The Xiangcheng Mansion is now occupied by the Yuxue Army, and Jiang Ruizhen led a group of generals to move in. The 200,000 army lost 20,000 people on the battlefield, and the rest of Jiang Rui's array was divided into three groups, one group of 50,000 troops led by Cao Yuanqi to attack the city of Kuncheng, and a group of 50,000 troops stationed in Qincheng, which was the gateway to and from the Moyun Kingdom, so it was naturally necessary to defend it; The last batch of about 80,000 was personally led by him and sat in Xiangcheng.

Jiang Rui was waiting, waiting for Yuxue's reinforcements, to be honest, he didn't expect to attack so smoothly, and he had already taken the three main cities of Moyun in less than half a month, but because of this, these three cities needed to be guarded, so that his forces were scattered. Therefore, he has now sent someone to send urgent documents for the emperor to send troops again. If you march further into the depths of the Moyun Kingdom, the resistance will become more and more intense, and the ghost king of the Moyun Kingdom has already brought an army of 100,000 and will arrive in a few days, this is bound to be a tough battle.

Although Jiang Ruizhen didn't know about the ghost king, he had always taken it to heart, whether it was the ghost king's martial arts, or how powerful the ghost king was when the six princes came back, from the fact that she was a fifteen-year-old woman who could bring down Mo Yun Yihou and Yixiang, it was enough to show that it was not a simple lord. Therefore, Jiang Ruizhen was fully prepared from the day he entered Xiangcheng.

It snowed lightly in the early morning, but the temperature in Moyun was warmer, and it was much more comfortable than Yuxue. Jiang Ruizhen stood in the corridor wearing a single coat and watched the snow. After breakfast, for some reason he was very upset, so he decided to go out for a walk, and it just so happened that some cool air after the snow made his mood much better.

At this time, a soldier ran over in a panic and reported: "Report to the general, last night the ghost king led the army to attack General Cao's camp, General Cao was captured, and the army of 50,000 was scattered. ”

Jiang Rui was shocked and hurriedly asked: "How many men and horses did the Ghost King bring to sneak attack, no, the Ghost King's army is obviously still on the way, and it will take at least three days to arrive." ”

The soldier didn't know how to answer, and he couldn't tell him about it.

Jiang Ruizhen didn't expect this little soldier to solve his problem, but ordered: "Go, convene the generals in the hall to discuss the matter." ”

The soldier turned around and ran away, Jiang Ruizhen beckoned another soldier and ordered, "Send someone to find out where the ghost king is now." ”

Yun Yuhong took 50,000 soldiers and horses out of Kuncheng, all the way to Xiangcheng, on the way, the stingy ghost took a team of cavalry to escort Cao Yuanqi away, leaving only Yun Yuhong with a team of people to hurry slowly. Yes, Yun Yuhong took the people out of the city in a hurry, and she didn't have time to rest, everyone thought that she was in a hurry, but the truth was the opposite, Yun Yuhong was not in a hurry at all, but walked for half a day and took half a day off, which made people scratch their heads.

General Wu couldn't help but ask: "Ghost King, don't we hurry up, now the morale is high, and we can just take Xiangcheng in one go." ”

Yun Yuhong raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Is General Wu joking?" Xiangcheng now has an army of 80,000, commanded by Jiang Ruizhen personally, do you think our 50,000 men and horses of mixed quality can beat them with morale? I'm only interested in winning battles, but I don't have a hobby of dying. ”

General Wu's face turned red, but he still stubbornly asked, "Then what are we going to do to recover Xiangcheng?" ”

Yun Yuhong said lightly: "Don't worry, with my ghost king, what are you afraid of, the worst thing is that we wait for the ghost king army to come, and when the time comes, we will work together, and we will naturally be able to recover Xiangcheng." ”

As soon as General Wu heard that he was fighting with the Ghost King Army, he had a bottom in his heart, and to be honest, he didn't think that these soldiers under him could beat Yuxue's 80,000 elite soldiers. He was also very worried about the ghost king's impulsiveness, and after winning a battle, he thought that he could do anything, and then for the sake of the face of the Marquis of Jingyuan, he rushed up with these 50,000 people to die. Now that he saw that the ghost king had a number in his heart, he was relieved.

In the hall of the Xiangcheng Mansion, Jiang Ruizhen and a group of generals were discussing their next move. Last night, the 50,000 horses led by General Cao were almost wiped out, and this was caused by the ghost king only bringing 5,000 cavalry to rush over first, which made many people nervous. And the news just heard is even more confusing, the ghost king has set off to Xiangcheng with 50,000 horses from Kuncheng, and it stands to reason that it should arrive tomorrow night. The army of the Ghost King will take about three days to arrive. Therefore, this ghost king did not wait for the ghost king's army to come together, but first ran to do something with these ordinary Hunan army and Kun army, do you still want to use the old trick to attract a sneak attack?

A bearded man said: "General, this ghost king is just a woman to put it bluntly, where she knows how to march and fight, maybe she thinks that she is a ghost king, and her martial arts are strong, so she doesn't look at others in her eyes, I said that we don't need to discuss it, just rush over and kill it, and keep her back." ”

A young white-faced young general said: "General Hong, you said it lightly, don't forget General Cao's experience, even if the ghost king is a sneak attack, then our army is not vegetarian, why is it that the whole army is wiped out, let's be careful." ”

General Hong was about to refute but was stopped by Jiang Ruizhen, "Don't fight, no matter what, this is an opportunity, before the Ghost King's army arrives, we will clean up these remnants first." Why don't we recruit the other way and give the other body? ”

Hearing that Jiang Ruizhen had an idea, the spirit of all the generals also came up, and their eyes looked at Jiang Ruizhen together.

