Chapter 268 Is Dayu bluffing?

Western Territory.

Inside the Hanging Sword Pass.

The dark army strode towards Dayu's hinterland with head held high, and every soldier's face was filled with joy.

This is the first time in a hundred years that the great Da Yan Empire has set foot on the Eastern Continent, and it is also the closest Da Yan has come to unifying the Central Plains.

"Your Majesty has a decree. After breaking through the barrier, we can directly seize the capital of Emperor Yu."

"After success, rewards will be given based on merit, and all soldiers in the Eastern Expedition will receive great rewards."

"Your achievements will last forever with me, Da Yan Guozuo."

Hundreds of fast horses marched all the way, shouting and galloping, and all the soldiers were even more energetic and excited, as if there was a soaring fighting spirit in their hearts!

"The whole army stops."

Chen Zhaochong led a group of Da Yan's generals to a canyon in Xuanjian Pass, with a hint of worry in their expressions.

"Commander, why did you stop marching?"

"The terrain here is dangerous. If Dayu sets up an ambush here..."

Before Chen Zhaochong finished speaking, there was a solemn look in his eyes. A general in black armor beside him said solemnly: "Commander, the Yanlong Guard has already been closely monitoring the movements of King Yu's City."

"According to the latest news, King Huai has been defeated. Ning Fan, the second prince of Dayu, has led his army to pacify Huainan and is marching towards us."

"There are only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses stationed in King Yu's city. Dayu's state-holding army is restrained by the Donghuai River, and the soldiers and horses in the southern border are restrained by the ancient Nanman kingdom. Dayu has no troops available."

"Besides, even if there is an ambush in the canyon here, I have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Da Yan. Is it possible that they can stop them all?"

As soon as the black-armored general finished speaking, Chen Zhaochong also had a hint of hesitation in his expression. Another advisor from the think tank then said: "Commander, you can't miss this opportunity. Once King Yong's army arrives, we want to make a surprise attack." I’m afraid it will be difficult in King Yu’s city.”

"If our troops and horses are dragged outside King Yu's city, the logistics supply line will be stretched by nearly two hundred miles, and we will be in a dilemma."

"Besides, although the terrain here is dangerous, we still had more than 300,000 troops after the battle at Xuanjian Pass. On the other hand, Dayu's 100,000 soldiers in the western border were all killed in the battle, and there were no more troops left."

"Even if there is an ambush here, if we can capture King Yu's city and pay a certain price, it is not unacceptable."

Chen Zhaochong seemed to be convinced. He looked around and said in a deep voice: "Don't underestimate the enemy. Now that the Xuanjian Pass is in hand, you must not stumble at this time."

"Send a group of light cavalry into the canyon to investigate. If there is an ambush, report it quickly!"

"promise!"

The army stopped here, and a group of hundreds of light cavalry rushed toward the canyon with whips raised. Chen Zhaochong's eyes narrowed instantly, and a solemn look appeared on his face.

Above the canyon, several figures stood tall and straight. Li Jin looked solemn. Listening to the sound of horse hooves gradually echoing in the canyon, the person next to him suddenly tensed up: "Commander, Yan Jun sent a light cavalry to investigate."

"Give me the command to let a battalion of soldiers shoot arrows."

"Commander?"

After hearing Li Jin's order, all the generals around him looked startled and showed confusion.

"If we release the arrow at this time, wouldn't we be directly exposed? What if Da Yan retreats?"

"Won't!"

Li Jin's eyes glowed with wisdom, and he said calmly: "If we let them cross the canyon, they will not fall into the trap."

"What's the meaning?"

Li Jin did not explain, but looked calmly at the group of light cavalry below. After his generals went down to deliver the order, hundreds of arrows were fired from the canyons on both sides, and the cavalry fell off their horses one after another.

"There's an ambush!"

"Quickly retreat!"

"Go quickly and report to Commander Ming. Dayu has set up an ambush in the canyon."

"promise!"

A group of cavalry quickly turned back, and only a few dozen remnants of the five or six hundred cavalry turned back with a look of panic on their faces.

"Commander, the Kingdom of Yu has set up an ambush in the valley."

"What!"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the generals around Chen Zhaochong changed. Only Chen Zhaochong looked calm, as if he had expected it. He looked at the scout and asked, "How many troops do they have?"

"this……"

The scout was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, and said in a deep voice: "There should be less than a thousand people. There were arrows attacking from both sides of the canyon, but they were not too violent..."

"Hahaha!"

Chen Zhaochong suddenly laughed loudly, and all the generals showed a look of confusion, and said solemnly: "Why is the commander laughing? Dayu has set up an ambush here. If we want to survive safely, I'm afraid... it will be difficult to climb to the sky. !”

"No!"

Chen Zhaochong stroked his beard, shook his head confidently and said, "If there is no ambush in the canyon, I would not dare to march aggressively."

"Um?"

"Why did the commander say this?"

"Because... this is Dayu's bluff!"

"bluff?"

A counselor from the think tank was stunned for a moment, but he also reacted instantly. He showed a look of surprise and looked at Chen Zhaochong with admiration: "As expected of the commander-in-chief, he almost fell into Dayu's trick."

"Just now we obviously just sent a group of light cavalry to explore. It is impossible for Dayu not to know that the purpose of this light cavalry entering the valley is to explore the terrain and search for ambushes."

"If I were Dayu's general, I would definitely not let the ambush attack and kill them. Instead, I would let them pass through the canyon and hide them with all my strength."

"On the other hand, Dayu heard what the scout said just now. As soon as he entered the valley, he was attacked by a rain of arrows from Dayu."

"This is the abnormality of Dayu. As soon as our scouts entered the valley, they couldn't wait to expose themselves, just to tell us that they had an ambush in the valley!"

"But Marshal, if they set an ambush, why did they tell us?"

"Because their ambush troops don't have many soldiers, the purpose is to scare off our army, or even delay time."

"If I'm not mistaken, the ambush troops on both wings of the canyon will never exceed 3,000 people, or even less than 1,000 people."

"According to the news from Yanlongwei, Dayu's imperial guards have not moved, and more than 20,000 soldiers in the Zhenguo Army and the ghost army under King Yong are stationed in the capital, so their ambush troops are likely to be remnants."

"As long as they succeed in scaring us and make us dare not enter the valley easily."

"When the army in Huainan arrives and guards this canyon, even if our 300,000 troops are strong, It is difficult to attack easily. "

"Humph!"

"What a pity, he met me, Chen Zhaochong today!"

The old general smiled proudly, with a hint of disdain in his eyes. He looked at a general next to him and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Kai, you quickly lead 10,000 cavalry across the canyon!"

"Yes!"

"I want to see if the Yu army can bury my 10,000 cavalry."

...

"Report--"

"General, a cavalry of Dayan entered the valley, at least more than 10,000 cavalry."

"Pass on my order, the soldiers of the two camps should shoot arrows with all their strength, and they should not use rolling stones and wooden beams."

"Yes!"

After the order was issued, the two thousand soldiers on both sides of the canyon were all exposed, crouching on both sides of the canyon, and frantically shooting arrows at the cavalry below.

A rain of arrows came, Zhao Kai showed a sneer on his face, looked back, and shouted: "Soldiers, Dayu's ambush troops are only more than a thousand, go through the canyon with all your strength, we will be the first to kill the king's city."

"Yes!"

The knights behind him shouted in unison, and the wide canyon was instantly filled with the sound of horse hooves. Ten thousand light cavalry faced the rain of arrows on both sides and rushed all the way. It only took an incense stick of time to pass through the canyon.

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