Because of the open terrain, the slope on the south side of the earthquake pass is not as steep as the north, but the width is almost twice as wide as that of the north. This terrain was advantageous for the mob army going up the mountain, and they could go up the mountain in a formation of about ten columns, but it also created an opportunity for their intrigues.

None of the four support armies wanted others to take advantage of them, nor did they want to suffer losses themselves, so they not only discussed the number of troops to be sent by each other, but even chose to march in unison when they went up the mountain, and squeezed down twelve columns on the not very spacious southern ramp, with three columns of men and horses on each road.

After the storm was closed, the Eastern Navy had already secretly moved the defensive equipment such as rolling stones and skulls that had been placed on the north wall to the south, and seeing that the mob army actually put up such a dense formation, it would undoubtedly maximize the killing effect.

The dreamer was not in a hurry, and opened the south gate to make a false sense of welcome, and in the place where the mob army could not see, the north gate had also been opened, and the cavalry battalion and the "trap camp" were lined up on the northern ramp, waiting for an order to charge.

In a short time, the twelve columns of the mob army had already arrived at a distance of ten meters from the storm pass, and were preparing to divide each into a queue to enter the pass to take over the defense of the north wall. At this time, the Eastern Navy struck, rolling stones, sasswood, fire oil arrows, and all the means of attack were used at the same time, instantly annihilating a lot of the mob army that was congested together on the south ramp.

The mob army was not ready for battle, and for a moment they watched in a daze as their "colleagues" on the storm gate killed themselves, and by the time they reacted, more than a third of them had already fallen inexplicably.

The four armies were not under each other's command, and as a result, there were people who wanted to storm the open gate of the hole, and there were people who wanted to retreat out of fear. Twelve columns push each other on the ramp, making the already not wide road even more congested.

The cavalry battalion and the "trapped camp" were waiting anxiously outside the north gate, but Sima Fuqiang saw that the chaos on the other side was much more serious than expected, and since there was an opportunity, he was not in a hurry to let the two battalions of troops attack, but let Chen Chuang's second battalion continue to easily attack the mob army on the south wall with the help of various security measures.

When more than half of the four mob armies that had come to take over the defense had lost more than half, they finally agreed and began to retreat back in a panic. But a new problem began to plague them again, and the Eastern Navy had just attacked them with a very strategic attack, such as rolling stones and sandalwoods, which were mainly used to attack the mob army near the side of the gate, and the arrows were fired at the end of the team near the bottom of the mountain.

As a result, the surviving mob army faced a dilemma of blocking at both ends, with a large number of wounded or shot casualties falling on both ends of the south ramp, directly affecting their flight footsteps.

Huang Zhi looked down from the south wall, and from time to time he could see several deserted mob soldiers tripped over the corpses of their companions, and then used as pedals by the people behind them, stepping on them one by one, and never getting up again. So more mob soldiers learned the lesson of these people, regardless of whether the people on the ground were dead or alive, and directly trampled on the bodies of their comrades and fled down the mountain.

After another moment, in the trampling of each other, there were no surviving mob wounded on the ramp, only corpses scattered all over the ground. And the mob army has less than two hundred people left in the four teams of 800 people.

Only then did Sima Fuqiang order the cavalry battalion and the "trapped camp" waiting outside the north gate to be dispatched, so that they could follow the defeated army and attack the formation of the mob army under the mountain.

The five hundred iron horsemen of the Eastern Navy Cavalry Battalion let out a rumbling sound of horses' hooves, directly passed through the storm barrier that was only thirty meters wide, and quickly appeared in front of the mob army. Now that the enemy has trampled on each other, Du Ziteng will not be polite, and he will not dodge and trample on the casualties of the mob army all over the ground and rush all the way down the mountain.

By the time the soldiers from the "trapped camp" arrived, there was no more living on the south ramp, and there were only severed limbs and mush entrails everywhere as far as the eye could see. Fortunately, the soldiers who "trapped in the camp" are the most elite veterans of the Eastern Navy, and they have basically never missed several major battles since the formation of the Eastern Navy. Therefore, although the scene in front of them was a little disgusting, it did not shake the morale and fighting spirit of these soldiers in the slightest.

