Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

If the enemy does not move, I will not move.

Thus, in Stone City, the enemy and us were in a stalemate.

Five days passed in a blink of an eye, and a large number of horses fell sick in the Northern Barbarian camp.

Unfortunately, when fighting and marching, the medicines brought with us are limited, and only a few people can be saved.

Most of the horses caught colds and were unable to get treatment, and their condition worsened day by day.

The horses had poor appetites and were listless, which greatly affected their physical strength.

On the bare ridge north of Stone City, Lu Xunhuan led several generals to climb up and look into the distance.

The southeast wind blowing in spring brushes everyone's faces from time to time.

Lu Xunhuan asked, "Do you smell blood?"

A general nodded and said, "There is a smell of blood coming from the Northern Barbarians' camp."

Lu Xun Huan said, "We released fifty sick horses earlier, and they must have been infected on a large scale."

"The smell of blood is from a dead warhorse. They're reluctant to throw it away, so they're skinning it for the meat."

"And the bloody smell is carried by the wind. We can smell it from miles away. It seems that quite a few horses have died."

A general asked, "So, should we take advantage of this opportunity to attack?"

Lu Xunhuan said, "The enemy is still numerous. A rash attack would be more trouble than gain. I guess they are waiting for reinforcements."

The general nodded and said, "Then we will wait a little longer until the Second Prince arrives with his troops, and then we can have a decisive battle."

Lu Xunhuan shook his head: "No need to wait, just leave 3,000 soldiers in Stone City to defend it."

"The remaining soldiers secretly set out from the north of the city, taking the mountain road and using the mountains for cover to attack Beishan City."

"Once we arrive, we will first control the sluice gates to allow the river water to rise again, cutting off their retreat and preventing the arrival of enemy reinforcements."

The general said, "This is too risky. If the enemy makes a last-ditch effort and attacks the city, 3,000 soldiers won't be able to hold it."

Lu Xun Huan patted his shoulder and said, "Was my trip to Taiqing Gate in vain? Don't worry, I can defeat 100,000 soldiers by myself."

The general continued, "We're raiding Beishan City and controlling the sluice gates. Once the enemy here gets the news, they'll probably rush back immediately, putting our soldiers in danger."

Lu Xunhuan said, "The loss of war horses affected the number of people who could reach the destination, and also affected the speed at which they could reach the destination."

"After we arrive, we will control the sluice gates and quickly capture Beishan City."

"And immediately cut down trees, built chariots, and lined them up outside the city on the north mountain, protecting the city and the sluice gates behind the chariots."

He pulled a piece of parchment from his pocket.

"I've already drawn the chariot. It's not complicated. After we capture Beishan City, mobilize all the soldiers and civilians to build it immediately."

Over there, the soldiers took the secret passage in the north of the city, took cover from the mountains, set out secretly, and attacked Beishan City.

On this side, Lu Xunhuan was not resting either.

He arranged his soldiers and immediately left the city and headed east to find Yanbei.

Tell Yan Bei not to worry about the baggage, lead the army forward lightly, and arrive as soon as possible.

Then, he actually left the city alone and went to challenge.

"Listen up, Northern Barbarians! Go back and don't harass Dongyan anymore."

"At the same time, an annual tribute of 100,000 sheepskins, 100,000 cowskins, and 100,000 horsehides will be paid in exchange for peace between the two sides."

"Otherwise, my Eastern Yan army will surely break through the Snow Dragon Pass, razing the grasslands and leaving you dead without a burial place."

In the Northern Barbarian camp, a general heard this and flew into a rage: "This is too much bullying! Let me go out and kill him."

The general asked him to sit down: "Sit down, sit down. That man came here deliberately to provoke us, to lure us into attacking the city."

"When we actually went there, they shot us with bows and arrows, thus constantly wearing down our forces."

The general asked, "How long do we have to wait? When all the horses are dead?"

The general said, "I have already sent people to ask for reinforcements. They should arrive in ten days at most."

