I’m The King Chapter 1137: : Carry on the past and open up the future (27)

After passing through Tucheng, Mao Afu's troops marched forward triumphantly, defeating two groups of Chu troops who came to intercept them. Without the support of the position, the Chu army was completely at a disadvantage compared with the Han army in the field battle. .

"Regiment commander, they are not the regular army of the Chu army, but a local guard." Xie Rong, who succeeded Fu Jiang as the commander of the first battalion, walked over with a prisoner escorted by them. A general of the Chu army captured in a field battle.

"Local Guard?" Mao Afu was taken aback, "No wonder today's battle is much easier than the previous few days, no, isn't the Chu army's local guard in Pengcheng stationed in Sixi? In front of us."

He nodded and said, "I feel strange too."

Mao Afu got off his horse and walked up to the prisoner. He stretched out the whip in his hand, put it on the prisoner's chin, and raised his head, "Are you the general of the Pengcheng Guards?"

"Yes, yes, yes." The captured officer looked pale, looked at Mao Afu, and nodded repeatedly.

"Are you stationed in Sixi?"

"Yes."

"Then why did you come here?"

"We switched defenses half a month ago." The officer swallowed with difficulty, "Shangfeng issued an order for us to leave Sixi in batches."

Mao Afu's face changed, and his heart skipped a beat, "Since it's a normal defense change, why do we have to install it in batches?"

"I don't know, I'm just a little general. We do what the boss says." The officer's voice trembled: "And when we left, we all changed into regular army uniforms. Every time we leave A sentry team lasted for more than half a month. The whole army arrived in Pengcheng."

"You mean, all the 5,000 guards in Sixi have arrived in Pengcheng?" Mao Afu's voice changed a bit, and he exchanged glances with Xie Rong who was beside him, and both of them saw fear in each other's eyes.

"Yes, yes. The five thousand guards have all arrived in Pengcheng, but we all put on regular army uniforms. Everyone thinks that we have been promoted, and we are very happy. The regular army's salary is higher than that of the guards. Quite a lot, and they don’t have to do hard labor anymore.” The officer replied.

Mao Afu didn't care about this officer's salary: "These things have nothing to do with you now. Is it the Chu army in Pengcheng who is dispatched with you?"

"No, the army that will replace us is not from Pengcheng. I know many officers in Pengcheng, but I don't know the ones who will take over the defense this time." The officer said.

Mao Afu took a deep breath, as a mid-level officer. He still has the vigilance that he should have. From the mouth of the captured officer, he found that something must have gone wrong in this battle. The opponent started to lay out the layout a long time ago. Sixi is not a guard with low combat effectiveness, but It is the regular army of Chu State. What is the other party's purpose is ready to be revealed, and He Dong's group is now marching towards Sixi. I'm afraid I still don't know anything. Their enemies have changed.

"How many Chu troops went to Sixi to change defense?" Mao Afu asked a key question.

"I don't know. When my sentry team left, the original barracks was almost full, at least not less than 5,000 people. Their equipment is really good."

Mao Afu stopped talking to him, "Excuse me. You immediately send someone to **** this guy to Mr. Dong. In addition, send a fast horse to Sixi to warn He Dong to be careful."

Xie Rong also knows that the matter is very important. Holding the officer's neck with one hand, he dragged him to the side, shouting loudly as he walked: "Goose, dog, where did you die? Get out of here."

Second Battalion Commander Qiu He walked up to Mao Afu worriedly: "Commander, why do I feel something is wrong? What should we do now, should we continue to move forward?"

Mao Afu took a deep breath: "Now it seems that the situation has changed. If what the officer said is true, then there are not only tens of thousands of regular Chu soldiers in Pengcheng, but also thousands of guards. Army, our regiment has less than 2,000 soldiers, and the difference in strength is too great. It's just Qiu He. Why do you think Bi Xuan did this? He only needs to send half of his Pengcheng army to meet us, and we are no match. But why did he send out troops to fight us one after another, he is not a pig."

"If something goes wrong, there must be a demon!" Qiu He said solemnly: "Leader, don't you think that the opponent has the intention to lure us into it?"

"We are only one regiment, with a scale of 2,000 people. Does he need to do this? Lure the enemy to go deep..." Mao Afu suddenly stopped and looked at Qiu He: "The other party's target is not us, but us The entire division. If everything this officer said is true, then the number of enemies gathered in Pengcheng is definitely more than the number we obtained before the war. There must be enemy troops that we don’t know have already arrived in Pengcheng. The Overwatch Council **** Is it **** eating?"

Mao Afu jumped up, "Excuse me, Xie Rong, have the people you sent left?"

"Not yet!" A voice of solution came from afar.