At this time, the four mob army forces under the mountain finally reacted, although they had not yet figured out what was going on with the defenders of the storm pass, their leading generals finally began to react.

However, the lack of coordination and tacit understanding between these four forces was once again exposed, and they completely ignored the movements of friendly forces, but made different countermeasures according to their own wishes.

The one closest to the Storm Pass as the forward army naturally chose to retreat to avoid being disrupted by the remnants of the defeated army. Their plan was to use the left and right flanks to drag the cavalry battalion of the Eastern Navy, and wait until they had opened up a distance before putting up a defensive position.

In contrast, the Tyrannosaurus cavalry in the rear tried to make a counterattack, but were stopped by the other three troops, and had to make a detour from the outside of the right flank.

However, the reaction of the right flank caused great trouble for the cavalry, and their commander chose to retreat to the east to avoid the defeat and the onslaught of the Eastern Navy. In this way, they are tantamount to helping the Eastern Navy in disguise to delay the pace of the rear cavalry's counteroffensive.

As for the left wing, it is not known whether it was because the leading generals were slow to react, or whether they were holding a wait-and-see attitude and stayed where they were, as if nothing had happened.

The reinforcements of these four mob armies were only 4,000 even when they were full, and after each sent 200 people to take over the storm just now, there were only 800 people left in each army. At this time, due to their different reactions, the remaining 3,200 people were invisibly dispersed in three different directions, so that there were only 800 people in two directions, forming a local numerical disadvantage.

Such a huge flaw was naturally seen in Du Ziteng's eyes, and he immediately led the cavalry battalion to penetrate from the junction of the left flank and the front army, further tearing the crack between the mob army. Then, instead of pursuing the mob front army that chose to retreat, they made a detour behind the left flank and formed a front and rear encirclement with the "trapped camp" that followed to unresponsive troops.

Not to mention the difference in combat effectiveness and morale between the two sides, the cavalry battalion and the "trapped camp" together have reached 1,000 people, which already has a local numerical advantage for the left flank, and this lone force will soon be disabled.

At this time, the original front army had withdrawn from the two miles, not only did they have a sufficient sense of security in their hearts, but also collected the 200 remnants of the troops who had retreated from the mountains by the way. The troops on the right flank, who were supposed to be reinforcements from the Storm Pass, also realized at this time that their actions were a little inappropriate, not only putting their allies in danger, but also blocking the counterattack of the cavalry of Tyranny.

After a brief exchange of views, the generals of the two armies finally reached a consensus for the first time. The 800 men who had left the pass began to advance in a northwesterly direction, stopped at the bottom of the southern ramp, and formed a formation in place to cut off the return route of the Eastern Navy. The cavalry of the Storm Pass interspersed with the space given by the reinforcements of the Storm Pass, and went straight to the battlefield where the Eastern Navy fought with the left flank.

At the same time, they also sent heralds to inform the reinforcements of the former army Fengcang, asking them to assist the cavalry of Bang Gong Pass from the flank, and form a situation of encirclement of the Eastern Navy, which had entered the northern plains.

I have to say that the generals of the mob army finally made the most correct response after the initial chaos, which shows that they still have some talents.

As a result, the cavalry battalion of the Eastern Navy and the "trapped camp" became the inferior side. Although they had wiped out hundreds of people on the left flank of the mob army in the battle just now, the total number of enemy troops was still more than twice that of them, and once they were trapped, the losses would probably not be small.

But this is exactly what the dream person expects, otherwise Du Ziteng and Li Erhu fought too smoothly just now, and it is really unrealistic to want them to pretend to be frustrated and retreat. The three stinkers were even worried that the mob army would be defeated, and that they would be able to eat the 800 men on the left flank who had already been bitten, and they could only watch the other 2,000 or so scatter and flee.

