Chapter 144: Drawing Salary from the Bottom of the Cauldron (Part II)

"Boom" suddenly changed dramatically between the quiet mountains, and large stones tumbled down the mountain without warning and smashed into the unsuspecting marching procession, causing a great chaos at once.

Just when the people below were scrambling to avoid these sudden stones, near the top of the mountain on the side, a series of arrows flashing with cold light also quietly stretched out the dark arrows, under the command of an invisible gesture, suddenly shot out, only to hear a sudden "whoosh" sound in the air, and the dark long arrows quickly swept across the sky and shot at the army on the road.

Under the double blow of boulders and dark arrows, the cavalry army on the road was blinded for a while, and the soldiers were hit, and the blood watered this water-scarce land, leaving dark red marks.

These are the ambush battlefields of the Flying Eagle Brigade commanded by Li Xuanqing. At this time, the road had been disrupted by the boulders that had been laid down in advance, and the Jin army marching on the mountainside road was forcibly cut into two parts, the front and rear, and the Jin generals did not keep up with the rear for a while, and the troops were uncommanded in a short period of time, which further aggravated this confusion. Seeing this scene, Li Xuanqing simply asked Baixin to take the guards to push down all the boulders collected by the Flying Eagle Brigade, which directly made the soldiers below suffer enough, because there were many people who could not dodge and were crushed into meat cakes by the boulders, and even those war horses could not escape this fate.

"Lord, do you want to rush and kill for a while?" Su Xiaohu shot to death a Jin army general in front of him who was trying to organize manpower to attack him, and asked Li Xuanqing beside him.

Li Xuanqing looked at the Jin army behind the road blocked by the boulder and said: "The commanding generals have already come behind, and it is estimated that they will soon organize people to clear the road and then attack by the way." Give you a cup of tea time, and then retreat directly, and set up an ambush again after meeting the little four. ”

"Haha, don't worry. Brothers, go out with me. Su Xiaohu and a fierce tiger went down the mountain directly, and with his body set out, the rest of the Flying Eagle Brigade who were ambushed on the side almost at the same time went towards the mountainside, and the killing was also carried out in an instant, the means of killing this group of soldiers were almost to the point of perfection, coupled with the narrow terrain, there was no way to let the large army unfold, and these people in the Flying Eagle Brigade used their personal strength to shuttle through the crowd to create a burst of killing.

The tea hour passed quickly, and with the lethality of less than a thousand people of the Flying Eagle Brigade and the Guards, the losses of the Jin army were not worth mentioning, but it caused a great obstacle to their march. Li Xuanqing looked at the situation below and beckoned Su Xiaohu and the others to all retreat.

Li Xuanqing took the road to the top of the mountain, which was much more difficult than the road on the mountainside, but he couldn't stand the obstacles caused by no man, so he had already caught up with Hu Xiaosi's forward troops in a short time.

"Immediately arrange for men to set up an ambush at the foot of the mountain ahead." Li Xuanqing looked at the terrain and said with a smile: "This place is relatively open, but at the foot of the mountain is like a funnel. Divide the striker into three parts, one to stop the opponent at the foot of the mountain, and the other two to hide on the left and right wings. The Flying Eagle Brigade is lurking in the rear with me, and we will fight another real ambush battle. ”

Hu Xiaosi and the other generals accompanying him immediately began to ambush according to Li Xuanqing's arrangement, and the group was afraid that others would not know that they were ambushing here. At this time, in addition to the former army of the Jin army that was killed and injured by the Flying Eagle Brigade, the remaining more than 2,000 people were ordered to follow the pursuit, and they could also be chased when Li Xuanqing took the Flying Eagle Brigade to the top of the back mountain.

"Call me." When Hu Xiaosi saw someone coming, he beckoned his subordinates to start shooting arrows. All of a sudden, the two sides started fighting again.

"Lord, why don't you let us fight?" When Su Xiaohu saw Li Xuanqing letting himself hold his troops still, he immediately chattered there.

"Wait, if the other party finds that the road down the hill is blocked, what do you think they will do?" Li Xuanqing took the time to explain to Su Xiaohu there: "If they divide their forces to attack behind Xiaosi, then you need to defend the back road for them." ”

Taking advantage of this time, Li Xuanqing also began to explain the places that need to be paid attention to in mountain ambush warfare, no matter what terrain is ambushed, if you want to reasonably hit the other party and save yourself, you must find a way to protect the retreat channel in the choice of terrain for ambush, and at the same time you need to arrange reserves. Although the concept of reserves in this era is much more vague than that of later generations, Li Xuanqing has already put gunpowder on the stage of history, and the changes in the war will be rapid after the popularization of hot weapons in the future, and he cannot afford not to explain in advance.

"Lord, look, that seems to be Li Cunjin. This guy is here in person. Just as the two of them were talking and observing the battle situation under the mountain, Su Xiaohu's eyes pointed to the humanity of the leader of the newly arrived army of the Jin army.

