The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 550 Another surprise attack
Huangfu Hui supported the wall stacks with both hands, leaned half of his body out of the city, and looked towards the Zhou army who formed a long snake formation under the city gate.

No matter how he looked, he couldn't see the mystery behind Zhou Jun's formation.

Yao Feng said cautiously: "Could it be that Zhou Jun wanted to lure our troops out of the border? Deliberately selling loopholes?"

Huangfuhui raised his hand to block the light and looked behind Zhou Jun to the northwest.

There is an open land to the northwest, and there is a stretch of rolling hills only ten miles away. It is impossible to bury an ambush in this kind of terrain.

Huangfu Hui pointed at the man with the brightest armor in the middle of Zhou's army and said: "It's obvious that Zhu Xiu doesn't understand the way of fighting formations. He is trying to please others by grandstanding. He has only learned three or two pages of the military book, and yet he dares to show off in front of the two armies' formations!"

Yao Feng also smiled and said: "In front of the two armies, how can a general dress up and show off? Are you not afraid that there is a sharp archer in the enemy army and kill him with one arrow?"

Huangfu Hui laughed and said: "But the armor on that boy is indeed beautiful. Brother Yao, please don't snatch it from me after it's captured!"

Yao Feng said: "The armor belongs to General Huangfu, and the charcoal red horse belongs to someone!"

Huangfu Hui said hurriedly: "Let's discuss it again! When Zhu Xiu is captured, it won't be too late for you and me to come and divide the spoils!"

Yao Feng glanced at him with some contempt in his heart.

Huangfu Hui was a brave man, but he was essentially a scoundrel. A few years ago, when he was stationed in the army, he gambled with others when he was bored. He refused to admit his losses when he lost the bet, and even killed people in anger, which made local officials and people complain.

Not only shameless, but also greedy.

From all the weapons, money and food he handled, he had to dig out some of the oil and water and put it into his pocket.

A hundred steps away, the Zhou army formed a long snake formation.

The formation was crooked. The sword and shield soldiers in the front seemed to be tired and were laughing and joking with their wooden shields. Many soldiers had loose belts and fur hats on their heads, and some even had their belts untied. Pee in the direction of Qingliuguan.

The Tang army at Qingliu Pass smiled instead of angry. This was a group of stragglers forming an earthworm formation.

Zhu Xiu yelled a few words, and then the group of naughty soldiers reluctantly stood up.

All this was seen by Huangfu Hui and Yao Feng.

Mi Xin covered his eyes, not wanting to look at his group of cowards.

Tian Chongjin raised his head and looked at the sky, as if a fairy was floating in the sky.

"Ahem~" Zhu Xiu shouted to Mi Xin, "What are you doing standing still? Why don't you hurry up and call for battle?"

Mi Xin said with a bitter face: "Master Handsome, this is so fucking embarrassing! I can't scream, so let Tian Zhong come in!"

Tian Chongjin shook his head like a rattle: "I didn't hear what the handsome master taught you to scold, so I couldn't say it. Come on!"

The two guys pushed back and forth, and Zhu Xiu said angrily: "Stop talking nonsense! Mi Xin quickly stepped forward to call for battle! If you dare to push the envelope again, military law will be engaged!"

Mi Xin's face was as black as a bitter gourd. He thrust the big red flag on the ground, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, stepped forward from the formation, and went to a place thirty or forty steps away from Guancheng. Clearing his throat he shouted:
"The Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty has been ordered by heaven to punish the people and send my generals to rescue you. Why don't you hurry up and open the city and surrender as soon as possible? If it is too late and too late, Qingliu Pass is broken and horses trample Chuzhou City. I will call you and others. Turn into ashes!"

Huangfu Hui and Yao Feng sneered when they heard this in Guancheng, and Tang Jun also looked at him coldly.

Huangfu Hui waved his hand: "Fire the arrow!"

swoosh~
The crossbowmen on the left and right of Guancheng fired their arrows together, and Mi Xin brandished a broadsword to block from left to right.

