What is going on? The Yi soldiers looked at each other with confused expressions. They all spoke Chinese, so they knew that the officers and soldiers were cheering for victory.
Where did the soldiers and horses lose again? All the Yi soldiers were in panic, and some sergeants rushed into the Chinese army's tent to report to Gaoding.
The cheers of the officers and soldiers resounded throughout the world, and Gao Ding could already hear it in his tent. Seeing the soldier at this moment, he couldn't explain the reason, so he had to ask him to investigate again and report again.
Outside the camp gate, dozens of officers and soldiers with loud voices rushed to the front of the formation and shouted loudly: "Listen to the rebels on the opposite side, the cavalry under General Gao Zhong has been wiped out by the king's division. Please leave the camp quickly and surrender. Otherwise, you will be crushed to pieces!"
"Listen to the thieves on the other side, the high-level thieves will..."
The officers and soldiers shouted in unison several times, and the barbarian soldiers in the outer camp could clearly hear it. It was such a big deal that their own cavalry had been wiped out. The leader of the outer camp quickly went to Gaoding to report it.
"Impossible. How could my second brother be so brave and careful that he was wiped out by the army?" After hearing the bad news, Gao Ding's face was full of disbelief.
Agunan Huoyuan and other generals were also surprised and doubtful. The nearly a thousand cavalry were already a rare mobile force in Nanzhong, especially Yuexi. How could they be wiped out so easily?
It's just that the officers and soldiers have a nose and an eye, and the Han prefect Yang Qing is extremely cunning and scheming, so it is not impossible for his own cavalry to fall into his hands. Is this true?
Agunan and others were about to suggest that Gaoding send out scouts to find out the news. Unexpectedly, another soldier ran in and reported: "Reporting to your Majesty, the officers and soldiers threw out dozens of human heads, several flags and a pair of armor. They looked familiar." My brothers recognized that they were the sergeants and flags of the two kings, and the armor was exactly what the two kings were wearing."
As soon as these words came out, the entire tent was silent. No one dared to make the slightest sound. The entire tent was so silent that one could hear a pin drop. Everyone was just waiting for Gaoding to speak, but they saw him stunned. He looked blank in his position.
The scouting sergeant knelt on the ground for a long time without seeing Gao Ding's instructions. He had no choice but to raise his head and glance at him, but saw that his king seemed not to have seen him. Huo Yuan on the side waved his hand and told the sergeant to retreat.
"Your Majesty, it's up to you to make up your mind on how our army should act now!" After all, Huo Yuan couldn't bear it any longer and came close to Gao Ding and asked softly.
However, Gao Ding still sat in his position, as if he had not heard Huo Yuan's words. Huo Yuan was afraid that something would happen to him, so he continued to call softly, but Gao Ding remained silent.
Everyone was anxious when they saw this. At this moment, the army was at the point of life and death. If something happened to their own king, they would be in real danger of destruction.
"Withdraw troops, prepare to withdraw troops." Just as everyone gathered around, Gao Ding finally spoke.
Although his voice was low, everyone felt relieved when they saw that he had regained consciousness. As for withdrawing the troops, it was the only way out for the current army. All the generals present had no objections. Gao Ding issued several military orders in succession, and the generals followed them one by one, and the work efficiency was a little faster than usual.
After everything was arranged, everyone dispersed. Huo Yuan was afraid that something might happen to Gao Ding and personally guarded the outside of the tent. From time to time he looked inside through the curtain and saw that Gao Ding was still sitting there without saying a word.
Huo Yuanjiu had never seen Gao Ding look like this before. He was worried but did not dare to disturb him easily, so he had to stay outside the tent.
There was no trace of the official troops outside the barbarian camp. The gatekeepers could not help but feel relieved. Just now the Han people were yelling and cursing and they were safe. However, later they heard that their cavalry had been wiped out. All the barbarian soldiers were terrified, fearing that the government troops would take the opportunity to attack the camp. , now that they saw the officers and soldiers retreating, they breathed a sigh of relief.
