The night is getting darker, and the winter night wind is still biting and cold even in the south. Except for the soldiers responsible for night patrol, the other soldiers have already hid in the military tents and huddled together for warmth.

On the top of the hill, Chen Mo sat cross-legged on the ground, looking down at the hill, constantly thinking about ways to defeat the enemy.

Nowadays, the Gebei thieves are very powerful. It is of little significance to the Gebei thieves to conquer one or two cities. However, if my guess is correct, based on the changes in luck shown by the gods of the system and what I have seen today, the Gebei thieves may have already conquered the city.

The strategic center of gravity is expanding to the east. At this time, if there is chaos in the rear, it can at least break the opponent's deployment.

As long as you can disrupt the opponent's rhythm, you can expose more flaws to the opponent. In this way, the possibility of defeating the thief is higher.

How to lure the enemy out of the city, in Chen Mo's opinion, is a question of deception, just like fishing. Your bait is attractive to fish, and only then will the fish take the bait. So for the Gepi thieves, what can attract them?

grain!

The reason why thieves are rife this year is not only the management chaos brought about by the state pastoral system, but the most fundamental reason is actually grain. There have been famines every year in the past few years, and the taxes of the imperial court have been collected after the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

More and more, the funny thing is that taxes have increased, but the annual input to the treasury has decreased.

Chen Mo didn't want to think about why this phenomenon occurred, but with the increase in taxes and the lack of food harvest, it was not without reason that the remnants of the Yellow Turbans were everywhere. However, these were not within the scope of Chen Mo's consideration. His current status was to be a general.

Yes, it's just about defeating the enemy. For higher-level things, just think about them in daily life. Don't bring these things to the battlefield.

"Da Lang!" After sitting quietly for a while, Chen Mo suddenly turned his head and said to Da Lang.

"Here!" Dalang came to Chen Mo.

"You bring your bodyguards and the general's horses, and then chop some wood over and ask some of the soldiers on night watch to stay, while the others come to help." Chen Mo said to Dalang.

"Here!" Dalang didn't ask the reason and just left with the others.

…

There was no words for the night. When the soldiers woke up early the next morning, they were shocked to see a few simple carriages in the camp. Chen Mo hitched the only five horses in the army to the carriages.

"Junhou, why is this?" Bao Geng came to Chen Mo and frowned as he looked at the carriage.

"Last night, I figured out a way to defeat the enemy." Chen Mo replied while putting the reins on.

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Bao Geng became more energetic and quickly looked at Chen Mo.

"In this way, in a while, you will lead a team of people and escort these five grain trucks around the dormitory, from north to south." Chen Mo drew a simple map on the ground with tree branches and said: "Remember, don't

You are too close to the city, but you must be visible to the people at the top of the city. And if the thieves come out of the city to hunt you down, do not confront them. Instead, pull the grain cart around the hills. I will lead people to ambush you here.

."

"Marquis, is this a grain cart?" Bao Geng looked at the five carriages in astonishment, his mind a little confused.

"Not bad." Chen Mo nodded.

"Where's the food?" Bao Geng asked doubtfully.

"Come on!" Chen Mo didn't answer, just waved his hand, and a group of people piled piles of dead branches and hay prepared overnight on the car, then covered them with felt cloth and sealed them with ropes.

"We have food!" Chen Mo patted the felt cloth and turned to look at Bao Geng.

"But this is a branch!" Bao Geng obviously didn't understand what Chen Mo wanted to do.

"The thieves don't know." Chen Mo pointed to the simple map on the ground and said: "If you can't understand it, take the grain truck to the north of Qiuqiu City, ten miles away. Remember, stay far away when you go, and don't let anyone notice it. Come back

Time passed by here..."

Chen Mo pulled Bao Geng to the top of the hill and pointed to the road below: "Walk this side of the mountain, try to hide your tracks, and finally come around here, we will ambush here."

"Marquis, since you want to lure the enemy out of the city, why do you need to hide your whereabouts?" Bao Geng frowned.

"People will believe the truth they find through searching. If you just go through it openly, people may not believe it either." Chen Mo looked at Bao Geng and explained.

"Then what should I do if they are deceived by me?" Bao Geng frowned.

Da Lang glanced at him and said, "You are worrying too much."

"What do you mean by that?" Bao Geng suddenly became angry and stared at Dalang angrily.

"That's enough!" Chen Mo waved his hand and said, "If you really do it, we will go hungry today and come back tomorrow."

Bao Geng was speechless. He had to starve after deceiving the other party. How could he reason with him? But if he really couldn't deceive the other party into leaving the city, he would still starve. The rations they brought out had been eaten up last night.

"The last general takes orders!" Bao Geng had no choice but to order a team of horses to pull the 'grain cart' and leave. Chen Mo and his men began to sharpen some rough wood, make some traps commonly used by hunters, pull ropes, and cut the ropes when necessary.

, using inertia to fly out and attack the enemy.

Chen Mo didn't know how many people would come from the city, so he would do more to be prepared and reduce their casualties.

