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The humiliating king Lei and the uncle and nephew of the king Mengba galloped day and night with the three thousand control strings of the humiliated king's department, regardless of fatigue and exhaustion of the war horses, and finally rushed back to Songshan, and what made them clap their hands and celebrate was that the pass had not fallen, so that even if they were attacked on their backs, they still had a strong stronghold to shelter them from the wind and rain.

The panicked defenders of the pass also cheered and excited when they saw the arrival of reinforcements.

There are 2,000 defenders in the pass, including 1,000 in the Humiliation King's Division, 400 in the Deed Division, and 200 in each of the remaining three Divisions, while the Guardian General in the Fortress Pass is served by Ah Huiteng of the Deed Division, and the deputy general is the Humiliation King Woye.

Ah Hui Teng is Ah Hui Chuan's cousin, a veteran over fifty years old, calm and wise, brave and good at fighting, and won the trust of Ah Hui Zheng, but because of his disability and frailty, he could not take on the heavy responsibility of charging into battle, so Ah Hui Zheng was left in the rear to guard the Songshan Pass to ensure the safety of the expeditionary army's retreat.

The reinforcements knocked on the pass late at night, and Ah Huiteng and the humiliated king Woye were overjoyed and personally went out to greet each other. The two sides didn't greet each other when they met, Meng Ba was worried, and asked eagerly, "How is the battle situation on the ghost side?" ”

"The ghost side is still surrounded by enemy troops, and it is safe and sound for the time being."

As soon as these words came out, Lei and Meng Ba's uncle and nephew's high hearts suddenly let go of half, and secretly called it a fluke, as long as the ghost city is still there, there will be a glimmer of life for the humiliation of the royal department.

"Where is the king? When will the main army be withdrawn? Ah Hui Teng was also anxious, and he was also eager to ask.

Lei hesitated for a moment, and was weighing how to answer, when he heard that Meng Ba had already spoken first, "The king ordered us to return to help first, and he slowly retreated with the main force, resolutely not giving the Khitans a chance to counterattack, so as not to be dragged by the Khitans and delay the time to return to help." ”

This is reasonable, the Xi people are invaders, and now they take the initiative to retreat, and the Khitans naturally want to follow and kill, to recapture the lost territory, once the Xi Cang queen withdraws, the people are panicked, and the morale is low, giving the Khitan people an opportunity to take advantage of, and the consequences can be imagined, although the city of Luoma is only four or five hundred miles away from the Songshan Pass, but the Xi army is pursued by the Khitans, if you want to withdraw peacefully, it does take a certain amount of time.

Ah Huiteng believed that it was true, and his hanging heart also fell to the ground.

What he was most worried about was that Ah Hui would not withdraw. If the city of Luoma is about to be conquered, the Xi army has bitten the prey, at this time Ah Hui is in a dilemma, it is indeed possible to choose to continue the attack, so that the ghost city will be dangerous, and the humiliation of the king will be destroyed, then the situation will be complicated, the variables will increase greatly, once the humiliation of the king of the army believes that Ah Hui is betraying them, deliberately sacrificing them, to use the enemy's hand to hit them hard to eliminate dissidents, the result must be to surrender the city. At such a critical moment, the sudden betrayal of the humiliating royal department is equivalent to a stab in the back of Ah Huizheng, not to mention that it is a fatal blow to Ah Hui, it is a fatal blow to the entire Xi people, and the seriousness of the consequences is incalculable.

Ray sighed to himself. Meng Ba is determined to take revenge on Ah Huizheng and betray the Xi Five-Division Alliance, he thinks that this is the only way to save the Humiliating King Ministry, and Lei is still hesitating, after all, the true identity of the enemy has not yet been figured out, if the enemy is a Turkic, then there is a good chance that Ah Huizheng will be forced to withdraw the army, and Ah Huizheng has now withdrawn the army, then the danger of the destruction of the ghost side and the Humiliation King is basically lifted, and there is no need to betray the Xi Five-Part Alliance, and Ah Huizheng will tear his face and turn against each other; On the contrary, if the enemy is a white wolf and an army of Middle-earth, then it is also necessary to see how strong the white wolf is, and how strong Middle-earth's support for the white wolf is, whether it is worth the risk of humiliating the king's troops, not to be in a hurry, let alone blindly impulsive, after all, the humiliating king's troops are weak and cannot afford the price of making mistakes. However, Meng Ba has made up his mind, and the reason why he deliberately deceived Ah Huiteng is that the killing machine has been moved, and the arrow has been wound, so he is waiting to pull the mechanism.

"Have the Turks begun to attack the Pass?" Meng Ba asked again.

Ah Hui Teng and Wo Ye, the king of humiliation, glanced at each other, their expressions solemn and worried.

