Chapter 646

Xue Andu and Xie Xuan led [-] cavalry and went straight to Shangfang Valley. Halfway along the road, they saw a steep mountain road. Xie Xuan suggested that Xue An should set up an ambush here. Yizhou soldiers and horses are also easy to stop.

Xue Andu immediately agreed to come down, leaving [-] soldiers and horses to lay an ambush in the mountains on both sides, and then Xue Andu and Xie Xuan led another [-] soldiers and horses to the upper valley.

Only ten miles away from the upper valley, Xue An said loudly: "Yizhou's soldiers are hoarding food and grass in front, and you all rushed over with me, destroying Yizhou's soldiers' food and grass!"

After Xue Andu finished speaking, he suddenly accelerated, and the cavalry galloped behind him. Xie Xuan originally wanted to call Xue Andu to stop, but it was a pity that Xue Andu had already rushed to the front in the blink of an eye.

Xie Xuan yelled that it was not good, and followed the people around him and said: "You will arrive at the camp in the upper valley, and immediately light up the rockets and shoot arrows at the mountains on both sides!"

After Xie Xuan finished speaking, he also rode his horse to chase Xue Andu, and in a blink of an eye, Xue Andu arrived at Shangfang Valley, the entrance of the valley was narrow, only allowed three cavalry to go side by side, the cavalry rushed into the gourd mouth of Shangfang Valley like a long dragon.

Xue Andu took the lead with an iron spear, and with a few moves, he defeated the Yizhou soldiers and horses blocking the gate. The cavalry rushed into the valley and killed the Yizhou soldiers and horses guarding the grain and grass.

Xie Xuan led more than a hundred cavalry to arrive behind. The entrance to the upper valley was narrow, and only three cavalry could enter the valley at a time. Therefore, the speed of entering the valley was not slow, and only about [-] cavalry entered the upper valley.

"Shoot arrows into the mountains and forests on both sides quickly!" Xie Xuan ordered, and rode his horse to the valley mouth, blocked the spear in his hand, and stood in front of the cavalry who was about to enter the valley and shouted coldly: "You must not enter the valley!"

All the cavalry were stunned, and the blocked cavalry said: "General Xie, what are you doing? General Xue has already rushed in. Let's go in quickly to kill the enemy and destroy the enemy's food and grass. Come on, we are in danger!"

Xie Xuan pointed at the mountains on both sides and said in a deep voice: "There is an ambush here, you must not go in, you wait and retreat to the side first!"

The cavalry of the Han army didn't know why, but they also looked in the direction of Xie Xuan's finger. They saw Xie Xuan's confidant cavalry, who had already lit rockets, and shot towards the mountains and forests on both sides.

At the same time, Xie Xuan also yelled at Gu Nei: "General Xue, there is an ambush inside, take your brothers and retreat quickly."

It's a pity that there were shouts of killing everywhere in the valley, and Xue An, who was bent on killing the enemy and making meritorious deeds, didn't hear it at all.It was helpless for Xie Xuan to take this risk with Xue An. Even if he told Xue An yesterday that there was an ambush by Yizhou soldiers, Xue An would not listen.And the military order is like a mountain. As a soldier, you must obey the command of the general. Even if you know that the general is wrong, you can only obey. If you want to keep him, you must take rescue actions without violating the order of the general.

Xie Xuan also thought about telling Xue Andu to shoot arrows outside the valley and ignite the grain and grass, but the Yizhou soldiers and horses in the valley would try to put out the fire. Still lose.

Therefore, Xue Andu had to enter the valley, and Xie Xuan wanted to find a way to rescue Xue Andu.

Prepare the rocket in advance, this is the first step to save Xue Andu, but fortunately the soldiers and horses have not yet entered the valley, it is luck.But Xue An didn't respond, and Xie Xuan's heart became anxious, but at this moment, as the rocket fell into the forests on both sides, a fire ignited within a short while.

All the cavalry were terrified, because it was June, and the trees were green in the forest, so it was difficult to burn the fire, and even if it burned, it would take a long time.Now that the fire started in a short while, it only means that flammable objects were placed in the mountains and forests.

"Quickly retreat to the side and keep the entrance of the valley open!" Seeing the fire in the forest, Xie Xuan hastily ordered to the cavalry at the entrance of the valley.A group of cavalry also believed what Xie Xuan said about the ambush, and quickly retreated to the side.

At this time, Yizhou soldiers who were ambushing in the mountains on both sides jumped out one after another because they couldn't hide anymore because of the fire.A school captain calmly issued an order: "Brothers, don't panic, quickly throw the dry firewood of your identity into the valley! Light the rocket and shoot it down!"

For a moment, on the gourd-shaped steep cliff of the upper valley, stacks of dry firewood were thrown down from above, and rockets shot into the upper valley.

In the valley above, where is the food and grass hidden?As the rockets fell, the Yizhou soldiers and horses fighting with the Han cavalry in the valley also pushed down the granary one after another, which was full of dry firewood soaked in kerosene, as well as a large amount of charcoal and saltpeter.Among the rows of thatched huts along the cliff, some soldiers also moved out dry firewood, and dry firewood was scattered all over the valley for a while.

The rocket landed, and with a bang, a raging fire burst into the valley.

"Quick, retreat with me!" Along with the fire, Yizhou soldiers hurriedly retreated to the cliffs on both sides, only to see rows of caves dug out beside the cliffs, in which were hidden clear water and wet cloth. It can isolate the fire, cover your mouth and nose with a damp cloth, and you will not be afraid of smoke and dust.

