Chapter 238: Persuading to surrender by gambling
The sound of hooves rumbled, breaking through the desolation and loneliness on the official road in the middle of winter, and splashing scattered ice chips and dust. Su Dingfang led less than 200 still-surviving iron cavalry and galloped on the way to Gaojipo in Qinghe like lightning.
Because he was worried about the survival of Gao Jibo and the safety of his adoptive father Gao Yaxian, Su Dingfang was not in the mood to wait for the command of Shi Zan. The infantry brigade followed him, but after leading the iron cavalry out of the city, he rushed northward to Gao Jibo. In less than an hour, Su Dingfang had already rushed for nearly half of the journey and threw the infantry brigade behind him for more than twenty miles.
The horse's hooves were running, and Su Dingfang led the iron cavalry into the sections of roads on both sides, with rolling hills and uneven yellow dirt roads also continued to appear steeply up and down slopes.
When Su Dingfang took the lead and led the Iron Cavalry down a slope and to the bottom of the V-shaped slope, Su Dingfang, who was galloping, sat on the horse as if he was feeling something, and he looked around quickly to the rolling hills on both sides. He seemed to have sniffed the breath of danger. He subconsciously clenched a big knife that he had just found when he left the city. The war horse sitting in the gallop turned his head and shouted loudly to the iron Cavalry who followed him: "Quick! Accelerate and rush across this journey! Be careful..."
What is "beware"? In fact, Su Dingfang himself didn't understand it very well. Maybe Su Dingfang was worried and reminded the Iron Cavalry to "beware of ambushing"? But after such a shout, he was suspected of intimidating the Iron Cavalry. He had already led the Iron Cavalry to gallop into this section of the road. What else can the reminder do?
However, Su Dingfang didn't need to explain it again at this time! His premonition then became a reality that he extremely did not want to happen...
Suddenly, a dense sound of slams sounded suddenly from the hills on one side. Before he could hear the alarm, Su Dingfang instantly reacted and ordered the iron cavalry to avoid it. As groups of soldiers poured out from the hills on both sides of the road, a dense rain of arrows roared and shot towards nearly 200 iron cavalry, including Su Dingfang...
The first person to be hit by the arrow rain was Su Dingfang himself! Yang Yuanhong, who was also well-known in military strategy and skills, led his troops to ambush behind the hills and stared at Su Dingfang, who was the first to be the first. When Su Dingfang led the iron cavalry to the bottom of the V-shaped slope, Yang Yuanhong ordered the ambush immediately, and the first one to shoot the wolf-toothed arrow full of bows at Su Dingfang.
In fact, Yang Yuanhong had aimed at the sometimes wolf-toothed arrow and shot Su Dingfang's neck while sitting down on the war horse. The dense rain of arrows shot out immediately covered all the iron cavalry...
I really don’t know whether Su Dingfang should thank Yang Yuanhong or resent Yang Yuanhong? It almost exceeded the density of arrow rain of ten to one (two thousand to two hundred). It is conceivable what effect will be produced when the opponent launches a sudden attack without any preparation!
In a moment, people were on their backs and horses were overturned, ghosts cried and wolves howled, and the frightened war horses dragged the fallen soldiers away... Su Dingfang, and nearly 90% of the nearly 200 cavalry and cavalry whom they belonged, were instantly shot by arrow rain; the iron cavalry soldiers who had not been caught but did not know that they were not injured were only a limited number of cavalry who drove their horses along the slope to escape.
After a dense rain of arrows, two or three hundred cavalry and cavalry led by Yang Shanhui to support him, rushed along the gentle slope towards the cavalry commanded by Su Dingfang, who was shot up and overturned and suffered heavy casualties.
When the cavalry that rushed down from one hilly area instantly rushed to the bottom of the V-shaped slope of the road, he was first shot and stood up after being shot. Then he fell a few arrows and then fell down. Su Dingfang, who was pressing under the horse, was desperately pulling a pressed thigh from under the horse. The cavalry following him was completely injured, but Su Dingfang, who was pressed under the horse by the mount, was intact. I wonder if this was Su Dingfang's luck or sadness?
Try to clean up the messy battlefield quickly. Yang Shanhui and Yang Yuanhong led their troops to escort Su Dingfang, who was captured with bad luck, and dozens of Iron Cavalry soldiers who survived by chance. They led dozens of intact or slightly injured war horses and hid back into the hills on both sides of the road. Yang Yuanhong and Yang Shanhui were preparing to use the same trick again and ambushed again by Su Dingfang and other iron cavalry, and followed up.
However, everything was not what everyone wanted. Soon after leading his troops to hide into the hilly areas on both sides of the road, Yang Shanhui and Yang Yuanhong received the reward from scouts sent by Lai Lu and explored the horse: After coming out of Qinghe City, the infantry brigade, which was left behind by Su Dingfang, actually "turned back" and retreated!
