At Guan He's repeated requests, Lin Haotian decided to send the Seventh Army to pass through Yangou first.

100,000 hoplites walked into the rugged, narrow and complicated mountain roads, and the distance between the head and tail armies was more than ten miles away.

Zhang Shun and Wu Xiu, the two deputy commanders of the Seventh Army, found Guan He and suggested to him that it was not appropriate to march in this way, that the ranks of their own army were too long, and that once they encountered a large number of enemy troops, the combat strength of the whole army would not be able to play at all.

Guan He didn't care, first of all, he didn't believe that there would be ambushes in Yangou, and secondly, even if there were ambushes, he was not afraid, the Seventh Legion was a heavy cavalry, even if it was not suitable for cavalry in the mountain road, but the heavy armor was still there, and what could they do with the enemy?

However, under the repeated requests of Zhang Shun and Wu Xiu, Guan He finally divided the Seventh Army into three echelons, with the first to third corps being the front army, the fourth to seventh corps being the middle army, and the eighth to tenth corps being the rear army.

He originally wanted to lead the front army to take the lead, but Zhang and Wu insisted on refusing, he was the commander of the whole army, and he should sit in the middle army and command the overall situation, how could there be any reason to take the lead?

Under the soft grinding and hard bubbles of the two of them, Guan He had no choice but to agree with their opinions, let Zhang Shun lead the front army, Wu Xiu commanded the rear army, and he stayed in the middle army.

The Yangou area is too large, and the road is not easy to walk, and according to the speed of the Seventh Army, it will take at least three days for the whole army to pass through the Yangou.

On the first day of the march, the wind and waves were calm, but the 7th Army still suffered casualties, not because they encountered the enemy, but because the mountain road was too difficult to walk, and if you were not careful, you would fall off a horse or even a cliff.

The brothers below did not die vigorously on the battlefield, but they were lost in this senseless accident. Guan He was quite distressed, and after some careful research, he had an idea, but he also came up with a 'good idea'.

He asked the soldiers to use a small group of people to connect a small group of people together with ropes, so that even if someone accidentally fell off the cliff. The other brothers were able to hold him back.

The next day of the march, Guan He's method was immediate, the officers and soldiers of the Seventh Army did not fall off the cliff again, after getting the return of the corps, Guan He was so happy that his mouth was closed, and he was quite proud, his mind was also very bright, who would dare to say that he was just a brave and unscrupulous martial artist in the future?

There was nothing to say that day, and it was the third day in a blink of an eye.

At this time. The Seventh Legion has passed through most of the distance of the Yan Gully, not to mention that it has not encountered ambushes, and along the way, it has not even encountered a ghost shadow.

If we continue at this pace, it is estimated that we will be able to walk out of the Yangou by noon tomorrow.

Guan He was in a good mood, and sent someone to send an order to Zhang Shun of the former army, asking him to speed up the march before noon today. In any case, you have to pass through the Great Black Valley, and remind Zhang Shun. Be careful.

Located in the southern part of Yangou, Dahei Valley is a large canyon with mountains on both sides, and it is also the most suitable place to set up an ambush.

When there was no war, it was not peaceful here, and there were many mountain bandits, horse thieves, and robbing passing pedestrians and caravans. Now that the Seventh Army has passed through this place, of course, it is not afraid of mountain bandits, but it is very likely that the enemy army will ambush here.

Even if there is no reminder of Guan He, go to a place like the Great Black Valley. Zhang Shun will also mention the spirit of twelve. He first asked the scouts to release the falcons to see if there were any ambushes on both sides of the canyon, and then sent a small force of cavalry to cross the canyon first.

The spies of the Jin army did not find out the enemy's situation, and the small force of cavalry passed through the canyon unharmed, so that Zhang Shuncai gave the order that the officers and men of the front army march at full speed and rush over as fast as possible.

Entering the canyon, people clearly feel that the light in front of them is dimmed, and the high mountains on both sides completely block the sunlight.

Leading three corps through the Great Black Valley, Zhang Shun's heart hung in his throat from beginning to end, and after all the soldiers of the former army passed, he breathed a long sigh of relief, it seems that the adults are really worried, even the Red Army has no ambush in this kind of place, presumably there is no ambush of the Red Army in the Yangou.

