Chapter 335: A Disastrous Start (1 update)

It was the first time that Prince An led his army to fight, and it was in the northwest frontier, which he was not very familiar with. Along the way, although he had been discussing strategies against the enemy with General Shen Hong and several deputy generals, the battlefield was changing rapidly.

The army encountered a surprise attack before it reached Licheng.

Although there was some confusion at the beginning, after all, there was a general like Shen Hong who had been on the battlefield for a long time. Although he was a deputy general, Prince An was very willing to listen to his command and had no intention of competing to show off his extraordinary leadership ability.

This led to the whole army being united and obeying orders, and soon returned to normal and fought the enemy in an orderly manner.

They had an army of 100,000, and the enemy was only a small force attacking, so they quickly repelled the enemy.

Although they won, they lost half a day.

Licheng was under siege, and what they lacked most was time.

After several people discussed, Shen Hong led the vanguard army to go ahead and lift the siege of Licheng. Licheng had been under siege for a month, and the food and grass in the city had long been used up. The defending army and the people of the city were just gritting their teeth and holding on.

The earlier the army arrived, the earlier the siege of Licheng could be lifted.

We can't let Da Cang take another city!

The eldest prince, Shen Hong, and all the deputy generals knew the seriousness of the matter. Shen Hong was familiar with the battlefield in the northwest. He led 30,000 cavalrymen, only taking the necessary rations, abandoning everything, and galloping away. The

eldest prince led the rest of the army, carrying baggage, cleaning up the battlefield, resting from injuries, and setting out again almost a day late.

At this time, in the Da Cang military camp.

The Da Cang commander Haritu, holding a long sword in his hand, sat in the tent with several fierce-looking, strong Da Cang men.

"Captain, it's not easy to deal with Daliang's 100,000-strong army! Will this strategy really work? We don't have as many people as Daliang!"

Haritu drank a bowl of strong liquor, "Don't worry, I'm very familiar with Shen Hong's name, he values ​​comradeship the most. Our army has been besieging Licheng for a month, and the people inside are now defending it to the death. With such a sudden attack today, Shen Hong can't stay, he will definitely go first."

"We just need to ambush them on the road they must pass in the middle of the night and kill them by surprise. Even if we can't kill them all at once, we can stop them for one night. There will be a heavy snowstorm tomorrow. It's so cold, they can't continue to move forward."

"Plus, the cavalry is light and has limited food supplies. We can't rush tonight with the snow and wind blocking the road. We are hungry and cold, so we can buy time here and let Du Ze, who is besieging Licheng, try harder and let them take Licheng as soon as possible!"

"Yes, commander!"

"The commander is still wise!"

"We will win this time and take the fourth city of Daliang!"

In the big tent, everyone was very excited.

Shen Hong led 30,000 soldiers and galloped to a valley. Haritu led the army and suddenly appeared and launched an attack.

The snow on both sides of the valley fell suddenly, immediately disrupting the team riding forward.

Shen Hong drew the long sword from his waist, "Defend against the enemy!"

It was a dark and windy night, and in the long valley, there were flashes of swords and shadows, and blood was flying.

Haritu calculated the time and pace accurately, and led his generals to ambush in this valley, just to destroy the reinforcements from Daliang to the greatest extent.

Shen Hong and his men were surrounded in the valley. On both sides of the cliff, large generals held torches, and each of them seemed to be bloodthirsty, swinging their swords with

great force. Haritu was like a demon crawling out of hell, swinging his long sword and reaping lives.

Seeing this, Shen Hong leaped in front of Haritu and faced him directly.

The long sword and the long knife collided in the air, and actually cut out dazzling sparks.

The two men pointed their swords at each other and looked at each other.

"General Shen, I have heard of your great name for a long time. General Shen, who is famous at the border, is no more than this!" Haritu said sarcastically.

Shen Hong sneered, "General Haritu, one of the Five Tiger Generals, is also unworthy of his reputation."

"Today, I, Haritu, will definitely take your head!" He pulled out the curved knife from his waist with his other hand and stabbed him directly in the chest.

