Several of the knights around Lei Yuan subconsciously pulled the horse's reins, causing the war horses to sniff and rotated their bodies repeatedly; some people were slacking off their swords in panic, but they peered left and right, as if they were about to run away. In the rear of the queue, Li Zhen was already crying.
Even Guo Jing's face turned pale. Lei Yuan could see the veins on his hands bulging, trying his best to control his panic, but his eyes revealed that the effort had not been completely successful. Perhaps because Guo was actually a warrior who had been through the battlefield, he could understand better than others about the strength of such a large army, like a mountain of pressure.
"This... I'm afraid there will be 20,000 horses? No, I'm afraid there will be 30,000!" Guo Jing murmured.
Such a large-scale military operation, the front of which is spread out is several miles wide, will occupy almost every road where you can ride on a cycling line; and various scouts and scouts will inevitably be like a net of heaven and earth. Guo Jing suddenly knelt down in front of Lei Yuan and said tremblingly: "Little Langjun, I shouldn't have proposed to rest here! We should... shouldn't have..."
Shouldn't it be enough to run away from the strength of the war horse in one breath and run away with luck? This idea seems good now, but what's the point of talking about this? After all, no one expected that the Cao army was so huge, and who could guarantee that he would escape from the pursuit of the tiger and leopard cavalry? Lei Yuan tried his best to suppress the panic deep in his heart and maintain basic calm; he took a deep breath and exhale deeply to relieve his excessively intense heartbeat.
Lei Yuan said in a deep voice: "Get up! You don't have to blame yourself. The number of Cao's army is so huge, no matter how we choose, it is dangerous. The most urgent task is to find a way to get out."
Guo Jing gritted his teeth: "It's better for me to take a few people out first to attract Cao Jun's attention, and then you can take action again!"
"It's useless." Lei Yuan shook his head.
In the era of cold weapons, the army was the most terrifying killing machine. Once a large-scale warrior gathered to act, it would naturally produce a breathtaking majesty. In ancient military books, there were many mentions of "military energy". The so-called "qi is connected to the sky, and the soldiers are strong and unstoppable" and so on. Generally, it is an artistic description of the might of the strong military power. Therefore, when dozens of people faced tens of thousands, Lei Yuan could fully understand the shock of the deployment. Even if the panic of these subordinates once again exposed Lei Yuan's own insignificance and powerlessness; he had long had a clear understanding of his living environment, and he had never expected that all the personal guards he recruited were brave generals and brothers with great courage.
However, now Lei Yuan himself suddenly had a bold idea.
He turned around, looked at his subordinates who were still in a panic expression on his face, and slowly said, "Everyone knows that the Marquis of Wu has retreated, and Cao Gong has come. Over the years, Cao Gong has fought east and west, and the people are displaced and their bodies are piled up like mountains. The day before yesterday, most of the villages we visited yesterday were destroyed at this time. Many people have already had their heads and heads become the merits of the Cao army. I think the Cao army is so cruel, and my father and the Jianghuai Haoyou are no match for each other. The next thing is nothing more than to find a way to retreat as soon as possible... If you can't retreat, you surrender; if you can't surrender, you will be killed. Therefore, I really have no reason to ask you for anything. It is more natural for you to be afraid of Cao's army."
Such a miserable reality was spoken calmly by Lei Yuan, and his words were plain and calm, and he also comforted his subordinates' missteps. Therefore, some of the subordinates felt relieved inexplicably; but some were in grief and angry, such as Guo Jing, who was always brave and brave, was almost about to bite his teeth. Lei Yuan's words fell into his ears, as if every word and every sentence were scolding him for his timidity, which made him feel extremely ashamed. He said loudly: "Although Cao's army is powerful, if the young man can use us, will we be stingy to die?"
Lei Yuan waved his hand to Guo Jing and continued, "Life and death are destined, there is no need to talk about it here. Today, our light cavalry faces tens of thousands of Cao's army, and flees and entrusts his destiny to illusory luck. This is the easiest choice, but it may not be an effective choice. I was thinking, maybe we can try other methods?"
Several entourages asked together, "Little Langjun, what are you doing?"
The large army of Cao's army gradually approached, and the roar of countless people and horses almost penetrated. This forest may not be able to cover everyone for a long time.