It's not that Yang Qing never thought of launching an attack when his side won another great victory, it's just that he always cherished the lives of his sergeants and didn't want to suffer casualties before he was completely sure. Therefore, after the Yi soldiers knew that they were defeated, they led their troops back to the camp to rest for a while. As for Gaoding's subsequent actions, he planned to wait and see.
The night was as quiet as a wash, and that night there was a banquet and cheers in the Han military camp. Since there was news of a great victory, Yang Qing wanted to have a feast to boost the morale of the soldiers. Of course, the spies outside the Yi military camp still did not dare to relax.
Just now a report came in, saying that there was loud mourning and wailing in the Yi barracks. It seemed that the annihilation of the high-ranking and heavy-duty troops was a big blow to their morale.
"Interesting, let's investigate again and report back." Yang Qing waved his hand to make the scout retreat.
"Master Fu, are the Yi people playing some evil tricks?" Yang Qing was about to return to the tent when Wu Que suddenly said behind him.
Yang Qing stopped and thought for a moment, then said: "It doesn't matter, just keep monitoring."
"Yes." After Wu Que returned, he also entered the tent.
The rising sun was rising, and the morning light was slightly dewed. The scout hidden in the mountain forest rubbed his dry eyes and looked at the barbarian camp opposite.
Alas! The sky is already bright, but there is no smoke rising yet, and even the noise is much quieter. No, it's usually time to cook at this time.
Could it be?
The two scouts were very confused, but they did not dare to make a judgment easily. They made up their minds to wait. After all, there were still barbarian soldiers guarding the entrance of the camp.
However, until the sun rose, the smoke from the fire and cooking had not yet appeared. The two scouts could not bear it anymore and immediately decided to send one person back to the camp to report.
After hearing the spy report, Yang Qing immediately ordered his soldiers to go outside the barbarian camp. When he took a closer look, he discovered that the barbarian soldiers guarding the gate were no longer as dense as yesterday. There were only a few dozen people standing sparsely behind the camp wall.
Wu Que turned the horse's head to get closer to Yang Qing, and said, "Master Fu, looking at this situation, is it possible that Gaoding has escaped?"
Yang Qing nodded: "That's probably the case. It seems that the barbarian soldiers pretended to wail last night to cover their evacuation."
"Should we send troops to test it out?" Yang Xi on the right suggested.
"No need, Wen Ran, order the troops to attack the enemy camp."
"promise."
Soon, nearly a thousand sergeants launched a charge towards the barbarian camp. Seeing this, the barbarian soldiers at the camp gate made no resistance at all and did not show much panic. They abandoned the camp gate and withdrew to the rear camp.
With no enemy troops to resist, the camp gate was quickly breached by the army. The army swarmed into the camp, and no enemy soldiers appeared wherever they entered.
"Quick, search the back camp and find the Chinese army's tent of the Yi soldiers." A camp commander who rushed to the front looked around, then led his people to kill the back camp.
The battle to capture the barbarian camp ended quickly. It only took about half an hour for Yang Qing to arrive in front of Gaoding's handsome account.
Just looking at the handsome tent that was burned down to only a small piece of black cloth, Yang Qing couldn't help but frown.
The Haute Couture army quietly withdrew last night, but they left behind more than two hundred seriously injured soldiers. In addition to bluffing to buy time for the main army, these wounded soldiers also ignited the rear in the final fierce counterattack. village, causing more than a hundred casualties to the officers and soldiers who rushed at the front.
Especially the chief of the camp who was at the forefront was accidentally stabbed to death by the wounded general who was hiding in the Gaoding tent, which made Xu Hui heartbroken.
"Wen Ran, order the troops to clean up the battlefield quickly. I have to catch up quickly to prevent Gao Ding from really running away."
Yang Xi bowed and replied, "Yes."
"Yes. Shu Qi has personally led the sentry to inquire about the news first. He will get in touch with Xiuran and the others in order to block the return path of Gao Ding." Yang Qing added: "It's just a matter of which path Gao Ding will choose. It’s unknown yet, so we really have to hurry up.”
"Don't worry, Mr. Fu, Xi will personally go and supervise the soldiers." Yang Xi bowed and turned around.
