HLnovel Chapter 500 Pursuit
Chapter 500 Pursuit
It turned out that the Northern Yuan army, which had been fighting desperately with the Fu family army, actually began to show signs of retreat!
This change startled Fu Changzhou, and he understood instantly: Taiaru must be trying to escape!
After all, if you go further north, you will reach the edge of the vast desert that stretches for thousands of miles, where there are no people and no one is around.
If Tai'aru really escapes, it will be extremely difficult to catch him again in the future.
Moreover, Fu Changzhou knew very well that Taia Lu's move was an attempt to wear down the Yan army by a long-distance attack, so that his side would be afraid and dare not continue to pursue.
But as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, how could he let the enemy's conspiracy succeed?
Therefore, Fu Changzhou gave the order without hesitation: "Pass the order down, chase them immediately, and don't let this evil thief get away!"
After saying this, he jumped onto his horse and led a group of elite cavalrymen.
With the well-prepared marching bag on his back, he rushed towards the fleeing enemy at lightning speed.
At the same time, Fu Huaian, who was fighting, saw this situation and reacted quickly.
He acted decisively and led his cavalry troops to leave the battlefield.
After taking the marching bag from the logistics team, he chased after another team of fleeing Northern Yuan troops without hesitation.
At this moment, only Zhou Sheng and his troops were left on the battlefield.
Responsible for clearing out the remaining enemy forces in the Northern Yuan Dynasty court.
At this time, when the Northern Yuan army learned that the Khan and the Imperial Master had escaped with their elite cavalry,
The remaining dozen or so tribal leaders panicked instantly.
Among them was a middle-aged leader with a thick face and a burly figure. He opened his eyes wide.
His face was filled with disbelief as he looked in horror at the miserable scene before him. There were ruins and devastation everywhere.
However, no matter how he looked around, he could not find the warriors of his tribe.
"What should we do? Where did the Khan and the Imperial Master go?"
A middle-aged leader shouted at the top of his lungs.
At this moment, another elderly leader with gray hair and a haggard face heard this.
In an instant, tears burst out from his cloudy eyes like a dam breaking.
The old man knew very well that after this extremely brutal battle, their tribe had been beaten to pieces by the Yan army and was severely damaged.
You know, on the grassland, once a tribe loses its young and strong men, it will be like lambs to be slaughtered and can only be slaughtered at will.
At this moment, his eyes, which originally had some life in them, were almost completely dim.
Several other tribal leaders also looked pale and heartbroken, as if their own father had died.
Because they all knew very well that after such a disastrous defeat, if they wanted their tribes to regain their former vitality,
It will take at least a full ten years, or even longer, to recuperate.
The heavy damage caused by this war was undoubtedly a near-devastating blow to these tribes.
"How about we surrender?"
At this moment, a weak voice sounded.
Obviously, the leaders were tempted by this. After all, they were the local tyrants in their own tribes, living a carefree life with no worries about food and drink.
However, because of this war, the tribe suffered heavy losses. Even if the Han Dynasty and the great master returned in the future,
It is difficult for these people to be reused in a short period of time.
In addition, if they continued to resist, even if they managed to escape in the end, they would probably be chased by the Yan army and live a precarious life.
In fact, the tribal leaders had long been dissatisfied with Tai'aru's burning of the grassland. After all, this move would hurt the enemy by 800 and hurt one thousand of their own people.
But due to Tai'aru's autocratic rule, they did not dare to resist too much.
Now, almost all of his tribal warriors have been lost. If they were short of manpower, they would probably want to help the Yan army to pursue Tai Alu.
Especially when they heard the noisy shouts of killing in the distance, their faces turned even paler: "That's right, since the Grand Master has given up on us, we can also give up on him."
As time passed, the shouting and screaming gradually subsided. The only thing left was the smell of blood and the groans of those who were not yet dead but lying on the ground.
Zhou Sheng ordered: "Confiscate the war horses and weapons, and temporarily detain those who surrender."
"Yes"
Immediately a general took the order and left.
And on the other side,
Tai'aru and Benyari each led 70,000 to 80,000 cavalry and fled in two directions, but they had one thing in common, that is, they carried a lot of baggage.
There was nothing they could do about it. After all, they didn't have the compressed dry food that Shen Youyou made, nor did they have the lightweight and easy-to-carry marching tents.
There has to be a solution to the eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping of so many cavalrymen, right?
It was icy and snowy at that time. Even if the water could be melted directly, the horses could eat hay directly. After all, the route they escaped was not on fire.
But people can't eat snow and grass, not to mention the weather and climate in northern Xinjiang at this time, without a tent, it would be tantamount to seeking death.
As for Fu Changzhou and his son Fu Huaian, their marching bags are water bags in themselves, and some of the water bags also contain marching tents.
Not only are there marching tents, but each bag also contains compressed dry rations, luncheon meat, braised meat balls, water cups and other items.
What's more, a tent can accommodate more than a dozen people, so there is no need to put tents in all the sleeping bags.
After the second wave of supplies arrived, one sleeping bag was enough for each person, so the remaining sleeping bags were filled with compressed dry food.
Therefore, when chasing the enemy, there is no need for a supply team to follow. All one person needs to do is carry a marching bag and at most hang a few large iron pots on the warhorse to boil hot water.
However, the father and son each only brought 10,000 cavalrymen.
Even if it is not difficult to catch up with the other party, you cannot fight him head-on after catching up.
They can only rely on their convenient mobility to harass the enemy and gradually disintegrate the enemy's strength.
But Tai'alu is a great national teacher, and Benyari is a very scheming person, otherwise Tai'alu would not be able to hide his ambitions from him.
It can be said that neither of them is a vegetarian.
Almost at the same time, the two of them led the team to shuttle through different terrain areas such as grasslands and deserts, as slippery as a loach.
But the grassland is still okay, at least there is hay and water. Even if no water can be found, when it is not snowing, the army can use tents to collect water.
But in the almost endless desert, it's really a place where you can't even shit for a second.
Tai'aru and Benyali relied on their clear understanding of the terrain to find an oasis and deal with the Yan army.
Fu Changzhou and his son Fu Huaian, with their team, were fortunate to have marching tents to collect water in this desert filled with yellow sand.
But the problem of food rations for war horses was something they could not overcome.
Therefore, even though they moved faster, they were often left behind by Taiaru and Benyari.