When the news reached Jinyang, Cao Jun and Liu Pan were struck by lightning.
The two men beat their chests and stamped their feet in the general's mansion, their eyes bloodshot. Their last bit of fantasy about Han Chang and Bei Di was completely shattered, and they were filled with hatred.
"Han Chang, you little bastard! I, Cao Jun, will never coexist with you!"
"Tuoba Xiong! You condoned this and are an accomplice!"
Zhao Muyun comforted him in time, promised to try to rescue him at all costs, and said that he was already taking action.
At the same time, he instructed Cao and Liu to turn this hatred into strength, cooperate more actively with the training, and select death squads to carry out infiltration missions.
Han Chang's eagerness to achieve merit also gave Zhao Muyun an opportunity to take advantage of.
As Li Mao's troops intentionally or unintentionally "showed weakness", several "weak" links seemed to appear in Jinyang's outer defense line.
The scouts sent by Han Chang reported that they had found an opportunity to exploit.
Especially in the southeast of Jinyang City, there is a hilly area called "Heisonggang". The Jin army's fortifications seem to be newly built, the fortifications are not solid, and the defenders seem a little slack.
"They're truly a mob! How can they possibly cover everything with such a long defense line?"
Han Chang was overjoyed and insisted on leading half of his troops to attack Heisonggang at night, regardless of Tuoba Xiong's repeated advice to "be careful of a trap, Zhao Muyun is used to luring the enemy."
They attempted to open a gap from here and march straight to the city of Jinyang.
"Since General Tuoba is so cautious, please lead your troops to support me and contain the enemy in Jinyang! Once I break through Hei Song Gang, you and I will work together from inside and outside to achieve extraordinary success!"
Han Chang's words were full of confidence and contempt for Tuoba Xiong.
Tuoba Xiong's heart was filled with alarm. He knew Zhao Muyun too well. Such an obvious flaw was almost a trap.
But he knew very well that if he tried to persuade him again at this moment, Han Chang would only think that he was jealous of his achievements, and he might even bite him back.
He could only watch with a gloomy face as Han Chang assembled his troops and, under the cover of night, marched out of the camp in a mighty procession, heading towards the Black Pine Hill, which seemed very dangerous to him.
At the same time, in Jinyang City.
"General, the fish has taken the bait." Chen Qian reported in a low voice, "Han Chang personally led the main force and headed straight for Hei Songgang. Tuoba Xiong's troops remained on hold, just waiting and watching."
A cold glint flashed in Zhao Muyun's eyes. "Alright! Act according to the plan. Order Li Mao and Xiao Cheyun to trap Han Chang's vanguard, then tighten the trap and make sure to annihilate his main force at Hei Song Gang!"
"Order Xi Sheng to strengthen surveillance of the Langyu camp. If Tuoba Xiong sends troops to support them, attack them halfway. If he doesn't move, wait until the battle of Heisonggang is over, then apply pressure."
"Order Cao Jun and Liu Pan, the brave warriors you two have chosen can take advantage of the moment when Han Chang's army has left the camp, leaving it empty and in chaos, to act according to the plan!"
All the generals responded: "As you command!"
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Heisonggang has a complex terrain, crisscrossing gullies and dense forests.
Han Chang was eager for merit, so he led his troops straight in.
At first, the progress seemed to be extremely smooth, and they easily broke through the sparse outer defenses of the Jin army.
However, when their army completely entered the preset ambush area, something strange happened!
On the surrounding hills, torches suddenly lit up and drums roared.
The big flag with the word "Zhao" and the general flags with the words "Li" and "Xiao" fluttered in the firelight.
"Shoot!"
Following Li Mao's order, 10,000 archers who had been lying in ambush for a long time poured down arrows like a rainstorm.
At the same time, rolling logs and rocks rumbled down the hillside, and burning kerosene cans were thrown into the enemy camp, instantly causing a sea of fire!
Han Changjun was caught off guard and immediately fell into great chaos.
The terrain restricted their deployment, and the Jin army's attacks seemed to come from all directions.
They were like wild beasts stuck in a quagmire, rushing left and right, but encountering obstacles everywhere and suffering heavy casualties.
"We've fallen into a trap! Retreat!"
Han Chang panicked at this moment, and under the protection of his personal guards, he tried desperately to break out the way he came.
However, the way back had already been blocked by the Jin army with huge rocks and felled trees, and on both sides, Liu Yi's Shenji Camp used large-scale thunder bombs to smash into the crowd.
In an instant, people and horses fell to the ground, and blood and flesh splattered everywhere.
In the Langyu camp, Tuoba Xiong heard the deafening roar of killing and the faint glow of fire coming from the direction of Heisonggang, and his face changed constantly.
The subordinates requested to fight and asked for troops to support them.
"Your Majesty, if Han Chang's army is completely wiped out, Han Shumi will blame him..."
Tuoba Xiong was struggling internally.
If he rescued him, he would probably fall into Zhao Muyun's trap of surrounding and attacking the reinforcements; if he didn't rescue him, Han Changruo would die and he would be blamed.
In the end, the fear of Zhao Muyun overwhelmed everything.
"Wait a little longer! Be careful of the Jin army luring the tiger away from the mountain!"
He gritted his teeth and ordered his troops to stay put.
Just when the camp's attention was attracted by Heisonggang, several teams disguised as grain transport teams or defeated soldiers, led by guides from Cao and Liu's former subordinates, quietly sneaked into the Langyu camp with their familiarity with the camp layout and checkpoint patterns.
Their mission is not to assassinate, but to spread rumors.
He contacted the middle and lower-level military officers who were dissatisfied with Han Chang and the status quo, and spread rumors such as "Han Chang's rash advance to gain credit led to failure", "Tuoba Xiong did not help when he was dying", and "Han Shumi wanted to use Jinyang to eliminate dissidents" to the already dissatisfied people.
The battle at Heisonggang lasted until midnight, and the shouting and killing gradually subsided at dawn.
The 10,000 troops led by Han Chang were almost wiped out. Only Han Chang himself and a few hundred personal guards fled back to the Langyu camp in a panic, abandoning their weapons and armor.
His former high spirits were gone, leaving only the shock and shame of failure.
However, what greeted him was not only Tuoba Xiong's complicated gaze, but also the strange and oppressive atmosphere that permeated the camp, as well as countless eyes, either overt or covert, filled with resentment and scrutiny.
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