More and more Feilong troops entered the dense forest, and a strict siege officially began. Killings were going on every moment in the dense forest, and more and more Jiangdong Guards were killed.
In half an hour, the Feilong Army had surrounded the remaining Jiangdong soldiers and horses in a small place. In the process, they killed hundreds of personal guards, leaving only about a thousand Jiangdong soldiers and horses.
At this time, these thousand soldiers and horses were gathered together by Cheng Pu and Ling Cao to discuss the next action.
Cheng Pu looked at the remaining thousand personal guards and shook his head and said: "This Wenpin is truly well-deserved. The ten thousand troops we waited for were unable to fight back at all. He was eating away at the remaining soldiers step by step.
, it’s even harder to escape now.”
Ling Cao nodded and said: "There are only a thousand soldiers and horses left now, which is not enough to escape back to Chaisang. If I had known this, I would have fought to the death with the Feilong Army in Yangxin County. Even if the entire army was annihilated, the Feilong Army would have suffered losses."
heavy."
Cheng Pu nodded and sighed: "Then Wenpin let us go because he didn't want to fight hard and slowly brought down our army." After speaking, he looked not far away and said: "If the prediction is good, there should be a Feilong Army in front of us.
With our troops and horses, Wen Pin may have blocked this road a long time ago, and now no matter whether we are advancing or retreating, we may not be able to escape the battle."
Ling Cao also sighed: "I vaguely heard cavalry passing through the dense forest just now. The road ahead should have been blocked by the Feilong Guard."
Cheng Pu looked at Ling Cao and said, "Now there is only one hope of escaping."
Ling Cao asked with some confusion: "What hope is there in this situation?"
Cheng Pu pointed at Jiang Dong and said: "If Chai Sang's reinforcements can arrive before the Feilong Army encircles them, then we still have a glimmer of hope." After speaking, he glanced at the soldiers around him and said, "I don't know about Chai Sang's reinforcements.
No matter how many people come, those five thousand cavalry will definitely come. As long as these five thousand cavalry arrive, we will have a chance to escape." After Cheng Pu finished speaking, he looked at Ling Cao.
Hearing Cheng Pu's words, the surrounding soldiers were all shocked. Even Ling Cao's eyes flashed when he saw Cheng Pu looking at him. Ling Cao thought about it for a while and said: "Chai Sang's troops will come at least five thousand, if possible."
I was afraid that even ten thousand troops would arrive. Before I left, I had already communicated with General Zhou Tai of Jiujiang. If possible, he would also send people here. Originally, I wanted to occupy Jiangxia in one fell swoop and wait until the lord's troops arrived so that we could defend together. Unexpectedly,
But it’s a bad start.”
"If that's the case, it will be saved." Cheng Pu said with a happy face: "The most important thing now is that Chaisang's soldiers and horses don't know that we are trapped here. The top priority is to spread the news about our situation first, so that reinforcements can come
Come here to help, what’s more, if they don’t know the situation here and come here hastily, I’m afraid they will end up like you and me.”
"Yes." Ling Cao also nodded in agreement, especially when he thought that his son Ling Tong might be among the reinforcements, Ling Cao said hurriedly: "This Wenpin is very good at raids. If the news of the Feilong Army's arrival was not spread,
, even Chaisang may be captured, in which case Jiangdong, our only city on the east bank of the Yangtze River, will also lose, and by then, Jiangdong, I, will no longer be able to invade Jingzhou."
Cheng Pu's face was also a little solemn. The whereabouts of the Feilong Army were rarely exposed. In recent years, even Jiangdong soldiers and horses and Zhang Xiu of Nanyang, who had often fought with the Feilong Army, had difficulty grasping the whereabouts of the Feilong Army. If it had been before, he would not have worried about the Feilong Army's capture of Chai
Sang. But now Liu Qi is here. Although this person can return to Jingzhou safely from Jiangdong, he may have hated Jiangdong for a long time. If this person opens his mouth, even the Feilong Army will have no excuse to refuse. Thinking of this journey
Pu Chen said with this face: "The most important thing now is to find a way to send the news back, but we are all surrounded here, and it is not easy to get the news out."
Ling Cao also looked helplessly at the soldiers around him and said, "Is there anything you can do if you wait?"
The conversation between Ling Cao and Ling Cao was not shy, so the soldiers around him could hear it. The soldiers around him could do nothing for a while. All the soldiers who were seen by Ling Cao shook their heads. Ling Cao gave a wry smile and was about to give up when he heard
A soldier said: "The general can use fire to convey messages."
Ling Cao looked happy when he heard that someone had finally figured out a way, then shook his head and said, "If we use fire to set this dense forest on fire, we will also be roasted."
The soldier lowered his head with a stern expression, but Cheng Pu said: "Just use fire." After speaking, he raised his head to meet Ling Cao's doubtful eyes and said: "How far is General Ling from Chaisang?"
Ling Cao thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid it's more than forty miles away. Even the soldiers lighting firewood and mulberry here can't see it."
Cheng Pu shook his head and did not answer but continued to ask: "Can the envoys sent by General Ling and others to Chaisang arrive at Chaisang at this time?"
Ling Cao nodded and said, "I'm afraid we've arrived a long time ago. It takes three hours to get from Yangxin County to Chaisang, and the envoy has been gone for nearly five hours." After saying this, Ling Cao's eyes lit up and he looked at Cheng Pu.
It's full of questions.
