The cost of dispatching at night is huge. For those with a small business like Wang Buxu, they can only engage in guerrilla generals for a while.

If we really let the army go out at night, we will definitely have a headache and want to hit the wall.

Just look at the 50,000 troops sent out by Zhang Han. The torches reflected a long fire dragon, and their dynamic trajectory can be seen from a long distance away.

However, a lot of torches were used, and the marching speed was still not comparable to that during the day.

And how many torches are needed for an army of 50,000?

The improvised torches did not undergo systematic modifications or suitable materials, so they burned very quickly and the flames were not stable.

It often took half an hour to replace three or four torches, and problems occurred frequently, even affecting the marching speed of the entire team.

The guerrilla general responsible for observation felt a lot more relaxed, following the Qin army in the dark.

The distance is at least a few miles, and firelight is the best way to navigate. There is no fear of losing track.

It could be said that the night was peaceful, there were no external dangers, and the guerrilla generals who had been attacking them did not appear.

On the contrary, it was because of its own problems that the troops were exhausted.

After a whole night, we walked less than thirty miles. Fortunately, we were not too far from the place where yesterday's incident occurred. We could arrive there in half a day at most.

Although it doesn't go very far, if the opponent carries a lot of food, grass and people, the movement speed will be slower. Being able to go twenty miles in one night is considered excellent.

So, at daybreak, the Qin army began to send out a large number of scouts to look for signs of the grain team.

"It's coming! It's coming! There are not many people, less than one camp, they are all cavalry!" A kid was hiding behind the hillside, reporting to the generals below.

Wei Wu frowned slightly, it turned out that the cavalry came, this was a bit difficult to deal with...

Everyone is in need of war horses, but what they lack even more is people who can ride war horses.

Zhang Buyi selected elite soldiers from the entire army, and after a long period of training, he managed to gather less than a thousand people who could ride horses. His combat skills were not guaranteed.

There are even fewer people among the guerrilla generals who can ride. Even if they can, they will not be used in combat.

Most are responsible for communication tasks, which is the most practical.

I only have three horses under my command, and three people who can ride horses. I can't let the three of them fight the cavalry from the opposite camp, right?

"Send smoke!" Wei Wu gritted his teeth, with a hint of determination in his eyes.

His ancestral home is the State of Wei, and his ancestors did not have a surname. Some of them just had a single name. Even today, many people do not have a surname.

The fifth ancestor of the Wei Dynasty served in Wei Wuzu for several generations. Later, Wei Wuzu fell into decline and the state of Wei also disappeared.

Because he was born with a slightly larger body and a dark complexion, he looked very strong.

So his grandfather named him Wei Wu, whose homophony is similar to that of Wei Wuzu, which can be regarded as pinning the hopes of the older generation of Wei Wuzu on him.

Although it is of no use...

Soon, a thick black smoke drifted into the sky and could be seen within dozens of miles.

The smoke is both a signal, a signal to start a war, and a warning signal.

At the same time, Wei Wu led ninety-seven men in formation, waiting for the Qin army's fifty cavalry to charge.

Four or five miles away, several groups of guerrillas who had been hiding in the dark began to line up, preparing to come for support.

The Qin army on the opposite side also saw the smoke, and at the same time saw the guerrilla generals lining up on high ground.

General Qin was stunned for a moment, and immediately sent people to investigate around.

He didn't quite believe that there would be only a hundred people on the other side, let alone that they would come forward at this time. This was a bit unreasonable.

This is the disadvantage of infantry fighting cavalry. Even if you are better than him in infantry fighting, the other party can reduce the gap between the two sides with its excellent mobility.

The place Wei Wu chose was the highest place in the surrounding area with the best view.

There is a relatively shaky slope in front of them. If the cavalry wants to rush up from here, it will inevitably consume a lot of energy and make the cavalry lose speed, thus ensuring its own advantage.

But now, I can only watch them climb up the slope from a place outside their attack range, and then explore the area behind them unscrupulously.

The top of the mountain is a relatively gentle place, which is also some of the characteristics of Mang Mountain. There are even fields cultivated by the people on the mountain, but due to the situation in recent years, it has been abandoned.

But at this moment, this place has become a relatively ideal battlefield for the cavalry.

At least it will be more comfortable to attack from here than from the bottom up.

Although Wei Wu set up his position at the very center of the mountain top, no matter where the opponent launched the attack, there was no guarantee that the speed of the war horses would be fully increased.

"Captain, there are enemy troops a few miles away. They are not many, about a hundred people, but they are appearing from several directions." The Qin army who came to investigate happened to see the guerrilla generals who were quickly supporting them, and passed on this information. go back.

"You're a bitch, I know it!" The village chief couldn't help but cursed secretly, and then waved his hand: "Get out!"

The speed of the war horses is fast, but they have already ridden a distance of almost ten miles before, and now they have to rush up this steep slope and have to fight, so their horsepower will be affected.

Even if they don't consider the problem of horses, they still need to resolve the battle within half a quarter of an hour, otherwise they will be entangled by the enemy troops coming to support from several miles away.

Don't think that you can run away if you have a horse. If you ride a war horse and go through a fierce battle, they really may not be able to run away.

Of course, the most important thing is that he feels that he does not have the courage to face a hundred opponents head-on, let alone the confidence to defeat them within half a quarter of an hour.

Therefore, if we don’t withdraw now, when will we wait?

However, when this team of scouts returned to the camp, the other scouts who returned to the camp asked about the reason. They had all seen the smoke before, and they felt itchy in their hearts.

After some exchanges, it was discovered that, except for their group of people who encountered the enemy, the other twenty or so scouts did not encounter even a single figure, not even ordinary people.

The news quickly reached Peng Jia's ears. After thinking about it for a moment, Peng Jia was shocked.

"They must be trying to hide something. There must be something behind them that makes them nervous. Immediately gather all the cavalry scouts and rush up to entangle them. Liu Junhou, follow closely behind with 5,000 infantry. You must stop them!"

Peng Jia realized the seriousness of the problem. If there was nothing behind them, they should hide and not show their heads.

To release smoke in broad daylight and then form a formation to fight is obviously to attract firepower.

Soon, a thousand cavalrymen were assembled.

These are not cannon fodder made up of prisoners, but the real elite of the Guanzhong Legion.

The Guanzhong Army Corps was already insufficient in strength. Zhang Han brought less than 3,000 men to join in this time. They were also needed this time, so they were temporarily transferred to serve as scouts.

However, when these thousand cavalrymen arrived at the hillside, they discovered that there was no sign of any enemy troops.

If it weren't for the fact that there were traces of burning wolf smoke and human footprints on the ground, many people would have thought that someone had told a lie earlier.

Following the footprints, I saw a small village not long after.

If it weren't for the many fresh traces on the road leading to the village, they would have ignored this place.

"There is an ambush..." I originally planned to add an update today, but there are too many things to do and there is not enough time to write down, so I will add an update tomorrow. In addition, it is a new week after midnight. I hope you all can

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