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Seeing the fallen soldiers committing suicide, the other soldiers understood what their suicidal comrade meant. They wiped away their tears and quickly left. Gongsun Zan looked at the soldier who committed suicide and shook his head. He felt extremely helpless about not being able to capture the soldier alive.

Gongsun Yue angrily walked in front of Gongsun Zan and said: "Big brother, all of Fan Li's troops have been forced to retreat!" Gongsun Zan sighed deeply and said: "How are our losses?" Gongsun Yue replied: "I just think it's strange, why do Fan Li's soldiers only attack the warhorses, but not the soldiers? They could have killed the cavalry, but they chose to attack the war horses that the cavalry was mounted on. What was even weirder was that they were attacking the war horses that had not been castrated. This is very strange to me! "

Gongsun Zan muttered: "Specializing in war horses? And specialize in uncastrated war horses? " Gongsun Fan who was beside him seemed to have understood something, he slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Could it be …"

Gongsun Zan sighed deeply and said, "Fan Li is really powerful! In war, the consumption of war horses was far greater than that of soldiers, and it was impossible for every soldier to have a horse, so it was much easier to replenish the soldiers than to replenish the war horses. Most war horses were castrated war horses, unless they were better ones that were left for breeding. For this reason, the army was not very quick to breed war horses. Fan Li was afraid that the war between us would become a protracted one, he only focused on attacking the uncastrated war horses, thus our army lost one of the important sources of war horses. As the war continued, our army's war horses would become fewer and fewer, until none of us had them. This is the goal of the Fan Li Army. For this reason, Fan Li specially attacked our warhorses. "

Gongsun Fan nodded, and said: "My thoughts are exactly the same as brother's! Fan Li is truly vicious! " Gongsun Zan immediately ordered, "From today onwards, we must properly hide our war horses and protect them well! Even at the cost of soldiers! " Gongsun Fan accepted the order: "Yes!"

Early the next morning, a soldier shouted loudly, "The Establishment has appeared again!" Gongsun Yue gave the order without thinking: "Chase!" Gongsun Zan's front soldiers never thought that the place they chased to would actually be a tiger cave! The soldiers had disappeared! The angry tiger, seeing someone adept at his own territory, launched an attack on the intruder. In order to survive, the soldier had to fight back with the tiger. The general battle between man and beast began …

Ten days later, the pursuing soldiers were exhausted. Moreover, they were extremely uncomfortable with the hot and humid jungle environment. Many soldiers became sick because of the soil and water. Those who couldn't get good treatment were often killed because of this. Moreover, from time to time, they would have to fight with tigers and wild boars, and other fierce beasts in the forest. If they were not careful, they might end up as food for the beasts. Many of the soldiers in the army had disappeared, and the remains of the soldiers were also constantly being discovered. At night, when they heard the sound of the tiger's roars and the howls of the wolves, they were extremely frightened. Their nerves were constantly being tested and they were on the verge of collapse.

The frightened soldiers complained and wanted to leave. They had no fighting spirit. Gongsun Zan was extremely worried.

Gongsun Zan sighed again and again, and said worriedly: "Not only were we unable to eliminate Fan Li's army, we were even lured to the Yun Kai forest, causing them to be unable to retreat or enter, as though we should do something about it?" Gongsun Fan thought for a while, then said: "Big brother, have you ever heard the story of Eunuch Qi using his old horse to find a way back?" Gongsun Zan was enlightened: "Old Ma knows the way!" Gongsun Fan nodded and said, "Yes! Old horse knows the way! Let's have the old horses lead the way. We should be able to find this forest! "

After Gongsun Zan heard this, he was overjoyed. Fan Li, you wanted to trap me in the Cloud Opening Mountain Range and slowly annihilate my army, but you never expected this detail, right? As long as we leave the Cloud Opening Mountain Range and suddenly attack your rear, you won't have any defenses to defend against us. Once I take over Yu Lin's territory and use it as my territory, you can use it to replenish my military power! Humph! Humph! It was still unknown who would emerge victorious at that time! "Haha!" Gongsun Zan was obviously very excited when he saw this hope …

Just as Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Yue were discussing about the timing of the old horse's cognition, the waiting riding came flying over. His face revealed a joyous expression, and he shouted out loud: "Master! Master, we found Fan Li Army! " Hearing that, Gongsun Zan said: "Oh? How did they discover Fan Li Army at this time? " waiting riding walked over and said: "Yes! When our vanguard troops discovered that Fan Li's troops were waiting for their turn to fight, due to our sudden appearance, the enemy troops did not even have time to eat before they fled! The vanguard troops had already sent people to chase closely after Fan Li's army.

