March 17 morning.

In the spring of the first year of Yongjia. The king of the Xiongnu Han and Da Dan Yu Liu Yuan led troops to the north to invade the Taiyuan Kingdom. Within a few days, it swept through the southern part of Taiyuan and besieged the important town of Jiexiu. The Great Jin Dynasty and the Prefecture Assassin Shi, General Zhenwei, General Zhonglang of the Huns, and Liu Kun, Marquis of Guangwu, led the main force of the Jinyang Army to the south to rescue and confronted the Xiongnu army in the south of Fenshui. The total number of soldiers and horses on both sides was nearly 40,000, and the bloody battles were fought one after another, and the murderous spirit rose up all night.

For a time, the small area in the south of Taiyuan became the focus of the struggle between the Jin court and the Xiongnu rebels. In this lofty mountain, two powerful armies are like two behemoths with shining fangs, biting and fighting, and deciding victory and defeat in the most primitive way.

Outside the battlefield of the main forces of the two armies, the offensive and defensive battles of Jiexiu City were still going on tragically. On the east side of Zhaoyu Qi, there were thousands of Jin troops and Xiongnu divisions facing each other.

In the early morning, Lu Yao jumped up the steep boulder on the top of the mountain in a few steps. I saw that the heavy morning fog was still spreading among the rolling hills. In the valley below the hillside, the mist even poured in like flowing water and rolled up again. As far as he could see, he could only vaguely see the tops of the hills, as if many small islands were floating on the milky white water. Such a beautiful scenery is almost impossible to find in the mortal world.

In the past few days, Lu Yao led his subordinates stationed in Qixian County to confront the Xiongnu. At this moment, he led a number of subordinates to step forward to more than 20 miles south of the moraine mountain, and only ten miles away from the Hu people's Lutai Mountain camp. This sudden fog covered their whereabouts, and they approached such a distance that they were not detected by the Hu patrolmen; But at the same time, the too dense fog also blocked Lu Yao's vision, making him completely unable to see Hu Ren's movements.

A few days ago, the Jin army attacked the Xiongnu camp, and although it killed many Hu people, the Hu people organized a powerful counterattack faster than expected. If it weren't for Lu Yao's timely withdrawal of troops when he saw the wrong opportunity, he would almost have trapped the entire army there. Due to the fact that the army was really thin, Lu Yao did not dare to entangle with the Hu people, so he led the army to retreat north, and did not set up camp until Moshan Mountain.

On the Hu side, because Shile was busy reorganizing his troops and establishing his majesty, he was not busy launching an attack for a while. They just followed Lu Yao's footsteps and advanced to Lutai Mountain, which was located in the south of the Moraine Mountain.

Happily, at this time, the reinforcements sent by Jinyang also arrived in Qi County. This support army is a new army of 800 men organized in recent months, led by General Huang Su. Although this unit is based on Yue Shigong's old subordinates as the backbone, the soldiers at the bottom have not yet completed basic training, and their combat effectiveness is quite limited. After communicating with Lu Yao, Huang Su led his army to occupy the Qianfang Mountain in the east of the Moraine Mountain, and formed a horn with Lu Yao's troops to deter the Xiongnu army horses.

For three whole days, the two armies formed a situation of confrontation, and there was no fighting. When the counties in the south of Taiyuan were in bloody battles, there was a strange and quiet atmosphere in Qi County. This made Lu Yao always feel a little suspicious.

Shen Jin also climbed the boulder. He looked at it, frowned, and said, "It doesn't seem like there's any movement." What do Hu people think? Are they planning to spend so much that they will retire from the army until they run out of food and grass? ”

"The lonely city of Jiexiu is besieged, outnumbered, and it can't last long. If Jiexiu is lost, the Hu people's sphere of influence can reach the city of Jinyang, and we will lose this battle! Xue Tong reminded Shen Jin: "They can consume, but we can't." ”

"The Hu people can't afford to spend ......" Lu Yao shook his head and said: "Although Jiexiu is small, the city is high and deep, as long as the defenders are effective, it is by no means easy to capture." However, those Hu people, they do not produce, do not re-crop, although they gather more than 100,000 people in the east of the river, but they only plunder for business, how much savings can they have for tens of thousands of troops to fight for a long time? What's more, now is the time when the green and yellow are not in stock...... They can't afford it! ”

"It's not just a matter of not being able to afford it. At this moment, the leader of this army is Shile the Karma. He was born as a horse thief, known for his courage and cunning, and was one of the thieves in Jizhou who was connected with the rebel general Gongshi Domain, and when the thief was at its peak, he almost captured Yecheng. This person is good at using soldiers, and he is by no means a person who willingly retires from the army and returns in vain. Guo Huan added. He was a native of Guangzong in Jizhou, and he had always cared about the situation in his hometown, so he knew a lot about Shi Le's famous reputation in Hebei.

