Chapter 348: Relentless pursuit, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan found out he had fallen into a trap!

Chapter 348: Relentless pursuit, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan found out he had fallen into a trap!

Gao Yao's martial power was terrifying. He was like a god of war, charging forward fearlessly. As soon as the two armies came into contact, he led the way, relying on his superb martial arts and indomitable spirit, and forcibly tore a huge gap in front of the enemy's formation. At this time, the cone-shaped charge troops behind him followed closely, giving full play to the advantages of the formation.

This cone-shaped charge tactic is about breaking through the enemy's defense line with a single point, concentrating forces. The soldiers at the front closely cooperated, covered each other, and kept moving forward. They took advantage of the gaps created by their comrades in the front row and quickly inserted themselves in to further expand the results of the battle. The soldiers who followed up provided continuous support, making the entire charge like a surging torrent, unstoppable.

As long as the soldiers at the front maintain their momentum of charge, this powerful impact force will surely crush the enemy's defense line like a tornado and completely break through the enemy's formation.

"Everyone, don't fight any more, retreat immediately!" Gao Yao stood on a high place, waving his sword and shouting loudly. His voice echoed in the dark night and reached the ears of every soldier.

"Yes!" All the soldiers responded in unison. They turned around without hesitation and began to run quickly to the rear. Gao Yao tightly grasped the hilt of his sword, looking solemnly at the enemy troops approaching from a distance. He knew in his heart that he had no choice but to issue such an order.

Gao Yao knew that this decision might be unfair to the soldiers at the end of the team. Once they started to retreat, the troops behind them would be caught by the enemy and fall into the dangerous situation of being gradually devoured. However, Gao Yao had no other choice at this moment. Facing such a powerful enemy, if he did not take decisive action, the entire army would face a catastrophe.

Gao Yao had considered letting everyone flee in a scattered manner, but he quickly gave up the idea. It was now late at night, and it was pitch black all around, so people's sense of direction would become very poor. Even if these soldiers were from the southern border and were familiar with the terrain, it would be extremely difficult to rush around in this mountain forest without a clue. What's more, the enemy had a large number of people, and if they were scattered, it would only be easier to be defeated one by one.

But Gao Yao has an advantage, that is, he has the assistance of the system. Through this magical system, he can view detailed maps anytime and anywhere, and quickly plan the best escape route based on the real-time situation. Only he has the ability to lead the soldiers behind him to escape from this dangerous battlefield as soon as possible.

In fact, this change happened quietly and unconsciously to Gao Yao today. He may have been just a small person struggling to survive in troubled times, but as time goes by and he has experienced various hardships, Gao Yao is gradually showing the demeanor of a true monarch.

He no longer viewed the soldiers under his command as mere tools or pawns in war, but truly cared about their lives and deaths from the bottom of his heart. When faced with life and death decisions, Gao Yao would never give up easily if he could ensure the safety of these soldiers.

If time could go back to the past, facing the same dangerous situation, Gao Yao would most likely choose to flee without hesitation. After all, this strategy can greatly reduce the success rate of the enemy's pursuit, and thanks to the detailed map in his mind, Gao Yao escaped alone and survived successfully.

It is no exaggeration to say that unless Gao Yao was determined to die, it would be extremely difficult for the imperial army to capture him. However, in this case, the nearly 5,000 cavalrymen would probably suffer a devastating disaster - at least 80% of them would be lost! In the end, only 500 people would be able to break out of the siege.

After a fierce battle, Gao Yao finally broke through the iron wall blockade of the imperial army. However, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan led tens of thousands of elite cavalrymen to follow closely behind. At this moment, looking at Gao Yao's figure getting farther and farther away, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan cursed in his heart: "This damn Gao Yao always brings surprises and shocks to people!"

"Chase! Don't let Gao Yao escape!" The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan gave the order without hesitation, his eyes firm and full of murderous intent. He knew that this opportunity was rare, and if he missed it, it would be even more difficult to capture Gao Yao again in the future.

As Yi Xiaochuan gave an order, more than ten thousand cavalrymen behind him responded in unison: "Yes!" In an instant, the sound of horse hooves resounded through the sky, dust flew, and the entire team galloped towards the direction of Gao Yao's escape like a surging torrent.

Just as the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan was concentrating on continuing to pursue Gao Yao, a panting messenger suddenly ran over and shouted loudly: "Report - Xia County suddenly opened the gates and sent 5,000 soldiers to attack our left wing camp!"

