The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 223 Chapter 222 The Name of the Ghost Village
Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Chen Ying, and Li Dian each ordered their troops and horses, led two troops each, and went to the ambush site.

According to the arrangement of Zhang Yan and Jia Xu, the place where Xu Huang wanted to ambush was on the only way from Shouchun to Xiquyang City. indivual.

Xu Huang led five thousand soldiers and horses, and immediately rushed to the ambush site. He walked all the way west and walked for less than three miles. The originally flat and spacious road suddenly became muddy.

Seeing such a muddy road, Xu Huang frowned. It would take a lot of effort to rush to the ambush site quickly on such a road.

However, Xu Huang was not intimidated by the difficulties, but led the soldiers into the muddy road without hesitation.

Although the speed of the army slowed down, the morale of the soldiers was high. No one complained. They were all gearing up and looking forward to the upcoming battle.

Half an hour later, the army had only traveled fifteen miles. Xu Huang was at the front of the team. Seeing a narrow fork in front of him, he immediately summoned General Yang Lie and asked him to take a troop Ma went to Wangcun to ambush, and repeatedly exhorted and instructed that he must hide very tightly.

Yang Lie is Xu Huang's confidant, originally a member of Yang Feng's family, but because he couldn't understand Yang Feng's actions, he followed Xu Huang and joined Zhang Yan's tent. Since joining the army, he has been working under Xu Huang's tent. General.Xu Huang and Yang Lie also have very good tempers, and they have a good relationship. In addition, Xu Huang usually loves Yang Lie very much. Over time, Yang Lie has become Xu Huang's confidant.

Yang Lie received the order, took [-] infantry and [-] cavalry, separated from Xu Huang, and led the army to ambush towards Wangcun.

Wang Village is still five miles away from here, leaning to the northwest of Xiquyang City, but it is also very close to the official road, only two miles away.

What is really dangerous is Gaojiahe, where Xu Huang is going to ambush. Gaojiahe is located at the key point of the official road, and it is the only way to go to Xiquyang.

Xu Huang continued to move forward with the army, and it took another half an hour to finally reach Gaojiahe.

Only then did Xu Huang know why Zhang Yan said this was the most dangerous place.

In front of Xu Huang was a long winding river, about five feet wide, clear and not too fast, and there was a small wooden bridge on the river.

The deck of the wooden bridge is not spacious enough to allow only one carriage to pass. Under the wooden bridge, there are stone piers that are firmly buried in the bottom of the water. The stone piers are covered with moss. It should be some years old.

The entire small bridge, except for the piers that are piled up with stones, is all built with wooden planks. When people walk on it, does the entire wooden bridge make some "creaking" sounds.

On the bank near the wooden bridge, there are still some broken walls and ruins. It can be vaguely seen that people have lived here, and the broken walls and ruins are connected into one piece, stretching far along the banks of the Gaojia River.

Except for this wooden bridge and these broken walls, in Xu Huang's eyes, he couldn't see anything else that could attract attention.The surrounding area is empty, stretching as far as the eye can see, there are no dense forests on both sides of the river bank, and there are no patches of reeds, let alone lush bushes. Except for this wooden bridge that can freely lead to both sides of the bank, and those broken walls, there is not even one that can There is no place to hide.

Xu Huang was dumbfounded, and his subordinates were also dumbfounded. Within a radius of three miles, there was nothing but a place to hide, so how to ambush?

At this time, Xu Huang couldn't help feeling the urge to scold people. He wanted to scold those scouts. How did they survey the terrain? How could an ambush be set up in such a place?
This ghostly place, as long as you take a look at it, you can see even a small black spot within the reach of your eyesight.

At this time, fifty scouts came galloping from a distance on horseback. After gradually approaching, the captain of a scout team rushed forward and cupped his fists and said, "See you, General!"

"You guys came at the right time. You can see everything here. The area within three miles is bare. How did you explore the terrain? How do you let us set up an ambush?" Xu Huang was furious. The accusation passed.

The captain of the scout also had a face full of injustice. Hearing Xu Huang's clamor, he immediately clasped his fists and said: "General, calm down, the place that the subordinates and others are investigating is not here, but in a forest five miles to the south. Afterwards, the lord and the military adviser came here to investigate together, and for some reason, the lord chose this place as the ambush location, and even the subordinates were very puzzled."

After Xu Huang heard this, he frowned immediately, and thought to himself: "Since it is the place chosen by the lord, then the lord must have a reason for choosing this place. Could it be that the lord is deliberately testing my ability? I have a heavy responsibility to shoulder, and I must not let other people look down on me. I must find a way to hide here and complete the task that the lord has asked me to do. Otherwise, if the lord has any difficult tasks in the future, he will not give it to me Wouldn’t that credit be taken away by others?”

Thinking of this, Xu Huang frowned, and said to the scout captain: "Since this is the master's decision, there must be a reason for the master, please tell me about the situation in the Gaojiahe area!"

"Here!" The scout captain said loudly.

The captain of the scout told Xu Huang the situation of Gaojiahe in detail. Xu Huang listened attentively and listened very carefully. Only then did he realize that Gaojiahe was not only the name of the river, but also a river along the banks of the river. The name of the village.

