Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 760
"Marquis Wei, what kind of conspiracy are you planning? I have already seen through it. Don't play tricks on me. I won't believe your nonsense!" Bao Si put a long sword against Marquis Wei's throat and said with a cheerful smile. .

"Empress Dowager, I just want to support the army of Shuilongguan and send some food and grass. How could it be a conspiracy?" Wei Hou said with an innocent face.

"Marquis Wei, who is spreading rumors about Cheng Rong and Ju Tu Mingchao everywhere in Luoyang, causing slander all over the city? Don't worry, I have already understood all these facts. I advise you to give up the position of director immediately to me. , and then take your eagle dog and get back immediately, otherwise, I will never forgive you!" Bao Si said with her vermilion lips curled up slightly.

"Okay, Empress Dowager, the villain takes orders!" Marquis Wei hurriedly kowtowed to accept the order, and fled back to Luoyang in the starry night with a group of guards.

"General Xu Chao, let's escort the food and grass immediately to Shuilongguan!" Bao Si put on his armor, raised his brows, and commanded very chicly.

Besides Shuilongguan, Boli came up with a more cunning trick. Seeing that the spies sent to Luoyang to spread rumors did not respond, he simply sent cavalry to create smoke in the depths of the plain, and then deliberately made ghost noises, spreading everywhere that he could pinch fingers and tell fortunes. Call the wind and shake the rain.

Just in the middle of the night, the moon and stars were sparse, and the pitch-black Great Plains and Shuilong River were suddenly shrouded in smog. A Zhou soldier whose legs were trembling in fright ran back to the big tent and reported to Khug Tu that it was Shuilong. He found Yin soldiers, and many ghosts have approached the city!
"Oh? Xi Rong can actually let ghosts help in the battle?" Qu Tu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said amusedly.

"Kutu, there is heavy fog tonight. It seems that Xirong Boli also understands some astronomical things. We must be careful to guard against the enemy, lest the enemy sneak attack us!" Cheng Rong waved his feather fan and was climbing the tower, looking at the battlefield.

In the early morning of the next day, not only did the fog not dissipate but it increased, An Tong hurried to the big tent and reported to Cheng Rong and Jug Tu: "It's not good, our army's forward, about dozens of brothers were killed Assassination, the murderer's method is very insidious, it doesn't look like a human being!"

For a while, the generals of the big tent turned pale with fright. "Everyone, Xirong is just pretending to be a ghost to intimidate our army, don't be fooled by them!" Cheng Rong comforted with a smile.

"But Mr. Cheng, the soldiers of the Western Army were protected by thick fog until dawn, and the sky was clear, so how could there be ghosts and wolves howling with gusty winds?" Ming Chao felt a little strange, and immediately asked Cheng Rong.

"Lord Ming, those brothers who were murdered were deliberately killed by assassins sent by Xirong under the cover of the weather, and they were not some demons descending to earth!" Cheng Rong immediately concluded after carefully examining the wounds of the brothers who died in battle.

"However, the wounds of these soldiers seem to be caused by a strange weapon. Could there be such a strange thing?" An Tong also looked at the wounds of the soldiers very cautiously, and asked Cheng Rong suspiciously.

"An Tong, this thing is actually a kind of sharp claw. Wearing it on the hand is like the sharp claw of a wild beast. As long as the soldiers who attack us sneakily hold their throats, they can make a sudden attack successfully. Therefore, there must be claw marks on the throats of our soldiers. !” Cheng Rong explained to An Tong for a while.

"My lord, how should we break the enemy's ghost array now?" An Tong hurriedly asked for instructions.

"An Tong, the reason why Xirong can prevent the fog from receding temporarily is mainly because it uses straw to create a kind of poisonous smoke, which can artificially create smog. Don't worry, the north wind will rise soon, and our army has been hiding in the In the position, use shields to defend, and when the north wind blows, use the sails on the ship to install on the towers, artificially create a whirlwind, and then fire all the firearms, the enemy will surely escape the fire net!" Cheng Rong calmly arranged.

In the evening, sure enough, the north wind was bitter and turbulent, and the sails raised by the Shuilongguan city tower quickly created a strong wind. The sacred fire crows prepared by the Zhou army took advantage of the wind and fell from the sky, rushing to Xirong Dazhai one after another. The camp was completely burned, and the flames raged suddenly. Seeing that the camp was destroyed, the Xirong army had to retreat from the Shuilong River. The poisonous smoke caused by the straw just hit the front line, causing the Xirong army to retreat for thirty miles.

"Report, my lord, the food and grass troops from the capital have arrived!" While Cheng Rong and Jug Tu were laughing happily, the guards stepped forward to report happily, which immediately made Jug Tu ecstatic.

"If you know who is delivering the grain and grass to you, I'm not happy to kill you!" At this moment, a lush horse gradually came to Que Tu and Cheng Rong's eyes, and the beautiful woman on the horse flicked her veil, revealing weak eyes Hengbo's face.

"You are, the empress dowager is a thousand years old!" Jue Tu immediately beamed with joy, and quickly saluted Bao Si with Cheng Rong Mingchao and An Tong.

"Okay, everyone can go back to Shuilongguan. That treacherous Marquis of Wei colluded with Xi Rong secretly, spread rumors about everyone in the capital, and harmed Chao Gang, but fortunately, I also took precautions!" Bao Si couldn't help but smiled sweetly.

