Chapter Fifty-fifth: The Deceitful Way of Soldiers
Yang Xuangan has been sitting in the army. He asked Xu Hu and Yang You to guard the left and right roads, leaving the middle road unguarded. At the same time, he had already sent people to investigate Meng Xinghe, who had made a sneak attack in Taihu County. Li Chengqian's army was caught by surprise and unprepared. Meng Xinghe had not been seen on the battlefield where the two armies were fighting before, so Yang Xuangan concluded that it was very likely that Meng Xinghe would make a sneak attack in the last two nights. As for the sneak attack, with Meng Xinghe's wisdom, He must have seen something fishy in the middle. He would definitely not attack outright. It was probably somewhere between Yang You and Xu Hu. Yang Xuangan had secretly arranged for more than 10,000 troops to support the left and right groups at any time, waiting for them. Before Meng Xinghe, he threw himself into a trap.
"General, the general you ordered earlier has been written down. I will go back soon and pretend to be tired. As long as Meng Xinghe is willing to come, we will let him go and never return," Yang Xuangan secretly ordered him to the military tent. Yang You and Xu Hu each took the order. At the same time, they admired General Yang's resourcefulness and deliberately acted strangely. In fact, they were setting a trap and waiting for their prey to be fooled.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the situation outside to confirm that Yang Xuangan's guess was correct.
A soldier who was responsible for guarding the front line hurriedly ran in to report on the battle ahead and said: "General, there is something strange in the enemy's military camp facing the middle of our army."
"What's weird?" Yang Xuangan stood up immediately. He didn't look old at all, and there was a hint of a scheming smile in his shrewd eyes. It seemed that he was many years younger. Maybe, what he likes is to gain gains by playing tricks with his enemies. The pleasure makes him feel that he is not old yet.
The soldier did not hide anything and said: "In the enemy's camp, there is a bonfire at this moment. The soldiers are playing flutes and drums, drinking wine and eating meat. There is no preparation for the enemy to invade. It is really strange."
"I understand, let's go down," Yang Xuangan raised a sly smile at the corner of his mouth. How could he be coaxed by such little tricks? He wanted to use this to distract himself. It seemed that Meng Xinghe was not as scary as the rumors outside, so he would continue When we got down, we must have set our sights on Yang You and Xu Hu.
Fortunately, they had already been told to be careful tonight. Yang Xuangan was still worried, for fear that something might happen there. Then he was determined to press Meng Xinghe step by step until there was no way out, and the situation would be alleviated. He also knew in his heart what the strength of Lantian's more than 30,000 elite soldiers was. Yang Xuangan would not do anything that would hurt both sides unless it was a last resort. Just like more than 20 years ago, he would rather give up a switch and come to Lingnan to live in peace. In fact, he not only relied on Yu Wenhua and others to deal with him, but also relied on a person whom he could not even forget.
She shook her head to prevent herself from thinking about that person. She was already living a good life now. Regardless of whether she was happy or not, as long as she lived well, it was enough.
Walking out of the military tent, the moon tonight is relatively round, but extremely cold. In the distance, there is faint laughter and laughter coming from the Nanzhao Ancestral Hall. The recruitment order has not yet spread, and the Miao family is still going on. During their Autumn Festival, they sang and danced day and night to commemorate such a grand day. Yang Xuangan raised his head towards the Central Plains and looked at the bright moon on the horizon. He suddenly sighed with self-deprecation. He hadn't seen the soldiers guarding in the distance. In the past twenty years, the general once lamented that he carefully wrote down everything he saw now, but he stayed at his post because they knew that Yang Xuangan was a terrible person. Even if you were his most valued confidant, it was not about him. Success or failure, he will chop you down mercilessly.
The situation in the military camp opposite was indeed much the same as what was reported just now, and one could even hear the noise coming from the battlefield.
"General, we found that a pair of enemy troops came out of camp at night to the north. I'm afraid they want to sneak attack our military camp in the middle." Not long after, the soldiers on guard came to report the situation. They were responsible for detecting the enemy's every move. When they saw that the enemy was secretly When soldiers leave the camp and attack the military tent on the middle route, they report immediately for fear of delaying the attack, which is a serious crime of beheading.
