Chapter 249 The golden cicada escapes from its shell
The main camp of Zhenbiaoying.

"Report, my Lord, there are Hu cavalrymen leaving Fushan City from the north gate. There are Hu cavalrymen in the three Hu camps on the west side of Fushan City running towards the north!"

The scout came to the main tent to report.

The Donghai Hu tribe's army was not all in Fushan City. The army in the city was mainly composed of the Gorqin clan, while the other three tribes established three camps in the west of the city.

Liang Chu, who was checking the battle report sent from Chongshan Pass, raised his head abruptly and asked, "How many Hu cavalry have left in total?"

"It should be between 20,000 and 30,000!" the scout replied.

Liang Chu stood up and waved his hand to signal the scouts to retreat.

After the scouts left, he paced back and forth in the tent.

The Hu tribe sent out a large number of Hu cavalry, which obviously meant that something had happened in the north, and the change in the north was naturally caused by Zhou Lan, Yang Zhengshan and others.

It’s a pity that he can’t contact Zhou Lan and Yang Zhengshan now, and he doesn’t know the specific situation.

But that didn't stop him from making a guess.

The Hu tribe dispatched so many Hu cavalry, which means that Zhou Lan and Yang Zhengshan must have achieved considerable results in the north.

Does he have a chance to fight back now?
Liang Chu weighed the military strength of both sides.

He had 30,000 Zhenbiao Battalion and 5,000 Yunlong Guards under his command, and even if the enemy transferred away 30,000 Hu cavalry, they still had more than 50,000 soldiers.

We are still inferior to the enemy in terms of military strength!

"Made!"

Thinking that he still couldn't go into battle, Liang Chu couldn't help but swear.

Although he was very uncomfortable being stuck in Fushan City, he also felt unhappy.

It is undoubtedly a humiliation to have to hide in the camp and not dare to go out to fight.

However, he had endured this humiliation for a month, and now he had had enough, and the soldiers could no longer bear it.

The most important thing is that Zhou Lan and Yang Zhengshan created such a good opportunity for him, but he couldn't grasp it, which made him even more uncomfortable.

"Come on, come on!"

Liang Chu cursed and shouted outside the door.

Then, two guards came in, "My Lord!"

"Send a message to Liu Nanbo, Zhao Tianhai, and Zhou Yuchun, ordering them to lead their troops to join us within five days. If they are late, they will be subject to military law!" Liang Chu said with a cold face.

Liu Nanbo, Lieutenant General of Guangning Guard in Chongshan Town North Road.

Zhao Tianhai, Lieutenant General of Dingliao Guard in Chongshan Town South Road.

Zhou Yuchun, Lieutenant General of Jinzhou Guard in the central route of Chongshan Town.

Among the six lieutenant generals, in addition to Zhou Lan and Wang Bin, there is also Ji Feiyu, the deputy general of Chongshan Town, who leads the Yizhou Guard in the west.

However, Ji Feiyu had just found the flag area of ​​the Ula clan not long ago. The Ula clan was the last of the seven major clans of the Donghai Hu people, but the Ula clan was different from the other six large clans.

Although it also belongs to the Donghai Hu tribe, they are relatively close to the Wuliang Hu tribe, so their banner has always been located near the Wuliang Hu territory.

Since Ji Feiyu had found the flag area of ​​the Wulianghu tribe, it was naturally impossible for him to come and meet up with Liang Chu.

The other three reinforcement camps have sent messages in the past few days saying that they are already heading towards Fushan City, so Liang Chu asked them to arrive within five days.

The two guards responded and immediately went to pass the order.

Liang Chu walked back to the desk and sat down, frowning and falling into deep thought. He was worried about Zhou Lan, Yang Zhengshan and others.

……

Two days later, Yang Zhengshan also received news that Fushan City had sent troops to pursue them.

Liang Chu could not contact them, but they could deploy scouts on the road that must be taken to reach Fushan City. As long as they saw the Hu army coming, they could notify them in advance.

