The night was dark, the small village was trampled by horse hooves, and the gate of the village was broken open. Most of the Jin Army's cavalry rushed into the village, but they saw only an empty village without a single person.
The leader, Meng An Bo Ji Lie, was furious and called the vanguard, Ke Bo Ji Lie. He raised his whip and whipped him three times before questioning him.
"Where are those southern barbarians? Why is there not a single one in the village?"
"The southern barbarians were cunning and could not match the might of our army, so they took advantage of the chaos and fled in a boat." This plotter Kebo Jilie felt extremely depressed and aggrieved.
I thought I had won the vanguard, so I rushed into the stronghold and asked the southern barbarians in the stronghold to kill them all.
The heads hanging on the horses are all rewards for military merit.
Unexpectedly, it took a lot of effort to appeal, but a lot of people were lost. When they entered the stronghold and couldn't kill them, the Nanman plotted and set off a fire, making it difficult for the cavalry to pursue them.
After finally catching the one who couldn't be evacuated, he was about to kill him, but he didn't know where he would come from.
The man was as straight as a tiger, holding a simple sword in his hand. He stopped and killed the pursuers, but instead chopped off the cavalry in front of them.
But I never dare to say these words.
"Hmph, if you can't catch up with those southern barbarians, you'll suffer a lot from military skills!" The fierce Anbo snorted coldly, reined in his horse, turned around, and led most of the troops to occupy the stronghold.
After all the troops left, the extremely powerful plotter dared to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and beckoned his men to come forward.
"Search the stronghold immediately and find out if we can use ships. Before dawn, we must try to cross the river to pursue those Nanman. The general has heard the order. If you don't want to die, please be smart!"
"Yes!" His subordinates immediately ordered him to do it.
At the same time, there were figures hiding in the dark corners of the houses in the village.
Seeing that there were more and more Jin soldiers and horses in the village, they each held their breath and hid their figures, not daring to reveal anything.
By midnight, all the Jin soldiers and horses had entered the stronghold.
Except for the patrolling personnel of various ministries, the remaining soldiers and horses found a place to rest, and the entire village was quiet.
Only then did the people hiding in the dark emerge secretly and move quietly.
In the mountains and forests ten miles away from Bailing Village, a group of soldiers and horses came in a hurry. The leader was Lin Chong.
Next to him was another general, holding a Yanyue sword in his hand. He looked majestic and looked like a tiger general at first glance.
There were dozens of cavalry behind, all following the leading general in front, throwing the rear infantry two or three miles away.
Lin Chong took the lead and ran to the top of the left mountain near Bailing Village, reining in his horse and stopping.
Looking down at the bright fire in the stronghold, but there was no movement outside, I couldn't help but feel uneasy. Just as people and horses were following from behind, I immediately summoned two spies.
"You should go down the mountain immediately to investigate the situation in the village and report back in time."
After the two spies received the order, they ran down the mountain to Bailing Village.
The general beside him stepped forward and said: "Coach Lin, look at the fire situation at the bottom of the mountain. It is quiet. It seems that there is no war. There is no trace of the Jin army and horses. Is there a mistake in the previous report from the spies?"
Hearing this, Lin Chong frowned and shook his head and said, "The spies' report will be correct. The Jin army must have arrived here."
"Then why is there no trace?" the general asked again.
"I'm afraid I'm too late. The Jin army has already invaded the stronghold."
With a solemn expression on his face, Lin Chong turned around and said: "General Cao, please send your troops immediately and divide your troops into three groups. According to the original plan, when the opportunity comes together, they will attack immediately and encircle Bailing Village!"
"The general ordered that nothing happened, but we don't know where the enemy is at the moment, so how can we encircle and kill them?" the general asked again.
"We'll know what happens when the spies come back and report."
Lin Chong looked in the direction of Bailing Village, and the worry in his eyes became more intense.
