Chapter 613 Only eat bait, don't take the bait... (thanks to 【Ming Ningyun】
The scouts were in front, and the Beiwei army led by Tai Shici was behind, marching towards the enemy in Dangde County.
However, along the way, there were only small groups of enemy troops harassing them, and they all just hit and run without engaging in direct combat with them. This also made Taishi Ci more and more convinced of Lu Yan's views.
Taishi Ci came to Dangde County with caution.
The county town is very small, surrounded by low earth walls, and the city is not big. There seems to be no people in it now.
After observing outside the city for a while, Taishi Ci sent some soldiers into the city to search, and also asked cavalry scouts to explore the surrounding areas outside the city.
About a quarter of an hour later, the soldiers came back one after another to report that there was no ambush or any ignition device set up in advance.
Taishi Ci said to himself: "It seems that the enemy's ambush is not here, so it can only be on the dangerous road further south."
Immediately, he sent someone to pass the news to Lu Yan.
After Lu Yan received the news from Tai Shici, he ordered the army to move forward quickly. It was almost dark. If he arrived at Dangde County before dark, he could at least set up camp and have a good rest.
Before night fell, Lu Yan's army had almost all arrived in Dangde County.
Although there was no one in the city, for safety reasons, Lu Yan and others did not rest inside the city. Instead, they set up camp in the open space outside the city. After arranging open and covert sentries, the soldiers took turns to rest.
Many soldiers didn't even have time to take off their armor before falling asleep. The extremely difficult and dangerous journey during this period made everyone exhausted.
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The next day, before dawn, Huang Xu and Chen Dao suddenly came to report and said: "Report! Sir! A small group of enemy troops was spotted attacking five miles outside the camp, but after being discovered by our secret sentry, they retreated on their own.
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Lu Yan read the Tao Te Ching all night and was woken up by these two guys not long after he fell asleep.
Rubbing his somewhat swollen head, Lu Yan replied: "Stay alert, continue to rest today, and we will set off again during the day tomorrow. There are still dozens of miles of dangerous roads to go in the south, and the soldiers must maintain sufficient physical strength and energy.
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Huang Xu and Chen Dao looked at each other, and then both replied: "Here!"
Ten miles south of Dangde County, Yang Huai and Leng Bao gathered together to discuss how to complete the task of baiting.
"Lu Yan is too cautious. Our several attempts to lure him have no effect at all." Leng Bao heard that Yang Huai's lure failed again, and he couldn't help but complained a little anxiously.
Yang Huai was as calm as ever, "Lu Yan is a famous general who has been famous for a long time, how could he be fooled so easily?"
"Then what should we do?"
Yang Huai pondered for a moment, then bit his silver teeth and said, "It seems that you can't attract Lu Yan, a cunning old wolf, without paying a price."
Leng Bao quickly understood what Yang Huai meant. He glanced at the soldiers behind him without any trace, and couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, I can't bear to leave the child without trapping the wolf... It seems that we must really
Let’s fight with real swords and guns!”
Lu Yan, who had had half a day to spare, was studying the last 5% progress of the Tao Te Ching in his tent, but he didn't expect that a shout suddenly sounded outside.
Soon, Huang Xu appeared outside Lu Yan's camp again and reported: "Sir, there is an enemy attack!"
Lu Yan regretfully put away the Tao Te Ching in his hand, walked out of the tent, and asked, "How many people are there?"
"They are densely packed, at least five to six thousand people! Now General Taishi is leading the Beiwei army to fight with them. I heard that they are killing them happily!"
Lu Yan couldn't help but glance at this tall and thin young man, and secretly wondered why he could hear a hint of envy in Huang Xu's words.
Well, this group of people have stayed together for too long, and they have all become fighting madmen. When they hear that there is a war, each one becomes more excited than the other.
Lu Yan was not worried that Taishi Ci would lose to these Shu troops who came to raid. In terms of combat power, the two sides were not at the same level at all.
On the other side, Yang Huai and Gao Pei, who were fighting against Tai Shi Ci and Bei Wei's army, were secretly complaining!
"Isn't Cao's army's armor and stomach too powerful? It's simply outrageous!"
"Damn it, our swords and guns can't cut the enemy's armor and stomach, but the enemy's sword can directly cut us and our weapons in two..."
Yang Huai and Gao Pei looked at each other and saw a hint of bitterness in the corner of the other's mouth.
In order to lure Lu Yan's army into an ambush, they spent a lot of money.
"Lu Yan, you bastard, don't let me catch you, otherwise I will peel off your skin and cramps to commemorate your dead brothers!" Leng Bao said fiercely.
At this time, Yang Huai looked at his soldiers who were almost unable to resist and said: "You can retreat!"
Leng Bao couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, and asked: "The battle has only lasted less than a quarter of an hour, how can we withdraw?"
Yang Huai looked sad, pointed forward and said, "See for yourself! Our brothers are almost killed!"
Leng Bao was shocked. In Shu, he and Yang Huai were both famous generals under Liu Zhang, and their soldiers were naturally elite.
But in less than a quarter of an hour, they had six thousand elite soldiers fighting Cao Jun, and they were about to be killed???
Leng Bao turned to look at the front of the battlefield,
really!
Cao's army, led by a general holding two swords, slaughtered his soldiers like melons and vegetables. However, his soldiers were retreating steadily at this moment, and it seemed that they could no longer hold on.
Gao Pei was about to shout to retreat, but he saw his soldiers suddenly shouted and turned around and ran away.
Yang Huai and Gao Pei were shocked when they saw this. Now it's better. The fake show is really done, and there is no need to pretend to retreat...
Although Lu Yan was not lured out, if he could ambush one of Lu Yan's elite troops, that would be considered a good deal.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s run together!
Taishi Ci led the Beiwei army to pursue them all the way, and finally killed and captured nearly two thousand Shu troops.
After a hearty battle and victory, Taishi Ci's extremely restless mind was finally somewhat appeased.
However, Taishi Ci still remembered Lu Yan's words and did not pursue him too far.
Seeing Taishi Ci turn around and go back after chasing him for a while, Yang Huai and Gao Pei were so anxious that they almost stamped their feet.
You've eaten all the bait and still haven't taken the bait. You're a bit of a shameless fish, right?
But the problem was that they could not defeat the opponent. In the end, Yang Huai and Gao Pei could only watch as Taishi Ci withdrew his troops and left.
"What should I do?" Gao Pei asked Yang Huai.
"You ask me, who should I ask?" Yang Huai sighed and said, "Sigh... Our soldiers are seriously damaged now and their morale is low. It's better to take a rest and wait until the evening."
"Night attack?" Gao Pei instantly understood what Yang Huai meant and asked, "But according to Lu Yan's caution, can a night attack be successful?"
Yang Huai narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Since we can't defeat him, then we will harass him!
You want to rest after a long march, right? We just don’t follow their wishes!
We will disturb them so much that they will have to send troops to pursue us!"
Hearing this, Gao Pei couldn't help but clapped his hands with both hands, making a snapping sound, "Okay! As expected of General Yang, let's turn them upside down tonight and disturb their peace!" This chapter has been completed!