Half an hour later, Yang Huai led eight thousand Luocheng soldiers to the valley entrance. Wave your hand to stop the team!
Unlike Liu Mao, who was frivolous and arrogant, Yang Huai had been in charge of the army for many years, so he was experienced and very cautious in doing things. Because of this, even though he had no family background, he was still highly regarded by Liu Yan and appointed as the commander-in-chief of the army!
Looking at the mouth of the valley in front of him, Yang Huai knew that if he set up an ambush on the road to Chengdu, this would be the best place!
While thinking, a general from the rear drew his horse and came to Yang Huai. This man's name was Lei Tong, and he was a powerful general under Zitong Pang Xi. Before Pang Xi and Liu Hao set off, this man and another general of Zitong, Wu Lanliu, Come down just in case. Yang Huai understood that what was called cooperation was actually surveillance. After all, he was not related to the Liu family, but he controlled 60% of Liu Yan's troops!
At this moment, Lei Tong came closer, reined in the horse's reins and clasped his fists, saying, "General, why did you stop the troops?"
Yang Huai replied: "Huai is afraid that there is an ambush here, so he wants to send out sentries to investigate first!"
Lei Tongze frowned slightly: "General, why do you need to be so cautious? How dare Meng Da's group of people dare to confront our Dongzhou Army? If there was an ambush, the eldest young master and his party would have been stopped long ago! Besides, the life or death of the lord is uncertain at the moment, how can there be time? Let me wait and delay!"
Yang Huai thought the same thing, and called his deputy Leng Bao and said: "General Leng, you are very skilled in martial arts, go to the front of the team and lead it, and send some people who are good at climbing to guard the valleys on both sides! Speed up the pace, we Keep going!”
Upon seeing this, Lei Tong did not return to the rear army, but followed Yang Huai. Soon, the team entered the valley, which was more than ten miles long. When the team was halfway through, Leng Bao in front of him jolted slightly on his horse, and the horse seemed to He stepped on something soft. He bent down to check, and by the light of the torch, Leng Bao saw clearly that it was a corpse. He was wearing the uniform of the Dongzhou Army!
Suddenly a gust of wind came, and Leng Bao was so startled that he only had time to shout: "Enemy attack!!" Then he lay down on the horse with his whole body. Leng Bao was wearing armor, so it was okay, but due to time constraints , in order to save physical strength, the soldiers only wore lighter leather armor. This round of arrows rained down, and dozens of people were hit by arrows!
The team was in a panic. Seeing this, Leng Bao, the leader, was about to stop, but he felt the ground shaking. He looked up and saw smoke and dust everywhere, and his heart sank. Since there was an ambush here, I'm afraid the eldest son was there... thinking of this, Leng Bao's eyes were about to burst and he shouted loudly: "Everyone, come with me and charge!"
Yan Bi, take the lead and charge forward!
Soon, the two armies approached. After seeing the other side's troops clearly through the firelight, Leng Bao couldn't help but be surprised. Looking at the armor style, it was the vanguard camp where Liu Hao was previously, and he unconsciously slowed down his horse.
Just after a delay, the opponent's cavalry was already approaching. After the leader Zhao Yun saw the opponent's lineup clearly, his eyes quickly fell on the leader of the opponent. He knew that this person must be a general of the Dongzhou Army. Zhao Yun pinched him hard. The horse's belly, rushed to the opponent, raised his hand and stabbed the opponent's door with a single shot!
Leng Bao was not an ordinary person. When he saw this, he raised the long knife in his hand and was able to deflect this powerful and heavy shot. Zhao Yun was not reluctant to fight. He took the opportunity to pull the rein of the horse on the left side, and the horse took advantage of Leng Bao's side. Passed by! At the moment they lost their bodies, Zhao Yun held a gun in his right hand, and Lun Yuan swung it backwards. The handle of the gun hit Leng Bao in the back of the heart, and the latter screamed and fell off the horse! There was no time to look back to see if Leng Bao was dead. Looking at the endless torches of the opponent, Zhao Yun's eyes turned cold, and he clamped the horse's belly fiercely, and like a bolt of lightning, he pierced into the enemy's formation in a few breaths.
