the court? Will you send troops to attack me in a fit of anger?"

Qu Yi was stunned for a moment, and remained silent for a long time.

"So, the General intended to let Gongsun Zan go?" Zhu Mu asked in a low voice.

"If I kill Gongsun Zan, whether it's Grand Tutor, Xian Yufu, Yan Rou, Xian Yuyin or other old generals from Youzhou, what will they think? Look at those generals I recruited to fight in Jizhou?" Li Hong With a wry smile, "I just want to capture Gongsun Zan and send him back to Youzhou. Now that the battle has reached this point, the entire Youzhou army is almost inevitable. Why don't I just give him a favor?"

Zhu Mu's face suddenly changed color.

Qu Yi suddenly thought of something, his heart was suffocated, and there was a trace of anger and fear in his eyes.The general who conquered Jizhou will definitely become the second "Dong Zhuo" and the second traitor in the sky, judging from the current situation.Whether it is Master Taifu, Yuan Shao, or the officials of various states and counties, it is obvious that they will not think that General Hussars occupied Jizhou to revitalize the great Han society.After the general occupies Jizhou, if Master Taifu resolutely cut off relations with the imperial court under the pretext of causing disaster for the country, the most urgent thing for the general is to take Youzhou and stabilize his rear. My old master meets each other in battle.

Of course, the general is unwilling to bear this bad name, but if the Taifu is allowed to separate one side, how will the great cause of saving the country be accomplished?If Lord Taifu receives an edict from the emperor in the future, and the emperor wants him to attack Jizhou, what will the general do?Master Taifu and the General are fighting, how will the old generals of Youzhou under the General choose?

The general urgently needed an excuse to attack Youzhou, so he wanted to send Gongsun Zan back, or he wanted to drive Gongsun Zan back to Youzhou.Gongsun Zan wants revenge and wants to fight the general, so the general can raise troops to attack Youzhou.As for Mr. Taifu, in the future, the general can send him to the eldest princess, and let the eldest princess and a group of old court officials slowly persuade him, or, in order to avoid future troubles, the general can simply attack Youzhou Opportunity……

Qu Yi's heart went cold, and he felt shuddering.The General has changed.I thought Gongsun Zan was cruel, but now it seems that Gongsun Zan is a fart.Gongsun Zan did not treat people as human beings, so why not the Great General?Let Gongsun Zan go and attack Youzhou. How many people will die in the future?But the general spoke eloquently, without the slightest hint of pity.Perhaps, in today's general's heart, in order to save the country and his personal reputation, it is worthwhile to sacrifice as many soldiers as possible.

Qu Yi glanced at Li Hong with fluttering long hair, took a step back quietly, and stood behind Zhu Mu.After the general loosened his long hair again, everything changed, and his murderous intent became stronger and stronger.

Zhu Mu turned his head to look at Qu Yi, the two looked at each other, speechless.

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"General, there is one more question..." Zhu Mu asked cautiously.

"When will we challenge King Dong Qin?" Li Hongxiang was asking Zhu Mu, and seemed to be talking to himself, "Is it necessary to reform the system to revitalize the country? If it is necessary to reform the system, when is the right time? It is when saving the country , or after saving Sheji?"

After conquering Jizhou, the situation in northern Xinjiang will improve regardless of whether there is any incident in Youzhou. At this time, the imperial court will propose restructuring again.Restructuring and revitalizing the country are two closely linked issues, and we cannot avoid them. We must face them squarely, face them, solve them, and implement them.Since the imperial court wants to restructure, it will involve the matter of begging King Dong Qin.The imperial court didn't want to challenge King Dong Qin, and neither did Li Hong, but the northern border became stronger, and the imperial court and Li Hong had to have a reason not to challenge King Dong Qin, otherwise, how could they win the trust of the world?People all over the world don't trust the imperial court and Li Hong, so how to carry out the reform?Li Hong became a traitor of the Han Dynasty, and the imperial court became Li Hong's government office in the eyes of the world, so what prestige does the imperial court still have?What are you talking about revitalizing the country?
Therefore, the northern border army must fight and ensure that there are enough battles. Even if there is no war in Hebei, they will go to the south of the Yellow River to fight. accomplish.

