Two days later, the troops reached Feiyun Mountain. It is fifty miles away from the Baoqiu River. Cross the Baoqiu River, and then go one hundred and fifty miles to the northeast, is Yuyang City.

"Brother Yu Xing, why haven't you seen the reinforcements you mentioned? Based on the distance, they should have arrived before us. Li Hong looked at the mountain that was gradually turning green and said worriedly.

Xian Yufu didn't make a sound. He also didn't know why the reinforcements hadn't reached Feiyun Mountain until now. This was the meeting place he and Yan Rou had agreed upon.

"Is the soldier Cao Peng Shi Yan Rou of Guangyang County you said very powerful?"

"Yan Rou and Yan Ziyu, like me, are both from Yuyang. Since his parents died when he was a child, he joined the horse gang with several neighbors and begged for a living on the grassland. The Karasuma people, the Xianbei people, and the Huns are all very familiar to him and can speak their words. Yan Ziyu has good martial arts, is good at riding and shooting, can open the bow left and right, and has no missing arrows. He is a righteous man, trustworthy, robbing the rich and helping the poor, he is a good man, and people call him a fire on the grassland. ”

"Why is it called a burning cloud?" Li Hong asked strangely.

"Yan Rou likes to wear a fiery red coat, and he brings his brothers to and fro like a cloud on the grassland, so he has such a nickname."

Li Hong nodded suddenly in understanding, turned around and asked Lei Zi who was standing beside him:

"Do you know this Burning Cloud?"

"In northern Xinjiang, he is as famous as Beard, and he has dozens of people under him. A few years ago, I heard that he suddenly quit being a horse thief and took his brothers back to the Han Kingdom to make a living. It turned out that he was an official of the Great Han Kingdom. ”

"Beard knows him?"

"I don't know. The caravans generally don't know each other, and they do their own thing. ”

Li Hong laughed: "I really want to see him right away." ”

Yan Rou is really a good man. The body is tall and burly, a little taller than Li Hong, with an angular, resolute and strong face, and a pair of deep eyes flashing with wit and ferocity. may be the reason why he has been in the rivers and lakes since he was a child, he has obviously more vicissitudes and maturity than his peers.

Li Hong and him hit it off at first sight, cherished each other, and immediately became familiar with each other. Compared with Xian Yufu, Yan Rou's personality is cheerful and bold, and she is rough and uninhibited. Xian Yufu is introverted and steady, and much more polite.

"The reinforcements of Lucheng and Yongnu are gathering too slowly, and there are many infantry, so they really can't get up quickly." After Yan Rou and Li Hong met, they immediately explained the reason for being late.

"How many troops did Brother Ziyu bring?" Li Hong asked anxiously.

"Six hundred cavalry from Guangyang County. There were two hundred cavalry in Lucheng and Yongnu City. The infantry of the three places together numbered a thousand. Immediately, Yan Rou called Dou Qiao, the county lieutenant of the two cities, and Zhang Xun over. The two of them saw that the rumored leopard was smaller than Yan Rou, and they both had a look of disbelief on their faces.

"It's not as powerful as the people in Beiping County on your right, and there are 2,000 cavalry as soon as you make a move, which is amazing." Yan Rou said with a smile.

Li Hong smiled bitterly, "Why so few?" ”

"The lords of the county countries everywhere did not believe that Yuyang City could be defended, so they put their main forces on holding their respective cities. According to the usual practice, after the Hu troops penetrated deep into the interior, they generally stayed in the interior for a relatively short time because they were worried that the supply of the troops would not be able to keep up. Once their assault on the city was blocked, they plundered the countryside near the city and then retreated. Therefore, the adults everywhere are not very active in sending troops to support. Xian Yufu explained in a low voice on the side.

"Aren't the people of the countryside the people of the big man?" Li Hong said angrily, "Without them to grow grain and weave cloth, the people in the city would have starved to death and froze to death." ”

"People, let's think about how to cross the river and fight, don't be angry with these senseless things. The people of Yuyang City are still looking forward to the rescue. Xian Yufu immediately whispered.

Li Hong angrily kicked the weeds on the ground and shouted, "Let's go, go to the Baoqiu River." ”

Zheng Xin's scout team soldiers returned one after another. The news brought back is not good.

Murong Ji's army attacked the south gate of Yuyang City. Xiong Ba's troops have reached the east gate of Yuyang City and are attacking. After Crack Storm led the 5,000-strong army to Quang Binh, he had already left the city and was coming along the Baoqiu River towards Yuyang.

The 4,000 defenders in the city defended the city under the leadership of Liu Yu, the lord of the assassin history, He Yi, the Taishou of Yuyang, and Tian Kai, the commander of the capital. Both sides suffered relatively large losses.

Enemy scouts were densely packed along the banks of the Bochu River, and it was almost impossible to cross the river quietly.

