Zhao Yun shouted from his horse: "Hand over the copper bell."
Han De hurriedly took out the bell, swung it backwards, and in panic threw it directly into the river. It fell off the river bank when it was still several steps away from Zhao Yun.
"How dare you tease me?" Zhao Yun was furious and took out his bow and arrow to spur his horse to chase after him.
"I didn't mean to... ah—"
Han De shouted in panic, and was shot in the back by Zhao Yun's arrow. He fell off his horse and rolled to the river bank.
Zhao Yun turned his horse around and came to the shore, where he saw overgrown weeds and the sound of waves below. He waited for a long time before the pursuers caught up with him. He lit a torch and looked for the bell.
At this time, the camp was in chaos. The Han army in the west killed Han De's troops. Soldiers had already guarded the pit and pulled Song Long up with a net. Song Long was like a fish in a net, dancing, struggling and screaming.
While the battle was raging in the Han camp, Cheng Gongying was watching the river from afar. When he saw the floating bridge downstream on fire, he was secretly delighted, thinking that his plan was about to succeed.
At this moment, screams were heard from the opposite side. The Han army was indeed going to launch a surprise attack from the bridge, so he immediately led his troops to ambush at the bridgehead.
Soon the shouting and screaming disappeared, and countless torches were seen erected on the bridge. However, the Han army did not attack, but instead guarded the opposite end of the bridge and remained motionless.
Cheng Gongying was just wondering when he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves from the opposite bank. Under the moonlight, he saw a group of people fleeing in a panic towards the bridge, with cavalry chasing them closely behind.
As soon as the deserters reached the bridge, they were shot to death by the Han army. Someone shouted, "Don't shoot at us, we are one!"
One of them laughed and said, "Whoever is ours, we will kill them."
The deserters screamed in agony, and another person shouted angrily, "I am Yang Qiu, get out of the way immediately."
Cheng Gongying was shocked when he heard this. Why did Yang Qiu cross the bridge to attack Didao and then turn back
The man laughed again and said, "I am the Han general Lei Tong. You are stubborn and unrepentant, so you deserve to be put to death!"
Suddenly, arrows were fired from the bridgehead, and the pursuing troops caught up with them. The Xiliang army had no way to advance or retreat, and they were killed so hard that they screamed in despair.
In the light of the fire, a general rode towards him on horseback. Yang Qiu fought hard but was knocked off his horse in less than ten rounds.
The man cut off Yang Qiu's head, urged his horse to the bridgehead, and laughed at the other side: "Han Sui, the old villain, Zhang Ren has been waiting for a long time!"
"Liu Qi has seen through my plan, and the situation is over!" Cheng Gongying sighed.
He ordered his men to burn the bridgehead immediately and destroy the pontoon bridge. He also sent someone to inform Han Sui and quickly dispatch his troops back to An Gu.
At this time, Han Sui and Li Kan were charging into the camp, and seeing that the situation was not good, they were preparing to retreat. However, Kou Feng and Wang Shuang led their troops to attack from outside, blocked the Xiliang army in the camp, and fired arrows at them.
Seeing that there was no way out of the conflict, Han Sui made up his mind and led his troops to the central army camp, ready to meet up with Han De to deal with Liu Qi together.
When they were halfway through the battle, they suddenly saw Zhang Fei standing in front of them with a spear in hand. They were so shocked that they hurriedly led their troops to join the attack. The Han army followed and killed them, and the Xiliang army was completely defeated.
Han Sui rushed out of the camp at the risk of his life, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhang Fei did not chase him. He saw flames in the camp rising to the sky and the floating bridge on the river was also burning, but no one from the Han army went to put out the fire.
Seeing that Zhang Fei was safe and sound just now, Liu Qi must have been cheating and deliberately let Zhang Fei pretend to be sick. If he walked slower, his life might be in danger. He also couldn't see where Zhao Yun was, so he was uneasy and led his troops to retreat first.
Li Kan couldn't find Han Sui in the chaos, nor could he join up with Han De, so he had to retreat first. He happened to run into Wang Shuang. When the two were fighting, Kou Feng came from the side and knocked the panicked Li Kan off his horse with one shot.
Wang Shuang hummed, "You are stealing my credit, that's not fair!"
"Kill the enemies first, I'll give you the heads!" Kou Feng laughed and led his troops to the side to chase and kill other enemy troops.
