Chapter 68 Yishan Attack and Defense
After a heavy snowfall, the entire vicinity of Yishan is covered with snow, and the weather is getting colder and colder, and no one wants to endure the cold in the wild in this weather. But Udeli had to brave the bitter cold and search near Yishan.
In the two months since the expedition, Udli first cleared the Zhantu tribes around Yishan in one fell swoop, and then occupied the main transportation routes, blocked the vicinity of Yishan, and searched Yishan.
But for months, Oudli still failed to find the hidden enemy. The middle lane led by Kenya failed, and along with the news of this defeat, there was a death order issued by Kenya. Xian Gu Zhong asked Wu Deli to find Wei Zeng's lair and then destroy it.
Udli, who received the order, was under great pressure, and he had to intensify his search. And this snow-covered grassland, although it is very unfavorable for the march, but some clues left behind also provide a little clue for Udli's search.
"General Wu, there are traces of a large number of horses in front of you, should we catch up and take a look." A squad of soldiers came to report in front of Oudli.
"Send out the scouts to check first, and then the large army will follow. Wei Zeng is very cunning, and he must not fall for his tricks. Udli ordered, and then led his troops and chased after the trails left by the horses.
When Wei Zeng came back, he and Wu Deli fought once, and the two sides won and lost each other, and neither took any advantage. Wei Zeng took advantage of the cover of heavy snow to successfully get rid of Wu Deli's pursuit, and after replenishing the personnel and materials a little, he launched another plan.
The heavy snow covered all the places, so that the people walking on it had no way to hide all the traces. But Wei Zeng also wanted to use the traces left on the heavy snow to calculate Wu Deli.
"The enemy is really cautious, and if there is no bait big enough, it will definitely not be able to lure the main forces of the Oudli over. Ignoring them, these scouts divided their men with five thousand men and went with me to attack the main force of the Udli. Wei Zeng observed the situation and immediately decided.
"Wu Deli has more than 30,000 old Qin soldiers on his hands, isn't it too dangerous for Uncle Wei to bring 5,000 people, in my opinion, it is better for Uncle Wei to bring more people." Yu Lian said in surprise.
"There's no need for this, I'm not very hard at Udli, and it's just a burden to bring more people. Five thousand men is no more, no less, and it is best to lure the enemy. Wei Zeng refused.
"We also have more than 40,000 people in our hands, all of them are cavalry, and Wu Deli is only more than 30,000 old Qin soldiers, as long as we go head-to-head, we may not be able to defeat them. I think it's a bit too much to plan like this and lure the enemy deeper. Yu Lian was puzzled.
"The enemy's 30,000 old Qin soldiers are all elite troops, and they cooperate with each other, and 30,000 people are like one person. Although we have 40,000 people, we are far inferior to the old Qin soldiers in terms of mutual cooperation. And our men are too poorly equipped, all of them are light cavalry. In the face of the old Qin soldiers who are good at shooting and will not die if they charge, it is still very risky to have a decisive battle. You see, we can't afford to lose. Wei Zeng said.
"Uncle Wei is far-sighted, bold and knowledgeable, I really can't compare. But I'm also willing to be the bait for Uncle Wei to lure the enemy over. Yu Lian said in surprise.
"Didn't I say that? It can only be a big enough bait to lure the udley over. I went in person, and it was only fitting that I went. You have to remember, when you bring Oudhli over, listen to my signal to attack. If the attack fails, retreat immediately. When retreating, make a big circle and don't just run back to the village. Wei Zeng reminded.
Yu Lian took the lead and said yes. Wei Zeng said a few more words, and then led people in the direction of the main force of Udeli.
Several teams of Udeli probed out and explored the surrounding situation clearly. Only by fully understanding the dynamics of the situation, whether advancing or retreating, will we be able to move with ease. Therefore, when Wei Zeng's figure appeared, Wu Deli also got the news for the first time.
"Wei Zeng appeared, are you sure?" Oudli asked Tanma.
"There is absolutely nothing wrong, what I investigated clearly is Wei Zeng himself. He is leading his troops towards us, apparently intending to launch a surprise attack on our troops. Tanma replied.
"Haha, I haven't found him for so many days, but I didn't expect him to come to the door by himself. This is a good opportunity to eliminate him. This time, let him see the power of our old Qin people. Wu Deli slapped his thigh and hurriedly ordered 30,000 old Qin soldiers to prepare for battle.
Before Wei Zeng arrived, the old Qin soldiers had already pulled their posture away. Several teams of people in the front row, crouching or standing, their bows and arrows aimed straight ahead, waiting for Wei Zeng to appear, it was a burst of fierce shots. The people behind, with the long knife in their hands, waited for Wei Zeng's cavalry to approach and launch the most violent impact.
As soon as Wei Zeng appeared, he did not attack, but circled around the 30,000 old Qin soldiers and fired at the enemy. The two sides exchanged fires for several rounds, and both sides suffered casualties on both sides. During the interval between the old Qin soldiers' archery, Wei Zeng seized the opportunity and led people to rush over directly.
Several groups of old Qin soldiers in the front row retreated, replacing their bows and arrows with long knives, while the old Qin soldiers in the back row directly brandished long knives and faced Wei Zeng.
The two armies clashed, and the old Qin soldiers, wearing heavy armor, did not fall behind in the battle with the cavalry. Wu Deli also commanded the army and outflanked Wei Zeng, wanting to cut off Wei Zeng's retreat.
Wei Zeng saw that the two armies were fighting and had already fought, and the old Qin soldiers also launched a charge. Without hesitation, Wei Zeng immediately gave the order to retreat and led the soldiers to retreat in the direction of Yishan.
"The whole army pursues, don't let Wei Zeng go. The cavalry team will go out with me, and we must leave Wei Zeng here. Seeing that Wei Zeng was defeated and retreating, Wu Deli immediately gave the order to pursue, and he himself led hundreds of cavalry to chase in the direction of Wei Zeng.
Wei Zeng saw that Wu Deli had taken the bait, and ran towards the ambush site unhurriedly, intending to inflict maximum damage on Wu Deli's main force.
Wu Deli chased him to the vicinity of Yishan and saw Wei Zeng fleeing into a mountain pass. Wu Deli was unwilling to let Wei Zeng go like this, and after a little hesitation, he rushed in with his troops.
Wei Zeng came to the mountain pass and saw that Wu Deli had chased after him, and his hanging heart was loosened. He is now waiting for the main force of the old Qin soldiers, and when he enters the encirclement, he will issue the order for a general attack.
Wu Deli caught up with Wei Zeng and killed him directly, his reinforcements were behind him, and with support, there was naturally no fear.
"Wei Zeng, you don't want to run away this time. We have been grudging for so many years, let's understand it today. Seeing that the men and horses behind him were rushing over, Wu Deli shouted loudly to Wei Zeng.
"You're right, it's time for our feud to be settled. But it's up to you to run away. Wei Zeng shouted back, and immediately sent a signal for a general attack. (To be continued.) )