"Report!!!"
"General, according to the report from the scouting horse, the enemy has arrived in Hexi County.
According to its marching route, it will reach the junction of Hexi County and Huangshan Prefecture in one day! "
In the big tent, after listening to the report of the scouting horse, Li Dingguo immediately turned to look at the march map on the wall. The baton in his hand was pointed at Hexi County where Zhao Jiajun was currently located, and he continued to draw the route to Huangshan Prefecture according to the intelligence. Pass.
Suddenly, the baton suddenly stopped on the way. Li Dingguo touched his chin and asked: "I remember this is a terrain with a line of sky, right?"
The commander of the first battalion next to him, Li Yungong, immediately replied:
"Exactly, the locals call this place the Rift Valley Cliff. If you want to get from Hexi County to Huangshan Prefecture, this is the easiest place to pass. If you don't go here, other places will be rolling hills, making it difficult for the army to move. The baggage in the camp will also be extremely difficult to transport.
It only takes half a day to get out of this rift valley cliff, but if you take other routes, it will take at least three days. "
"It's a good place for an ambush!"
Li Dingguo touched his chin and said.
Li Yungong immediately frowned and said in disapproval: "General, although this place is easy to ambush, as long as the opponent's general is not a fool, he will definitely pay more attention here. Is it a bit difficult to ambush here?"
Li Dingguo smiled slightly and said: "The enemy general must have the same thought as you, but I want to do the opposite.
In this way, generally speaking, the best way to ambush here is to intercept the opponent at the beginning of the interruption.
We won't. When the time comes, I will send 4,000 infantry to me and place them at the exit of the Rift Valley Cliff to block them. The remaining cavalry will wait behind the infantry. They will rush in directly after the infantry has fired their arrows.
In addition, the remaining three thousand infantry should be detoured to the back of Zhao Jiajun early. After they pass the middle section, they will block the road from behind. Don't let the remaining soldiers escape!
Attacked from two sides, I was going to annihilate them all on this Rift Valley Cliff! "
Li Yunggong nodded after hearing this. Taking advantage of the terrain, his side could indeed gain a great advantage.
But he still had a question.
"General, don't we need to ambush our troops at the entrance of the valley?"
Li Dingguo shook his head and said: "No need, I will tell them clearly that we will wait for them in front, so that they will think that we intend to fight them head-on!"
"Why is this?" Li Yungong was puzzled, but Li Dingguo smiled and said:
"Have you forgotten the three thousand infantry we sent around the cliff?
As a qualified general, when a large army walks on such terrain, an elite team will definitely be sent above the cliff to explore the situation ahead.
If I lead my troops to block the gap directly in front, the other party will definitely relax their vigilance.
In this way, our detouring manpower can have the opportunity to sneak around behind the opponent and cut off the opponent's retreat. "
Li Yungong understood now and nodded in agreement.
"The general understands!"
Immediately, Li Dingguo began to directly give the order: "I will give you half a day to prepare. After noon today, the entire army will move towards the mouth of the rift valley. We will wait for the opponent to arrive at the mouth of the valley and have a good fight with them.
Li Yungong! "
Li Dingguo called out.
"The general is here!"
"I will give you three thousand infantry. We will take a detour and ambush at the top of the rift valley one day in advance. Once our formation has attracted most of the opponent's attention, you will immediately go around behind the opponent to block the opponent's retreat. Is there any problem?"
"No problem, the general will take your orders!"
Li Dingguo nodded, and then ordered: "Since the way forward is blocked, the retreat must be the opponent's only way to escape after the opponent's failure. Therefore, your department's task is very heavy, and the opponent will definitely attack your department at all costs. We It's not certain here how much the opponent can be weakened.
Therefore, no matter how many people the opponent has at that time, your troops must firmly block the opponent's retreat and win over the arrival of our pursuers.
During this period, you will not have any support and can only support independently. You must be mentally prepared! "
Li Yungong immediately performed a military salute and replied loudly:
"Please don't worry, General. Even if we fight to the last man, our troops will be as firmly blocked in place as a stone. Unless we die, we will never let a single enemy pass."
If there is any violation, you will be punished by military law! "
"good!"
Li Dingguo replied with satisfaction, and then began to assign combat tasks to others.
"Borchardt, after the former army breaks the opponent's morale, your department will lead all the cavalry to break down the opponent's formation. Is there any problem?"
"No! General, please rest assured! Borhart has definitely completed his mission!"
"Zhou Long, your department..."
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After everything was settled, everyone went down to prepare.
At the same time, Tian Cheng, the leader of Zhao's army who had just left Hexi County, was also discussing the Rift Valley Cliff with his lieutenant.
"General, the terrain here is extremely suitable for an ambush. I have concluded that the opponent will definitely ambush our troops here. General, do you think we should take a detour? If we don't take this road, it is too dangerous here."
Tian Cheng's deputy general looked at the terrain of the Rift Valley Cliff with a look of sadness in his eyes. He tried his best to dissuade his general and wanted to go to other safer places.
Unexpectedly, Tian Cheng had a different opinion. He just heard him say:
"Even you can know that this is an ambush. Do you think the enemy can't guess that we can guess it?
I estimate that there is a high probability that the other party will not set up an ambush here at all! "
"But what if the other party really sets an ambush here?" The deputy general expressed his worries.
Then Tian Cheng said with a smile: "Of course it is impossible for me to block this kind of thing. We can first send a small group of troops to explore five miles forward on the rift valley cliff to explore the situation ahead.
If nothing happens, the army from the rear will move forward again. "
"So, it is indeed a way. If we take a detour, not to mention the difficulty of the road, even those hilly places are very likely to be ambushed by the enemy."
The deputy general accepted Tian Cheng's explanation, and the two generals reached a consensus, and then the Zhao family's army of 10,000 people headed straight towards the Rift Valley Cliff.
The sun rose and the moon set, and as the day and night passed, the Zhao Jiajun finally arrived at the mouth of the rift valley.
Standing at the entrance, looking at the surrounding towering cliffs and the narrow passage in the middle, Tian Cheng couldn't help but feel again that this was indeed a good place to lay an ambush.
Out of caution, after sending a few teams to the top of the cliff to explore the situation ahead, Tian Cheng sent a forward army of about a thousand people to take the lead into the Rift Valley Cliff.
The remaining more than 10,000 people of the Zhao Jiajun entered the passage of the rift cliff after the forward army advanced about five miles and received confirmation from the exploration team that the front was safe.
The towering cliffs and narrow passages on both sides put great psychological pressure on the Zhao Jiajun officers and soldiers.
Everyone was extremely vigilant when they first entered the passage.
However, when the army reached the middle of the rift valley cliff and there was still no abnormal situation, all the soldiers of the Zhao Army breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
Tian Cheng also basically concluded that he seemed to have guessed the other party's thoughts. The other party did not think that he and others would take this path at all, so they did not set up an ambush here.
I couldn't help but secretly feel grateful for my foresight in my heart.
This wave of enemies is on the second floor, but I have already reached the third floor. The advantage is mine!
...(End of chapter)
