On the banks of the Guishui River, Murong Ba and others continued to follow the traces of the Tang army's escape and pursued them relentlessly; while Yelu Xiadi and Yelu Shilu reorganized their troops and returned to defend the main camp.
However, Zhu Li and others ran all the way to the end of the Guishui River, took a short rest, let their mounts drink some river water, and then immediately turned southwest and flew away along the Jundu Mountain.
Zhu Li's movements immediately attracted Murong Ba's attention. He galloped on his warhorse with an expression of "as expected". He said proudly: "Humph, you want to hide it from my eyes with just this trick? You are just dreaming."
Upon hearing this, Yelu Sala complimented him, "Brother Murong, you are indeed a master at foresight. If Zhu Li dares to attack our main camp again, we can attack him from both sides and make them suffer."
"Hahaha, you dare to show off your few tricks in front of Brother Murong. You really overestimate your own abilities." Bala also quickly echoed.
Jundu Mountain belongs to the Yanshan Mountain Range and is mainly composed of two mountain ranges.
The northern branch is Haituo Mountain, Foye Ridge, and Maozhen Mountain; the southern branch is Yanyu Mountain, Fengsheliang, and Yunmeng Mountain.
Heituo Peak is a very famous peak in Jundu Mountain, located in the northwest of Huairou County, and Qingliang Valley is near Heituo Peak.
Zhu Li and Yue Pengju agreed to ambush the Di people in Qingliang Valley.
The Tang army went southwest from the upper reaches of the Guishui River to Heituo Peak, passing through Qingliang Valley, where the ambush took place.
There is a waterfall in front of Qingliang Valley, and on both sides there are towering peaks with lush greenery, abundant grass and dense forests.
Zhu Li led a group of Tang Dynasty cavalry and plunged into Qingliang Valley at noon.
Behind them, Murong Ba, Yelu Sala, Bala and other Di pursuers were only slightly surprised and followed them. The moment they entered Qingliang Valley, Murong Ba suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart.
The general's intuition is usually not without reason, but think about it, they have more than 40,000 cavalry, while the other side has only more than 10,000 people, so what is there to worry about
As he rode his horse at full speed in pursuit, he raised his head and looked to both sides. He saw steep cliffs on both sides of the Qingliang Valley, which were difficult for flying monkeys to climb. What was the most suitable thing to do in this terrain
Of course it is suitable for an ambush, but this is outside the Great Wall. Even if there are ambushes, they should be the subordinates of the Di people.
He could never have imagined that Zhu Li and Yue Pengju would dare to take such a risk and only leave a few thousand soldiers to guard the pass. All the palace guards and archery guards were led out of the pass and ambushed on both sides.
The galloping of tens of thousands of cavalrymen shook the entire earth. From the cliffs on both sides, small stones, broken lumps of earth, etc. fell from time to time, which was extremely frightening to look at.
Murong Ba and his two companions were riding their horses in the front and saw from afar that the Tang Yue cavalry were like a rushing river that suddenly encountered a bridge pier, then separated into two sides and continued to flow away.
When all the Tang army's Yue cavalry were separated, a green wooden chevaux de frise more than two people tall appeared. The chevaux de frise was very large, almost spanning the entire valley, giving people a feeling of being unbreakable and solid, blocking everyone's way.
It turned out that the reason why the Tang army's Yue cavalry had just separated was because there were gaps on both sides of the green wooden barriers, which could allow two or three war horses to gallop side by side.
Seeing this scene, Murong Ba already felt something was wrong, and was about to order the pursuing Khitan and Tuhun cavalry to separate and follow up, but at this moment, two waves of shield guards suddenly appeared on both sides of the Qingmu barricades.
Almost every one of those shield guards had a physique of more than six feet, and the large shields in their hands were as tall as a person.
Shield guards, hundreds of them appeared on each side.
As soon as these people appeared, they immediately raised their large shields, with only their spears shining brightly exposed. They pointed them straight at the Di cavalry, behind the green wooden chevaux de frise. At this moment, a loud arrow suddenly shot into the air.
Seeing this scene, Murong Ba's face suddenly turned pale as paper. If he still didn't realize that something was wrong at this moment, he would not be the Di people's god of war, but a pig.
Yelu Sala and Bala, who were beside Murong Ba, were also terrified. Until this moment, they still didn't know what the problem was.
Thousands of horses are galloping, and they cannot stop just because they want to. Moreover, under such a rapid pursuit, even if the three people wanted to stop, they would not be able to succeed.
As the blast of signal arrows occurred, countless figures of the Tang army suddenly appeared on the cliffs on both sides. These figures were either holding bows and arrows in their hands or holding high rocks, as if they were ready to attack at any time.
When the ambush appeared, the commander's flag on the side of the cliff was waved violently. Neither Yue Pengju nor other officers of the Tang army were too lazy to say a word to these Khitans and Tuhun people who had killed countless of their comrades.
For a moment, the entire Qingliang Valley seemed as if there was a storm.
A barrage of arrows fell from the sky, shooting straight at the Di cavalry. In an instant, shrill howls echoed everywhere.
"ah"
"Ouch!"
... ...
The rain of arrows continued and the blood splattered non-stop. The sight of blood all over the ground was like the splashes of water on the water in a storm, frequent and dense.
Among the countless feather arrows, there were also countless rocks that smashed down with a loud bang. Even a few guards pushed a large rock that rolled down from the cliff.
