The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 969

The name of the guard who was teased by Xiong Ping and the other guards was Mu Mu, a very simple name.

It should be said that this wood really lives up to his name, and he is a very persistent person.After blushing for a while, he ignored everyone's teasing and listened intently to the movement in the distance.

"General, the noise is really getting louder, and there are still a lot of them." Mu Mu looked at Xiong Ping and said solemnly, "Why is there such a large pack of wolves around here? Bar?"

A soldier laughed and said: "Our scouts have been deployed more than ten miles away, and there is a rule to report news at a fixed time. If the enemy attacked, they would have been discovered by these scouts long ago. I see, it must be Because you're too nervous."

Mu Mu said unconvinced: "How many people can there be in the scout team? Moreover, the enemy also has a scout team. If the enemy intends to make a surprise attack, in order to hide their tracks, of course they will send a scout team to hunt down our army's scout team."

Xiong Ping looked up at the pitch-black night around him, it was really too dark, not only couldn't see a ray of moonlight, not even a speck of starlight, covering the earth like a black cloth!

Xiong Ping suddenly had a very bad intuition in his heart, and the chill swept over his whole body like lightning.

Xiong Ping also became nervous, and asked loudly: "Wu Mu, did you hear me right?"

Mu Mu shook his head and said in a low voice: "It's absolutely true, it's the sound of a large group of large animals moving at high speed! Absolutely true, I can guarantee it!"

Xiong Ping suddenly remembered Gao Shili.

He and Gao Shili are becoming more and more familiar now, and their friendship is getting better and better. Gao Shili often teaches him some skills about Qianghu cavalry.

After all, unless the cavalry of the Han people are like Cao Wei's, they are definitely not as good as the Qiang Hu people in terms of combat skills.Of course, the current Qiang and Hu people are probably not as good as the Xianbei people in the grassland.

Xiong Ping then put his ears to the ground, feeling the vibrations on the ground.

Sure enough, there were bursts of rumbling sounds like landslides, or vibrations like beating drums.

This kind of sound is too similar to what Gao Shili said, the sound made when the cavalry attacked at night!

Xiong Ping couldn't help trembling in his heart, and immediately jumped up from the ground, shouting loudly to the patrol team passing by: "Wu Mu is right, the enemy's cavalry is coming. The patrol team beat the drums and gongs quickly, hurry up!" Sound the alarm, there is an enemy attack!"

The sound of the war drums was monotonous and rapid at first, then more and more louder, and in a blink of an eye, the war drums in the entire camp were beating violently.

The sound of the drum was like thunder, resounding through the night in an instant, shaking the entire mountain forest.

All the soldiers of the Shuhan Army were awakened from their sleep.

After a long while, they finally came to their senses and understood that the loud noise outside was an alarm.All yelled and took up their weapons.

Inside the big camp, it suddenly boiled up.According to the order, all the fires that were still burning in the camp were extinguished, and the outer area of ​​the camp suddenly became as invisible as the night outside.

Looking at the forest in the distance, Xiong Ping smiled and said to Mu Mu and the soldiers around him: "That old man Zhang Ji is really powerful, he even pulled the army to ambush Luo Yuan."

A soldier glanced timidly at the noisy camp, and asked in a low voice, "General, what if we made a mistake? Maybe the wood didn't sound right, maybe it's actually a pack of wolves."

Xiong Ping's original nervous mood had calmed down. At this time, a smile finally appeared on his face, and he said loudly: "Wolf pack, how many wolves would it take to make such a big noise? That's the sound of hooves and footsteps." !"

Mu Mu nodded and said: "That's right, if it wasn't for the enemy attack, at most it would be enough to go back to sleep. Now I'm almost exhausted, and I can still sleep soundly when I lie down again."

As soon as Mu Mu finished speaking, Xiong Ping's big hand patted his shoulder.

Xiong Ping exerted great strength, and the wood he slapped was painful, so he couldn't help but reached out and rubbed his shoulder.

Xiong Ping smiled and said: "Your boy has the spirit of not admitting defeat. If there is an enemy attack tonight, I will ask General Gai Meng for a reward for you in the future!"

At the same time, Gai Meng, Lu Xun, Meng Xi, Wu Yi, Wu Ban and others were all alarmed.

After they found out that it was the alarm of an enemy attack, they all dared not slack off.Now that they are on the way to escape, if they dare to slack off, their army may not be able to reach Jianping County, and they will be eaten by Cao Wei's army on the way.

Therefore, these generals immediately rushed out of their big tents, and found the heralds and middle-level generals, and asked everyone to gather their subordinates as soon as possible.Don't camp because it's dark and the soldiers are too flustered.