In fact, it is normal for this situation to occur. Su Dingfang was unable to carefully investigate the journey ahead because of his fear of the survival of Jipo's nest and the safety of his adopted father Gao Yaxian. However, Shi Zan, who was also in charge of the army for many years, could not fail to follow Cao Dan's advice and be careful along the way. Moreover, Shi Zan, who had been in the narrow road of Daqingshan before, was survived by Yin Qiu alone. Shi Zan, who was like a frightened bird, had already been beaten by Xu Shiye's troops and was frightened.
Therefore, the infantry brigade led by Shi Zan, who was surrounded by horses and scouts, retracted back to Qinghe City after discovering that it was inappropriate. In fact, it was not surprising at all.
They looked at each other silently with helpless expressions. Yang Shanhui and Yang Yuanhong, who were unwilling to accept the report, had to lead their troops to embark on the road back. Of course, there was no need to go around a long circle to confuse each other on the return trip. They directly chose the main road and took a shortcut to pass through the more than ten miles of Qinghe City and Yongji Canal. Therefore, before nightfall, Yang Yuanhong and Yang Shanhui had already led their troops back to Yingpan...
When he heard that Yang Shanhui and Yang Yuanhong returned victoriously and captured Su Dingfang, Xu Shiye was so excited that he was overwhelmed with words. When he rubbed his hands repeatedly, he also comforted Yang Shanhui and Yang Yuanhong, who were unwilling to achieve the greatest victory and were upset. One general arrived at a thousand troops. Su Dingfang, who was able to capture the army with outstanding strength and bravery, was almost equivalent to removing Cao Dan's armies. It was really a great achievement! Why both of you guys force so many?
Then, his body was still very uncomfortable, and he leaned against the back of the Central Army General's case with his butt. He could not suppress his excitement and ordered the captured Su Dingfang to be brought in. Xu Shiye, who was already in a hurry to scratch his head due to lack of a general who could take on heavy responsibilities, wanted to persuade Su Dingfang to surrender as soon as possible.
"Let's loosen the tie for General Su!" Seeing that Su Dingfang was tied up in the central army's tent, Xu Shiye, who was leaning behind the commander's case, quickly waved his hand with a smile.
After the escorted soldiers glanced at Xu Shiye with a sharp look, Su Dingfang untied the rope three times and two times, Xu Shiye smiled half-jokingly and said with a self-deprecating smile: "General Su, please sit down! I am thankful to General Su, and I am still a little inconvenient to move, so I have not been able to leave the tent to welcome you. I hope General Su will be forgiven!"
"No need to say such nonsense in a long way! The general is bound to be wrapped in a body. Since Su Dingfang was captured by you and others, he has no hope of survival. You are willing to kill and cut off you and others! Why do you have to imitate the village woman and keep making noises like a village woman?" Su Dingfang, who stood up high and did not sit down, was fearless and roared at Xu Shiye with his neck wide open and stern eyes.
"Baby! You dare to talk nonsense to the general, see if you don't twist your head..." Before Su Dingfang's insult to abuse Xu Shiye and was eager to rush forward, Xiong Kuohai had already waved his hands repeatedly and stopped him: "Brother Hai is a little calm, Brother Hai is a little calm..."
Immediately, Xu Shiye turned his head and stood upright with a smile, and praised Su Dingfang who was glaring at him:
"General Su is straightforward and generous! I admire him very much. According to fact, I am both in my youth and strong, and I am not able to withstand excessive troubles. Then I will tell you bluntly!
Because I admire General Su very much, I do not want General Su to fall. Therefore, I want to have a look with General Su. If I win, General Su will then act as following his own saddle and horse behind him. If General Su wins, I will immediately let General Su leave on his own and never leave. What does General Su think?"
"This..." The expression restrained a lot of fierce expressions. Su Dingfang, who had changed to a puzzled look, hesitated for a moment, and then immediately said: "Then let's talk about it first! However, if you violate the loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, you will forgive Su Dingfang for being incompetent!"
"Okay! General Su talks quickly! I can bet on such a generous talent like General Su for dirty things?..." Xu Shiye, who smiled and praised with a smile, then said:
"I think General Su has already learned that the two Lord Yang burned Gao Jibo was a strategy that was almost like "surrounding the point and attacking the aid". Now, the two Lord Yang's attack led by our army has returned to the camp at the right time, and there is no soldier or soldier in Gao Jibo.
What I want to see with General Su is: I can take Ling’s adopted father to capture him within two days and hand him over to General Su. Can General Su be willing to block it?"
"No more, the military strategy says: no more military use... I am willing to see you, but I hope you will not lose your word in two days!" Su Dingfang, who pondered for a moment, casually muttered his own inner predictions, and agreed without hesitation...
Chapter completed!