I'm playing tricks in Daqin

Some people who reacted quickly understood what was going on, and immediately cursed.

"Shen Shangde, you traitor, you... you will die badly..."

"Hey, the old man turned his back on the dark and turned to the bright. You people are really serious. If you don't work as good officials, why are you rebelling? Is your death imminent?"

Shen Shangde pointed to Ou Yi and the others, his face was full of righteousness.

Chapter 369 A Restless Night 2

"Conspiracy, this is a conspiracy!"

"The decree is false!"

"Despicable and obscene."

A group of royalists who were shocked and angry scolded Shangde at the same time, they felt chills in their hearts. They patronized to plot against others, but forgot the most critical and important issue, and did not ask the queen mother for the imperial decree.

Without the Queen Mother's decree against rebellion, it means that the teacher came from an unknown person and cannot stand on the commanding heights of righteousness. Now people hold the Queen Mother's imperial decree in their hands, even if it is fake, it is tantamount to pinching their throat.

"kill!"

Shen Shangde gave the order to massacre in a murderous spirit. All colleagues and friends are fake, only the prosperity and wealth in front of him is real.

"Surnamed judge, how dare you... ah..."

Wu You snarled, and the wolves and tigers rushed forward, raised their knives and fell, chopping down everyone in the hall like chopping melons and vegetables. There were miserable howls everywhere, and the whole district became a shura In the abattoir, some desperate servants threw down their weapons and raised their hands to surrender, but they could not escape death.

This time, Li Gang couldn't bear the endless spat anymore, so he made up his mind to smash all the stumbling blocks.

This time, Xia Houheng's Central Army Corps was the main force in this network collection operation. After defeating Ou Cheng and other royalist forces in the city, they wiped out the houses one by one according to the list. No one was left. The city guards guarded all the traffic arteries in the city. Those who get stuck will be killed, while Habayashi Wei and Gong Zhongjia will guard the palace.

The soldiers of the Central Corps launched a drag-net search, sorting out district by district, and did not let any fish slip through the net.

There were shouts, chaotic footsteps, and miserable cries from time to time. The people huddled in their homes anxiously. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers only entered the house to search and left without finding anyone suspicious. They were frightened, but there were basically no incidents of extortion, blackmail, stolen women being insulted, which dispelled their fear and tension.

When the sound of roaring and killing in Chang'an City was loud, the Yunluo Mountain hunting ground was exceptionally peaceful. Except for the patrolling Habayashi guards, everyone slept soundly.

However, Ou Cheng's tent was full of royalists. Except for the civil servants, everyone including Ou Cheng put on armor, held their swords, and patiently waited for the signal to start.

After nightfall, they were ready, but the long wait made people a little restless, and many people were even so nervous that their palms were sweaty.

Who is not nervous?

This is a life-and-death battle, and if you think about the outcome of failure, you can know what the result will be.

If you win, the days to come will naturally be comfortable.

They all firmly believe that the final victory belongs to them. For this matter, they have carefully planned for a long time, and they must have killed Li Gang, an old traitor, by surprise.

Ou Cheng's plan to eradicate rape is scheduled to be launched tonight, all deployments are in place, and now it's just waiting for Chang'an to launch first.

"Patriarch, it's started, it's started."

A member of the district clan rushed in to report, looking nervous and excited.

Everyone rushed out of the big tent immediately, desperately opened their eyes wide, and looked towards the west.

In the dark night, three faint lights could be seen shining on the top of Yunluo Mountain.

Ou Cheng set up an ambush in the dense forest on the top of Yunluo Mountain. From the top of the mountain, he could vaguely see the flames burning in Chang'an City, which was the signal that had already been launched. Three piles of fireworks were lit to signal the people in the hunting ground.

With a bang, Ou Cheng drew out his sword, pointed at the row of tents on the left and shouted loudly: "Success or failure depends on one action, attack!"

As soon as he gave an order, a large number of armed men poured out from the camp behind him. This was another ambush he had set up in Jialuo Mountain. There were [-] people. Stand by in the tent built by the royal party.

