Chapter 366: Ambush on All Sides

Between Yecheng and Huguan at the foot of Taihang Mountain, the mountain range stretches, the deep ditch is high, the divergent road is forked, and the road is difficult to walk. At this moment, the night is not too deep, and there is a miscellaneous sound of horses' hooves on the mountain road, which is heard from a distance like muffled thunder, and it is a majestic cavalry. In the middle, riding a tall horse, there is a handsome young man with a golden helmet and golden armor, and he is riding and galloping, showing superb riding skills.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and a general behind him suddenly rode forward, and said to the young general: "Young master, the night is too dangerous, it is better to camp on the spot." At our speed, we must be able to reach Yecheng tomorrow. "The voice is mellow and rich, and when you hear it, you are a person full of energy.

The young general shook his head and said, "General Yan, after staying in the Niutou Canyon in front, it's not too late to find a house to rest and sleep." When General Yan heard this, he sighed helplessly in his heart, the young master was neat, but he was spoiled by his wife, and he couldn't sleep in the wilderness, so he had to lift his spirits and beat his horse to follow behind the young master to protect.

General Yan is the Hebei general Yan Liang, and the young master in his mouth is naturally Yuan Shao's favorite third son, Yuan Shang. Yuan Shang is a charming character, usually pampered, and is the most admired son in Yecheng. The fourth generation of the Yuan family and the third duke, Yuan Shao and the prosperous and powerful Jizhou, Yuan Shang's future can be described as bright.

Yuan Shang was afraid that his eldest brother's military exploits would overshadow him, so he went to Mrs. Liu and repeatedly begged, and finally persuaded his father to let him lead the troops to attack Shangdang. I didn't expect that Shangdang had not yet been captured, Yecheng suffered a war, I heard that Yuan Xi had died unexpectedly, Yecheng was besieged by the Black Mountain Army of 200,000 and attacked day and night, and it was in danger, and my father had already recalled Yuan Tan, I heard that whoever saved Yecheng first would inherit his father's position and become the son.

Therefore, Yuan Shang traveled day and night, and it only took three days to lead the cavalry back first. After Niutou Canyon tonight, there is a big town behind it, which is less than a hundred miles away from Yecheng, and it will be possible to reach Yecheng tomorrow, which must be much faster than Yuan Tan.

Yuan Shang was immature, but Yan Liang was an old soldier, although he knew that the Black Mountain Army was on the other side of Yecheng, Yan Liang still insisted on personally escorting Yuan Shang to come. When the night came, Yan Liang ordered to light a torch and move forward.

Niutou Canyon is on the road connecting the Taihang Mountains and Yecheng, the bottom of the canyon is flat and dry, no more than 20 miles long, and it has become an important passage in and out of the Taihang Mountains. In normal times, Yuan Shaodu sent heavy troops to guard it, but at this moment, all of them were transferred to Yecheng to defend the city, and the entire Niutou Canyon was lifeless.

As the name suggests, the mountain road out of the mountain is divided into two strands, shaped like two horns, hence the name. Two horns lead to the outskirts of Handan, another leads to Yecheng, between the two horns, is a hill that is not too high, a mountain bag rises in the middle of the hills, live like a cow's nose, two eyes of a small lake, live like two eyes of a cow, the scenery is quite pleasant.

On the tip of the bull's nose, on the top of a cliff, there is a statue-like figure, look closely, this person is tall and handsome, dignified appearance, it is the head of the Qinglong Army Chen Long who incarnated as the Qiongya Dragon Ball. At this moment, Long Chen looked at the direction of Huguan, and finally found a flash of fire in the hazy night, and quickly galloped towards the fork of the canyon road.

Chen Long whistled and quickly retreated into the darkness. In the middle and high of the mountain rock on the left side of the Yecheng pass, there are 5,000 archers led by Tai Shici, in the grass on the right side of the road, there are 10,000 heavily armed sword and shield men led by himself, and in the valley leading to Handan, there are also 10,000 cavalry led by Fu Tong in ambush.

