Horse on the World

Chapter 438
"In the past three days, on the wall directly opposite us, three commanders have been changed!" Hu Zequan stared at Ai Jiaxin, "What do you think this means?"

Ai Jiaxin took a deep breath. He who is old in battle certainly knows what it means, "Did the first few died in the previous siege battle? They are still very brave!" He asked inquiringly .

Hu Zequan sat down on the chair with a wry smile, "But today, I saw the commander from the first day again. These people are just some small captains, but they can take turns to fight in the city within three days." , What does this mean?" His voice gradually became louder.

Ai Jiaxin's face slowly became serious, "There are more soldiers and horses in Qinzhou City than we imagined!"

"Then why do they deliberately show weakness?" Hu Zequan seemed to be talking to himself, and he seemed to be asking Ai Jiaxin, "Using this to calculate the strength of the troops in Qinzhou City, at least it is not weaker than our troops, at least There are [-] to [-] people, if there are so many, with the strength of the capital's left and right battalion, they go out to fight, we are definitely not opponents, why can't they hold on, let us trap them for several months .”

"Unless they have a big plan, they don't pay attention to our troops at all!" Ai Jiaxin continued.

As soon as the words came out, both of them saw panic in each other's eyes, and Hu Zequan jumped up, "My son, Lanshan!"

The [-] Southern Army under the command of the elder son Qin Kaiyuan and Lan Shan had already broken through Jinzhou and penetrated into Minzhou.These [-] elites are the bottom line capital of the Southern Army, and if something happens, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Immediately inform Shizi and General Lan that the entire army should stop advancing, and it is best to retreat immediately! Hurry up, come, come, prepare your pen and ink!" Hu Zequan yelled.

"Commander Hu!" Ai Jiaxin held down Hu Zequan, "Commander, when the prince came a few days ago, he was already quite dissatisfied with us, and now we are attacking Qinzhou hard, so write such a letter at this time. , the prince will suspect that we are deliberately scaremongering because we can't take down Qinzhou City, and he won't believe us!"

"Whether the prince believes it or not, I will report back. In addition, I will send someone to report to King Ning. Xiao Yuanshan's plan is very big. He must have set a trap in Minzhou." Hu Zequan insisted.

"Commander, without evidence, even King Ning would not believe it." Ai Jiaxin said.

Hu Zequan calmed down slowly, "You are right, we want evidence, but where does the evidence come from?" Resting his forehead on his hand, he began to think hard.

Ai Jiaxin looked at Hu Zequan lost in thought, and didn't dare to disturb him, so he could only sit there silently, thinking in his heart that if this was the case, what would happen... for a moment, cold sweat flowed from his back, and his clothes were drenched in a moment.

"I have a solution!" Hu Zequan suddenly raised his head.

"Leader, tell me!" Ai Jiaxin's eyes lit up.

"Tonight, you immediately lead an army of [-] troops to quietly retreat to Niutoushan to lay an ambush. Tomorrow, I will lead an army to attack violently during the day, and at night, I will suddenly withdraw the whole army. Tell me, if Xiao Yuanshan finds out that our army has withdrawn from the siege, he will What will you do?" A smile appeared on Hu Zequan's face.

Ai Jiaxin's eyes lit up, "He will definitely guess that we must know something, in order to prevent the news from leaking out, he will definitely come out of an empty nest to chase us, and I will strike in the middle of Niu Niu Mountain, so I can beat you hard Hit him!"

"That's right!" Hu Zequan nodded and said, "Although we can't change the overall situation, we can find out how many enemy troops there are in Qinzhou City. If it is as we expected, then the other party must have set up a trap in Minzhou. This is an indisputable fact. With this evidence, the prince will definitely believe us, as long as we retreat in time and ensure that the main force is safe, we will lose Jinzhou at most, and we can still form a tug-of-war with them in Qinzhou."

"The Commander is right!" Ai Jiaxin said in admiration.

"If we retreat to Fuping Mansion, we can ensure that the prince will be safe when he retreats. Although Fuping Mansion City is not as high and steep as Qinzhou City, but there is Niutou Mountain on the left as a horn, and there is fog on the right to cross the river without fear of opponents attacking. We turn to defend. Attack, but look at that Xiao Yuanshan might break through the city we are guarding!" Hu Zequan slapped the table, exuberantly said.

"Okay, Commander Hu, then I will organize the army to secretly go to Niutoushan to ambush."

"Be careful, don't let the rumors go out, remember, Ma Hancao is a man, only take your own troops away, don't disturb others, and leave a certain number of people in the camp to bluff, don't let the other party see the flaws!" Hu Zequan exhorted.

"Don't worry, Commander!" Ai Jiaxin turned and left.

On the second day, the sun was shining and the spring breeze was pleasant. If it wasn't for the war, it must have been a good day for spring. The literati and poets might have more articles and poems coming out, but right now, it is a different scene.The thick column of smoke shot straight into Yunxiao, almost covering the sun. Arrows were like migrating locusts, stones were falling like rain, blood spattered, and the screams and screams of human beings killing each other were deafening.

