Chapter 1535: Interception

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The facts quickly proved that Lin Hu's guess was correct, and when the long queue of torches drove out of the mountain col and went straight to the official road of the mountain range, it confirmed the fact that the Jurchens were withdrawing their troops overnight.

Lin Hu was a little flustered and a little ecstatic at the same time. Before this, Lin Hu even suspected that he couldn't wait for the moment when he led his troops to intercept the Jurchens, because two days had passed, and the reinforcements should be coming soon. If the Jurchens were still attacking the mountains when the reinforcements arrived, wouldn't it be that they had suffered in vain for a few days between the mountains. Although it is best to say that it is best not to fight, there are some small regrets in my heart after all. Now that the other party is about to evacuate, it is finally his turn and his thousand brothers to come in handy.

What was surprising was that the other party withdrew its troops overnight, which was indeed beyond Lin Hu's previous expectations. Although the battle during the day was fierce, the Jurchen soldiers and horses did not reach the point where they could not fight, and they withdrew their troops overnight, probably because they were cowardly, or they smelled something. But it doesn't matter, in the past two days, Lin Hu and the others have not been hiding on the hillside to sleep, they are ready.

"Brothers, it's time for us to behave. If the Jurchens want to run, how can they be allowed to escape? Brothers, what is our mission? Lin Hu shouted in a deep voice.

"Plug them, trap them here, teach them to stick their wings and not escape." All the soldiers shouted in unison.

"That's right! Now it's all up to us. You can't let a Jurchen soldier get away. Act now, take your place, and do what I command. Lin Hu shouted loudly.

"General Zunlin's order!" The soldiers replied in unison.

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The Jurchen camp was noisy and hectic, and the army began to leave in the middle of the night, not because it was not a sneak escape, but because since it had been decided to withdraw the troops, Yalu did not want to delay any longer, so as not to have too many dreams at night.

The Luoyan army at the pass of Fangcheng Mountain and on the slope of the mountain did not dare to come to stop the withdrawal of their army, which was the consensus reached by Yalu Buhua Alibai. If they dare to take advantage of their army to rush down to attack, it is just in the hands of Yalu Buhua, the other party's geographical advantage is their greatest advantage, the Jurchens dream of a frontal field battle with them, if they dare to come down to block, then it is not in line with the Jurchen army. I don't think the other party will be so stupid.

Because of this, the withdrawal of troops from the camp this time is a fair and righteous move. Torches swayed, and horses were drawn. A long line of cavalrymen carrying torches headed towards the entrance of the official road on the hill to the northeast, although the morale of the soldiers and horses was low, but they were also busy but not chaotic, quite orderly.

Yalu Buhua and Ali Bai Zema stood on the low slope in front of the camp, watching the soldiers and horses slowly withdraw. Yaru Buhua sighed softly. There was some helplessness and regret in this sigh, but also some relief.

"Yalu doesn't spend brothers, don't be unhappy in your heart. At least we can bring more than 50,000 soldiers and horses out alive, which is a great achievement. As for the humiliation we have suffered in the past two days, we can always get back to the field. Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and there is no need to be upset about it. Ali Bai said in a deep voice.

Yalu Buhua nodded and said, "What Brother Alibai said is very true,

But having said that, I've always felt a little uncomfortable in my heart. But you don't have to explain me, it's just uncomfortable, I'll solve it myself. Let's focus on the withdrawal of troops, but don't make any mistakes. Now my only thought is to safely bring back our more than 50,000 soldiers and horses to the Great Chief. ”

Ali Bai smiled and said: "Okay, brother, I will personally supervise and command, you can rest assured." ”

"Okay, there's Brother Lao." Yalu nodded his head, and Ali Bai urged the horse downhill and disappeared into the long line of torches.

Half an hour later, the retreating Jurchen cavalry had already penetrated three or four miles into the official road on the hills. Between the entire mountain range, a torch and a bright fire dragon winds and circles on the official road between the peaks, and the scene is very spectacular. This is only half of the Jurchen soldiers and horses, and the other half of the soldiers and horses are still crowded at the entrance of the official road and slowly marching in. However, as expected, the Luoyan army did not come down from the Fangcheng Mountain Pass and the hillside to attack, only sporadic scout sentries probed their brains in the dark, and did not dare to get too close. They did not dare to fight head-on, so they could only watch the Jurchen soldiers and horses withdraw.

The forward cavalry remained by Battle. Battle had already suffered a lot in the two-day battle, and he was fed up with anger and depressed. His soldiers also lost nearly half, and they were holding their breath for revenge. As a result, the general said that he would evacuate, which was really infuriating. Therefore, when he led the forward army to evacuate, Battle was depressed and in a very bad mood. As one of the top ten warriors of the Jurchen Martial Arts Competition, Battle felt that this time was the greatest shame in his life. When you go back to the army, you will definitely be laughed at by others. Battle had already figured out that if anyone dared to laugh at him about it, he would make an appointment with him to fight a gladiatorial fight, which was a tradition among the Jurchen people to kill and mock and insult their opponents through gladiatorial fighting, but with the permission of the great chief.

