Wuqu had 3,000 troops and two patrolmen died, which was really not a big deal. The remaining two patrols reported to their superiors that two people were missing. The superior thought about it left and right, but he didn't see the corpse either. Maybe he didn't want to fight and became a deserter. Although some of them are unreasonable, all of their Wuqu soldiers are very combative, but other than that, I really don't know what to think is reasonable.
The patrol team from the right camp on the other end also reported the incident, and the corpse left on the grassland was found, just as Jiang Ye and the others expected. The patrol team thought that maybe the man was too ruthless and killed him on the spot, but after all, they didn't catch anyone... The four of them left their posts without authorization to arrest someone, or to take credit. They dared not follow their superiors. Seeing that these two were from other battalions, they didn't feel that there was any fraud, so the patrol captain decided that the matter would not be listed.
On the second night, according to Xue Ziqin's plan, Zhou Xiao and Guo Linchong each led a team. He personally led a team, each team of 100 horses. Taking advantage of the night, they bypassed the Wuqu camp far away, and then they each went behind the left. There was an ambush at the right camp, and the people arranged in front of them only waited for the sound of the drums to beat the three patrols, and then they dispatched together. In order not to let the Wuqu people find out, they made a big detour, and it took an hour and a half just to stand.
The task of the rear camp was the most critical, because according to what Jiang Ye had heard, the food and grass were stored in the rear camp, so Xue Ziqin and Jiang also ambush in the direction of the rear camp, waiting for the agreed signal, and then a hundred people rushed in on horseback.
This night, the Wuqu camp was not quiet.
There were singing and dancing in the middle camp to welcome the arrival of the general of the Sui country. At this moment, the general of the Sui country was sitting on the seat, drinking goat milk wine with the king of Wuqu.
King Wuqu didn't like seeing this general of the Sui country very much, but there was nothing he could do. He was great, he gave advice, and he cooperated with them. No matter what, on this Wuqu grassland, the friendship of the landlords always had to be fulfilled. exhausted. There was a bonfire burning in front of him, and the witches dressed in traditional Wuqu clothes sang and danced diligently, but the king of Wuqu lacked interest. Sui's attitude.
"Qin Guan has been fighting hard for so long, and Xuan Guo has not made any big moves. Sui Guo is not worried?" he asked tentatively.
The general nodded slightly, smiled, turned his head, and said respectfully: "Wuqu has been thinking too much, I heard that Xuanguo has sent troops to support Qinguan, but before that, Wuqu soldiers must have taken Qinguan into their pockets. Right."
Listening to his words, and seeing his respectful attitude, King Wuqu was somewhat satisfied, nodded and said, "That's natural."
Although everyone didn't reveal it, they all knew in their hearts - why King Wuqu didn't attack with all his strength, that is, he didn't trust Sui Kingdom enough. Just imagine that if he devoted his entire clan, he could immediately capture Qinguan, but if Xuanguo reinforcements arrived, his Wuqu soldiers would be the first to die, and he was naturally unwilling. Wuqu is no bigger than Xuansui and has a large population. The five thousand soldiers and horses are already all the soldiers of his family except the old and weak, women and children. The alliance between the two parties, in the final analysis, is for the sake of profit, so naturally they can be separated for the sake of profit. What was Suiguo's idea, but the condition given by Suiguo is very simple, that is, after occupying the Qinguan, the land of Qinguan, as long as Wuqu eats it, Suiguo will never ask for it.
This matter is also reasonable. He Wuqu people fought desperately, and it naturally belongs to him.
At first, he was not very willing, and he didn't know what trick the Sui country had used, but that general Wei Yuanting pretended to resist, but in fact he let people in. Coupled with the large amount of equipment and provisions sent by Sui Kingdom, King Wuqu wanted too much, so he could only accept the joint plan.
On the other hand, another general under King Wuqu had a plan in his heart and asked, "I heard that Hanzhou City is still in Xuanguo's hands."
