Volume 1 Chapter 48: Night Attack
10,000 grass and mud horses rushed by, and it was not as earth-shattering as the charge of the million-strong male division under the command of Brother Niu!
It was also the first time for Wu You to experience such a battle, and he really felt a little bit like an earthquake scene, which was indeed a little terrifying.
The Xihu people also noticed the scene here, and they were all shocked. They know better than anyone how terrifying the herd is when they go crazy, and it is simply comparable to the power of earthquakes and volcanic explosions!
The two rode their horses and rushed towards the big tent, and the cattle chased Wu You in hot pursuit. The soldier was very clever and shouted loudly in Xihu language, "The herd is crazy, the cow is crazy, everyone flee!" β
The Xihu people were all frightened and began to flee in all directions. Countless Xihu soldiers who rushed to the big tent now rushed towards the big tent with their crazy herds of cattle rushing towards the big tent, and they were all frightened, and they fled in all directions.
Two or three thousand Xihu soldiers had already gathered in front of the big tent, and they surrounded Xue Teamzheng and the others like iron buckets, three layers inside and three layers outside. Wu You and this soldier rushed to the place with the most people with the herd.
The Xihu people are not afraid of fighting with Xia Jun, but it is not worth it to be arched to death or trampled to death by a group of brainless and crazy cows.
This time, it's a complete mess!
Wu You and this soldier took advantage of this chaos to rush into the crowd of the Xihu people, and thousands of people crowded the limited space in front of the big tent, like a human wall. Team Xue, who was surrounded inside, was waiting for someone, but they didn't have to worry about being hit by a mad cow.
The herd of cattle rushed into the Xihu soldiers like a column of tanks!
The scene suddenly became chaotic and bloody, people crowded, people trampled people, cattle arched people, cattle also trampled people, and the Xihu people had to fight with the Xia army to protect their big tent, but also with their own livestock.
In front of the big tent, it was suddenly chaotic as if the end of the world was about to come!
In the face of such a sudden attack, the Xihu people could no longer carry out a powerful encirclement and annihilation of Xue Team Zheng and the others. The encirclement in front of the big tent was a big song, and Team Xue and his subordinates took advantage of this chaos, and the great gods were killed to the innermost level, and only a few Xihu warriors were still sworn to resist!
"Arrest someone!" Wu You also rushed in on horseback, shouting at Team Xue.
"Roaring --!" Team Xue roared angrily, and even the people and horses jumped directly over the heads of several Xihu soldiers, and rushed into the big tent like a god soldier descending from the sky. The steel pikemen took up and fell, the big tent was cut through a huge hole, and Team Xue was rushing directly into the big tent!
There were about 20 people in the big tent. Team Xue was seeing a middle-aged Weifu man who was protected by more than a dozen warriors at the core, as well as several women.
Team Xue Zheng decided at a glance that the middle-aged Weifu man was the "leader" in this camp, and it was not clear what the specific position was, but it was definitely the leader!
More than a dozen Xihu warriors were divided into two groups, one group desperately stepped forward to fight against Xue Teamzheng, and the other group protected the middle-aged man and several women, cut through the tent and fled outside!
"Where to run!" Team Xue was slashing down two Xihu guards at the same time with a halberd, and the spurs in his heel stabbed hard against the belly of his beloved war horse!
The war horse neighed angrily in pain, and rushed towards that group of people like a dragon roaring Tianshu!
Horses, in fact, are also a kind of combat power, and they are terrifying combat power. On the spot, two Xihu people who dared to stop in front of the Xue team were knocked away, and the clear bones clicked and shattered. Team Xue was rising up and slashing down two people again, and the centaurs rushed into the group of people like lightning, bent down and hugged the middle-aged man.
Everything was just born between lightning and flint, and the Xihu man was lifted by Team Xue, as effortlessly as carrying a quilt.
Ride away!
Those henchmen and women were all shocked, screaming in shock, desperately chasing after Team Xue. Wu You and several Xia soldiers appeared in time to stop these people and fought together.
The person who was caught by Team Xue was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he stretched out his leg and hooked the saddle to turn over and ride up, fighting with Team Xue.
