The Tang army pursued for several more miles, but the rebel army gradually ran out of power, leaving only a stone's throw for both sides.
Zhai Zhangsun was good at shooting. He immediately hung up his bow, stretched his bow, and shot an arrow. Seventy meters away, a rebel guard fell to the ground and fell off his horse.
"General Zhai is good at archery." There was a burst of cheers from the Tang army.
Zhu Can's bandit army was horrified. While urging his horses, they threw away everything they could, just to reduce some weight.
Zhai Changsun sneered and fired arrows in succession.
In the blink of an eye, six or seven more thieves were hit by arrows and fell from their horses. The Tang army's iron hoofs were like rain, and without any explanation, they were all trampled to pieces.
At this moment, a valley appeared in front, and Zhu Can's bandits rushed in.
Xia Yu quickly looked around and saw that the mouth of the valley was extremely narrow, only a dozen meters wide, with cliffs on both sides. It could be called a sliver of sky!
Xia Yu's heart moved and she raised her right hand. The pursuing Tang army quickly stopped and stopped at the mouth of the valley.
"Where is the repulsion?"
"Military advisor." A Qingqi stepped forward to answer the order.
Xia Yu pointed at the valley: "Do you know the name of this valley? What is the terrain like?"
"Back to the military advisor, we haven't found out yet."
"Go and find out quickly."
"Nuo." Qingqi came out in all directions.
At this time, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, and Zhai Changsun arrived one after another.
"Military advisor, why don't you chase me?" From a distance, you could hear Cheng Yaojin's loud voice: "I, old Cheng, must squeeze out the yolk of Zhu Can."
Xia Yu ignored this guy and just pointed in front of him: "Everyone, look at this valley mouth, is it dangerous?"
The generals looked at it, and their expressions changed. Qin Qiong said: "It is indeed extremely dangerous. If the entrance of the valley is cut off by a rock barrier, it will be difficult for the gods to get out."
"Does the military advisor suspect that there is an ambush in the valley?" Cheng said, biting the gold thief.
"Nine times out of ten." Xia Yu sneered. He had studied ancient and modern classic battle cases for so many years, and his hard work was not in vain.
The nickname of civilian military experts is not for nothing.
"Then what should we do?" Yu Chigong asked.
"Don't worry, let's all dismount and rest first, and wait for the rebuke to be reported." Xia Yu seemed to be born to adapt to big scenes, and was very calm: "The thieves are trapping them step by step, and their plans are not trivial. We cannot be reckless."
"Okay, let's listen to the military advisor." All the generals nodded.
Although Li Daoxuan, Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong, etc. are all fierce generals and not handsome, they are not stupid enough to jump into a pit even if they know there is a pit.
After a while, someone reported back: "Military advisor, we found a local mountain man."
"Oh, bring it up."
"promise."
An old man from the mountain was brought up by Ku Kun. The old man was trembling and shivering. He was obviously frightened by the murderous Tang Army cavalry.
Xia Yu quickly comforted: "Don't be afraid, old man. We are the official army of the Tang Dynasty. The military discipline is strict and there will be no offense in Qiu. I invited the old man here just to ask about the terrain nearby."
"Excuse me, General." Seeing Xia Yu's kindness, the old man calmed down for a moment.
"What's the name of the valley ahead?"
"Calabash Valley."
"Gourd Valley?" Xia Yu was stunned, so strange?
"Yes, it has been called this in our local area for thousands of years. Because the two ends of this valley are very small, but the belly is big, and it looks like a gourd."
Everyone suddenly realized: It’s appropriate!
"Is the terrain in the valley dangerous?"
"It's extremely dangerous." The old mountain man gritted his teeth and said, "They are all steep cliffs. Even the mountain people like me can't climb them. If we get stuck at both ends, we will die."
Xia Yu sneered in her heart: It seems that her caution is right, there is indeed a fraud!
"Generals, I think Zheng Jun is setting a trap for us, right?"
"If we rush into Hulu Valley rashly, if the valley entrances on both sides are blocked by him and attacked with random arrows and fire, we will all die inside."
When all the generals heard this, they all broke into cold sweats in the summer.
"Damn, what a vicious strategy!" Cheng Yaojin suddenly changed his color: "Thankfully the military advisor is smart, otherwise we would have suffered a big loss."
"No, who would come up with such a plan to wipe out the whole family?" Yuchi Gong also cursed and was very scared.
"I know Zhu Can. He is cruel but stupid. He cannot come up with such an idea. There is also General Zheng Jun here, but I don't know which big fish it is!"
Xia Yu's eyes flashed, and he could easily deduce the truth.
"Interesting. This battle is getting bigger and bigger." Li Daoxuan rubbed his hands in excitement: "Commander, tell me what to do?"