"His grandma's Huangfu son is a domestic slave with three surnames. Back then, you first betrayed Emperor Zhuang Li Cunxu and took refuge with Li Siyuan. Later, when Shi Jingtang's troops left Taiyuan, you surrendered decisively!

When Yelu Deguang went south, you, the turtle grandson, ran away and surrendered to the Southern Dynasty.

Now that I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, are moving south, shouldn't you use your ancestral skills and decisively surrender to our army?

Why, you dog slave not only refused to surrender this time, but you also dared to go against the heavenly soldiers? "

Mi Xin stepped back and cursed. His voice was thick and loud, and his accent was mixed with a Liaodong accent, which sounded quite funny and weird.

He kept cursing until he was out of the range of the Tang army's crossbows.

Huangfu Hui was so angry that his face turned green. Mi Xin's scolding almost brought out all the scandals in his past and ridiculed him.

There were also soldiers of the Tang Army who couldn't help but secretly look at their general. Unexpectedly, General Huangfu, who usually pretended to be a general and came from a noble family, had done many despicable things in his life.

Yao Feng said with relief: "General Huangfu shouldn't be as knowledgeable as that guy. The two armies are calling for formation, so naturally they are saying something unpleasant."

Just as he was comforting Huangfu Hui, he heard another shouting and cursing coming from the gate:

"And you, Yao Feng and Yao Lao'er, after all, you are also from the Jiangnan noble family. You have been around all your life, and in the end you are still working for an incompetent mediocre like Huangfu Hui who has repeatedly betrayed his master and surrendered to the enemy. Are you really willing to do that?

I think you might as well go out of the city and have a fight with me. If you are still worthy of use, my general will definitely recommend you in front of His Majesty the Great Zhou Dynasty!

If your old man is too timid to fight, why not call him Yao Feng and change his name to Yao Xiaoji?Haha~"

Yao Feng's eyes widened, as if his anger was about to pour out, he punched the wall hard:
"Damn Zhou people! What a bastard! I will definitely cut you into pieces!"

Huangfuhui comforted him and said: "Old General Yao, don't be upset. He will be so angry that it will hurt your health. Let him go."

Mi Xin circled the city gate and cursed for a full moment, shouting until his throat was smoking. There was no movement above the city gate, so he rode his horse back to the front of the battle.

"Handsome Master, I followed your instructions and scolded the two guys, but there was still no reaction! It seems that Tang Jun will not come out to fight with us openly."

Mi Xin took a few sips of water from the water bag and wiped his mouth.

Tian Chongjin said in a deep voice: "Huangfu Hui and Yao Feng can keep their composure. If they don't leave the border, it will not be easy for our army to attack and win."

Zhu Xiu smiled and said: "Don't be in a hurry, do the whole show, Tian Chongjin, it's your turn next."

Tian Chongjin took a deep breath and looked up to the sky with a long sigh.

There seems to be a sad feeling that his reputation will be ruined in Qingliu Pass.

Tian Chongjin jumped off his horse, grabbed a wooden shield, raised his sword high and shouted angrily: "Kill! Follow me through the barrier!"

More than two thousand sword and shield soldiers followed Tian Zhongjin and rushed towards the Qingliu Pass. Their roars shook the sky and sounded quite impressive.

Huangfu Hui and Yao Feng sat at the top of the city, calmly sneering and waving their hands to order the arrows to be released.

There was a swishing sound, and dense arrows fell to the ground from high altitude. The Zhou soldiers hurriedly raised their shields, only to hear the clanking sound of the arrows nailed on the shields. Some unlucky ones were hit by arrows in their legs, wailing incessantly.

Only halfway through the charge, some Zhou soldiers couldn't stand the rain of arrows and retreated in panic.

Tian Chongjin hid under his shield and shouted angrily, but he still couldn't stop the Zhou soldiers from fleeing.

There was a rapid golden sound in the Zhou army formation, which was a signal to withdraw troops.

Tian Chongjin could only lead a few hundred soldiers to retreat with their shields raised.This was the end of an extremely sloppy battle.

