0449 air camp
The wolf camp is already empty. Most of the so-called tents are just a white cloth supported by one or two sticks, which has no effect of covering the wind and cold. Even some "camp tents" are simply mounds, covered with a layer of snow. From a distance, it looks like a camp tent. The stove in the camp is buried, and most of the military tents are buried. After pulling it, only the false flags flew in the strong cold wind, and the tents and banners on the edge of the camp were real. In addition, piles of horse dung and cow dung burned together with wet firewood, covering out the "scurly cooking smoke".
The main force of the wolves must have retreated calmly after nightfall, and the broken cavalry may have quietly retreated before dawn. Now it is too late for the Western Army to catch up.
Because of the bloody killing in the dark the night before, the feather girl "Dark Knights" on the wolves's side were more skilled and haunted. The spy of the elite border sentry camp of the Western Army was also secretly awept. Last night's action, she couldn't help but tied her hands and feet carefully, and did not dare to get too close to the wolf camp, so that the wolves Be able to escape quietly.
Li Gan's face is not good-looking. After crossing the battlefield for many years, he actually let a lame child play with him in his old age.
After years of experience in the battle array, Li Gan felt that something was wrong here. In any way, the cavalry led by Emperor An Dongye personally had no reason to escape from the battle, and it seemed to be different from the brave and daring Wu Huang in his impression, which must not make the veteran suspicious.
"Kh! Da!"
Two sounds of gold and iron sounded, and a shiny thick-backed knife opened the knife grid, drew a cold light, took a knife flower in Li Dang's hand, and cut it fiercely on a flag.
The sharp blade swept over the flagpole without hindrance and cut it twice.
The imperial guard embroidered with a knife and axe pattern recognized the military flag, with a click, accompanied by white snowflakes falling down. The fiery flag and golden embroidery are so dazzling and heartfelt in the snow!
"back to the camp!" Li dared to shout.
Before the words fell, there was a loud noise. The whole camp was like a landslide. The flames and smoke were diffused, and the continuous loud noises were deafening. The heavens and the earth were discolored. The Western Army immediately turned over, shouting and hissing, and there was chaos!
When the whole camp gradually calmed down, it was completely disgraced. Li Gan, who looked pale, found that after reorganized and collected the army, he had lost a lot of horses.
After the hateful wolves were cut off, the troops must have estimated the approximate time and used the slow-burning incense to ignite the gunpowder buried in the ground to kill and injuring the Dingxi cavalry rushing into the camp. The people and horses are gone, and it's really damaging to keep this poisonous trick.
Li Gan was a little angry, but he still calmed down, suppressed his anger, and hurried back to the camp.
There must have been something!
Li Gan intuitively felt that the wolves suddenly disappeared, and there were a lot of articles, and he needed to go back to the camp to discuss with Gu Xilou as soon as possible. He is a good man in war. When it comes to dealing with these cynic conspiracies, Gu Xilou is better at it.
Gu Xilou was surprised to see Li Gan and Shen Tugou returning to the camp in a short time.
Hearing the wolves suddenly escape, Gu Xilou only felt a chill rushing to his forehead, and he blurted out, "No, Galo is in danger!"
Li dared to be stunned when he heard the words, but immediately realized that this time, the wolves marched from south to north. The deployment of the western army was very tight. All the reconnaissance and espionage were mainly deployed on the southern front, and the northern line was simply ignored.
Most of the people who are concentrated in the recruitment are also fixed in several important cities. The garrison of the side wall is actually relatively empty. Coupled with the three-way advance of the imperial wolves, most of the elite troops and attention of the Dingxi Army to the south. At this time, if an elite soldier breaks through the north side wall , I'm afraid it's not too difficult to take down the front line of the side wall and even break through the city of Galo.
Gu Xilou said hatefully, "It's a pity that we were lured out of 'Galo City' by the illusion carefully created by the wolves, which was intercepted halfway, making the northern line empty. We were restrained by Antonye here and delayed for two days and two nights, and there was no news in 'Galo City' these two days. The town should have thought that Galo had changed. It was the town's negligence. However, which other soldiers and horses of the wolves have not been explored by us? Alas! The middle officer immediately ordered the whole army to abandon the camp and leave. Don't bring anything unrelated to the battle. The whole army marched to Galo. Well, I hope I have time to get back to Galo.