And today they just attacked a small settlement belonging to Gorqin.

This small settlement of less than 5,000 people is located on the outskirts of the Harwan Mountains and makes a living by hunting and raising livestock.

The Harwin Mountains are a mountain range that stretches for thousands of miles in the snowfield. It extends from the coast of the East China Sea to the northwest to the depths of the snowfield. Yang Zhengshan doesn't know where exactly. Dayong's exploration of the north only stayed on the outskirts of the snowfield.

At this time, the soldiers were resting when five scouts came running from the south.

"General, a large army from Fushan City has crossed the Yangyun River!"

They came to Zhou Lan and Yang Zhengshan and reported.

"How many?" Zhou Lan asked.

"The exact number is unknown, but it is definitely over 20,000!" the scout replied.

Zhou Lan, Wang Bin and Yang Zhengshan looked at each other. With more than 20,000 yuan, it was obvious that they could not fight head-on.

"You guys go down and rest first!"

Zhou Lan asked the scouts to retreat first, and then the three of them gathered together to discuss.

"What should we do next?" Wang Bin looked at Yang Zhengshan.

Unknowingly, they have regarded Yang Zhengshan as their backbone.

Well, it’s a bit unrealistic to call him the backbone. It would be more appropriate to describe him as a military advisor.

Yang Zhengshan stroked his beard and fell into deep thought. He first raised his head to look at the sky, and then took out the map and studied it carefully.

"It's definitely impossible to hide it!"

They have 5,000 men and it is impossible for them to hide their tracks and find a place to hide.

A large number of horseshoe prints could not be covered up at all, and the opponent only needed to follow their horseshoe prints and chase after them.

"Hide, well, I can't hide forever!" Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but think of a plan in his mind.

Perhaps because he wrote the "Thirty-Six Strategies", many of his ideas would involuntarily lean towards the "Thirty-Six Strategies".

He raised his head and looked at Wang Bin, "General, I have a plan that may require you to take risks!" "What plan? Just tell me directly! As for taking risks, haha, are you the kind of person who is afraid of death?" Wang Bin said with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan paused for a moment, "Escape!"

"What do you mean?"

"You attract the enemy to flee to the northwest, and General Zhou and I will go to Fushan City to cooperate with the Marquis to capture Fushan City!" Yang Zhengshan said.

Now Wang Bin has only a thousand cavalrymen under his command. Asking him to lead a thousand cavalrymen to attract more than 20,000 Hu cavalrymen is undoubtedly a very risky plan.

"How many days do I need to hold them back?"

Wang Bin did not think this plan was risky, because whether he led his troops to escape alone or everyone escaped together, the result would be almost the same once they were caught.

But there is something self-sacrificing about him doing this.

He did not feel dissatisfied about this because he believed that Yang Zhengshan and Zhou Lan did not intend to abandon them.

"There's no need to hold them back, all you need to do is run away!"

Yang Zhengshan pointed at the map and continued, "Escape from here, then go south along the way we came, make a circle and meet up with us at Fushan City!"

To put it simply, Wang Bin needs to lead the pursuers to make a big circle.

It would take at least six or seven days to go through such a big circle.

"And we headed east, all the way south along the coast, all the way to the east of Fushan City."

Yang Zhengshan continued to describe his plan, "Next, we need the cooperation of the Marquis to make a feint to the east and attack in the west to lure the snake out of its hole."

"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu says "to unite with the normal forces and to win with the unusual ones".

Yang Zhengshan’s understanding of it is that the positive one is a fair and upright head-on battle, while the strange one is to attack the enemy unexpectedly when they are unprepared.

Regardless of whether it is positive or negative, Yang Zhengshan pays more attention to the word "rhythm".

What is rhythm?

It means making the enemy act according to your expectations and making the enemy follow your actions, rather than following the enemy's actions yourself.