"Hahaha~" Huangfu Hui and Yao Feng slapped the wall and laughed.

"I have never seen such an incompetent general!" Huangfu Hui stroked his beard and laughed.

"It is said that Lord Zhou is a rare and wise king. He actually sent such a fool to attack Qingliu Pass. It seems that Lord Zhou is not a very good person!" Yao Feng also laughed, losing most of his vigilance towards Zhou's army.

Huangfu Hui laughed and said: "I really don't know how Liu Yanzhen's [-]-strong army was defeated! If I were allowed to lead the army, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to reach Huaibei and capture Li Chongjin alive!"

Yao Feng looked at the disgraced Zhou army retreating from the battlefield, shook his head and said: "If I had known that such a ragtag group of people came from Suzhou, I shouldn't have given up Sizhou."

Huangfu Hui said: "It doesn't matter. I will ask for permission to go to war in a few days. I will personally lead the troops to recover Sizhou."

"General Huangfu will definitely wipe out the Zhou army in one fell swoop!" Yao Feng did not forget to compliment him.

"Haha~ I'm teasing Zhou Jun today, so I'll have a drink! Let's go!~"

Huangfuhui invited, Yao Feng looked back, saw the dust billowing in the distance, Zhou Jun should have retreated.

Immediately, the two of them chatted and laughed and went down to the top of the city to have a drink.

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The tiger rushed into the Zhou army's camp and into the commander's tent.

With Mi Xin's help, Zhu Xiu took off her eye-catching gold paint armor and put on a white shirt and a black cloak.

Shi Xiangwen was lying on the side of the marching sand table, playing with a few small clay figurines, mumbling to himself.

"Dalang, in two days you will wear this armor and lead the soldiers to the Qingliu Pass!" Zhu Xiu wiped his face with cold water.

Shi Xiangwen glanced back and muttered reluctantly.

Tian Zhongjin sat down on the horse, beat his legs, and sighed: "You're a loser! You're a loser! A certain husband, in his first battle in his life, actually fought like this!"

Mi Xin also had a depressed look on his face. Although he unconditionally carried out Zhu Xiu's military order, the scene was still filled with anger.

Zhu Xiu smiled and said: "Tomorrow I will replace Tian Zhongjin and lead the army to call for battle in front of the pass. The process will be the same as today. The next day I will replace Mi Xin and you two will take turns to go into battle."

When Mi Xin heard this, he immediately felt dizzy and complained.

Tian Chongjin gritted his teeth and said: "It's not that I don't want to go, I just want the handsome man to explain the reason! I joined the army to fight, not like a scolding shrew who ran in front of the enemy, cursed, and then ran away in despair."

Zhu Xiu looked through the military report that had just been delivered and asked casually: "If we attack the problem head-on, what are our army's chances of winning?"

Tian Chongjin said solemnly: "Ten thousand soldiers and horses have no chance of winning! If we bring an army of [-] people, we may have a [-]% chance, but the losses will be extremely heavy."

Zhu Xiu closed the military report and said, "Yes, it is impossible to capture Qingliu Pass with a strong frontal attack, so we must win by surprise!"

Tian Chongjin widened his eyes and said, "Let the brothers pretend to be cowards, and let You and Mi Heizi pretend to be street shrews. Is this what the handsome man calls a strange move?"

Zhu Xiu thought for a while and said seriously: "It's just part of it, not all of it!"

Tian Chongjin covered his face with his hands, feeling that there was nothing more to say.

Zhu Xiu smiled and said: "In short, once we capture Qingliuguan and Chuzhou, you will know that all my military expenditures are meaningful.

Okay, you all go down and have a rest!Bring enough water and dry food tomorrow, and scold him all day long. "

Mi Xin and Tian Chongjin had no choice but to retreat with fists in their hands.

After a while, two people dressed as woodcutter entered the tent, one of them was Hu Guangyue.

