On the official road, thousands of barbarian soldiers marched listlessly. If they had not had the belief to go home, these barbarian soldiers would not have been so cooperative in the evacuation last night. Not to mention causing any trouble, the efficiency would not have been so fast.
Fortunately, the arrow's return made these defeated soldiers much more obedient. Gaoding Dama was walking in front of the military column. He seemed to be in much better spirits and was talking to a barbarian general next to him.
"A Gu Nan, Huo Yuan went to inquire about the news. Why haven't you come back after being away for so long? Could something have happened?" Gao Ding said doubtfully.
It turned out that the Yi general next to him was Agunan, and now he relied heavily on him, and he consulted with him on all military strategies.
Agunan raised his head and glanced at Gaoding, thinking that his king was acting more cautiously now, even a little too cautious. It seemed that the successive defeats had made the king a little less confident.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. General Huo is experienced and cautious. Perhaps he wanted to find out everything, so he was delayed."
Gao Ding nodded: "I hope so."
"You said that if we use the methods of the army, will Yang Qing be fooled?"
Aguma said: "I am 80% sure that the officers and soldiers will be arrogant after several great victories, and the brothers who stayed behind risked their lives to fight, which will definitely teach the officers and soldiers a lesson. It's just that all the brothers who stayed behind were injured and had difficulty moving. , and it’s daytime, so it’s estimated that the losses to the officers and soldiers will not be huge.”
Gao Ding said: "It would be great if I could teach Yang Qing a lesson. It would also be a relief to someone."
"The king is saying that it's time to let Yang Qing know how powerful we are."
"By the way, after we go back, we must treat the brothers who stayed behind as promised last night. Without their sacrifices, we would not be able to evacuate so easily."
Agunan bowed on his horse and replied: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will take care of this matter personally when I get back."
"Okay." After saying that, Gao Ding suddenly pointed forward and said, "Look, are Huo Yuan and the others back?"
Jinji Ridge is named because the main peak resembles a chicken head. This ridge has high mountains, deep valleys, and lush trees. It is a good place to hide soldiers. It is also located in a place where official roads must pass, so Liu Yin led his people to occupy this place early. The camp was set up to block the rebels.
But for the sake of caution, he sent out a few scouts early to inquire about information at the surrounding mountain passes in order to find out the marching route of the barbarian soldiers.
"Reporting to Sima, a large group of barbarian soldiers, numbering four to five thousand, were found more than ten miles away, heading towards Hexiang via the trail." On the Jinjiling mountain stronghold, a scout was reporting the newly discovered military information to Liu Yin.
Liu Yin frowned and said: "Four to five thousand people must be the main force of Gaoding. It seems that this guy is finally going to escape, but he didn't take the official road of Dingxiang but went around Hexiang. Could it be that he discovered us?"
Shen Da on the side responded: "That must be the case. This animal didn't want to fight with us, and was afraid that the Lord of Fu would catch up and be attacked from both sides, so it fled from the trail to Hexiang."
"Ah, this is really troublesome." Qiang general Badi was also in the tent and felt the same trouble after hearing this.
The rebels fled back to Qiong without going to the nearest Dingxiang official road. Everyone had been prepared in their hearts, but when this happened, they felt really uncomfortable for a moment. It would be great to fight the Yi soldiers in such a dangerous place as Jinjiling. Now I have to choose another location.
But no longer willing to accept it, Liu Yin had to face reality. He looked at the map and asked the scout: "Where are the Yi soldiers now?"
The scout stepped forward and pointed, and Liu Yin frowned again. That location was not close to Jinji Ling. If they didn't send troops, they would still be behind.
"Go down and investigate again and report again!"
Liu Yin did not dare to neglect, and made a decisive decision: "Everyone, there is not enough time. I have to wait for a quick departure before I can get to the front of Gaoding."
"Xiuren, just give the order." Shen Da also knew that the military situation was urgent and agreed.
