"Zheng Huaizhong, it seems that Gao Chunnian will not send troops!"
Deng Gui looked towards the west and said with disappointment.
Although they were blocked by hills and could not directly see the battlefield in the north of Gong County, which was more than ten miles away, if thousands of soldiers and horses really left the city and entered the battlefield to fight, the smoke and dust would be raised, and the birds would be frightened.
There will be some traces, which they can see from the north wall of Qingquangou Village, which is more than ten miles away.
Now they see nothing.
Either the person who reported the message was not as fast as he thought, or something happened while sending the message.
Of course, the biggest possibility that Deng Gui could think of was that Zheng Huaizhong, Gao Chunnian and others would stand still.
"..." Xu Huai frowned slightly and looked towards Gong County. The fog had almost dissipated, but there was still a faint mist flowing between the sparse forests, which had not been completely blown away by the cold wind.
An unknown bird flew across the sky like an arrow.
Although Xu Huai was a little disappointed and had thunderous anger in his heart, he couldn't express it because everything was not unexpected.
After seeing through the ambition of the Red Guards and knowing the strength of the Red Guards cavalry, if the Western Army really dared to fight the Red Guards in a bloody battle, even if they exchanged two or three for one, they would kill the 30,000 or 40,000 elite Red Guards.
How dare anyone dare to launch a second southern invasion so easily?
After the Chihu people annexed the Khitan, the territory expanded several times, and the population they controlled was 14 to 5 million, but most of them were newly annexed by the Chihu people. Among them, the Khitan alone was conquered by the Chihu people.
Provided tens of millions of new people.
For the Chihu people, there are still a lot of unstable factors buried in it. For example, Xiao Linshi is still leading the remnants of the Khitan to hibernate in Xishanjing, waiting for the situation to turn around.
The core population actually controlled by the Chihu people at this time, including the Semu tribes that had been surrendered for a long time, is actually quite limited, probably less than two million. From them, they can recruit and rely on the elite of their direct lineage, that is,
Two to three hundred thousand horses.
The Red Husbands could not bear the heavy casualties yet, so they had to surrender their troops and horses to fight so brutally.
On the one hand, this reduces the combat frequency and casualties of their direct soldiers and horses. On the other hand, the surrender troops and horses are continuously consumed in the fierce battles, which reduces the possibility of the surrender forces to resist and break away from the rule of the Chihu people. More importantly,
, so that the few elites who have been eliminated from the weak and retained the strong can be integrated into the direct troops of the Red Hu people in the continuous battles, further strengthening the core power of the Red Hu people.
This is the reason why the Red Husbands will become more cautious once they suffer heavy casualties in a short period of time. In addition, if the generals of the Dai Viet court and the army have a rock-like will to resist, the Red Husbands will be able to capture Hedong and all of Hexi.
It didn't take three to five years to achieve the goal, so how could it be possible to easily capture Bianliang City and kidnap thousands of princes, ministers, and descendants of the clan during the second southern invasion, which was also impossible to prepare fully?
Everything that has happened so far just proves that the tragic and humiliating omen that flashed in my mind is destined to happen; there are no accidents!
Xu Huai did not want to think too much about the doomed tragic future in the near future. He took a deep breath, pointed at the thirty or so cavalry soldiers in front who were trying to rush towards Changgou, and said: "This is a small manpower."
I just want to go to the south of the stronghold and bully the rest of us. Envoy Deng, how about you and I kill them one by one and let Erlang see the style of Deng Wuju?"
"Just you and me?" Although Deng Gui has not given up his martial arts skills in recent years, he has been addicted to the depressing officialdom and has not been active for a long time. When he saw Xu Huai, he invited the two of them to fight against more than thirty red men.
Hu Qingqi was also slightly startled.
Although these soldiers are all lightly armored, have short blades, and ride bows, they are all elite soldiers who can be selected as scouts and scouts.
Furthermore, they took the mountain road to attack the camp on foot. Although they caught a few horses from Qingquangou Village, they were neither good horses nor experienced in handling them, which further tested their horse-controlling skills.