The Habayashi guards who were in charge of patrolling the right side of the camp were all his people, some were his nephews or people from other clans, and some were bribed, so there was no need to worry about being exposed.

Ou Cheng arranged for 1000 private soldiers to rush to the camp on the left with a murderous look, leaving another [-] people to protect the Queen Mother and King Qin.

A thousand private soldiers rushed into the camp of the Empress Dowager and King Xiaoqin, and Ou Cheng led a group of veterans of the Royalist Party to come in afterward.

The lights were still on in the Queen Mother's tent. As soon as Ou Cheng stepped into the camp, he suddenly felt uneasy. If the big camp was too quiet, it seemed that everyone was asleep.

"District attendant, no, why didn't you see the guard?"

The careful minister realized that something was wrong, and reminded him uncomfortably.

In fact, without his reminding, Ou Cheng also felt that something was wrong, and his whole heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

Several members of the district clan opened the king's tent, if there was no one in the big king's tent, their faces would turn pale and bloodless, where did everyone go?

In fact, it wasn't that there were no people there. Someone found dozens of soldiers near the king's tent, but they were all dead.

These people were Ou Cheng who spent a lot of money to get into the Habayashi Guard. Tonight, they were responsible for protecting the safety of the Empress Dowager and King Qin, but they all turned into corpses.

With the bang of a gong, countless torches suddenly lit up around the periphery of the hunting ground, illuminating the entire night sky brightly. In the light of the fire, there were clearly visible numbers of armored soldiers encircling the entire hunting ground.

Everyone in the hunting ground looked at each other in blank dismay, the timid ones were even more terrified, their calves twitched, and they couldn't figure out why this was the case?

Ou Cheng couldn't figure out why it was like this, but now he didn't have time to think about this problem. After a short period of horror, he gradually calmed down and ordered to retreat to the depths of the hunting ground.

Outside the hunting ground, Li Wei watched Ou Cheng's 5000 men retreating into the forest in a panic, and couldn't help shaking his head. Although he mobilized a total of [-] troops from the Central Army and the Qingchuan Army, the [-] soldiers of the Central Army followed the deputy commander Xia Houheng. Entering Chang'an City to quell the chaos, the [-] Qingchuan Legion led by Sun Zhu was used to deal with Ou Cheng.

Although the 1 army is large, it has to be divided into several armies. [-] will deal with the ambush on Yunluo Mountain. Ou Cheng also has an ambush on the official road along the way, and [-] will be allocated to deal with it. The official road is flat and the terrain is flat. The open area is conducive to the galloping of cavalry, and three thousand tigers and leopards were also sent there.

It is possible for the remaining 3 people to completely trap Ruoda's hunting ground, but the troops will inevitably be scattered. If Ou Cheng concentrates his forces to break through the siege, maybe he can really break through.

Regardless of the cloud of armored soldiers around him, a large area covered in darkness, in fact, there are only three thousand heavy armored soldiers trapped in the camp, and more than a thousand feathered forest guards.

Although the heavy armored soldiers are invincible when attacking and impenetrable when defending, but because the armor is too heavy and moves slowly, if Ou Cheng is willing to sacrifice more than half of his troops to contain the three thousand heavy armored soldiers trapped in the camp, the chances of breaking through the siege of more than a thousand feather forest guards bigger.

It's a pity that this guy has the courage to have a big game, but he doesn't have the guts to put all his eggs in one basket. He made a wrong choice and led the crowd to retreat into the depths of the hunting ground.

Although the hunting ground is very large and full of woods where you can hide, it is actually a dead place. There is indeed a passage between Yunluo Mountain and Jialuo Mountain, but that passage is very narrow, and only 500 people are needed to be stationed between the two mountains. On both sides of the mountainside, throwing stones and rolling logs down would be enough to block the path, but Li Wei deployed a thousand soldiers there, and a thousand archers who could attack from a distance, even thousands of troops could not rush through.

