In the wilderness, two groups of people were galloping at high speed. One group had fewer people in the front while the other group had more people chasing from behind. They were the Yu Province Cavalry and the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
Both sides were running at full speed. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry in the front was running because they would be torn to pieces by the Yu Province Cavalry if they fell behind. The Yu Province Cavalry was chasing after them and wanted to kill them. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry in the front was getting faster and faster under the leadership of their general!
"Lü Bu, run! Run! Let's see where you can run to!" Zhang Kai's face was ferocious. He couldn't wait to rush into the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and tear them apart. He wanted to use the Yu Province Cavalry to kill all these wolf cubs.
"Release the arrows! Release the arrows!" Zhang Kai chased after the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry in the front. Zhang Kai's Yu Province Cavalry chased after the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. They were about to catch up with the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, but they just couldn't reach the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. If the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry were to catch up to the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, it would only take a breath's time. But now, it seemed like there was an extreme distance. It was like a good thing was placed in front of you. You could smell it and imagine how it would taste like to eat it, but you couldn't eat it. You could only see it but not eat it! This feeling of not being able to stop was the most annoying.
In anger, Zhang Kai roared and released the arrows! Drawing a bow and shooting an arrow on a warhorse required a certain level of skill. At this time, the warhorse didn't have stirrups, so the rider had to clamp his legs on the horse's belly to prevent himself from falling off. Fighting on a horse required a lot of skill, which couldn't be learned over a long period of time. Shooting an arrow on a horse's back was even more difficult. If you wanted to shoot an arrow, you would have to let go of your hands. If you let go of your hands, you would be thrown off the horse's back in a high-speed gallop. In this large-scale cavalry charge, if you fell off the horse, you wouldn't be able to survive.
To be able to shoot an arrow on horseback, one must be an elite among the cavalry. Without years of experience on horseback, one would not be able to do it. Among the Yu Province Iron Cavalry, there were hundreds of such elite cavalry. Although their aim was not very good, they could still shoot arrows. Even if they could not catch up, their arrows could still catch up, right?
The elite cavalrymen of the Yu Province Iron Cavalry loosened their hands and nocked their longbows. They didn't aim and just shot in a general direction.
"Raise your shields!" Lü Bu shouted from the front. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry quickly raised their shields and slowed their horses to the back of the main force.
"Clang, clang, clang!" The arrows of the hundreds of soldiers were sparse. Adding on the fact that they were riding on horseback, there was no way they could hit their target. The only person who was injured among the Bing Province Wolf Cavalry was unlucky enough to be shot at his warhorse. Due to the pain of the warhorse, he was careless and was cut by his own weapon.
"Let's go!" The rain of arrows stopped. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry once again moved at high speed and shook off the Yu Province Cavalry.
"Damn it!" Zhang Kai said hatefully. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry in front of him was a meritorious service. How could he let them slip away? Especially Lü Bu. If he could kill Lü Bu, then Zhang Kai would be famous. That was a god of war. If Lü Bu died in his hands, what kind of reward would Lord Sun Ce give him? But now, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry could only watch but not eat. How could Zhang Kai bear it?
"General Zhang, be careful. There is an ambush in front!" Taishi Ci became more and more uneasy. He didn't understand cavalry, but he knew about war. Although the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry in front of him were fleeing, Taishi Ci discovered that they didn't panic. Moreover, the distance between the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and the Yu Province Cavalry was only three horse lengths. If this three horse length was an approximate number, it would be fine. It could only be said that the Yu Province Cavalry was chasing closely.
But now, it wasn't an approximate number. The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry seemed to be strictly controlling this distance. When the distance exceeded three horse lengths, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry slowed down and let the Yu Province Cavalry catch up. When the distance was less than three horse lengths, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry increased their speed and shook them off. What was the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry trying to do? With this speed, they could completely shake off the Yu Province Cavalry.