"Why, there are more than 30 lightly armored soldiers and cavalry. Isn't it enough for you and me to join forces?" Xu Huai asked, tilting his head.
Seeing that Gong County had not sent troops to respond, Deng Gui was disappointed and smoldering in his heart. Xu Huai's invitation to fight also made him feel a little afraid. Then these two emotions overlapped and he was called
Xu Huai stared at it. Deng Gui seemed to be carrying a heavy burden, and for a moment he was out of breath.
This also aroused the stubbornness deep in his heart, which was as uncontrollable as thunder. He roared as if to vent: "People say you are the strongest person in Tongbai Mountain, but I am somewhat unconvinced! Bring the horse.
, you and I will kill each other!"
More than thirty enemy cavalry dared to gallop south directly from Changgou. To put it bluntly, they saw that there were no horses here.
It was impossible for Xu Huai not to stop him. He asked the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry to easily go around the south wing of Qingquangou Village to see through their strength. However, if he sent his soldiers to intercept them, as the enemy cavalry gathered more and more, they entered the Changgou bottom dam.
It will be very difficult for the soldiers to withdraw.
Now if they want to delay as much time as possible, it's time for them to show their personal bravery.
By using this to boost morale, the soldiers will not dare to act rashly and will not dare to pursue and intercept them in this dangerous and steep place.
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Cao Shili stood beside the Chi Road, looking at the Qingquan Gou Village five or six hundred steps away with tears in his eyes. Black smoke was rising, and the fire was leaping in the black smoke. The earthen wall across the north wall was as solid as the Tongbai Mountain.
Through the array of rocks, he could still clearly hear the sounds of fighting in the village.
"Ta-ta-ta!" Cao Shili turned around and saw Mo Lihu and Yue Hailou, surrounded by dozens of armored cavalry, rushing over first. He wished he could dig a hole on the spot and bury himself in it.
"What's going on? Which enemy army captured the camp? Why are you so embarrassed?" Mo Lihu stopped his horse, looked at the situation at Qingquan Gou Village, and asked Cao Shili in horror.
At first, the fog was still heavy. Xu Huai attacked Qingquan Gou Village and set fire to create chaos. It was difficult to see clearly from a distance. However, there were scouts and reconnaissance cavalry patrolling along the official road from Hulao Pass to Gongxian County. An incident occurred here.
Mo Lihu and Yue Hailou quickly learned about the movement at Hulao Pass.
They didn't pay much attention at first.
None of the forts west of Qingquangou sent out warning signals. It seemed to them that a small group of enemy soldiers had taken a detour through the mountain path to harass Cao's division.
If this was the case, it would have been left to Cao Shili to handle it on his own. It was impossible for the left and right soldiers to engage in large-scale fighting just for a small group to attack the enemy. It was not until Cao Shili sent his direct descendants to rescue the two wing camps that they realized something was wrong.
However, they did not expect that Cao Shili would be defeated so miserably. Not to mention the fall of Qingquangou Stronghold, only seven to eight hundred remaining soldiers escaped from the stronghold?
How many soldiers and horses did his mother Cao Shili suffer from sneak attacks? How could he not notice in advance that so many soldiers and horses were near Qingquan Gou Village?
So many scouts and sentry posts are all shit eaters?
For the first time, Cao Shili realized that something was wrong, and sent people to the two wings of the camp to ask for help urgently. He didn't know how many ambushes had lurked, and he didn't even see Xu Huai's face clearly; secondly, and for the third time, he sent his direct line soldiers to Chichi.
The two camps were informed of the battle situation, which gave them more information.
He didn't know why Mo Lihu and Yue Hailou missed the second and third messengers. Maybe it was because the situation was too urgent and the information transmission was confusing. But Li Mohu asked him what he wanted to do.
answer?
Cao Shili really wants to cry but has no tears.
When he got up from the tender-skinned little lady in the morning, he had more than 7,000 troops under his command. How many are left now?
They fled from the Beizhai Gate in time and fled to the north of Chidao. They were all like frost beating eggplants. How could they still gather seven or eight hundred people?
Cao Shili had no shame to tell the details. The scouts who rushed to help had already understood the general situation. At this time, they reported to Mo Lihu and Yue Hailou knew about it.
