Chapter 202 Lure the snake out of its hole
Xu Huang led 10,000 elite cavalrymen and galloped westward. He encountered a lot of harassment along the way and was extremely annoyed.
These scattered soldiers and cavalry did not confront him head-on, but instead formed groups of dozens or hundreds of people and harassed him from all sides.
Whenever Xu Huang led his troops to charge, the enemy would quickly flee in all directions. Although he killed dozens of cavalrymen, it would not be long before the rest of the cavalry were surrounded again.
This harassment tactic similar to that of the Hu cavalry made Xu Huang feel extremely disgusted, so he had to send out a small group of cavalry to drive away these flies.
After two days of marching, he keenly sensed something was wrong. It seemed that his marching direction had been diverted slightly to the south by these harassing cavalry.
Every time he adjusted his direction, he would encounter a large number of enemy troops, but these enemies were not strong, and he gained a lot by chasing them all the way.
Although morale was boosted a lot, after winning so many battles, the soldiers began to relax their vigilance unconsciously and thought that Yuan's army was just a group of weak soldiers.
Thinking of Cheng Yu's instructions before leaving, Xu Huang sneered in his heart.
Some losses only need to be suffered once.
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had already revealed most of their cards, and the situation became clearer to Tian Ze. Before he dispatched his troops, Jia Xu's intelligence and speculation had already been delivered to Cheng Yu.
Jia Xu not only found out the situation they were facing, but also analyzed in detail the possible talents and abilities of Xun Chen.
Cheng Yu naturally understood the rest.
The opponent has almost played all their cards, and it's time for them to fight back.
As a general under Tian Ze, memorizing and using the terrain is a basic skill. Xu Huang had already guessed the opponent's idea at this time. Not far ahead was a valley that was extremely suitable for an ambush.
Xu Huang knew that the other party had lured him here, but he still pretended not to know, in order to take advantage of the situation.
He calmly dispatched cavalry to expand the patrol area and drive away all the enemy scouts in the surrounding area.
Xu Huang arranged his deputy general Tian Sai to lead 3,000 cavalrymen to charge forward in a grand manner. The cavalrymen at the rear tied branches to their backs, raising a lot of dust, which looked very powerful.
He led the main force and quietly moved to a place covered by dense forests.
Soon, a large cavalry force appeared in front.
Seeing this, Tian Sai immediately showed excitement and launched a charge without hesitation.
The two cavalry units collided, and the enemy was defeated and fled, seemingly running into the valley in a panic.
Tian Sai looked at the valley in front of him, sneered in his heart, and rushed in as if he had no idea.
Ma Yan, a general under Yuan Shao, was leading 30,000 troops to ambush in the valley, waiting anxiously. The purpose of laying the groundwork for so long was to lure Tian Ze's army into the valley.
When he saw Tian Saijun appear, Ma Yan immediately clenched the knife in his hand excitedly.
finally come!
However, just as he was preparing to wait for the other party to go deeper and then close the door to beat the dog, he never expected that the other party stopped just after stepping in.
As if he had discovered something, he was horrified and ordered his army to retreat. However, due to the urgent charge, the enemy's formation was somewhat scattered, and the cavalry behind blocked the valley entrance.
The other party did not withdraw quickly for a while.
When Ma Yan saw this scene, he became very anxious.
He sacrificed at least a thousand soldiers for this ambush. How could he be willing to let the enemy escape like this?
The Jiantiansai army was in chaos and could not withdraw in a short time.
Without hesitation, Ma Yan led his guards out and rushed to the bottom of the valley, shouting, "The enemy has been ambushed. Kill!"
"kill!"
The mighty shouts of killing resounded throughout the valley, and countless soldiers swarmed down and headed straight for Tiansai's army.
Tian Sai's army was so frightened that they abandoned their baggage and fled. After a chaotic scramble, they finally managed to withdraw just as Ma Yan's army was about to reach them.
Seeing that Tian Sai's army had been defeated, Ma Yan excitedly led his troops in pursuit.
