Li Jiangyao led a thousand cavalry, and an hour after Du Jianmamu and others set off, they also left the small town of Sedan as planned.
The team walked about twenty miles northeast, when Li Jiangyao suddenly ordered the entire army to stop.
Horiyah reined in the reins and asked puzzledly: "What's wrong? Why do you want to stop here?"
Li Jiangyao ignored her and just nodded towards Xu Youchang.
Xu Youchang smiled slyly at the puzzled Princess Nanhua, called to his former soldiers, and all turned their horses and galloped away to the northwest.
Li Jiangyao saw Xu Youchang and the others gradually walking away, and then he gave the order for the remaining 500 troops to continue marching towards the hilly area where the ambush was set.
"Sir, what is going on?" Holia was confused: "What kind of medicine are you selling in the gourd? Didn't you say you were going to ambush? Why did General Xu leave halfway?"
Li Jiangyao galloped his horse and said to her: "My lord, General Xu is going to invite guests."
"Inviting guests? What guests?" Horiyah became more and more confused as she listened.
"We have a big banquet, with all the delicacies from the mountains and the sea. Of course Lao Xu has to invite the distinguished guests to the banquet!" Li Jiangyao whipped his riding whip a few times, as if he wanted to compete with her, and galloped wildly: "You pretend to be a problem In the belly, you will know soon!"
Horiyah pursed her lips in dissatisfaction, then clamped the horse's belly tightly and chased after it.
In less than half an hour, the entire group of people arrived at the hilly area that Princess Nanhua had mentioned. Li Jiangyao immediately stood up and looked around in the faint moonlight. He felt that this was indeed a good place for an ambush.
The rolling hills have many valleys where troops can be hidden. A simple earth and stone road winds through the hills. Both sides of the road are full of high and low hillsides, which is very convenient for launching attacks from a high position.
He nodded in admiration and said to Horiyah, who came over panting: "This is really a wonderful ambush position, but it's a pity..."
"What a pity? What's a pity?" Horiyah was a little confused.
Li Jiang said leisurely: "It's a pity that we don't have enough troops and can't take advantage of this geographical advantage given by God."
Holia had been puzzled by Li Jiangyao's mysterious appearance all night, especially now. She couldn't help but ask: "Sir, Mr. Li, what on earth are you doing? Look at you and General Xu. You are so mysterious, and now you are saying such things, aren’t you preparing for an ambush?”
"Of course we have to fight," Li Jiangyao said with a smile: "But you don't really think that we are relying on us to fight the ambush of Loulan's reinforcements, do you?"
Seeing that Holia couldn't help but get angry, Li Jiangyao hurriedly continued to explain: "The Loulan people suffered a big loss in Sedang City, and they will definitely come to take revenge. According to the combat power we showed when we raided Sedang City, it will be a disaster if the other party doesn't come." , as long as we come, the scale will definitely not be small. At least... Well, no matter what, there must be about 5,000 people to be considered worthy of us. Think about it, even with such a superior geographical location, less than 1,000 troops are needed to go there To ambush an enemy several times your own, the outcome is really unpredictable."
Holia is not the first time to go to the battlefield. On the contrary, she has been in battle for a long time and naturally has a lot of experience in military affairs. Listening to Li Jiangyao's analysis, he agreed: "You do make sense. But if that's the case, then why should we Why do you want to come here after a long journey?"
"If it's not a real ambush, it's okay to have a fake one." Li Jiangyao couldn't help but chuckled and said: "I asked Xu Youchang to invite the guests for the banquet in front of us. We are responsible for cooking and preparing the dishes. Just wait for all the guests on both sides to arrive, and let's have a good time together. Don't you think this sounds delicious?"
Hearing this, Horiyah finally understood his plan and couldn't help but smile: "Sir, how should I evaluate you? Are you full of tricks? Or are you full of bad intentions?"
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The five hundred former Metasequoia Army officers who followed Xu Youchang had already put on the Loulan military uniforms collected from the warehouse in Sedan. They lined up neatly on the top of a small hill that was not too high, silently watching the distance. A team is on the move.
It was a patrol team from the Chechi Kingdom, with a size of about two hundred people. These people had obviously just completed their patrol mission and were preparing to return to the military camp two miles away to rest.
The journey was bumpy and really hard. Seeing that they were about to arrive at the camp, the soldiers of Chechi Kingdom couldn't help but relax, riding their horses leisurely while laughing softly with each other.
Xu Youchang weighed the heavy iron gun in his hand, with a cold smile on his face. When the patrol was only a few hundred steps away from them, he pointed forward with the tip of his spear and shouted in a deep voice: "Get up here!" After that, he rushed down the hillside at the lead. The five hundred former army cavalrymen said nothing, and at the same time drove their horses away, following the general like a whirlwind toward the Chechi patrol not far away.
