So from this perspective, Lu Xiang is a subordinate that all generals like. No matter what order you give him, he will execute it without hesitation and will not complain about the difficult task. Of course, the premise is that you can really do it.

Hold him down.

After Dong Fang captured the new city, he figured out the nearby terrain and selected this place as the first sniper pass. There were several more behind it.

Dong Fang was very aware of the superiority of the troops on both sides. Although he had 11,000 troops under his command, due to the rapid march, only more than 4,000 people actually reached the new city, and the rest were still on their way.

Relying on these 4,000 exhausted troops to snipe the 4,000 sudden cavalry Han troops was still very risky.

Therefore, his plan was to defend continuously and delay Gai Tong's troops here, allowing Zhang Dan's army from behind to gain time.

At that time, it will not be easy to gather tens of thousands of rear and left armies to completely annihilate Gaitong's tribe?

But this premise is that he, Dong Fang, can keep them here. Therefore, he put Lu Xiang's elite troops at the forefront just to fight a blocking battle first.

Lu Xiang's Department is a strengthened department, one level below the Xiaowei Department, with thousands of soldiers.

Gongsun Yue's cavalry force also had the same number, and because the roads here were complicated and full of obstacles and traps, Gongsun Yue's troops could only dismount and fight.

In other words, the strength of the two armies is very close.

In order to open the passage back to the north as soon as possible, Gongsun Yue went all out from the beginning.

He was fully clothed in armor, holding a ring-headed sword, and organized the dismounted cavalry to launch the first wave of offensive.

Stepping on the wet ground, these bow-legged assault riders ran on the battlefield with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

The Taishan thieves were very cunning, and they dug irregular pits on this vast battlefield. Many Han warriors simply stepped on the air and disappeared.

But even so, the morale of these assault cavalry was still high. They passed through Juma and soon fought with Lu Xiang's troops who took the initiative to leave the stronghold.

The intensity of the fighting suddenly rose to its peak.

When the Youzhou Tuqi were fighting on foot, the cavalry in the rear were not idle either. They were running along the Zishui line to see if there were any other wide roads for the army to pass.

But unfortunately, it doesn't.

After knowing the result, Gongsun Yue once again dispatched a wave of soldiers to fight in front.

Now the situation is very clear. If they don't capture this place, they Youzhou Cavalry will really hate Jizhou.

Soon, reinforcements came from behind.

Gai Tong was very decisive and directly ordered the brave general Shan Jing to lead two thousand reinforcements to support Gongsun Yue.

At this moment, personal preferences are completely unimportant. If the channel is not opened, they will all die.

As the saying goes, one person fights to the death, and three people retreat. If one army fights to the death, then it is natural for the three armies to overcome the difficulties.

With the support of fresh troops, Lu Xiang's troops could no longer hold out.

After an hour of bloody fighting, this unstable camp was breached.

Lu Xiang led some soldiers to retreat to the woods to the west, while more defeated troops retreated from Guangyang Road to the next camp.

But more than a hundred wounded soldiers who could not be evacuated were slaughtered in the camp by the red-eyed Youzhou Cavalry.

Blood dyed this dark wetland red, looking like a human tragedy.

After breaking through this barrier, the Youzhou Cavalry continued northward at an astonishing speed.

Obviously, Gai Tong is no idiot either.

Faced with the powerful blockade of the Taishan bandits, he would have fought in vain for so many years if he never expected that there would be pursuers behind him.

So, he personally led his assault cavalry to attack the next barrier. This time, he didn't even need an hour to break through the barrier again.

At this time, Dong Guan's available troops were not even two thousand.

The Han army's proficiency in fighting and determination to die greatly exceeded Dong Fan's expectations. He did not expect that these assault cavalry were so resilient and could burst out with such fighting power in difficult situations.

At this time, he could only order his sentry cavalry to urge his subordinates who were on their way to speed up, and on the other hand, he took the remaining two thousand soldiers out of the city and actively invited the Han army to attack.

You can't cut off people's return path just in the city. Now you can only take the initiative and get entangled with these Youzhou Cavalry to keep them.
Chapter completed!