Hearing this, Qi Tao said happily: "General Gao, if you have any good ideas, tell me quickly."
Gao Deng knew that the generals who worshiped him only followed the imperial edict and His Highness Prince Ning. If he could retreat from the enemy at this time, the generals would be able to return to their hearts. Only in this way could he complete His Majesty's mission.
After calming down, he turned his attention to the sand table in the tent, walked to the sand table with a shy belly, and told King Ning and the generals in the tent about the method in his mind to defeat the enemy.
"Look, everyone, the terrain of Ziyang Valley is rugged, and there are many plains in the north of the valley, which is not good for our army. The other party is so insulting and calling for formation, just to lure our army out. If I predict correctly, when our army comes out of the valley, the other party will pretend to be defeated. I think an ambush has been set up in this forest in the north." Looking at the open area in the north of Ziyang Valley in the sand table, except for a dense forest in the northwest, Gao Deng seemed to be talking to himself, and he seemed to be breaking open to the people in the tent. The Jin army's plan. .
Qi Tao looked at the sand table and finally understood why Gao Deng had previously allowed himself to be yelled at outside the valley and remained unmoved. It turned out that he had already seen through everything and couldn't help but say: "Even if our army sees through the enemy's plan, how can we defeat the enemy now? "
Gordon's carrot-thick fingers kept touching the sand table, thinking about it for a moment, and then spoke.
"Use his way and give back to him!"
...
But he said that Feng Chong was tired from scolding at the foot of the mountain. Even though the weather was still cold, his tendons were already covered with sweat, as if they were coated with a layer of grease, and they were shiny under the noon sun. The fire rack in front of him had been lit and extinguished, extinguished and ignited again. Regardless of the fact that the meat was gone, even the wine jars were empty. He called the deputy general to bring in more wine.
"General, you can't drink anymore. If Qi Yun's army attacks the valley..." The deputy general followed the military order and fetched another jar of wine. Seeing that his general was already half drunk, he hurriedly tried to persuade him.
"Bo Shen, look at it, not to mention the silence in this valley, the Qiyun rats have already been scared by our army and cowered in the valley. Not to mention that the valley is facing each other, they even have no courage to talk back, and There’s nothing to worry about, it’s a pity that we can’t lure them out, and we might get beaten by General Chunyu’s military stick when we go back.”
Feng Chong's eyes were full of disdain, he glanced at the deputy general, grabbed the wine jar, opened the seal of the wine jar, and continued to speak with a hint of drunkenness: "Anyway, it will be dealt with by military law, so you might as well have a good drink first, and when you get slapped with a military stick, pour it down." It won’t be a painful death.”
As he spoke, he tilted the altar slightly and poured the wine into his mouth... The deputy general could only sigh slightly when he saw this and said no more.
The strong wine entered his throat, the spicy taste entered his stomach, and penetrated his heart. Just when Feng Chong was about to express his joy, he heard a sound...
Feng Chong's interest in drinking was ruined and he couldn't help but sit up. With a bit of drunken eyes, Feng Chong looked for the sound and went away. Seeing that his soldiers did not dare to disturb him, he was curious about where the sound came from until he saw the deputy general beside him. His legs were shaking slightly, and his body was already tense. He couldn't help but move his eyes upward, and saw that his eyes were dull and looking upward...
Following the deputy general's gaze, Feng Chong looked up to the sky and saw that the midday sun seemed to be obscured by a sudden dark cloud. He couldn't help but squint his drunken eyes and murmured to himself: "Why is the weather so weird? Even if it is a dark cloud, it should be thunder." It's the sound, this buzzing is..."
Suddenly remembering something, Feng Chong's eyes suddenly widened, his pupils shrank, and he shouted angrily at the deputy general beside him who had not recovered yet.
"Enemy attack——" He shouted, but the rain of arrows that blocked the sunlight had already fallen, and the sound of "whoosh" broke through the air and came roaring...
Everything seemed to slow down a bit, and then Feng Chong realized that the "buzzing" in his ears was the sound of bowstrings, and what he saw was the scene of arrows falling into the formation...
Due to the fatigue from the earlier scolding and the fact that he, the general, had already taken off his armor, the armor of the cavalry was already heavy. Seeing the general's behavior, all the soldiers behind him followed suit and took off their armor to rest. When they discovered that the arrow rain was coming, they tried to put on armor to resist, but it was too late.
Feng Chong watched helplessly as the knight under his command was shot through by a hail of arrows. In an instant, the sound of miserable screams reached his ears. Before he could think about it, he straightened up and pushed the horse aside. Feng Chong had already tightly grasped the palm of his hand. Wave it in front of you to protect it firmly.
