Chapter 31: Exploring the Enemy Camp at Night
Under the stunned gaze of everyone in the Tiger Camp, the cavalry of the Red Turban Army frantically slashed and drove the foot soldiers in front of the pass. The infantry soldiers themselves obviously suffered a big loss when they fought with the cavalry, not to mention that these foot soldiers were crowded, crowded with people, and had no psychological preparation for safety. The riders with red scarves on their heads don't have to choose a target at all, they just wave the knives and guns in their hands like leeks to harvest a large number of heads.
The cavalry of the Tiger Battalion had the heart to rush forward, but they were staggered by the surging crowd of people, and they could not take a step forward at all. Guan Yu on the black horse shook the blood-dripping spear in his hand triumphantly, and the knights of the Red Turban Army who received the order turned their horses' heads one after another, calmly rushing in from the wide open gate, and at the same time everyone reached out to push the hay tied to the horse's back to the ground.
The defenders were too arrogant, and they didn't take their own 100,000 horses in their eyes at all. Yang Mingyi hated the root of his teeth, and he was completely enraged. shouted: "The foot soldiers retreated from both sides, and the cavalry rushed up, and while they were still closed, they entered the pass!" Kill them all! ”
It is often the ideal that is very plump, and the reality is very skinny. Chased and killed by the cavalry of the Red Turban Army, the foot soldiers who were already frightened did not take their own breath in a panic, or did not hear the shouts of the commander at all, and still crowded in front of the cavalry, making the best barrier for the retreat of the Red Turban Knights. Out of desperation, the cavalry of the Tiger Camp had no choice but to open the way with their swords and frantically slash and kill their own people who flocked to the horses. The foot soldiers were completely stunned, and out of the instinct of survival, they hid to the sides, and finally made way for the cavalry.
The enraged cavalry of the Tiger Battalion rushed to the front of the pass, and the heavy stone gate of the Snow Wolf Pass had just closed. A new round of stone thunder and arrow rain fell from the sky. The difference was that the arrows that fell this time were wrapped in flammable materials, and countless small torches quickly ignited the hay on the ground. The soldiers in the caves on both sides lost no time in pouring tung oil down, and the flames burst out, like monsters, swallowing the knights and horses of the tiger camp who were also splashed with tung oil.
The scorching and oily cavalry of the Tiger Camp let out an inhuman scream and rushed towards their camp completely out of control.
"Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! Yang Mingyi looked at the fireball rushing out of the flames in horror, and shouted hoarsely.
The crossbowmen of the Tiger Battalion fired thousands of arrows in unison, and without mercy, they shot all the fireballs that rushed towards their camp with nowhere to escape.
In front of the Snow Wolf Pass, there was a scorched earth.
"Mingjin Collects Troops". Yang Mingyi, who was frightened, reluctantly issued an order.
Ruan Wu and Zhai Longbiao, who were chasing the remnants of Feng Yong, were exhausted by the other party's overly strong desire to survive. There were three chances to bite the opponent's tail, and the opponent broke free like a gecko. The shrewd Feng Yong no longer went straight to the Snow Wolf Pass with his head down, but circled the pursuers in a big circle on the wasteland. In terms of determination and perseverance to escape, Ruan Wu and Zhai Longbiao finally reluctantly bowed to Feng Yong. They decided to abandon the pursuit and return to Pingzhou. A game of cat and mouse ends with the cat lying on the ground exhausted and gasping for breath.
The snow wolf is turned off, and the lights are bright. In the big tent of the Chinese army in the tiger camp, Yang Mingyi was anxiously pacing back and forth, glaring back and forth from time to time at the generals who bowed their heads and were silent.
"Our army is nearly 200,000 horses, can't you think of a good way to conquer Snow Wolf Pass as soon as possible?" A layer of fine sweat broke out on Yang Mingyi's sallow face, and he continued: "Every day we delay here, the danger of Feng Yong, Nie Shilong's entire army being wiped out will increase a few points!" ”。
A military general stepped forward and bowed his hand and said: "Grandpa Guo, the terrain of this Snow Wolf Pass is too dangerous, and the front of the pass is narrow, and our army cannot give full play to the advantage of a large number of people!" As you can see today, continuing to assault will only inflict heavy losses on our side, but it will not solve the problem in the slightest! In the end, the general thinks that unless --- tries to make the thieves abandon the pass and pour out. ”
Nie Yunniang sneered: "Does Your Excellency think that the guards are all fools? Judging from today's battle situation, I think that they are not stupid, but they are methodical, scheming, and cunning in their response and counterattack! I think it's better to go on a different route than to add to the losses here and waste time. ”
Her words drew frequent nods from several generals.
Yang Mingyi shook his head and said: "No, it takes more time to detour, Feng Yong and Shilong are surrounded by bandits, and they are in danger." Our army is going around the pass, but I am afraid that the water from far will not quench the thirst of the near! ”
For a moment, everyone was silent, and they were at a loss in hard thought.
Guan Yu was dressed in black tights, evaded the guards in front of his door, and found a remote place to go down the stone wall. He wasn't at all worried about how his opponent would struggle to figure out how to win the game. The reason why I visited the enemy camp at night was entirely because I saw that the lights were turned off and stretched for dozens of miles, and I was itchy for a while, and out of professional habits, I wanted to come down and join in the fun.
In the Tiger Ben camp, although he knew that the number of defenders at Snow Wolf Pass was limited, the chance of a sneak attack at night was very small. But there were still sentry posts all around, and occasionally a few patrols with torches came and went. Is military discipline good, like that, Guan Yu thought to himself. The sentries and patrols were nothing to him, and he slipped into several tents, where weary soldiers were sleeping soundly, and the air smelled of sweat except for the smell of feet. Guan Yu was not interested at all, and ran towards the big tent located in the center.
