In the distance, the sound of thousands of horses galloping could be faintly heard.
Soon, the roar increased in intensity, like rolling thunder, shaking the wilderness.
Qin Huaidao saw the withered grass trembling next to him and the earth shaking, and knew that Jieli's Ministry had arrived. The speed sounded very urgent. It could be seen that Jieli's Ministry was in a hurry and did not care whether there would be an ambush. He was focused on rushing. He couldn't help but sneered. He had overestimated these things.
The uncivilized barbarians of the steppes.
"Here we come." Fang Yiai shouted in surprise, fighting spirit bursting in his eyes.
Soon, the sound of horse hooves came closer, and a large army rushed down the canyon like crazy. The sound of beating horses kept coming. Thousands of horses galloped, and the sound was so loud that the whole canyon was roaring and reverberating.
A group of cavalry appeared in the field of vision. Seeing that it was the Jieli Department, they were galloping one by one, very eagerly. The long team could not see the end. Soon, a large number of cavalry rushed into the Ghost Crying Valley and roared forward.
, Qin Huaidao was worried that everyone would be nervous and his whereabouts would be exposed, so he quickly said: "Give me the order, everyone should retreat and lie down and hide."
The sound was covered up by the roar of thousands of galloping horses, so there was no need to worry about being exposed.
Someone immediately ran to deliver the order, and the soldiers who were ambushing on the edge of the cliff quickly retreated and lay on the ground waiting for orders.
The leading troops of the Jieli Department quickly ran away and disappeared around the corner. Qin Huaidao was not worried at all. There was an ambush in front of the army. If they came, no one could escape. He carefully observed and saw that the Jieli Department was uninterrupted, like a long line.
The giant python got into the canyon, its momentum was like a rainbow.
"Come on, the more the better." Qin Huaidao was overjoyed.
At this time, Su Dingfang hurried over, lay down next to Qin Huaidao and whispered: "General, for some reason the Jieli Department did not divide its troops, nor did it send scouts to investigate. It rushed on like crazy, and something seemed wrong."
"Perhaps we overestimated their abilities." Qin Huaidao said in a low voice.
Su Dingfang was a little suspicious. If he were to lead the army, he would definitely send a large number of scouts, and they would never rush forward in a swarm without any rules, unless... something came to mind. Su Dingfang quickly said: "Is it possible that King Xi will not allow them to leave? They are worried
If you dare not ignore the safety of the tribe’s elders and children and leave privately, King Xi will send troops to chase him?”
"It's possible, but it has nothing to do with us. If you rebel, you have to be punished."
Su Dingfang nodded and smiled: "Maybe the general is overthinking. They are simply worried about the safety of the tribe and want to return in front of our army. With the large number of troops, they are not afraid of being ambushed."
"What you said makes sense. Send out your troops to conduct reconnaissance, just in case." Qin Huaidao said cautiously. The Jieli Ministry might be stupid, but Li Jiancheng is not stupid. He might take the opportunity to plot against him, so he had to guard against it.
Su Dingfang hurriedly left knowingly.
Jieli's troops were still frantically passing through the canyon below. There were too many troops. The canyon was too narrow and it would take time. Qin Huaidao was not in a hurry and observed patiently while calculating the number of troops passing through.
When about 40,000 troops had passed, Qin Huaidao immediately ordered: "Instruct all the troops to enter combat positions, and wait for my general to take action before launching a full-scale attack."
Someone immediately ran to deliver the order, and the soldiers who were lying on the ground waiting quickly moved, rushed to the edge of the cliff, raised their repeating crossbows, and looked in the direction of Qin Huaidao.
Qin Huaidao stared at the rear of the Jieli cavalry. The sound of running gradually weakened, indicating that there were not many people behind. He waited patiently for a while, and when he saw the last cavalry entering the ambush circle, he shouted: "Hit me!"
"Boohoo!"
The soldiers who had been impatient for a long time took action and fired wildly, shooting down one crossbow bolt after another.
The Jieli cavalrymen who were running wildly never expected that there would be an ambush above the canyon. Why did so many people pass by without taking action? Unfortunately, they were shot by crossbows and fell down, and were trampled to death by random horses. They would never know the promise again.
Seven or eight thousand people and seven or eight thousand repeating crossbows were fired at the same time, shooting wildly at the bottom with thirty crossbow bolts per minute. It was like hail falling and heavy rain pouring down, clearing a large area in an instant.
Qin Huaidao was overjoyed and shouted: "Fang Yiai, take your people and chase them up the cliff."
"Follow the order, brothers, follow me and chase you up." Fang Yiai shouted excitedly.
The soldiers ran along the cliff and continued to shoot at the cavalry below. Too many cavalry were let go, and the cavalry also ran too far, so they had to be chased and killed.
"General, where are we?" Li Yixie asked reluctantly.
"Don't worry." Qin Huaidao responded, looking in the direction he came from.
"Are you worried about King Xi?" Niu Jinda came over and said.
