Chapter Forty
Chen Yong led his army through Su Lie's camp. The army recharged its batteries and rested for two days just for this moment. Zhou Cang, Liu Xing, and Xiang Fang took the lead; Chao Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long,
Zhao Hu was in the middle to provide support; Chen Yong and Pei Yuanshao were at the end to intercept the enemy who might be pursuing them!
Fortunately, the three thousand troops led by Liu Xuande fought together with Wuhuan Sulie's assault cavalry. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led the charge together, but they could only withstand the first wave of assault. Those Wuhuan assault cavalry simply could not
Regardless of life and death, like a moth rushing to a flame, he rushes towards them desperately! A single thread cannot form a thread, a single tree cannot form a forest, how many nails can be driven by a body covered with iron? Guan Yu and Zhang Fei cannot withstand them no matter how many enemies they are.
Such a crazy strategy!
Seeing that the defeat was certain, Liu Bei ordered his troops to retreat. How could Su Lie let go of Liu Xuande's army? Then Wuhuan suddenly rode behind and killed him. Liu Bei had already ordered people to set up a stronghold and set up a stronghold early in the morning.
Two archery towers. As soon as Liu Bei's army entered the stronghold, arrows rained down from the archery tower, shooting at the Wuhuan cavalry behind them. The Wuhuan cavalry had no armor at all, so dozens of people had been hit by arrows.
Rolled off the horse.
Su Lie knew that if these enemy soldiers entered the stronghold, his cavalry would surely suffer countless casualties if they tried to break through the stronghold gate! This kind of tough battle could not be fought without fighting, so he had no choice but to pass on the order and withdraw his troops back to the camp! After the battle,
Liu Bei's more than 3,000 people only had about 2,000 left. He injured one thousand enemies and suffered eight hundred losses! Liu Bei knew that he just wanted to hold Su Lie back, so he would send troops to harass Su Lie from time to time.
Lie, just make sure that he has no chance to send out a large army to chase Chen Yong.
In this way, Liu Xuande used 2,000 men and horses to hold back more than 7,000 Wuhuan troops. Now Liu Bei could only pray to God, hoping that he would be favored by him. As long as Chen Yong can lead his army to save Gongsun Zan, then he will be able to do so.
His own contribution. As for whether Liu Yu would report it to the court, Liu Bei never considered it at all. For himself, as long as he can get some military pay, soldiers, horses, and territory, it is more important than anything else!
Two flowers bloomed, one on each side. Chen Yong was also worried that there would be an army chasing him behind him, so he ordered his soldiers to drive as much as possible every day. This was the first time he walked on this snow-covered road.
, how could it be fast? So the soldiers could only go as fast as possible, but they couldn't go fast at all.
After walking for two days, the sky began to become cold again, the wind was biting and the north wind was howling. Taoist Zuo Ci told Chen Yong to immediately find a sheltered place to set up camp! Everyone quickly found a sheltered place and set up camp.
Everyone lit a fire inside the tent, and listening to the howling cold wind outside, one can imagine what kind of world it would be like outside.
The strong wind blew all night, and finally stopped at dawn. At this time, the snow outside was already waist deep, half of the tents were buried. Chen Yong looked at everyone and said: "Rescuing soldiers is like putting out fire. The more severe this situation is.
Weather, we must muster up our courage and have endless fun fighting the sky! If we wait, wait, stop today, then we will never reach Guanzi City in this life!
We have food and supplies. Where is General Gongsun in Guanzi City? By this time, they are probably out of food. If we arrive a day earlier, we can save more soldiers! So now, no matter how difficult the road is, we must work together.
Hurry! Only in this way can Gongsun Zan’s army be saved! Only in this way can our plan to settle down come true!"
The eyes of all the soldiers brightened. What was the purpose of all their efforts? Isn't it just to rescue Gongsun Zan so that they could have a world of their own? No matter where they were assigned to guard in the end, at least they would have a place to stay.
So. Isn’t this the goal that everyone is working so hard to achieve? The dawn is right in front of us. No matter how hard, tired or difficult it is, we must complete the task! Even if we carry it on our shoulders, we must carry these supplies.
Come to Gongsun Zan!
Only when they have eaten and drank enough, and only when Liu Xuande's letters are given to Gongsun Zan, can he trust him! And only if he must be rescued from Guanzicheng can Gongsun Zan's army be grateful to him! And the premise of thinking about this now is that everyone can only
Only by moving forward together can we cross the mountain road leading to Guanzicheng in western Liaoning and reach Guanzicheng!
In this way, the army packed their tents and luggage and started a new day's journey. While everyone was marching hard, Taoist Zuo Ci told Chen Yong that there happened to be medicine for Chen Yiran to assist in his recovery in the mountains in front.
Take Chen Yiran to search, and then meet up with the army on the way forward. Taoist Zuo Ci bid farewell to Chen Yong, took Chen Yiran's little hand, and the two of them rose into the sky and flew towards the mountains in the distance...
Chen Yong continued to move forward with the army. In this way, he only walked dozens of miles in a day. However, the physical consumption per capita increased greatly. There was no way, no matter how hard and tired the soldiers were, they were still doing the same thing.
On the basis of not leaving behind any supplies, we have to move forward every day with great difficulty! If it were not blocked by mountains on both sides, this vast expanse of white would probably be an endless white ocean that can be seen at a glance, right?
Even so, the army was still marching day by day. They walked like this for nine days. When they were marching that day, Taoist Zuo Ci flew back with Chen Yiyi. It turned out that Taoist Zuo Ci took Yiyi and they flew over the top of Xishan Mountain.
