In the early morning, the crack wind stood on the edge of Changqing Lake, looking far away.

At this time, it is the beginning of spring, and the lake is rippling with blue waves as far as the eye can see. The wind was blowing on the surface of the lake, and the cold was blowing. The trees around the shore of the lake swayed back and forth in the wind, and the freshly green branches and leaves made a pleasant sound with the sound of the wind.

Scar galloped on his horse.

"My lord, Murong Ji's army was raided by the Han cavalry under Yuyang City and suffered heavy losses. Now the troops have withdrawn to Changqing Wai. Scar said excitedly.

Crack Storm was startled and asked in disbelief, "What about Xiongba?" ”

"His troops attacked the East City Gate, and after receiving the news, they had withdrawn to Changqingwei. Xiong Ba sent fast horses to urge us to quickly assemble towards Changqing Wai. They retreated from Yuyang City in a hurry, discarding a large amount of supplies and urgently needing to be replenished. ”

"Can Lord Xiongba tell me how long their food, horse grass, and weapons can last?" Tempest asked eagerly.

"The food is out of food, and the horse grass can last a few days for the time being. More than 10,000 war horses are concentrated in Changqingwei, and if there is no forage, they will soon lose their combat effectiveness, and by then they will be unable to withdraw to Guangping. ”

"How many troops does Murong Ji have left?" Tempest groaned and asked suddenly.

"Umeng and Weiran ran fast and grabbed more than two thousand people. The Golden Eagle, Black Eagle, Horsehead and other tribes suffered heavy losses, and basically all the troops have been wiped out, and it is said that there are only more than 1,000 people left. Yuwentong, Murong Feng, and Murong Lin all died in Yuyang City. ”

Crack Crazy couldn't help but laugh.

"The tribe of golden eagles and black eagles is finished. In this way, the marshal's plan to unify the Murong family is estimated to be realized soon. ”

"Last year in Xingmengyuan, although Micah of the Hundred Battles Tribe and the two Murong tribes defeated the Red Sun Tribe's Fallen Di Ao, Miga's troops were severely damaged, and the Hundred Battles Tribe collapsed. At the end of last year, in Lulongsai, the Que Ji of the Xianbei Pegasus tribe in the east, and the Suli of the Mushen tribe were all wiped out. The four major tribes of Xianbei in the east are now all greatly weakened, and they can no longer compete with the big handsome, so they can only obediently obey their orders. Now that Murong Ji and Murong Invasion have fought a battle, what else can they do except express their allegiance to the marshal? Now, several large tribes in the eastern and central parts of the Xianbei Kingdom have been successfully eradicated and weakened by the Great Marshal by taking advantage of various opportunities. Da Shuai now firmly holds half of the tribes and armies of Xianbei Country in the palm of his hand, and everything is seen by Da Shuai. I'd like to see how many days Karen can do it. ”

Scar nodded repeatedly, "The Han people are very powerful. Without their indirect help, the huge tribal forces of Murong Ji, Murong Invasion, Que Ji, and Suoli really had no way to settle them in a short period of time. ”

"The Great Marshal was well aware of the strength of the Han people, although he repeatedly told the great leaders of the tribes that the Han people were vulnerable, but in fact he only wanted to induce them to send troops. The foundation of the Great Han Kingdom for hundreds of years can not be defeated one day. Many people despise the Han Chinese too much, and as a result, they suffer the consequences. Lu Longsai's defeat, and now Yuyang City's defeat again, have proved that the marshal's statement is correct. The strength of the Han people is indeed not to be underestimated. Tempest said with a serious expression.

"Tian Jing of Lu Longsai, Tian Kai of Yuyang City, Liu Yu of Youzhou, and Sun Zan of the White Horse in Liaodong, none of them are easy to deal with."

"Now there is also the black panther Li Hong." Scar said with a smile.

"yes, and leopards." Cracking Wind smiled bitterly, and then asked strangely, "The Han people call him Black Panther?" ”

"Didn't he make a flag? It's the flag we saw in the painting of Hongyuan. Isn't the leopard on the flag black? Scar explained.

"The news from Xiong Ba said that he led the cavalry of the Han people to launch a surprise attack in the dark night."

"The leopard has appeared in Yuyang City again?" Tempest asked, surprised.

Scar nodded, "This is the second time he's carried out a night attack. Xiong Ba seemed very angry. ”

"So the Han people have seen through the Wuyan of Bailing Ranch, and Huaitou's troops are fake." Tempest said worriedly.

