Siyan County in the Yuanshui State was once the first stop for Lu Quanzhi and his son to lead their army after leaving Jingdi Prefecture and marching to the capital city. It is a small county town, but it has a unique geographical location. The two prefectures and counties and the three boundaries of the capital city intersect.

There are countless merchants traveling from north to south, creating a large flow of people in the small county. A large number of people come in and out of Siyan County every day.

Fang Zhuan has been here before, so he doesn't need any transportation to come here. He can reach it instantly by touching the bronze mirror.

On the street, there are fewer merchants going west, and most of them are going from east to north. Lu Quanzhi originally asked General Cui to lead an army of 100,000, not from here to Shayan Prefecture, but to bypass the large number of people here and go from the north.

The trail drew an upward arc and attacked Shayanzhou County directly. This was considered a surprise attack along the way, but how could Hong Murong, who was equally wily and scheming, not think of it?

As long as there is news from Shayan Prefecture that the army is attacking, Hong Murong will lead the army to attack the capital. The attack on the capital is fake. It is true to attract General Cui's 100,000 troops. It can be done halfway.

Too many. It only costs a small price to ambush an army of 100,000. If General Cui does not come to reinforce the capital, then the soldiers left behind in Shayan Prefecture will be able to delay it for a year or two as long as they stick to the tall city. At that time, the army of 100,000 will still be

It's a defeat.

If the 100,000-strong army is defeated and destroyed, then Lu Quanzhi and his son will only have enough soldiers and horses to defend the capital, and the land outside the capital will all belong to Hong Murong! By then, in less than five years, Hong Murong will sweep around the capital in all directions

The territory, the lonely capital, without any source of resources, can be easily captured with just one soldier.

Lu Jiazhuo had a clear view of these possible developments. He changed his route to Siyan County and seemed to be facing Hong Murong head-on.

Pretend to be defeated and give up Siyan County, lure Hong Murong to Siyan County, which has a unique geographical location, and then besiege and annihilate him. Once something happens to Hong Murong, Jingdi Prefecture and Shayan Prefecture will be leaderless and can be easily recaptured without any trouble.

Half a month later, Siyan County changed. After General Cui arrived, he ordered the army to station in the east of the county. The huge military camp stretched as far as the eye could see. It looked busy during the day and even more lively at night, but the excitement at night was different from other places.

A scene that no one can see.

The army was stationed just to cooperate with the empty city in Siyan County. The people were moved westward first, and then the army retreated in batches under the cover of night.

Hong Murong was in charge of Shayan Prefecture and had 250,000 troops. He left 80,000 to defend Shayan Prefecture, and the remaining 170,000 followed him to capture Jingdi Prefecture. Later, he joined the 50,000 soldiers who had joined his brother-in-law. Now he has 20,000 troops.

With an army of 120,000 at his side, he saw that Lu Quanzhi had actually occupied Siyan County. To prevent him from attacking the capital, Hong Murong, who was originally very clear-headed, became extremely conceited because of his temporary pride.

The soldiers wanted to stop him, but as if they looked down upon him, they immediately gathered their troops and ran over with an army of 200,000.

Hong Murong was conceited and his generals were not that stupid. After arriving in Siyan County, he set up camp fifty miles away from the county seat and observed for three days without moving.

Seeing that the army had not moved for three days, Hong Murong felt as if he had been slapped in the face. He scolded his generals one after another, "Two hundred thousand versus one hundred thousand, even if there is a plan and a trap! I don't believe it, they can dig it out."

Here comes the big pit that buries 200,000 people! Hit it directly! I want old thief Lu Quanzhi to know that the world of Yuanshui does not belong to his Lu family!"

When Hong Murong arrived in Siyan County, the empty camps outside the city only had flags fluttering, and no one could be seen. This was a clear sign of fraud, so the generals did not dare to send troops. Now Hong Murong scolded him and he became disgraced.

With no face left and no worries, he led his army to attack Siyan County early the next morning.

The huge army was rushing towards Siyan County like a tide. The barracks outside the city were not empty. Fang Zhuo was clever and General Cui, who had a sense of justice on his face, still obeyed and asked the soldiers to loosen the soil when setting up camp.

Then trample them into pieces as much as possible, and dig a pit inside the tent. The pit does not need to be big, as long as it is long and deep, and the entrance of the pit should be as hidden as possible. Use sharpened bamboos in the pit, like barbs, and fix them casually in the pit.

, each pit is basically a one-way line, how to enter, and how to get out.

These methods seem to be of little value, but for empty cities and air barracks, any place where people may be hiding will be given extra attention, and searching and exploring is a must.