At the same time, they also sent orders to the generals to assemble the army and prepare for the next battle.

Since all the generals, except for Wu Yi and Wu Ban, have served in Liu Chan's army for a long time, they have already developed plans for various emergencies.

Even now, as soon as the alarm of the enemy's attack is issued, the generals only need to follow the original plan step by step and convey the corresponding orders to the middle-level generals.

Then, the generals who commanded the army mounted their respective horses and began to inspect the situation in the camp to appease the psychology and emotions of the soldiers.Try not to cause a big commotion.

Then, Wu Yi, Gai Meng and Lu Xun met in the middle of the camp.

Since it was an emergency at this time, a person who could act as the commander-in-chief of the entire army was really needed to deal with it.

Originally, the army of the three of them had to face Zhang Ji's men and horses, which was almost a frontal pursuit, so as long as everyone cooperated well with each other, it would be fine.But it is different now, someone must stand up and take full command of this war.

It should be said that among the three chief generals here, Wu Yi has the oldest qualifications and the largest official position; Gai Meng has the richest combat experience; but Lu Xun is the most talented and has great experience in commanding large-scale army operations. The richest experience.

These three main generals have their own strengths.

In fact, if it wasn't because Lu Xun's current official position was not high enough, otherwise, Liu Chan would definitely make him the commander-in-chief of the army here.

Therefore, after some discussions among the three generals, Lu Xun felt that it would be better to let Wu Yi take full command of the army to fight.

However, now is the time to save his life, not the time to discuss seniority. Gai Meng resolutely put forward his opinion of supporting Lu Xun as the commander-in-chief.

In fact, Gai Meng clearly saw Lu Xun's super military ability, whether it was the battle in the south of Jingzhou or the rebellion against Wuximan and Menghuo in Yizhou.

Moreover, Gai Meng knew very well in his heart that the reason why His Majesty gave Lu Xun credit for his contribution now was to give him a title, but the official position was slow to be awarded because His Majesty knew that Lu Xun's talent was too outstanding, and the opportunity to make great contributions in the future was too great. Too many; secondly, Lu Xun was born in Jiangdong, if he was promoted too quickly, it would inevitably arouse the jealousy of others, which would be detrimental to Lu Xun's future career.

It can be seen how much His Majesty values ​​Lu Xun.

Therefore, facing the possible crisis now, Gai Meng did not hesitate to recommend the most talented Lu Xun instead of the most qualified Wu Yi.

Although Wu Yi wanted to be the commander-in-chief, he felt that this was a thankless role, so he might as well have seconded Gai Meng and recommended Lu Xun as the commander-in-chief.At that time, if you defeat the enemy, you will have a lot of credit on your side. If you fail, most of the responsibility can be thrown to Lu Xun.

Therefore, Wu Yi also agrees with Gai Meng's statement.

Lu Xun still wanted to push back, but Gai Meng couldn't help but said loudly: "General Lu, people say that a man should be ordered in the face of danger! The reason why we elected you to be the commander-in-chief is not because of your skills, but because you have the highest ability! If the army considers it, you should stop being pedantic!"

Only then did Lu Xun take on this heavy responsibility.

Then, as commander in chief, Lu Xun ordered Wu Yi and Gai Meng to return to their respective armies to prepare for the battle.As for Lu Xun's troops, they had to be handed over to Meng Xi for the time being.

Two quarters of an hour later, there was a blast of war drums soaring to the east of Luo Yuan, followed by a loud bang, followed by strong shouts of killing.

Lu Xun immediately sent an order to all the senior generals in the army, and everyone immediately started to face the enemy.

Due to the preparations, all the generals were calm, unhurried, and gave orders in an orderly manner.

However, Zhang Ji's choice of the ambush position here was indeed far beyond everyone's expectations.

In Lu Xun's heart, he admired Zhang Ji and Su Ze very much for this matter.Ambushing the Shu Han army in this place is indeed much more ideal than Qingtai.

First of all, the troops marched for three consecutive days. The soldiers were exhausted, their physical strength was exhausted to the limit, and the difference in combat effectiveness was obvious;

Secondly, it is ideological burnout.

The Shu Han army came here, although there were still people who maintained enough vigilance, such as Xiong Ping and Mu Mu, and of course Gai Meng who asked Xiong Ping to come out to patrol the camp, etc.

However, most of the Shu Han army probably thought that the enemy would appear near the Qingtai, and after a false alarm at the Qingtai, they would be lucky, thinking that the enemy might have given up the pursuit, and their tense nerves unknowingly relaxed down.

And once the vigilance of the Shu Han army really relaxes, it's time for the Cao Wei army to launch a night attack!

(End of this chapter)