The speed of the soldiers and horses in front slowed down, and the original team moved slowly, and at this moment, the horse's head was next to the horse's buttocks, and it was crowded.

"What's going on? Why are you walking so slowly? Hurry up for Lao Tzu! Rubbing what? Battle asked angrily.

Soon someone reported: "Back to General Battle, there is a curve in front, the official road is narrow, and there is a steep slope next to it, so the brothers can't get up quickly, so they can only walk slowly." ”

Battle cursed and rode forward, and the soldiers in front of him got out of the way and let Battle move forward. Battle made hundreds of paces until he reached a bend halfway up the mountain. Indeed, this is the steepest part of the official road, and a large bend surrounds the hillside on his side. With a hillside on one side and a black slope on the other, the 20-pace-wide official road was not narrow originally, but because of this terrain, it was extremely narrow.

Battle frowned and looked sideways at the hillside to the left. The sky is full of stars, and the grass, trees and rocks on the hillside are reflected in it, and the blackness feels quite precipitous. Battle felt a little furious in his heart. The official road here is indeed very steep, and if there is an ambush on the hillside next to the official road, it will be really troublesome. Battle thought so, but he quickly scolded himself for being too careful. How could there be an ambush here? When did you become so timid? Could it be that these two days of fighting made me become

Cowardly?

Bartle thought angrily, and was about to turn his head and order the soldiers and horses in the rear not to rush forward and restrain the horses. This kind of terrain can cause chaos if the horses are frightened, and you have to be very careful to navigate. Just as he was turning his head, suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he seemed to see a few flickering fires in the darkness somewhere above the hillside. Although it was only a short moment, it was very conspicuous in the dark night.

Battle was startled, and squinted his eyes carefully. But the fire was gone. Battle thought he was dazzled, but soon he saw a dozen sparkling blue flames flickering somewhere above the hillside, directly opposite the bend. The blue flame was so bright that it sneered at the sparks, and many of the soldiers noticed the strangeness, and they all looked at the flickering position of the sparks above the hillside.

Battle was stunned at first, but the next moment, his heart sank, and he suddenly realized what was sparking.

"There is an ambush, retreat!" Battle suddenly let out a hoarse and frightened cry, his voice was already loud, and this sudden cry was like a thunderbolt, and everyone was startled.

But then the loud eruption on the hillside outburst 10,000 times louder than Battle's voice. I listened to dozens of deafening explosions in a row, and the fire on the hillside was soaring, and the mud and rocks rose into the air. At the bottom of the slope, when the Jurchen soldiers and horses were still stunned, the rumbling hula fell like rain and mud and dust, pouring down from the hillside and rushing.

There was no reaction time at all, it all came too suddenly. Lin Hu had already selected several suitable sites above the hillside, and had made preparations for excavation and loosening. When the cavalry of the opposing front army passed through the curve, it used the grenade it carried to blow up the rocks and mud on the slope to block the buried road, which was one of the ways for Lin Hu to intercept the enemy. It worked.

This mountain range is a small hill that is rarely inhabited. The Funiu Mountain area often has extreme weather with heavy snow and rain, and the mud and rocks on the slopes here are actually in a state of instability. If the place where the crowd gathered, the cattle and sheep on the hillside often came to trample, it would have collapsed long ago. But here it has maintained a pristine state of stability. Once it is forced by a huge external force, a collapse and landslide will occur. The explosive force of the grenade disrupted this balance, and a small landslide occurred on the hillside, which was exactly what Lin Hu expected.

The mud and rocks rushed down, blocking the official road on the mountainside for nearly sixty or seventy paces in a very short time. Naturally, all the soldiers and horses that were slowly wriggling at this distance were buried alive, and the soldiers and horses on both sides were also affected, and the stones flew down like rain, smashing them into chaos. The smoke and dust obscured everything, and a large number of soldiers and horses were swallowed up by the smoke and dust, and they became blind in the mud and dust, and the coughing and shouting sounded in a heap. In the chaos, hundreds of war horses were frightened and scurried, and most of them rushed into the slope below the official road by mistake, breaking their tendons and breaking their bones.

When the mountain breeze blew away the smoke and dust, the panicked and gray-faced Jurchen soldiers found that the official road had been piled up into a hill of mud and rocks, and the road ahead was completely cut off. And the next moment, the sharp hum of the bowstring sounded above the hillside. In the darkness, countless arrows shot down condescendingly.