"Woo, woo, woo..."
The Han army camp, which had not moved for a long time, suddenly sounded the sound of horns. This was the horn sound of the Han army gathering.
"Dong, dong, dong..." The heart-shaking drum sound was followed by the passionate horn sound. The fierce drum sound represented that the Han army was preparing to leave the camp to attack.
The Yi soldiers' camp was only ten miles away from the Han army's camp. The two armies were so close that the Yi soldiers had already heard the Han army's drums and horns.
"Your Majesty, this is the clarion call for the Han army to gather and attack. Are they going to attack our camp?" Huo Yuan said to Gao Ding, who hurriedly put on his armor.
Gao Ding took the sword handed over by his personal guard, left the tent, looked towards the direction of the Han army's camp, and replied: "I think so, I am ordering all the troops to keep their positions and stick to the camp. No one can do anything without my king's military order." Don’t go into battle at will.”
"Follow your orders." The guard on one side responded. These were the soldiers in the Gaoding Guards who were responsible for delivering orders. As long as Gaoding gave the order, they would immediately follow the order.
"Huo Yuan, immediately send out scouts to explore the Han army's camp." Gao Ding ordered again.
Huo Yuan bowed and replied, "Yes."
Gao Ding turned around and issued several military orders, seizing the time to mobilize his troops and generals to make preparations.
Today the Han army seems to be showing signs of leaving camp to fight. This is what he has been dreaming of these days. He can win the battle in the wild with his superior strength. Once the main force of thousands of officers and soldiers is defeated, Anshang City will be on the way. Got it.
The more Gao Ding thought about it, the more anxious he became. Although in order to maintain a calm demeanor in front of others, he still sat in his position with a calm look, but he kept looking outside the tent, revealing the eagerness in his heart.
The drums of the Han army on the opposite side were still beating loudly, which made Gaoding feel a little restless. He couldn't hold it back and immediately led his guards to the camp gate. When the group arrived at the camp gate, they saw Huo Yuan coming from the camp. Came on horseback outside the door.
As soon as Huo Yuan approached, Gao Ding couldn't help but ask immediately: "How is it? How is the situation in the Han camp?"
Huo Yuan took a breath and replied: "Your Majesty, the general went to investigate in person. From a distance, he saw the figures of officers and soldiers flashing back and forth up and down the mountain. Even the gate of the Han camp was wide open. The Han people There are indeed signs of an army gathering.”
Gao Ding nodded and said: "Well, the messengers are ready to fight. Huo Yuan asked your people to investigate again and report back."
"As commanded."
Soon, the Yi soldiers' scouts reported that although the Han army's camp was still beating drums and waving flags, and hundreds of Han troops had left the camp gate, for some reason these Han troops retreated after a while. The door was also closed.
This... Gao Ding was a little confused after hearing this. What were the officers and soldiers doing? There was such a big commotion and the vanguard troops came out. Why did they suddenly retreat?
Huo Yuan on the side was also confused and asked weakly: "Your Majesty, are the Han people going back and not coming out?"
"Humph, how did I know? Ask your people to investigate again and report back." Gao Ding said angrily, and after that, he turned his horse's head and went straight back to the commander's tent.
Yang Qing stood on a high place, looking calmly at the earthen platform opposite to the foot high. There were more than 20 military drums placed on this platform. In front of each drum were two bare-chested warriors, who took turns beating the drums. snare drum to keep the drumming going.
These warriors have been beating for more than half an hour now. Although they can take turns to rest, they may be exhausted from beating the drums so hard. After all, Yang Qing can see that they are sweating profusely.
Yang Qing looked up at the sky and saw that the time was almost up. He immediately ordered Yang Xi on the side: "Wen Ran, order all the troops to return to their base camps and ask the soldiers on the opposite side to stop."
"promise."
After Yang Xi took the order, he turned around and took two steps. Suddenly he remembered something and came back and asked, "Master Fu, do you still need to send someone to beat the drum later?"
Yang Qing said: "It won't be necessary later. Are those sheep ready?"
"Xiuran is all ready. They are all the strongest ones selected from the Guli clan leader."
Yang Qing smiled when he heard this: "Okay, this time it's really all thanks to Chief Guli."
After that, he smiled and asked Yang Xi: "Wen Ran, do you know that cicadas have to shed their previous shells when they turn into adults?"
