"Lord Murong Ji led his troops to Changqing Lake overnight." When Wumeng saw Xiongba, he shouted angrily.

Xiong Ba didn't make a sound for a long time. Murong Ji and Murong invaded the tribal army under Yuyang City, causing the tribe's strength to plummet. Murong Feng had long wanted to annex the two and reunify the Murong family, how could he let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Murong Ji and Murong Yan knew it well, and they knew that they had fallen for Murong Feng. But if it weren't for the two of them who were lustful for profit and took the initiative to lead the troops into battle, where would there be such a flying disaster. Speaking of which, it's no wonder Murong Feng, they can only blame themselves for being too greedy. Although the fate of the two tribes is self-evident, everyone has to struggle before they die to see if there is still a chance to come back to life. So their eagerness to rush back to Xianbei is completely understandable.

"Let them be." Xiong Ba said calmly

"But we have just received news from the Rifty Wind......," Wei Ran said nervously, "and they were intercepted by the Han army in Changfengtun, near Shankoudu. ”

Xiong Ba's face changed drastically, and he immediately interrupted Wei Ran and asked eagerly, "What about the Split Wind?" ”

"He and his troops have crossed Changqing Lake and are retreating to Quang Binh."

Xiong Ba took a long breath and said with palpitations: "This kid is a fast runner, not bad. Oh, you go on. He looked at Wei and motioned for him to continue.

"The men sent by Tempest told us that the Han army had set a trap at the mountain pass, and that they were almost surrounded by the enemy. According to their estimates, the number of Han troops should be five or six thousand, otherwise they would not dare to lure them into Changfengtun and try to surround them. According to the reconnaissance of their scouts, the main force of the Han cavalry that suddenly appeared behind Changfengtun in the middle of the night was the leopard army. ”

Xiong Ba and the black leopard who followed behind him had solemn faces, and they vaguely felt that danger was coming from all sides.

"If that's the case, Lord Murong Ji will break away from the main force with more than a thousand people and rush to Changqing Lake overnight, and it will be very dangerous along the way. Since the men and horses of the Han army did not encircle the Rifty Wind, it is very likely that they will directly insert themselves in the direction of Changqing Lake and cut off our retreat. If Lord Murong Ji's troops encountered the main force of the Han army at Changqing Lake, I am afraid that there would be more than one bad luck. Wei Ran analyzed.

The soldiers said that the Han cavalry that attacked them last night was also under the banner of a leopard. Pishishan and Changfengtun are fifty or sixty miles apart, and it is dark, how could he appear in two places at the same time in about the same time? Yuwen said loudly.

"The reinforcements of the Han people have not increased, or the leopards are deceiving them?" He groaned and whispered. He now felt that the Han boy with his hair was becoming more and more elusive. When they fought side by side last year, he was a soldier who didn't understand anything. But as time goes by, this kid has become a thorn in the flesh of the Xianbei people, which cannot be seen or pulled out.

"If there are two or three thousand men and horses all the way to attack Pishi Mountain, then there are at least seven or eight thousand Han troops blocking in front of us now. Yuyang City will suddenly have so many troops in two or three miles? The leopard frowned and said with great suspicion.

Umeng nodded in agreement, "The panther has a point. Maybe it's just that the Han people are playing tricks and deliberately bluffing. ”

"Now the range of our scouts is limited to less than fifty miles, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to get accurate information in a short period of time. Both of these groups have already appeared, and even if there are not so many people, there should be three or four thousand people after the discount. Wei Ran immediately refuted Umeng's claim.

"I once said today in Pishi Mountain that if Liu Yu and Tian Kai did their best to fight a decisive battle with us, it would still be possible to send four or five thousand troops to advance to the vicinity of Changqing Lake. Now that the city of Quang Binh is still in our hands, the Han people must defeat us once and for all if they want to recapture it. So I think that whether it's the Leopard's troops, or the troops that are ready to encircle and annihilate the Tempest, they may appear in front of us at any time. It could be a night attack, or it could be an ambush near Evergreen Lake. Let's be careful and ready to fight. Xiong Ba waved his hand and motioned for everyone to go back to their headquarters and camp to rest.

"My lord, should we immediately send someone to tell Lord Murong Ji about the situation and ask him to bring the troops back." Wei Ran hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice.

Xiong Ba shook his head and sighed, "Forget it, he is the commander of the First Army, and he took the lead in escaping with his cronies alone regardless of everyone's safety, which is too unusual." Leave him to fend for himself. ”

Zheng Xin ran back panting, and the people and horses were drenched in sweat as if they had been fished out of the water. He gave Li Hong a huge surprise.

