Chapter 176: Ambush (1)
In the middle of summer, the scorching heat of the earth scorched the whole land, and 30,000 German soldiers formed a long dragon and marched quickly on the official road.
In the middle and front of the team, Nanwang Kong Youde was dressed in military uniform, riding on a tall war horse and galloping forward at a constant speed with the large army, with a hint of contemplation on his face.
After inquiring about Chen Shuming's advice, Kong Youde immediately launched an action on the second day, personally leading 30,000 troops to aid Sichuan City, while Pinggang City was guarded by 10,000 elites led by his henchman Wei Le. After a day's rapid march, the army was less than 100 miles away from the city of Sichuan.
At this time, Kong Youde's heart was silently thinking about how to break the enemy, and half a meter away on both sides of him, Wei Rui and Bao Ren, who were dressed in civilian official clothes, followed closely behind.
Looking at Kong Youde, who was silently moving forward in front of them, the two glanced at each other, their faces were silent, and then they silently looked away.
In the Southern Wang Army, Wei Rui served as the imperial history of the capital and was in charge of supervision, and Bao Ren was the political envoy of Shimo County, in charge of the government affairs of Shimo County, all of whom were important ministers under Kong Youde. As usual, this time Kong Youde galloped to help Sichuan City, and the two should stay in Pinggang City, responsible for sitting in the rear, but they were brought to the army by Kong Youde.
The reason for this, the two of them knew very well in their hearts, obviously it was the previous persuasion remarks that made Kong Youde suspicious of them, which made the two of them feel desolate and helpless.
It is true that the reason why they persuaded Kong Youde to surrender before was indeed selfish, but it was also completely for Kong Youde's consideration, and now the strength comparison between Kong Youde's army and the southern king's army is not at all in the same order of magnitude, even if Kong Youde can win this battle, it will only be a delay for a while.
Kong Youde surrendered at this time, and he may still be able to retain his status and wealth, but if he is really defeated, he may not be able to save his life.
It's a pity that Kong Youde listened to Chen Shuming's family, and even took a big trick to bring the two to the army.
Now that the enemy is present, after Kong Youde leads the troops to the battle, it is the time when someone needs to stabilize the situation. Without Wei Rui and Bao Ren, Chen Shuming is the only civilian official who stays in Pinggang City with a higher status, and he is the right army division of the Nanwang Army, and he has always been the identity of Kong Youde's strategist, and he has not really participated in the helm much, and his prestige is insufficient, so he may not be able to suppress the situation at such a critical juncture.
In the face of the menacing southern royal army, once there is turmoil, Pinggang City and even the entire Kong Youyou German army will be self-defeating.
is also riding on a war horse, thinking of these Wei Rui and Bao Ren, both of them have some joy in their hearts.
Just when the three of them were planning their own plans, in a mountain forest hundreds of meters away from the official road, Zhao Yun was dressed in silver armor and a white cloak on his shoulders, and quickly trotted to Sima Yu's side under the cover of grass.
Behind them, dense feathered cavalry soldiers filled the entire mountain forest.
"Zilong, how is the investigation?"
Looking at Zhao Yun, who was constantly approaching, Sima Yu, who had been frowning, hurriedly asked.
This is the ambush location that Sima Yu has studied for a long time before finally deciding on it, and he has not informed anyone except Qin Liangyu and a few others.
Along the way, they have been rushing along the mountains and forests at night, and they should not be discovered. But who would have thought that when Sima Yu led the Feiyu Cavalry to ambush here, there was another wave on both sides of the official road less than 2 miles away, with few people, about 3,000 people, poorly equipped, uneven, a bit like a peasant army.
The addition of such an unexpected force added variables to the ambush, and Sima Yu sent Zhao Yun to personally lead people to investigate what was going on with them.
When Zhao Yun was on duty under Gongsun Zhan, he was a scout for a long time, and later he was mixed in the army for nearly 20 years, and he was very experienced in this area.
"Lord, according to the scout we captured, this group of men and horses was brought by the two brothers, Feng Guoyong and Feng Sheng!"
A strange look hung on Zhao Yun's face, and he bowed down to Sima Yu and reported.
"What?"
Sima Yu was stunned when he heard this!
Weren't the two brothers still in Shilong Village when he left? How did they suddenly come here quietly, and raised an army of 3,000 people, what did they want to do? Sima Yu was puzzled.
"Lord, this army was borrowed by the two brothers Feng Guoyong and Feng Sheng from Huo Yi in Dongyue Town, and they also want to ambush Kong Youde's army here!" Seeing this, Zhao Yun hurriedly reported the information he had received one by one.
"Huo Yi, heh, these two brothers really dare to do it!"
When Sima Yu heard this, he quickly figured it out, it is estimated that he showed his feet when he went to visit, and the two of them probably had already guessed his identity, and his words seemed to have moved them, otherwise they would not have borrowed troops from Huo Yi to ambush Kong Youde.
However, the courage of the two is indeed a little fatter, with 3,000 miscellaneous soldiers, they dare to ambush 30,000 Kong Youyou German troops here, and ordinary people really don't dare to do this.
"Since they want to contribute so much, let them do it first, and after we copy it, I also want to see how their two brothers are capable of!"
After learning the truth, Sima Yu thought about it for a while and whispered to Zhao Yun.
The Flying Feather Cavalry was led by Sima Yu to cooperate with the actions of the Western Army, and the Xiaocai Battalion was led by Huang Jingtian, and the South Battalion of the Water Division was moved to the north by land and water to attack the German army.
For this ambush, Sima Yu even reduced nearly half of the men, and with the 5,000 flying feather cavalry in his hand, he was not sure that he would be able to defeat Kong Youde's army in one fell swoop.
Therefore, with the two brothers Feng Guoyong and Feng Sheng joining in the fun, Sima Yu has more confidence in his heart.
However, it is inevitable that the two brothers will be used as bait, who will let them just bump into each other.
"Yes!"
When Zhao Yun heard this, he mourned for the two brothers in his heart.
On the official road, countless holes of German soldiers slowly left under the gaze of thousands of flying feather horsemen.
"Kill!"
2 miles away, looking at Kong You's army below, Feng Sheng waved one hand and ordered loudly.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
For a while, shouts of killing broke out on both sides of the road, countless soldiers emerged from the mountains and forests on both sides, and 3,000 people led by the two brothers rushed towards Kong Youde's army.
"Imperial Array! Meet the enemy! ”
Looking at the two brothers who suddenly came out, Kong Youde's expression changed greatly, and he ordered decisively.
Baisha and Shimo counties have always been in their hands, how can there be enemy troops here!
In this area, Kong Youde did not expect the appearance of enemy troops, so there were very few scouts sent along the way, and he failed to detect the existence of the two brothers Feng Guoyong, Feng Sheng, and Feiyu Cavalry.
"Quick! Fast! Array! ”
The panicked Kong You, the German soldiers quickly stabilized, with the pikemen in front and the archers behind, forming a phalanx and starting to meet the enemy.