"The enemy has already been in the city, but the attack has not been launched for a long time." Ah Huiteng glanced at Meng Ba when he said this, and said with a pun, "We saw the forest horse thieves, and we also saw the Middle-earth army, but we didn't see the Turks from beginning to end. ”

"Middle-earth army?" Meng Ba pretended not to know, showing a surprised expression, "How is this possible?" ”

Ray had no choice but to pretend to be incredulous, "Middle-earthers? The enemy is Middle-earth? Is there definitive evidence? Then he looked at Woye, "Are you sure you're right?" ”

"We were equally surprised and disbelieving when we saw the Middle-earth army." Wo Ye shook his head and smiled bitterly, "We immediately sent scouts over the mountains and mountains to touch under the Ghost Fang City, and carefully investigated, and the results confirmed that all the troops attacking the Ghost Fang City were Middle-earth, and our enemies were indeed Middle-earthers. ”

"When we first saw the Middle-earth army, we were also skeptical, fearing that it was a trick of the Turks, and although we urgently reported the king, it was mainly to call the police." Ah Huiteng said, "After that, we sent scouts to investigate in many ways, but because the enemy scouts were too many and the blockade was too tight, our scouts had difficulty in moving, and we didn't send back definite news until today." ”

"I received an order from the king before, and it is estimated that you will be able to rush back to the key pass tonight or tomorrow morning, and the defense of the pass is greatly strong, so we did not report today's news to the king urgently, but planned to wait for you to come before making specific discussions." Ah Huiteng hesitated for a moment, and continued, "The scout did not come back, only this news came back, so the authenticity was greatly reduced, and I did not dare to report the king urgently, lest the king make a misjudgment in anxiety and endanger the safety of the retreat." ”

Lei and Meng Ba looked at each other, surprised. The scout didn't come back, only this news came back, in fact, it means that the scouts who went to the ghost side to investigate were alive and dead, and the reason why the news could be transmitted back was because the scouts had their own set of transmission methods, such as agreeing on a hiding place, the front scout put the news in the hiding place and then went to investigate, and the rear scout only needed to go to the hiding place to get the news, which can greatly improve the efficiency and transmission speed of exploration. It's just that generally if there is major news related to life and death, the scouts in front must return to ensure that the information can be delivered in a timely and safe manner. The fact that the enemy is Middle-earth and not the Turks is obviously a matter of life and death, and the scouts in front are bound to deliver to the key points in person, but now that there is only news and no scouts, there are all kinds of possibilities for this consequence, and the authenticity of the information is greatly reduced.

This is the reason why Ah Huiteng waited for them to arrive at the pass to make specific discussions, to put it bluntly, the enemy does not attack, we attack, as long as the two sides come into contact, the true identity of the enemy will be revealed. This is really an unbelievable thing, the two sides have been facing each other for several days, and now they have not even figured out the true identity of the enemy, which is ridiculous.

But Lei and Meng? None of them showed any sarcasm. Ah Hui Teng and Wo Ye's task is to defend the Songshan Pass, which is to ensure the retreat of the five armies of the Xi Clan, of course, it is impossible to take the initiative to attack and rush to the aid of the ghost side, it is normal for them to hide in the pass and not figure out the true identity of the enemy.

What's next? Four people, you look at me, I look at you, staring at you with big eyes, not saying a word.

"Tomorrow morning, we're out of the customs and making a tentative attack." Ray made a decisive decision.

Meng Ba sneered. Ah Hui Teng and Wo Ye have already made it very clear, they only received the news, and did not see the scouts, that is, this news may be fake, and the ghost side may be under the enemy's crazy attack, and may even have fallen, so the top priority is to figure out the situation of the ghost side, not to sit here and waste time.

"I'm going to get out." Meng Ba said without hesitation, "I'll get out of the customs now, I'm going to the ghost side." ”

Lei, Wo Ye, and Ah Hui Teng all looked at Meng Ba in surprise, almost suspecting that they had misheard.

"You're looking for death!" Wo Ye was furious, "How can you single-handedly fight your way out of the interception of the enemy forces outside the pass?" Even if you kill it, how can you get to the ghost side under the enemy's encirclement and interception? ”

Meng Ba scoffed, "Why did I want to kill it? ”

Lei, Wo Ye, and Ah Huiteng looked at each other and suddenly woke up. Meng Ba did not want to kill him, but to take the initiative to negotiate with the enemy as a messenger, so that he could immediately find out the reality of the enemy, but this danger was too great.

"You don't want to live anymore?" Wo Ye immediately stopped, "No, you are not allowed to go out of the customs." ”

Ah Huiteng was moved and saw the benefits of this plan, but considering that Meng Ba was the son of Wang Yun, and the current situation was the most unfavorable for the humiliation of the king's department, as a person from the deed department, if he opened his mouth to support, he would be suspected of taking advantage of the danger of falling into the well, once the contradiction intensified, it was very unfavorable to the overall situation, so he wisely chose to be silent.

Meng Ba was calm, looking at Lei, waiting for his decision.

Ray weighed it a little and nodded slightly. Indeed, Meng Ba's decision is correct, at this moment, Meng Ba must take the initiative to negotiate with the enemy as an envoy, and take the initiative to seize the fleeting opportunity, and the trapping of the key pass is very likely to let the glimmer of life of the humiliating royal department quietly pass away from the palm of his hand.

Meng Ba did have a life-threatening concern when he went out of the customs, but it was not as serious as he imagined, because Meng Ba had a secret to save his life. If the enemy is a Turkic and the purpose is to force the Xi to withdraw their troops, then Meng Ba's envoy will tell the truth, and the crisis will be resolved immediately, on the contrary, if the Turkic goal is to take the opportunity to annex the Xi people, then the secrets held by Meng Ba will immediately be able to exchange a glimmer of life for the humiliation of the royal army. Similarly, if the enemy is a Middle-earth native and a white wolf, then the purpose of the white wolf must be to defeat the Xi people and recover Anzhou for Middle-earth, and the secrets held by Meng Ba can also be exchanged for life for the humiliation of the royal army.

"Get out of the customs immediately." Lei was very decisive, waved his hand, and said with a pun, "In order to humiliate the royal department, even if you are broken, you will not hesitate." ”

Meng Ba comprehended, bowed to the thunder, and rushed into the pass.

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