Zhang Shun, who passed through the Great Black Valley, sent someone to send back the news to Guan He as soon as possible, and there were no ambushes in the Great Black Valley, and the front army had passed smoothly.

After receiving the news sent back by Zhang Shun, Guan He couldn't help laughing, that is to say, with the little soldiers and horses of the Red Army, it is too late to hide and hide, how can he take the initiative to attack?

After the former army led by Zhang Shun passed through the Great Black Valley, the mountain road gradually became wider, relatively, and much smoother, and then went forward, the left side of the road was adjacent to the mountain, and the right side was next to the woods.

As he walked forward, all of a sudden, there was a scream in the sky.

Zhang Shun subconsciously raised his eyes to see two falcons hovering above the woodland on the side of the road.

He frowned, feeling strange, at this time, a Jin Army spy rushed over quickly and said to him urgently: "General Zhang, the falcon warns, there must be an enemy in the forest!"

Zhang Shun was taken aback, and subconsciously looked at the jungle on the side of the road, could it be that the Red Army had really set up an ambush in Yangou? But strangely, there was no need for such an excellent ambush location as Dahei Valley, how could the Red Army ambush in the low-lying woods?

He couldn't understand what was going on, so he turned his head sideways and shouted, "Where are Zhang De and Wang Zuo?"

"The last general!" With the sound of reply, the two partial generals urged the horse to come to Zhang Shun's approach, and intervened to salute: "What does General Zhang command?"

"The falcon warns, there must be an enemy in the forest, you two quickly take an elite to the forest, if there is an enemy army, if you can fight, you will fight, and if you can't fight, you will retreat immediately!"

"The last general obeys the order!" Zhang De and Wang Zuo both gave their hands to the order, and then, each of them led a cavalry of 2,000 men and rushed into the woods by the roadside.

The falcon's warning was not a false alarm, there were indeed a large number of fire soldiers hidden in the forest, and soon after Zhang De and Wang Zuo entered the woodland, there was a sound of fighting inside.

Hearing the fierce battle inside, Zhang Shun immediately made a decision and shouted: "The First Corps, all of them will fight!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the cavalry soldiers behind him shouted in unison, turned their horses' heads, rushed down the mountain road, and ran into the woods. With the participation of the First Corps, the fierce fighting in the forest was louder, shouting and killing, and people roared and neighed.

Time passed minute by minute, and Zhang Shun's brows became tighter and tighter as he saw his brother return. Just as he was about to send the Second Corps to join the battle, the sound of battle in the forest began to gradually weaken, and after a short time, a soldier of the Seventh Corps, covered in blood, rushed out of the forest, and quickly came to Zhang Shun's approach, and arched his hand and said: "Report! Report General Zhang." There are a lot of enemy troops in the forest, and now they have been routed by our army, and they are fleeing into the depths of the woodland, can our army pursue and kill them?"

Hearing that the enemy army was defeated, Zhang Shun's heart finally fell when he mentioned his throat, he sighed, and said: "Don't chase the enemy, immediately order Zhang De and Wang Zuo to lead the brothers of the First Corps to withdraw from the woodland." ”

Cavalry was not suitable for fighting in the woods, especially heavy cavalry with clumsy movements. If you can push the enemy back, if you pursue it deep in the woodland, it will be a big deal if you are counterattacked by the enemy.

When the cavalryman heard this, he immediately gave up his hand, turned his horse's head, and ran back into the forest to convey Zhang Shun's command.

Looking at the jungle below the mountain road, Zhang Shun shook his head and smiled, raising his horsewhip. While pointing to the woodland, he said to the generals on the left and right: "It is said that the Red people will not fight, and this is true. If the Red Army set up an ambush on the peaks on both sides of the Great Black Valley, even if there were no large weapons, it would not be easy for our army to force their way through, but the Red Army gave up the dangerous place and chose to set up an ambush in such a low-lying forest. It's ridiculous!"

The surrounding golden generals were also happy, and said one after another: "Yes, I really don't know what is going on in the head of the chief general of the Red Army?"

"A commander like this, if he is in our army, he will have to be pulled out and cut off his head. Haha-"

"I think the idea of the Red Army to set up an ambush in the forest is good, anyway, it can't defeat our army, and setting up an ambush in the forest is also conducive to their defeat and escape!"

"Haha-"

The golden generals burst into laughter, and just as they were doing their best to mock them, suddenly, someone in the crowd of soldiers shouted: "It's not good, there are ambushes on the mountain......

