allonlinenovel Chapter 825 Ambush
Chapter 825 Ambush
"In the first year of the Wansui Tongtian era of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Wu Sansi seized control of the nineteen states of Jiangdong and established the Great Wu, proclaiming himself the Great Emperor of Great Wu. The Great Zhou Emperor ordered a massive expedition against him!"
"Fang Ruhai, the General of the Cavalry of the Great Wu, was a seasoned warrior. He led 50,000 of the Left Eagle Guard and completely annihilated the 100,000 troops under the command of Li Kaigu, the General of the Right Jade Guard of the Great Zhou, shocking all of China!"
Eh!
It has to be a force that shocks all of China to make it feel real.
Just when he was fantasizing about annihilating Li Kaigu's 100,000 men, suddenly, someone came on horseback to report.
"General!"
"Li Kaigu... Li Kaigu, Li Kaigu, he came from Quanzhou. He just rushed into Fuzhou with over a thousand cavalrymen!"
Fang Ruhai's fantasy was shattered.
He rushed down from the carriage and asked the messenger:
"What's going on? Why did Li Kaigu suddenly appear here?"
The messenger had already prepared the words on the way, and now he spoke them directly:
"General, there has just been a commotion in the front army. Scouts under the commander of the front camp have discovered that Li Kaigu has led his troops here and is planning to enter Fuzhou from here."
"After being discovered, Li Kaigu led his troops to force their way into a nearby valley!"
Fang Ruhai frowned, turned around, climbed into the carriage, and took out a marching map.
He spread the marching map on the ground and looked at it carefully over and over again. Finally, he punched the ground and couldn't hide his smile no matter how hard he tried.
"This valley is called Yankou. It's surrounded by mountains on three sides and has an entrance on one side. It means there's only an entrance but no exit!"
"Li Kaigu didn't know the way and didn't understand geography, so he fell into the trap. How could he survive?"
"Come here, order all the troops to stop resting immediately and head to the mouth of the net to block Li Kaigu inside!"
"I want him to die in the trap!"
Yankou is in a valley.
Li Kaigu and more than a thousand cavalrymen had been waiting inside for a long time.
He was waiting for the people outside to surround him.
Unfortunately, the soldiers watched from afar and did not dare to enter the valley.
"Strange, could it be that my plan has been discovered?"
"That shouldn't be the case. Fang Ruhai isn't some famous general, so he shouldn't be able to see through my elaborate act at first glance, right?"
Li Kaigu was a little depressed.
In order to perform this play well, he was busy running around and even pretending to be a big fool. If he couldn't hide it from Fang Ruhai on the opposite side, then he would have no choice.
The next second, shouts of killing suddenly rang out.
In the valley that was several miles long, Li Kaigu heard deafening shouts and cries of killing coming from the entrance.
The vibration caused by the army's feet stepping on the ground made Li Kaigu feel as if he was in the vast ocean.
"It's done!"
Li Kaigu was delighted.
The fish is in the trap!
The soldiers who rushed in from outside, led by the commander of the front camp of Zuo Yingyang Guard, broke into the valley. Thousands of troops poured in like a tide and headed straight for Li Kaigu in the valley.
Of course, because the road was winding, they could not see any trace of Li Kaigu at all, so they had to keep walking forward until they found Li Kaigu.
The commander of the front camp, who had arrived at the deepest part of the valley, burst into laughter when he discovered that Li Kaigu's 1,000 light cavalry were trying every possible way to escape but couldn't find a way.
"Li Kaigu has reached a dead end!"
"Brothers, follow me and kill this thief Li Kaigu!"
Thousands of soldiers rushed towards Li Kaigu.
At the same time, a messenger retreated and headed towards Fang Ruhai.
"Report to the General, we've found Li Kaigu and his men. Over a thousand of them are trapped inside!"
Fang Ruhai smiled from ear to ear and waved his hand:
"Push forward with all your forces! I'm going to trap Li Kaigu inside and kill him!"
The 47,000 soldiers of the Zuo Yingyang Guard all rushed towards the entrance of the valley.
Just when he was halfway there, Fang Ruhai saw a new messenger.
"Report to the General, Li Kaigu's troops are incredibly brave. They've managed to carve out a path through the valley and are on the verge of wiping out the front camp commander's troops!"
Fang Ruhai looked at the messenger in surprise.
He really didn't expect that Li Kaigu, the Khitan surrendered general, although he didn't know the way, was still quite capable.
Being able to fight his way out of the encirclement is considered to be extremely brave.
"This thief is just a brave man, why should we be afraid of him?"
"Orders, both camps, move out. Trap this bandit in this valley. Don't let anyone escape!"
The left and right camps are located on the left and right wings, with a total of more than 18,000 people.
Such a flow of people, if poured into a small fishing net, would definitely block Li Kaigu's way completely.
According to military strategists, this is absolutely a taboo.
However, Fang Ruhai was certain that Li Kaigu's army was waiting for him in various places in Fuzhou. Li Kaigu had only a thousand men, so it would be a good thing to eliminate this scourge as soon as possible.
Therefore, he put half of his strength into killing Li Kaigu in this valley.
From Li Kaigu's perspective, he could already see large crowds of people.
"I don't know how many enemy troops were attracted."
The crowd was endless and Li Kaigu couldn't tell how many people there were.
But, these people are enough!
The one who closed the door and beat the dog was Li Kaigu!
He immediately led his troops back and attacked. Countless figures suddenly appeared on the mountains on both sides, and dozens of hemp ropes were thrown down from the stone wall in the deepest part of the valley.
Li Kaigu and others rushed to the edge of the stone wall in one breath, dismounted, and climbed up by pulling the hemp rope.
The Zuo Yingyang Guard army, which intended to chase them, was hit by a rain of arrows and forced to stop.
On the mountains on both sides, countless soldiers were holding bows and arrows, shooting indiscriminately at the people below to prevent them from attacking Li Kaigu and others.
The commander of the front camp had already noticed something was wrong and immediately ordered a retreat, but it was too late.
Rolling stones and logs were pushed down from the mountains on both sides and rolled in the valley. The rear army was also cut off by Liu Desheng's army of 10,000, who began to massacre the Zuo Yingyangwei army at the entrance of Yankou.
In the rear, Fang Ruhai watched Liu Desheng leading the army to attack these people, his eyes almost popping out.
"Where does this army come from? Where does this army come from?"
"what!"
"Who can tell me where this army comes from?"
"Quick, quickly withdraw the left and right battalions and deal with them!"
"The rest of the army, including my central army, will attack together and kill all these people!"
Fang Ruhai, who had regained consciousness, estimated that the army was no more than 10,000 men, and immediately ordered all the troops to march out and completely bury Liu Desheng's army here.
Li Kaigu, who had already climbed the mountain and was struggling to get out of it, also spoke to a young general next to him:
"Order your men: once we appear at Zengkou, immediately raise my banner!"
"Fang Ruhai is also a good general. After seeing them fall into a disadvantage, he will definitely choose to withdraw. Only my great banner can make him give up this idea and come to chop off my head!"
Li Kaigu's eyes were bright.
On the battlefield, the banner is the soul of the army!
He was certain that Fang Ruhai would never give up this great opportunity!