Three Kingdoms

Passing through shrubs and sparse woodland, Gong Jun led his men to approach the camp at the top of the mountain where Gao Gan was located.

The light from the camp shone far away, and the groves and bushes here seemed a little dark. Located near the camp, there are actually hidden sentries arranged by senior officials in the woods. However, for Gong Jun, these superficial hidden sentries are just like being exposed in front of him and will not become a big problem. Gong, who is wearing a camouflage uniform, Jun and a few good hands slowly moved forward. The figures of these people were always hidden in the shadows. No one could detect their silent passing through the forest and under the trees.

The senior officer An Shao yawned, steeled himself, and tried to open his eyes to look at the surrounding situation. Anyone who has stayed up late at night knows that the most fearful thing about staying up late is the monotony of doing nothing. Looking at the same scenery for a long time will make you feel sleepy even during the day, let alone in the Han Dynasty when there was no magic weapon to stay up late.

Anshao fought hard against his upper and lower eyelids, shaking his groggy head, trying to save his remaining sanity from the edge of sleep, until a cold front penetrated from the neck...

In the darkness, like a mountain mist blowing past, the branches where Yuan Jun's secret sentry was were shaking a few times. There seemed to be some changes in the rustling, but there seemed to be no change at all. Everything was still mysterious and quiet.

The moonlight shone in the forest, and no one could be seen. Only the wind moved the shadows. After a while, a figure climbed up on the ground. He tilted his head slightly and said, "You are here, I will take people up..."

"Okay, be careful."

The slight sound was mixed with the chirping of insects in the surrounding bushes, as if integrated with the mountain. Ling Jie led some people, both as a cover and to guard the way back. Then, the shadows on the ground squirmed and merged into the mountain again.

I don’t know if it was because he carried out night attacks the first time he went into battle, and he succeeded frequently after that, which made Gong Jun fall in love with wandering at night. In the quiet night, it seemed that he had everything under his control. The feeling of being in love made Gong Jun intoxicated.

Under the moonlight and stars, the shadows are mottled and the surrounding fields are quiet.

Gong Jun slowly stopped at the edge of Yuan Jun's camp and observed the situation in Yuan Jun's camp.

Gao Gan is an old rival, but the previous encounters did not seem to make Gao Gan grow much. The camp that was hastily built during the day was not completely completed. A lot of wood and waste were piled up around the camp in various sizes, and the watchtower sentry The soldiers on duty above the tower seemed to be out of shape, with only half of their heads exposed, and seemed to be sitting in the tower taking a nap.

Gong Jun listened carefully and found no special noise. After waiting some more, he quietly stretched out his hand and pointed at the Yuan Jun guards on the sentry tower. The two soldiers beside him understood and took off the crossbows from their backs. The machine, slowly started to wind it up, and then aimed...

"Boom boom!"

The crossbow arrow drew an almost straight line in the night sky and sank into the heads of the two guards on the sentry tower, raising some dark shadows.

Gong Jun waved his hand and led his soldiers to rush out from their hiding place. They quickly reached the bottom of the camp and began to throw up rope nooses or hooks to climb over the camp wall in an orderly manner.

Ling Jie, who was halfway up the mountain, squinted his eyes and watched the black shadows moving on the wall of the camp, climbing over one by one. For some reason, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated a lot, and he felt a little uncomfortable...

The night is silent.

Mountain mist blew over the treetops, like falling leaves in a heavy rain, making a rustling sound.

Suddenly, the originally quiet camp was like hot porridge suddenly boiling, and the shouts were accompanied by a brilliant light, resounding throughout the mountain and lighting up half of the sky!

The color drained from Ling Jie's face and he blurted out: "Not good!"

Ling Jie followed Gong Jun, and even led troops on his own for many night raids. Naturally, he knew what a more normal reaction was. The sudden burst of sound and light like now could only mean one thing...

Here is a trap!

A trap specifically targeted at Gong Jun, Ling Jie and others!

The boiling sound of killing has extended from the camp on the top of the mountain, and a fire dragon has also been ignited under the mountain road. Countless lights and shadows are swaying, running out from between the trees, and gathering here!

Further away, a little fire seemed to be lit, and a large number of Yuan's troops appeared in the mountains, trying to surround and encircle them.

The team spreads, the torches are chaotic, and they are killing here!

