Chapter 67: The Battle of the Valley

The majestic Taihang Mountain was shrouded in night, and the subordinate troops of the Governor of Zheng were stationed in the middle of the three valleys that were lined up with the word "Sichuan", and carefully guarded against Yuan's army crossing the valley at night.

Suddenly torches lit up in the distance, and the sound of horses' hooves was heard, and it seemed that the cavalry of the officers and soldiers was coming this way. And the sound was getting louder and louder, probably because the cavalry pounced on the nest, which made him feel a little frightened.

From the mouth of the Great Flood rout, Zheng Gu already knew the strength of the officers and soldiers. This made Zheng Gu complain that he was unlucky, why did the cavalry take the middle of the three damn roads?

Moreover, this valley is not as steep as the "Fu Caliber", the widest place is close to 200 zhang, standing on the mountain to shoot arrows, you can't shoot the middle of the valley bottom at all, let alone rolling stones and wood, as long as the enemy does not follow the mountain wall, he will not be able to hit people at all.

And the mountains on both sides are not high or steep, they are not so much mountains as two hills. If the officers and soldiers are ruthless and charge upwards, he feels that his subordinates may not be able to withstand it. If you don't get it right, you will be the second "Dahong", and tomorrow you will be removed from the Montenegrin army.

This is one of the least defended valleys, much better to the south and north. Not only are the valleys narrow, but the hills on both sides are steep and steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

For being sent to guard this valley, Zheng Gu was very dissatisfied, but Zhang Yan was the most important leader in the Black Mountain Army, although he had complaints in his heart, he did not dare to disobey, and he led more than 6,000 soldiers from his headquarters to defend this valley.

"Qu Shuai, the officers and soldiers are coming over immediately, do you ambush them?" A soldier ran up and asked.

He was crouching in a hidden place to observe the situation, and he was still a little hesitant to attack. Attack, for fear of annoying the officers and soldiers, rush up desperately and destroy yourself; Let the officers and soldiers pass, and he was afraid that Zhang Yan would blame him, which made him very embarrassed!

"Driving ......" was just then, and the scout returned quickly.

"Hurry up, how many officers and soldiers are here?" He grabbed the scout's clothes and asked anxiously.

"More than a thousand cavalry, behind the cavalry there are two or three thousand infantry, and behind the infantry are grain trucks!"

"Grain trucks?" He muttered to himself, and suddenly laughed proudly: "The officers and soldiers are looking at this valley and bullying me, ...... white rabbit."

In a moment, Su Gu had already made up his mind, and said to the soldiers beside him: "Send the order to go down, let the cavalry and infantry in front cross the valley, and intercept the grain carts behind." After taking the grain, Zhang Pingnan can't blame us, and the elite of the officers and soldiers will be handed over to other tribes to deal with! ”

"No!"

The soldier said yes, and quickly ran to give the order, but it didn't take much effort, and the solid order reached the ears of the ambushed soldiers on both sides of the valley, and everyone was silent, waiting for the arrival of the officers and soldiers.

In a short time, the sound of horses' hooves was loud, and the cavalry of the officers and soldiers had already slaughtered under the valley.

Wang Shuangyi took the lead and commanded in a loud voice: "Everyone close to the middle of the valley, don't stick to the mountain walls on both sides, five horses in a column, pass quickly!" ”

With Wang Shuang's order, four hundred heavy cavalry and eight hundred light cavalry, in a column of five war horses, marched through the valley in an orderly manner and galloped forward.

"Shhh

"The cavalry of this officer and soldier is really extraordinary, just looking at this array, it is much stronger than the cavalry under Zhang Pingnan!" He hid behind a rock, muttering to himself, glad he hadn't done anything to the cavalry.

More than 1,200 cavalry quickly crossed the valley, and before much effort, the infantry came in a hurry.

At the front were 500 sword and shield soldiers, then back were 500 archers, then back were 500 spearmen, and finally 500 sword men. I saw that the infantry was also in a neat array and orderly, and the whole army quickly entered the valley without saying a word, and rushed forward.

"Whew...... The combat effectiveness of this infantry seems to be quite good! If there is a real fight, the 6,000 men under my command, even if they occupy a favorable position, are not necessarily the opponents of these 2,000 men. Seeing the infantry passing through the valley at a rapid pace, he was glad that he hadn't done it again.

Even if Zhang Yan blamed himself for not ambushing them, at most he would scold them, and the grain and grass he had robbed before would not be distributed to him. But if you really fight with the officers and soldiers, no one will come to rescue you, and if you don't get it right, you will be destroyed!

After the infantry passed, there was a "rumbling" axle sound, and I saw a team of about 1,000 people, escorting more than 100 grain carts, gradually entering the valley. Moreover, it seems that the combat effectiveness of this grain transport unit is obviously weaker than that of the two units in front, and the order is chaotic, and some people are talking from ear to ear while hurrying, and laughter is heard from time to time.

Whether it was to give Zhang Yan an explanation, or for his own interests, he decided to attack the whole army and rob the grain!

Even if the officers and soldiers who crossed the valley came back to the rescue, they were not afraid, they hijacked the grain cart and went out of the valley to the south, and went straight to the camp of Wang Dang and Sun Qing, where there were also the troops of Zuo Colonel and Zhang Baiqi, and about 30,000 Montenegrin troops were stationed there; As long as he and they are together, he is not afraid of the pursuit of officers and soldiers, and he has hijacked the grain truck, and he has face.

