After Zongzheng Lianhai's vanguard army arrived at Caoshu City, they discovered that something was wrong here. The defenders on the city wall seemed motionless and had not changed their guard for a long time.
"You seem to have given up?" Zongzheng Lianhai looked at Wu Kemado, and Wu Kemado looked at Ye Wuyou.
Although they have not known each other for a long time, Ye Wuyou has already made Lou Fan's southern Xinjiang general particularly admired by his knowledge and strategies.
Even if he is a vulgar and despicable Dongbo person.
"Try feinting." Ye Wuyou said: "If Jade has really given up on Caoshu City, we can take a short rest here." Wu Kemaduo nodded immediately: "I will arrange for someone to go." Soon After that, a 4,000-strong Lou Fan team cautiously approached Caoshu City. This fortress, heavily guarded by beauties, now looked like an embroidered pillow. use.
Lou Fan's army had already approached the city, but the garrison soldiers standing upright on the city wall remained motionless.
"Sure enough, it's fake." Wu Kemado put down his clairvoyance and ordered: "Blow the horn and attack the city!" The horn sounded immediately, and the cautious Lou Fan soldiers in front began to charge.
He rushed to the city gate in one breath, but not even an arrow was shot down from the city wall.
"Bump the door!" General Lou Fan, who was in charge of the command, gave the order, and dozens of strong Lou Fan men rushed forward with a huge log on their shoulders.
Boom! The city gate is wide open! There was no blocking at all, the city gate was just closed, and the blocking wood inside was not used. The impact was so strong that the Lou Fan soldiers fell down one after another under the inertia.
The few injuries suffered were a few people hit by the bumper they were carrying. Lou Fan soldiers entered the city cautiously. The city gate was empty. After they entered, they looked around and saw that the city was also empty.
"There is no one. It is indeed an empty city. Go and report back to the general!" After thousands of Lou Fan soldiers entered the city, they found that the streets were clean. After checking one by one, they found that every house was empty.
They then climbed up the ramp to the city wall and determined that the defenders on the wall were all scarecrows. After Wu Kemado personally went to the city to inspect, Zongzheng Lianhai was greeted.
When everyone arrived at the General's Mansion in Caoshu City, the building was already empty, and a mess could still be seen, indicating that the defenders were in a hurry when they withdrew.
Originally, Caoshu City could be said to be the most prosperous place in the south of Dongbo. The most developed area here was the entertainment industry.
But now, the smell of powder still lingers in those brothels, but not even a ghost can be seen.
Wu Kemaduo looked at the sky. In this early spring, the gloomy sky seemed like rain was about to pour down at any time.
"The troops are ordered to enter the city to rest, inspect carefully, and be careful of fireworks." After the order was sent, Wu Kemado took off his iron helmet and glanced around the empty courtyard of the general's mansion, but he felt a little uneasy.
Because it's weird, very weird. Why does the beautiful woman give up the whole winter? This was not just about giving up on Caoshu City. After the soldiers and horses in Caoshu City withdrew, it was enough to show that the jade people had completely given up on the plan to fight in Dongbo, and instead wanted to burn the war in their Yunzhou City.
This doesn't make sense! Even if Xiantang City cannot enter, Caoshu City can still block Lou Fan's army. This place is so dangerous that as long as we defend it tightly, we can hold off Lou Fan's army for at least a month or two.
Moreover, this battle can consume at least tens of thousands of Lou Fan's troops, and possibly tens of thousands.
Unless the beauties are all stupid, that's why they even abandoned Caoshu City.
"Check carefully!" Wu Kemado still felt something was wrong and ordered the troops to search the city carefully again.
The soldiers dispersed and searched each room carefully. Not to mention people, not even a cat or dog was seen.
What's more important is that there isn't a grain of food here. Although the Jade Army retreated in a hurry, they didn't panic. Not a single thing of value was left behind.
As a practitioner with considerable strength, Wu Kemado walked on the street in person, using the power of cultivation to feel the surroundings without noticing anything.
