Chapter 370 Suspicion and Conspiracy
After hearing Yunzhu’s report, Xiao Lingqiu looked unsurprised and said calmly:
“This is a battleground for military strategists, and Wanyan Tianyou cannot give up. Here, especially at such a critical moment. You can cooperate with Lei Tian, and he can also cooperate with Xie Zi. It is said that there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. In the same desert, Lei Tian and Xie Zi are pure enemies, and they both want to get rid of them. It is even more impossible for the other party to watch the other party grow and develop.
With such a good opportunity now, he will naturally not give up.
When the time comes, Wanyan Tianyou seizes this land, and Xie Zi gets rid of Lei Tian and becomes the king of bandits in Tongqiu. Both of them will gain something, and cooperation will be natural. "
"What should we do? "
Yunzhu was so anxious that she was about to cry.
Liao Feihu looked at Xiao Lingqiu. At this moment, he had realized that this woman was not simple. His eyes were sincere and he said: "Mrs. Jiang, do you have any countermeasures? "
Xiao Lingqiu raised her delicate chin and said slowly:
"Wanyan Tianyou is competing with the Fifth Prince for other territories. It is impossible to send the main force or large troops, so there will not be many troops. The main purpose is to cooperate with Scorpion and their attacks.
The one we should be most worried about is Scorpion. So the only solution at the moment is to drive away the main force of Scorpion, and the soldiers of Nanjin Kingdom will naturally not be a threat."
Yunzhu blinked his big watery eyes:
"How can we drive them away? Just now the spies said that Xie Zi personally led the troops and brought nearly three thousand people with him. The total of us is only more than one thousand people."
The corners of Xiao Lingqiu's lips curled up slightly. : "It's very simple, as long as there are reinforcements from Lei Tian. Wanyan Tianyou and Xie Zi made a surprise attack at this time because they knew that Lei Tian's main force had not arrived yet.
So they wanted to take advantage of the lack of troops here to wipe out some of them first and then completely cut off Lei Tian's escape route. But if Lei Tian's reinforcements appear, Scorpion will naturally leave. "
Liao Feihu frowned and said: "But the problem is that now it will take at least three or four hours to go find Lei Tian to move reinforcements. There is no time at all. "
Yunzhu gritted his silver teeth: "I will go to Lei Tian to move reinforcements as quickly as possible! "
Xiao Lingqiu raised his hand to signal the girl not to panic. A meaningful smile appeared on her beautiful jade face: "For reinforcements to appear, you don't necessarily have to find them yourself. ”
A few people looked at each other, not understanding what the other person meant.
Xiao Lingqiu raised his head and glanced at the dark sky and said:
"They want to take advantage of the dark sky to make a surprise attack. We can also use this to confuse them."
Liao Feihu's heart moved. There are some guesses.
Xiao Lingqiu turned to Yunzhu and said:
"Tell your father to divide into two cavalry groups, each with about three hundred men, and let Lei Tian's desert bandits take the lead. One group will ambush On the northwest side of the sand and stone castle outside the town, the other branch goes to the sandy slope in the northeast of the town.
In addition, tie branches to the tails of all the horses, and try to get as much sand on the ground as possible.
Ask the garrison outside the town gate to withdraw a little, and place about a hundred soldiers inside the city gate, with only some of their bodies exposed, in an ambush posture, so that the enemy cannot see how many there are. people.
The other teams charged from the front first, and after the battle, they looked like they were fleeing.
When Scorpion's troops began to pursue, the two cavalry that had been ambushed earlier launched an attack. Remember, the movement must be loud, and you must look like you are surrounding the Scorpion troops, and the momentum must be fierce..."
Yunzhu felt a little dizzy and said quickly: "Sister Jing, wait a moment. , I'll call dad over. ”
The girl left in a hurry.
Soon, the patriarch Aluhun and several of his confidants came over in a hurry.
At this critical moment, he had no intention of paying attention to Jiang Shouzhong, but when he learned from his daughter that the spies had discovered the traces of Nanjin soldiers, he was shocked.
Especially when he learned that this discovery was based on Mrs. Jiang's advance speculation, he immediately realized that he had met a rare noble person, so he hurriedly came to meet him.
Xiao Lingqiu told the clan leader his plan without saying any unnecessary nonsense.
"Patriarch, it's up to you whether you want to believe it or not. If you don't trust me, you can fight with them head-on. Anyway, whether you can hold the Heshan tribe depends on your luck.
In addition, while confusing Scorpion, , first send people to guard Yangzi Slope and Tieshi Forest, and try to delay as much time as possible. After Scorpion leaves, let the large army go around from the other side of Yueshang Tianhu, and catch the Fourth Prince's troops by surprise."
The patriarch Aluhun was decisive and said immediately:
"We have reached a desperate situation anyway, you might as well give it a try and do what Mrs. Jiang said!"
After that, the patriarch Then they started to arrange it quickly.
Jiang Shouzhong, who had always been a bystander, looked at the woman's cold and beautiful side face, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.
