Chapter 231 Chapter 3 War Games

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling led 200 light cavalry, left the city from the east gate, circled in a big circle, and just entered a dense forest in the east of the enemy's outpost camp, Xu Ziling suddenly stopped. Kou Zhong reined in his horse in astonishment, waved for everyone to stop, and asked, "What's the matter?" Xu Ziling said with a solemn expression: "I feel very inappropriate. When I turned to the plain in the northeast of the city, I felt that I was being watched. I am afraid that we have fallen into the tricks of the enemy. Their food transportation is just a trap."

The two pushed the horse forward more than ten steps, reached the edge of the dense forest, and peeked out. In the full sun, outside the forest is a long grassland, with a hill on the left and a continuous hill on the right, and there is a sparse forest about half a mile ahead. Behind the forest is the route the enemy used to transport grain and grass. They had already deployed spies in the enemy's rear. As long as the enemy's grain carts left the camp, they would intercept them halfway and rob them of grain. Kou Zhongdao: "Your feeling is always right, should we withdraw immediately?"

Xu Ziling smiled calmly: "Assuming you were Yuwen Wudi, how would you set up this trap?" Kou Zhong pointed at the sparse forest in front of him with his horsewhip and said, "Of course they planted pits in the forest to mix horseshoes, but unless his elder brother is a living god, how do we know where we will take the road to intercept the grain?" Xu Ziling said: "Well said, Yuwen Wudi may be a fierce general, but he is definitely not a person who is good at playing tricks. This trap of transporting food should also be the result of the advice of his advisers. According to my guess, he will be in Qiu Po ​​Gao There are archers at the ambush, and the cavalry are hiding in the forest, if we come to lure the tiger out of the forest, the target of the battle is to take Yuwen Wudi's dog's head, what do you think?"

Kou Zhong excitedly said: "Chop off his dog's head and hang it high outside the city, so that we won't have to worry about Yu Wenhua's bones not attacking the city overnight." Xu Ziling said in surprise, "You seem to very much hope that the bones of Yuwenhua will attack the city immediately tonight. What are your plans?" Kou Zhong laughed loudly and said: "Shanren has his own tricks, you will know tonight, ha! This game is getting more and more interesting!" Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling led their men to ride into the grassland, speeding up their horses, and galloped towards the sparse forest area between the two rows of hills.

At first glance, no one knew that there were twenty of them left in the forest, setting traps. When they reached the middle of the grassland, Kou Zhong signaled to stop, and everyone quickly reined in their horses. Kou Zhong pretended and shouted: "I'll go explore the way first, and only follow after seeing my gesture." Xu Ziling said, "I'll go with you!" The two patted on their horses and continued walking, and in an instant they came to the edge of the sparse forest area, and suddenly Kou Zhong shouted: "There is an ambush!" Before the words were finished, someone in front shouted: "Shoot the arrow!"

When the arrows from the mountains on both sides rained down, they turned around and galloped like a gust of wind. Because the two came prepared, the enemy fired hastily again, and the arrows fell through the air one after another. When the two of them rushed back to the original road, hundreds of enemy riders galloped out from the sparse forest, and the leader was the old friend Yuwen Wudi. Kou Zhong's subordinates pretended to be a mob at a loss, they were in a mess, rushing left and right without distinguishing things, and of course they all went back to the dense forest in the end.

Seeing this, Yuwen Wudi chased after him relentlessly, and the sound of more than five hundred galloping horses shook the space of the grassland like thunder. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling rushed into the forest one after another, stood up and hid in the thick shade of trees. In just over ten breaths, Yuwen Wudi's cavalry swept into the forest like a whirlwind and galloped past the two of them. Then there was a series of hissing sounds of war horses stumbled. The enemy either fell into the pit, or was knocked over by the horse rope, or was hit by a powerful arrow. Kou Zhong Xu Ziling descended from the sky like a heavenly soldier, and when he saw the enemy, he killed him painfully without mercy.

His two subordinates also rushed out from all over the place, the originally imposing enemy was defeated in an instant, although there were a large number of them, they had no fighting spirit and only knew how to run desperately. Yuwen Wudi knew something was wrong, he shouted to retreat, and when he led more than a dozen guards out of the forest, suddenly the people in front of him turned their backs on their backs. At the top of the tree, Kou Zhong appeared at the cross-yarn of the tree, and said with a smile: "Outside Wagang City, brother Yuwen killed our beloved horses Hui'er and Bai'er. Unforgettable as if it happened yesterday, now there is a breakup."

