Yu Zhuoqian fell heavily to the ground, and the pain was even greater than when he was crushed under the horse outside Mayi City the day before.
But Yu Zhuqian had no time to cry out in pain. Before he could stand up with the help of the guards, he sat on the ground and shouted, "Enemy forces are coming from the southwest and northwest. Before they surround us, don't stop the Suli tribe and rush to the east!"
The personal soldier beside him asked, "Sir, isn't Suli to the east?"
The Xianbei were divided into three tribes: the Western Xianbei, the Central Xianbei, and the Eastern Xianbei. The term "adult" was used to refer to the leader of a tribe.
Obviously, Yu Zhuoqian is not qualified. He is called like this on a daily basis out of vanity and forces his subordinates to call him like this.
Yu Zhugan had already stood up, holding the horse whip and shouting: "Don't fight the Suli anymore, don't fight the Suli! Let the Suli tribe cross the river, we will pass behind the Suli tribe and go east to the king!"
The guard asked again: "But the king ordered us to stop Suli..."
Before he finished speaking, Yu Zhugan slapped the guard. As Kebineng's son-in-law, Yu Zhugan's guards were all sent by Kebineng.
Yu Zhugan didn't bother to consider Kebinen's feelings. If he was any later, he would probably not be able to get out after the Wuhuan people joined forces with the Wei army that came from nowhere.
If his tribe suffered too much damage, it would not be Ke Bi's turn to punish him, and the people in the tribe would tear him to pieces!
At this time, Yuzhugan had already begun to mobilize his troops to charge eastward. Guanqiu Jian, who led a hundred cavalrymen to charge, had already passed through the loose formation of Yuzhugan and arrived at the Xianbei camp outside the south gate of Mayi City.
The noise on the battlefield was getting louder and louder, with smoke, horses neighing, roaring, and the sound of swords. In addition, the terrain was not very high, making Guanqiu Jian's troops, who were in the middle of the entire battle group, feel like they were in a fog.
"Captain, what should we do now?" Chen Dang, the dubo who had accompanied Guanqiu Jian from Luoyang, asked loudly beside his horse.
Guanqiu Jian pointed to the northwest, the gap between Wuhuan Yicong and the southwest corner of Mayi City and said: "We will pass through here! After we get out, find a high place to observe the situation and choose the right time to provide support!"
"Yes!" Chen Dang bowed and responded, but after a few moments, Chen Dang's excitement dimmed a lot: "Captain, we have lost fifteen brothers in this charge."
Although Chen Dang was nearly five years older than Guanqiu Jian, Guanqiu Jian's eyes were full of determination at this time. He patted Chen Dang on the shoulder and said, "Then we must get out quickly and find an opportunity to charge again and kill more Xianbei dogs so that our brothers will not die in vain!"
Chen Dang nodded heavily, with tears glistening in his eyes.
The Yuzhugan tribe did not want to be surrounded, so they took the initiative to retreat eastward and let go of the Suli tribe who were heading south to cross the Sanggan River.
At this time, the Yanmen infantry led by Liu Ye and Feng Po had not yet engaged in battle with the Yuzhugan troops, but had only shot a few arrows.
But the Wuhuan Yicong, who were also cavalry, had already caught up with the Yuzhugan tribe.
Ride a horse, swing a sword, and kill.
Wuhuan Yicong likes this kind of combat mission the most, or it can be said that the Hu people on the grassland at this time are best at fighting this kind of battle. Who doesn't know how to fight with the wind?
The Wuhuan followers led by Tidu were now happily chasing after the Yuzhugan tribe.
Yu Zhuoqian came quickly and ran away quickly, but he was only talking about himself.
The 5,000 Xianbei light cavalry of the Yuzhugan tribe had lost less than 300 cavalry when they intercepted the Suli tribe. But now, when they were retreating, they were caught by the Wuhuan Yicong, and it didn't take long for the casualties to exceed the previous losses.
In desperation, Yu Zhugan had to flee eastward to the vicinity of Kebinen's flag.
Seeing the chaotic battle situation ahead, Ke Bineng had no choice but to order the entire army to stop.
As for the Suri tribe?
The Suli tribe had just been let go by Yu Zhuqian! Now, more than half of the people have already gone into the water. What's the point of fighting?
Seeing Yu Zhugan running towards him, Kebineng's eyes became even colder.
Before he even reached the horse, Kebineng shouted, "Yuzhugan! I asked you to intercept the Suli tribe, why did you run away halfway and attract so many Wuhuan people?"
Yu Zhuqian complained: "Your Majesty! From the southwest, a group of Han infantry has appeared. There are about several thousand of them! If I withdraw later, I'm afraid I will be surrounded by the Han people, Wuhuan dogs, and Suli tribes!"
Ke Bineng swung the horsewhip with a ferocious look and lashed Yu Zhuoqian's face hard. The bloodstain extended from the middle of his brow to his jaw, and a large amount of blood gushed out in an instant.
Ke Bineng cursed, "What can we do if we surround them? I've already come here. Can't you hold out for a moment longer if you can't see my flag? If you hold out for a moment longer, how can you let Suli escape?"
"Take the people from your tribe with you! Go to the camp in the south of the city and help Chili defend it! Tian Yu's attack is so fierce that they can't stop him."
With a pair of eagle eyes staring at Yu Zhuqian's face, Ke Bineng said in a deep voice: "If you dare to retreat again, I will chop off your head myself before the Han people can come!"
"Do you know?"
Intimidated by Kebinen's accumulated power over the years, Yu Zhuoqian, with blood on his face, did not dare to say anything more. Instead, he turned around and led his team to rush north towards the Xianbei camp in the south of the city.