Now that Fushan City has gradually entered their rhythm, sending troops to pursue them is equivalent to weakening a quarter of the enemy's strength for Liang Chu.

Next, Yang Zhengshan will continue to set the pace and let Fushan City completely fall under his baton.

Of course, his plan requires Liang Chu's recognition and cooperation, after all, Liang Chu is the main force.

After the three of them reached an agreement, they immediately organized the soldiers to take action.

If Zhou Lan and Yang Zhengshan wanted to escape, they had to cover up the traces they left behind. There were too many horse hoof prints, so someone would definitely need to cover them up.

In order to cover up their traces more easily, they chose a wide river. After Zhou Lan and Yang Zhengshan crossed the river, Wang Bin deliberately stayed for a long time with more than a thousand soldiers before rushing northwest along the river bank.

Just as Yang Zhengshan expected, when the Hu cavalry behind caught up, they only checked the traces on the river bank and followed the horse hoof prints left by Wang Bin and his men, without going to the other side of the river to check.

Wang Bin was really running for his life. He led his soldiers and ran towards the northwest at almost the fastest speed.

Zhou Lan and Yang Zhengshan were also running towards Fushan City along the coastline at the fastest speed.

The reason for choosing to live along the coastline is that the coastline is all saline-alkali land with no grass growing on it, so naturally no Hu people would establish a settlement on such land.

Following the coastline can avoid being discovered by the Hu people.

However, on the day before the recovery of Shancheng, Yang Zhengshan led his close followers away from the main force and arrived at Liang Chu's camp first.

At this time in the tent, Liu Nanbo and Zhao Tianhai were paying a visit to Liang Chu.

They had just arrived today to meet up with Liang Chu, and more than 10,000 soldiers under their command had already set up camp to the south of the Zhenbiaoying camp.

He said he was here to pay a visit, but in fact he was here to receive a scolding from Liang Chu.

Liang Chu had a good temper and usually didn't get angry, but this time he was really anxious.

He has been living a miserable life these past few days, wishing he could immediately grab these useless guys and give them a good beating.

"You guys are so relaxed. You've been on the expedition for so long, and you've only wiped out a few small and medium-sized tribes!"

"How should I say hello to you?"

"I think you all should stop being lieutenant generals and go find a city gate to guard the gate!"

"Look at you guys, your record is not even as good as a defensive one!"

"The Anyuan City garrison has only a thousand soldiers under its command, but they have captured more than a dozen bandit tribes in succession. What about you?"

"Can't you guys show some courage? It's ok if you can't compare to Zhou Lan, but you can also compare to Wang Bin!"

Liang Chu pointed at the two men's noses and made sarcastic remarks, which made the two men blush and mutter to themselves at the same time.

"We are no worse than Wang Bin. Wang Bin is just lucky. He has a killer like Yang Zhengshan under his command! If Yang Zhengshan was under our command, we would definitely be better than Wang Bin!"

They don't dare to compare with Zhou Lan, but they dare to compare with Wang Bin.

In terms of military strength, they are no less than Wang Bin, and in terms of combat effectiveness, they are no worse than Wang Bin.

The only one who is worse than Wang Bin is Yang Zhengshan.

As for saying that they are not as good as Yang Zhengshan, well, they have no choice but to admit it.

The results of the battle are there, what can they say?

At this moment, someone outside the tent reported: "Your Majesty, Anyuan City garrison commander Yang Zhengshan is outside the camp gate asking to see you!"

Liang Chu was stunned for a moment, then asked in astonishment: "Why is he here?"

Zhao Tianhai and Liu Nanbo looked at each other. The legendary God of Death was coming!
None of them had ever seen Yang Zhengshan, but their ears were almost callused by his name during this period of time.

Even though they were away at war, they kept in frequent communication with Chongshan Pass, sending battle reports, transporting food and spoils, and always bringing back some news from Chongshan Town.

They had heard a lot of rumors about Yang Zhengshan, but the news seemed to be delayed.

(End of this chapter)