My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 711: Lure the enemy deep into our territory? No, this is to lure the tiger away from the mountain! Houpei Mountain is lost!
The Zhao army was powerful.

But Zhao Mao's troops, who were stationed in front of the battle line, were like a small puddle beside the sea. Although they had the vast sea behind them, they did not receive any help at all.

Even though the puddle was struggling tenaciously, the scorching sun still made it weaker.

Ren You said with a look of reluctance: "Commander, are you really not going to send troops to rescue Commandant Zhao Mao's troops?"

Seeing Zhao Mao today, Ren You felt as if he was seeing himself yesterday.

Even because Zhao Mao's troops had a stronger fighting will, the losses they suffered were even more severe!
A feeling of grief for the loss of a rabbit welled up in my heart.

Li Mu replied calmly: "No."

"Order Captain Zhao Mao's troops to form a battle array and retreat!"

"The surrounded soldiers are fighting to the death!"

"Speak out to all the surrounded soldiers."

"If any soldier betrays Zhao and joins Qin, his entire family will be punished!"

Li Mu's orders were calm.

And when this order fell on Zhao Mao, who always trusted Li Mu, it seemed even more cruel.

Seeing Zhao Mao order his soldiers to form a more solid formation and slowly retreat without hesitation, Hu Qiong finally couldn't help but say, "Commander, Qin Chang'an is truly a great general of the time."

"If we try to lure the enemy deeper into our territory, I'm afraid Qin Chang'an Jun will still not fall for it!"

"In my opinion, instead of insisting on luring the enemy deep into our territory, it is better to try a strong attack!"

"Although this move will cost more casualties, our total military strength far exceeds that of the Qin army, and our army will definitely win!"

Coach, admit it!

Our plan really can't fool Qin Chang'an Jun!

It’s better to just go for a head-on attack!
Although this move will indeed cause a large number of casualties among soldiers, it will at least give our army a glimmer of chance of victory!

However, Li Mu was dismissive of Hu Qiong's advice.

Why do you think I prefer the strategy of luring the enemy deep into my territory?

It’s still because I’m poor!
Since the Battle of Changping, our Great Zhao does not have so many young and strong men for me to squander!

Li Mu was too lazy to refute Hu Qiong. He just looked far away to the west and said slowly: "Qin Chang'an Jun, you have fallen into the trap."

"Moreover, what I am doing is not a strategy to lure the enemy deep into our territory!"

Hu Qiong, Ren You and other Zhao generals were all stunned.

Looking at Li Mu's arrangements, except that he did not set up an ambush, they were all very standard strategies to lure the enemy deep into his territory.

But Li Mu said that he was not trying to lure the enemy into deep territory?
So what strategy is Li Mu planning? !

Moreover, Li Mu actually said that Ying Chengjiao had fallen into the trap?

How come we can’t see it!

With his eyes fixed on the battlefield, when Su Jiao's troops followed Zhao Mao's troops and retreated to a narrow road with steep mountains on both sides, Li Mu suddenly shouted, "Order!"

"Commander Zhao Mao's troops are holding their ground and will fight to the death!"

"The trapped soldiers hold their ground and wait for orders to advance eastward!"

"Commander Ren You and Commander Hu Qiong will join forces and ascend the mountain along the path on the east side of Mount Houpei."

"The target is the Qin army's camp at Houpei Mountain!"

"Once we are discovered by the Qin scouts, we will beat the drums and launch a strong attack!"

After hearing Li Mu's order, Ren You and Hu Qiong finally understood.

Li Mu did not want to lure the enemy deep into our territory.

It's about luring the tiger away from the mountain!!!
And now, the tiger that guards the mountain has not only left the mountain, but has also been locked in a cage at the foot of the mountain!
Li Mu looked at Ren You and Hu Qiong: "An opportunity to be rewarded for meritorious service and to avenge our hatred."

"I will give it to you."

"Whether we can catch him or not depends on the two captains' dedication!"

If this strategy succeeds, even if it fails to trap Ying Chengjiao, it can at least trap and kill Su Jiao.

There is no doubt that Ren You and Hu Qiong's troops will make great contributions!

The anger and dissatisfaction that Ren You and Hu Qiong had felt since yesterday disappeared.

The commander-in-chief has a brilliant plan and has never treated me unfairly.

However, the general was secretly criticizing the coach and was even quite disrespectful to him in his words.

This general, I deserve to die!
With deep feelings of emotion and remorse, Ren You and Hu Qiong bowed loudly: "Yes!"

The two remnant troops joined together and climbed up Houpei Mountain along the narrow mountain path.

But the reason why Houpei Mountain was used as a defensive position by Ying Chengjiao was because the mountain road on its east side was extremely steep.

Many sections of the road are only wide enough for one person to pass using both hands and feet. Some sections cannot even accommodate two feet standing side by side at the same time, and one needs to move sideways to pass.

From time to time, soldiers of the Zhao army fell off the cliff and were rescued by their comrades because of the protection of ropes, but there were also people who directly dragged four comrades in the same team off the cliff together!
"Speed ​​up! Watch your step!"

"Check the ropes between each squad to prevent any comrades from falling off the cliff!"

"If you stumble and fall, don't scream. Those who disobey this order will be punished by their families!"

"The chance to take revenge and make a contribution is today. Comrades, please cheer up!"

Even though Ren You and Hu Qiong ordered the army to be silent and made every possible preparation, cries of grief could still be heard from time to time.

Fortunately, the fighting on the pass was still fierce, and the tragic shouts and cries perfectly masked the cries of the Zhao soldiers.

After climbing with all his strength for two hours, Ren You was breathing heavily and habitually raised his eyes to look around.

Then, he came face to face with a stunned Qin army scout!
"Enemy attack!!!"

