The night dew is heavy, walking through the grass and trees in the wild, and soon the whole body is wet with dew.

Stealth in tension is extremely physically demanding. The water stains on the body and the soaked clothes are also half the credit of sweat. Finally finding a hidden spot, he stopped. From movement to stillness, he gasped for breath rapidly. It's just that the wheezing sound is very low, and the shallow breath only blows the leaves in front of you.

Squinting his eyes as sharp as a falcon, he looked at a camp not far away. In the camp, torches shone brightly, like stars floating. The tents are like mushrooms sprang out of the mountain forest clearing after the rain, stretching into patches. It was where the camp of the enemy army was.

A puffy cloud in the sky moved away, and the moonlight of early February fell. The half-moon had risen to the zenith at this time. His hand touched the buffalo horn at his waist and clenched it tightly. The horns are stained with sweat on the palms, and they immediately become slippery, making people feel very uncomfortable.

It's almost time. He thought to himself. He took a deep breath, puffed out his chest, put the horn to his lips, and blew hard.

A calm, heavy tone suddenly sprang up, vibrating the air. First there was a horn solo, and after a few beats, several others joined in. At the same time, more and more horns sounded, and soon it became an ensemble of bands, which spread far and wide in the silent night.

This is not an official night attack, it can only be considered harassment. The two armies faced each other, and they camped-for-tat. The confrontation between them inevitably starts with harassing each other. Han Gang didn't know what Li Changjie would do, but he would follow the rules.

Harassment and anti-harassment, sneak attacks and counter-sneak attacks are all subjects that a qualified general must be proficient in. Li Changjie is a famous general in Jiaozhi, although his previous performance is really detrimental to the title of a famous general, but when it comes to the marching vigil, his performance is not very bad.

Even when he heard the trumpets of the march sounding in all directions, the commotion in his camp was immediately quelled. Then out of the tent rushed a group of heavily armed soldiers to the fence on the outside of the camp, staring warily at the darkness of the trumpet.

And at the same time as the horn was blown, the secret sentry sent by Han Gang also discovered the figure of the Jiaozhi soldiers hiding in the night. And long before the outpost discovered them, the soldiers sent to harass the enemy camp had already sent back the news of a thief attack.

Hearing the sudden sound of the wooden flute outside the camp, Li Xin, who received the signal, immediately asked the camp to raise a string of lights to the top of the flagpole.

A few sparks flickered outside the camp, flickering and extinguishing, but soon more vigorous flames began to beat.

Near Quy Nhon Pu, on both sides of the official road, it is dominated by fields. No one took care of it for more than two months, and it was overgrown with half-human weeds. A little further afield are patches of small shrubs. When the camp was set up, only the area around the camp was cleared, and the vegetation and trees in the distance were left untouched. In order to conceal their figures, all the Cochin soldiers hid in this lush vegetation.

In the winter, when rain is scarce, the fire spreads very quickly. The flames burned outside the camp, and in an instant they spread with the night wind. The wind was not good tonight, and some of the flames burned towards the Song army's camp, but the perimeter of the cleared vegetation became a firebreak, and only some smoke drifted over.

More of the fire heads extend to more lush vegetation. Plunging into a small bush, hundreds of people scurried out of the flames and ran in disarray, trying to avoid the fire demons that had burned them to the ground.

Compared to the forces that Han Gang sent to harass him, this number is not small. Although the number of people used for frontal combat is certainly insufficient, it can be used to sneak attack a camp with only 3,000 men, and if you are not careful, you can easily break through the large camp.

"I can't imagine that Li Changjie looks down on people so much." Su Ziyuan looked at the sneak attacker who jumped out of the fire and sneered, "Think we'll not be on guard?" ”

"He can afford to waste it. If I had changed places, I would have been tempted to send troops to attack at night. "With more than 10,000 troops on hand, taking a little risk with 500 people and trying to get a victory is not a big problem at all. Han Gang yawned as he spoke, turned his head to Li Xindao, who was on duty at night, "Hurry up and go back to sleep, I'll have to be busy tomorrow."

Li Xin nodded, and instructed the sentries below not to relax, to beware of the cross-toe soldiers coming again, and turned around and went back to the tent to rest. In the second half of the night, someone will be in charge of the defense.

The night passed without much disturbance on either side. Except for the black and gray color around Quy Nhon Shop, it was as if nothing had happened.

However, at breakfast, the two armies were still exploring the reality of the opposite side, and they could not start fighting without knowing the enemy's situation. The cavalry galloped across the field between the two armies, and today there were many more horsemen than yesterday's few dozen horsemen. The Song army riders, who were insufficient in number, could only temporarily avoid the edge. However, they will also take advantage of the opportunity between the evasions

"They are all Jiaozhi soldiers, and there is no trace of the Guangyuan Army."

Moreover, Li Changjie's general flag was fluttering in the enemy camp, and it was obvious that he was presiding over military affairs.

"It seems that Li Changjie has made up his mind to block our way to Yongzhou City."