Qin Huaidao nodded: "General Niu, what do you think King Xi will do?"
"The most likely way is to send infantry here and make a surprise attack while we are fighting with the Jieli tribe. After all, it takes time to kill 40,000 to 50,000 people. However, King Xi doesn't know the terrain here. He only needs to hold one position and rely on his company.
The crossbow is enough to kill 40,000 to 50,000 people in Jieli tribe."
"Use the Jieli Ministry as bait, and then suddenly attack from behind when the two sides are fighting? It's a good plan, but it is in line with his usual style." Qin Huaidao sneered.
"Report!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a scout rushed over, sweating profusely, and shouted from a distance: "General, General Su asked me to report. A large number of rebel infantry were found in the front, rushing up the mountain. General Su."
Lead the brothers to fight to the death to stop us. I am afraid that we will not be able to stop you. Please ask for support."
Qin Huaidao's eyes were sharp: "Take fifty thousand people as bait, that's cruel enough. How many people came?"
"Returning to the great Chiang Kai-shek, they are all over the mountains and plains. There are at least 50,000 soldiers. There are more than a thousand pro-army troops who can't stop them."
Qin Huaidao looked at Li Yixie.
Li Yihui nodded in agreement and shouted: "Brothers, follow me!"
Qin Huaidao looked at Niu Jinda: "Is it possible for the government soldiers to fight?"
"What can't you do? It's just a dead ear." Niu Jinda said murderously, clasped his fists and left in a hurry, shouting: "Brothers, the rebels are here, follow me if you are not afraid of death."
"Let's go and kill the rebels." The soldiers shouted one after another and followed Niu Jinda away.
Qin Huaidao made a quick calculation in his mind. Although the rebel infantry was large, they were slow to walk. He occupied the favorable terrain on the hilltop, and had Lian Nu and 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers. In addition, Su Dingfang and Niu Jinda were both experienced veterans. Even if
It cannot be annihilated, and repelling it is not a big problem, but the front is a bit tricky.
Qin Huaidao couldn't help but look at the front of Guiwei Valley. Yuchi Baolin, Qibi Shamen and Shi Yeshan were all powerful generals, with more than 10,000 troops. They only needed to guard the exit of the canyon and block the path of Jieli's tribe with repeated crossbows. However, once the crossbow arrows were fired,
If it is empty, problems may easily occur.
The next moment, Qin Huaidao rushed forward with a team of personal guards to protect him.
Along the way, the canyon was full of Jieli cavalry. The front was blocked and the road was congested. They had no choice but to stop. They were fighting back with their bows and shooting at the soldiers. Qin Huaidao saw that the view below was limited and the arrows fired were not a big threat, but the soldiers
Above the canyon, the view is wide and the ride is very calm.
"Fang Yiai, fight quickly." Qin Huaidao shouted and led a group of guards forward.
There are more and more cavalrymen in the canyon along the way. Because the road ahead is blocked, they are all crowded together. Many people try to climb up the cliff, but there is no way to borrow strength, so they can only try in vain. They can't go back. Fang Yiai leads people on the back road.
It was tightly blocked, noisy, and chaotic.
Qin Huaidao hurried on without caring about the enemies below.
Running all the way, I came to the exit of the canyon unknowingly. I saw that the exit was piled with corpses, both human and on war horses. Many Jieli tribe members dismounted their horses and crawled over, but were shot with an arrow. They were killed on the spot. No one could
Traffic is chaotic.
Outside the exit of the canyon, three large armies formed a siege and blocked the exit.
Qin Huaidao was overjoyed. Although it was wasteful for the army to block the exit, at least it blocked the way. He rushed over and shouted loudly: "Qibi Shamen, lead people up the mountain and shoot the enemies in the canyon. Quick!"
"Follow the order." When Shamen Qibi saw Qin Huaidao rushing towards him, he quickly agreed and dismounted, shouted a few words, and led the team towards a gentle slope and rushed straight to the top of the mountain.
The walls inside the canyon are steep, but the slope outside the exit is gentle, making it easy to climb.
Qin Huaidao did not go down, but stopped at a place with a wide view. He ordered the accompanying soldiers to shoot the enemies climbing in the canyon while observing the battle. The exit of the canyon was about fifty meters wide, but it was filled with corpses, forming a corpse wall to block it.
On the way out, it is difficult for the war horses to rush out directly, so they can only climb out on foot.
Climbing out means slow speed. You don't need too many troops. You can block it by leaving only one army. As long as you move another army to the top of the mountain and shoot them, the pressure on the remaining troops will be greatly reduced and no one can escape.
On the other hand, the space occupied by the enemies in the canyon is too long, and they are trying their best to climb up. Once they succeed, there will be endless troubles.
After finally blocking the big fish in the net, no one can escape.
Thoughts flashed across his mind, Qin Huaidao shouted: "General Shi, bring your people up too, Yuchi Baoqi, hold on."