This voice startled everyone present, Zhang Shun subconsciously turned the horse's head and turned around to look up.

I saw countless large grass balls rolling down the hillside on the left side of the road.

Each of these balls is one and a half tall and does not make a loud noise when they tumble, but they are surprisingly fast, and there are thousands of them.

Seeing this, Zhang Shun's face changed greatly, and he shouted loudly: "Array! The whole army is arrayed!"

The officers and men of the Seventh Army also wanted to set up a formation, but how could they set up a formation on the mountain road? For a while, the shouts of the people came and went, and the scene was chaotic.

Zhang Shun soon realized that he could not set up a formation, so he immediately changed his order and shouted: "Brothers, go at full speed, rush over with me!" As he spoke, he slapped his horse's buttocks and galloped forward with all his might.

But he had not gone far when he heard a loud bang on the top of the mountain in front of him, and then smoke billowed from the peak, and countless rocks rolled down, completely blocking the road on the side.

Zhang Shun secretly screamed badly, and at this time, the grass balls rolling down the mountain had already arrived.

I heard the screams of the ranks of the Seventh Legion, and countless soldiers were slammed off their horses by the grass balls and rolled to the ground.

The grass ball is not hard, and it can't hit people, but the armor of the heavy cavalry is too heavy, and once you fall off the horse, it is impossible to get back on the horse by your own strength.

At this time, looking at the 2nd and 3rd Corps of the Seventh Army on the mountain road, 20,000 soldiers, some on horses, some under horses, the scene can not be described as chaotic.

Zhang Shun shook his head secretly, it was not a way to go on like this, he gave orders continuously, one was to let the first corps that entered the dense forest withdraw immediately, and the second was to order the second and third corps, the rear team to change to the front team, and all of them ran back.

As soon as his order was delivered, the second round of grass balls on the hillside rolled down again, but this time the grass balls were all in flames, and the grass balls were like huge fireballs rolling down the hillside.

At this moment, Zhang Shun was shocked into a cold sweat, and he almost screamed and shouted: "Retreat! The whole army retreats at full speed!"

Unfortunately, the chaotic Second and Third Corps were no longer able to respond quickly, and a large number of soldiers were blocked in the middle of the road, in a dilemma.

The fireballs rolling down the hillside did not wait for anyone, and in the blink of an eye, they rushed into the crowd of the Seventh Legion, and these burning grass balls and the first wave of grass balls collided together, and they were on fire together, and in an instant, the entire mountain road was turned into a sea of fire.

The soldiers of the Seventh Legion are not afraid of heaven and earth, but they cannot afford the fire attack, and the heart-rending screams of people are heard everywhere on the mountain road, and the heavy armor of many soldiers is burned red by the fire, and the people inside are burned alive......

Such a case. The Seventh Legion had never experienced it, and even Zhang Shun was stunned by the scene in front of him, and the generals around him surrounded him, and while protecting Zhang Shun, he shouted loudly: "General, what should we do now? Hurry up and get an idea!"

The roar of the crowd brought Zhang Shun back to his senses. Now that Chong could not rush out, and he could not retreat, he pondered for a moment, and said urgently: "Retreat to the woodland by the roadside! Hurry up and give the order to let the brothers retreat into the forest!"

The trees can block the fireballs, and as long as your soldiers retreat into the woodland, they can avoid enemy fire.

Zhang Shun was right, but he forgot that there were still ambushes of the Red Army in the forest!

The officers and men of the 2nd and 3rd Corps followed Zhang Shun's orders. They all retreated into the woods and joined the 1st Corps, which by this time had also suffered heavy losses, and the number of soldiers lost in the fire was as many as 1000 horsemen.

But before they could breathe a sigh of relief, the Red Army, which had fled earlier, suddenly counterattacked, and the soldiers of the Seventh Army led by Zhang Shun hurriedly met the battle and fought with them in one place.

The current Red Army. Compared with the group of Red Army that was defeated by the First Corps just now, it was like a different person. People poured out of the forest like a tidal wave, and one person was killed, and immediately a crowd rushed up after them.

The most powerful thing about cavalry is its impact power, and once it loses its impact power, it is no different from infantry.

