Chapter 218: Dividing troops

Maocheng.

Zhang Xingba strode out of the city surrounded by more than a dozen guards. As soon as he left the city gate, he saw a large group of war horses. Looking at the vast sea of ​​horses in front of him, Zhang Xingba even forgot to salute Meng Hu and smashed his tongue: "Be good, so many horses? Now, brothers don't have to rely on their legs to rush on their way."

Meng Hu groaned and asked, "Zhang Xingba, how are the matter doing?"

Zhang Xingba uh hurriedly straightened his body and replied loudly: "Don't worry, General, everything is done."

"Yeah." Meng Hu said with a heavy emphasis, "That's good. I'll select three thousand people from the people in the city immediately. If there are not enough men, I will catch the women to make up the numbers. In short, I must raise three thousand people and let them all change into our army's battle robes and armor, and then force them to the horse's back and go and do it immediately."

"Yes, I'll do it now."

When Zhang Xingba agreed to leave, Jia Wudao next to him suddenly waved his hand and shouted: "General Zhang, please wait."

Zhang Xingba turned around and asked in surprise: "What else does sir?"

Jia Wudao looked back at Meng Hu, then stepped forward and pulled Zhang Xingba to the side, lowered his voice and ordered: "In order to ensure that our army's whereabouts are not revealed, the remaining people in the city..."

Zhang Xingba's eyes sterned and asked in a deep voice: "Kill them all?"

Jia Wudao sighed and shook his head and said, "The general does not allow the massacre of the people, but only allows him to be detained in the mountains. However, in order to confuse the audio-visual of the pursuers, it is necessary to forge the illusion of massacre."

"Okay." Zhang Xingba nodded, "I understand."

Jia Wudao reminded again: "General Zhang, this matter must be done carefully. All the remaining people must be driven into Maoshan. There must be no fish that misses the net. Otherwise, once our army's plans and whereabouts are leaked, the consequences will be unimaginable. At that time, not only will the plan to go to the Great Wilderness be lost, but I am afraid that there will be life-threatening worries."

Zhang Xingba said solemnly: "Sir, don't worry, you can guarantee that there will be no mistakes."

After saying that, Zhang Xingba took the order.

Watching Zhang Xingba's figure go away, Jia Wudao turned back to Meng Hu and whispered: "General, about division of troops..."

Meng Hu suddenly raised his hand and said, "Don't say much about the division of troops Lao Jia, this is our best and last chance."

Jia Wudao said worriedly: "Weizhi is not against division of troops, but against the general leading the suspicious soldiers to go south. As the chief general of the three armies, how can the general be in danger? If the general is at least good, the soldiers will have no hope! So, let's lead the suspicious soldiers to go south."

Meng Hu said calmly: "Are you worried that I will fail?"

Jia Wudao said, "Don't the general often say that there is no general who always wins this day, nor an undefeated army? The general's force is indeed unparalleled in the world, and our army is indeed a tiger and wolf army that can fight well. But after all, this is the hinterland of the empire, not the territory of my Tiger Army. If you are not afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of something."

"Nothing in case."

Meng Hu said in a deep voice, "Ma Sifeng, although Yue Meng is considered a rare general for two members, I, Meng Hu, underestimated them. If they want to catch me, Meng Hu, hehe, they really don't have the ability!"

"well."

Jia Wudao sighed and shook his head sadly, "It seems that Bei Zhi can't persuade the general."

Meng Hu's expression slowed down a little, and he advised him in turn: "Old Jia, if you lead the suspicious troops south, can you get rid of the pursuit of the Northern Cavalry and the Two-Rule Special Condemnation Team?"

Jia Wudao responded calmly: "No."

Meng Hu said solemnly: "Then aren't you going to die?"

Jia Wudao said solemnly: "The Tiger Legion can be without Jia Wudao, but it cannot be without you. Moreover, even if the Husband cannot escape, you can also take the initiative to join Ma Sifeng. Ma Sifeng may not hand over the Husband to the court, and it is even more impossible to attack the Husband. After all, he is also a man, and he cannot be ignored. But if the general falls into Ma Sifeng's hands, he will not be able to deal with it. General, this is the difference."

Meng Hu had to admit that Jia Wudao's analysis was very reasonable. If Jia Wudao fell into the hands of Ma Sifeng, he would never have any worries about his life. Even if Ma Sifeng refused to let him go back to Qingniutun, he would remember his old love and save his life. But if Meng Hu fell into the hands of the Northern Army, what should he do, Ma Sifeng would not be able to do it.

However, Meng Hu did not intend to change his original intention, because he had no choice but to lead the suspicious soldiers who went south!

Not only because Meng Hu had the confidence to escape from the Northern Light Cavalry and the two special condemnation teams to jointly suppress the battle, but also because Meng Hu could only lead several pursuers and open a escape passage to the Great Wilderness to more than 2,000 barbarians and more than 500 military craftsmen. After all, Jia Wudao had not led the troops independently, so he did not have the ability!

In the evening.

Ma Sifeng led the Ma Liao army to Maocheng, and the other four regiments of the Fourth Division of the Northern Army arrived one after another. Unfortunately, by the time the Northern Army arrived, Maocheng had become an empty city. Not to mention the shadow of Meng Hu's army, even the people in Maocheng were missing.

