He came to protect his son's army, hoping that the army would move quickly and reach Jiankang quickly.
After Wu Yunzhao gathered the army, he chose to set up an ambush midway and wait for the enemy to fall into the trap.
This was Wu Yunzhao's main strategy.
They didn't know that they were here to protect their son, but their whereabouts had long been known by the scouts of the Jiangdong Army.
Under such a premise, setting up an ambush along the way could completely catch the enemy off guard.
Moreover, the Jiangdong Army had twice the strength of the Sui Army. Once the Sui Army encountered an ambush, they would definitely suffer a crushing defeat.
The night was dark and the wind was strong, which was the best time to ambush.
Wu Yunzhao led 40,000 troops to lie low in four directions.
A portion of the ambush was used to cut off the path of retreat for his son.
The rest of the troops were lying in ambush on both sides. As soon as Hu 'er arrived, the army would charge out from both sides.
Directly attacking the left and right wings of the army protecting his son was also a characteristic of Wu Yunzhao's military tactics.
Rumble!
Not long after the army lay dormant, they heard the faint sound of hooves.
"He's here."
The corners of Wu Yunzhao's mouth curled up slightly as he hid in the dark.
This time, Hu 'er would definitely suffer another crushing defeat. He even began to imagine Hu' er's expression when he encountered the ambush.
"Speed!"
Lai Hu 'er, who was leading the army, urged.
He had been forcing the army to advance quickly in order to reach Jiankang quickly.
"General, what should we do if we encounter an ambush from the Jiangdong Army?”
During the march, Wang Renshou, who was the deputy general of the army, asked uneasily.
"Right now, the Jiangdong Army is busy dealing with Shen Faxing and Lin Shihong. How can they have time to ambush us?”
Regarding Wang Renshou's doubts, Lai Huer didn't care at all.
Like Li Zitong, he believed in himself.
"He's here."
Wu Yunzhao, who was hiding in the dark, could already see Sui Jun's figure.
The Jiangdong archer subconsciously touched the bow in his hand.
As long as the Sui army entered the attack range, they would not hesitate to launch an ambush.
The sound of hooves became louder and louder, which meant that the Sui army was getting closer and closer.
"Kill them!"
Seeing that the Sui army had entered the encirclement, and even the rear wing army had entered, Wu Yunzhao immediately issued an order.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The arrow shot out and went straight for the left and right wings of the Sui army.
Wuuu!
The sudden ambush caused the Sui army to panic, and the neighing of their horses could be heard.
At this moment, Lai Hu 'er's heart had already turned cold. He did not expect the Jiangdong army to really have an ambush.
The Sui army was already in a mess, and it was difficult to organize a counterattack at the first moment.
"Kill them!"
Just as Lai Hu 'er calmed down, a battle cry suddenly came from behind.
The 10,000 soldiers of Jiang Dong's army charged from the rear, cutting off the retreat route of the Sui army.
"Damn it, did I fall into a trap?"
Lai Hu 'er couldn't help but curse. At the same time, he was curious as to why the Jiangdong Army knew his route.
Could it be that the military counselor of the Jiangdong Army was a reincarnated Zhuge, so he could predict things like a god?
In an instant, countless thoughts appeared in Lai Hu 'er's mind.
"General, let's break out!"
It was only when the deputy general Wang Renshou shouted that Lai Hu 'er regained his composure.
The Sui army had been completely surrounded by the Jiangdong army. Now, only by breaking out of the encirclement could they have a chance of survival. Otherwise, they would be completely annihilated.
There were more than 30,000 Jiangdong soldiers on both sides of the encirclement. Breaking out from this direction was undoubtedly courting death.
After thinking about it, Lai Hu 'er turned his attention to the Jiangdong Army.
The Jiangdong Army in the rear only had ten thousand men. If the entire army was used to break out of the rear, the possibility of breaking out was very high.
When ambushed, Laihu 'er was able to quickly stabilize his mind and see the situation clearly, calmly commanding the battle.
From this point of view, he was indeed worthy of being a famous general of Great Sui.
However, two consecutive defeats had seriously affected his confidence.
"Kill them!"
The Jiangdong Army charged out ferociously, and the white-robed Wu Yunzhao was even more aggressive.
The once fierce Sui army was as weak as a docile sheep in front of the Jiangdong army.
The Sui army at the edge was almost wiped out by the Jiangdong army.
"Break out, break out!"
When the guards saw that their side was about to be defeated, they led the soldiers to break out of the rear.
He held a tiger head iron spear in his hand, and his aura was fierce. When the soldiers saw that he was taking the lead, their aura also rose.
However, they were still unable to stop their defeat. Being able to break out of the encirclement was already the greatest blessing.
"Cover the rear!"
Lai Hu 'er shouted angrily, and his deputy, Wang Renshou, led the army to block the Jiangdong Army.
After fighting to the death and suffering a few sword wounds, Lai Hu 'er finally managed to break out of the encirclement.
Seeing this, Wang Renshou hurriedly led his troops to follow.
The two of them led more than a thousand troops to successfully break out of the encirclement, but the army behind them had no hope of breaking out and was surrounded by the Jiangdong Army.
The remaining Sui soldiers either surrendered and became captives or died in battle. They had no intention of fighting at all.
This time, the surprise attack to protect his son ended in a crushing defeat.
As for Jiang Du, they only had 10,000 soldiers left.
Thus, due to Lai Hu 'er's command, the situation had become extremely grim.
As Lai Hu 'er fled, his expression was filled with vicissitudes of life. He even fell into deep regret.
Wu Yunzhao did not lead his troops in pursuit. Even if he did, he would not be able to catch up to Hu 'er.
As long as the main force of the Sui army stayed here, it would be enough.
......
Lai Hu 'er led the remaining troops back to Jiang Du.
When they returned to Jiang Du, there were only a thousand people left with disheveled heads and dirty faces. The entire Jiang Du fell into silence.
"I don't think we can protect Jiang Du. We need to ask for reinforcements immediately and defend Jiang Du for this period of time.”
Lai Hu 'er gave a death order.
This time, no matter what kind of opportunity there was, he would not easily choose to send troops to fight.
After giving the order, he wrote a letter and sent it to the imperial court.
The main content of the letter was that the rebel army was about to take Yangzhou. If they did not send a large number of troops, the south would be completely out of control.
After writing the letter, he sent someone to send it to Luoyang.
After doing all this, Lai Hu 'er planned to send more than a thousand people to send Princess Ruyi back to Luoyang.
After all, Jiang Du only had 10,000 soldiers, and they could be captured by the rebel army at any time.
It was too dangerous for Princess Ruyi to continue staying in Jiang Du.
If the princess of a country fell into the hands of the rebel army, wouldn't it lose the dignity of the royal family?
Therefore, no matter what, he had to let Princess Ruyi return to Luoyang safely.
In addition, in the northern direction of Jiankang, Wu Yunzhao had remained in the Jiangdu area to fight against the Sui army after his victory. He had not immediately returned to his temporary base camp.
The situation in Jiankang was basically settled. When Cao Yun arrived, it would be Lin Shihong's death.
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