"General Shentu has an order, the third battalion of champions marches at full speed!"
To the north of Kezhou, on the long and narrow official road, an army of more than 10,000 people rushed forward like a long snake in the night.
Donglai lacked horses and only had a cavalry camp of 5,000 people. Most of the time, they used shields and soldiers in conjunction with infantry and bows to organize formations to kill the enemy.
As the commander-in-chief, Shen Tuguan was riding on a war horse, his eyes darkened for a moment in the night.
"General Shentu, something bad has happened. Chenshui Pass, which is more than a hundred miles ahead, has been captured by Dongling people! The Lord sent a scout and asked the general to return immediately, bypass Chenshui Pass, and meet up in the east.
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"So fast?" Shen Tuguan frowned.
"Where are the scouts passing along the way?"
"They were all ambushed and killed by the Dongling people... The Dongling people set up a trap."
"Quickly send the order to bypass Chenshui Pass!" Shen Tuguan paused and spoke immediately.
When the order came down, the well-trained Champion 3rd Battalion immediately followed the military orders and changed their formation, preparing to bypass Chenshui Pass and march eastward to join Yuan Song's main camp.
Unfortunately, it didn't last long. In the darkness of the night, there was suddenly an extremely noisy sound of fighting. Looking around, the long and narrow official road was full of figures rushing to kill.
"General Shentu, something bad has happened. The Dongling people have set up an ambush!"
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Also in the night, Ling Su, who was Dongling's military advisor, raised his head and glanced at the moonlight, and sneered unknowingly.
It was his plan to surprise Chen Shuiguan and then ambush Shen Tu Guan. As long as the two groups of Donglai troops destroyed Shen Tu Guan, then Yuan Song's base camp would be exhausted.
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"Where is my lord?" Ling Su turned around and asked.
"According to the wishes of the military advisor, the army has been dispatched and set up an ambush on the east road to prepare for reinforcements."
"Okay." Ling Su smiled. Everything was under his control to ambush Shen Tu Guan. After Yuan Song heard about it, he would definitely come to help. By chance, Zuo Shiren would ambush and help.
"I should have been sent to the inner city earlier. Could it be that these people have forgotten that Wu Ling Qide is a person known as the Wisdom of Yinlin."
"Fortunately, there is still the last Zuo King. I, Ling Qide, will raise him to the throne and keep the Ling family alive for three hundred generations."
"Listen to my military orders!" Ling Sulema shouted, "After three formations of fire arrows, and with the help of three thousand beheaded dead soldiers, we attacked Shentu Guan's headquarters! Capture the first general of Donglai alive!"
"Wai——"
"Wai——"
In the darkness of the night, sounds suddenly arose. Among them, there was also the clanking of knives, adding a bit of murderous intent.
"I have heard that Shen Tu Guan's third battalion of champions is well-trained and can be called the elite of Jiangnan. Can you open your eyes today?"
"kill!"
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Woohoo——
The charging horn suddenly sounded in the gloomy night.
Shentu Guan looked cold. In this offensive and defensive battle between the two sides, the Dongling people obviously had the upper hand. Dongling Anzi's information was mixed up, which was unexpected. For example, this time, they fell into an encirclement and suppression circle for no reason.
Clang.
Pulling out his sword, there was no trace of fear on Shen Tu Guan's face. At the beginning, he had used three thousand men and horses to set up suspicious troops, and then he dared to chase Zuo Shiren's tens of thousands of people to kill him.
"Champion Camp——"
"Roar!"
There were bursts of roars all around Shentu Guan.
Shen Tu Guan gritted his teeth.
This third battalion of champions is a direct descendant of what he single-handedly led. The war was tight, and he had to leave a garrison to guard the inner city, so he only brought these more than 10,000 people back to the army to rush for reinforcements.
"Close in!"
The order was passed, and in the darkness, the third battalion of champions with bright armor, shields, and infantry quickly formed a large circular formation.
Above the head, fire arrows with trailing smoke continued to fall down, setting the nearby forest on fire in a short time.
"General, what should we do?"
Shen Tuguan looked around. Although he had gathered his formation and had sufficient defensive strength, his marching maneuverability would also be weakened. If this continued, he would inevitably be defeated by the enemy.
"Send the order. There is a gap between the shields and soldiers, and there is a distance of one person. The champion's battalion, wearing thick armor and long spears, is hidden in the circular formation."
Shen Tuguan spoke calmly, stretched out his hand and pointed forward, "Shield soldiers in the south, please open the hole and welcome the enemy into the battle!"
The fire was still very strong, even though it was still far away, but at this moment, countless Donglai soldiers felt a burning sensation on their skin.
Following Shentu Guan's order, the champion battalion of more than 10,000 people began to quickly deploy. The originally airtight defense became a little sparse after the shield soldiers separated their steps. But under the cover of night, a distant place appeared.
Look, the entire formation doesn't seem to have changed at all.
The three thousand men of Champion A's Battalion, with thick armor and long spears, hid themselves in the formation and made no sound.
"General Shentu, here to kill!"
"Everyone, you are all led by me, Shentu Guan. We have fought in the south and north, and have made great achievements in battle. We are the unrivaled elites of the three states of Donglai."
Shen Tu Guan holds the sword with his forward finger, showing his true qualities as a famous general in the world.
"Fight--"
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"In times of danger, form a large circular formation." Ling Su closed his eyes and whispered. He asked himself, under this situation, as the party launching the surprise attack, not only did it have three times more troops, but also, under the recent consecutive great victories,
, and the morale is even higher.
The nearby areas were also full of fires, blocking the retreat of the Third Battalion of Champions. Unless this elite group from Donglai dared to fight forward, open a hole in the encirclement and suppress it, and then escape...
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He couldn't figure out how Shen Tu Guan wanted to break the situation?
In a series of plans, one defeats Shentu Guan and the other two cuts Yuan Song. If this plan is successful, the war in Kezhou has been decided. The next step is to take advantage of the situation to annex the three states of Donglai and let the white dragon flag of the left king of Dongling
, inserted in seven southern states.
Then, it was time to conquer Shu in the west.
Ling Su opened his eyes, and the joy of victory could not be concealed in his eyes.
"Three thousand beheaded soldiers, breaking the formation!"
The moonlight in the sky was wrapped in a thick fog that could not be broken away. The remaining light filtered through the clouds and mist, giving the entire land a bleak, dead color.
After the fire arrows provided cover, three thousand beheaded soldiers carefully selected by Ling Su, equipped with light armor and shields and axes, rushed to the front of the circular formation as quickly as possible.
Without spending too much effort, a hole was easily torn open on the south side of the circular formation.
The general who beheaded the soldiers, after knocking over a Donglai soldier, waved his ax with an ecstatic expression on his face. He thought he was really unstoppable and broke through the enemy's main formation.
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Shen Tu Guan smiled. When he had free time, he liked to study the ancient art of war. Such a formation with hidden secrets actually has another name.