Wu Gen stood on horseback under the torch, carefully observing the movements in the allied camp opposite.
After so many days of siege, the perimeter of the coalition camp had been basically destroyed, and two secret passages dug by Que Xing had been opened. Wu Gen still did not dare to attack the camp rashly.
Although the Northern Army had reorganized the coalition prisoners, there were more than 30,000 prisoners, but to be honest, Wu Genjian did not dare to release these people all at once. Without a period of hard work, the prisoners he had collected would not be able to form combat effectiveness.
But tonight, the Allied Forces camp was suddenly brightly lit, and waves of people and horses swarmed out from the east gate, running in all directions, gradually blending into the night.
What is this for? Why is the formation so scattered?
"Fortress leader, it's not good, the enemy troops are running away separately." Hu Jia shouted from the side. "This way, our army will not be able to judge which way the enemy chief is and which direction we should pursue."
Only then did Wu Gen believe that the coalition forces were finally going to escape. Moreover, they did not flee together as expected, but instead broke into pieces and left in groups of a thousand people.
What to do? There were so many prisoners in the Northern Army. Wu Genduan couldn't divide his troops so scattered. There was no way that all the prisoners would be gone as soon as they set out on the road.
"Follow the route along which the coalition forces marched. If the rest of the troops can catch up, chase them. If they can't, let them go." Wu Gen gritted his teeth and made up his mind. There are still a small number of troops guarding the small towns that were captured by the coalition forces. If these people Reunited with these fleeing coalition forces, the number of people accumulated was quite large.
"Inform the captain of the water school to leave a small number of troops, and the rest will participate in the pursuit." Wu Gen then ordered, "Baoxiang led his people to stay here, supervise the prisoners, and completely destroy the camp."
Just as the horse was about to take Xue Xin and Zhang Wuyang out of the camp, Yang Zheng hurried over and grabbed the reins of Wu Gen's mount, "Fortress leader, you might as well let Baoxiang, Xue Xin and Zhang Wuyang lead the troops to chase. You stay here." "
"Why." Wu Gen gently comforted his mount and said with a surprised look on his face.
"Fortress leader, after Lu Lie left, Gu Yangsi became the actual controller of the coalition forces. I learned from the secret source of the coalition forces that Gu Yangsi has been weak recently and has been bedridden for a long time." Yang Zheng pointed at the people coming in the distance. The coalition troops who came out looked anxious and said, "These people are riding so fast and they are all riding alone. How can Gu Yangsi's body bear it? So, I suspect this is a trick to suspect the soldiers. Gu Yangsi is still there." In the camp, let these people attract our attention, and then escort them away after my army pursues them."
Wu Gen was stunned for a moment, stood up from his horse, and carefully looked at the coalition soldiers in the distance. Sure enough, as Yang Zheng said, these people were immediately skilled in martial arts, and they were still running on the plains in the dark night.
Based on my understanding of Gu Yangsi, he definitely did not have such ability, and besides, he was seriously ill.
"In this case, Na Gu must stay with Gu Yangsi. The plan has been adjusted. Baoxiang will chase the enemy for me and coordinate all the troops." Wu Gen directly gave the order on his horse, and said to Baoxiang who was coming over, "I Lead the men to rush out first, so that the coalition forces will mistakenly think that I have left the camp, and then the captain of the water school will inform him, asking him to stay, and Ha Ying will lead the men to pursue."
After saying that, he led his assembled men and chased eastward, shouting as he walked: "The thieves have been defeated, and I will pursue them with the governor."
The men and horses rumbled out of the camp and headed east. Under the quiet moonlight, in the wilderness in front of Zhulu Ridge, there were torches and people galloping everywhere, just like the stars reflected in the river. The Northern Army was like a fire dragon, constantly annihilating those small spots of light.
After running for thirty miles, Wu Gen briefly exchanged words with Bao Xiang, and turned around with Zhuo Ke and Luo Zhang to return to the camp without using torches. In such a chaotic night, the three people did not show off their appearance and quickly returned to the camp.