"What? There are less than a thousand enemies who have entered Qingquangou Village at this time? What kind of shit are you eating?"
After Mo Li was suddenly shocked, he flew into a rage, furious, and cursed Cao Shili in the face like thunder,
"Do you still have the nerve to be known as the number one brave general in Shuozhou? Your Cao family has been in charge of Shuozhou for more than ten years, and you still have the nerve to brag and claim that you dare to call Xishan Hu Zhitiao? Kelan was attacked, and all the women and children of your Cao family were slaughtered.
I didn't see you farting. I thought you were careless and lost Jingzhou that time. I went to the king in person to plead guilty, saying that the persecution of you was too much, which made Kelan's defense weak and was taken advantage of by cunning enemies. But now you still fucking dare
Are you saying that Qingquangou Village is empty? How many men and horses do I need to give you to prevent you from being killed by that bastard and running away like a rabbit? You are incompetent in attacking Gong County and defending the camp like a rat. You, you..."
Cao Shili's face turned red, but he couldn't defend himself.
No matter how much he said, he was defeated, and the defeat was so ugly.
"General Yan, I..." Cao Shili said dumbly.
"What am I? Do you still need me to help you retake the camp?" Mo Li suddenly glared and asked.
"General Yan, don't be impatient."
Before sending Cao Shili to attack Gong County, Yue Hailou used a scheming plan. But now seeing Cao Shili's miserable condition, he also concluded that Cao Shili could no longer compete with him for credit, and he inevitably felt sad.
At this time, seeing the furious Mo Lihu trying to force Cao's division to recruit the remaining soldiers to seize Qingquangou Village, Yue Hailou hurriedly dissuaded him,
"Wang Xiaocheng was known as the number one general in the Southern Dynasties during his lifetime. Xu Huai was able to inherit his true heritage, and he had the tendency to outperform others. Not only did we suffer great losses at the hands of General Yan, he
, you have also fought against him, and you should have seen how powerful he is. At this time, we are forcing Cao Junhou to lead his remaining soldiers to fight with him. In addition to increasing that guy's reputation, can there really be any other benefits? Don't be impatient.
, if we suffer another disastrous defeat, it will really be difficult for us to explain ourselves in front of the Third Prince!"
"Xu Huai is strong, but is this the reason why Cao Shili, a bitch like Cao Shili, can't defend Qingquan Gou Village with 7,000 or 8,000 men, and Xu Huai is forced to abandon the stronghold and flee?" Mo Lihu was really angry.
De wanted to ascend to heaven and destroy the earth. He also had a bad look on Yue Hailou and asked him angrily.
"Marquis Cao's crime of losing the stronghold will be dealt with severely later. The key is to clean up the mess in front of us!" Yue Hailou said.
"With more than a thousand enemies, we can't encircle and annihilate them. How can our Zhennan clan and the Prince's family raise their heads in front of the Zhendong clan in the future?" Mo Lihu asked, "Don't leave me idle, hurry up.
Mobilize elite troops to come over and recapture Qingquangou Village together with Cao Shili. Don’t let our Zhennan Sect Prince’s Mansion lose face!”
"General Yan, the gains and losses of Hulao Pass are far more important than Qingquan Gou Village. Shu Hailou would not dare to obey the orders of the Third Prince!" Seeing that Mo Li suddenly became irritable and rash, Yue Hailou could only
Being able to refuse his orders forcefully, he said.
"You..." Mo Li's nose was almost twisted with anger. He raised his riding crop and was about to whip Yue Hailou in the face.
"That Yan Mo Lihu! Stop!" Ten cavalrymen came from the west. When one of the leading Fan generals saw Mo Lihu raising his whip to beat Yue Hailou, he shouted angrily, "Marquis Yue Jun has made great achievements in seizing the pass and offering advice.
The prince has asked Wang Ting to appoint him as the marching deputy of Wanhu and give him a gold medal. How can you whip the general? "
"General Chizha!" Mo Li suddenly stopped the whip he was about to draw, dismounted and saluted the visitor...
