The rain was still falling, but it was much lighter than before.
The morale in the valley was much more exciting than before. Sun Tu's few words had re-energized both the Liao and Song armies, even if they only had 10% of the strength of the enemy outside, even if they had not eaten a grain of rice all day. , but they still dare to take the initiative and fight their way to survive!
Seeing this scene, Tong Guan and Yelu Xiongge were also filled with emotion. There is indeed a natural general in this world, and Sun Tu is it. While other generals had to work hard to inspire the morale of the entire army, he only needed a few simple words to do so. Even the Liao soldiers who were supposed to belong to the hostile camp were persuaded by him.
"Let's all rest on the spot and recuperate our energy. After the third watch, we can attack the enemy head-on!" After making arrangements, Sun Tucai dragged his tired body to the rear and came to Tong Guan and the others. The two men looked at him again for a while, and then they said in unison: "Are you really sure you can kill him?"
"It's very difficult, and even if you can really kill the blood, the casualties will be huge. If Tong Shuai and King Xiongge are involved, they will be the target of public criticism, and it will only be more dangerous." Sun Tu didn't mean to hide anything, directly expressed his concerns.
This was exactly what the two of them were thinking about, and they looked at him strangely at the moment. Since the risk is so high, are you still going to give it a try
Sun Tu also understood what they meant, and said with a wry smile: "When tomorrow dawns, even if the ignorant people don't take action, Xiao Jinde's soldiers and horses will be enough to break through the entrance of the valley. It will be a dead end anyway, so it is better to give it a try. Well, there may be a glimmer of hope. And..." Having said this, he looked around first and confirmed that the soldiers and horses of Liao and Song Dynasty were some distance away. After the sound of rain covered it up, he lowered his voice and said: "Next. The officer has no intention of letting you two take risks."
The two of them were stunned at first, but soon understood the meaning of his words, and their expressions changed. Sun Tu didn't pay much attention, and continued to whisper quickly: "I will lead my men to kill later, which will naturally attract the enemy's attention. At that time, you two can leave from behind with a small number of personal followers. As long as the enemy Unexpectedly, midnight is enough time for you to escape their pursuit and return safely."
Before the two of them could express their opinions, Sun Tu continued: "This is the best result under the current situation. I hope you two can understand the painstaking efforts of my subordinates. Of course, you have to do something if you want to hide it from the enemy outside." Some sacrificed themselves in exchange for the clothes and clothes on their bodies, and others disguised themselves.”
The two looked at each other and finally accepted the arrangement. Tong Guan is greedy for life, so of course he can accept such an arrangement. As for Yelv Xiongge, after knowing Xiao Jinde's conspiracy, he naturally did not want to die here and provoke a war between Liao and Song Dynasty.
Both of them were decisive people. They immediately found a corner and quickly changed their clothes and accessories with the help of several close associates. As a result, the two of them were no longer conspicuous among the Song and Liao coalition forces. Taking this opportunity, Sun Tu called Lu Da and Wu Song to him and said solemnly: "Brother Lu, Second Brother Wu, I have a big thing I want to entrust you to handle today. You must not refuse."
Seeing that he spoke so solemnly, the two of them waited solemnly. However, after listening to his instructions, both of them changed their expressions: "We will break out later."
You remain in the valley. While the enemy forces outside have attracted all their attention to us, you will escort Tong Shuai and Yelu Xiongge out of this place from the rear valley road. "
"Sanlang, what do you mean by this? Do you want us to leave you and escape on your own?" Ruda was the first to raise doubts.
"No, for the sake of the overall situation, you are going to perform more difficult tasks."
"Then why don't you do this, but risk your life and lead the army to fight in front?" Wu Song asked back.
Sun Tu smiled: "Only under my leadership can the Qingzhou Army exert its absolute combat power and hope to fight out, so I must not stay behind. But you are different. With your two martial arts, protect It shouldn't be too difficult for Tong Shuai and the others to leave." As he said this, before they could argue any more, he straightened his face and said, "This is my military order! Listen to Ruda Wusong's order and go to battle later. Your responsibility is to protect Tong Shuai. Shuai and others leave from the rear, there must be no mistake!"
Under Sun Tu's hard and soft tactics, even though Ruda and the others still had doubts in their hearts, they could only accept the arrangement: "The general will take the order!"
By the time he made arrangements here, Tong Guan and his two men had already arranged for their substitutes, all of whom were absolutely loyal to them. Then Tong Guan pulled Sun Tu aside again, looking as if he was about to give final instructions, but in fact, a roll of something was stuffed into his hand in the dark: "You have the defense plan."
This made Sun Tu stunned for a moment. Tong Guan was about to hand over the picture under Xiongge's pressure, but he was attacked by a sneak attack, and the matter dragged on. But why did Tong Guan want to hand over the plan to himself, the person who would take greater risks
Tong Guan did not show off, and whispered: "I will go back with Xiongge, and they will definitely bring up the old things again. But you are different. As long as you have the opportunity, you can use various methods to leave the Liao Kingdom and get there. Then we can bring the drawings back to the Song Dynasty."
