After Jia Xu heard Gao Fei's words, a faint smile appeared on his face, he nodded gently, and said softly: "Just in case, this is the only way."
Gao Fei turned his face and shouted to the ordering soldier behind him: "Send the order, and the whole army will move forward in a detour!"
The messenger immediately conveyed the order given by Gao Fei. All seven thousand soldiers in the army followed Gao Fei and began to bypass the official road and slowly walk forward through the dense forest on the edge of the official road. Even Gao Fei himself
They all led the black colt and walked forward.
About half an hour later, the troops led by Gao Fei had passed through Shangmaling where Zhang He was ambushing, and went around to the dense forests on both sides of the entrance to Shangmaling to hide.
Shangmaling is a long and narrow hill fifty miles south of Gaoguli City. The official road passes through the depression in the middle of the hill. There are highlands on both sides. There are large dense forests on the highlands, making it an excellent place for an ambush.
"The whole army should be careful to hide. No one is going to launch an attack without my order!" Gao Fei led all 7,000 soldiers in ambush in a secret place about a kilometer away from Shangmaling, and shouted loudly to the ambush soldiers.
arrive.
As soon as the voice fell, all the soldiers were seen wearing the straw hats they had prepared in advance on their heads, or covering them with shrubs and the like in order to hide themselves.
For a time, the dense forest became more lush and green, showing the vitality of green in this early spring season.
Jia Xu turned to look at the soldiers behind him, with a smile on his lips. Now he finally understood why Gao Fei asked the soldiers to pull down branches, vines and other plants along the way to weave them together. He and Gao Fei were close to each other.
Then he immediately shouted: "My lord, this method is really effective. It makes people hide very quietly."
Gao Fei smiled and said nothing. After everything was done, there were 17,000 horse and infantry ambushed on both sides of the official road to Shangmaling. If Zhao Yun's 10,000 cavalry were added to lure the enemy,
Then there would be a full 27,000 troops going into battle here. With such a heavy force setting up an ambush, no one would be able to escape. Just in case, Gao Fei even led the soldiers who were waiting for news at the back.
When we arrived at the entrance to Shangmaling, we wanted to cut off Su Zheng's return route.
The terrain of Shangmaling is relatively complex, with continuous hills, and the official road passes through it for about five miles. It will definitely not be a problem to hide 17,000 troops here.
At the southernmost end of Shangma Ridge, Zhang He was waiting there with his 3,000 cavalry. He ambushed 7,000 infantry on both sides of the official road. He was waiting here for Zhao Yun's troops to return. As long as he succeeded in luring the enemy, both sides of the official road would be defeated.
The high post on the side will react immediately.
After waiting for a long time, the chaotic sound of horse hoofbeats came from the official road. Hua Xiong and Pang De took the lead in galloping over with three thousand cavalry, and galloped to Zhang He's position in one breath.
When Zhang He saw Hua Xiong and Pang De return, he hurriedly asked: "How is it? Did it succeed?"
Hua Xiong smiled and said: "That's needless to say? Mr. Zhao personally goes out and there is nothing that can't be done. We came back in advance to ambush. General Zhang, Pang De and I will divide our troops into two groups and go back to Gaoguli from here.
Below the city, Mr. Zhao has ordered us to select three thousand soldiers who are good at archery to assist General Taishi in attacking the city of Goguli. General Zhang, we still have missions to do, so we will leave first!"
As soon as he finished speaking, before Zhang He could reply, he saw Hua Xiong and Pang De each leading 1,500 cavalry scattered on both sides of the official road, galloping towards the east and west side roads.
"My lord has obviously left the siege to Taishi Ci, so why does Zhao Yun want to interfere? Is it because they are both members of the Feiyu Army?" Zhang He looked at Hua Xiong and Pang De as they left.
Back view, I thought slowly in my mind.
There was no time to think about it, but Chu Yan, Zhou Cang, Yu Du, and Bian Xilu came back with six thousand cavalry. As soon as they came back, they immediately dispersed around Zhang He, filling the open space on both sides of the road.
"Isn't it here yet?" Zhang He was a little impatient with the waiting and asked hurriedly.
Zhou Cang replied: "Come on. Mr. Zhao fought and retreated along the way in order to lure the enemy. This convinced the enemy. General Zhang will wait patiently and he will arrive soon."
Zhang He nodded and said nothing.
After a while, Zhao Yun and six to seven hundred cavalry galloped in from the entrance of Shangmaling, followed by Su Zheng's army. Soldiers continued to emerge from the mud mist rising on the official road.
Su Zheng led his army to pursue him to the entrance of Shangmaling. He saw Zhao Yun leading the remaining soldiers into Shangmaling in the distance. He looked around the terrain on the left and right and immediately ordered: "Stop!"
Su Zheng's army stopped for a while, and he carefully observed the surrounding situation and said to himself: "The terrain here is very complicated. The cavalry led by Zhao Yun only focused on escaping. Unlike the previous two Lianke two
The army in the county is very different. If the enemy sets an ambush here, if I go in rashly, I'm afraid my entire army will be wiped out. Is this a trick by the enemy to lure them?"
