"Your Majesty, the horse scout report found no trace of Han cavalry, and no other Han troops were found for dozens of miles around."
Seven or eight people gathered in the tent, and a Yi general who bowed his head handed over his hand and reported.
"Trash, what do your men do for food? Is there no trace of so many Han cavalry?"
"Your Majesty, it's not because our sons are careless, but it's because the Han army fled too quickly during the day. There are many mountains and forests around, so it's a bit difficult for our brothers to find out. I hope your Majesty will give me some more time."
This person's name is Huo Yuan, he is the captain of Gaoding's personal guard, and is also responsible for managing the scout team. He can be said to be Gaoding's confidant general.
In fact, there is another important reason why the Yi soldiers were unable to detect the traces of Feng Chong and the others. When Feng Chong returned, he ordered people to clean up the traces of his team. Just in case, he also separated small teams and marched in other directions to confuse the situation. audiovisual.
"That's all, let your people continue to inquire after you get down." Gao Ding also knew that Huo Yuan was right and stopped dwelling on the matter.
"Your Majesty, although no trace of the Han cavalry has been found, I think the scouts have found out an important piece of news." The first old man from the lower left said.
Gao Ding quickly asked: "Oh? What's the news?"
The old man replied: "The spies found no Han army for dozens of miles around, which means that only this Han army cavalry is nearby, and the Han people did not dispatch a large number of troops. During the day, the Han cavalry actually only had five or six hundred people. According to the news from An Shang Xizuo, there is reason to believe that Yang Qing sent all his only cavalry troops here."
After saying this, everyone present reacted and said that the old man was right.
In fact, Gao Ding also thought of this and agreed: "Yes, the Han people should be the same as us. They first sent cavalry to attack."
After that, he praised the old man again: "Brother Feng is indeed the wisest man in our clan."
This old man surnamed Feng was originally the leader of a small tribe in the Sou tribe. He had always been a die-hard supporter of Gaoding in the tribe. In addition, he was quite resourceful, so Gaoding had always respected him.
"Your Majesty, that's too much praise." The old man surnamed Feng said humbly, cupping his fists.
"Now that we have figured out the intentions of the Han people, let's talk about how our army should respond." Gao Ding said again.
In fact, this was the main reason why he summoned everyone to discuss matters. These people were either his confidants or generals in the army, and they were the main forces he relied on most.
After hearing the words, everyone immediately began to discuss among themselves. In fact, there were only two or three people in the Gaoding army who could be called wise generals.
Li Qiucheng counts as one, but unfortunately he has been killed by the army. The old man named Feng counts as one, and E Huan counts as half, but he has other tasks and is not here.
Most of the other generals were simple-minded warriors, and even E Huan could not compare with them in terms of ingenuity. Therefore, everyone was talking about it but still had no results. Finally, the old man surnamed Feng stood up to speak.
"Your Majesty, I thought this was an easy matter. The Han cavalry came here just to harass us in order to delay for some time. However, they only have five or six hundred people, while our army has tens of thousands. They The attacks from seniors are nothing more than scratching an itch for us."
"As long as we take strict precautions, the army and cavalry will not be able to take advantage. As for them still wanting to cause today's losses, don't even think about it. Today's defeat was actually due to us neglecting to take precautions and being caught off guard. They won’t have such a good opportunity again.”
"So, Your Majesty, I think the top priority is to get there as soon as possible. As for the officers, soldiers and cavalry, I just need to take strict precautions."
Gao Ding touched the beard on his mouth, thought carefully about the old man's words, and felt that they were quite reasonable. He had no other way, and immediately nodded and said: "Brother Feng said it makes sense, so let's do it. You will be strict after waiting." Reinforce your troops and set up sentries to prevent the Han army from attacking."
Everyone stood up quickly and responded: "I will obey the king's order."
The silver-white moonlight shone on the ground, illuminating the progress of the cavalry. Feng Chong looked up at the bright moon in the sky and couldn't help feeling that the moonlight tonight was too bright.
Ordinarily, it would be a joy to have such a good moonlight for the army to march, but Feng Chong and the others did not want this when they went to attack the camp at this moment. They wanted it to be completely dark, and it was best not to be able to see their fingers, so that it would be easier for them to do so.
However, having moonlight is not a bad thing. They are only here to harass, not to defeat the enemy. It is a good thing to take advantage of such a white moonlight to travel. The sergeants are in a happy mood, and they feel like they are going out for fun.
The full moon was like a disk outside the tent, and the clear chirps of various summer insects in the mountains and forests came one after another. The noise made Gao Ding, who was already upset, unable to sleep even more, and he tossed and turned on the bed.
Since he couldn't sleep, Gao Ding simply put on his clothes, picked up his sword, and prepared to patrol outside. Seeing that he was out of the tent, Huo Yuan quickly led his guards to follow him.
A group of more than a dozen people inspected various sentries, and saw that the sentries were all dedicated to their duties and did not slack off at all. Gao Ding felt a little satisfied, thinking that the generals listened to his words, and the defense of the camp was greatly improved.
"Your Majesty, it's late at night, it's better to go back to your tent and rest." Seeing that the sentry patrol was almost done, Huo Yuan advised Gaoding.
