"I have admired the name of the young master for a long time, but my wife and family are all in Xudu. If I surrender, I will be killed."
Well, the desire to live is very strong.
"Logically speaking, I should kill you, but what you said makes some sense. If I kill you, I won't be able to bear it. I wonder if you are willing to suffer for a few days?"
Ren Jun nodded repeatedly.
Bai Xiaowen sighed: "Give me a rope... no, tie him up with chains and gag his mouth, so as not to ruin our army's affairs."
The wing cavalry complied with the instructions and quickly tied up Ren Jun. Ren Jun's eyes actually shone with joy of surviving the disaster and a look of gratitude to Bai Xiaowen, but because his mouth was blocked, he could not speak.
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Bai Xiaowen asked the soldiers to temporarily remove the gag rag from him. After all, there was no need for an ambush now. At least, he was a talent who wanted to surrender in the future, so he should be given some human rights.
It's not too late to stop him when necessary.
…
Facts have proved that the series of measures taken by Bai Xiaowen after changing his thinking were quite effective.
Most of the fleeing field soldiers did not escape.
Even if some soldiers escape, it will not cause any harm.
Bai Xiaowen originally had no idea that the news of the Hussar's appearance in Xudu could be sealed forever.
As long as the reaction speed of the enemies in the Yingchuan cities is slowed down and their support time is delayed, and the Youzhou army arrives, victory can basically be won.
After cleaning up the Tuntian Health Center, Bai Xiaowen still did not relax his vigilance.
In addition to opening the maximum range of his mental scan and patrolling day and night, Qiao Rui also asked Qiao Rui to release the spirit of the falcon to patrol Yingchuan to check the movements of enemy troops in various cities and see if anyone had heard of the alarm and came to support.
One day later.
"Captain, I used the Falcon Spirit to conduct three reconnaissances in three directions. I saw most of the city in Yingchuan, but there was no movement. There was only a troop of troops and horses in the south, about two thousand people, setting off from Xiangcheng and heading towards Xuzhou quickly.
Everyone is coming, marching very fast!"
When Bai Xiaowen heard Qiao Rui's report, he frowned and said: "What is supposed to come will come eventually. Only a team of troops came in advance, which is not bad. Sister Qiao, from the perspective of a falcon, you can feel the strength of the general who leads the army."
Weak?"
Qiao Rui frowned and said, "To do this, I have to lower the Falcon's flight altitude."
"don't want."
Bai Xiaowen waved his hand and said decisively: "There are many sharpshooters in the Three Kingdoms plane, and many ordinary generals have good archery skills! If the falcon flies low, it is very likely to be shot directly after being discovered by them, and we will temporarily lose important surveillance.
Eye."
If the Falcon Spirit flies back on its own, it can be summoned again in just eight hours.
If you are killed or unable to return during the duration, it will take 24 hours to summon, and the difference is still huge.
Bai Xiaowen asked again about the enemy's marching speed, distance, etc., opened the mountain and river geography map, pulled out the geographical details of Yingchuan County, and started planning.
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Xia Houyuan, the prefect of Yingchuan, was so anxious when he heard Xudu's alarm that he gathered 2,000 men and horses from Xiangcheng and rushed to the rescue first.
Xudu is where the emperor and the prime minister's residence are located. It is the foundation of the Cao Group and must not be missed!
At this time, there were no generals guarding Xudu.
"Where are you?" Xia Houyuan asked the soldiers.
An old soldier said: "Reporting to the Grand Administrator, after crossing the Yingshui River, Yingyang is ahead."
Xia Houyuan nodded slightly, feeling relieved. Yingyang was only a few dozen miles away from Xudu. With the speed at which he led his troops to attack, he could arrive there in half an hour.
According to reports from the remaining soldiers in the field, the enemies that invaded Yingchuan County were only a few hundred cavalry, and they were probably bandits.
It's right to think about it. Yingchuan's defenses are so tight. It's understandable that some bandits occasionally appear. If a large number of enemy troops arrive, they will definitely alert the guards of other cities and gates early, and they will never be touched.
No one knows at the door yet.
This is why Xia Houyuan did not immediately send orders to other cities to gather troops to rescue Xu Du.
In his opinion, hundreds of horse thieves, with his strength and a hundred personal crossbowmen under his command, can't be easily captured? What's more, there are two thousand infantry to help.
Although most of the two thousand infantry were new recruits who had not yet been baptized on the battlefield, their strength was enough.
After crossing the Ying River, Xia Houyuan ordered the entire army to speed up and attack Xudu.
Walking to a valley with lush forests, Xia Houyuan felt slightly nervous.
From his point of view, the terrain of this valley is a bit too dangerous, making it a perfect location for an ambush.
"If the enemy ambushes on both sides of the valley..."
Xia Houyuan shook his head and laughed secretly. He was just a horse thief, how could he have such a plan?
However, to be on the safe side, Xia Houyuan ordered the captain of his soldiers to go into the valley first to investigate.
The captain of the soldiers rode his horse into the valley and came out of the valley not long after: "General! There is not even a soul in the valley."
Xia Houyuan felt relieved, secretly laughed at his own paranoia, and quickly urged his soldiers to speed into the valley.
The further you go, the steeper the terrain in the valley becomes.
Suddenly there was a drum sound, flags were densely covered on both sides of the valley, and arrows shot down!
Xia Houyuan was taken aback and shouted sternly: "The enemy is attacking! The sword and shield men came forward and formed a circular formation to protect the central army!"
After saying that, Xia Houyuan looked angrily at the soldier captain who was exploring the way: "You trash, what use do you have!" He drew his sword and prepared to kill him.
Everyone tried to persuade him.
The captain of the guard rolled off his saddle and dismounted, begging for mercy repeatedly. Xia Houyuan said angrily: "When I defeat the bandits, I will come back to ask for mercy!"
Xia Houyuan's response to the surprise attack was not unpleasant. If the sword and shield hands could form a circular formation, they could withstand the arrow rain from both sides.
However, all the elite soldiers were brought to Guandu by Cao Cao. Most of them here were raw melons and eggs. They were suddenly attacked and did not flee in all directions. Xia Houyuan had already accumulated great power and commanded well! How could he use his arms and fingers like an elite?
The formation is true, but everyone is vying to squeeze in, lest they fall on the outermost edge.
After going back and forth, my own formation was crowded to pieces.
The arrows in the valleys on both sides are even denser, and there are actually rockets mixed in among them!
Even though those cumbersome things can be carried away when traveling with light cavalry, Bai Xiaowen has storage space.
There is also a jade belt with gold patterns to double the storage space!
Bringing some strategic materials such as kerosene and saltpeter is absolutely a no-brainer.
In the middle of winter, the ground is mostly covered with dry grass, which is quickly ignited, and then fireworks rise, leaving no one in sight.
Xia Houyuan drew his sword in his hand and chopped to death three sword and shield wielders who were squeezing indiscriminately. He slightly improved military discipline, and then shouted sternly: "Don't panic! The soldiers are in front, and the others will follow. Rush out of the valley. If you don't get out of the valley,