An hour later, a dense sound of horse hooves came from the depths of the canyon, which seemed particularly abrupt and strange in the empty and silent wilderness.
Cheng Chubi, who had been sitting quietly on the ground waiting, suddenly opened his eyes. The horse stallion in his arms stood up, and he stood up with the help of others. He raised his eyes and looked into the distance. The canyon was winding and his sight was blocked. He couldn't see very far, but it did not affect his judgment.
, the guard next to him shouted: "General Cheng, are you here?"
"It's about time," Cheng Chubi said indifferently.
"Drive, drive!"
Soon, the sound of horse beating approached, and a horse rushed through the bend and appeared in everyone's field of vision. It was Duan Zan who rushed over with his men. After approaching, he suddenly reined in the horse and stopped, saying: "General Cheng is so happy, the enemy is coming.
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"Thank you for your hard work, come and rest behind me and prepare to fight." Cheng Chubi said casually, pricking up his ears to listen to the sounds deep in the canyon.
Duan Zan nodded knowingly, signaled his men to rush out of the canyon, spread out on both sides to rest, and came to Cheng Chubi's side, stood side by side, stared into the depths of the canyon and said: "I don't know if I will be fooled. What if I'm not fooled?"
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"The canyon is a place we must pass through. Unless they withdraw their troops and stop fighting, it is impossible not to come. Even if there are doubts, the most we can do is not come in and find a place to camp. Then we will wait until dark to camp." Cheng Chubi said nonchalantly.
"It makes sense, it's just a fight!" Duan Zan agreed. After listening for a while, the sound of horse hooves got closer and closer, and he said in a deep voice: "Here it comes -"
Cheng Chubi looked at the commanding heights in the distance. That was where his confidants were observing the enemy's situation. The flag message they sent out confirmed that the enemy did not enter the canyon directly, but sent a thousand-man troop to open the way, very cautiously.
"Get ready for war." Cheng Chubi had already been mentally prepared and was not in a hurry. The enemy sent in troops one by one and he ate them one by one. It was not bad. As he said this, Cheng Chubi waved his hand.
A regiment left behind rushed forward, drew their bows and arrows, and locked onto the canyon.
Not long after, a thousand cavalry appeared in everyone's sight, their horses galloping at a very fast speed. They were startled when they saw an army waiting in formation at the exit, and they all pulled their horses and tried to stop.
Cheng Chubi's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw this scene. The cavalry relied on speed to kill the enemy, but the incoming man actually pulled the horse to a stop. This fatal mistake must not be missed, and he shouted: "Fire the arrow!"
"Boohoo!"
One after another, the feathered arrows whizzed away, tearing the void apart and making a terrifying scream.
The cavalrymen who rushed up were immediately shot off their horses. They let out heart-piercing screams and turned around to run away.
Duan Zan said with some surprise: "This enemy army did not choose to charge directly to fight at close quarters. Their experience is very average. They are not a new army that has not fought many battles, right?"
"It doesn't matter whether they are new troops or veterans. When they come, don't even think about running away, just kill them." Cheng Chubi moved forward with his big hand, and the archers rushed up quickly, shooting arrows as they walked.
The enemy troops suddenly fell into chaos, abandoned a pile of corpses, and turned around and ran away.
"General Duan!" Cheng Chubi shouted.
"Understood, leave it to us!" Duan Zan responded knowingly, and rushed into the canyon with his own men, chasing them up, and quickly disappeared around the corner.
Cheng Chubi did not lead the troops in pursuit, but shouted: "Go and get out all the enemy's corpses and horses. Don't block the passage. Throw the corpses out of the exit and pile them up to form a wall of flesh to protect against arrows."
"Understood!" The soldiers rushed into the canyon, took out the enemy's corpses, threw them at the exit, and piled them into a wall. They also brought the injured horses over and killed them on the ground.
Not long after, Duan Zan returned with his men, covered in blood and in high spirits. When he came up, he said excitedly: "Kill them all, and no one escapes. They are really new soldiers, and they don't have much fighting ability."
