Chapter 149: Array and wait
Just as Liu He led his troops to Hengling, Tituo, who was in Songyunling, smiled at the lamplight - the reason why he was really willing to withdraw his troops was because Nanlou had to deal with him. Nanlou calmly summoned 10,000 troops and lie in Xiongzhang Mountain.
Titu waited for this opportunity. He bribed several influential leaders of the clan and had already agreed with each other that as long as Nanlou came out to face him and face the grassland with him, they would instead support Titu and force Nanlou to give way. Nanlou was old, not only was he timid, but he also always flattered the Han people and was servile, which really humiliated the Wuhuan people.
Nanlou joined forces with the Han army Liu He's troops to deal with him, and Titu also knew that several of Nanlou's confidants had already turned to Titu. The new master was generous and willing to reward him, so of course they had to do their best. Tituo naturally would not be stupid enough to continue to go home in Shihutun. But he told all his subordinates that he wanted to go home in Shihutun.
He ordered Jieyu to escort the convoy from Hengling, but did not tell him that he would cross the border from Hengling. Now there are too many traitors on both sides, and only he knows the safest things. Although he believes Jieyu, he does not believe Jieyu's men. It was not until after the ambush of Huagu that he led his troops to march towards Hengling that everyone knew it.
He did not transport all the property that Titu had captured invasion of the Han Dynasty back to Baijiu Mountain. He waited for this day. On the prairie, he suddenly turned the dead old man into a dead turtle without any soldiers. He thought about it and laughed out loud. As a chief, he could not without expression. Of course, he would have to reward the meritorious ministers with great help - this batch of things came in handy.
He lay on the animal skin and closed his eyes and pondered carefully, thinking about every small part that might have occurred in the rebellion and the rebellion incident. He did not want to make mistakes due to small matters and fail.
Haoshuai Ang Yuefei rushed in.
"Chief, something is not good, Jieyu and the convoy were attacked by the Han army in Hengling."
Tituo's heart trembled, and his whole body immediately became cold.
He suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Ang Yue with a panic look on his face, and asked, "How did the news come from?"
"What the soldiers who fled back from Hengling said was true. The Han army suddenly appeared, and Jieyu and his troops were caught off guard and were surrounded and annihilated. Most of the soldiers were captured, probably because they were in the anti-government camp. Now the scouts have been dispatched and the troops are gathering."
Tituo slowly stood up and said with a little nervous expression: "Since this Liu He arrived at the Upper Valley battlefield, our bad luck has never stopped. Is he really so powerful in the rumors?"
"The news we got was that his troops were ambushing in Shihutun, why did they suddenly appear in Hengling? We decided to take Hengling for a temporary basis, so how could it be leaked?"
Then he shook his head, and a trace of murderous aura appeared in his eyes.
"I don't want to think about it anymore. You know the importance of this batch of things to me. Once you lose it, you know what it means. It doesn't matter if the balance dies. You must not lose that batch of things, otherwise you will be completely finished this time."
"The Han army is not large in number. After snatching things, they will definitely flee to Ning County, which is closest to them. Our army is in Songyunling, so he can only go back to Ning County by Jiulongyu. I will lead 3,000 people to Jiulongyu to intercept them. You will take two thousand people to Hengling and check the scene carefully, and immediately chase from the back. Hurry!"
"Chief, would you please divide your troops to attack at this time? What if there are more enemies than us?"
"Unless Liu He can make the dead live, he will not have so many troops. Ji Chou has already been defeated and fled, and he has no time to take care of himself. What are the only small troops left? Why are he afraid of him?"
"Once they escaped into Ning County, we could not conquer the city for a while. We had no supplies and only brought three days of dry food, and had to withdraw it after three days. By then, we were empty-handed and the generals were killed and the matter was quite complicated. In order to stop them, we could only do this. Is there any way you can?"
Ang Yue shook his head embarrassedly and whispered: "The enemy's camp is elusive and the journey is very fast. If he escapes into Ning County first, we will have no choice. Why not go home directly? Although they are empty-handed, the chief's strength is still there."
Tituo glared at him fiercely, his eyes wishing he could kill him.