However, after chasing for a long time, Ma Yan looked at the Tiansai tribe who were fleeing and throwing supplies along the way, and were always not too far away from him, and gradually realized that something was wrong.
The enemy seemed to have gotten over the initial panic and gradually reorganized their ranks. He looked back and saw that his own soldiers had lost their formation and were chasing him in a long and scattered manner.
Danger!
Mayan reacted instinctively.
However, it was already too late.
The heavy and orderly sound of horse hooves resounded through the sky, and Xu Huang led the main force of the cavalry to charge over. The Tian Sai army, which had originally fled, also turned around and attacked.
With the talent "Indiscriminate Killing" activated, Xu Huang looked at Ma Yanjun, whose formation was in great chaos, with disdain in his eyes.
Xu Huang, Guan Yu and Zhang Liao had a very good relationship. They had similar temperaments and often called each other brothers. After spending a long time together, they unconsciously picked up some of each other's habits.
Xu Huang's talent not only enables him to enhance his ability to capture the enemy's weaknesses on the battlefield, but also enables his soldiers to increase their combat effectiveness sharply when the enemy's formation is in chaos.
The current situation is the best stage for Xu Huang.
The army was defeated like a mountain!
Under the iron hoofs, corpses were everywhere and wailing was heard everywhere.
Most of Ma Yan's men were infantrymen, and those with two legs could not outrun those with four legs. Moreover, they had been chasing for such a long time, and the soldiers were already exhausted.
It was a massacre without any chance of fighting back. Nearly half of Yuan's 30,000 troops were buried here. Ma Yan was killed by a single blow after fighting with Xu Huang for several rounds.
In one battle, nearly 20,000 enemies were killed, achieving a resounding victory.
At this moment, Xu Huang felt extremely happy, and all the anger and resentment he had felt over the past few days disappeared.
In Gao Lan's army, after hearing the news of Ma Yan's defeat from the defeated soldiers, Xun Chen looked solemn, with a bitter smile on his face: "Has he been discovered?"
In this ambush, he not only adopted the strategy of making the enemy arrogant and luring them deep into his territory, but also used his own talents.
Just in case.
But in the end, it was still discovered.
At this moment, Xun Chen realized that he had been seen through. Moreover, the other party took advantage of his confidence and set a trap for him.
"Military Advisor, your talent has been exposed." Gao Lan asked with a grim expression.
Xun Chen nodded, he knew very well what this meant. As long as the other party was on guard, the effect of his talent would be greatly reduced and would no longer be as sharp as before.
"There's nothing we can do. We've made too many moves." Xun Chen sighed.
"The enemy is strong and we are weak. If we want to win, we must take the initiative. In this way, although our plan has been completed, many of our situations have been exposed to Tian Ze's eyes."
"We have revealed too many hidden cards. Now we seem to have the initiative and advantage on the surface, but in fact, our losses are far greater than those of Tian Ze's army, and we have not made any progress at all."
"But the other party hasn't made a move yet."
There are advantages and disadvantages to being the first to strike or the last to strike. But for them, there is no choice.
Because Tian Ze was attacking Lu Bu. From their perspective, Tian Ze was the defender and they were the attacker.
In an offensive and defensive battle, the defender often has a greater advantage.
Tian Ze was far stronger than them. If they wanted to win, they had to take action first and, through strategic deployment, form a local advantage of concentrated forces, only then would they have a chance of winning.
"What should we do now? We must stop Xu Huang from entering the Taihang Mountains." Gao Lan said anxiously.
He was very clear about the overall layout of this battle, and Xu Huang's army was the key. Once this point was not held down, all previous efforts would be in vain.
They have put in too much effort and sacrifice for this.
"Now it all depends on Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang. We can only race against time with Tian Ze." Xun Chen said gritting his teeth.
"Order Lü Kuang and Lü Xiang to intercept Xu Huang at all costs. Even if you wipe out all your troops, you cannot retreat. You must not let him enter the Taihang Mountains."
"Hurry and pass the news to the lord. I hope the lord can take Tumen Pass as soon as possible, otherwise this battle will end like this."
(End of this chapter)