Gongsun Zan stared at the waiting riding, "Fan Li's army fled before they even had time to eat?" waiting riding met Gongsun Zan's gaze and nodded. Gongsun Zan's face revealed urgency, and said: "Let's go! You lead the way in front, I want to go and see what kind of pathetic escape Fan Li Army is going to make! " "Yes!" waiting riding led the way.

Gongsun Zan came to the scene and looked around his surroundings. He carefully observed his surroundings to see if there were any clues. Gongsun Zan only saw that the firewood was still piled in front of the stove, and salt and rice bags were still beside the wok, thrown all over the place, the rice even scattered all over the ground. The big iron pot for cooking was oval in shape, and there was a rectangular pit for firewood under the oval hole. There were still flames burning inside the pit. Behind the oval pit was a pine cone or a rock. Behind the pit was a passage. Behind the passage was a small hole. On top of the hole was a branch to guide the oil smoke out. The cooking stoves for cooking were slightly different from the big iron cooking pots for cooking.

The soldier said, "My lord, look! The food in the pot was still hot! Furthermore, the dishes are not fully cooked yet! " Another soldier lifted the lid of the pot, and the steam rose, and another said, "My lord, the enemy's food has just been prepared! Furthermore, there are chopsticks and bowls in front of the rice pot. It is obvious that the enemy troops fled in a sorry state when they found out that they were about to start a meal. " Gongsun Zan nodded his head repeatedly, the worry on his face disappearing and replaced with joy.

Gongsun Zan looked at the scene and thought to himself, "These stoves are very standard. It is clear that the enemy troops used to slowly bury the pots and cook under conditions where they had ample time, but when someone approached them, they had no choice but to flee! Furthermore, there are a lot of people eating here, so it is obvious that there are a lot of people eating here. From the looks of it, what we discovered should be the main force of Fan Li's army! Fan Li was definitely in the main force! As long as I destroy Fan Li, the Jiao Prefecture will be mine, this is a good opportunity! " Gongsun Zan was excited by the discovery of Fan Li's whereabouts, so he decided to leave the forest to discuss it.

Gongsun Zan shouted, "Quick! The brothers who commanded the entire army to move out, and follow closely behind Fan Li's troops! This time, we must eliminate Fan Li's army! Gongsun Zan's soldiers were excited.

Gongsun Zan galloped his horse and led the way while his own younger brother, Gongsun Yue, followed by his younger brother, Gongsun Fan. Gongsun Zan saw that Fan Li's army was advancing through the mountain paths, and the terrain that Fan Li's army was located on was not a lush forest, so his every move could be seen clearly. Gongsun Zan turned around and urged his soldiers, "Quick! Hurry up and catch up to Fan Li Army! " Since the commander had given the order, the soldiers naturally had to give chase with all their might.

But what made Gongsun Zan feel helpless was that each and every one of Fan Li's soldiers were experts at mountaineering. In comparison, the soldiers of the Gongsun Zan's army moved extremely slowly, while Fan Li's soldiers moved as if they were flying on a mountain, climbing to the top of it as if they were on flat ground. Gongsun Zan's White Horse Blessing had left his infantry far behind, the troops were in deep disgrace.

The soldiers could not bear it any longer and cursed, "What the hell is this weather!?" It was so hot! You ran away so fast while facing a giant fireball. Isn't that asking for human life? " Gongsun Zan's soldiers were all sweating, even the riders who were sitting on their horses were drenched in sweat, they were all miserable.

Gongsun Zan looked at the fleeing Fan Li Army soldiers and said bitterly: "Damn it! This group of people were extremely agile. It wasn't as easy to climb the mountain as to immediately get exhausted. What was even weirder was how they were able to withstand this scorching sun? In this sort of weather, even if they were sitting upright and standing, they would still sweat profusely. How could they run so fast! Is Fan Li Army still human? "

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[Note 1]: I don't understand the specific details of military cooking in the history of the three countries. I even heard the shape of the pit from my grandfather. It was similar to the stove we made in modern times, but it was a bit simpler. Hehe, marching in the sun under the climate, mouth green leaves will not be so thirsty, so there is such content.