Chen Ziyuan nodded with satisfaction, "Okay! Then let the cavalry hide on the mountainside on both sides, arrange two hundred archers on each side, and five hundred infantry on each side. When the rebel front team passes through Langya Valley first, the cavalry will immediately charge and kill him. Caught off guard, when the rebel squadron was in chaos, the cavalry retreated to the open area of the road, followed by 600 archers, firing thousands of arrows, and then a thousand infantry launched a stranglehold, and the rest of the troops were cut off from me in the rebel rear. He must be killed on the way out, haha..." Chen Ziyuan was very satisfied with his arrangement.
Chen Ziyuan's laughter fell, and he saw a head falling from the sky and hitting Chen Ziyuan's body. Chen Ziyuan took the head in panic. It was the officer who was sent this morning. He couldn't help but turned pale with fright and shouted: "No! There is an ambush." …”
As soon as he finished speaking, the two cavalry groups on the left and right sides of the mountain were billowing with dust and the sound of killing was loud. They rushed down from high to low towards Chen Ziyuan's troops in the valley. The opponent's cavalry was everywhere, and Chen Ziyuan's army was powerless to fight back. With a whistle, the cavalry retreated to the open area and stood ready. Immediately afterwards, the archers on Langya Mountain moved away. After giving an order, arrows were fired at the enemy like locusts. Chen Ziyuan suffered heavy losses, and all the remaining dozen or so cavalry were killed.
After several bursts of arrows, there was another drum sound, and the sound of fighting echoed in the valley again. On the hillside, two groups of infantrymen, armored and armed with sharp swords and spears, swooped down.
The leader, Lu Manxi, was wearing a white robe and silver armor, riding alone at the front, followed by the infantry behind the horse in an orderly manner.
Chen Ziyuan shouted bad and was already ready to sacrifice.
"kill……"
Just when Chen Ziyuan was about to give up resistance, thick smoke billowed not far behind him, and the rebel cavalry scattered in all directions.
When Chen Ziyuan looked intently, he saw a man in gold helmet and golden armor, riding a white horse, charging through the enemy army, unstoppable. That man was Xun Mou.
When Lu Manxi discovered the enemy's reinforcements, the two armies were about to confront each other, and he could no longer care about much. In an instant, the two armies were strangled in one place. Seeing Xunmou's reinforcements arriving, Lu Manxi's army was discouraged. Chen Ziyuan and others On the contrary, everyone fought bravely to kill the enemy. In an instant, Lu Manxi was trapped in the valley and became a turtle in a jar.
Xun Mou saw that the situation was good at this time, so he was not in a hurry to go forward and kill the enemy in person. He calmly rode on horseback and stood behind the battlefield to observe. When he saw a young general in white robes surrounding the formation, he knew that he must be the leader, so he asked the people around him. : "Who is the name of the young general in the formation?"
"That man's name is Lu Manxi, the eldest son of the rebel leader Lu Xiuyuan!"
Xun Mou was a little surprised. He unhurriedly pulled out his bow and arrow from his horse, got into position, and shot at Lu Manxi with a "swish" sound, hitting the opponent's left arm. The lieutenants behind Xun Mou all praised the commander for his superb archery skills. Xun Mou laughed loudly and ordered: "Capture Lu Manxi alive..."
Lu Manxi was hit by an arrow in his left arm and was in unbearable pain. It was extremely difficult to use a spear with one hand, so he simply threw the spear in his hand at the rebels. After stabbing two people, he quickly drew out the sword from his waist and continued to kill.
Chen Ziyuan had nowhere to vent his anger at this time. After finding Lu Manxi, the leader of the rebels, he quickly turned his horse's head and killed in the direction of Lu Manxi.
Gradually, Lu Manxi felt a little helpless, and saw that if it continued for a while, she might be captured. The archers who were watching on the mountainside saw that Major General Lu was in a bad situation and rushed down the mountain to support him with their swords in hand. Lu Manxi was able to retreat slowly. Lu Manxi saw that the terrain behind him was gradually opening up, and the opponents were all infantry, so they would not pursue them too far, so he ordered all troops to abandon their food and grass and retreat.