After a while, the rain of arrows settled, and Feng Chong had no time to check the casualties in the army. Just when he was about to order the soldiers to prepare to meet the enemy, he heard the shout of "kill Zhentian" and looked for fame. What was reflected in his wide-open eyes was... Like ants coming out of their nests, the soldiers of Qiyun are all over the mountains, and they are all in the valley.
There are countless banners and flags from Qiyun. The sound of armor rubbing against each other, weapons unsheathed, and war horses neighing can be heard all the time.
"Oops..." Feng Chong was about to give himself a slap in the face. He looked back and saw that the soldiers without heavy armor behind him had been damaged by a round of arrow rain. Even those who were lucky enough to survive had to carry their own weapons. Wounded, it was clear that the military order he had given was to pretend to be defeated. Don't say that he was defeated this time. If the army was not organized in time, the whole army would be annihilated.
"Quickly send the order! Throw away the baggage, mount the entire army, and retreat northward!" Fortunately, General Chunyu still had reinforcements and ambushes, so he didn't have time to think too much. Feng rushed to give the order, but when the order was issued, no one responded, and he looked sideways. Only when I went there did I realize that both the cronies and lieutenants whom I had sent to scold the formation had been shot into hedgehogs and died by their side...
Feng Chong had no choice but to grit his teeth and take a few quick steps. He found an ownerless war horse beside him, jumped up, and rode toward the wailing remnants of soldiers. He shouted angrily: "Get on the horse! Get on the horse quickly! Follow me and evacuate." ..."
Although the Jin army was well-disciplined and well-trained, half a day's laziness had already made them relax, and they were caught off guard by a hail of arrows. At this time, they heard the general shouting, and they came to their senses. Some of the soldiers, I also want to help the wounded soldiers.
Looking back at Qi Yun's army who had left Ziyang Valley and was charging towards his troops, Feng Chong was extremely anxious and shouted urgently: "Everyone mount their horses, don't worry about injuries, and act according to military orders. Anyone who disobeys orders will be killed." !」
As soon as this order came out, the army and horses were temporarily assembled. All the Jin soldiers who could still move quickly got on their horses, regardless of the wailing comrades in the formation.
"Withdraw the troops! Withdraw the troops!" Feng Chong could no longer care about anything else. He howled and led the remaining soldiers to retreat...
After running away for a stick of incense, he looked back, but Qi Yun's army was facing a remnant like his, but no one was chasing him. Feng Chong hurriedly reined in his horse, stopped his soldiers, and looked down the valley from a distance.
All he could see was the vague figure of Qi Yunjun raising his butcher knife to the Jin army who was still hit by an arrow... Feng Chong felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. The drunkenness in his heart had already turned into cold sweat. When the cold wind blew, it turned into ice particles floating on the ground. Shirtless, he turned around to fight again, with no intention of dying...
Looking back to his side, he saw that the five thousand cavalry were already less than a thousand, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and say: "Go back to camp..."
...
"If Mr. Gao is admired by Pei, he only used a little trick to make the Jin thief abandon his helmet and armor, and thousands of people returned shirtless. If the Jin thief general saw it, he would be so angry that his chin would be crooked!" Commander Pei said! Following Gao Deng's plan, the right army went down the mountain in hiding, fired a volley of archers, and then attacked and killed the Jin army. They won a complete victory. When they saw Gao Deng again, they were already laughing and admiring.
Gao Deng's small eyes narrowed, and he also smiled, and he said to Pei Shuai and other generals: "Gao Deng blocked you from going down the mountain earlier just to weaken the Jin thieves. After they are careless, our army can harvest them." At that time, but I predict that after this general is defeated, the commander of the Jin bandits will lead the army to come, and then it will be a tough battle."
As he spoke, Gao Deng changed the subject and asked Commander Pei: "By the way, General Pei, have you ever captured him alive? Who is the leader of the Jin bandits this time? What is the movement of the bandits?"
"Don't worry, sir. Not only have I captured dozens of people alive, but I have also sent capable people to interrogate them on the way back to the valley. Only when they got the same answers did I know for sure that they were not lying. The leader of the Jin rebel army..." Commander Pei recalled the answers to the torture questions and faced him. The smile on his face disappeared, revealing a solemn expression.
Looking at the generals in the tent together with Gao Deng and King Ning, Pei Shuai Fang calmed down a little and spoke solemnly, naming the commander of the Jin army.