Yang joked and said, "When I was a kid, I caught cicadas to play with, so I know about this."
"Then do you think our current deployment looks like a cicada taking off its body and leaving?"
"This..." Yang Xi thought for a moment, raised his hands and praised: "It's like, it's so similar. Fu Jun is such a good metaphor. Tomorrow we'll leave this empty shell to that guy from Haute Couture."
"This plan is called the Golden Cicada Escapes Its Shell. What do you think?"
Yang Xi praised: "Wonderful, when I first heard this name in the early hours of the morning, I didn't know the wonderful meaning of it. Now I completely understand. The name Fu Jun is so fitting."
Of course, this is a classic strategy among the Thirty-Six Strategies, and it contains exquisite military wisdom. Taking into account the current war situation, Yang Qing decided to follow the story of Bi Zaiyu, a famous Southern Song general of later generations, and defeated the Gaoding rebels in one fell swoop.
"Haha, follow the plan and prepare." Yang Qing flicked his sleeves and ordered.
"yes."
In the Yibing commander's tent, all the main generals under Gao Ding's command were present. They were all talking about the Han army's actions. Gao Ding was upset and walked up and down in his seat.
"Huh? Your Majesty, the Han drumming seems to have stopped?" Huo Yuan, who was standing behind Gaoding, came forward and reported.
His scouts did not find out any useful information, and had just been severely scolded by Gao Ding. In order to make up for his mistake, he kept paying attention to the movements outside, and then he immediately discovered the changes in the officers and soldiers.
After hearing what Huo Yuan said, everyone also reacted. There was silence in the tent for a while. Gao Ding listened carefully and saw that the drums of the army and the army had indeed stopped.
Gao Ding was confused and was about to ask a question when he saw a scout quickly enter the tent and report: "Your Majesty, the drums of the Han army have stopped and there is no sign of the soldiers being mobilized."
"Explore again and report again." Gao Ding's expression changed, and he waved his hand for the scout to retreat.
"Everyone, can you tell me what kind of tricks the Han people have done?" Gao Ding sat down and asked.
A strong Yi general tentatively replied: "Your Majesty, could it be that something happened to the Han people and they stopped attacking?"
Gao Ding hummed. In fact, he thought the same thing, but the officers and soldiers made such a big move early in the morning. What could be the reason for them to retreat so easily?
The other barbarian generals also expressed their speculations, but after all the talk, Gao Ding still felt that only the strong barbarian general's words made some sense.
"Your Majesty, since the Han people have retreated again, I think it's better for us to just wait and see how things get better." While everyone was still discussing, Feng Ying, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly said to Gao Ding.
Before Gao Ding could speak, Feng Ying stood up and came close to him and whispered: "Your Majesty, E Huan has arrived at the scheduled place as planned. The next step is our side. The Han army retreated today. General Yi Mo will see It’s a good thing, it will make things easier for us.”
Gao Ding nodded: "Well, in that case, we will continue to act according to the original plan. As for Yang Qing, we just need to be more vigilant."
It turned out that just an hour before Wu Que returned to the Dingjiacun camp, E Huan's envoy rushed to the Yibing camp before dawn to report the situation to Gaoding.
Today and tomorrow are critical moments that Gaoding has been planning for a long time, and there is no room for mistakes. Therefore, when there were signs of troops leaving camp early in the morning, he was both happy and anxious, for fear of affecting his original layout.
Now that it's better, the Han people have retreated again. It seems that today's battle can't be fought. I can concentrate on planning the war over Anshang City.
Thinking of this, Gao Ding's face became much more relaxed, he stood up and said with a smile: "Okay, since the Han people are not coming out, you can go back to your respective camps. There is just one thing, be more vigilant and be careful."
"Yes." Everyone was relieved and responded in unison.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the Han army's drums sounded again. Everyone was shocked when they heard it. They all looked at their king, only to see Gaoding staying in place, and the smile on his face froze.
"Huo Yuan, why don't you go out and take a look." Gao Ding shouted to Huo Yuan, who was also a little dull.
"Yes, yes." After reacting, Huo Yuan hurriedly ran out of the tent. At this moment, he had already scolded Han Jun seven or eight times in his heart.
"What are you doing here standing still? Why don't you go back and gather your troops to prepare for the battle." Gao Ding roared again. Everyone was frightened when they saw their king's face full of anger, and quickly dispersed.
