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Chapter 147 Another Trap
But Ding Qi insisted that this was indeed what he thought, and Song Haoyang finally felt relieved.
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In early November, Jing Qishan suddenly received a military order saying that he had received a notice from a spy that the Xiling Army was provoking a group of people in a place called Dapo Town in the southwest, and that he should lead his troops there immediately to resolve the situation.
The situation was urgent, and the only troops Jing Qishan could mobilize were his own 2,000 soldiers.
He thought for a moment, then gave the order: "Soldiers of the Eighth Battalion, listen up, follow me to Dapo Town immediately!"
Qiu Ning City is not big, but it is more than twenty miles away from Dapo Town.
Jing Qishan rode a horse, and the others ran behind him.
As soon as they left the city, someone immediately reported to Ding Qi: "General Ding, General Jing has left the city."
After hearing this, Ding Qi showed a hint of excitement and weirdness on his face, and then he gave another order: "Order He Yongyuan to immediately send 2,000 soldiers to Fuxin Village in the southeast to meet the enemy! Then quickly send someone to inform Jing Qishan that there is no enemy in Dapo Town, and that the spies reported it wrongly, and have him go to Fuxin Village immediately to assist He Yongyuan!"
The real enemy is in Fuxin Village!
If Jing Qishan went to Dapo Town, he would definitely come back empty-handed.
If the rescue is not timely, he can be charged with delaying military orders, which can lead to his demotion.
Humph, dare to be on the same level as Ding Qi? It's just wishful thinking!
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After Jing Qishan led the team out of the city, they slowed down and slowly came to the foot of a mountain called "Sanniang Mountain" in front.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, he ordered everyone to stop.
Then he sneered and pointed to a small path in the southeast direction and said, "Everyone listen up, the purpose of our trip is to support General He who is fighting the enemy in Fuxin Village. Everyone go there immediately!"
A captain named Fu Siyuan asked, "General Jing, aren't we going to Dapo Town?"
Jing Qishan said: "Just listen to me!"
Fu Siyuan is just a captain with troops, and Jing Qishan has the highest official rank here, so they must listen to him.
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He Yongyuan was a fifth-rank general in the army. He had a cavalry unit under his command, which was specifically responsible for wiping out any enemy forces that came to provoke him.
After receiving the task, he immediately rushed to Fuxin Village.
However, before they reached Fuxin Village, they were ambushed.
The Xiling Army that came to provoke was just a cover. In fact, they had ambushed many troops on the top of the mountains on both sides. As soon as He Yongyuan arrived, the top of the mountain suddenly fell with rubble and dense arrows.
The horses were frightened and the formation was in chaos. Many cavalrymen were shot by arrows and fell off their horses on the spot.
In this situation, there is no question of whether to meet the enemy or not, the most important thing is to escape.
He immediately ordered everyone to break out.
But the enemy troops on the top of the mountain had surrounded them, and the terrain they occupied was low, like a turtle in a jar.
Several trusted men gathered around him, "General, we will escort you out!"
This is how war works. When the situation is unfavorable, everyone will protect the person with the highest position and retreat.
But He Yongyuan is a man. If everyone died here, how could he have the face to live alone?
He shouted, "Everyone listen up, retreat together!"
The Daqi army fled back in panic, but many people were still hit by arrows, and He Yongyuan was also hit in the leg.
Fortunately, several of his trusted followers came up on horseback and surrounded him, otherwise he would have been shot by arrows again.
A confidant who had followed him for a long time was suddenly hit by an arrow in the neck and fell down beside him.
His heart ached.
However, the current situation made him unable to bother to check whether his confidants were dead or not. If he paused, more people would die behind him.
At this moment, he wished that reinforcements could come to rescue them.
Just as I thought of this, I heard an inspiring shout.
Then the falling rocks and arrows on the mountain stopped, and instead the corpses of the enemy soldiers slid down from it.
Some of them were not dead yet and were trembling with fear after falling.
"General, it's General Jing who has brought his men here!" a subordinate said excitedly.
Jing Qishan?
Didn’t he go to Dapo Town?
But He Yongyuan didn't have time to think so much. The most important thing now was to eliminate the enemy.
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The Xiling Army actually sent 4,000 soldiers this time, of which more than 2,000 escaped, more than 1,000 were captured alive, and more than 2,000 were killed or wounded.
He Yongyuan sent out two thousand cavalrymen, and more than five hundred of them were killed or wounded.
Of Jing Qishan's two thousand soldiers, only fifty were killed or wounded.
This is another military achievement!
"General Jing, why did you come here suddenly?" He Yongyuan asked.
While wiping the blood off his knife, Jing Qishan said, "I'll come to support you."
"But I heard that you were going to Dapo Town."
"There is no enemy in Dapo Town!" Jing Qishan inserted the knife into the handle.
"No enemy?" He Yongyuan was very surprised.
Jing Qishan was silent for a moment, then said, "That's all I can tell you. Don't ask any more questions."
But the less he said, the more He Yongyuan wanted to know.
But he didn't ask Jing Qishan, but went to ask on his own.
"General Jing, no matter what, you suddenly showed up today and saved my entire battalion of brothers. I kowtow to you on their behalf!"
He Yongyuan struggled to kneel down, but was supported by Jing Qishan: "General He, you're welcome. We are all soldiers of Daqi. It's my duty to save you. Your leg is injured. You should go back first."
"What about you?" He Yongyuan asked.
"We will finish here. There are many wounded soldiers from the Xiling Army here. If they come to rescue us, there will be another battle."
Many of He Yongyuan's men were indeed injured and in urgent need of treatment, so they returned to the barracks first.
After they left, Jing Qishan arranged people to clean up the battlefield, taking away property and weapons.
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He Yongyuan and his group quickly returned to the military camp.
Ding Qi had already been waiting in front of the tent.
He Yongyuan went to see Ding Qi. Seeing that He Yongyuan's men were fewer and there were so many injured, Ding Qi couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so injured?"
"The Xiling Army has set up an ambush at Sanniang Mountain. Once we get there, we'll..."
He Yongyuan was speechless when he thought of the tragic scene at that time.
But then Ding Qi questioned: "What about Jing Qishan? Didn't they go to help you?"
"They?" He Yongyuan felt that Ding Qi's question was strange, so he did not mention Jing Qishan's rescue. He only asked, "But I heard that Jing Qishan and his group were going to Dapo Town?"
Ding Qi said: "The military order was very clear. If there was no enemy in Dapo Town, he should go to Fuxin Village. Later, the spy reported that the enemy situation in Dapo Town was false, so I sent someone to inform him to change his route."
As Ding Qigang finished speaking, the messenger came back on horseback: "General, I have been chasing all the way to Dapo Town, but I have not seen any of General Jing's troops!"
"Didn't you see Jing Qishan?" Ding Qi asked.
The messenger was nervous and said quickly: "No, I have been walking along the way for a long time and haven't seen anyone from them!"
Ding Qi couldn't help but said angrily: "Then go find it again!"
"Yes!"
He Yongyuan couldn't help but wonder: So, the person who arranged Jing Qishan to support him was not Ding Qi.
Jing Qishan stood at the foot of the mountain, hesitating to speak. Could there be some hidden story?
Also, if there was no enemy in Dapo Town, why didn't Ding Qi send other soldiers to reinforce, but instead sent Jing Qishan to reinforce? How could they arrive in time if one was in the east and the other was in the west?