The soldiers rushed up and fired with a flurry of crossbows. They were as dense as rain, forming a deadly net in the sky, instantly trapping a large area and knocking them to the ground.
With the help of his soldiers, Qin Huaidao became more motivated to fight. He chased the enemy generals and killed them with each move. No one could stop him. The enemies around him were so frightened that they retreated to avoid them.
"General!"
Su Dingfang and Qibi Shamen rushed up. Qin Huaidao looked back and saw that Su Dingfang had excellent marksmanship and shot quickly, one shot at a time. Qibi Shamen was different. He leaned down and swept across with a hammer, knocking one person away but knocking down a large group.
, very fierce.
"Kill with me!"
Qin Huaidao roared angrily and chased the other generals. If the enemy wants to fight, fight over there.
"Boohoo!"
The crossbow arrows passed like locusts, leaving a mess wherever they passed. The enemy troops they killed fled in panic. The generals were beheaded by Qin Huaidao countless times. No one stood up to command. They were in chaos. They only regretted that their parents had given birth to a pair of wings.
Soon, the enemy army was defeated and dispersed.
The soldiers chased for a while, and soon a larger military formation appeared in front of them. It was a large area of darkness with no end in sight. Countless archers were waiting with their bows drawn, looking murderous.
Qin Huaidao reined in his horse and shouted: "Stop the pursuit."
It was difficult to defend against the archers. Thousands of people would be killed if they ran into them. The order was passed down and the army stopped.
Qin Huaidao stared at the military formation in front. The banners were fierce and murderous. There were probably 100,000 troops. The information obtained by the scouts was not accurate enough. However, a fight could be regarded as severely damaging the opponent's military power and morale, and also seriously injured the bearded man.
Lei Wu, killed more than a dozen generals and gained blood.
"Retreat slowly to prevent the enemy from killing you, and collect horses along the way to use as dry food. This battle will be fought!" Qin Huaidao warned, his eyes a little solemn.
"Follow the order." Cheng Chuliang responded with clasped fists and commanded the army to retreat slowly.
Su Dingfang was guarding Qin Huaidao and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "General, I have a question that I don't know whether to ask or not."
"What's the problem?" Qin Huaidao turned to look at the other party.
Su Dingfang organized the language and asked in a low voice: "The general just said that this battle will be protracted, but he made a strong move before, forcing the masked man to make a choice. He was only given one choice, forcing him to fight, instead of conceding and taking the opportunity to jump out of the encirclement.
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Seeing that Su Dingfang was good at thinking and grasping the key, Qin Huaidao admired him even more and said with a smile: "Because that person's real purpose is to kill people with a borrowed knife. He wants me and the people from the east to fight so that both sides will lose. He will reap the benefits of the fishermen. As for the promise, it is just a bait.
You just want to deceive this general."
"The general also guessed the same thing, but what the general doesn't understand is why the general didn't take advantage of his plan and jump out of the encirclement?" Su Dingfang asked.
"Firstly, this killing plot is for me. He finally laid out the killing plot and will not allow me to escape. Secondly, if we leave, he will also leave and hide again. This is not a joke.
, which is not good for both the general and the court. Thirdly, the general jumped into the killing situation deliberately to force out the opponent's true purpose. Now he only sees half of it, and he still doesn't know what the one on the east side means. Fourthly, why does the general mean it?
Want to run?"
The voice was cold, exuding a domineering air that looked down on the world.
Su Dingfang was infected by this domineering spirit and couldn't help but get excited. He nodded solemnly and said: "General, you are wise. There is really no need for our army to run away. At worst, they will die. They should be the ones running away."
"That's right, when fighting in battle, what you need is momentum, the courage to do something even though you know it cannot be done, bloody bravery. Only when a general has the courage to fight bloody battles in the world, will the soldiers have the fearless morale and be able to win with less. If you have more, you will be invincible."
"Thank you, General, for your advice." Su Dingfang said gratefully.
Qin Huaidao looked back behind him and said coldly: "Just now, I deliberately used words to force you, and even wrote a threat, just because I didn't want them to run away, because that person would be afraid that his identity would be exposed, so he could only fight to the end and kill me to avoid future troubles." , As a result, the war between the two sides will inevitably be protracted, and our army will make plans early."
"General, I understand, but who is that person? Why are you afraid that your identity will be exposed? Who is in the east? Why doesn't it seem that they are not together?" Su Dingfang asked, expressing his doubts.