"Hurry up and save Captain Gong!" Ling Jie didn't even bother to hide his figure anymore, he jumped out from the shadows first and ran towards the top of the mountain using both hands and feet.

At this time in the camp, Gong Jun had already used his best martial arts skills, with a sword in one hand and a battle ax in the other. Among the swarming Yuan Shao's soldiers, there seemed to be a bloody storm!

Even though Gong Jun exerted 100% of his combat power, Yuan Jun, who had been well prepared, had already overwhelmed Gong Jun and others in terms of momentum. Although Gong Jun fought hard to fight, the murderer in the darkness suddenly became the victim. The psychological gap among the targets of hunting cannot be reversed in a short time. In addition, they are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers. Even though Gong Jun and others fought and retreated, they were still defeated. I couldn't help but retreat, and the area of ​​activity I controlled became smaller and smaller.

The senior cadre was under the heavy protection of the guards, laughing happily, urging the soldiers to move forward, waving his arms and shouting: "Open the bow! Open the bow! Shoot them to death, shoot these stinky rats!"

"General... there are still our soldiers ahead..." a guard beside the senior official reminded softly.

The battle fronts are intertwined, especially under the extremely fierce Gong Jun's sword and ax. It is difficult for soldiers to compete with each other. As a result, the front lines of the entire array are not very clear. If you release arrows at this time, it is very likely that your own people will be covered as well. Go in.

Gao Gan's eyes were as red as blood in the firelight: "Fire the arrows! Do you hear me? Fire the arrows! Shoot them to death!"

The guard felt awe in his heart, knowing that the senior official was thinking about the previous shame and hatred, so he did not dare to say more, so he quickly responded and turned around to give the order...

"Go to the village wall! Get the brothers out!" Ling Jie's voice came from outside the camp: "Move quickly! The enemy troops from the bottom of the mountain are coming up soon!"

"Back off! Get out!" Hearing the voice, Gong Jun knocked down a Yuan Jun, then used his knife to deflect the two spears that were thrust at him, while shouting loudly, "Hurry up and join Captain Ling! Rush out. !”

However, the cold murderous intention enveloped him at the most critical time, in the darkest night!

The whistling rain of arrows knocked down Yuan Jun in front of Gong Jun, and also hit Gong Jun's thigh!

Blood spurted out, Gong Jun groaned, and fell to the ground on one knee.

"Colonel Captain!"

"The captain was hit by an arrow!"

Several nearby soldiers rushed over to protect Gong Jun, but a second wave of arrows shot down, pinning these men to the ground.

"Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah..." Gong Jun hit the arrow's tail hard with his battle ax. The sharp arrow popped out from the other side with a pop, and then he grabbed it with one hand, and actually pulled the arrow out bloody. The other side was pulled out, bringing out a huge canopy of flesh and blood!

If you don't pull it out, the arrow's fangs will only keep pulling on the muscles, making the leg muscles spasm and making it difficult to move.

Another surviving soldier rushed over, took one of Gong Jun's arms, and stumbled away behind him.

The blood is constantly spreading, and the breath of death is wrapped around everyone, pulling Gong Jun and others' footsteps, ready to harvest life at any time.

The wall that was once easy to climb turned out to be so insurmountable when there was no help from one side. Although Gong Jun struggled to climb up, his hands were stained with blood and could not successfully use the force. He failed to climb twice. , fell down...

"Everyone get out! Get out!" Gong Jun was desperate. He picked up the battle ax with one hand and stood with all his strength while driving the soldiers around him. "I brought you in, and I will protect you when you get out!" Leave me alone and get out!"

In the light and shadow, Yuan Jun seemed to have discovered Gong Jun, howling, and rushing towards here with swords and guns!

"Ah, oh, oh, oh..."

Gong Jun held the ax with one hand, advanced instead of retreating, and rushed towards Yuan Jun. Since he couldn't get over, he could only kill a few more Yuan Jun to save his brother Erlang's chance of survival!

There is always a thin line between life and death.

Inside the camp, Gong Jun was slashing wildly with blood all over his body. He lost one side of his sword and had difficulty with one of his legs. Large and small wounds quickly appeared on his body, and blood, flesh and blood were thrown in the air...

Outside the camp, Ling Jie was lying in the gap between the two thick tree trunks of the camp wall, watching Gong Jun fighting among Yuan's troops, howling, kicking, shouldering, prying with knives, and clawing with his hands. Even the teeth were used, but it was impossible to pry open the strong and deep stronghold walls that were connected together for a while...

