Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later
Chapter 342 Li Su's Doubts
Ma Teng deeply experienced what despair was that day. First, he felt the small despair of having his retreat cut off, and then he felt the small despair of having his son captured. He finally saw that the enemy could not hold on and the entire camp was about to collapse, but then 5,000 fresh troops rushed out from behind and turned the situation of the battle 180 degrees.
Not only was Ma Teng desperate, the soldiers fighting desperately on the battlefield were even more desperate, and even the 3,000 fresh troops reserved at the back showed despair in their eyes.
Their companions died one after another in front of them, and when they finally found a way to survive, someone pushed them back into the dead end.
The battle has been going on since morning until now. Both sides on the battlefield are covered with wounds and extremely exhausted, and the strength in their bodies is almost drained. The Bingzhou Army relies on tenacious will to protect the land behind them and their families, and they hold on with their last bit of strength. The Liangzhou Army is also fighting with all their might to find a way to survive.
However, with the addition of 5,000 Black Mountain troops, the mentality of the exhausted two sides changed instantly. As the situation rose and fell, one rose while the other waned. The Bingzhou army saw the motivation of friendly support, while the Liangzhou army saw the despair of not being able to kill all the enemy troops.
Ma Teng stared blankly for a moment, and the fighting spirit ignited in his desperate eyes. He picked up the long spear standing beside him and personally led the last 3,000 reserve troops into the field.
The sun had already set and night was slowly falling. Countless torches were lit in the camp, illuminating the entire sky. Ma Teng thought he could turn the tide, but as he watched the soldiers retreat and flee towards the river, he realized that there was no hope at all.
The first to lead the escape were Li Su and his subordinates. Before it was completely dark, he led his men to fight and retreat all the way to the river beach. There were several boats parked there. Ma Teng didn't know whether he forgot or wanted to leave a way out for himself, so he didn't have anyone sink them in the morning.
Even though the boats didn't sink, the determination to fight was still lacking. With Li Su taking the lead, more and more soldiers retreated, and the Xiliang army began to collapse from the riverbank to the camp.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Ma Teng and the soldiers around him also fled backwards. The Bingzhou army, led by Gao Shun and Li Li, chased them all the way down. The original fierce fighting sounds turned into a single scream.
Some people, seeing that they could not escape in time, wanted to kneel down and surrender, but the Bingzhou army did not stop wielding their butcher knives, because the lady said, no surrenders are allowed in this battle!
Bingzhou can no longer support any more people!
Ma Teng and other officers were able to run faster because they had mounts, so they boarded the ship and ordered it to sail.
"Which way?" the boatman asked timidly.
Ma Teng looked across the Yellow River. There were still 3,000 Bingzhou troops there, so he definitely couldn't go there. He looked south. From here, going downstream, he could reach Huayin and join Han Sui. He immediately shouted, "South!"
However, Li Su's troops, who had boarded one of the ships first, headed north. He had different ideas from Ma Teng. Li Su felt that perhaps Lu Bu was personally in charge of Huayin. Because based on his understanding of Lu Bu, he would not hand over such an important gateway to Duan Wei, who had just defected. Wouldn't he be likely to surrender at any minute?
And there is Lu Bu's wife, who is so smart that she is almost a demon. Since she has come to Puzhen, even if the person on Huayin side is not Lu Bu himself, he must be a capable general, and it is more likely that he will go there to die.
"Shoucheng..." He wanted to call Ma Teng to go north with him, but he didn't know what he thought of. He stopped talking after just one call and watched Ma Teng's boat turn around and head south.
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"Escape?"
In the camp, Zhang Mo said with some regret after listening to the soldiers' report.
Her original plan was for Ma Teng to be defeated and flee to Huayin, and then she and Lu Bu would surround the two rebel leaders of Liang Province from the east and west and kill them together. However, it would be best if Ma Teng could be killed here, as it would be a pity to let him escape.
"How many people escaped?"
