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Facts soon proved that Lin Hu's guess was correct. When long queues of torches drove out from the mountain col and headed straight for the official road to the mountains, they confirmed the fact that the Jurchens were withdrawing their troops overnight.
Lin Hu was a little panicked and at the same time a little ecstatic. Before that, Lin Hu even doubted that he would not be able to wait until the moment when he led his troops to intercept the Jurchens, because two days had passed and the reinforcements should be arriving soon. By the time the reinforcements arrived,
If the Jurchens were still attacking the mountains at that time, wouldn't it mean that they had suffered in vain for several days in the mountains. Although it was best not to fight, I still had some small regrets in my heart. Now that the other party is about to evacuate, finally
It was the turn of himself and his thousand brothers to come in handy.
Surprisingly, the opponent withdrew their troops overnight, which was indeed beyond Lin Hu's previous expectations. Although the battle during the day was fierce, the Jurchen soldiers and horses were not at a point where they were unable to fight. They withdrew their troops overnight. They must have been timid, or perhaps
I smelled something. But that's not important. In the past two days, Lin Hu and the others were not hiding on the hillside and sleeping. They were already prepared.
"Brothers, it's time for us to show off. The Jurchens want to run away, how can we allow them to escape? Brothers, what is our mission?" Lin Hu shouted in a deep voice.
"Block them, trap them here, and make it impossible for them to escape." All the soldiers shouted in unison.
"That's right! Everything is up to us now. We cannot let a Jurchen soldier escape. Take action immediately, get to your posts, and obey my orders." Lin Hu shouted loudly.
"Follow General Lin's order!" all the soldiers responded in unison.
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There was a lot of noise and chaos in the Jurchen camp. The army began to leave in the middle of the night. It was not a secret escape, but just because since they had decided to withdraw their troops, Yalu did not want to waste any more time to avoid a long night and many dreams.
The Luoyan Army at the Fangcheng Mountain pass and on the hillside did not dare to block the evacuation of their own army. This was the consensus reached by Yalu Buhua and Ali Bai. If they dared to be stunned and rush down to attack while their army was about to start, then
But they just played into the hands of Yalu Buhua. The opponent's geographical location was their biggest advantage. The Jurchens dreamed of having a head-on field battle with them. If they dared to come down and stop them, wouldn't it be exactly what the Jurchen army wanted. As expected.
The other party won't be that stupid.
Because of this, the withdrawal of troops this time was an open and aboveboard move. The torches were waving, and the soldiers and horses set out. Long queues of cavalry holding torches headed towards the entrance of the official road on the northeastern hill. Although the morale of the soldiers and horses was low, they
But it is also busy but not chaotic, and quite orderly.
Yarubuhua and Alibai rode their horses and stood on the low slope in front of the camp, watching the soldiers and horses slowly evacuate. Yarubuhua sighed softly. There was quite a bit of helplessness and regret in this sigh, and also
With some relief.
"Brother Yalu Buhua, don't be unhappy. At least we can bring out more than 50,000 soldiers and horses alive, which is a great achievement. As for the humiliation we have suffered in the past two days, we can always get back on our feet.
Victory and defeat are common matters in military affairs, so there is no need to be unhappy about the setback here." Ali Bai said in a deep voice.
Yalu Buhua nodded and said, "What Brother Alibai said is true.
But having said that, I always feel a little uncomfortable in my heart. But you don't need to explain it to me, it's just uncomfortable. I will solve it myself. Let's just focus on withdrawing troops, and don't make any mistakes.
My only thought now is to safely bring our more than 50,000 soldiers and horses back to the big leader."
Ali Bai smiled and said: "Okay, brother, I will personally supervise and direct you, don't worry."
"Okay, thank you brother." Yalu Buhua nodded and Ali Bai urged his horse down the slope and disappeared among the long queue of torches.
Half an hour later, the retreating Jurchen cavalry vanguard troops had penetrated three or four miles into the official road on the hill. In the entire mountainous area crisscrossed by peaks, a fire dragon with bright torches was winding around the official road between the peaks. The scene was
It's very spectacular. This is only half of the Jurchen soldiers and horses, and the other half of the soldiers and horses are crowded at the entrance of the official road and slowly advancing. However, as expected, the Luoyan Army did not come from the Fangcheng Mountain pass and the hillside.
When they came down to attack, there were only a few sporadic scouts poking their heads in the darkness, not daring to get too close. They didn't dare to fight head-on, and could only watch the Jurchen troops retreat.
The forward cavalry was still led by Battelle. Battelle had suffered a lot in the two days of fighting. He was fed up with it and was extremely depressed. He also lost nearly half of his soldiers, and he was holding his breath and wanted revenge. As a result, the general said
It was really annoying to have to evacuate. Therefore, when he led the forward troops to evacuate, Battelle was dejected and in a very bad mood. As one of the top ten warriors in the Jurchen Tribe Tournament, Battelle felt that this time was the biggest event in his life.
