Kezhou, behind a hidden mountain.
The bow dog, with only more than 2,000 lightly armed infantrymen left, was seizing the moment to rest. Worried about lighting a fire and exposing his position, he could only use the water bag and swallow the dry food in his belly.
The battle situation in the Chenshui Pass area has now gradually become clear. Although Qingfeng's men and horses occupied the city gate, no matter what, they would eventually be attacked and killed by the Beiyu reinforcements behind them.
Gongou frowned.
During this period of time, he has been thinking of ways to help his Qingfeng military advisor and slowly reduce the pressure. Using tactics to tire out the enemy, Jiang Meng continued to consume Jiang Meng's patience. Now it seems that it is quite effective. At least Beiyu's soldiers outside Chenshui Pass are already restless.
But what next? If the guess is correct, Jiang Meng, as a famous general in the world, will definitely find a way.
"General, General Xu!"
Just as Gongou was thinking, at this moment, a figure from behind came over hurriedly.
When Gonggu turned around, he discovered that it was a Xishu scout who was crossing the river.
"Congratulations to General Xu, my lord has received a letter and is ready to go to Kezhou for support!"
After a pause, Gongou looked ecstatic. If the lord comes, Kezhou's fighting power will quickly fall to Xishu.
"good!"
Bow Dog exhaled. But even so, after learning that reinforcements were coming, he had no intention of retreating. Instead, he thought of waiting for an opportunity to continue to consume Jiang Meng's army before the lord arrived.
Around this time, these people are doing this.
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At the foot of Chenshui Pass, General Beiyu, who was dressed in armor, was looking coldly. He was carefully hiding in the dark with five or six hundred horsemen.
He quickly completed the surrounding layout according to Jiang Meng's wishes. What we have to do now is to wait for those damn rats to become turtles in the jar and burn them all to death!
The battle situation in Kezhou was chaotic. If he could kill a Xishu general here, it would be considered a great contribution.
As soon as he thought about this, a coldness gradually appeared on He Shu's face. As he expected, it didn't take long before a scout riding in front hurried back.
"General, not far ahead, my patrol in Beiyu was ambushed by the Shu people again, causing heavy casualties!"
He Shu's face was as sinking as water.
Behind him, five or six hundred Qingqi were ready to try. These light horses all carry fire oil, and the weather has been dry these past few days. As long as the fire is successfully lit, the forest will inevitably spread.
"Follow me to kill the Shurats!" He Shu raised his head and roared, taking the lead in pulling up the reins.
Following the order, not long after, five or six hundred people on horseback rushed out. Not long after, behind them, another group of thousands of infantry also rushed over, preparing to encircle and burn the Shu army to death.
Near the forest road in Kezhou, the bodies of Beiyu patrol soldiers in their 20s and 30s were lying along the way.
"General Xu, as before, kill one person every day to exhaust the troops."
After hearing what his subordinates said, Gongou was not very happy. The situation in Kezhou is far from resolved. Before the Lord's army arrives, if they can't help Qingfeng Military Advisor, then their three thousand people will be meaningless.
"General Xu, the enemy is coming!"
"Follow me, I'll wait in the forest!" Before Gongou could say anything, several Western Shu captains were already laughing.
"Unlike last time, this round of pursuers are Beiyu's cavalry camp!"
"Riding camp?" Even Gonguo and Gongou looked shocked. Of course he knew that there must be several hundred riders in Jiang Meng's army serving as scouts.
But now, Jiang Meng is actually willing to send out all these cavalry camps?
"General Xu, it doesn't matter. I can avoid it as soon as I enter the forest."
Gongou was silent for a while and nodded. After all, no matter how fast the horse is, it cannot enter the forest. As long as they avoid the first charge from the pursuers, they might be fine.
"Walk!"
More than two thousand figures, led by Gongou, began to walk deep into the dense forest.
This scene made He Shu, who was chasing after him, look even happier after learning about it. If this happens, I'm afraid these Shu people will fall into the trap!
Entering the forest and setting off a fire is a great achievement.
"Quick, prepare to cooperate with the infantry at the rear to surround the forest and guard against the Shu people escaping from the forest!"
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Click.
Deep in the dense forest, Gong Gou lowered his head and looked at a branch that had been trampled under his feet, and his expression suddenly froze.
Before he followed his clan brother, he had been begging for life everywhere, and a steamed bun could send him away. Most of the time he was on guard duty, and because of this, he developed his cautious temperament.
"General Xu, the water bag I was waiting for has been drained again. I have to go to the river over there later. It has been like this these past few days. The weather is dry and my throat feels like it is on fire -"
"Wait a minute." Gongou's face was startled. Previously, when Beiyu used the cavalry camp, he felt strange. Now, his subordinate's words stirred his mind even more.
"General Xu, what's wrong?"
"What you said before, let's say it again."
The captain who spoke repeated the question in confusion. When he heard the last sentence, Gongou's face became horrified. Regardless of whether they thought wrong or not, if the Beiyu people set fire to the forest and blocked the passage out, they would all die here.
"Send my military order! Leave the forest immediately from the southwest direction of the dense forest!" Gongou ordered through gritted teeth.
"General Xu, why is this? If we leave the forest now, we are afraid that we will be pursued and suppressed by the Beiyu people."
"After leaving the forest, they fought and then retreated. When they retreated to the river bank, the Beiyu people no longer dared to pursue them further."
In the area along the river bank, there was also support from Governor Miao Tong.
Seeing Gongou's expression, more than two thousand people did not dare to delay any longer. They quickly took orders and followed Gongou, trying to get out of the forest as quickly as possible.
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"Burn the forest, burn the forest quickly!" He Shu's voice was almost crazy while riding on the horse.
Not long after, countless fire oil jars were thrown at the dense forest where the Shu people were hiding. As soon as the fire arrow was fired, a huge fire started burning in front of his eyes almost instantly.
The Beiyu infantry who followed behind also blocked the forest around them as quickly as possible.
"Burn, burn, burn all these rats to death!" He Shu raised his knife and roared. On his left and right, many cavalry camps in Beiyu also cheered.
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"General, the Beiyu people have set fire!" Gongou's face turned bitter, and a sea of fire had already broken out in the direction of his original escape. Thanks to dry weather, the fires are getting more intense.
As a last resort, he could only lead his people deep into the dense forest and continue to retreat.
He knew very well that if he couldn't think of a way, not only him, but also the more than 2,000 people behind him would all die in the sea of fire.
He is not afraid of death, but he has not yet seen the unification of Western Shu and his brother ascending to the throne. How can he be willing to do so!
Gong Dog turned his head and faced the fire snake behind him. In an instant, his only remaining eye quickly became resolute and calm.
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