"How could there be an ambush? General Taishi, you worry too much!" Looking at Taishi Ci, Zhang Kai's face was a little ugly. He had just joined the Sun Cejun and naturally knew Taishi Ci's position in the Sun Cejun. This time, Lu Su sent Taishi Ci to help Zhang Kai. In Zhang Kai's eyes, it was an insult to him. He was a cavalry expert. What was the meaning of sending a naval general? Was he looking down on him?
Moreover, Zhang Kai had another concern, which was that Sun Ce might replace him as the commander of the Yu Province Cavalry. This was what Zhang Kai didn't want to see. After all, he had only joined the Sun Cejun for a short period of time. He was not Sun Ce's confidant. For every warlord, heavy cavalry was the trump card. Such a trump card was best placed in the hands of his confidant. Therefore, Zhang Kai had always wanted to make a great contribution to strengthen his position in the Sun Cejun. Only by becoming Sun Ce's confidant could he command the Yu Province Cavalry without any worries.
If he couldn't do it, then he would really be replaced by Sun Ce. For example, Taishi Ci, who was in front of him, was very skilled in martial arts. He was also very knowledgeable. If Sun Ce asked him to replace him, Zhang Kai had nothing to say.
"This direction is towards the Wan Cheng Navy's camp. It is far away from the river. How could Lü Bu have an ambush? Even if there is, it would be our Jiangdong Army. Therefore, General Taishi, you are thinking too much! " Zhang Kai patiently explained to Taishi Ci. Not to mention that Taishi Ci saved his life, Taishi Ci's position in the Sun Cejun would not allow Zhang Kai to go too far.
"That's true!" Taishi Ci also saw that this direction was towards the river. Once they reached the river, they would arrive at Sun Cejun's camp. How could Lü Bu have an ambush there? He was thinking too much! Taishi Ci also hoped so. After all, no one wanted to fail!
Ambush? Of course, there was no ambush ahead. The Lvbu's Army's main force was still in Shucheng County. Only 5000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry came here. However, Taishi Ci's worries were real! The Lvbu's Army had been chasing Zhang Kai's Yu Province Cavalry. They were all moving at high speed. If Zhang Kai and Taishi Ci seriously drove, they would find that Lü Bu was leading them in circles.
"General, General!" Zhang Kai's eyes were still looking at the Lvbu's Army in front. You say, you are already like this. Why don't you just stop and wait for death? Why do you want to escape? Can you escape? It is better to give Zhang Kai some merit. Even if you escape, the overall situation is already set. A deputy general on the side reported to Zhang Kai.
"Huh!?" Zhang Kai turned his head and looked at the deputy general. This deputy general was his old subordinate. Zhang Kai trusted this person very much. After Zhang Kai was appointed as the commander of the Yu Province Cavalry by Sun Cejun, Zhang Kai made him a deputy general. Zhang Kai knew that this subordinate must have something to tell him. "Speak!"
"General, the warhorses of the soldiers can't take it anymore!" The Yu Province Cavalry was a heavy cavalry. They could tear apart any enemy in the wilderness. Their existence was a deterrent. They had high mobility and could travel a hundred miles in a day. However, don't forget that warhorses were not machines. They would also get tired. Traveling a hundred miles in a day was the normal speed of marching. Every heavy cavalry, including their armor and weapons, weighed more than a hundred pounds. Including the people, that would be more than two hundred pounds, almost three hundred pounds. They were galloping now. Their speed did not decrease at all. Instead, it was getting faster and faster. At this speed, warhorses could only gallop for a few dozen miles, let alone these heavy cavalry.
The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry was running in front while the Yu Province Cavalry chased after them. Unknowingly, both sides had run for more than ten Li. Zhang Kai saw that some of the warhorses were foaming at the corners of their mouths. This was already their limit! Even an ordinary cavalry general knew that the warhorses could no longer run. They should stop and rest. However, how could they let the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry escape like this? Zhang Kai was not willing to give up. It wasn't easy to divide the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry into three and block the 1500 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. Among them was Lü Bu. As long as Zhang Kai caught up with them, he would be able to gain a stable position in Sun Cejun. He would be able to enjoy endless wealth and enjoy endless benefits.
