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"General Fu, don't panic, Cao is coming!"
Just when Fukang lost all hope and was about to draw his sword and kill himself, a loud shout accompanied by the sound of rapid horse hooves appeared in his ears.
Looking closely, it was Cao Ying who led the remaining 500 cavalry, rushed into the Han army's ambush circle in the rain, and came to meet Fukang.
"Cao Sima!"
Seeing the arrival of reinforcements, Fukang seemed to have grasped a glimmer of hope and immediately cheered up.
"Brothers! Follow me and fight out!"
With a chance of survival, naturally no one wanted to sit back and wait for death. The remaining nine hundred subordinates immediately braced themselves up, abandoned their horses, climbed over the obstacles and ran towards Cao Ying.
When Zhu Heng saw this, he immediately became anxious: "Damn it, we can't let them run away, let me chase them!"
Suddenly, firecrackers echoed in the dense forest, and blood mist spread.
Countless golden soldiers fell to the ground in the hail of bullets, and their blood washed away with the rain, forming a long stream.
Finally, after paying a heavy price, Fukang finally joined Cao Ying's troops.
Seeing this, Cao Ying jumped off his horse, looked at the embarrassed Fukang and said: "General Fu, get on the horse quickly, I will cut off the general's rear!"
"Cao Sima! I'm here to help you!"
Fukang jumped on his horse, taking the remaining golden soldiers with him, and ran out of the forest as fast as he could.
When Zhu Heng saw the big fish running away, his eyes turned blood red and he roared: "Kill me! No one will be left alive!"
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An hour later, Fukang finally escaped from the death forest area that frightened him. The moment he ran to the exit, his hanging heart gradually relaxed.
After walking for more than ten miles, Fukang, who had reached his physical and mental limits, finally took shelter from the rain in an uninhabited village and rested temporarily.
After a careful inventory, they had taken 3,000 cavalry with them when they went on the expedition, but now there were only less than 200 left, and they were all in a miserable state.
Fukang sat in front of a stone pillar in a courtyard without saying a word, watching the rain falling along the eaves to form a water curtain, and he sighed for a long time.
In this battle, I was completely defeated.
I recall the time when I was respected by the emperor in the court, and talked about military matters with my father at home.
Looking at the current situation, Fukang was extremely upset.
"Damn it! This general will not just let these Dongyi go!"
If he didn't wipe out these barbarians, he would not have the face to return to Beijing and face the ridicule of his colleagues. Secondly, the court would definitely punish him for losing so many troops.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves sounded again outside the village, which immediately alerted the Fukang headquarters who had just taken a rest.
It wasn't until they saw that the person coming was Cao Ying's troops that everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Seeing Fukang, Cao Ying immediately got off his horse and said in the rain: "General Fu, I am late to save you. Please forgive me."
Fukang hurriedly stood up and helped him up, and said with a guilty look on his face: "If General Cao hadn't rescued me today, my life would have been over. General Cao ignored the past and raised troops to rescue me, which really makes me ashamed!"
Now Fukang no longer puts on any airs. After all, it was Cao Ying who saved him in critical moments.
Cao Ying sighed and said: "General Fu, these small Dongyi countries are comparable. Their weapons are sharp, their generals are all wearing armor, and their battle formations are strictly disciplined.
In the end, the 500 men and horses struggled to break through the encirclement, but more than 400 of them were lost, and then they managed to break out of the encirclement. This cannot be inferred according to common sense. "
Fukang nodded: "I regret that Cao Sima's words have fallen into the enemy's trap of luring them. I wonder if Cao Sima has a good strategy to defeat the enemy?"
Cao Ying shook his head: "This is the first time I have seen such an army, and it is no better than any army we have encountered before.
At this moment, the general thought that he should stop the advance immediately, set up camp on the road that the enemy must pass through on his way north, and then contact the soldiers and horses stationed in various places to jointly guard it.
It is a good strategy to immediately send people back to Beijing to inform Dongyi of the military situation and let the court take precautions. "
After hearing this, Fukang was silent for a moment and said: "I suffered such a big defeat. If the emperor knew about it, I'm afraid it would also bring harm to His Highness the Crown Prince."
Cao Ying said: "General Fu, I forgive my subordinates for talking too much. It is better for the deputy general not to get involved in the affairs between the emperor and the prince. The emperor's most taboo is for the ministers of the court to form cliques for personal gain."
Fukang frowned when he heard this: "Cao Sima, you don't know as much about the royal family as I do, so don't get involved blindly. In short, just mind your own business.
Now I ask you, general, is it possible that you can only stick to one path now? "
Cao Ying said: "This is the only feasible way at the moment."
"What about Liushan Castle?"
"Liu Shan Fort is already under the control of the Dongyi Army. General, it is better not to think about rescue. It is best to reorganize the troops and guard along the way and wait for work."
Cao Ying's words made Fukang very unhappy. What he wanted was great military achievements, not defensive results.
He suddenly stood up and said: "The trick this time was all caused by Dongyi's cunning. When I go back and lead the army to attack, I will definitely annihilate Dongyi in one go!"
Cao Ying heard this and advised: "General Fu, think twice, the Dongyi army is strong, don't underestimate the enemy and advance rashly!"
"Don't say more, I have made up my mind!" Fukang said, "Unless Dongyi is destroyed, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart!"
When Cao Ying saw this, he shook his head slightly.
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In front of Liushan Fort, the Han army camp.
"I apologize, I hope General Yue will punish you!"
Zhu Heng knelt in front of the military tent and begged Yue Shaomu to punish him with regret.
Yue Shaomu sat in front of the main case, watching Zhu Heng quietly without saying a word.
Xu Sheng on the side sighed: "Zhu Heng, you, what are you talking about? Have you forgotten General Yue's instructions?
If you encounter the enemy, you should put them into an ambush and destroy them. Why are you so impatient? "
Zhu Heng lowered his head and said: "The general is anxious for public benefit and has forgotten General Yue's instructions. He is willing to accept all military laws."
Hearing this, Yue Shaomu replied: "Let's record your charges for now and decide later. Go back to the camp to rest."
"I will retire at the end!"
Zhu Heng finished the ceremony and left the main tent with a face full of shame.
"Xu Sheng, you should go back to the camp first."
"Here!"
After both of them left, Yue Shaomu asked Lu Ziming, "Ziming, what do you think of this?"
Lu Ziming replied: "The matter has come to this, we can only quickly capture Liushan Fort and send our troops to continue heading north."
Yue Shaomu: "Is that it?"
Lu Ziming was silent for a moment and then said: "If the general wants to annihilate this army, then my subordinates think that they can stay here and wait for the enemy to fall into his trap."
Yue Shaomu: "Now that the enemy has noticed that our army is setting up an ambush here, do they still dare to come?"
Lu Ziming: "There is a saying in the art of war: what is false is true, and what is true is false. Precisely because the enemy has caught our army's trick to lure the enemy for the first time, he will definitely think that our army will not use the same trick twice.
And we learned from the captive Jin Bing that this Fukang was headstrong, always aloof, aloof, and looked down upon by everyone.
Generally, such people have one characteristic, and that is good face! He must be dissatisfied with this defeat, and since the enemy's main force has not been lost, he will not be willing to lose.
His subordinates expected that if he knew that our army had not continued to move north, he would definitely rush to rescue Liushan Fort again! "
Hearing this, Yue Shaomu nodded happily: "Ziming said this,"