Zhao Yun took a deep breath, held a gun in one hand and shouted loudly, and immediately countless gun shadows stabbed forward! As Zhao Yun's momentum continued unabated, balls of blood bloomed in front of him, and he quickly entered the enemy's formation!
At this time, Leng Bao was barely able to get up from the ground. Although Zhao Yun's previous blow knocked Leng Bao off his horse, he still threw the gun backwards and could not use any force. In addition, Leng Bao was blocked by the armor. He just fell down, and there was no time to pay attention to Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun's cavalry were already approaching. At this time, it was too late to get on the horse. Faced with hundreds of galloping horses, Leng Bao gritted his teeth, squatted down, raised the long knife in his hand, and chopped off the legs of the opposite horse! Several horses in front of him fell to the ground and howled, but what followed was a violent collision. Poor Leng Bao was unable to display his martial arts. Facing hundreds of war horses, his figure was quickly submerged in the rolling hooves of the horses!
At this time, Yang Huai, who was sitting in the middle of the team at the rear, heard the sound of fighting in the distance from the front, and couldn't help but feel nervous!
He knew that if Meng Da set up an ambush here, it would only prove that Liu Mao before, and even Liu Yan and others in Chengdu were likely to be in trouble! Otherwise, Mengda would never dare and would have no reason to fight so hard with him here! Thinking of this, Yang Huai felt cold all over.
Lei Tong on the side didn't have so many ideas. Seeing Yang Huai in a daze, he snorted coldly, separated from the soldiers, drew his horse and rushed forward!
At this time, the soldiers who had been sent to observe the situation at a high place also hurriedly returned. Yang Huai hurriedly asked: "Can you clearly see how many people there are on the other side?"
The soldier hurriedly replied: "The road is full of smoke and dust, and the sky is dark, so we can't see clearly, but judging from its size, there should be no more than a thousand people!" Hearing this, Yang Huaigang was about to relax, but was shocked by the soldier's next words.
"But there is thick smoke rising in the distance. Judging from the location, it should be at the mouth of the opposite valley!"
After sending the soldiers to continue their investigation, Yang Huai fell into deep thought: 'What does this mean? Could it be that these more than a thousand people were all dead soldiers? What is the significance of Mengda's move? Could it be to delay time? But why send dead soldiers again? Do you still want to annihilate our army? ! The terrain here is really unfavorable to our army and we cannot give full play to our advantages! Instead of fighting head-on with the opponent like this, why not line up at the entrance of the valley and wait for work! '
Yang Huai was also decisive. Thinking of this, he shouted: "Listen to the order, the rear army of the Chinese army will form a formation and surround the mouth of the valley. The archers are on standby at any time!!" As if he thought of something again, Yang Huai's heart skipped a beat and he shouted. A soldier beside him whispered in his ear: "Go to Zitong quickly and inform Gao Pei, the governor of Zitong, to make sure not to let the Hanzhong army take advantage of the situation!" After the man got the order, he took a war horse and ran towards the rear. ! Yang Huai pondered for a moment, then called another person and said, "Go back to Luocheng immediately and order everyone to be on full alert!"
When Yang Huaizheng was giving orders, more than ten cavalry from the rear of the team rushed towards us. The leader was angry, but it was Wu Lan, another general under Pang Xi. He pushed away the obstruction of the surrounding soldiers. Wu Lan got off his horse and came angrily. He came to Yang Huai and shouted loudly: "Yang Huai!! What do you mean? My brother is charging ahead, but you are here to watch! Are you trying to rebel?"
Hearing this, Yang Huai frowned and said, "General Wu, be careful what you say!"
