Bai Mo slipped away

The night is late and the crowd is quiet, and everything is silent. The latest chapter of the Holy Hall

Bai Mo was about to take a nap in a big cloak, but suddenly a few small stones fell from the cliff behind him. When Bai Mo looked up quickly, he saw that the cliff was pitch black and there was nothing to see.

Some personal soldiers were also alarmed and said, "Maybe they are some mountain beasts."

Bai Mo shook his head imperceptibly, and a glimmer suddenly appeared in his eyes.

Cliff, why did you forget the cliff? Mountain beasts can walk from the cliff, why can't the Chu army?

If the Chu army sent a surprise soldier to intercept the Han army's rear route, and then took advantage of the main force of the Chu army's army's attack from the front, and this surprise soldier suddenly attacked from the rear, could the Han army resist? Although the three thousand troops he brought from Xianyang were elite soldiers, they were quite inferior to the Chu army. If they were attacked by the Chu army, they would probably not be able to hold on.

Bai Mo became more and more frightened the more he thought about it. According to the report of the defeated soldiers who fled back from Jiameng Pass, the Chu army sent a surprise soldier to climb up the cliff, touched the pass in the dark, and then opened the door while the Han army was unprepared. The main force of the Chu army was able to enter the pass. How could this time know that the Chu army would not use the same trick again?

No, the Han army must retreat immediately!

Otherwise, once the Chu army intercepted the rear, his more than 2,000 elite soldiers would be finished!

Bai Mo stood up and ordered his personal soldiers to summon several captains in the army. Sima was ordered to lead one of the troops to set up suspicious soldiers. The rest of the troops, each of them quietly retreated at night, and he was also allowed to take the lead and immediately set up any sound during the retreat.

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After a while, hundreds of torches in the Han army camp were extinguished one after another. Only the front positions closest to the Chu army were added, but more than a dozen torches were added. Many Han army sentry guards were added at night. Under the bright firelight, it was clearly seen that at least nearly a hundred Han army sentry guarded their swords, and were on guard. (")

In order to avoid being discovered by the Han army's post, the Chu army's light and dark post was forced to retreat dozens of steps away.

Since Xiangzhuang came over, the Chu army has established two sets of guard guards for light and darkness. Whenever the army camped, in addition to the guards in the open, there are also guards.

Just after the ugly moment, the torches on the Han army's outpost positions were burned out one after another.

After the torches were extinguished, the Han army's mailers did not set up new torches, and the entire outpost position was completely in darkness. However, with the cold moonlight, the Chu army's light and dark posts could still vaguely see the situation on the Han army's outpost position. Nearly a hundred Han army's mailers were still standing on the mountain road like wooden stakes, without any slacking off.

At this time, Pang Yu and the two thousand Tianlang Ruishi were sleeping soundly, to nourish their energy to deal with the next fierce battle.

The guards who were watching the night did not realize that the Han army opposite was retreating quietly.

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The third hour of Yin is the darkest time before dawn.

Pang Yu, who was sleeping soundly, was gently woken up by his personal soldiers.

Pang Yu immediately turned over and sat up. His personal soldiers had already turned their sheepskin water bags. Pang Yu scooped up a handful of water and rubbed his face. When he looked up at the night sky, the crescent moon, which was as curved as a hook, had already hidden behind the cliff.

Looking around, the Sirius who had been sleeping soundly for the middle of the night had already woken up one after another, and they were nervously preparing.

Before the war, there were many preparations to be done, such as checking the belts of armor, counting arrows in arrow bags, tightening dry food bags and canvas backpacks, etc. The Tianlang Guards were veterans who crawled out of the pile of dead people. They knew very well that the more fully prepared before the war, the less likely they would be to go on the battlefield.

War has always been cruel. On the battlefield, either you die or the enemy dies. In the desperate situation, any small situation, such as the fall of armor, loose leggings, or the fall of a canvas backpack, may lead to your death. Therefore, it is never an exaggeration to prepare well before the war. (《》)

After moving his muscles and bones, Pang Yu asked, "Does the Han army have any abnormal movements?"

"No." The personal soldier shook his head, "Since the nightfall, the Han army has been very quiet."

Just as he was talking, a personal soldier suddenly pointed to the cliff and shouted: "Look at General, look, the fire!"

When Pang Yu heard the sound, he looked up and saw a torch had been lit on the cliff on the right. This was the agreed signal. When the torch was lit on the cliff, it meant that the hundred and ten dead soldiers sent to intercept the Han army's rear route had successfully reached the bottom of the opposite cliff. In other words, they had intercepted the Han army's rear route, and Pang Yu could do it.

At that moment, Pang Yu reached out to pick up the heavy horizontal knife and shouted in a deep voice: "Send the order, the whole army will gather!"

Pang Yu's military order was quickly conveyed, and the prepared Tianlang Ruis began to gather silently in the dark. Tianlang Guards are worthy of being well-trained and experienced elites. Although they were in the dark, there were no generals at all levels who were scolded by the entire team, they still completed the assembly in a very short time.

After half a cup of tea, more than two thousand Tianlang Guards had already assembled.

