To the north of Anshi Prefecture, there is an unnamed hill.
The official road extends from the open area of the low hills into the distance. There are not dense woods on both sides of the official road. The tree trunks are bare, and there are piles of snow on them. The ground is completely white, and there is no green in sight. Behind the hillside,
Several heads were poking out, warily staring at the official road ahead.
Cheng Chumo was among them. After finding the 10,000 troops who came to support him, he revealed his identity, took out the military orders, and obtained the authority to command the army. He led the troops around, walked along the small road along the coast, and quietly reached the west side of Anshi Prefecture.
, detoured north all night and hid in the woods on both sides of the official road.
When robbing food, he naturally looks for places where the enemy would not think of him. As for whether there is any danger in getting close to Anshi Prefecture, Cheng Chumo doesn't care at all. He is a master who fears neither heaven nor earth. He has been fighting with Qin Huaidao for more than two months, and he is even more courageous.
Already.
A captain said in a low voice: "General Cheng, is it really okay for us to stay here?"
"What problem could there be?" Cheng Chumo asked. Seeing the worried look on the other party's face, he explained: "The Goguryeo army has surrounded Liaodong City, and the troops were sent out suddenly, without giving Liaodong City a chance to react. On the other hand, Goguryeo thought that all the troops would be surrounded.
Everyone is surrounding Liaodong City, and we would never expect that someone would kill them behind them."
"If I don't want to shake the morale of the army, this move is really unbelievable. How could the enemy army not think that someone would rob their food route?" the captain said bluntly, his eyes full of worry.
In the past, Cheng Chumo would have slapped Guangzi in the face, but after talking to Lao Qin Huai, he was influenced by what he saw and heard, and his temper became much calmer. He explained patiently: "Normally, I would be worried about hijacking the food channel, but now is an abnormal period.
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"How?" the other party asked, and other captains also looked over.
Cheng Chumo knew that if he wanted to gain everyone's trust, he had to convince everyone, so he continued to explain: "First of all, the enemy thought that all our troops were surrounded by Liaodong City. Secondly, even if there were reinforcements, they would not arrive so quickly. If they had not arrived in advance
I told you to come here, how can you reach the battlefield so quickly?"
Everyone shook their heads, some reacting.
Cheng Chumo continued: "The enemy could have expected that the imperial court would send troops to hijack the grain road, but he did not expect it to be so soon. This is an opportunity. Thirdly, the enemy troops besieging Liaodong City consume a lot of grain every day. The five cities in the north have no time to take care of themselves, so they can only start from Anshi
The enemy will pay attention to the state's food adjustment, that is, the official road ahead. In a few days, the enemy will pay attention to protecting it, but not in these two days. It is a great opportunity and cannot be missed."
"It makes sense. We just want to create a time difference so that the enemy doesn't know that we have arrived on the battlefield and are near Anshi Prefecture." A captain agreed.
Everyone nodded and their worries disappeared. Cheng Chumo breathed a sigh of relief and asked: "Do you have any questions? If not, go back to your respective posts and prepare for battle. Once the battle starts, there is only one request. Archers rush in front, first
Deal with the enemy archers, and the others cannot fall behind. Rush forward as quickly as possible and make a quick fight. Kill those who retreat."
"Follow the order." Everyone felt Cheng Chumo's strong murderous intention and quickly agreed.
Cheng Chumo had no choice. It was the first time he was leading an army alone, and it was an unfamiliar force. He could only give equal weight to kindness and power, and added: "The army that sends orders has a head full of money, and no one is left alive."
"Thank you, General!" Everyone's eyes lit up and they smiled. Who doesn't like silver?
A general who is willing to work for the welfare of his subordinates is more likely to be recognized by everyone. At this moment, everyone's thoughts changed a little. One of the captains asked: "General Cheng, who will take the lead?"
Taking the lead means attacking first, and it also means killing the most enemies and getting the most silver. When the others heard this, they pricked up their ears and were ready to fight. Cheng Chumo waved his hands to signal everyone not to fight, and said in a deep voice: "There is no main attack, secondary attack, everything is the same."
It’s the main attack. If we work together, it’s up to you how much reward money you can earn.”
Please be more aggressive than others!
"Thank you, General Cheng!" Everyone's eyes lit up, they became excited, and they all went down to deliver the order.
Soon, the order spread, and the eyes of the soldiers changed. Fighting was a matter of duty, and you could make money while doing your duty. Who would think that there was too much money? Suddenly, morale rose sharply.
