Zhang Liang seemed to see that Li Ji was somewhat uneasy.
"General, you seem to be worried. Are you worried that Li Chengdao will discover the ambush?"”
Li Ji shook his head and said,"I've already instructed Zhang Gongjin to be careful. Zhang Gongjin, come quickly and be careful with your troops."“
"Are you worried that Li Chengdao isn't in Hekou Town?”Zhang Liang asked again.
Li Ji continued to shake his head and said,""That won't happen. I've sent out five scout battalions, and I've personally planned the route of each of them. Chen Liang's scouts have been completely wiped out, so Li Chengdao must be hiding in Hekou Town!”
"Then what are you worried about, Great General?
No matter how brave Li Chengdao was, he would never be so ruthless when it came to forty thousand against twenty thousand!”
Li Ji knew that what Zhang Liang said was reasonable, but he kept feeling that something was wrong in his heart, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
……
Just as Han Xin had expected, there were 20,000 cavalrymen lying in ambush in each of the two dense forests. The commander of the army was the governor of Daizhou, Zhang Gongjin.
Zhang Gongjin had led one of the ambush troops and had been lying in ambush in a dense forest for an entire day.
He believed that Li Chengdao would definitely notice this thousand man cavalry and be tempted. It was only a matter of time before they entered the ambush zone.
"Commander Zhang, the warhorses have not had water for a day. What do you think we should do?”His subordinate reported.
Zhang Gongjin pondered for a moment. Soldiers could drink water from water bags, but warhorses definitely could not drink water without it, as it would affect their combat effectiveness.
He said to his subordinates," Find some soldiers and bring more water bags. Go to the nearby river to get water. Remember, you must be careful. Don't alarm Li Chengdao or the Youzhou Army!”
Zhang Gongjin was indeed experienced in war. He knew that even at night, tens of thousands of warhorses would make a lot of noise when they went to drink water, so he ordered the soldiers to use water bags to get water.
Tonight, the night sky was bright and the stars were sparse. A round moon hung in the sky, and a small river flowed quietly. The two sides of the river were covered with lush weeds, so lush that it almost covered the entire river.
This small river was the only water source within a dozen miles. In the deepest part of the wild grass by the river, ten Youzhou Army scouts had been hiding here for three days.
At this moment, footsteps came from afar, and then a large group of Tang soldiers walked over. There were hundreds of them.
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty carried a stick in pairs, which was full of water bags. They came here to get water for the horses.
A month ago, Han Xin had walked through the entire Hekou Town and found two dense forests, as well as the only water source in front of them.
Three days ago, he sent ten scouts to hide here.
Zhang Gongjin's Daizhou Army was well-trained. Hundreds of soldiers skillfully and quietly fetched water. There was almost no sound.
However, what they had expected was that the river water was already slightly turbid.
What was even more unexpected was that ten Youzhou scouts were hiding in the bushes less than twenty zhang away from them.
An hour later, the dense forest where Zhang Gongjin was in was in chaos.
More than ten thousand warhorses began to neigh, fall to the ground, and convulse, foaming at the mouth.
Zhang Gongjin was anxious and quickly found a veterinarian, but the veterinarian could not do anything.
The veterinarian did not know what was going on and watched as the horses died in batches.
There was no way to fight this battle. There was a problem with more than ten thousand warhorses, and they needed to quickly resolve it.
Up until now, Zhang Gongjin had thought that the water source was poisonous. He had never expected that the poison had been planted by the Youzhou army and that the person who had concocted the poison was none other than the divine doctor, An Daoquan.
At this moment, Li Chengdao was waiting quietly not far away from the dense forest. Han Xin stood beside him expressionlessly.
Behind him, the 20,000 cavalrymen had finished their preparations. Leading them were the Thirteen Gangsters formed by the Five Tiger Generals and the Eight Flying Cavalrymen.
At this moment, the scout that was taller than the tree jumped down and quickly ran to Li Chengdao. He whispered," Reporting to my lord, the enemy is here."”
Li Chengdao quickly looked up. Sure enough, a large group of cavalrymen rushed out of the dense forest a few miles away. Almost all the horses had two people sitting on them. The team was abnormally chaotic and seemed to be in a panic.
Han Xin pointed at Li Chengdao and said,""My lord, did you see that!"
Following Han Xin's direction, a group of well-equipped cavalry appeared to be different from the rest. They were all on a single horse, and in the middle of them was a general.
Li Chengdao nodded slightly. Han Xin said,"The general in the army must be Zhang Gongjin!”
Zhang Gongjin's cavalry was getting closer and closer. They were only two miles away.
At this time, another ambush hidden in the dense forest also came out. The cavalry was endless, but the team was very neat. There were no losses in the horses. It seemed that the river was not used to water the horses.
Han Xin said to Li Chengdao,"I can only count on this. The victory of this battle still depends on the Lord's bravery!"”
"What should I do?" Li Chengdao asked.”
" Break through Zhang Gongjin's guard camp and kill him," Han Xin said." The Tang army will be in chaos. Then, we'll turn around and kill him!"”
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