Lu Yao nodded, more and more affirming his judgment of the Hu people. He said in a deep voice: "I believe that the Hu people will definitely make some moves in the next two days. Lao Xue, after you go back, you must arrange the guards of the camp, be sure to go deep and high, and defend carefully. The art of war is cloudy, and there is no fear that it will not come, and there is nothing to wait for. ”

Xue Tong replied solemnly: "Obey!" ”

Lu Yao called again: "He Yun! ”

"In!" He Yun strode out of the ceremony.

Since the previous incident at Guojiawu Fort, Lu Yao had relieved He Yun of his position as the commander of his own troops and demoted him to an ordinary commander as a punishment. He Yun himself knew that his crime should be punished, but his mentality was very correct, and he acted more and more meticulously. In the past few days, he has led his scouts to spy on the enemy army day and night, and he has performed very well because he is a hunter and is very familiar with the skills of mountain stealth. At this moment, Lu Yao called him again, and although He Yun tried his best to be calm, he couldn't hide a little joy.

"You take ten scouts and do everything possible to approach Lutai Mountain and investigate carefully. Be sure to figure out the movements of the Hu people! ”

"Yes!" He Yun received the order loudly and led the people into the dense fog.

Lu Yao continued to look in the direction of this foothill and was silent.

He had been quite dignified in the army for several months, and at this moment he was silent, and the generals did not dare to say much. The group waited quietly.

Half an hour later, the sound of hooves sounded in the thick fog.

He Yun hurried over with a few scout cavalry, and shouted from afar: "General! Checkmate! Because he was too excited, his voice was a little out of tune: "General Qiyu, Hu Ren...... Hu people move! ”

"What's going on?" Lu Yao asked in surprise.

He Yun turned over and dismounted, ran to Lu Yao with a rolling belt, and said breathlessly: "We reconnoitred in the direction of Lutai Mountain, avoided many Hu people's sentinels along the way, and sneaked all the way to the foot of Lutai Mountain. Taking advantage of the cover of the fog, everyone simply approached and found that the Hu people's camp in Lutai Mountain was mostly empty! There are only a thousand people in the whole camp! ”

For a while, several generals did not speak, and only the sound of them gasping could be heard. There are only a thousand people in the camp in Lutai Mountain? So where did most of the Huns go?

The hearts of all the soldiers were cold. This is like two people fighting with swords, if the area is demarcated and the face is fair, the victory or defeat is still unknown; But if one of them is in full view and the adversary is hiding in the shadows, the situation is very bad.

Shen Jin hurriedly said: "You have to go back to the camp quickly!" In case the Hu people come to attack, it will be a big deal! ”

Xue Tong motioned for Shen Jin to calm down, and then asked in a deep voice, "He Yun, are you sure that there are only a thousand people left in the enemy camp?"

He Yun sweated profusely and said, "It's true! I took two brothers to the Hu camp, and the nearest distance was only 50 paces. There were many banners in the camp, but there were only a thousand people in it! ”

Xue Tong nodded, and asked again: "Then when you reconnoitred the enemy camp yesterday, did you find anything unusual?" ”

He Yun said loudly: "General Xue, we scouts take turns to monitor the enemy camp, and we don't dare to slack off. Yesterday the enemy camp was no different. ”

Shen Jin scolded angrily: "Nothing unusual? Thousands of soldiers and horses disappeared overnight, and you don't know it...... What do you eat? ”

"It's not the scout's fault." Lu Yao interrupted Shen Jin's shouting and scolding: "Since the enemy army moved through the fog, it was by no means a temporary idea, it was obviously the result of many days of planning, and there must be a major plan." He Yun, you did a good job, if it weren't for you, we don't know how long we would have been deceived! ”

He patted He Yun on the shoulder and said, "Let's write it down, and we will recount it together after the war!" ”

Although the military situation suddenly changed, Lu Yao's face did not change, his mind was very fast, and he had already calculated a little in the time of babbling two sentences, so he got on his horse and said in a stern tone: "Shen Jin, you take the cavalry of your headquarters to join He Yun and other scouts, closely inspect the fifty miles around Lutai Mountain, and do everything possible to find out the movements of the main force of the Hu people!" ”

"Xu Mu, you take ten cavalrymen and inform General Huang Su of the enemy situation in Fangshan Mountain, and ask him to strengthen his vigilance and strictly prevent the Huns from sneaking attacks! Be quick! ”

"Guo Huan, you take the headquarters to the checkpoints along the big and small roads, double the number of guards at all the checkpoints, and everyone must keep an eye on it. Whoever dares to be negligent and cut it immediately! ”

Lu Yao gave the order, and all the officers took the order awe-inspiringly, and then ran away separately.

Lu Yao galloped back to the barracks, and ordered Xue Tong, Fei Cen and others to reorganize the military horses and equipment to prevent the Huns from attacking.

He himself hurriedly took the geographical map of Qi County and the surrounding areas in the big tent to look at it, and after looking at it for a while, he felt that he had not gained anything at all. With some irritation, he pushed the map and got up and paced back and forth in the tent.

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There are so many things to worry about. Tomorrow is a day off, everyone, and I apologize for your understanding. The crab paused.