The rapid running of thousands of cavalry created a huge momentum, and a large amount of yellow sand was swept up into the sky.
The vigilance rangers of the Dashi Army quickly discovered this phenomenon.
They immediately rode closer to investigate, and soon discovered the West Qin Army's The sound frightened them.
They originally thought that after they left Zahedan City and entered the hinterland of the desert, they would not need to worry about being chased by the Western Qin Army's cavalry.
However, they did not expect that the Western Qin Cavalry would catch up after only one day.
The Ranger's report made Ziad's expression change.
He immediately stood up and ordered: "Evacuate as quickly as possible."
Large numbers of large food troops mounted their war horses and quickly left the resting place in units of hundreds and thousands.
The nearly two thousand horses and camels in the baggage train were also driven by the soldiers to carry supplies and leave at a faster speed.
Knowing that the Western Qin pursuers were coming from behind, the soldiers of the Dashi Army were a little flustered, and their horses ran much faster than yesterday.
Many people hurriedly got on their horses and started running away without even packing up their belongings.
Although people in the baggage train hanging behind the food army kept driving the horses, the marching speed of the baggage train obviously could not keep up with the food army in front, and soon began to fall behind for a distance, while the Western Qin cavalry was quickly pursuing them.
Two hours later, after continuously accelerating the pursuit, the cavalry of the Western Qin Army finally caught up with the large food army's baggage team hanging at the back, with more than 2,000 horses and more than 300 camels, as well as the materials, food and drinking water they carried.
After being intercepted by the Western Qin Army, some of the soldiers of the Food Army in the baggage team rose up to resist, but were quickly shot and killed.
Others dropped their weapons and surrendered one after another.
Zhao Hu also did not expect that it only took an hour of pursuit to intercept the large food army's baggage train.
He looked at the more than 2,000 horses, more than 300 camels and the materials they carried that were surrounded by the men.
The order was given: "We are chasing the enemy now, and there are no extra men and horses to guard the prisoners.
All these prisoners will be executed immediately."
The general clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "As ordered."
"All officers and men obey orders.
The general has orders.
Take no prisoners and kill them."
After receiving the order, the Western Qin cavalry rushed forward and slashed with their swords.
The unarmed Dashi soldiers screamed in fear and ran to the outside, but they were surrounded tightly and couldn't escape even if they wanted to. , even if he ran a certain distance, he was quickly hacked to death by the Western Qin cavalry who chased him.
After a while, the general rode forward and apologized to Zhao Hu: "General, all the prisoners have been executed."
Zhao Hu nodded and said in a deep voice: "Without this batch of supplies, Ziad will not be able to escape far to send orders to the army.
Two hundred people are left behind to carry this batch of supplies, and the large group of people will follow my general to pursue them first."
"yes" Under the leadership of Zhao Hu, the Western Qin Army quickly embarked on a journey to pursue the Dashi Army, and did not slow down the pursuit at all because of the baggage behind.
As the food army tried its best to escape, Ziad looked back from time to time.
Daoud, riding his horse next to him, saw his anxious expression and comforted him: "General, don't worry, the baggage team will catch up soon."
Ziad shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You don't need to comfort me.
We all know that the baggage team has not caught up for so long, and I am afraid that they have all fallen into the hands of the Western Qin Army.
Who is this Zhao Hu?
I can't even tell an unknown person."
I can't defeat the unknown people, so what qualifications do I have to be a general?"
Daoud said: "General, Zhao Hu is not an unknown person.
Back then Said and I attacked the Sogdians and fought all the way to Hengluos City.
We fought with the Tang Army outside the city and were defeated by the Tang Army's cavalry and then retreated.
In the city, Tang Dynasty The army took turns sending troops to attack the city, but they could not capture it for many days, and there were countless casualties.
Finally, Zhao Ziliang sent his nephew to take charge of the siege, and it only took one day to break through the wall we defended.
His nephew was this Zhao Hu." .
Ziad was silent, and after a while he sighed: "General Daoud, without the replenishment of the baggage, we only have three days of food.
This food obviously cannot support us back to Behdashir Castle, let alone The terrible thing is that each of us only has one day's water.
Without food, we can survive for a few more days just by drinking water, but in the desert without water, we can't survive even one day."
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Daoud also realized the seriousness of the problem.
He thought for a while and said: "General, according to the original route, our next supply and resting place is at Scorpion Ridge.
It takes three days to walk from here to Scorpion Ridge.
Our army There are also hundreds of horses.
After the food is gone, you can kill the horses to survive.
The food should be enough to return to Behedashir Castle, but the water is not enough.
There is a small lake nearby marked on the map, about a day away from here. distance, we can go there to replenish water.”
At this time, a knight quickly caught up with Ziad and shouted: "General, the Western Qin cavalry is catching up.
Look!"
Ziad's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and when he looked back, he saw dust rising above the horizon behind him, and small black dots flashing constantly.