When they entered the camp, Shui Congyue was already sitting in the tent. Yang Zheng and Hu Jiazheng were closely monitoring the movements of the coalition camp opposite.
"You said Gu Yangsi wouldn't run west. If he were to enter Zhululing, the mountains are high and the slopes are steep, but he wouldn't be able to catch up." Hu Jia said worriedly when he saw Wu Gen.
"No." Yang Zheng replied resolutely, stroking his big belly while looking into the distance, "Gu Yangsi looked weak, but in fact he was quite arrogant. He dispersed his men and went to see him alone. Ji Xian, what are you trying to do?
A fallen phoenix is not as good as a chicken, and a young master without soldiers and horses is not even as good as a dog. Is it possible that Ji Xian will give him a good look, and maybe he won't even want to see him. "
Wu Gen nodded, quite agreeing with Yang Zheng's judgment. To be honest, Yang Zheng is indeed better than others at grasping people's hearts.
"Actually, I want to include Gu Yangsi in the account. Although this person can't rush into the battle, the Gu family's methods are really a great weapon against the army." Wu Gen lay on the wall of the village, looking at the dark scenery in the distance. Allied Forces Camp.
"I'm afraid it's hard to fulfill your wish. As I said just now, Gu Yangsi is arrogant and arrogant. Since he doesn't want to join Ji Xian, how could he switch to the Fearless Army?" Yang Zheng was not very optimistic about Wu Gen's idea and said with a smile. , "But this time I just took the opportunity to raid various families, firstly to accumulate some military resources, and secondly to see if I can get my hands on those secret techniques. Anyway, we have accumulated a lot of horses from various families in the army."
"For each family that will be attacked next, we might as well lure them with benefits." Hu Jia suddenly said from the side, "Ji Ye has returned to Hanlu City, and I believe Ji Xin and the Murong family will arrive soon. This battle will be difficult for Ji Ye." Xian can't win. When everything is settled, Ji Xin's temperament will definitely clean up all the families.
We can take in the name of each family member and ask each family to donate money and military horses. In this way, there is no need for each family to fight to the death, and the losses to our army will be smaller. "
Yang Zheng glanced sideways at Hu Jia, somewhat disapprovingly, "In this case, if what our fearless army does is different from the rebels, it will definitely be regarded as a thorn in the side of the Ji family and lead to their revenge."
Wu Gen sighed and stood up straight, "That's why we need to quickly expand the army and horses, preferably to one hundred thousand, so that Ji Xin will think more about it. After all, the new dynasty has just been established and everything is unstable. He needs a period of time." It takes time to digest the secret resistance of various families and straighten out the relationship between the government and the opposition. This is the golden period for our fearless army to grow. After this period of time, I am afraid that people will mobilize the entire province to strangle us."
Yang Zheng pondered for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "What Hu Jia said makes sense. This can quickly increase the strength of our army. As for the fact that the Ji family may be detrimental to the Fearless Army, I have a way."
"Well, what can I do?" Wu Gen and Hu Jia looked at Yang Zheng at the same time.
"This time the Xianyu family sent troops to help Ji Xin. When we go to the south, we can use this reason to harass Shule Province and make the relationship between the two provinces tense. In this way, Ji Xin will have to move some of his troops and troops due to external force. If we focus on dealing with Shule Province, the pressure on the Fearless Army will be much less." Yang Zheng suggested with a smile.
Wu Gen was startled. Yang Zheng's idea seemed to be borrowing help from outside, so this move had some feasibility. The reason why it is possible is because of the strange topography of Shule Province. It is like a cucumber, covering the Iron Shou Province from north to south, with Bailing Province to the west.
The fearless army is torturing in the south, which can be regarded as harassing Shule Province. Moreover, Goluo City, the main city of Shule Province, is located in the north, where heavy troops are gathered. The north is also the place where the Iron Hand Province faces the greatest pressure and there are many frictions between the two sides. Ji Xin must put his main energy here.