Due to the authorization of Liu Yu, the master of the assassin history, Li Hong, the military commander, had full command of this army of more than 4,000 people. During the march of the troops, Li Hong took Yan Rou's 600 cavalry as the front song, Xian Yufu's 400 cavalry plus 200 cavalry from Yongnu City and Lucheng, and 600 cavalry as the rear song. With Lisong as the military waiter, Dou Qiao, and Zhang Xun as the left and right tuns, he led a thousand infantry to follow behind the cavalry.

Zheng Xin Pegasus arrived.

"My lord, according to this, there is a place twenty miles suitable for troops to cross the river. The terrain is more secluded and the water flows gently, although the river is slightly wider. But the enemy scouts watched there very closely, and it was impossible to cross the river secretly. ”

Li Hong nodded, and then shouted to the herald: "Invite the elder respecter." ”

Yan Rou looked at Tian Chong, her eyes widened. There are still such old soldiers in Li Hong's troops. Xian Yufu hurriedly whispered to him. Yan Rou put away her contempt, and her eyes flashed with admiration for Tian Chong.

"Uncle, have you found the boat that crossed the river?" Li Hong said with a smile.

"Don't worry, sir. Boats are there, but there are too few of them. The troops are crowded, and it will take at least a day. Tian Zhong said very cautiously.

"It's been such a long time to cross the river, and it's sure to be exposed. I'm afraid that the raid will be difficult to achieve. Xian Yufu said to Li Hong.

"We can first send two or three hundred soldiers to attack the enemy's scouts along the river bank and clear their hidden posts." Yan Rou said on the side.

Li Hong didn't squeak. He took out the map from his arms, looked at it again and again, and then pointed to a place on the map and asked Zheng Xin beside him: "Shouyan (Zheng Xin's words), is there a ferry here?" ”

"Yes. This place is sixty miles away from Yuyang City, and the Hu people pay great attention to it. ”

"Please come here. Ordered the troops, and went into the mountains and forests to camp and rest. Uncle prepares the boat, and we will cross the river tomorrow. The scouts immediately dispersed, clearing the enemy within twenty miles. Li Hong immediately issued orders in succession.

Riga Pegasus arrived.

"Brother Changyi, you immediately lead the troops to this ferry overnight." Li Hong pointed to the map and said: "When you get there, make a bigger noise, set up more tents, and actively make a gesture of preparing to cross the river to attract the attention of the enemy's scouts." As soon as the enemy scouts converge on you, the large army will start crossing the river from here. ”

Li Song nodded repeatedly.

Xian Yufu said with admiration: "My lord's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain is indeed clever. Nearby enemies would be lured away from the area by the troops waiting for the Li, which would be much easier than sending troops to hunt them down. ”

"This rescue of Yuyang City mainly relied on cavalry sneak attacks, and the infantry had no place for the time being. However, if the infantry is involved in crossing the river, the crossing time will be longer, which will seriously affect the speed and concealment of the troops. So I want them to lure the enemy, to paralyze the enemy, to divert the enemy's attention, to cover the secret crossing of the river by a large army. What do you guys think? Li Hong asked Xian Yufu, Yan Rou and Zhao Wen, and Tian Chong, who were standing around.

Everyone agreed convincingly, and no one raised objections.

"But what do you want to add?" Li Hong asked again.

"After all the cavalry crosses the river tomorrow, will the rear guard advance with the main force, or will he go up the river with the boat and meet the Li army?" Tian Zhong asked.

"Go with the main force. Now the number of troops is small, and one more cavalry warrior is good. Long memory, you send a team of 100 people to stay. When we cross the river, let them join you with their boats. ”

"My lord, when are we going to cross the river?" Rizon then asked.

"If nothing else, we'll be in action in the early hours of the day after tomorrow. If all goes well, there will be no enemy scouts near the Baoqiu River the next afternoon. At that time, you immediately crossed the river and rushed to Yuyang City overnight to join us. ”

Li Hong looked at Li Song and said with a smile: "Changyi, let's go immediately." Sixty or seventy miles away, and it took more than three hours for the troops to march quickly. You must remember that you must be loud and that the enemy will mistake you for reinforcements. ”

"Don't worry, sir. The lower official took his leave. Li Song bowed and saluted, and flew away on his horse.

Murong Ji looked at the Yuyang City Tower, and his brows were tightly locked.

Since the siege of the city, the troops have been attacking on and off for seven consecutive days, and the losses have reached more than 2,000 people. However, Xiong Ba's troops dragged their feet and grinded, and they didn't arrive at Yuyang City until yesterday.

"How about Xiongba's attack at the East Gate?" Murong Ji asked the handsome Murong Lin beside him.

"Back to my lord, violent, very violent. Lord Xiong Ba transferred all the troops today, as if he couldn't defeat Yuyang City today, and vowed not to give up. ”

"According to the plan, his troops should have arrived in Yuyang four days ago and joined us to attack the east and south gates of Yuyang City at the same time. But he was slow to move, delayed the planes, and lost many of us in vain. Go back and take Yuyang City, see if I don't trouble him. Murong Ji said angrily.