He immediately loudly said to Daoud: "Give me the order to change our marching route." , go to the nearest lake to replenish water.
As long as we replenish enough water, we will take a shortcut back to Behdashir Castle and not take the original route."
Daoud nodded and said: "It's better than general.
If we want to get rid of the pursuit of the Western Qin army, we can't escape like this.
We must leave part of it to block the pursuit of the Western Qin cavalry.
Otherwise, the Western Qin cavalry will have one man and two horses."
Marching speed, none of us can escape.”
Although he was unwilling to admit it, Ziad also knew that what Daoud said was true.
In fact, he had long known that if he wanted to get rid of the Western Qin Army's pursuit, someone must stay to block it, block the Western Qin Army for a period of time, and allow others to fully withdraw.
It was time to leave, but who should stay at this time?
I'm afraid no one is willing to stay and wait for death.
This is why he did not immediately propose to let some of them stay to stop the West Qin army's pursuit.
Ziad sighed: "I will lead the cavalry to stay to stop the Western Qin army's pursuit.
General Daoud, take the rest of the people and quickly rush to the nearest lake to replenish drinking water, and take them safely back to Behdashir Castle. " Daoud objected: "No, you are the commander-in-chief.
You cannot stay to stop the pursuers.
Your responsibility is to return to Behdashir Castle with the remaining soldiers.
It is better for me to stay and give me a thousand people
.
" "
Daoud originally wanted the soldiers in the army to follow him on a voluntary basis to stop the pursuers, but now the situation no longer allows it.
The Western Qin army is close at hand, and there is no time for them to make a choice.
Now they can only issue mandatory orders.
Order.
Of course Ziad would not agree.
After all, Daoud was nearly seventy years old.
Ziad could not bear to let him stay to stop the pursuers, and immediately refused: "No, you are old, so you should go home and live a good life with your family."
Let’s be together” Daoud smiled and said: "Because I am old, I don't have much time left to live.
I may go to heaven to see Allah at any time.
That's it.
I usually listen to you, but This time you also listen to me."
The two argued for a while, but in the end Ziad could not survive Daoud, so he could only let him stay with a thousand infantry to block the pursuers, while he took the remaining more than a thousand cavalry and more than 3,000 infantry to rush towards the nearest lake. past.
Far away, Zhao Hu saw that the food army divided up.
Most of them changed their marching route to the southwest, while a small part of the food army stopped and started to line up.
"It seems that the Great Food Army also knows that escaping blindly is not an option.
They left these people to block our pursuit, hoping to get most of the troops out of our pursuit."
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Zhao Hu thought in his mind, and immediately shouted to the generals behind him: "Their army has changed its marching route.
It may be to go to a nearby lake to replenish drinking water.
You lead 3,000 people to pursue their army.
It is best to take a detour."
Arrive at the nearest lake ahead of them.
Remember not to fight with them.
These people are destined to die.
It is not worthwhile to fight forcefully.
Drive them to the original marching route.
Leave the remaining people to me. " The general was surprised and said: "General, there are only more than a thousand cavalry left to stop our army.
After the last general took away 3,000 people, the general only has more than a thousand people.
They do not have an advantage in terms of strength."
Zhao Hu said loudly: "Don't worry, they only have more than a thousand real cavalry, and the rest are infantry.
Although these remaining people are riding horses, they should all be infantry.
If we in Western Qin still deal with If you can’t pull these infantrymen on horseback, why don’t you go home and hold your child?”
After thinking about it, the general felt that what Zhao Hu said was reasonable, and said with his fists in his hands: "Okay, general, be careful, and you will always remember the general's instructions."
After saying that, he immediately ordered: "The second, third, and fourth battalions follow me."
Three thousand cavalry were taken away by the generals, leaving only 1,500 cavalry under Zhao Hu.
Although there were 500 more cavalry than the 1,000-strong Shih Army who blocked them, this number did not have an obvious advantage in terms of strength. , but what does this mean to the Western Qin cavalry?
At a position more than three miles away from the Dashi Army's formation, the Western Qin Army slowed down its running speed.
Zhao Hu shouted to the flag officer behind him: "Instruct all soldiers to change horses, maintain running speed, and form a double-forward formation." " After the flags were played, the soldiers of the Western Qin Army began to change their horses.
After changing their horses, they began to line up while running.
The double arrow formation is two arrow formations, one on the left and one on the right, like two arrows.
If a charge is carried out, After penetrating the enemy's formation, the enemy can be divided into three parts, unable to interact with each other.
In front of the Dashi Army formation, a commander said to Daoud: "General, the Western Qin Army saw our intention to stop them, and they also divided their forces.
The large group of people chased after General Ziad, and these people were left.
They are coming to deal with us.”
Daoud thought for a while and said: "We should mind our own business now.
Zhao Hu is too wishful thinking to use such a few people to destroy us.
Let brothers prepare for war.
We are going to fight with the people of Western Qin." " "Yes, General":