Hearing the sound of hoofbeats, Chechi's soldiers immediately became alert and turned their heads to look over the hill. When they discovered that a Loulan army was sprinting toward them at high speed without making a sound, their first reaction was to be stunned and had no idea what was happening.
You know, this is within the territory of Chechi Kingdom, and not far away is the camp of Chechi's army. No matter what, the Loulan people will not dare to attack them blatantly, right?
The commander of the patrol raised his right hand, intending to call the other party to stop and ask him to reveal his identity and purpose, but before he could open his mouth, he immediately changed his mind.
The reason is simple, the other party is too fast.
And more importantly, Commander Che Chi is not a fool. He has already seen that although those Loulan troops did not shout the battle cry of charge, their posture was to accelerate the charge!
The commander was stunned for only a second, and then he shouted urgently: "Alert! Alert! Friendly forces are attacking!"
Friendly attack? !
This inexplicable statement completely confused the soldiers Chechi. However, fortunately, the instinct to survive was still there, forcing them to react as a soldier should and draw their swords from their sheaths.
Xu Youchang quickly increased his horse speed and rushed to the front of the team. He followed an unexpected arc path and rammed diagonally into Commander Che Chijun, who was hurriedly organizing the team.
Before the war horse arrived, the heavy iron spear in his hand had already been thrust out as fast as lightning. The powerful force brought out the sound of screaming wind and rushed towards the opponent.
Commander Chechi screamed, he quickly held the knife in both hands, pointed at the incoming iron gun, and suddenly blocked it, hoping to use all his strength to knock away this fierce shot. Yet he miscalculated. Just when the long knife barely touched the heavy iron gun, the big gun, which weighed more than a hundred kilograms and pierced fiercely, suddenly trembled, like a spiritual snake, suddenly retreated, and the blade barely touched the tip of the gun and was swung into the air. at.
The commander swung the sword with all his strength, but failed to hit the iron spear. The feeling of using the wrong force was extremely uncomfortable, and the long sword almost flew out due to inertia. When Xu Youchang suddenly withdrew his gun, his horse just passed Commander Che Chi. He dragged the gun and swung it with his backhand, and the gun barrel hit the opponent's vest heavily.
"Pfft -" Commander Che Chi couldn't help but spurt out a large mouthful of blood, and fell off his horse with a muffled voice.
The next moment, five hundred soldiers were like a huge wave, slamming down on the Chechi patrol. Amidst the screams, dozens of Chechi soldiers were killed on the spot. The rest of the people who were lucky enough to withstand the first wave of impact were also washed to pieces, and there was no longer any formation system at all.
After easily taking care of the enemy commander, Xu Youchang immediately turned his horse's head, taking advantage of the chaos in the opponent's position, waved his spear in his hand, and led his men to fight back again, directly breaking into the enemy group. The spear was like a dragon coming back to life. As Xu Youchang rushed forward at a furious speed, it flew up and down among Che Chi's soldiers. Wherever it went, it brought with it a cloud of bright red blood.
The former army cavalry had not been so happy for a long time since they left Shengtang. They were like tigers that had been trapped in a cage for a long time and finally regained their freedom. They galloped freely in this unobstructed plain wilderness and attacked repeatedly, leaving the Chechi patrol unable to fight back.
Rather than saying that Xu Changyou and the others were fighting, it was better to say that they were performing, having fun, hunting, wantonly rampaging, and ruthlessly bloodthirsty massacres.
In just one stick of incense, two hundred vehicles of Chi soldiers were almost completely wiped out. Only a few lucky ones escaped from the sword of the former army and ran desperately to the military camp not far away.
At this time, the sound of horns also came from the direction of Chechi Daying. Obviously Chechi's main force has noticed the fierce fighting breaking out here, and a large number of new troops are gathering and dispatching to rescue their own troops.
Xu Youchang reined in the reins and immediately stood in front of the formation. He calmly looked at Che Chijun, who was running closer and closer from a distance, with a look of relief on his face - the effect Li Jiangyao hoped for had finally been basically achieved. He put his fingers into his mouth, smacked his fingers and blew a loud long whistle, signaling to his men that they could start the next step.
After receiving the signal, the former soldiers remained silent, but automatically divided into two groups with a tacit understanding. One group lined up to face the enemy in the distance and protected the comrades behind them, while the other group carried the injured The comrades rescued them one by one and retreated first, leaving the battlefield.
In the blink of an eye, the Chechi reinforcements who were the first to arrive were getting closer, and horns sounded one after another in the distant military camp. Team after team of Chechi soldiers rushed out of the camp gate one after another, marching toward them in a mighty manner. Come over here to cover up.
Xu Youchang did not have the slightest fear of the enemy's approach. Instead, he hung the heavy iron spear in his hand on the hook next to the saddle, and tied it securely with cowhide straps. After completing this series of actions in a leisurely manner, he He smiled at the enemy, waved his whip, and led the front army away.
