Listening to the cheers from afar, Yan Ba was secretly proud in his heart. With today's battle, he would surely become famous all over the world. He had never been in the spotlight before, so he became a little too proud of himself.
At this moment, Ma Chao suddenly stabbed from the flank with a spear as fast as lightning, and Ma Dai also swung his sword at Yan Ba from the front.
Yan Ba was distracted and had no time to block, so he quickly bent down to dodge and raised his knife to hold Ma Dai.
Sizzle-
The tip of Ma Chao's spear pierced through his ribs, cut through his armor, picked up a piece of cloth, and almost pierced Yan Ba's abdomen.
The burning pain was unbearable for Yan Ba. He let out a scream and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. It was truly a thrilling experience.
"Damn it, how dare you bully the minority with your numbers!" Yan Xing was also terrified, no longer daring to be careless, raised his gun and shouted: "Kill!"
After the exclamation, the Xiliang army immediately rushed out together. The invincible Ma Chao was no exception. He was no longer afraid of fighting and rushed forward.
At this time, Ma Chao and Ma Dai were treasures shining with golden light. Everyone stared at their heads with shining eyes.
In an instant, the whole mountain and plain were filled with shouts of killing, thousands of horses galloping, and the momentum was terrifying.
"Let's go!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Ma Chao took advantage of Yan Ba's injury to force him back, and the two of them retreated immediately.
Boom boom boom—
There was a loud sound of drums at the edge of the woods. Cheng Yi was watching the battle from the rear. When he saw Ma Chao was about to leave, he quickly beat the drum to cheer him on.
Although he still had some worries in his heart, Ma Chao was close at hand and he could not let him escape again. With more than 10,000 people charging at him, even if Ma Chao was brave, he would find it difficult to escape.
Ma Chao and his companion led their troops to retreat. Yan Ba's eyes were red. He ignored the injury on his waist and led his troops to follow. He only had a minor scratch on his skin, which did not hinder the fighting.
Just as they reached the entrance of the mountain road, suddenly ambushes appeared from the slope and fired arrows. A large number of soldiers in front fell down, and the men and horses rolled down the hillside, causing the pursuing soldiers to fall into chaos.
Yan Ba was so angry that he roared continuously. At this time, Yan Xing also led his troops to catch up. The two of them split into two groups and attacked from both sides.
Seeing the cavalry rushing towards them regardless of their lives, the ambushed troops pushed the rocks and logs off the hillside and retreated.
By the time Yan Xing and the others had avoided the wood and rocks and reached the hillside, Ma Chao had already disappeared. Yan Xing shouted angrily, "Ma Chao, you can't escape this time."
Yan Ba's face was gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't even think about escaping from my sight this time."
Although Ma Chao left, the ambush troops had not gone far yet, so he immediately led his troops to chase them. Yan Xing hesitated for a moment and followed closely behind.
If they fail to capture Ma Chao this time, they will have to retreat. Now they have no choice but to risk everything and advance without retreat.
"General Yan, don't chase them—" Cheng Yi shouted hurriedly when he saw Yan Xing leading his troops disappearing behind the hillside, but the sound of killing was deafening at this time, so how could he hear it
"General, there are still people in the woods, stop—"
Cheng Yi was about to give chase when his personal soldier suddenly pointed behind him and shouted. He saw many figures emerging from the forest and setting fires everywhere.
"Oh no, the main camp has been lost!" Cheng Yi was horrified and did not bother to remind Yan Xing, and hurried back to provide assistance.
But the forest was filled with smoke and could not be passed, so he had to lead his troops to take a detour.
The people lying in ambush in the woods were Shi A and his gang. Stealth assassinations, arson and harassment were a piece of cake for them.
The woods were filled with dry grass and fallen leaves, which instantly caught fire, splitting the entire valley into two. Shi Aze led his men to retreat to the south.
Agui, who was lying in ambush in the distant mountains, saw the fire in the forest and led his troops to provide support. They looted all the supplies in the camp and left.
In front, Yan Ba kept a close eye on the fleeing Di army, fearing that they would escape again, so he rode his horse and chased them, getting closer and closer.
