710 Conquering the Anlu Mountain 3
The night passed quickly, and it dawned in a blink of an eye. Because of the hurry, everyone got up very early. After breakfast, everything was ready to stop. When preparing to set off, it didn’t arrive even after the hour, but even so, it was hanging high in the air. The sun also shows that today is a scorching sun, but the sun is still very venomous, they have to rush a few steps as early as possible.
Mazi basically managed to travel simultaneously, and they followed a lot faster. They had only passed the horse-raising post forty miles out of the west station of the city. If they didn't hurry up, they would have no chance to catch up with the first battle. And Mazi knows very well that even though he doesn’t have many people, they are always a force. As long as they arrive in time, Hou Qi will be able to kill a few fewer people here. After all, the big guys are the best brothers in daily life. , No one wants to see who loses their lives.
A few miles to the north of Yangmayi is a forest. The official road passes by the forest. This is the ambush prepared by Hou Qi. Geographically speaking, it is very good. To the right of the forest is a small river. It is two feet wide, regardless of the size of the river, but it is impossible to cross the river from the official road, so as long as the ambush begins, one side can be guarded less, which can kill the opponent more effectively. . But Hou Qi also knows one thing, that is, the number of people led by An Lushan is twice as many as his. It is still very difficult to do not let people go. He can only say that he tries his best to keep most of the people. Here, as for those who get away, he can only do his best to chase them.
But Hou Qi still believed that Tang Shang and others could stop everyone who left. After all, Li You also killed Tang Shang. Hou Qi knew this very well. Since Tang Shang and others were dispatched by Li You, it shows that they are still valued and trusted by Li You.
In the woods, the big guy has prepared all the bows and arrows, and the messenger has also come to report that the scouts of the Anlu Mountain Front Army have approached here, which means that the Anlu Mountain brigade is coming soon, Hou Qi and Xiang The minister is already making the final arrangements, just waiting for the other party to come.
At this moment, Zhao Yan also brought four people to Yangmayi. The others have been taken away by the hand. There is no problem, and no one has found anything wrong. In this regard, Zhao Yan still It feels good, after all, there are no more variables at this time.
At the horse-raising station, as soon as the former army scout from Anlushan arrived here, Hou Qi's people saw it from a distance, and waved the red brocade to the north. Although this team of scouts is sent to explore the way, they have the same role as the scouts when they are marching, but they are not marching after all, they are only regarded as a routine, and they will not try their best to explore the surrounding environment.
In fact, this is not all to blame them. This is the territory of the Tang Dynasty. If you are in danger, it is nothing more than mountain bandits and thief, and this kind of people will never show up when they see a sergeant wearing military armor. What's more, it has already entered Zhuo County's territory, and there are no mountains everywhere, and it is even more unlikely that there is any danger.
Because of this, when this team of more than ten scouts passed the grove, even the horse didn't stop, and it just passed. It stands to reason that when you encounter such a dense wood, you have to stop the two to go in and explore, and then you will continue to move forward after making sure that you are safe.
The people led by Hou Qi are defensive. They are all far away in the woods. Even if someone enters the woods, as long as they don’t go far, they still can’t see anything unusual, but this team of scout cavalry just passed by without even looking at it. , Hou Qi was really surprised. But anyway, the scout passed by, and when he would return to report, he would never stop to check again, which was a good thing.
Soon after, Zhao Yan and his team also came to the small forest here, but they did not see anything unusual here, but it made Zhao Yan a little puzzled. He was afraid that Hou Qi would change his strategy, and he did not know yet, so he and his subordinates. When people talked about it, a person from a big tree in the woods shot an arrow at him. Only then did they confirm that the person was in the woods.
"Boss, shall we go in or wait outside?" one of the subordinates asked Zhao Yan after putting away the feather arrows.
"You don't need to go in, just rest next to you. If you really go in from here, in case someone sees the traces, it will be a miscalculation. After a while, the scout team will return home after visiting the horse. We are businessmen. Dress up, and here is the official road, resting on the side of the road, no one will doubt it."
They followed Zhao Yan and took the horse to the woods to rest. After the horse was tied up, they took the water from the horse back and drank it. They didn't care about seeing it when the scouts returned. Within a quarter of an hour, the scout who sent the letter returned to the four of them. They saw Zhao Yan and his party, but they all sat under the tree, hiding from the scorching sun. They didn’t say much, and they just passed without stopping. . Until this time, Hou Qi ordered his men to quickly turn to the woods to prepare for the final ambush, and asked Xiang Chen to bring thirty archers to the end of the woods.
These thirty people are good archers, and their skills are very good, in order to intercept the people who run out of the ambush, and they have another task, that is, someone really needs to get away, and they need to chase, you can say these three The burden on the shoulders of ten people is the heaviest.
The Anlu Mountain brigade had arrived at the Yangma Post at this time, but they did not stop to rest, but went all the way north along the official road. They must pass through Xushui today, otherwise they may not be able to reach Zhuo County's county tomorrow. City. After receiving the return from the scouts, Ashina Chengqing, who was in charge of defense, asked the scouts to follow the brigade and move forward. There was no problem, but the scouts from the rear army reported that the caravan that had been following them was relying on them more and more. It's near.
The team of Mazi and others, Ashina Chengqing knows, they are only forty people, and there is no threat at all. According to his thoughts, I am afraid this team is the same as his own, and hopes to catch up. I arrived at Zhuo County tomorrow, so I speeded up my journey. But he still informed Anlushan about this incident, but Anlushan and Ashina Chengqing thought about the same, so he didn't say much. After all, this is an official road, but they are not the only ones who are going forward. Far away, behind them was a small caravan of more than ten people.
Although it was not midday, the weather outside was already very hot. An Lushan was sitting in a carriage, and just as he was about to lean on his side to take a nap, no less than twenty feather arrows shot at his carriage, except for the one carrying the goods. In addition to the cart, none of the two passenger carriages were let go. After all, Hou Qi and their goals were An Lushan and Shi Siming. As long as these two people die, the purpose of this ambush will be achieved. In a round of feather arrow attacks, half of them were directed at the carriage.
Those who are in ambush do not intend to shoot only one round of feather arrows. The Anlu Mountain guards are military-like. Bows and arrows are the most effective weapon. Surprisingly, let alone many, three to four rounds of feather arrows can still be shot. There was indeed nothing unexpected. For a while, the guards had suffered heavy casualties, and when they used their shields to form a defense, the feather arrows had already fired three rounds. (End of this chapter)