Chapter 151 The First Blocking Battle
Gao Ming disagreed with Lu Chenyang's bold actions, but this was Yanquan County, where Lu Chenyang had the final say.
Lu Chenyang insisted on his own way, and Gao Ming had not been happy with Lu Chenyang for the whole day.
Lu Chenyang smiled at Gao Ming ingratiatingly: "Mr. Gao, please don't be angry with me. This is just for the sake of giving it a try. Besides, I haven't reached the point of despair yet. I will be fine."
Gao Ming thought for a moment and said, "Your Excellency is right. Even if we are truly at our wit's end, I, your Excellency, will certainly give you a glimmer of hope as long as I am here."
Lu Chenyang was deeply moved.
Gao Ming turned and left the study, then called his servant.
"Go and call all the guards we brought with us and ask them to protect you. If the city is broken, they must protect you and leave first, whether you are willing or not!" Gao Ming said firmly.
The servant looked embarrassed: "Master, if this is the case, the master will be angry with you."
Gao Ming pursed his lips, his eyes filled with stubbornness. "It doesn't matter if the Master gets angry. The Master's safety cannot be compromised!" His eyes flashed. "With your ability as a coach, Ningzhou is already in our hands. Do you know what this means?!"
This meant that Lu Chenyang had already monopolized Shu, Ningzhou, and Lingnan! It was a bit of an exaggeration to say that he controlled half of Dagan, but Lu Chenyang was already one of the top three most powerful people in Dagan!
He also knew that Lu Chenyang actually wanted to take the opportunity to occupy Quzhou. Even if he had to exchange Lingnan for Quzhou, he felt it was worth it.
As long as Lu Chenyang doesn't die and Yan Xing comes back, everything can start over again.
For the greater cause, his personal honor and disgrace are nothing.
The servant agreed and turned to call for help.
Gao Ming's eyes were deep as he walked outside the county government office.
Even though the war was imminent and the atmosphere in Yanquan County was tense, there was still a sense of relaxed calm.
The people are busy in an orderly manner, and the children are still in school. They are doing their own things and protecting Yanquan County in their own way.
This is a vibrant place, and all this is because of Lu Chenyang.
If Lu Chenyang could hold a higher position, would the same situation occur in all places in Dagan?
This is a dream that is too far away, but Gao Ming feels that this dream is within reach.
At this time, Zhang Tong was still resting in the place and waiting for news. When he received the report from the scout that the other side had 30,000 troops, Zhang Tong was shocked.
Thirty thousand people plus the fifty thousand from Yanquan County makes a total of eighty thousand people. Even if their numbers still have the advantage, the opponent is Lu Chenyang, the Lu Chenyang that King Nanyang is extremely wary of.
Zhang Tong felt that he should still be cautious.
Zhang Tong pondered over it again and again, and finally figured it out. These 30,000 men were definitely going to support Yanquan County. If he wiped them out along the way, and then rushed to Yanquan County, he could defeat them one by one, and his chances of winning would be much higher.
He is really smart.
Zhang Tong immediately gave orders, sending scouts to investigate the whereabouts of this troop, to stop them here and never allow them to reach Yanquan County.
The scout took the order and left. Zhang Tong was worried that the army would escape in the mountains, so he sent another 20,000 troops to intercept them from another road, intending to make a fool of themselves.
His staff said: "This is Fairy Mountain, the only way to enter Yanquan County. If they want to enter Yanquan County, they should stay here."
"But the road to Fairy Mountain is rugged and it's very easy to get lost. We are not familiar with the terrain. If we enter Fairy Mountain, we will be in trouble." Zhang Tong said with a frown.
The staff thought for a moment and said, "Then the general can ambush another 20,000 men and attack them first."
Zhang Tong thought what he said made sense, so he did as he said. He sent 20,000 troops to Fairy Mountain. If they found any trace of the enemy, they would delay them first and absolutely not let them enter Yanquan County.
His deputy general took the order and led 20,000 troops to Fairy Mountain.
Zhang Tong was waiting for the scouts to go and get the news.
Zhang Tong waited for a whole day, but he did not receive any news from the scouts, but he received a message asking for help.
The 20,000 troops led by his deputy general encountered various traps on the way and suffered heavy losses.
Among the 20,000 troops, more than 1,000 were seriously injured and more than 3,000 were unable to move.
So many men and horses had been lost before the battle even started, Zhang Tong was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot.
What could he do? He sent more soldiers to his deputy general and told them to be extremely cautious and careful.
Even if there are a lot of people, it’s not this bad!
Fortunately, there is good news. We finally tracked down the 30,000-strong army.
Zhang Tong thought about it and sent 50,000 people to stop them. Even if they could not be completely wiped out, they had to prevent them from rescuing Yanquan County.
Zhang Tong stayed behind with the remaining troops, ready to provide support at any time.
However, that group of people seemed to be very afraid of them. They didn't fight with them and just kept hiding.
This is clearly fear, and it's understandable, after all, there are more of them.
Until they were led to a valley.
When they arrived here, the army in front slowed down, as if they were waiting for them on purpose.
The Nanyang army was extremely cautious, as ambushes were easily set up in valleys. Throwing rocks from high places, for example, was a common ambush tactic.
However, the tops of the mountains in this valley are high, and rocks and other objects are inconvenient to move, making it extremely difficult to set an ambush. But they still cautiously explored forward, fearing that they would fall into a trap again.
After checking several times and confirming that there were no traps ahead, the army finally moved forward with confidence.
As they reached the valley, hundreds of black round objects suddenly fell from above. Because they were too high, they did not see them. When they saw them, they already knew what they were.
Those were beehives, and the bees were frightened and swarmed out, biting anyone they saw.
The soldiers hiding on the top of the mountain quietly stuck their heads out to look, then retreated.
"Thousand Poison Bees, this is the name given by our ancestors. But my father said that our ancestors at that time had little education and thought that 'thousand' was a very large number, but in fact it could not describe its toxicity at all." A soldier shook his head.
They were all Dongyi people, lively and bold by nature. One Han soldier shrank his neck when he heard the screams below.
"Is this so scary? But your father dared to talk nonsense about our ancestors, which is also scary." said the Han soldier.
The Dongyi soldier thought of the way his own father beat him, touched his butt, and nodded in agreement: "My father is indeed terrible."
"How miserable they are." Someone sighed.
The Dongyi soldier nodded. "The Thousand Poison Bees are the most vindictive. They've been holding their breath for so long, and yet they bite without even seeing anyone. The wound won't heal after being bitten by a Thousand Poison Bee. Even applying medicine won't help, and it will only accelerate the decay of the wound."
The honey that can heal this kind of wound is actually the honey of the thousand-poison bee, but the thousand-poison bee is a species unique to the rainforest and does not exist outside.
Simply put, there is no hope, you are doomed.
Another person said, "Okay, stop talking. You're delaying the important matter. Send a signal quickly."
You won't die from a bee sting immediately, no matter how poisonous the bee is.
Their purpose was to create chaos so that the army could turn around and attack.
Upon hearing this, the Dongyi soldiers raised their flags without saying a word and began to signal with flags. Another person launched fireworks signals so that they would be seen.
Upon receiving the signal, the Dongyi army immediately turned around and launched an attack, rushing into the chaotic Nanyang army.
The Nanyang army was still in chaos after being attacked by bees. They were caught off guard and could not prevent the counterattack at all. They could only be slaughtered.
The Dongyi army fought as if they were in an empty land, and they fought with great enthusiasm.
The first blocking battle was a successful one.
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