Luo Cheng rode his horse to catch up with Huo Qubing and quickly reported: "Here we come, Hu Chuquan is leading an army of 150,000 people and is chasing us."
After Huo Qubing raised his head and glanced at the sky, he said in surprise: "Oh my God, Military Advisor Zhuge is so amazing. He can even calculate the time so accurately. Huchuquan is destined to suffer now."
Luo Cheng, how far is it from Zhuge Jun’s ambush site?”
"There's about five miles to go."
"Send an order to the whole army to hurry up. Before arriving, we must not be overtaken by Huchuquan, otherwise all our efforts will be wasted."
"promise."
On the other side, Hu Chuquan saw that Huo Qubing's position had been exposed, but instead of turning around and fighting to the death, he still focused on one direction and fled desperately. He believed that the Han army had been frightened by his 150,000 troops, and even fought to the death.
His courage was gone, so he immediately ordered the whole army to continue the pursuit at full speed.
On the Monan grassland, Huchuquan led 150,000 Xiongnu cavalry, desperately pursuing the tens of thousands of Han cavalry in front.
The Han cavalry fled desperately without looking back, but the distance between the two sides became closer and closer.
"Military advisor, here we come..."
Luo Yi pointed to the smoke and dust rising from the north and said excitedly: "General Huo Bing and the others are here."
Zhuge Liang took out the telescope unhurriedly. He just glanced at it and a victorious smile flashed at the corner of his mouth. Then he looked at the telescope in his hand and said with a faint smile: "This thing is really useful. It is a weapon on the battlefield."
"Brother Kong Ming, at this time, do you still care about this?" Xiang Yu on the side said with a speechless expression.
An exciting moment was about to come, and even Xiang Yu had that kind of enthusiasm again, but Zhuge Liang's attitude really made it impossible to get excited.
Zhuge Liang smiled sheepishly, but still said calmly: "No rush, no rush."
A tic-tac-toe appeared on Xiang Yu's forehead, and everyone was anxious to death. You were the only one who was "taking your time" here. It really seemed like you were beating him up!
"Military advisor, General Huo Bing and the others are about to pass." Luo Yi shouted anxiously.
Zhuge Liang ignored all the urging in his ears. While observing with a telescope, he estimated the distance in his mind. When the Yuan army reached the point in his mind, he immediately ordered: "Light the fire..."
"The military advisor has ordered, light the fire." Luo Yi shouted quickly.
"Puch, puch..."
The soldiers held torches and quickly lit the hay tied to the cow's tail.
Dry grass is inherently flammable, and with the addition of kerosene, almost instantly, the first batch of tens of thousands of cattle turned into flaming cattle.
At the same time, Zhuge Liang ordered again: "Beat the drum..."
"Dong dong dong..."
The violent sound of drums, roaring like thunder, reached its peak almost in an instant, resounding through the sky and deafening.
The cattle took medicine and lost their sense of pain, but their ears were still very sensitive.
The moment the roaring drums sounded, the first batch of tens of thousands of cattle were frightened and rushed towards the northern Yuanmeng army like crazy.
"Moo moo..."
Stimulated by the sound of drums, tens of thousands of cattle neighed loudly.
These burning fire bulls are like balls of fire that can move, with flames soaring into the sky and aura soaring to the sky.
During the pursuit, Huchuquan always thought that the Han troops were in front, but as he continued to chase, he found that there was something wrong with the number of Han troops.
"Your Majesty, the Han army in front is only 30,000 to 40,000 people at most."
"What?"
Hu Chuquan couldn't help but feel nervous, and asked inexplicably nervously: "Where did the rest of the Han army go?"
No one could give Huchuquan an answer, and just when Huchuquan was wondering, another spy came to report.
"Your Majesty, south, south..."
Hu Chuquan subconsciously turned his head and looked south, only to see a scene he would never forget.
I saw balls of fire appearing in the south, and the sea of fire rushed towards their direction very quickly.
"what is that?"
Hu Chuquan had a look of shock on his face, while the soldiers were horrified and at a loss as to what to do. They felt like the sky was falling, but this could not stop the approach of the Fire Ox Formation, not even the instigator Zhuge Liang could stop it.
The earth was shaking violently, and the scorching flames suddenly approached, less than a kilometer away from the Yuanmeng army.
Huchuquan looked to the south with an ashen complexion. He was also familiar with military literature. Naturally, Huchuquan had heard of the famous Fire Ox Formation in the history of the Warring States Period.
"God damn Zhuge'er."
Huchuquan roared hysterically. How could he not understand at this time that he had fallen into Zhuge Liang's plan, and the other party was going to use the Fire Ox Formation to ambush his army.
Hu Chuquan forced himself to calmly give the order, and then quickly ordered: "The whole army will stop advancing immediately, and the rear army will retreat instead of the front army."
The impact, sustainability, and lethality of a cow are much higher than that of a horse, let alone setting fire to the cow. Such a fire cannot be stopped by human power.
150,000 Yuan Meng is still chasing at full speed. If he continues to chase, he will definitely be hit by this group of fire bulls.
Therefore, as long as they stop advancing immediately and turn around and retreat in time, although they will still be hit, with the speed of Yuan Meng's horses, most people can survive.
"Hurry up……"
Huchuquan roared an order. He wanted to rely on the speed of the cavalry to save most of the army under Zhuge Liang's Fire Ox Formation at the expense of some of the front troops.
For now, this arrangement can be said to be correct, but how could Zhuge Liang let him get his wish?
Following Huchuquan's order, all the 150,000-yuan Mongolian cavalry stopped their pursuit, braked suddenly, stopped, and then turned around and began to retreat, but their formation was completely in chaos.
"Even an ox that has gone crazy can't match the speed of a war horse at full speed. Haha, this Huchuquan is smarter than I expected."
Zhuge Liang couldn't help but chuckle after witnessing this scene, and then showed a warm smile and said: "But the dispatch of an army of 150,000 is not such a simple matter, and besides, I have been on guard against you for a long time.
Luo Yi, pass the order, the second batch of fire bulls can be ignited, and pay attention to the release angle, adjust it to fifteen degrees to the west, the third batch will increase the angle of five degrees, and the fourth and fifth batches will be the same."
"promise."
At the same time, the first batch of Zhuge Liang's Fire Ox Formation, tens of thousands of Fire Oxen, directly collided head-on with Yuan Meng's front army.
Under the Fire Ox Formation, Yuan and Meng's army was as big as paper and was directly smashed through. A large number of cavalry were knocked off their horses and were either killed by the horns or trampled to death by the hooves.
For a moment, the roars of war horses and the screams of Yuanmeng soldiers were mixed together, and the smell of cooked meat was mixed together, forming an extremely cruel and fiery hell.