"The leopard was able to rush to support from Lu Longsai's troops, which shows that the camouflage and containment strategy in the direction of Lu Longsai has been seen through by the Han Chinese. In other words, other reinforcements from the Han people will continue to rush to Yuyang City from other places. ”

"What did Xiong Ba say?"

"He didn't send any instructions, just urged us to rush to Changqingwei immediately and transport the grain and grass as soon as possible."

"But now that the purpose of the marshal to send troops has been achieved, is it time to withdraw the troops?" Crack Wind said softly with a frown.

Before leaving, the marshal repeatedly instructed that this time he would not seek to attack the city and seize the land, but only to achieve his own goal. Our purpose is only three, one is to use the attack on Yuyang City, weaken the forces of Murong Ji and Murong Invasion, and prepare for the annexation of the Golden Eagle and Black Eagle tribes. The second is to induce the Tuoba tribe and his henchmen Karasuma to attack Shanggu and take the opportunity to consume their strength. The third is to hit the Han army hard, destructively loot the property of the Han people, and prepare for the future invasion of Youzhou. Now that these three goals have been achieved, Xiong Ba not only did not rush to withdraw the troops, but asked us to rush over and assemble quickly, and also urged food, was he carried away by the defeat? ”

"There are now nearly 7,000 troops in Changqingwei, and Xiong Ba has to retreat, and he also needs to feed the soldiers. Let's rush as fast as we can. Tomorrow we will be able to get to Changqingwei. ”

The red sun hangs on the gorgeous morning glow, and it is dazzling. The Gu River lies quietly in the middle of the plain, with a faint mist floating on the clear water. On both sides of the river are dense bushes, half green and half black, lying silently beside the Gu River.

Li Hong rode on the black panther and looked at the Gu River motionlessly.

This section of the Gu River is not very wide, about 30 steps away. More than a dozen wooden boats were busy up and down the river, transporting soldiers and horses to the other side.

Li Hong's Fengyun Iron Cavalry lost about 300 people in the raid, and more than 100 wounded soldiers were still recuperating in Yuyang City. He led more than 1,600 cavalry soldiers through Yuyang City yesterday afternoon, crossed the Gu River by the wooden bridge outside the north gate of Yuyang City, and marched more than 100 miles to arrive here. Li Hong ordered the troops to rest by the river while crossing the Gu River again at night. It is 60 miles away from Changqing Wai and 80 miles away from Changqing Lake.

Li Hong's thoughts flew back to the room where he had been discussing yesterday.

His proposal was unanimously opposed by almost everyone, except for Liu Yu, who was desperate for victory.

Liu Yu was under a lot of pressure. The spring ploughing season was about to begin, but the invasion of the Xianbei people seemed to have just begun, which made him anxious. If the enemy is not driven out before the spring ploughing, the fields in Youzhou will be barren this year, and there will be no harvest. No one would stick to their fields when the enemy was ready to storm their homes. If there is no harvest in the second half of the year, how will the people of Youzhou live, and what will they do in winter? Without a harvest, the treasury will be even more scarce, and Youzhou's economic development and military expansion will become empty talk. Liu Yu longs for miracles and defeats his enemies.

Li Hong's suggestion is very risky, but very tempting.

Yuyang was too guarded by He Yi to sneer and ignore it. Tian Kai's words were fierce, hoping that Liu Yu would give up this adventure and stick to the city as the best policy. Xian Yufu was noncommittal, he didn't know if Li Hong's strategy would succeed, but his intuition was that Li Hong was a little wishful thinking and seemed to despise the enemy's wisdom. Yan Rou stood on Tian Kai's side, he thought that in the case of little chance of victory, it was better to concentrate on holding the city and recruit reinforcements.

Liu Yu finally decided to take a risk, just as he trusted Li Hong in Lu Longsai, he believed that Li Hong would succeed.

He only said one word to Li Hong: "Take your people and set off." ”

Li Hong looked at the thin old man in front of him, at the deep wrinkles on his face, at the wisdom and trust in his resolute eyes, and he suddenly felt that he could die for him. He knelt down excitedly and kowtowed three times to Liu Yubi, and then turned to leave.

"People's ......"

Li Hong heard Tian Zhong calling him. He respects Tian Chong, so he doesn't allow Tian Chong to call him an adult in private, not to mention that Tian Chong is still his savior. A man who has fought all his life is a legend in himself, a hero, and he deserves the respect of all. Li Hong treats Tian Zhong as his own relatives like his elders.

"There are two or three hundred people on the other side, and the crossing is about to end. Go and rest in the woods in front of you. Tian Zhong said with concern.

