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Chapter 78: Catching the Turtle in the Urn

The next morning, in the camp.

Ergu hadn't been asleep all night, with two dark circles in his eyes, and a bunch of strategic sketches were placed on the big table in front of him.

He thought for a moment and murmured: "I, Beimeng, would rather die while standing than retreat!"

Now he has only two options.

First, he agreed to the three conditions proposed by Zhao Yan; second, he organized the Northern Mongolian army to withdraw from Qingzhou.

But when they withdrew from Qingzhou, there was no defense fortress.

Once Zhao Yan's five thousand Buge army began to chase, it would be enough to destroy all the Northern Mongolian Army before they returned to Northern Mongolia.

The remaining 30,000 Northern Mongolian soldiers were crucial to Ergu, and he was unwilling to leave these capitals for making a comeback here.

Ergu was stunned for a moment, then picked up the brush and wrote eight big characters on a piece of paper.

"The golden toad is out of its shell, and the fake descends and real attacks."

This is a strategy he thought of against the enemy that he had used all night.

He was dissatisfied, and he felt that he could still reverse the situation.

...

It was almost noon that day.

Dazhou received a letter from Beimeng, written by Shanpu personally, with more than a thousand words.

But there is only one core content of expression.

"We have surrendered and will withdraw all of us from Qingzhou. Please ask Dazhou to come to the gate of Qingzhou at noon tomorrow to receive the letter of apology and marriage letter, and promise not to pursue it again."

After hearing this news, the generals of the Zhou Dynasty were all overjoyed, but they didn't expect that Bei Meng really compromised.

In this battle, the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty performed almost flawlessly.

After Zhao Yan saw this letter, he felt something was wrong.

He felt that Ergu had been too straightforward and did not look like his style at all.

Zhao Yan came to the defense map, carefully pondered it, and couldn't help but smile on his face, and murmured: "If I guessed correctly, Ergu should be playing a game with us of the golden toad that removes the shell and fake attack."

Shen Tuyi and Yang Hong on the side were both stunned.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean is that Bei Meng is not going to surrender?"

"Northern Mongolia has only 20,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry left. If they want to fight with us, they have no chance of winning, and they have no trump cards anymore!"

Zhao Yan pointed to the defense map and said, "If I was not mistaken, late tonight, Ergu would definitely lead his 20,000 cavalry through this path to Luoming Mountain, and then attack Qingzhou after our army arrived in Qingzhou, with the purpose of capturing me."

The road Zhao Yan refers to is a rugged mountain road. Although it is small, it is very hidden. It is indeed possible for Beimeng to run wildly overnight and reach Luoming Mountain, which is less than twenty miles away from Qingzhou.

When you go to Qingzhou tomorrow, the 20,000 cavalry and 5,000 Buge army of the Great Zhou Dynasty will definitely come out in full swing, and will also bring 30,000 cavalry to show the style of the Great Zhou Dynasty and prevent the Northern Mongolia from causing trouble again.

The remaining 30,000 Great Zhou soldiers guarding Shenzhou may not be able to defend under the raid of 20,000 cavalry.

As the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhao Yan naturally stood in the rear, and Shen Tuyi and Yang Hong accepted the letter of surrender.

Shen Tuyi asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, if we arrive in Qingzhou and find that the cavalry of Beimeng is not there, we will naturally return to Shenzhou quickly. The cavalry will take up to two hours to move forward at full speed. Isn't Beimeng afraid that we will double-team them!"

Zhao Yan frowned slightly and said, "If Ergu had followed this plan, the 10,000 soldiers in Qingzhou would probably fight us to death. He planned to sacrifice all of these 10,000 soldiers."

Yang Hong took a breath. Such a cruel style of playing really looked like Ergu's style.

Shen Tuyi asked again: "Your Majesty, are we too worried? Maybe Bei Meng is going to surrender."

Zhao Yan smiled slightly and said, "My intuition will not be wrong. There will inevitably be a big battle tonight, and we should send troops now!"

Shen Tuyi and Yang Hong absolutely followed Zhao Yan's instructions and immediately began to prepare.

Late at night, 40,000 infantry soldiers from Dazhou lie on Luoming Mountain with enough bows and arrows.

The five thousand Buge army and another ten thousand cavalry quietly surrounded the front of Luoming Mountain.

If Ergu really wants to use a move to get rid of the shell of the golden toad, then Zhao Yan will catch the turtle in the jar.

And at this moment, it is in the Qingzhou military camp.

Shanpu and 10,000 Northern Mongolian infantry watched Ergu and 20,000 cavalry leave Qingzhou from a narrow mountain road.

Tomorrow, whether they can give a fatal blow to the Great Zhou and whether they can capture Zhao Yan, the little emperor of the Great Zhou, alive, depends on how long they can last.

These ten thousand of them are bait and victims of this battle.

Ergu has issued a death order. When the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty arrive in Qingzhou tomorrow, the soldiers must attack with all their might and will not hesitate to attack the last person.

Anyone who escapes at the last battle will kill the three clans.

Shanpu has also made plans to die for the Northern Meng.

In the second half of the night, the moonlight was dim and the mountain wind was cold.

Just when Shen Tuyi thought the Northern Mongolian Army would not come, there were suddenly sounds of horse hooves not far away.

Shen Tuyi couldn't help but be overjoyed and admired Zhao Yan even more. If these were not arranged tonight, Shenzhou might be captured by the Northern Mongolian cavalry that had been burning to the death.

Shen Tuyi did not immediately order an attack.

After the Northern Mongolian soldiers arrived at Luoming Mountain, the first thing they did was to set up camp and quickly enter a rest state. Because they would only launch an attack after dawn when they saw the Great Zhou army heading to Qingzhou.

Zhao Yan specifically told Shen Tuyi that he must wait until the Northern Mongolian cavalry entered a sleep state before launching an attack.

So Shen Tuyi waited patiently, and saw that the Northern Mongolian cavalry had no movement before he began to command the army to prepare for the attack.

After a while, all of the 40,000 soldiers, holding bows and arrows, aimed at the Northern Mongolian cavalry stationed below.

Shen Tuyi stood up, picked up a rocket, pulled a full bow, and then shot towards the sky.

This is a signal of attack.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

At that moment, forty thousand arrows shot towards the Northern Mongolian cavalry below.

"Enemy attack! There is an enemy attack!" A sentry from Beimeng shouted loudly, then was shot through his chest with an arrow and fell down.

As soon as Ergu fell asleep, he heard a messy sound. As soon as he left the camp, several long arrows attacked and almost failed to hit his head.

He quickly hid in the camp, then shouted: "Come on the horse quickly, turn around and retreat, and never be a target here!"

After a while, the remaining seven or eight thousand cavalry, led by Ergu, rushed out of the encirclement of the Great Zhou.

Soon, the sky turned white.

Ergu had just run out of five miles, and not far away, the Buge army was already waiting.

Not far away, there were 10,000 cavalrymen in the Zhou Dynasty surrounded them.

Yang Hong rode a tall horse and shouted to Ergu: "Ergu, all your tricks are expected by His Majesty the Great Zhou Emperor, and you will not surrender!"
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