Cai You, who was sitting in the Chinese army's tent, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the shouts of killing stopped.
"Sir, the enemy has withdrawn!"
A soldier ran into the Chinese army camp and said.
"Leaving? Okay!"
Cai You walked out of the camp and roared, as if he had won a battle.
"Quick, gather your troops and pursue the victory!"
Cai You immediately ordered that the enemy still failed to break through his camp, and he believed that this was the best opportunity to counterattack.
The war drums sounded, and the officers and soldiers who had just taken a breath became nervous again and looked in the direction of the war drums without knowing why.
"What does it mean to beat the war drum at this time!"
Kaifeng's face changed drastically after he was locked up in the tent. He could clearly hear the enemy's attack on the camp at night. The enemy's attack was very fierce. The enemy's shouts of killing could be heard from all directions, but the camp blocked it after all.
Zhang Kai walked to the door of the camp and was about to go out, but the soldiers at the door couldn't stop him.
"Let me out, I want to see Cai Xuanfu!"
Zhang Kai shouted at the guard who stopped him. The thieves attacked so fiercely last night, but Cai You wouldn't let them out.
"No one is allowed to go out without the order of the Xuanfu Envoy!"
The guard looked at Zhang Zhang and said.
Zhang Kai was about to force his way out. If Cai You was allowed to do whatever he wanted, tens of thousands of troops would be killed here.
At the same time, the same was true for the other camps, with Mei Zhan, Wang Wende, and Xiang Yuanzhen also preparing to force their way out.
"What's the fuss about! The bandits have been driven back by me!"
Cai You walked over slowly with his troops and horses, as if he had truly won.
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"Brother, I haven't seen Wang Huan and those people. None of them showed their faces!"
Shi Xiu cupped his fists at Sun Lei.
"It seems that they are really taking action. These corrupt officials are just doing their business, but they are very active in doing bad things!"
Sun Lei said with a smile. After fighting like this for two hours, Wang Huan and others still didn't show their faces. It can only be said that these people have been captured by Cai You.
"The imperial court is full of such treacherous and sycophantic people, and they all deserve to be destroyed!"
Wen Huanzhang shook his head and said, Cai You just implemented a small plan and imprisoned the general before the battle. This is not like a propaganda envoy leading the army.
"Did Su Yuanjing put it back?"
Sun Lei looked at Wen Huanzhang and asked.
"We left just now, and I'm afraid we're almost at the opposite camp now!"
Wen Huanzhang said.
"Okay, the war drums on the opposite side have also passed three times, and the troops are about to be dispatched."
Sun Lei watched and listened to the gradually subdued sound of war drums in the distance. It was not easy for an army of more than 50,000 to gather quickly, especially after just experiencing a big war. However, after the three drums passed, it was time to gather.
"According to the original plan, put the enemy on guard, and then..."
Sun Lei made a gesture of wiping his neck. These 50,000 troops were not Gao Qiu's poorly trained imperial troops. They were Jiedu envoys who had been guarding one side all year round. There were constant wars and their soldiers had rich combat experience.
Although Sun Lei was proud that Liangshan's soldiers and horses were as good as anyone's, he was still at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, and the casualties would be huge if he were to attack the plains. It was better to make use of the terrain. Complex terrain like hills was very good.
"This time the mountains are dominated by infantry!"
Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and Wu Song, the two most elite battalions of the Liangshanbo Infantry Army. These two were also the leaders of the infantry.
"Don't worry, we have already figured out the terrain of this hilly area. Not to mention an army of 50,000, even an army of 100,000 will make it impossible for him to come back!"
Lu Zhishen laughed and said that using terrain to fight has always been the essence of the Central Plains tactics. When he was in the Western Army and fighting with Xixia, he often used the mountainous terrain of Guanxi.
Cai You led the army out of the military camp and met Su Yuanjing head-on. Cai You ignored Su Yuanjing's persuasion and led the army to level the hills in front of him.
