The Battle of the Five Armies Chapter 22 Ambush
In the next few days, Su Zhuo led the whirlwind battalion to the north, sometimes to the east, and from time to time to turn west, and his whereabouts were erratic, making the Khitan pursuers confused for a while. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
After walking north for a few days, this is already a vast grassland, there are not a few towns, and the pursuers have escaped a lot, but the pursuit of the Heavenly Wolf Faction has never stopped.
During this period, the men and horses on both sides fought several battles, and each other was killed and wounded. However, due to Su Zhuo and Zhou Qinglian's strong martial arts, Xiao Qianjun has always been difficult to take advantage. But the Song army also suffered many casualties.
Pass several Khitan nomadic tribes along the way. Now that it was the depths of winter, and all the shepherds had collected their cattle and sheep, Su Zhuo and his men attacked several villages, snatching all the food that could be snatched, and the tent houses were burned to the ground. Su Zhuo didn't kill anyone, he still had to rely on these villagers to help him create chaos.
Sure enough, within half a month, the whole Liao country already knew that there was such a cavalry of the Song army that came and went like the wind in the territory. As the hearts of ordinary people began to panic, the Liao court became even more upset. The defenders of Datong had already reported the news of the abduction of the Seventh Prince, Yelu Xiongcai, and the government and the opposition were in an uproar. Even the long-ill Liao Emperor couldn't help but be furious.
Because Yeluxiong is the son he is going to be the successor, how can something happen? The Liao Emperor sent troops to search for the traces of Su Zhuo's cavalry, and at the same time sent a decree to summon Xiao Qianting's army back to encircle and suppress it. After all, what Xiao Qianting took away this time was the elite of Da Liao.
All the news soon reached Su Zhuo's ears. He was in the woods at the foot of a mountain at the moment, frowning and pondering. Soon after he entered the Liao Realm, the gap between the Moon Tower had already lurked, and all the information was transmitted to him from time to time.
But what made Su Zhuo feel a little strange was that the Liao Emperor had already passed on three wills in a row, but Xiao Qianting's army still did not move. Now the armies of the two countries are at a stalemate in Zhendingfu and Hejian Province. Due to Su Zhuo's repeated troubles in Liaojing, the attack of the Khitan army was much relieved, but there was no sign of withdrawal.
Could it be that Xiao Qianting really planned to resist the decree and failed? Su Zhuo thought in his heart.
Xia Qingfeng sent a small piece of roast leg of lamb to Su Zhuo. Every time they plundered a place, they could always replenish a lot of food, and only this rare leisure made everyone feel a little relaxed.
Su Zhuo took the leg of mutton, Xia Qingfeng smiled and said: "Mr. Su, the food is almost exhausted, it seems that we are looking for a target again!"
Su Zhuo nodded, he didn't think about Xia Qingfeng's words in his heart, but he thought of Xiao Qianjun and his Heavenly Wolf Sect. These days, the Sky Wolf Sect's pursuit has become more frequent, but after only a little contact, they retreat and do not love to fight. What are they going to do?
Su Zhuo faintly felt a little uneasy. In the past half a month, Xia Qingfeng has grown a messy beard on his face, and the original somewhat elegant generals look a lot rougher at the moment. Su Zhuo smiled: "The spies have come back, thirty miles ahead, there is a village, let the brothers prepare to prepare!"
Xia Qingfeng was shocked, instantly cheered up his full spirits, strode away, and ordered everyone to prepare for battle.
After Su Zhuo finished nibbling on the leg of mutton, Yu Niang immediately brought a bowl of turquoise soup, and couldn't help but let Su Zhuo drink it. These days, Yu Niang and Zhou Qinglian have just buried their heads in tinkering with herbs, changing tricks for Su Zhuo to drink every day. Although it tasted bad, Su Zhuo didn't want to give them their kindness, even though he knew that it was useless. This can be seen from the increasingly ugly faces of Zhou Qinglian and Yu Niang.
After a stick of incense, Xia Qingfeng took Guo Wei and five others to come over to accept Su Zhuo's order. They had been wounded on their bodies, and their faces were even cracked, except for a pair of eyes that were as hard as iron.
Su Zhuo said: "This time, let's go to rob the village, and arrange it as before." Guo Wei's Tiger team was responsible for scattering the people of the village. Let's not kill people as usual, let them spread the news everywhere and create chaos. The Leopards set fire to the house, and the Wolves and Lions brought cattle and sheep, whatever they could. Zhong Wu's snake team is responsible for guarding the surroundings!"
The people were ordered to leave, and a moment later the army set out. After many battles with the Heavenly Wolf Sect, the team of five thousand people has been sharply reduced by seven or eight hundred. And after such a long campaign, everyone was ragged and mixed, completely unpresentable, not at all like an army, only a little better than bandits. If it weren't for the strict discipline of the Whirlwind Camp itself, I am afraid that it would have dispersed immediately.
However, in the eyes of every warrior now, there is a more tenacious and resolute look than before.
Su Zhuo rode a horse and watched from the hillside, Guo Wei took the lead and rushed down, and the others followed. Su Zhuo saw the Tigers rush into the village, but the situation that had occurred a few times before, this time it did not appear.
No one in the village escaped, not even shouting. Su Zhuo's brows furrowed, and Zhou Qinglian listened to the voice, and she had already realized that there was something wrong. He whispered, "Something is wrong!"
Of course, Su Zhuo knew that something was wrong, and he had already ridden his horse and rushed down. Originally, it was not a difficult task to raid the village, and everyone did not drive their horses quickly, in order not to have more burdens on their horses.
Su Zhuo rushed out at full speed, and he had already surpassed the Wolves and Lions. Everyone looked at Su Zhuo's back in a little surprise, not knowing what was going on.
Guo Wei and his people had already rushed into the middle of the village, and not only could not be seen by anyone, but not even a ghost could be seen. He was also a little surprised, and looked around blankly.
At some point, snowflakes began to fall in the sky. The gentle snowflakes fall on the face, and a hint of coolness penetrates the heart and spleen. Su Zhuo's face was terrifying, he had just rushed into the entrance of the village, when he saw a thatched house in the distance suddenly burst into flames, and there was a faint explosion sound.
Su Zhuo asked, "Who set the fire?"
The Leopards not far from them looked at each other. They still have the things that cause fire in their hands. Su Zhuo's heart was covered with a dark cloud, and he hurriedly turned around and shouted, "Retreat!"
The three teams behind them, although they heard the shouting, they couldn't react for a while, and still rushed forward. Su Zhuo was about to shout again, when a shocking cry suddenly came from the village, completely drowning out his voice.
Su Zhuo looked back and saw that on the other side of the village, countless cavalry divided into three roads and surrounded the village. These cavalry armor is bright, and they are all Khitan clothing. Su Zhuo was shocked, and then looked at the banner in the army, and a huge word "Xiao" came into view.
Su Zhuo's face turned pale, and he rushed to Yang Xin, who passed by him, and shouted: "There is an ambush, quickly lead people to withdraw!"
Yang Xin hurriedly organized the follow-up team to turn. But most of the Tigers and Leopards have already entered the village. Without a trace of hesitation, Su Zhuo rushed straight towards the village.
The Khitan cavalry surrounded the village and threw torches at the houses in their hands. Everywhere there was a burning fire, and the fire was extremely fierce. The village was empty, and all the houses were filled with brimstone and fire. This village is a complete trap!
Su Zhuo didn't have time to think about it, rushed to Guo Wei's side, and shouted loudly: "Quickly lead people out!"