"It seems that the only reasonable explanation is that because Yu Yucheng rushed to prevent the Yu army from entering Xiantang, Lin Ye judged that Dong Bo was completely out of control, so he withdrew all the troops, hoping to rely on the strong defense of Yunzhou City to stop us." Wu Kemaduo looked at Ye Wuyou: "What do Mr. Ye think?" Ye Wuyou said: "Although I can't see any ambush here, it is still a bit weird. I can't leave today, but at most I can only stay here. Stay one night, and the army will set off early tomorrow morning and continue southward." Wu Kemaduo smiled and said: "I am cautious, Mr. Ye is even more cautious than me." Ye Wuyou said: "It's not me who is timid, but Lin Ye The use of troops has always been strange, so we have to be on guard. Since this place makes people uneasy, don't stay for a long time." Wu Kemado nodded: "Pass the order, the armies are not allowed to take off their armor, and they will have to move out early tomorrow morning!" The military orders were passed on, and the armies began to disperse and station themselves in the city.
There are many houses, so there is no need to worry about the heavy rain tonight. After days of marching, this vanguard army is already exhausted.
Wu Kemaduo only slept for the first half of the night, fearing that there was an ambush, and led his team to patrol the city in the second half of the night.
Until dawn, nothing really happened. But Wu Kemaduo still chose to listen to Ye Wuyou's suggestion. After breakfast, the team headed out of the city.
"Leave five hundred people to garrison and send someone to deliver a message to the Chinese army and inform the commander in detail about the situation here." After Wu Kemaduo gave the order, he accompanied Zongzheng Lianhai and Ye Wuyou out of the city.
The news was quickly sent to Lou Fan's former army. Former army general Zong Zheng Chonghuo was also very surprised after learning the news.
Caoshu City is such an important place, and the beautiful woman doesn't want it anymore. No matter how you look at it, this is a bit incomprehensible.
However, the former army also needed to rest, so Zongzheng Chonghuo immediately ordered to enter Caoshu City. Previously, the former army chased Ning Shehai's army and ran all the way. The distance they ran was farther than Zong Zheng Lianhai's vanguard army, and it seemed that the weather might not be much better these days.
The former army had a total strength of 100,000 troops, and 50,000 troops were divided to monitor Ning Shehai's headquarters. Now there are still 50,000 troops, which is already a tired division.
After two days of continuous journey, the former army arrived at Caoshu City. For the sake of safety, Zongzheng Chonghuo did not go in directly, but sent someone to call out the Loufan people who stayed here.
The leader of the five hundred vanguard soldiers was a school lieutenant who looked to be in his thirties. When he learned that Zong Zheng was coming, he hurried out to greet him.
"Let me ask you, is there anything wrong in the city?"
"Back to Your Highness, General Wu Kemado asked us to stay here and check carefully. We have almost searched Caoshu City in the past two days and found nothing." Zong Zheng nodded heavily and then calmed down.
But in order to nip it in the bud, he ordered 50,000 troops to be divided into two teams, 30,000 to enter the city and 20,000 to camp outside the city.
The 20,000 people who stayed behind kept cursing because it had started to rain. People entering the city could live in houses, but they could only freeze in tents.
The early spring in winter is still a bit cold. After Zong Zheng was furious and arrived at the General's Mansion in Caoshu City, he also ordered a careful inspection. Soldiers wearing raincoats were inspecting in prison, but who would really be so serious about it.
The Pioneer Army has checked many times and there is not even a ghost here. Until night. In a residential house, there was some slight noise coming from the stove in the kitchen. Then, someone quietly peeked out from the stove and looked outside to make sure there was no one, and then jumped out with a slight jump.
He quickly went to the door to be on guard. One by one, the capable Dayu Border Army soldiers came out of the stove, squatted next to each other in the room, and looked out warily.
Not only in this residence, but in every residence in the city, including abandoned courtyards and open fields, there were people emerging from the tunnels.
Lieutenant Lou Fan, who was in charge of staying here, patrolled the streets with his 500 men. After walking to Lou Fan's heavy camp, he went up and got close.