For a while, the Yizhou soldiers retreated, and the Han army was trapped in the fire. Many cavalrymen of the Han army were hit by rockets and burned by the fire.

"General Xie, quickly think of a way to save General Xue!" A group of cavalrymen looked at Xie An anxiously.

"Don't panic, the ambush I set up ahead won't stop Yizhou soldiers and horses for a long time, you quickly line up to meet the enemy, and I will rescue General Xue!" Xie Xuan gave an order to the cavalry, and took out a piece of wet meat from the horse's package. cape.

When Xie Xuan came, he had already made preparations. The clothes of his subordinates and himself were already stained wet, and each of them brought one or two wet clothes with them.

"All the soldiers follow me in to save people!" Xie Xuan took the lead, got off the horse, put the wet cloak on his body, covered his mouth and nose with his left hand, and rushed into the fire, followed by more than a hundred cavalry. Follow Xie Xuan into the fire.

The horses have not been ridden in, and animals are afraid of fire. Riding a horse into the upper valley will drive the horse crazy, and they may not be able to keep themselves.

Xie Xuan rushed into the valley, wielding a gun with his right hand, and turned aside the burning dry wood on the road. The fire filled the air, and the smoke billowed, so that Xie Xuan's eyes couldn't stop falling.But fortunately the valley is not big, after a while, Xie Xuan rushed to Xue Andu in the center.

Xue An gathered with the cavalry, and the surrounding dry firewood was cleared aside, but there was nothing to hide from the fire, and they did not dare to rush out of the fire, after all, their clothes were dry and would burn at a touch.But if no one came to rescue him, even if Xue An wasn't burned to death by the fire, he might be suffocated to death by the smoke.Many soldiers around Xue An were already having difficulty breathing, and were coughing profusely due to choking.

Xie Xuan rushed to Xue Andu's side, Xue Andu barely opened his eyes, seeing that it was Xie Xuan, he was shocked and said: "Youdu, why did you come in, get out quickly!"

"Don't panic, general, I've been prepared!" Xie Xuan walked up to Xue Andu, covered Xue Andu with his wet cloak, pulled off a corner, and covered his mouth and nose.

Behind Xie Xuan, more than a hundred soldiers also came in, covering the trapped brothers with their wet clothes.

Seeing this, Xue An took off the cloak on his body, and gave it to Xie Xuan: "You gave me the cloak, what should you do? It's my righteousness that underestimates the enemy, and I didn't listen to your words. Get out quickly, don't die .”

Xie Xuan smiled and said: "Don't worry, General, I have already wet my clothes before coming here, General, hurry up and break out with me!"

Xue An didn't believe it, and touched Xie Xuan's body, but it was a drop of water. Xue An was relieved, and shouted: "Brothers, follow me to break out!"

With Xie Xuan's preparation in advance, the trapped soldiers could rush into the fire without being eroded by the fire by wearing the wet clothes they brought over. Soon Xie Xuan took Xue Andu and others out of Gukai.

Seeing Xue An and others escape, the cavalry waiting outside burst into cheers.Xue An looked at Xie Xuan, but fell to his knees and said: "If it weren't for Youdu today, I'm afraid I'd be buried in a sea of ​​flames. Xue can't repay your life-saving grace, so please accept this kindness from me." bye."

Surviving survivors around, the soldiers who escaped from the fire in the upper valley also thanked the soldiers who sent wet clothes to them.But Xue Andu kowtowed to Xie Xuan, Xie Xuan quickly pulled Xue Andu up and said: "I am the general's deputy general, how can I abandon the general? This is my duty, the general please hurry up!"

Xie Xuan helped Xue Andu up and said: "The ambush I set up ahead may not be able to stop Yizhou soldiers and horses for a long time. Let's quickly rectify the soldiers and horses and return to the camp!"

Xue An nodded, turned around and counted the soldiers and horses. About 500 cavalry rushed into the valley with him, but only more than [-] people escaped. Now all of them are so smoked by the fire that they can't open their eyes. With burns, Xue An also had some pain in his eyes, which was quite troublesome.

Xue Andu said: "Youdu, if you continue to rectify your troops, these brothers and I will go to the nearby stream to clean our eyes. Now our eyes are hurting unbearably. If we don't clean them, we will go blind!"

"General, go!" Xie Xuan said hastily.

Xue An took two hundred soldiers who escaped from the fire to the nearby river to clean it. Fortunately, there was a river not far away, and the group returned within a quarter of an hour.Fortunately, there were not many casualties, and when 1000 people were left to ambush the Yizhou soldiers, their horses were also brought over.

More than 2000 cavalry stepped on their horses and returned the same way.

At this time, Zhang Liao, Yan Yan and the second general led an army of [-], and they had already marched to the place where Xie Xuan was in ambush. After experiencing the loss last time, Zhang Liao sent cavalry to investigate this time, and occupied the high place first.

Sure enough, the ambush of the Han army was discovered, and the Han army had no choice but to push down the rolling stone, and hurriedly went to the upper valley to inform Xue Andu.

Xue Andu walked halfway, and the soldiers in ambush found Xue Andu and said: "General, our ambush was discovered by Yizhou soldiers, so we had to push down the rolling stone and temporarily block the road. The Yizhou soldiers will arrive in a short time, please general. Prepare!"

"How many troops have come from Yizhou?" Xie Xuan asked hastily.

"There are 1 horses here!"

"Oops, the terrain here is narrow. Although we are cavalry, we can't use it well. What should we do?" Xue Andu said with a serious expression.

(End of this chapter)

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