Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 735
Boli's elite Xirong cavalry not only wore solid armor for the cavalry, but even the horses were put on vests. Therefore, although the first rain of arrows from the Zhou army was fierce, it failed to kill the vitality of the Xirong cavalry.

Seeing that the Xirong cavalry was about to charge into the formation, Que Tu's nerves immediately collapsed, fearing that he would fail.

"Kutu, let's shoot again! The cavalry and infantry all use crossbows, and then spread their wings!" Cheng Rong, driving the neighing bay red horse, reminded Qutu loudly,

"Release the arrows!" Que Tu personally held up a crossbow, and slammed the trigger with his fingers. Following Que Tu's order, tens of thousands of Zhou troops unleashed a more ferocious rain of arrows.

The forward of the Xirong iron cavalry was finally pierced by the sharp blade and fell over in an instant. The cavalry behind couldn't gather together and ran around one after another, causing the formation to change.

"Brothers, spread your wings and let the soldiers from the West come in!" At this time, Bao Si was wearing a red scarf, a bun, and holding a red flag, calmly ordering the soldiers of the Huben Army.

In an instant, the formation of the Zhou army turned into a big roc with its wings spread out. The Xirong iron cavalry howled and blew the scorpion, held up their sabers and big spears, and rushed into the Zhou camp fiercely. In this battle, the Xirong soldiers Burning in anger, screaming strangely, but because of Zhou Jun's change of formation, Zhou Jun's formation was not broken. On the contrary, Zhou Jun launched another bow and crossbow under Xu Chao's command, and another wave of shooting. Although the Xirong Iron Cavalry did not He suffered heavy losses, but fell into chaos because of the rain of arrows.

"Okay! An Tong, come with me to the flank of Xirong and launch a charge!" Taking advantage of this opportunity, Kuang Tu swung his sword and commanded [-] tiger and cardinal cavalry, and began to detour the Xirong cavalry and launch a countercharge. This time the impact was like a torrent The outbreak killed the Xirong army and fled one after another. Boli found that the elite might be surrounded and wiped out. He was so frightened that he blew his beard and stared, and quickly ordered that all troops should be withdrawn and temporarily suspended.

"Dudu, the war has been fought for five days, but the outcome of the two sides is still undecided. I am a little worried that Xue Ju of Haojing will take the opportunity to counterattack. When the war becomes a protracted war, our army's rations will be in danger. !” Back in the Chinese army, Bao Si felt that time should not be wasted, so she immediately explained her depression to Ju Tu.

"Yes, Empress Dowager, these days, An Tong also feels that the situation is getting more and more serious!" An Tong hurriedly continued.

"But today, although we have temporarily defeated the Xirong cavalry, we have not wiped out their main force. Brother Cheng, do you think we have the ability to destroy the Xirong cavalry now?" Qu Tu once again felt turmoil in his heart.

"Qu Tu, even if our army did not annihilate the enemy's main force today, we have already worked out how to defeat the enemy's formation. Don't worry, our army of [-] is not too small. Sooner or later, we will be able to defeat Xirong!" Cheng Rong saw Qu Tu Some were apprehensive, so they hurriedly said in advance.

In the Xirong camp, Boli, who was lucky enough not to lose his iron cavalry, decided to temporarily delay the battle, but to harass day and night. He should also receive Boli's general order and quickly arrange a group of stragglers to arrive in front of the Zhou army's camp in a mess. He laughed and insulted loudly, and his words were very despicable.

"Report, there are cavalry from Xirong to scold us!" It was the afternoon, and the guards went in to report to Qu Tu, who quickly covered his ears and ordered the guards to say: "Whoever they humiliate us, we will see you on the battlefield." !"

At night, the soldiers of the Western Army continued to mock Cheng Rong and Qutu as trash, and lured the Zhou army to come out to fight. Qutu ordered the whole army not to attack, but to guard their positions strictly.

"Marshal, it's really strange. Qutu and Cheng Rong don't seem to be worried about food and food, and they don't want to fight at all. Could it be that they want to spend like this with us?" Ye Ying returned to the commander's tent, panting, and reported to Boli.

"Ju Tu is really cunning, he knows that Xue Ju in Haojing can't hold on, so he wants to encourage us to bypass Tongguan for emergency assistance, but this commander will not take this trick, just fight him in a war of attrition, right, You send an envoy to Haojing, ask Xue Ju to also send some secret agents, and spread rumors about Dutu and Cheng Rong everywhere, saying that they have been defeated by the commander, so that the princes of the Central Plains will not dare to come to fight!" Bo Li He laughed wildly.

One day later, scouts came to report that there were people in the Zhou camp secretly mobilizing. Bo Li was shocked, and immediately took him out of the camp to have a look. Sure enough, he found that Zhou Jun was marching back and forth inside and outside Tongguan. , couldn't help being shocked, suspecting that Zhou Jun's brigade took the opportunity to return to the army to attack Xue Ju, so he hurriedly called all the generals to discuss the situation.

"Marshal, I think it must be that Xue Ju saw that the decisive battle at Tongguan had not been resolved for a long time, so he led troops to join forces to attack Qutu. Qutu was afraid that our army would know, so he secretly sent troops back to resist Xue Ju. This is called surprise. I don't think it is better If you lead your troops to pursue and kill them, you will surely defeat the Zhou army!" You should also immediately take the initiative to ask for a fight.

"No, it should be the general. Kid Tuu must be plotting against us. If Xue Ju sent troops to attack, how could he not send someone to inform us? Besides, Dug Tu had the upper hand, so how could he suddenly retreat secretly? Maybe it was Cheng Rong again. strategy!" General Hague stepped forward and questioned.