Lei Yuan didn't move at all, and his eyes were almost emitting light, as if a spirit as indestructible as steel was flourishing, which made people dare not look at it. He pointed at the surging Cao army and shouted: "The Cao army was coming overwhelmingly. Although the scouts were everywhere in front, its marching array itself was inevitably loose. We can go the other way, not to go east, but to go straight to the west, cut into the gaps of Cao army, and then turn south to enter the deep mountains! This method is horrifying, but in fact it is much more confident than running east... How about it? Do you dare to break with me once?"
The Jianghuai Haoyou people were rooted in the local area and have been gathering Xiao for many years. Most of them are rough, strong and strong, and they are not good at literary quality. This is also one of the reasons why Lei Yuan is less valued in daily life. He is too accustomed to using wisdom and planning to achieve his goals. However, at this moment, what helped Lei Yuan make up his mind was not to calculate the interests, but to face the courage to face the sea of ​​swords and swords.
Someone whispered: "If you go west, which path should you go? Can you tell us?"
"I will adapt to the situation and there is no need to talk more in advance!" Lei Yuan glanced at his entourage and asked again: "I just ask, are you willing to follow me? Do you dare to follow me?"
"Little Langjun, I will do whatever you think." Guo Jing said in a deep voice.
The two brothers Fan Hong and Fan Feng looked at each other and nodded.
The rest of the people also gritted their teeth one after another: "You might as well give it a try! Xiao Langjun, we are willing to follow you and fight for it once!"
"Okay!" Lei Yuan ignored them and turned his gaze to the west again.
At this time, the central army brigade of Cao's army also appeared in his sight.
Infantrymen, as dense as ants gathered, constantly emerged from various ridges or depressions. After one team, they soon became another team, as if there was no end. They moved forward slowly, with spears and halberds raised and halberds like forests, and countless military flags rose and fell with their pace, as if dense clouds were rolling endlessly, which was spectacular. The infantry's queues were spread out more than the cavalry, and they advanced along many roads, as if tiny, black or red water flows penetrated into large pieces of soft silk cotton bit by bit.
Surrounded by countless infantrymen, a gorgeous bridle of several feet high stood in the air. After all, it was a little farther away. Lei Yuan tried his best to identify it, but he could not see the words on the left and right flags of the bridles. However, he could tell that there were no less than hundreds of knights attending the bridles around him, all wearing dazzling armor and various brocade robes. Even the saddles, bridles and other objects used for the horses under his crotch were faintly reflected under the gray sky light in the early morning. There was no doubt that there must be a general with the highest status in the Cao army there, and even... it might be where Cao Gong himself was!
Lei Yuan felt the blood vessels on his forehead beating slightly, which was a sign of emotional excitement, and the heart was pounding violently, pumping the hot blood into his brain. Perhaps it was some kind of magical talent. The more nervous he was in this extreme environment, Lei Yuan felt that his thinking was more agile and judgmental, and he could even reach an incredible level for ordinary people.
Cao's army was indeed huge in scale. Lei Yuan roughly estimated that the infantry and cavalry seen in front of him had more than 30,000 each. However, the larger the army, the more limited their actions would be by complex terrain. Decades of war have made the southern part of Yuzhou deserted. The originally orderly roads retreated back to the vastness and were divided by countless slopes, hills, forests, rivers and swamps. This forced the Cao army to split the large army into countless smaller units, and advance along countless roads on the extremely wide front. But first they were not familiar with all the road directions; secondly, they had to consider the connection and allocation between the troops, so in this wide front, they were inevitably omitted!
Lei Yuan looked up at the left side of Cao's army. He saw a heavy armored Cao's infantry advancing along the side of the swamp, gradually forcing the rest of the troops to deviate to the north. He glanced at the right side again and saw a team of cavalry walking to the end of a certain road, blocked by thorns, unable to move for a moment.
At this moment, within his field of vision, the direction of Cao's army was clearly distinguishable in speed; and its trajectory seemed to turn into lines visible to the naked eye, traveling rapidly on the vast land with the undulating and changing ground, gradually overlapping with the dense path as dense as a spider web. After the two confirmed each other, the few routes, which could avoid Cao's army along the way, were highlighted!
Lei Yuan took a deep breath and exhale deeply. Until at a perfect time point, he suddenly flew onto a horse and shouted: "Come with me!"
