Lu Qian was dressing up in the tent when he suddenly heard Gan Ning shouting and said angrily: "This thief is here to attack again!"
Fortunately, Xin Pi reminded Lu Qian many times not to be careless. Although the soldiers had been slacking off a little in the past few days, the Chinese army was heavily guarded. Soon Cao's army formed a formation. When Gan Ning arrived, he did not know how many men and horses, and fired arrows at random. .
Gan Ning moved his horses to clash with each other and rushed out from the east gate of the camp. Cao's troops on the other side gave way and no one dared to attack.
By the time Lu Qian mounted his horse and came to fight, Gan Ning had already walked away. He was angry and led his troops to pursue him. Cao Jun raised his torch and followed closely.
On the opposite bridge, Wu Ju saw a black shadow running in front of him, and the pursuers behind him were connected with torches, like a fire dragon following them, trying to swallow up the black shadow.
Wu Ju was so anxious that his palms were sweating. He ordered his men to light torches to respond. He stood on the bridge and shouted loudly: "General Gan, come quickly!"
The Jinfan army roared across the bridge. Wu Ju ordered archers to guard the bridge head. The soldiers beat drums and shouted. Cao's army chased them to the shore. Lu Qian was afraid of an ambush and did not dare to come over. He retreated angrily.
When Gan Ning returned to camp, one hundred cavalrymen were stained with blood on their robes, but they were unscathed. All the generals respected him.
Chen Dao praised: "The courage to promote hegemony is no less than that of Yun Chang and Yide."
Gan Ning waved his hands and smiled: "The three generals only have a louder voice than me, and the others are all smaller than me."
Everyone laughed and were about to enter the tent to celebrate, but they saw Zhuge Liang had already gone out in a four-wheeled vehicle. The feather fan pointed forward lightly: "Get out!"
The generals were puzzled, but seeing Zhuge Liang drifting away in his chariot, they hurriedly went to the camp to deliver orders to pull out the camp and retreat.
The sky is getting brighter, and mist is locking on both sides of the Jishui River. Black smoke is billowing in Cao Jun's stronghold, and corpses are everywhere. Although the fire has been extinguished, there are many casualties.
Xin Pi rushed to the tent, saw Lu Qian's face gloomy, and asked: "Since Gan Ning has broken the camp and entered, why hasn't the army arrived?"
"Do I need him to destroy my camp?" Lu Qian snorted coldly and gritted his teeth: "This thief only has more than a hundred riders, so he is bullying me too much."
"Only a hundred cavalry?" Xin Pi was surprised, and immediately exclaimed: "No, the Jingzhou soldiers are going to retreat."
Lu Qian stood up suddenly: "How can you see it?"
Xin Piyan said: "Zhuge Liang saw that the general was heavily fortified and his food was robbed yesterday. He had already planned to retreat. He was afraid that we would take advantage of the situation to pursue him, so he came to rob the camp to harass and cover the retreat of the army. This is to retreat in advance!"
"What a cunning person!" Lu Qian was furious and ordered the entire army to prepare and sent scouts to investigate the news on the other side.
After a while, the detective horse came to report that the Jingzhou soldiers had indeed broken camp and left. Xin Pi said: "Zhuge Liang knows the art of war very well. When retreating, you must be prepared. A general cannot pursue alone, he must be prepared for an ambush."
"A certain person has been in charge of the army for many years, so what's the use of such trivial skills? The Ming Dynasty is waiting for good news in the camp."
Lu Qian left Xinpi to guard the camp, and led all the elites in the camp to pursue the enemy. He ordered Xu Xi from the lower reaches to follow up.
Two groups of soldiers from Cao's army pursued them across the Jishui River, and Xu Xi was ordered to come to the rescue. Not only was he afraid of delaying the military plane, but also worried that Lu Qian would take the credit, he urged his men and horses to move quickly.
Lu Qian was chasing the enemy ahead, but Xu Xi's soldiers and horses were not very vigilant. Even the scouts only inquired about the distance of the front army.
The two armies were four or five miles apart, and Xu Xi just breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, drums sounded suddenly in the forest ahead, arrows were fired, ambush troops on both sides came out, and there was a chaos in the middle.
"There is an ambush, form a formation!" Xu Xi was shocked and hurriedly reined in his horse.
"Gan Ning is here, I won't kill anyone who surrenders!"
A group of cavalry came out from the hillside. The first general came with a sword. The soldiers in front were unable to resist, and they were killed and turned upside down.
