Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

It was now afternoon, and the sky was getting darker after the sun hid behind the clouds.The north wind howled, blowing over the fighting soldiers of the Han and Wei armies, dissipating the heat from everyone's heads, making people shiver.

If you look down from the sky, you can see that in the wilderness, the Han and Wei armies retreated and advanced, and the Wei army pursued them with all their strength, showing no intention of withdrawing and stopping the battle.

Although the retreat of the Han army was difficult, they were still running vigorously without fighting for a long time.

But the Wei army is different. They who attacked Wuzhangyuan for several days only got more than half a day's rest.The vitality and energy that had been recovered with great difficulty were exhausted in the battle of the Han army, which made them very tired.

After the victory at noon, Cao Rui did not let the soldiers eat and rest for a while, and ordered them to join in the pursuit of the Han army, intending to defeat Huang Quan in one go.But after chasing for an hour in the afternoon, Wei Jun actually only advanced seven or eight miles.

As time went by, the soldiers of the Wei army advanced more and more slowly.At four o'clock (15:00), an hour had passed since the pursuit of the Han army, and the soldiers of the Wei army had only advanced eight or nine miles.Their faces were tired and their feet were heavy.

You must know that under normal conditions of luggage, the marching speed is about 60 miles.After deducting the night rest and meal time, the march is about 10 miles per hour.Without the luggage, the Wei army who pursued and attacked only traveled eight or nine miles, which shows that they are actually tired.

Cao Rui drove to and from various ministries in person to boost morale, and shouted: "I am with all the soldiers, and we are chasing the bandit army together. If you can break the bandit today, there will be a feast tonight, and everyone will be rewarded with a share of the land."

After this operation, the generals of the Wei army burned their fighting spirit, moved their feet reluctantly, and continued to chase towards the Han army.Although the Wei army's infantry were tired, their pursuit was slow.

Although this was the case with the infantry of the Wei army, the cavalry of the Wei army still did not give up and chased after the Han army.However, because the pawns were behind, the cavalry pawns of the Wei army did not dare to stick too close.

On the chariot, Huang Quan felt the shaking of the chariot, leaned on the wooden beam, and asked loudly, "How are the ministries doing?"

The personal guard on the horse reported: "General Qi, when Liu Taishou's troops withdrew, there were quite a lot of casualties, and the other troops were not bad. At present, all the troops are on the way to our army camp, but the army formation is chaotic, and the soldiers are scattered. Sometimes Wounded by the cavalry of the Wei army."

While speaking, the wheels ran over the deep pit, causing the car to vibrate violently.Huang Quan's body swayed, he held the beam of the car with both hands, and stepped on the floor of the car with both feet, so as to stabilize his figure.

"How is the pursuit of the Wei army in the rear?" Huang Quan asked.

The personal guard shook his head, and replied: "General Qi, the Wei army is still pursuing and has not given up. I don't know the specific situation."

Since the retreat, the Han army has never lost the initiative on the battlefield. It does not know the specific situation of the Wei army in the rear, but just retreats.

Huang Quan patted the horizontal bar, and said in a cold voice: "Cao Rui is not forgiving when he becomes powerful, and I will make him look good someday!"

At this time, Deng Ai chased after him on a horse, and asked anxiously: "General Chariot, the Wei army is in hot pursuit, what should our army do?"

Seeing that it was Deng Ai, Huang Quan comforted him and said, "Don't worry. Before the battle, in order to prevent our army from retreating, I ordered Shaoxian (Huo Yi) to lead the army to lie down on the mountain road, thinking that we should respond."

As he said that, Huang Quan glanced at the gloomy sky and said: "Besides, it's getting late, wait until it's late. Then the Wei army will retreat by itself." …

"promise!"

Huang Quan drove west all the way, the road was full of smoke and dust, and the Han soldiers followed closely behind.

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At the time of Youshi (18:00), the sky is getting late, the sun sinks below the mountain peaks, and the moon hangs above the sky.