Team Xue sneered, roared angrily and slammed one arm into the sky, and the man was thrown high on the galloping horse and fell to the ground, fainting directly.
"Death!" Team Xue was running away from the horse, lifting the half-dead man on the ground again, pressing him against the saddle, and rushing directly from behind the empty tent towards the outside camp.
Seeing that Team Xue was succeeding, Wu You was just about to blow the horn of the bull, and suddenly the soldier who had been following him disappeared!
Wu You's heart was cold, this obedient girl, where did she run away at this time? In this kind of scene, it is difficult to guarantee that the first in the world of martial arts will not have an accident!
"Boss, it's time to withdraw!" A soldier reminded loudly.
Wu You gritted his teeth, "You blow the horn!" β
"Woo--woo!" The well-trained soldiers decisively sounded the horn. At such times, any hesitation and emotion will kill many people, and even lead to the complete failure of the mission.
Only after the trumpet is blown three times, everyone must completely withdraw from the battlefield. If there is no evacuation, it means that there may never be a restart.
Wu You and the warriors in the big tent were killed, and they couldn't pull away for a while. These people's martial arts are very powerful, and they are by no means ordinary, it seems that most of them are really the "big inner masters" who protect the Khan's relatives and even protect the Khan himself!
"Woo--woo!" The trumpet has sounded for the second time!
Wu You is in a hurry, what about this soldier?!
"Head, we cover, you retreat!" Several brave soldiers rushed forward to help Wu You, and strongly demanded that Wu You evacuate.
"Woo--woo!"
It's the third time it's been blown!
Wu You's heart suddenly filled with a strong sense of sorrow, and he hissed and roared, "Retreat quickly!" β
A soldier rushed out of the broken tent on a horse, carrying two tripwires in his hand, and dragged two men behind him on the ground!
"I caught two big ones, run, run!" The soldier rode his horse and ran desperately, both proud and nervous, like a child who had stolen candy!
"Big?" Wu You was stunned, can it be bigger than what Team Xue is caught?
"Good goods, let's go!" The soldier shouted excitedly
The Xihu people only saw that the soldier had caught the two men with a tripping rope and were running wildly on the ground, screaming and desperately trying to take them back. Wu You and all the soldiers fought hard to protect it, and fought and retreated!
"Throwing knives!"
Wu You shouted, meaning to use "the small saber on the waist of the Xia Army's system is thrown out as a flying knife!"
In this kind of close-range fierce battle, the "flying knife stunt" that Wu You taught the soldiers really wielded the effect of turning decay into magic. At close range, the accuracy of the bow and arrow is too slow and the accuracy is not guaranteed. Throwing knives are different, they shoot fast, have extremely high accuracy at close range, and are quite lethal.
The flying knives were thrown together, and the Xihu people who were not guarding against this hand screamed loudly, many of the flying knives were directly inserted into the throat and eyes, and they died very miserably!
The Xihu people were caught off guard again, and the intensity of the pursuit was suddenly greatly reduced!
"Slipped--slipped"
Wu You shouted loudly, and all the soldiers fled in the dust!
By the time the Xihu guards reacted, the Xia soldiers had fled a little farther away, almost rushing out of the camp. They were so angry that they cried out, and together they sought horses and rode up to chase after them. He didn't dare to let go of his arrows, for fear of injuring the two men who were dragged on the back of his horse by this soldier, so he could only chase them.
Victory Escape!
Wu You's group rushed out of the camp, the night was the best cover, and went straight to the agreed destination. Wu You asked the soldiers in front to escort and drag the two soldiers with good goods to flee quickly, and he personally broke the rear behind. Throwing knives came after another, and several people were cleaned up.
The soldiers in front had already fled into the ambush circle where the Wu team was answering the men, shouting the code as they ran. Team Wu was relieved to hear that their people had returned, and they were even more happy to see that the soldier had captured two people, and hurriedly tied up the two half-dead guys who had already been knocked out by the soldier and tied them to the horse.
"Where's the general?"
"Personally break the back in the back!"