On the road to the canyon leading to Yecheng, Zhou Budo personally supervised the soldiers to dig dozens of trenches, traps, and set up trees, falling rocks and other obstacles, as long as Yuan Shang's cavalry turned on their backs in the night, first Tai Shi Ci waited for several rounds of arrow rain, then Chen Long's troops came out to harvest the heads, and finally Fu Tong completely blocked the escape route behind the canyon. And the 100 special soldiers led by Lu Chang specially captured the head of the enemy army, that is, the third son Yuan Shang.

Chen Long didn't know that Yan Liang existed in Yuan Shang's cavalry troops, so there was no arrangement for Yan Liang. Theoretically, 25,000 people ambushed Yuan Shang's more than 10,000 cavalry, and the terrain took an absolute advantage.

The light of the torches is getting closer and closer, and the rumbling sound of the cavalry's hooves on the ground has been heard, and the cavalry under Yan Liang is definitely the elite of the Jizhou army. Except for Wen Chou, who had an infantry that could be compared, Yan Liang's cavalry swept all over Jizhou and had not yet encountered an opponent.

The torch light reached the fork of Niutou Canyon, and without stopping, it went straight to the Yecheng passage on the right. The strange thing is that there seems to be a squad of torch lights, breaking away from the brigade and heading in the direction of Handan. Chen Long, who was looking from afar, was shocked, Yuan Shang was sending someone to Handan, could it be to move troops to save Yecheng? No, Handan's soldiers had already been transferred by Yuan Shao to control the northern line of Yecheng, so that in case the city was broken, there would be a passage to escape north. So what did Yuan Shang send people to Handan for?

Chen Long thought about it for a while, and then suddenly realized that what Yuan Shang was most worried about was that Yuan Tan would go one step ahead of him and return to Yecheng to rescue him. If you want to get to Yecheng, you must first pass through Handan, and Yuan Shang sent people to the northern front to investigate the movement of his eldest brother's southward retreat. Thinking about it, my heart tightened, I hope this team will not collide with Fu Tong, exposing the ambush in Niutou Gorge on all sides.

Yuan Shang's brigade continued to advance along the canyon passage, and it was only a few hundred meters away from Chen Long's pocket formation. Suddenly, there were several shouts and screams in the darkness, and with the echo of the valley, it was very obvious to the valley on this side.

As a top general, Yan Liang's ears and eyes are so dexterous, although in the sound of the hooves of thousands of troops, he still keenly captured the screams coming from the direction of the Handan passage. Yan conscience's heart sank, and a long neighing sound like thunder sounded from his mouth, and the whole army immediately braked, and at this time, the first horse was less than a few feet away from the trap dug by Zhou Budo.

Before Yuan Shang, who was sweating next to him, had no time to ask a question, Yan Liang's loud shout had already sounded: "There is an ambush!" The whole army immediately went back and withdrew from the valley! The guards extinguish the torches and follow me to protect the young master! The shouts were as high-pitched as clouds, resounding through the valley, and Yan Liang's whole army immediately changed, the horse's head changed into a horse's tail, and the whole army retreated frantically towards the way it came.

It turned out that Fu Tong was ambushed in the dark night, but he didn't expect that someone would take the Handan passage, and when Yuan Shang's cavalry team entered the valley, it was too late for the army to dodge. Fu Tong immediately made a decision and ordered the whole army to attack to prevent Yuan Shang's cavalry from retreating.

When Chen Long saw that the cooked duck was about to fly, he let out a long howl and notified Tai Shici on the opposite side to release the arrows, and immediately the arrows rained down, and Yan Liang's rear team immediately fell into bad luck and fell to the ground one after another. After three rounds of arrow rain, Yan Liang had already run out of range with Yuan Shang in his arms, Tai Shici stopped the arrows, Chen Long immediately greeted him, and 10,000 sword and shield soldiers immediately rushed down the mountain and rushed towards the chaotic Jizhou cavalry at the bottom of the mountain. Chen Long knew that Yan Liang set off with Yuan Shang to conquer the party, so he turned to Lu Chang and said, "You have to be careful when you catch Yuan Shang, the fierce general Yan Liang is by his side!" ”

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