Sun Tu nodded clearly. He was indeed much less conspicuous than Tong Guan. After breaking out of the siege, it was really possible to escape the Liao Kingdom in a low profile. Therefore, he did not refuse and quickly took the defense map and kept it close to his body. In this way, unless he died in battle, he could always find a way to bring the drawings related to the future war pattern between the two countries back to the Song Dynasty.
By the time the arrangements were made, it was already the second watch. However, Sun Tu still did not rest. Instead, he walked up to a Qingzhou soldier, looked at his injured shoulder and said, "Do you blame me for putting you in such a desperate situation?"
The soldier was still a little confused at first, but when he heard Sun Tu's words, he suddenly became energetic. He quickly stood up and stood at attention and said: "You will never regret it even if you die. If you hadn't saved us from the previous predicament If you come out of the middle school, the villain might have been bullied to death by those officials, how could he be as happy as he is today!"
Sun Tu patted his shoulder encouragingly: "Then let go and kill one more time, leave here alive, and go back to Qingzhou to continue living the happy life!" As he spoke, he shook his hand, and the other party felt strange With a look on his face, he had already retracted his hand, nodded to him, and then walked towards another Qingzhou soldier next to him.
When this scene fell in the eyes of others, they felt even more emotional. It was no coincidence that Sun Tu could win the support of the entire army and train a rare elite soldier in the Song Dynasty. He was willing to talk to his soldiers one by one and encourage them.
This approach is not something ordinary generals can do.
But in fact, only Sun Tu and those Qingzhou soldiers knew that his words of encouragement were only one-sided. More importantly, taking advantage of this meeting, he had already stuffed a palm-sized hard biscuit into the soldier's hand to compress the biscuit!
Several upgrades to the Jie Zhongjie warehouse system allowed Sun Tu to take out items stored in the guard room out of thin air without entering the warehouse. He had already put a lot of compressed biscuits in the guard room before, and now he used this ability to take them out one by one and deliver them to the soldiers without anyone noticing.
At this time, Sun Tu didn't want to expose his special ability of owning a warehouse, so he didn't take out the food even though he was surrounded and cut off. But now, in order to make it easier for his soldiers to fight out, he still took out the cookies. Fortunately, it was dark at this time, and these soldiers did not make any noise, so everything was carried out quietly.
Although it was only a palm-sized biscuit, it was enough to fill the stomachs of these sergeants after eating it with rainwater, laying the foundation for their subsequent fighting. As for those Liao people, it is impossible for Sun Tu to provide them with help. After all, the two sides are still hostile. Even if they cooperate for now, it is hard to say what the other party's attitude will be once they are out of danger. Naturally, the more dead the better. .
Fortunately, there are only seventy or eighty Qingzhou soldiers left in the valley, otherwise it would be too time-consuming to do this. But even so, it took Sun Tu nearly half an hour. It was halfway through the second watch, and it was midnight at the third watch, and the Liao army outside the valley had fallen into absolute silence.
"Get ready to break out!" Under Sun Tu's whispered order, the Qingzhou Army and the Liao Army quietly gathered together, pulling their horses to the mouth of the valley.
At this time, Tong Guan asked another green horse to be brought in and handed it over to Sun Tu: "Sun Dujian, this is the royal horse that your Majesty gave to Tong Shuai before. It has excellent speed and endurance. I hope it can Let me help you!”
Sun Tu didn't refuse. In such a breakout battle, a good horse can indeed give someone a better chance of winning. After taking a final glance at the dozen figures left behind, Sun Tu also strode forward with his horse. When he arrived at the mouth of the valley, without any hesitation, he got on his horse and pointed the spear in his hand at the enemy in front. As soon as he pointed at the camp, he let out a low roar: "It's a matter of life or death. The whole army attacks! Kill!"
After roaring, Sun Tu urged the green horse to rush forward first. The Liao and Song coalition forces behind them also shouted in unison, mounted their horses at the same time, raised their weapons high, fought hard, and headed towards the enemy camp in front of them at full speed.
Suddenly, the cry of killing shattered the tranquility of the night, and more than two hundred Liao and Song coalition cavalry roared like two hundred red-eyed beasts and charged towards the enemy camp in front.
Shortly after they rushed out of the valley, a team of a hundred people came forward to block them. This one was arranged by Xiao Jinde early to monitor the situation in the valley to prevent them from sneaking away. But as a result, this army was completely unprepared when they collided head-on with the slain cavalry. Almost immediately, the team of a hundred people was cut to pieces. Half of them fell to the enemy's sword, and the other half panicked. He turned around and ran back.
A moment later, the escapees and pursuers rushed into the Liao camp, and a brutal fight broke out...