Under the flickering candlelight, Tang Wannian, the king of Da Chu Pingnan, frowned, and his face was full of sadness.

Originally, I thought that I had a heavy army in my hands, and eliminating the remnants of the Ma family army was like probing for something, and I was sure of it. It is expected that after several fierce battles, both sides suffered heavy losses. However, not to mention that their own side did not occupy an absolute advantage, but lost their troops and lost their generals, and their morale was not as good as before.

It is necessary to carefully consider and devise a good strategy, and take the opponent by surprise, so that the Great Chu people and horses have an absolute advantage, so that the enemy army can be ended as soon as possible and the victory will be returned. Looking at the map spread out on the table in front of him, Tang Wannian's mind was like a mess, and he couldn't figure out the slightest clue. If only Fan Junshi were still alive, he would definitely be able to find a good way for me to break the enemy! Tang Wannian sighed heavily for no reason.

Suddenly, the curtain of the tent was raised, and a soldier who was very close to him on weekdays walked in, walked close and bowed and saluted: "Lord, there are people outside the tent who ask to see." He claimed that he was taken in by the prince, and he came to the camp for a long time, but he did not make an inch, and he was ashamed in his heart; He also said that he knew the remnants of the Ma family army well and hated them to the bone, so he came to offer a good strategy for the prince to break the enemy, and was willing to commit himself to the prince to serve the work of dogs and horses. ”

Tang Wannian was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly sent an order: It is rumored that this person will quickly enter the interior to see the king.

While standing up, rubbing his two big hands excitedly, pacing back and forth. I secretly said in my heart: This is really a fucking person who wants to doze off, and someone sent a pillow, if his good strategy to break the enemy really works, this king will reward him without hesitation.

A moment later, a tall, square-faced man hurried in, walked to the king of Pingnan, knelt on the ground, and bowed his head.

Tang Wannian saw that his gift had been completed, so he raised his hand slightly and said, "Seeing that this king doesn't have to be so polite, he raised his head and replied." ”

The man did not get up, but remained on his knees, raising his head slightly.

Tang Wannian saw that this person had a square face and a broad nose, his face was red and black, his expression was serious, and his face was loyal, not like a treacherous villain with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks. Although they seem to be familiar, they can't remember who the other party is for a while.

The strong man knelt on his knees, raised his head in a loud voice and said: "The prince and noble man are so forgetful, I'm afraid I can't remember the villain for a while, but the villain has always been grateful to the prince in his heart." You are the reborn parents of the villain, the father and mother of remodeling. The villain thinks about it day and night, which is nothing more than how to repay the prince's great kindness. ”

Tang Wannian, the king of Pingnan, stared at the man's face for a long time, and then suddenly remembered that this person was the wounded man who led everyone to leave the Ma family army and defect to the Great Chu military camp not long ago.

He leaned over slightly and asked, "What's your name?" ”。

The strong man in front of him clenched his fists and arched his hand and said: "Back to the prince, the villain's cheap name is Du Lifu, because he can't stand Ma Jiajun's unreasonable cane scolding, he brought a group of brothers to join the prince's command." ”

Tang Wannian straightened up, smiled and nodded again and again: "Very good, let's be polite." Are the wounds on your ass all good? ”。

Du Lifu hurriedly bowed down and clasped his fists and saluted: "Thanks to your blessing, the prince has been completely healed, and I am thinking about how to repay the prince's great kindness, and I wish the prince a helping hand." ”

Tang Wannian turned his hands behind his back, turned around and sat firmly behind the handsome case. He asked in a deep voice: "Do you have any good strategies to break the enemy, you might as well talk about it." If it works, the king will be rewarded. ”

Du Lifu took two steps forward and bent down and said: "The villain was forced to be coerced into the Ma family's army, and he had already abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, but he didn't have a chance. He has been in the army for a long time, and knows their eating and resting habits well. Although the soldiers of the Nama family army fought bravely, they also had many vices, such as: lax military discipline, especially at night, the battalion sergeants gambled and drank too much, and they neglected to take precautions. If the prince can send a surprise soldier to raid late at night, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. ”

Tang Wannian's eyes lit up when he heard this, but he kept silent, and carefully observed the subtle changes in the expression on Du Lifu's face with a slight hesitation.

Du Lifu grinned and said with a simple smile: "The prince doesn't need to be suspicious, I am a rough person, I have no heart, I only know that if there is a favor, I will repay it, and if there is a wrong, I will redress it!" ”。

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his arms, spread it on the table in front of Tang Wannian, stretched out his hand and pointed: "The villain has brute strength, but he doesn't know martial arts at all, and he can't go into battle with the prince to kill the enemy, so he can only do his best." This is the map of the Ma Jiajun camp drawn by the villain from memory, where there is a deer village, the approximate location of the light and dark posts are marked on it, I hope you can use it, I hope you can use it. ”

Tang Wannian looked down, and the paper was made of blackened charcoal, and a rectangular grid was drawn crookedly, and there were many marks densely made inside, obviously the person who sketched had not used a pen.

After ordering Du Lifu to retreat without saying anything, Tang Wannian immediately ordered his advisers, military officers, and adjutant generals to come to the Chinese army's big tent to discuss whether the plan of attacking the Ma Jiajun camp at night was feasible.

Late the next night, the sky was overcast, and there was not a trace of starlight or moon shadows in sight.

The long wind howled, ruthlessly sweeping the empty and lonely wilderness, and there was a strong smell of slaughter and blood in the darkness.

The camp gate of the Chu army quietly opened, and groups of black-pressed cavalry poured out. The hooves of each horse were wrapped in a thick layer of linen, so that the hooves of the horses were almost silently trampled on the road.