This little prince is happy when he hears a battle. The bigger the battle, the better. He never knows what fear is.
It's just that if you let him charge into the battle and come up with ideas, forget it.
"Yes, military advisor, you give the order." Xia Yu's calmness won the trust of the generals.
None of us are handsome, so naturally Xia Yu has to make the decision.
Xia Yu was not in a hurry, and looked at the old mountain man again, and said kindly: "Old man, I would like to ask, is there a mountain road leading to the peak outside the valley?"
"Yes, the mountains outside are much gentler."
It's very reasonable, otherwise Zheng Jun wouldn't have been able to go up the mountain to ambush.
"Is there a mountain road that goes around Calabash Valley?"
"Yes, the little old man knows a trail where you can walk your horse."
"Excellent." Xia Yu was overjoyed and quickly asked about the specific move, then looked around and said, "Who has property on him?"
Li Daoxuan, a wealthy man, smiled and took out two golden beans: "Military advisor, is this enough?"
"enough."
Xia Yu took the golden beans and handed them to the old mountain man: "Old man, thank you for the news. Please accept the little kindness here."
"General, this is too valuable, I can't take it." The old mountain man was a little panicked and didn't dare to take it.
It's a pity that he has been poor all his life and has never seen a few copper coins. How could he have seen this yellow gold?
"Take it." Xia Yu forced it over: "Old man, there is going to be a war here. You should take your family and leave quickly to avoid running into insurgents."
The old mountain people left with great gratitude.
"Military advisor," Cheng bit the golden chicken thief, heard something, and said with a sinister smile: "Are you trying to steal Zheng Jun's retreat?"
"That's right." Xia Yu sneered: "Zheng Jun wants to steal the plane, so let's take advantage of it and take it all."
"General Qin, General Cheng."
"The end will be here."
"The two of you will lead your troops and make a circuitous route to the north, quietly approaching the north peak of Hulu Valley. If you encounter an ambush by the bandit army, destroy them all."
"promise."
"General Yuchi, General Zhai."
"The end will be here."
"The two of you will lead your troops to circle south and attack the south peak of Hulu Valley. If you encounter the enemy, you will be killed without mercy."
"promise."
"Prince."
"The end is here." Li Daoxuan looked at Xia Yu eagerly, gearing up excitedly.
"You and I will take a small path and go around to the back of Hulu Valley. When the enemy's remnants have fled, we will attack them from both sides and catch them all in one fell swoop."
Every one of Xia Yu's arrangements was so precise and ruthless, leaving no room for error.
"The military advisor has a good idea." The generals were overjoyed when they heard this. You will hit yours, and I will hit mine. Zheng Jun was caught off guard, and he was probably going to be in bad luck.
"Military advisor," Qin Qiong hesitated: "You only have the prince's five hundred light cavalry by your side. Isn't it a bit weak? What if the bandit army is trapped and the beasts are still fighting?"
When the generals heard this, they were also worried.
Cheng Yaojin said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, military advisor, I don't know how many soldiers Zheng Jun ambushed. It's really inappropriate for you to just lead five hundred people to block the road."
"It should be fine." Xia Yu smiled and shook her head: "If Zheng Jun wants to set up an ambush, he must have elite soldiers to sneak out, and there won't be many of them. With His Royal Highness and five hundred Qingqi, it should be enough."
"That is, what are you afraid of if you are alone?" Li Daoxuan also patted his chest carelessly: "There are tens of millions of thieves in the army, and they can't even think of hurting a single hair of the military commander."
"Pull him down, Prince of the County," Yuchi Gong said with a sideways glance, "Who doesn't know your temper? As soon as you go into battle and get excited about killing, you will probably forget about your military advisor."
"Yes, yes, that's right." All the generals agreed.
Maybe they would feel more at ease if others protect Xia Yu.
Li Daoxuan, this little prince is too easy to take advantage of. When he fought Liu Wuzhou before, the good guy, as soon as he entered the battle, he rushed forward with joy and couldn't pull him back.
Is this reliable?
Li Daoxuan's face turned red at the rebuke: "..." Damn, is Gu Gu so unreliable in your hearts?
General: Yes, you are such a person.
When Xia Yu heard this, her heart beat, and she glanced at Li Daoxuan worriedly: Well, you are too young, so you should take it easy.
After hesitating for a while, he still felt that it would be better to be more careful and avoid capsizing the ship, so he said: "In that case, five hundred Xuanjia soldiers will go with me."
"Okay, okay, it's settled." Qin Qiong was overjoyed and then felt relieved.
Otherwise, even if they win a big victory over the enemy, the enemy will steal the tower of the general, then His Highness King Qin will chop them into pieces!?
"Then everyone, let's order our troops and set off." Xia Yu's eyes flashed with coldness, and his tone was cold: "Remember, I don't want to survive this battle!"