"Galo City" stores nearly half of the grain, fodder and ordnance of the Dingxi army. If Galo is lost, more than half of the lifeline of the Dingxi army will fall into the hands of the empire. It can be said that the lives of the generals in Dingxi are all tied to Galo's grain and salaries. They can't help but save them and have to be saved. If Galo is lost, Dingxi will be easy.
Soon, Gu Xilou, Li Gan and Shen Tugou led the cavalry to set off in a hurry, and the sound of their hooves quickly went away, while Gu Xilou asked a general to lead the soldiers, and then hurried to "Galo City".
Taking advantage of the dark night before dawn, Wuhuang Andongye, who ran away along the valley of the "Galo River", climbed into the city and easily took down a "river valley" of Dingxi County, which was unprepared and guarded by less than 10,000 people. The knights had been rested for half a day. The knights either treated their wounds, drank horses to feed, or cooked food. Either boiling water to bathe, or preparing saddle horse or military equipment, or surveying the terrain and fortification, everyone is busy with their own affairs, healing their wounds and recuperation.
successfully took down the valley county, which excited the morale knights, swept away the boredom of evil, raised their fighting spirit again, and rubbed their hands to prepare to sweep the "Dingxi Army".
Wuhuang Andongye, Liuge An Ziran, An Tianming, Shahuohu and a group of military officials of the brigade commanders and regimental commanders of various brigades gathered in the county government hall and squatted in front of the sand table temporarily made of butter and sticky mud to discuss how to enter the army.
The military official hurriedly took the latest Tang newspaper to report the military situation. Emperor An Dongye took over the Tang newspaper and laughed, "Galo Dajie, Xiao Liu and Wu's uncle and nephew have already done it."
All the generals were overjoyed, and Emperor Andongye said, "There is another good news. The reconnaissance report is that Li Gan's troops of the Western Army have abandoned their camp and gone north, and the cavalry galloped behind the palace."
"Ah!" The generals felt that their eyes lit up, which meant that there was a change in the rear of the Western Army, and favorable fighters were close in front of them. The pre-war plan really began to play a role. The sacrifice was so great. If it was completely ineffective, it would be a big loss. Everyone's face was shameless.
"Let's go immediately. In addition to the heavy injury and stay to defend the city, leave another 3,000 riders, and the rest of the people will be chased lightly." Emperor An Dongye issued an unquestionable order.
More than 20,000 riders are like a group of evil wolves, rushing out of the rice fat and chasing along the "Galo" valley. The hoofs are like a rumble of thunder, rolling straight to the sky.
Snow covers the old and disrepair post road, and the frequent war makes the originally flat Dingxi Post Road look uneven. Although it has been repeatedly repaired, it is also unsatisfactory.
The cold wind roared, and the messy snow powder hit his face, with faint pain. The infantry behind the Dingxi Army's palace hurried on their way in the wind and snow.
It is inconvenient to trek in the snow with a chariot. Fortunately, the snow is not very heavy at present, and the Dingxi infantry still don't feel too hard.
It is not easy to command these 20,000 infantry. Fortunately, the purpose is very simple, that is, to get to "Galo City" as soon as possible, so several infantry commanders urge their subordinates to rush forward.
The winter night came early, and the infantry rushed all the way, igniting torches to rush on the road. It was the time of fatigue, but the "Galo City" was getting closer and closer.
At this time, the earth trembled slightly, and there was a faint sound of hoofs in the rear, and the generals knew that they were not good; at this time, the people and horses who caught up from behind were not friendly!
Surrounded by a chariot on the spot, and the fortress resistance is the only available method at present. They did not have the response and support of the cavalry, and the cavalry were taken away by Gu Xilou and others to help Galo.
The earth trembled violently, and the roar of hoofs seemed to be roaring in my ears.