Three more waves followed, and the scouts never returned.
Not only them, but also the eleven people sent to Santang Ridge before had no news.
Qi Yong made statistics before and after, and the total number of missing persons totaled 500.
For their more than 40,000 soldiers and horses, five hundred people are not many, but if a few disappear, it is like the other party is picking their eyeballs, gouging them until they are blind, while the other party is secretly
But they kept a close eye on them.
Chen Xihua finally got angry: "We won't send this scout anymore. We will go straight to Hengxiang. I want to see how this witch is doing!!"
The army was getting faster and faster, but just about fifty miles south of Hengxiang, their "blind" group suffered heavy losses.
It was almost dusk, and in the glow of the mountains and plains, they were attacked by six cavalrymen one after another.
These six cavalry did not appear at the same time, nor did they appear on the plains. They only appeared suddenly on narrow mountain roads, dense forests, or when crossing rivers.
The ten-thousand-strong army with its huge tail was helpless against the flexible light cavalry in such road conditions. Soldiers one after another rode up from behind and shouted "Report!"
Chen Xihua was furious, but he had no choice but to fix his eyes on the distant sky and pointed his sword at Hengxiang Mansion: "I will definitely capture Hengxiang and kill them!"
"The general has foresight," Qi Yong raised his fan on horseback, "The other side is at the end of its rope and struggling to the death. For our army, the loss of some soldiers and horses is just an itch."
The sky is getting darker and darker, and the road ahead can no longer be seen clearly.
Qi Yong chose a wilderness with an extremely wide view, and Chen Xihua ordered the entire army to camp here.
"Pah!" Chen Xihua slapped the marching case hard, "It's too much to bully someone! Or give it a good beating and use such a destructive trick!"
Qi Yong's face was solemn, and he shook his feather fan slightly, still thinking about the big tents in Gushan and Santangling.
In addition to Gushan and Santangling, there must be many more empty camps.
It was not a grand plan to make an empty city, it was one trap after another, catching not the person who stepped on the trap, but the scouts who went to check the trap one after another.
This move seems to want them to be blinded, but so what if they are blinded? How much loss can they lose just by these light cavalry who keep harassing them?
And if the opponent really builds a powerful military weapon, why bother with these damaging tricks?
At least, if Qi Yong had an extremely powerful killing weapon in his hand, he would be willing to open the door of his house wide and let the other party come quickly. If he was slow, he would be anxious.
It seems that they have been fooled and the other party is more afraid than them.
The guards brought food, but Chen Xihua, Qi Yong, and the other lieutenants in the tent had little appetite.
A soldier strode over: "General!"
Chen Xihua frowned and looked up.
The soldier knelt down in one step: "The left rear wing is under attack!"
Another soldier came over: "General! Enping camp was attacked!"
Qi Yong immediately stood up: "I ordered the obstacles to be set up. Where are your anti-horse rifles and ground thorns? How can you come and go freely from the other side!"
The soldier said with difficulty: "They didn't come in on horseback."
"That's easy, kill them!" Chen Xihua slapped the table, "The other party is useless without a horse. We have so many people, how can we be afraid of them? Send the order, kill each person's head, and reward him with a hundred silvers!"
"They, they still have horses. They have been running out, and the horses are outside."
"These ungrateful rats!" Chen Xihua was furious.
"Let the staff commander Shi count the casualties immediately!" Qi Yong said, "If the opponent goes out, don't chase them. Set up roadblocks, set up the crossbows, and don't get in the opponent's way!"
"Yes!" the soldier responded.
As soon as he left, more soldiers came running, one after another.
"Is this still over?" Chen Xihua quickly patted the marching case to pieces. "There are so many people, but not one of them can catch the other party?! Dingxin, think of a way!"
Qi Yong frowned, feeling heavy.
When they were harassed like this at first, they had an excuse to comfort themselves, saying that the other side had horses, was more flexible, and had rich experience in fighting on horseback.
But now that the opponent has abandoned their horses and rushed in, they are still beaten like birds, which shows that their combat power is not as good as the opponent at all.
"There is nothing we can do," Qi Yong said, "Let them go, we can only endure."
Chen Xihua stared: "Forbearance?!"
"The eagle flies from the sky and swoops down on the rabbits. What can the rabbits do to the eagle?"
Qi Yong is a very crazy person. Now that these words came out of his mouth, Chen Xihua was speechless.
The heavy horse stopped on Nansi Mountain and looked up at the company camp in the distance.
The garrison of more than 40,000 people was imposing, and even though they were so far away, their braziers and torches were still weaving red flames across the ground.
The soldiers and horses of the Xia Family Army were indeed hateful, constantly harassing the surrounding areas in the dark, but to the entire army, it was indeed like scratching an itch on the sidelines.
Behind Shen Lie, Ping Yuefeng and Xu Li, Dai Yu and Zhai Jinsheng also stopped, and behind them were the silent soldiers.
The endless soldiers are like a sea of black clouds, spreading all the way, thousands of them, silent and solemn in the darkness, like a ferocious beast that can rise at any time.
These are the soldiers and horses Ping Yuefeng and Xu Li recruited from the six major states, a total of 80,000 people. Many of them are recruits, but they are not immature. After being burned by the sea of war, desperate creatures who have had their families and fields destroyed. Even the recruits have eyes. The fire burning inside is also full of hatred and ferocity.
"Master, when shall we take action?" Xu Li asked, "The new recruits also need to practice their skills."
"Ali has her own plan," Shen Lie said calmly, "We don't have to do anything."
"Then, let's just watch?" Ping Yuefeng said.
Zhai Jinsheng looked at him: "Yan Jun is also contributing, and the seniors of Xia Jiajun are taking them to 'hunt' together."
The strong wind swept over the top of the mountains and finally passed by them. The boiling sea of people in the distance was still playing an eagle and rabbit game.
Finally, the eagles seemed to be tired of playing.
For two full hours, no soldiers came to Chen Xihua's camp.
Chen Xihua let out a long breath, while Qi Yong stood outside the camp, with no intention of resting, and kept looking up at the stars in the sky.
"Dingxin," Chen Xihua walked out, "What are you looking at?"
Qi Yong glanced at him without answering, looking back to the sky.
"Dingxin?" Chen Xihua asked.
After a while, they all chanted: "General, this is not good."
"I don't understand astrology, please tell me."
Qi Yong sighed softly and pointed the feather fan towards the north: "General, you can see the age, the brightest one."
Chen Xihua nodded, and before Qi Yong could continue, a sharp "report" broke the tranquility of the night.
The soldiers galloped over, knelt down and shouted: "General! The six raiding teams of the Xia Family Army worked together and took down our Fuyang Camp in one fell swoop!"
Chen Xihua was stunned: "A whole Fuyang Camp?!"
The soldier raised his head with difficulty: "One whole."