The women on the grassland are indeed extraordinary, and all of them appear to be exceptionally strong.
Miaomiao gave him the feeling of youthfulness and vitality, like a breeze on the grassland.
But Xiao Lingqiu is completely different.
She feels more like a heroine general who can command thousands of troops. She exudes an indescribable and powerful charm, which makes people involuntarily have a strong desire to conquer.
Jiang Shouzhong couldn't help but said: "Being a ghost guard next to the Queen Mother is really humiliating."
Xiao Lingqiu glanced down at the hand around her waist and asked in a cold tone: "To be so close What to do?”
Jiang Shouzhong said with a smile: “We are a couple, it’s normal to be close.”
Xiao Lingqiu lightly pursed her pink lips and said nothing, just her eyes. There was a flash of complex emotions that were difficult to detect.
Not long after, the sound of horse hooves came galloping like a dense drum beat.
The ground was shaking slightly.
A group of cavalry came under the dark sky.
Among this team, a man with a scar on his forehead stood out.
His cold eyes were fixed on the ancient town ahead, and a bloodthirsty smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The man is the famous Scorpion.
As a feared bandit in the Tongqiu Desert, Scorpion has lived in this desolate land for twenty years.
He was originally the son of a landlord in the Southern Jin Kingdom, but he offended a powerful man by robbing a commoner's daughter. He was eventually imprisoned and even faced the fate of being beheaded.
He was about to be beheaded, but met a prisoner in prison.
When the prisoner's accomplices came to rob the prison, they also rescued him.
So, he followed them to the bandit den in the desert, and gradually rose to become the leader here, changing his name to Scorpion. As the team continued to grow, the Scorpion Battalion was established.
Scorpions are surly and cunning, and at the same time they are extremely suspicious of others.
Despite this, he is quite generous in his treatment of others, and many desperadoes are willing to follow him and plunder everywhere.
After all, life is always much more comfortable with a boss who can make everyone happy.
"Brothers, follow me and fight in. The fourth prince has promised us that we can take the women and property of the Heshan tribe!" Scorpion drew out his scimitar and shouted, "Take those bastards from Lei Tian Kill the soldiers together, and we will only have Scorpion Camp in Tongqiu from now on!"
Everyone shouted, looking at the ancient town in front of them as if they saw a tempting piece of fat, and they couldn't wait to feast on it.
The Heshan soldiers outside the town also launched a charge.
After a few rounds of fighting between the two sides, the soldiers of the Heshan tribe began to lose ground and flee.
Seeing this scene, Scorpion's bandits were even more morale-boosted and quickly launched a pursuit.
But only Scorpion felt something was wrong.
Although he expected that the strong men of the Heshan tribe and Lei Tian would not have many troops, the opponent's performance was too weak, and they collapsed completely in just a few rounds, which was obviously abnormal.
However, at this time, the brothers around him were already catching up at full speed, and Scorpion had no time to stop and think carefully, so he could only rush forward with the team.
......
On another high slope, Xiao Lingqiu was riding high on a horse, looking coldly at the battlefield below.
With her tall figure, she seems to be the center of attention wherever she is, and her unique temperament is just right. If it is increased by one point, it will be too rigid and may lose its delicacy and softness. If you reduce it by one point, it will be too charming and it will be difficult to maintain such a heroic and unique charm.
Liao Feihu said: "At present, it seems that Scorpion has brought more than 4,000 bandits and is the main force of Scorpion Battalion."
Xiao Lingqiu pointed to a burly man wearing a turban and holding two hammers among the enemy troops and asked He said: "Who is he?"
The big man just now was particularly eye-catching on the battlefield. He fought extremely bravely. Every blow he swung with the hammer was astonishingly powerful. He was considered a fierce general even among the regular army.
Liao Feihu glanced at him and said, "His name is Wu Yanhu. He is born with great strength. He is the third boss of Scorpion Camp. He has been with Scorpion for six years and he is relatively loyal."
Xiao Lingqiu held a riding whip and gently He tapped his thigh, frowned and thought for a moment, then said:
"I remember that in the intelligence information you gave me, you introduced the three leaders of the Scorpion Camp.
There was a rumor in the intelligence that Wu Yanhu had a falling out with the second leader because of a woman. . In the end, it was Scorpion who killed the woman and settled the internal dispute."
Liao Feihu didn't expect that the other party could remember such trivial things in the intelligence so clearly, and nodded: "Yes, that's right. What happened half a year ago?"
Xiao Lingqiu turned to Yunzhu and said:
"Send a message to your father, let a group of people watch the opportunity when the two cavalry are encircling. , deliberately leaving a gap for Wu Yanhu to escape.
Remember, this gap must be made obvious, but it must also be covered up to lead the other party out. Once the scorpions follow, immediately add more troops to seal the gap! "
"Okay. "
Yunzhu rode away.
