There was drizzle in the sky, and Chang Yu led the Black Wolf Battalion straight to the southeast. Because there were three thousand bandit troops blocking the road ten miles due south, Chang Yu did not want to have a head-on conflict with them, so it was best to go around them from the side.
After walking no more than three or four miles, I heard the sound of fighting and took a closer look. There were more than ten riders fighting in the rain in the distance. I couldn't tell the enemy from ourselves. On the way, I was about to pat my horse and go forward when I saw two riders approaching. Laojiu gave an order and there were bows and arrows. The hand is ready to shoot.
Chang Yu raised his hand to stop him, he was one of his own.
Sure enough, when the two cavalrymen ran more than ten meters away, everyone saw clearly that they were officers and soldiers. They were covered in blood. One of them was hit by an arrow in the ribs: "Save us quickly, there are thieves and spies behind us." Actually, they didn't need to say it, Chang Yu He could clearly see that there were more than ten cavalry chasing him dozens of meters away, but suddenly he saw the Black Wolf Camp reining in their horses and lingering in the distance to observe.
Scouts, scouts, and night guards are actually the scouts of later generations. They are the most dangerous types of soldiers, but they are also the most vital and indispensable existence in marching and fighting. Chang Yu particularly cares about the accuracy and timeliness of intelligence because it affects his next step. One-step decision-making, the reason why he can strategize is inseparable from the hard work of the scouts.
"We were ordered to conduct reconnaissance around Wuhu. When we returned to the city, we were ambushed by a bandit army. Only the two of us were left in the six-man team." The two scouts panted heavily and did not recognize Chang Yu for a while: "Thank you, sir, for saving your life." kindness".
Chang Yu had great respect for the scouts. When he was in Taiyuan, he and a group of scouts broke into the rebel camp and assassinated the young king Li Laiheng. He could empathize with the hardships and dangers, so he touched something in his arms. He didn't, so he looked at Li Muxian next to him.
Li Muxian understood and quickly took out a piece of broken silver and threw it to the scout: "Good health and recovery."
"Thank you, sir." The two scouts were overjoyed. Chang Yu glanced at the dozen thieves in the distance and slowly took out his strong bow.
The dozen or so thieves were very puzzled at this time, how could these officers and soldiers be so bold!
Early in the morning, Tang Hu was ordered to lead 500 thieves and more than 2,000 cannon fodder north to intercept the officers and soldiers' reinforcements. The two armies faced each other ten miles apart. Previously, the officers and soldiers had tightly blocked the bandits and the thieves were unable to infiltrate, and could not figure out whether the officers and soldiers were real. Later, Chang Yu ordered to deliberately let the thieves and spies in. , allowing them to detect that a large number of officers and soldiers were heading south from Dangtu. At the same time, Lu Daqi also led his troops in formation. At this time, Tang Hu saw clearly that there were only a thousand officers and soldiers in front of him.
But even if there are only a thousand officers and soldiers on the opposite side, as long as they don't take the initiative to attack Tang Hu, they don't want to cause trouble. Who knows how many more troops they have ambushed in that hill, not to mention there are nearly ten thousand troops behind them. Anyway, if you don't cross the border, I won't cause trouble. If you confront me, I will confront you. Anyway, I know it is just to delay you in order to destroy the city behind you.
However, the officers and soldiers first sent troops to confront him for a while, then returned to the camp ten miles away and stayed behind closed doors. At the same time, they tightened the blockade to prevent the rebels from moving north. This made Tang Hu confused and confused. He did not know that Tang Guozuo was still alive. The reinforcements, which were divided into three groups, just wandered around and returned to Dangtu for repairs.
In the afternoon, thousands of officers and soldiers did not dare to take a step beyond the thunder pool. Why were the three hundred officers and soldiers in front of me so bold and wanted to go deep alone? The rebel spies watched for a while and finally got a clue. They were even more shocked. These three hundred were all cavalry, but they were definitely not ordinary cavalry. How could it be possible to feel the overwhelming fighting spirit in them at a glance? They are ordinary soldiers and horses! As a spy, his eyesight is very sharp!
"Hurry back and report to Boss Tang..." As soon as a bandit reined in his horse and turned around, he was knocked off his horse by a sharp arrow that pierced his throat. The rest of the bandits looked up in shock and saw dozens of horsemen over there wielding knives to kill them. When he came, he was so frightened that he slapped his horse and ran away.
Seal the throat with a sword from dozens of meters away. This kind of archery is considered an entry-level skill under Kuang Ren's hands, but in the Black Wolf Camp, it is definitely a top-notch archery skill. After all, they are good at charging into battle and fighting hand-to-hand. Although they can also shoot strong bows, The accuracy is far off, and the one who is good at this technique is of course Chang Yu.
Chang Yu fired an arrow with his bow, and then ordered to kill these traitor spies. Immediately, dozens of Black Wolf Battalion warriors chased them on horseback: "Kuang Ren can shoot three arrows quickly. If he is here, he can chase the enemy within a hundred meters." Shoot all those ten thieves to death, hey... there is still a big gap between me and him!"
"My archery skills have improved rapidly, and my future achievements will definitely be better than Kuang Ren's!" Li Muxian sent a flattery at the right time, and Chang Yu chuckled: "I know you are flattering, but I am happy to hear it." He said to Lao Jiu With a look, he ordered to continue to advance south. After a while, the soldiers who were chasing the bandits returned. They killed six thieves and the rest fled to the southwest. There was the bandit camp over there. They didn't dare to go deeper, so they turned back.
Chang Yu immediately ordered the two wings to spread out. If they encounter the rebels, they can kill them at will, but they cannot pursue them too far.