The general snorted and said, "Humph, you can go back to Beishan City and wait for reinforcements. What are you doing waiting here, starving all day?"

The general said, "We are here to effectively stop the Eastern Yan army and ensure the safety of Beishan City."

"If we all retreat back to Beishan City, and the enemy comes to besiege the city, we will lose control of the sluice gates."

"The Dongyan people have closed the sluice gates, and the river has risen sharply. We have no way to retreat, and reinforcements can't get through. Do you understand?"

Lu Xunhuan provoked the enemy in front of the camp for half an hour, but when he saw that the other side did not move, he retreated.

He said to a captain, "Go find the county magistrate, mobilize all the people in the city, gather all the carpenters in the city, and build a thousand chevaux de frise before nightfall tomorrow."

The captain said, "There are few trees in Stone City. I'm afraid there won't be enough wood in the city to build chevaux de frise."

Lu Xunhuan looked up at the bare mountain ridge to the north of the city.

"In order to annihilate the enemy, we must rebuild it, even if we have to tear down the beams. After the war, Longzhou City will compensate the people. Go ahead."

In a blink of an eye, two more days passed.

Lu Xunhuan estimated that the soldiers had almost reached Beishan City.

When it was dark, he ordered the remaining 3,000 soldiers, three of whom carried a barricade, to quietly leave the city, make a big circle in the wilderness, and go straight behind the enemy.

Not long after the soldiers set out, Yan Bei arrived with 50,000 troops, lightly equipped.

Lu Xunhuan immediately made some arrangements and divided the 50,000 troops into two.

There were 40,000 infantrymen, each of whom was given a bow and two bundles of arrows.

Taking advantage of the cover of night, they once again made a big circle in the field, penetrated behind the enemy, and met up with the 3,000 soldiers who were setting up the barricades.

After meeting up, we cannot stop until the pit is dug.

Ten thousand cavalrymen were resting and waiting in the city.

The Northern Barbarians actually already knew that reinforcements from Eastern Yan had arrived.

But they only saw the reinforcements entering the city, but they did not expect that after the reinforcements entered the city, 40,000 infantrymen quietly left the city, marched quickly at night, and had already gone around behind them.

At this time, the soldiers who rushed to attack Beishan City had already captured Beishan City, controlled the sluice gates, closed the sluice gates again, and were allowing the river water to rise.

Night passes and dawn comes.

The Northern Barbarians' soldiers then discovered that the Eastern Yan people had blocked their way twenty miles behind them.

So everyone started to panic.

Since the people of Dongyan were able to cut off their retreat without anyone noticing, is Beishan City still there?

If Beishan City was lost, they would not be able to go back and reinforcements would not be able to arrive, and the situation would be very serious.

The general made a prompt decision: "Retreat, eliminate those who block the road, and return to Beishan City."

The Northern Barbarian army quickly formed its ranks.

Although many war horses were lost, there were still 40,000 usable ones that were sent into battle despite being sick.

Some cavalrymen had no horses available and had to become infantry.

Whenever the northern barbarians attacked, it was always the cavalry that went first.

They are good at galloping and killing enemies in the wilderness, but they are not good at attacking cities.

At the command, iron hooves rumbled across the fields.

The 40,000 cavalrymen, like a storm, swept towards the defense line set up by the Eastern Yan people.

On the wall of Stone City, Lu Xunhuan saw the Northern Barbarian Army marching out and immediately gave the order

"The cavalry will be divided into three groups: left, center, and right. They will attack from three directions and cut down the enemy's rear."

"Don't fight to the death, be flexible and maneuverable, kill and run, and keep harassing."

Then, the west gate and the south gate were opened at the same time, and the cavalry galloped away.

More than twenty miles west of Stone City, a thousand chevaux de frise were lined up in a row.

In order to intercept the Northern Barbarian cavalry over a larger area, the soldiers did not arrange the chevaux de frise tightly, but each chevaux de frise was ten feet apart.

In this way, the defense line can be extended.

It seemed that there were countless gaps in the defense line, but there were deep pits dug between the chevaux de frise.