"Isn't there something wrong with this? If Ji Xin is angered, he will hate the Fearless Army even more." Hu Jia was a little worried.
"This is also a way." Wu Gen pondered for a moment and then said, "But we must control the heat and not make things get out of hand. It depends on Ji Xin's choice whether to fight against the outside world or to keep the inside at bay. Besides, we are originally We must wait for an opportunity to open the passage from Shule to the southern part of Bailing Province, just in time to familiarize ourselves with the environment here.
Yang Zheng, please contact the bird catcher. This time, the two governors of the Xianyu family will die in the Iron Hand Province even if they do not die on the battlefield. After the Battle of Hanlu City, the Ji family is bound to promote restructuring, and what they want is stability. I guess Ji Xin won't kill these two people to avoid antagonizing the Xianyu family.
As for the money to hire the fowler, since Ji Xian has gathered all the troops in Hanlu City, Wuling City must be empty. In the name of supporting Hanlu City, send a partial force to seize the city. You and Wu Yang should go there with the Yi Falcon Army and your men. Move quickly and snatch away all the savings in the city. From now on, our fearless army will have to rely on ourselves for its military resources. "
"Okay." Yang Zheng narrowed his eyes and understood Wu Gen's intention.
The three of them were muttering, and suddenly there was movement in the distant village. Six men and horses slowly walked out of the village.
Using torches, there were several carriages in between, heading south and east respectively.
"Gu Yangsi must be too careful. Whoever we chase, I'm afraid we won't be able to defeat him if we divide our forces." Yang Zheng couldn't help but be speechless. It was obvious that the opponent had set up a fake convoy, just to avoid being intercepted by his opponent.
Wu Gen stared at these sneaky convoys and patted the wall. "The other teams are watching with their falcon troops, but we should chase the eastward convoy. Let's take a gamble and let's go."
Soon Wu Gen and Shui Congyue rushed out of the East Camp with the 3,000 men and horses already lying in the camp, and headed straight for a convoy heading east. At the same time, the Rebel Army was divided into five teams and chased the other five convoys. Fortunately, the bright moon is in the sky tonight, otherwise if these people got into the ravines and woods, it would be difficult for the falcons to spot them.
The convoy heading east soon discovered the pursuers behind it, and immediately began to accelerate, firing arrows backwards from time to time to block them. The two sides chased each other in the dark night, and rockets pierced the night sky from time to time.
Wu Gen called Niu Chao over, "Quick, smell the spices."
Niu Chao rubbed his sleepy eyes, stood up from the mastiff's back, and twitched his nose, "I had a seizure at night. The smell is so strong that it will block the dog's nose. Can't you smell it?"
Wu Gen felt a little relieved after hearing this. From the first time he met Gu Yangsi, he smelled a fragrance from the other person, and this fragrance was very unique and should be his special spice.
"Almost, Gu Yang Siying is right in front." Wu Gen motioned to Shui Congyue beside him.
"You lead the men behind and continue to bite each other. I'll go and find out." Shui Congyue immediately dismounted his horse and led more than a hundred elite soldiers to chase after him from the side.
Wu Gen had no choice but to push his mount hard and keep up with the team. Shui Congyue and these hundreds of people would inevitably suffer a loss if they fought with each other.
After all, the team ran at a slower speed, and the distance between the two sides was also shortening little by little.
Suddenly, a group of people rushed out of the motorcade, led by Gu Gan, who shouted loudly to Shui Congyue, "Shui Congyue, do you dare to fight alone with Gu?"
"Whatever." Shui Congyue still didn't care.
The two of them jumped up from their horses, like two nighthawks, and flew towards the distance.
Wu Gen finally felt relieved after hearing this. Since Gu Gan was in this team, it meant that Gu Yangsi was also among them.
