The hands of the Nanhuai soldiers behind Li Dingxing were a little sore. They pulled their bow strings tightly and did not dare to relax for a moment.
Soon, a large group of people appeared at the gate of the camp, but it was difficult to see clearly in the dark shadows, and they didn't know who they were.
"Be careful!" Li Dingxing's arrow was aimed at the first person in the lead. As long as this person was not Yi Xiaodao, Li Dingxing would definitely shoot the arrow without mercy.
"Li Dingxing, it's me!"
Before anyone showed up, Yi Xiaodao's voice came over first.
Li Dingxing heard clearly that it was Yi Xiaodao's voice, and slowly put down his bow and arrow.
A group of people from the camp walked out, led by Yi Xiaodao, who was covered in blood, as if he had crawled out of a sea of blood.
He Yue'er felt worried and couldn't help but step forward.
Qin Changqian grabbed He Yue'er tightly for no other reason than that the people behind Yi Xiaodao looked unkind and their eyes... were also unkind.
"Brother, what is this?" Li Dingxing took a few steps forward, not daring to get too close.
The group of people behind Yi Xiaodao were all covered in blood, and the murderous look in their eyes made people shudder when they saw them, and they didn't dare to get close.
Zhou Ziru felt a little frightened when he saw this group of troops. There were not many of them, more than two hundred at most, but the murderous aura of these people was far better than any troops he had seen.
Yi Xiaodao walked out, followed closely by more than 200 people, not leaving even an inch.
"These are the people I rescued from the camp." Yi Xiaodao introduced them simply.
Li Dingxing saw that these Yi Xiaodao were not far away from each other and obeyed his words, so he stepped forward and said, "Brother actually rescued more than two hundred people. Please join the army as soon as possible."
As soon as Li Dingxing finished speaking, these people remained motionless, and everyone looked at Li Dingxing indifferently. This cold look made Li Dingxing feel as if he was a corpse.
"Brother..." Li Dingxing felt a little scared.
"Didn't you hear Mr. Li's words? Join the army! But now that you are covered in blood, don't scare others and call yourself an army. I will distribute twenty tents to you later, so you can settle in and rest!" Yi Xiaodao turned around. said.
After everyone heard Yi Xiaodao's words, they turned and walked towards the army. Wang Xuan did not dare to neglect and quickly arranged for the quartermaster to prepare the camp again.
After those people walked away, Li Dingxing asked: "Brother, what's going on with these people?"
Yi Xiaodao looked at the backs of these people and said: "The fighting in the camp is indeed terrifying. These people are all fighting in the sea of blood. It is inevitable that they will have more murderous intent."
"One of them, Mo Pengju, is quite capable. He helped me select these people. As for the rest, they are no different from wild animals. I'm afraid they won't be able to get along with ordinary people after they are rescued."
Zhou Ziru walked over slowly: "Mr. Yi is really a blessed general. Ying Xiao, a deadlock in the army, has allowed Master Yi to recruit so many talents. He is truly a genius in this world."
Yi Xiaodao smiled softly: "They are all raised by my mother and I, who is not a human being? If there is no other way, who would join the army just for a good meal? I just don't want to feel guilty."
"Brother, these people cannot be put together with ordinary soldiers. I think they have serious murderous intentions, and they must be very capable to stand out from the bloody battle of thousands of people. Why don't you form a team of personal soldiers and stay by your side?" "Li Dingxing suggested.
Yi Xiaodao shook his head: "There's no need to be close to the army. I'm used to living alone. I rescued these people. If anything happens if I stay with you, I won't regret it."
"They all still retain a trace of their sanity. Let them go wherever they go. There are not many living people left in the camp. Can Prime Minister Zhou's plan begin?"
Zhou Ziru nodded: "As I said before, the Fengcheng city is strong, and the Beiyi soldiers are far better at fighting than Daqi's troops. If we attack the city by force, even if they are not good at defending the city, we will definitely not be able to take advantage."
