About half an hour later, Zhou Zun returned first, his face full of solemnity.
"My boss, near the official road, there are Di people on horseback patrolling at night."
"Several people?"
"More than three hundred riders."
The Di people patrolled at night, and Xu Mu was not surprised. With the increase in troops, there will probably be more and more Di people in the "enemy-occupied area" from Wangzhou to Hezhou.
The patrol team is equivalent to the eyes of the Di people.
"My boss, Hezhou may have to fight at night." Zhou Luo also led people back, his voice solemn.
"Beidi Dog is crazy."
Night battles are the most brutal, but during this period, in order to quickly capture Hezhou, the Di people not only frequently increased their troops, but also actively provoked night battles.
Xu Mu raised his head and looked at the wet night above his head.
"Feng Qiu, go to Guandao."
Feng Qiu nodded calmly, counted the number of people, and formed a formation behind Xu Mu.
According to what Zhou Zun said, there will be a night patrol team of Di people with more than 300 riders. If they want to successfully ambush near the official road, then this Di people team must be eaten.
More than three thousand people, taking advantage of the cover of the rainy night, carefully walked forward slowly.
It was pitch black all around, and it was impossible to light a torch on a rainy night. On the official road, there were only scattered lanterns, far and near.
Even under the bamboo hat, the rain continued to hit the face, and the night wind suddenly blew up, making the person's body feel slightly cold for a while.
Xu Mu wiped his face, calmed his expression, and leaned down on the slope beside the official road.
"Boss, the night patrol is here."
"Hide yourself."
More than three thousand people quickly crouched down and waited for the Di people's night patrol to gallop by.
"It takes half an hour to go back and forth. I guess there will be another night patrol team forty or fifty miles away."
"My boss, or I'll kill you directly!"
Xu Mu shook his head and calmed down quickly. The biggest role of these more than 3,000 people was not in fighting.
What's more, if he is alerted by the night patrol and rides a few horses to report back, things will get worse.
"Feng Qiu, take three hundred people to the right. When this night patrol team passes by, immediately block the official road with tree stumps. If you encounter any who run back, please kill them quickly."
"Mr. Chen, if you lead five hundred people to the left, you will also block the road."
Feng Qiu and Chen Jiaqiao looked at each other, nodded, and walked forward cautiously in the dark.
"Master, what should I do?" Chen Sheng was a little impatient.
"Chen Sheng, you also lead five hundred people and ambush on the opposite side. Remember, the positions must not be opposite each other."
What Xu Mu has to do is very simple. The three hundred horsemen from Di will naturally want to eat it, but the news cannot be leaked.
After Chen Sheng led people to the opposite side, it didn't take long for the large group of night patrols to quickly turn back and make a full circle.
Guessing that the weather was bad, the Di centurion in the lead kept scolding his mother, and occasionally took off his horse bow in a loud voice and fired into the dark surrounding areas.
To vent anger.
"Take off the bow." Xu Mu frowned and shouted in a low voice.
"Longbow, shoot the leading centurion to death!"
If the first attack of the ambush fails, it will inevitably lead to a bitter battle.
"Brother Mu, we're close!"
"Bengxian!"
The bow dog was the first to raise his bow and aim at the Di centurion at the head.
Xu Mu had a cold face and raised his head to calculate the distance. By his ears, he could faintly hear the fighting in Hezhou in the distance.
"Cum out!"
The men and horses on both sides of the ambush quickly fired the arrows in their hands at the galloping night patrol of 300 riders.
In a hurry.
There were immediately hundreds of Di people on both sides, and they were on their backs.
The frightened centurion from Di was about to rein in his reins and return when he was suddenly shot by a horse arrow. Fortunately, he escaped, but half of his face was still shot.
"Enemy attack!"
The injured Di Centurion drew out his scimitar and roared repeatedly.
"Kill him!" Xu Mu stood up, his voice deep and angry.
Si Hu was the first to jump out, swung his chopping saber, and swept four or five people off their horses.
Chen Sheng on the other side had already been holding back his breath, and with the force of encirclement, he rushed into the enemy's formation with the help of the troops who rushed out.
Dozens of heroes, all good at killing, came out with their swords and chopped off the heads of each one.
Seeing that the situation was not right, the centurion of the Di people hurriedly turned his horse's head to escape to the rear. Unexpectedly, before the Di horse started to move, the whole horse's head was shot to death by a small arrow.
After swaying a few times, he fell to the ground.
The centurion rolled a few times on the muddy ground, stood up hurriedly with his scimitar, and after driving away the two villagers, he still wanted to take the horse——
Si Hu's cleaver roared and descended from the sky, accompanied by the sound of an owl that broke through the rain curtain, and split the centurion's head in half.
Standing in the rain, Xu Mu did not feel any joy of victory.
"My boss, I ran forty or fifty horses!"
"Chen Sheng, take some people to clean up the living Di horses and find a way to tame them early. In addition, take off the Di dogs' robes and armor as well."
"Don't worry, boss."
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The fleeing silhouettes of forty or fifty horsemen went in two directions. It was dark, the road was slippery, and there were no lanterns. Most of them stumbled to the ground due to tree stumps blocking the road.
Those with sharper eyes also had no luck. The ambushed men and horses were shot into sieves by a hail of arrows.
"Owl leader! Take off the copper ring!" Feng Qiu said excitedly. It was only the first round and he ambushed and killed more than 300 Di people. What a joy.
"The body was moved far away and buried so as not to leave any traces."
If the night patrol team has not returned for a long time, it will definitely arouse suspicion, but there will be a time lag after all.
About an hour later, more than 3,000 people gathered at the foot of the slope outside the official road.
"Feng Qiu, have you counted the number of people?"
"My boss, nineteen people were killed, and four others were seriously injured."
Xu Mu sighed in his heart, the Qinglong camp was still a veteran soldier, and even in the midst of an ambush, the damage was still considerable.
It can be seen how strong the Di people are.
"Chen Sheng, where is Di Mapaojia?"
"My boss has less than 200 horses. Some of the Di people's robes and armor have been beaten to pieces, but the number is about the same."
"Fetched."
Xu Mu spoke in a solemn voice, and when Chen Sheng took out the wet Di Ren robe and armor, he chose one at random and put it on.
"What is the boss doing?"
"Pretend to be Digou."
"Di is a man with a beard...but his boss has a fair face."
"Is there a dead horse? Cut off some black horse hair."
Most of the Di people's robes and armor are sewn from animal skins, and the craftsmanship is a bit rough, but fortunately they have a good warmth-keeping effect.
"Feng Qiu, does it look like him?"
"Some... don't look much alike, but from a distance, it doesn't matter."
"If you look closer, the accent will reveal the truth."
Xu Mu's face was indifferent. Including Si Hu, he selected more than 200 people, all of whom looked like bearded men. They all put on Beidi people's robes and armor.
It would take at least several hours to tame the captured Beidi horses. Xu Mu did not dare to delay, so he asked the men who had changed their robes and armor to each pick one, and began to tame it while there was still time.
The war in Hezhou is intense, and hundreds of thousands of Beidi people are attacking the city. Let's not talk about food, but the baggage materials gathered will definitely be transported in batches along this official road.
No matter what, the best result is to intercept and kill more groups before being discovered by the Di people.