Cheng Pu nodded and said: "It took the envoy three hours to arrive at Chaisang. Even if it takes an hour to prepare Chaisang's troops and horses, it would be an hour to set off from Chaisang. The army should not be able to travel more than twenty miles in one hour."
Problem, and the dense forest here is so big that even if you light a fire, it can burn for an hour, so reinforcements should have arrived long ago."
Ling Cao already understood what Cheng Pu meant and nodded: "We will gather at the edge of the dense forest and rush out as soon as we find reinforcements arriving. We should be able to break through the blockade while the Feilong Guard's attention is attracted by the reinforcements."
After the two people had discussed it, they immediately ordered people to go and execute it. In less than half an hour, the center of the dense forest was on fire, and the fire spread quickly to all sides. Cheng Pu glanced at the red flames and said, "Let's go." After that, he led the soldiers towards the edge of the dense forest.
march.
The fire burned rapidly and soon rose into the sky. Wenpin on the other side of the dense forest looked at the fire and frowned for a while before sighing: "Order the army to withdraw here, and the Feilong Guard will return immediately." Seeing the fire, Wenpin already knew Cheng Pu
The plan of waiting for others is meaningless. After the fire breaks out, the two thousand Feilong Guards will lose contact with them and will be easily attacked by Jiangdong's soldiers and horses. It is better to withdraw now just in case.
As soon as Wenpin finished speaking, several soldiers left quickly to deliver Wenpin's order. In less than half an hour, nearly 20,000 Feilong troops had all assembled. Looking at the burning fire, Wenpin shook his head and said, "What a pity."
After saying that, he led the army towards Yangxin County without stopping. Although the Jiangdong soldiers and horses were not completely wiped out this time, there were only 1,500 Jiangdong soldiers and horses left. This lesson was enough.
Thinking of Liu Qi in Yangxin County, Wenpin was also in a dilemma due to the dispute over the reserve position since ancient times. How could anyone stay out of it? Especially a general like him who held military power was at the forefront and had always been the target of being attracted by both sides.
He knew Wang Wei's choice since he met Wang Yi. Wang Wei sent Wang Yi to Liu Qi to express his support for Liu Qi in a subtle way. Although he was a little surprised, he also knew that Wang Wei would not act hastily. He wanted to meet Liu Qi.
Liu Qi looked to see what kind of person could win over Wang Wei, but he was a little worried that he would not know how to deal with Liu Qi's wooing after seeing Liu Qi.
Thinking of this, Wenpin smiled bitterly. He didn't want to dwell on this matter even if he fought hard on the battlefield. However, Wang Yi had already conveyed Liu Qi's intention, which was to discuss with him the matter of Huang Zu, the governor of Jiangxia. At this time, he had to
Go, shake your head and throw away the thoughts in your mind, you can only take one step and see one step.
Cheng Pu and others in the dense forest did not know that the Feilong Army had withdrawn. When they arrived at the edge of the dense forest, there was no one outside, but even so they did not dare to move rashly. The Feilong Guard might be hiding in the corner outside.
When they appeared, Cheng Pu ordered his soldiers to wait where they were and not to move around easily.
Nearly ten miles east of the dense forest, Jiangdong's army was marching slowly. The first person in front was Jiujiang guard Zhou Tai, followed by five thousand cavalry who came with Cheng Pu, and behind the five thousand cavalry was an army of ten thousand
After receiving the letter from Ling Cao and others, Zhou Tai immediately mobilized troops and horses to carry siege equipment and set off overnight. In less than half an hour, the army was assembled and set off under the leadership of Zhou Tai.
"Huh?" Zhou Tai, who was walking in a hurry, raised his head and looked ahead. It was late at night, but the sky in the distance was red, and it looked like a fire.
When Zhou Taizheng was confused, he saw a general in his early twenties walking up quickly and saying: "General Zhou, there is a dense forest there that is the only way from Jiangdong to Chaisang. Something must have happened ahead.
The general should order someone to go and have a look."
Zhou Tai nodded and said, "You bring a thousand soldiers and horses to investigate. I will arrive shortly with a large army."
"Nuo." Ling Tong was worried that his father would immediately rush forward with a thousand soldiers and horses.
Watching Ling Tong leave, Zhou Tai ordered: "The army is on alert, all the baggage, food and grass are left behind, and the army is ready to fight at any time."
Not long after, the appearance of the army behind them had changed. All the food, grass and baggage were moving slowly behind and were carefully guarded by the army. The other soldiers and horses were much faster, but they were heavily guarded and could go into battle at any time.
Ling Tong led a thousand troops, all cavalry, to the edge of the dense forest not long after. Looking at the fire in front of him, Ling Tong was a little worried. This was the only way from Chaisang to Yangxin County. If a fire started at this time, he might
It was difficult for the army to reach Yangxin County for a while.
Ling Tong was about to order people to report to Zhou Tai when he saw more than a thousand soldiers and horses rushing out from the edge of the dense forest. Ling Tong immediately shouted: "Be on guard." The thousand soldiers and horses quickly formed a charging formation and looked at the more than a thousand soldiers in front of them with vigilance.
horse.
It turned out that it was Ling Cao who saw Ling Tong and realized that Chai Sang's reinforcements had arrived. He immediately led his troops out of the dense forest. Seeing Ling Tong so far away, he ordered his soldiers to be on guard. Ling Tong had a smile on his face, but it was quickly replaced by bitterness.
This time, he led 10,000 soldiers and horses in an ambitious attempt to capture Liu Qi. Unexpectedly, he suffered heavy losses in the end. The soldiers and horses brought from Chaisang were completely wiped out, leaving less than a hundred people.