As the war horses neighed, he urged the horses to gallop in the direction of Cao's army!
More than 20 cavalrymen from Guo Jing followed without any hesitation.
Everyone rushed to the highest speed of the horse galloping from the beginning. This cavalry team was like a small arrow, shooting towards the giant dragon circling in the sky.
"Come with me! Come with me!" Lei Yuan bent down on the horse's back and shouted loudly, and the voice was just as if it was blown away by the wind.
"Come on! Keep up!" Guo Jing's roar came faintly behind him.
Lei Yuan didn't care about looking back, his eyes were fixed on the front, leading the entire team to constantly adjust their direction during the sprint.
The cavalry quickly climbed over a gentle slope; shielded the river embankment and ran along the dry river for a while; at the turn of the river, they jumped out and rushed into a forest land, traveling through the natural gaps in the woodland. They passed by the Cao army cavalry through the thorny forest, and happened to enter the only dry passage beside the swamp, avoiding the vigilant vision of a certain Cao army scout. After a while, they narrowly crossed between the heads and ends of the two huge infantry teams. The infantry only thought they were their own knights and had no doubt at all. It was not until the officer leading the army rushed over and started to tell them in a slight manner.
A lot of sweat appeared on Lei Yuan's face and forehead, and he even felt the rapid consumption of his physical strength. So he couldn't help but make a low cry, as if doing so could turn the confusion and fear that had been accumulated in his heart for a long time into a blazing flame in his chest, supporting him to continue his sprint; he seemed to have burned all his spirit and wisdom, just to support this bold and reckless crazy action!
The red sun burst out at this moment, illuminating the road ahead. Lei Yuan squeezed the horse's belly hard and urged the horse again. It was soon, it was soon. He squeezed the horse's physical strength without hesitation and devoted himself to the next sprint, and then the next one.
Several Cao troops, who were on the periphery, finally discovered the movements of Lei Yuan and others. After quickly confirming that this cavalry team was not affiliated with any Cao army, more than ten flags used to mark the movements of the enemy were waving violently, and the sound of trumpets came one after another, reminding the entire army that there were enemies.
Even during the march, the Cao army was not slackened, and the arrangement of various troops was orderly. If an ordinary enemy attacked, the Cao army could kill them a hundred times or a thousand times in an instant! However, Lei Yuan's team of people was too fast after all, the direction of travel was too tricky, and the number of people was too small after all, which made Cao army unable to catch them no matter how fast the reaction was. In a very short time, an insignificant needle had pierced the net of heaven and earth!
Cao's army was definitely a well-trained strong soldier. Once a small group of enemies were confirmed to have infiltrated, they immediately responded quickly. When Lei Yuan and others passed by the army surrounded by gorgeous caps like a whirlwind, the entire army had a quarrel that could be distinguished by the naked eye, as if some kind of beast suddenly woke up. With the scolding of some generals, the infantrymen on the side of Lei Yuan quickly stopped, turning the original marching queue into a defensive formation. Then thousands of swords, shields and hands quickly advanced, adding an arc to the outside of the formation.
Dense silver light flashed behind the array, which were the archers pulling their bows and arrows. Lei Yuan knew that in the next moment, the dense arrows as dense as raindrops would cover the way forward of his small cavalry team, and would shoot anyone who dared to continue rushing into a corpse full of holes.
Cao's reaction was completely as expected by Lei Yuan. Fortunately, he just wanted to penetrate the gaps between the Cao army and reach the mountainous areas in the south, and did not intend to really hit the enemy's army. However, since he was so close to Cao Gong in the military formation or a precious general of Cao's camp, a more bold and arrogant thought suddenly appeared in Lei Yuan's mind!
Lei Yuan suddenly turned his horse's head and ran horizontally beyond the range of Cao's archers' range, then took out the bent bow he carried.
Take a bow and an arrow, and fly with one arrow!
Lei Yuan whistled: "Jianghuai savages, say hello to Cao Aman!"
As soon as the arrow was released, Lei Yuan drove away without delay. At the same time, more than 20 cavalry following him also reacted. They fired arrows at the same time, and more than 20 silver lights cut through the dark sky and hit the sword and shield hands with a crackling sound, which immediately caused several people to scream.
Guo Jing, Fan Hong and others shouted together: "Jianghuai savages, say hello to Cao Aman!"
Chapter completed!