I was kicked out by Sun Quan, and I turned to Cao thief

Chapter 180 Ambush in Gourd Valley

Zhang Xi's marching speed was slow, largely because these wounded soldiers delayed the marching speed.

Now, after giving up all the horses to the wounded soldiers, their marching speed has really increased a lot.

After Zhang He led his troops to the mouth of Calabash Valley, he only left five thousand elites, and the rest continued on their way with wounded soldiers.

The terrain at the mouth of the Calabash Valley is very suitable for defense. After setting up an ambush here, it can completely stop the pursuit of three to five times the enemy.

If the enemy is negligent, it will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Zhang He ordered his soldiers to ambush on both sides of the mouth of the calabash valley. In addition, he also arranged a lot of boulders on both sides of the mouth of the valley.

After all this was arranged, it was already evening.

Zhang He withdrew his troops at midnight last night, while Cao Hong pursued them around Yinshi.

This pursuit lasted a whole day, and by evening, Zhang He had already set up an ambush at the mouth of Calabash Valley.

And Cao Hong also rushed to the mouth of Calabash Valley at this time.

When he came to the entrance of Calabash Valley, Cao Hong's deputy general looked at the terrain ahead and reminded him: "General Cao Hong, I think this terrain is very suitable for setting up an ambush."

"You wait here first, I will lead a team of soldiers and horses, and go in to find out the truth."

In other words, what the deputy general said was fine.

When encountering such a dangerous place, it is reasonable to send a team of soldiers and horses to find out the truth.

At this time, Cao Hong hesitated.

Because, it is already evening.

After sending people to find out the facts, Cao Hong was on his way to the entrance of Calabash Valley, how long would it take to go back and forth.

Once it gets dark, it will not be easy to catch up with Zhang He.

After dark, what if you lose it?

Cao Hong hated Zhang Yun to the bone, and now he has lost his mind.

"Let me see, Zhang He is in a hurry to run for his life, so how could he have the time to set up an ambush!"

"There is no need to test, the army will pass through Calabash Valley quickly!" Cao Hong made a gesture, and was about to rush into the mouth of Calabash Valley.

The lieutenant quickly stopped Cao Hong, and tried to persuade him: "General, when you came, Mr. Su Ming said so."

"Be careful of encountering an ambush. Once you encounter an ambush, once the army is defeated, you have to withdraw immediately."

"From this point of view, Mr. Su Ming probably guessed that Zhang Yun would have an ambush. We'd better be careful."

Hearing this, Cao Hong was not convinced.

When Su Ming told Cao Hong before, Cao Hong felt that Su Ming's mother-in-law, how could he be easily ambushed after fighting for so many years?

Now, the lieutenant general mentioned this again, and repeatedly blocked his advance.

Cao Hong got annoyed on the spot, and roared angrily, "Master Su Ming didn't come after him?"

"He said there was an ambush, so there must be an ambush? Is it possible that Mr. Su Ming can pinch it?"

"I've been chasing him for so long, and there's no ambush. Don't I know?"

After being yelled at by Cao Hong, the deputy general didn't dare to say anything more.

Cao Hong is the chief general and he is the deputy general.He said everything that should be said, but Cao Hong didn't listen to him, so there was nothing he could do.

At this time, a team of scouts hurried back and reported to Cao Hong: "General Cao Hong, about [-] miles ahead, Zhang He's army was spotted."

"With Zhang Yun's handsome flag, the marching speed is not fast."

Just now, didn't Zhang Xi leave five thousand soldiers and horses to set up an ambush?
Then, the rest of the soldiers and horses took the wounded soldiers and rushed to Qingzhou first.

The scouts sent by Cao Hong found the Zhang Xi army, which was the army that rushed to Qingzhou first.

These scouts walked under the mouth of the gourd valley, they did not go above the mouth of the valley.

Therefore, they only found the army rushing to Qingzhou, but did not find the army ambushing on both sides of the Hulugukou.

In other words, Cao Hong deserved this defeat.

In the battle where the entire army of three thousand leopard cavalry was wiped out, Cao Hong had already lost his mind.

His hatred for Zhang He is too strong now, he only cares about killing Zhang He, and he doesn't care about the rest.

After getting the news from the scouts, Cao Hong glanced at his lieutenant general, and said, "Did you hear that, Zhang Yun has been found [-] miles ahead."

"Since there are already traces of Zhang He [-] miles ahead, it must be impossible to set up an ambush here."

"Is it possible that he still has two Zhang He?"

After Cao Hong said this, the lieutenant dared not speak anymore.

When he didn't find any trace of Zhang Xi before, he couldn't convince Cao Hong.

Now that he found Zhang He's trace, he was even more unable to convince Cao Hong.

Seeing that the lieutenant general was silent, Cao Hong immediately issued an order, saying: "March at full speed, use the fastest speed, and let me pass through the mouth of the calabash valley."

Cao Hong gave an order, and the ten thousand cavalry rushed towards the mouth of Calabash Valley like a tide.

"Da da."

"Da da da, da da da."

The sound of horseshoes echoed in the mouth of Calabash Valley, as if there were thousands of troops and horses around.

At this moment, above the entrance of Calabash Valley, Zhang He was stretching his head, carefully observing the situation below.

Eight hundred steps, five hundred steps, three hundred steps.
Seeing that Cao Hong's army was less than 300 meters away from the center of the Hulu Valley entrance, Zhang He slowly raised his hand.

Arrived!

It's now.

After seeing Cao Hong enter the predetermined ambush location, Zhang He waved his hand violently and shouted: "Let go!"

With the word "put", Zhang Yun's soldiers drew out the swords around their waists and cut off the ropes tied to the boulder.

As soon as the rope was broken, all these boulders rolled down towards the valley in an instant.

"Boom."

"Boom, boom, boom."

The sound like thunder echoed continuously in the valley, and countless huge boulders rolled down, causing casualties to the cavalry rushing to the front.

"ambush!"

"General Cao Hong, there is an ambush!" The deputy general said to Cao Hong with a loud voice.

At this moment, Cao Hong also froze.

When he came, Su Ming warned Qian and Wan, telling him to be careful and be careful in ambush.

But, he didn't listen!
When he first entered the valley, the deputy general advised him to come, but he didn't listen.

"Remember the battle of the Three Thousand Leopard Riders!"

When he came, Su Ming's words rang in Cao Hong's ears.

It can be said that Cao Hong regretted it too late, but there are people who sell any kind of medicine in this world, but there is no one who sells regret medicine.

However, Cao Hong is still a general with rich combat experience.

He knew that the more he encountered an ambush, the more calm he had to be.

Soon, Cao Hong came back to his senses.

"General, the rear team has changed to the front team, we have to exit the Hulugukou as soon as possible!" The deputy general came to Cao Hong and said.

Cao Hong thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "I can't retreat, if I retreat now, everything will be messed up."

"Pass down the order and continue to rush forward. You are only allowed to advance, not to retreat."

(End of this chapter)