Chapter 196: Falling into a Trap
When Wei Xiangyuan led the defenders of 5,000 Runan County to gallop all the way to Linying County, they were already exhausted at this time, but they had already heard the sound of hurried horses' hooves behind them, and Xiao Moke's 5,000 cavalry had already caught up with them!
"Brothers! Fast! Don't stop, rush into the city! Wei Xiangyuan shouted loudly, and then led the army to run towards the gate of Linying County.
"The enemy is ahead, be sure to destroy them before they enter the city! Come on! Xiao Moke also shouted loudly, and then rushed forward in the lead!
A group of deserters were desperately running towards Linying County, and then a group of cavalry was also closely following them, and the horse's hooves stirred up billowing dust and smoke, and the sound of horses' hooves, shouting and killing, resounded!
At this time, the southern gate of Linying County suddenly opened, and a general guarding the city shouted: "Brothers of Runan County, enter the city!" Keep running! Run along the main city road all the way to the north gate! ”
"Rush! Rush into the city! Don't stop, keep running! "Wei Xiangyuan rode a fast horse, rushed straight through the city gate, and entered the city of Linying County, and then did not stop, but continued to lead the five thousand army to the north gate!
Seeing that the enemy had rushed into the city, Xiao Moke was a little hesitant to continue the pursuit, but Xiao Shilian beside him had already shouted loudly: "Don't stop!" Continue the pursuit, while the enemy's gate is not closed, everyone will follow me into the city and destroy the enemy! Kill! ”
Seeing that his son had already rushed forward, Xiao Moke no longer hesitated, and shouted loudly: "The whole army obeys the order, rushes into the city, and takes Linying County in one fell swoop!" ”
Taking advantage of the wide opening of the city gate, the five thousand Rao cavalry troops also followed closely behind the group of deserters, and all of them rushed into the city of Linying County!
Xiao Moke had been chasing the deserters in front, but found that they had just been running forward, not stopping at all, turning around and resisting, and then felt that something was wrong in the city of Linying County: except for the defenders who were responsible for opening the city gate just now, how could there be no defenders to resist in this city, and now not even a single citizen has seen it! Worst! It's a trap!
Xiao Moke, who came to his senses, immediately shouted to stop the pursuit of the cavalry, and then shouted loudly: "This is an empty city!" It's a trap! Turn the horse's head around and get out of the city! ”
But when they turned around, they found that the south gate had been closed from the outside! Look at the deserter who was chasing just now, he had also rushed out of the north gate, and then the north gate was also closed from the outside!
"Shilian! You and the first detachment searched the city carefully! Others, follow me up to the walls at once! Xiao Moke immediately ordered.
Xiao Moke came to the city wall with his heart, and found that the defenders who were still here to open the door just now had long disappeared, and when he went up to the city wall, Xiao Moke was startled by the formation outside the city, just now there was no one outside the city of Linying County, and now it is full of Qi troops with spears and thick shields, they have lined up the formation and surrounded Linying County!
Xiao Moke rode his horse around the city wall and found that the entire Linying County had been surrounded by the Qi army! There are at least 20,000 Qi troops besieging the city, and all of them are wearing strong armor and holding sharp soldiers, and they look murderous! In front of them, there stood a tall horse, riding a man dressed in bright armor and wearing a mask of frightening on his face.
Seeing such a formation, Xiao Moke's heart suddenly burst cold: Sure enough, he was surrounded!
Linying County is a city, and soon Xiao Shilian has already turned over the city, and then came back very depressed and reported to Xiao Moke: "Father, we have fallen for the scheme, this is a trap, Linying County is empty, everything for food has been taken away by them, and even the well has been sealed by them with mud!" ”
"Careless! Too careless! I was so careless! I thought that the defenders of Runan County were afraid of us, so they abandoned the city and fled, it turned out that they wanted to lure us into pursuit, and then lure us to Linying County, and finally trapped us in this empty city! Xiao Moke said with annoyance.
"Father, what now? We are all cavalry, and we don't have the equipment to defend the city, so we can't defend the city at all! Why don't we rush out and fight to break through! Xiao Shilian suggested.
"No! Now there are at least 20,000 elite Qi troops outside surrounding us, and if we rush out, it will be equivalent to sending us to death! And the Qi army is not attacking us now, they must have other conspiracies! We can't afford to act rashly anymore! Xiao Moke refused.
"What should we do now? Even if the Qi army does not attack us, there is no food or drink in this empty city, and the dry food we bring will not be able to support the arrival of our reinforcements! Xiao Shilian said anxiously.
"Alas, it's all because my father is too underestimated! Hell-bent on catching up with that deserter, they ended up being led into this trap! Hehe, yesterday we were still surrounding people, but today we are surrounded by people! Xiao Moke blamed himself.