Gao Ding looked around and saw that there was no other abnormality. He said, "It's okay. You guys have worked hard. Let's go back."
After inspecting the sentry post, Gao Ding felt much calmer. The cool breeze was blowing on his body, and he also felt a little sleepy. He was about to lead his guards back to the Chinese army camp when he suddenly heard the sound of exciting golden drums.
This is the drumbeat of the Han army's attack. Gao Ding is very familiar with this. It is the official army attacking the camp.
Soon, the sound of golden drums came from the camp ahead. It was the sound of his own warning drums. Along with the drums, there were sergeants making noises.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack..."
Gao Ding quickly reacted, drew out his saber, and shouted: "Send an order to all the troops to strictly guard the camp. No one is allowed to go out to fight without the king's military order."
"Order all the archers to come forward and drive the enemy back."
"Huo Yuan quickly assembles the central army and follows the king to the front camp to meet the enemy."
Three consecutive military orders were issued in an orderly manner, showing the extraordinary commanding ability of this old man.
Gao Ding led his troops to the front camp, only to find that there was no enemy figure outside the camp. He only saw hundreds of torches flashing in the jungle in the distance.
For a moment, he didn't understand the actions of the officers and soldiers, so he had to order the sergeants not to act rashly.
Just when he was about to send a team of men out to check, there were bursts of horse hooves, and hundreds of cavalry rushed outside the camp in an instant. They did not charge, but just wandered around the camp and fired arrows.
Gao Ding knew that this was the Han army checking the weakness of his camp. Once they discovered the flaw, the Han army would find a way to open a hole and rush in.
However, the entire camp is now heavily guarded, and the number of Han troops is only a few hundred, so Gao Ding is not worried about the Han troops finding any weak points, and they can resist them even with their strength.
"Fire the arrow, fire the arrow quickly." Gao Ding was determined and kept urging his men to fire the arrow.
Facing the overwhelming arrows, the Han army was not willing to fight at all. They immediately turned their horses and ran towards the distance. The Han army was just cruising near the range of the Yi soldiers' bows and arrows. With this retreat, the Yi soldiers' arrows fell behind them in an instant.
Seeing the Han army fleeing in despair, all the Yi soldiers cheered in unison. Gao Ding could clearly see that although the Han army was forced to retreat, no one was injured by arrows, so it could not be said to be a victory.
But since the sons and daughters are willing to cheer, it is also good to boost their morale.
"Your Majesty, have the Han troops withdrawn?" the former battalion general came to Gaoding and asked.
Of course, Gao Ding understood that the Han cavalry's primary purpose was to harass him, and they would definitely not leave so easily, so he shook his head: "The Han people haven't left yet, so continue to be on guard."
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Sure enough, less than half an hour later, the drums of the Han army sounded again, and hundreds of cavalry swarmed in, wandering around the camp and shooting arrows.
After the Yi soldiers counterattacked and fired arrows, the Han army fled immediately as before. In the dark night, Gaoding did not dare to send troops to chase and kill him, so he had to defend honestly.
Of course, the Han army soon came to the camp again and used the same tactics. They immediately retreated as soon as arrows were fired.
Gao Ding knew that this was a tactic used by the Han army to tire out his troops, just to prevent his soldiers from having a good rest.
Originally, they had lost a battle during the day, and the sergeants suffered a lot of injuries and were in urgent need of rest. Unexpectedly, not long after the soldiers went to bed at night, the Han army attacked the camp again, which made the men even more exhausted.
Gao Ding could clearly see that many people were yawning nonstop, and their eyelids were sometimes opening and sometimes closing, showing that they were extremely tired.
However, the Han cavalry came and went like the wind, and the infantry could not catch up, so they had to endure it until dawn.
However, the number of the Yi soldiers was large, and Gao Ding quickly ordered the army to be divided into two shifts to deal with it in turns, which barely allowed the Yi soldiers to rest for a while.
Feng Chong also quickly discovered the changes in the Yi soldiers. Knowing that the effect of tonight's attack on the camp was probably this, and that if he continued to struggle, it would not have a greater effect, he immediately led his troops to withdraw to Banwu Mountain. After all, he One party also needs a rest.
Today's attack on the camp again was originally requested by the soldiers after the great victory during the day. He had no plan to attack the camp twice. It was just that the morale of the sergeants was high and their fighting spirit was strong, so he led the troops to carry out another attack. .
He knew that the sergeants were not tired yet, but were excited about the victory. In fact, everyone's physical strength was almost at the limit, and it was time to go back and rest.
However, Feng Chong did not just withdraw like this. He inserted or hung all the torches on the trees, pretending that all the troops were still here, so as to keep the Yi soldiers on tenterhooks.
As expected, the Yi soldiers did not dare to leave the camp to check. Seeing that the torches of the Han army were still flashing in the jungle in the distance, they naturally did not dare to slack off. Even the sergeants who were resting in shifts did not dare to sleep too much for fear that the Han cavalry would rush in like they did during the day. .
By the second day, most of the more than ten thousand barbarian soldiers had dark circles under their eyes and looked exhausted and listless.
Seeing this, Gao Ding was angry and helpless, so he had to order to break camp and leave, speeding towards Anshang.
