The Hutuo River originates from Fanzhi County, Shanxi Province, winds across the Taihang Mountains and then enters Hebei Province. It has rough waves in the upper reaches, earning it another name: the surging river. However, when it reaches Bohai County, it becomes a calm river. The shallow river is twelve miles wide at its widest point, but only a little more than three feet deep at its deepest point. There are many sandbars in the river, which lie across the middle of the river like a string of beads, and there are many reeds, which are not only densely covered on the sandbars. Things are like this within two miles on both sides of the river bank. It looks like a green gauze tent.
The green gauze tent is undoubtedly very beautiful, especially when the sun sets in the west. Groups of birds are circling and flying on the wide river, falling into the green gauze tent from time to time. Cranes dance and mandarin ducks fly, sprinkling crisp bird songs. The scene is as poetic as The painting is ordinary and makes people forget to leave, but Gongsun Ming has no intention to appreciate such beautiful scenery. Although he pretends to be calm and stands still, seemingly calm and calm, but in fact, his eyes looking towards the northeast are clearly revealing. There was a strong look of anxiety on his face. There was no one else around. The dishes had been put on the table, but the "guest" hadn't arrived yet. How could Gongsun Ming not feel anxious about this?
"Report, young master, the two generals Shen and Zhao are coming quickly with the main force of Yan Liang's command. They are already less than a mile away."
At three o'clock in the morning, just as Gongsun Ming was waiting with great anxiety, he saw a horse riding Juechen coming, running towards Gongsun Ming. Just then, he got off the horse with a neat roll and headed towards Gongsun Ming. He just kneeled on the ground and said something in a tight voice.
"Okay, pass on the order and have all the ministries act according to the planned plan. Anyone who dares to make noise and move will be killed!"
Hearing that Yan Liang's subordinates had taken the bait, Gongsun Ming's tense nerves relaxed, but he still did not dare to take it lightly. He immediately issued a death order, with several attendants at his side. After the famous messengers bowed and agreed, they hurried to the ambush points of various ministries and conveyed Gongsun Ming's orders...
"Quick, rush in, cross the river, cross the river!"
Xili is not that short, but for the fleeing troops, it only took a quarter of an hour to rush through. Seeing the reed swamp has arrived, Shen Fei dared not delay at all. With a roar, The defeated soldiers rushed into the green gauze tent along the gap.
"General Yan, wait a minute, wait a minute!"
The Yizhou Army had been chasing for nearly an hour, and they were already red-eyed. When they saw the Bohai Navy defeated and fled into the reed swamp, they did not stop at all. Lu Xiang, who was eager for revenge, took the lead and led the front army to follow. He rushed in, and Yan Liang also did not hesitate. He led the main force of the Chinese army and rushed towards the gap. At this moment, he saw the judge rushing up from behind like a spark of fire, with a look of anxiety on his face. Di Hu let out a loud voice, which immediately made Yan Liang slow down his horse unconsciously.
"General Yan, the reeds are thick in front, we must be careful of the bandit army's deception!"
Yan Liang's speed slowed down so much that Shen Pei, who was not very good at equestrian skills, finally arrived out of breath. He didn't even bother to catch his breath, and immediately gave an admonishment.
"Well……"
Although Yan Liang was eager to avenge his cousin, he couldn't help but hesitate when he heard that what the judge said was quite reasonable.
"Haha... what a big joke. What Zheng Nan said is unfounded. Although the reeds are dense, they are no higher than shoulders. How can they hide a large number of soldiers and horses? Furthermore, the reeds are green and difficult to catch fire. What’s there to be afraid of?”
Before Yan Liang could make a decision, Guo Tu, who was standing aside, rudely belittled Shen Pei. His words were extremely harsh and did not show any mercy to Shen Pei.
"Well said, the whole army obeys the order and pursues us!"
As soon as Guo Tu said these words, the doubts in Yan Liang's heart disappeared immediately, and without any further hesitation, he shook the horse's reins and led his troops into the reed marsh. When he saw this, the judge raised his hand and shouted. Stop, but Yan Liang's horse was so fast that he rushed far away in an instant. Shen Pei had no choice but to gallop after him.
"Send signal!"
There is a gentle slope on the left wing of the gap in the reed marsh. It is not high, only about ten feet high and down. The slope is rugged with strange rocks and bushes are overgrown and low. Looking through the gap, you can't see anything at all. It is possible to hide troops, but there is something strange behind the slope - a natural trench two and a half miles long and several feet wide is close to the back of the slope. Gongsun Ming, as the commander-in-chief of an army, is lying on the ground at this moment. Behind a big stone, he watched the movements of the Yizhou Army with sharp eyes. When he first saw Yan Liangji leading his troops into the reed marsh, Gongsun Ming finally let out the breath he had been holding in his chest, but he didn't care. Without having to adjust his disordered breath, he gritted his teeth and let out a roar.
"Dong, dong dong..."
Following Gongsun Ming's order, dozens of drummers lined up behind the slope immediately picked up the drumsticks in their hands and beat out a burst of violent drum beats crazily.
"Um?"
The gap in the reed marsh was deliberately opened by the Bohai Navy. It is more than three feet wide. The opening of the reed marsh leads from the plain to the Hutuo River. Although there are some remains of reed roots, it is basically flat, and people and horses can walk on it. On the way, there would be no obstacles, especially when the former army had basically rushed out of the reed swamp, Yan Liang would not be too suspicious. He ran so fast that he was extremely relaxed, and the violent drumbeats were heard at the beginning. There was a loud noise, and Yan Liang was shocked to realize that something was wrong. He subconsciously reined in the galloping horse under his seat, and looked at the gentle slope with stern eyes. Unfortunately, due to the obstruction of the gentle slope, he could not see the gentle slope clearly. The movement on the other end.
"It's on fire, damn, it's on fire."
"No, it's on fire!"
"Fell into a trap!"
Before Yan Liang could figure out what was going on, dozens of fires suddenly ignited in the reed swamp, and soon spread to the gap. Thick smoke billowed into the sky, and the Yizhou Army officers and soldiers immediately started to act randomly. A ball.
"Despicable little Gongsun, retreat, the rear team becomes the front team, retreat, retreat quickly!"
Yan Liang really couldn't understand how the seemingly green reed swamp suddenly burst into flames with such a big fire, but he knew one thing clearly, that is, he couldn't stay here for a long time, but he twisted the horse's head when he saw it. , shouted loudly, and then ran away on horseback.
Yan Liang's general order was issued in a timely manner. The problem was that the army was in chaos at the moment. The only ones who could really obey his orders were the personal guards who followed him. As for most of the soldiers, they were all in chaos at this time. Some wanted to rush forward, some wanted to retreat, and some were so frightened that they were spinning around in circles. The entire team was completely in a state of collapse. Before the Bohai Navy came to kill them, they I don’t know how many Yizhou Army officers and soldiers were trampled to death...