Not long after, a long team appeared on the official road. It was still far away and could not be seen clearly. Cheng Chumo was overjoyed. Knowing that the enemy's grain team was coming, he quickly warned: "Go down with the order and hide them all. Don't show your head. Don't come out."
Wait until I give the order to move again. If anyone is exposed in advance, he will be killed without mercy."
Orders were passed down from level to level, and no one dared to be careless and treated them sternly.
After waiting for a while, a grain transport convoy came over. It was a hundred large carts. The line was very long. The carts were piled with bags. There were about a thousand people in front of the line to clear the way. There were also about a thousand people in the middle of the line. There were also more people behind the line.
There are about a thousand people, all cavalry.
The escort of three thousand cavalry was already taken very seriously.
Most people didn't dare to move at all, but everyone smiled, their eyes were piercing, and their heads were full of money. There were 10,000 people, and against 3,000 people, it was still a sneak attack. There was no reason why it couldn't be successful. Cheng Chumo also relaxed.
In terms of tone, if a thousand people are dispatched to escort, you need to be cautious. It may be a bait, but three thousand people are different.
Generally speaking, the number of troops sent to hijack the grain road is about three to five thousand, not too many. Too many targets are big and easy to be exposed. Generally speaking, they will not take action when they see three thousand people escorting them. Therefore, if three thousand people escort the grain,
The team cannot be a decoy that will scare away the opponent.
If Liaodong City had not been besieged and the army could not enter the city, Qin Huaidao would not have let all 10,000 people come over.
Seeing the long grain team entering the nearby circle, Cheng Chumo became excited. If he wins, it will be the first achievement of an independent leader. In the future, he will have the opportunity to truly lead the army independently. The hand holding Ma Shan's hand is shaking.
I wish I could rush over right away.
After waiting patiently for a while, I saw that the enemy's vanguard did not send troops into the forest to search, and they walked forward boldly. Everything was as expected. I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone should not do anything about business.
When the captains saw that the enemy troops were really relaxed and were not even afraid of basic reconnaissance, they obviously thought that no one would ambush them. They all laughed excitedly, their confidence greatly increased, and they quickly reassured their troops and hid them, so as not to destroy the opportunity.
After waiting for a while, the long convoy of grain transporters all entered the ambush circle. Cheng Chu smiled silently, with murderous intent in his eyes. He suddenly got up and rushed forward. Everyone followed suit and rushed forward. No one said anything, as if they had emerged from hell.
The god of death, cold and fierce.
As for the war horses, they were worried about being exposed, so they hid further away.
The snow rustled under the feet, and tens of thousands of footsteps gathered together and spread far away. Cheng Chumo knew that he would be exposed in advance, so all he could do was speed up and shorten the distance before being exposed. He couldn't help but speed up a little. The captains
Seeing Cheng Chumo speeding up, he also ordered the troops to speed up, and one by one they spread their legs and rushed forward.
The distance was only five or six hundred meters, so everyone rushed up. The archers were in front, with their bows and arrows ready to shoot. When they reached about two hundred meters, the grain transport team who was on their way heard the movement and looked over. They found that
After the sneak attack, the generals shouted orders.
The grain transport team pulled for a long time and had no time to surround the city with the carriage. The escort team rushed up on horseback and tried to block it. However, it took time for the war horses to accelerate. Before the speed increased, the distance between the two sides shortened to about a hundred meters. The archers drew their bows decisively.
Shoot out the arrow.
A dense rain of arrows fell from the sky, falling on the enemy troops who rushed to block it. Many people screamed and fell off their horses, but they continued to rush forward. The horses picked up speed, but the second round of arrows fell again, and the distance was closer.
Because of this, the accuracy has greatly increased, and more people have fallen off their horses.
Cheng Chumo rushed to the front. Although he was on foot, his speed was not slow. He ran away wildly. He suddenly jumped up high and knocked down an enemy with a horse. He got on his horse, swept left and right, and killed two nearby enemies with a pull.
The horse's head turned around and headed towards the grain team, heading straight for a general.
The soldiers also rushed forward, slashing the horse's legs one after another, or avoiding the frontal charge, rushing up from the side and dragging the man off, killing him with one knife, getting on his horse, and the archers also rushed forward fiercely.
When the enemy general saw tens of thousands of people rushing out and covering the mountains and plains, his face changed drastically. Cheng Chu, who was running towards him, shouted silently: "Who is coming and why are you attacking?"
