Chapter Forty-Eight: Gao Yu sent troops to attack the Rong army
Just as Zhang Fan and Qingyan were returning to Youyue City, a major event was happening in the Crescent Moon Pass.
In the fortress bunker in the middle of the Crescent Pass, Gao Yu and a group of generals were discussing the battle against the Rong State.
Gao Wolf said: "Great marshal, just now the scouts and secret agents came to report, Rong Guo suddenly increased his troops to the north of Youyue Lake, and the soldiers on the periphery came and went, endlessly, and it was estimated that there were nearly 200,000 people. It is not advisable for us to garrison troops in Youyue Lake, so we can only defend the crescent moon pass, block the thieves, and wait for an opportunity to sneak attack their military camp. Gao Yu smiled: "You're too worried." This marshal led his troops to march quickly overnight, and rushed to the crescent moon pass this morning, even if the Rong army has great ability, it is impossible to go to the mountains on both sides of the strait long before Ben Shuai. What's more, they didn't move before, but now they are moving with great fanfare, which is obviously a bluff. ”
Gao Bao and Kaohsiung both said: "The marshal is wise, the Rong thief used the same trick to intimidate us twenty years ago, and finally took the lead, defeated our army, and occupied the North Shore Mountain. If it weren't for the commander's proper command to block the invasion of the thieves, I'm afraid that the Crescent Moon Plain would have been occupied by the thieves. ”
Qin Tai was different, with a look of mockery on his face.
Gao Yu looked at Qin Tai and said with a smile: "What does General Qin think?" Qin Tai said loudly: "The thieves are cunning and abnormal, they used a trick to confuse the truth twenty years ago, how can they use this trick now." They came to Youyue Lake first, since the male soldiers came out, they were naturally ready for battle, we can't garrison Youyue Lake, otherwise we will fall into the thief's plan, and then there will be no soldiers to guard the crescent moon pass, and the saint will blame it, and we will die hard. Gao Yu smiled and said: "What General Qin Tai said is also somewhat reasonable, we need to think carefully." ”
Gao Yu saw that Kong Li didn't speak, so he smiled and said, "What did General Kong say?" Kong Li shook his head and said, "My subordinates think what General Qin said is reasonable. The thieves are uncertain, and we should defend instead of attack. It is good to keep the crescent moon pass. ”
"Dashuai, the thief may know that Dashuai is coming. Pretending to be powerful is actually just a mess. Kaohsiung spoke up. Gao Yu nodded, and said quietly: "Xiong'er's words are reasonable, the thieves defeated our army last time, and this time they will definitely not take us seriously, so it is not impossible to repeat the trick." The most important thing is that the time taken by the two countries to send troops this time is too short, and even the saints cannot make a good deployment in a short time. Since the thief has such a big move, it is naturally because of his weak heart. We cannot afford to miss this opportunity. ”
"Marshal, no!" Qin Tai suddenly persuaded. Gao Yu said lightly: "General Qin has never commanded an army before, so you can learn more by Ben Shuai's side for the time being." You don't have to participate in this war. Hearing this, Gao Wolf smiled and said, "Yes, General Qin." You should visit more and see how we lead the troops. ”
"Marshal, we are not trying to defeat the thieves, but to defend the border. Why should the marshal take the risk of sending troops?" Kong Li said. Gao Yu said with a smile: "General Kong's words are bad. As generals, we know that we can win the battle and do nothing, which is a crime of deception. Kong Li nodded and said, "The subordinates must manage the logistics affairs well and ensure the supply of money, food and armor for the army." Gao Yu smiled: "Okay!"
"Report!" a shout came from outside the door. Gao Yu said lightly: "Come in." A black-armored sergeant came in and bowed down to Gao Yu and said, "Report to the commander." General Zhang sent people to inquire about the enemy's situation and learned that the garrison of Youyue Lake in Rongguo was about 20,000, but there were many cavalry, so please be cautious to fight. When they heard this, they burst into laughter. The soldier was at a loss.