Shen Hong bent back and retracted his long sword. The tip of the sword rested on the ground, knocking up snowflakes on the ground.

While avoiding the curved knife, he turned over and jumped into the air, with the tip of the sword pointing directly at Haritu's chest.

"Then let's give it a try!"

Both of them were fierce generals on the battlefield, and it was hard to tell who would win.

The snow was stained red with blood. Haritu only brought 5,000 generals, but they were all brave and good at fighting.

Both sides were so bloodthirsty that they only cared about the enemy in front of them.

Haritu stabbed a Daliang soldier beside him in the chest, and then pulled out his long sword, which was covered with hot blood and emitted white steam in the dark night.

He laughed cruelly, "This place has been surrounded by all the brave men of my great army. No matter how powerful you, General Shen, are, you will die here today! You and your soldiers have no chance of escape!"

"I am returning this to you exactly as it is." Shen Hong had a wound on his face, and there was a bloody mark at the corner of his eye, but his face was emitting a fiery light. "Open your eyes and take a good look. Are you surrounding me, or am I surrounding you?" As

soon as Shen Hong finished speaking, there was a sudden burst of excited fighting sounds outside the valley, and snow was flying everywhere. Just looking at the four splashes of snow, you could tell that there were many generals and soldiers.

"Kill——"

"Revenge for the dead generals!"

Someone shouted this, and the generals of Daliang were greatly encouraged. They were already outnumbered, and they rushed down like this, immediately breaking up Haritu's formation.

Haritu's eyes were bloodshot, revealing a fierce light like a beast, and he gritted his teeth, "Shen Hong——"

Shen Hong shouted loudly: "Whoever takes Haritu's head

will be credited with the first merit! A reward of ten thousand taels of gold!" The generals responded to the call!

Isn't it for people to join the army to make achievements?

The opportunity is right in front of us, so we must seize it.

For a while, Haritu was surrounded by people and could only hold on with difficulty.

Shen Hong was too familiar with the border terrain. Although he had to support Licheng, he would not be unprepared for the ambush of Da Cang.

He had already prepared a backup plan, and personally led 20,000 men in the vanguard. If they could pass safely, that would be good. But if there was an ambush, the 10,000 men led by the deputy general in the back could take advantage of the geographical advantage and directly encircle the enemy.

Thirty thousand soldiers and generals, working together from the inside and outside, surrounded and killed the ambushers easily.

But he didn't expect that Haritu didn't attack Licheng, but appeared here. For him, it was simply a pleasant surprise.

After all, Haritu was a beast on the grassland, and it was too difficult to kill him in the valley.

It was dark and windy at night, and it was extremely difficult to recognize the figure. In addition, heavy snow like goose feathers floated in the sky at noon, making it extremely difficult for both sides to fight.

Under the protection of several soldiers and generals, Haritu broke through the siege and escaped from the battlefield.

And of the 5,000 soldiers he led, there were only less than 50 people left.

It can be said that this sneak attack was a great failure, and Haritu had many wounds on his body.

When Haritu returned to the camp, a military doctor came over to treat his wounds. He had 12 wounds on his body and the wounds were bleeding profusely. The military doctor quickly cleaned, stopped the bleeding, and bandaged them.

"Captain, don't worry. Our goal this time has been achieved. We have delayed the reinforcements from Daliang. I think this snowstorm will last for a few days. The weather is so cold. How can those Central Plains people in Daliang withstand such a cold wind? We won't even have to do anything by then. They will be frostbitten, frozen sick, or even frozen to death!"

Hearing this, Haritu showed a bloodthirsty smile, "Not only that, they are lightly equipped and can't bring much food and grass. If they are trapped in the heavy snowstorm for a few days, they will either freeze to death or starve to death!"

"Yes! That's right! Commander, rest assured and recuperate. As long as we take Licheng, we can drive straight in and attack the heart of the Central Plains!"

Da Cang had calculated it clearly, but he didn't know that Shen Hong had already made preparations.