The Qin army scouts' shrill shouts suddenly resounded through the valley.

An arrow was even shot out subconsciously by a Qin army scout!

The Qin soldiers who were stationed here to guard the mountain road hurriedly raised their shields and quickly formed a battle array. Ren You's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously dodged the incoming arrow and screamed in shock: "Beat the drum!"

"The whole army attacks!"

"Archers, shoot!"

The narrow mountain road made it impossible to drum up war.

The five messengers could only stand sideways on the mountain path, trembling, holding drumsticks in their hands, and hitting the small drums hanging around their waists with force.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The war drums sounded, and Ren You's troops screamed in trembling voices: "Kill!!!"

Inside the pass, Su Jiao suddenly raised his head and looked towards the top of Houpei Mountain in disbelief, and saw that the aqua-blue flag in the Qin army camp on Houpei Mountain was waved in a panic by the messenger.

Su Jiao cried out in shock: "That's his mother!"

"The Zhao army actually refused to engage our army head-on."

"They are here to deceive us! They are here to launch a surprise attack on our army!"

"make!"

"The rear troops quickly retreated and rushed back to the camp along the gentle slope..."

However, before Su Jiao finished his order, Zhao Mao shouted, "The commander's plan is complete."

"Advance the entire army!"

"Order the front troops to turn around and counterattack, and cooperate with our troops to encircle Su Jiao's troops."

"You must hold on to the enemy tightly!"

"Counterattack! Kill the enemy!"

The soldiers under Zhao Mao's command were already filled with anger.

At this moment, upon hearing Zhao Mao's order, the soldiers roared in unison:
"kill!"

Zhao Mao's troops turned retreat into advance, marched towards Su Jiao's troops without hesitation, and thrust out their spears!
If Su Jiao's troops dared to turn around and withdraw under such a situation, a massacre would surely await them!

more importantly.

As Zhao Mao's front troops moved eastward, Su Jiao's troops were completely blocked in this narrow passage with steep cliffs on both sides.

There is no way forward or backward.

It is even more difficult to return to Houpei Mountain through the cliffs!
A deep despair rose in Su Jiao's heart.

He no longer knew how to return to the Qin army camp at Houpei Mountain under such circumstances!
"Captain, the commander has given orders!"

Hearing Li Fu's call, Su Jiao turned around suddenly and saw a red flag and a green flag swaying up and down, forming a clear order.

When Su Jiao saw Ying Chengjiao's new order at a loss, he subconsciously felt much more relaxed and immediately ordered: "Two hundred and five hundred masters, take over the command of the crossbowmen and lead our crossbowmen to defend the camp!"

"Order the rear to the front, the front to the rear, and form a tight formation!"

Su Jiao gave Zhao Mao a cold last look, then resolutely ran to the west with his spear in hand, shouting loudly: "Follow me."

"Follow me to break through!"

"kill!"

The geographical advantage and the pincer attack meant that Su Jiao's infantry had no energy left to support the battle.

The front unit of Zhao Mao, which was stuck behind Su Jiao's troops, blocked the only gentle slope leading to Houpei Mountain.

If Ying Chengjiao sent more reinforcements to Houpei Mountain, he would either have to defeat this Zhao army first, or he would have to take the narrow mountain road.

No matter which choice is made, it will take at least one and a half hours for the Qin army reinforcements to reach the Houpei Mountain camp.

An hour and a half is a long time for a war.

An hour and a half is very short for a battle.

The coward threw away the Qin crossbow in his hand, held his spear, and shouted loudly: "2500 of the former husband and 2500 of the troops of the former Xiao will abandon their crossbows and take up their spears, and line up in the east!"

"The rest of the troops continue to hold crossbows, aim at the Zhao troops attacking the camp on the east side, and shoot them in turns!"

Although archers and crossbowmen are both commonly used long-range troops in war, the strategic significance of crossbowmen may even exceed that of archers under certain circumstances.

However, when selecting soldiers, only elite soldiers with strong arms will become archers, and relatively weaker troops in the army will become crossbowmen.

Therefore, archers who have thrown away their bows can become excellent melee troops as long as they have spears, but the combat effectiveness of crossbowmen who have thrown away their crossbows is uneven.

Under the orders of my ex-husband and Zhang Xiao, the two crossbowmen who had temporarily switched to spears took nearly half a quarter of an hour to finally form their battle array.

But Ren You and Hu Qiong had already taken advantage of this time to reorganize their troops and led their troops to charge!

Ren You even ran forward in a frenzy, contrary to his usual behavior, and shouted angrily: "Soldiers, avenge our fallen comrades!"

"Follow me and charge to kill!"

The old grudges between Qin and Zhao, the recent blood feud, the military merit symbolized by the Qin army's heads... and most importantly, the panic on the faces of the Qin soldiers, made all the Zhao soldiers gather their strength and shouted in unison:

"kill!!!"

Under the leadership of Ren You, the Zhao army rushed into Zhang Xiao's troops with great force.

Hu Qiong's troops took advantage of the opportunity when Ren You's troops were distracting the Qin army's front and commanded their elite troops to rush in along the weak point on the flank of their former husband's troops!

In just half an hour, the troops of my ex-husband and Zhang Xiao were on the verge of collapse!
Looking at the crumbling army formation, the coward's brain buzzed and deep despair appeared in his eyes.

Fortunately, the command flag on the top of the western mountain waved again, conveying the latest orders to the coward.

The coward hurriedly shouted: "Pass the commander's order!"

"Zhang Xiao and Qianfu's troops of 2500 will immediately escort the crossbowmen down the gentle slope and join forces with our commander!"

"I will lead my troops to stop the enemy."

"Completely abandon the Houpei Mountain camp!"

(End of this chapter)