Standing at Dingdong Pass, Xu Mu's face was full of worry. It's a pity that it's too far away from Jiangnan. Even if I send a bow dog there, it's a long way and I might not be able to make it in time.
"Don't worry, my lord, the head of the Huang family is a wise man in the world, and he will definitely see through Beiyu's tricks."
"Bolie, don't forget, Lao Huang likes to gamble the most. Just like back then, he bet that the Grain King would lose power and won. Then he bet that Xi Shu would win. Now... he will bet on Kezhou again."
Listening, Dongfang Jingye looked silent. Just as his master said, the Huang family master seemed to be gambling heavily all the way. Gamblers are always adventurous by nature.
"Bo Lie, I have been feeling a little restless in my heart these past few days. I hope... nothing bad will happen."
Dongfang Jing also sighed.
Far away in Dingzhou, Xu Mu didn't know at this time that there was already heavy wind and rain in the direction south of the Yangtze River.
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"Ashore——"
"Roar!"
There was an unprovoked rain, and even the old soldier who knew how to look at the sky didn't see any clues. It is less than a few miles away from the Kezhou River bank.
Even though the rain washed away, it did not cool down Huang Daochong's intention to attack Kezhou.
"Army, disembark quickly——"
The army of more than 20,000 people from Western Shu began to march towards Kezhou. Amidst the mixture of rain and fighting spirit, the faces of each one were filled with perseverance.
There were far more than 20,000 people. Huang Daochong even mobilized more than 5,000 private soldiers to come behind.
"Listen to my military orders, the entire army will march along the left route and directly attack Chenshui Pass! If we can seize the city pass, we will have made an unparalleled contribution!"
"Roar!"
Encouraged by Huang Daochong, the morale was even higher. Each Shu soldier moved from the river to the land without any pause, in a rapid marching formation.
Heavy rain in Kezhou.
In a forest outside the state, Jiang Meng, who was also not wearing a raincoat, was wearing tiger armor all over his body, which was washed shiny by the rain.
He raised the knife and stared coldly ahead. Earlier, scouts had come to report that the army of Western Shu had crossed the river and entered Kezhou.
"The plan of entering the urn has been completed. Follow me, Jiang Meng, to attack the Shu people! In this round, we will die or die, and we must wash away the shame on the river! The East Route Army——"
"Roar!"
The 40,000-strong Eastern Route Army has been unable to accomplish anything due to the situation in Xiangjiang. He was even nicknamed the "East Road Dogman" by his colleagues in other places. But this time, the will for revenge suddenly burned in his chest. Only by winning this battle and killing Qingfeng of Xishu can this hatred be settled.
"march!"
A riding general from Beiyu, riding on his horse, raised his sword and shouted.
In the depression not far ahead was the decisive battle between them and the Shu people. This terrain was chosen by Jiang Meng after deep thought. This is the only way for Shu soldiers to march. As long as they enter a depression and the formation is slow, they will have to eat several waves of flying arrows first, causing heavy casualties.
"kill!"
Ten thousand people were divided into this formation to attack, and the remaining thirty thousand were following Jiang Meng, ready to fight to the death.
Under the heavy rain, the entire Kezhou has become extremely wet.
The long march gradually became blocked. This unprovoked heavy rain seemed to be bad news for Xishu from God.
"Military advisor, we've reached a depression ahead." Ma Yi, whose armor was wet, wiped away the rainwater and walked over hurriedly.
"If you follow my suggestion, send out scouts first to avoid being ambushed."
Huang Daochong was silent for a while, did not refute, and nodded. Now that he has set foot in Kezhou, although he said it would slow down his march, no matter what, what he has to consider is the safety of the army.
"Scout camp!"
The scout battalion of sixty or seventy people rode horses in the rain and rushed towards the front of the depression.
Huang Daochong took out his handkerchief, wiped his face, and stared ahead coldly. He has waited too long for this moment. The great achievement of regaining Kezhou is not only beneficial to Western Shu, but also when the war situation changes, his man in Beiyu may also get a turn and a new life.
