Outside the city gate, Shen Tuguan had changed his armor, his face full of anger. Looking at the city gate that had been knocked open, it suddenly fell heavily again.
"General, the troops entering the city were ambushed... The Shu people planted many ambushes inside the city gate. That female general is not my Jiang Xian from Beiyu, but a trick of the Shu people!"
"Understood." Shen Tuguan nodded coldly. If he hadn't been cautious and followed him into the city gate rashly, he would have been ambushed and died. It was a pity that the loyal and brave general pretended to be the leader and was shot dead by the Shu people.
In addition, the bow cavalry sent by Chang Sheng said was far from arriving.
"General, what do we do now?"
Shen Tuguan's chest felt tight, "I think the lame man had already discovered what happened to Jiang Xian, and used this to trick me into being fooled. Besides, there are actually so many Shu soldiers in this city..."
Unable to make a strong attack, they were ambushed and killed again, and their morale began to collapse. The surprise attack plan is already impossible to succeed.
Shen Tuguan turned his head and looked to the north. It was still too late. If he returned the same way, there would be no big problem. But in this way, he only felt like a deserter and a dogger.
Withdrawing his gaze, Shen Tuguan turned his head to look again. On the front line of Chengguan, the small army strategist was always victorious and was fighting with the Shu people inextricably. King Xu Shu's army has been firmly held back. At this time, there may be a chance of success, which is to attack from behind and attack King Xu Shu's main army at all costs.
Gritting his teeth, Shen Tu Guan made up his mind. At this time, the nearly two people trapped in the city gate were beyond saving. It's better to take advantage of the opportunity and try again, maybe it can turn the tide of the battle.
"Pass this general's order, and the surprise attack army will immediately turn around and cooperate with the ever-victorious military advisor to flank King Xu Shu's formation!"
"Raise the army quickly!"
After failing to attack the city and being ambushed, their morale had already collapsed. As a last resort, Shen Tuguan could only dispatch a supervisory camp to boost morale while preventing the deserters from rioting.
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"Report——"
"Reporting to the little military advisor, Shentu Guan's surprise attack force... failed to capture the city pass. The cripples of Xishu used a trap to trap nearly 20,000 of our troops in Dayuan Pass. General Shentu was cautious and used a fake body. Only by entering the city did we avoid a murderous disaster."
Chang Sheng listened, his face extremely silent.
He quickly sorted out the situation in his mind. But I can’t figure out how the lame man did it. He only felt that his whole body was cold. In front of the lame man, he seemed to be without a robe, being stared at completely.
Always overcome the pain and close your eyes. After a long while, he took a breath and calmed down again.
"Did Shentu Guan bring his men to attack King Xu Shu?"
"As the little military counselor expected, it is indeed the case."
Chang Sheng frowned and said, "Take a few people and go to the southeast to inform the lord over there. Then I said that my plan to win is exhausted and asked the lord to send out the army."
"Military advisor, my lord is here too?"
"Go ahead."
Chang Sheng did not answer, but there was bitterness in his eyes. As a staff member of the three armed forces, up to now, there is no victory. Fortunately, he had persuaded his brothers to gather a large army and come to plunder the formation.
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"Yanzhou Bow Cavalry! Running and Shooting Formation!"
Zhu Zirong, who was more than ten miles away from Dayuan Pass and bypassed the Xishu formation, failed to drive straight in. He was blocked halfway by a group of Xishu Qingqi.
"Shoot them!"
After bypassing the main formation of Xishu, the archers on both wings have joined forces. At this moment, nearly 20,000 archers divided the battlefield into four or five formations of men and horses. They kept running around and shooting, sending waves of short bows flying arrows. , shooting at the Shuqi blocking the road.
"Raise the horse shield!" Seeing that he could not avoid it, Xiyu Renlouzhu rode on his horse and shouted angrily.
Different from the previous Qingqi, after being trained by Chao Yi for a long time, these Xishu Qingqi were not only equipped with carbines, but also equipped with a small leather shield to block arrows.
But even so, the Yanzhou Archers, known for their mobile harassment, still fought a very sophisticated roundabout battle.
Either they hit the war horses, or they shot through the leather shields. In an instant, many Xishu cavalrymen fell off their horses and died.
"Rear Army, Second Formation." Zhu Zirong raised his sword and shouted again.
In a very short period of time, the second round of archers began to shoot again in the direction of Lou Zhu's cavalry camp.
In an instant, countless figures turned into sieves, and people fell on their backs.
Fortunately, not far away, a general from Xishu attacked, leading thousands of other horsemen to kill him.
"King, it's General Chao here!"
Lou Zhu's eyes were red and his face was filled with joy.
"Pass our military orders, trap them in the front line, and attack them on the left and right!" Chao Yi, carrying a long spear, rushed to the rescue, constantly giving military orders.
"General Chao has an order to capture his front line!"
Thousands of Shu cavalry who arrived followed Chao Yi's order and rushed in front of thousands of bow cavalry regardless of casualties. On the left and right sides, the two separate wings, although each had only a thousand men, quickly launched a charge.
"Shu people level guns——"
Under the order, the thousands of people on both sides raised their spears and moved forward to kill.
The speed was so fast that Zhu Zirong was a little stunned. He didn't know that these Shu people's riding skills were now very good.
Not long after, two to three hundred bowmen were knocked off their horses one after another.
"The horse archers keep their distance and constantly harass and shoot them. But if they are close enough to fight with horses, I, the Shu cavalry, may not be afraid of them." Chao Yi said in a cold voice.
The people nearby were shocked when they heard this. Unexpectedly, the Shu people from the Central Plains were so powerful in their fighting skills. Fortunately, they made the right choice and hugged this thigh.
"General Chao Yi, the cavalry general in Beiyu is not a mediocre person. He may have other means."
Chao Yi nodded.
There is no other way now. To be more serious, in this open terrain, he has no confidence that he can block these Yanzhou bow cavalry. And we can't pursue them deeply. The most important task is to stop these people.
In the enemy formation, Zhu Zirong glanced at the Shu generals in front of him with a cold face.
"The front army and the flanks quickly changed their swords to block. The rear army took a circuitous route and forced the Shu people back with running fire!"
In an instant, thousands of bow riders moved quickly. It didn't take long, after the rear army withdrew from the interception, they quickly turned around and shot the Shuqi who came over, and kept retreating.
"General Zhu, the military advisor has sent someone over to tell us not to wait for the battle. The surprise attack at Dawan Pass has failed."
Zhu Zirong frowned, his face becoming extremely remorseful.
"I must have been unable to rush for help and could not cooperate with General Shentu to attack Dawan Pass in a surprise attack."
"General, don't blame yourself..."
Zhu Zirong gritted his teeth and raised his head reluctantly, looking at the Xishu cavalryman in front of him. One day, he took Beiyu bow cavalry with him and vowed to kill this man.
"Blow the trumpet and the archers retreat!"
Wherever you put it, retreating before the battle is definitely a taboo for military strategists. But Zhu Zirong is not worried about this. If the Shu general dares to chase after the archer and kill him, he will definitely be hit by a wave of horse tail arrows.
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"General Chao, Beiyu's archers have retreated. Now is the opportunity, why not take advantage of the opportunity to pursue them?"
"I can't chase you." Chao Yi's voice was deep. Let’s not talk about this mission. Let’s just talk about these archers. They are all good at horse shooting. If you pursue him like this and are dragged away, you will probably suffer heavy losses.
For the current plan, we should put caution first and then listen to the orders of the Lord and the military advisor.