"Chase!" Thinking of this, Zhang Kai hardened his heart and said. He looked at the Bing Province Wolf Cavalry in front of him. They had changed into a blood-red color. This was caused by greed. People die for wealth, birds die for food. Zhang Kai was going to stake it all.
"But general, those warhorses!" If they continued to run like this, the warhorses would die of exhaustion. In Jiangdong, a warhorse was worth platinum. It was difficult to buy one even if you had 100 gold. A heavy cavalry could equip a team of ordinary soldiers. The 5000 Yu Province Cavalry was already the limit of Jiangdong. Sun Ce had invested a lot of money in them. If they were lost, Sun Ce would be heartbroken. Moreover, these Yu Province Cavalry also cherished their warhorses very much. For cavalry, the warhorses were their second life. If the warhorses died of exhaustion, they would not feel good.
This deputy general knew the character of Zhang Kai. He was a master who would sacrifice his life for the sake of military exploits. If Zhang Kai did not want to kill the Golden Armor General and get his armor, then only 500 of the Yu Province Cavalry would have died. However, for the sake of that armor, Zhang Kai had sacrificed the entire 1200 cavalry. Knowing that he could not persuade Zhang Kai, the deputy general could not help but look at Taishi Ci. He hoped that Taishi Ci could persuade Zhang Kai.
Taishi Ci also saw the horses that were foaming at the corners of their mouths. He was a navy general, not a cavalry general, but he also knew how to ride a horse. He knew that when a horse was foaming at the mouth, it meant that its stamina was reaching its limit. Now, it had to stop and rest. A horse was not like an ox. If an ox was tired, it would stop moving. But a horse was different. It didn't know how to be tired, especially when it was being ridden. It only knew how to run until it couldn't run anymore. "General Zhang Kai, why don't we give up?" Taishi Ci looked at Zhang Kai and said.
"General Taishi Ci, you are a navy general and the lord's confidant. Your official position is higher than mine. But this does not mean that you can command me, Zhang Kai!" Zhang Kai said with bloodshot eyes. He was polite to Taishi Ci and used honorifics. But this made Taishi Ci even more uncomfortable. They were generals. Although they had not worked together for a long time, but they knew that they would meet for a long time in the future. They would be familiar with each other. For example, Huang Gai, Han Dang, and the others called Zhou Yu brat Zhou.
Taishi Ci kindly reminded him, but Zhang Kai did not seem to appreciate it.
Of course, Zhang Kai did not appreciate it. Subconsciously, he regarded Taishi Ci as his competitor. Taishi Ci advised him to stop, but in Zhang Kai's ears, it sounded like Taishi Ci was afraid that Zhang Kai would gain merit and surpass him. Zhang Kai's Yuzhou Cavalrymen were about to reach their limits. Their warhorses were already foaming at the mouth. Zhang Kai believed that the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, who was also a heavy cavalry, would not be any better. Moreover, the warhorses under Zhang Kai's Yuzhou Cavalrymen came from Liaodong and were transported by sea. Those with poor stamina had already died on the ships. Those that could reach Jiangdong were those with strong stamina. They were all high quality warhorses. These warhorses were really one in a hundred.
This was one of the reasons why Zhang Kai was so confident. His elite warhorses were already tired, but what about the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry in front of him? Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry's warhorses were basically from Youzhou. The good warhorses had either died of old age or died in battle. In order to replenish their numbers, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry could only buy warhorses from the market. How could the warhorses from the market be stronger than the warhorses under Zhang Kai's command?
Moreover, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry were fleeing for their lives. Naturally, their stamina would be weaker than their pursuers. This was because if they did not use their stamina to run fast, they would be caught. Previously, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry had fought with Lu Su. In addition, the Sun Cejun had delayed them. In terms of stamina, the Yuzhou Cavalrymen were much better than the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
"General Taishi Ci, if you let Lü Bu and the 5000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry escape, do you still have the confidence to defeat him?" Zhang Kai could see that Taishi Ci was unhappy. He did not want to offend Taishi Ci too much, so he suppressed his voice and asked.