"The best strategy is to use this camp roar as an opportunity to lure the Beiyi soldiers out of the city, go deep into our hinterland of Daqi, and encircle and annihilate them!"
Yi Xiaodao thought for a while and said: "Prime Minister Zhou, although the Beiyi soldiers are reckless and lack wisdom, Huyanlan in this city is one of the four mastiffs of Beiyi. He is a wise dog and is quite strategic. I'm afraid this tactic of luring the enemy will be It doesn’t work…”
Zhou Ziru smiled: "If it doesn't work once, then twice, if it doesn't work twice, then three times, he will always take the bait!"
"Since Prime Minister Zhou thinks it's feasible, then let's follow Prime Minister Zhou's arrangements." Yi Xiaodao compromised.
…
Fengcheng County Government Office, Hu Yanlan was sitting in the courtyard of the county office, drinking fragrant tea from the Central Plains alone.
"This thing is slightly bitter when you first taste it, but it feels sweet when you enter your throat. There is such a magical thing in the world. The Central Plains is rich and well-deserved." Hu Yanlan only tasted a few mouthfuls before he was full of praise for the tea.
A person walked through the courtyard and came to Hu Yanlan: "Brother-in-law, there is news outside the city."
"Huh? Talk!" Hu Yanlan put down her teacup and became more energetic.
"There was a roar at the Zhongyuan Camp outside the city."
"What? Ying Xiao?" Hu Yanlan stood up in shock: "Are you serious? Could it be that those Central Plains people are plotting something?"
Hu Yanluo nodded and affirmed: "It's absolutely true! I sent several waves of spies, and they all said that the fire in the Central Plains camp was soaring into the sky, and the shouts of killing could be heard clearly. One spies were brave enough to take a closer look, and found that the camp was littered with corpses. "
Hu Yanlan paced back and forth excitedly, walked to the stone table, picked up the tea cup and drank it all in one gulp, then spit out all the tea leaves in her mouth: "Bah! Bah! Okay, Ying Xiao, God helps Beiyi! Hahahahaha !”
"Do you want to send out soldiers and horses, wait until those Central Plains people are almost dead, and then defeat them in one fell swoop? If tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are wiped out overnight and the enemy army is shaken, it will be easy to pacify Anxi!" Hu Yanluo asked.
Hu Yanlan nodded repeatedly: "Okay! It's time to send! Send! Send 20,000 soldiers and horses, get close at night, and as soon as the sound of fighting disappears, we will crush the camp!"
Hu Yanluo followed the order and left, but was suddenly stopped by Hu Yanlan: "Slow down! Slow down, don't be careless! In this way, you first send someone with five thousand soldiers and horses to test it out, and then give you a reward!"
"Yes, brother-in-law!" Hu Yanluo did not disobey. It was his brother-in-law's cautious character that made the Huyan tribe proud to be one of the five major tribes of Beiyi. It is true that he can sail the ten thousand year ship with caution.
After Hu Yanluo left, Hu Yanlan turned around and made another pot of tea. This time, I drank a lot of beef, but I only felt bitter and not at all sweet.
About an hour later, Hu Yanluo came back to report: "Brother-in-law, the shouts of killing in the camp have subsided. Five thousand soldiers and horses rushed into the camp. There are almost no survivors. Some are dead and some are injured. They are all seriously injured. Can’t be saved.”
Hu Yanlan smiled with excitement, and suddenly asked: "What about the others? What about the two princes from Daqi, and the King of Anxi, who are in the camp?"
"I haven't seen him yet. I'm afraid he has already escaped."
"Hahahahaha, when we encounter Ying Xiao, no matter how good a general you are, you can only run away obediently! Quick, send more troops, you personally lead an army of 10,000, and continue the pursuit! But be careful of deception!" Hu Yanlan! Unable to conceal the ecstasy in his eyes, he quickly ordered.
The generals in the army naturally understand how the camp roar occurs. What's more, the Beiyi soldiers and horses are all too familiar with this.
