In this battle, Xu Rong used a smoke-filled strategy to force Zhu Kui in the forest to ruin his own way.
After a while, the whole forest was almost filled with yellow smoke. Xu Rong sent a small number of soldiers into the forest to check. Sure enough, the neighing sounds of war horses roared and all kinds of chaos came out. Xu Rong outside,
Smiled.
But he was not in a hurry and listened quietly. Half an hour passed, and there was still no Zhu Kui soldiers fleeing out in the forest. He couldn't help but frown.
At this time, a person raided forward and ran back. He saw that there were a large number of people walking south in the forest, and then he ran over the forest and ran away from the other side.
After hearing this, Xu Rong was shocked. Fang Gang was just concerned about burning smoke to force people out, but forgot to inquire about the range and terrain of the forest. Now he estimated the size of the forest. The discoverer of the eight thousand light cavalry could not surround the various intersections of the forest.
After thinking about it, I sent five hundred light cavalry around the forest to find out if there were any signs of a rebel breaking out.
On the other hand, I was forced to destroy the firewood. After hearing the chaos of Zhu Kui's army in the forest for a while, I thought the enemy was in chaos and it was time to attack.
At the same time, the cavalry also ordered the cavalry to use cloth to block their mouths and noses, but did not make people wet. There was still a big gap with Zhu Kui in terms of accumulation of knowledge.
The arsonists have a victorious mentality. After breaking into the woods, they have gradually begun to become thinly disgusted. They have caused no interference to these Liangzhou cavalrymen.
He rushed over excitedly and released the pain of pursuing for several days.
Unfortunately, Xu Rong missed one thing, which was the patience and physical patience of the soldiers under Zhu Kui. If the elite Yulin soldiers were replaced, even if they had a wet cloth to resist smoke, they would be in chaos.
Soldiers bring good physical exhaustion.
Zhu Kui's modern military training skills are the most important priority. Perhaps his martial arts and fierceness are not as good as those of Liangzhou soldiers outside. He endured the smoke for an hour and still had a lot of spare energy.
The sound of shocking horses mistakenly thought that the enemy's morale was already in chaos. This is common sense in the army, and the young soldiers also knew that the Liangzhou cavalry rushed in with long spears.
The fire outside the forest was extinguished, and no new smoke rose. The smoke from General Lin slowly dissipated, and it was still dim and difficult to distinguish. The Liangzhou cavalry used the vague traces to distinguish them. As a general in command, Xu Rong naturally rushed in front.
Lead morale.
For some reason, I felt something was wrong with the instinct of war. Suddenly I had a fantasy, no matter whether it was a real name, it was good, far above me. This time, such a small plan really made the opponent's army chaotic and would be defeated.
Do you yourself?
Suddenly, a chill suddenly attacked, which shocked Xu Rong. He looked up and knew that it was not good. Why was he so careless and immediately ordered: "No, you have been trapped! Get out of the forest quickly!
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Unfortunately, he was too late to be smart, and he was shocked by the horses and the competitive spirit of the generals. He had a brief loss in his heart that he should have a cautious and correct judgment on the famous generals.
Only then did he send an order, and only listen to the cold order in the distance: "Che!,,
Amid the dense sound of "swish swish" breaking through the air, dense rain of arrows flashed through the air with light spots, falling like rain. As soon as it fell, a large area of blood immediately aroused.
Crossbow ambush.
"cut!"
With another command, Guan Hai covered his face with a scented cloth towel, and angrily commanded the infantry ambushing the edge of the woods, waved the sword in his hands, and cut down the surrounding trunks to cut off the road.
Zhu Kui's three thousand infantry and cavalry were trained in Jiangnan. He was familiar with forest combat, and had great land and weapons. He fought against two or even three people, which was more than enough. The battle situation gradually became inclined towards Zhu Kui.
Due to this attack, the Liangzhou cavalry could not perform any good riding skills in the forest and could only be in chaos.
After all, Xu Rong was a first-class commander who was promoted to the throne of a small soldier. He immediately replied: "Where is the personal guard?" He immediately got off the horse and got closer to me!"
For a moment, the sound of killings erupted in the forest. The Liangzhou cavalry was also elite soldiers in all kinds of battles. Although they were not as capable as horse wars in infantry, they were cut off from their retreat under the command of the commander, but they slowly gathered their formations and rely on the advantage of the number of people.
Jiang Xia soldiers who were slow to be anxious, but if they were to go on for a long time, they would be a tragic victory for Zhu Kui...
"Adjust the arrow formation and surround it and kill it." Zhu Kui saw the enemy's corpses pile up in an interlaced manner, and his own side gradually surpassed the Liangzhou soldiers in terms of number.
As time passed, Xu Rong was still persevering and did not wait for death. Although the defeat was decided, it was difficult to break through even if he was concentrated. He roared: "Disperse and break through each other."
"I want to leave! I should wait for me to capture you and let you go." Zhu Kui thought to himself, and then called Guan Hai, and asked Zhou Tai to temporarily command the troops and rushed towards Xu Rong with fifty personal soldiers.
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Although Xu Rong is a talented man in command of military command, he is only a general martial arts in fighting generals. Zhu Kui and Guan Hai led their men to kill each other. After only a few rounds of attack, Xu Rong was photographed on the ground.
