Li Hui had made two preparations this time. The best plan was naturally that Yong Kai was negligent and he could use the dagger hidden in his sleeve to kidnap Yong Kai.
After returning to the main formation, kill him to sacrifice the flag, and take advantage of the chaos of the enemy army to rush out with his troops.
If he really couldn't find a suitable opportunity...then he could only use the second option. He would really stay as a hostage and let his son and uncle lead the Cuan family army to leave first.
Of course, Cuan Jiajun and his son will not and absolutely cannot change sides.
In this way, when the two armies fight in the future... it will be the day when Li Hui dies.
He didn't want to die, especially when he could accomplish something right before his eyes.
But if he was asked to choose whether to make a heroic contribution and protect his son's future, or to ruin a major event due to greed, he would definitely choose the former.
Although Yong Kai was arrogant and the head of the largest family in Yizhou County, he was not stupid enough to believe what others said.
In his heart, he felt that Li Hui's words were more credible, but he was actually wary of them.
The guards around him kept their eyes on Li Hui for a moment, waiting for him to make the slightest move before they would kill him with their swords.
Li Hui sighed secretly when he saw this, and then said hello: "Be careful! Don't cause any misunderstanding among us!"
This is also a signal, which means that the first plan will not work and the second one will be implemented.
Li Yi felt his heart twisting in a knife for a moment. He just wanted to rush forward and fight to the death to save his father.
However, Cuan Xi, who got rid of the dazed state, finally returned to his usual caution. He had already guessed that Li Yi next to him would make a move and caught him in advance: "If you move even slightly, my father's efforts will be in vain. "
Li Yi stopped struggling and lowered his head.
As he got closer, he didn't want the enemy to see the expression of uncontrollable resentment on his face.
"Although I trust you, things may change. You still need to tie your hands. Don't be offended." Yong Kai looked at Li Hui up and down and said.
Li Hui smiled calmly and stretched out his hands: "It doesn't matter if you tie him up."
Yong Kai now trusted him a little more, and with a wave of his hand, the guards around him came up to kidnap him.
At this time, the Cuan family's army was also approaching, and because they received only a few additional sentences of orders, Yong Kai's men all returned their swords to their sheaths and put their arrows in their pockets, and did not take any precautions.
"Report——! Head of the family! A large army is coming from the north, under the banner of 'Zhang'. It seems to be the Northern Army, already five miles away!"
"What?!" Yong Kai and Li Hui exclaimed at the same time.
Yong Kai looked at Li Hui and saw that he also had a look of fear and worry on his face, which was very natural.
Li Hui's eyes moved slightly and he said anxiously: "Master, I didn't expect Liu Chan to come so quickly. His people see you and I joining forces... The lives of the whole family below are in danger!"
In fact, he subconsciously exclaimed just now because he was worried that the prince would take the risk to rescue him, and he would disrupt his original plan, causing the entire battle to go wrong.
As a result, this subconscious reaction, coupled with his temporary compensation, further dispelled Yong Kai's suspicion of him.
"Why are you panic! How can someone who has achieved great things in ancient times be fettered by this? Have you not heard the story of Emperor Gaozu?" Yong Kai persuaded Li Hui instead, and then turned around and asked, "How many troops are there from the enemy?"
"Don't be under our army!"
"Hiss——" The two of them took a breath of cold air at the same time.
Yong Kai was worried about the situation of the war for a while, but Li Hui was moved and felt very ashamed when he heard that the prince went south.
"For this plan, you and I have no choice but to join forces and face the enemy head-on!" Yong Kai said solemnly, "Meng Huo has come from the west with the Qing Qiang. Meng Yan led the Meng family to Ma Jin and Kunming. The same clan is in the south.
"As long as we wait for a while, Liu Chan will be defeated when reinforcements arrive!"
Li Hui gritted his teeth, as if he was really determined to abandon his people, and nodded sternly: "That's all we have to do, but our army is short of food and grass, and we still hope that the family master will support us."
"It's easy to talk about these small things. You and I will fight the enemy together first." Yong Kai waved his hand. After all, the food, grass and baggage of the Cuan family army were already in his hands.
"Yes, I'm going to organize the army and prepare for war to help the master of the family!" Li Hui cupped his fists and raised his hands with firm eyes.
Yong Kai was very pleased that this fellow could handle him well and he would really help when something happened.
But looking at Li Hui's hurried away figure, he always felt that he seemed to have forgotten something...
The enemy was present, and the distance of five miles could not be walked for long. Yongkai could not think about it carefully, so he hurriedly organized his army to prepare for war.
But soon, a painful lesson will remind him what he forgot.