It is gratifying to be able to win easily, but judging from the long-term layout of a normal campaign, it is not a good thing to let these combat forces smoothly return to the cities and passes in the northern plains of Storm County. The fundamental goal of the three bosses of the Eastern Navy is to use the storm pass to make a fuss, to eliminate as much of the mob army's living force in the northern plains as possible, and to facilitate the next series of city pass raids.

So when the three of them saw the mob army react correctly on the upper floor of the South Wall, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. Sima Fuqiang summoned Chen Chuang and Liu Yuanzhi and asked them to start implementing the follow-up battle plan.

When the three groups of the mob army gradually formed a three-way situation against the soldiers and horses of the two battalions of the Eastern Navy, the direction of the storm earthquake pass "woke up like a dream" and called the two troops to retreat, but it was "too late". Du Ziteng and Li Erhu were "flustered" to find that their return route had been completely cut off, and a large pocket composed of three people from the mob army was slowly closing towards them.

The mob army then saw the Eastern Navy "panicking" and "fleeing" to the west, the only one without its own troops, and was far away from the defenders of the storm pass.

The reinforcements of the storm and the storm are mainly foot soldiers, so it is naturally difficult to catch up with the eastern navy that fled westward, and the responsibility of the pursuit falls on the cavalry of Tyranny City.

At the southern foot of the mountain range to the west of the Storm Pass, where it connects with the Storm County Plain is a subtropical shrub forest several miles deep, and before the arrival of the reinforcements of the Storm Army, Sima Fuqiang had personally explored the terrain here and made a sand table in the command post of the Storm Pass.

So this is also a very critical scene in this battle, Du Ziteng and Li Erhu led their respective battalions to temporarily hide in this jungle, using the terrain of the jungle to prevent the further pursuit of the cavalry of Tyranno, so as not to be self-defeating, and it will not be fun to really lose the battle.

When the cavalry of Tyrannosaurus pursued to the edge of the jungle, their leading generals had already realized the truth of Feng Lin's inaccessibility, stopped their pursuit, and watched the figure of the Eastern Navy disappear into the bushes. His judgment can be said to be quite correct, if he continues to pursue them, what awaits them will be a counterattack by the elite of the "trapped camp" on the spot.

Although Li Erhu had been instructed by the boss of Shixin in advance, he couldn't beat the opponent too badly, otherwise he would look like a defeated army. However, it is still permissible to peel off the cavalry of Tyranno, at least let the other party retreat, otherwise it will soon enter the fourteenth night, and if the other party continues to entangle, the plan of the dream man will be greatly affected.

Seeing that the cavalry of Tyrannosaurus City stopped so decisively, Li Erhu still felt a little regretful in his heart. In the previous battle, although the Eastern Navy had eaten more than 1,000 horses of the mob army, most of them were the results of Chen Chuang's second battalion and Du Ziteng's cavalry battalion. If it weren't for the morale boss, they still had a follow-up battle plan and needed to "trap the camp" and make great efforts, at this time, Li Erhu would not be able to hold back the fighting spirit in his heart, even if he disobeyed the order, he would brazenly launch a counterattack.

Just when Du Ziteng and Li Erhu led their troops to "flee in the wilderness", the reinforcements of Storm Departure Pass and Storm Feng City found a situation that made them excited, the defenders of Storm Shock Pass actually forgot to close the south gate, and it is also possible that they are still fantasizing that the two troops that have been driven away can return smoothly.

However, whether it was due to a mistake by the defenders or something else, it was an opportunity for the mob army, who immediately sent their few small cavalry to rush up the south ramp to snatch the Storm Gate.

When the other party's cavalry soldiers approached the pass, the Eastern Navy soldiers at the head of the city hurriedly remembered to close the city gate, but how could this be in time, dozens of cavalry rushed into the open south gate for the first time, cutting off the remedial measures of the Eastern Navy to close the city gate. They found that there were not many soldiers in the Eastern Navy guarding the pass, maybe only two or three hundred people, all of them were infantry soldiers with poor combat effectiveness, and they could not compete with their rampaging cavalry at all.

