The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 623 Encountered a surprise attack ([-])

When Xiong Ping's troops had almost crossed the river, Lu Xun's side finally got the battle signal from Lu Dai's side.

Lu Xun couldn't help showing a smile on his face.The troops he commanded were either wiped out or beaten by the enemy so that they dare not show their heads. He is really aggrieved as the commander-in-chief.So in today's battle, he must at least find a trace of his own dignity on top of the enemy's cavalry.

Therefore, Lu Xun immediately sent an order to all the soldiers lurking in the reed marsh to act immediately.Soon, the three troops of Lu Dai and Lu Xun all took action.

Two quarters of an hour later, the scouts from Mengxi's rear suddenly galloped towards the army.The rapid sound of hooves seemed to break the darkness by the river.

When he got close, the scout suddenly shouted loudly: "Enemy attack, there is enemy attack from the south!"

The scouts shouted loudly, not to mention the sound of frogs, and the surrounding area was silent.As a result, Mengxi's men and horses immediately stirred up.

Of course, Meng Xi also heard the shouts of the scouts.Since it seemed that he had already had a premonition of such a situation and had made certain preparations, after hearing the news of the enemy attack, Meng Xi acted relatively calm.

He immediately called the herald and asked him to inform the whole army to get on their horses and prepare for battle.Then, he sent an order to light the torches of the whole army. Now that the enemy army has appeared, there is no need for his army to hide its whereabouts.What's more, fighting in the dark in such a dark night is very detrimental to your own cavalry.

So, soon, countless torches were lit in Meng Xi's army, illuminating the surrounding area as if it were daytime.

Gai Meng also found out about Meng Xi's abnormal situation.After all, that large area of ​​torches suddenly lit up, and it was impossible not to notice it.

Before Gai Meng sent someone to inquire, the messenger sent by Meng Xi to deliver the news had already arrived.

After Meng Xi heard the orderer's report, he was a little surprised.He immediately sent down an order, and all the soldiers got on their horses and prepared for battle.Then all the torches in his army were lit.

However, Gai Meng's side obviously did not make thorough preparations like Meng Xi did, and the army's actions now seemed a little chaotic.

And at this time, the death-defying army from the north had already arrived first.

Looking at these tall enemy troops all dressed in black armor suddenly appearing from the darkness, Gai Meng's men and horses immediately had a commotion.

Seeing this, Gai Meng had no choice but to lead his own guard first, and met the vanguard of the enemy army.He obviously hoped that he would use his escort to withstand the first wave of the enemy's impact, and then let the army behind him regroup and launch a counterattack against the enemy.

The death squads from the south also soon appeared.The troops in this area were led by the chief general Lu Dai himself.But when they suddenly came out of the darkness, the soldiers couldn't help being stunned.

Because Meng Xi's army was quiet, the cavalry army a hundred meters away was so neatly arrayed that almost every soldier held a torch high in his hand.The flame on the torch was constantly swaying with the river wind blowing over, and a faint smoke was floating in the sky above the army formation.

Facing such a well-prepared enemy army, the death-defying army couldn't help being a little stunned.The soldiers who charged at the front all stopped involuntarily.

Looking at the enemy army in front of him, Lu Dai couldn't help admiring the enemy's coping ability.However, since the two sides had already met, there seemed to be shouts of killing coming from the north, and there was only a rush to kill on their own side.

Meng Xi was in the middle of the army at this time, and he was actually a little anxious.Immediately gave an order, and the right-wing troops immediately attacked.

Lu Dai's expression changed, and he led his own army to attack Meng Xi's army.

But to Lu Dai's surprise, at this time, following Meng Xi's latest order, his left-wing troops suddenly turned around, changed direction and headed north instead of joining the battle.

Lu Dai was slightly taken aback, and only then did he realize that the other party was going to send some troops to rescue the troops of the Northern Expedition!

Lu Dai's guess was correct.With the addition of men from Mengxi's left wing, Gai Meng's army finally blocked the onslaught of the death-defying army, buying enough time for the army to assemble.

Following the departure of the left-wing troops, Meng Xi, after inspecting the battle situation for a while, suddenly issued an order to the entire column in the center, and all the cavalry took out their rockets.

All of a sudden, the whizzing sound of long arrows piercing the air resounded.But those rockets were not fired at the enemy, they were actually fired at the reeds on the river bank.

Suddenly, flames shot up into the sky in the reed marsh, completely sealing off the west side of the battlefield.In this case, in fact, the vacancy due to the left-wing troops leaving the team to rescue Gai Meng's troops was correspondingly protected.

Then, Meng Xi gave an order and led the troops of the Central Army to join the battlefield.

Lu Dai stared dumbfounded at the other party's methodical, step-by-step implementation of tactical arrangements.He suddenly felt that his mind was cutting wood. It might not be easy for his death-death army to achieve results today.

But Xiong Ping's side is going to be more unlucky.As Lu Xun's men rushed out suddenly, they were caught off guard.In desperation, Xiong Ping had no choice but to lead his army back to the opposite bank.

The battle continued until almost noon, when Lu Xun and Lu Dai's troops retreated temporarily.

Meng Xi's side actually won the victory, beheading hundreds of death-defying troops.Because of Meng Xi's timely support, Gai Meng at least maintained an undefeated situation.On the other hand, Xiong Ping was even more miserable, losing at least 500 people!
If Meng Xi hadn't been prepared for this battle, Gai Meng's cavalry would have suffered even greater losses.Gai Meng was naturally very grateful to Meng Xi.

However, no matter how you say it, Gai Meng's army is the one that was raided, and no matter how you look at it, it is on the side of failure.

Then, Gai Meng will face a very embarrassing situation next.Lu Xun's army is now on the other side, and there is also a death-defying army of Lu Dai on his side.It is currently difficult to cross the Yuan River.

Gai Meng had no choice but to immediately send two battle reports to Liu Chan and Zhang Fei, reporting in detail the situation of the battle and the difficulties they encountered now.

Of course, it is impossible for Gai Meng to immediately ask Liu Chan to withdraw his troops.He just needs to inform Shizi that the current situation here may have changed, and he just wants Shizi to get the latest information.

(End of this chapter)