Everyone boarded the Shuilong Pass. At this time, the Xirong army, led by Bo Li, counterattacked again. The Xirong iron cavalry fought fiercely. Very sad.

"Brother Cheng, although the Xirong soldiers have been defeated by me many times, if we fight him with cavalry on the plain, we won't be able to secure a complete victory!" Qu Tu stared at Cheng Rong and sighed.

"That's right, if Xirong retreats this time, and divides the cavalry into several units to harass everywhere, our army may not be able to win. Besides, Xirong has already controlled Lishan Mountain, and we are powerless to counterattack, so we will fight Xirong on the plains and destroy the main force of Xirong. Only then can we guarantee the peace of my Great Zhou and the well-being of the people!" Cheng Rong mused.

"But, can our cavalry fight Xi Rong?" An Tong was worried.

"That's right, Qutu, I think we might as well stick to Shuilongguan. Anyway, the food and grass have arrived now, and it's not too late to attack Xirong when Xirong is exhausted!" Ming Chao suggested.

"Master Ming, at this time our army must leave the city for a decisive battle, because the morale of the soldiers is very high. If we defend for a long time, it will inevitably lead to rampant enemy troops. I think our Zhou army's tiger and cardinal cavalry is no less than Xirong, and Yingming's Guanzhong army If you want to fight against Xi Rong with cavalry, it is not impossible!" Cheng Rong smiled at Ming Chao.

"However, our army is going out of the city to attack at this time. Once Xirong's [-] cavalry turn to attack Shuilongguan, won't we lose our hometown?" Ming Chao smiled.

"Master Ming, I have a way to make the Xirong soldiers retreat three more times!" Cheng Rong shrewdly smiled.

"Report, Zhou Jun's defense on the city is very strong, our army is not good at attacking the city, and sent soldiers to insult day and night, Zhou Jun seems to have no attempt to leave the city!" The dejected general of the Xirong camp reported to Boli.

"Really? Qutu is really thick-skinned. We insult him, but he also suffers like this. He has tens of thousands of cavalry in his hands, and he dare not attack. What a waste!" Boli suddenly got carried away.

"Marshal, Yingming, the main force of the enemy army, has brought 10 horses. Now the Zhou army has 17 elite soldiers, while our army has only 15. The situation is not good. I advise the Marshal to withdraw the troops and wait until next year to attack the border of the Zhou Dynasty!" Amway was afraid that Boli would be caught in the digging trick again, so he quickly reminded him.

"Well, Amway, I have another plan. The army retreats, deliberately lures Qutu and leads the elite soldiers to pursue, and then surrounds Qutu halfway and beheads him, so as to solve the great hatred in my commander's heart!" Bo Li threw his wine glass and ordered loudly road.

"Report, Xirong has already begun to retreat as expected by King Cheng!" At this time, An Tong cheerfully rushed to the commander's account and reported to Kuitu and Cheng Rongmingchao.

"Bo Li's move is called luring the enemy to attack, sending orders, and sending some agents to investigate everywhere. Bo Li must think that our army is going to fight and will retreat another [-] miles!" Cheng Rong said with a smile, waving a feather fan.

At the third watch, the scouts reported again: "My lord, the Xibing soldiers have begun to retreat again!"

"That's right, Qutu, now you can pretend to pursue and attract Xirong's army in the plains, and then I will personally lead the elite and divide into three groups to outflank Xirong's flanks!" Cheng Rong ordered Qutu confidently, and gave Qutu a token.

At three poles in the sun, Que Tu and An Tong led [-] elite soldiers to storm Boli's camp. Seeing that Que Tu led a lone army to catch up, Xi Rong was very proud, and immediately ordered Anli's troops to turn around and attack Shuilongguan. Unexpectedly, Xi Rong's soldiers were already away Shuilongguan was very far away, Anli had just crossed the Shuilong River with [-] cavalry when he noticed that the grassland in the distance was already dusty, and it seemed that thousands of troops had already fought.

"No, our army has fallen into Cheng Rong's trick of attacking east and west!" An Li was about to return to the army, when suddenly there was a loud drum behind him, and a valiant warrior wearing a helmet and silver armor swung a big knife and slashed at An Li. Amway, take a closer look, this person is Yingming!

Yingming's martial arts were so strong that he killed Anli out of breath. He was about to withdraw his troops when suddenly Yingming picked up an axe and chopped Anli several times and died under his horse.

Besides Boli, the commander can wait for the generals to surround Qutu, but he is not invincible against Qutu. A spear entered the Xirong cavalry formation, almost killing people with the gun, and dead bodies were everywhere. Come to cut and dig, the two sides fought for more than a hundred times, and they were working hard. Suddenly, there was a cannon sound, and the general Xu Chao rushed out from the northeast corner. Ax, come to fight Xu Chao. At this moment, there was another drumbeat behind the Xirong cavalry, and the general An Tong was killed by an oblique stab. With a big knife in his hand, he chopped at the Xirong cavalry. The Zhou army besieged, shouted immediately, and fought bloody battles one after another. Seeing the bravery of the Xirong soldiers, he immediately ordered his brothers to split up and fight. At this moment, a cavalry of Cheng Rong made a roundabout attack. For a while, the Xirong army was surrounded by 10,000+ Zhou troops Surrounded by a group, the two sides launched a decisive battle.

Cheng Rong personally commanded the cavalry to suddenly attack Xirong's supplies and burnt Xirong's food. Suddenly, the flames were blazing, and Xirong Boli suddenly realized.

(End of this chapter)