The general of the Sui Kingdom shook his head: "They thought it was in their hands." Then he said to King Wuqu, "Don't worry, King Wuqu, my Sui Kingdom is sincere and friendly with the nobles. This action has already been decided. When the time is right, we will be able to cut off a large piece of Xuan Guo's flesh, and then Wuqu and Sui Guo will naturally share."
Fart, sincerely befriend your 2,000 people and don't even move? King Wuqu cursed in his heart, but his face was still peaceful, and he asked, "What if my remaining 2,000 warriors can't eat it?"
The general of the Sui Kingdom said with a smile: "King Wuqu is clearly joking. The brave Wuqu warriors are well-known far and near. As long as King Wuqu has the heart, he will definitely be captured." The meaning inside is very clear. There are 2,000 people, try your best to fight, then you will definitely be defeated. We have opened the back door for you, so don't pretend to be with this.
These words are of a level, and the meaning is understood by everyone, but they can't be dismantled.
When General Wuqu heard the words, he added a sentence: "General is wrong, but I don't know about the general's 2,000 troops. Are you planning to send reinforcements?"
King Wuqu glanced at his general with admiration. This question is really good, and it is not a general that he has always been optimistic about. This means: we really can't win, we just wait for your support. He turned his face and added to the general of the Sui country: "In my camp, the rest are old and weak, and the Sui country also knows that Wuqu is a nomadic people, and it is not as great as the Sui country. Since the alliance, the general Show some sincerity."
The meaning between the lines is clear, I have no one, you either play together, or we won't take the blame if we can't win.
Who knew that the general of the Sui country was also a shameless person, and when he heard the word "sincerity", he began to talk about him: "What did the king of Wuqu say? Before the troops and horses of the Sui country arrived, the grain, grass and baggage were already with both hands. Serve, isn't that sincere enough?"
King Wuqu couldn't bear his temper, so he asked clearly, "Then what do you mean, the 2,000 people in Sui Kingdom are not going to move?"
The general of the Sui Kingdom shook his head and replied with a smile: "King Wuqu really thinks too much, now that the victory is in hand, naturally there is no need to move, if the reinforcements from the Xuan Kingdom come faster than we expected, then the soldiers of the Sui Kingdom will definitely spare no effort. Support allies."
This peaceful conversation between the bright and the dark, and the conversation that was already arguing in the dark was not over yet. The dancers beside the bonfire were still doing their best to dance, and the sound of drumming suddenly sounded outside the tent.
This sound
Someone's attention has been drawn. The dancers panicked, stopped moving, and knelt on the ground to wait for the arrangement. When King Wuqu heard the sound, he immediately stood up and looked at the source of the sound, but unfortunately he could only hear the sound and not see the person. With a big wave of his hand, the dancer quickly stepped back, then grabbed the long knives on several cases and held them in her hands.
"Xuanguo reinforcements have arrived?" he asked suspiciously.
General Wuqu immediately shook his head: "Impossible. If reinforcements arrive, how can we not pass Qinguan? We can't have received any news. Unless we come from Yuzhou."
General Sui Guo also became nervous at this time: "Impossible, Yuzhou will never intervene."
Regardless of where he came from, he was so sure that when King Wuqu heard the drum beat loudly, he was afraid that there were a lot of people. The patrol of the front camp had already reached the middle camp, and at this moment they rushed in front of King Wuqu: "Your Majesty! It's not good! There are a large number of people rushing towards us in the direction of Qinguan! Listen to the news, there are more than a thousand people!"
King Wuqu was puzzled, and he couldn't say what was wrong, so he took the lead and walked out: "Follow me to see."
King Wuqu strode Meteor and led people outside the former camp, and they could already see the enemy's soldiers and horses, riding on horses, holding torches, and the sound of war drums advancing towards them with earth-shattering sounds.
With such a big movement, I am afraid there are only a lot more people than predicted.
General Sui Guo also frowned: "How come Xuan Guo still has so many soldiers and horses to bypass Qinguan and come to support."