Chen Ziyuan chased a few steps on horseback. He saw his men behind him running slower and slower and had no intention of pursuing them. It was difficult for him to pursue them alone. It happened that Ming Jin behind him retreated his troops, so he turned his horse back.
"Marshal, how did you come to support me personally?" Chen Ziyuan dismounted and bowed to Xun Mou.
Xun Mou waved his hand to signal him to get up, "I had known that Lu Zuo had many tricks and they were closer to Langya Valley. They should have set up an ambush long ago. If I don't personally support you, I'm afraid no one else can save you."
Chen Ziyuan cupped his fists and said, "Thank you Marshal for saving your life. I will definitely repay you with death."
"Now is the time to employ people. I believe you are loyal to His Majesty. As long as you repel the rebels, your future... is limitless!"
"The Marshal's kindness will never be forgotten forever." Chen Ziyuan said, pointing to the scattered grain and grass behind him and asked, "Then what to do with these grain and grass?"
Xun Mou pondered for a moment and said, "How did their food and grass arrive at Langya Valley so quickly? It's impossible to bring it back. Burn it quickly. Let's retreat first. Maybe they are organizing reinforcements to come..."
As soon as he finished speaking, one of the assistants reported: "Report...marshal, the food in the grain truck is all straw, not a grain of millet..."
Xun Mou was furious, but there was nothing he could do. Since Lu Zuo was going to do this, there might be reinforcements behind him, so he quickly ordered a retreat.
When Xun Mou's team arrived at the city, it was already late at night. Seeing that the rebel camp was being repaired at this time and had no intention of attacking the city, they secretly opened the side gate a little and sneaked into the city.
In Tianlu Hall, the study room of the inner palace, Xun Yu saw that his son was a little disgraced, so he asked, "Did the ambush fail?"
Xun Mou shook his head.
"Then why are you discouraged?"
Xun Mou replied hesitantly: "The rebels' food and grass are all fake. Alas, the child is not thinking well."
Xun Yu now said thoughtfully: "It's not your fault. They must have planned to use the grain truck to lure us in Langya Valley and then ambush us, but they didn't expect that we would also come to Langya Valley."
"We burned their food and grass two days ago, but there was no movement from their army. It seems that the rebels are not exhausted. If they want to give them a fatal blow, they can only continue to ambush their food transport army. Now they have a fire in the new suburbs. It is estimated that there will be a heavy escort on the next trip of food and grass, and it will be extremely difficult to make a sneak attack again."
Xun Yu nodded and thought deeply, "You should continue to strengthen the city wall and set up more traps to supplement the shortage of troops. The rebels may attack the city again in the next two days, so we must not relax."
Five days after the grain and grass burning in Xinjiao, the rebel camp has gradually run out of food, and the soldiers can only have one meal a day. Therefore, the soldiers in the army have many complaints, but they only dare to complain in private, especially the resentment from the soldiers who surrendered along the way. Even more so.
Everyone in the rebel camp was on pins and needles. Even Lu Zuo was a little anxious. Qin Fu was the first to be unable to sit still and suggested: "Zuo'er, in my opinion, we'd better not wait any longer. Just for these two days." Get ready for a fight to the death with Xun Yu."
Lu Zuo ignored Qin Fu's words and asked Lu Tong, Lu Xiuyuan's housekeeper, "Is there any news from Huo Yan?"
Lu Tong clasped his fists respectfully and replied, "The people who were sent came back and said that Huo Quan had joined the grain transport team, but they encountered a group of several hundred bandits on the way. They were all wiped out by Huo Quan, but we also died. Some brothers were delayed for a day on the road."
Liu Xingyuan asked hurriedly: "Brother Lu Tong, do you know how many days until the food and grass arrive?"