Guan Yu stopped, squatted in front of a large tent to catch his breath, and quickly calculated the number of camp tents he had walked through and the approximate number of people in each tent, and quickly estimated the number of enemy troops. I couldn't help but startle myself: Obediently, there are nearly 200,000 troops coming this time, and the Tiger Camp is pulling out a desperate posture! Fortunately, he seized the Snow Wolf Pass one step in advance, and if he let the enemy army drive straight into Pingzhou City and kill him, it would be really unpredictable! At the same time, he also made up his mind: But with my breath in pass, even a million troops will not think of stepping through the Snow Wolf Pass for half a step!
Two teams of patrolmen with torches on the left and one on the right walked towards Guan Yu's position at the same time, he didn't want to disturb them, and dodged into the camp behind him.
The tent was empty, Guan Yu shrugged his nose, and there was a faint fragrance in the air. In the dark, Guan Yu saw two teams of patrols with torches passing by, and was about to get out of the account room and look elsewhere. Suddenly, he heard a sound of footsteps from far and near, and hurriedly dodged and hid behind the curtain.
He felt a light in his eyes as the darkness cleared in the tent, and then he heard the subtle grinding of metal as he took off his armor. Quietly sticking out half of his head, he was surprised to see the back of a person at the table and the long black hair that was shiny and scattered. Woman? How can there be women in the barracks?
Nie Yunniang took off her heavy armor, took off her coat, and only wore a rose-red close-fitting clothes, and was planning to rest after a simple wash. Suddenly, she keenly sensed that something was wrong in the tent, and quietly held the dagger in her hand, turned around and shouted softly: "Who is it?" Get the hell out of here! ”。
Behind the curtain, a little white face dressed in a night robe emerged hesitantly. Infuriatingly, the thief's face was calm and did not panic in the slightest. The eyes of the two thieves flickered, and their greedy eyes stared at their bodies moving up and down.
Nie Yunniang's cheeks suddenly turned crimson, her apricot eyes widened, she gritted her teeth and flew forward, the dagger went straight to the opponent's chest, and said hatefully: "Adulterer, who are you?" Don't say I'll let you die without a corpse right away! ”
Guan Yu grinned awkwardly and said, "Misunderstanding! Misunderstand! Girl, her name is Gou Yu'er, she is just a thief, not a thief, and I have a wife. It's just a passing by, you know? ”
The embarrassed Nie Yunniang didn't bother to listen to his nonsense anymore, and secretly gritted her silver teeth and waved the dagger in her hand, determined to kill him first and then make a theory.
Unbeknownst to him, this thief was extremely athletic, and his speed was astonishingly fast enough to dodge three nirvanal moves. In the process of flickering and moving, there was also an extra bright sword in his hand.
Guan Yu raised the sword in his hand and swung away the dagger that stabbed at him, and said with a calm face: "Why is the girl so anxious to take my life? In the next really no offense! Besides, you're in such a good shape, you won't die if you look at it twice?! ”
Nie Yunniang was so shocked and angry that she almost crushed her silver teeth, and secretly decided that she would never let this thief leave alive. She could have shouted loudly to attract patrolling guards, but if she woke up these hundreds of thousands of troops again, Guan Yu would not be able to escape even if she had wings on her back. It's just that first, she has absolute confidence in her martial arts, and secondly, a man running out of her tent in the middle of the night will make her lose face, so she can only grit her teeth without saying a word and try her best to kill the other party.
Guan Yu was forced to hurry by the other party's ruthless moves for a while, and fine sweat oozed from his forehead. The heart said that this girl is too fierce, the move is fatal, she is not merciful, she is bent on killing herself, and I haven't done anything hurtful, the Sprinkle family is really more wronged than Dou E!
In a hurry, Guan Yu shouted in a low voice behind Nie Yunniang: "I don't want your help!" ”。 Nie Yunniang was shocked when she heard this: This thief actually has a helper. The movements in his hands slowed down, and he involuntarily turned his head to look back. The back was empty, and he was deceived, so he quickly turned his head, and suddenly felt a numbness on his body, and his hands and feet couldn't move instantly.
Guan Yu clapped his hands with a wicked smile, gently took off the dagger in Nie Yunniang's hand and pretended to look at it. The dagger was extremely sharp and exquisitely made, and the word "Yun" was engraved on the handle.
Guan Yu glanced at Nie Yunniang, who was full of hatred but a little panicked in her eyes, and said solemnly: "You also know the rules of our industry, the so-called thieves are not empty. I won't confiscate this dagger, uncle, so you don't have to take it to harm people again! ”。
Walking to the tent, Guan Yu turned around and returned, and Nie Yunniang was shocked: What is this thief going to do?
Guan Yu stared at the tears that burst out of the corners of Nie Yunniang's eyes, his heart softened, and he sighed lightly and said, "You were just clicked by me, and you will be fine after half an hour." It's a man's business to fight desperately, and the farther away you are, the better. There is ---" Guan Yu showed a wicked smile at the corner of his mouth, and continued: "The Sprinkle family is a hero in the green forest, and he is not a thief. You can't think I'm a thief because I'm handsome, dashing, and graceful, and I'm not interested in you, uncle! ”。
With that, he paced gracefully to the tent, lifted the curtain, and soon disappeared into the night.
Nie Yunniang, who was motionless, closed her eyes tightly and burst into tears. She was arrogant all her life, how could she have suffered such humiliation? She silently said in her heart: This is not true, this is not true! It's all a ridiculous nightmare.