"Huh?!" Team Wu was taken aback, "Let's go and save!" β
Team Xue was shouting, "Don't! β
Team Wu was stunned, "If something happens to the brigade commander, what should I do?" β
"If something really happens to him, we will also take our brothers and prisoners and go back on our own!" Xue Teamzheng said, "We must obey the military orders issued by the general himself!" If you take the brothers who set up an ambush to rescue people at this time, it is very likely that we will be completely exposed, and our efforts will be lost! β
Team Wu was speechless.
The other Xia soldiers were also silent.
"You stick to your post, and I'll go looking for him alone! Whether I come back or not, after counting to fifty in my heart, I will evacuate according to the established route! --That's an order! Team Xue turned over and rode on his horse, picked up the steel spear, and rushed out like lightning.
At the moment when Xue Team's horse set off, Wu You was coldly hit in the neck by a horse rope!
Wu You couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, the Xihu people played rope kung fu, and it was really a cow!
He was caught off guard by this, dragged off the horse, and fell heavily to the ground on his back.
The grass on the ground is soft and the martial arts resistance is first-class, but it doesn't hurt. The lasso on his neck suddenly tightened, but fortunately, Wu You reacted quickly enough to stretch out a hand to go in first, so that he was not strangled by this pull, or even broke his cervical vertebrae!
The Xihu people herd horses and sheep, and under the pull of the lasso, even a majestic horse can be pulled over, this kung fu is really not vegetarian!
After Wu You landed, he rolled on the spot almost as if reflexively, and several slashes of the Machemitar slashed at the place where he had just landed, sparks everywhere!
The Xihu people's rushing machetes are really powerful!
Without waiting for Wu You to get up and stand firm, the left and right arms of the person who went down the rope alternately flew and shortened the rope to kill Wu You's neck, Wu You reacted fast enough, grabbed the rope with all his might, and pulled the rope three times with his arms like a flying flower, and shouted angrily, "Come down!" β
"Ahh
The wind sounded behind him, and Wu You hurriedly rolled on the spot to avoid the charging and slashing of the two Xihu cavalrymen, and before he could get up, he slashed with two more knives, slashing directly from his legs to the top of his head.
You want me to cut off my children and grandchildren?!
Die!
Wu You rolled on his side and kicked the Xihu knight off the horse with a flying spin kick on the ground, and grabbed the saddle of the galloping horse with one hand, and the wolf's waist suddenly stretched out a strong explosive force, and he twisted his body and rode on the horse!
"When, when, when!"
As soon as he got on the horse, he faced a few flying arrows and slashed them with his sword, and after two slashes with three or four knights, the Xihu scimitar in his hand was cut off!
The two riders are hedged, and the momentum is too great. These two knives came down, and Wu You felt a little numb in his arms!
Finally fought a bloody way - withdraw!
More than a dozen horsemen chased after Wu You like a madman, Wu You bowed his body and bent his waist to prevent being shot by the arrows from behind, and shouted the code of rescue while running!
Rushing towards him, he rode at a gallop.
"General, let's go!"
With a roar, one person and one rider rushed into the Xihu crowd chasing Wu You in the rear like a giant axe. It was cut down on the spot, and screams broke out!
The tiger enters the flock, and this is the kind of scene!
Wu You took a long breath and shouted loudly: "Don't fall in love with war! --Hurry up and get out, don't get hurt in the war! β
Team Xue was really fast enough to react, but it was also because the war horse that stepped down was flexible enough, almost bounced on the spot, turned the horse's head and ran back. Those Xihu soldiers were caught off guard by the Xue team's rushing and slashing and even scattered, unable to gather and surround for a while, and chased after returning to their senses.
Wu You and Xue Team Zheng both knew that they had entered the range of Wu Team Zheng's ambush circle bow and arrow, and shouted loudly.
"Turn around and release the arrow!"
The soldiers under the command of Wu You have long been familiar with the ability to listen to the wind and distinguish the sound of archery. As soon as the arrows were adjusted, the rain of arrows aimed at those who did not shout the code behind them was released.
"Ahh
Xue Teamzheng's horse was really fast, and then he caught up with Wu You and ran forward, shouting loudly, "All cover--retreat!" β
Wu You let out a long breath, and was about to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead.
"Team Wu is covering, don't fall in love with the battle, keep up!"
"Yes!"
There was a sound of horses' hooves, and Wu You and his party went to the west to cut off the dust!
