44 Saint Maiden 37
Yeonkook camped at the entrance to the Ghost Valley, where there were still traces of Ao Ta's previous camp, and the soldiers who had gone to investigate came back and reported, "There is an ambush above the Ghost Valley. ”
And so it was. "Yuanchen doesn't have to think about it to know what tricks the other side will use," Send two armies up the mountain. ”
"Your Highness, it may be inappropriate to send only two armies, if you don't have more troops than the other side to go up the mountain, you can't completely clear the other party's ambush, and you will only let the soldiers sent out die in vain. ”
The adjutant general has most of the actual combat experience, and he instantly found the shortcomings in Yuanchen's plan, and Yuanchen also reacted and asked: "But if we want to go from the top of the valley, we must abandon the horses and food, so we will not be able to support it for a few days before retreating." ”
When Xiao Lun heard his last words, his eyes suddenly lit up, "It's the same way." ”
He only said two words, and Yuan Chen instantly understood, "In the same way, the same is true for the Ao Yu soldiers who are ambushed at the top of the valley, as long as we don't catch the plan, they won't be able to support it for long." ”
"Makes sense. ”
As a result, this war suddenly became a tug-of-war, and both sides chose not to move the enemy.
On Ao Yan's side, General Chen had already arranged everything that Chen Qinghuan had ordered, and they only needed to wait quietly for the fish to take the bait.
"Second princess, they are in a stalemate with us outside the Ghost Valley. The adjutant general reported to Chen Qinghuan that at some point, the people in the barracks had regarded her as a person of the same status as General Chen.
Chen Qinghuan nodded to indicate that she had received it, and the moment she spoke, she seemed to think of something happy, and the corners of her mouth rose, "Block all the springs in the first half of the Guigu area, so that they don't have a drop of water to drink." ”
She was obviously smiling like a flower, but the words she said were a little outrageous, but the soldiers also knew exactly what she meant by the words that she had to let the other party enter the corridor, and the second princess was really ingenious.
After a five-day stalemate between the two armies, the Yan army finally realized that the water was gradually drying up, and at the same time, the Ao army ambushed at the top of the valley also retreated, and the water they carried was just enough to support them back to the camp.
"Your Highness, it is rumored in the barracks that it is Ao Yu's demon girl who casts a spell that makes there be no water to drink here. ”
The facts of that night are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, once it gets dark, everyone can't help but recall, and at this time such a thing happened, everyone unconsciously associate the two.
Xiao Lun was distracted for a moment, he remembered what happened when he was studying the art of war in Luohuaxuan, "Pull out the people who confuse the people with evil words and deal with the military law, and exhaust the matter, it must be Ao Yu who blocked the nearby water source, I have seen it in the war book, as long as we find the water source and open it again." ”
"But Third Highness, the incident happened suddenly, our army has no extra water resources to support us to find a water source, let alone open the water source, if we can't find a new water source, we can only retreat to the field. ”
Yuan Chen frowned, "The implication is that we can only pass through the Ghost Valley, or retreat." He didn't expect Ao Yu to bring so much trouble, or rather, no one here thought that this battle would be so difficult before it even started.
The adjutant general said again: "Your Highness, rest assured, the Ao Yu soldiers who were ambushed on the top of the valley have also retreated, and they have stumped us with this trick, and they have not made themselves better." ”
Yuanchen looked at Xiao Lun and asked, "What do you think?"
Xiao Lun sighed: "I don't recommend entering the Ghost Valley at this time, I always feel that Ao Huan will not do such useless work, Qing Huan must have a backhand." ”
Yuan Chen turned to the lieutenant general and asked, "Is our water and food enough for us to pass through the Ghost Valley from the top of the valley?"
The lieutenant shook his head, "Too reluctantly." ”
"In that case, then let us enter the valley at once, and then we will go to the road. "This is Yuanchen's final decision.
Xiao Lun still wanted to persuade something, but Yuanchen waved his hand directly and said, "Morale is already low, if you retreat at this time, I'm afraid it will collapse." ”
Hearing this, he couldn't say anything more.
Yuan Chen gave an impassioned speech again, this time the most important thing is to be mentally prepared, there may be the same tricks as last time in the Ghost Valley, but they will never fall in the same place.
This battle is finally about to usher in the moment of a head-to-head showdown, and the Yan army is ready to use all their resources to defeat Ao Yu.
"Big brother, you take the lead with General Wang, and I walk in the middle of the army. Before leaving, Xiao Lun finally confirmed with Yuanchen.
Yuanchen stretched out a hand and shook his hand, patted him on the shoulder again, smiled at him and nodded, "Third brother, don't worry." ”
"Good. ”
The Yan army grew from a stout procession to a slender one, stepping into the Ghost Valley like a row of ants returning to their nests, and the sound of horses' hooves constantly echoed in the steep mountains.
From time to time, the mountains on both sides of the road would roll down the rubble, and the earthy yellow rock walls looked weak and shattered when touched.
Yuanchen asked the soldiers on the edge to raise their shields above their heads to advance so as not to be injured, and they had already traveled about half the way, and there was nothing unusual in the Ghost Valley.
"Thinking about it, Ao Yu also knows that it is useless to use the same trick a second time. Seeing that it was safe, the speed of the Yanjun army also increased.