At the southwest bandit camp more than ten miles away, Tang Hu frowned deeply and said solemnly after listening to the reports of several surviving spies, "Three hundred cavalry?"
"Those three hundred officers and soldiers are definitely not good people. You can feel their murderous intent even from a distance. It looks like they want to bypass us and go straight to Wuhu. Will Boss Tang stop them?"
Tang Hu fell into silence. He was not like Chen Dafa, who was stupid and brainless. After carefully going over what happened in the past few days, he felt more and more that the officers and soldiers from Nanjing were unusual. They did not follow common sense and actually deployed a plan to seize the city by surprise. In such a big situation, after the victory was over, only a thousand people defended the city. It was really strange that the reinforcements were clearly close at hand, but they suddenly advanced and retreated without going to call for reinforcements.
"It's unclear how many officers and soldiers there are ten miles away from us, but it's definitely not more than a thousand. They first came to provoke us in the afternoon and then withdrew just to lure us over. At that time, I guessed that they had set up a trap for us there. Well, as expected, there are elite soldiers hidden there." Tang Hu's eyes narrowed: "Why did they suddenly show up in the east now? They can't go directly to Wuhu City. No matter how fierce the three hundred people are, there won't be enough for Wang Zamao to eat. They must be fighting again. We have an idea."
"What idea do the dog officers and soldiers have against us? They don't think they can defeat us with only three hundred elite soldiers. They are too damned to underestimate us." The subordinates cursed and cursed.
"You're stupid. If they want to use three hundred elite soldiers to deal with us, why don't they just attack us and go around from the east? They must want to get behind us and attack us from both front and back, right, Boss Tang?" The other person seems to be smarter. When he said this, everyone thought it was reasonable, and even Tang Hu thought it was extremely possible.
Tang Hu walked to the yard and looked up at the sky. The rain had stopped. He coughed lightly: "Tiewazi, take some people to keep an eye on the officers and soldiers in the north. Big Black Bear, keep an eye on the south. Fan Liang takes three hundred brothers to follow me." Go east to meet the so-called elite soldiers and see how murderous they are."
When Tu reaches Wuhu, there are already many lakes and swamps. In addition, it has rained continuously in the past few days. The enemy and our armies are rushing back and forth. Whether it is the official road or the wilderness, it is muddy everywhere. It is very difficult for the war horses to run. Chang Yu simply lets his horse go. Xuan Xing chatted with everyone and enjoyed the scenery, but his interest was always turned away by the dead bodies on the roadside. Some of these corpses were bandits and some were officers and soldiers. They would be found almost every other way. This shows how dangerous this place is and how fierce the enemy and us are fighting to explore. .
"Report, a large group of bandit troops have been spotted in the west." At this time, the warning signal came from the periphery. A sneer appeared at the corner of Chang Yu's mouth, and he raised his head and shouted: "Prepare for war!" Lao Jiu immediately mobilized his troops and formed a formation. Three hundred cavalry were ready. He opened his fighting posture and stared eagerly to the west. Hundreds of thieves were slowly coming over there, and their strength was equal to his own.
Chang Yu clapped his horse forward, picked up the telescope and looked at it for a while, then threw it to Li Muxian beside him: "If the cavalry of the same level can still fight, if they dare to come and flirt with less than a hundred cavalry, what a shame for them." !”
Tang Hu was ordered to go north to stop the enemy and led a total of only 500 thieves. The rest were just wandering around. Among the 500 thieves, there were only more than a hundred cavalry. When he heard his men bragging about how powerful the cavalry of the officers and soldiers was, he felt that it was too exaggerated. , so he came with more than a hundred cavalry and two hundred infantry to see what was going on. He was shocked when he saw the officers and soldiers already in formation from a distance of more than a few hundred meters. It turned out that they were not ordinary officers and soldiers, so he did not dare to go forward.
"Why can't the drip come over? How about we rush over?" Chang Yu waited for a long time, but he didn't know that the rebel army was standing still hundreds of meters away, so he couldn't help but be puzzled. Wu Zhong and Lao Jiu were even more impatient and yelled. stand up.
"Let's go, he's scared!" Chang Yu sneered, reined in his horse, turned around and left.
"Ah, no fight?" Lao Jiu and others looked confused, looking left and right, not knowing why. Li Muxian waved his hand: "Let's go, let's go. If the rebel army is timid, we don't need to fight him hard. If the gun goes off, it will affect the whole body. Once the fighting starts, it will be an all-out battle and there is no point in increasing the damage."
"Boss Tang, then, those officers and soldiers are gone, should we chase them?" Seeing the officers and soldiers who were sharpening their swords suddenly turned around and walked away in a swagger, Tang Hu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but a subordinate next to him was still yelling at him at the top of his voice. He was very angry: "I'm not blind, you can chase me if you want to, I won't stop you."
Tang Hu was a man who cherished his life and was very spirited. When he saw the momentum of the officers and soldiers, he knew that he could not defeat the opponent. If the opponent rushed over just now, he could only run away and mobilize the main force to fight. However, if the main force participated in the battle, the main force of the officers and soldiers in the north would also inevitably come. Kill them immediately. Under such a flanking attack, you will definitely not get any good results, so you can only retreat south.
But surprisingly, the officers and soldiers didn't know what they were thinking. They didn't take the initiative to attack. Instead, they turned around and continued south. Could they really be going to Wuhu? They were too brave.
Yes, go there if you like. The further away from me, the better. Tang Hu is determined that doing more is worse than doing less, so there is no way he can catch up and get beaten.
In this way, the two armies were hundreds of meters apart, watching each other pass by!
It has to be said that it is also a strange scene that is rarely seen on the battlefield.