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Time back to the present, Lingzhou, outside Dingyuan City
Around midnight, the three Xia men encountered the patrolling Xihu cavalry in the suburbs, and were taken by the latter to the felt tent of Duoji Bugon.
For the arrival of these three people, Dorji Bugun was very surprised.
Although he had known for a long time that the Xia people in Dingyuan City had people who were friendly to him and Xihu, otherwise, when Tie Miao came out to deceive him, he would not have quietly revealed some things about Dingyuan City to him.
What makes Duoji Bugong suspicious is that his current situation is quite precarious, and he has long lost the majesty he had when he came to Banyue, why did these Xia people still sneak out of Dingyuan City to have a private meeting with him?
And in front of Dorji Bugun, who looked suspicious, the three of them talked about their plan.
"Duoji Bugong Khan, we have found out that in the armory of Dingyuan City, a large amount of tung oil has been hoarded, and now, the Xia army has piled up this tung oil in the city and sent heavy troops to guard it. As long as we sneak in and set it on fire, the Xia army in Dingyuan City will definitely be in chaos, and when the time comes, we will take the opportunity to open the West City Gate and put in the cavalry of the Xihu tribe, and the Xia army will definitely die! β
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Looking at the three people who were talking, Dorji Bugun was silent.
In all fairness, he didn't really believe the words of these three people, but the problem was that he was helpless about the terrible situation he was in at the moment, and the Xihu tribe was almost torn apart.
What if the other party is sincere?
Wouldn't it be possible to use this battle to completely regain the disadvantage?
Thinking of this, Dorji Bugun couldn't help but feel a little excited.
He probably couldn't have imagined that Mu Partridge knew the gambler's psychology when people were at a disadvantage, so he would resort to deception in the precarious situation of Dorji Bugun, in order to completely knock him off the cliff and make it difficult for him to turn over!
It is undeniable that the suggestions of these three people made Xihu's Khan Duoji Bugong slam into action.
But the heart is heartbeat, it does not mean that Dorji Bugun simply believed the words of the three of them.
Therefore, after pondering for a moment, he asked in a deep voice: "The intention of the three of them is already understood by Ben Khan. β¦β¦ But Ben Khan still can't figure it out, now it's clear that Xia Jun has the upper hand, why do you come to have a private meeting with Ben Khan? β
The three of them glanced at each other, and one of the leaders came out to salute and said, "What the Khan said is actually that we are not Xia people, but also people living on the grassland. If we weren't cornered, how would we be willing to surrender to the Xia army? β¦β¦ However, the Xia army has such powerful weapons as crossbows, and the power of these things is something you have seen a few days ago, and if we refused to surrender at that time, I am afraid that we would have been slaughtered by the Xia army. β
Hearing this, a hint of strange color flashed in Dorji Bugun's eyes, and he pretended to be surprised and asked, "What?" Are you pretending to surrender to the Xia army? β
Hearing this, the man at the head snorted coldly and laughed at himself: "Otherwise? The Xia army is brutal, although we are Han blood, but the Xia people have never regarded us as Han people, only when we are slaves, how can we really surrender to the Xia army? β
"......," Dorje Bugun touched his beard and pondered.
After half a ring, Dorji Bugon asked, "You are plotting a secret alliance with Ben Khan, who is the leader?" β
The man at the head said, "It is an official in our city, and it is he who revealed the changes in Dingyuan City to you last time. β
"Then I think it should be the one who came with Tie Miao that day."
Dorje Bugong was relieved, he had seen Xu Zhengkuan, and he also knew what he wanted in his heart, so Dorje Bugong was not incomprehensible to Xu Zhengkuan helping him the Xihu tribe.
"So? What does he mean? Dorje Bugun asked again.
The man at the head of "this ......" seemed a little hesitant, and then asked, "What about ...... What does the Great Khan think of the matter of internal and external cooperation? β
"When?" Dorje Bugun stroked his beard and pondered.
The leader hesitated for a moment and whispered, "It's best to ...... as soon as possible."