In the Ota camp.
"Report - General Chen, the great prince of Yanguo has led the army to the middle of the Ghost Valley, when will he act?"
Chen Qinghuan asked, "Are the generals of the Yan army at the forefront of the army?"
"At present, it is only known that the great prince of Yanguo and the leader of the Yan king. ”
General Chen looked at Chen Qinghuan and asked her what she meant with his eyes, Chen Qinghuan wanted to determine the location of Xiaolun and Yuanchen, and it seemed that Yuanchen should enter the safe zone immediately.
"General Chen, you can release the arrows. If you delay any longer, you will lose the opportunity, Chen Qinghuan can only nod at General Chen.
After receiving the order, General Chen immediately asked people to pass the order.
It is true that there is no army ambush above the Ghost Valley, but there are a few undetectable archers on standby, and when they receive the signal, they immediately execute the plan.
They set the arrows on fire and fired them into the army. There were ten people in ambush, each shooting ten, five to the lead on the ground, five to the opposite wall where the pine resin was painted, and to retreat immediately after releasing the arrows, this was their task.
A small rocket was inconspicuous during the day, and only when it landed on the ground did the soldiers react, "There is an ambush!
At the sound of an order, everyone raised their shields, but the ambush did not come as overwhelmingly as expected, and a few arrows hit the shield or the wall, and then there was no movement.
The moment of silence was a precursor to the storm, with the walls blazing and the ground burning.
"Bang!" With a deafening loud bang, the ground beneath his feet was suddenly overturned, and the flesh and blood blurred body were also swept over by the firelight.
"Bang, bang, bang!" There was a chain reaction in the ghost valley, a loud bang connected a loud bang, the heaven and the earth seemed to be left with only the sky falling apart, the ground was blown away, the stones on the mountain wall were shattered, the thrilling screams were drowned in the earth shaking the mountains, and the green ghost valley was stained with bright red blood in an instant.
Yuanchen, who was the leader, was already far away from the minefield, but the horses of their army were frightened and went berserk, and everyone was thrown to the ground, "What's wrong!
"Run, run!"
"Behind is the mountain god angry!
Before even the time for a cup of tea arrived, the Ghost Valley had become a bloody ruin, the generals at the head and the Yan army at the end were lucky to survive, and the Yan army in the middle had no life.
After the final explosion disappeared, Chen Qinghuan in the camp suddenly fainted with black eyes and fell to the ground, with a trace of blood spilling from his mouth.
"General Chen! What the hell is that! It's terrifying, it's shocking, is that why you have confidence, no wonder, no wonder. ”
The spies reported that the Yan army should have suffered 200,000 casualties, and that the surviving Yan army was all overfrightened and collapsed. ”
"General Chen, aren't you going to tell us what it is?"
The cheers in the Ao Ta army came and went, General Chen was overjoyed, and the tone of his reply became fast, "That's what the second princess brought back to the palace, and if it succeeds, I know that it won't fail, and I will immediately send the news back to the palace!"
The expressions of the lieutenants were even more surprised when they heard the answer, "It turned out to be the second princess's thing, it is really a saint's manifestation!"
"The second princess really treats us as outsiders, wouldn't it be nice to say it sooner! Alas, I still contradicted her that day, my mouth!"
In addition to the adjutant general, this news also reached the ears of all the soldiers in Ao Yu, and the morale soared for a while, and Chen Qinghuan directly became the pillar in their hearts.
"The second princess said that she would win without a fight, and she really did it!"
"I heard that there are still 300,000 Yan troops, I don't know what tricks the second princess will have next. ”
At the moment when everyone's blood was boiling, suddenly a soldier ran to report in a panic, "General Chen is not good! The second princess vomited blood and fainted!"
"What!"
By the time General Chen hurriedly went to visit, Chen Qinghuan had already woken up, she looked extremely weak, her eyes were blank, and her face was even more frighteningly white.
"What about the military doctor, what's wrong with the second princess!"
The sweaty military doctor fell to his knees, "My subordinates are incompetent, and I really can't diagnose them." ”
Chen Qinghuan coughed, waved his hand and said, "I'm fine, I'm much better now." "She knew what was wrong with her.
"You don't look good. As soon as Chen Qinghuan had an accident, everyone's hearts were in their throats, and now it is not an exaggeration to say that she is the most important person in Ao Xu.
"Second Princess, your plan is very successful, and the Yan army has suffered great losses! Although they still have 300,000 people left, they are no longer to be afraid, and now I have 100,000 people enough, and this battle will be won. ”
Chen Qinghuan took a sip of water while listening to the report, ate a few large tonic pills, and put two pieces of ginseng in his mouth, and said slowly: "General Chen, prepare food and a horse for me, I want to go out." ”
"Who are you?" Not only General Chen, everyone was stunned, which one is the second princess?
I saw Chen Qinghuan slowly get up and stand up, and when he walked out, he didn't seem to see the wooden frame on the left, and he actually hit it directly.
Everyone hurriedly went to help, and General Chen said anxiously: "Second princess, please take a good rest!"
Chen Qinghuan turned her head with a cold face, her side face was very delicate even if it was pale and colorless, but her left eye was like a pool of stagnant water, "This is an order, execute it immediately." ”