Hong Murong's general led a cavalry raid first, and the infantry surrounded the empty camp. As a result, 60,000 cavalry galloped through the empty camp without any obstruction, so that many cavalry who were preparing for a battle began to run around.

, as if they were worried if they didn't find a person, Fang Zhuo asked to throw away the dust into powder on the ground outside the camp, which was raised high amidst the galloping horses. For a time, the sky and the earth were all yellow and orange.

Due to the dust, even the infantrymen closest to the camp could not clearly see what was going on inside.

At first, there were only horse hooves in the camp. When the dust flew up and blocked the sky, there were screams and clanking sounds, as if the cavalry had been ambushed.

In fact, those screams were caused by their own people beating the horses and running around, bumping into their own people. It was a very common thing for some people to be trampled by the horses after being knocked off their horses.

The peripheral infantry, under Hong Murong's scolding, attacked the empty camp. They wanted to rescue the cavalry, who was regarded as a treasure in his eyes, and they could not be ambushed by the enemy.

In infantry battles, one does not fight alone, but forms a battle formation and attacks step by step. In order to be more orderly and at the same time show off one's own momentum, most infantry formations attack by stepping hard on the ground with one step at a time.

As a result, more dust flew up from the ground, and the vision became more cloudy.

Any soldier who entered the boundary of the camp seemed to be blind, unable to see what was two meters ahead.

However, it was simply the infantry's orders that the cavalry were familiar with. When they heard the orders behind them, they could only ride in other directions, otherwise they would ride into their own infantry formation and be killed.

Death in vain.

The cavalry and infantry struggled outside the city for a whole day. In the evening, Hong Murong laughed and captured the empty Siyan County and the large area of ​​empty camps around it.

Before their butts were warmed up, the sentry cavalry came to report that a large amount of dust was found ten miles west of the city. Judging from the dusty scene when they marched to Siyan County before, it seemed that the garrison here had just retreated.

"Hmph! I don't even dare to fight! It's really superfluous to leave an old thief named Lu in this capital! Fortunately, I thought highly of the Lu family and his son before, but I didn't expect that all the soldiers under my command are thieves who are afraid of death! Hahaha! Pass me on

Order! The army will be revised for two days, and two days later it will march directly to the capital!" Hong Murong was fooled, but if he wanted to leave, it was not that simple.

At night, those empty tents were occupied by Hong Murong's soldiers. Why did they need to build ready-made tents? But not long after they moved in, some soldiers discovered that there was a "secret passage" under their tents.

The secret passage is not big, and people can only walk in a bowed posture. The torch must be held in front of the person. There are many bamboo tips in the secret passage. The soldiers who are exploring the secret passage have to clean it all the way before they can pass through. However, few of the soldiers who go down can go back.

Those who came up, even if some people came up, were half-conscious and had no idea what was underneath, so the second and third batches went down and did not come up again.

In fact, there are no mechanisms inside. Those bamboos that are sharpened like barbs are just to delay the time of the first person to go down to explore. There is not much oxygen in the small tunnel, so the first person stretches out the torch and walks all the way to clean the sharp points.

Bamboo, how could there be oxygen in the tunnel?

Fang Zhuan required that the tunnels under each tent should not be staggered or dug through, and they should be long and deep, so he could only dig them diagonally downwards. Each tunnel was about fifty meters long.

It's not a big problem. At most, you won't die if you get pricked by sharp bamboos a few times. But if you insist on using a torch to get down, you're asking for death.

The first person used fire to burn almost all the oxygen, and people's breathing and support were problematic. Then the second and third groups of people, the torches disappeared halfway, and the people still wanted to continue walking to check, they could only die.

under.

The purpose of digging a tunnel in the camp was firstly to collect soil, secondly to find something for Hong Murong's soldiers to do, and thirdly to delay some time and buy more time for General Cui's 100,000 troops to surround Hong Murong.

Zhongzhen had no intention of using the tunnel to kill people, but as a result, those ignorant and meritorious soldiers thought that there would be people hiding down there, or that it would lead to a hiding place for the enemy troops, so they went down without even coming up, only to find out that there was someone there.

problem.

After receiving the report from his subordinates, Hong Murong was furious. He was having sweet dreams at night and captured the capital. Just when he was about to ascend the throne as emperor, he heard such strange things, and his mood was completely different!

Not a single enemy was encountered, and more than 5,000 of his own men committed suicide at night. Hong Murong did not sleep well at night. He was so angry that he threatened to entertain the Lu family and his son well. He ordered 60,000 cavalry to lead the way and fight all the way to the gate of the capital. Waiting for the infantry and

The baggage rushed to the capital, and then they joined forces to attack and captured the capital in one fell swoop.