"Sir, this man lives in a village at the foot of the northern foot of Changkong Mountain. He often goes up the mountain to cut firewood. He is very familiar with the terrain of Changkong Mountain. He knows that there is a trail that can go from the west of Changkong Mountain to the back of Qingliu Pass." Hu Guangyue said in a low voice. .

As soon as the mountain man saw Zhu Xiu, he knelt down and kowtowed, calling himself "General."

Zhu Xiu smiled and helped him up, trying to comfort him and make him feel at ease.

"The trail that my eldest brother knows, how long does it take to go over the mountain to Qingliu Pass?" Zhu Xiu asked harmoniously.

The mountain man thought for a while and said: "When I walk alone, it only takes two and a half hours. If you are not used to walking on mountain roads, you will not be able to walk in three or four hours."

Zhu Xiumu counted the time and held up his hands and said: "In that case, Brother Lao will be our guide and lead the troops over the mountains to Qingliu Pass! Don't worry, brother, the men in our army are all good. They train in the field all the year round and walk on the mountain roads." No problem."

The mountain man grinned and nodded vigorously. He hesitated for a while and said cautiously: "This brother told me before that if he can help the Zhou army or lead the way, can he get a reward from the government?"

Zhu Xiu smiled and said, "Brother, if you need anything, just ask."

The man swallowed his saliva and said, "I don't want money or cloth. I just want a few acres of paddy fields and a cow so that I can live a stable life!"

Zhu Xiu nodded: "My eldest brother's accent sounds like he's from Haozhou. It just so happens that I'm also from Dingyuan, Haozhou. I'll write you a note. You keep it. When you get home, pack up your Xinruan, take your family with you, and go to Suzhou." Jiedu Mansion, just find someone to show them this note, and someone will naturally help you arrange everything!"

Zhu Xiu showed off a few words of Haozhou dialect he had learned from Zhu Wu and Yang Qiaolian, which made the mountain man's eyes sparkle with joy.

Unexpectedly, the young official in front of him was actually from his hometown, and the man suddenly felt much closer to him.

"My hometown is from Haozhou, but my mother-in-law's family is from Dingyuan! I didn't expect that our Haozhou would have such a noble person like you!" The man was delighted, and his trust and affection for Zhu Xiu skyrocketed.

Zhu Xiu wrote him a note in a few strokes, and the man read it over and over again, but only understood a few words, so he carefully kept it close to him.

This is a note that can change the fate of his family.

Mi Xin and Tian Chongjin took turns calling the formation for five days, but the Tang army at Qingliu Pass remained unmoved. Huangfu Hui and Yao Feng seemed determined to defend to the end and not leave the city.

In the next few days, the two guard generals simply did not show up. Even the Tang army above Guancheng turned a blind eye to the Zhou army's provocation. Instead, they laughed as if they were watching a joke.

Zhou Jun not only provoked during the day, but also went outside the pass to beat war drums and blow horns from time to time at night.

Huangfu Hui and Yao Feng were a little nervous at first, thinking that the Zhou army was going to attack at night. For several nights, they found that the Zhou army was just coaxing them like a big show for a while. After the crossbowmen fired arrows to greet them, they fled in despair.

Huangfu Hui and Yao Feng scolded Zhu Xiujin for playing childish tricks but did not dare to really tackle the problem.

In the next few days, the Tang army gradually became paralyzed, and they did not even bother to send people out of the customs at night to investigate the Zhou army's camp in Laohuchong.

In their opinion, the Zhou army would retreat within a short time.

On the evening of the sixth day, Tian Chongjin put on a light leather armor and led more than [-] Zhou troops in the same attire. Taking advantage of the darkness, he followed the mountain men and left Laohuchong, took the country road, and quietly reached the northern foot of Changkong Mountain.

Under the cover of night, the entire team went up the mountain without a trace of firelight, walking through the rugged and steep mountain road towards the eastern ridge at the northern foot of Changkong Mountain.

The tiger rushed to the Zhou army's camp, and the remaining five thousand soldiers were ready, waiting for dawn to officially launch the battle to capture Qingliu Pass.

(End of this chapter)