Riding on the horse, Hong Zhen suddenly frowned. As his master said, he has always been a steady person.
"Be careful, the bird is frightened."
Hong Zhen spoke calmly. At this moment, several forest birds suddenly flew up above his head.
Not long after, under Hong Zhen's order, the Grain King's army of more than 10,000 people slowly stopped.
"General Hong, what's wrong?" General Youbi came over.
"There may be an ambush ahead." Hong Zhen narrowed his eyes, "My master is right. Xu Buyi from Xishu has always been good at calculations. I guess he has expected the supporting troops like me."
"The Sword Shield Camp was ordered to form a formation immediately. The nearby area is full of dense forests and mountains. If there is an ambush, it must be an ambush."
"Lead the general's order!"
Under the leadership of Hong Zhen, the Liang King's army of more than 10,000 people did not make any rash advances. Instead, they marched forward step by step, with swords and shields at the forefront.
Not far from the Food King's army, the little dog Fu, who was wearing a battle armor, didn't have any surprise on his face after seeing clearly the enemy's actions.
Those frightened birds were originally arranged by him to make Hong Zhen suspicious and slow down his march.
Once the march slows down, many things will become easier to handle.
After all, there are only more than 2,000 people in ambush now. With more than 2,000 people, if you want to hold back this supporting army, you need some good methods.
For example, let's talk about the strategy of doubting soldiers.
The troop strength is weak, and it is impossible to allocate more troops on the intercepted front line. Therefore, sending more than two thousand people is almost the limit.
"General Xiao Han, they stopped."
"I know." Xiaoxiao Fu frowned and did not immediately start the second step of the plan. Instead, he asked the advancing enemy troops to continue to maintain their tight formation and move forward slowly and cautiously.
"If the ambush bow is used, the enemy general will be able to guess the number of people in the ambush within a few rounds by watching the flying arrows. It is not advisable to act too early."
"Then General Han, what should we do next?" a junior colonel accompanying him asked in surprise.
"Don't worry, let them come over again." After saying half a sentence, the puppy Fu raised his head again and faced the sky, "Everyone, it's almost dusk."
"As soon as dusk goes, it's night."
Except for Gong Gou, no one present understood what Xiao Gou Fu was going to do. After all, they now only have more than 2,000 people. They are not cavalry. In this kind of mountainous terrain, they may not be able to ambush more than 10,000 people.
people.
What's more, the enemy general seems to be quite fierce.
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"General, it's getting dark."
Hong Zhen raised his head while pressing the knife. Just as the personal guard said, the sky above his head was slowly getting dark.
As the sky darkened, the march became even more dangerous.
"I often discuss the art of war with my master. In a situation like this, it is the best time to ambush and fight. The front is a big bend of the official road, with deep woods and dense grass. If there is an ambush, we will choose this place."
"General Hong, do you want to move forward..."
"Of course." Hong Zhen was a little angry and looked at the personal guard who was speaking. "If we don't go over, how can we rescue King Zuo? Even if we take a detour from the trail, it will take too long."
"My military order is that the sword and shield battalions must be careful. If they encounter an ambush, they will form a shield formation! The infantry and bow battalions will penetrate the shield formation and shoot the ambushed enemy troops."
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"This place is a big bend in the official road. Throughout the ages, places like this have been the first choice for ambush. As long as you are familiar with military books, you will definitely be on guard." Little Dog Fu said in a deep voice.
"Then General Xiao Han, why did you choose to stay here?"
"Only here is the most suitable place to intercept. If we choose any other place, even if we can ambush one or two thousand enemy troops, it will be of no use."
"Although the ambush has been guessed, in order to rescue Zuo Shiren, they must march forward. Of course, they can stay still or take a detour, but in this way, I
The purpose of waiting will be achieved.”
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"Don't underestimate the enemy generals who are ambushing you." Hong Zhen gritted his teeth.
"We are approaching the big bend of the official road, but there are no traps. It is very likely that... the road ahead will be extremely dangerous."
He knew clearly that there were tigers in the mountain, but he had no choice but to head towards Tiger Mountain. If he had known this, before it was dark, he should have rushed over in one go.
However, I never thought that even if I was careful along the way, there would be no trouble. Until I saw the big bend of the official road in front of me.
"If I were to catch that enemy general, I would definitely cut him into pieces!"
There was a vague feeling that someone was teasing me.
"Keep marching."
Hong Zhen knew that Zuo Shiren, who was in the front at this time, was probably in trouble. If he didn't save him, it was very likely that the enemy would successfully intercept him.
This damn King Zuo of Dongling, even though his master persuaded him, he still had to rush back to Dongling. He went back as soon as he got back, but he was delayed again and again on the way.
"Has the information been sent back to Chen Shuiguan?"
"Don't worry, General, the message has been sent back."
Hong Zhen raised his head and said, "If the master knew about it, he would definitely be able to figure it out and defeat Xu Buyi's scheme."
"The whole army moves slowly, the sword and shield camp, covering the infantry and bow camp, throw fire arrows to both sides of the forest!"
Seeing that they were about to reach the big bend of the official road, Hong Zhen gave the order coldly.
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"If you slow down, the enemy general will definitely use all possible means to test the trap. You don't need to fight back. When the time comes to fight back, I will give the order."
There were only about 2,000 people, so Xiaofu had to be careful.
"General Xiao Han, the enemy has arrived." Gongou came from a distance and spoke in a low voice.
"Be careful of the enemy's flying arrows to protect the formation. We will enter the forest first and then take a circuitous route."
"General Xiao Han has ordered you to enter the forest!"
The ambush figures kept retreating under Gou Fu's orders.
Not long after, just as Little Dog Fu had guessed, the advancing enemy army actually used fire arrows to defend their formation, continuously throwing their bows and shooting at the woods on both sides.
Not long after, a series of fiery snakes broke out, and the sky was filled with fire and smoke.
As they marched towards the forest, Gongou's eyes looked at the little dog Fu in front of him, showing their brilliance from time to time. This strategist's apprentice already had the charm of a poisonous owl.
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"General Hong, we haven't seen any enemy troops in ambush!"
I fired several rounds of fire arrows in succession, seemingly alone. There were no enemy ambushes in the woods on both sides.
"This is impossible. This place is close to the bend of the official road. It should be the best place for an ambush."
"Could the general have guessed wrong..."
"Shut up! I, Hong Zhen, have experienced hundreds of battles, how could I commit such a taboo? Send an order and send five hundred people with swords and shields to go forward to explore the way-"
Before Hong Zhen finished speaking, at this moment, bursts of fighting sounds suddenly sounded from behind them.
"Enemy attack -" Hong Zhen's face turned red, he drew his knife and shouted. He did not guess wrong, these damn ambush troops had indeed come out.
However, something seemed to be wrong. There were no people on either side, and they actually shot out from behind.
"Line up to fight!"
The assistant generals of the Grain King quickly organized themselves and ordered their troops to form formations to stop the enemy.
Although everything was in order, Hong Zhen, as the commander-in-chief, could not help but look at the big bend ahead. He always felt that there might be a group of men and horses rushing out there to form a flanking attack.