Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 831 Before the war even started, we were already desperate.
"what!!!"

"Not good! There is a hole under my feet!"

"Help! There are ropes tied to these trees!"

……

With the screams of surprise, many soldiers who had fled deep into the forest suddenly began to hesitate and did not dare to move forward easily.

There are actually traps laid in some places in this forest!

When this news was fed back to Duan Jin, the Xianbei general's face could be said to be very ugly.

"This is completely unreasonable. These traps must be the work of the soldiers and horses outside, but those people who can hurt people with fire poles are undoubtedly people from Daijun. I waited for this urgent march and kept a low profile all the way, just to carry out a sneak attack. They even forcibly detained the merchants and convoys they met along the way, just to prevent the news from leaking out. As a result, it had only been so long before we entered Dai County, and we were ambushed by them first. Not only that, but also in the forest. Traps have been laid out in advance, so when did they prepare them?"

Duan Jin's heart was full of confusion, and he felt even more aggrieved. There was a kind of depression that had nowhere to vent, which was accumulated in his heart and was difficult to release.

He couldn't figure out why the situation suddenly became so difficult, and why his raid fell completely into the opponent's plan.

"This makes no sense at all! Unless they knew my attack route in advance! But even I only received the specific order three days ago. I originally only led troops to garrison Fan Yang, and thought I was going south to pacify Shile. This After getting the news, they immediately rushed non-stop. According to the distance, even if Daijun had spies in Fan Yang, it would take more than two days to get the news and deliver it quickly, and then deploy troops and generals to intercept them. , and then set up these traps, back and forth, one day is simply not enough, this..."

The more he thought about it, the bigger his head felt. His mind was like a ball of mush, and he couldn't think clearly at all.

He couldn't figure it out, but he was the commander-in-chief of an army after all. At this time, the soldiers and horses were in chaos, and there was the threat of traps in the forest, as well as the approach of the pursuers outside the forest. The others were already at a loss. Two adjutants successively Come here and ask for instructions on what to do next.

"Haoshuai, our people have already lost a lot. A rough calculation shows that at least [-]% of them are injured or scattered. There are not many soldiers in the forest, and they are in chaos. They can barely command them. Now they are defeated by those With the threat of traps, they became more and more frightened and just scattered instinctively, not even listening to orders. What should we do now?"

Listening to the adjutant's report, Duan Jin took a deep breath and managed to calm down. Then he tried to maintain his dignity and said as calmly as possible: "Retract your troops first, don't go deep into the forest."

As soon as the deputy general heard this, he said worriedly: "But, there are pursuers behind!"

Why didn't I know there were pursuers?
Sighing in his heart, Duan Jinqiang cheered up and said: "These people did not come in pursuit, and I expected that their number must be small. Previously, I relied on surprise attacks to rush over in one go, and relied on the advantage of the single-shot cannon to achieve this victory." A little advantage, if it were to be a fight with open swords and guns, I don't believe they would be the opponents I'm waiting for! What's more, I have sent people out to ask for help and asked Duan Pixi who was sitting at the rear to come to the rescue quickly. In this way, maybe we can still It can catch those who attack by surprise!"

Most of Duan Jin's soldiers and horses are infantry. Although he was born in Duanbu Xianbei, in fact, because of his background, he worked more under Wang Jun. In fact, he was more inclined to Wang Jun's system. This expedition , but Wang Jun asked him to join Duan's troops and horses, with the original intention of increasing his control over Duan's troops.This time Youzhou sent troops from three routes, the north, middle and south routes, including Yuwen's troops, Wang Jun's headquarters and Duan's troops. Among them, the Duan's troops on the south route were divided into several parts. Duan Jin was the vanguard. Although there was a sneak attack Guangchang County's plan, but more importantly, it is still necessary to explore the road. If there are obstacles on the road, control them in advance to create favorable conditions for the subsequent cavalry units.

Leading the troops behind Duan Jin was Duan Pixi, an upper-class nobleman of the Duan tribe who arrived in Daijun more than half a year ago to negotiate and contact Chen Zhi as an envoy. During this period, he sent people to try to steal the single-shot cannon many times. He kept secrets and spied on other information. After being warned many times, he officially returned to the tribe not long ago. He is now known as the person who best understands the reality of Daijun among the Duan tribes and Xianbei.

Because of his reputation, he led troops this time. He even got more soldiers and horses than Duan Ji's Lu family. Following Duan Jin, he was waiting to make a big effort, capture Guangchang, and go straight to Dai County!
Duan Jin had originally intended to compete with Duan Pixi, but now that his troops were defeated and he retreated into the forest without a chance to live in peace, he had no other thoughts. The anger, unwillingness and hatred in his heart all turned into hatred for the general outside the forest. So he wanted to wait for Duan Pizhen to get revenge for him!

"I just don't know who is leading the troops outside the forest. He led troops and horses to ambush, but Daijun's troops and horses are limited, so he must not dare to let people lead too many troops out to prevent the interior from being empty. It seems that the ambush is Although the profits are huge, the risks are actually greater. If you are not careful, the ship will be destroyed and people will be killed. When Duan Pixun comes..."

While thinking about this, someone suddenly came over to report, saying that there was an injured person among the people in custody, and that the Buddhist master wanted to see Duan Jin.

Duan Jin frowned, but to see if the pursuers outside the forest would come in soon, he nodded and said, "That's fine, I'll go check on these people."

When Duan Jin arrived at the place, the people in custody were already full of complaints and fear. Most of them, like Dharma Jian and Nie Daoren, met the soldiers halfway. Later, in order to prevent the news from leaking, They were already dissatisfied when they were forcibly brought in, and when this happened again, many of their companions had been lost and injured in the chaos, which made them extremely resentful. If they were not concerned about the soldiers around them, they would probably The trouble is about to begin.

As soon as they saw Duan Jin coming, the group immediately started to leave.

"Let's go? Where do you want to go?" Duan Jin sneered. Now that he has been defeated, Duan Pixi will win in the end. His future will be bleak when he goes back. Some things are already broken. "Now when you go out, He was immediately shot by someone outside the forest as an enemy. If he wanted to leave, did he want to die in a hurry?"

"Then..." Someone in the crowd said in a weak voice: "In such a situation, why doesn't the general surrender? The soldiers and horses outside must be Daijun soldiers. I have long heard that they are brave and good at fighting, but the military discipline is strict, the general If you surrender, you will not be harmed!"

"Who!" Duan Jin's eyes widened and he shouted sternly: "Could it be that spies from Daijun sneaked in? Come on, get the guy who spoke just now!"

"promise!"

"Wait, general."

Just as everyone was getting more frightened, Nie Daoren looked at the time and spoke: "If we talk about it now, there is a way out, but if the general kills indiscriminately, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with."

(End of this chapter)