"My lord, the one guarding the east gate is Tian Kai, the governor of Yuyang County. This man is very powerful, he has fought with the Karasuma people and us in the past, and they have won and lost each other. When Xiong Ba touched him, it must have been a fierce battle. There is no need for adults to trouble him, Tian Kai is enough for him to trouble. He was completely wiped out by a man surnamed Tian in Lu Longsai last year, and this time he met another person surnamed Tian, and it is estimated that he will not be able to please anything. Murong Lin said with a sad heart.

"The Han people couldn't beat us on the plains, so they cowered in the city and defended it, without a profit, a bunch of wrecks. I knew that Yuyang City would be so difficult to fight, so I wouldn't come. begging Murong Feng with a white face, he begged for such a good messenger, which was really unlucky. Murong Ji remembered that he was angry in a low voice, brazenly begging Murong Feng, and thinking of Murong Feng's domineering face, he was not angry.

arrogant and domineering, what is the spirit, when he is down, he is not like a dog, he is beaten and runs away. If you didn't know that this invasion of the Han Kingdom was full of oil and water, who would beg you? When I take down Yuyang City, the wealth and women have made enough money, watch me drag you a fart.

Murong Ji and Murong Zhan have very opinions about Murong Feng. All three of them are the same tribe and all are the same ancestor. In last year's civil strife, the two of them fell to Murong Feng at the last moment, united with the Xianbei Lord in the east, and together they killed the army of the Red Sun Tribe, and made a great contribution to the stability of the Xianbei country. But afterwards, not only did the king and Lian not reward them, but even Murong Feng ignored them. Although the two of them had ghosts in their hearts, it was not easy to ask for a reward openly, but they hated Murong Feng in their hearts.

This time, Murong Feng launched an invasion of the Great Han Kingdom, and thousands of tribes in the central Xianbei actively asked to participate. That's a beautiful difference. Every time the Xianbei people attacked the Great Han Kingdom, they could return with a full load and make a windfall. The Great Han Kingdom is rich, just burn, kill and loot, and the property obtained is enough for an ordinary tribe to live for a year and a half. Therefore, Murong Ji and Murong Yan couldn't stand the temptation of huge wealth on them, so they were cheeky and went to Huoyunyuan to visit Murong Feng in person.

Murong Feng finally gave them a face from the same sect, and promised to compensate them for the losses they lost after the Battle of Xingmengyuan last year, and let them organize a large army to take the lead in capturing Yuyang City. All the possessions of the city, the women and the children, were their booty. Excited, excited. The two of them smiled happily and happily returned to the tribe, each gathered the tribal leaders who were close to him, and gathered six thousand troops. Immediately, they and the 2,000-strong army of the coyote tribe met in Baitan City. Eight thousand people ran wildly all the way and killed directly to Yuyang City.

Unexpectedly, things were far beyond their expectations. The steppe knight who loses his horse also loses the advantage of winning the battle. Although they were also prepared and prepared a large number of siege equipment, the people on horseback were indeed not very good at siege. As a result, the attack could not be carried out for a long time, and the morale of the soldiers was greatly damaged, and it became a stalemate.

Murong Ji felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Last year's fiasco in Luronse completely shattered the myth that the Xianbei people were undefeated.

Since the Sunset War and the great victory of the Xianbei Kingdom, this is the first fiasco suffered by the Xianbei people in eight years, and it is a fiasco of the annihilation of the entire army. Although the Han garrison of Lu Longsai was also completely wiped out, there were less than 2,000 people, and his own side was a coalition of the Karasuma and Xianbei tribes, 11,000 people. There is such a disparity in strength, but the victory or defeat is so unbelievable. Could it be that the heavens no longer favor the brave Xianbei people?

The battle of Lulongse not only dealt a heavy blow to the self-confidence of the Xianbei people, but also created a hero who was born out of nowhere. This person is called Li Hong by the Han people, and the Hu people are called Leopard, and it is this person who slashed the Xianbei people who have been defeated, so that the Xianbei people taste the pain of the annihilation of the whole army for the first time.

Murong Ji was familiar with him. When Murong Feng escaped from the Tiger Cave last year, his name began to appear in the mouths of the Xianbei people. By the time he fled Xianbei, he was already a legendary figure who had caused a sensation in northern Xinjiang.

This man has become a nightmare for the Xianbei people. Could it be that he took away the favor of the Xianbei people from heaven?

"Adult ......"

Suddenly, a hurried voice interrupted Murong Ji's thoughts. He woke up and looked back.

"My lord, Lu Longsai's leopard has led his army to the Baoqiu River, sixty miles away from Yuyang City."

Murong Ji's face changed drastically.