Jiang Ruizhen smiled and said: "The ghost king can only arrive tomorrow night, and there is a valley not far in front of Xiangcheng, known as Hulukou, as the name suggests, although it is not long but very narrow, it is the only way to come to Xiangcheng, we might as well set up an ambush here, as long as the ghost king arrives, we will also come to sneak attack, let her taste the defeat first." ，”

Everyone said yes in unison, and they all asked for orders to fight, and finally Jiang Rui chose General Hong to set up an ambush and sneak attack.

Yun Yuhong took people to stop and go, and the next night, there were still more than 200 miles away from Xiangcheng, so she found a camp at the foot of the mountain and set up a camp at the tuyere, and ordered the army to repair and no longer advance. Then, Yun Yuhong saw that everyone was tired for days, so everyone rested early and slept well. It's just that Yun Yuhong's action made General Hong, who was waiting at Hulukou, fifty miles away, lie on the mountain with more than 10,000 soldiers all night, and his eyes were red.

General Hong looked at the camp of the Ghost King Army not far away, and wanted to rush up and kill directly more than once, just thinking that he only had 10,000 people, he still endured it, and then reminded himself that he was not afraid, as long as she thought of Xiangcheng, she would definitely pass from here, so he still had a chance to make a move. It's just that after dawn, the ghost king's army lit up the fire and cooked, and then began to practice, and there was no intention of going forward at all, General Hong couldn't make up his mind, so he could only send a letter back.

Jiang Ruizhen looked at the note that received the news from General Zhonghong, and wondered in his heart, did the ghost king see through his plan? Still is... Or did they not plan to advance in the first place, but to wait until they joined up with the Ghost King Army behind them before attacking Xiangcheng together. The army led by the ghost king has 50,000, and the ghost king's army has 100,000 behind, and he only has 80,000 horses, so it is very disadvantageous to wait until the ghost king and the ghost king's army converge before making a move. Now the best way is to take these 50,000 horses first, and then defend the city, as long as the reinforcements arrive, then everything will be worry-free.

Jiang Ruizhen looked at the map on the table and smiled, the ghost king is not stupid, of course, he can also see that the terrain of Hulukou here is easy to ambush, so it is reasonable for the whole army to wait for reinforcements, but he can't wait, tonight, it's tonight.

During the night, it snowed lightly for a while, but it stopped in less than three watches, but a light wind blew, and only a few fires were lit in the camp of the ghost king to keep the soldiers on patrol warm, and the rest of the place fell into darkness. Because the weather was cold, everyone didn't come out and move around, except for some ghost kings in black who were patrolling, and the entire military camp was quiet.

Suddenly, a red light rose into the sky, and many dark shadows appeared around the barracks and rushed towards the camp.

"Kill, catch the ghost king alive and reward 1,000 taels of gold!"

"Rush!"

The shouting sound sounded, and the surrounding Yuxue army suddenly poured into the barracks, fighting with the patrolling soldiers, these patrolling soldiers were the elite cavalry in the ghost king army, and their skills were good, but in the face of thousands of Yuxue troops, they still had to retreat, and gradually, these people retreated to the side of the mountain. The Yuxue army soon occupied the entire barracks, but General Hong was not happy at all, as soon as he came in, he was looking for the ghost king, but the strange thing was that a few soldiers came out of the camp, but there was no shadow of the ghost king, this thing was very abnormal, he had a bad premonition.

It wasn't until he saw the two or three hundred ghost king soldiers surrounding the side of the mountain that General Hong suddenly realized that the ghost king was not in the barracks, and the number of people in the barracks was not right. There are only a few thousand people in this military palace at most, where did those tens of thousands go. General Hong understood that it was a trick, and shouted: "There is an ambush, retreat quickly!" So he took the lead and rode out of the camp.

The other Yuxue troops also reacted and began to retreat outward, but they understood a little later, and the camp was suddenly filled with the smell of fire oil, and several rockets were fired in the distance, and flames rose into the sky. In addition, the wind was blowing, the fire was out of control, many people in the Yuxue Army were burned, screams came and went, and many people pushed and squeezed out, but outside, a team of ghost king soldiers lit rockets and kept shooting, and the people in front fell down in batches, and many people were trampled underfoot. The fire, crowding and stampede, and rockets made the Yuxue Army fall into misery, out of the instinct of survival, who cares about what military achievements, only to escape, and the scene is even more chaotic.

General Hong was a fierce general, and he led people to break through an opening and fled in the direction of Hulukou. It's just that as soon as he arrived at the mouth of the gourd, he saw an emaciated figure wearing a ghost king's mask waiting for him. And behind the ghost king, there is an innumerable but neatly arranged army under the black pressure, Yun Yuhong didn't look at General Hong and his remnants, but smiled and said to General Wu beside him: "What am I talking about, although we don't have the army of the ghost king, but with the strategy of my ghost king, we can also win the battle, you can accept it now?" ”