He had already received news that Xue Ziqin, the general who occupied Hanzhou, led his troops to support the battle of Qinguan. They would not dare to go to the border. They could only rush directly behind Qinguan through Yanzhou, which could be reached in a few days. But the number is only 500, how could there be another 1,000 men and horses appearing now, and they are fighting head-on in such a mighty manner
When the two armies are at war, intelligence is the most important thing. If that Xue Ziqin was going to come and attack the main camp directly, then he must have inquired clearly about the remaining number of people in the main camp. If you think about it this way, if there are not 2,000 troops, you will definitely not dare to attack directly.
He was afraid that he had missed something, so he carefully said to King Wuqu: "I'm afraid there is a fraud in this matter. Logically speaking, it is absolutely impossible for such a large number of people to appear out of thin air."
King Wuqu smiled: "On this grassland, even if three thousand people come, they will not be the opponents of my Wuqu warriors, so there is nothing to be afraid of."
The reason why he is so confident is only because the opponent is a cavalry. Let me ask the two countries of Xuansui, which country dares to say that its cavalry combat capability is stronger than his Wuqu? They are a tribe that grew up on horseback.
General Sui Guo can understand the confidence of King Wuqu, but this is too strange. He has always been called a divine calculation, because he has no omissions in his calculations, and all aspects are under his control, so he is reused by Sui Kingdom.
But now that things have changed, he can only deal with it in the safest way. After thinking about it, the general of Sui State opened his mouth and said to King Wuqu: "Didn't King Wuqu ask me when the two thousand men and horses will move? Since there are people Bypassing Qinguan and wanting to fight with you, then we naturally have to help."
"Um?"
"I also ask King Wuqu to wait and see first. I'll go back to the camp and bring people here. Don't be impulsive." He said, adding another order. King Wuqu nodded, and he went straight to the stables, mounted the horse and rushed back to Sui Kingdom. There must be some omissions in his calculations, he must figure it out, and quickly send people over, so as not to let the Wuqu camp have problems, and cause the whole game to lose.
From Wuqu Camp, it would take two days to bring people here. It was only because he was full of self-confidence at the time, and he was stationed at the border of Sui Kingdom, which was still some distance away. However, as long as he rushes to the rear before Xue Changfeng's northern army arrives, there will be no worries.
According to the report from the spies he placed in Xuan Nationality, Xue Changfeng still needs three days to reach Qinguan, which is why he is not in a hurry. As long as Qin Guan's men and horses exert their strength, it will be taken without suspense, so there is nothing wrong with sending troops now.
Seeing this man leave, King Wuqu felt a lot more relaxed in his heart. Although it is cooperation, but the other party has been belittling them with the attitude of a big country, and all kinds of strategies are being used. How can he live with it
At this time, the opponent's army was gradually approaching, and General Wuqu asked, "What should we do now?"
King Wuqu thought for a while and said, "The camp in the front camp, a thousand people, come with me to meet these people who are bent on dying!"
"Yes!"
King Wuqu led his troops on horseback. Although there were no drums to accompany him, the sound of horse hooves resounded through the night sky.
Seeing the approach, King Wuqu shouted: "Which soldier is ahead, who wants to compete with me on Wuqu's horse's back?"
The sarcasm in the words was obvious, but the other party didn't say anything. The drums of war were still playing, but they didn't move forward. Seeing this scene, King Wuqu laughed and asked again, "Could it be that you only dare to shout? Drum, dare not step forward?"
There was still some distance between the two parties. As soon as King Wuqu said this, the other party began to retreat, only to see a row of people in front, turned the horse's head, and went straight away. The drums were sounding, but they were retreating. This scene was really funny.
King Wuqu turned his head and said to the soldiers behind him, "These cowards! Haha!"
The soldiers laughed along.
On the contrary, General Wuqu was a little flustered and asked, "Do you want to catch up?"
King Wuqu is not a brainless person either. He thought about it: "I don't know how many troops the other party has. I'm afraid it's not appropriate to pursue them and return to the camp."
"Yes." After hearing this, General Wuqu felt a lot more at ease. How could they know that King Wuqu was fierce, yet suspicious, and they would not pursue him, which was entirely within Xue Ziqin's expectations.
It didn't take long for the sound of the war drums to stop completely, and the grassland returned to silence for a while, except for the sound of the horse's hooves of the Wuqu warriors.