"The time is not ripe, so we can't reveal it yet, otherwise you will be killed. Don't ask anymore in the future." Qin Huaidao warned, urging his war horses to move forward.
A former prince and a current prince, their identities are sensitive and special. Unless he is caught, Li Er will never want the third party to know about it. Even if he is caught, Li Er will deal with it quietly to protect the royal face. Who knows he will die.
Qin Huaidao was not afraid of the consequences, but he did not want Su Dingfang to die.
Su Dingfang felt that there was no alienation in Qin Huaidao's words, but some concern. He suddenly realized that the identity of that person was not something he could contact. The more he knew, the faster he would die. He said gratefully: "Thank you, General, for protecting him."
"You are very good at observation and analysis. Lead the troops well and don't worry about anything else."
These words came from the bottom of his heart, and Su Dingfang said gratefully: "I will keep this in mind!"
Returning to the camp, Qin Huaidao saw that there were three small passages in front of the formation. It was difficult to find them until they were in front of them. The army was divided into three groups and passed through the trapped horse pit area. He was very satisfied. After returning to the military tent on the hillside, Qin Huaidao asked Su Dingfang to beat the drum. The general drew a defense map. The garrison dug trenches every fifty meters forward, a total of three trenches. The trenches of each army were connected in series, with traffic trenches in the middle. Adjustments were made based on Tubo's trench tactics to make them more targeted. .
After the generals arrived, Qin Huaidao explained the trench tactics in detail. The soldiers hiding in the outermost trench had no spears to use, so they hid in the trench and shot the horse's belly with a repeating crossbow. The second trench also used the same method to shoot the horse's belly. Lord, the horse is too fast and it is impossible to block all the first ditch.
Of course, there will be people rushing through the two interceptions, but not too many. The third trench is responsible for shooting the fallen and the survivors. There are more people deployed. After the trench, the cavalry is arranged to wait strictly and hunt down those who successfully break through. Enemies, in this case, the trench becomes a death trap with four consecutive kills.
The generals of each army have rich combat experience, and they know everything about it and go back to deploy one after another.
If you don't have tools at your disposal, you use a sword to dig the soil. It takes more time. Compared with death, time is nothing. Soon the army was busy. Even the cavalry of all races came to help. The central army and the pro-army did not move to prevent In case of emergency, a large number of scouts would be sent out to intercept, and no one would be allowed to come forward to pry.
Perhaps it was because the previous battle shocked all parties, or for other reasons, that no one launched another attack.
Qin Huaidao was worried that he had no time to prepare, so he went to the scene to direct the excavation. The soil in the grassland was not hard, so the excavation was not too strenuous, but the workload was too heavy.
It was very dark, and a lot of horse pits were dug, but the trenches were just prototypes. The smell of meat wafted from the position. Someone had stewed the horse meat and grilled a lot of it. They distributed it and distributed it. Everyone was full of food and drink, and their strength was strong.
There was a big increase, so we continued digging under the moonlight.
Under the moonlight, Qin Huaidao stood with his hands folded in front of the Chinese army's tent, staring into the gray distance and meditating. Su Dingfang hurried over, clasped his fists and said: "General, each tribe sent people to leave the camp and go south to find the tribesmen."
"Report!"
A scout rode over and said, "General, there is a man coming from the east to see you."
"East?"
Qin Huaidao couldn't help but look to the east. It was so gray that he couldn't see anything clearly. He was suspicious. To the east were the rebels from the imperial court. Who would come here alone? He shouted: "Bring them here."
"Follow the order!" the scout hurried away.
Not long after, the scout led a man over. The man was wearing an ordinary soldier's armor and carried no weapons, but he was quite young. He had a Chinese character face, a beard, and wide eyes. At first glance, he looked like a rude man.
Qin Huaidao recognized the identity of the person at a glance and was shocked. He really wanted to say hello. When he saw the other person giving him a look, he understood and signaled the scouts to leave. He led the person towards the Chinese army tent and said generally: "Su Dingfang, the pro-army has dispersed."
Open, no one is allowed to come closer than ten meters."
"Follow the order." Su Dingfang also recognized the identity of the person and almost shouted out. When he heard the order, he reacted suddenly and quickly signaled his troops to retreat and left the Chinese military tent. His heart was full of shock.
In the Chinese army tent, Qin Huaidao looked at the visitor and asked, "General Niu, why are you here?"
"I heard that you are going to rebel?" the visitor asked with a gloomy face.