In the end, Ling Jie could only watch Gong Jun's figure being overwhelmed by waves of Yuan Jun rushing up!

"Ahhhhh..."

Ling Jie's face and hands were pricked by rough wooden thorns, and his face and hands were covered in blood. However, Ling Jie only felt a huge pain in his heart. With his remaining sense, Ling Jie did not order to rush in and die together. Instead, he gritted his teeth and led the remaining soldiers, turning around. Breakout at the foot of the mountain!

The fighting spread from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain, and then spread to the distance.

Although Yuan Jun tried to bite Ling Jie's remaining soldiers, Ling Jie and others relied on their better familiarity with the terrain, fought and left, and after paying a heavy price, they finally got rid of Yuan Jun's pursuit and escaped... …

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Expedition to the Western Army Stronghold.

"You deserve to die!"

Jia Qu slapped the table angrily.

In terms of understanding General Fei's plan to join the party in Taiyuan, Jia Qu was unparalleled at the moment. But the more he understood, the more uncontrollably angry he felt at Gong Jun Lingjie's failure!

"Since the situation has changed, why don't you come and retaliate!" Jia Qu shouted angrily in a deep voice, "Being greedy for merit and rushing forward, damaging the army and generals, disregarding the overall situation, and defeating the army! You still have the face to do this! You have ruined the lord's important affairs. , it is not a pity to die!"

Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, originally planned to have Gong Jun and Ling Jie delay Yuan Jun's advance, causing Yuan Jun to be frustrated in the Taihang Mountains, and then use the rainy season to increase the difficulty of Yuan Jun's transportation of grain and grass, in order to reverse the gap in the strength of the two armies. Cooperating with the operations on both wings, the overall combat advantage was established. However, the entire strategy has just been launched. Gong Jun and Ling Jie, who were important supports in the early stage, ended up dead and defeated, completely disrupting the overall layout of General Fei Qian of Zhengxi.

The next step is not only a matter of readjustment, but it may even have a series of negative effects!

Liu He came to Huguan a few days ago and was negotiating with General Fei Qian of the Western Expedition. If Liu He learned that the vanguard was defeated and lost his troops, Liu He's impression of General Fei Qian of the Western Expedition would inevitably change. , and if this affects the delicate situation in Taiyuan, it will make cold sweat break out on Jia Qu's back!

Jia Qu stared at Ling Jie, his eyes almost bursting with fire.

Ling Jie, covered in blood, fell to the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, and said in a sad voice: "I know my guilt! I don't ask for your forgiveness, but I only ask for a chance to take revenge! Revenge for my dead brothers and sons!"

Jia Qu closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, gritted his teeth and said, "Here comes! Take him to the baggage camp first! Wait for him to be released!"

"Wei!" The guards outside the tent took the order and stepped forward to drag Ling Jie up and push him down.

If it were based on his personal emotions, Jia Qu would like to show Ling Jie his head directly to the public, but looking at the current situation, letting Ling Jie take the blame and perform meritorious service is far more valuable than simply beheading him.

But now what's next?

Yuan Jun now changed his strategy and set up camp on the top of the mountain. In addition to luring Gong Jun and Ling Jie, it actually had other functions.

Here is a step-by-step strategy, using upright troops to deal with the harassment of General Zhengxi.

If Gong Jun and Ling Jie had not fallen into the trap, Yuan Jun would have built and advanced one mountain stronghold after another, and then used these strongholds to outline a safe food transport channel, using this as a basis to advance the entire army. Although it may take more time in the early stage, it is undoubtedly a very reliable and reliable plan.

such a pity……

If Gong Jun and Ling Jie had informed Jia Qu of such changes earlier, even though they might not be able to crack such a strategy, they could still delay the implementation of Yuan Jun's "step by step" strategy through harassment and sneak attacks, and they would not be in a copycat village. Total loss!

If Yuan Jun were to advance here one after another, they would definitely be in a situation of fighting Yuan Jun for consumption. And Yuan Jun's base is over there. Even if General Zhengxi exchanges one for three, or even one for five, it doesn't matter. It’s all a loss...

Jizhou has a large population, so a loss of 58,000 would be just a bit of a pain. But here in Bingzhou, a loss of 35,000 would already be a serious injury. Even if they win in the end, it will be difficult to recover.

So, what should we do next to reverse this unfavorable situation?