Battlefield of All Sides

Chapter 42 We Are Just Bait

The darkness before dawn is the purest, the sky is hazy, and a small group of men and horses are lighting torches in the dark night. Li Mu and others are slowly moving forward with the scout cavalry who have stepped on earlier.

No one in the team spoke, only the sound of armor rubbing as they slowly moved forward, and the mountain path was not considered rough, and the horses were not too burdened, but the further they walked, the endless darkness in front of them became worse. As if to devour everyone.

"What the hell, haven't we arrived yet?"

Ge Qing asked in a low voice, holding a torch in his hand, Li Mu could see a little uneasiness on his face.

Li Mu also smiled at the moment and said to the other party: "Don't worry, it's not far away, it's just a simple task."

Ge Qing stared at Li Mu with wide eyes, and then nodded awkwardly. However, Li Mu also wanted to know how long it would take to reach his destination, so he drove his horse forward and approached the scout leading the team. cavalry.

"Brother, how long before we reach our destination?"

"Oh, just go over this mountain and go down the slope, and we'll be there." The scout cavalryman with two mustaches said, but he looked at Li Mu with a somewhat confused look.

"My boss, I also find it strange to say that, what is your mission, you have to detour here?"

The scout's inexplicable words immediately caused Li Mu to pause and asked in confusion.

"Brother, what's wrong? What's wrong with this place?"

The man glanced at Li Mu, then turned his head and said, "Oh, it's not strange, but this place is high in the east and low in the west, and there are big forests in the north and south, it's a good place to hide soldiers and horses."

When Li Mu heard what he said, he nodded immediately. Such a suitable hiding place could better hide those who escaped, and it was just the right place for him to respond.

"However..." But suddenly the scout spoke again, but looked around and said: "The general and others here were planning to send some troops here to support, but it didn't matter later, and now they send you two A dozen people came over..."

"Oh? Why didn't it just go away?" Li Mu asked immediately, the other party opened his mouth, but suddenly laughed and shook his head without saying a word.

Li Mu looked at the other party's expression, so he thought it was a secret, so he didn't ask any more questions.

The heavy cavalry team continued to move forward. After crossing a mountain top, there was a steep downhill in front of them. The trees on the slope were very dense, but the further they went down, the trees were much less, and many of them could be seen. The trees, some exposed stumps, looked like they might have been cut down by the defenders of Jinyong City or soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty.

From here, you can see that there is a spot of light in the sky. The scout said that it is Jinyong City. The light is a big lantern on the city wall to illuminate the situation around the city wall.

The scout took everyone to a forest that was not too dense, and then left alone.

Li Mu and another commander also immediately ordered the soldiers to dismount, waiting to meet the troops that escaped next.

The sky has gradually brightened up at this time. It is actually not a good decision for the ancient army to fight at night. Night blindness will bring the army's offensive to a standstill. Now the sky is slightly bright, and the target can be seen clearly. At this moment, it is just right It is a time when people are tired and horses are exhausted, but it is also a good time to attack.

Not a while after Li Mu's team got off their horses, there was a buzzing sound from the distant sky. If you listen carefully, you can hear the beating of drums and the sound of killing.

Li Mu and others looked at each other in the dark night and realized that something might be happening there.

The fighting started again, this early in the morning.

Almost at the next moment, Li Mu and another chief ordered everyone to get on their horses immediately, and everyone stood ready. As long as there were people approaching this side on the battlefield over there, as long as they recognized the escaped team, they would immediately accompany them to leave here.

There is a faint light behind everyone, it is the light brought by the morning sun, and it also illuminates the situation in front of it, it is a small hill with no ups and downs, and there is a plain in the distance. On the other side of the day, there is a mass of blackness , that should be Yong Kim City.

The buzzing sound still echoed in the ears of Li Mu and others. Li Mu and others lined up their teams, put their horses on the ground, and stared at the situation in the distance.

"That cavalry team didn't escape, did it?" A soldier whispered beside him, and the people around him also became a little suspicious, and looked to his side one after another.