Li Hong smiled, "Uncle, you're tired all night, so let's go and rest." ”

"It doesn't matter if you're old and you don't sleep much. You're the commander of the first army, but you can't get tired. Tian Zhong said with a smile.

"This time you need to be flexible and fast, so it's important to keep your stamina high."

"Fight with you, thrilling, happy." Tian Zhong laughed softly.

"Did any of the veterans of Luronse die this time?" Li Hong asked.

"Two. However, the scout team of the Keeper is doing well, and the veterans have survived. It's my old bones, and I can't die. Tian Zhong shook his head and said disappointedly.

Li Hong was speechless and looked at him silently.

"We're going around behind the Xianbei people this time, are we going to attack their camp again?"

Li Hong shook his head and whispered, "It's to burn their grain and grass." ”

Tempest's eyes widened, looking at the panting scout, and asked in a loud voice, "How far away is the enemy from us?" ”

"Twenty miles, just across the mountain pass on the other side of the Baoqiu River."

"Whose flag?"

"It's the battle flag of the leopard. There were about three or four thousand infantry. ”

Tempest and Scar exchanged surprised looks, looking at each other in confusion.

"Isn't he in Yuyang City?" Crack Wind said, "Why did you get to the mountain pass again today?" It is more than 100 miles away from Yuyang. Did he come overnight? ”

"The man sent by Xiong Ba told me that there was indeed a Han reinforcement on the other side of the Baoqiu River, under the banner of a leopard. He also led his men and horses to the ferry to set up a formation to block it. The leopards should not be in this team. But what are they doing here? ”

Cracking Wind thought for a while, and said slowly: "The Han people probably want to take advantage of the new defeat of our army and the unstable morale of the army, quietly go deep into the rear of our army, and attack the cavalry of the leopard before and after, and raid our troops in Changqingwei. ”

"Quite possibly. My lord, do you think we should inform Xiong Ba? Scar said from the side.

"Ride quickly and inform Xiongba." Tempest said loudly.

"Order the little handsome man of the Toushan tribe, the little handsome Shuyan of the Shuli tribe, and the little handsome Biqi of the giant mushroom tribe, each of them to lead five hundred men and horses from the headquarters, escort the supply convoy, don't rest all the way, and rush to Changqingwei overnight."

"Ordering the troops to assemble immediately, we quickly rushed to the vicinity of the Baoqiu River to set up an ambush. As soon as the Han army crosses the river, we will attack it. ”

The heralds behind Tempest immediately dispersed. The rapid and loud sound of the bull's horn sounded in all directions.

"It's already afternoon, will the enemy cross the river?" Scar looked up at the often blue sky, hesitated for a moment, and whispered.

"The Han people are cunning and may quietly cross the river at night. With 3,500 of them unsuspected, we will be able to annihilate the Han army. Crack Wind said excitedly.

Standing by the Baoqiu River, Lisong looked anxiously at the water downstream, his brow furrowed.

"Don't worry, Lord Soldier, according to the speed, the ship should also arrive." Dou Qiao comforted in a low voice.

"Lord Sato, do you want the troops to camp and rest? Since last night, the troops have marched more than 100 miles, and the soldiers have worked very hard. Zhang Xun asked on the side.

Li Song turned around and nodded, "Okay, camp three miles away from the river bank to rest." Or set up more tents on the scale of 4,000 men to confuse the enemy's scouts. ”

A herald galloped away.

"Sato-sama, when are we going to cross the river?"

Li Song looked at the rushing river and said with a smile: "When the ships arrive, order the avant-garde troops to cross the river immediately and establish a defensive position three miles on the opposite bank. The large force began to move in the middle of the night. What do you think? ”

Zhang Xun and Dou Qiao nodded in agreement.

Zhang Xun asked softly, "Where are we going?" Now this is the territory of Xianbei people's activities, and it is difficult to hide their traces. ”

Li Song smiled and said, "The order I received was to rush to the mountain pass, and then pretend to cross the river in the middle of the night to contain the enemy. Don't you know? ”

Dou Qiao said embarrassedly: "This operation was commanded by Lord Li, we thought you would have any other instructions?" We really didn't know what we were going to do, so we asked. ”

"According to our scouts, the army of Tempest will pass through here. The enemy we want to contain is probably his troops. As for what to do next, we can only wait here for Master Li's orders. Li Song pondered for a moment and said slowly.

At this moment, he suddenly rode from the opposite riverbank, and the speed was extremely fast.

Zhang Xun's eyes were sharp, and he immediately exclaimed: "It's our scout." There's news. ”