The soldiers of the Eastern Navy had obviously lost their fighting spirit, and although they still had a slight numerical advantage in the pass, they only launched two rounds of not too fierce attacks against the mob cavalry, and fled in the direction of the north gate in disarray, leaving an empty storm pass.

More than 1,000 foot soldiers of the mob army followed up and quickly occupied the storm pass that belonged to them.

The morale-boosting mob army also planned to take advantage of the victory to pursue, but when they found that there was still a camp of the Eastern Navy under the north ramp, together with the soldiers who had just fled back to defend the city, the preliminary estimate was about 1,000 people, and it was not easy to take it. When the Tyrannosaurus cavalry returned, the generals of the three armies gathered for a meeting.

Considering that the reinforcements from all walks of life rushed over hundreds of miles, the people were sleepy and the horses were lacking, and there was another vicious battle during the day, if they didn't have a good night's rest at this time, I was afraid that they would not be able to defeat the Eastern Navy that was waiting for work at the bottom of the mountain. After some discussion, they finally decided to ignore the Eastern Navy for the time being.

At this time, the night had been eating towards the Storm Pass little by little, and the entire small gate city was soon plunged into darkness. The mob army, which had won the stage surname, began their internal dispute again over who should take over the storm pass.

The city was so small that it could only house five hundred foot soldiers, and there would be no place to sleep if there were any more. And the mob army still has nearly 4,000 people at this time, even if there are sleeping people on the wall, this closed city of only more than 1,000 square meters will not be able to accommodate them.

No one wants to sleep in a safe and reliable storm pass, and no one wants to go down the south slope to set up camp, not to mention the possibility of being attacked by the Eastern Navy in the bushes to the west at any time at night.

After some bargaining, the three support armies finally reached an agreement, and the storm left the pass and the storm Fengcang could be stationed with 200 foot soldiers each, while the city of Tyranny brought in a hundred cavalry, and finally leveled a bowl of water. The remaining 3,000 people had to return to the plain under the southern slope to set up camp, and they had to guard against the night attack of the Eastern Navy.

Of course, as the commanders of the three armies, several leading generals naturally stayed in the storm pass and slept comfortably in the barracks, while only their deputies were arranged to sit in the camp at the bottom of the mountain.

Before they knew it, the mob army's command and its soldiers were separated by themselves, which would create a situation of ineffective command in the battle, but they were not aware of it.

In the camp of the Eastern Navy under the north ramp, Chen Chuang looked up at the storm pass not far away, and only spoke for a long time, "Liu Changshi, you said that a few adults really dare to act, and they can use such a bold strategy." If it were me, I wouldn't dare to think about it! ”

Liu Yuanzhi also responded with a smile, "General Chen said it too tactfully, this kind of plan is not only bold, it is simply crazy!" Even if we have seen it once today, if you and I personally lead the troops to fight in the future, I am afraid that we will not dare to copy this set of tactics of theirs. ”

"Indeed." Chen Chuang nodded, "If I start this battle all over again, I will never dare to use this trick." ”

On the south side of the mountain, Du Ziteng and Li Erhu were also having a similar conversation in the bushes.

Li Erhu poked his head out of the jungle and looked at the mob army that was camping under the south ramp, "Boss Du, are you saying that Boss Shixin is too cunning!" How could he come up with such a trick? Boss Du, are you okay? ”

Du Ziteng responded with a cry behind him, "What are you kidding, if I could have this kind of ability, I would have taken you to the Dongzhou Imperial Court a long time ago, why bother to be a soil emperor in Wanghui City." ”

Li Erhu smirked, "Sleep, the boss said to do it after dawn." Let these hapless children sleep soundly tonight. ”

In another darkness, Sima Fuqiang looked at the storm that had fallen into a deep sleep, "Let's go to sleep too." It's a pity that we have to return to 'reality' tonight, otherwise it's better to do it now! ”

(To be continued)