The soldier replied, "The exact number is unknown. The seven remaining ships have all sailed away, with an estimated crew of five to six hundred. One of them fled north, while the others went south downstream."
"One went in the opposite direction?"
Zhang Mo was slightly surprised. Not to mention that the boat was going fast and the wind was favorable, all the soldiers who had escaped death should have been following their leader. How could there be an exception?
Seeing Zhang Mo's confusion, the soldier added, "That ship was the first to flee. Perhaps they didn't know where to go, so they just changed direction."
Xu Chu said, "Even a fool knows that you have to go downstream. Going upstream is slow, and the ice gets thicker and thicker as you go north, making it impossible to go."
Zhang Mo suddenly thought of something and said to Xu Chu, "Send a message to Zhang Yan immediately and have him send a team by land and water to chase Li Su. If you can get his head, I will reward you handsomely."
"Li Su? Where?" Xu Chu wondered.
Zhang Mo said anxiously, "That ship in the north must be him. Go chase him quickly. Send a team to the shore as well. We must not let him escape."
"I understand!" Xu Chu reacted and hurried out to deliver the message.
Li Su thought that he was traveling alone with Ma Teng, and even if the other party wanted to chase him, they would definitely chase Ma Teng. However, he never expected that Zhang Mo would guess that the person who escaped to the north was him.
The cavalry was fast and soon caught up with Li Su's boat. Although the three boats behind were still far away, Li Su knew that he had nowhere to escape.
The further we go, the thicker the ice on the river becomes, and the harder it is for the boat to move. There is no road ahead, and enemies are everywhere. Going ashore means death, and staying in the river also means death. Where should we escape?
Li Su took off his armor and stood at the bow. Just as he was about to jump into the river, a ray of moonlight reflected on the ice surface reflected into his eyes. He was stunned and suddenly remembered the scene of swimming with Fengxian and Henglian in Jiuyuan when he was a teenager.
From the time when the ice and snow melted in the spring until it froze in late autumn, they would go into the water to play and compete every now and then. He never beat Fengxian once, and he was very dissatisfied. He often practiced secretly. However, no matter how hard he tried, whether on land or in water, he could never beat Fengxian.
He recalled the scene with Dong Qing on the bank of the Zhuozhang River a few years ago. On that windy and snowy night, was he really just driven by animal desires?
Looking at the tall figure reflected in the water, Li Su was puzzled. He was about the same size as Fengxian and had always worked very hard, but why could he not compare to him in everything?
Does conquering Dong Qing mean winning Fengxian?
Li Su smiled self-deprecatingly. In Fengxian's eyes, that woman was just like a weed by the roadside. If it weren't for Dong Zhuo's relationship, Fengxian wouldn't even bother to look at her whether she was dead or alive. The only one Fengxian truly held in his hands and in his heart was the daughter of Situ Wang.
Does sitting in the temple and controlling the government mean winning over Fengxian?
Little did they know that Fengxian didn't care about these empty titles at all. He exchanged the seal of General of Cavalry for Wang Situ's body without hesitation, and returned to the dilapidated place of Bingzhou with his wife. He walked step by step to where he is today. First, he defeated Yuan and Cao with the strength of his family, and was able to continue fighting on two fronts, which made people all over the world tremble with fear.
While he seemed to be in a prosperous position on the surface, he was actually just a clown in the eyes of the world. Who was truly afraid of him? A small-time general beside Ma Teng dared to mock him.
What General of Cavalry and General of Chariots and Cavalry, they are useless!
Li Su suddenly didn't want to escape anymore. He had a question in his mind that he wanted to ask Fengxian. When they were young, he and Fengxian were clearly the same type of people, competitive, arrogant, and both loved beautiful women, money, fame and fortune. Until now, he was still the same, but when did Fengxian start to change?
What immortal gave Fengxian the power? Can he also change a person's personality and preferences?
Li Su sat cross-legged on the boat deck and said to the boatman, "Dock!"
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