Dorji Bugun frowned, and looked at the three people who were the leader, but saw that their expressions were different, so he immediately asked, "Has something happened?" β
I saw that the person in charge showed a little shame on his face, and said: "When the three of us sneaked out of Dingyuan City, we were discovered by two patrolling Xia soldiers, and we were afraid of leaking the news, so we killed those two...... The Xia army has a bit of military discipline, and every morning, those soldiers will count the number of soldiers, in case they find that the two soldiers are missing......"
"These idiots!"
Duoji Bugun endured his anger and glared at the three people led by him, and said in his heart that these three fools were too careless, and such a big thing would go wrong?!
However, for the sake of the other party's usefulness, Dorji Bugong did not open his mouth to scold, but after pondering for a while, he nodded and said, "Then tonight!" β
"Tonight? That's the best ......," the man at the head breathed a sigh of relief.
And just then, a voice came from the side.
"Wait!"
Dorji Bugong and the other people subconsciously turned their heads, only to find that it was actually the young warrior Senge of Xihu who had been silently watching the three of them from the side.
"Senge?"
Dorje Bugon looked at Senge suspiciously.
I saw Senge looking up and down the three people led by him with suspicious eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Great Khan, this matter may be fraudulent. β
The person and the others at the head changed slightly when they heard this, and they couldn't help but feel a little weak under Senge's eyes, but they could only pretend to be angry.
"Who are you? How dare you interject without permission? β
Dorje Bugun touched his chin and said with a smile: "Don't be angry, three, he is my adopted son." With that, he turned to look at Senge and asked, "Senge, why do you have such an idea?" β
"Great Khan, wait a minute, let me ask them."
"......" Duoji Bugong was slightly stunned, but after his eyes rolled slightly, he didn't speak.
Seeing this, Senge took a few steps closer, looked at the three people at the head, and asked, "Three, how did you sneak out of Dingyuan City?" β
The person at the head glanced at Duoji Bugong, and saw that the latter was indifferent, so he explained with a wistful expression: "My family is responsible for recruiting young people to assist the Xia army in guarding the north city wall of the far city, and the north city wall is mostly young and strong guarding the city, as long as you don't get discovered by the Xia army on the city wall, it's not easy to sneak out?" β
Senge was silent, after all, in the siege battle in the last three days, the northern wall of Dingyuan City was not the main direction of attack of the army.
"When did you leave the city?"
"Didn't pay attention to the hour, probably ...... An hour ago. β
"An hour?"
The man at the head showed a little disdain on his face, and said angrily: "We sneaked out of the city, so naturally we should be cautious." β¦β¦ In order not to arouse the idea of the Xia army on the city wall, the three of us walked over on our own legs. β
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After that, Senge asked a few more questions, but he never heard any flaws, and frowned.
Seeing this, the doubts in Dorji Bugong's heart were dispelled, and he said to the person and the others who were the leader: "Sengehe, you should be cautious, haha, okay, this matter ......"
But as soon as he said this, Senge interrupted again: "Great Khan and think deeply, I still feel that this matter is wrong. After that, he raised his hand and pointed to the three people led by him, frowned and said: "These three people came too coincidentally, they didn't come early, they didn't come late, but they came when we Xihu was helpless, it was like ...... It's as if we have no choice. β
Hearing this, the person who led the leader, Aru, and Shuerha were really weak in heart this time.
After all, Senge guessed correctly, Mu Lu, the general who led the city defense in this matter, was indeed sure that the Xihu tribe was helpless at the moment, so he sent three people to deceive him.
"There is a saying in the Xia people that "there must be a demon when things go wrong", and now my Xihu is in decline, but these three people still take the initiative to come up, and want to cooperate with my Xihu tribe to deal with the Xia army, the Great Khan, don't you think this matter is very strange? β
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Hearing Senge's words, Dorji Bugun was silent.
Indeed, in this world, after all, there are "many people who put icing on the cake, and there are few people who send charcoal in the snow", don't say snobbery, in fact, if something is unprofitable, how many people will do it? It is human nature to seek profit.
But as Senge said, this Xu Zhengkuan did not arrive in Yuancheng at the beginning of their Xihu, and secretly sent people to contact them when the army was at its peak, but chose to come to the private meeting when their Xihu was now weak.
At this time, Senge said another sentence that made Dorji Bugun think it was true.