Buddy nodded and agreed: "Yes, Liu Sima is in charge of the orders. The old people are also used to climbing over mountains and ridges, and their speed on mountain trails is not slow."
"Okay, you two, hurry up and get ready. I'll set off right away."
"Yes." Two firm voices responded to him.
Thousands of barbarian soldiers were resting on the stone walls on the undulating mountain road. The mountain road was narrow, and the soldiers could only sit down and take out their dry food and eat it with spring water. In order to conceal their whereabouts, the barbarian soldiers did not dare to light a fire, and they could only act randomly at this moment. Just eat something to fill your stomach.
"Huo Yuan, what's the situation of the officers and soldiers in Jinjiling now?" Huo Yuan, who had just returned from Gao Dingxiang, asked, and handed the dry biscuit in his hand to a soldier next to him.
The meatloaf was still too dry, and even with water, it was a bit hard for him to swallow. What's more, he really didn't have any appetite for the past two days. After a few bites, he didn't want to eat anymore.
Huo Yuan said hurriedly: "The general is about to report back. The officers and soldiers from Jinjiling have already been dispatched. Judging from the situation, they plan to go around to the front of our army to intercept them."
"Well, great, it seems that the officers and soldiers have indeed fallen into the trap." Gao Ding gave a rare smile.
Huo Yuan sat down and praised: "Your Majesty is still smart. We deliberately made a detour and transferred the officers and soldiers from Jinji Ridge."
"Oh, this is a desperate attempt to survive." Gao Ding said with a bitter smile: "If our army really takes a detour to Hexiang, it will definitely be delayed for a long time, and Yang Qing'er will catch up with him and attack him from both sides. Therefore, we still go to Dingxiang Official. The best strategy is to cross the Golden Rooster Ridge. Only in this way can thousands of men have a chance to survive."
"What the king said is true, so what should we do next?"
Gao Ding stood up, pondered for a long time and then said: "Send the order to Agu Nan behind, and the rear team will change to the front team and go back to the official road of Dingxiang."
Huo Yuan quickly stood up and said, "Yes."
"If you bid farewell again, let him lead hundreds of his men to display more flags and pretend to be the main force of our army and continue to detour to Hexiang."
"yes."
After Gao Ding issued the order, he stood with his hands behind his hands and looked at the mountains in front of him. He didn't know what he was thinking. Maybe he was not sure whether his plan could succeed!
Half an hour later, the rear column of the Yi army turned into the front column and turned back to the official road of Dingxiang along the mountain road. Many Yi soldiers couldn't help complaining when they saw the reversed road. However, under Gaoding's prestige, they finally obeyed the order honestly. And go.
Here Gaoding adopted the strategy of seducing Liu Yin and others to leave Jinjiling, and Wu Que was also reporting this situation to Yang Qing on the official road of Ding Township.
Yang Qing stood on horseback by the road, thinking about Gaoding's purpose. Is this thief really planning to go around to Hexiang?
However, Liu Yin and the others had already left Jinji Ridge and were preparing to get in front of Gao Ding. If he and the others didn't catch up, they might really let Gao Ding escape.
Well, judging from the current intelligence, the main force of Haoding has indeed detoured along the mountain road to Hexiang. It is better to believe that they are there than to catch up quickly.
"Wen Ran?"
Yang Xi, who was urging the sergeant to speed up, turned around and said, "What are your orders, Mr. Fu?"
"In this way, Xu Hui and Gu Lichi are ordered to let Xu Hui and the Qiang soldiers enter the mountain road first to chase the rebels. After all, the Qiang soldiers are also good at walking on mountain roads, and the rest will follow behind."
"promise."
"etc!"
Yang Xi was about to ride his horse to convey the military order. Suddenly, Yang Qing's heart moved and he stopped him again: "Just in case, let Lei Xiong continue to chase the rebels on the official road of Dingxiang."
"What do you mean, Mr. Fu?"
Yang Qing smiled slightly: "Nothing else, just to be cautious."
"Yes, I understand the plot."
