Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan judged that there might be an ambush on the hill, but the grain and grass cart not far away made Ma Xiaoquan hesitate for a while and then decided to step forward to take a look. This time... Han Suihe was right in the middle.
Lu Xian’s plan, for which Ma Xiaoquan paid a heavy price...
The explosion at the foot of the hill seriously affected the bandits on the hill.
Originally, this group of Xiliang thieves were very weak-minded. They all knew about the purple-haired Immortal Master. Not to mention anything else, just his ability to control fire in the public eye was enough.
That's enough for these thieves to drink from.
"Run!" someone shouted, and the thieves dropped their weapons and dispersed with their heads in their hands.
At the foot of the hill, Ma Xiaoquan laughed helplessly. Originally, the purpose of driving the green spirit fire was to defend against arrow attacks. Unexpectedly, it also added an additional intimidation effect, scaring away the group of thieves.
This is simply...
"Okay, I'd better keep chasing." Ma Xiaoquan trotted dozens of meters to catch up with the mount, stepped on it, and continued to move forward.
When he came to the grain and grass carts, Ma Xiaoquan jumped off his mount, stepped forward and picked it up a few times with his hands. He found that the grain and grass inside were all fresh. He couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that Han Sui has done a lot of this."
Kung Fu, eh, eh, I have to leave a message for Miaocai."
After that, Ma Xiao pulled off a piece of cloth from his body, picked up a wooden stick, and burned the stick into charcoal.
Although the stick burned into charcoal is very fragile, it can barely be used as a pen. Of course, if it takes a long time, the writing will still be unclear.
Ma Xiaoquan couldn't care about so much anymore. He concluded that Xia Houyuan would definitely follow him. Instead of waiting for Xia Houyuan to remind him, it would be better to leave him a note and tell him something.
...
Ma Xiaoquan's judgment was very accurate. Not long after he left, Xia Houyuan couldn't hold it any longer. After a little rearrangement of his troops, Xia Houyuan personally followed with two thousand cavalry.
By the time Xia Houyuan reached the hill that Ma Xiaoquan had passed before, the sky had darkened.
It was dark, and it was difficult for Xia Houyuan to pass by rashly. If there was an ambush on the hill, his two thousand cavalry would probably suffer heavy losses.
"Come here, let me go up the mountain to investigate!"
"yes!"
Xia Houyuan sent a few soldiers up the mountain to investigate, but Xia Houyuan felt that it was not safe, so he sent a few strong soldiers to investigate in front.
After the incense was burned, the exploration troops on the hill had not returned yet, but the soldiers who went to the front had already returned. When they came back, they also pulled back a grain cart.
When Xia Houyuan looked at the grain cart, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Where did you get this?"
A soldier said: "General, this grain cart is at the other end of the mountain. Oh, there is also a piece of cloth on the cart. General, there are words written on the cloth. We can't understand it, so I'll give it to you."
Got it back..."
“Oh?”
You reminded me, how could I have forgotten this, oh oh"
After reading the content on the cloth, Xia Houyuan wiped the sweat from his head, nodded and said: "This is indeed left by Master Shangxian. It seems that Master Shangxian was afraid that I would forget, so he wrote this down for me...
..Hmm, Han Sui may have spread grain all the way to confuse us and make us slow down... Well, now that I see this grain cart, it is indeed the case. It is really thanks to Lord Shangxian... Someone is here.
, go back to the rear and let me know, and send a thousand people here to collect the grain, and the others, follow me to pursue them!"
"yes!"
...
Han Suibu.
When he learned that his group of soldiers had been scared away by Ma Xiaoquan, Han Sui immediately cursed.
Lu Xian smiled slightly and said: "General Han, there is no need to panic, I have already expected this, huh"
Han Sui was stunned for a moment, then asked happily: "Lu Daxian, have you thought of any other good ideas?"
Lu Xian nodded: "I can't think of a good solution, but the purple-haired guy chasing behind you and I can't let him get close..."
"Lu Daxian, please tell me, I will listen to you in everything."
Lu Xian smiled strangely and waved to Han Sui...