"No!" Taishi Ci was also a good person. He also knew that his tone was not good. After all, Taishi Ci had been a general for a long time. He could not help but speak to Zhang Kai with the tone of a deputy general. Now that he was asked by Zhang Kai, Taishi Ci immediately thought about it. If they let the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry escape, the Sun Cejun might still be able to defeat the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry!
The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry was fast, flexible, and had terrifying combat power. Sending out infantry was simply sending them to their deaths. Jiangdong's navy was strong. The navy and cavalry were two different factions. They could not let the navy fight the cavalry on land. The cavalry would not be able to fight the navy on land, so they could only use the cavalry! Sun Cejun only had one Yuzhou Cavalry. In the previous confrontation, they had three times the number of the enemy, but in the end, their losses were twice the number of the enemy. If the 5000 Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry were to fight together, then the 5000 Yuzhou Cavalry would not be their opponent. Once the Yuzhou Cavalry was gone, then what would Sun Cejun use to deal with the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry? Even if they defeated Wancheng City and captured Lujiang, as long as there was a Wolf King and a pack of hungry wolves, Lujiang would not be stable. At the very least, Sun Cejun had to arrange most of his troops in various cities. Once the number of troops was low, it was possible that they would be wiped out by the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. If there were more, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry could just run away and wait for an opportunity to strike.
Now that Sun Cejun was in Jiangxia, he was fighting with Liu Biao in Jingzhou. In addition, there were countless casualties in Wancheng City. Where would they find the troops to put in Lujiang?
Now was the best opportunity to eliminate the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. This battle could reduce the casualties of Sun Cejun by tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops.
"General Taishi, we are tired, but how could the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry not be tired?" Zhang Kai looked at Taishi Ci and said earnestly. "They are more tired than us. We came from Wancheng City, and they came from Wancheng City. The road was flat, but they blocked us everywhere. Look at the armor and weapons of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. They have heavy armor, spears, and sabers. Even the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry on the side of the road are carrying huge shields. How could they not be tired? Are they really not human? " In order to persuade Taishi Ci, Zhang Kai spent a lot of words. "So the more tired we are, the more we cannot give up. The opportunity to eliminate the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry is right in front of us. As long as we kill them, as long as we kill Lü Bu, then the Lvbu's Army in Lujiang will not have any fighting power! As for the other two groups of Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, we can subdue the Lvbu's Army in Shucheng City. If the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and the Formation Breaker City Guard are under Milord's command, Milord's great undertaking will not be a problem! "
Taishi Ci had always treated Sun Ce as his own younger brother and was always thinking for Sun Ce. If what Zhang Kai said was true, then the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry would be an arrow at the end of its flight. As long as they put in more effort, then the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry would not be able to escape. In addition to Lü Bu, the overall situation would be like what Zhang Kai said, turning defeat into victory. Not only would they obtain the entire Lujiang, but they would also obtain the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and the Formation Breaker. Taishi Ci had not seen the Formation Breaker before, but he had seen the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and the City Guard. Each one was stronger than the other and were not afraid of death.
If they were under Sun Ce's command, then it would completely make up for the weakness of Sun Cejun's Army. He could even rely on the Yuzhou Iron Cavalry and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to support Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in Guandu to attack Xudu and enter the Central Plains. This way, most of the world would belong to Sun Ce.
"Chase!" Taishi Ci gritted his teeth. He was really persuaded. The odds were too high. Even Taishi Ci who had been fighting calmly couldn't help but make up his mind. He swept away the uneasiness in his heart. The stakes of this battle were too high, and the rewards in the end were too much. If he won, the entire Lujiang would be pacified. Following that, there would be so many powerful soldiers. If he lost, he would lose! Lose? Taishi Ci did not think of losing. 5000 cavalry chasing 1500. If he still lost, then he would be a pig.
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