Unfortunately, the words spoken were in Goguryeo, and Cheng Chumo couldn't understand. He squeezed the horse's legs hard, rushed forward, raised the horse's spear in his hand, and used the horse's speed to thrust fiercely, scaring the other party and quickly blocking with a gun.
The two weapons collided hard, making a dull sound. Cheng Chumo felt that the other's strength was weaker than his own, so Ma Shan went over to him and went straight to the opponent's throat, forcing the opponent to block again quickly, but the strength was not enough and he just missed the target.
Ma Shan stabbed the opponent in the right chest.
"kill--"
Cheng Chumo roared angrily, screamed with both arms, and stabbed with all his strength, piercing the opponent's body. With a flick, the whole person was thrown away and fell to the ground, lifeless on the spot.
With one move, he knocked the enemy general off his horse. Cheng Chumo was full of fighting spirit. He glanced at the battlefield coldly. The soldiers had already rushed up and fought into a group with the enemy. With more and less, and with high morale, he firmly gained the upper hand.
It's just a matter of time to kill this group of enemies. Quickly charge forward on horseback and go straight to a general.
The other party sensed the dangerous aura and turned around to look.
The eyes of the two people collided in the air, filled with murderous intent.
"kill--"
Cheng Chumo shouted loudly, and Ma Shan struck out like a dragon, sweeping across with a terrifying sonic boom. The opponent quickly raised his sword to block, the two weapons collided hard, and a terrifying backlash swept over him. Cheng Chumo felt
The opponent was stronger than the previous enemy general, but he didn't care as his marksmanship suddenly changed.
"call out--"
The next moment, the horse spear came out of the hole like a poisonous snake and headed straight for the opponent's waist. The opponent quickly blocked it again, but Cheng Chumo changed his horse's moves and raised the spear head, heading straight for the opponent's throat.
The enemy general never expected that it was just a feint. He avoided the fatal attack on one side of his body and then struck the sword back at Cheng Chumo. Cheng Chumo was already prepared. Ma Shan blocked the slashing sword with one move and slammed it down.
Unstoppable and sudden.
It was too late for the opponent to block with his sword. He was still moving on the horse. He had no way to jump away and dodge. He could only lower his head, avoid his head, and use his back to withstand the fatal blow. At the critical moment of life and death, this enemy general was also ferocious.
Dafa, fighting for his life, slashed at Cheng Chumo with his broadsword.
The life-for-life strategy is the most terrifying!
Cheng Chumo also used real fire, and suddenly raised his leg to block the path of the big sword. There was a knife tied to the outside of his thigh. He followed Qin Huaidao's example. At this moment, the knife became a shield, and he was hit by the enemy's big knife. He exploded violently.
The force swept over him and he almost fell off his horse.
But almost at the same time, Cheng Chumo hit the enemy general hard on the back with his horse spear. The blade of the horse spear was as sharp as a knife, cutting through the enemy's armor and breaking his spine.
"ah--"
The other party screamed and fell off his horse.
Cheng Chumo took the opportunity to rub his thigh, which was throbbing with pain. Fortunately, he won the bet. When he saw the enemy general struggling to get up, he hit the horse and stabbed the enemy to death with a horse. When he took a moment, he saw that there were not many enemy soldiers left.
On his side, he became more and more courageous as he fought, shouting loudly: "Quick, fight quickly and decide quickly."
After giving the order, the soldiers rose up bravely and accelerated the killing.
Cheng Chumo rested for a while, waited for his legs to recover, and then he rode up and attacked several officers. The battle also ended. All 3,000 enemies were killed, and not even the person responsible for driving the carriage was left behind. The killing was red-eyed.
You don't care about the identity of the other party, just kill him first.
"Give me orders to clean the battlefield, rescue the wounded, and carry food." Cheng Chumo shouted loudly.
"Follow the order!" the captains responded one after another and passed on the order.
Cheng Chumo looked at the battlefield, and suddenly a plan came to his mind. He couldn't help but glance in the direction of Anshi Prefecture. Anshi Prefecture was a small city with at most 10,000 defenders. The Goguryeo army besieged Liaodong City. Half of the troops and horses from Anshi Prefecture would definitely be transferred to add more troops.
The three thousand here, the maximum two thousand in the city.
Even if you have three thousand, you can only break into the city and capture Anshi Prefecture.
Thinking of the benefits of taking Anshi Prefecture, Cheng Chumo became uneasy. He immediately asked all the captains to come over, surrounded the city, and said directly: "Brothers, do you have the confidence to fight with me to win the big one?"