"Murong Ji and Murong Zhan broke away from the main force of the Artemisia Ziwei army with more than 1,000 people, and rushed to the direction of Changqing Lake overnight."

"Where's Xiongba?" Li Hong asked.

"Half an hour after Murong Ji left Artemisia Ziwei, Xiong Ba rushed to Artemisia Ziwei with his troops, and had already set up a large camp. Murong Ji was alone in the first place, and his strength was weak, so we could rush fifty miles overnight to Changqing Lake to attack them. This is a great opportunity, people, and you can't miss it. Zheng Xin said excitedly.

Li Hong smiled and nodded.

"Order the scout team to fully monitor the movements of the main force of the enemy army surrounded by Artemisia."

"Tell Zhang Xun, Dou Qiao, and tell them to immediately lead their troops back to the mountain pass to cross, and accept us to cross the river at any time."

"Order all the ministries to assemble immediately and prepare to go."

The rapid and loud sound of the bull's horn immediately tore through the silence of the night, and sounded continuously along the Baoqiu River.

After Li Hong ambushed the Xianbei people's grain convoy at Pishi Mountain, he captured more than 600 war horses. With the consent of Zhang Xun and Dou Qiao, nearly 500 soldiers were temporarily transferred from the infantry of Lucheng and Yongnu to join the cavalry unit, and the cavalry force was expanded to 2,000 again. The people of the border counties in the northern part of Youzhou basically know how to ride horses, although these people lack cavalry training and do not understand the combat methods of cavalry, but it is more than enough to kill people with the charge of large troops. The soldiers were also very happy, the salary of the cavalry was much higher than that of the infantry, and it was also the dream of many infantry soldiers to be able to join the regular cavalry ranks. Rizon then returned to the team.

The moon was still in the sky, but tonight it was exceptionally bright, and the cold and soft moonlight gently sprinkled on the vast plains. The stars in the sky blinked excitedly, curiously peeking at the gray earth below.

Li Hong and his cavalry were bathed in the hazy moonlight and galloped like lightning.

Murong Ji was preoccupied and depressed. He sat weakly on his war horse and ran towards Changqing Lake with the army in no hurry. As long as you cross the narrow strip between Changqing Lake and Baoqiu River, you will find a large plain with a flat river. From there, you can go directly to Guangping City, or you can go directly to Baitan City and return to Xianbei Kingdom.

Murong Ji was anxious, he wanted to return to his Golden Eagle Tribe as soon as possible. He and the Han people have fought for decades, winning and losing each other, but they have never suffered such a fiasco. This time not only defeated, but also most likely to lose the entire tribe, the price is so great that it has exceeded his own life.

Last year, in Xingmengyuan, the siege and annihilation of the Red Sun Tribe, he and Murong invaded most of the troops. This time, I originally wanted to go to the Great Han Kingdom to loot and make up for the huge losses of the tribe last year. Who knows that people are not as good as heaven, and at the moment when victory was about to come, with the iron cavalry of the great Han who came out of the darkness, everything was wiped out.

Originally, it was a failure, even if it was such a fiasco, it was still bearable for himself and Murong Zhan. The two tribes will unite and struggle for a few years, and most of their vitality will be restored. But that's no longer the case. The ambitious Murong Feng has been eyeing them for a long time.

Murong Feng, like them, had a dream, that is, to reunite the Murong family in his lifetime and rebuild the huge power of the Murong clan in the past. The three of them have their own thoughts, no one is convinced of the other, and each of them wants to be the boss. Now Murong Feng is already the big leader of Central Xianbei, and his strength has swelled dramatically, and the Fire Eagle Tribe has quickly become the largest tribe in Central Xianbei.

Originally, the two tribes of the Golden Eagle and the Black Eagle had gradually gained the upper hand, and many handsome and handsome people in the tribe were openly and secretly making friends with Murong Feng. Now that the news has been brought back to the tribe, there will inevitably be a battle within the tribe*. Those small tribal leaders who had already taken refuge in Murong Feng would take the opportunity to break away from them and join the Fire Eagle Tribe instead. And the resulting chain reaction will cause the Golden Eagle and Black Eagle tribes to fall apart immediately. In this case, as long as Murong Feng stood up and shouted, everyone would rush to the rich property and security to join the Fire Eagle Tribe, and the Murong family would immediately complete the great cause of unification by the Fire Eagle Tribe.