"If they really had the heart to join hands with my Xihu and deal with Xia Jun from inside and outside, they should have found a way to contact us a long time ago."
Hearing this, Dorji Bugun turned his head to look at the three people led by him, frowned and asked, "This matter is also a little puzzled by this Khan, why didn't Xu Zhengkuan contact me Xihu earlier?" β
"Because of the initial harvest, the Xia army was very well guarded." The man at the head bowed his head and saluted, explaining: "When the Great Khan first besieged the city, the soldiers in the city did not suffer heavy casualties as they do now! Because the precautions are very strict."
Dorje Bugun nodded slowly, accepting the explanation of the person in charge. Then he asked, "What about today?" β
Hearing this, a hint of scorn flashed on the face of the leader of the leader, and he said cautiously: "Say something that may displease the Great Khan." Right now, the Xia army in Dingyuan City, they no longer pay as much attention to Xihu as they did a while ago, and the patrol defense is much weaker than a while ago, so we just got the opportunity to sneak out of the city. β
ββ¦β¦ Damn it! β
When Dorji Bugun heard this, his face turned pale.
Of course, he could understand what the leader meant, it was nothing more than that the Xia army had long since stopped taking them in his eyes after defeating them Xihu three times.
Looking at Duoji Bugon's changing eyes, the person who led the leader also seemed to be beating a drum in his heart.
What made the three people led by them secretly hate that they had already said that they would move Dorji Bugun, but they didn't expect Dorji Bugun's adopted son Senge to question them, so they have not been able to convince Dorji Bugong so far.
The three of them glanced at each other, and they felt that the only way to do this was to use the big killing weapon that the general had personally dictated and taught them.
Thinking of this, the person at the head deliberately said with a wistful expression: "After talking for a long time, I didn't expect the Great Khan to still not believe our words, since this is the case, this incident should not have happened." We said goodbye and returned to Dingyuan City. β
With that, he, Aru and Shurha pretended to be angry and saluted Dorji Bugong and prepared to leave.
Seeing this, Senge immediately shouted: "Stop! β
The three of them turned around and said angrily, "What else is going on?" β
I saw Senge look at the three of them a few times, and said coldly: "To tell the truth, tell me the intention of the three of you to make this trip...... What the hell are you here for? β
"Ridiculous!" The three men at the head argued
Seeing this, Senge immediately summoned the tribal warriors outside the felt tent and tied the three people led by them with ropes.
Then, he turned to Dorje Bugun and said, "Great Khan, torture to extract confessions, you will definitely be able to force them to tell the truth." β
Dorje Bugun's eyes moved slightly.
And at this moment, I suddenly heard Aru scolding angrily: "I can't imagine that the Xihu people are so indiscriminate, and actually say that we are doing things for Xia Jun, does Xia Jun still need to use this trick to defeat Xihu now?!" β
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Hearing this, Dorji Bugun was stunned, and then a thick anger flashed in his eyes. It's just that this anger is mixed with a bit of sadness.
Yes, Xihu's defeat is decided, and the Xia army does not need to use the means of deception to defeat Xihu at all.
"Let them go." Dorje Bugon waved his hand gloomily.
"Great Khan......" Senge wanted to persuade again, but in the end, he had to order someone to release the three people who were the leader, Aru, and Shuerha.
After loosening the rope, the three of them looked very angry, especially the person who was the leader, and pointed at Senge and said coldly: "Milky boy, do you think your Xihu is still as prosperous as it was at the beginning?" Don't think we don't know, the Xia army has attacked the camps of the tribes in your rear, and you will be next! β¦β¦ Also, do you Sihu people have enough food right now? Feed tens of thousands of tribal warriors and hundreds of thousands of slaves? You're almost done! β
His words, although he said it to Senge, made Dorji Bugun's face pale.
Because this is indeed the current bad situation of Xihu.
Finally, Dorji Bugun couldn't help it, his face was gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "Are you here to join hands with Ben Khan, or are you here to humiliate Xihu?" β
Seeing that Dorji Bugun was angry, the leader beat the drum in his heart, but in order to achieve his goal, he had to bite the bullet and continue to stimulate Dorji Bugong according to the words taught by Mu Partridge.