At first, Chen Mo was worried that even if the other party saw it, he would be worried about being tricked and would not dare to leave the city. However, Chen Mo obviously overestimated the capabilities of these thieves in the city. When he saw a Han army food team passing by the sleeping hill, the city defender

The Gebei thief general actually led the men and horses out of the city and chased Bao Geng all the way without thinking about why the grain truck loaded with grain could run so fast.

Standing on the hill, watching the chase, Chen Mo was a little speechless. Not to mention the enemy's combat effectiveness, but this vigilance and brains... it's really not that good.

"Marquis, everything is ready!" Another general came to Chen Mo to report.

"Okay! Get in position!" Chen Mo nodded, waved his hand, and a group of people quickly hid in the forest on the edge of the hill.

Chen Mo called the flag officer again and told him: "I will kill the leader of the thief with arrows in a while. You don't have to look at me, just look at the leader. Once the leader falls, he will send out a flag to attack. If I miss with two arrows, you will

Immediately raise the flag and order the attack!"

Although he feels that it is impossible to miss a shot at such a distance with his archery skills, there are always surprises in everything. Even if his archery skills are now good, he may not be able to hit everything. Unexpected situations must be taken into account and try to avoid the consequences of accidents.

Impact.

"Here!" the flag officer agreed, carrying the order on his back to the front, like a monkey, quickly climbed up a tall tree. The location is eye-catching, and he can most clearly observe the enemy's movements. At the same time, his

Every move can be clearly seen by the soldiers ambushing on the mountain at any time. This tree is also the flag tower chosen by Chen Mo!

The half-circle around the hill was only about ten miles. Soon, Bao Geng and his men and horses were seen, urging the carriage to rush towards this direction. Smoke and dust were billowing from behind, and a large number of men and horses were chasing him.

"There are a lot of people, four to five hundred people!" The sentry responsible for detecting the enemy's situation ran back and came to Chen Mo's side, panting.

"Prepare for war!" Chen Mo nodded, picked up the long bow, and held two arrows in his hand. One was already on the bow string, and the other was clasped between his fingers. The first one was shot, and the second arrow was not fired.

It will be too late.

Bao Geng had already led his troops through this section of the road and gradually slowed down. However, the pursuing thieves thought that the other party was unable to escape. They were overjoyed and chased harder. The originally relatively neat team also gradually pulled away from each other.

The leader of the thief rushed at the front, a little far away, and his appearance was disheveled, but he was the only one who ran the most arrogantly among the group. Even if he is not the commander, he is definitely the soul of the entire army and is responsible for morale. At the same time,

Among the troops, there was also someone who was wearing something different. The thieves did not have uniform clothes. Chen Mo didn't want to let go of the leader of the thieves. Seeing that the enemy army had already entered the ambush area, he immediately loosened his bowstring and shot an arrow. At the same time, the bowstring was already drawn.

Full again.

"Pfft~" The most arrogant running thief was still waving the knife in his hand and shouting. The sudden arrows penetrated his skull directly. The whole army was stunned. Many people saw that the leader was dead and their pace slowed down.

A lot.

The person in the middle of the team seemed to want to say something, but a second arrow cluster that followed shot through his neck, and the troops chasing Bao Hong fell into chaos instantly.

Almost at the same time that the second person was shot and killed, the flag officer quickly waved the flag.

"Kill~"

On the hill, the fighting among the trees made the already panicked thieves even more confused. Various wooden thorns fell from the sky, and the formation was completely broken up. Dalang took the lead and rushed down, slashing left and right with a ring-shaped sword.

Wherever he passed, the thief had no power to resist.

After hearing the sound of fighting from behind, Bao Geng also stopped running away, abandoned his carriage, turned around with his men and horses, and started to kill. For a moment, the sound of killing was loud under the calm hills, and the sound of crying and begging for mercy echoed in the wilderness.

"You prodigal, go get some people and pull the horse back for me!" Seeing that Bao Geng ignored him, abandoned the carriage and went back to kill him, Chen Mo gritted his teeth and cursed, and quickly ordered people to pull the horse back.

The battle did not last long. In less than half an hour, the thieves who were still aggressive before were killed in pieces. Chen Mo captured one person and asked about the situation in the city. He learned that the two people who were killed were the Gebei thieves.

After the leader appointed the magistrate and county lieutenant of Qiu Qiu, and there were not many soldiers and horses in the city, Chen Mo immediately stopped chasing the fleeing thieves and gathered his troops to attack Qi Qiu.

Qinqiu County, which lost its leader, didn't even have time to close the city gate again before Chen Mo led his troops to attack. The Gebei thieves in the city were no match for these brave soldiers.

"Jun Hou, what a wonderful plan!" Bao Geng led his people to find Chen Mo who was appeasing the people, and said with a grin.

"It's too early to laugh now. I've captured a few prisoners and I want to question them. I'll also send someone back to Xiang County to inform them that Qiu Qiu has been recaptured and we can't stay long. We've convinced the people to close the city gates and defend the city for the time being. Please ask the county government

Send enough manpower as soon as possible!" Chen Mo was too lazy to pay attention to such compliments and directly ordered.
Chapter completed!