In the early morning of the next day, Qiao Rui went out of the camp to wait and see. He saw that the food and reinforcements still hadn't come. He was very anxious. The food and grass in the camp had been exhausted. Many soldiers had not had enough to eat last night. This morning, people's hearts had been lost. If this continues,
, the soldiers had no food to eat, how could Qiao Rui hold them back?
"General, could it be that your lord has not received the urgent report from us?" The grain officer was also looking forward to it. At the moment, he was a clever woman without rice, but there were hundreds of horses in the army. He wanted to kill the horses for food, but the bridge was a little
Reluctantly, let him wait.
Qiao Rui shook his head: "If we let out more than a dozen scouts, it's impossible for them to capture them all. I'm afraid my lord has already sent reinforcements. If it's not yet noon..." He shook his head and sighed: "I'm afraid it's all bad.
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"If so, what should we do?"
Qiao Rui pressed the handle of the knife at her waist and smiled bitterly: "What else can I do? Just sit back and wait for death."
He returned to the camp full of worries, and several army officers and horses had gathered around him, complaining: "General, when will the food and grass arrive? The soldiers will not be able to eat enough anymore, and I am afraid they will mutiny."
Qiao Rui said angrily: "How do I know? If you guys just stay calm, food and grass will always come." He gritted his teeth and unsheathed the long sword at his waist by two inches.
Han Mang, Qiao Rui sneered and said: "As for those disobedient soldiers... I still need to personally deal with how to deal with them? You make your own decision, punish a few, and see who dares to incite people's hearts."
After waiting for a whole morning, the surroundings of the camp were still calm. Of course, Qiao Rui could not smell the bloody smell thirty miles away. The scouts he sent also did not come back. What worried him was that the group of cavalry scouts appeared outside the camp.
More and more frequently, many scouts were chased by the other party's scouts just after leaving camp.
"I'm afraid something is going to happen." Qiao Rui felt restless.
The grain officer came again to report: "General, the soldiers have been hungry for two meals and have no more food to eat. I'm afraid it's inappropriate. Can I kill the horses for food?"
Qiao Rui's stomach was also empty, and he nodded bitterly: "Kill the horse!"
The grain officer took the order and left.
After about a moment, suddenly, a burst of laughter came from outside the tent.
Qiao Rui hurried out of the camp to take a look, and saw a group of soldiers and horses rushing towards him outside the camp. He couldn't see the flag, but looking at the color of their uniforms, they were those of Yuan Shu's army. The soldiers in the camp, who were dizzy from hunger, cheered loudly.
: "Reinforcements are coming, I'm afraid the food team is coming too!"
Qiao Rui was overjoyed at first, but then couldn't help but wonder why they were in such a hurry since they were reinforcements, and why they didn't send people to inform them. What's more, these people didn't raise any banners, fearing that they were deceitful.
In the past two days, he had seen the cunningness of that group of cavalry, and he did not dare to take it lightly. He quickly shouted: "Array, form, blow the horn quickly!"
Wuwuwuwu... The low trumpet sounded, and the soldiers in the camp stopped cheering. They gathered feebly at the camp gate one by one. They mounted their horses astride their spears and led a group of soldiers to supervise the formation behind them, shouting loudly.
He shouted: "These people are not allowed to enter the camp rashly until their identities are verified."
All the troops were in awe. This group of soldiers and horses were elite soldiers of Yuan Shu's army. After hearing Qiao Rui's order, even though they were weak, they formed a formation as quickly as possible and relied on the camp to defend.
The densely packed "Yuan Shujun", numbering in the thousands, was getting closer and closer, rushing towards this side in a panic. When they got closer, Qiao Rui could only see those people in disheveled clothes, most of them without weapons, and each one was shaking with the wind.
, was very embarrassed and even more suspicious, and shouted loudly: "Where are the soldiers and horses? Get away as quickly as possible and don't get close!"
"Help..." A scream came from the other side.
At this moment, the sound of horse hoofbeats also sounded. On the horizon, a group of black shadows was moving towards this side quickly. The sound of horse hoofbeats that shook the ground became more and more rapid and clearer. Qiao Rui screamed in his heart.
, said loudly: "We are facing the enemy, it's the enemy cavalry!"
