It is not so simple to lure the officers and soldiers into Niubei Mountain, because the rebels are all infantry, and once they encounter the cavalry, it is not easy to retreat back to Niubei Mountain even if they want to be defeated, and they may have been wiped out before they enter the ambush circle, and judging from the previous four battles, the officers and troops have advanced and retreated to a certain extent, and there is no exhaustive pursuit and fierce attack, so it is even more difficult to lure the enemy into depth.

In order to achieve the purpose of the battle, Zhou Siyi personally led 7,000 men and horses as bait to operate in the area of Niubei Mountain, and handed over the task of ambush to the Chen brothers. Zhou Siyi did this not because he liked to take the lead, but because he was sure that only under his command would the troops not break up easily, and in terms of martial arts, he was indeed inferior to the Chen brothers, but he was superior to them in command ability and calm judgment, and he could not let others take on such a heavy responsibility for such an important battle.

After two days of bluffing, Wang Hanxin's cavalry was really attracted over. In the face of the surprise attack of Wang Hanxin's cavalry, Zhou Siyi, who had been prepared for a long time, was almost defeated. Because the equipment of the two sides is too far apart, no matter how high the morale of the righteous army is, it is flesh and blood, and it is really difficult to withstand the surprise attack of Wang Hanxin's cavalry, if it were not for the fact that this cavalry was not the Tiger Guard Battalion commanded by Wang Hanxin before, I am afraid that Zhou Siyi would have been defeated and died long ago.

However, this dilemma is exactly what Zhou Siyi wants to see, if the two armies are evenly matched, then his defeat will be very pretentious. Since the troops could not resist even with all their might, it was normal to retreat. Zhou Siyi commanded the troops to fight and walk, and after disrupting Wang Hanxin's attempts to outflank his rear road four times in a row, Zhou Siyi finally approached the intended ambush position.

It's finally close to success. Zhou Siyi thought so in his heart. To be honest, he was already feeling haggard at the moment. It should be said that there is an element of luck in being able to do this, seeing that the troops who have already suffered more than half of the casualties have finally entered the predetermined ambush circle. Zhou Siyi struggled to repel the pursuit of the cavalry that followed, and led the troops to retreat into the predetermined valley.

It is strange that this time Wang Hanxin's cavalry did not post it again. Zhou Siyi couldn't help but feel a little uneasy: Could it be that the other party followed all the way and became cautious at this last moment? Wouldn't that be a failure?

While he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard the sound of killing all around. Zhou Siyi was shocked in his heart, and secretly said something was not good-how could the Chen brothers be unable to resist killing at such a critical juncture? Once the enemy's intentions are discovered, how can the infantry catch up with the speed of the cavalry, isn't it a complete failure?

In the next moment, Zhou Siyi felt that the situation was wrong, it was not that the Chen brothers had killed them, but that the Chen brothers were fighting something! What made him even more unbelievable was that all the troops he was ambushing around were fighting the enemy army!

This is definitely not something that two thousand cavalry can do, unless it is a brigade of officers and soldiers who have already arrived!

Zhou Siyi's doubts soon turned into conviction, as the Chen brothers' troops soon began to be unable to resist defeat. The troops who were in ambush were instead driven into the valley that had been prepared for the officers and soldiers. At this time, Zhou Siyi was able to reunite with the Chen brothers.

"What's going on, Shijie?" Zhou Siyi asked.

Chen Shijie was covered in crooked armor and looked embarrassed, he gasped and replied: "Big boss, we have been tricked!" The infantry of the officer army has quietly surrounded us! The brothers were attacked from behind, and they couldn't resist it! ”

Just when Zhou Siyi was stunned, a person's voice suddenly came from the mountain: "Zhou Siyi! Do you think your little ambush trick can be hidden from General Ben? ”

When Zhou Siyi hurriedly raised his head and looked at the top of the mountain, he saw more than a dozen cavalry on the mountain, led by a person wearing a white armor. looks very young, Zhou Siyi doesn't need to ask to know that this person is that Wang Hanxin.

I saw Wang Hanxin with a smile on his face, and shouted: "You want to ambush the general, but it's a pity." You are too simple-minded, where else can ambush my cavalry within a radius of dozens of miles except this Niubei Mountain? Ben had already secretly ordered the army to rush to this place in the starry night, how did it feel like for the hunter to be ambushed by his prey? They are already in a desperate situation. Surrendering quickly is the way to go! ”

Before Zhou Siyi could speak, Chen Shihua roared angrily: "You little rabbit cub aids in abuse!" Grandpa is a greedy man who is afraid of death! If you have the guts, try to take grandpa's head! ”

Wang Hanxin laughed on the mountain: "What kind of birdman are you?" Dare to come out and take the lead! Ben will know what you think, though you are besieged. But there are still nearly 10,000 people, and it will take some effort to eat you. Would you have been a fool? I'll trap you for twenty days, and see what strength you have to quarrel with Ben!" ”

After that, Wang Hanxin turned his horse's head and went down the mountain.

After the Chen brothers arranged for their subordinates to organize a defense on the spot, Chen Shijie said to Zhou Siyi: "Big leader, while the encirclement of the official army is not yet firm, let's break through immediately!" ”

Zhou Siyi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "If you can break out, how could you be driven into this valley just now?" Don't think about it, the officers and soldiers will not attack for the time being, so let's settle down in the camp first. ”

Chen Shihua hurriedly said: "Big leader, don't misunderstand. Our brother is saying to protect you from the encirclement, and it is still certain that we can protect you from the encirclement with the ability of both of us. ”

Zhou Siyi smiled: "What's the use of sending me out?" Can you save more than 10,000 people here? Or do you expect me to bring troops to relieve the siege? Don't forget that all our elites are here, do we still want to push those old and weak women and children into battle? The original intention of our army was to find a way for these people to live, not to let them die in vain. ”

The Chen brothers glanced at each other and said in unison, "Big Boss, don't you want to surrender?" ”

Zhou Siyi glanced back at them, shook his head and said, "I said that I would find a way to live for these people, but you look at that Wang Hanxin's arrogant appearance, wouldn't handing over these people to such people send sheep into the tiger's mouth?" ”

"So what are we going to do?" Chen Shihua asked.

"Wait for the opportunity, maybe the officers and soldiers will slack off and then break through." Zhou Siyi paused when he said this, and then said: "If there is no chance, then at least you should die with these people." ”

The Chen brothers sighed together and said, "Brother Zhou, if that's the case, it's our brother who has hurt you." ”

"What do the two brothers say, isn't it a happy thing in life for the three of us to live and die together?"

The Chen brothers also laughed when they heard this, and said: "That's right, life is in the world, death for the people, and death is deserved!" ”

Just as he was saying this, someone suddenly came to report: "The big leader, that enemy general Wang Hanxin asks to see the big leader." ”

"What?" Zhou Siyi was shocked when he heard this, and asked, "How many people did he bring?" ”

"He's alone."

The three of them glanced at each other and said in unison: "This kid is so bold." (To be continued.) )