Yuwen Wudi had a ferocious look on his copper-cast face, with the sarcoid on his forehead trembling slightly, he sneered and said, "I just killed two animals! It's not that you raped and murdered your own mother, it's just your stupidity that you can't forget. Who has to come." Sen Han's murderous intent flashed across Kou Zhong's eyes, remembering the two good horses that he and Xu Ziling bought for the first time with real money, and even more thinking of Fu Junchuo, nodded fiercely and said: "Okay! I wanted to capture you alive to exchange for something , and now I decide to show no mercy and cut off your stinky head."

Yuwen Wudi yelled wildly, and countless spear shadows appeared on the spear in his hand, and he just ran across the void between the two trees and attacked Kou Zhong. As long as Kou Zhong dodged a little, he would have a chance to escape from the forest and meet up with the infantry who rushed to help. Kou Zhong calmly learned that he watched Yuwen Wudi's huge body rushing obliquely like a stone sculpture, and silently gathered his energy. The whole world suddenly changed, and the sensitivity of his senses was multiplied. Not only could he accurately calculate and grasp every detail of Yuwen Wudi's movements, but he could also clearly know that Xu Ziling under the tree was showing his might, intercepting every one who wanted to escape. Enemies outside the forest, so as to snatch the precious horses.

The two looked at each other. In an instant, he saw the fear in Yuwen Wudi's heart. The other party has been shocked by his cold calm. "call"! Jing Zhongyue drew an almost magical trajectory in the air, which was embedded in the shadow of Yuwen Wudi's thousands of spears. "when"! There are no words to describe the shock in Yuwen Wudi's heart. Because he had fought against Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling before, even though he heard that their martial arts were constantly improving, he still didn't believe them, he only thought the rumors were exaggerated. But when he tried his best to make changes no matter what, and still gave Kou Zhong a clumsy knife to completely destroy all his false moves, he really knew Kou Zhong's strength. He is a man who has experienced many battles, and he still wants to deceive Kou Zhong's kung fu that he is not as good as himself, so he transports the unique Bingxuan energy passed down from his family to the tip of the spear, hoping to use his strength to fly away, not seeking merit, but seeking nothing. Pass. It's like the point of a spear, but his chest feels like a sledgehammer hit suddenly, the ice mysterious energy is blown away by the wind like light smoke, and the enemy's incomparably fierce spiral force is like the force of a fast arrow Straight into the heart like an arrow. "what"! Yuwen Wudi's spear dropped from his hand and fell directly under the tree. Kou Zhong was also shaken by his counter-shock force, and spat out a small mouthful of blood. He put the scabbard back indifferently, wiped the blood stains from the corner of his mouth with the other hand, and shouted: "Successful! Let's go!" Kou Zhong looked at the torches constantly trembling like thousands of fireflies in the distance outside the city wall, and sighed: "It's so exhilarating! I never thought that it would be so exhilarating to slash with a knife. The victory or defeat is decided in the blink of an eye , without any luck, suddenly, I have avenged Hui'er and Bai'er." Under the cover of the brilliant starry sky, Liangdu is black and dark, and the soldiers and civilians at the top of the city are waiting for the arrival of the enemy in the dark. The sound of the clapper sounded at the beginning of the watch. The enemy's arrow-defending vehicle advanced a hundred paces away from the city wall, stopped, and regrouped. The drums of war have been ringing non-stop since dusk. Xu Ziling said: "Didn't you want to hang Yuwen Wudi's head high for the public? Why did you even abandon his body in the end?" Kou Zhong said in a deep voice, "I'm just talking!" At this time, Chen Jiafeng came to him and reported: "As ordered by Master Kou, we have removed dead branches and dry grass all over the city. Hey! Master Kou's plan is really brilliant, the most powerful thing is that he can predict the enemy like a god They will attack the city overnight." Kou Zhongdao: "Let's talk after winning! You teach everyone to stick to their posts and follow my instructions." Chen Jiafeng happily went. Kou Zhongdao: "Today we forcibly snatched nearly 200 war horses from the other side, so that we can attack the camp and greatly increase our chances of winning, Yuhua Gu! I'm afraid you have never dreamed that you will hate Liangdu?" The drums of war are rushing. The enemy shouted loudly, and nearly a hundred catapults swarmed in, followed by arrow blocking vehicles and ballistas. The sound of wheels and shouts of killing filled the space outside the city wall, and the momentum was extremely frightening. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling remained unmoved, and watched coldly as the enemy's vanguard siege troops continued to approach the city wall. The infantry with shields was divided into three groups, each group of thousands of people, each equipped with two flying ladders, and then came. Yu Wenhuaji's cavalry lined up for defense at a further distance, ready to support the siege troops. Boulders and rockets hurled towards the wall like migratory locusts, and the flames lit up the night sky. The soldiers and civilians on the city hid behind the city walls or defensive planks. Amidst the rumbling sound, a huge boulder hit the top of the city wall, and stone chips flew across it for a while, which was shocking. Kou Zhong shouted loudly: "Chai Zhi deal with it!" All the soldiers and civilians at the top of the wall shouted, about 5,000 soldiers and civilians were in charge of guarding the city. Except for nearly a thousand archers equipped with strong bows who fired back, the others just threw the firewood stored on the top of the wall to the bottom of the city, and some were responsible for throwing stones. Shout to kill the sky. The firewood branches near the wall kept piling up, how could the enemy figure out what was going on in the dark night, thinking that the defenders lacked arrows and stones, so they threw down thick branches to make up for it. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling called it "it's dangerous". Without Kou Zhong's plan, given the disparity in strength and weakness, the enemy might have broken through the city in just one night. The enemy finally reached the bottom of the wall, and the flying ladders were built to the top of the wall one after another. Seeing the urgency of the situation, Kou Zhong yelled, "Set fire!" What was thrown was no longer firewood, but fireballs one by one. When the offensive and defensive battle on the top of the wall was fiercely fought, the firewood and dry grass piled up under the city wall were triggered by fireballs, and they caught fire one after another and spread rapidly. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling jumped back and forth on the top of the wall, their swords and spears came out, killing the enemies who had climbed up the top of the wall, and fell to the wall. The soldiers and civilians defending the city saw that the commander was so desperate, and saw the raging fire below, engulfing the enemy, catapults, and ballistas in the sea of ​​flames. Yu Wenhuaji knew that something was wrong, and when he blew the horn to retreat, he was already exhausted. Within 700 steps below the city wall, there was a sea of ​​flames, causing the enemies to scream and turn into countless balls of fire rolling and screaming in the raging fire. In a blink of an eye, there were no more enemies on the wall. Fortunately, the enemies who were not affected by the fire retreated like a tide. Kou Zhong jumped off the wall and said to Ren Meimei: "I leave this to you!" Ren Meimei asked in amazement: "Where are you going?" Kou Zhong smiled and said: "Unexpectedly, attacking unprepared, understand?" Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling led 400 cavalrymen, and Xuanyong's more than 1,000 knights met on a slope in the northeast of the battlefield. Everyone was full of fighting spirit and spirit. Xuan Yong sincerely admired: "My brothers and I watched Kou Ye and Xu Ye use clever schemes to burn the Yuwen Clan's vanguard army and equipment to attack the city, killing him and fleeing with arms and armor. We were all convinced and amazed. I can't help but want to swing my army straight to the enemy's formation." Kou Zhong said surprisingly modestly: "It's just a small victory! But it has greatly frustrated the enemy's spirit, but if the enemy makes a comeback tomorrow, they will be cautious and not rush forward, then we will be in trouble." Xu Ziling interjected: "Even if the city can be defended, the casualties will be heavy, so we must take advantage of the situation to crush the enemy in one fell swoop tonight and kill the bones of Yuhua." Although Xuan Yong is a brave general with both wisdom and bravery, and he acted boldly, he was stunned for a long time and said in astonishment: "I thought this was just a sneak attack on the opponent's rear camp, and I just wanted to collect more results to disturb the enemy's morale. Woolen cloth!" The sound of hoofbeats approached from far to near, and Luo Qi, who was good at listening to the enemy's situation, galloped up the hillside, came to the front of the three horses, and reported: "As Kou Ye expected, after the Yuwen Army suffered a serious setback, they deployed heavy defenses outside the camp, lest we take advantage of it. Victory raid camp." Kou Zhong laughed and said: "The one who knows me is Yu Wenhua, and he is even more sure that we are short of food and soldiers." Xuan Yong frowned and said, "Since that's the case, how can we launch another surprise attack?" Kou Zhong said confidently: "Isn't there a call to besiege Wei and save Zhao? Let's divide our troops into two groups, and you will be responsible for attacking the rear defense camp, smashing its walls with chariots, and burning its camp with rockets. The most important thing is to increase the momentum. The back camp is the lifeblood of Yu Wenhua's bones, and he has to save it. When he leads the reinforcements, I will ambush him on the way, and I can guarantee that the blood of one of his mothers will flow into rivers and fall into rivers." Xuan Yong sighed in admiration and had no more objections. You must know that Kou Zhong's most powerful feature is Fu Youxuan Yong, a strange soldier of the Yuwen Army who has no idea of ​​its existence.Therefore, if you see the rear battalion being attacked, how can you allow Kou Zhong to seize the food and grass, and after the new defeat, you know that Kou Zhong's army is weak and there is nothing to be afraid of, so you will send troops to rescue, in order to turn defeat into victory, then you will fall into Kou Zhong's trap . Kou Zhongdao: "Success or failure depends on this battle!" After saying that, they each waved their troops to go.