Anshi Prefecture.”
"hiss?"
Everyone took a breath of air and were shocked by Cheng Chumo's audacity, but no one is timid if they are able to serve as a captain. Who doesn't want to gain military glory? Thinking of taking the credit for Anshi Prefecture, not
After calming down, a captain asked: "General Cheng, Anshi Prefecture should not have many defenders. Even three to five thousand people are not afraid. The premise is that they can enter the city. I am afraid it will be difficult to attack the city."
"Yes, the key is how to enter the city. If we can enter, with our strength of three to five thousand people, we are really not afraid. A hard attack requires tools to climb the city. Building these tools takes time, and we don't have craftsmen. It is difficult to do it. Time
Once you grow up, you won’t have a chance." Another captain also said.
"Look for any prisoners who are still alive, and they must be able to communicate. Let a thousand people return to the city disguised as enemy troops, put on enemy equipment, use their flags, get more blood on their bodies, pretend to be defeated, and say that they are defeated.
If there is an attack, if we can cheat to open the city gate, we will attack, if not, forget it, shall we do it?"
"Do it!" When everyone heard this arrangement, they were not in a fight, and they all agreed.
"Quickly find the prisoners. The five of you will lead the troops to change their uniforms. The others will move the food into the woods and hide it. Cover it with snow and pick it up later." Cheng Chu silently nodded to the five captains.
One captain led two hundred troops, and five were exactly one thousand. The captain who was called was overjoyed. This was a great achievement. He hurried to prepare. Those who were not called did not lose heart and took the time to carry the food.
In less than half an hour, all the food was hidden, and a thousand men on war horses, wearing enemy uniforms and flying enemy flags, headed towards Anshi Prefecture. They found a prisoner who could barely communicate with him, and Cheng Chumo was also there.
In the team, the army fell behind and kept a certain distance.
As for the wounded soldiers, they stayed in the woods to guard the trophies.
The troops charged forward in a decadent posture as if they had suffered a defeat. Cheng Chumo was personally in charge. The soldiers seemed to have a backbone. No one was afraid. Instead, they were rubbing their fists and palms, excited.
After running all the way, they arrived near Anshi Prefecture and the team slowed down.
Cheng Chumo looked at the city. The city walls were only twelve or thirteen meters high. The city gates were tightly closed. There were defenders on top of the city, but they were not many in number and they did not look vigilant enough. Perhaps in their eyes, their opponents were already trapped in Liaodong City.
If you can't get out, Anshi Prefecture is very safe.
One of the guards shouted something loudly, but Cheng Chumo couldn't understand it, so he whispered to the prisoner: "You can still live if you be honest, or I'll kill you, do you understand?"
The other party nodded quickly, agreed carefully, and shouted something loudly.
Cheng Chumo was worried that the other party was cheating, so he carefully observed the defenders on the city wall. When he saw that the other party asked the prisoner something incredulously, and then disappeared, there was no sign of the city gate being opened. Cheng Chumo became angry, and fixed his fierce gaze on the prisoner.
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The other party's face changed with fright, and he quickly explained: "According to your explanation...he doesn't believe it...there is nothing we can do."
"It's best to pray that Thaksin will trust you, otherwise you know the consequences." Cheng Chumo said coldly. It would be a pity to miss such a good opportunity. Thinking of Fang Yiai and Li Derjian opening up territory in the north, the ambition in his heart could not be suppressed, and his sharp eyes were dead.
Staring at the city head.
The city gate was closed, and it was eerily quiet.
The defenders at the top of the city looked over curiously. There was no intention of fighting. Cheng Chumo couldn't see clearly. If he had doubts, he would just start a fight. What's the point of not fighting and not opening the city gate? Could it be that he ran to report?
Soon, a middle-aged man appeared on the top of the city, wearing official uniform, and shouted with great momentum: "Which of you is the biggest? Come out and answer."
Cheng Chu silently signaled for the prisoner to come forward, and he followed, ready to take action at any time. He threatened in a low voice: "If you want to survive, be honest. If he asks anything, translate it."
"He asked the biggest official here to come forward and answer the question," the prisoner said quickly.
Cheng Chumo thought about this problem before he came, and whispered: "Except for you who are wearing the armor of the captain, the others are all ordinary soldiers' armor. Just say that you are the biggest here and that you are the captain, and the other generals will be killed."
Already."
"But I'm not the captain." The other party was a little flustered.
