After reporting that his men were scolded by the five chiefs, the chief wanted to scratch Tang Xiao. Only now did he know why Tang Xiao had kept a distance from them.
There was no reason to fear that Su Qi'an would lay a secret arrow. Instead, it was a plan from the beginning. Tang Xiao had already planned to escape.
Once the two sides start a war and take advantage of the chaos, who will care where Tang Xiao is.
If Su Qian hadn't exposed the conspiracy, he might have become a complete fool.
At this time, the chief had no time left to attack these idiots. He immediately ordered the entire army to retreat immediately and capture Tang Xiao as quickly as possible, no matter what the cost.
If Tang Xiao is let go, then the barbarians will really lose all their capital to negotiate with Tang Feng.
The five chiefs also came to their senses, turned their horses' heads, and wanted to lead their men in pursuit.
Just when the Heilu army was about to take action, Su Qian's voice slowly sounded from the city tower.
"The Great Chief wants to leave in such a hurry, but I have not agreed. He can come whenever he wants and leave whenever he wants. Great Chief, don't you take yourselves too seriously?"
Su Qi'an made such a point, the chief turned back sharply, his expression tense. Tang Xiao's incident made him so angry that he almost forgot that behind him, there was Dongshan Marquis who could not be ignored.
He originally thought that Marquis Dongshan had good intentions and gave them good advice. In the end, under his consideration, he led his people to retreat, so that the battle at Xiacang could be resolved.
It is good for both parties, but now it seems that this Dongshan Marquis is not so easy to be kind.
He looked at Su Qi'an and said, "Dongshan Hou, what do you think? Do you want to be aggressive and start a fight at this time? As far as this chief knows, there is a big feud between Tang Xiao and you. Both of us The fight here is lively, if Tang Xiao is let go, I think this is not what you want to see, Marquis Dongshan."
"The chief is right, but I am not as negligent as the chief. As long as Tang Xiao is on the border of Jiaozhou for a day, he will not be able to escape."
"Don't worry about his affairs. Now it's time to deal with the invasion of Jiaozhou by the chief."
"Oh, yes, it seems that this battle is unavoidable. Since Dongshan Hou wants to fight, let's try to see if Dongshan Hou can keep us here with the strength of his troops."
The great chief waved his hand, and in an instant, the surrounding Heilu burst out with an astonishing momentum, looking as if they were starting a war.
Looking at the tense atmosphere below the city, Su Qian knew that facing a Heilu army that wanted to escape, no matter how many troops there were in the city, attacking at this time would not work.
The chief also saw this. Tens of thousands of Jiaozhou soldiers gathered in Xiacangjun City. Even if the city gates were opened wide and tens of thousands of troops poured out in a swarm, it would only cause trampled casualties.
It is impossible to keep them, which is why the war chief still has the confidence to start a war even now.
It's a pity that the opponent the chief encountered was Su Qi'an, who always acted unconventionally.
Su Qi'an, who was standing on the tower, smiled and said, "I wonder if the chief still remembers the bet I made with you before?"
The great chief frowned. He had a premonition that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it and his expression was tense.
Then, at Su Qian's signal, the soldier behind him fired a loud arrow into the sky.
It was this sounding arrow, and not long after, behind them, the entire ground began to shake wildly, and then, a noisy sound, like a gust of wind, came from behind.
The momentum was quite astonishing. Several chiefs turned their heads sharply. Although they could not see what was happening behind them, they could conclude that at this time, a large wave of people was coming from behind.
After a while, the Heilu army in charge of the rearguard rushed out of a group and reported to the six chiefs.
"Back to the chiefs, a large group of soldiers suddenly appeared behind our army. Judging from their number, they numbered at least ten to twenty thousand, and they were occupying the same position where we crossed the cliff and built the bridge."
"What!" The six chiefs were shocked.
This is equivalent to suddenly appearing from behind
The soldiers cut off their retreat.
But if you want to cut off their retreat, you have to go around, but how can you avoid alerting them?
The reason why the barbarian Heilu dared to invade on a large scale did not leave any escape route. In addition to their strong combat power, and more importantly, they were extremely good at covert reconnaissance.
Within the borders of the two states, when it comes to concealing their whereabouts and conducting covert investigations, they, the Barbarians and Black Lu, are ranked second, and no one dares to be ranked first.
Although their army is vast and overwhelming, they have already left a considerable number of reconnaissance troops on the front line and at the rear.
This is why, after just a brief encounter with Jiaozhou soldiers, they can quickly know the identities of these people and who is the actual controller behind Jiaozhou. The investigation team can be said to have played an indispensable role.
But now, there was actually a huge army cutting off their rear right under their noses. This was really a shame.
This made the six chiefs really couldn't believe it. Fortunately, the big chief reacted quickly and thought of something quickly.
