Jiuxi

Chapter 197 Chapter 196 [Fire Trees and Silver Flowers]

After several days of rest and recuperation, the main force of the Yan army was divided into five groups, occupying key roads in the mountains and advancing north to attack the other two strongholds of the Seven Star Gang.

Youjundu Supervisor Shang Zhirong is a generous man and treats his soldiers with clear rewards and punishments. He is a rare good general in this era.

Before nightfall, 3000 people from the right army camped at the back of the mountain to take a rest.

Shang Zhirong inspected it personally before returning to the camp with confidence.

There was an obvious look of exhaustion on his face, and Gein had been unable to rest well these past few nights.

What Wen Xiguang relayed was not false. After the Yan army decided to continue marching north, they could hardly sleep well at night, and from time to time there would be noises from the enemy.

Until today, the Seven-Star Army has not launched a real sneak attack, but only sent some highly skilled men to harass.

Shang Zhirong still remembered the first night. He had just laid down in his clothes when an extremely harsh sound of gongs and drums came from outside the camp. When he sent his elite subordinates to check, there was no one there. The masters of the Seven Star Gang Disappeared without a trace.

The next night was even more abominable. At about three quarters of the year, the sound of fireworks exploding suddenly sounded outside the camp, and all the soldiers were awakened.

Although Shang Zhirong set up very strict light and dark sentries outside the camp, at night in the mountains, the masters of the Seven Star Gang could come and go freely. Although they did not dare to get too close to the Yan Army camp, it was easy to make some noise or movement.

Through the messages passed by those in Jinglian, Shang Zhirong learned that several other armies had the same experience. It was said that the soldiers were quite complaining, but fortunately, the morale of the soldiers was relatively stable for the time being.

After all, this kind of thing can be tolerated once you get used to it.

Even though the Seven-Star Army never made any big moves, Shang Zhirong did not dare to be careless at all, because they might encounter a real sneak attack at any time during the march.If he dismisses the enemy's bluff these days, there is no guarantee that he will suffer a loss one night. Therefore, he has become more strict on the control of his soldiers and is more cautious about night-time preparations.

After dinner, Shang Zhirong lay on the camp bed wearing armor. Although he was very tired, he could not fall asleep.

He was thinking about a very critical question. If the enemy could only maintain this level of harassment, how would they break the situation?

Night fell over the world, and in the forest more than ten miles northeast of the Yan Army camp, thousands of energetic soldiers of the Seven Star Army were sitting on the ground, drinking water and eating dry food in a leisurely manner.

Everyone chewed slowly and carefully, no one whispered to each other, and the expressions on their faces were calm and calm.

Since the battle in the valley a few days ago, the main force of the Seven Star Army has been hiding in the mountains to recuperate. The tasks of harassing the Yan Army these days have been left to the gang masters. They only need to wait quietly.

After being tempered by the flames of war, the Seven-Star Army gradually gained a killing momentum, and their equipment was now more sophisticated than when they first formed the army.

This is thanks to the generous gift of Yan Jun’s 3000 people.

After the Battle of the Valley ended, the Seven-Star Army captured a large number of armors and weapons, which they immediately replaced with themselves, giving them a completely new look.

Of course, Lu Chen would not make some simple mistakes. He had already asked Ran Xuanzhi to prepare thousands of red cloths. Each soldier had one tied to his right arm for easy identification. No matter whether he kept it as it was or changed into Yan Army equipment, there would be no chance of his own people beating him. Ridiculous scenes of people.

Under the elegant starlight, Lu Chen stood at the edge of the dense forest, looking to the southwest.

Li Chengen, Yu Dajun, Chu Zhu, Lou Chengyuan and other powerful generals stood aside.

"Have you noticed anything unusual about the enemy these days?"

In the silence, Lu Chen asked calmly.

Everyone was lost in thought, and Li Chengen was the first to speak: "They seemed to have expected that we would send people to harass us late at night, and they never expanded the area to establish a front line. They just kept marching north at roughly the same speed every day. This behavior seemed very stupid. Lieutenant, the general thinks that the enemy seems to be waiting for us to take the initiative to touch it."

Lu Chen nodded slightly, then looked at the others and asked, "What do you think?"

Yu Dajun muttered: "General, I agree with Commander Li. Now that our army is hiding and the enemy is hiding, they obviously don't want to maintain this situation forever. If our army's traces are exposed and the enemy catches up, this may be their only chance to seek a decisive battle." opportunity. But there are several things that the general is confused about. First, how do they determine the target of our sneak attack? Second, even if our sneak attack fails, how do they build an encirclement and annihilation formation in the vast mountains?"

Lu Chen smiled and said softly: "The first question has no solution. Even I couldn't decide which road to attack before tonight, so how can they guess it?"

Everyone laughed when they heard the words.

Lu Chen added: "As for the second question, in fact, as long as the Yan army that was attacked by surprise bites us hard, and then uses some convenient communication methods, the enemy can naturally dispatch other troops to pursue and intercept us."

Lou Chengyuan's heart was full of happiness and he asked: "The captain took the initiative to inform the enemy of his plan for the night attack. Does he want them to prepare in advance?"

Lu Chen's eyes were deep and he said slowly: "Yes, actually what I'm worried about is that the enemy won't do this. The enemy's commander made a fatal mistake. Their best response is to gather the main force and go straight north, ignoring our various ways on the way. To attack and harass, go straight to our main stronghold. These outer mountain strongholds can be abandoned because they are only responsible for guarding them, while the main stronghold is our last line of defense. If we hide deeper in the mountains, the situation will become extremely difficult."

Everyone listened quietly.

