Great Military Division

Chapter 218 Li Jue is stunned!The way out was blocked by King Hongnong?

"Come on."

"exist."

"Call Sun Jian here quickly, I have something important to order."

"promise."

The guard agreed.

Immediately.

Bow and leave.

Soon.

Sun Jian came to the big tent of the Chinese army, bowed his body and cupped his hands, and said, "I don't know what your Highness is calling the last general to come here?"

Liu Bian was too lazy to talk nonsense, and cut straight to the point: "Gu wants you to lead troops to kill Sishui Pass and rush to help the allied forces in the direction of Yanjin. No matter what, they are all loyal ministers of the big man."

"But."

Sun Jian looked slightly troubled, and said softly: "The last general just took over the defense of Ximen this morning, and now he has dug a trap for the horse, and now he wants to lead the troops away?"

The mission was arranged by Liu Bian himself, how could he not be clear: "How about this, you temporarily hand over all the military affairs of Ximen to Cheng Pu, and you lead the troops to kill Ben Sishui Pass."

"This"

Sun Jian took a deep breath, and although he was a little bit reluctant, he still nodded: "Okay, the last general will obey the king's order."

Liu Bian smiled lightly: "Now Luoyang focuses on sticking to the ground, and there will be no major wars. Sending you to Sishui Pass to help the Allied forces in the direction of Yanjin is a free military exploit."

"The station."

Speaking of this, Liu Bian said with great interest: "Gu didn't let others go, but ordered your general. You should be able to understand the taste of it."

Think about it, it's true.

Sun Jian suddenly realized, and hurriedly cupped his hands: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the final general will live up to his expectations."

Liu Bian nodded: "Since that's the case, hurry back to camp and prepare, and strive to kill and rush to Sishuiguan before noon."

Sun Jian cupped his hands again: "No."

"Report—!"

At this moment, there was a rapid announcement from outside the tent.

Liu Bian looked up.

The curtain was raised, and a soldier hurriedly entered the tent, bowed his body and cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, there is a battle at the east gate, Xiliang Xiaoqi took advantage of us digging a horse pit, and tried to break out."

"East Gate?"

Liu Bian frowned: "But Deng Zhi is in charge?"

The soldier cupped his hands: "That's right, it's Captain Deng."

In view of Deng Zhi's performance in the army, Liu Bian has officially promoted Deng Zhi to be a school lieutenant, and handed over all the mandarin duck army to him to lead.

In this battle, although the Yuanyang Army suffered some damage in Shanyangao, the casualty rate was less than [-]%. The current total strength of the Yuanyang Army is still more than [-] people.

"go!"

Liu Bian waved his hand: "Let's go and have a look."

The soldier nodded: "No."

Immediately.

Liu Bianteng got up, bypassed Shuai's case, and went straight out of the tent.

Zhu Tong had already prepared the horse, and handed the reins to Liu Bian with both hands.

Liu Bian got on his horse, grabbed the horse's belly, and rushed towards the east gate of Luoyang.

Behind him, the personal guards in the camp followed closely.

now.

Luoyang East Gate direction.

Smoke and dust stirred up, Xiao Xiao Ma Ming.

only.
This Xiao Xiao's horse cry was slightly sad.

Xiliang Xiao rode across the bridge and rushed straight into the barbed wire formation, and suddenly a group of people turned their backs on their backs.

Deng Zhi seized the opportunity and ordered the rattan soldiers to hold their shields to be on guard. The spearman, boring palladium hand, and wolf gunman behind him immediately changed into longbows and turned their backs on the people, and a wave of dense arrows rained down .

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Thousands of arrows flew in the air, and the dense arrows were like locusts. After drawing a perfect arc in the air, they immediately covered the surging smoke and dust.

In an instant, the wailing and horse honking sounded like thunder, and the ground exploded. Xiliang Xiaoqi, who was about to rush forward to prevent the mandarin duck army from digging a horse pit, reined in their horses and turned around, not daring to take a half step forward.

"Damn it! The thief actually sowed barbed wire before sinking into the horse pit."

"Could it be that they expected us to attack from the east gate?"

"It's the same for Dongmen, and I'm afraid it's the same for Ximen."

"Those damn bastards!"

"."

However.
Deng Zhi did not relax at all.

He waved his hand and ordered with a clang: "Move forward."

All the soldiers responded in unison: "No."

but see
The rattan soldiers stood up in unison, forming a defensive line of rattan shields, covering the soldiers and horses behind them, and slowly advancing.

When the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, dozens of surviving Xiliang Xiaoqi rode their horses and rushed towards the mandarin duck army:
"kill-!"

The earth-shattering shouts of killing sounded.

Xiliang Xiao rode on the corpse, the spear in his hand soaring to the sky.

They seemed to have put life and death aside, even though they knew they would die, they still had to fight the Yuanyang Army to the death.

