Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 201: A plan within a plan

As the saying goes, only by knowing both yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. After understanding part of the opponent's situation, Hu Leleyong began to make arrangements against Wei Xing.

In the following period, he strictly controlled his soldiers, forbidding them to go out to plunder, heavily guarded the food and grass, and patrolled day and night to prevent the opponent from taking advantage of any opportunity.

At the same time, he also ordered that if individual teams happened to encounter the Huaiyin army, no matter how strong or weak the enemy was, they should not engage in battle with them, but should retreat back to the main force first.

After a few days, Wei Xing had no way to deal with Huleleyong's arrangements and could only feel helpless and furious.

One day, Huleileyong received a letter.

It was sent by Wei Xing.

After opening it, he asked someone to translate it and found out that the letter contained all kinds of insults towards him.

Hu Lei Leyong was not angry but happy, and said:
"The enemy is so eager, which shows that our tactics are correct."

A few days later, Wei Xing sent someone to deliver a piece of women's clothing.

Hu Leleyong was even happier, and put on women's clothes in public, saying with a smile:
"Provocation is useless to me."

One day, Wei Xing could no longer bear it and personally led 20,000 troops to challenge outside Huleleyong's camp.

Hu Lei Leyong went out of the camp to fight with Wei Xing.

Soldiers from both sides fought each other and suffered casualties, but the grassland cavalry were brave and Wei Xing's side was gradually defeated.

"withdraw!"

Wei Xing ordered his men to withdraw.

The grassland people were about to chase after them but were stopped by Huleileyong.

"No!"

Hu Leleyong carefully examined the footprints of Wei Xing's military flags when he withdrew his troops and said:
"The enemy's soldiers are marching closely together, and their flags are in unison. They must have a plan. Don't chase them!"

As expected, Wei Xing soon returned with more troops, and cursed Huleileyong in anger.

Suddenly, Leleyong laughed wildly.

"Bei has seen through your scheme!"

This time, the humiliation he had suffered from Zhang Yuan seemed to be brought back to him from Wei Xing.

In the following time, Hu Leleyong saw through Wei Xing's schemes several times, which made his self-confidence swell rapidly. He felt like he could anticipate the enemy's moves and win the battle thousands of miles away.

What a thrilling duel!

During the battle with Wei Xing, Hu Leleyong discovered that the combat effectiveness of Wei Xing's troops was not very strong. Although they could be called elite, they were far less abnormal than other Huaiyin troops.

This made Hu Leleyong have other thoughts.

One day, after the battle between Huleleyong and Wei Xing, the grassland side captured several Huaiyin soldiers.

Among them was a Huaiyin soldier named Chen Xiaoer, who was born with a unique appearance. His nose, eyes, and head made him a figure that only appears once in thousands of years!

After capturing Chen Xiaoer, the people of the grassland even thought that there was no need to interrogate him. A simple threat might lead to his betrayal.

Of course, the reality is not that far off.

Chen Xiaoer gritted his teeth and endured two punishments, but finally he couldn't bear it anymore and chose to rebel.

After the rebellion, Chen Xiaoer brought an important message to Huleileyong.

That is, since Wei Xing and Huleileyong had suffered repeated defeats in battles during this period, they had been reprimanded many times by Fang Yong. If they failed to achieve any results, they would be dismissed.

After Hu Leileyong learned about it, he immediately sent spies to Bazhou to verify the authenticity of the news. The result was just as Chen Xiaoer said, Fang Yong was furious these days and was very dissatisfied with Wei Xing's repeated failures.

After confirming the correctness of the news, Hu Leleyong seemed to be thinking about something.

Perhaps he could use this news to ambush Wei Xing.

After all, if he didn't take action now, when Wei Xing was really dismissed, the new opponent might not be as easy to deal with as Wei Xing.

After making up his mind, Hu Leleyong began to make arrangements.

There is actually not much to describe about the plan. Hu Lei Leyong pretended to be defeated, lured Wei Xing into a trap, and then surrounded him.

The whole process went exceptionally smoothly. Wei Xing was eager to defeat the enemy and foolishly stepped into Huleleyong's encirclement. The grassland cavalry rushed out and surrounded Wei Xing's troops.

However, what surprised Huleileyong was that Wei Xing did not show weakness as usual in battles, but commanded the Huaiyin army well and put up a tenacious resistance. For a time, the grassland cavalry could not defeat the Huaiyin army.

This discovery not only did not make Hu Leleyong alert, but instead greatly relaxed his vigilance.

It is quite reasonable to say that Wei Xing has real abilities. After all, if he is really incompetent, how can he dare to issue a military order!

Now, Wei Xing has revealed his true ability at the critical moment of life and death. Doesn't this mean that his plan has worked?

Hu Lei Leyong had no more worries and personally went into battle to attack Wei Xing.

Wei Xing commanded his troops to fight desperately for a long time, but they were eventually defeated by Huleileyong due to being attacked from multiple directions and unfavorable terrain.

Wei Xing broke through with the remaining troops.

Hu Leleyong excitedly chased after him.

A large number of Huaiyin troops were killed in this process!
The grassland people cut off the heads of the Huaiyin soldiers and hung them on their horses as proof of their meritorious service.

Hu Leleyong was extremely excited. This was the biggest victory he had achieved since the war with the Huaiyin army.

Thanks Wei Xing!

"Kill!"

Wei Xing ran and the grassland people chased him.

Before they knew it, Hu Leleyong led his troops to the Yongding River.

The Yongding River, which is hundreds of meters wide and six or seven meters deep, is a river located between the capital and Bazhou. The river eventually flows to Jinhai and merges into the ocean.

After crossing the river, Wei Xing and others were exhausted and could no longer run. They could only stay where they were, gasping for breath.

Hu Leleyong followed closely on horseback and crossed the bridge, with countless grassland cavalry behind him.

The only way for the grassland cavalry to cross the river was through several bridges on the Yongding River. However, there were too many grassland cavalry and too few bridges. In order to cross the river as quickly as possible to compete for the heads of the Han people, the grassland soldiers were very crowded and chaotic.

Hu Leleyong did not notice this situation. He was just looking at the embarrassed Wei Xing in front of him, and Wei Xing happened to be looking at him.

At this moment, Hu Leleyong felt like he was a hero looking at each other and respecting each other.

"You lost!"

Hu Leleyong smiled and said.

Wei Xing was breathing heavily, with a smile on his face.

"Damn, you idiot, you finally fell into my trap!"

The next moment, the sound of artillery fire suddenly rang out.

Ambushes and artillery were exposed on both sides of the Yongding River.

At Zhang Yuan's command, countless artillery fire sounded, creating a road of flesh and blood among the crowded grassland soldiers and horses.

A Huaiyin army of 10,000 men came from upstream.

A Huaiyin army of 10,000 men also came from downstream.

A large number of warships came from the water, firing a volley of crossbows, making the grassland people cry for their parents.

I finally escaped to the shore.

There were artillery pieces hidden in the woods, and ambushes lurking in the bushes.

There is no way to heaven and no way to earth.

Hu Leleyong was hit by two arrows in the chaos and fled desperately under the protection of his personal soldiers.

However, there were ambushes in every direction and there was no way to escape.

Hu Leleyong even began to pray to Eternal Heaven in despair. Finally, there was a way out. Perhaps Eternal Heaven heard his prayers, and Hu Leleyong found a way to survive without any ambush.

He had no doubt at all and could not wait to lead his troops to escape along this road.

At the same time, he ordered his men to go to the capital to ask for help...

(End of this chapter)