However, three years ago, the river flooded, and because most of the villages were built on the low-lying banks, they were all submerged in the flood, the houses collapsed, and all the people in the village were drowned, with no one alive.

Later, this place was gradually deserted, and people who passed by here, as long as it is at night, it is said that they will encounter all kinds of bizarre things. , refused to leave the village, and came back to claim his life.Therefore, Gaojiahe has also become a well-known ghost village in this area.

After Xu Huang heard this, he didn't take it seriously. He never believed in ghosts and ghosts, and only regarded them as rumors.So, he asked: "Then, how far is Yuan Shu's army from here? Where are they now?"

The scout leader reported: "Yuan Jun is on his way, but he is walking very slowly. It is estimated that he will arrive here at You hour."

Xu Huang looked at the sky and asked, "What time is it now?"

"The time of application is three quarters!"

After Xu Huang heard this, he thought secretly: "When Yuan Jun arrived here, it was already dark, and the three miles around here are all bare, which is very suitable for a large army to station. And here is a famous ghost village. Someone will know, and when the time comes, I can use the name of the ghost village to hide in this ruined wall, and even those Yuan Jun soldiers dare not come down to search!"

Thinking of this, Xu Huang finally understood why Zhang Yanfei chose this place as the ambush location.

Xu Huang immediately rode his horse to the ruined walls near the wooden bridge to have a look. Although the surrounding area was bare, soldiers could be hidden in the ruined walls. As long as the disguise was good, Yuan Jun would definitely not find anything.

Therefore, Xu Huang issued an order to let all the infantry hide among the ruined walls, while the five hundred cavalry stayed away from here and went to hide elsewhere. He stayed here and waited for Yuan Jun's appearance with the infantry .

In addition, he sent scouts to pay close attention to Yuan Jun's movements.

As the night gradually fell, Xu Huang and the others were already hiding in the ruined walls. He inspected it himself and made sure that the hiding place would not be exposed to the eyes of the enemy, so he hid.

When the scouts came back, Xu Huang hurriedly asked, "How far is Yuan Jun from here?"

"Less than five miles! It will arrive in a while!"

"Okay, let's lay an ambush here, there is no need to investigate any more!"

After about three quarters of an hour, Xu Huang and others could vaguely hear Yuan Jun's footsteps, already noisy.

At this time, it was dark, and Yuan Jun's soldiers were tired and hungry. Lei Xu, who was in charge of commanding the army, was at the front of the army.

Li Feng heard that Lei Xu wanted to make people set up camp here, so he hurriedly rode his horse to the front army, and said to Lei Xu, "The general wants to spend the night here?"

"What's wrong?" Rei asked.

Li Feng quietly pulled Lei Xu aside, and said in a low voice: "Don't you know? This is Gaojiahe, a famous ghost village, but you let the army spend the night here. It's really unlucky. How about we How about going forward and setting up camp after staying away from the Gaojia River?"

"Hahaha... What did I think it was? It turned out to be this. I have heard the name of Gaojiahe Ghost Village a long time ago, but where are there any ghosts in this world? If you want to say it is a ghost, then It must be caused by people. Besides, we have more than 6 people, how many ghosts can there be in a village? Brother Li, thanks to you being a general, why are you so timid?" Lei Xu laughed loudly.

Li Feng said: "It's not that I'm cowardly, but that you are too courageous. I heard that anyone who spends the night here will die. This is an evil spirit who is asking for his life...Brother Lei, let's get out of here quickly. Otherwise, when I wake up tomorrow, I don’t know how many people will die!”

"Shut up!" Lei Xu said angrily, "Li Feng, don't use this matter to confuse people here. Come here."

"What is the commander's order?"

"The order goes on, the whole army will set up camp here, rest for one night, and leave tomorrow." Lei Xu said.

"Here!"

Li Feng was only a deputy general, while Lei Xu was the leading general, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and stay.

However, Lei Xu is also a thoughtful person. He sent scouts to investigate outside, for fear of any accidents.After all, they had lost contact with Ji Ling's headquarters for almost a day.

Yuan Jun's scouts knew that this was a ghost village, and they were very afraid of it, but the military order was like a mountain. After receiving the order, the scouts went away from Yuan Jun. They should have gone to the ruins on the bank of the Gaojia River to search carefully. , but because there were ghosts in their hearts and it was dark, the scouts didn't dare to enter here at all, so they turned around and went to other places.

After these Yuan Jun scouts returned to the barracks, they reported to Lei Xu that everything was normal here and no trace of the enemy was found.

Only then did Lei Xu feel relieved and set up camp here.However, Li Feng's heart was full of ups and downs, and he was restless, always feeling that someone was watching him from behind.

Li Feng is most afraid of ghosts, and whenever ghosts are mentioned, he trembles with fright.After he returned to the formation, he was also full of anger, and immediately summoned the soldiers and horses of the headquarters, preparing to stay away from Gaojiahe, stay away from this ghost place, go to another place and choose another place to set up camp...

(End of this chapter)