During Gan Ning's battle last night, hundreds of people entered the camp and retreated. The news had already spread throughout Cao's camp. When they saw his attack, everyone gave way. They were crowded and trampled in front and behind, making it impossible to defend against the enemy.
When the front army was panicking, Wu Ju led the ambush troops from the rear and rushed out. There was a scream and Cao's army was completely in chaos and they fled.
When Xu Xi saw Gan Ning riding towards him, he was so frightened that he panicked and exclaimed: "Wait a minute..."
Before he finished speaking, Gan Ning came closer, swung his sword, chopped off his weapon and his head, and said coldly: "What qualifications do you have to instruct me?"
Xu Xi was chopped off his horse. Cao Jun was frightened. Those who had no time to escape knelt down and asked for surrender.
Gan Ning ordered Wu Ju to take custody of the prisoners, act according to his plan, and lead his troops to the camp of Cao's army to kill.
Lu Qian was chasing the enemy in the front. When the defeated troops in the front caught up and reported urgently, he was shocked. The deputy general asked for orders to divide his troops for support. Lu Qian looked up to the sky and laughed.
The lieutenant general said in astonishment: "Why is the general laughing?"
Lu Qian sneered and said: "I think Zhuge Liang's tactics are nothing more than this. Although the ambush of the rear army is unexpected, but the elite of our army are here, it's just a scratch."
The lieutenant general frowned and said: "General Xu was defeated in an ambush and his retreat was cut off. The enemy may follow us. Aren't we being attacked from both sides?"
Lu Qian laughed and said: "Zhuge Liang wants to cut off someone's return route and attack from both front and rear. This strategy can only deal with those reckless and incompetent people. Doesn't someone know the art of war? Just follow the same method and ambush a group of troops here to kill him. Caught off guard.”
"Congratulations, General!" the deputy general sighed, and immediately divided his troops to lie in wait by the roadside, waiting for the enemy to pursue them.
Lu Qian continued to move forward, initially prepared for an ambush, but now seeing Gan Ning's ambush behind him, he no longer had any worries and urged his men and horses to pursue him.
After walking for a while, I saw a group of soldiers and horses blocking the way on the road. The first general raised his gun and stood up, like Yuan Ting Yue Zhi.
The two had known each other for a long time. Chen Dao said coldly: "The Cao family is about to perish. General Lu should be aware of the current affairs. If he can find his way back when he has lost his way, he will not lose his reputation as a hero who revived the Han Dynasty."
When Lu Qian saw Chen Dao here, he knew that Zhuge Liang was not far ahead. He sneered and said, "Chen Dao, don't try to stall for time with your sweet talk. I have seen through Zhuge Liang's trick. Gan Ning will be defeated here. Don't overestimate your own capabilities." .”
Chen Dao's eyebrows furrowed slightly: "How did you know that Gan Ning was coming?"
Lu Qian became more and more proud and laughed: "Such a trivial trick can only deceive a three-year-old child. Kill——"
As he spoke, he urged his horse forward to capture Chen Dao. Cao's army swarmed behind him, hoping to defeat Zhuge Liang in one go and continue to pursue Zhuge Liang.
The two armies fought in a melee. Although Cao's army was numerous, Chen Dao's Baiguan soldiers were very elite. One of them was as good as ten, and it was difficult to separate them.
Lu Qian fought with all his strength, but after ten rounds, he found that Chen Dao's gun was getting faster and faster, and his moves became more and more fierce, like a stormy sea, it was gradually suppressing him.
When the battle reached the age of thirty, Lu Qian could no longer resist. He was shocked and secretly wondered why there were so many brave generals in Liu Qi's army.
I couldn't help but secretly feel lucky to have set up an ambush to stop Gan Ning. Otherwise, he would have killed him from behind and he would have been doomed today. Looking at the bravery and skill of the white soldiers, I couldn't help but feel like retreating.
Just as he was about to send an order to retreat, suddenly a drum sounded from behind the hillside, and another ambush army came out, countless in number, all over the mountains and fields.
Lu Qian exclaimed: "Another sneak attack?"
"Don't you know Crouching Dragon's clever plan?" Chen Dao snorted slightly and rushed forward.
Although the soldiers and horses led by Lu Qian were elite, they were still far inferior to the fully armed white soldiers who were re-equipped with chainmail and hundreds of steel knives. The killing was already very difficult, and after being ambushed, the formation was in chaos. .