"military adviser!"
Just as Huang Daochong was thinking about it, he rode a Pegasus behind and hurried over in the rain.
"Master, the Huang family camp encountered an ambush!" He waited until the people on the Pegasus were close, then he approached and spoke bitterly.
Huang Jiaying, Huang Daochong's private soldier, followed behind. Of course, based on his caution, Huang Jiaying had to not only follow the army, but also pay attention to the situation behind them.
But now, he suddenly fell into an ambush.
"How's the war going?"
"Still resisting, there are about ten thousand enemy troops, all of whom are the elite of the Beiyu East Route Army."
"Military advisor, I've fallen into a trap!" Ma Yi, who was standing by, suddenly looked shocked.
The rain is all over the sky, making people's ears noisy. Huang Daochong, who lowered his head, did not panic too much and quickly calmed down.
There were only two choices before him. One was to retreat back to Lingzhou in embarrassment like a dog. According to the current situation, he would most likely be able to escape.
The other one went forward bravely and continued to attack.
If my guess is correct, the Northern Chongqing Army in Kezhou should be Jiang Meng's 40,000 Eastern Route Army.
In total, there are 25,000 Shu soldiers, and they were not elite infantry before. Now, they have to face 40,000 Beiyu elite infantry.
The difficulty of fighting can be imagined.
"The third battalion of Dingyuan begins to hide in the forest! You must obey my military orders and act as a bluff in the forest, pretending to be a crowd of 20,000 people, in order to delay time. The remaining people will quickly follow me back to the Huangjia camp to help, and go first Defeat the Beiyu people's ambush!"
In the face of danger, Huang Daochong calmly ordered.
Not long after, the Shu soldiers who were marching in a hurry quickly moved back to cover up the enemy after dividing their troops.
After marching for more than an hour, I saw two formations of men and horses fighting hand to hand from a distance.
"Kill!" Ma Yi raised his knife and shouted angrily.
One by one, Xi Shu Pi generals also roared furiously. Under the rain, countless Shu soldiers carried swords and shields, and cooperated with friendly forces, and began to flank the more than 10,000 people left behind by Jiang Meng.
The general of these more than 10,000 people is Zhou Qiu of Beiyu. I still don’t understand what’s going on, but they obviously want to trap Qingfeng. But now, first they encountered enemy troops that appeared out of nowhere, and then they encountered the Shu people.
"Stabilize the formation!" Zhou Qiu roared, trying to command the army, stand firm, and look for opportunities to break out.
Although the nearly 20,000 Shu soldiers were inferior to Beiyu in foot combat, they not only had the advantage of numbers, but also had the advantage of flanking. It didn't take long and they quickly gained the upper hand.
Yuncheng general Ma Yi and his personal guards fought bravely into the battle without fear of death. Morale was suddenly aroused again, and countless soldiers, regardless of life and death, slashed with their swords.
"Let's go back to the seventy-mile tomb mountain together..." A Xishu general who had been stabbed shouted loudly in the rain and fell down.
"Charge the main formation!" Ma Yi shouted angrily. Countless soldiers followed and gathered around Ma Yi.
"Line up in a circular formation and wait for General Jiang Meng to come for reinforcements!" Zhou Qiu gritted his teeth and quickly ordered.
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"Abandon the shield and replace it with a sword, and cut off the enemy's wings and tail." Huang Daochong's voice was cold.
Just waiting for the order to be passed down, the thousands of rear troops raised their swords one after another, divided into two columns, and roared towards the left and right wings of the Beiyu army that were about to join together and killed them.
"Come together, quickly form a formation——"
Looking at the old man sitting firmly on the high ground in the rain curtain, Zhou Qiu's voice trembled.
Everything was too late, before the circular formation could be closed, the two-winged men and horses from Xishu quickly chopped off the wings of the bird like killing a bird.
The entire military situation in Beiyu was suddenly in chaos.