They would not allow this to happen, so they had to rush back to the tribe before the news of the defeat reached Xianbei, and crush those who dared to betray them with their limited forces. As long as there is no chaos within the tribe, it will be difficult for Murong Feng to find an excuse to start. As long as Murong Feng blatantly instigated and connived at the rebellion of his subordinates, the two tribes would be able to continue to exist independently.

Murong Zhan drove his horse to catch up and said loudly: "Order the troops to speed up their march and cross Changqing Lake as soon as possible." ”

"The soldiers have been retreating since noon, and have not rested for four or five hours now, and are very tired. Now that they are suddenly ordered to gallop quickly, I'm afraid everyone's physical strength will be unsustainable? Murong Ji said worriedly.

Murong Invade said worriedly, "Since the troops of the Splitting Wind arrived at Changfengtun last night, there has been no news of it. There are only two scenarios that could cause the Scouts of Tempest to not hear from them. The first is that his troops have been surrounded by the Han army and cannot send the news, and the second is that his troops have been defeated by the Han army and have fled, and no one has sent us the news. In either case, it means that the main force of the Han army has crossed the Baoqiu River. If the Rifty Wind has already been defeated, then it is very likely that the Han army will have their hands free and quickly rush to Changqing Wai to cut off our retreat. ”

Murong Ji hesitated for a moment: "The splitting wind is very powerful, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort for the Han people to eat him." Maybe they're still fighting near Yamaguchi. ”

Murong Zhan scoffed, and said very dissatisfiedly: "It's useless to estimate how many possibilities there are, it's just a possibility, and there is no meaning." The most realistic thing is that the enemy is already in front of us. If they want to stop us, the area around Changqing Lake is the best battlefield. And if we want to get out of danger, the only way is to get out of here as quickly as possible. ”

"What if the enemy has already arrived at Changqing Lake?" Murong Ji was silent for a long time, and then suddenly asked.

Murong Yan's face changed, and he said resolutely: "I would rather die in battle than kneel in front of Murong Feng to show allegiance to him." Would you like to? ”

Murong Ji's expression darkened, he shook his head, and said in a low voice: "Unacceptable shame." You're right, let's gamble our lives. ”

"Pass the order, and if you want to go back alive, speed up." Murong Ji shouted at the herald.

Li Hong looked up at the moon hanging high in the sky, and his heart was very anxious. He couldn't know the current location of Murong Ji's troops, and his eyes darkened.

He turned around and shouted to Zheng Xin, who was following him, "Ahead is Changqing Lake." Why hasn't there been any news from your subordinates? ”

Zheng Xin was worried that his subordinates had an accident. He didn't answer Li Hong, and looked around nervously.

"Here we are." Zheng Xin suddenly shouted happily.

Three horsemen shot out from the woods in the distance, rushing diagonally towards the Han cavalry.

"My lord, Murong Ji's troops are almost to Changqing Lake, about ten miles away from us."

Li Hong let out a long breath, and his nervous mood suddenly disappeared.

"Can you spot their scouts?"

"Two batches came, and we killed both of them."

Zhao Wen, Yu Shi and Hu Zi rushed to the horse.

"My lord, where is the battlefield?" The beard shouted from afar.

"You're familiar with this place, tell me?" Li Hong said with a smile.

"The terrain of this place is complex, and the mountains and forests are not large but very numerous, which is suitable for ambushing people and horses. But from here, there was no open area for more than ten miles, and it was difficult for the cavalry to deploy. "When we were horse thieves, we used to rob merchants here many times, and it was a good place to ambush." ”

Tian Zhong immediately shouted behind him: "It turns out that you did all the Changqing Lake case?" You are so bold that you dare to say it? ”

"I've just done it a few times." The beard immediately became anxious, and his eyes widened and he shouted, "And there is no one yet." ”

"Who can prove it?"

"Alright, alright. The beard has forsaken evil and turned to good, so we should not blame the past. Li Hong hurriedly stepped forward to play the round. Everyone around laughed.

"What do you think?" Li Hong looked at Zhao Wen, Yushi, and Zheng Xin and asked.

"If the terrain is narrow and the cavalry is ineffective, the ambush is likely to turn into an encounter, and our losses will be great." Zhao Wen said.

"More than ten years ago, the Han army fought a battle with the Karasuma people here." Tian Zhong suddenly said, "At that time, because the Karasuma people's cavalry could not play a role, their losses were very large. We can follow the practice of the Han army in those years, abandon the horse, and meet the enemy with foot. ”

"If we meet the enemy on foot, our losses will be even greater." Jade said.

Li Hong turned his head to look at his beard and asked with a smile: "But is there any place that is suitable for our cavalry to charge, and can also restrain the enemy's cavalry to play a role?" ”

Beard nodded.