Chapter 839 Purpose

At the foot of the mountain, while confiscating the Liang army's supplies, Xie Liancheng did not forget to send two cavalry squads to confirm the area of ​​the mountain along the foot of the mountain, in order to prevent the Liang army from sneaking down the mountain from another location after escaping into the mountain.

During this process, the large force led by Shi Lei quickly and smoothly arrived here and reunited with Jie Liancheng.

This was thanks to the actions of Jie Liancheng and his men, which greatly slowed down the mobility efficiency of the Liang army.

"Escaped into the mountains?"

After confirming the news, Shi Lei's brows wrinkled slightly, but they quickly smoothed out.

"It doesn't matter. Liang State is now in a difficult situation. These Liang soldiers are hiding in the mountains. Without logistical supplies, they will eventually perish on their own."

Of course, the prerequisite for letting the Liang army destroy itself is not to let them escape.

Shi Lei naturally knew what to do, and directly ordered his troops to set up a blockade along the foot of the mountain.

"Lieutenant Colonel, if our large army is here to besiege the Liang army, how can we fight against the Liang Kingdom?"

Hearing the adjutant's question, Shi Lei looked at him strangely.

"Who said that our goal this time is to capture the city of Liang?"

"ah?"

The adjutant was confused.

Seeing this, Shi Lei patiently explained...

"From the beginning to the end, we have only one goal, which is to contain the large army of Liang. Now the main forces of Liang are here. If they cannot withdraw, the remaining forces of Liang will not be able to pose a threat to our siege forces of the Great Zhou."

At this point, Shi Lei paused.

"Do you understand? It doesn't matter whether we attack Liang's city or not. What matters is that we cannot let this large army go back."

The adjutant suddenly realized what was going on. The Liang army commander, who had taken his troops into the mountains during this period, was undoubtedly also aware of this.

Therefore, his purpose from the very beginning was not only to get rid of the pursuit of the Great Zhou cavalry, but to try to lure them into the mountains.

Once the cavalry dismounted and went into the mountains, they were not much different from them.

Under this premise, with their military advantage, it would be easy for them to destroy the enemy.

Unexpectedly, the Zhou cavalry on the opposite side didn't buy it at all. They turned around and took away the supplies and equipment that they had not had time to deal with at the foot of the mountain. The Liang army commander was so angry that he almost bit his back teeth off.

There was no other way. In this situation, he could only change his strategy immediately and see if he could go down the mountain from another location.

As a result, the Great Zhou cavalry at the foot of the mountain began to patrol like the worms in his stomach.

How could their mobility in the mountains be compared with that of the cavalry at the foot of the mountain? The Da Zhou troops that arrived later completely put an end to his thoughts.

Now, without considering going down the mountain and engaging in a head-on conflict with the Great Zhou troops, they basically only have one choice left, which is to climb over the mountain and find a way out from the other side.

To be honest, this is not a good choice, not only because the mountains are difficult to walk on, but also because they don’t know what is on the other side of the mountain, and it is full of unknown risks.

Faced with this choice, the Liang army coach fell into a brief contemplation and then made a decision.

At the same time, the Great Zhou troops, who were prepared to stay here for a long time, had already set up camp at the foot of the mountain. Inside the tent, Shi Lei was thinking about something with a distracted look, and his adjutant called him several times before he responded.

"What are you thinking about, Lieutenant Colonel?"

After hearing this, Shi Lei spoke calmly...

"I wonder what the other side will choose."

At this point, Shi Lei paused.

"What do you want from me?"

"I almost forgot, Lieutenant Colonel, this is the patrol arrangement for the evening, please take a look."

“…”

Time quietly turned into night, and compared with the hot day, it was obviously much cooler at this moment.

As the night deepened, the entire area fell silent, with only the chirping of insects in the woods remaining.

At this moment, a burst of shouting and killing erupted at the foot of the mountain, breaking the tranquility of the dark night!

Torches were lit one after another, and under the cover of night, they quietly reached the Liang army near the foot of the mountain. At this moment, they were rushing at the fastest speed towards the camp of the Great Zhou troops not far away!

"Life and death, success or failure, all depends on tonight. Soldiers, kill!!"

At the critical moment of life and death, the commander of the Liang army drew the sword at his waist and led the charge towards the Zhou camp.

Just then, a sharp whistle sounded.

Before they could react, a dense rain of arrows flew out from the Great Zhou camp under the cover of night.

At the same time, a large number of flames lit up in the Great Zhou camp.

Under the illumination of the fire in the camp, the fully armed Great Zhou troops lined up in battle formation immediately caught the sight of the Liang army commander, causing his entire face to turn pale in an instant.

[Damn it, the other side guessed that I was going to attack at night?! ]

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Realizing this, the Liang army commander passed through the large number of Great Zhou soldiers lined up in battle formation and finally his gaze fell on Shi Lei, who was dressed in military uniform.

The two army commanders stared at each other from a distance. Shi Lei showed no joy or sadness, but was calm and composed as if he had the overall situation in control.

"Shoot!"

After the order was given, another round of rain of arrows swept out, and a large number of Liang soldiers who were rushing in the front were killed on the spot by the arrows.

At this moment, even the commander-in-chief of the Liang army had begun to think of retreating, and was thinking of retreating to the mountains and forests to avoid the attack for a while.

He never expected that before this thought came to an end, the rumbling sound of horse hooves coming from behind made his heart sink.

In the blink of an eye, the Great Zhou cavalry led by Jie Liancheng had blocked their way back to the mountains.

At the same time, the Great Zhou soldiers who were also lurking around them, holding spears, formed an encirclement and steadily advanced, completely blocking their retreat.

Now, the retreat route is completely blocked.

After two rounds of arrow rain, Shi Lei's voice rang out.

"You have no way out. Give up resistance and I can still spare your lives!"

Under such circumstances, the words of persuasion to surrender can be said to have greatly undermined the morale of the Liang army soldiers, causing them to fall into an unprecedented state of turmoil.

Under tremendous pressure and feeling the threat of death, one of the soldiers couldn't help but take a step forward.

"I……"

Unexpectedly, just as he said a word, a long sword pierced through his chest from behind, making all the Liang army soldiers look terrified.

"Turning sides in battle! This is tantamount to treason! According to the law, all nine generations of your clan will be punished!!"

Drawing his sword, the Liang army commander glared fiercely at Shi Lei who was standing opposite him, then raised the long sword in his hand that was still dripping with blood and pointed it directly at him.

"Today, I am here to announce that if you kill one person, you will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver. If you kill ten people, you will be promoted to centurion. If you cut off the enemy's head, you will be rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver and be promoted to marquis of ten thousand households!!"

At this moment, with every word the Liang army commander spoke, the breathing of his soldiers became heavier.

A big reward will always attract brave men! Coupled with the threat of implicated all the clans, the Liang army soldiers who had been wavering at first reaffirmed their stance at this moment.

Shi Lei, who saw this scene, had a cold expression on his face.

Then, the coaches of both teams shouted that word almost at the same time.

"kill!!!"

(End of this chapter)