Bukit Bubu is facing a desperate situation that cannot be resolved by itself alone. It must involve external forces.
However, Ba Ling was still far away. Once the Qin army really came after them, even if Li led his army to respond, they would not be able to quench their thirst from afar.
In order to avoid this situation, Jiang Shang could only buy as much time as possible. He ordered a captain to lead 500 soldiers, pretending to be the main army, and use it as a bait to retreat towards Chang'an.
He himself and Wu Ji led the remaining troops to cease their activities, eliminate as many traces of the march as possible, and retreat in the direction of Baling.
In order to avoid exposing any flaws, Jiang Shang even personally guided the army to eliminate traces when the Qin army was chasing them. He also stayed behind to conduct inspections to ensure that they would not be easily seen before he followed with the dragon-bearded tiger.
It is naturally impossible to completely erase the traces of thousands of troops marching.
However, Jiang Shang's disguise was very clever. Gongsun Xuanyuan did not notice it and chased towards Chang'an, but he discovered a flaw halfway.
Although the marching traces left by the Tang army were indeed traces of thousands of troops, the footprints left behind were a bit too heavy and too deliberate.
An army that was eager to retreat had not had time to save energy and march. How could it be possible that the pace would be so heavy?
Therefore, the Tang army he was chasing must be Buji's bait.
The main force of Buji's army did not flee to Chang'an, but fled to other directions.
Although Gongsun Xuanyuan saw through Wu Ji's trick, he still did not let go of Bai Bai in front of him because he was not far away. If he let go but failed to catch up with Wu Ji, wouldn't it be a wasted trip?
Moreover, Gongsun Xuanyuan also wanted to test the attitude of the Tang army in Chang'an City and see if the defenders in Chang'an City would save the bait.
The thousand cavalry led by Gongsun Xuanyuan have penetrated deep into the territory of Jing Zhaoyin alone. It is impossible for Li Shimin in Chang'an not to receive the news.
If Chang'an sends troops to rescue the bait, Xuanyuan will withdraw his troops directly after swallowing the bait and will not continue to pursue Wuji.
If he failed to save him, then after Xuanyuan swallowed the bait, he would continue to pursue Buji until he completely swallowed up the whole battalion of soldiers and horses.
The final result was that Gongsun Xuanyuan's 1,000 cavalry defeated the 500 Tang troops who had been used as bait in just one charge, and then easily eliminated them. However, there was no movement at all in Chang'an.
When Gongsun Xuanyuan saw that Chang'an did not send troops to rescue him, he basically knew what was going on. He decisively changed his direction and continued to pursue Wuji. However, he had difficulty in which direction to pursue. After all, he did not know where Wuji's troops were divided.
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After some thought, Gongsun Xuanyuan judged that Wuji was most likely to flee to Baling.
Li Mu killed the county magistrate and captain who were about to surrender, captured Baling City, became independent from Chang'an, and resisted the Qin army, which also made him famous among the Qin army.
If Wu Ji did not escape to Chang'an, he would have no choice but to escape in one direction: Ba Ling. After all, all other directions are dead ends.
As soon as he thought of this, Gongsun Xuanyuan no longer had any hesitation, and chased towards Ba Ling at full speed with a thousand cavalry. He judged that with the infantry's marching speed, he should still be able to catch up even if he chased now.
It has to be said that Gongsun Xuanyuan is worthy of being a top commander, and his judgment is extremely accurate. He guessed everything correctly, except for the opponent he would face this time.
Gongsun Xuanyuan thought that his opponent this time was Wu Ji, but he didn't know that his opponent this time was actually Jiang Shang, the founder of the military strategist Baijia Grandmaster, and Li Mu, one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period.
No matter who these two people are, even if they are placed in the entire history, they are the most top-notch existences.
Gongsun Xuanyuan was able to fight against both of them at the same time. I don't know whether to say he was lucky or unlucky.
Jiang Shang did not want to fight the pursuing Qin army, because no matter whether he won or lost, it would weaken the combat power of Wu Ji's troops, and his purpose was just to bring this army into Ba Ling to enhance the strength of Li Mu's troops.
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Seeing that they were about to reach Ba Ling, Jiang Shang thought that the Qin army could not catch up, but he did not expect that he was still caught up, and it was Gongsun Xuanyuan, a peerless general.
Talented people have emerged from generation to generation, and each has led the way for hundreds of years.
Even Jiang Shang has to admit that there are too many talents in today's era.
First it was Gongsun Yan, and then Gongsun Xuanyuan came. No matter which one, he had to deal with it seriously, otherwise there would be the same risk of overturning.
Gongsun Xuanyuan's thousand cavalry have already caught up, but Li Mu's supporting army is still unknown, and Wuji's troops have nowhere to escape and no danger to defend.
Even if Jiang Shang is the founder of the military strategist, he has no choice but to command the army to set up a large formation, let the soldiers form a formation to resist, and delay Li Mu's arrival as long as possible.
If it were other Qin generals, they would not have recognized the formation laid out by Jiang Shang. However, Gongsun Xuanyuan was the head of the Gongsun family, and the Gongsun family had a very long tradition. This formation was recorded in the family's classics.
After some thought, Gongsun Xuanyuan finally recognized the formation that Jiang Shang led. It was an extremely ancient formation. Because its layout and position coincided with the Big Dipper, it was named the Seven-Star Flying Bear Formation.
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It is said that this formation existed before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It has been in existence for a long time that cannot be studied, and after hundreds of years of evolution, it has become almost perfect.
However, this formation's requirements for the commander's command ability are really too high, and mediocre people may not be able to fully understand it even if they study it for a lifetime, and it will gradually be lost.
It was not until more than 20 years ago that the Xianbei army went south to clear the grass valley, and this formation appeared in the hands of Jiang Shang, one of the war gods of the Han Dynasty.
Jiang Shang relied on this formation to defeat 15,000 Xianbei cavalry head-on with 50,000 infantry. Because of this, Jiang Shang became famous in one battle and rose through the ranks, rising to the rank of Hussar General.
This is the formation that leads to success, and this is the formation that leads to failure.
Later, Jiang Shang was imprisoned because he was unwilling to hand over the formation. Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty Liu Zhi even commented that he was narrow-minded and ignored the interests of the country. This directly led to Jiang Shang's reputation and complete death. It was not until Liu Hong succeeded to the throne that Jiang Shang was
Peaceful.
In fact, Jiang Shang not only handed over the Seven-Star Flying Bear Formation, but also personally gave guidance to the three trusted generals Liu Zhi relied on the most, namely Duan Jue, Zhang Huan, and Huangfu Gui.
Duan Yong was named Jiming, Zhang Huan was named Ranming, and Huangfu Gui was named Weiming. These three men were generals of the same generation as Jiang Shangwenzhong, but they were all overwhelmed by their dazzling achievements.
It was not until Jiang Shang and Wen Zhong were forced out of the court one after another that the names of the three began to gradually become louder. Because they all contained the word "Ming" in their names, they were collectively called "Liangzhou Sanming" by the world.