After hearing this, Han Sui blinked his eyes and said, "Lu Daxian, is this okay?"
Lu Xian nodded: "Of course, when did this great immortal say useless things?"
"Okay, hehe, okay, just do as Lu Daxian said..."
The two discussed countermeasures for a while, and Lu Xian immediately rode a horse and left first.
Not long after Lu Xian had left, a sound of horse roar was heard from behind Han Sui.
Han Sui chuckled, stopped his army and waited.
After a few breaths, a purple-haired man rode forward on a horse. Seeing the smiling Han Sui, he asked, "General Han, long time no see."
Han Sui raised his hand and said, "Master Shangxian, how are you doing? Haha, Master Shangxian is looking for someone named Lu Xian?"
"Huh? How do you know?"
Han Sui said: "He just left!"
"Just left? You mean he was here before?"
Han Sui shook his head: "No, the man named Lu Xian just passed by and said a few words to me, asking me to bring you a message."
"What message? Tell me!"
Han Suidao: "Lu Da... Well, Lu Xian said, he is just playing with you this time, he will not kill you, he will torture you slowly... Oh, by the way, he
He also said that you should know where he will go next."
"Where are you going next?" Ma Xiaoquan narrowed his eyes slightly, then suddenly opened his eyes wide and slapped his forehead fiercely: "Damn, you were fooled, Ci'ao."
After saying that, Ma Xiaoquan turned his horse's head and left quickly.
Han Sui was stunned for a moment and looked at Ma Xiaoquan's disappearing figure with confusion. He never thought that what Lu Daxian taught him just now was so effective.
Han Sui is not stupid. If he leaves Ma Xiaoquan, there may be others behind him.
"Quick, quick, let's set off immediately!"
With the military order, the troops continued to advance.
Han Sui continued to spread grain and grass along the way according to the method taught to him by Lu Xian. Han Sui believed that Lu Daxian's method was very effective. At least half of the grain and grass could be left before he and Xia Houyuan were completely separated.
It's just... Han Sui is too naive.
He was just a pawn used by Lu Xian to play tricks on Ma Xiaoquan. From the moment Lu Xian left, Han Sui had become an outcast.
Without Lu Xian's strategic support, and Xia Houyuan's subsequent pursuit, Han Sui had no time to react and was caught off guard by Xia Houyuan.
Xia Houyuan only brought two thousand cavalry, but these two thousand cavalry were all elite. After a fierce killing, Han Sui finally woke up and found that he had been tricked by "Lu Daxian".
But by now it was too late to regret.
Being chased by Xia Houyuan, Han Sui had no choice but to retreat to Xingguo in a roundabout way.
When Han Sui retreated like this, Xia Houyuan took back all the food and grass he had obtained earlier.
Strike while the iron is hot. Xiahou Yuan did not want to wait for the food and grass to be organized. After a short discussion with his men, Xia Houyuan decided against all opinions and decided to continue to lead his two thousand elite cavalry to attack Changli.
Changli is where the Qiang people live, and half of Han Sui's soldiers are Qiang people. When they heard that Xiahou Yuan attacked Changli, the Qiang people couldn't sit still, and they petitioned Han Sui to aid Changli.
Han Sui knew clearly that this was Xia Houyuan's plan to lure the wolf into the house, but because of human kindness, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush to Changli to rescue him.
In terms of strategy, Han Sui was inferior to Xiahou Yuan, but in terms of military strength, Han Sui was superior to Xiahou Yuan.
Han Sui thought that he would be able to defeat Xiahou Yuan because of his large numbers, but when the two armies met, Han Sui realized that he was wrong.
Xia Houyuan, who was not numerically superior, knew that the enemy was outnumbered, so he issued a death order before encountering Han Sui's army and ordered his soldiers to attack with all their strength.
There are no weak soldiers under a strong general. Xiahou Yuan's strong fighting spirit aroused the infinite pride of Cao's soldiers. After encountering Han Sui's army, Cao's soldiers were as brave as chickens and were not afraid of death, while Han Sui's soldiers had this in their hearts.
Sorry, in this battle, Xia Houyuan won with less...