"Well, what General Hague said makes sense. Cheng Rong and Jugtu came to fight with us this time. How could we deliberately let us find out that they withdrew their troops and returned to Haojing? It must be a trick. Sending orders to continue to send troops to harass everywhere." Bo He stroked his beard and laughed wildly.

"Marshal, I have a clever plan. I might as well send an envoy to Luoyang to tell the new king of the Zhou Dynasty, Shui Jian, that Qutu has already negotiated peace with Xirong. If he spreads some rumors that Qutu colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, the new Zhou Dynasty king will inevitably He will be suspicious of Qutu and Cheng Rong, and it is very possible to recruit Qutu and Cheng Rong back to Luoyang!" Hague offered his advice.

"That's right, it's a very clever plan. This commander will do it like this. See how the Jutu kid can still be rampant?" Bo Li couldn't help laughing.

In Zhou Jun's camp, for several days in a row, Xi Rong soldiers could be heard shouting insults, but none of them went out to fight. Qu Tu was worried that the plot had been seen through, so he hurriedly consulted with Cheng Rong, Xu Chao, and An Tong.

Cheng Rong said with a smile: "Even if Boli sees through our strategy, he will be fooled. Let's attack Xirong now, and then secretly withdraw the army to the mountains on both sides of Tongguan. Boli thinks our army has really retreated. It is inevitable that they will hit the trick and attack with all their strength, and then it will be Boli's death!"

In Luoyang City, Zheng Wang's wife, Jiang Caibing, went out in a carriage. Suddenly, she heard someone talking about the excavation at the front of Tongguan. Tu had already colluded with Xi Rong secretly, and was preparing to have peace talks with Xi Rong, and his words were full of sarcasm and contempt, which seemed to include some messy things about Qu Tu and Bao Si.

"It's really the opposite. This face has been lost. How did our prince become a traitor?" Jiang Caibing was so angry that he was so angry. After returning to the house, he was so angry that he repeatedly beat his chest and stamped his feet.

"Ma'am, these are just rumors and rumors spread by some enemies. They are meant to make us suspicious and panic in order to achieve their sinister goals. We don't need to pay attention to them. These illusions are deceiving us." Xinyue raised her willow eyebrows, Vermilion lips pursed very calmly.

"Sister, after listening to your explanation, I feel at ease, sister. I really hope that Qutu can return to Beijing triumphantly this time!" Jiang Caibing suddenly chuckled and held Xinyue's Su hand.

Tongguan, during the [-]th day, Boli withstood the attack of the excavating army, but still did not find any changes in the formation of the excavating and Cheng Rong. He was suspicious and hurried to the enemy building to carefully visit the Zhou army camp , It turned out that many of Zhou Jun's camps were fake, and there were no people there at all.

"Hague, we've been tricked. Cheng Rong and Qutu are really treacherous. They deliberately attacked to cover up their plot, and quietly retreated back to Haojing!" The furious Boli reprimanded Hague severely, and immediately sent an order, The Xirong iron cavalry quickly assembled to chase and kill Zhou Jun, and they must win the first level of digging!
Finally, the Xirong iron cavalry couldn't stand it any longer and chased the excavation with all their strength. The army scrambled to chase and kill for a certain distance, and finally reached a valley on both sides of Tongguan. Boli's mount suddenly neighed, and Hague and Hague also trembled in their hearts, carefully observing the terrain of the valley , Hague stepped forward and reminded Boli: "Marshal, if Dutu and Cheng Rong ambushed the army on the mountain, our army would be surrounded, so the general asked the marshal to temporarily withdraw his troops, search the valley, and then try to chase them down."

Bo Li set up a pergola with his hands, stared at Ha Hague with contempt and said, "What's so good about Kidou? Can he withstand our Xirong cavalry? It's because of a coward like you that he didn't annihilate the Zhou army in time this time. Attack!"

Hague couldn't help but sighed a few times, and immediately ordered the cavalry to charge.

Khabarovsk's cavalry quickly rushed to the end of the valley, and Khabarov himself was lucky, when suddenly on the flat ground in front of the valley, a large banner of excavation appeared, and a heroic general held a spear and stood in front of Khabarovsk.

"Old thief Boli, why don't you dismount and accept the surrender?" Boli was so frightened that he held the reins and looked at the general carefully. Shuai won the first rank!"

The Xirong cavalry howled loudly and slashed across the long spear fiercely to charge the Zhou army's formation.

At this moment, the arrows from the top and bottom of the valley quickly covered the Xirong army, and the Zhou army who was ambushing in the grass made a loud noise, and the banners fluttered all over the valley. Countless rockets and firewood rushed down, and immediately ignited the dead trees in the valley, causing A violent fire broke out, coupled with the acceleration of the wind speed, the fire ignited the luggage of the Xirong soldiers, causing the cavalry to be completely surrounded by the fire. Due to the heavy armor, the Xirong cavalry were burnt out of breath one by one, and they turned their backs on their backs.

"Marshal, we were indeed ambushed by Cheng Rong and Qutu, what should we do?" Hague stepped forward to ask Boli.

"The whole army rushed out of the valley, and started a field battle with Qutu!" Bo Li was so angry that he had teeth and five claws, and he rushed straight to Qutu with a big knife in his hand.

"At this moment, come, let's shoot!" Kua Tu immediately swung his spear.

Suddenly, a burst of arrows killed a large number of Xirong cavalry who had lost their iron cavalry. Bo Li felt that the defeat was doomed.

"Bo Li, hurry up and get off your horse and die!" Que Tu swung his spear at Bo Li.

"Kudu, what kind of hero is he who uses tricks? Come on, how about you and my cavalry confronting each other again?" Bo Li gritted his teeth angrily, and gathered the remaining cavalry.

(End of this chapter)