Xiaoyao Valley is surrounded by mountains. It is not a famous mountain, only more than ten feet high. Xiaoyao Valley is a flat land in the middle.
The flat land is surrounded by ninety-degree stone walls. The flat land in the valley is about a hundred acres in size. There is only a passage about three meters wide and surrounded by towering stone walls that leads to the outside of Xiaoyao Valley.
Xiaoyao Valley has pleasant scenery and spring-like weather all year round. It can be called a paradise.
Compared to ordinary people, Xiaoyao Valley is a paradise, but to the army, Xiaoyao Valley is a desperate place.
As long as the road to the outside world is blocked, the army in the valley will be trapped alive.
When Shen Dutou led the army to the mouth of the valley, his heart sank. When he reached the middle of the valley, his heart had sunk to the bottom, and he hurried out of the valley to find Shangguan Yong.
The lame Taoist was afraid that another change would occur, so he asked General Shangguan Yong, the middle and senior generals, to take him with him and walk at the back of the army.
When Shen Dutou found Shangguan Yong, most of the forward battalion had already entered the valley. Some generals also came with Shen Dutou to find Shangguan Yong after discovering that Xiaoyao Valley was the most dangerous place for the army.
"Xiaoyao Valley is a desperate place. Please give the order, General Shangguan, to withdraw all our troops."
Shen Dutou and others knelt on the roadside and kowtowed to Shangguan Yong and others.
Everything is under control. The lame Taoist is not afraid of any changes. He controlled Shangguan Yong and said:
"Besides Xiaoyao Valley, can you find another such a good hiding place?"
Shen Dutou said:
"General, I really can't find a better hiding place, but I can't let our army fall into despair because of this. General, please think again."
Shangguan Yong said:
"Wealth can be gained through danger. In order to lure the rebels into an ambush, it is worth taking a little risk.
Don't worry, Shen Dutou. I have already made arrangements. Whether outside the valley or at the top of the valley, I have deployed manpower and scouts along the way to explore the marching route of the rebels.
The situation really got out of control. The enemy general discovered the traces of our army. The general immediately ordered the army to withdraw from Xiaoyao Valley. "
Shen Dutou said:
"A gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall. Our troops are too numerous. If the rebels find out where our troops are, they may be surrounded before they have time to withdraw."
Shangguan Yong said:
"Everyone, stop lowering your heads. Be brave and raise your heads to look at us. You will find that your worries are unnecessary."
Hearing this, Shen Dutou and others looked up at Shangguan Yong and others, and saw strange smiles on everyone's faces.
At this moment, Shen Dutou and others felt their scalps numb, their consciousness gradually became blurred, and strange smiles appeared on their faces.
Shangguan Yong laughed and said:
"Now that everyone has no objections, let's move on."
The generals in the forward battalion who were more sensitive to the smell of danger were all controlled by the lame Taoist. No one raised any objections, and the rebels entered Xiaoyao Valley one by one.
Some soldiers also discovered that there was a problem with the terrain of Xiaoyao Valley and wanted to report it to their superiors, but found that their superiors were missing.
Due to military discipline, if you leave the team to look for your superiors, you may be mistaken for a deserter and executed.
Everyone can only believe that with Shangguan Yong's intelligence, he must have been fully prepared, and it is not something they need to worry about at this level.
When Shangguan Yong and others entered Xiaoyao Valley and set up camp, the lame Taoist released his control and the generals' consciousness gradually recovered.
Shangguan Yong found that all the generals of the forward battalion were in the tent. He thought they were having a meeting and couldn't help but ask:
"Where was our meeting?"
Shangguan Yong brings all the generals together, usually for meetings to discuss strategies against the enemy.
When Shangguan Yong asked this, everyone mistakenly thought that he had fallen asleep during the meeting, and they did not dare to tell the truth to avoid being dealt with by military law.
Shangguan Yong asked the question several times, and all the generals looked at each other in confusion. No one could answer, and they couldn't help but said angrily:
"What are you all doing? What am I asking you? Where is the meeting?
Commander Hu, you answer. "
If Shangguan Yong couldn't answer the question, he would definitely be punished by military law in anger. Commander Hu had no choice but to bite the bullet and said:
"Back to General Shangguan, we talked about how to avoid the sharp edges of the enemy and deal a fatal blow to the rebels."
Shangguan Yong said:
"In this case, tell me, do you have any strategies to defeat the enemy?"
Commander Hu really didn’t have any strategy to defeat the enemy, so he could only make nonsense:
"First find a place to hide your whereabouts. When the rebels are unprepared, surprise troops can be launched at night to attack and deal a fatal blow to the rebels."
Shangguan Yong asked:
"In Commander Hu's opinion, what place is suitable to hide your whereabouts?"
Part of Commander Hu's memory was erased by the lame Taoist, but he vaguely remembered Xiaoyao Valley. In order to avoid angering Shangguan Yong, he casually took it out to prevaricate, saying:
"Xiaoyao Valley is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is an excellent hiding place."
Shangguan Yong's memory was also tampered with. He didn't remember that Xiaoyao Valley was the place where the army died. He thought it was really a good place, and said:
"I think Commander Hu's suggestion is the best strategy. What do you think?"
The generals whose memories had been tampered with felt that Xiaoyao Valley was a geomantic treasure land for marching and fighting, and they all held a positive attitude towards Commander Hu's opinion.
Shangguan Yong said:
"In this case, without further ado, we will immediately send troops to the direction of Xiaoyao Valley."
The generals took the order and left.
Shangguan Yong felt dizzy and tried to recall what happened before, but his mind went blank and he couldn't remember anything.
"Maybe I was too tired from the march and too nervous, which led to a brief amnesia."
Shangguan Yong comforted himself.
Not long after, the generals came back one after another, their faces a little strange.
Shangguan Yong was in a bad mood and couldn't help roaring:
"I ordered you to march to Xiaoyao Valley immediately. Do you not understand my order?
If you delay the military situation, I will deal with you according to military law. "
Commander Hu said:
"General Shangguan, we are in Xiaoyao Valley now."
Shangguan Yong was shocked and flew out of the tent. He saw bare stone walls all around and couldn't help shouting:
"Is this Xiaoyao Valley?"
Commander Hu nodded and said:
"Yes, this is Xiaoyao Valley."
Shangguan Yong was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he roared:
"Hurry and retreat. This is a desperate situation. If the enemy blocks the exit, we will die without a burial place."
At this moment, a horse galloped over, and the knight on the horse shouted loudly:
"Oops, the way in is blocked, we fell into a trap."
At this moment, a dark crowd appeared on the cliff, each holding a bow and arrow.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!..."
The sound of piercing the air and the sound of screaming were heard, and Xiaoyao Valley instantly became a hell on earth.
After several rounds of arrows, most of the soldiers in the forward battalion fell in a pool of blood.
The soldiers who survived the disaster either hid in hiding places or lay under the corpses of their companions, temporarily escaping the disaster.
With Shangguan Yong's cultivation and combat experience, he could have escaped, but he refused to hide. He stood there with his head held high and was turned into a hedgehog by the rain of arrows.
The army he led was in dire straits. Shangguan Yong was ashamed of facing the three armies. He was ashamed to see Tong Guan again and only wanted to die.
In the following time, a round of arrow rain would fall every once in a while. If there were signs of activity in the valley, another round of arrow rain would fall.
One day later, barrels of kerosene fell from the cliff, Xiaoyao Valley was set on fire, and those who survived the disaster were burned alive.
The lame Taoist annihilated Shangguan Yong's vanguard camp without losing a single soldier, turning Xiaoyao Valley into a hell on earth.
