The next day, afternoon!
After finishing his meal in the government office, a person hurriedly walked in from the door. It was the commander of the Tiger Troop, Ji Hu.
After the latter stood still, he said," Reporting to the general, the scouts in front of our army have just explored fifty miles away. There are traces of the enemy's advance. If I'm not wrong, it should be the foreign army. However, we still don't know where their target is.”
"Pingshu County."
Just as Ji Hu finished speaking, Qin Mu had already spoken.
The latter couldn't help but frown. One had to know that Youzhou was vast, and there were many targets that could be attacked fifty miles away. Why was Qin Mu so sure that the other party was coming for Dai County?
Seeing his confusion, he smiled and pointed at the map on the table.""Dai Prefecture is located at the border of Youzhou Province. We can attack or defend it. Although those foreign tribes know that there are troops in Youzhou Province, they don't know how many of them there are. Therefore, they don't dare to go deep into Youzhou Province. They will choose a place where they can retreat at any time.”
"General, you're so wise that I can't match you.”
Ji Hu sighed.
Although he had been the commander of the Tiger Troop for many years, attacking cities and taking down strongholds on the battlefield might be his forte. However, when it came to calculations and planning, he was far inferior to his lord.
"Are our people back?"
"Reporting to my lord, other than the 200 or so people who died in the battle, the rest have all arrived. According to your instructions, they are stationed ten miles outside the city.”Ji Hu hurriedly reported.
They actually lost more than 200 soldiers?
Qin Mu couldn't help but frown.
However, it was normal. After all, how could there be no casualties in a war? No matter how strong an army was, it was impossible to guarantee that there would be no losses. It was already quite rare to only lose so few people in a few days of long distance attacks.
"Let's go. Since the enemy has already arrived, we should be prepared.”
Then,
Qin Mu stood up, and Ji Hu followed behind him. The entire army mounted their horses and rushed out of Pingshu County. Not long after, the army had all gathered together. Looking at the terrain, there were tall mountains on both sides. This place was too suitable for ambushes, and this was also why Qin Mu chose to fight here.
After all,
Although the Tiger Troop was strong enough to wipe out the non-humankind army in a head-on clash, the losses would be too great.
This was not the result he wanted.
As the saying went, the art of war was all about deception. Using the least number of casualties to deal with the greatest number of enemies was the true art of war.
"Ji Hu, pass on my orders."
"Choose 30,000 Tiger Troop soldiers and hide in the mountains on both sides to find more stones and cut down some tree stumps. When the Outsiders come, throw them all down. In addition, prepare 20,000 cavalry. Once the enemy is thrown into chaos, we will send out troops to attack. As for the last fifty thousand cavalrymen, you will personally lead them and ambush them behind the cliff. After the enemy forces are scattered, they will definitely retreat.”
"Yes, sir! This subordinate will obey."
Ji Hu cupped his fists and waved the flag, starting to mobilize the army.
The Tiger Troop army rewarded by the system was indeed worthy of being brave and good at fighting. Just by looking at the military discipline, one could tell that they had already hidden themselves in the shortest time possible. Qin Mu was also lying on the mountain, quietly waiting for the foreign race army.
Four hours later.
Rumbling sounds could be heard from afar. Clearly, there was a large army advancing.
The 180,000 Xianbei and Wuhuan troops slowly appeared in their sights. As the saying goes, if there were more than 10,000 people, the mountains would be filled. There was no end to the black mass.
"Stop!"
At this moment, the Xianbei general at the front, Taba Hu, raised his hand to signal for the army to stop.
Flags and banners sway,
All of the soldiers stopped at this moment. Qiu Lishan, who was gathered by the side to take revenge for his clan brother, hurriedly asked,"Leader Tuoba, what's wrong? You found the enemy?"
Tuoba Hu shook his head, indicating that he didn't. However, his expression did not relax at all."Although we didn't discover anything, this place is high in the mountains and dense in the forest. The corridor is narrow. If someone had set up an ambush here, we would probably have lost a lot of people.”
"Set up an ambush? Hehe, those cowardly Han people, would they dare?”Qiu Lishan sneered." Leader Tuoba, I think you're thinking too much. I've been fighting the Han people for many years. They only dare to rely on the city walls and weapons to fight against us. How would they dare to come out and ambush us?" Moreover, we have 180,000 warriors here. Even if there really is an ambush, what can they do to us?”
"This…"
"If General Tuoba is afraid of the Han, then why don't you let our Wuhuan warriors be the vanguard?”
"Hmph, they're just a bunch of two-legged sheep. What's there to be afraid of? Xianbei warriors, not far ahead is the Han city. There are countless treasures and women waiting for us. Charge and slaughter the Han. Kill!"
"Kill them!"
"Kill them!"
"Kill them!"
Under Taba Hu's call, the army reforged their fighting spirit.
They took out their scimitars and rushed into the valley. As long as they passed through this place, the Han city would be under their feet. Once they broke through the city, they could enjoy the Han women as they pleased. Therefore, their eyes were filled with greed.
Little did he know,
He had already entered a dangerous place.
Looking at the army slowly entering, Qin Mu's face on the high cliff revealed some contempt. He waved his hand to signal for everyone to get ready.
"Release!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
In an instant, countless rolling stones and wooden blocks were thrown down the cliff. In this distance of tens of meters, anyone who was hit would basically die on the spot. There was no chance of survival. The huge stones hit the warhorses, and the neighing sounds came from the valley. The bottom of the valley was filled with blood.
"Ambush! Ambush!"
"Retreat, retreat."
"These damned Han people have already calculated this.”
“……”
As he spoke, Taba Hu gestured for the army to retreat.
But how could it be so easy? The corridor was narrow, and the formation of the 180,000 soldiers was too long, so the orders from the front couldn't be heard at all. For a time, there were many stampedes. After the rolling stones and wooden blocks were smashed, the cavalrymen who had been lying in ambush quickly charged out.
The valley was a mess.
Many of the Outsiders had lost their lives before they could even figure out what had happened.
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