After a moment of silence, he said with a sullen face, "We all underestimated this Dongshan Marquis. Don't forget what he said. His people are in Manghuang County opposite Chencang County, and they can completely bypass Manghuang County. Quietly cut off our retreat."
"Now it seems that the massive plank road construction operation was just for the purpose of secretly plotting against Chen Cang, the Marquis of Dongshan."
By this time, even though the five chiefs hated Su Qi'an, they had to admit that they really looked down on this Su Qi'an.
The purpose of building the plank road a month ago was to secretly visit Chencang one day. This kind of foresight was beyond their imagination.
The chief adjusted his emotions slightly, looked around, then his eyes fell on Su Qi'an, the city tower, and said.
"I think the preparations of Marquis Dongshan should be far more than just a move to cut off the retreat. If this chief has predicted correctly, a large number of soldiers have been ambushing around Xiacang County in order to launch a counterattack against us. As for the siege, as for the troops in the county town, there should only be a few thousand people."
Su Qi'an smiled and nodded, "He is indeed a great chief. He can survive in the gap between two states. He does have two skills. I admire him."
"Since you have been named by the great chief, don't hide it. Come out and show your face to the great chief."
Not long after Su Qian's voice fell, the Heilu army surrounding Xiacang County clearly felt the vibrations on the ground.
Then, under their shocked eyes, soldiers holding military chess pieces of the First and Second Divisions of Jiaozhou appeared from all directions one after another. Not only that, a large number of elite natives also appeared together.
Standing less than a hundred feet away from the barbarian Heilu, the two sides were evenly matched in terms of momentum alone.
Compared to Heilu's shock, the chief was much calmer. He could now basically understand Su Qi'an's tactics this time.
First, they paralyzed them by building a plank road. Later, after the two sides fought, they took the initiative to retreat again because of the heavy casualties. In terms of momentum, it was obvious that the barbarian Heilu had high fighting spirit.
After the final encirclement of Xiacangjuncheng, the trump card was revealed, and Chen Cang was secretly attacked, as well as a counter-encirclement battle of annihilation.
Even if there was no fighting between these Jiaozhou soldiers and elite natives, the chief could feel the high fighting spirit of the barbarian Heilu from their momentum.
The previous retreat was completely a deliberate show of weakness. Now the armies of both sides are far away from Xiacang County. This is basically an unobstructed and very open land. In addition, there are 20,000 elite soldiers in the rear to cut off the retreat.
No matter in terms of military strength or momentum, they no longer have the upper hand.
If the fight continues, both sides will definitely suffer losses.
Both sides will suffer losses. The chief has nothing to fear, but now a grim fact is before him.
Their territory in the rear area was probably in danger. Even if some people escaped during the fierce battle with Su Qi'an, where could they go?
What is the difference between returning to the clan and a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?
It can be said that even if a pair of cards seems to be good, no matter how bad it is, it can still retreat safely. So far, it has only been one or two.
Hours later, the situation reversed in an instant.
It is very likely that the group will be almost wiped out. In order to survive, the war chief has to consider one thing.
He remained silent and said to Su Qi'an, "Marquis Dongshan, you are not a murderer. May I ask what price we have to pay to save our lives."
The chief's words made Su Qian feel instantly relieved. His series of arrangements were not intended to annihilate them.
The fighting power of the Heilu barbarians is there. If a war really breaks out, even if Su Qian has already surrounded them.
In the end, the casualties on their side will definitely reach 20,000.
The entire three divisions of Jiaozhou soldiers combined only had 30,000 soldiers at full strength. Although the natives of the Priest Alliance helped in this battle, 20,000 casualties were indeed not cost-effective.
Therefore, if Su Qian could force the chief to show weakness, he would have gained the initiative on the battlefield.
In Su Qi'an's eyes, this great chief was indeed not a simple man. Apart from anything else, only a few of the people Su Qi'an had seen could guess his tactical arrangements. .
Fortunately, the other party understood the current situation and chose to be soft and take the overall situation into consideration. If he really resisted at the risk of his life, it would be a problem for Su Qi'an.
Of course, this was inseparable from Tang Xiao's divine assist. If Tang Xiao hadn't appeared here, he wouldn't have been able to delay the fight with the chief for so long.
If a fight really started from the beginning, Xie Cang and Chen would go around Manghuang County and penetrate directly into the rear of the Heilu barbarians to cut off their plan, which would probably lead to miscarriage.
Su Qi'an was not worried about Tang Xiao's escape. He had already arranged an ambush, and now it was time to deal with this group of barbarian Heilu.
"The great chief knows the current affairs, which makes me happy. Don't worry. If you want to save your life, the price you pay is not high. It's very simple. Just surrender and submit."
"As long as you surrender and submit, I will not only guarantee the safety of your lives, but also promise to divide a piece of land for you to live in peace."