"Report to the commander, tell him to hold off on advancing until we find out the situation. The number of enemies in Pengcheng has increased sharply. I suspect that the enemy has a plan to lure the enemy deep and want to gather and annihilate us. By the way, you go in person and send a few Soldiers can’t tell.”

"Yes, Captain."

Mao Afu noticed the weirdness of the battle, but it was a bit late in time. Bi Xuan was heartbroken for the loss of his elite troops and sent a guard at the last moment, but it was stuck in time. Well done, although Mao Afu obtained this important information in time, it was too late for Xie Dong of the Third Division and First Regiment. When the messenger Mao Afu sent out to warn him was still on the road, he was already in a great crisis.

The Zuo Family Ancestral Hall, this is a long-abandoned house, with many places in disrepair. Inside the huge house, weeds are overgrown, the walls are damaged everywhere, and many skylights are opened on the roof. Here, now is Ho Tung's temporary command post. At this moment, He Dong, who was sweating profusely, was spreading the map on a tattered table with only three legs, trying his best to find a way to break through from the map.

Encountered the enemy in the morning, and the number of enemies he encountered was not only 5,000. When he was in the midst of a fierce battle with the enemy in front of him, he suddenly found traces of enemies on the left and right sides, and the number of them was no less than 3,000. Dong was taken aback. How could he dare to love fighting? He immediately commanded his troops to leave the battlefield and retreated while fighting. However, he encountered enemies on several sides.

"Regimental Commander, the third battalion that attacked Jiuwanxi failed in a row and failed to occupy it. Now Jiuwanxi has also been controlled by the enemy." Feng Zhi, the chief of staff of the regiment, ran in from the outside and picked up the table. With the charcoal pencil on it, a fork was drawn in the direction of Jiuwanxi.

He Dong looked at the several black crosses on the map with an extremely ugly expression.

"This is a trap. Where our opponents are local guards, they are all regular Chu troops. Could it be that Bi Xuan secretly transferred all of Pengcheng's troops to this place?" He Dong slapped the table and roared.

"If this is the case, at least in the direction of Pengcheng, the enemy Mao Afu is facing is empty. If he advances quickly, he can directly threaten Pengcheng, which will reduce our pressure. Bi Xuan is impossible Seeing Pengcheng fall, I'm afraid..." Feng Zhi didn't say what he said next, if it wasn't like this, and the enemy they faced wasn't Pengcheng defending the enemy, then the so-called Battle of Pengcheng was the Chu people's attack on the Han army. It's a big cover, and it's definitely not their regiment that wants to fit in, but the entire third division.

"Regimental Commander, the enemy has left us with only one road, and that is the road leading to Majiabao."

"Majiabao is absolutely." He Dong looked at Feng Zhi, "It is surrounded by mountains on three sides. Once we retreat there, the enemy will seal the hole. We have no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the earth. Let it go, I'm afraid it's just trying to drive us somewhere."

"But where else can we go now?" Feng Zhi's face was also extremely ugly, "The troops sent out to clear the road have all failed without exception. The opponent has already strangled our road in other directions. , Majiabao is a dead end, but it is also conducive to our defense, at least it can guarantee the temporary safety of the team, and we can stick there and wait for reinforcements."

"I'm worried about this, Chief of Staff Feng, the Chu army is using a typical siege to fight for reinforcements. Wherever they drive us, I'm afraid they will wait for our reinforcements."

"For us, this is the only way out, Captain, even if we stay here, as long as the enemy surrounds us, they will still be able to wait for our reinforcements. We will retreat to Majiabao and stay in the position to defend. , and before that, we will send people to try to sneak out of the battlefield and warn Mr. Dong, no matter what, first let Mr. Dong know the details of the battlefield, and secondly tell him not to send any reinforcements." Feng Zhidao: "Even if you want to come, you have to gather a large number of troops ~IndoMTL.com~ can support the enemy's troops."

He Dong lowered his head and pondered for a while, "I'm right. Wherever we retreat, we can maintain our strength to the maximum extent. Feng Zhi, you go to do this right away, and send those experienced veterans to do it. Send a few more people to go separately."

"Yes!" Feng Zhi turned and ran out.

Pengcheng, Qu Wan jumped up against the table, looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Okay, very good, our bait has been cast, next, let's wait quietly for the big fish to take the bait, Bi Xuan, now you You can send elite troops to clean up the frontal enemy, and kill him cleanly."

"No need, they are less than half a day away from Pengcheng. The marching speed of this army is really amazing. After annihilating our last strike force, this army suddenly accelerated."

"Fortunately, you were the last guard sent. This Han army must have seen the clues. Fortunately, the Sixi side has completed the task. General Bi, I don't want this to happen again. , this Han army only sees part of our intention now, they don't know that in Pengcheng we also have the power to annihilate them head-on, they speed up, they want to attack Pengcheng to relieve the pressure on Sixi, but they are destined to Disappointed." (To be continued)