"The whole army is attacking, looting food!"

With an order, the black mountain thieves who were ambushed on both sides climbed up one after another and launched an attack on the grain transport officers and soldiers in the valley. All of a sudden, arrows rained down.

"The whole army charges down the mountain and grabs the grain cart!"

With a shout, he picked up his axe and led more than 30 horsemen to rush down first, and the black mountain thieves in all directions also followed Qu Shuai to the bottom of the valley.

To be able to be promoted as a tribal commander, he still has some skills, but he wielded an axe and killed more than a dozen officers and soldiers in a moment. And an axe cut off the "Zhang" banner......

More than 6,000 Black Mountain thieves completely gained the upper hand over more than 1,000 officers and soldiers, and the more they fought, the more courageous they became. The officers and soldiers fought and retreated, and after leaving more than 100 corpses, they finally couldn't resist, abandoned the grain carts, and fled in a mess.

"Haha...... Brethren, we've got the bread and grass! He was overjoyed, and threw his axe across his horse, laughing out loud.

Another valley was also shrouded in night, and the murderous aura was gradually approaching.

Qu Shuai Wulu, who was in charge of defense, also commanded more than 7,000 of his subordinates to ambush on both sides of the valley, ready to ambush the officers and soldiers who crossed the valley at any time.

This valley is narrower than the middle one, the widest part is about 150 zhang, and the peaks on both sides are much steeper than the middle hills, so it is not easy to attack them.

"Report to the commander of the canal, the officers and soldiers are forced over!"

Wulu spat at the foam, tied the yellow scarf on his forehead, and said fiercely: "Wait for the officers and soldiers to come, just shoot me hard, smash it hard, whether it is an arrow, a stone, or a wood, all of them greet the officers and soldiers fiercely, and avenge the 'great sage and good teacher'!" ”

The officers and men were obviously prepared, and when they came to the mouth of the valley, they stopped, and they all raised the torches in their hands, illuminating the valley red.

"Light a fire for me!" Seeing the withered grass in the valley, he immediately improvised and changed his strategy.

Three thousand torches looked for flammable materials together, and it didn't take much effort, and the mountain suddenly burned, accompanied by the sound of the wind, the fire was not small, and all the dry wood "crackled" and burned, only burning the ambushed black mountain thieves and running around.

"Grandma's, the officers and soldiers are really cunning!"

Wulu scolded angrily and ordered his men to withdraw from the valley while releasing arrows. The fire is getting bigger and bigger, and if they don't retreat, they will be roasted, anyway, they have crossed this valley, and there is a "caliber" moat in front of them. Zhang Pingnan has been operating there for a long time, and he is neither afraid of fire attacks nor strong attacks, so it is not so easy to get over!

"The whole army retreats, withdraws from the valley, and goes to the Caliber to meet Zhang Pingnan's army!"

Wulu turned on his horse and commanded his subordinates to exit the valley with a machete. The 7,000-strong troops quickly descended the mountain and retreated backwards, very embarrassed by the fireworks.

Seeing the retreat of the officers and soldiers outside, the command commanded the subordinates to pursue behind, "Brothers, chase after me, there are no big trees on the mountain, only wild grass and dead branches, and the fire will be extinguished in a while." When you make meritorious service, it is tonight! ”

With the command of the pull, 3,000 officers and soldiers crossed the burning flames and pursued the retreating Black Mountain thieves. For a while, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the Black Mountain thieves had no intention of fighting, and they fought and retreated, and they left behind three or four hundred corpses without much effort!

"Fast, fast, fast...... It is about to leave the valley, and thirty miles ahead is Zhang Pingnan's army. Wulu immediately urged his subordinates to retreat, and in the dark night, he couldn't see how many officers and soldiers were behind, and he had no intention of fighting.

"Black Mountain thief, where to go, Taiyuan Hao Bodao has been waiting here for a long time!"

With the sound of a drum, an ambush suddenly appeared at the end of the valley, and it was after passing quickly through the valley in the middle that Hao Zhao's department ambushed Wulu here according to Yuan Mai's orders.

"Shoot me!"

Hao Zhao waved the flag, five hundred archers fired arrows in unison, and a rain of arrows shot into the chaotic Black Mountain thief army, and two or three hundred people died when they landed. There was an interception in front and a chasing soldier in the back, and the Montenegrin thieves suddenly became a mess, and many people knelt down and surrendered, losing the confidence to resist.

Hao Zhao waved his army to rush and kill, and with the lead move behind him, he attacked from both sides, and killed the corpses of the five deer tribes all over the field, and the blood flowed like a river, more than 3,000 of the 7,000 people were lost, and more than 1,000 people were captured. The remaining more than 2,000 remnants of the defeated soldiers followed behind Wulu and retreated to the "Fu Caliber"!

Wulu with the remnants of the defeated soldiers just escaped out of four or five miles, suddenly the sound of horses' hooves was loud, a cavalry came to cover the killing, and the banner of the word "king" was faintly visible under the reflection of the torches.

A general, the "Tiger Roar" big knife in the hand of "Snow Red" under his crotch, the horizontal knife immediately blocked the way: "Rebel thief Wulu, do you still want to go?" Prince Longyou has been waiting for a long time on the orders of General Yuan! ”