It's a shame. After returning to the army, he will definitely be laughed at by others. Battelle has already thought about it. If anyone dares to laugh at him about this matter, he will make an appointment with him to fight. This is a kind of Jurchen tribe.
Traditionally, you can kill your opponent who mocks and insults you through gladiatorial combat, but you need the permission of the big leader.
The speed of the soldiers and horses in front slowed down. The team was originally moving slowly, but now it was even more crowded with the horses' heads touching their buttocks.
"What's going on? Why are you walking so slowly? Go faster! What are you waiting for?" Battelle asked angrily.
Someone soon reported: "Reporting to General Battle, there is a curve in front, the official road is narrow, and there is a steep slope next to it. Brothers can't get up quickly, so they can only walk slowly."
Battle cursed repeatedly and rode forward. The soldiers in front moved out of the way to let Battle go forward. Battle advanced hundreds of steps and arrived at the bend halfway up the mountain. Indeed, this is an official road.
The most dangerous part is a big bend that surrounds the hillside beside you. On one side is the hillside, and on the other side is the dark slope below. The twenty-step-wide official road is not originally narrow, but because of this terrain, it appears
Extremely narrow.
Battelle frowned and turned to look at the hillside on the left. The sky was filled with stars, and the vegetation and rocks on the hillside were reflected in it. The darkness felt a bit dangerous. Battelle felt a little scared. The official road here was indeed very steep and the official road was tight.
If there were an ambush on the adjacent hillside, it would be really troublesome. Battle thought so, but he soon scolded himself for being careless. How could there be an ambush here? When did he become so cowardly?
?Could it be said that these two days of fighting have made me become
Are you being cowardly?
Battle thought angrily and was about to turn around to order the soldiers and horses behind him not to move forward in a hurry and to restrain the horses. Once this kind of terrain frightens the horses, it will cause a chaotic situation, so you have to be very careful to pass. When he turned his head,
Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I seemed to see a few firelights flickering in the darkness somewhere above the hillside. Although it was only a short moment, it was very conspicuous in the dark night.
Battle was startled and squinted his eyes to take a closer look. But the fire disappeared again. Battle thought he was dazzled, but soon, he saw a dozen blue flames with sparks facing directly above the hillside.
It flickered at a certain position on the curve. The blue flame was extremely bright, and sparks were sparking. Many soldiers noticed something strange, and invariably looked at the location where the sparks were flickering above the hillside.
Battle was shocked at first, but at the next moment, his heart suddenly sank, and he suddenly realized what the sparks were.
"There is an ambush, retreat quickly!" Battelle suddenly let out a hoarse and frightened cry. His voice was already loud, and this sudden cry was like thunder, making everyone tremble in shock.
But then the loud noise that erupted on the hillside was ten thousand times louder than Battle's voice. Then dozens of deafening explosions were heard, like "boom, boom, boom, boom," and the hillside was filled with flames and mud and rocks rising into the sky. On the slope,
When the Jurchen soldiers and horses were still in a state of astonishment, there was a roar, a roar, and rocks falling like rain, mud, and dust like a tide, pouring down from the hillside and rushing towards them.
There was no reaction time at all, it all happened too suddenly. Lin Hu had already selected several suitable locations on the hillside and made preparations for excavation and loosening. When the opponent's former cavalry passed through the bend, he used the
The grenade exploded the rocks and soil on the slope to block and bury the road. This was one of Lin Hu's methods to intercept the enemy. This method completely worked.
These mountains are all small hills with few human traces. The Funiu Mountain area often has extreme weather with heavy snow and heavy rain. The mud and rocks on the slopes here are actually in an unstable state. If there are crowds gathering, the slopes will
Cattle and sheep often trample on it, so it may have collapsed long ago. But it maintains its original stable state. Once it is pushed by a huge external force, a collapse and landslide will occur. The explosive force of the grenade destroys this balance, and rocks roll on the hillside.
Under the mud and sand, a small landslide occurred. This was exactly the result Lin Hu expected.
Mud and rocks rushed down, blocking the official road on the mountainside for nearly sixty or seventy steps in a very short period of time. Naturally, all the soldiers and horses that were slowly crawling along this distance were buried alive, and the soldiers on both sides were buried alive.
The horses were also affected, stones flew down like rain, and they were in chaos. The smoke obscured everything, and a large number of soldiers and horses were swallowed up by the smoke. They became blind in the mud and dust, and they were coughing and shouting.
In the chaos, hundreds of war horses were frightened and ran around wildly. Most of them accidentally ran into the slope below the official road and fell to pieces with broken bones.
When the mountain wind blew away the smoke and dust, the panic-stricken Jurchen soldiers suddenly discovered that the official road had been piled up into a hill with mud and rocks, and the road ahead was completely cut off. The next moment, the rapid buzzing of bowstrings was heard from the top of the hillside. It was dark.
Among them, countless arrows were shot down from high above.