It seems that Li Cunjin is very concerned about this kind of sneak attack and ambush battle. Anyway, the herald ordered the ambush men to join the battlefield immediately, swept these people for me, and ate them in front of Li Cunjin. Li Xuanqing said with a smile.

And with the sound of his words, the battle situation under the mountain suddenly began to heat up, and the Jin army, which was still shooting at each other before, suddenly found that groups of soldiers appeared on the left and right flanks, surrounding themselves in it. Originally, these marching soldiers thought that they could advance gradually by relying on their numerical superiority, but they were suddenly killed.

"Lord, it seems that Feixue has trained the personal guard battalion quite well, this horse battle is still presentable, you see that the Jin army is not an opponent at all, I think it will be possible to end the battle without a cup of tea." Su Xiaohu looked at the brothers under the mountain and could only comment on the strength of the two sides under the boredom of fighting, "But my lord, have you noticed that these Jin troops don't seem to be as powerful as the legend." These Shatuo people are also not worthy of their name. ”

"These people are not the elite of the Shatuo people, most of them should be temporarily transferred from the tribe, and let them follow Li Cun to fight the rebel army, and they should also use low-intensity battles to train soldiers." Li Xuanqing nodded and said, "You go and prepare, Li Cunjin has already sent someone to our side." ”

Li Cunjin, as one of the thirteen Taibao used by Li Keyong, is actually quite good, and his combat methods and character are basically decent, so he is frustrated in front and the terrain is not suitable for continuing to increase the number of troops. This hand is actually very in line with his identity as a battlefield general, but he can't stand Li Xuanqing's preparations, these lightly armed Jin troops who climbed over the mountain peaks were soon attacked by the Flying Eagle Brigade, and were defeated by a condescending opponent, and there was no way to achieve Li Cunjin's goal.

At this time, the battlefield under the mountain was basically over, but in the face of Li Cunjin's continuous refueling tactics, Hu Xiaosi could not withdraw from his position for a while.

"Xiaohu, the Flying Eagle Brigade will gather immediately, and follow me to see Li Cunjin." Li Xuanqing saw that Su Xiaohu had completed the task and began to assemble the Flying Eagle Brigade towards the bottom of the mountain.

More than 1,000 people from the Flying Eagle Brigade and the Guards came from the mountains at a rapid pace, which suddenly broke the balance of the battlefield and also played a role in blocking and covering Hu Xiaosi, so that Li Cunjin's refueling tactics could not be used for the time being. Seeing this, Hu Xiaosi led his team to quickly withdraw from the battlefield and quickly retreated from the foot of the mountain.

The retreat of the guards battalion also brought this ambush battle to an end, but Li Cunjin wanted to cry without tears, and he lost nearly 4,000 people in the two ambushes, so how long did he go? Therefore, when they saw the oncoming small group of people, there was fire in their eyes. But Li Xuanqing didn't have the slightest consciousness, and still walked forward with the Flying Eagle Brigade.

Li Cunjin didn't know Li Xuanqing, but he had known the unique military uniform of the Tiance Army for a long time, so when he saw Li Xuanqing stepping forward, he couldn't help but shout angrily: "Stop, what part of the Tiance Army are you?" This is the hinterland of my Jin army, not a place for you to spread wild. ”

"I'm Li Xuanqing." A few simple words made Li Cunjin and the marching soldiers around him shudder, the young commander of the Tiance Army with the brilliant achievements of the Tiance Army has already spread all over the world, Chang'an and Shatuo people can still win a big victory in the first battle, this legendary group can already influence people's hearts.

"Dare to ask General Li what is his intention in coming to the hinterland of my state?" Li Cunjin was slightly stunned and then felt very strange, as Li Xuanqing, he was willing to take a risk to go deep into the hinterland of the enemy army, wouldn't it be as simple as just fighting himself as an ambush? Could it be Taiyuan Mansion? Damn, Taiyuan Mansion must have fallen, right?

"Seek justice for my filial brother, general, please remember, one of the biggest mistakes you Shatuo people made was to kill my eldest brother. He is gone, and you Shatuo people have lost the last person who can shelter you. Li Xuanqing didn't bother to say much, it was just for Hu Xiaosi and them to cut off, so after finishing speaking, he left directly with the Flying Eagle Brigade.

After Li Xuanqing led the team to catch up with Hu Xiaosi in front, after the army rested for a while, Li Xuanqing called Hu Xiaosi and Su Xiaohu and a commander of the personal guard battalion over and said, "Let Xuanyingwei follow Li Cunjin, let's go to the night attack tonight." ”

"Night raid? Lord, Li Cunjin must be prepared, is it appropriate to make such a blatant night attack? Hu Xiaosi shook his head and said.

