Chapter 52: Ambush at the mouth of the valley
When Xu Huang and the others heard this, they were slightly stunned.
"Lord, what can you do?" Xu Huang asked with some excitement, if you can really hide the traces, then this place is definitely an excellent ambush location.
Xu Huang and the others were a little excited.
"Evil Lai, Gongming, you two accompany me to Jiagukou to have a look." Zhou Cang didn't answer Xu Huang and ordered.
"Yes, my lord"
Without research, there is no right to speak, and if you want to be sure that Zhou Cang's idea can work, you must first go to the field to investigate.
The three of Zhou Cang rode horses to the mouth of the valley.
The mouth of the valley has almost been blocked by heavy snow at the moment, and the thick snow makes it impossible to see where the road is and where the mountain wall is.
"Let's go, go up and have a look." Zhou Cang pointed to the steep cliffs on both sides of the valley mouth.
There is only a distance of ten meters between the two mountain cliffs, and with the strength of the Dian Wei Transformation Divine Realm, you can pass it with a light jump, Zhou Cang is looking at the situation near the mouth of the valley, and digging out the mountain with a knife, it is all dirt.
"Okay, choose this place for the ambush......"
"Let's go, let's go back first."
The snow was very heavy, and the footprints left by Zhou Cang and the others had disappeared in just a moment.
Back at the camp, Zhou Cang patted the thick snow on his body.
"The valley pass, the terrain is steep, and the ambush of the Hun army will inevitably lead to a complete victory......"
Zhou Cang personally went to investigate and found that the mouth of the grain was the best place for Zhou Cang to set up an ambush.
"Lord, how do you hide troops at the mouth of the valley?" Xu Huang was obviously a little eager to know.
Zhou Cang didn't sell it, and directly said his thoughts.
"How about hiding troops in the mountains?"
"Yamachi?"
"Lord, don't freeze the mountain soil in the heavy snow, hesitate to dig a hiding place, besides, the Hun army is only five days away from here, and it is difficult for our army to dig out tens of thousands of ......Tibetan soldiers for a while."
When Xu Huang heard that Zhou Cang wanted to dig out the mountain, and the Tibetan soldiers were here, the golden light flashed in his eyes, and he randomly dimmed and said his opinion.
"General Xu has a point." Zhang Ren is definitely not feasible with this method, if it is okay in other seasons, it is now a harsh winter. The ground is frozen like stones, where is it so easy to dig.
"What if I'm not talking about the Tibetan soldiers and the mountains on both sides of the valley mouth, but here?"
Zhou Cang's finger lightly touched the sand table.
In the woods five miles away from the mouth of the valley, if the ambush soldiers are here, once the attack is launched, it will only take three to five minutes to rush to the mouth of the valley.
"Here?"
Xu Huang and the others looked at the woods five miles outside the mouth of the grain that Zhou Cang pointed to, because of the dense trees here and the snow covered, the whole forest looked like a small mountain.
Zhou Cang's Tibetan soldiers in the 'mountain' refers to this 'rockery'.
According to normal thinking, the terrain of the valley mouth is steep, if there is an ambush, it will also be ambushed on the cliffs on both sides of the valley mouth, but all the marches will send people to investigate, if there is no ambush and then pass through the valley mouth.
"So ......," Xu Huang and the others pondered the effect of Zhou Cang's method.
"Xu Huang listened to the order ......"
Zhou Cang didn't give Xu Huang too much time to think, and ordered directly.
"You lead 10,000 infantry and 3,000 archers to ambush south of Jiagukou, and kill them immediately when the middle army of the Huns is cut off."
"Yes, the last general commands." Xu Huang gave up his hand to take the order.
"Zhang Ren listened to the order, you led 15,000 infantry to ambush in the woods five miles away from the mouth of the valley, and killed when the rear army was in chaos."
"Yes, the last general commands." Zhang Ren gave up his hand to take the order.
"Dian Wei, you led 500 Taiping troops to hide in the mountains on both sides of Jiagukou, and when the Xiongnu Chinese army passed, push the snowdrift on the top of the mountain, cut off the retreat of its front army, and block the advance of its rear army."
It is impossible to dig tens of thousands of hiding places in the mountains, but it is still possible for 500 people to hide here.
"Yes, my lord," Dian Wei said.
"Xue Baihu, Pei Yuanshao, you two each have 4,000 cavalry, twenty miles east of Jiagukou, and the west of Jiagukou is Huze, although the water surface has frozen, but I expect that the Hun army will not retreat in this direction when attacked, and will definitely flee to the east."
"Yes, my lord"
Xue Baihu and Pei Yuanshao stood in response.
"In order to prevent the people under the command of the Hun army from losing their brains and retreating to the west, I personally led 3,000 archers and 2,000 infantry to wait in the west......"
"The lord can't, if the Hun army really retreats from the west, then the lord is not in danger......"
"Yes, my lord......"
"The main public security is in danger......
"You don't have to worry too much, if the Hun army really dares to come to the west, they will be buried in the lake."
Zhou Cang's tone was tough and firm, and everyone no longer persuaded them when they heard this, and they acted according to their plans.
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"Leader Qiyu, three hundred miles ahead is Yanmen County......"
The Hun spies returned to the place where the Hun army was stationed and called for his life to the leader.
"Well, you should step back first."
Hu Chuquan is the younger brother of Fu Luo, this time in the hands of Fu Luo Bing Lu Yi fled back to the Xiongnu, united more than 100 tribes of the Xiongnu, united troops, and took advantage of the civil strife in the Han Dynasty to attack the state and county, in order to strengthen its Xiongnu territory.
"Is there still three hundred miles? It seems that I captured the county town of Hanting first......" Hu Chuquan looked at the two marching routes on the map, one was his own way, starting from the clouds, passing through Sangqian, storming Yanmen County, and then going all the way south, while the other road was 50,000 Hun warriors led by Yu Fuluo, passing through Shangjun, crossing the west of the river, storming the east of the river, riding horses and plundering Sili.
"Pass the order, set off tomorrow at dawn, and march to Yanmen County as soon as possible......"
"Yes, Chief."
At dawn the next day, the 50,000 Hun army of Huchuquan set out from the village.
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"My lord, I will report that the Hun army is only less than fifty miles away, and it is expected that it will be here before dark......"
"Damn, it's here, if you don't come, I'm going to freeze to death." Zhou Cang has been in ambush for most of the day in the west of Jiagukou at this moment, and with the bulky armor, there will be ghosts if he is not cold.
"Pass the order, let everyone eat some dry food first, no need to make a fire, so as not to be discovered by the Hun army."
"Yes......"
"Drive, drive, drive"
There was a sound of horses' hooves, the sound of a simple conversation, in Xiongnu language, Zhou Cang could only hear the sound of gurgling, but he didn't know what it meant.
I saw these Hun spies wandering around the vicinity of Jiagukou a few times, and some climbed to the cliff of Jiagukou to investigate, and there seemed to be no situation.
Seeing the Hun spies who drove away, Zhou Cang made up his mind that as long as he didn't find anything unusual this time, there was a chance that this Hun army would pass through here.
This is Zhou Cang's first battle, and it is related to his prestige and ability in front of a cadre.
At the moment, I am more nervous than ever.
Three hours later, the ground trembled with the sound of horses' hooves.
Coming, the Hun army they came.