"This expedition has exhausted all our storage. If we lose the spoils, we will be penniless. We have nothing except one war horse. Just go back like this, what strength is there? We will be wiped out by the Nanlou immediately, and it will be good to leave our lives."
"The Han army escorted the prisoners and carried the cart. It was impossible to be fast, we had time."
"Hengling and Jiulong Valley are about 70 miles apart. You must remember to keep in touch with me and support me immediately if there is anything to ensure that everything is foolproof. Like Huagu, we strive to ambush them again in Jiulong Valley."
"We will definitely take it back." Titu looked at Ang Yue and comforted him - in fact, he was also comforting himself.
Liu He took a random blow and brought the original situation and bright prospects into a desperate situation. This is probably something that Liu He would never imagine.
Liu He chose the battlefield at the entrance of Hengling.
There are long-distance slopes here, suitable for cavalry sprinting. However, the slopes are not very straight and there are many trees - he ordered the soldiers to cut down all the trees and open up a huge open space.
On both sides of this entrance are hills and hills. Although the hidden troops are better, they are not conducive to the development of the cavalry and cannot use the degree of the cavalry to attack.
The grass surrounded by the hills is about two miles in a circle and extends to another small mountain area.
"Lord..." Pan Feng's voice suddenly came to Liu He's ears: "The scout came to report that the Wuhuan soldiers were divided into two groups, one north and one to Hengling."
Liu He laughed.
Guan Yu nodded: "Okay! Lord, as I wish. Tituo would never think that we would fight him in Hengling."
"To the north? Where is it north?" Liu He asked, "Is it Jiulongyu?"
Pan Feng nodded, "That's right! That's the closest road we returned to Ning County. Tituo probably thought of blocking us there."
"Tituo is very smart, decisive and powerful." Liu He smiled, "It's a pity that they always think that we don't have the courage and dare not fight with them. As a result, they make mistakes in judgment and cannot defeat them. They ordered the scouts to pay close attention to the movements of the enemy north to prevent them from suddenly killing back."
In the morning, the scouts suddenly became crazy. They went in and out one after another, flowing endlessly, and news came back one after another.
Hao Shuai Ang Yue was coming with two thousand cavalrymen.
"Hao Shuai, our scouts cannot enter Hengling." A young coach ran to Ang Yue and shouted loudly.
Ang Yue frowned when he heard this, and he didn't say anything for a long time.
"We can't get close to Hengling at all, and none of the scouts who entered came back. I suspect there is an ambush on Hengling?"
"Angliu, can you use your brain? If the enemy sets up an ambush in Hengling, of course I hope we can go there as soon as possible, why are we going to kill the scouts? I deliberately told us there was an ambush there and told us not to go?" Angyue said contemptuously.
Angliu felt a little guilty and did not dare to say anything, waiting for Haoshuai to continue speaking.
"The Han people stole our things and couldn't run away. Will they set up an ambush in Hengling? We have five thousand troops, and they want to ambush us unless they want to die."
"Order the troops to speed up."
"Hao Shuai..." Angli shouted, "We'd better send a team to take a look first."
The two hundred cavalry teams of Wuhuan people rushed up the hill like whirlwinds - they were stunned.
On the mountain, thousands of large chariots were densely arranged into a huge rectangular chariot array, with three rows in depth, and a distance of 100 steps. There were thousands of Han soldiers in the chariot array, standing with bows, waiting for the formation.
Cheng Pu is the first person.
He saw the Wuhuan cavalry appearing in Shangangshan, raised his hand and shot an arrow into the sky, and shouted in a loud voice: "Beat the drum..."
The drums in the car array were shaking loudly.
The Wuhuan people's face changed drastically, and they whistled, and turned their horses to fly along the way.
Liu He in the woods in the distance smiled slightly and shouted: "Array..."
The sound of the horn rose into the sky.
The Wuhuan cavalry were shocked and looked back. Hengling was hidden among the trees and there was no trace of people. They were probably blown by the Han soldiers in the chariot formation, and they didn't care and still galloped away on horseback.
Chapter completed!