Chapter 367: A Narrow Encounter
On top of the thick city wall, Qin Yilan, the general stationed in Donglan Fort, looked at the north from afar.
"Hey, why can't you see anything?"
Qin Yilan muttered and asked, "Are you sure it's the trail of the Southern Dynasty army?" How many people are there? ”
Li Guo said: "The subordinates are sure that they are the traces of the army of the Southern Dynasty, but we didn't see people, just saw the horseshoe prints left on the ground, the horseshoe of the Southern Dynasty are engraved, very easy to identify, from the horse's hooves, there are only about 200 people." ”
"Two hundred!"
Qin Yilan immediately frowned when he heard this, and laughed: "Brothers, the opportunity for meritorious service has come, order a thousand men and horses, and go with the general to kill these barbarians of the Southern Dynasty!" ”
"Subordinates obey!"
Several soldiers who were named around him hurriedly went down to prepare, but King Su's brows became deeper and deeper.
"General, how can there be a large army of the Northern Dynasty at this time, or from the north? From the point of view of the last general, this matter should be cautious, first find out the enemy's situation, and then it is not too late to fight. ”
King Su clenched his fists with both hands to Qin Yilan as the deputy general of the garrison.
Qin Yilan laughed, patted King Su and said: "The little general is too cautious, Donglan Fort guards the southeast gate of Liangzhou, and the Wuling army has just been defeated by Xiao and Liu, so they naturally fled, these two hundred people must be scattered You Yong, who wants to bypass this place and retreat back to the country, how can Qin let them get their wish?" ”
King Su shook his head and said: "General, the last general still feels that this matter is strange, it is better to let the last general fight for the general and find out the enemy situation first." ”
Hearing this, Qin Yilan immediately shook his head like a rattle.
"Little general, the garrison is a job without oil and water, just point to picking up leaks and make a fortune, and now that you finally have a chance, you can't compete with me.
Besides, if you have a good one in the battle, how can I, a small garrison general, afford it?
After I leave, you will be the supreme general here, so you will defend the fortress for the last general, and in less than an hour, the last general will definitely take all the enemy's heads! ”
After speaking, Qin Yilan beckoned left and right to make final preparations for the battle.
King Su wanted to persuade him again, but Qin Yilan didn't give him a chance, firstly, he didn't want to use his identity as a prince to oppress people, and secondly, this was also the first time he went to the battlefield, so he was not sure of his judgment, so he had to shut up.
But seeing Qin Yilan lead the army out of Donglan Fort, the more King Su thought about it, the more wrong it became, although Donglan Fort is the southeast gateway of Liangzhou, it can be connected to the 100,000 mountains that are full of smoke and miasma, which is not much better than the flowing green mountains in winter.
Just 200 defeated soldiers want to return home from here is tantamount to suicide, that is the famous Wuling pro-army, are they really panicked?
Elder Xie on the side seemed to see King Su's worries, and comforted: "Little general, there are only about 200 people, and there will be no accidents in our army, so you can rest assured." ”
King Su shook his head: "A friend once told me that a looming enemy like this is like a cockroach, although you only see one, there are probably thousands of them hiding nearby!" ”
Xie Lao Er was stunned: "This is so strange, but it seems to be very reasonable, the cockroaches in our family are like this, and they are good at hiding, I don't know who your friend is?" ”
King Su said: "He is the Marshal of the Apocalypse Guard who defeated the Wuling pro-army twice in a row - Xu Rui!" ”
"Is it him?!"
Xu Rui's brilliant achievements have long been spread in the army, especially the recent bombardment of the Black Flag Army, which turned the tide of the battle in one fell swoop, shocked the whole army.
For Xie Laoer, Xu Rui's name has long been like thunder, and he is also a little worried when Su Wang says it.
"Little general, our army has already left the city, and it must be too late to send someone to chase after us, what should we do now?"
King Su frowned and muttered for a moment and said, "Spill the scouts, don't be tired, and find out all the wind and grass within a radius of several miles;
The city has doubled the manpower, prepared all kinds of equipment needed to defend the city, let the brothers work hard, and before the triumph of General Qin, everyone will remain in a fighting state and be ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
In addition, tell the beacon that once the enemy army is found attacking Donglan Fort, there is no need to wait for the general's order, just light the beacon fire and ask for help from the Liangzhou camp. ”
After hearing these words, Xie Laoer's face changed: "Does the little general think that the enemy may attack Donglan Fort?" ”
King Su looked at the vast forest in the north and said in a deep voice: "I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of just in case, the opponent is the Wuling army, so I can't be too cautious." ”
Xie Lao Er nodded, and hurriedly went to pass on King Su's general order.
After he left, King Su was so uncertain that he simply stayed at the head of the city and continued to closely observe the movements under the mountain.
Donglan Fort is surrounded by dense forests, and even a few few roads are surrounded by dense forests, once the army leaves the city, it will flow into the sea like a stream, and it is no longer possible to distinguish how hard King Ren Su tries to see, but he still can't see the slightest clue.
Time passed minute by minute, and an hour passed quickly, but General Qin's 1,000 men and horses showed no sign of triumph, and the soldiers gradually began to worry.
Two hours later, the sun slowly set in the west, General Qin still had no news, the city was already full of people, and the atmosphere became more and more solemn.
"Any news from the scouts?"
On the city wall, King Su, who was looking into the distance, couldn't help but ask again.
Li Guo shook his head: "No, I haven't received any news so far. ”
King Su frowned: "In this way, there is either nothing suspicious around us, or even the scouts have been killed." ”
He groaned slightly, shook his head and said: "No, we can't wait any longer, send someone to find the scout back, and send a team of 100 people to find it along General Qin's marching route, we must find General Qin!" ”
"Subordinates obey!"
Several officers hurriedly received orders.
At this moment, Bean Sprouts suddenly pointed to the distance and said, "Look, what is that?" ”
Hearing this, everyone hurriedly looked at his fingertips, only to see a puff of dust and smoke suddenly rising from the dense forest, drifting in the direction of Donglan Fort.
"Not good!"
Seeing this puff of dust, the most experienced Wang Wenhong's face suddenly changed, and he shouted: "That's the dust stirred up by the army when it passed by, and there must be at least thousands of people on this scale!" ”
When the soldiers heard this, their faces suddenly changed slightly.
King Su shouted: "General Qin only brought a thousand men and horses, it is impossible to make such a big move, it must be the main force of the Southern Dynasty that is hidden, pass on my general's order, beat the drum, and the whole army is ready to fight!" ”
"Yes!"
With the order of King Su, the drum of "rumbling" suddenly sounded, and the garrison soldiers immediately took their places, and the city became crowded.
The centaurs in the distance seemed to hear the drum and moved at a noticeable speed, and to make matters worse, the same dust appeared in the rest of the north in addition to the first one.
"Coming, coming, they're coming......"
The soldiers at the head of the city looked solemnly into the distance, trembling and waiting for an unknown fate.
The sun was setting in the west, and the beautiful afterglow spread a beautiful red coat over the whole land, and under this red coat, the enemy finally appeared.
"It's the military flag of the Southern Dynasties!"
I don't know who shouted, but at this time this sentence has become very redundant.
Because as long as you have eyes, you can see that terrible military flag, this is by no means two hundred stragglers, not even thousands of elite soldiers, but the enemy all over the mountains, not to mention tens of thousands of main forces!
"Light the wolf smoke, hurry up the wolf smoke!"
King Su stared at the fierce enemy in amazement, and muttered a shout in his mouth.