From the current point of view, it is obviously inappropriate to cross the river to fight Yanzhou, because the rear is unstable.We must completely control Youzhou, so that we can go south to attack the rebellion and stabilize the state without any worries.

Li Hong explained, and then asked, "Now, do you think Gongsun Zan should be released?"

Qu Yi didn't say a word, he bowed to accept the order, and flew away on his horse.

Zhu Mu bowed and said: "I have forgotten that the general is in charge of state affairs. Now the general is in charge of the danger of the country and the fate of Han Zuo. The general can do whatever he wants. There is really no need to tell us."

Li Hong sighed softly, "I went to Jizhou to preside over the military affairs in person, just because I was worried that Qu Yi would not handle it well and the event would be ruined."

"Gongsun Zan is dead, and the affairs of Youzhou will be troublesome." Zhu Mu nodded and said, "I can understand this. After all, Gongsun Zan's going south was ordered by the Grand Tutor. If the general wiped out the Youzhou army, he would kill Gongsun Zan." , for Lord Tai Tuo, both face and strength are a huge loss, and Lord Tai Tuo will not let it go anyway. Now that His Excellency lets Gongsun Zan flee back to Youzhou with the remnants of the defeated army, it can be regarded as a step forward for Lord Tai Tuo. However, I heard that there is a deep conflict between Lord Taifu and Gongsun Zan, if Gongsun Zan returns to Youzhou and conflicts with Lord Taifu, then Lord Taifu will die..."

"Gongsun Zan will not do harm to Master Taifu." Li Hong said confidently, "Master Taifu is my old master and his old master. Even if there are conflicts between them, with Gongsun Zan's character, he will definitely not Kill Master Taifu."

Zhu Mu was full of worry, "General, if we drive Gongsun Zan to Qingzhou and let Gongsun Zan form the fact that he has occupied Qingzhou, then, based on the conflict between Lord Taifu and Gongsun Zan, will he understand what the general is doing today, and thus Continue to honor the court?"

"Gongsun Zan quelled the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Jizhou and Qingzhou successively. This is a fact, and it is also due to him. His Excellency will not fail to see it, and he will not believe me." Li Hong sighed, "Master Taifu is an upright person. , I don't want to hurt him."

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Gongsun Zan led an army to Qingting.

Without waiting for Gongsun Zan's army to gain a firm foothold, Mustafa took the lead in leading the cavalry to the left flank of the Youzhou army.Gongsun Fan led the army to meet the enemy, and the Ural Mountain cavalry fought and retreated.

At this moment, there was chaos behind the Beijiang army, and the drums of the alarm were louder than the bang.

Mustafa saw the command flag waving repeatedly, and roared, "Turn back, turn around and kill the Youzhou reinforcements..."

The Ural Mountain cavalry roared back.Gongsun Fan was overjoyed and launched a fierce attack with his army.Gongsun Zan did not listen to Guan Jing's dissuasion, and followed up with Bai Ma Yicong.The iron cavalry army miraculously broke out of the siege of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Liu Bei and the four thousand soldiers attacked wildly all the way with the determination to die.Suddenly, they saw Gongsun Zan's battle flag and the Youzhou cavalry galloping towards them.Liu Bei was overjoyed and shouted wildly: "Brothers, withdraw, withdraw..."

Gongsun Zan saw the "Liu" battle flag from a distance, and saw Liu Bei covered in blood, tears blurred his eyes, "Good brother."

The two joined forces and quickly retreated towards the boundary bridge.

The infantry of the Youzhou Army were blocked in the encirclement, and the whole army quickly collapsed.

Mustafa and Jifeng led the iron cavalry to chase all the way, but the Youzhou elite infantry brought by Liu Bei were wiped out because they could not keep up with the iron cavalry's retreat speed.

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Thick smoke billowed above Jieqiao, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei turned pale with fright, and rushed towards Jieqiao with more than 5000 cavalry like a hurricane.

(End of this chapter)