Upon hearing this, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan was stunned, and his thoughts raced. After a moment, he suddenly realized, and thought to himself: "So that's it, this is Gao Yao's real purpose!" He had been attracted by Gao Yao's escape, and never thought that there was such a sophisticated plan hidden behind it.

Breakout! Sneak attack! This series of seemingly ingenious tactical moves was actually just a cover-up. No wonder I always felt a little strange. With only 5,000 cavalry, they actually tried to sneak attack our central army with 20,000 soldiers? Although theoretically, such a surprise attack is not completely impossible, the risks faced in actual operation are enormous. Gao Yao resolutely chose this path.

Now that he had thought about it carefully, the purpose of the other party's actions was obvious. From the beginning, Gao Yao probably knew that this battle was doomed to fail, and even Xia County would be difficult to defend. The reason why he took such a risk and set up a false formation was actually intentional. Whether it was the previous sneak attack or the fierce offensive launched against the flank camp at this moment, it was just a feint and a feint. His real intention was to break through and preserve as many of his own combat-capable manpower as possible.

In the blink of an eye, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan quickly saw through the mystery behind all this. It's not that the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan was so dull that he failed to see the clues earlier. It was because Gao Yao's existence made him distracted, causing him to focus too much attention on Gao Yao.

The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's eyes were like torches, tightly locked on the direction Gao Yao left. From the moment he saw Gao Yao's figure, it seemed that everything around him had become unimportant, and most of his attention was involuntarily focused on Gao Yao. And it was precisely because of this excessive attention that he failed to think carefully about the series of events that followed.

The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan frowned slightly, and after a moment of hesitation, he decisively ordered: "Immediately pass on our military order, and order the troops defending the west to rush to the left wing camp as soon as possible. There must be no mistakes! In addition, quickly send someone to inform General Li Xin to send troops to attack the city directly and make sure to cut off the enemy's escape route. The action must be quick!"

"Yes!" Hearing the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's military order, the messenger immediately responded and left quickly.

Then, Mysterious clamped his legs on the horse's belly, and the horse neighed, raised its four hooves, and carried him like an arrow, galloping straight towards Gao Yao. Although this was indeed a well-designed strategy by the enemy, Yi Xiaochuan knew that, in essence, his side did not suffer much loss.

With his keen insight and rich combat experience, he quickly saw through both sides of the situation. From the perspective of the entire battle situation, the imperial court was undoubtedly at a disadvantage. After fighting for so many days, they were unable to completely annihilate the enemy. However, for the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan himself, the situation was not so bad. This strategy was indeed ingenious, but there was an obvious flaw in it - as long as Gao Yao could be held tightly, the army would be secured after Gao Yao was killed. With this key point as support, it was enough for the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan.

At the same time, Zhang Liang and Erniu had already taken action separately. Erniu was responsible for leading 5,000 soldiers to raid the left wing of the imperial army. Killing was not the purpose, but causing chaos and burning food and grass were the main purposes. Once the enemy army surrounded them, they would retreat immediately.

At the same time, Zhang Liang led many civilians and soldiers to slowly move into the depths of the forest. Although these civilians were not well-trained warriors, their trust in Gao Yao made it easy for them to communicate. The older people or those with physical disabilities basically stayed in the city.

As a result, both sides launched their actions almost at the same time, and they were advancing in parallel. The originally peaceful Xia County suddenly became lively, with shouts of killing and the sound of horse hooves resounding through the sky, as if the whole world was involved in this fierce battle.

However, the siege tactics set by the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan had an obvious flaw - if the message was delayed, it would be very likely to miss the opportunity to fight. This weakness became more prominent, especially when the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's dispatch and command were required. After all, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's mind was unpredictable, and his instructions would change suddenly from time to time, making it difficult to guard against.

The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan wanted to eliminate Gao Yao and take this opportunity to severely suppress the imperial army; while the imperial generals took defeating the enemy in the south and maintaining national stability as their primary task, so they would not easily let the imperial army suffer too much loss. This also led to the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan not easily giving up power to Li Xin, in order to avoid disagreements and the situation where the generals would not obey the orders of the emperor.

This is also the reason why the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan chose to keep Li Xin by his side and let Zhang Han and Wang Ben go. It was because if Li Xin was released, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan would never be able to suppress the veteran Li Xin by just giving orders. After all, the prestige of the two sides in the army was very different.