Li Kan was still tumbling and struggling on the ground when Wang Shuang caught up with him and beheaded him with a single blow. As he was charging to kill him, he saw Zhang Fei not far away and shouted, "Master, I killed Li Kan."
Zhang Fei looked around on his horse, but no one dared to approach him. He shouted, "Good disciple, kill a few more people for me."
He went to the central army to meet Liu Qi, threw the wooden snake spear on the ground, and cursed: "You are using this thing to scare people. I don't know the bottom of my heart."
Liu Qi smiled and said, "Uncle San is still powerful, who among the Xiliang army dares to approach?"
Zhang Fei pointed at Song Long, who was still flailing in the net. Hearing his voice become hoarse, he frowned and asked, "When will this kid calm down?"
Liu Qi said helplessly: "Looking at the situation that day, I'm afraid we have to wait for Zilong to get the bronze bell back."
By daybreak, all the Xiliang troops had been killed and dispersed. Except for the boats and rafts in the Tao River that successfully burned the pontoon bridge, the rest of the troops were defeated and fled.
Seeing that Song Long was shouting so hard that blood was coming out of his mouth, like a cuckoo crying blood, but Zhao Yun did not return, Liu Qi sent people to look for him.
He originally planned to let Zhao Yun lead the troops to attack Angu, but he had to order Kou Feng and Wang Shuang to lead 5,000 soldiers to attack Angu city first.
Soon Zhao Yun rushed back and said helplessly: "Han De threw the bell down the river bank. There are many weeds and trees there. I ordered people to cut them down and search, but still found nothing."
Zhang Fei sighed, "It's all fate. My lord, just go after Han Sui. I'll guard the camp. If this guy still can't wake up, he deserves it."
Liu Qi had no choice but to order Ji Miao to search Song Long's supplies first to see if he could find any clues, and then lead his troops to take An Gu back.
Han Sui returned to the city in a panic. When he heard Cheng Gongying report that Yang Qiu had been ambushed, he knew that the game was over. When daybreak came, none of the generals had returned. The two men looked at each other with solemn expressions.
Just when they were at a loss, there was a loud drumbeat from the city, and it turned out that the Han army was following closely behind.
Han Sui's face was as gloomy as water, and he gritted his teeth and said hoarsely: "I never thought that my life's foundation would be destroyed by Liu Qi."
Cheng Gong said: "If the generals don't retreat, I'm afraid it will be dangerous. Now that we have lost so many men and horses, it is better to retreat to Baihu Ridge first."
Han Sui was unwilling to say, "If we withdraw our troops now, the situation will be hopeless!"
Cheng Gongying said helplessly: "Now our army is weak and our generals are few. We should think of ways to protect ourselves. Ma Wan still has 20,000 soldiers and horses. We can unite with Song Jian to fight the enemy. If Liu Qi's army catches up with us, and Zhang Ren crosses the Tao River from Mati Bay and cuts off our way back, it will be too late to regret!"
Han Sui sighed helplessly: "It is the only way. I hope Song Jian can get rid of Ma Chao and relieve my worries."
A moment later, the west gate of Angu City opened. Han Sui led the light cavalry out of the city and fled to Baihu Ridge. Wang Shuang and Kou Feng led the troops to chase him.
The two armies rushed along the river and chased for an hour. Kou Feng stopped Wang Shuang and told him not to chase the enemy but to return to Angu and defend the city first.
Han Sui led the remaining soldiers for a while, and at noon they came to a river bend to rest their horses. Suddenly, he remembered something and said, "Han De and Song Long have not returned. If something unexpected happens to them, how can I explain it to Song Jian?"
Cheng Gongying frowned. If Han Sui was powerful, it would be a good idea to get rid of Song Long.
Before they could come up with a countermeasure, they suddenly heard people shouting and horses neighing from upstream, and countless chaotic soldiers came rushing towards them, with their armor torn and their army in disarray. It was none other than their own horses.
Han Sui was furious and stood up and shouted, "Whose troops are these? Why are they so disorganized?"
Before he could finish his words, he saw a cavalry group chasing after the chaotic army from behind, like a tiger driving a flock of sheep. Countless people fell off their horses, screaming in agony.
Han Sui put his hands on the awning and looked over. Suddenly, he took two steps back and cried out in a daze, "Horse... the horse is coming?!"