He put a knife on his neck, and shouted, "You and the generals have bowed their heads and were captured, and they have not surrendered yet."
The commander was captured, and the remaining Liangzhou soldiers, who had no morale, were either angry or relieved, and put down their weapons one by one.
After the war, more than half of Xu Rong's eight thousand people were massacred. At first, nearly a thousand people were not surrounded and fled out of the woods. Only about five hundred people were alive. And Zhu Kui's three thousand soldiers and horses were also damaged by nearly half.
Liangzhou soldiers fought on the border for many years, and were extremely fierce. They were ambushed and counter-ambustered, and they were defeated, and they still burst out with such powerful combat power. It seems that only the Yulin Academy of Sciences under Huangfu Song, Zhu Kui and Jiangxia trained for many years.
The elite level is still a little worse.
He quickly ordered his subordinates to organize their men to collect the bodies and cremate them on the spot, prepare to rest on the spot for a night, wait for the bodies to be burned to ashes, protect them with cloth, and send them back to their hometown.
Zhu Kui's ashes returned to his hometown and was highly recognized by the soldiers. He felt a little warm. Perhaps he would become a member of the ground in the future, but he was not afraid of dying in a foreign land.
Guan Hai removed the wet cloth on his face and vomited a few sips of water. Although it was forced by the war and he was urinating himself, he was still very indignant and kicked and drove the surrendered soldiers out and tied up a circle.
Xu Rong was taken to him, and Zhu Kui came forward in person, untied the rope for him, and blurted out: "It is a mistake for the general to be rude."
"General, great talent, are you willing to serve Your Majesty?"
This question was asked directly, and Xu Rong also understood that the so-called Your Majesty refers to the Shao Emperor, not Emperor Xian, but he is a loyal and righteous man, so naturally he would not be reduced by a word from the other party, which would show that he would be too cheap.
"The defeated general dares not accept the marquis' gift, but Rong is the minister of His Majesty Emperor Xian. If you don't say anything about surrender, you may give me some pleasure. Rong is grateful."
Rejecting was something Zhu Kui expected, he was not annoyed, and sighed: "General, loyalty, I will no longer force you, but be sure that Zhu will not harm your lives and these Liangzhou brothers, but please rest with peace of mind.
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Then, Zhu Kui shook his head, and his deep regret made Xu Rong feel a little moved.
At this time, the three gentlemen who received the news of victory in the deep forest ran out again and found Zhu Kui. Hua Xin had heard that Xu Rong was captured, and she felt a little sensible. She had not accepted her advice before, let Xu Rong leave, how could she be
I captured it again, and I felt a sense of regret that I could not do anything.
Zhu Kui looked at the three of them and stopped talking, smiled and explained: "Sir, I'll let Xu Rong go tomorrow morning, and ask him to pass the message on Dong Zhuo for me."
Hua Xin, Chen Gong and Xi Zhicai were all wise men. When they heard this, they understood and sighed: "The general is smart, either captures or sways, or attacks his heart."
After nightfall, more than 1,600 soldiers took turns to rest and guard the camp. Zhu Kui abandoned the camp without sleeping, and came to Xu Rongdai's prisoner camp. He talked at night, only talking about military affairs, ambitions, and not politics.
With some of Xu Rong's deeds in Liaodong and Liangzhou in his early years, the two of them felt like they were close friends. Moreover, Zhu Kui's knowledge was more than Dong Zhuo. No wonder he was not his opponent.
The talks were very pleasant all night. After dawn, Zhu Kui ordered that the surrendered soldiers be loosened and let go. The two sides once again clearly distinguished themselves from each other. They walked to Xu Rong, changed their laughter last night, and said solemnly: "The talent of General Kuiyan
, I don't want the star to fall, so I can go back as long as possible. Please help me with Dong Zhongying. The Jiangxia army is incompatible with his power and must cut off his head to repay the kindness of the late emperor."...
In fact, Emperor Ling of Han was not bad to Zhu Kui. No matter from that aspect, he hoped to do something for Emperor Ling, such as the spread of his direct bloodline.
Watching the team of thousands of people guarding the bright yellow carriage, rolling away, slowly disappearing from sight, Xu Rong, who was looking at the distance, remembered all the things yesterday, and couldn't help but sigh: "The True Lord."
Adjust the horse's head and return to Luoyang to apologize with the defeated generals, while considering how to explain to Dong Zhuo.
Sure enough, when Dong Zhuo heard Xu Rong's report, he was suddenly furious and kicked him over. Eight thousand cavalrymen were defeated by three thousand infantrymen, and less than a thousand brought back. How could he be convinced, especially Zhu
What Kui ordered to convey.
Immediately I wanted to call Qi's troops and go south to fight Zhu Kui regardless of everything.
"Don't be honest, please calm down!" Li Ru, who was listening, quickly advised: "Although General Xu failed in a small battle, he thought that he had been with his father-in-law for many years and had made many contributions, so he went around him this time and asked him to demote him for the rest of his job.
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Dong Zhuo was also angry, saying that, sucking the anger in his heart, following Li Ru's steps, and snorting coldly: "I won't go down for me, and I'll just think about my own mistakes!"
Xu Rong breathed, and said that his life was saved. He kowtowed, thanked Li Rudao, and retreated.