Gao Yu smiled and said, "Go back and tell your general." Let's just say that we already know about it, and tell him to continue to inquire about the enemy. The armor thanked him: "Yes, handsome." With that, he quickly exited.
Gao Yu glanced at everyone. said lightly: "The thief is bluffing, so he plays a trick." We should immediately send troops to eat the garrison of the thieves on the north shore of the lake in the middle of the lake. Everyone was overjoyed and said, "Please give command." Gao Yu stood up. Looking at Gao Wolf, he said loudly: "Gao Wolf listens to the order!" Gao Wolf immediately stepped forward and said loudly: "The last general!" Gao Yu said in a deep voice: "This commander ordered you to lead five thousand elite cavalry in the headquarters as the vanguard to attack the Rong army from the middle road. Gao Wolf thanked: "Yes, Dashuai." With that, he left immediately.
Gao Yu looked at Gao Bao and Gao Xiong, and said loudly: "Gao Bao and Gao Xiong listen to the order!" The two stepped forward and saluted in unison: "The last general!" Gao Qiu said: "Ben Shuai and others, each lead 2,000 cavalry, 3,000 foot soldiers, a total of 5,000 soldiers, from the east and west sides to assist Ben Shuai and attack the thieves." The two thanked him, "Yes, Dashuai!" and went out.
Gao Yu looked at Kong Li and said loudly: "Kong Li listens to the order!" Kong Li stepped forward and said: "The last general!" Gao Yu said: "This commander ordered you to lead 10,000 foot soldiers to immediately transport all the food and armor on the Crescent Moon Plain to Youyue Lake, and at the same time build a military village as much as possible." Kong Li said: "Yes, handsome." After that, he went out.
"Great commander, the last general is also willing to lead a team of soldiers to assist the army and attack the thieves. Qin Tai saw that Gao Yu didn't assign tasks to him, so he spoke up. Gao Yu smiled and said: "The virtuous nephew doesn't have to be in a hurry, you can learn how to fight with Ben Shuai." Qin Tai said: "The marshal, the last general ......" Gao Yu said lightly: "The virtuous nephew doesn't have to be in a hurry, there are not many enemies now, so you can observe with the marshal." Qin Tai was speechless, so he had to nod. Then Gao Yu said: "Let's go, let's set off immediately to Qianguan to have a look." With that, he went out.
In the evening, on the north side of Youyue Lake, the Rong army was lighting a fire and eating, and the armored soldiers outside the camp were patrolling back and forth. Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves rumbling from far and near came quickly. Suddenly there was chaos in the camp, sparks splashing everywhere, and horses neighing. Suddenly, a general shouted: "The thieves are coming, everyone hurry up and get on their horses to meet the enemy!" Everyone got on their horses one after another, ready to meet the enemy. However, the black-armored cavalry in front came too quickly, some of them had just mounted their horses, and some of them had not had time to get on their horses, and they were drowned in the vast ranks of black-armored cavalry.
"Kill, kill, kill......"
Shouts of killing rang out over the misty wilderness. The sound of weapons colliding resounded throughout the four fields, and the sound of horses roared one after another. The high wolf rode a black horse, led five thousand elite horsemen, and rushed to the forefront, like a sharp knife, directly into the enemy's heart, and the Rong army camp was suddenly in chaos, blood and flesh were splashed everywhere, corpses were everywhere, and the smell of fish was all over the sky.
"Qi country dog thieves! You don't pay attention to the rules, you don't even declare war, shameless!" suddenly a shout and curse sounded in the battlefield. Gao Wolf laughed and said: "Little Rong thief An dare to be rampant, haha......" As he spoke, he also rode a horse and galloped from time to time to kill the Rong army. The man said angrily: "High thief! You are so rampant, looking for death! Brothers, go on, kill the high thief for me!" Immediately, a large area of black and oppressive Rong archers suddenly appeared on the field in front of the high wolf.
The high wolf was horrified in his heart, but he was not afraid, and roared loudly: "Kill, brothers, there is a large army behind us, kill them for me!" Then the five thousand soldiers led by the high wolf turned into a black sword and plunged into the enemy almost twice his own in front of him. Suddenly, there were shouts of killing, the sound of horses and the collision of armor.
