A Thin Line of Sky, Earth, as its name suggests, is truly a dangerous place.
Just before turning a mountain ridge, the road that could have allowed five or six people to run together suddenly shrank and narrowed. Only one person could go straight, and two people could turn sideways. On both sides of the mountain road, there were cliffs of tens of thousands of feet. If one were not careful, , the result would be shattered into pieces if it fell.
Originally, there were wooden railings on both sides of the mountain path, but now they are all gone. When people walk on it, they always feel a sense of panic, as if a strong wind can blow people off the cliff anytime.
And this trail is six or seven miles long, and there are dozens or hundreds of archers above it. If anyone dares to break through, they will be greeted by a dense rain of arrows. What it means is that one man can block a barrier and ten thousand men cannot break it, and this line of sky is the best example.
Due to the distance and the changeable mountain roads, the Qingzhou Army did not fully understand the steepness of this line of sky. The hundreds of elite soldiers of the Jiazi Battalion led by Zhou Xing were completely unprepared and actually ran into it. The Erlongshan garrison who had been waiting for a long time did not waste any time. Dozens and hundreds of arrows were fired at them like raindrops. The five or six soldiers in the lead were immediately hit by arrows. As soon as they fell down, everything was empty at their feet. Screaming and falling into the abyss.
Only then did the others react, especially Zhou Xing, who shouted: "Everyone back off! Go back!" While roaring, he made a ball with the knife in his hand, constantly blocking the incoming arrows. arrow. However, his charge was still too aggressive, and there were not many people around him who could help resist the bow and arrow. Finally, he was blocked by an arrow, and an arrow hit his shoulder, which slowed down his next movements.
In this moment of respite, more arrows whizzed towards him. In just a moment, the commander of the A-shaped battalion was shot like a hedgehog by random arrows. After letting out an unwilling scream, his body turned away. He fell off the cliff and was shattered to pieces.
Of course, his support from the front still played some role. The other soldiers finally took the opportunity to switch from the rear to the front and hurriedly retreated down the mountain. At this time, it also showed how powerful this elite Qingzhou army was. If they were replaced by ordinary officers and soldiers, they would be completely in chaos the moment their leader suddenly died. At this time, it is a routine operation for these people to trample on each other in order to escape.
But although the people in the Jiazi camp were also frightened, they quickly regained their composure under the command of the waiting officers of the first team, and retreated steadily in formation. When seeing this scene, Shan Shan was ready to attack and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to kill Yi Qian, but was pinned down by several leaders. At this time, killing would only end in vain, which was really unwise.
At this time, it was almost noon, and the red sun was in the sky, illuminating Erlong Mountain with blood. It was unknown whether it was stained by human blood or an abnormality caused by the sunlight. But all this fell into the eyes of the Qingzhou Army who went up the mountain later, but it was a sigh of relief. A hearty victory ended with such an embarrassing result. Even the Qingzhou Army was deeply affected.
Especially when the people from Camp Jiazi came back to report the news that Zhou Xing died in the battle, Sun Tu, who went up the mountain later, looked so gloomy that he could shed tears: "He was too reckless this time. If you win, you forget about yourself..."
After pondering for a long time, he looked at the deputy commander Tian Feng who reported the battle: "From now on, you will have full command of Camp A. I hope you can learn from Commander Zhou's previous lessons and everything will be in order." Stability comes first.”
"...Yes, I will obey the order." Tian Feng hesitated for a moment, then folded his hands and obeyed the order.
After quickly solving the matter at Camp A, Sun Tucai looked at the other people in front of him: "Now that the thieves are guarding the front line, it will not be easy to break through easily. Do you have any ideas?"
"Captain, why don't you ask the general to lead the scout battalion to try to climb up from the side?" Shi Qian took the initiative to ask for the order. This was recognized by many people. After all, the scout battalion had previously used the ability to climb up from the rear. Going to Dong Shek Kip to reverse the unfavorable situation gave everyone great confidence.
