frightfiction Chapter 216 Dispersing the Forces
Chapter 216 Dispersing the Forces
Jiang Yue asked Zhang Yan about the ambush strategy.
Zhang Yan's ambush strategy was very clear.
First, they blocked the way with barricades.
The chevaux de frise may seem simple, but it is very lethal, provided that the enemy can be fooled.
It's a trap again, shoot and kill on the spot,
Finally, the two armies faced off.
On the mountain road near the official road, Jiang Yue and five thousand other soldiers joined the ambush team and began to dig traps on the mountain road near the official road to ensure that there would be no accidents.
Because the enemy's numbers are too large, this process is not easy.
This forced Wu Fei to change his previous ideas.
Rest is impossible.
Xia Yuanchen was also traveling quickly.
After most of the day, he arrived in the direction of Liangzhou and waited for the enemy.
...As the Yanbei reinforcements advanced, they moved quickly, covering hundreds of miles a day.
As you can imagine, they were riding their horses very quickly.
The people on horseback are full of wildness.
Over the past few years, their favorite thing to do is to rob the people on the eastern border of their food.
As they got used to robbing, they felt that Donglin was weak and could be bullied, and then they began to think about destroying the country.
Unexpectedly, it took them ten years to capture two cities in succession. The progress was indeed a bit slow.
The King of Northern Yan was just about to take a further step, but he didn't want Youlan Province to be threatened.
All the surrounding counties, including Linzhou, were lost.
This was unacceptable to the King of Northern Yan, as this was the result of his ten years of hard work.
The King of Northern Yan just heard the news that his third son had sent someone overnight.
They recruited soldiers overnight, from as young as twelve to as old as fifty or sixty, and everyone had to accept the conscription unconditionally.
Anyone who dares to refute will be killed without mercy.
...At this moment, the reinforcements from Northern Yan were on their way to Youlan Prefecture.
The enemy general thought that it would take two more days to reach Youlan Province, so he traveled faster.
But at this moment,
Perhaps they were marching too fast. In a trance, the enemy general only saw a black shadow flash before his eyes, and then the shadow disappeared without a trace.
"Who is he!" The enemy general on horseback, Yuwen Che's younger brother, Yuwen Jian, volunteered because of his brother's death. This time he swore that he would chop Ling Yunxiao into meat sauce to avenge his brother.
After he spoke hurriedly, he waved his hand and slowed down his pace.
"General Yuwen, there seems to be the Donglin Army ahead." A general beside him said.
"Isn't the Donglin Army attacking Youlan Prefecture right now?" Yuwen Jian frowned. "Could it be that they want to attack Liangzhou City under the pretext of attacking Youlan?"
"General, should we chase them?" the general asked.
Yuwen Jian: “Chase!” He was thinking, could it be that Youlan has been lost?
No, he would never allow it. Youlan and Liangzhou would be lost. This was the result of their ten years of hard work.
The 150,000-strong army turned their horses around and quickly pursued.
However, the army ahead had long since disappeared.
The front position becomes quiet.
In addition to the rows of horse hoof prints on the ground, there are also broken branches in the surrounding bushes.
It was as if they had just been hallucinating.
Yuwen Jian continued to chase after him on horseback.
Unable to catch up, he suddenly waved his hand and stopped.
"General, what's wrong?" the general beside him asked again.
"Beware of fraud." Yuwen Jian dismounted from his horse and lay on the ground to listen.
I heard in the distance, from the direction of Liangzhou City,
The sound of marching troops continued to be heard, but it was getting smaller and smaller. It was obvious that the cavalry of the Donglin Army were getting farther and farther away.
Little did they know that at this moment, Xia Yuanchen was leading five thousand soldiers and running as fast as he could.
Because their horses were tied with dense tree branches hanging on the ground, there was a rustling sound when they marched.
Mixed with the clatter of horse hooves, the sound was magnificent. He made the five thousand soldiers act like an army of fifty thousand.
Yuwen Jian was in doubt, torn between chasing and not chasing, and he didn't know how to make a decision.
After thinking for a while, he made a decision and said to the general beside him:
"Xin Meng, you will lead 50,000 troops to Liangzhou. If you encounter Donglin's army, you must send your soldiers to report immediately!"
"Yes!" After receiving the order, the enemy general Xin Meng beside him personally led his 50,000 soldiers and began to chase Xia Yuanchen.
Xin Meng's horse turned around and started galloping.
"Donglin, my boy, I, Beiyan, have been riding horses since I was young. If you want to escape from our pursuit, forget it!"
He looked ahead with disdain, a sneer on his lips, and took the lead.
Xia Yuanchen heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind him.
His goal achieved, a smile appeared on his lips.
He led the army to loosen the branches on the horses' backs and ran quickly.
As he ran, he said to the soldiers behind him:
"We must not let the enemy catch up. Success or failure depends on this one move!"
After hearing what he said, the soldiers behind him did not dare to stop their horsestepping.
The enemy general Xin Meng, who was chasing from far ahead, could not catch up with him no matter how hard he tried.
There is not even a shadow of a person in sight.
This made him a little angry.
General Yuwen was still waiting for him to reply, so he could only keep chasing, and keep chasing...
It has to be said that Xia Yuanchen is in many crises.
He did not dare to stop for a moment, fearing that the enemy would discover their plan.
He forced his chaotic heart to calm down.
Behind him, Generals Sun Shao and Yao Sheng, as well as the other generals, did not dare to relax for even a moment...
The enemy general Xin Meng pursued us from mid-afternoon till dusk.
The Donglin soldiers in front still had no intention of stopping.
How can you run so fast?
Xin Meng was running out of breath, so he had no choice but to wave his hand, signaling the troops to slow down.
You can't run anymore. If you run any further, not only people but also the horses will not be able to bear it.
The enemy soldiers of Northern Yan dismounted from their horses and leaned against trees to catch their breath.
Xia Yuanchen was running so hard that he almost vomited.
"General, if you keep running, the soldiers will be left behind."
Xia Yuanchen raised his eyes and looked ahead. The sun was setting.
Enduring the discomfort in my stomach, I looked back again and found that there was no movement behind me.
He breathed a sigh of relief, finally averting the crisis.
He said, "Hidden in the woods."
If he continued running, he would probably die on the spot.
Then, he took the lead and deviated from the main road.
The soldiers seemed to have heard the sound of nature, and immediately, under the leadership of Xia Yuanchen, they drove into the nearby bushes.
"Rest where you are and stay alert at all times."
Xia Yuanchen dismounted.
The moment I got off the horse, I felt my legs were out of control, sore and weak, so I immediately held on to the horse.
I usually went to war with my father, but I never ran like this.
He had just climbed onto the horse's back when the horse's four hooves went limp and it fell to the ground, starting to eat the snow on the mountains and the dry grass on the ground.
Xia Yuanchen followed and sat on the ground.
Sun Shao, Yao Sheng and other soldiers were not in a much better condition. They fell to the ground as soon as they got off their horses.
At this time, they were tired and hungry.
Running like this is too tiring, most people can't stand it.
During the hiding time, the soldiers took out the dry food they brought with them and began to satisfy their hunger and relieve fatigue.
But the relief won't last long. Once there is movement from the enemy side, they need to take action first.
Xia Yuanchen ran away for two days...
…One morning two days later, the ambush by Jiang Yue and Lieutenant General Zhang was still going on.
After two days of preparation, traps of all sizes were set up around the official road.
They were well-trained in battle formations and were just waiting for reinforcements from Northern Yan to arrive for a major battle.