Unfortunately, at the moment when the huge rock fell, Yelu Sala, the heroic father of Yelu Abaoji, was right under the rock.
"Bang"
There was a tremor like an earthquake, and Yelu Sala and his horse were smashed into a pulp. The bloody scene frightened Bala, who was not far from Yelu Sala, so much that he fell off his horse with a plop.
There was a loud roar, and the chieftain of the Tuhun tribe was trampled to death by countless crazy and mad war horses. In a blink of an eye, only Murong Ba was left among the three Di generals.
At this time, Murong Ba's face was pale. He was rushing forward in the direction of the galloping warhorse, waving the lance in his hand continuously, like a rotating barrier, resisting the rain of arrows and gravel falling from the sky.
Some Khitan and Tuhun cavalry finally rushed to the front of the Qingmu barricades, but suddenly, countless spears shot out from behind the barricades with incredible swiftness, piercing the cavalry through the hearts.
Murong Ba's eyes were bloodshot and his heart went cold when he saw this scene. He had not expected that these Tang people would be so courageous. They would attack the camp to lure the enemy, set an ambush behind, seek victory in danger, and come out in full force. They were thinking of things that others would not dare to think of. If he were in the position of the Tang army, he would not dare to make such a desperate move.
With a strong pass in hand, they were almost invincible, but they did not use such a convenient strategic condition and instead set an ambush outside the pass, which is incredible.
But from the perspective of Zhu Li and others, it was not the case. Li Kuangwei rebelled and led the Xi commander Xia La Ge into the pass. The pass was attacked from both inside and outside. Although it had not lost its function for the time being, it was already very dangerous.
Furthermore, Li Quanzhong and Li Keju had an internal conflict, and the war was no longer limited to Juyongguan. Soon the entire Lulong area would be swept into this war.
In the chaos, with internal and external troubles, they had no choice but to take a risk and annihilate one side so that they could concentrate their energy on dealing with the other side.
When Zhu Li received the news, he acted decisively and immediately formulated the plan, and took action one night later. Presumably, Xia La Ge's messenger had not yet delivered the news to Murong Ba and others, otherwise the Di people would not have fallen into the trap so easily.
This is the power of the Ghost Guards. Any news happening within a thousand miles can be transmitted to all directions in a very short time. However, it would take a Xi messenger to start from Xifengkou and ride a fast horse around Jundu Mountain to deliver the news to the base camp.
Murong Ba had no ability to get past the green wooden barricades, but he could try to get past the shield guards on both sides. As soon as the idea came to his mind, he made a prompt decision and rode his horse towards the shield guards on both sides without hesitation.
Murong Ba is very fierce and cunning, but no matter how powerful he is, he can only be on par with Lu Fengxian of the Three Kingdoms. The shield guards on both sides are not ordinary shield guards, but vanguard guards.
"The determination to break through the enemy's formation is to fight to the death, but only to live and die" is not just a slogan, this is the military formation that once trapped an unrivaled general.
What's more, it is the Tang Dynasty now. The iron smelting technology in the Tang Dynasty is much more advanced than that in the Three Kingdoms period. The Tang sword, which is still famous both at home and abroad, is proof of this.
With the smelting technology of the Tang Dynasty, large shields and steel spears were forged. No matter how much Murong Ba rushed and smashed, how many could he destroy
Moreover, for a hero like Murong Ba, those who pay attention to him are not only the warriors of Khitan and Tuhun, but also Zhu Li, the general of Huaihua of the Tang army.
Murong Ba rode his horse and held his spear in his hand, as brave as a tiger. He suddenly rushed towards a large shield, raised his spear to the sky, and whizzed down like a pillar of heaven collapsing. With a loud "bang", the large shield was instantly smashed into the ground by him. A small part of the bottom of the shield was smashed into the ground by him.
He has extraordinary power and is unstoppable in bravery. He deserves the title of God of War, but that's all. The shield is still standing upright in front of him, with at most a white mark left on the upper edge of the shield. Apart from that, only the brave soldier holding the big shield is revealed, nothing else.
Seeing this scene, the brave soldier holding the shield was not frightened at all, but Murong Ba became confused. What kind of brave soldier would each hold a large iron shield? Not to mention anything else, just the fact that he could withstand his attack showed how sturdy and thick the shield was. How heavy would such a large shield have to be
What kind of army is this shield guard? The vanguard didn't care what he thought. As soon as he saw his comrades appear, someone immediately set up a powerful crossbow and moved the trigger in an instant. At the moment when Murong Ba smashed the shield, countless crossbow arrows shot straight at him.
The sharp sound of breaking through the air and the cold chill instantly enveloped his chest and forehead. Before he could finish off a small guard, Murong Ba had to swing his spear hastily, otherwise he would be hit by a hornet's nest.
Just as he dealt with the crossbow arrow, a steel spear suddenly pierced out from the side, as fast as floating light and as swift as thunder. The spear shot out silently, like an antelope hanging on a horn or a wild horse running freely in the sky, without a trace of fireworks. It was just a stab, but the layers of spear shadows were like waves, surging and endless.
Although he did not see the person who swung the spear, Murong Ba already knew who this person was. He had only encountered this kind of attack method of countless stabbings in a very short period of time in one person, and that person was the Shuozhou Governor Zhu Li. Zhu Li came, and as soon as he arrived, he attacked him silently. Murong Ba's mood suddenly fell to the bottom.