Chapter 267 The Enemy's Mistake
Three days later, after resting, Zar finally sent his troops out to plunder food.
This is the usual style of the Tartars: if they don't have something, they just rob it. If the grain in the granary is burned, it's no big deal, so they just rob it.
They hadn't had the time to spare before, but now they have no choice.
Zar led the troops himself.
In reality, such a thing didn't require him, a great general, to personally take action, but Zal was born with a warlike nature. He enjoyed seeing others' fear, which gave him a different kind of excitement.
Before Zar sent his troops, he received the news. Lu Chenyang was well prepared. He heard that there had been soldiers active near Chen Village during this period, and it seemed that he had seen through his intentions.
Zar was not surprised. Since he regarded the person as the most important opponent, he should have such ability.
Zar said: "Send someone to check. Lu Chenyang is very good at using traps. He is very scheming. We should be careful."
Didn't that fool, the King of Nanyang, suffer a crushing defeat simply because he underestimated Lu Chenyang? He would never fall for such a trick.
Tatar soldiers are good at reconnaissance because they also hunt in their hometowns, and they can detect the enemy's traces from clues.
Both roads were clean, and only one road had faint traces of people walking on it.
When the dispatched soldier reported back, Zar sneered, "Who are you underestimating? You think you can scare me off with just a little sign?!"
Zar felt that he knew Lu Chenyang very well, and coincidentally, Lu Chenyang also knew Zar very well.
Zar was just as Lu Chenyang thought. Because of his suspicion and strong competitive spirit, he would never show weakness in front of his enemies.
He chose the flawed path without hesitation.
Zar said, "Lu Chenyang is such a cautious man, how could he leave any loopholes? The Han people have a saying about laying out a false front. He wants to use this little clue to make me retreat and choose one of the other two paths. Why two paths? He wants to make me unsure of which to choose and then divide my forces. Lu Chenyang has fewer men, so he wants me to disperse my forces!" He sneered, "How could this general be so easily fooled?"
The deputy general felt his analysis made perfect sense and couldn't help but admire him, "The general is brilliant! That Lu Chenyang thought he could trick the general, but he didn't expect it to be all within the general's expectations!"
Zaer looked arrogant. He snorted coldly, "Let's go."
This was the first mistake Zar made. He thought he knew Lu Chenyang very well.
At this time, the scouts of the Lu family army who had been observing the situation of the enemy army couldn't help but grin and sigh in their hearts when they saw that they had chosen the road chosen for them.
His master is really wise! Look at how Zar was teased. As expected, just as the master expected, he obediently walked on the path chosen for him by the master.
Zar is indeed suspicious by nature, but the other side of suspicion is also caution.
Just like now, even though he chose this road, he was not completely at ease, so he sent a team to check the road conditions ahead.
Why did Lu Chenyang insist on meeting Zu Xingwei? It was because the trap he had set was extremely clever. According to Lu Chenyang, Zu Xingwei had the ability to move a large object with just a little effort.
For example, a mere rope could pull a stone dozens of pounds heavier than it. He could use various ingenious techniques to make the trap's cover impenetrable, yet with a slight flick of the mechanism, it could collapse instantly.
This is not just about digging a hole, covering it with soil and putting some decorations.
Only Zu Xingwei has this ability.
The Tartars had no experience fighting bandits, and they had no idea there were people so skilled at crafting traps. They simply and roughly stepped on the ground, then carefully walked several miles. Finding nothing unusual, they confidently returned to report.
"There's nothing unusual ahead, you can pass."
Zar nodded and waved his hand to order the army to set off at full speed.
This time, Zar brought an army of 200,000, of which 10,000 were cavalry. This was not even the total number of Tatar cavalry, which numbered nearly 30,000, an extremely terrifying number.
Lu Chenyang's eyes turned red with envy.
The 200,000-strong army set out, of course, not just to seize food. Zar's goal was to capture Jing'an City, seize food, and capture another city at the same time.
This is General Zar's style of doing things.
Leading a large army gave him a sense of power. He liked to see the fear in the eyes of the Han people, which made him feel excited.
Five thousand cavalrymen marched in the front, while Zar stayed in the middle, as this was his prudence.
The sound of horse hooves was heard, and the Lu family army guarding underground heard the sound and felt that it had finally arrived.
Zu Xingwei had given them orders long ago that after hearing the sound of horse hooves for twenty, thirty, or fifty breaths, they should pull the switch of the mechanism in the pit, no matter what the situation was outside.
Each person counted silently in their hearts, holding the rope of the mechanism tightly in their hands. When the number was called, they pulled the mechanism without hesitation.
The cavalrymen in the front were caught off guard, their horses' hooves missed the target, and they all fell into the trap.
The speed was too fast, and the cavalrymen behind had no time to stop, and all of them fell into the air.
For a moment, screams and horse neighings were heard everywhere.
After a period of chaos, Zar ordered the troops to stop.
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