The surface of the deep pit was covered, so it would be difficult for at least the first group of enemy cavalry to discover the pit.

If the horse wants to rush through the gap, it has to wait until the deep pit is filled.

The soldiers of Eastern Yan did not guard the edge of the chevaux de frise, but lined up ten feet behind the chevaux de frise.

More than 40,000 people lined up in a long line, with three rows in total.

Soon, everyone saw the Northern Barbarian cavalry coming at lightning speed.

A general gave the order: "Prepare..."

The soldiers in the first row were half-kneeling and squatting, with their bows drawn to full moon position.

The enemy naturally also saw the chevaux de frise.

I also saw a gap of ten feet between the chevaux de frise.

They didn't know that the gaps were deep pits. While rushing forward, they were still wondering, are the Dongyan people kidding me?

Therefore, the war horses did not stop at all and rushed through the gaps.

When the leading horse was only about ten feet away from the deep pit, the generals on the Eastern Yan side gave the order: "Shoot..."

Suddenly, arrows flew across the sky like locusts.

The arrows whizzed into the horses' bodies, and the horses fell forward, some hitting the chevaux de frise, and some falling into deep pits.

After the first row of soldiers shot their arrows, they quickly retreated, and the second row of soldiers stepped forward and shot again.

In this way, the arrows that covered the sky and the sun continued without interruption, mercilessly killing the Northern Barbarian cavalry.

Before long, thousands of horses fell to the ground in front of the long line of chevaux de frise, thousands of soldiers were killed, blood flowed like a river, and the stench filled the air.

The fallen horses and soldiers who were shot piled up in front of the chevaux de frise, further hindering the advance of the northern barbarians.

But the northern barbarians were numerous, with 40,000 cavalrymen, and they charged desperately.

In some places, the chevaux de frise were broken.

The northern barbarians were so bloodthirsty that they drove their horses over the corpses of their own soldiers and tried to rush through the opened gap.

But they were still met with a barrage of arrows, and even if they rushed forward, they would be shot to death immediately.

Behind the northern barbarian army, the Eastern Yan cavalry continued to harass them.

When the Northern Barbarians turned around to prepare to meet the enemy, the enemy cavalry immediately fled.

When the Northern Barbarian soldiers turned around, the enemy cavalry came again.

This happened over and over again, causing the northern barbarians a lot of headaches.

After an incense stick of time, many of the chevaux de frise lines had been damaged by the impact, and the soldiers' arrows were almost used up.

A general gave the order: "Throw down your bows and retreat."

The soldiers threw their bows to the ground, divided into two teams, north and south, and quickly withdrew.

On the Northern Barbarian side, 40,000 cavalrymen were shot crazily and suffered heavy losses, with only 20,000 left.

When the people of Dong Yan retreated, they took the opportunity to break through the obstruction and were about to chase and kill the soldiers of Dong Yan.

But the soldiers of Eastern Yan threw the bows all over the ground, and many horses rushed over with their feet caught by the bows.

The bowstring was kicked away and hit the horse's feet hard.

The horse felt pain and jumped up quickly.

The horse suddenly jumped up, and the soldiers on it were caught off guard and fell out on the spot.

In this way, many horses were blocked here and some were lost.

The cavalry coming from behind looked at the Eastern Yan soldiers running in front and continued to chase them.

But the field became uneven, with pits everywhere, one here and one there.

The soldiers of Eastern Yan ran and jumped, heading towards the pits.

The cavalry chasing from behind suffered again.

Even if the pit is not deep, it is usually only two or three feet.

But the horse came at a great speed, with great inertia, and suddenly stepped on empty air and fell out.

For a moment, the fields were filled with people and horses falling everywhere.

There were more than 40,000 soldiers in the Eastern Yan army, and each man dug a pit.

There are more than 40,000 pits in that wilderness.

Specially designed to trap enemy cavalry.

After suffering heavy losses, some Northern Barbarian generals finally stopped pursuing and hurriedly ordered: "Retreat, retreat, and join the main army."