"Go down," Yang Xuangan raised his hand and fell into deep thought. Obviously, he knew that Lan Tian's deception was just to distract himself. Now he sent a pair of soldiers to interfere, which was nothing more than a distraction. Yang Xuangan How can one be easily fooled: "You will continue to monitor, and if anything happens, report it immediately,"
"It's an order," the soldier quickly went down. The sound coming from the Lantian military camp ahead seemed much louder. Yang Xuangan frowned, and suddenly felt something. It seemed that he had made a mistake in his judgment, and he did not return to the military camp. Wearing a military uniform, he stood on the observation deck and stared at the dark sky in the distance. Although the lights there were dim, as long as he captured it, Yang Xuangan would be able to get what he wanted. Therefore, he was willing to kill Meng Xinghe at all costs. Wait for someone to take it.
It seemed that he had been standing for a long time, longer than twenty years. Yang Xuangan was still watching motionlessly. Suddenly, at this moment, the soldiers who had come up to report the enemy's situation came running in panic: "General, we found that the enemy has an enemy." The large army of soldiers and horses is marching in the direction of General Yang,"
Is he about to start taking action, but not so brazenly? Yang Xuangan still doesn't believe that Meng Xinghe will be so bold to send troops to attack him. It's good that he can hold on and dare to provoke. This person is really different.
But before Yang Xuangan could think too much, another sentry came with information that made him suspicious.
"General, we found a large group of enemy troops heading toward General Xu Hu's camp,"
"What?" Yang Xuangan obviously felt that he had asked these two words too much, and at the same time he was thinking in his mind, could it be that Meng Xinghe was planning to attack his left and right sides at the same time? He really had a huge appetite and even overestimated his capabilities.
But it was Yang Xuangan's words of overestimation that completely disrupted his previous layout. Listening to the sentry's tone, he knew that the opponent must be fully prepared as they concentrated their troops and attacked in two directions. Although he was also well prepared here, It was just to prevent Meng Xinghe from concentrating his troops to attack one place alone. He never expected that Meng Xinghe would be so bold. It seemed that he would not be able to bear it anymore.
What should we do now? The opponent is already taking action. On the battlefield, a split-second decision will affect the entire battle situation. Yang Xuangan immediately concentrated all his wisdom and thought on a solution.
In the middle, Yang Xuan suddenly thought that this was the only place that he had ignored. Since Meng Xinghe concentrated his forces on his left and right sides, he didn't have many troops to defend the middle. Why didn't he just send his troops to rush all the way? He could also surround Wei and rescue Zhao, and even kill them in one go, just one step away from Lantian's mansion, and capture those people in one fell swoop.
This was indeed a good strategy. Yang Xuangan thought of this route in his mind. However, Yang Xuangan immediately thought that at this moment, Meng Xinghe's middle military tent ahead was still drinking and having fun. Could this be a trap?
Suddenly, he felt that he had not fully anticipated everything that would happen. Yang Xuangan felt annoyed that he had underestimated the enemy. Now, he couldn't figure out whether Meng Xinghe was playing on the left or the right, and he didn't know whether there was a trap in the middle. I just regretted why I didn't send more soldiers and horses before making arrangements, but at this moment, it is impossible to turn around the General's Mansion in Phoenix City to send troops and horses. The only way is to rather sacrifice the left and right arms, and give up hope. It's in your own hands.
"Send the order immediately, order the troops and horses, and prepare to attack immediately." Yang Xuangan never trusted anyone. He was only sad for two days after losing two lieutenants. However, compared with his own victory or defeat, he was more willing to put his hope in In his own hands, he doesn't care about the changing situation of the left and right. If they can resist, the ones who survive will be valued and even trusted by Yang Xuangan. If they can't resist, they will be caught and killed. He doesn't feel sad at all. At this moment, he is standing on the observation tower Up, looking at the sky in the Central Plains, he sighed heavily: "You taught me ruthlessness, and now I have lived up to your expectations. I finally got my wish and became a person who no one knows my relatives. Haha, aren't you laughing at my incompetence? Another day When I enter Chang'an City, you will see on the city wall how I have managed to survive."
With a roar in the sky, Yang Xuangan immediately moved into the battlefield below and led his troops directly into the middle road ahead where they were still drinking and having fun.