The spies reported earlier that the Jin army and horses had already arrived near Bailing Village in half a day.
The stronghold lies across the road, and it is impossible to get around it. We must first station ourselves outside the stronghold, reorganize the army, and then attack and capture it by force.
Lin Chong was already hurrying slowly, hoping to get to the near left before the village gate fell and join forces to fight out, but at the moment, it seemed that they were still a step too late.
It didn't matter if Bailing Village fell into the hands of the Jin army, but what he was most worried about was Gaokan's safety.
Fortunately, there is still Yang Zhi by the young master's side. Even if something happens, he should fight to the death to protect the young master.
Lin Chong comforted himself in his heart. At the moment, Lin Chong could only wait for the spies to report back. Moreover, they were in a hurry, and the cavalry and horses rushed towards them, throwing most of the infantry behind them too far.
Even if they want to fight out, they have to wait until the entire army is integrated.
The Jin army is brave in combat, and they are all cavalry. Even if the strength of the army is several times greater than that of the opponent, if there is no comprehensive plan, it may not be possible, and it will be strangled by the enemy.
After waiting for about half an hour, seeing the dawn getting closer and closer, the two spies sent out rushed back to report.
When the two found Lin Chong, they immediately knelt down.
"Sir, the gate of the stronghold at the foot of the mountain has been broken down. All the Jin soldiers and horses have entered the stronghold and are stationed there. The people and horses in the stronghold have disappeared."
Hearing this, Lin Chong immediately swayed and said in a deep voice, "Have you ever found out how much the Jin army gained after entering the stronghold?"
"Your Majesty, the stronghold is heavily guarded and cannot sneak in close by. I don't know exactly how." One of the spies answered.
"However, my subordinates found a large area of fire and darkness outside the stronghold, and the corpses of our soldiers were discarded by the Jin army outside the stronghold. There were not many, about more than a hundred people."
"Only more than a hundred?" Lin Chong frowned slightly.
He knew a little about how many men and horses there were in the village.
If the Jin army forcibly attacked the stronghold, and there was no way to retreat in the stronghold, and they resisted to the death, there would not be only such a few corpses left.
There are two possibilities. One is that after the stronghold was broken, the Jin army captured most of the people in the stronghold, and now they are all imprisoned in the stronghold. Because spies cannot get close, it is unknown.
Also, before the Jin army broke through the stronghold, Gaokan had already managed to evacuate most of the people in the stronghold.
The more than 100 corpses outside the stronghold were only left behind by people who started to guard the stronghold gate and were cut off after the stronghold was broken down.
Compared to the former, Lin Chong naturally prefers the latter.
After pondering for a while, he asked the spies to retreat first, and also asked the messenger to send a message to General Cao, asking him to dispatch all the troops and horses and act according to the plan.
Gao Kan explained in the letter that the army should not act recklessly when it arrives and must wait for the signal.
Therefore, although Lin Chong was worried, he still wanted to wait and see.
The sky was getting brighter, and all the army's units were ready to be integrated and divided into three groups to ambush in the mountains and forests. They only waited for an order to be given and then rushed out.
Lin Chong led a group of troops and started from the front. They laid in wait for nearly an hour, but there was still no signal, and he became more and more anxious.
Just when he was about to lose control, someone suddenly came to report. There was a group of people who claimed to be ordered by Gaokan to look for the army.
After Lin Chong heard this, he quickly called someone nearby to ask.
As soon as he saw the person, he hurriedly asked, "Where is the young master now? How is the situation in the village?"
"But Coach Lin Chonglin?"
The visitor didn't answer, but asked a question.
Lin Chong nodded and said, "Exactly!"
"Great, I've been waiting in the mountains for a long time, and finally I saw Coach Lin. The master has an order, asking Coach Lin to lead the troops and wait for the letter. Once the fire breaks out in the stronghold, the enemy troops evacuate from the stronghold in a hurry. Let’s attack from three sides again!”
