Chapter 1,102 Trap or coincidence? There is a big river in front of us, and Gai Sheng's 200,000-strong Montenegrin army with astonishing combat power cannot get across. In the firelight on the other side of the river, you can see the wolf cavalry galloping freely, and you can see that the Han infantry has gradually collapsed. On the river, the Han naval warships began to slowly withdraw. When the war situation could no longer be changed, it was reasonable for the navy to leave in order to protect themselves. Gai She¡¯s brows were deeply furrowed, and he was full of doubts. Why did Fang Jie make such a mistake? Letting the big boats take all the wolf cavalry to the other side of the river is definitely not a good thing for the Black Flag Army. Once they come into direct contact and fight in the plains, even if the Black Flag Army is well-trained, they will not be able to face the impact of nearly 200,000 wolf cavalry. Hard to win. How could someone like Fang Jie fail to consider such a situation? Gai She firmly believes that Fang Jie is not someone who will think everything is worry-free just by signing an agreement. Because of this suspicion, Gai She always felt that what he saw was an illusion. No matter how real the fight on the opposite side seemed, he still felt that it was fake. If it were anyone else, they might have ordered the construction of a pontoon bridge in preparation for crossing the river, because neither side on the other side of the river had any spare power to prevent the Montenegrin army from crossing the river. During the period of fighting in the Central Plains, especially in the many battles preparing to forcibly cross the Yishui River, the Montenegrin Army had learned the Han people's method of building pontoon bridges. Although we are in a hurry and it will be dawn before the pontoon bridge is built, this opportunity is undoubtedly a great temptation for the Montenegrin Army. In one battle, Meng Ge and Fang Jie can be destroyed. But Gai She is an outstanding general. His experience of leading troops in hundreds of battles for many years tells him that such temptations look extremely delicious, but they are often traps. If you rush over because of gluttony, the delicious food on the opposite side will turn into a ferocious and terrifying beast in an instant. "General?" The confidant next to him called him tentatively: "Do you want to order preparations for crossing the river? If we start preparing the pontoon bridge now, it can be completed before dawn." Gaishe shook his head: "If we go over now, we can cross the river. There is a 100% chance that I will be ambushed halfway through. I decided to come back because this is indeed an opportunity, but now it seems that this sudden opportunity may be an illusion created by the enemy. " "Then what should we do? " His cronies asked. Gai She looked back at the Xiao Riding School who was lying unconscious on the ground not far away, and his brows furrowed deeper. He has sent his men with good cultivation across the river to find out. If there is really a fight between great cultivators, they will definitely not be able to hide it from others. If it is confirmed that Fang Jie is really entangled by a great practitioner of unknown origin and unable to escape, then it is somewhat possible that Meng Ge will take the opportunity to lead his army to attack. Before this matter was determined, Gaishe decided to wait and see here. Time passed slowly, and the moon slowly moved from one side of the sky to the other. The sound of fighting on the other side of the river has gradually subsided. When the white belly of the fish appears in the east, not many people can be seen on the other side of the river. However, through clairvoyance, one can see the corpses in that area. There are war horses that have lost their masters, just standing there, waiting for their masters to wake up and fight side by side again. Gai She didn't sleep all night. From time to time he walked up the high slope to observe the situation on the other side. When the sun became brighter, Gai She's face still looked a little anxious. Judging from the scenes we have seen so far, there is no doubt that the Han people were defeated. Judging by their clothes, most of the dead bodies on the ground were Han Chinese. Although there are also corpses of Mongolian and Yuan wolf cavalry soldiers, the number is much smaller than that of Han people. The fact that there are not many people on the other side does not mean that the fighting is over. It should be the Meng Yuan people chasing the retreating Black Flag Army. On the other side of the river is the Sui Dynasty's garrison road. There are no dangerous places on the garrison road, and it is a flat river. From Yishui to the east, all the way to the junction with Jiangbei Road are endless mountains. If the Han people were defeated, they would have to be chased and killed by the Mongolians on at least hundreds of miles of plains. When Emperor Taizu Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty fought his first battle with the Mongols in the northwest, he relied on the spear formation to make the light cavalry suffer a lot. They were used to rushing and killing the wolf cavalry on the grassland. For the first time, they seemed too arrogant when facing the formation of Han infantry. According to their habit, they thought that they could kill all the enemies with one charge, but when they rushed over, they discovered that it was not a delicious cake at all, but a quagmire. After being trapped in the spear formation, it was difficult for the light cavalry to move. The soldiers sitting on horseback were simply targets for the spearmen. Precisely because of that arrogance, the Meng Yuan people paid an extremely heavy price in the first battle. Some people may not believe that the Sui warriors in that battle were far inferior to the wolf cavalry in terms of strength, and they fought infantry against cavalry. As a result, the number of wolf cavalry soldiers killed in that battle was twice the number of Sui warriors killed.?Up. But this is not absolute. The reason why the Han infantry was so brilliant in terms of results in that battle was firstly because of the arrogance of the wolf cavalry, and secondly because of the wolf cavalry¡¯s lack of understanding of the Sui warriors. With such a great victory, of course, one must not forget the nearly 700,000 elite soldiers who perished on the grasslands during Emperor Tianyou¡¯s first western expedition. Once the spearmen and shield bearers formed a formation, there was really nothing the light cavalry could do. But once the infantry is defeated and starts to flee, what else can the light cavalry do besides massacre to their heart's content? On the grassland, the nearly 700,000 elite infantrymen who had their backs exposed to the wolf cavalry were chased and slaughtered by the