Before he had time to think about it, Su Zheng saw Zhao Yun turning back with hundreds of remaining soldiers to fight. He hurriedly said to the archers around him: "Fire arrows, don't let them get close!"
A barrage of arrows missed, and Zhao Yun had no choice but to retreat his army and shouted to Su Zheng: "Prefect Su, you have been chasing me for so many miles. My brothers are also afraid of the prefect's army. I
In order to cover the retreat of my troops, I can only choose to cut off the rear. But I have set up an ambush here. If the prefect dares to rush in easily, I will have no choice but to shoot you all. However, I have always been kind, so why not do this?
Well, let’s stop here..."
Su Zheng looked at the surrounding environment. He knew the terrain very well. He was suspicious, so he didn't dare to rush in easily. His brows also wrinkled. But when he heard Zhao Yun's words, he relaxed his brows.
, laughed loudly.
There was still a thousand meters away from the entrance. Gao Fei and Jia Xu watched Su Zheng's actions closely. When they saw Su Zheng stopped there, they both felt a sense of loss in their hearts.
Just as Su Zheng's laughter dissipated, he raised the spear in his hand and said loudly to Zhao Yun: "What a bluffing strategy. He is worthy of being the number one general under Gao Fei. However, this kind of trick can
You can deceive others, but you can't deceive me. If there is really an ambush, you will never tell it."
Zhao Yun pretended to be surprised and said: "I didn't expect you to see through it, but I hope you will consider the proposal I just made."
Su Zheng laughed and said: "It's a joke, I never compromise with anyone. Zhao Yun, I fought you very well along the way, but if you want me to stop here, that is absolutely impossible. I want to work hard to catch up with you."
At the same time, we captured Hou City back. The entire army obeyed the order, rushed over, and annihilated these enemies in one go."
Zhao Yun turned the horse's head and ran inside. Su Zheng, who was following him, gave an order, and saw all the soldiers he led running after Zhao Yun.
Gao Fei, who was hiding in the dense forest, saw this scene and immediately shouted in his heart: "It's great. Zhao Yun has successfully led Su Zheng into the ambush area. Judging from the soldiers Su Zheng led this time, it is not
There are many, and they have become relatively tired from chasing Zhao Yun and others, so for this ambush, it is quite good."
After hearing this, Jia Xu smiled and said: "My lord, Zhao Zilong does have the ability to command a large army. In the past two days, he used cavalry to attack two counties. Such rapid attacks made it difficult for people to defend themselves. It seems that his combat ability in commanding cavalry is very outstanding.
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Gao Fei did not express any opinions, but he knew Zhao Yun very well. Regardless of his excellent military force, he would demonstrate his due strength when commanding the army in battle.
At this moment, Su Zheng's troops had completely entered the Shangmaling area. Immediately afterwards, Gao Fei and others heard screams.
"Right now, everyone rush out and block the entrance. No one can be let go." Gao Fei hurriedly ordered.
The moment the order was given, first the soldiers on the left where Gao Fei was were rushed out, and then the soldiers on the right also rushed out. Seven thousand infantrymen blocked the entrance on the official road.
Shangmaling has become a hell on earth. Many archers suddenly appeared on the high hills on both sides of the official road. The archers were condescending and kept shooting at the official road, shooting down a large number of enemies. Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yun led his troops.
Fighting back, Zhang He followed closely behind, followed by Zhou Cang, Chu Yan and others.
Su Zheng's army fell into chaos because they were ambushed. Su Zheng was also stabbed to death by Zhao Yun, who rushed in first. The leaderless soldiers seemed even more frightened. At this moment, all the ambush troops poured out from all directions, giving them a
The 7,000-man infantry force brought out by Su Zheng was severely damaged.
The fighting here is still going on, and the battle under Gaoguli City has been going on for a long time. Taishi Ci led three thousand horse archers and suddenly rushed to the north gate. Since they were all Han troops, they all looked the same in uniform, so
The soldiers in the city mistakenly thought that reinforcements were coming.
Taishi Ci simply wanted to open the city gate in the name of reinforcements, but he didn't expect that before the city gate was opened, the city defenders discovered the clue. He shouted loudly, and the horse archers near the city gate shot arrows together.
With arrows, most of the soldiers on the tower were shot to death, and those who survived hid and did not dare to show their heads.
"Okay! Come with me and go to the west gate!" Seeing that Taishi Ci suppressed the soldiers guarding the north gate, he did not hesitate to fight and led the soldiers directly towards the west gate.
Immediately afterwards, Taishi Ci used the same method to lead three thousand horse archers to shoot arrows at the city tower and wander between the four city gates, so that the soldiers guarding the four city gates did not dare to leave without authorization.
After circling the city twice, the soldiers guarding the city showed obvious signs of fear.
Taishi Ci saw the opportunity and once again led his soldiers to the north gate, shouting to the soldiers on the tower: "If you don't want to die, open the city gate quickly, otherwise, my lord's army will arrive, and none of you will survive!"