My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 423 Two-Level Reversal
Gao Huan's right flank army was handed over to Hou Jing for command.

The left flank was led by Dou Tai, Duan Shao, his two brothers-in-law, and Han Gui. Gao Huan's core team remained his own people, either his old brothers from his humble beginnings or his relatives.

Upon learning from the scouts that the enemy was approaching, Hou Jing's reaction was no different from Erzhu Rong's; he immediately ordered the entire army to don armor and prepare to meet the enemy.

Before long, they learned from the scouts that the enemy's banner bore the two characters 'Heba'.

The two sides have been locked in a standoff at the border of Xiangzhou and Yinzhou for more than half a year.

With information constantly being relayed from various spies, they already knew each other inside and out. Hou Jing knew that the brothers Heba Yue and Heba Sheng were under Erzhu Rong's command.

Hou Jing couldn't help but sneer repeatedly.

"What a small world, you idiot! It's time to settle our score back in the military market!"

Back then, Li Chong led a large army north, joining forces with the people of Woye, Huaishuo, and Wuchuan towns to attack the Rouran.

When the three towns' armies joined forces, Hou Jing wrestled with several people in the military market, defeating them in succession. Then Heba Yue arrived at the military market and threw Hou Jing face-first into the dirt, onto a pile of horse manure by the roadside.

Hou Jing considered this the greatest humiliation of his life!

Although Gao Yu quickly stood up for him and defeated Heba Yue, Heba Yue also lost face in public.

But Hou Jing's anger had not yet subsided.

"Chengxing, Shedigan, I order you two to lead troops to charge into the enemy lines!"

Shedi Gan and Daxi Wu were also in the right flank army, serving as Hou Jing's deputy generals.

Shedi Gan nodded expressionlessly, but Daxi Wu cautiously reminded him, "Wouldn't it be inappropriate to launch a rash attack? Shouldn't we send troops to probe first?"

"how?"

Hou Jing's gaze turned cold. "Are you scared? Or are you going to disobey military orders? If you're scared, then just leave, and I won't pursue the matter."

Da Xi Wu's face flushed red with anger. He snorted coldly and said, "So what if he's A Dou? What do I have to fear?!"

Da Xi Wu and She Di Gan each led three thousand elite cavalrymen to charge forward.

After Hou Jing donned his armor, he gathered the remaining elite troops around him, found a high vantage point to observe the situation ahead, and summoned a messenger.

"Go and tell He Liuhun that I have already engaged in battle with the enemy army!"

In that short time, when Hou Jing looked up again, he was stunned for a moment.

Shedi Gan and Daxi Wu led their cavalry as if they were in an empty field, with no one able to stop them. The 'elite' troops led by the brothers Hebasheng and Hebayue were no match for them and retreated in defeat!

Hou Jing was overjoyed after regaining his senses!
"Charge! What are you all standing there for! If you see Adou, you must stop him!"

"Hahahaha!"

Hou Jing suddenly cracked his whip, spurred his horse into a gallop, and led his elite troops to charge forward as well, fearing that if they were late, all the credit would be stolen.

of course.

He also made sure to send someone with him to deliver a message to Gao Huan.

"Go! Inform He Liuhun that the enemy army has been routed!!"

In ancient times, the speed of information transmission was limited, especially on the battlefield. Commanders of different armies relied on messengers on horseback to constantly relay messages between the two armies.

Here.

Hou Jing had just sent someone to deliver the message when the person who was supposed to deliver the message for Gao Huan arrived.

"Report! The vanguard has achieved a great victory! The enemy is in complete disarray, and our army is pursuing their commander, Erzhu Rong!"

"what?"

Hou Jing was somewhat bewildered.

We've won a great victory on our side, and Gao Huan's side has also won a great victory?

So Erzhu Rong's army collapsed at the first contact?
Isn't this a bit too unusual?

They had all served under Erzhu Rong, and Hou Jing was entrusted with an important task when Erzhu Rong quelled Ge Rong's rebellion, personally leading the Qihu elite cavalry to capture Ge Rong alive.

He knew very well just how high Erzhu Rong's training level was, and how formidable the elite troops he trained were on the battlefield!

But Gao Huan clearly had no reason to lie to him.

I can’t control that much!

After a quick glance from afar, I thought, "You're lucky, Adou!"

"Pass on my order! All troops, move forward! We will also assist He Liuhun and capture the bandit Shou'er Zhu Rong alive!!"

........................

Gao Huan personally led his army in relentless pursuit, leaving the infantrymen, who had no horses and could only run on their own two legs, far behind.

The elite cavalrymen were already enjoying the chase.

Those fleeing soldiers were like prey to them.

"Chase him! Don't let Erzhu Rong get away!"

Gao Huan kept sending messages to the outside world, determined to keep Erzhu Rong here!