Ou Cheng and others withdrew, but the battle did not happen. Li Wei could calmly mobilize the army and surrounded the entire hunting ground.

At this time, the battle on the official road in the west and at the foot of Yunluo Mountain in the north has already begun. The troops of both sides treat each other. Although the private soldiers supported by the aristocratic families are well equipped and have undergone formal military training, they have never Those who have been on the battlefield and have not withstood the test of blood and fire can only be regarded as well-trained recruits at best, better than recruits who have just joined the army.

The team was ambushed when they attacked, and the opponent was an elite veteran who had experienced many battles. After several rounds of arrow rain, they were densely covered, and after a charge, they basically collapsed.

The defeated soldiers in the east were driven into the dense forest of the hunting ground and escaped temporarily. Sun Zha did not lead his army to chase into the forest, but set up formations outside the forest and built fortifications to stand by.

The battle on the official road in the west ended even faster, with 3000 elite soldiers intercepting from the front, and [-] tiger and leopard cavalry assaulting from behind, all the private soldiers of tens of thousands of clans were crushed in one fell swoop. Fleeing into the woods, more than [-] people were killed, and all the rest surrendered.

All the [-] elites of the Qingchuan Legion had arrived and surrounded Ruoda's hunting ground tightly. However, Li Wei did not order an attack. Instead, he ordered the soldiers to build a defense line and rest on the spot.

The vision at night is not clear, and it is so dark in the woods that you can't stretch your fingers. What's more, there are too many accidents in the fight inside. cost-effective.

Not long after, all kinds of big movements came from the forest, and many frightened animals ran out of the forest. Li Wei asked the soldiers to make a passage for the animals to escape.

Suddenly there was the howling of ferocious beasts from the depths of the dense forest, as well as the shrill howling of humans. It didn't take much to see that Ou Cheng's people had encountered ferocious beasts like black bears.

An hour later, a soldier came to report that Ou Cheng led his army to attack the trail. They suffered heavy losses and the fighting was extremely fierce.

"Young master, don't worry, XX has sent [-] additional reinforcements before. According to the time calculation, this meeting should arrive, just in time for the battle."

Sun Jai on the side said that although the trail was steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack, 500 men were enough to hold back thousands of troops, but he was still worried and sent [-] more soldiers to go there.

At the northern end of the hunting ground, at the foot of the mountain connecting Yunluo Mountain and Jialuo Mountain, Ou Cheng looked up at the enemy fortifications halfway up the two mountains, his face full of despair.

When secretly deploying the ambush, he had known the steepness of this trail. In order to prevent Li Gang from fleeing from here, he sent a team of 3000 people to guard it and built fortifications on the mountainside.

However, all the people guarding above are Li Gang's people. Where are his three thousand elite private soldiers?

Chapter 3 Seventy

The two fortifications of the government and army were built on the mountainsides of Yunluo Mountain and Jialuo Mountain respectively. If the private soldiers of the aristocratic clan at the foot of the mountain wanted to attack, they had to climb a steep slope or use siege equipment such as ladders. On the top, you only need to push the rolling stone and rolling wood lightly to repel the attacking private soldiers, and the falling rolling stone and rolling wood also blocked the narrow passage.

You braved the rain of locust arrows, expended a lot of energy, and paid the price of many lives. You were about to move the blocked boulders and logs, but the defenders on the mountainside still pushed the piled rocks and logs lightly, booming. With a bang, the passage was blocked again.

The positions of the officers and soldiers were easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it was unrealistic to move the boulders and logs blocking the passage. After paying a heavy price, Ou Cheng finally calmed down and ordered the army to retreat into the woods to rest.

Although he has never led soldiers before, he also knows the importance of morale in the army. The whole army is surrounded to death, and morale is low. If he strictly orders his subordinates to continue to attack, he is afraid that the soldiers will rebound. Withdrawing the army is a wise and helpless choice. .