Cao Rui walked closely with the army, and the military reports in front of him were constantly being reported by the cavalry. His legs and feet were weak after standing for a long time, and he had already been sitting on the cushion in the carriage to mobilize the entire army.

The pursuit lasted for more than two hours. Perhaps because the sky was getting late, it was difficult for the driver to see the road conditions. He drove through deep pits and stones several times, causing the vehicle to shake violently.Coupled with the slower and slower marching speed, Cao Rui became more impatient.

From noon to dusk, the entire army marched only [-] miles away. Originally, they were able to hold on tightly to the Han army, but now they are directly separated from the Han army by about three miles. How can Cao Rui be satisfied with this?
Cao Rui stood up and looked at the soldiers who had reached the limit along the way, still unwilling to do so.

"Huang Quan's army is exhausted. If we can catch up, we will be able to defeat the enemy. We must catch up!" Cao Rui shouted to the generals, ordering the soldiers to speed up their pace.

Jiang Ji came galloping on a steed and said, "Your Majesty, the soldiers are exhausted. Besides, it's getting late. Please return your Majesty and fight again tomorrow."

Cao Rui pointed to the front and argued, "Our cavalry have been following closely behind the Shu army. If we can catch up, we will be able to defeat them."

Regardless of their identities, Jiang Ji said in a strict voice: "I know that your majesty is eager to defeat the thieves, and wants to fight back the Shu army. But today's battle is a foregone conclusion. The soldiers of the Chinese army can attack the camp for your majesty for nearly ten days. After resting for half a day, he fought and pursued for His Majesty for another day, this is the legacy left by Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen."

"If it is an ordinary pawn, how can His Majesty make him do this! Your Majesty does not spare the power of the people and does not love soldiers. Who in the world can love Your Majesty? Apart from ministers and others, who can Your Majesty rely on? Dare I ask how your Majesty can be a great man?" Is Wei Ping the world? Why do you see Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen?" Jiang Jikang said passionately.

Facing Jiang Ji's four consecutive questions, Cao Rui remained silent.Directly beat him back from his dream to reality. During his tenure, Western Shu was a bandit and seized the country;Under the years of unfavorable wars, how can he, who considers himself a sage and wise king, endure these humiliations? This is why Cao Rui is so persistent in pursuing Huang Quan, because he is eager for success and victory!

Seeing that Cao Rui was provoked, Jiang Ji felt very regretful, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my crime."

Cao Rui, who had come to his senses, said nonchalantly, "Your words are also reasonable, and I accept them. Order you..."

Suddenly, countless flocks of birds flew up in the forest at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, and there were crowds of people, and thousands of torches appeared in the forest.

In the darkening and silent night, the sound of horseshoes is deafening, torches are waving in the forest, and there are countless soldiers and horses, which is daunting.

The weary face of the Wei army soldier was full of panic.They knew in their hearts that in their current state, it would be difficult to fight against an energetic army.

Cao Rui was also panicking in his heart, he never thought that Huang Quan would still have a hand in withdrawing the army, could it be that the ambush was a trap set by them.

Jiang Ji glanced at the timid soldiers of the Wei army around him, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you can adjust the pursuit cavalry to withdraw the troops to guard the left and right, and the infantry to stand in line. It is enough to scare off the unknown enemy of the Shu army and make them dare not attack."

This is Jiang Ji's forte, the strategy of bluffing.At the beginning, Cao Cao's army was defeated in Chibi, and its strength was greatly wasted.Sun Quan besieged Hefei for more than a month, but Cao Cao only sent Zhang Xi to lead Qianqi and Runan troops to break the siege.

But after waiting for several months, no reinforcements arrived. Seeing that Hefei City was about to be breached, Jiang Ji falsely claimed that he had received a letter from Zhang Xi.Sun Quan believed it was true, set fire to it and retreated, and Hefei was saved.

"Okay! I will follow Jiang Qing's words and let Qing command." Cao Rui responded.

"promise!"