Chapter 46: Mutual Reckoning

"Lord Gongsun's clever plan will definitely wipe out the thieves in one fell swoop!"

Tong Guan was in a good mood, and asked with a pleasant face: "It's just that I don't know where Lord Gongsun set up an ambush to annihilate the thieves?"

Gongsun Shu walked to the map hanging on the wall, and tapped his fingers vigorously: "Gourd Valley!"

Someone who knew a little about the art of war immediately exclaimed: "Wonderful! The gourd valley is narrow on the outside and wide on the inside, as long as you put heavy soldiers on both sides to tie your pockets, it will definitely make it difficult for the thieves to fly!"

"Wonderful~ It's really wonderful!" Tong Guan laughed, already fantasizing about whether he would make a show of sacrifice at the city gate when he returned to Beijing in triumph.

Gongsun Shu opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but after a moment of deliberation, he swallowed it back.

In fact, he really wanted to say: he risked his life as a bait, and the Scout Army must not drop the chain!

The next day, Tong Guan, who was in a hurry to make a quick decision, urged to send troops early in the morning.

Gongsun Shu had no choice but to order the whole army to march to Hulu Valley and place an ambush.

On the high cliff of Hulukou, Tong Guan looked at the 30,000 forbidden troops who went straight to QY County at Gukou, frowned and said: "Just to be a bait, will bringing 30,000 troops scare the thieves so much that they dare not go out of the city?"

The guards who followed him didn't dare to answer indiscriminately, so they could only hang their heads and say respectfully: "The little one doesn't know the art of war, so I think Lord Gongsun has another use." ”

Tong Guan frowned, and secretly scolded Gongsun Shu in his heart for taking too many people away, disgusted that he only had 70,000 people in his hands and was too small to be safe!

If Gongsun Shu knew what this eunuch thought, he would definitely scold, even if he was a bait, at least he had to ensure safety, he was also the commander of the leader!

On the hillside 5 miles away from the Hulu Valley, several scouts hiding in the bushes saw the Song army team approaching from a distance, and a large flag with handsome characters fluttering in the wind.

Hou San hurriedly ordered: "Gongsun Shu is really here, hurry up and inform the military division!"

"Yes!" a scout commanded, mounted his horse and galloped towards QY County.

Hou San hid in the woods and smashed his mouth, and said to himself with admiration: "The military advisor is really clever~! Brothers, they are all hiding, and when they pass, we will do things immediately!"

"Yes!" the other scouts whispered, their bodies hidden in the bushes lower.

The mighty 30,000 Song troops marched along the official road, unaware that their scouts were quietly being watched on the hillside in the distance.

About a stick of incense or so, the scouts who were hurrying on their horses had already seen the big banner of the word 'Jin' erected in front of them. Nearly 30,000 Jin troops dressed in bright red uniforms lined up neatly, and the atmosphere was serious and scarry.

"Report~!Gongsun Shu has already led an army of 30,000 to rush towards us, and it will arrive in about an hour!" said the scout gasping.

Chen Fei stood on the commanding heights and looked down at the neatly arranged Jin army below, the corners of his lips couldn't help but turn up, and his eyes were full of sneering.

He has been sending people to keep an eye on the movements of the Song army in Qinzhou, and every other hour there will be scouts to report the latest news.

Gongsun Shu thought of using the gourd valley to set up an ambush, and Chen Fei also thought of it.

However, it is not easy to find 30,000 people ambushed on both sides of the gourd valley, as long as scouts are sent to search along both sides during the march, it is easy to find the ambush.

Gongsun Ce did exactly that, thousands of people searched along the cliffs on both sides, and the slightest abnormality could notify the army, so there was a strategy to lure the enemy into the depths.

Chen Fei also had a plan, and took the initiative to set up the battlefield in an open area 5 miles away from the Hulu Valley, instead of holding on to the city and waiting for the Song army to attack.

After listening to the scout's report, he couldn't help but sneer: "These scholars are really bullying us for being uneducated!"

In officialdom, both civil and military officials look down on bandits and bandits, believing that they are untouchables who cannot get on the stage, and always have a high-minded mentality.

Including this time Gongsun Shu's strategy, he didn't consider that a group of illiterate thieves could see the clues!

Time was slowly passing, and two hours later, a large number of figures appeared in the distance, and a large flag fluttered in the wind.

"Stop~!" Gongsun Shu raised his right hand and ordered the army to set up immediately.

Gongsun Shu was also taken aback when he received the scout's report that there were 30,000 thieves blocking the road in front of him, and then he laughed heartily and mocked: "Thieves are thieves, and they take the initiative to run out of the field even if they don't defend the strong city wall!

Chen Fei stood on the top of the mountain, raised his right hand and pressed down violently!

The herald who followed closely behind immediately waved his flag to give the signal.

"Kill~!" As Niu Wenzhong pointed his sword at the front of the army and shouted at the enemy, the scene became boiling.

"Kill~!"

20,000 Jin troops wearing red uniforms rushed forward bravely.

"A thief is a thief, he doesn't understand the rules at all!" Gongsun Shu, who was commanding the formation, frowned, his eyes were full of disdain, and he hurriedly sent an order for the army that was arranging the formation to meet the enemy.

There is no scolding before the battle, and there is no general on both sides fighting alone, and it is a peak collision as soon as it comes up.

Chen Fei stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the overall situation, and his blood was boiling, 50,000 people shouted and killed, and the scene of fighting each other was comparable to a blockbuster!

The Song army seemed to collapse at the touch of a collision, and Gongsun Shu began to retreat in an organized manner, fearing that he would scare the thieves away by hitting too hard.

Chen Fei didn't want to expose his strength too much, so he arranged the auxiliary army that could only follow the tailwind as the main force.

Hou Niangsheng's auxiliary army never expected to be able to repel the official army, and immediately chased after him like chicken blood, shouting in his mouth: "Capture Gongsun Shu alive ~ Capture Gongsun Shu alive ~!"

Gongsun Shu, who was riding a horse and retreated, didn't care, but showed a mocking smile, and organized resistance again and again while retreating in an orderly manner to lure the enemy deeper.

As the earth-shattering shouts approached, dozens of Jin soldiers wearing red uniforms suddenly rushed out of the bushes 5 miles away from the gourd valley, and quickly built a wall on the official road with bags filled with gunpowder.

When Gongsun Shu's army was less than 100 meters away, the fuse was ignited, and suddenly the earth shook and dust splashed!

Tong Guan, who was guarding the ambush 5 miles away, also jumped up in shock, and hurriedly sent scouts to investigate!

The army acting as bait was too close to the explosion, and there were many casualties, and the orderly team suddenly became chaotic, and Gongsun Shu's always calm face also showed panic.

As soon as the smoke and dust cleared, countless red figures suddenly rushed out of the woods and pounced on the chaotic Song army like hungry tigers.

The 8,000 Tiger Army hidden in the woods cut off the Song army's retreat, and the powerful combat power frantically harvested the lives of the Song army's soldiers!

Gongsun Shu was completely panicked when the enemy was ambushed, and hurriedly summoned the herald and shouted: "Our army has been ambushed, hurry, hurry up and ask for help from the Tong Jian Army!"

"Yes!" the herald hurried back on horseback.

At this time, Tong Guan was startled by the violent explosion, and heard the scout report that the thieves had set up an ambush outside the gourd valley, and without saying a word, he turned around and left with an army of 70,000. I silently thought in my heart: Brother, this pot can only be thrown to you.

As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of a god-like opponent, you are afraid of a pig-like teammate, and the hard-pressed Gongsun Shu was pitted by his teammates without blinking his eyes!