Liu Yin and Lu Shun had already known the plan, and when Huo Jian was captured just now, he informed his subordinates of the true purpose of tonight's march to the camp commander. Therefore, although the soldiers at the bottom were still confused, under the restraint of military discipline and the orders of the commander and the camp commander, , but there was no big chaos.
Hundreds of sergeants then hurried back along the way they came. Under the orders of their own camp commanders, they occasionally discarded flags, weapons and other supplies on the road, looking like a defeated army fleeing in panic.
Although Li Jiucheng felt that the number of officers and soldiers entering the valley seemed a bit sparse and the retreat speed seemed too fast, at this moment, it was true that the Han army was defeated and retreated, and he immediately ordered the army to pursue them one after another.
"General E, can the blocking army be properly arranged?" Li Qiucheng asked the tall Yi general on the right while driving his horse.
The Yi general snorted and shouted loudly: "We have been hiding for many days, and now we have blocked the Han people's retreat. But General Li, the Han people seem to be retreating too fast, and we want to block it." The plan of annihilation in the valley has failed. This seems to be a bit beyond our expectations, right?"
Although Li Qiucheng felt that the surnamed E was quite dissatisfied with what he said, after all, he was serving under Gao Ding and he knew his style, so he didn't take it to heart.
It turned out that this man was Gao Ding's general E Huan. He had already secretly led three thousand barbarian soldiers to sneak into the valley according to his own plan, preparing to surround Yang Qing and others today when they entered the valley.
It's just that the current situation has changed, and it's not going to go exactly as Li Qiucheng said before the war. He, who has never dealt with them, will certainly not let go of this opportunity to question him.
At this moment, Li Qiucheng heard that his question made some sense. After pondering for a moment, he said: "It seems that Yang Qing has become cautious before the battle. Although this person is valued by Zhuge Liang, he is not completely incompetent. As soon as he enters the valley, he will It is reasonable to retreat when a flaw is discovered.”
E Huan was just taking the opportunity to attack, but he didn't really see anything. Seeing Li Qiucheng's explanation, he hummed and said, "Well, in that case, according to the pre-war deductions, we should speed up and pursue them. .”
After saying that, without waiting for Li Qiucheng's response, he whipped his mount with a whip and sped forward in pursuit.
Li Qiucheng also wanted to achieve the feat of killing two prefects in a row, so he would not let E Huan catch up on his own. He was also unwilling to lag behind and drove his horses forward.
The sky was turning white at this moment. Looking from a distance, he saw that the Han cavalry had traveled four or five miles and joined the official infantry.
With such a distance, he still had to chase for a while. Now he just hated that Yang Qing led the cavalry to retreat too quickly. It seemed that he shouted at the mouth of the valley that he had fallen into a trap and quit, causing everyone on his side to retreat quickly before they could react.
Quickly and slowly, the two sides closed the distance, and the Han army retreated in defeat, leaving many weapons and flags along the way, which attracted a group of barbarian soldiers to grab them first and block the road.
As a result, Li Qiucheng's original plan of leading his cavalry to catch up first could not be carried out. He had to watch the Han army retreat further and further away. In a hurry, he whipped out his whip and whipped those who blocked the way.
Seeing Li Qiucheng acting like this, E Huan on the other side immediately stopped him: "Brother Li, why are you so angry? What if we let the sons and daughters capture them first? It's not like we don't have backup plans, and we're afraid that Yang Qing will escape?"
Although Li Qiucheng heard what he said was reasonable, he was unwilling to follow E Huan's advice. He smiled sinisterly and said: "I didn't expect that Brother E also loves soldiers as much as his sons. Even so, I am afraid that other things will happen, so the sooner It would be better to capture and kill Yang Qing."
After saying that and ignoring E Huan, Li Qiucheng led the cavalry and rushed forward, knocking over and injuring the barbarian soldiers many times along the way. But now he felt a little uneasy, but he couldn't care so much at the moment, so he had better catch up earlier. The Han army is wonderful.
Yang Qing joined Feng Chong and led the troops back to the original route. The Yi soldiers were unable to react in time and were some distance away from them. At this time, they were busy looting ordnance and supplies, and the pursuit was even slower.
Therefore, all the soldiers of the government and army had retreated in disguise and had already recovered. Seeing that the barbarian soldiers were being teased by their own side, they felt much better and did not feel much tired. They even sped up their steps a bit.
Less than half an hour later, Li Qiucheng and his cavalry finally broke out of a road, but found that the Han people could no longer be seen. He was very angry and immediately ordered his men to pursue them regardless of their horse power.
Fortunately, there were traces of flags and equipment dropped by the Han along the way. Li Qiucheng finally felt a little at ease. With all his cavalry, he would be able to catch up with the enemy soon, and then he would make the Han look good.
Sure enough, two moments later, Li Qiucheng saw the Han army again. Seeing that the great success was ahead, he repeatedly issued orders and made promises, which greatly boosted the morale of his soldiers and accelerated their speed again.
The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. Li Qiucheng saw Yang Qing's general flag again. He was so surprised that he drew out the sword from his waist and shouted: "My sons, the Han prefect is in front. Charge forward with me."
Upon hearing this, all the Yi soldiers waved their weapons and rushed forward with roars.
Just when Li Qiucheng thought he would catch up with the Han army soon, suddenly there was a sudden change in the Han army in front. They no longer fled forward, but withdrew to the hilltop on the right.
Li Qiucheng was not surprised when he saw this, and secretly said that it was so. This scene was very familiar to him. Not long ago, Gong Lu was chased by him and couldn't escape. He fled up a low hillside in an attempt to resist defense by relying on the mountain, but in the end he was successfully killed by him.
Now that he thought about it, he realized that although the Han army could not be annihilated in the valley today, at this moment, the old things happened again, and the Han army was once again surrounded on the mountain top.
Li Qiucheng felt that the omen was very good. Although there were many more Han soldiers this time and the mountain was higher than last time, he believed that the credit for killing the prefect this time would also fall on him.
However, it seems impossible to get the great success alone this time. No matter how reluctant Li Qiucheng is, he will not be so greedy for success that he will try to attack the hilltop where hundreds of enemy troops are holding firm with just a few hundred cavalry in hand.
Forget it, this war was all planned by me, so I don't need to take all the credit, and sharing the profits with E Huan is nothing. I just have to make it clear to him later that the capture and killing of Yang Qing must be done by myself.
Li Qiucheng's plan was decided, and he immediately sent an order to block the Han army's way down the mountain, and sent people back to urge E Huan to lead his troops as soon as possible.
While Li Qiucheng was waiting for reinforcements to arrive, Yang Qing on the mountain was not idle. As soon as he arrived on the mountain, he immediately ordered people to cut down trees to build antlers to resist horses, build simple fortifications, and asked Liu Yin and Lu Shun to dispatch soldiers to guard the dangerous passes on all sides. .
It was already past morning, and the sun was shining slightly on the earth. Yang Qing stood on the top of the mountain with a wide field of vision. He could clearly see the movements of the barbarian soldiers at the foot of the mountain, so he knew Li Qiucheng's plan.
And this mountain is about ten feet high. Not to mention the dense forest, there are many tall trees. It is not at all a bare hill like the one chosen by the previous prefect. What's more, the mountain is very steep, making it difficult for the cavalry to rush up.
Since the barbarian soldiers at the foot of the mountain had no intention of attacking at this time, Yang Qing had time to chat with Huo Jian, who was bundled up not far away.