"Reinforcements have arrived! Why don't you guys follow me and kill the enemy with all your might!" Li Hui, who finally returned to his own formation, raised his gun and mounted his horse, shouting, "Serve your Majesty the Crown Prince today! Kill——!"
"kill--!"
After Li Hui came back, Li Yi and Cuan Xi knew that the plan had changed again. While they were overjoyed, they also said, "Be careful, don't hurt your own people."
This is the signal to prepare for an attack.
At this time, after hearing Li Hui's order, the Cuan family army, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately drew their knives and guns, and attacked the unprepared and stunned enemy troops nearby...
In a short period of time, a large number of soldiers under Yong Kai's command were killed or injured, and the crowd was immediately in chaos.
The general clearly said that he was one of his own, but his own people suddenly defected. This kind of thing has always been a huge blow to morale.
This time was no exception, not to mention that the Cuan family's army had deliberately gotten very close and suddenly launched an attack from within the army, killing them all by surprise and causing blood to flow everywhere.
Faced with the sudden change, Yong Kai felt as if he was struck by lightning. He finally realized what he had forgotten just now.
Why did he let Li Hui go back? !
The old boy just said it as if it was true. He didn't want to support the army, so he just followed the words and unknowingly got into the opponent's way!
"Don't panic! Form a formation and kill the enemy quickly! Kill the enemy!" Although Yong Kai was able to gather these troops, the level of training and organization was not the same as that of the Northern Army.
The same goes for the army's command system, but not every army can be as effective as the Red Star Army in fierce battles.
The order was issued and the flag was raised, but the rear army, which was attacked by the Cuan family army, still fought on its own in a mess, and was killed by the Cuan family army in formation.
At this time, only his front army and the middle army had adjusted their formations, and Yong Kai immediately mobilized his troops to encircle the Cuan family army.
However, first of all, Li Hui's preliminary ideological work was very good, and secondly... the prince really came to save them!
Still, almost everyone came!
For a moment, the soldiers felt that their whole bodies were full of strength.
They were just private soldiers of the Cuan family who joined temporarily. The prince had never even seen them before, but he was willing to save all his troops for them...
What's the harm in selling your life to such a benevolent master?
"Kill! Kill! Kill—!"
The Cuan family army also did not have such a high degree of organization and training, and they were not well versed in battle formations. However, their morale at this time was more than three levels lower than that of Yong Kai's subordinates who had been counterattacked.
Li Hui and Cuan Xi are not young, but they still fight bravely with spears in their hands. Even Li Yi, who was on the battlefield for the first time, was becoming more and more courageous as he fought.
The generals serve their lives, and the soldiers serve their lives.
Yong Kai's troops were five times more powerful than the enemy, but they were still unable to defeat the Cuan family army.
After fighting for nearly half an hour, Yong Kai's army suffered more casualties than Cuan's army.
Yong Kai was so angry that he couldn't help but yelled: "Trash! They are all a bunch of trash. You are several times stronger than the enemy, but you can't win quickly. What's the use of raising you every day!"
The soldiers dare not speak out when they are angry. However, the more a general is like this, the more the soldiers below him will focus on self-protection in battle.
In sharp contrast to the Cuan family army who fought desperately.
But after all, we were outnumbered, and the physical strength of the Cuan family soldiers who were surrounded by enemy forces also declined.
The soldiers, who had not trained diligently on weekdays, were already out of breath during the battle.
The strength and speed of each move decreased significantly, the encirclement began to be gradually compressed, and casualties also increased.
When Yong Kai saw that the battle situation was finally heading in a favorable direction, his brows began to relax, but they immediately froze on his face.
From the north, a large group of people can already be seen running towards here.
And the battle at hand remains unresolved.
They originally wanted to quickly deal with Li Hui and the Cuan family, and then hold back Liu Chan's main force.
But now...the defeat is obviously decided.
"The front army changed into the rear army, and the troops were withdrawn from the outside inward... leaving one unit to block the attack, and the rest retreated!" Yong Kai had decided to withdraw.
As for those who stayed to block the attack, they were naturally abandoned. How can there be no need to abandon one's son in a war?
However, they could fight to the death before reinforcements were seen. At this time, reinforcements had appeared, and at the same time, the pressure was suddenly reduced. How could Li Hui and Cuan Xi allow Yong Kai to evacuate calmly?
However, what both sides did not expect was that Huo Buuli, who was driven back from the east bank of Tu Shui, and Meng Huo and others who bypassed Tu Shui, were also heading in this direction.
The situation is getting more and more chaotic...
(End of chapter)