"Father, it's all because the child is too impulsive and eager for quick success, so he brought the army into this kind of Jedi! No, we can't sit back here! I must break out of the siege and call for help! Xiao Shilian also blamed himself very much.
"They are besieging but not attacking now, they must be using the strategy we used before to encircle the point to send reinforcements, we go to ask for help, it is equivalent to falling into their plan! Their goal is our reinforcements! Xiao Moke calmed down and saw their conspiracy.
"So what? Are we just sitting here and waiting? And Shiro is also on his way here, so I'll go to Shiro, with his forward brigade, even if there are 20,000 Qi troops outside to blockade it, so what? And the father is in trouble, as a son, how can there be a reason not to save him when he dies! The 1st Cavalry, follow me out! Xiao Shilian said excitedly, then turned around and rushed out.
"Shilian! You give me back! Xiao Moke hurriedly stopped and chased out, but saw that Xiao Shilian had already turned over and rushed out of the city with a group of hundreds of cavalry.
"Shilian, you must be hearty, you must not be rash, if you can't break through, you must withdraw! You can't fight the enemy hard! Looking at his son's figure, Xiao Moke said loudly.
"Lord Wang, Xiao Shilian rushed out with a cavalry!" Wei Xiangyuan reported to Gao Changgong.
"I can't imagine that this Xiao Shilian is quite obedient, and his heart is so ruthless, in order to kill Xiao Yao, he is even willing to use his own father! Good! Since he brought Xiao Moke into the trap as planned, then we will let him out as planned and let him bring Xiao Yao over to us! Gao Changgong sneered.
Soon, the cavalry team led by Xiao Shilian, after encountering a few symbolic resistances, successfully broke out of the encirclement and ran to the south, and the Qi army did not send troops to pursue them, but quickly recovered its formation and continued to surround Linying County.
Seeing Xiao Shilian's successful breakthrough, Gao Changgong instructed Wei Xiangyuan: "You work harder, lead a cavalry team to set off immediately, follow Xiao Shilian, find Xiao Yao's troops, secretly contact Zhang Dabao, it is best to blend in with Xiao Yao's troops, and then act at the opportunity!" ”
"Yes! Rajah! Wei Xiangyuan also knew that the task of contacting Zhang Dabao was his own, so he didn't care about the fatigue of the long journey, and immediately took a cavalry team and secretly followed behind Xiao Shilian.
At this time, the city gate of Linying County was still open, Xiao Moke did not close it, and Gao Changgong did not send troops to attack the city, and the two sides were strangely facing each other here!
On the second day of October, Xiao Shilian with a cavalry team finally found Xiao Yao, who was hurrying to Yingchuan County!
"What? The father-in-law was besieged by Gao Changgong in Linying County? What the hell is going on? Hearing that Xiao Moke was surrounded, Xiao Yao was shocked.
"Gao Changgong is too cunning, he deliberately let the defenders of Runan County abandon the city and flee, lure us into pursuit, and then brought us into Linying County, but they have already ambushed 20,000 soldiers and horses there, and when we rushed into the city, we found that we were surrounded by them! Alas, my father was bent on catching up with this deserter, and he was too careless, and I didn't persuade him! Xiao Shilian pretended to be very remorseful.
"Why is my father so reckless? Are others okay now? Xiao Yao asked nervously.
"Of course my father is fine, but he is now surrounded by an army of 20,000 in Linying County, where there is an empty city, there is no food or drink, and the situation is very critical!" Xiao Shilian said anxiously.
"Gao Changgong has an army of 20,000, but he besieges but does not attack, it seems that he wants to learn from our encirclement point to send reinforcements!" Xiao Yao analyzed.
"Gao Changgong really wanted to surround the point to send reinforcements, so he let me out to find reinforcements, and his target should be you! Are you scared and don't want to save your father? Xiao Shilian pretended to be shocked and looked at Xiao Yaodao.
"Shiro, in fact, my father is so impulsive this time, and he is eager for quick success, and it's not because of you, Shiro! You have made so many military exploits, and you are so reused by Wu Dudu, but your father, as an elder, has been overshadowed by your limelight, of course it is not a taste in your heart! So this time, in order to make meritorious contributions, I was impulsive and careless before I fell into the ambush of Gao Changgong! Shiro! Although he is only your father-in-law, he treats you more dearly than my own son, and now he is in trouble, can you go and save him! Although I usually have a bad attitude towards you, this time I beg you, please save our father! Xiao Shilian said with emotion.
"Big brother, what are you talking about! When will I not save my father-in-law! My father-in-law is as kind to me as a mountain, even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of me, and an abyss, I will not hesitate to rush forward! Gao Changgong wants to learn to encircle the point to help, can he beat me? Pass my order, and the forward brigade will set off immediately! We rushed to Linying County immediately! Save Father! Xiao Yao decisively ordered to set off to rescue Xiao Moke.