Hu Zequan's command art is obviously higher than that of Ai Jiaxin. The number of times the southern army attacked the city wall was obviously more than the previous few days, and the time they persisted was longer. Although they were all driven down in the end, the fighting spirit The intensity suddenly increased to a higher level.

"Old thief Hu is well-known!" Xiao Yuanshan said with a smile: "I saw it today, he is indeed brilliant, but the time is changing, he is going to hate the city of Qinzhou after all."

"With General Xiao here, how could he be lucky?" Zhou Tong said jokingly.

"Huh?" Xiao Yuanshan suddenly looked at the Qianmen wall, "Which one is commanding the battle ahead today, it seems that it's not the captain from yesterday?"

"The general has sharp eyes!" Zhou Tong laughed. "Yesterday, one of my subordinates commanded the battle at the Qianmen Tower, but today it is General Wan's subordinate. The two of us have been taking turns sending troops to fight these days. It's so stuffy here, let them all come to see the blood and boost their morale!"

Xiao Yuanshan's expression slowly changed, "You mean you have been fighting in rotation these few days?"

"That's right!" Zhou Tong said with a smile, "General, is there anything wrong? We have 5 people nestled in the city, if the soldiers don't come up and fight, I'm afraid it will be bad for morale!"

Xiao Yuanshan slapped the railing of the tower suddenly, and said angrily: "No, this is a big mistake, you, why didn't you tell me?"

Zhou Tong was puzzled, "General, what does this matter?"

Xiao Yuanshan went mad with anger, and said angrily: "My General Zhou, can't you think of it? You change troops every day. If Hu Zequan has the heart, he will definitely find this flaw. He can infer the number of troops in our city based on the frequency of your defense changes. You two bastards have broken a big deal!"

Zhou Tong was shocked, "General, although we have changed our soldiers, we haven't changed our banners. He may not find out."

Xiao Yuanshan took a deep breath, "Other people might not pay attention to this small flaw, but Hu Ze is an old man, so how can he not pay attention, don't have illusions, tell Wan Lun that he is going to go out of the city to fight, If my predictions are correct, old thief Hu is about to run away!"

Hu Zequan, who was asserted by Xiao Yuanshan to run, seemed to have no intention of running at all, instead, the offensive became more and more fierce. Zhou Tong glanced at the increasingly fierce battlefield suspiciously, turned around and walked down the city. No matter what, it was always wrong to make two-handed preparations. Incorrect.

The battle lasted until noon, and Hu Zequan retreated unsatisfied.But what Xiao Yuanshan didn't expect was that he thought that Hu Ze would withdraw his troops secretly, at least at night, but the opponent actually retreated from the battlefield, and then directly jumped over his camp, and even the camp that had been set up was not cleared away. , Teams of soldiers and horses quickly fled to the distance.

Xiao Yuanshan clenched his teeth, bit his lips, and didn't notice the traces of blood flowing out. The other party's arrangement was beyond his expectation, and right now, Wan Lun's team hasn't finished gathering yet!
"Chase and bite them!" Xiao Yuanshan ordered bitterly.

Zhou Tong's face turned pale. He never imagined that a small flaw would be seized by the enemy, "General, General Wan has only assembled an army of 1 people!"

"Pursuit!" Xiao Yuanshan yelled, "Even if all 1 of them are dead, I still have to wrap Hu Zequan around and not let him run away!" At this time, Xiao Yuanshan's heart was full of remorse. For those who come to direct the battle in person, a small accident may lead to the collapse of the whole plan. If Hu Ze is allowed to run away, it means that the other party has seen through his own arrangement. Wang Shizi and Lan Shan shrank back, then everything would be over, and all the sacrifices in the early stage would be in vain.

"Here's an order to send cavalry troops to strictly seal the passages from Qinzhou to Jinzhou and Minzhou. Anyone who passes by these two directions will be killed!" Xiao Yuanshan roared.

Hu Zequan was very proud, he retreated like a cloud and flowing water, leaving no chance for the enemy to take advantage of, he could even imagine Xiao Yuanshan's stunned expression.

"Commander, the enemy is catching up, and they are only about five miles away from us!" The sentinel flew to report.

"How many people, who is the leading general?" Hu Zequan asked.

"The other party's number is ***, and there are about ten thousand people!" The sentinel replied loudly.

"More than 1 people, it's Wan Lun!" Hu Zequan snorted coldly.

"Commander, the opponent has only over [-] troops, and their military strength is far inferior to ours. Give him a vote!" A general said viciously with a fierce look on his face.

"Xiao Yuanshan wants to entangle us, ignore him, let's go, and retreat faster." Hu Zequan laughed.When he arrived at Niutoushan, he would have more chances to eat up his troops, and then retreat back to Fuping calmly.Right now is not a good opportunity.

Nanjun let go of his feet and ran forward desperately.Hu Zequan personally led a team to cut off the rear.

Wan Lun's heart was full of remorse at this moment, he had now realized what it was like to watch a cooked duck fly away, old thief Hu is as cunning as a fox, as long as I let me catch up with you, I will cut you into seventeen or eighteen pieces To vent the excitement of the heart.

(End of this chapter)