Yuan Hu even wanted to rush to the front to see the situation, but was stopped by Li Mu, so he could only stand up on his stirrups and look into the distance.

But there is still no sound of any horses or horses in the distance. Occasionally, a snort can be heard. Everyone was just happy, but they found that it was the horses on their side.

This situation lasted for another ten minutes, the shouts of killing in the distance remained unchanged, but the mood of everyone changed a bit.

Everyone was a little puzzled, so they turned their attention to Li Mu.

Li Mu was also very puzzled in his heart, but this situation was indeed a bit weird. Li Mu also thought of what Gao Changgong said to himself before leaving: If there is anything unusual, you can leave immediately.

But Li Mu thought about it again, this order was sent to him by Gao Changgong himself, logically speaking, as a general, he should not lie to himself.

So Li Mu hesitated again in his heart, thinking to himself in his heart, maybe it's just that the people over there are still attacking the army formation and can't get out for the time being.

"Wait a little longer, maybe it will come after a while."

Li Mu stared into the distance, as if he was going to see a group of people from the sky in the next moment.

But it didn't.

After waiting for a while again, those buzzing voices became clearer. Old man Mo, who just couldn't bear to walk around, rushed over and said to Li Mu anxiously.

"Shichang, let's go quickly, this place is not right, we may be in danger here."

Li Mu turned to look at Old Man Mo, but he was a little surprised. This place was perfect for hiding him, and it was so far away from the battlefield that there was no danger.

"Old Mo, what did you find?" Although he was so puzzled in his heart, Li Mu still said so.

However, old man Mo turned his head and pointed to the surrounding area with his horsewhip: "There is a saying in the art of war, the master of the terrain, the help of soldiers. Predicting the enemy's victory, planning the danger and danger, the way of a general. Knowing this and using it in battle will win. Those who do not know this and fight will be defeated."

Old man Mo shook his head and said, but Li Mu was confused, and immediately interrupted the other party and asked: "Old man Mo, what are you trying to say?"

Old Man Mo was stunned for a moment, but then he said: "Shi Chang, this means that terrain is a lesson that must be learned in the art of war. Favorable terrain is the most powerful assistance to the army, but look here."

Li Mu listened and looked around, then looked back at the other party: "What's wrong here?"

"That's too wrong. From here to that Jinyong City, there is an open space. Qingqi can reach it with only a stick of incense. Moreover, the terrain in front of it is open, and it is difficult to stop it if you rush out. If you kill from this side, the Zhou Dynasty army will almost To be cut in half."

"Wouldn't that be better, so that we can defeat those people from the Zhou Dynasty immediately." The other chief next to him also said, but Old Man Mo said while patting his thigh anxiously.

"It's wrong, it's wrong, it's true, but look around, the trees have been chopped down like this just to prevent us from sending troops here."

"Besides, look at the hillside behind you. When the hillside comes down, it's urgent, but it's even more difficult to go up!"

"The reason why the generals didn't deploy troops here is because this place must have been closely watched by the people of the Zhou Dynasty."

"Maybe there is no one waiting for us to respond at all, maybe, maybe we are just a bait to attract those Zhou Dynasty people to think that we have deployed heavy troops here!" Old Man Mo said with a face full of panic.

"Impossible, the general can't just let his brother die like this, old man Mo, don't shake the morale of the army!" Yuan Hu also loudly denied at this time.

Li Mu was startled at this moment, and suddenly thought of Gao Changgong's tough tone before, and the other party refused to let Baichang lead the team, but instead said that the heavy cavalry had less armor, and told himself to wait for someone to find something wrong. leave immediately.

But why didn't General Gao tell himself that he was here as bait? Could it be that he didn't trust himself?
Li Mu thought wildly in his mind, but at this time there was a rumbling sound from a distance, and Li Mu was overjoyed, thinking that the person he was going to pick up had come, but when he looked up, Li Mu's pupils shrank suddenly.

There were many light cavalry gradually emerging in the distance, and behind them a large flag was erected, with the word Yuwen written on it.

Li Mu looked at the people around him in horror, and blurted out a word the next moment.

"Retreat! Retreat immediately!"

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(End of this chapter)