He handed the captain on duty a pot of strong wine to ward off the cold, and said with a smile: "Our generals didn't even dare to stay in Caoshu City for two more days. They only stayed for one night and left in a hurry." The captain on duty drank a gulp of wine and felt a little better because of the bottle of wine.
"That good-for-nothing prince of yours is famous for being as cowardly as a mouse. I think it's better for you not to go back and stay with our front army. You'll definitely be able to make contributions in the future." The left-behind captain suddenly laughed: "Then I need your help. , We don’t want to follow the vanguard army, there’s nothing we can do about it.” As he spoke, he took out a pack of dried meat from his arms and handed it over.
The captain on duty reached out to borrow it. In the paper bag opened by the captain on duty, under the breast was a dagger, which he stabbed directly into the throat of the captain on duty.
"Attack in! While the rain is not heavy, set fire to the Loufan people's fodder and disperse their horses!" The left-behind captain shouted and rushed into the supply camp with his sword drawn.
Back to two days ago, the Loufan vanguard army had withdrawn from Caoshu City, leaving only 500 people waiting for the follow-up army.
When the captain went to the toilet, his throat was slashed with a knife, and his body was dragged in. The struggle soon ceased.
The five hundred people who stayed behind were quickly killed by Dayu's elite border troops who came out of the tunnel, and then five hundred people were selected and put on the clothes of the Loufan people. These five hundred people were all Dongbo people, and they were with the Loufan people. There is no difference in appearance.
Many soldiers in Lin Ye's army were born in Dongbo. After they disposed of the corpses, they acted as Lou Fan soldiers, waiting here for the arrival of Lou Fan's former army.
The Loufan people didn't get much information about Caoshu City because it was different from other big Dongbo cities.
A few years ago, this place was taken over by Dayu. At that time, Lin Ye gave an order to the defenders of Caoshu City to strictly prohibit the entry and exit of any caravans. The once prosperous Caoshu City became depressed.
Because of the strict control of the Dayu border army, even civilians are not allowed to come and go at will. In Caoshu City, countless tunnels were dug out by Dayu's frontier army within a year.
In this dark rainy night, Lin Ye's elite and fierce scouts became the first batch of hunters to kill the Loufan people.
The secret sentries were killed one by one, and Dayu's border troops in black quickly took control of the street. General's Mansion in Caoshu City.
Zong Zheng Chonghuo had just lied down to rest and was still asleep when he suddenly heard the rapid sound of a gong.
"There's a fire in the baggage camp!" Hearing the shout, Zong Zheng Chonghuo stood up immediately. He opened the door suddenly and saw a dark figure standing at the door, like a ghost, holding a heavy sword with a foot wide in his hand.
"Who!" Zong Zheng shouted violently, but the man didn't react at all. Zongzheng Zhonghuo was fierce and slashed with his sword. The man was split into two pieces and fell to the ground in a moment.
Zongzheng Chonghuo breathed a sigh of relief, wondering where this person came from to pretend to be a ghost. He cautiously approached and checked the black figure. In fact, the person had been split in half, so there was no reason for him to survive.
But when he lowered his head to check, the two halves suddenly moved, one half entangled him, and the other stabbed his heart with a sword.
About ten feet away, Lin Ye slowly exhaled. His control over the armor clone has reached a new level.
He swept backwards, and all around him was a pile of corpses. Behind him, the quicksand armor held a heavy sword in one hand and Zong Zheng Chonghuo's head in the other.
He ran crookedly, because one side was heavy... He was wearing a pair of armor, and he ran out in a drunken posture, stumbling, but not falling, and he was extremely fast.
But hit the wall! Hit the tree! I knocked myself into a mess several times. There was fighting everywhere in the city, and the Loufan people who were suddenly attacked never thought that something would happen here.
This place has obviously been inspected countless times by the Pioneer Army, and nothing happened even though the Pioneer Army stayed here for one night.
Why was it suddenly attacked?
