Chapter 080: Intercepting the camp at night and counting the soldiers and horses
The Youzhou soldiers retreated from the city, and there was a burst of cheers on the side of the Yellow Turban Army, followed by soldiers hugging each other and crying. This victory was not easy to come by, if it weren't for Xiang Cheng's divine soldiers descending from heaven, even if he was lucky to win this time, he would have to lose a lot of manpower. But now they don't have to think about how to defend the city wall next time, because now their strength is superior to the Youzhou army, as long as the commander on the opposite side is not stupid, they will not easily enter the city in a short time.
Xiang Cheng and Ganning retreated from the front line, Cheng Zhiyuan rushed over in three or two steps, and bowed to the two of them again, Xiang Cheng was speechless, so he had to hold him again. Gan Ning asked while taking off his armor: "Cheng Qushuai don't do these false courtesies, why don't you tell us about the situation on the other side?" Cheng Zhiyuan raised his head, and Xiang Cheng also nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I'll talk to the two angels." Cheng Zhiyuan said as he led the two to the camp of the boundary bridge.
Originally, although the fortress checkpoints where these two states intersected could not reach the level of traffic in normal times, the merchants of these two states were also in an endless stream. Looking at the city that was still quite lively now, it now seems deserted.
Under the leadership of Cheng Zhiyuan, the three of them rode horses and arrived at the station of the Yellow Turban in Youzhou, which is not far from the city wall, and is mostly some temporary tents and houses "requisitioned", while Cheng Zhiyuan's "Commander's Hall" is a small mansion.
"Please, both." Cheng Zhiyuan dismounted in front of the door of the mansion and made a gesture of invitation to Xiang Cheng and the others, and the two followed them into the mansion. After waiting in the hall for a while, the generals of the Youzhou Yellow Turban, large and small, came one after another.
Cheng Zhiyuan saw that the people were almost there, so he asked Xiang Cheng to sit in the main seat. Xiang Cheng naturally didn't follow, Cheng Zhiyuan had no choice but to sit on the handsome case by himself before he spoke: "The two angels have just arrived, who will tell the two of you about the layout of the troops on the other side." After saying this, Cheng Zhiyuan looked around, and all the yellow turban generals were depressed and unruly. Only Deng Mao's eyes lit up, and Su Hu wanted to say something.
"Deng Mao." Cheng Zhiyuan shouted: "You say." ”
"No." Deng Mao should finish getting up and rushing at Xiang Cheng and Gan Ning with a fist and said: "The commander of the Youzhou Army is Zou Jing, the captain of the Broken Prisoner, this person has been fighting against the Xianbei and Wuhuan people all the year round, and the cavalry is extremely brave. Our army has already occupied Zhuo County, and has never wanted to kill all the soldiers and horses from the oblique ground, and this soldiers and horses are led by Zou Jing, the captain of this broken school. ”
After Deng Mao finished speaking, he looked at the faces of Xiang Cheng and the others, and then continued with a look of secret determination on his face: "I have more than 50,000 Heavenly Soldiers in Youzhou, but after this soldier and horse were killed, a few charges knocked us to pieces. In desperation, Cheng Qushuai gathered the soldiers and fought and retreated until the bridge of this realm. After the boundary bridge is Jizhou, Cheng Qushuai gave the order to die and fought to the last man. Zou Jing's cavalry was not good at attacking cities and had no siege equipment, so they were dragged by us for a few days. Until yesterday their ladder was formed, but we could not hold on, and yesterday alone, we lost 3,000 brothers. ”
Speaking of this, Deng Mao's eyes were full of tears and he looked excited, and the generals in the hall also sobbed silently, even the eyes of a tough guy like Cheng Zhiyuan were red.
Deng Mao controlled his emotions and continued: "It's just that yesterday's attack on the other side also lost a lot, and their original establishment of 10,000 people is now less than 8,000. The two angels, Mao thought that they should cut off the camp tonight taking advantage of the other party's new defeat. After saying this time, Deng Mao knelt down at Xiang Cheng and the others with a fist, and the Yellow Turban generals also knelt with Deng Mao, a scholar who was not to be left behind, and shouted: "I hope the two angels will intercept the camp tonight!" ”
Xiang Cheng did not respond.
Gan Ning was angry, and hugged his fist at Xiang Chengyi and said, "Jiyu, you give me a hundred horses, and I will intercept this Laoshizi Zou Jing's camp tonight." ”
Xiang Cheng was stunned at first after hearing what Gan Ning said, not because Gan Ning was going to intercept the camp, but because Gan Ning only needed a hundred horses. Therefore, Xiang Cheng couldn't help but think of the case of Gan Ning's "Hundred Cavalry Interception Camp" in history.
Xiang Ji opened his mouth and said in the minds of the two: "Okay! I didn't misunderstand this kid, I didn't expect that the little water bandit back then was really as you said, and he could become a general in the future. ”
"Brother Yu, don't make trouble, at this time and at that time, if Gan Ning only takes a hundred horses now, I'm afraid that he will be planted in it himself." Xiang Cheng hurriedly replied.
Xiang Ji is a character who only focuses on the process and not the result, and Gan Ning is naturally very happy when he says this. But Xiang Cheng didn't dare to let Gan Ning go like this, after all, the three gods in Zou Jing's military camp were still there.
In other words, how is Gan Ning's martial arts compared to Lu Bu? Although Gan Ning has never seen Lu Bu, Xiang Cheng, as a later generation, is very clear that Gan Ning and Lu Bu may be more than one grade behind each other in terms of martial arts. According to the classification of martial arts in the item, Gan Ning is now "out" Xiaocheng, and Lu Bu may have almost touched the threshold of "Lingjue". And Lu Bu didn't get a favor under these three great gods, and Gan Ning couldn't do it.
"Jiyu?" Gan Ning couldn't help but urge when he saw that Xiang Cheng didn't react.
Xiang Cheng hurriedly came back to his senses, and then said: "I can understand the mood of everyone, but you also know that they have entered a new defeat, and they will inevitably be heavily guarded at night, and if they go to intercept the camp, I am afraid that the gains outweigh the losses." ”
"I hope the two angels will end the camp tonight!" The generals did not wait for Xiang Cheng to finish speaking, and then asked to fight together.
Xiang Cheng was entangled at this time, and Xiang Ji asked again, "What are you struggling with?" Afraid that Xingba won't be able to come back? ”
"Exactly." Xiang Cheng replied.
"I have an idea." Xiang Ji didn't wait for Xiang Cheng to reply, and continued: "You let Xingba lead a thousand soldiers, with a mouth and a horse. You yourself commanded 5,000 troops and followed each other to take care of each other, and you were looking for a man to command 4,000 troops as a response. If something happens to Xingba, even if they can't kill Zou Jing and retreat, they can still guarantee Xingba's life. ”
Xiang Cheng heard Xiang Ji say "invulnerable", but he always felt that something was wrong. The generals in the hall looked at Xiang Cheng again and hesitated and asked for his life together, this time, including Gan Ning, they all knelt on one knee and clenched their fists with both hands, so that Xiang Cheng couldn't advance or retreat.
Under the constant pleas of the soldiers and the constant "instigation" of Xiang Ji in his mind, Xiang Cheng could no longer calm down and think carefully about the stakes, so he had no choice but to agree to intercept the camp. It's just that the plan of this battalion is based on the three waves of division of troops and the echo of two by two.
As soon as the soldiers saw that Xiang Cheng agreed, they got up and went to the place where they were temporarily stationed under the leadership of Gan Ning to light the soldiers and horses.
The soldiers and horses were counted, and a thin layer of night shrouded the bridge.