I saw those people taking things out of the leather bags on their waists and scattering them on the ground while running. Three teams took turns walking.
Yan Bayuan saw that the thing was the size of a stone and thought it was a lure for the horses. He smiled fiercely and said, "Even if I have to scatter thunder this time, I will definitely find your lair."
Looking back, he saw Yan Xing leading his troops to catch up. He immediately gained confidence and ordered his men to speed up the pursuit.
Just as we entered the valley, we heard screams in front of us. People and horses in the forest fell to the ground. The cavalry in the front row fell to the ground again, and their horses struggled and screamed.
"Another trap?" Yan Ba was furious, but the Di people had just passed through safely, so he shouted, "Chase them quickly, keep up with them, and don't let them escape."
The cavalry bypassed the fallen soldiers and horses and continued to encircle them, but after running for a while, soldiers and horses fell to the ground again. Yan Ba then realized the danger and ordered his men to go forward to check.
Soon someone brought back a spiked iron lump. Some were made of wood and had spikes everywhere. Yan Ba gritted his teeth and cursed, "You cunning Di dogs, I will cut you into pieces."
He immediately ordered the front team to dismount, clear the road ahead, pick up the caltrops, and pack them up, ready to retaliate against the enemy next time.
Soon Yan Xing also caught up and asked about the situation. He was shocked when he saw the things. These thorns and horse traps were both deadly to cavalry.
By the time the road ahead was cleared, it was already dusk. The front army continued to explore and reported that there was only one road ahead, and the horseshoe prints left by the retreating Di people were clearly visible.
Yan Xing ordered, "How can these petty tricks stop my cavalry? I will not give up until I catch Ma Chao. Keep chasing!"
Yan Ba continued to move forward and soon spotted the enemy on the mountainside. There were not many of them, and they were obviously scouts.
Yan Ba was greatly encouraged. Seeing that the number of enemies was increasing, it meant that they were approaching their lair, so he ordered to speed up the pursuit.
Just after turning the corner of the mountain, an ambush force rushed out, throwing the front army into chaos. Several people fell off their horses, and the soldiers were forced to retreat.
"Who dares to stop me?" Yan Ba was furious. He roared and rushed forward with a big knife in his hand.
The one lying in ambush here was Pang De. Ma Chao and his men had already let him go and were just waiting for the enemy to catch up and kill a few soldiers to anger them.
Pang De had also been building up his strength for a long time. He rushed towards the pursuing Xiliang cavalry like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, killing the Xiliang soldiers and making them fall off their horses. No one could stop him.
Yan Ba followed and the two fought for more than ten rounds. Pang De saw that the pursuers were getting more and more, so he forced Yan Ba to retreat.
"Want to leave?" Yan Ba was furious, but was stopped by a guard. He was so angry that he led his troops to chase after him.
Before he knew it, the sky had darkened and the scenery in the valley was difficult to distinguish. When Yan Xing was hesitating, Yan Ba was informed in the front that the enemy had been spotted, and he immediately urged his troops to give chase.
As they wound their way up the mountain path, it was already dark and they stumbled along the way. The soldiers dismounted from their horses, and the pursuers followed closely behind them, simply throwing large rocks down the mountain.
Yan Ba was like an enraged beast, furious. Although those huge rocks might not necessarily kill people, they were still frightening when they rolled down the mountain.
But soon the soldier found the path and pointed to the mountain and shouted, "There is a fire ahead."
"Hahaha, it must be the Di people's lair!" Yan Ba laughed loudly towards the sky and ordered his men to report the news from the small road and march forward to guard the exit down the mountain.
After waiting for a while and seeing that Yan Xing did not catch up, he was afraid that the Di people would escape from the back mountain, so he left 500 soldiers to wait for Yan Xing and led his troops ahead.
Over the hill ahead, we saw dots of fire not far away, connected together. It turned out that the Di people's lair was in a valley in the back mountain. From a distance, there were only vast mountains and no path in sight. No wonder the scouts had not discovered it.
Yan Ba let out a long sigh and shouted to his men, "The Di people are hiding here. Follow me, charge in, capture Ma Chao, and grab the credit!"