In this way, General Cui's trap to ambush Hong Murong was considered successful. He pretended to retreat and fled without fighting, making Hong Murong think that the enemy did not dare to fight. This made Hong Murong boldly make the arrangement for the cavalry to advance alone.

To ambush the cavalry, you must first attack the rear, and then gradually eat away at it. If the retreat is cut off, the cavalry will not be able to retreat no matter how much they can run. They will only fall into more ambush circles.

The scene of ambush the cavalry is very bloody, because of the high speed, many traps or sharp blades that appear suddenly are aimed at the horses first.

The horse rope was not only an iron chain, but also had many sharp blades on it. In addition, there were volleys of bows and crossbows on both sides. After the ambush, it was rare to see an unharmed cavalry passing through.

The first one to be ambushed was the last section of the cavalry. They were in a small mountain col called Xiaziling. The cavalry came in from the T-shaped entrance of the col. They chose this place as the first ambush precisely because of the section of road after Xiaziling.

There are hills next to it, and the road will have many twists and turns. When large troops pass through the bends, their speed will slow down. The hills on both sides of the mountain col can be used as cross-shooting points for ambush, and there are also many tripping ropes buried in the mountain col.

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In the first ambush, more than two thousand cavalry were killed here. There was a strong smell of blood in the entire mountain col. After knowing that there was an ambush, the cavalry team was a little hesitant. During the march, they rushed to the roadside to wait for the general's orders, ready to change at any time.

March direction.

It is a pity that cavalry generals rarely lead such a large lineup to fight, especially on small areas without good communications. They are also messengers and sentries on horseback, reporting or sending messages on narrow roads.

, it was necessary to squeeze together with many cavalry, and the speed could not exceed the cavalry team several kilometers long. When General Jian Houguang, the cavalryman, learned that the soldiers behind him were ambushed, General Cui's ambush had already been ambushed four times in succession.

Because they were ambushed, the cavalry at the end of the team became panicked and ran as fast as possible, which caused the cavalry to be crowded together. Moreover, the speed under the crowd was not only not faster, but also much slower. In this way, the number of people who were ambushed

There are more and more of them, and the difficulty of ambushes is getting easier.

After four ambushes, Hong Murong's 60,000 cavalry had been reduced by 15,000.

At night, the cavalry army was resting in a plain area that seemed to be full of fertile fields. The soldiers, who had been working hard all day and were nervous, dismounted their horses to rest in a hurry when they saw the army converging. The horses under their crotches regarded the crops as green grass, and their bodies

There was no one around, and the horses were enjoying food freely in the fields.

Spring has just begun in the capital area of ​​Yuanshui State. The crops in the fields are like young grass. Even if the horses don't eat them, they will be trampled and there will be no harvest.

The stranded cavalry did not know where to go. Their general Jian Houguang had only read military books and was not familiar with the combat environment in front of him. In addition, he had no experience in leading so many cavalry. At this time, he was ambushed again. When he had mixed feelings, a

The soldier hurriedly came to report, "Report to the general, there is a young man outside the military camp asking to see him!"

"Young man? Who is he?" Jian Houguang was now two years old, and any disturbance could make him extremely nervous.

"My subordinates don't know, but that man is just dressed in white, without a horse. He seems to have arrived here on foot. He specifically wants to see you, the general!"

After hearing this, Jian Houguang thought for a while and said, "Send him to come in! He is a young man, and he has nothing to do!"

In a simple large tent, Fang Zhuo, accompanied by four soldiers, saw Jian Houguang, who did not hide his exhaustion at all.

"General! I am a passerby, and I have something to say to the general!" Fang Zhuo entered the door and was ready to get straight to the point. With a straight man who doesn't hide himself, there is no need to beat around the bush.

"Passengers? There are still passers-by when the war is in chaos? And they appear after my army. Do you think this general is a fool?!" He scolded Fang Zhuo sharply, but did not say what he would do to Fang Zhuan. None of the soldiers inside or outside the camp moved.

, continue to stand there quietly.

"If you want to know my identity, you must survive these three days, otherwise, the general will have no chance to know!" Fang Zhuo failed here.

"Hmph! Three days! I, the general, asked someone to do fortune telling in the early years! He is destined to live to be more than ninety years old! To me, three days, can only be regarded as a few days in a lifetime!

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"Oh? In that case, I understand. I wonder when the general will surrender? When will he prepare to surrender to the emperor Lu Quanzhi?"

"You bastard! You little scholar! How dare you slander the reputation of this general!"
To be continued...