"Chun Yufu!"
"It's him!" When Qi Tao heard Chun Yufu's name, he stood up suddenly, and the joy brought by the victory outside the valley was wiped away.
Seeing that there were still some unknown generals in the tent, Qi Tao frowned and said, "This man is the son of Chunyu Meng, the famous general of Jin who was defeated by my uncle the emperor. I heard that this man is well versed in the art of war and uses troops like a god. Compared with Chunyu Meng became even more prosperous. I heard that in the battle of Changzhou, after Chun Yumeng was killed, he worshiped the demon thief Daoxuan as his teacher, and his martial arts skills reached Zhitian early..."
"Hiss——" The generals in the tent gasped when they heard Chunyu's name. Although most of them had not participated in the Qi-Jin war, they had also heard the legend of Emperor Lin in the army.
Gao Deng saw the timidity in the eyes of the generals, and knew that if the morale of the army was uneasy, he was afraid that when Chun Yufu led his army to fight, the timidity in the hearts of these generals would make the soldiers uneasy.
With great strength, he rolled his eyes and took the initiative to step forward and salute Prince Ning.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, Chunyu has only been established for many years. This is the first time he has been in charge of an army. This time, the troops that lured the enemy have been defeated by our army. I think he will definitely lead his army to attack. Our army will be able to retreat from the enemy with ease and wait for work."
Qi Tao heard Gao Deng's words and immediately realized that what he said had made the generals in the tent fearful. He relieved it with just a few words. He couldn't help but feel relieved. He hurriedly helped Gao Deng up and said to the generals in the tent. : "What General Gao said is true, there is nothing to fear from Chun Yufu. This time you have neutralized the plot of the Jin traitor girl in Yanbei City. If you can defeat Chun Yufu again, I will definitely ask for credit for you when I return to Jianglin. !」
Upon hearing this, General Qi Yun in the tent felt less fearful and bowed to King Ning and Gao Deng to express his gratitude...
"Everyone will go back to the camp to reorganize the army and rest. When the Jin army comes, you will have the strength to defeat the enemy." Gordon ordered with a somewhat relaxed tone.
The generals received the order, and today's victory swept away the haze of three consecutive defeats. They were in a good mood, and they all left their tents. Only King Ning Qitao, who was closest to Gao Deng, saw the solemn and worried look in his small eyes.
He signaled Yan Qingchuan to guard outside the tent. When there was no one in the tent, Qi Tao asked in a low voice: "Chun Yu is not a waste of money. General Gao's previous strategy of retreating from the enemy might as well be shared with me to calm my mind." .”
When I asked this question, I saw Gao Deng's face was full of worry when he was relaxed just a moment ago: "Your Highness, I'll tell you the truth. It's easy to say, but compared to Chun Yufu, Gao also took charge of Yanbei's troops for the first time. Previously, he only served for In order to appease the hearts of the generals, I pretended to be calm. This time, our army was lucky to win the enemy's troops outside the valley. If it were not for the leading general, he would be a reckless man. If it were any veteran general with rich battlefield experience, I am afraid that our army would... .”
Qi Tao, who had just felt relieved again, hurriedly asked: "What about the strategy for defeating the enemy that the general mentioned earlier..."
"That's a risky move, but I have to..." Gordon murmured, thinking about it again and again, and finally made up his mind to tell the truth about the dangerous move he said.
"Your Highness, you still remember the patrol."
Only then did Qi Tao remember that when he was entangled with the young man in the city, Gao Deng had whispered a few words with the Fu brothers, and suddenly said: "I told the patrol and the city guards to escort us to the outside of Ziyang Valley, but they didn't. Before they join forces with the army, you send them..."
"They didn't stop, they already circled Ziyang Valley and rushed to the rear of the Jin army." Gordon took over King Ning's words and confirmed His Highness's suspicion.
Prince Ning did not appear to be surprised or relieved by this move. Instead, he raised his brows slightly and said with a little anger: "Outside Ziwu Valley, everything is flat. If you want to bypass the Jin army, no matter how long it takes to travel for days." ...If they were discovered by the Jin army, wouldn’t they die in vain?”
"That's why it's a dangerous move... Even if this plan succeeds, it will be difficult for the Terror patrol defenders and the Yanbei City defenders to get back..." Gordon said, closing his eyes slightly.
"You actually let me Qi Yun'erlang...Gao Deng, you are so brave!" Finally realizing the cruelty of Gao Deng's plan, Prince Ning's eyebrows stood up, his eyes filled with anger, and he shouted angrily .