Zhang Kai and others also tried their best to persuade them, but Cai You pointed at them and cursed them as traitors to the army, and threatened that if Zhang Kai and others disobeyed military orders, they would immediately engage in military law.
Zhang Kai and the others had lost their military power. Seeing Cai You like this, they could only obey orders.
Among the hills, the Liangshanbo infantry battalions have reached their ambush positions.
The officers and soldiers tentatively approached the hill. After sending several teams of scouts to investigate and finding nothing unusual, Cai You could no longer wait and directly ordered the army to attack the hill.
The road to the hill was rugged, and the 50,000-strong army could not push up the hill. They had to divide themselves into groups and go up the mountain. The top and bottom were instantly filled with soldiers waiting to go up the mountain.
"What a stupid commander. He ordered to go up the mountain before the situation on the mountain was ascertained. The army at the foot of the mountain did not set up camp or form a military formation. It was simply looking for death!"
Lu Zhishen looked at the enemies at the foot of the mountain and cursed.
"What can a group of corrupt officials do under their command? Master, I'll go first!"
Wu Song laughed and said.
The vanguard of the army went up the mountain very smoothly. They reached the top of the hill in half an hour. Seeing that there were no enemies, they directly put up the flags.
"Haha, a thief is a thief!"
Cai You laughed when he saw the flag. The thief was still acting like a thief. He would turn around and run away if his move failed.
"Cross the mountains and level the waters!"
Cai You immediately ordered.
"We can only let so many people in!"
Lu Zhishen saw that the mountain road was full of people and knew that this hill could not accommodate so many enemies.
There was an explosion, and loud shouts of killing arose from the hills, in the dense forest.
Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, Xu Ning, Shi Xiu, Jiao Ting, Deng Fei, Li Kui, Bao Xu, Li Gun, Xiang Chong, Li Yan, Feng Tai, Teng Kan, Teng Xu, Ma Yi, Ma Jin, Shi Jin, Chen Da , Yang Chun and others led the Liangshanbo infantry to rush out and cut off the officers and soldiers on the mountain roads. The officers and soldiers were in chaos for a while, with some fleeing up the mountain and some running down the mountain.
The sudden change on the mountain caused the army at the foot of the mountain that was still preparing to go up the mountain to immediately retreat and stay away from the mountain forest, for fear that the enemy would also be killed inside.
"The enemy has an ambush, quickly, return to the military camp!"
Cai You was startled by what happened in front of him. He didn't care about supporting the army on the mountain and was about to flee back to the military camp with his men.
"Cai Xuanfu, quickly form a formation!"
When he opened his eyes and saw the soldiers in chaos, he shouted to Cai You.
But Cai You couldn't hear Jin Kaikai's words, so he led the Chinese army and ran to the military camp.
"Formation! Formation!"
Mei Zhan ignored the fleeing army and rode to a high slope. He yelled at the headless soldiers that he must stabilize the morale of the soldiers first.
These armies had followed the military governors of several towns for many years. Although Mei Zhan had lost his military power, now that Cai You had run away, the soldiers immediately calmed down and began to form formations after hearing Mei Zhan's words.
"kill!"
Another cry of killing rang out, and more than a dozen cavalrymen rushed out from both sides of the hill.
Wang Jin, Lin Chong, Du Bo, Yang Zhi, Tang Bin, Hao Siwen, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Ou Peng, Wei Sheng, Hua Rong, Sun An, Yuan Lang, Zhang Qing, Qin Ming and others led the army to attack from both sides. .
"Look at me!"
When Zhang Qing saw Mei Zhan standing on a high place commanding the army, he stretched out his hand and a flying stone flew.
Zhang Qing flew the stone quickly, but Mei Zhan had no time to react and was hit in the head by a stone. Fortunately, he was wearing a helmet.
Zhang Qing's flying stone was so powerful that Mei Zhan felt his head buzzing. His thoughts were confused and he couldn't speak for a moment. However, Mei Zhan had been in the army for many years. When he knew someone was sneaking up on him, he subconsciously lay down to avoid it, and urged his horse to move forward. Run into the military formation.