, came to the mountain range. Under the leadership of Taoist Zuo Ci, the two finally found these two necessary herbs in this mountain range.
Taoist Zuo Ci took out the alchemy furnace, put the medicines found in the mountains and the herbs on his body into the alchemy furnace, and began to refine the elixirs. Chen Yiran remained quietly beside the immortal master, watching.
Watching all this, because she knew that whether her condition could improve or not depended on the effectiveness of Taoist Zuo Ci's alchemy.
Chen Yiran secretly vowed that as long as his body could recover, he would devote himself to studying medicine so that he could help his elder brother and the soldiers who were marching hard and treat their illnesses. Is it so cold in the cold weather?
Isn’t my brother doing this for the common people in the world? If he has such ambitions, he will naturally not hold him back! Chen Yiran’s confidence in learning medical skills is even stronger!
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. When noon arrived, Taoist Zuo Ci stopped adding fire, opened the alchemy furnace, and took out the elixirs from the furnace. This time, the elixirs were red and as big as grapes.
Judging from the status of the furnace, the alchemy should have been successful this time. Taoist Zuo Ci took out an elixir and other elixirs on his body, a total of four medicines, and asked Chen Yiran to eat them all.
Chen Yiran swallowed these elixirs. After two hours of efficacy, it was obvious that his body felt better. Master Zuo Cixian could not guarantee whether it was good or not. Fortunately, there were enough medicinal herbs, and Master Zuo Cixian also
I started to use the next method and continued to refine the elixir. As a result of this careful refining, the elixir was obviously bluish in color after being taken out. After Chen Yiran took the elixir this time, he felt that the elixir was more effective.
The effect is better than the last time.
When Zuo Ci wanted to prepare for the next alchemy, he suddenly felt uneasy. Zuo Ci counted his fingers and realized that he had been out for seven or eight days, and it was indeed time to go back. Because these two days
Chen Yong's army is about to enter Guanzi City. If he doesn't go back to help, they will not be able to rescue Gongsun Zan at all.
Taoist Zuo Ci could only put away the alchemy furnace and took Chen Yiran with him. The two of them took off in the air and rushed back. They followed the marching route and quickly caught up with the advancing army. After passing
After marching for so many days, the cohesion and execution ability of this team have reached a peak! On the next march route, Taoist Zuo Ci once again asked Chen Yong to obey his orders.
In this way, the army hunted three batches in succession. Wuhuan's sentry patrols finally safely crossed the mountain road sandwiched between the mountains and came to the near side of Guanzi City. Soon the detective horses sent by Chen Yong
Turning around, there was a large tent stretching for tens of miles in front of him, and Guanzi City in western Liaoning was surrounded by the Wuhuan army! Chen Yong climbed up to take a look. This continuous large camp, with his own army, was simply impossible.
Get through!
Taoist Zuo Ci said: "Disciple, there must be a road for the car to reach the mountain, and it will be straight for the boat to the bridge! Let's wait until tomorrow. You army can camp here with peace of mind and wait for good news!"
Although Chen Yong didn't know why his mentor was so optimistic, he knew that the army had been running around for days and had consumed too much physical energy. It really needed a good rest. He ordered everyone to set up camp and take a good rest. But they were not allowed to cook.
The army could only eat some dry food and get some snow and water to satisfy their hunger and quench their thirst. There was no other way. Wuhuanqiu's army was not far ahead. How could they do it if they were not careful?
Early on the next morning, there was a huge uproar in the camp ahead. Chen Yong took the generals and climbed up to look far away. He saw that Wuhuan's army began to set up camp. There were many Wuhuan soldiers.
The army gathered together and then marched southwest together. It was obvious that more than half of the army had been assembled this time, and the remaining Wuhuan army was no longer enough to form an encirclement.
After the army left, it was past noon, and the sky suddenly became dark again! Then a strong wind blew up, and it was obvious that God was going to show his power again. At this time, Taoist Zuo Ci ordered Chen Yong to assemble the army, and ordered everyone to get ready together!
Looking at Taoist Zuo Ci again, he had begun to mutter something, holding a peach wood sword and starting to practice! After a while, he recited a spell to the soldiers!
Then I saw that Taoist Zuo Ci's hair suddenly stood up, and the peach wood sword in his hand turned blood red. The peach wood sword emitted several rays of light and swirled around Chen Yong's army! At the end, Taoist Zuo Ci's face turned pale.
He was pale, as if he had aged ten years. Chen Yong and Chen Yiran hurried forward to help the immortal master up. He relieved his breath and finally regained his energy.
Taoist Zuo Ci said: "Disciple, I just cast a spell, and your army will not be afraid of the power of heaven for six hours, and will no longer be affected by the strong winds and cold of the world. There will be heavy snow tonight, so you can march quickly so that you can break into Guanzi City.
Go rescue Gongsun Zan. However, this trip can only be done to save people, and you cannot make the decision without authorization and fight Wuhuan's army. Otherwise, the spell will be ineffective.
Don’t worry, as long as I am here, you will be able to rescue Gongsun Zan safely tonight. However, Gongsun Zan’s army is injured, and I will not meet him. These provisions are not enough to support your two armies to escape.
Those from Youzhou, I will bring Yiyi to find some food and grass so that I can help you escape back to Youzhou."
After Chen Yong thanked his mentor, he led the army again and rushed towards Wuhuan Camp in the distance. When the army rushed forward this time, everyone suddenly couldn't feel the cold and the howling wind. Seeing the flags fluttering, all the military academies were stunned.
Chapter completed!