Li Xuanqing didn't pay attention to this guy, but continued: "Li Cunjin is prepared, so we will have a disguise defeat in the first night attack." After we are defeated, the other party will definitely relax, and then go to the sneak attack, what do you think he will do? ”

Li Xuanqing's words made Hu Xiaosi and the others think for a while, this kind of tactics that you have to find ways to achieve the goal of sneak attack regardless of whether you are prepared or not is indeed different from what you have experienced before, especially Su Xiaohu, an elite detachment that has been carrying the Flying Eagle Brigade behind enemy lines all year round, this kind of tactics is really too suitable for them.

"Tonight's night attack is divided into two, the first team of 2,000 people, led by Xiao Si at the end of the first half of the night, choose the opportunity to attack, if you encounter them ambush, remember to fight and retreat, don't rush over, remember to play the embarrassment of being repelled by them. The second team was the Flying Eagle Brigade and the remaining men and horses of the Guards Battalion, and the time was chosen around three o'clock, and the Flying Eagle Brigade entered the enemy camp to find a way to set fire, and then the others took advantage of the chaos to attack. Xiao Si, you lead the army behind, if the situation is good, you will also wave the army to kill, the period is at most half an hour, and you must withdraw after half an hour. After this battle, let's go to join Feixue's large army, fight with Li Cunjin at the exit of Taihang Mountain, and then go north to Daizhou. ”

Li Xuanqing let a few people digest the content of their own narrative and then ordered them to start arranging, everyone had eaten dinner and seized the time to rest, and some soldiers began to prepare weapons and equipment. And Xuan Yingwei's men and horses also kept reporting changes in the enemy's situation, and after knowing that Li Cunjin did not divide his troops, everyone was also a little relieved.

With the strength in Li Xuanqing's hands at this time, what he is most afraid of is the division of the opponent's troops, once the division of troops will not be able to achieve the goal of intercepting the other party, and although Taihang Mountain has given him an ideal ambush location, it has actually given the other party countless possibilities to get rid of himself.

But Li Xuanqing didn't know that Li Cunjin was worried about the safety of Taiyuan Mansion at the moment, because Li Xuanqing's appearance made him think that Taiyuan Mansion had fallen to the enemy, otherwise he sent more than a dozen people to send letters to the city but there was no response. So the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was wrong, Taiyuan Mansion was the foundation of the Shatuo people, and there must be no mistakes, if Taiyuan Mansion was occupied, then the Shatuo people would face a catastrophe.

But what he thinks Li Xuanqing doesn't know, even if he knows, he will only laugh secretly, his original wishful thinking is to rely on the feint attack on Taiyuan Mansion to mobilize the army movement within the Jin army, and give those rebels a chance to breathe. Then he led his troops to the north, and the Northern Front Corps quickly waved his troops to the east. In this way, the pressure of the frontal corps will naturally be gone.

The night was gradually passing, and Li Cunjin's mind gradually calmed down, and after personally arranging the rest of the matter, he thought about it and didn't feel at ease, and sent a messenger to explore the east direction of Taiyuan Mansion again. It's just that he may not know that it was this Biao messenger who brought the latest information to Li Feixue in the rear.

The time just passed in the first half of the night, and a slight rustling sound suddenly came from around the gradually silent military camp, and no one felt strange at first, but as time went by, this sound continued to attract the attention of the Jin soldiers on duty around them, but before the latter could make any moves, a few slight crossbow sounds came out, and these soldiers slowly fell to the ground.

But at this moment, a cold arrow flew out of the air, and it hit the dark place outside the camp with a whoosh, and a dull voice fell to the ground. Originally, the sound was not loud, but at this moment it was particularly abrupt, and quickly attracted the attention of others, some of the patrolling soldiers began to hold torches to see what was on the ground, and the marching soldier who had just released his arrow shouted whether he had shot some wild beast. When they reached the gate of the camp, they saw the guards who had fallen to the ground, and they immediately shouted and screamed.

At this time, a "whooshing" sound suddenly appeared in the darkness outside the camp, and dense arrows shot into this group of people quickly, and then one by one black shadows pounced into the camp and began to attack.

"Little four, they have already entered the big camp. Xiaohu, do you see something? Li Xuanqing witnessed Hu Xiaosi leading the team into a military camp of the Jin army, and said to Su Xiaohu beside him.

"The mountains here are steep and there is little flat land, so the camps of the Jin army are not concentrated, but relatively scattered, and the battalions of 50,000 people are distributed in more than a dozen places, and Hu Commander has no way to sneak attack them one by one, and it just so happens that Li Cunjin has arranged a rear hand in this camp, so they are estimated to retreat immediately." Su Xiaohu looked at it and said with a smile: "I'll go and attack the middle one later, my lord, you see that he is not far from the surrounding camps, which is very conducive to me to set fire, so I'm sure I will definitely be able to burn down more than three of their big camps." ”

"Okay, I'll wait and see, you go and pick up Xiao Si, don't have big casualties." Li Xuanqing nodded and smiled.