"Should new soldiers be sent for investigation?" Cheng Chubi was a little confused.
"It should be cannon fodder, testing the reality of the canyon. The enemy is very cautious." Duan Zan said with a smile.
"So what if we know it's a trap? If we don't know the specific situation, if we dare to come or we will die, I bet they will send more than two thousand people over." Cheng Chubi smiled nonchalantly.
"Okay, I'll make a bet with you. Whoever loses will be treated to a drink back in Hanzhou."
"good!"
"Hahaha!"
The two looked at each other and smiled in unison, with a strong fighting spirit beating in their eyes.
Not long after, the person responsible for observing the enemy's situation in the distance raised a flag, and the enemy sent people into the canyon again. This time they were infantry, more than 3,000 people. Cheng Chubi said excitedly: "Here we come, 3,000 infantry. You lose."
"It's only three thousand, what are they doing? Isn't this little bit of pie leading to death?" Duan Zan didn't care about winning or losing, he just had a drink, and he couldn't guess the enemy's thoughts.
Cheng Chubi smiled and said: "My uncle once said that this kind of strategy is called adding fuel tactics. Constantly sending troops to test the situation and forming a war of attrition can avoid being blamed by others. As for who consumes the fastest and consumes the most,
It all depends on your own methods, so prepare to fight."
"Since we are infantry, I will charge forward with my men and kill them all in one round." Duan Zan suggested.
"Don't worry, let's take a look first. What if there are archers?" Cheng Chubi said with a smile.
After waiting for a while, a large army came over. The soldiers with swords and shields walked in front, followed by archers. When they got closer, they suddenly stopped and raised their shields. However, the archers drew their bows under the orders of the officers.
"Get out of the way!" Cheng Chubi ordered decisively, leading his troops to run to both sides and get out of the way.
When the enemy saw the enemy hiding, they stopped guarding against arrows, and the sword and shield soldiers advanced. When Cheng Chubi saw the enemy, he was about to walk to the exit of the canyon, and said to Duan Zan, "It's up to you to come."
"I'll just say it." Duan Zan smiled and waved his hand, and the soldiers drew their swords one after another.
"rush ahead!"
With a roar, Duan Zan galloped forward on his horse, followed closely by the soldiers, their swords raised high and shining fiercely.
When the enemy troops came out of the canyon, their field of vision suddenly widened. They instantly spotted the cavalry coming out of the diagonal thrust. They were frightened and raised their shields to prepare for a hard resistance. They shouted something while the archers hurriedly drew their bows.
"boom!"
Duan Zan galloped forward, allowing the horse to knock the enemy away. He chopped hard with the sword in his hand, causing figures to fly around. Blood splashed in the air, looking evil and glamorous.
"kill--"
A roar filled the sky with murderous intent.
The soldiers followed closely behind and killed them with all their strength.
Wherever the enemy infantry could stop them, they were smashed into a mess and chopped to the ground. Duan Zan and his men quickly killed the sword and shield soldiers, rushed to the archers and continued to kill.
The archers only had bows and arrows, not even swords. How could they stop the horses from charging? They turned around and ran away.
Cheng Chubi saw it clearly. Ma Shan pointed forward and shouted: "Archer, shoot!"
"Boohoo!"
One after another, feathered arrows flew past and rushed towards the sword and shield soldiers.
The sword and shield soldiers who were already in disarray couldn't stop them, and a large number fell instantly. The rest quickly raised their shields to block them, without bothering to rescue their own archers. Cheng Chubi wanted this effect, and ordered his men to continue shooting.
Suddenly, a guard rushed up and shouted: "General, look quickly."
Cheng Chubi quickly looked up and saw a signal from the commanding heights in the distance, indicating that ten thousand people were charging into the canyon.
There is a big difference between 10,000 people and 30,000 people. The few people around you will definitely not be able to absorb the 10,000 people. It would be a waste to use an ambush. Once the key ambush is released, what should the enemy do if the remaining 20,000 people come to attack?
It's too late to adjust the tactics, damn the tactics!
Cheng Chubi's face darkened with anger, and he shouted: "Send the order, attack!"