"The Great Khan of Duoji Bugong, my lord and those of us who are unwilling to surrender to the Xia army, indeed hope to join hands with Xihu to defeat the Xia army, but one thing I hope the Great Khan will figure out that we do not have to join hands with Xihu. And the Xihu tribe ...... Hmph, in a few days, whether there will be any Xihu tribe, I'm afraid it's still unknown! β
Hearing this, Dorji Bugun's face turned blue with anger, he stood up suddenly, kicked over the short table in front of him, and stared at the man in front of him with his eyes, as if his eyes could breathe fire.
Seeing this, the man at the head turned pale with fright, and said in a cowering voice, "I...... I'm telling the truth......"
Fact......
Glaring at the man at the head, Dorji Bugun's heart was filled with sadness.
Yes, what the leader said is indeed the truth, right now, it is they who have no way to retreat in Xihu, not those people in Dingyuan City who surrendered to the Xia army.
"Name your terms." Dorje Bugun said with a gloomy face.
The implication was that he had agreed to the plan to attack Dingyuan City at night.
Seeing this, the three of them looked at each other, saluted and said, "After the war, we will take over Dingyuan, and you can only stay in the city for one day."
"Yes." Dorje Bugun nodded slowly.
A few more people talked for a while, and the three of them left with heartfelt joy.
Looking at their departing backs, Senge couldn't help but persuade again: "Great Khan, attacking Dingyuan City at night, this matter is too risky......"
"But that's our only chance." Dorje Bugun sighed.
Senge frowned and continued to persuade: "It's just a short-term defeat, we still have tens of thousands of heroic warriors, we still have hundreds of thousands of slaves, even if the tribal camp is attacked by the Xia army, those things that are lost, we can still loot back from the Northland, whether it is women or sheep." β
"No, Xia Jun won't give us a chance to breathe." Dorje Bugon shook his head and said.
Senge frowned, and persuaded again: "It's better to reconcile with Xia Jun, right?" β
"Hmph." Dorji Bugun snorted lightly, a hint of color flashed in his eyes, and he shook his head and said
"Why?" Senge asked, puzzled.
"Why...... This is our last chance, and if we lose this battle, Sihu will cease to exist. β¦β¦ I've decided, sneak attack Dingyuan City tonight! β
"Great Khan!" Senge seemed to want to persuade again, but was stopped by Dorji Bugun.
"Those three people are right, now that my Xihu is declining, it is no longer as powerful as it was at the beginning, even if the Xia army does nothing, we are doomed to defeat. β¦β¦ In the case of victory, there is no need for Xia Jun to play any tricks. β
Dorje Bugon said confidently.
On the night of the 26th, Xihu Khan Duoji Bugong led 20,000 Xihu cavalry and quietly came to a position about two or three miles outside the west gate of Dingyuan.
I saw a waning moon in the night sky, emitting a hazy faint moonlight, and there were no stars.
It's a good day to sneak up and be sneak attacked.
ββ¦β¦ Blessed by the gods of the plateau. β
Riding on his horse, Dorji Bugun prayed silently, after all, the victory or defeat of this battle was crucial to the Taxihu tribe.
Looking at the west city wall of Dingyuan from a distance, Duoji Bugong saw that the west city wall of Dingyuan was full of torches, with the light of the fire, he could clearly see the figures on the west city wall, and almost every section of the city wall had twenty or thirty soldiers patrolling.
What kind of defensive weakness is this?
Dorje Bugon cursed in his heart.
However, he also understood that even if the Xia army in the city regarded him as nothing now, most of the necessary defenses would not be relaxed, and it depended on how far those people in the city who were friendly to Xihu could go.
At this time, Senge came to Dorji Bugun's side, lowered his voice and said, "Great Khan, don't you really send soldiers to patrol the surroundings?" I'm worried that there will be an ambush by the Xia army. β
Dorji Bugun shook his head and said in a low voice: "This place is the patrol range of those people, and they will give us convenience. β
"......" Senge opened his mouth, but stopped talking.
In all fairness, he still didn't believe the words of the three of them, and felt that this incident might be a trap set by the Xia people against them.