Liao Feihu had been in the military camp after all. He instantly understood the intention of Xiao Lingqiu's move and frowned: "You want them to be suspicious of each other, so Can it be done? "
Xiao Lingqiu smiled and said: "Anyway, the ambush and siege is fake, so why not take advantage of the situation and put on another show. If Scorpion suspects the Third Leader, that's the best thing. Their internal fighting will be good for us. If we don't doubt it, we have nothing to lose. ”
Liao Feihu extended his thumb: "Awesome."
Jiang Shouzhong, who always felt like an outsider, carefully reviewed the woman's operations, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It's very scheming."
Xiao Lingqiu wrinkled He frowned: "I don't like this word."
"What word?"
Jiang Shouzhong was stunned.
Immediately the man reacted and corrected: "Very smart."
The corners of the woman's mouth rose slightly.
......
The soldiers under Scorpion were worthy of being desert warriors, and they quickly approached outside the city gate.
However, at this moment, Xie Zi suddenly found that the Heshan soldiers who were fleeing in panic had slowed down, and there were vague figures of soldiers surging inside the city gate.
The uneasiness in Scorpion's heart began to burn.
At this moment, he suddenly heard deafening shouts of killing coming from both sides. He was shocked and looked around quickly. He saw a large number of cavalry rushing down the hills on both sides like a tide. .
The sound of horse hooves was loud and the dust was billowing. Just looking at one side, I estimated that the number of people was at least two to three thousand.
Scorpion's expression suddenly changed.
Fell into a trap! ?
Could it be that the bastard Lei Tian knew I was going to raid here, so he laid an ambush early?
While still in shock, he saw the fleeing soldiers in front of him turning their horses and charging towards them. A chill ran straight down his spine, and he shouted angrily:
"Yes." There's an ambush, there's an ambush! Lei Tian's ambush!"
Others were also startled by the shouts of killing coming from both sides.
When they saw the cavalry rushing down the hillside approaching quickly in an encirclement manner, intending to trap them in the middle, they suddenly became confused.
On weekdays, these desert bandits were only used to plundering caravans in the desert and occasionally ransacking some small villages. They had never experienced such a large-scale formal battle.
Hearing the boss's shout, everyone hurriedly turned their horses and tried to break through the encirclement.
The scorpion’s heart beats like a drum.
Sometimes, it is better to believe that something exists than to believe something does not exist.
What he was worried about was not only the possible ambush, but what worried him even more was that if Lei Tian learned that he was bringing a large force to raid, would he take the opportunity to sneak attack his base camp?
Thinking of this, Scorpion couldn't help but break out a layer of cold sweat on his forehead.
Too careless!
If I had known earlier, I should have personally sent spies to conduct reconnaissance instead of blindly accepting the information from the Fourth Prince and the others.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
Scorpion roared at the top of his lungs.
Due to the lack of large-scale actual combat experience, these desert bandits seemed a little chaotic and hasty, and their cooperation with each other was not tacit enough. The whole team seemed quite chaotic at first.
During this period, Wu Yanhu, the third master, suddenly noticed a gap in the enemy encirclement on the right front, and subconsciously led his men to rush towards the gap.
Scorpion quickly noticed this scene and followed him instinctively.
However, when he saw Wu Yanhu and his men rushing out of the gap, the gap was quickly blocked again by the enemy, as if the enemy had done it intentionally.
Scorpion's heart suddenly tightened, and an ominous feeling surged into his heart.
Fortunately, at almost the same time, a new opening was opened on the other side of the team.
Looking at the "continuous" stream of cavalry rushing down the slopes on both sides, Scorpion suppressed the surprise and uneasiness in his heart and decisively led everyone to rush towards this new breakthrough.
“Don’t let the scorpion escape!”
“Leave Wu Yanhu alone!”
“Kill the scorpion!”
Seeing Xie Zi break out, Lei Tian's bandit soldiers and He Shan's soldiers frantically chased Xie Zi, but no one paid attention to Wu Yanhu, the third master.
With a sense of recklessness, Scorpion led his men to successfully break through before the enemy formed a complete encirclement.
They galloped for more than ten miles in one breath, and until they were sure that they had completely lost their pursuers, Scorpion breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling that he had just walked away from the gate of hell.
"Brother, are you okay?"
Wu Yanhu rode up to Scorpion and asked with concern.
Scorpion shook his head gloomily.
At this moment, he was a little confused. His cooperation with the Fourth Prince was a confidential matter. No one except the insiders knew why Lei Tian would arrange an ambush so early?
Did someone... tip off the news in advance?
Recalling the scene where Wu Yanhu broke out of the encirclement just now, Scorpion felt a layer of gloom in his heart.
"Ahu, brother killed that bitch, did you hate me?"
Scorpion suddenly asked.
Wu Yanhu was stunned, shook his head and said: "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? You are just a girl. I, the third brother, was also obsessed with sex, and that's why I had a conflict with the second brother. I have long forgotten That’s it.”
Scorpion nodded and said no more.
When Wu Yanhu went to count the number of people, Scorpion raised his head and stared at the opponent's back.
The eyes are as sinister as a jackal.
After he killed the woman, he accidentally found a fetus in the woman's belly.
Maybe it belongs to Wu Yanhu.
(End of this chapter)