Chapter five hundred and fifty seventh killing intent
Cao Xiaoda knew very well why these generals had such strong opinions. He Lou Ziqian's hasty dispatch of troops finally led to such a result, and even he had to step into Li Xingchen's trap. Cao Xiaoda himself did not have any objections.
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It's just that now that he is in a high position, commanding the entire army, there are some things he cannot say, and he cannot allow his subordinates to say them.
Now that they have been stopped, Cao Xiaoda is already riding a tiger, and this battle has to be fought.
"Collect the left and right wings, and scouts will go to search these two mountains. The other left wing and right wing will each send two hundred people to follow up behind the scouts. If you encounter enemies, retreat first and there is no need to attack forcefully." Cao Xiaoda said solemnly.
Since there is a fight, there must be a plan. Although he knows that Li Xingchen has many tricks, Cao Xiaoda also believes that as his upright formation slowly presses forward, there will naturally be fewer opportunities to take advantage of. He does not expect to be able to defeat Li Xingchen or
Catch, as long as He Lou Zigan can be rescued, the goal will be achieved.
Because there is really no need to quarrel with Li Xinchen in the deep mountains. This is the home court of Li Xinchen and the Ba people. The Northern Zhou army cannot take advantage. He Lou Ziqian is a living example.
Cao Xiaoda wanted to walk into this trap and then come out of the trap safely.
The army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty spread out along the mountain road, with swordsmen, shieldmen, crossbowmen and spearmen striding forward in a neat array. Cao Xiaoda learned the lesson of He Louziqian before and made up his mind that no matter how much the enemy provoked him, he would never
Actively pursue.
"General, isn't this too frustrating?!" a close aide said with some dissatisfaction.
Although Cao Xiaoda has always been steady, these close followers who have been with him for a long time have never seen Cao Xiaoda so steady.
Cao Xiaoda did not answer the question directly. He just squinted his eyes slightly and felt a gust of mountain breeze blowing in his face, bringing with it a chill.
"The murderous intention in this wind is a bit stronger." Cao Xiaoda said suddenly, and then walked quickly down the mountain regardless of Monk Zhang Er's clueless confidants.
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"I'm afraid this Cao Xiaoda is not a tortoise!" Xiao Shilian gritted his teeth, but he was helpless to the Northern Zhou army that was slowly advancing in front of him.
He asked himself that he was not as good as Li Xingchen, who could find the enemy's key points and vital points at a glance. However, he had been staying in this mountain forest for a long time. Xiao Shilian asked himself that he knew a lot about this "mountain combat", but looking at
The Northern Zhou army formation in front of him made him feel a deep sense of powerlessness.
There was no other reason. Cao Xiaoda's formation was too straight. The left and right wings almost shrank to the side of the central army. The entire formation moved forward without any flaws. Although the advancement speed was not fast, at least now Xiao Shilian could only
You can stare, but you can't make a move.
"General, we are getting closer and closer, should we leave too?" A small leader of the Ba people whispered. Of course, in terms of Nan Chen's official title, this is a general. But he later joined Li Xingchen.
The various departments of the Ba people have not yet had time to reorganize, so their positions are still the same as before.
According to Li Xingchen's instructions, their main task in Liushugou is to detect the enemy's movements. Li Xingchen's trap has not yet been laid out in Liushugou. After all, compared to the valleys and dense forests continuing to the north, the terrain here in Liushugou is still
It's a bit more open. Li Xingchen doesn't have enough manpower, so of course he won't do these futile tasks. Presumably, even setting traps in such an open place will have no effect.
Of course, Xiao Shilian still wanted to find an opportunity to compete with Cao Xiaoda, at least to test this guy's abilities, but it was obvious that Cao Xiaoda did not give him a chance to take advantage of him.
"General, if we don't leave, I'm afraid we will be discovered if we move again." The voice of the little leader of the Ba people was already a little nervous. After all, they only have thirty or forty people in total. How can they really deal with thousands of enemies?
Xiao Shilian gritted his teeth and snorted: "Withdraw!"
Cao Xiaoda is really cheap.
Most of them were hidden in the surrounding big trees and bushes. The moonlight shone through the branches on the ground in various colors, while Xiao Shilian and others walked carefully between the big trees, trying not to make any noise.
After all, the enemy was not far behind them, and they couldn't hope that the Northern Zhou scouts who opened the way didn't have good ears. The feeling of being chased by thousands of people was not a good one, and Xiao Shilian didn't want to try it easily.
"Who?" Even so, a Northern Zhou scout who was walking in front looked over alertly, but in the moonlight there were only tree branches swaying gently in the evening wind. What was wrong?
"You must have made a mistake." Another companion said disapprovingly, "Although the Naba people are as cunning as mountain monkeys, they don't have the courage to touch us."
The old Northern Zhou scout frowned: "I hope so, maybe it's just a creature in this mountain... But since I came here, I always feel a little flustered."
Several young companions looked over in surprise. This old scout had been on the battlefield for many years, and his rich experience and accurate sense of smell could make him feel that something was wrong. Then I am afraid that this situation is really not right.
Of course, Cao Xiaoda didn't know that there were enemy scouts less than twenty feet away from his forward, and that the leaders of these scouts were preparing to compete with him. At this time, he was worried about the foggy battle situation in front of him.
The entire Liushugou easily fell into Cao Xiaoda's control - mainly because Li Xingchen did not arrange any other troops at all, and obviously had no intention of defending Liushugou, even though Liushugou was considered an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place.
But moving forward from Liushugou, there was no news from the scouts sent out before. At first, Cao Xiaoda only thought that the road was difficult or the scouts hadn't discovered anything yet, but as time went by, he understood that these scouts might have been vicious.
A lot of good luck.
Everything within Liushugou was under control, but there was no news outside Liushugou. Even Cao Xiaoda, who had experienced many battles, was heartbroken by this situation.
Or to put it another way, this battle was too useless!
Previously, Cao Xiaoda followed Yuchi Jiong into the battle, either with a surprise attack or with a majestic formation. However, the dense forest in front of him was like a huge swamp. Cao Xiaoda's eyesight went dark, and he couldn't use his hands even though he had the strength, let alone know.
Should I continue to move forward?
The woods ahead were getting denser and thicker, and it was hard to see the moonlight shining on the ground. Cao Xiaoda took a deep breath and strode across the dividing line.
The team in front naturally separated to both sides, and several leading generals walked over quickly. Cao Xiaoda asked in surprise: "What is it?"
"General, it's a corpse." A general's voice was filled with shock.
Cao Xiaoda subconsciously looked up and held his breath under the moonlight.