wolf cavalry from behind. It seems that the defeat of the Black Flag Army is exactly the same as the defeat of the Sui Army on the grassland. "A scout is back!" A personal guard came over and bowed his head to Gaishe and said: "General, some of the scouts sent across the river have returned, and they have brought back very important news!" "General" Hundreds of scouts have just returned from the other side. The husband looked a little tired, and his face looked a little yellow after not sleeping all night. In addition, he was running around, so his face looked very bad. But even so, the excitement on his face could not be concealed. So in this tired yellow, there is also an excited red. "It was indeed the Mongolians who won last night." The scout's voice was a little dry and hoarse, perhaps because he hadn't drank water: "My subordinates found several families of Han people who had taken refuge in a forest. They originally lived in Jiangsu Province. They were holding boats for the Han people, but the Meng Yuan people suddenly came and killed them. The Black Flag Army was caught off guard and even the camp was attacked. These people fled to hide in the woods and luckily escaped the massacre last night. " The scout centurion sorted out his words and continued: "According to those Han people, it seems that Fang Jie took the initiative to send a big boat to pick up the wolf cavalry. In order to make the wolf cavalry not a threat, when they crossed the river yesterday, the wolf cavalry They were transported separately from the war horses. When the wolf cavalry first arrived on the other side of the river, they were also stationed in camps divided according to the Black Flag Army. The war horses were guarded by the Black Flag Army. " Hearing this, Gai She couldn't help but. He asked: "Why did the fight start?" The centurion said: "Those Han people don't know the details. It's just that after dark, something suddenly happened in the Black Flag Army camp. They lived far away and saw it. A strange phenomenon in the camp. One of them happened to go to the camp to deliver fish before returning. He saw a large group of blue mist suddenly appearing in the distance, with a radius of dozens of meters. Following the mist, there was an earthquake all around. It started to shake, and even the ground was cracked. "At first, the Han people were curious and went over to take a look. He said that he saw many tents being rolled up by the hurricane, and then he saw the place where the wind blew. , the person was immediately minced into a pulp. He was too scared to stay and ran away. He said that the terrible scene would never be forgotten in his life. "The centurion swallowed and continued: "My subordinates speculated. , it should be a battle between the great practitioners. Then someone saw the cyan mist starting to move outside the camp. As if they didn't want the camp to be damaged, they quickly moved outside the camp and then headed east. "Soon after this vision, the Meng Yuan people moved. It is said that the Meng Yuan people took advantage of the chaos to attack the Black Flag Army's camp, snatched the horses back, and then began to attack the Black Flag Army's camp. . I don¡¯t know what happened at that time. The command of the Black Flag Army was in chaos, and there was almost no coordination among the battalions. As a result, the wolf cavalry rushed through the Han camp in just one hour. " Gai Sheting. After that, the tightly frowning brows relaxed a little. "That cyan mist should be Fang Jie's green realm." Gai She remembered very clearly what Fang Jie's realm looked like. The two of them fought that day. Although the time was short, the shock they brought to each other was indescribable. Fang Jie's sword to transform the world and his sword to transform the world were in a head-to-head confrontation. As a result, Gai She failed to kill the enemy with one strike, so Gai She retreated in fear. Gai She murmured and then asked: "Have you ever found out about any old Taoist who wears shabby Taoist robes in the Black Flag Army camp?" "Yes!" The scout centurion nodded vigorously: "This is the case for many people. What I saw was what the Han people on the riverside saw with their own eyes. When Fang Jie sent a large boat to take the Meng Yuan people across the river, the old Taoist wearing old Taoist robes appeared. That's why those Han people remembered it so clearly. , because the old Taoist was very strange at that time. They said that the old Taoist was holding an iron rope in his hand, and the other end of the iron rope was actually wrapped around a person's neck, just like holding a dog, and the person being led was. , wearing a white monk's robe, with handsome features." "Great freedom!" Gai She's expression suddenly changed. The centurion did not notice the change in Gaishe's face and continued: "The old Taoist led the man in the white monk's robe to talk to Fang Jie and Meng Ge, the great Khan of Meng Yuan, by the river for a few words and then left. Let¡¯s go west.¡± Brother Meng¡¯s heart was in turmoil! Now it is almost certain that the reason why Da Zizai disappeared was because he was captured by the old Taoist named Xiao Yijiu. As for where they went, Gaishe guessed that nine out of ten they went to the Snowy Mountains. And just after Xiao Yijiu left, a person with extremely strong cultivation suddenly came to fight with Fang Jie, so that Fang Jie had to leave the camp in order to avoid losses. Presumably, Brother Meng saw it with his own eyes at that time. So Meng Ge immediately made a decision, ordered the wolf cavalry to snatch the horses back and then launched a surprise attack on the Black Flag Army. All of this should be a coincidence. " If it weren't for Xiao Yijiu leaving and Fang Jie not having a great cultivator to help him, the mysterious visitor wouldn't have dared to take action against Fang Jie. After all, Xiao Yijiu's cultivation level is so strong that few people in the world can match it. Fang Jie fought fiercely with the mysterious great practitioner and left, giving Brother Meng hope. For a person like Meng Ge, he would naturally not give up such a golden opportunity. Therefore, the Wolf Cavalry suddenly showed its power, and it became easy for the Black Flag Army to be defeated without any defense. Gai She took a deep breath and his face gradually calmed down. "Is this a coincidence?" Gai She muttered to himself. Although he had already guessed this, he was still a little confused. "Prepare the pontoon bridge, but don't act rashly without my order." Gaishe turned around and ordered: "I want to cross the river myself to see the situation. If there is no ambush, I will send a signal and you can cross the river immediately!" "Follow your orders!" !¡± All the generals of the Montenegrin Army clasped their fists in response, and everyone¡¯s expressions were solemn and solemn.