Kebineng's 10,000-man army, after a brief pause, continued its march westward.
The Wuhuan Yicong following behind the Yuzhugan tribe also slowed down and stopped, and lined up in the west with the Yanmen infantry who had already arrived at the battlefield, facing the Kebineng tribe coming from the east with a distance of several hundred steps. At this time, there was only one place on the battlefield where fighting was still going on.
If you look from south to north, the southernmost part is the Suli tribe.
The Suli tribe forced its way across the Sanggan River with the loss of more than a thousand people. At the south bank of the Sanggan River, Suli saw the heavy losses of the tribe and squatted on the ground, hugging his brother Suti and crying.
On the north bank of the Sanggan River, Kebi Neng was in the east, and the Yanmen infantry and Wuhuan volunteers were in the west, confronting each other from a distance.
Kebi Neng had already ordered the 5,000 Wuhuan soldiers in the north of the city to rush here quickly, while the 5,000 soldiers in the east of the city left the camp and headed east to guard Kebi Neng's retreat route.
Further north is the Xianbei people’s camp outside the south gate of Mayi City.
Tian Yu led his army from the north, firing bows and crossbows alternately. The lightly armored Wuhuan people suffered heavy losses in the camp with little defense.
Tian Yu was wearing double armor, surrounded by Cao Shuang and He Xin, holding a shield in his left hand and a knife in his right hand. After the vanguard attacked the camp, the second wave attacked it personally.
Chi Li in the camp was frightened by the rain of arrows from Tian Yu's army. So many high-quality iron arrowheads, such straight arrow shafts, and such white arrow feathers, just shooting at him like rain without any cost?
When it came to risking the lives of the entire tribe, Chi Li had already begun to retreat in his heart. If Ke Bineng's flag had not been in his sight, Chi Li would have really run away!
"Look, sir! Reinforcements are coming. Look at the flag, it's Lord Yu Zhugan!" The personal guard at the side shouted to Chi Li.
Only then did Chi Li feel relieved.
Yu Zhugan is Kebineng's son-in-law. And himself? Just an outsider. If Yu Zhugan hadn't come to reinforce here, Chili would have been ready to escape.
Just as Chi Li was about to continue to encourage his men, the guards beside him shouted again: "Sir, sir! It seems that the reinforcements are about to run away again!"
Chi Li's face turned pale in an instant. He ran a few steps, stood on a wooden cart, and looked out of the camp.
Chi Li happened to see clearly the process of Yu Zhuoqian's flag falling.
Just now, Guanqiu Jian noticed that the Wuhuan Yicong gradually stopped and confronted the Kebi Neng tribe across from them several hundred steps away.
Liu Ye's 3,000 infantry and Wuhuan's 3,000 cavalry were still at a slight disadvantage when confronting Kebineng's 10,000 cavalry.
At this time, the key point on the battlefield, apart from the 10,000 Xianbei soldiers who had not arrived nearby, was the area south of Mayi City where Tian Yu was fighting with the Xianbei people.
After noticing that Yuzhugan's troops were turning around and seemed to be about to reinforce the Xianbei troops in the camp south of the city, Guanqiu Jian turned his head to Chen Dang and asked, "Do you dare to charge with me again?"
"This group of Xianbei people was first attacked by us, and then chased by the Wuhuan people and Liu Gong. They didn't even care about the Suli tribe. I think they have lost their courage by now!"
"Just charge and scare them. Maybe you can help Mr. Tian a lot!"
Chen Dang was already furious, and grinned: "If the captain dares to charge, I will follow him and kill the Xianbei dogs!"
Guanqiu Jian nodded and shouted in a deep voice: "My Yue Cavalry Battalion is no weaker than the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry!"
"Hold the gun!"
The eighty-odd riders behind him also kept pace with their captain, holding their spears firmly in their right hands and tucked them under their armpits, and followed the figure of Captain Guanqiu, speeding up little by little.
Chen Dang took his own captain into consideration and rode his horse gradually in front of Guanqiu Jian.
These cavalrymen of the Yueqi Camp were equipped with fine horses raised in Liangzhou and wore full armor, which was incomparable to the equipment of the Xianbei people.
After rushing at full speed, they were getting closer and closer to Yu Zhugan who was running towards the north.
The blood flowing from his forehead had completely blocked Yu Zhugan's right eye. By the time his personal guards reminded him and Yu Zhugan realized it himself, Guanqiu Jian's cavalry had almost reached the front of the horse.
There was a large group of people following behind him, and Yu Zhuoqian wanted to rein in his horse and turn back, but it was too late.
Just when the Xianbei people around Yu Zhugan were huddled together but were still squeezed by the cavalry coming from behind and unable to retreat, the Yue cavalry arrived.
As the tip of the arrow formation, Chen Dang rode in the front and took advantage of the chaos to stab Yu Zhugan's back with the spear in his hand.
After the strike, let go and continue running forward.
Upon seeing this, Guanqiu Jian, who was following beside him, immediately threw down his spear, grabbed a short spear from the side of his horse, galloped past Yu Zhugan a few steps, turned back on his horse, and threw the short spear towards Yu Zhugan fiercely.
As expected, the short spear pierced Yu Zhuqian's neck sharply. The artery was easily cut, and a stream of blood spurted out instantly, spraying all over the face of the guard carrying the flag beside him.
Now that their leader is dead, how can these Xianbei people still have any fighting spirit?
The flag was thrown down, and no one cared about Yu Zhugan's bleeding body. The Xianbei people here all fled to Kebinen's banner. (End of this chapter)