In the dense forest, there are trees and grasses and vines. Where is there room for cavalry to charge, and where can a decent formation be arranged? The officers and men of the Seventh Army have become clumsy and slow giant infantry, so that their horses have become the main targets of the Red Army.

The Red Army was obviously prepared and did not attack the knights on horseback. Specializing in the horse legs of war horses, he used the same set that Lin Haotian used to deal with the heavy cavalry of the Jin Kingdom instead. Of course, they don't know Lin Haotian's hob, and the technique of cutting the horse's leg is far less skilled than the original First Legion, so they can't deal with the heavy cavalry in the gallop, but they don't need so many skills and skills to deal with the heavy cavalry who can't move.

As the horses were cut down one by one, the cavalry on the horses also fell to the ground, and at this time, the Red Army swarmed up and hacked them to death.

The Red Army's ferocious and planned counterattack caught the Seventh Army by surprise, and the three corps lost thousands of cavalry in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Shun shouted as he slashed the oncoming Red Army on his horse, "Retreat! Retreat!"

The soldiers below also knew that this battle could not be fought, but how easy was it to retreat in the forest?

Now, the speed of the hoplites is not as fast as the infantry, they are chased and beaten by others, and the soldiers keep falling off their horses, and they don't even have a chance to get up again and fight, so they die under the chaotic blades of the Red Army that pounced on them.

It can be said that in this big battle in the jungle, the Seventh Army fell into passivity from the beginning, and when it fought to the back, it no longer had any power to fight back.

Of the 30,000 cavalry, only 10,000 remained, all gathered in a small woodland, surrounded by the Red Army.

The front army of the Seventh Army led by Zhang Shun was trapped in the woodland, surrounded by tens of thousands of Red Army regiments, and the situation was precarious.

At this critical moment, Shao Lin led a large group of demonic underworld warriors to arrive in time.

The woodland is not suitable for cavalry, but for demonic warriors, this is the best battlefield for them.

Although there are not many demon warriors, only a few hundred, but with their appearance, the offensive deployment of the red army was suddenly disrupted, and many red soldiers and soldiers didn't even see the figure of the demon warriors, so they died in a daze under the sharp blades of the demon warriors.

Hundreds of demonic warriors were like fish in water in the forest, appearing and disappearing, like hundreds of ghosts, and each of their appearance was always accompanied by the screams of people and the light of blood sprayed.

Soon, the Chinese army of the Seventh Army led by Guan He also rushed over to reinforce, seeing that the Jin army was getting more and more troops, and the demon warriors were unguardable, the Red Army finally gave up besieging Zhang Shun, and all the personnel retreated to the depths of the woodland.

This time, they were no longer cheating, but really retreating, Shao Lin led the demon martial arts personnel to chase and kill for a while, and then retreated.

In this battle, the front army of the Seventh Army suffered heavy losses, with more than half of the casualties, and even Zhang Shun almost lost his life, and the news quickly spread to Lin Haotian.

Lin Haotian, who received the news, immediately responded and ordered the Seventh Army to stop marching and temporarily camp in the Great Black Valley, waiting for him and the new army to rush over to respond.

Lin Haotian led the new army into Yangou and studied the tactics used by the Red Army.

The day after the new army entered the Yangou, Shao Lin and other demon warriors returned, and at the same time brought back a detailed battle report of the ambush of the Seventh Legion.

After reading this battle report, not to mention Lin Haotian's frowns, the Jin generals present around him also gasped, since the Jin army entered the red ground to fight, they had never encountered such a cunning enemy general.

Lin Haotian looked at Shao Lin and asked, "Did you bring back the grass and vines used by the enemy?"

"Yes, it's outside the tent of the Chinese army now. Shao Lin nodded in response.

"Take me to see!" Lin Haotian stood up and walked out, and the other generals hurriedly followed.

Coming to the outside of the Chinese army's tent, Shao Lin waved his hand to the side, and soon, a demon warrior brought over a carriage, and a huge grass ball was installed at the back of the carriage, close to two people high, and it was oily, obviously smeared with oil.

Lin Haotian narrowed his eyes, walked closer, circled around the carriage twice, and muttered as he looked at it: "How much grass and vine does it take for the enemy to make such a big grass ball!"

"It doesn't take a lot. Shao Lin jumped into the carriage, drew his saber, first cut the rope that held the grass ball in place, and then kicked the grass ball off the carriage without much strength. (To be continued......)