The private soldiers of the Wanshi clan huddled up and spent the night in the woods anxiously. After tossing all night, the soldiers were tired and thirsty. Fortunately, it was autumn, and there were many ripe wild fruits in the forest that could quench their thirst, but they could not satisfy their hunger. It is equivalent to fighting at the door of the house, and the food is not carried with you.

Although it is in the depths of the hunting ground, more than [-] people crowded inside, scaring away all the animals. Fortunately, they killed a few black bears and other ferocious beasts, and they could temporarily satisfy their hunger, but it was impossible to solve the hunger of tens of thousands of private soldiers. question.

The sky was gray and hadn't even brightened yet. Li Wei had already issued a series of orders. His orders made Sun Jaw and other generals stunned. They were just cutting down trees and removing weeds. What did the young master want to do? "Master Ben wants to barbecue."

Li Wei blinked, with an evil smile on his lips.

"Fire attack?"

Sun Jai and other generals were stunned for a long time before they realized that it was autumn, the climate was dry, the branches and leaves were withered and yellow, and even the weeds were withered and yellow. All they needed to do was light a fire to burn Ou Cheng and his tens of thousands of private soldiers. Become a roast pig, this trick is ruthless.

If it was fighting on flat ground, Li Wei had already ordered the fight to start, but Ou Cheng's tens of thousands of private soldiers hid in the woods of the hunting ground and attacked by force, which would inevitably cause losses, and the losses must be much greater than in ordinary battles. An elite veteran who has survived the test of blood and fire is a valuable asset. Although it is inevitable to die in a war, he does not want to waste these precious assets, and it is more comfortable to attack with fire.

Of course, if Ou Cheng didn't want to become a roast pig, he could only obediently choose to attack and take advantage of the chaos to break through.

As for cutting down trees and clearing weeds, it was because Ou Cheng didn't want to use fire to attack when he didn't want to take the initiative to die. He didn't want the fire to spread and harm innocent people. It was necessary to clear a fire zone, but it was just a little more troublesome.

"The last will obey."

Knowing Li Wei's intentions, a group of generals were ordered to leave. The young master cherished the lives of the soldiers so much that they were very moved. The military merits counted. How could they not be so moved that they swore to die?

The commanders of the various troops gave orders, and the soldiers got busy. It was easy to cut down trees, and they could be felled with an axe. But clearing weeds was a bit troublesome. There were no shovels, and no logistics auxiliary soldiers, so they could only use swords and other weapons. Dig up the sod.

The soil at the foot of the mountain is not very hard, and the construction is not too troublesome. Most of the weeds around the mountainside grow in the crevices of the rocks, and it is a terrible project to remove them.

Ou Cheng and his tens of thousands of private soldiers, as well as a group of ministers of the royalist party, huddled in the dense forest and starved.

"What do they want to do?"

Ou Cheng and others stood under the big tree, looking at the many officers and soldiers on the mountainside who were cutting trees and mowing grass, and they didn't understand why for a while.

"They don't...don't they want to set fire?"

An old minister asked tremblingly.

Everyone, including Ou Cheng, turned pale when they heard these words. It's autumn now, if Li really wants to set fire to it, wouldn't they all turn into roast pigs? "This is the royal hunting ground, how dare he?"

A minister yelled loudly that he was ignored by everyone with his stern look, he was so stupid and naive.

Ou Cheng had to face the reality. He called an emergency meeting immediately, and everyone sat cross-legged on the dirty ground to discuss the issue of breaking out.

After that, Ou Cheng's private soldiers desperately picked all the fruits in the forest and distributed them to the private soldiers who were about to fight, so that they could eat as much as possible. This might be the last meal they ate in their lives.

After making arrangements, the leader of the team threw the fruit in his hand and shouted loudly: "If you want to survive, follow me!"

All the private soldiers knew that the officers and soldiers were going to set fire to it, and they didn't want to be burned into roast pigs. Their fighting spirit burst out of despair, and they rushed out of the woods with howling roars, and rushed out of the woods to form a formation in front of them. The officers and soldiers killed.