Xi Yu Yu!
The war horse raised its head and neighed.

Just as it jumped out of the barbed wire, and when the horse's hoof stepped on the solid ground, its front hoof hit the wall of the pit, which immediately broke the balance of the horse when it was galloping.

All I saw was that under the effect of inertia, the horse's body raised its hips to a terrifying height, crossed the balance point, turned seven or eight somersaults on the spot, and slid a certain distance. before.

puff!puff!puff!
The sound of piercing flesh was heard one after another, and the Mandarin Duck Army did not hesitate at all. More than a dozen spears and Huan Shou knives aimed at Xiliang Xiaoqi and the war horse, and plunged down.

In an instant.

The war horse hissed, like thunder on the ground, exploding in the ears.

A plump war horse weighing hundreds of catties died after only three or five thumps, and there was no movement, leaving only a pool of bright red juice, which filled the small pits one after another.

The horse trap is relatively shallow, less than one foot deep. It is difficult to prevent the infantry from advancing, but it can effectively prevent the cavalry.

More than [-] people from the Mandarin Duck Army were dispatched. Taking advantage of the early morning light, they built thousands of horse traps in a short period of time, blocking all the four bridges outside the east gate.

If one looked down at the battlefield from a high altitude, the densely packed horse traps were five or six feet wide, which was far beyond the maximum distance a war horse could leap.

Coupled with the fact that the barbed terrier array was about two feet wide before the horse pit, the defense depth outside the east gate of Luoyang had reached an outrageous seven or eight feet!
Such a terrifying depth of defense, not to mention just a cavalry squad, even if thousands of fine cavalry are deployed, it is impossible to wade through easily. Coupled with Deng Zhi's strict defense, it can almost be called a deadly place for cavalry.

Looking at Xiliang Xiaoqi who was defeated and leaving on the other side of the bridge, the corners of Deng Zhi's lips raised slightly, and a faint smile appeared:
"Deng Yi is in charge of security, Deng Peng cleaned the battlefield, and brought back all the dead horses. At noon today, our Yuanyang Army improved its food, and the whole battalion ate horse meat."

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

The whole battalion immediately cheered.

When the generals were cleaning the battlefield, people reported that King Hongnong went to the battlefield in person.

Deng Zhi turned his head to look.

as predicted.

Not far away, King Hongnong reined in his horse and stood, staring at the battlefield.

Deng Zhi didn't dare to hesitate, and hurried forward: "The final general didn't know His Highness was coming, and he was far away to meet him, I hope you will forgive me."

Liu Bian waved his hand and interrupted Deng Zhi: "Those who don't know are innocent, not to mention you are commanding the battle, how can you ignore all the soldiers just because you came here alone, get up."

Deng Zhi breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Liu Bian smiled lightly: "Bo Miao, you commanded very well and repelled Xiliang Xiaoqi's surprise attack with zero casualties. I'm afraid they won't dare to come again after this battle."

"pity."

Deng Zhi frowned slightly, and teased: "Xiliang Xiaoqi is only a small team, and the damage does not exceed two hundred cavalry. If there is a large group of cavalry, it will really be a complete victory."

Liu Bian looked at Deng Zhi with great interest: "I didn't expect that you are quite greedy."

Deng Zhi chuckled: "The last general set up the formation according to the order, but according to the standard of thousands of cavalry, it turned out that he only came with less than two hundred cavalry, which is indeed a bit overkill."

"You!"

Liu Bian heaved a sigh of relief and shook his head: "People's hearts are not enough to swallow an elephant, remember to be in awe at all times, and don't be complacent."

Deng Zhi cupped his hands: "The final general will always remember His Highness's instruction."

"All right."

Although the trip was in vain, it made Liu Bian completely relieved: "Gu is going back, remember to pick a fat horse and send it to the Chinese army. When you eat meat, you must let Gu drink some soup, right?"

Deng Zhi smiled lightly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will personally select and send someone to the Chinese army."

Liu Bing hummed, and immediately got on his horse: "You are so good at commanding, I'm leaving alone."

Deng Zhi cupped his hands: "Respectfully, Your Highness."

*****
now.

Xiliang Camp.

Central Army, big tent.

Snapped!
Li Jue slapped the table and stood up, staring like a bell: "What? Didn't go out?"

The soldiers below bowed their heads, not daring to face Li Jue's sharp eyes.

"What, are they all dumb?"

Li Jue was furious, opened his mouth and cursed: "No wonder I, Xiliang Xiaoqi, have been defeated repeatedly. How can Xiliang Xiaoqi win with such bloodless people around?"

a long time.

The leader, Du Bo, clasped his hands and explained: "General, it's because the brothers are bloodless."

"only."

The man sighed and said softly: "The thieves have set up barbed thorns and horse pits on the other side of the bridge, and the width is at least five or six feet, crossing four bridges, our way out has been completely blocked. "

"what?"