"He separated the Guangyuan Army behind him, and we wanted to send someone to persuade Liu Ji and others to defect, but I am afraid that it will be in vain. …… He's really smart. ”

Only by showing enough strength can you get the refuge of the remaining three handsome people in Guangyuan Prefecture. In the case that the communication between the two sides was blocked by the Jiaozhi soldiers, if they wanted Liu Ji and the three of them to see the strength of the Song army, they could only break through Li Changjie's department in front of them. But if Li Changjie can be defeated head-on, no one cares whether Guangyuanjun will surrender or resist.

"And Liu Yong's matter is also a trouble, and it is not easy to hide it from Liu Ji."

As the leader of a clan, Liu Ji will not share the sky with the Great Song Dynasty because his brothers and siblings were killed, which is the most basic quality of a leader. But if you add a thousand people, the situation is very different. Unless he is cornered, it is difficult to expect him to take the initiative to come over like Goldman.

"Lord of the Yellow Cave, you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, in case the Jiaozhi people are annoyed and angry, and when they return to the army, they wave their troops to attack your department, what will be good?" Han Gang suddenly thought of something, and asked Huang Jinman, he didn't want the whole family of the person who surrendered to be slaughtered, "This matter has to be prevented." ”

"Thank you for your concern. The villain has already sent a powerful person to make a detour back to Guangyuan and inform the clansmen to take refuge temporarily. Jiaozhi will not have time to chase the villain's clansmen, and Liu Ji and the others will not help the Jiaozhi people do such a bad thing. "Of course, my own affairs are the most concerned about my own family, and Huang Jinman has thought of it a long time ago, so he doesn't need to worry about Han Gang too much.

"That's good." Han Gang nodded.

Looking at the cavalry that was galloping and staggering in the field, the difference in strength between the two sides could be seen only from the cavalry. Su Ziyuan frowned: "The strength is far apart, if you want to win, of course you have to use strange soldiers." ”

Han Gang chuckled, "What is our purpose?" Did he defeat tens of thousands of enemy troops under Yongzhou City with 3,000 men? …… No, let them withdraw from Yongzhou even if it is a success. ”

Han Gang's primary purpose was to force the thief army out of Yongzhou City, and this was victory. As for annihilating the thief army in front of him, if pie falls from the sky and Li Changjie is muddy, he will not waste a great opportunity. But if he had to take too many risks for a victory, he wouldn't do it, and the chances of success were a little smaller. After the Jiaozhi thieves withdrew, they pursued and waited for the opportunity to pounce, which was an easier and easier way to succeed.

"It's almost the limit to get to where we're now." Han Gang said, "It is impossible for us to deceive for too long, we only have the news of 800 soldiers in our hands, how many people in Pennsylvania know the Tao, if you want to say that there are no Jiaozhi spies in it, I will not believe it." ”

"Isn't the Yellow Cave Lord already ordered to send people to guard the intersections?"

"As long as you have the heart to pass and carefully avoid the guards blocking the crossing, how can you seal it? It's just a day or two. "Han Gang will not put his hopes on the stupidity of the enemy. Anticipate the enemy leniently, and it is not wrong to think of the opponent a little harder.

"Envoy, the person sent to Yongzhou has returned."

After Han Gang arrived at Quy Nhon Shop, he sent a small team of people to sneak to Yongzhou City, and now he is back. Detailed information was not brought back, but it was a very clear fact that the Jiaozhi army was withdrawing from Yongzhou.

The villain was three miles away from Yongzhou, and he saw that the soldiers and horses in the city were all walking out. Whether it is the Jiaozhi army or the Guangyuan army, they are withdrawing from Yongzhou City. And you can also see people fleeing Yongzhou. ”

The scout's reward made Han Gang and the others overjoyed, and it was definitely good news. This is the result of several successive victories, whether they are preparing to retreat or preparing to attack Quy Nhon Pu, the encirclement that has been opened has given the people of Yongzhou a chance to escape

"They can enter Yongzhou City, and it may not be difficult for them to bypass Kunlun Pass."

"What to do about that?"

"Why deal with it. Now it is Li Changjie who is anxious, not us. If the enemy is strong, we will retreat, if the enemy is stationed, we will harass, and if the enemy retreats, we will pursue it. Don't fight hard, but you must not let them go back well. ”

As long as it is not a large team, a team of about ten people sneaks outside Yongzhou City by night, and there is no need to take too many risks. In the same way, the mountains around Kunlun Pass cannot be blocked by those sent by Jinman.

As Han Gang expected, at this time, in front of Li Changjie, there was a person standing. He was dressed in ordinary Han costumes and wore a hat on his head, but in the place where the hat was not covered, he could still see the scalp of the green stubble.

"The Song army is only eight hundred?!" Li Changjie couldn't believe his ears.

"It is preached inside and outside the city of Pennsylvania that only 800 Jingnan troops were wiped out of Liu Yong's thousand people, and only four Song troops were injured in that battle."

"Quickly pass on the death of Liu Yong to Liu Ji." Li Changjie first instructed his cronies below, and then groaned again, no matter how he thought about it, he found it hard to believe, and even didn't want to believe that the opponent who shocked him was only 800 people, "There must be fraud among them...... Give it a try, though. ”