It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Another quarter of an hour passed, and a huge team passed by them.

Although Ling Xiao and Lu Yun's teams were still far away from them, they held their breath.

They felt their hearts beating in their throats, and it seemed that if they breathed a little heavier, the other party would be able to hear it.

Time passed little by little, and the last infantry passed by them.

Wei Hu roughly calculated that the enemy had about three thousand soldiers.

This time they brought 2,500 men with them, which was less than the enemy's strength.

However, with their current combat effectiveness, he believed that the enemy's 3,000 soldiers would not be their match.

At the same time, Lu Xingchen had already led his men to the canyon of Luofengpo.

"Stop here, don't be in a hurry." Lu Xingchen said.

After a while, a scout came back to report.

"General, Yongzhou's troops have arrived at another entrance to the canyon."

Lu Xingchen nodded, "Okay, now enter the canyon at full speed."

Zhang Fan ran forward with all his might, holding the big knife in his hand.

His warhorse was also handed over to the soldiers taken away by Ling Xiao.

At this time, even Lu Xingchen became an infantryman.

After entering the canyon, General Guan stopped the troops and ordered them to quickly disperse to the hillsides on both sides and then ambush.

General Guan knew that time was running out and the opportunity to fight would be fleeting.

His soldiers no longer had the opportunity to prepare combat tools such as rolling logs and could only rely on archers. The geographical location would give them the opportunity to assassinate in the first step.

But as soon as his order was given, scouts came galloping over.

"General, the enemy is ahead, and they have also entered the canyon."

General Guan didn't expect the other party to arrive so quickly.

After all, He County is much farther away from Luofengpo than Yongzhou.

He was amazed at Lu Xingchen's speed.

Lu Xingchen has already entered the canyon, so is there any need for an ambush?

In close combat, the brave one wins.

"No need for ambush, let the troops withdraw." Guan's army acted decisively and issued an order.

It’s a pity that he has missed the best time to form the battle array.

His soldiers had dispersed toward the hills.

When General Guan's soldiers saw the command flag and returned from the hillside, Lu Xingchen had already led his troops to attack them.

"They have no cavalry, but we have cavalry. Cavalry has an absolute advantage over infantry. Let's kill them." The Guan family army could not wait for the other soldiers and horses scattered on the hillside, and rushed up directly with the cavalry.

As long as the cavalry can disperse Lu Xingchen's troops, their chances of winning this battle will be much greater.

It’s a pity that he underestimated Lu Xingchen.

When Lu Xingchen saw General Guan rushing over with the cavalry, he stopped immediately.

At this moment, the shield bearers rushed forward, forming a natural barrier.

Then the archer drew his bow to full length.

Arrows fell from the sky like raindrops.

General Guan did not expect that the enemy, who had just been marching, could now form a neat and solid formation.

But his cavalry had already charged forward, so there was no reason for them to turn back.

"Charge!" General Guan shouted, whipping his horse hard with his whip.

The horses sped up. General Guan wanted to use the speed of the cavalry to dodge Lu Xingchen's bow and arrow attack.

It’s a pity that Lu Xingchen did not send all the archers at once, but only half of them.

The first wave of archers had just finished shooting their arrows when the next wave of archers had already pulled their bowstrings to their full potential.

When this wave of archers released their arrows, the group of archers who had just retreated pulled their bowstrings to their full potential again.

The arrow was shot out almost seamlessly.

General Guan's cavalry suffered heavy casualties, and by the time they rushed over, they had few troops left.

The shieldmen stepped aside, the archers retreated to the sides, and the tripwires were pulled open.

Guan's army saw the lasso and reined in their horses, but it was too late.

The horse leaped into the air and neighed.

His horse is a good one and he is also very good at riding.

He reined in the horse at the last moment.

Unfortunately, other soldiers were not so lucky.

The tripwires tripped the war horses one after another, and the heads of the enemy soldiers were chopped off by Lu Xingchen's swordsman.

In the first battle between General Guan and Lu Xingchen, the other side suffered no damage, but the several hundred cavalrymen he brought were completely lost.

Seeing this, General Guan dared not continue fighting and turned his horse around to retreat.

"Retreat, retreat!" General Guan shouted as he retreated and ran forward.

The herald kept shouting, "Retreat, retreat!"

The soldiers who had not yet come down the hillside looked confused.

Let them ambush first. Before they arrive, tell them to stop the ambush and charge forward.

They had not yet rushed down the hillside, and now they were asked to evacuate.

How is this fight going?

General Guan returned the way he came with a group of soldiers who were able to carry out the order.

Unfortunately, before they reached the valley entrance, another group of people rushed over.

This time it was a cavalry unit.

His cavalry had been completely destroyed, leaving only the infantry.

"Charge!" General Guan shouted.

So he took the lead and rushed forward with spear in hand.

"This leader is mine." Ling Xiao shouted, gripping the spear in his hand, and rushed towards General Guan.

The two horses met, and there was a loud collision between the weapons.

General Guan has fought in many battles and is very experienced.

He just made a feint, then separated from Ling Xiao and galloped forward.

Only a few guards followed General Guan and broke through the encirclement.

Ling Xiao was tricked by Guan's army and was very angry, so he took his men to chase after them.

"Ling Xiao, don't chase me!" Wei Hu shouted from behind.

"I will definitely bring back his head." Ling Xiao shouted.

"If you dare to chase him out, you will violate military discipline. I will definitely punish you according to military law." Wei Hu said sternly.

Ling Xiao was so angry that he roared to the sky a few times.

General Guan escaped from the encirclement with several guards and returned to Yongzhou City.

The three thousand soldiers led by General Guan surrendered quickly when they saw that he had run away.

Lu Xingchen left Zhang Fan to clean up the battlefield.

"Girl, if Wei Hu hadn't stopped me, I would have definitely caught up with Guan and chopped off his head." Ling Xiao said angrily.

"What should we do if the other party has an ambush?" Lu Xingchen asked.

Ling Xiao opened his mouth, but was speechless for a moment.

Because what Lu Xingchen said at this time was exactly the same as what Wei Hu said.

"There is a saying in military strategy that goes 'Don't pursue a desperate enemy.'" Lu Xingchen looked at Ling Xiao and said seriously.

"General Guan was also a general who served as a commander. What if he reveals a flaw to you?"

"You didn't lose your life in vain."

"Girl, I understand. I will be more careful in the future." Ling Xiao replied with his head down.

Lu Xingchen reached out and pinched his cheek.

"Okay, I'm not going to lecture you either. I'm just worried about your safety."

Lu Xingchen's fingers were soft, and they pinched Ling Xiao's heart so hard that it itched violently, as if he had been electrocuted, and his cheeks turned red instantly.

"Ah, girl, I understand. It's okay. I'll leave first." Ling Xiao said in a panic.

Lu Xingchen looked at him and found it a little funny.

The young boy is really too sensitive.

General Guan ran back to Yongzhou City with a few bodyguards.

The gates of Yongzhou City were closed.

"Open the door, open the door quickly!" General Guan's personal bodyguard looked up and shouted at the guard on the city gate.