Zhu Qing and Zhang Lao San walked out in a swagger. At this time, the Song army also came over. It turned out to be Confucius and his men.
"Wolf Head, has the enemy taken the bait?" Confucius asked.
Zhu Qing smiled and threw the gold ingot in his arms to Zhang Laosan: "Grandpa, this is for you."
Zhang Laosan was so frightened that he shook his head hurriedly: "No, no, I don't dare. I was just acting. How dare an old man be your grandfather, the general?"
"At your age, you are worthy of being my grandfather. Take these two gold bars and go to Qinghe. Our Song Dynasty army is there, and the Mongols can't invade." Zhu Qing threw the gold to him.
Zhang Laosan thanked him profusely and left with the gold.
"Wolf Head, what should we do next?" asked a lieutenant general.
The next step is to lure the enemy deeper into the territory. As long as Gert dares to send troops to support, Zhu Qing will be sure to defeat them.
"Wait, notify Luo Shiqi and act according to the original plan. Confucius, I will give you a chance to make amends. You take your men to Quanzhou. Once Gert's reinforcements set off, you will launch a feint attack on Quanzhou." Zhu Qing said.
"I obey your command!" Although Confucius was extremely unwilling in his heart, it was his own fault that he did something wrong.
The feint attack on Quanzhou means that he had no contribution in this battle.
The Iron Wolf Army wasn't particularly adept at direct combat; they were best at intercepting, ambushing, and playing dirty tricks. According to Zhu Qing, a 1:2 casualty ratio for the Iron Wolf Army was considered a loss. A 1:5, 1:10, or even higher casualty ratio would be ideal; that would truly demonstrate the Iron Wolf Army's prestige.
Luo Shiqi of the Blue Wolf Third Regiment was in charge of the task of blocking the reinforcements. The location he chose was unremarkable, as the Wolf Head had passed by, and the Mongol commander of Quanzhou, Gert, was overly cautious. If he had chosen the best ambush location, he feared it would have aroused Gert's suspicion, making the battle even more difficult.
The location chosen by Luo Shiqi for the ambush didn't look like anything special, save for the two dirt slopes on either side of the road. The surrounding area was relatively open, so only a fool would set up an ambush there.
Zhu Qing is not stupid, and Luo Shiqi is not stupid either. The reason they chose this position is because of the trump card in their hands.
The crossbow, this thing is terrifying. It can fire more than a dozen arrows at once, each one six feet and three inches long. Imagine firing such a giant arrow. Even if you were wearing armor, even a horse would be shot through.
The problem is that Loski has dozens of these crossbows in his hands. Once Gert enters the ambush circle, he will probably become a hedgehog.
Luo Shiqi chose this spot because the slopes on both sides were covered in dense vegetation, making it ideal for concealment. The bed crossbows were covered in greenery, so even if you looked closely, you wouldn't be able to spot them from a distance.
The bed crossbow is just an appetizer, and the Blue Wolf Third Regiment has more killer weapons yet to come.
Tengger and Baganda rode at full speed all the way to Quanzhou.
Poor Quanzhou, a city without even a proper wall. The northwest was desolate. When the Mongols arrived, they burned, killed, and looted, and when Quanzhou was captured, they massacred it again. Only one in ten people in the city survived, so where would they get the labor to build the wall?
"Hurry, take me to see the commander!" Tenger started shouting as soon as he entered the city.
Baganda next to him drew his scimitar and raised it high above his head to the left. The guards guarding the city were so frightened that they hurriedly opened the door.
The Mongol cavalry raised their swords to the left, indicating that they had urgent military information. The Mongol army was strict in its discipline, and its soldiers were far more efficient than those of the Song Dynasty.
Gert was a general under the Mongol Khan Kubula. He was a master of military strategy and could even fight Han Shizhong to a draw.
Unlike the other generals who preferred wine, meat, and women, Gert was currently observing the battle formations on the sand table. He was studying how to break through Qingmen Pass. As long as Captain Batuwu could cross the Wild Wolf Valley, there was hope for Qingmen Pass to be captured.
Once Qingmen Pass is taken, he can send out all his forces and attack Heshui Town directly.
"Report, Captain, two centurions under Batwu want to see you!" The messenger ran in and said.
Gert thought they had taken Qingmen Pass, and immediately said happily: "Quick, let them in!"
When he saw Tengger and Baganda, who were dejected and dressed in ordinary people's clothes, he was stunned. Gert had already realized that something was wrong: "What's going on!"
Baganda said sadly: "Captain, we were ambushed by the Song cavalry in Wild Wolf Valley. Now Captain Batwu and the others are trapped in the valley."
"What!" Gert was shocked. "Why are there Song cavalry in Wild Wolf Valley? Where did they come from?"
Tengger bowed and said, "Captain, the Song cavalry we encountered this time is different from before. They are well-equipped and their weapons are very powerful. Only half of us entered the valley, and the rest were forced into the valley by the cavalry."
Gert was even more surprised: "Then, how many people are there in this group of Song cavalry, and what are their characteristics?"
Tengger shook his head: "No, they don't even have a flag. There is only a wolf in armor on the flag."
"Wolves?" Gert was puzzled. "What kind of army is this? How did you two escape back?"
So Tengger and Baganda told Gert everything about the incident.
After listening to them, Gert felt a little suspicious: "The Song cavalry is so well-equipped, why did they surround you and not attack you?"
"Captain, the Wild Wolf Valley is very wide. Even if the Song army invades, they won't be able to annihilate us easily. I think they want to trap us and kill us without any effort."
The more Gert thought about it, the more he felt something was amiss: "Were the Song army able to discover you two when you were escaping the valley?"
Baganda hesitated to answer, and Tengger said, "Captain, we've been discovered. But we were wearing ordinary clothes, so the Song army probably didn't know who we were. When we were fleeing, we vaguely heard the Song army shouting that we were horse thieves, so I guess they didn't recognize us."
Baganda was anxious. It looked like the commander wanted to stand by and watch. He said anxiously, "Commander, please lead the troops to rescue our people."
"What are you yelling about?" Gert was furious. "How do you know this isn't a plot by the Song army? Southerners are very cunning. The Great Jin is an example. We have to be on guard."
Gert's reputation for cautious military tactics was well-deserved. This made Tengger anxious: "Captain, you must know that the Song army surrounding the valley is not numerous. If we send troops to rescue them, we can cooperate with the soldiers inside the valley and annihilate the Song army."
Gert was still hesitating, and Baganda pointed to the location of Wild Wolf Valley on the sand table and said, "Captain, if you send troops now, we can defeat the Song army in Wild Wolf Valley and then break through Qingmen Pass. Once Qingmen Pass is broken, Heshui Town will be easily captured!"
Heshui Town, this is a huge temptation. When Gert heard about Heshui Town, he no longer hesitated: "Okay, to save our compatriots, pass the order down, I will personally lead two teams of centurions to the Wild Wolf Valley to rescue them."
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