As it turns out, the saying "It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature" is very true.
Amidst the panicked crowd, Pei Jianzhi suddenly realized that he seemed to have been ambushed again.
Just like back in Luzhou, but this time he faced Xiongnu cavalry that were a hundred times more ruthless than the chaotic army.
The one leading the army this time was none other than Arudun, who had previously escaped from Gongzhou City.
At this moment, Aruton's face revealed a crazy smile.
After his defeat at Gongzhou, his status in the Xiongnu army plummeted.
Therefore, when Pei Shaozhu proposed the ambush strategy, he agreed without hesitation.
Looking at these panicked Han Chinese infantrymen, Arudon was determined to wash away his shame with their blood!
Aruton, on horseback, raised his bow and shot an arrow without hesitation!
In an instant! Countless arrows rained down on Pei Jianzhi's army like locusts.
Horse archery was a fundamental skill for every Xiongnu cavalryman!
A volley of arrows rained down from the sky. At such a distance, the destructive power of such a volley against unsuspecting infantry was self-evident.
Under a volley of fire, a large number of the five thousand men led by Pei Jianzhi fell immediately.
Taking this opportunity, Xubu led tens of thousands of Xiongnu cavalry to turn around and trample over them.
The attacks coming from two directions threw Pei Jianzhi into a panic for a moment.
I don't know how to deal with this.
Fortunately, Lu Yunxue, who was standing to the side, still had a sliver of rationality and immediately shouted.
"Retreat immediately!"
However, how could foot soldiers outrun warhorses?
Pei Jianzhi's five thousand men pursued too fiercely and had lost contact with the main force behind them.
As Arudun led his three thousand iron cavalry into the fray, the five thousand-strong army was instantly cut in two.
Then Sudatta led his large army to press forward immediately.
Pei Jianzhi's five thousand men were immediately trapped.
Arrudun's three thousand iron cavalry repeatedly divided and then surrounded and killed the five thousand men.
Faced with this situation, Pei Jianzhi was completely powerless to fight back.
At this moment, news also arrived from within the Dali army formation that Pei Jianzhi had been surrounded during his pursuit.
Upon hearing this news, Mu Junxian cursed angrily.
"Who gave him the authority to pursue them on his own initiative!"
Although Mu Junxian was furious, he could not allow his five thousand soldiers to be completely devoured by the Xiongnu.
Left with no other choice, they could only order the Longxiang Battalion to go and provide support.
Then the army immediately pressed forward!
However, Pei Jianzhi was now in a dead end.
Faced with the Xiongnu cavalry constantly attacking from all directions, Pei Jianzhi once again felt the approach of death.
He had finally regained his official position with great difficulty, but now, without having accomplished anything, was he about to die here? A sense of despair welled up in his heart.
Lu Yunxue, standing to the side, wielded her long sword and painstakingly stabbed a charging Xiongnu soldier to death.
Pei Jianzhi immediately stepped forward, grabbed the Xiongnu warhorse, and skillfully flipped himself onto it.
Upon seeing this, Lu Yunxue immediately sensed something was wrong and shouted sharply.
"Pei Jianzhi, what are you doing!"
Upon hearing this, Pei Jianzhi turned his head and looked at Lu Yunxue, who was covered in blood, and said.
"Xue'er! I absolutely cannot die here! I have a bright future ahead of me!"
Having said that, disregarding the shock in Lu Yunxue's eyes, Pei Jianzhi flicked the reins, and the Xiongnu warhorse he had seized neighed and then galloped forward.
Watching Pei Jianzhi's disappearing figure, Lu Yunxue stood there, stunned.
Lu Yunxue was desperately trying to prove that she hadn't made the wrong choice!
However, reality presented her with a bloody truth.
The man she was determined to be with, Pei Lang, abandoned her without hesitation when she was in dire straits.
At this moment, Lu Yunxue was overcome with grief.
In that instant, she felt as if all her strength had been drained, and her legs staggered, almost collapsing to the ground.
She realized she was wrong, and very wrong.
She regretted that she only saw through someone now.
However, the battlefield offered no opportunity for Lu Yunxue to grieve.
The Xiongnu's attacks were like waves, relentless and continuous. In no time, these five thousand elite troops would be reduced to corpses scattered on the ground.
As Pei Jianzhi galloped away on his warhorse, he was still feeling fortunate, believing he had made the best choice.
Previously, Lu Yunxue was the number one female marquis of Dali with a promising future, so there was no problem for me to go and curry favor with her.
However, Lu Yunxue is currently just a mere adjutant, and has no value to Pei Jianzhi anymore.
Therefore, Pei Jianzhi felt no pressure in abandoning him. Moreover, once he escaped, he could shift all the blame onto Lu Yunxue.
Even if the imperial court holds them accountable, Pei Jianzhi feels he can at least save his life.
However, just as Pei Jianzhi was lost in thought, a whooshing sound came straight at him, and Pei Jianzhi felt a chill in his chest.
Then he looked down and saw that an arrow had pierced his chest.
Pei Jianzhi's body went limp and he instantly fell off the galloping horse.
Pei Jianzhi's breathing became rapid as he struggled to crawl forward.
However, he couldn't muster any strength at all.
Just then, the thunderous sound of horses' hooves came from behind, and Pei Jianzhi turned around with difficulty.
Countless Hun horses' hooves trampled over him like a dark cloud covering the sky!
This time, Pei Jianzhi was not as lucky as before. In just a moment, he was trampled into mincemeat.
At the same time that Pei Jianzhi was trampled to death, five thousand Longxiang cavalrymen led by Guo Jingde arrived at the battlefield.
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