The tribes go back and forth to attack each other. Today I will beat you, and tomorrow you will beat him. Each tribe lives with their heads hanging on their waistbands. There is no guarantee that one day it will suffer a disaster. Once it is captured by another tribe, it will be the end of the entire clan.
Therefore, among the various tribes of Beiyi, everyone was on tenterhooks, and camp roars often occurred. It's just that the scale is not too big, and even Ying Xiao can be restrained to a certain extent with his relatives nearby.
Now that a camp roar has occurred among the Central Plains tribes, as long as they pursue the victory and surround themselves with fear, these Central Plains soldiers and horses may be frightened every day, and the camp roar may be triggered again.
Waiting for work is a situation that everyone wants to see.
After Hu Yanluo left, Hu Yanlan also felt sleepy and stretched out: "I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for the news tonight."
After entering the room, he had not fallen asleep for a while, but spies hurried back to the city and went straight to the government office to report: "Master Huyan, General Huyan pursued all the way south, winning eleven games in a row, and captured five or six Camp everywhere."
"Huh? What? Five or six consecutive wins?" Hu Yanlan asked confused.
"We won eleven games in a row and hid in five or six camps!" the spy repeated.
"Okay! Let Hu Yanluo continue the pursuit and withdraw his troops after reaching Baicheng!" Hu Yanlan turned over and continued to fall asleep.
It was a dark and windy night, and a group of soldiers fled in confusion: "My lord, Mr. Yi is too partial."
"Huh?" Li Dingxing was a little surprised: "How do you say this?"
"You fight eleven games in a row overnight, and you're still allowed to lose but not win. What's the point of this?"
"That's right, sir, we understand the principle of luring the enemy deep, but it only allowed our Nanhuai Army to suffer a defeat here. The Wuying and Huizheng camps were nowhere to be found. Even the five thousand cavalry of Prime Minister Zhou Not once did I take action..."
"Master, why don't we go back to Nanhuai!"
One person made a choice, and the others nodded in agreement.
"Shangwu Camp and Huizheng Camp are recruited by the people, and the good and the bad are mixed. If they are allowed to fake defeat, I'm afraid it will be a real defeat. But our Nanhuai Army is different. We have strict military discipline. We have lost eleven battles. You You’re still willing to call me father-in-law, aren’t you?”
"As for the five thousand cavalrymen of Prime Minister Zhou, don't mention it anymore. Unless he is a fellow traveler, what happens to him has nothing to do with us!"
Li Dingxing was actually angry, not with Yi Xiaodao, but with Zhou Ziru. This plan of false defeat was proposed by Zhou Ziru, and even the false defeat of the Nanhuai Army was also Zhou Ziru's suggestion.
Even objectively speaking, it was appropriate for the Nanhuai Army to fake defeat, but Li Dingxing couldn't hold back the fire in his heart.
Of course, he couldn't hold it back anymore, and all the soldiers under his command complained, but Li Dingxing still wanted to appease him.
"Master, it's almost dawn." Someone reminded Li Dingxing.
"Well, how far is it from Baicheng?" Li Dingxing asked.
A guide who was familiar with the local geography replied: "Going back to my father-in-law, we have only traveled half of the journey after an overnight trip..."
"Half? That's enough! The whole army listens to the order. In the next battle, you still need a small victory. Just defeat the enemy. Do you hear that?" Li Dingxing looked back and ordered.
"I will obey your general's order!" The Nanhuai Army's 50,000 soldiers and horses set off from the capital, but now there are only more than 10,000 people left, all the generals promised in unison.
Five thousand Northern Yi troops faced off against ten thousand Nanhuai troops. It was not difficult to win.
Five thousand Northern Yi soldiers faced off against 10,000 Nanhuai troops who were holding back their anger. The outcome was unpredictable.
Five thousand Northern Yi soldiers faced off against ten thousand Nanhuai troops who had suppressed their anger and even ambushed them. They could only return in defeat.
That night, the Northern Yi soldiers won eleven battles in a row. In the twelfth battle, they were severely defeated. Less than a thousand people escaped.