Simply defeating Erzhu Rong's army is not enough!
We must capture the traitor Erzhu Rong alive!
Only then can his prestige be greatly enhanced!

Only the enemy's cavalry remained in flight; the infantry had long been surrounded, either losing their lives or surrendering with their weapons discarded.

Although the scene was chaotic, it was clear that the enemy cavalry in front of them were fleeing for their lives.

"Chase!!"

Gao Huan's eyes were already bloodshot. He didn't realize that after the cavalry broke away from the main force, they had actually fallen into a state of being isolated deep in enemy territory, and inevitably became chaotic during the pursuit.

Rumble!
Suddenly, the sound of rapid hoofbeats rang in my ears.

ambush?

impossible.

Gao Huan looked again and saw that Hou Jing had also led his cavalry to charge over.

He was taken aback. How far had he chased after them?

How come even Hou Jing of the right flank army has joined up with me?

Hou Jing, accompanied by several personal guards, rode up to Gao Huan's side with a smug smile on his face.

Gao Huan tightened the reins, bringing the horse to a stop.

"Wan Jing? What brings you here..."

"Hahaha, He Liuhun, we have utterly defeated Adou Ni's army! Upon learning of your situation, I personally led my elite cavalry to assist you!"

"You also won big?"

Although Shedi Gan and Daxi Wu were both incredibly brave and unstoppable, Hebasheng and Hebayue were no pushovers either.

How could we possibly lose so easily?
Even if it's God trying to help me, isn't this going a little too smoothly?

The vague sense of unease in my heart grew stronger.

Gao Huan ignored Hou Jing's nagging beside him, forced himself to calm down, and quickly reviewed the situation in his mind.

Cavalrymen kept whizzing past, continuing their pursuit.

There was no formation left; everyone assumed it was a great victory and was focused on racking up 'victories'.

Driven by greed for quick success, they advanced recklessly, leaving their troops to venture too far into enemy territory.

These two words flashed through Gao Huan's mind. Could it be...?

Did Erzhu Rong deliberately feign defeat to lure me into taking the initiative?
It's not that it's impossible.

However, given the precedent set by Fu Jian, most generals would not dare to do this. After all, once the vanguard is 'defeated,' it can easily drag down the morale of the unsuspecting soldiers in the rear, leading to a true rout of the entire army and a collapse of morale.

wrong!

Gao Huan suddenly woke up with a start.

Fu Jian's initial numbers sounded impressive, but in reality, he had a large coalition army that could easily collapse against each other. Since many of his troops were not his own, his control over them was naturally different.

Can……

Erzhu Rong, who is currently confronting him, has extremely high control over the army.

Most importantly, the composition of Erzhu Rong's army was not complicated.

"not good!!"

Gao Huan's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted, "Quickly! Quickly pass on my military order! Cease the pursuit!!"

Hou Jing countered, "Why is that?"

"This is a feigned defeat by Erzhu Tianbao, his purpose being to lure us, the isolated army, deep into enemy territory!"

however……

With thousands of troops involved, how could the transmission of information be so simple?
Gao Huan, in particular, saw his soldiers rushing toward a certain place ahead as if they had gone mad.

Cheers could be heard from time to time.

What's happening up ahead?

Bilugu rushed back, "He Liuhun, the cavalry at the front are shouting that there is gold and silver money on the ground."

"All the soldiers rushed to pick up the valuables on the ground!"

"not good……"

Gao Huan finally came to his senses.

Hou Jing, who was standing nearby, was also shocked when he heard the news. He suddenly realized what was happening.

It was more than just luring them into going deep into enemy territory alone.
They even prepared money and goods in advance to lure the soldiers.

obviously.

Erzhu Rong achieved his goal.

As the news spread by word of mouth among the soldiers, more and more soldiers were drawn to it.

They all jumped off their horses.

"Mine! These are all mine!!"

"Go away!"

"this is mine!"

Faced with the money and valuables scattered all over the ground, the soldiers' greed and desires were completely unleashed!
Boom! !

The sound of ten thousand horses galloping was like the earth shaking.

The soldiers who were picking up money and valuables heard a muffled sound like thunder in their ears, and in front of them... the sand and gravel on the ground were shaken and rolled around.

Everyone followed the sound.

I was completely dumbfounded!

"Kill!!"

The sounds of battle cries echoed from afar.

as far as the eye can see.

A black line stretched across the horizon.

The fierce-looking Qihu elite cavalrymen kept urging their warhorses to accelerate!
The Western Regions horse possesses the characteristic of explosive power, which was demonstrated at this moment. It charged towards the crowd at an almost visible speed.

Gao Huan stared in astonishment at the charging Qihu cavalry, his face turning extremely grim.

"Damn it! We've all been tricked by Erzhu Tianbao!"

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!!"

(End of this chapter)