The Maocheng City Guardian has now become Ma Sifeng's temporary headquarters.

In the hall of the steward, Ma Sifeng was paced back and forth with his hands on his back, and he was anxiously waiting for the news.

A chaotic and rapid footsteps suddenly sounded outside the hall. When Ma Sifeng stopped and looked back quickly, a group of fully armed northern soldiers were already surrounded by a slender and handsome middle-aged man. The middle-aged man with a good appearance was nothing but Zhou Bin, the chief of staff of the Northern Legion.

When Ma Sifeng saw Zhou Bin, he couldn't help but show joy. Since Zhou Bin has arrived, the other four cavalry regiments of the Fourth Division are not far from Maocheng.

Zhou Bin took two steps forward, held his fists and bowed, "See the Governor."

Ma Sifeng replied quickly and said, "Brother Zhou doesn't need to be too polite, where is Ma Yuan?"

Ma Yuan is the commander of the Fourth Division of the Northern Legion and the younger brother of Ma Sifeng.

Zhou Bin said: "General Ma Yuan is settling his army outside the city and will enter the city later."

Ma Sifeng nodded. Just as he was about to speak, a figure flashed outside the hall door. Ma Liao had already stepped inside quickly and shouted: "Governor General, there is news about Meng Hu's army!"

Ma Sifeng's expression moved slightly and asked in a deep voice: "Oh, where did Meng Hujun escape?"

Ma Liao took a breath, saw Zhou Bin standing beside him, and hurriedly stepped forward to see him, and said, "Governor General, I just received a reply from the horse exploration. Meng Hu's army has fled to the south of Yanmen Pass!"

"What did you say?"

Zhou Bin couldn't help frowning when he heard this, "Have you fled to the south of Yanmen Pass? Will you make a mistake?"

"You can't make a mistake." Ma Liao nodded with certainty, "The horses can see clearly. This army has at least three or four thousand people, and it is all cavalry. Regardless of the number of people and the standard of the battle robe and armor are completely consistent with Meng Hu's army. How could it be wrong?"

"That's strange."

Zhou Bin looked at Ma Sifeng with some confusion and said, "If things are as Mr. Miyuan expected, Meng Hu's destination for this trip was the Great Wilderness Yuan, then since he has already taken the horse, he should flee north or east. Why did he go south to Yanmen Pass? This is irrational."

A strange color flashed through Ma Sifeng's eyes and said in a cold voice: "Brother Zhou, if you have seen Meng Hu's military use, you wouldn't think so."

"Oh?" Zhou Bin asked thoughtfully, "What do you say to the Governor?"

Ma Sifeng pondered: "Meng Hu always acts unexpectedly and has almost no time to play according to common sense, so we must not measure him by common sense. In short, the more impossible things seem to be in our opinion, the more likely Meng Hu will do it, so there should be no fraud when going south to Yanmen Pass!"

"Oh?" Zhou Bin said sternly, "Can you say... this is doing the opposite?"

"Yes!" Ma Sifeng nodded, "A word Meng Hu often says is to surprise him and attack him unpredictably!"

After saying this, Ma Sifeng suddenly turned around and ordered Ma Liao: "Ma Liao, immediately notify Ma Yuan, the army will stop camping and go south toward Yanmen Pass overnight, and then condemn the fast horses to the northwest province to inform Li Yu and Yue Meng of the exact whereabouts of Meng Hu's army, go quickly!"

"yes!"

Ma Liao agreed with a loud promise and took the order.

Maoshan, halfway up the mountain.

Jia Wudao, accompanied by Xiong Batian and Langhao, climbed up a cliff, stood on the cliff and looked down, and could see the entire Maocheng. Seeing a long dragon of torches surging out of the city and swept towards the south, Jia Wudao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Xiong Batian groaned and said in a muffled voice: "Ma Sifeng, this bastard, was indeed trapped!"

Jia Wudao nodded and sighed: "The general is still smart. Ma Sifeng is well versed in the general's way of using troops. He knows that the general's preference for using troops is unexpected, so it is reasonable to be deceived this time."

Xiong Batian asked again: "Sir, can we go down the mountain now?"

"Don't worry about this."

Jia Wudao waved his hand and said solemnly, "Don't forget that the enemies we face are not just Ma Sifeng's northern cavalry, but also Li Yu and Yue Meng's two-way condemnation teams. Behind it is even more the old thief Shi Miyuan is commanding. We should honestly listen to Jiang'an's arrangements and hide in Maoshan for two days first."

Xiong Batian responded: "Then hide it for two days before talking about it."

Jia Wudao reminded again: "In addition, remember to tell your tribe members to be optimistic about the craftsmen of the army and the people of Maocheng. They must not let them hide themselves and escape down the mountain, so as not to reveal the whereabouts of our army."

"Don't worry, sir."

Xiong Batian smiled grimly, "I have arranged 300 tribe members to set up ambush at various intersections down the mountain. Once someone is found going down the mountain privately, they will shoot and kill him immediately regardless of the reason. Humph!"
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