He immediately understood that these were just defeated soldiers, and those chasing behind them were the hundreds of cavalry. His thoughts changed quickly and he continued: "No one can be put into the camp, otherwise once these people rush into the camp, they will be killed."
They will overwhelm our camp immediately, and when the cavalry attack us from behind, we will definitely die. Anyone who comes within a hundred steps of the camp will be killed without mercy!"
While he was speaking, the defeated soldiers had already rushed within a hundred steps of the camp. Their desire to survive made their footsteps messy, but they were running as fast as wolves.
Qiao Rui gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Step Archer..."
"General!" a military lord tried to dissuade him: "These are all soldiers from Runan and Shouchun. How can they kill each other?"
Qiao Rui said indifferently: "If we let them get close, there will be chaos in the camp. These people are all defeated soldiers, which will also affect the morale of the camp. If those cavalry cover up and kill us from behind, we will all die without a burial place. Listen to my order and let go."
arrow!"
Feather arrows shot down from the sky, immediately shooting down dozens of people. The defeated soldiers stopped for a moment, looking at the murderous Qiao Rui army in front, and then at the chasing cavalry behind them. Someone shouted:
: "Why did General Qiaorui shoot us?"
Everyone hesitated again and again, but finally chose to run forward. Some were not angry with Qiao Rui for killing the friendly troops, while others were afraid of the power of the cavalry, and thousands of defeated soldiers rushed towards the camp.
There is a wolf in front of you and a tiger in the back. If you go forward you can still have a glimmer of life, but if you go backward you will definitely die.
They have seen the power of the cavalry. After a burst of impact yesterday evening, most of the entire army was immediately destroyed. Countless people were knocked away by the horses and trampled to a pulp. The Qiao and Rui troops in front of them could only kill them with bows and arrows at most.
, they still place their hope in this camp, thinking that as long as they enter this camp, they will be safe.
Qiao Rui seemed ruthless and ordered the archers to shoot several rounds of feather arrows, killing more than 200 people. However, these defeated soldiers were already close. Some defeated soldiers rushed into the camp and were immediately stabbed to death by the spearmen in front. This immediately
It aroused the resentment of the defeated soldiers.
The so-called "Don't chase the enemy when you are in trouble" means not to chase the enemy who has no way to go, so as to avoid the enemy's impatient counterattack and cause your own losses. It also means not to push too hard.
At this time, these defeated soldiers were the poor bandits, and they were pursued by soldiers. They originally thought they could escape into the camp, but unexpectedly, these friendly troops were indifferent and tried to stop and kill them. Qiao Rui's actions immediately aroused their madness. Some people shouted loudly.
He shouted: "Qiao Rui is unjust, I'd rather kill him than wait!"
"Kill!" These frightened defeated soldiers went crazy at this time. Regardless of whether they had weapons or not, they rushed towards the camp and killed them. After rushing into the camp, they either rushed into the camp with bare hands or killed them with swords.
For a moment, the entire Qiaorui camp was in chaos. Countless soldiers wearing the same armor and enemies who could not tell the difference were fighting together. Behind them, the cavalry was getting closer and closer, charging towards them. Seeing this, Qiaorui knew that
The situation was over, and he beat his chest and said: "Heaven will destroy me!"
Not long after, the cavalry arrived like wind and clouds. The sound of horse hooves sounded like faint thunder from the sky. The ground beneath our feet was also shaking gently. The words could already be seen on the fierce banner fluttering in the wind.
"Kill!" A shout of death sounded like thunder, accompanied by thousands of iron hooves stirring up dust all over the sky. They rushed forward like a rolling iron stream. The front row of cavalry suppressed the spears pointing straight into the void. Hundreds of them
The sharp spears pierced the cold wind, forming a suffocating forest of death.
The following rows of cavalry raised their sabers high above their heads, and the sharp cold light made the darkness of the sky fade away.
Yuan Shujun's camp became even more chaotic. Qiao Rui rode his horse back and forth, yelling and shouting, trying to control the chaos, but his efforts were in vain. No one obeyed his orders. Some people began to flee in all directions, and some were still talking to each other.
Fighting, everyone crowded at the camp gate and became a mess.
The army was defeated like a mountain.
The cavalry plunged into the remnants of Yuan Shujun's retreating formation and camp like tigers rushing into a flock of sheep. The sharp spears penetrated Yuan Shujun's body like straw, and the bloody massacre began!