"General Shentu has an order, the third battalion of champions marches at full speed!"
In the north of Kezhou, on the long and narrow official road, an army of more than 10,000 people rushed forward like a long snake in the night.
Donglai lacked horses and only had a riding camp of 5,000 people. Most of the time, shields and soldiers are used in conjunction with infantry and bows to organize formations to kill the enemy.
As the commander-in-chief, Shen Tu Guan was riding on a war horse, his eyes darkening for a moment in the night.
"General Shentu, something bad has happened. Chenshui Pass, which is more than a hundred miles ahead, has been captured by Dongling people! The Lord sent a scout and asked the general to return immediately, bypass Chenshui Pass, and meet up in the east. !”
"So fast?" Shen Tuguan frowned.
"Where are the scouts passing along the way?"
"They were all ambushed and killed by the Dongling people... The Dongling people set up a trap."
"Quickly send the order to bypass Chenshui Pass!" Shen Tuguan's expression paused and he immediately spoke.
When the order was passed, the well-trained Champion Third Battalion immediately followed the military orders and changed their formation, preparing to bypass Chenshui Pass and march east to join Yuan Song's main camp.
Unfortunately, it didn't last long. In the darkness of the night, an extremely noisy sound of fighting suddenly rang out. Looking around, the long and narrow official road was full of figures rushing to kill.
"General Shentu, something bad has happened. The Dongling people have set up an ambush!"
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Also in the night, Ling Su, who was Dongling's military advisor, looked up at the moonlight and sneered unconsciously.
It was his plan to surprise Chen Shuiguan and then ambush Shen Tuguan. As long as the two groups of people in Donglai abolish Shentu Guan's group, Yuan Song's base camp will be exhausted.
"Where is my lord?" Ling Su turned around and asked.
"According to the wishes of the military advisor, the army has been dispatched and set up an ambush on the east road to prepare for reinforcements."
"Okay." Ling Su smiled. Everything is under his control. After Yuan Song hears about the ambush against Shen Tu Guan, he will definitely come to his aid. By chance, Zuo Shiren's side would be ambushing for reinforcements.
"I should have been sent to the inner city earlier. Could it be that these people have forgotten that Wu Ling Qide is a person known as the Wisdom of Hidden Lin."
"Fortunately, there is still the last Zuo King. I, Ling Qide, will support him on the throne and keep him in the Ling family for three hundred generations."
"Listen to my military orders!" Ling Sulema shouted, "After three formations of fire arrows, cooperate with three thousand beheaded dead soldiers and attack Shentu Guan's headquarters! Capture Donglai's first general alive!"
"Wai——"
"Wai——"
In the night, voices suddenly sounded. Among them, there was also the clanking of knives, adding a bit of murderous intent.
"I have heard that Shentu Guan's third battalion of champions is well-trained and can be called the elite of Jiangnan. Today, can you open your eyes!"
"kill!"
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Woohoo——
The charging horn suddenly sounded in the gloomy night.
Shen Tu Guan looked coldly. In this offensive and defensive battle between the two sides, the Dongling people obviously had the upper hand. The information confusion about Dongling Anzi was unexpected. For example, this time, we were caught in a siege for no apparent reason.
Clang.
Pulling out his sword, Shen Tu Guan showed no trace of fear on his face. At the beginning, he had three thousand men and horses, and after setting up suspicion, he dared to chase Zuo Shiren's tens of thousands of people to kill him.
"Champion Camp——"
"Roar!"
There were bursts of roars all around Shentu Guan.
Shen Tu Guan gritted his teeth.
This third battalion of champions is a direct lineage brought up by him. The war was tense, and he had to leave a garrison to guard the inner city, so he only brought these more than 10,000 people back to the army to rush for reinforcements.
"Pull in!"
The order was passed, and in the night, the third battalion of champions with bright armor, shields, and infantry bows quickly formed a large circular formation.
Above his head, fire arrows with smoke trailing down continued to fall, setting the nearby forest on fire in a short time.
"General, what should I do?"
Shen Tuguan looked around. Although the formation had been gathered together and the defensive strength had become sufficient, the mobility of the march would also be weakened. If this continues, it will inevitably be attacked by the enemy.
"Send the order. The gap between the shield soldiers is one person's distance. The champion's battalion, wearing thick armor and long spears, is hidden in the circular formation."
Shen Tuguan spoke calmly, stretched out his hand and pointed forward, "Shield soldiers in the south, please open the hole and welcome the enemy into the battle!"
The fire was still very strong, even though it was still far away, but at this moment, countless Donglai soldiers felt a burning sensation on their skin.
Following Shentu Guan's order, the champion battalion of more than 10,000 people began to quickly deploy. The originally airtight defense became a little loose after the shield soldiers separated their steps. But under the cover of night, from a distance, the entire formation seemed to have remained unchanged.
The three thousand men of Champion A's Battalion, with thick armor and spears, hid themselves in the formation and made no sound.
"General Shentu, here to kill!"
"Everyone, you are all led by me, Shentu Guan. We have fought in the south and north, and have made great achievements in battle. We are the unrivaled elites of the three states of Donglai."
Shen Tu Guan holds the sword with his front finger, showing his true qualities as a famous general in the world.
"Fight--"
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"Stay calm in times of danger, form a large circular formation." Ling Su closed his eyes and whispered. He asked himself, under such circumstances, as the party that launched the surprise attack, not only did it have three times more troops, but also its morale was high due to the recent series of great victories.
The nearby areas were also filled with fires, blocking the retreat of the Third Battalion of Champions. Unless it is said that this elite group of Donglai people dare to fight forward, tear open a hole in the encirclement and suppression, and then escape.
He couldn't figure out how Shen Tu Guan wanted to break the situation?
In a series of strategies, Shentu Guan was defeated in one attempt and Yuan Song was intercepted in the second. If this plan succeeds, the war in Kezhou will be decided. Next, it is time to take advantage of the situation to annex the three Donglai states and let the white dragon flag of Dongling Zuo King be planted in the seven southern states.
Then, there was the westward expedition to Shu.
Ling Su opened his eyes, and the joy of victory could not be concealed in his eyes.
"Three thousand beheaded soldiers, breaking the formation!"
The moonlight in the sky is wrapped in a thick fog that cannot be dissolved. The remaining light filtered through the clouds and mist, giving the entire land a bleak, dead color.
After the fire arrows provided cover, three thousand beheaded soldiers carefully selected by Ling Su, equipped with light armor and shields and axes, rushed to the front of the circular formation at the fastest speed.
It didn't take much effort, and a hole was easily torn open on the south side of the circular formation.
The general who beheaded the soldiers, after knocking over a Donglai soldier, waved his ax with an ecstatic expression on his face. I just thought that I was really unstoppable and broke through the enemy's main formation.
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Shen Tu Guan smiled. When he has free time, he likes to study ancient warfare. Such a formation with hidden mysteries actually has another formation name.
Taotie.
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