"General, there are too many thieves, and a large number of our people have been killed by them in a blink of an eye, you should find a way. Suddenly, a soldier ran up to the fighting wolf and shouted. The high wolf roared, "Don't worry about it, we are the vanguard, kill!" said and continued to slash the surrounding enemies.
Not long after "killing ......", a shout of killing sounded on the left side of the Rong army.
"Kill ......," and then a shout of killing sounded on the right side of the Rong army.
When the high wolf heard this, he shouted, "Brothers, kill, kill the thief!" As he spoke, he turned into a black wind and continued to rush into the enemy's army. The soldiers behind him also howled one by one and slashed the incoming enemy.
At the same time, in the entire wilderness, three black shadows were like three sharp knives thrust into the connected gray armor army. One of the Rong soldiers shouted: "Crossbow array, release!" Suddenly, a rain of crossbows suddenly shot out inexplicably from the rear of the wilderness, and the Qi troops in front fell to the ground one after another, and people turned on their horses. The high wolf shouted: "Soldiers, raise shields!" Suddenly, one by one, the armored soldiers raised black shields in front of them. The high wolf shouted: "Kill, kill the Rong thief crossbowman!" Everyone shouted in unison: "Kill, kill, kill ......" and then one by one, the armor soldiers holding black shields braved the dense crossbow rain and rushed towards the Rong army without hesitation. In the blink of an eye, the Qi army and the Rong army collided fiercely again. The front soldiers fell, and the rear soldiers pounced on them one by one.
After a while, the rain of arrows stopped, but the cold arrows kept shuttling among the soldiers, and one by one the sergeants in the battle fell inexplicably and were shot by the enemy. But the people only kill the person in front of them, and nothing else.
Not far from the rear of the Qi army, Gao Yu saw that a large number of his 20,000 elite soldiers had died, and he was horrified, and immediately shouted: "The army will attack and intercept the thieves." A large number of black-armored soldiers in front shouted in unison: "Kill, kill, kill, kill......" The infantry soldiers were crazy one by one, holding spears, rushing forward, not much slower than the cavalry, and in the blink of an eye, a large number of black-armored soldiers surrounded the gray-armored army in front, and the Rong army along the way quickly drowned in the black armor.
As time passed, the Black Army was like a big hand, from the rear, the wings quickly contracted forward. In the Rong army, one of them shouted bitterly: "Brothers, withdraw quickly! We will settle accounts with the high thieves in the coming day!" Then the remaining soldiers all mounted their horses, gathered together, and galloped towards the pass. Seeing this, the high wolf shouted: "Don't let the Rong thieves escape, kill them, kill them!" Saying that, the black-armored Qi army approached and contracted at a faster speed, and suddenly those slow-running Rong troops turned into broken corpses one by one under the butcher's knife of the Qi army.
Everyone shouted in unison: "Don't let the Rong thieves escape, kill, kill!" As he spoke, they chased after the hundreds of remnants of the Rong Kingdom in front of them.
Seeing this in the distance, Gao Yu said to the soldiers beside him: "Quick, Mingjin collects his troops, and we can't let our army enter the river valley." The armor soldier said loudly: "Yes, big handsome!" After speaking, he shouted loudly: "Mingjin withdraws the troops!"
A long "......" voice was heard throughout the wilderness. The black-armored army stopped in unison, and the remnants of the Rong army in front had long since disappeared into the valley.
Qin Tai, who was beside Gao Yu, said: "Marshal, such a good opportunity, our army should take advantage of the victory to pursue, how can you give up?" Gao Yu smiled: "Youyue Canyon is high and deep, and if the army pursues rashly, it will be besieged by the enemy." At that time, even if we had an army of 300,000, we could not stop the 30,000 ambush soldiers of the Rong army. Qin Tai said: "But ......" Gao Yu raised his hand to stop him from continuing, and ordered: "You lead a thousand foot soldiers to clean up the battlefield." Qin Tai was overjoyed and said, "Xie Dashuai!" said and left quickly. (To be continued......)