Li Wei had figured out that Ou Cheng might jump over the wall in a hurry, so he ordered the soldiers to be vigilant. The soldiers of the brigade formed a formation and sat on the ground. As soon as there was any movement in the forest, they immediately stood up and prepared for battle.

The outside of the hunting ground was separated by a solid fence. After the army surrounded Ou Cheng's troops, they cut down nearby trees, sharpened one end, and drove them into the mud to form a waist-high simple fortification. behind the wall.

When killing, it is still a bit troublesome to step over this waist-high wooden wall in one go.

Li Wei didn't just let Ou Cheng hide in the woods like that, he sent a dozen or so Yebushou sneaked into the forest to monitor, and when they saw these private soldiers coming, those ten Yebushou immediately jumped up from their hiding places and ran away. Just ran outside the forest.

The fleeing Yebuyan is the signal of the enemy's attack. The soldiers sitting on the ground immediately stood up and formed a dense defensive phalanx. The shield and ax soldiers were in front, forming five axes and shield walls. Behind them were rows of bows and arrows, waiting intently. haired archer.

"Archers, hold on tight, listen to my orders, one, two, three, shoot the arrows!"

The officer saw groups of private soldiers rushing out of the woods howling, and when they rushed out more people and were about to come into contact with the shield axemen in the first row, the officer gave the order to shoot.

The sound of bowstrings sounded, and countless arrows shot into the air, covering hundreds of private soldiers rushing out of the woods. Blossoms of blood burst out, and there was a terrific howl.

"Shield Axe Soldiers, Shield Axe Soldiers form an formation for cover..."

The chief of the private soldiers who led the charge brandished an iron sword and roared loudly, but unfortunately his voice was drowned out by the roaring roar and screams.

In fact, those private soldiers with shields in their hands instinctively set up their large shields to protect their bodies in the face of the rain of arrows falling head-on.

The scattered arrows hit the shield like raindrops, and there was a burst of sound. Naturally, those with a large shield escaped. These shield soldiers did not get close together, and set up a shield to cover their companions in the charge. Soldiers without shields would be miserable. They were shot directly at the big hedgehog and fell down screaming.

This is the obvious difference between recruits and veterans. Veterans who have been through battles have long formed a bond of comradeship in battle, and they can safely hand over their backs to their comrades. At the same time, they will also cover their comrades and rely on each other. , in order to survive the tragic battle.

Without the command of an officer, they will consciously set up a large shield, gather closer, and use the shield mountain to cover their comrades to minimize casualties.

Although these private soldiers have also undergone formal military training, they have never been on the battlefield. Supporting shields is just an instinctive self-protection action. How could they think of covering their companions?

Many private soldiers were stunned by the rain of arrows falling all over the sky, by their companions who were hit by dozens of arrows and screaming in pain and despair, and by the corpses all over the ground in front of them, and when they reacted, they were already overwhelmed by the boundless waves of pain.

However, the potential aroused by the desire to survive is quite scary. Crowds of private soldiers rushed out of the woods with their weapons raised, screaming, and desperately rushed towards the ax mountain shield wall in front of them, slashing wildly until was cut down.

Although these private soldiers were brave and crazy, facing the dense defensive phalanx of the officers and soldiers, their attacks were pale and powerless, just like a raging wave hitting a reef fiercely, the reef remained motionless, but the huge wave shattered.

After a short period of confusion, the private soldiers who had suffered huge losses finally stabilized under the command of the chief, and began to attack the square formation of the official army in an orderly manner. The archers also began to shoot back and counterattack, causing some casualties to the official army.

However, the archer carried only one barrel of arrows, and after several rounds of shooting, the amount of arrows shot decreased significantly, while the amount of arrows shot by the officers was always dense, raining down, killing and injuring a large number of private soldiers who were attacking.

The private soldiers rushing out of the woods were divided into three groups, trying to break out of the encirclement from three places, but they were all blocked by the dense defensive phalanx laid down by the officers and soldiers.