Li Jue was even more shocked, with a look of disbelief on his face: "A formation of barbed thorns and a formation of horse traps five or six feet wide?"

Du Bo nodded: "That's right! If the general hadn't ordered the stop in time, the loss would have been even greater."

"How is this possible?"

Li Jue is too familiar with the battlefield.

The four roads outside the east gate add up to at least several hundred feet wide.

If you want to block such a road, how many soldiers and horses will be needed, and how many horse traps will be dug?
Hard to do.
Last night, King Hongnong ordered the horse pit to be dug?
If you start digging a hole in the early morning, thousands of soldiers and horses will line up and work collectively.

It is indeed possible to dig out a five or six-foot-wide horse trap formation.

"it is true."

Uncle Xia said with great certainty: "The general guesses that it's probably not just our east gate, but also the west gate, south gate, and north gate. Perhaps all of them have set up trap formations."

"General, if you want to break through the five- or six-foot-wide horse trap, you have to dismount and fight on foot. The shield soldiers will lead you to advance slowly, and the soldiers behind will lead the horses."

"But."

Du Bo's throat rolled, and he swallowed forcefully: "In today's Luoyang City, let alone a shield, I'm afraid you can't even find a complete door panel. The last general can't order the brothers to fight out forcibly with flesh and blood. way?"

"Based on the two hundred elite cavalry under the general's command, I'm afraid they will be shot into a hedgehog by the opponent's crossbowmen before they have crossed halfway. The general dare not, let alone give such an order."

Li Jue knew that it was not the fault of his subordinates: "You are right, and you did the right thing. Since the other party has been on guard for a long time, our army should withdraw immediately. How can we die in vain?"

Du Bo cupped his hands and secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, General, for your understanding."

With a big wave of his hand, Li Jue ordered, "Let's go back, and send someone to Guo Xiaowei's army to inquire about the situation and see how he is doing?"

Du Bo agreed, and immediately bowed and left.

After the soldiers leave.

Li Jue frowned, lost in thought.

It was daytime yesterday.

He had personally inspected the battlefield. Although there were defenders outside the east gate, they did not set up a trap formation.

And before nightfall, they took all the barbed wire on the other side of the bridge back to the army, and finally used carbine guns to prevent Xiliang Xiaoqi from attacking at night.

However this morning.
The situation outside the east gate changed drastically, completely different from yesterday's battlefield.

This can only prove that the opponent made a temporary plan last night and made a targeted deployment.

Li Jue suddenly thought of the scene in Lu Bu's army last night, and then thought of Lu Bu ordering Xiliang Xiaoqi out of the camp to harass the safety of the other party's food roads. A sense of conspiracy immediately surged into his heart.

Is it collaborating with the enemy?
This idea first appeared in Li Jue's mind.

But in an instant, he was rejected again.

If Lu Bu has already rebelled, then why bother, they just need to agree on a time, and then cooperate with each other to eliminate Xiliang Xiaoqi.

After all, in terms of military strength, whether it is Lu Bu or King Hongnong, they all have an absolute advantage. If they really want to attack Xiliang Xiaoqi, they can launch a general offensive early this morning, so there is no need to take a defensive position.

but
Although the possibility of Lu Bu's rebellion was ruled out, the news must have leaked from him.

If not, how could King Hongnong accurately judge that they were going to send a small group of cavalry out of Luoyang this morning to harass its grain roads.

"Report—!"

At this moment, a long announcement sounded from outside the tent.

Li Jue looked up.

But seeing, a guard transferred into the account, bowed his body and cupped his hands and said: "General, there is a message from the west gate that General Guo sent troops to attack this morning, but they were defeated by Cheng's soldiers and horses, and more than half of them were injured."

"Sure enough."

Li Jue nodded with great interest.

If it was only the east gate's tight defenses that led to the failure of the raid, it might only prove that the guards outside the city had amazing judgment.

But now even Ximen is the same, which proves that it is not a matter of the command of the generals outside the city, but that King Hongnong had already anticipated their plan to raid the grain road, so he sealed all the exits of the gates.

Once it comes to the level of King Hongnong, it is by no means careful to prevent it in place in advance. After all, such a large-scale horse trap requires a lot of military power and time.

Is King Hongnong crazy?
Concentrate on doing such things?
At this moment, Li Jue was sure and affirmed that there was definitely something wrong with Lu Bu.

Although he didn't rebel, he had the idea and action to use the hands of King Hongnong to eliminate Xiliang Xiaoqi.

"Damn!"

Li Jue was dissatisfied.

He was born in the direct line of Xiaoqi in Xiliang, how could he have been insulted by Lu Bu like this.

Immediately, Li Jue got up and shouted sharply: "Go to General Guo's camp quickly, tell him, go to the wolf riding camp together, and discuss an explanation with Lu Bu."

The soldier bowed and cupped his hands: "No."

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