"Based on my guess, there are at least 30,000 enemy troops who were ambushing nearby before, and now they are taking advantage of our army's tired morale to launch an attack." Huang Daochun said with determination.
"Get out of the camp!" Upon hearing this, Tuoba Zhao gritted his teeth, ordered fifty thousand Qingqi, and immediately went out to kill them.
An army that can carry a catapult cannot be underestimated.
Fifty thousand Qingqi, under the personal leadership of Tuoba Zhao, roared out of the camp. After searching around, there was no sign of any large army nearby.
"King Khan, over there!"
Tuoba Zhao looked up, only to find two tiny catapults lined up at the edge of the forest, empty of anyone.
"Where is the Central Plains army?"
"No, I don't know."
A group of Di people gathered around, and as soon as they got close, they suddenly screamed in fear. Dozens of people on horseback immediately sank in, being stabbed with sharpened wood and covered in blood.
"Trapped in a horse trap."
"Be careful around you and go back the way you came."
Another group of Di people deviated from the direction and fell into the pit, and the screams rang out again.
Tuoba Zhao gritted his teeth, with an angry sneer on his face.
No need to think about it, such a despicable trick must have been hatched by that little boss.
But where did this little catapult come from? Could it be that he had been hiding nearby before?
"leave here."
Tuoba Zhao returned to his horse coldly, and as soon as he took a few steps, suddenly, a fire arrow came through, followed by bursts of huge fire.
"First, I buried the kerosene!"
The hundreds of Riders in front were immediately burned and screamed in pain.
Tuoba Zhao coldly reined in his horse and retreated, his face even more angry. What comes and goes are all kinds of ambushes.
Suddenly, he suddenly thought of something and moved his gaze towards the camp.
Under the night.
Xu Mu frowned and looked at the Di camp in front of him and the sudden fires.
"General Xu has good tactics!" Behind Xu Mu, countless people cheered.
In fact, due to the large number of people on guard, Xu Mu was still thinking of ways, but who knew that at this moment, more than a dozen stables in the Di camp suddenly burned down.
It's not his method.
Although he was confused, he saw that more and more enemy troops were about to surround him. In addition, there were still 50,000 enemy cavalry to return to camp.
Without hesitation, Xu Mu immediately took the people away.
Cursing and shouting were everywhere in the Di camp.
Tuoba Zhao, who rushed back to the camp after only half an hour, looked at the dozens of burned stables and the horse corpses on the ground, his face became cold again.
Of course, Huang Daochun was beaten hard again.
…
As the horse galloped forward, Xu Mu's confusion did not diminish.
The purpose of riding out of Xuchang with six thousand troops was very simple, which was to contain the Di people from attacking Hezhou and buy time.
Although it is dangerous, there is still hope.
The fire in the Di camp was originally meant to be thrown, but unexpectedly someone got on it first.
"General Xu, do you want to go back to Hezhou?"
At this time, there were not many Di people outside Hezhou City. At most, there were occasionally cavalry tribes that rushed to shoot their horses and bows, constantly harassing the defenders.
It is not difficult to return to Hezhou if the inside and outside are coordinated.
But Xu Mu didn't want to do this. When he returned to Hezhou, he would once again fall into a desperate situation. At present, the excellent baggage of the Di people has not been destroyed.
"While we were waiting outside Hezhou, Di Gou's Zuo Khan was like a stick in his throat, and I was always worried. Not only would manpower be left in the camp, but troops would also be assigned to chase us. In this way, we could help Hezhou City. The defenders put a lot of pressure on them."
These words are not unreasonable. It would be even more unwise to stick to Hezhou City and die.
Of course, you can also choose to retreat, return to Laoguan, or return to the inner city. But this choice is extremely shameful, so we might as well give up the entire Central Plains.
"Urge the horse and go around to the old forest to the east."
More than four thousand figures on horseback rushed forward again in the night, galloping away.
"Brother Mu, it's getting dark."
…
In the early morning at the border, the dust and sand in the sky came from the Gobi desert to the west, captivating people's eyes.
Veteran general Lian Yong rubbed his eyes and stood up from under the city wall. Around him, many defenders did the same. Afraid of the Di people knocking at the gate at night, they simply rested where they were.
Some civilians brought dry food and hot water, which they ate in a hurry, then grabbed their weapons and reorganized to defend the city.
The goshawks were circling overhead, and Lian Yong was so angry that he ordered his men to shoot a batch of flying arrows, and finally a few of them came down.
"There is no news from General Xu." Yu Wen frowned and approached with his face filled with dust and smoke.
"However, there seemed to be a fire in the Di camp last night. I suspect that this was done by General Xu."
Lian Yong didn't know whether to be happy or silent.
Everyone can guess that the young boss brought 6,000 horses out of Hezhou, most likely to help them contain the enemy.
"Don't let down General Xu's passion." Lian Yong said sadly, but the guards around him immediately had firm expressions on their faces.
Like them, they are the last city wall in the entire Central Plains. Once the city wall collapses, countless evil thieves will flood into the Central Plains.
Woo, woo.
Not long after, the ox-horn trombones of the Di army produced another long, dull sound.
"Take off the bow!" Lian Yong raised his long knife.
"Take off your bow and defend Hezhou!" Each of the generals also began to have serious expressions on their faces, walking back and forth along the entire northern city wall.
Countless people's eyes were fixed on the marching formation ahead.
In the sky, those roaring goshawks were still thinking of repeating their old trick, but were shot two waves of flying arrows by several groups of magic archers hidden in the corner. After dropping a piece of bird feathers, they fled in a hurry and flew away.
The continuous fighting and defense made the number of soldiers guarding the city less and less. As of now, apart from the 6,000 light cavalry who left the city, those who were seriously injured and unable to hold swords and bows, there were only 20,000 left.
The expressions of the thousands of defenders on the city remained calm and unchanged.
Groups of reserve camps under the city stayed at a safe distance and lined up in military formations, waiting to change camps and defend.
Many wounded soldiers rushed out of the wounded camp, took their swords, bows and halberds, and staggered into formation with the reserve camp.
Everyone who heard it had moved expressions on their faces.
"If this is the case, how can our Central Plains rivers and mountains be shattered!" Lian Yong roared.
"Everyone, raise your bows and shoot!"
The whistling flying arrows broke the dead silence of the morning, and the second round of life and death battle began again.
…
Xu Mu, with more than 4,000 people, looked up at Hezhou City not far away, feeling solemn in his heart.
He was looking for a suitable opportunity to destroy at least half of the Di people's siege equipment.
"General Xu, Di Dog is attacking!"
"Several people?"
"About 20,000 to 30,000 riders."
Resisting the urge to fight, Xu Mu led the people and ran forward. Although the woods to the east are easy to hide, they are not a good place for a charge.
"Detour, focus on containment."
Xu Mu pulled up the reins, and General Feng immediately started galloping against the backdrop of gunpowder smoke and sunlight. Behind him, more than 4,000 Central Plains cavalrymen also showed calm expressions and galloped after him.