Lu Chen continued: "Therefore, I just want them to play a cat and mouse game with us in the mountains. Now go and tell the soldiers that this battle tonight is still just a trial, and we will not fight the enemy to the death. But, next time, When you come down, be mentally prepared to be chased by the enemy."

"Follow the order!" Li Chengen and others responded solemnly.

Lu Chen turned to look to the southwest and chuckled: "I still want to force the other party to make a choice."

After another half an hour, at the most sleepy time of the night for humans, more than a hundred masters quietly left the dense forest and headed towards the Yan Army camp in the distance.

They must deal with the Yan army's sentry posts as quietly as possible to clear obstacles for the main force to advance.

The moonlight is melting, and murderous aura fills the mountains and fields.

Before the shouts of killing broke out, Shang Zhirong seemed to have a premonition. He suddenly opened his eyes and sat up. The next moment he heard the noise from the distance, and then his own soldiers staggered into the tent and said hurriedly: "Everyone is here." Prison, the enemy is attacking at night!" At this time, Shang Zhirong calmed down and said calmly: "Send the order, all the soldiers of the army must guard the camp and not panic."

The soldiers responded immediately.

Shang Zhirong stood up and walked out, saying at the same time: "Ask those two Jinglian men to send a message to General Pusan!"

"Yes!"

Shang Zhirong came outside the tent, looked at the movement in the northeast, and sneered: "It's finally here."

This night attack happened very suddenly and ended very quickly. When the Seven-Star Army led by Lu Chen personally rushed to the outskirts of the camp, the Yan Army's response was timely and steady. From this, it can be seen that Shang Zhirong is quite good at training troops.

Although the Yan Army was at an obvious disadvantage in front of the brave Seven Star Army from the beginning, they relied on their camp and stable formation to stand firm and were not dispersed by the Seven Star Army.

A fighting began, and the Seven-Star Army made some early gains, but Lu Chen soon discovered that the Yan Army had escaped from the panic, and immediately issued a decisive order to retreat.

"Captain, the enemy has retreated!" A commander came closer to report.

Shang Zhirong hesitated for a moment, then remembered Pusan ​​Si'en's instructions, and said in a deep voice: "All the soldiers in the army will follow me in pursuit. Remember to keep a certain distance from the enemy. Just keep up, so as not to fall into the enemy's ambush." !”

"Follow the order!"

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When the war broke out in the north and various units of the Yan army launched operations, in Shuangfeng Village in the south, Xiao Tongyuan, the commander of the rear army, could not sleep.

These days, he is responsible for guarding the village and protecting the food and supplies, but for some reason he always feels uneasy.

Logically speaking, there would be no accidents here. The terrain of this mountain stronghold was dangerous, and it had been explored inside and out. Naturally, there would be no joke that the enemy was hiding here.

Xiao Tongyuan placed enough sentries outside the stronghold so that any disturbance could not be hidden from his eyes and ears, and the Seven-Star Army was even less likely to appear out of thin air.

Before dawn, Xiao Tongyuan suddenly got up from the bed, put on his armor and walked outside the door. When the extremely sleepy soldier saw him, he immediately stood up and said: "Captain!"

Xiao Tongyuan nodded slightly and looked at the village in the cool night. It was quiet and nothing unusual. There were braziers on the walls of the village on the north and south sides, and soldiers on duty could be seen walking back and forth.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You guys, just follow me and don't disturb others."

"Yes!" Several soldiers agreed in unison.

The village is not big, and the wooden and stone houses have become Yan Jun's residence. There is a warehouse in the northwest, which is now filled with Yan Jun's grain and grass for the past two months.

Xiao Tongyuan subconsciously led people there.

The mountain breeze blew slowly on his face, and Xiao Tongyuan became more and more awake.

After walking more than a hundred feet, he came to the vicinity of the warehouse. The soldiers guarding the place immediately bowed and saluted.

Xiao Tongyuan was about to comfort him when he suddenly frowned.

"Everyone—" a soldier shouted softly, but he immediately raised his hand to interrupt.

A slight sound reached everyone's ears.

Xiao Tongyuan led everyone towards the south of the warehouse. When they turned a corner, as if they were hallucinating, the grass-covered ground in the corner of the wall was suddenly pushed open from bottom to top.

Then a figure jumped out from below.

Under the moonlight, Xiao Tongyuan and the man looked at each other.

Time seems to stand still here.

Xiao Tongyuan suddenly shuddered. How could he not react at this moment? The reason why the Seven-Star Army abandoned this stronghold so easily was because they dug a tunnel connecting the inside and outside in advance. The target was naturally the Yan Army's food and grass!
The next moment, a phantom appeared in the sight of Xiao Tongyuan and others. The man stepped over and came to them. A pair of white hands calmly explored Xiao Tongyuan's chest vitals.

Xiao Tongyuan subconsciously took a few steps back and shouted sternly: "Enemy attack!"

The shrill sound tore through the night.

At the same moment, those hands pressed on Xiao Tongyuan's chest. Xiao Tongyuan tried his best to block it, but after all, he was no match for the attacker. He fell back as if he was hit hard.

The person who came was none other than Wei Chigui from Qiankun Xiu.

More and more people appeared from the cave entrance. Among them was a slightly thin young woman with eyes as bright as stars. She was naturally Lin Xi.

There was a commotion in Shuangfeng Village, and countless awakened Yan troops rushed towards this corner. However, before they could get close, hundreds of top masters led by Yuchi Gui and Lin Xi rushed towards the warehouse.

They lit pine oil torches and threw them at the Yan army's grain and grass in the warehouse.

In just a few moments, the fire lit up the night sky!

(End of this chapter)