"Just pretend to be your captain's name." Cheng Chumo warned. With a higher status as a captain, he must be more famous. It is easy to see through the fake name. Unlike a captain, he has a large number of people and does not have much status, so he is not easy to be remembered.
When the prisoner heard the official on the city asking for his identity, he quickly reported his name as Cheng Chumo told him. The name was real and he was not afraid of checking, but the person was dead. As for whether the name could match the person, it depends on whether the guarding army really
Get to know the team leader who was reported.
If you really want to know it, it is your destiny and you can only give up.
Cheng Chumo carefully observed the middle-aged man on the top of the city. The man was obviously a cautious man. He asked a few questions, but he didn't understand. He looked at the prisoner, who quickly whispered: "He is asking about the situation in the army and verifying his identity."
"Tell it like it is!"
The prisoner nodded and spoke quickly.
Not long after, the middle-aged man disappeared from sight. Cheng Chumo was not sure whether he had gotten through the test. He waited patiently, and his heart became nervous. When he saw the city gate slowly opening, he was immediately ecstatic, and his heart was in his throat, fearing
The enemy closed the door again and whispered: "Don't move, don't draw your sword, just wait."
The soldiers were also very excited. Many of them almost drew their swords, but they quickly restrained themselves after hearing the reminder.
The prisoner looked over and asked nervously: "Do you mean what you say?"
"Of course it counts. There's no point in killing you. You can leave on your own when our army charges." Cheng Chumo explained that he couldn't kill a prisoner who had helped him.
Seeing that Cheng Chumo was not lying to him, the prisoner gave up the idea of warning and waited with peace of mind.
Cheng Chumo didn't know that something bad was going to happen. He stared closely at the open city gate and suppressed his excitement and said: "Brothers, pretend to be decent. Enter the city. Don't touch the knife without an order. Let's go."
Everyone rushed forward, looking defeated, as if they had really suffered a defeat.
When they arrived at the city gate, more than a dozen people came out to question them. Cheng Chumo knew it was almost done and decisively ordered: "Brothers, fight in and seize the city gate."
The next moment, Cheng Chumo suddenly clamped the horse's belly with his legs, rushed forward, and killed one person with his horse's sword. He counterattacked and killed another one. He turned over and dismounted, and with a straight horse's horse's sword, he swept through the entire army and knocked away several people.
, like the god of war possessing him, guarding the gate.
The soldiers also rushed in, slashing at anyone they saw, and instantly cleared away the enemies at the door.
Cheng Chu silently shouted: "Two groups attack the city head, and the others block the front."
There are two hundred people in a regiment, with a school captain.
When the five captains heard Cheng Chumo's order, they acted quickly. Two groups of men and horses rushed towards the city. The city was narrow and there were many people useless. However, if they were not cleared, the enemy would be able to shoot arrows at the city. Others rushed up quickly.
Standing ready, Cheng Chumo grabbed a soldier and told him, "Go back and pass the order so that the army can come quickly."
"Follow the order!" The other party pulled the horse's head and rushed out of the city.
Although the army was following behind, it was still safe to push them. It was a pity that they finally opened the city gate by cheating.
Cheng Chumo strode forward and came to the front of the three groups of men and horses blocking the street. He was holding a horse spear and looking majestic. He was excited in his heart. The fruits of victory were in sight and he could not afford to lose them. He shouted: "Soldiers, the city is open. Can you take it?"
Let's see if we can hold on until the army arrives, and we will fight to the death for the Tang Dynasty."
"Fight to the death!" the soldiers shouted in unison, and their morale was instantly ignited.
On the street, when the people in the city saw the suddenly attacking army, they shouted in fright, panicked, and turned around and ran away. Soon, the spacious streets were deserted, and even the shops had their doors and windows closed, no matter what was exposed.
A cold murderous intent broke out instantly.
The defenders on the top of the city were also caught off guard and retreated one after another. The soldiers did not pursue and kill them, but built defenses on the spot, with bows and arrows ready, and they were waiting sternly.
Everything is focused on guarding the city gate.
Soon, a dense sound of footsteps came, accompanied by the sound of the friction of armor.
Immediately afterwards, an army rushed over, but the street was so wide that there were too many people to move forward. Cheng Chu stood up quietly, majestic and heroic, and shouted: "Brothers, a head is worth money. It depends on you how much you can earn."
That’s right, kill——”
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
Everyone was ecstatic, roaring in unison, and their eyes instantly turned red.