The news about Chen Mu's repeated jumps around Handan during this period could not be hidden from local officials, even from Xu Rong, but not from the powerful.
The powerful people are all locals, and some powerful people have clan power, many eyes, and wide access.
In fact, this is the so-called mass line.
Because many people in the Han Dynasty were dependent on powerful people, even if they did not work as slaves in the powerful people's homes, they might still rent the powerful people's land as tenants.
In a county, most of the economy, land and even the population are in their hands, forming a so-called manor economy. Their own manor is like a city.
The same is true for the Qin Family Village. They have their own clan, the Qin Family, and they also have two thousand servants, guests, slaves, etc. Although they are not as powerful as the Cui family in Qinghe, the Zhen family in Zhongshan, etc., they are still considered to be moderately powerful.
Moreover, the Qin family has a wide range of friends and has good relations with the powerful people from all over Yecheng, Handan. When they heard that Chen Mu was nearby, the Qin family started to contact them and asked the powerful people from all over the country to help inquire and find his traces.
For example, when Chen Mu was in Feixiang before, another powerful family, the Li family, who owned a large amount of land in Feixiang, told the Qin family the news through their own power.
Unfortunately, Chen Mu's stay in Feixiang was too short. When the Qin family arrived, Chen Mu had already left and flew away, and they did not catch up.
Later, Chen Mu ran to Wu'an again.
The wealthy Deng family in Handan was the powerful man who had been robbed of food by the Luo Shi thieves. He had a large amount of land in Yongnian Township in the direction of Wu'an. After hearing the news, he reported the news to the Qin family.
The Qin family rushed to Wu'an non-stop, and finally hid in the mountains of Baihu Valley before Chen Mu moved, allowing them to wait for the opportunity.
Originally, Qin Feng planned to send troops directly to help his son-in-law, but Cai Yang analyzed and believed that their soldiers were not strong and had only a small number of more than 3,000 people. They could not play a role in the frontal battlefield, so they should find the right time to take action.
So the Qin family ambushed at the exit of Baihu Valley in the north. If Chen Mu was defeated by Xu Rong and fled north, they would fight out from the mountains on both sides to help Chen Mu and drive Xu Rong back.
Unexpectedly, Chen Mu has always been greedy for life and afraid of death. He would act cool when not fighting. When fighting, he would become a coward. He ran to the mountains to the north and knocked on the door.
Just like that, he was caught by the Qin family.
The sound of killing in the distance shook the sky.
Zhang Fei was about to run to the mouth of the valley, and Ah Da, Ah Er, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and others were also fully prepared and were about to launch a charge.
Qin Feng wondered: "Son-in-law, as the coach, why did you run into the mountains alone? Fortunately, you met us. If you were a bad person, you would be in danger."
Chen Mu thought to himself, don’t you think you are the most dangerous one?
And why does the son-in-law shout so skillfully?
"Master Qin, I originally wanted to go north to meet the tribe, but I didn't have enough troops, so I could only set up an ambush here to try to repel Xu Rong. I went up the mountain to wait and see the situation so that I could make changes and respond."
Chen Mu explained.
Qin Feng looked into the distance. As time passed, the sky became brighter and brighter, and the mist in the mountains slowly dissipated. Xuan Jia heavy cavalry was waiting in formation, and asked: "Then how do you deal with it now?"
Chen Mu pondered: "Master Qin, are you willing to help me?"
"certainly."
Qin Feng patted his chest and said, "You are my son-in-law."
Qin Qi on the side chuckled: "Brother-in-law, tell me. Since I met you two years ago, my sister has not thought about food or food every day. She used to go out of town with her tribe to play wildly, picking mulberries and amusing silkworms from time to time. Now she studies and practices piano every day.
, saying that I want to be worthy of you."
Luo Fu's face was blushing, and Xiafei's cheeks were instantly beautiful.
According to the values at that time, although the Luo Fu family was also a local power, their social status was still far behind that of Chen Mu.
One is a former high-ranking official of the central government. He is talented and famous. He is good at all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. He is a world-famous dutiful son, a great talent and a senior official. He is rich and well-known at home and abroad.
A daughter who is just an ordinary strong-willed daughter cannot be compared at all.
So Luo Fu worked hard to improve himself just to make himself worthy of Chen Mu.
Doesn't this sound like you trying hard to change for the one you love?
But Han women dare to take this step to pursue their own happiness, so even if Qin Qi said this, she still tried hard to raise her head and chest, and looked at Chen Mu lovingly with her eyes.
Chen Mu scratched his head. The feeling of being loved by a fanatical fan was good, at least for now.
"Then please ask the owner of the village to send soldiers down the mountain and ambush in the mountains and forests on the left and right. I can go and pass the order and have the soldiers pretend to be defeated. When the pursuers reach the valley to the north, they can rush out in one fell swoop and catch Xu Rong off guard."
Chen Mu said.
His previous plan was to attack in the east valley, but the terrain in the east valley is wide. If there is a fight, it will be 40-60 at most. The balance of victory and defeat is on his side, but Xu Rong also has a 40% chance of winning. If Xu Rong handles it properly
, it’s not even fair to give it a 50-50 split.
Therefore, if Xu Rong can be led to the relatively narrow northern valley, although it will not be conducive to the heavy cavalry attack, it will also be unfavorable to Xu Rong's light cavalry attack.
And he also has a new ambush, so adding up and subtracting, his chance of winning is at least 80%.
"I go with you."
Cai Yang raised the sword in his hand.
Chen Mu nodded: "Thank you."
With such a protection that the force value is not less than 90, there is still a sense of security. (Historically, Cai Yang was killed by Liu Bei, but if the force value is excerpted from the novel, then Cai Yang's force value is probably not less than 90, and Guan Yu
After fighting dozens of rounds with no outcome, he was killed by a trick.)
