Volume 2 Clouds Chapter 16 Game
Gao Yanchou looked at the mad and devilish general opposite him with shock in his eyes.
The people of Shu had been ignorant of military affairs for ten years. It was not that there had been no war at all, but that they had not experienced any major wars.
The territory of Shu is vast, and in many remote places there live indigenous people such as the Ba people and the Liao people who live in seclusion in the mountains. They refuse to obey the rules and often cause trouble.
Gao Yanchou fought against them many times in Badi.
It is said that the mountainous Ba people eat raw meat and drink blood, live with wild beasts, and are brave and fierce. But the so-called Ba warriors are nothing compared to the tiger general in front of him.
The opponent's body was like a leopard, flexible and powerful, and the thick-backed iron knife in his hand was like a sickle that could chase away lives and take away souls. Every time he swung it, it brought up a cloud of blood, and the result was either death or disability.
"General, this won't do. Let me go meet him!"
Chang Yi squeezed in front of Gao Yanchou and asked for help.
Gao Yanchou looked at the short but extremely strong man in front of him and said, "Be careful. If you can't control him, no one can stop you."
In a real confrontation between two armies, the bravery of a general can boost morale, but it does not have the ability to influence the outcome of the battle.
Unless one reaches the level of Xiang Yu, Guan Yu, and Qin Qiong who can take the enemy's heads in the midst of thousands of troops.
However, on the Chencang Road where the army could not exert its full strength, the bravery of the general played a crucial role.
If he didn't suppress the enemy's morale, the morale of the 5,000 soldiers under his command might be destroyed because of him alone.
Chang Yi was his most valiant general, a warrior of the Ba people, and was the best at crossing mountains and ridges. It was he who obtained the information about the Zhou army's food and fodder by crossing Phoenix Mountain.
Chang Yi did not confront Zhang Jianxiong head-on, but hid among the soldiers and slowly approached Zhang Jianxiong.
He was short and not easy to be noticed in the chaotic battlefield.
When he touched Zhang Jianxiong's side, he suddenly jumped up, and the knife light like snowflakes pierced Zhang Jianxiong's throat.
Zhang Jianxiong had gone through countless life-and-death battles and had developed extraordinary instincts on the battlefield. When he sensed danger, he did not dodge, but directly blocked it with his arms, while holding the iron knife high in his hand and slashing it vertically downwards above his head. With a long and shrill scream, Chang Yi's stomach was broken and his intestines were spilling while he was still in mid-air, and his internal organs and blood were pouring down on his head.
Chang Yi's knife also hit the iron wrist guard on Zhang Jianxiong's arm, and it slid upwards, leaving a cut.
Zhang Jianxiong didn't even look at him, but roared and swung his knife at the other person.
Gao Yanchou was chilled and frightened.
Just then, he suddenly heard shouts, roars, exclamations and screams behind him.
Zhao Yan officially joined the battle.
Zhao Yan was well aware of his position and also noticed that Luo Youdu avoided him and discussed things with Zhang Jianxiong and Yang Yuan.
As a surrendered general with no achievements to his credit, it was understandable that he was not trusted.
However, Zhao Bin did not want to bury himself like this. There was nothing he could do in Meng Chang's hands.
Even a fool like Han Jixun can serve as a frontier general, and a military stronghold like Weiwu City does not store military rations .
What future can there be in serving such a monarch?
Now he has surrendered to the Great Zhou.
Zhao Xun discovered that the generals of the Zhou army were all brave and the soldiers were all valiant. Wang Jing and Han Lingkun were both good at military strategies. There were also figures like Luo Youdu. Guo Rong's name was also well-known. His blood gradually boiled and he saw hope.
This battle is the time to prove yourself.
Zhao Yan knew that in such a small place, his performance was more important than anything else. He shouted, "After a lifetime of mediocrity, you still have some courage. If you want to be rich, follow me and kill the enemy!"
He drew the Tang sword from his waist, and amid the loud shouts of the soldiers, he rushed towards the enemy camp without caring about his own life.
The clear sound of weapons clashing was mixed with the dull sound of bones and flesh being torn apart, and blood dyed the grass in the woods red.
Seeing Zhao Yan working so hard, Yang Yuan didn't care whether he could hear him or not, and shouted: "Old Zhao, come back alive, I'll buy you a drink!"
He no longer paid attention to Zhao Bing's troops, but looked for an ambush location in the mountain road to block the approaching Shu troops.
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One mile north of Fengzhou City, at the entrance to the middle section of Chencang Road.
Li Tinggui led his troops to station there silently, with a vague sense of foreboding coming to his mind.
He couldn't tell what the reason was.
Time passes by little by little.
Li Tinggui felt more and more uneasy, so he waved his hand and called a man to go to Chencang Road to find out the situation.
With eight thousand soldiers and horses, we could attack the three thousand Zhou troops. Even if we separated one thousand of them to deal with the Zhou army's grain transport team, there would still be seven thousand left.
This is a long and narrow terrain, with the enemy being attacked from both sides.
Logically, there is no reason why there should be no news for such a long time.
Could it be that Zhou's soldiers could really resist the front and back attack of their eight thousand soldiers with only three thousand soldiers?
"Report!" At this moment, the messenger finally delivered the news: "General Zhao encountered an ambush and is fighting with Zhou soldiers on Chencang Road. The enemy is very numerous, at least two thousand, and General Zhao can't hold on any longer."
Li Tinggui's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted, "Why did you report it only when you couldn't hold on any longer? Why didn't you report it immediately when you were attacked?"
The messenger had no idea how to answer.
Li Tinggui said angrily: "Zhao Yanpu misled me!"
How could Li Tinggui not know what Zhao Yanpu was thinking?
The Chencang Road was long and narrow, and the soldiers were spread out in formation, so it was difficult to tell the number of the enemy for a while.
They just thought that the Zhou army had discovered their whereabouts and arranged a small force to intercept them, buying time for their 3,000 soldiers and the grain transport team to attack Gao Yanchou.
With three thousand soldiers at his disposal, he is naturally not afraid of a small force.
However, they didn't expect that the more they fought, the more things went wrong, so they sent a messenger to ask for help.
As the head coach, Li Tinggui has more complicated considerations.
According to the time, the Zhou army reinforcements should have been fighting Gao Yanchou to a fierce battle.
Gao Yanchou was not defenseless. He had already prepared for Fengzhou to send reinforcements, so he would not really be trapped in a desperate situation where he could not take care of both ends.
In this situation, the first priority for the Zhou army, which only has 3,000 soldiers, is to defeat Gao Yanchou as quickly as possible and reunite with the grain transport team.
Even if we divided our forces to intercept them, the other side still won?
Two thousand people?
Really?
A trace of fear flashed in his eyes. From the very beginning, someone had seen through his goal of finding food supplies for Fengzhou instead of rescuing Chengzhou and Jizhou?
Is this possible ?
If someone really prepared in advance, then?
"Fengzhou!"
Li Tinggui looked towards Fengzhou, a hint of shock flashed in his eyes. Is there really someone so crazy?
He looked at the messenger and said, "Go tell Zhao Yanpu to withdraw if he really can't hold on any longer."
Now he didn't dare to enter Chencang Road to support Zhao Yanpu.
If he went in again, facing a situation that was completely out of his control, Luo Youdu still had troops at his disposal, and if he blocked the intersection, his entire army would be wiped out!
"Pass on my military order! Attack Fengzhou!"
Li Tinggui knew that he didn't even have a siege ladder and it was impossible for him to capture Fengzhou City.
But he had to do something and not just sit there and wait for death.
First, we need to try to see whether there are any soldiers in Fengzhou City.