But because he couldn't find any flaws, he was also a little confused in his heart, and he just secretly told himself to be cautious in everything, especially his well-protected father-in-law Dorji Bugun.
Estimated that around the time of the day, Dorji Bugun clenched the reins a little nervously.
Because according to the plan he made with the three of them, around the time of the day, it was the time for them to cooperate with the outside to deal with the Xia army.
But he didn't see the signal in the city for a long time, and Dorje Bugong was anxious.
"What time is it?" Dorje Bugon asked Senge in an anxious whisper.
"It should be past the end of the day." Senge replied in a low voice.
Hearing this, Dorji Bugong became even more anxious in his heart, frowned and whispered: "The appointed hour has passed, what are these guys doing?" β
"......" Senge was silent, and his gaze towards Dingyuan was full of confusion.
"If it is really a trap for the Xia people, as soon as the time comes, the Xia people should act...... But now that the time has passed, Dingyuan has not moved at all, could it be ...... Could it be that this is not a trick of the Xia people? β
The more Senge thought about it, the more confused he became.
They didn't know that when they were peeking at the west city wall of Dingyuan in the dark, far away on the gate tower of the west city wall of Dingyuan, Mu Fu ordered people to extinguish the torches nearby, and also peeked into the darkness of the night outside the city with a large group of people.
Although he couldn't see with his eyes, Mu Lu could faintly feel that in the dark night in the distance, those Xihu cavalrymen were gearing up, and they were probably already anxious.
"It's past time." One of them reminded him that he thought it was Mu Partridge who had misremembered the agreed time.
"Ben will know." Mu Partridge smiled and nodded, and said lightly: "Dry them for a while, when people are in a hurry, they often inevitably ignore the potential danger......"
Luo Tao and the group of military attachΓ©s beside him were stunned when they heard this, and they all looked at Mu Partridge with some incredulity.
Because according to the three people who came back to tell the story, they persuaded Dorji Bugun according to the dialogue taught by Mu Partridge, and they really dispelled Dorji Bugun's suspicions.
In this way, about half a pillar of incense, I heard Mu Partridge whisper: "It's almost ......"
Hearing this, the military attaches on the tower of the city gate were in high spirits.
Immediately, the border soldiers who received the order lit a pile of firewood that had been prepared in the city by themselves, and then quickly evacuated towards the east gate.
On the city gate tower, Mu Partridge explained a few words to Luo Tao, and also led the military attaches to move along the city wall to the city gate tower in the east of the city, leaving only a small number of border soldiers who knew about it, still on duty on the city wall.
In the western suburbs of Dingyuan, Duoji Bugong and others were so anxious that they really wanted to rush to the city at this moment and ask what happened to Gaqihan and others.
"Maybe there was something temporary that made them miss the time......"
That's all he could do to persuade himself.
And at this moment, there was a fire in Dingyuan City, and there was a faint exclamation of the soldiers near the West City Gate.
"Hey, look at the ...... in the city"
"What's going on?"
"Why is there a fire in the city for no reason?"
"Blow the siren ......"
The conversations of those border troops vaguely spread to Dorji Bugun's side, making Dorji Bugun, who understood Xia Chinese, anxious with liver pain.
He scolded again and again in his heart: Send someone to open the city gate quickly!
It is no wonder that Dorje Bugun is so anxious, after all, setting fire to the city is indeed a clever trick, but if the time to open the city gate is delayed, so that the border troops guarding the city wall find that the situation is wrong and blow the siren, then this sound is actually a warning to wake up the soldiers in the city to get up and put out the fire, and perhaps it will also make their Xihu cavalry return in vain.
"Quick! Fast! Hurry!'
Dorje Bugun clenched the reins tightly and kept muttering in his heart.
And at this moment, there was an abnormal movement from the west gate of Dingyuan.
"Huh? Who are you...... What do you do? β
"You...... Someone is in trouble, sound the alarm! Honk! β
"Defend the gates!"
Near the West City Gate, there was a lot of noise, which made Dorji Bugun's heart even more anxious.
Fortunately, the delay was not long, and after a while, the west gate creaked open.
Seeing this, Dorji Bugun's spirit was shocked, and he raised his arms and shouted: "Xihu's sons, kill in!" β
"Oh-"