Accompanied by Cai Yang, the two went down the mountain.
But before they could get close, Zhang Fei had already arrived at the mouth of the valley, and Ah Da, Ah Er, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and others were already killing them with their heavy black armor cavalry.
"Cai Zhuangshi, I also ask you to help pass the order and cover my third brother's retreat."
When Chen Mu saw this scene, he knew he was too late, but he didn't dare to enter the battlefield. People would die if they were weak.
Cai Yang said: "It's a small matter."
After saying that, he patted the horse and left.
The Xuanjia heavy cavalry over there suddenly charged into the formation and caught the Xiliang light cavalry by surprise.
The dust is flying and the armor is thick.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing this scene, Xu Rong shouted in a low voice: "Chen Zigui is really cunning. He did not use all his troops to set up an ambush, but divided his troops into ambush."
"what to do?"
Hua Xiong asked: "To fight or not to fight?"
"beat!"
Xu Rong gritted his teeth and said: "The infantry will follow immediately. Let the cavalry retreat while fighting first."
The two torrents of Xuanjia heavy cavalry and Xiliang light cavalry suddenly collided together.
The Xuanjia heavy cavalry in the first row and the Xiliang light cavalry in the first row collapsed like two walls due to the huge impact.
Immediately afterwards, the second row stepped on their bodies and continued to charge forward. The roar of the war horses, the screams of the soldiers, and the collision of weapons and armor could be heard incessantly.
The front troops of both sides fell off their horses one after another. Even with thick armor, it was difficult to withstand the trampling of horses weighing thousands of pounds.
But the Xuanjia heavy cavalry is a heavy cavalry after all. After the first row offset the impact, the subsequent forces caught up and already had a certain advantage.
Zhang Fei ran out of the valley mouth, and after Ada, Aer, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, and other reserve forces arrived, he immediately turned his horse's head and shouted: "Continue to charge!"
The three hundred heavy knights in mysterious armor turned around at the same time. They were very tired, but now it was the key to life and death and they had to fight.
At this moment, Cai Yang arrived and shouted: "Where is General Zhang?"
"Who are you?"
Zhang Fei turned around and saw a horse running behind him. Far behind the man, Chen Mu was sitting on the horse and waving to him.
Cai Yang came closer and shouted: "I am here to help Chen Shangshu. Chen Shangshu said that you should pretend to be defeated and evacuate to the valley to the north."
"What?"
Zhang Fei was shocked: "At this time, the two armies are entangled together. How can we retreat?"
"I am willing to break up with the general!"
Cai Yang waved his sword.
Cai Yang is not that old now, only thirty years old. Compared with when he faced Guan Yu more than ten years later, he is still in his prime and his strength is already at its peak.
Hearing his words, Zhang Fei gritted his teeth and said, "Then follow me into the formation and repel the enemy."
After saying that, he urged his horses and charged into the formation again.
"Fourth brother has orders to retreat!"
Zhang Fei yelled and rushed forward. The black armor heavy cavalry in the rear row who had not yet rushed in heard his order and turned around one after another. The more than 200 cavalrymen in front were already entangled with the enemy, and they were inextricably entangled.
The cavalry charge did not form waves and rush forward as everyone thought, but it was orderly, with a certain distance between the front row and the back row.
After all, once the front row of cavalry does not rush in, the back row will definitely hit them, so a certain buffer space is needed.
The four or five rows of cavalry in front have already charged into the formation, but the cavalry in the rear row have not yet rushed in.
Therefore, when Zhang Fei gave the order, they were able to withdraw in time.
But the cavalry who have already rushed in are in danger.
Zhang Fei had no intention of abandoning them, so he turned around and Cai Yang followed him. The two of them entered the formation together and fought tooth and nail.
"Withdraw, withdraw, withdraw!"
Zhang Fei kept rescuing the entangled cavalry and kept shouting loudly.
The broadsword in Cai Yang's hand flew, and he killed several Xiliang light cavalry in the blink of an eye, and helped several Xuanjia heavy cavalry escape the battlefield.
Relying on their own bravery, the two of them fought their way through and repelled several attacks from the Xiliang Army.
Hua Xiong saw this scene in the distance and wondered: "If they withdraw, can they not defeat us?"
"No, it's our infantry here."
Xu Rong looked back and saw that his elite Southern Army infantry had arrived, and said, "They may have to withdraw to the valley and launch another charge."
This was actually Chen Mu's plan before. The first round of charge was to use the terrain of the valley to give Xu Rong a head-on blow and cripple their Xiliang Qingqi vanguard. Then they would retreat to the valley and use the more open flat terrain of the valley.
Beat his infantry.
But plans can never keep up with changes, and no one expected that a new army would suddenly appear to help them.
Chen Mu then started micro-managing before the battle, so that the Xuanjia heavy cavalry would pretend to retreat instead of fighting and retreating. Instead of returning to the valley to assemble, they would directly escape through the narrow exit to the north, luring Xu Rong to continue the pursuit.
Let’s not talk about whether Xu Rong didn’t know that Chen Mu had reinforcements. Let’s just say that the terrain of the canyon in the north is much narrower than the current canyon terrain, and can only accommodate a few cavalry.
The canyon to the east has a wide terrain and can accommodate more than 20 cavalrymen side by side. In a wider area, hundreds of cavalrymen can fight in a melee.
Therefore, the canyon terrain in the north is easier for infantry to use. So no matter how he thinks about it, Xu Rong will definitely choose to continue the pursuit, instead of seeing Chen Mu make a "faint move", he will not advance in doubt and miss a good opportunity.