Pang Yu took the helmet from his personal soldiers and buckled it on his head, then buckled the leather buckle under his chin, and then slowly pulled out the horizontal knife under the night. The cold star light fell down, and a cold and cold light suddenly rose from the sharp blade. Although it was dozens of steps away, he could clearly feel the cold murderous intent on the horizontal knife.

Pang Yu raised his horizontal sword and gently led him forward. The more than two thousand Tianlang Guards who were waiting for the battle were like ghost soldiers in the dark night. They all raised their ring-headed swords or raised their spears, and then followed Pang Yu and rushed forward with great momentum.

In less than a moment, Pang Yu led the Chu army to the Han army. He saw nearly a hundred Han army sermons holding long spears in his arms, and behind the nearly a hundred Han soldiers were lying all over the street. Obviously, the Han army's baggage did not have time to transport it up, so he could only camp in the open air.

What surprised Pang Yu was that the Han army did not raise a bonfire. Could it be that they were not cold?

Although Pang Yu was a little confused, he didn't stop for a moment. In less than a moment, Pang Yu rushed to the front of the Han army formation with the Tianlang soldiers. However, Pang Yu soon realized that something was wrong. They had rushed to the front of him. Nearly a hundred Han army whistlemen still didn't respond? And the Han army lying on the ground was still asleep?

"Puff!" A Tianlang Sharpman slashed out with one knife and chopped a "Han Army Sentencer" to the ground.

"General, he is a straw man!" The Tianlang Sharp shouted, "All of them are fakes, they are all straw man!"

"What, they are all straw men?" Pang Yu's heart sank when he heard this, and he raised his knife and shouted, "Rise the fire!"

With the order, a Tianlang Sharpman quickly brushed the flint and lit more than a dozen pine torches. With the light of the torches, Pang Yu saw clearly that the "Han Army Sentencers" standing on the road were indeed all grass men wearing armor, as well as the Han soldiers lying on the ground, and they were also dummies wearing Han Army battle robes.

Almost as the fire was raised here, a torch suddenly lit up on the other side of the mountain road.

Then, a hundred Tianlang dead soldiers who were responsible for intercepting the rear of the Han army and spreading rumors rushed over from the side of the Taurus Road with their swords. After a while, they realized that the thousands of Han troops blocked the road were missing! These thousands of elite Han troops disappeared like air, and they didn't know when they left.

Pang Yu put his knife back into the sheath and said with some regret: "What a pity, what a pity, I set up a sumptuous banquet, but the guests we invited left."

A small school asked, "General, should I chase or not?"

"No need to chase after you." Pang Yu waved his hand and said, "Depending on the situation, the Han army has been away for several hours. It is too late to chase you again. If you are not careful, you may be ambushed by them!" After saying this, Pang Yu said again, "It's better to wait until dawn to meet with the king before the king will decide."

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It was already bright.

Bai Mo was wearing a deep white dress and a big white cloak, standing in the wind on the high cliff on the right side of Jiange, standing on the high cliff dozens of feet high and looking down. The road passing through the bottom of Jiange valley was like a ribbon. This ribbon left Jiange and hid in the vast clouds and mist, and could no longer see the way ahead.

Suddenly, an ant-like figure emerged from the clouds and mist in the distance, then waved the flag in his hand to report the news to the high cliff. After a moment, a messenger came to Bai Mo and reported: "The left prime minister, the whistle detective, reported that the Chu army did not catch up, but stationed in place."

"What a pity." Bai Mo sighed with regret.

Bai Mo was thinking that he would do it again and ambush the Chu army again in Jiange. However, depending on the situation, the leader of the Chu army led this time was much more cautious than King Xiang Zhuang of Chu.

After pausing, Bai Mo said again: "Tell the order that the two thousand Hanzhong soldiers of Li Zheng camped at the highest point in the valley and prepared to defend! The two left and right departments camped on the cliff!" Bai Mo knew very well that the Jinniu Road was the last barrier to protect Hanzhong, and Jiange was the most steepest part on the Jinniu Road. Only by guarding Jiange could Hanzhong be safe!

The problem is that the Chu army came prepared. If nothing unexpected happens, the Chu army will arrive at Jiange for at most three days, but reinforcements from Xianyang will take at least seven days to arrive. In other words, the less than five thousand Han troops under Bai Mo's command need to stay in Jiange for at least four days, which is a arduous task.

Although the Jinniu Road is difficult to walk and the Jiange is steep, the Chu army is a truly elite. Even the cliffs dozens of feet high cannot stop them from advancing. Therefore, Bai Mo would never dare to take it lightly. In addition to letting two thousand Hanzhong County soldiers stick to the highest point of the Jiange Valley Road, heavy troops must be stationed on the top of the Jiange Valley Road.

The benefits of garrisoning on cliffs on both sides are obvious. On the one hand, it can attack the Chu army in the valley from a high position, and on the other hand, it can prevent the Chu army from sending surprise troops to intercept the Han army's rear route from the cliff.

Of course, it is also difficult to garrison troops on the cliff. The biggest problem is logistics supply. Not to mention military ration supply, just drinking water for more than 2,000 soldiers every day is a big problem. However, these are not insurmountable! In order to defend Jiange, Bai Mo did not mind letting the Han soldiers under his command suffer more and sweat more.

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ps: I will send a notice first. I will go out to do business tomorrow, so I can only ask for leave and see the situation later.
Chapter completed!