From a distance, there was a little fire in the camp of the Ma family's army, swaying left and right in the endless long night.

In the darkness, Tang Wannian, the king of Pingnan who was riding on a horse with a long knife in his hand, had blazing eyes, and his two eyes were shining.

Suddenly, he grabbed his mount under his crotch and jerked his left arm. The knights behind him reined in their horses, holding their breath and waiting for the next command. This place is quite close to the Ma Jiajun camp, and you can vaguely see the figures on the walled wall swaying back and forth, patrolling around.

"General Suzaku" Qiu Shengrong lightly lifted the reins of his horse and took two steps forward, looking at the movements of King Qingpingnan's arm.

Tang Wannian glanced back at him, nodded slightly, and waved his arm to make a gesture of dividing the troops. In this sneak attack, King Pingnan made a lot of determination, and the men and horses of Da Chu almost poured out, determined to win.

"General Suzaku" bowed slightly, brandished his weapon, and commanded his subordinates to follow him from another direction towards the Ma Jiajun camp.

Getting closer and closer to the enemy's camp, Tang Wannian once again ordered the team to stop the pace of advance, beckoned the bow and crossbow battalion behind him to step forward, and aimed at the soldiers who were on guard on the wall.

Tang Wannian was very satisfied: the strong man named Du Lifu really didn't lie to him, although the sketch he sketched was rough, but the direction mark was exactly right.

"Puff puff" followed by a series of bowstring pulls, followed by the muffled sound of sharp arrows penetrating the human body. Tang Wannian suddenly straightened his waist and shouted: "Light the torch and give me all the strength to hit the camp gate!" ”。 The soldiers behind him raised their swords one after another and shouted in unison: "Kill! ”。 Excited, he galloped forward.

Seeing that torches were lit in the darkness in the distance, Qiu Shengrong, the "Suzaku General" who had already outflanked and walked around to the gate of the village on the other side, suddenly raised the blade in his hand and shouted: "The prince of Pingnan over there has already started to do it, brothers, give it to me!" ”。

With a "boom", the wide gate was smashed open by the horse team in front, and the cavalry of Da Chu shouted and swarmed in.

Qiu Shengrong, the "Suzaku General" who followed him, rode his horse and rushed into the enemy camp, but the question in his heart became more and more intense: What is wrong! Even if the remnants of his Ma family's army were drunk and dreamed of death, and they neglected to take precautions, but in such a big battle, why didn't he see the enemy troops who came to intercept him?

Just as he was hesitating, there was a sudden sound of "Gaba" in front of him...... There was a loud bang, followed by a huge amount of smoke and dust rising into the sky. "It's not good, get out of here!". Before General Qiu could finish speaking, he suddenly felt that the mount under his crotch had lost control, as if four hooves were stepping into the air, and his big head rushed down and fell into the bottomless abyss.

Shocked, the "Suzaku General" slammed his legs between the horse's belly, jumped with all his might, and finally escaped from the huge horse trap in front of him. In a cold sweat, the frightened General Qiu turned around, but he was so frightened by the scene in front of him that he couldn't close his mouth: a subordinate behind him didn't know what was happening in front of him, and was urging his horse to rush towards him with an excited face.

Seeing that the iron hooves of the war horse were about to kick him in the head, the subordinate who had just reacted widened his eyes in horror and lifted the reins sharply, and the tall horse neighed and reluctantly raised his legs to rub his scalp and flew by, and even the man and the horse plunged into the pit, and was pierced through by the very sharp bamboo spear buried deep below.

"The knights of the rear team tightened the reins of their horses and all stopped! There is an ambush ahead! ”。“ General Suzaku shouted hoarsely as he waved his arms desperately.

When the tumultuous scene finally came under control, "General Suzaku" heard the rumbling war drums behind them in despair, and also saw the series of burning torches that had just been lit. Under the light of the fire, the huge banner of the Ma family army danced wildly in the wind.

"Hahahaha", the "hairy worm" riding on the horse held a knife in one hand and laughed wildly with the other hand.

He waved his hand suddenly and shouted excitedly, "Release the arrow!" ”。

"Buzzing and buzzing" black crossbow arrows rushed into the sky, with a cold and awe-inspiring murderous aura, and pounced on the officers and soldiers of Dachu who were in a dilemma at the Zhaimen.

The men and horses led by King Pingnan himself went quite smoothly, and rushed to the enemy's gate in one breath without encountering any decent resistance.

Tang Wannian ordered his soldiers to storm the gate with all their might, and at the same time ordered the riders holding torches high to throw the torches into the enemy camp through the wall.

As the gate was easily slammed open, his soldiers rushed forward with cheers. Suddenly, a series of huge explosions in front of him, accompanied by a dazzling firelight, made Tang Wannian stunned suddenly.

In a moment, a subordinate general with his eyebrows burned out ran to his horse with a panicked face, and said in a crying voice: "Lord Wang, the enemy camp is empty, and there are many explosive mines planted on the ground. The vanguard of our army accidentally lit a mine with a torch and suffered heavy losses! ”。

Tang Wannian's face turned pale instantly when he heard this, and before he could let out a fire, a general behind him shouted in horror: "Lord Wang, there is a fire in the direction of our army's camp!" ”。

Tang Wannian hurriedly turned his head to look, and the direction of his own military camp was indeed full of fire. He gritted his teeth and shouted: "The whole army obeys the order, quickly turn the horse's head, and return to my camp!" ”。

After giving the order, Tang Wannian first turned the horse's head, lowered his body anxiously, and galloped on the horse's back.

What made him extremely worried was that the dozens of siege artillery pieces in his camp that had been transported with great difficulty must not fall into the hands of the remnants of the Ma family's army!