But Qi Desheng frowned and said, "Isn't this too risky? Erlong Mountain is their home base that they have been operating for many years, and it is not so easy for our people to climb up it. Moreover, the mountain here is higher than that of Shiqiao in the east. More than two or three times, as long as there is a slight difference in the middle, the scout camp will inevitably die."
Sun Tu also believed deeply and said: "The scout battalion is a sharp blade for our Qingzhou Army, but we cannot let you take risks casually. Now is not the time to fight desperately, so there is no need to mention this matter again."
"Then what should we do next?" One of his subordinates frowned and said.
"Temporarily let the army stationed at the top and bottom of Jintang City and blocked all the mountain roads for me. It's a pity that the roads above are getting narrower and more rugged, otherwise those catapults might be able to perform great feats again." Sun Tu exhaled a filthy breath: "Let everyone rest on the spot first, and then go check out the specific situation of Yixiantian in the afternoon."
Soon, wisps of smoke rose from the army station, and the people of Erlongshan who saw all this showed indignation on their faces. Although they relied on the geographical advantage of the sky to defeat the official army, their own losses were too great. They even lost Jintang City. This kind of blow was unprecedented.
Not to mention the ordinary leaders, even Deng Long, the leader of the stronghold, was in a panic at this time and worried about what would happen next. He just wanted to discuss with Lu Yuan how to continue to defend the stronghold. However, after searching around, the military advisor was nowhere to be seen in Baozhu Temple. It was not until he left the temple gate that he saw Lu Yuan on a high platform, observing the movements of the officers and soldiers from a high position. At this time, he even had a look on his face. A faint smile.
"Military advisor..." Deng Long walked up behind him and called out. Lu Yuan immediately turned around and said with a smile: "Master, don't panic. I believe it won't be long before the officers and soldiers will take the initiative to retreat down the mountain. At that time, we will fight back." It's time."
"Huh? Just because of Yixiantian?"
"No, it's because they are about to run out of food and grass. In the past few days, I have been observing the smoke from their fires. In just five or six days, the amount of smoke has been reduced by 20 to 30%. It seems that they can The food used is getting less and less, so we can only use it sparingly."
Hearing these words, Deng Long's spirit suddenly perked up: "If this is really the case, God will really help me! Then send more brothers to guard the front line. No matter how much the price is paid, we will wait until the army's food and grass are exhausted." By then, they will definitely collapse without a fight!"
At the foot of the mountain, in the army camp, many soldiers had worried looks on their faces while holding a small lump of food in their hands. If they hadn't all known that Sun Dujian couldn't deduct money and food from everyone, some people would have raised objections and even caused trouble.
But even so, the atmosphere in the military camp was still a bit solemn. The military morale was already low because the Jiazi Battalion suffered a heavy loss in front of the front line. Now it was even worse. The joy of capturing Jintang City had already faded.
But nothing exists.
As a logistics officer, Yang Shan felt ashamed for a while after seeing all this. After hesitating for a long time, he finally had the courage to come to Sun Tu who was stationed in Jintang City, and mumbled: "Captain, now our army has The food reserves are only enough for seven or eight days, and this is despite reducing the supply of sergeants, otherwise it would only be enough for four or five days. Superintendent, what should we do about this?" He is just in charge of logistics. Food cannot be produced.
In fact, Sun Tu and many of his generals knew very well about the food problem for the Qingzhou Army. In the final analysis, it was Han Benshan who caused the problem. That day, he burned down the entire official warehouse and turned tens of thousands of stones of food into ashes, which was a huge blow to the Qingzhou Army.
If Sun Tu hadn't copied a large amount of money and food from the homes of Qingzhou officials, and then the wealthy households in the city took advantage of the power of the official army and took out part of the stored food, I am afraid that even this battle to conquer Erlong Mountain would not have been possible. After all, the three armies went ahead without using food and grass.
After hearing this, Sun Tu only frowned: "Is it only enough for seven or eight days?"
"This is under the premise that we can't feed everyone. If we don't have enough to eat, the soldiers will not be able to go all out when fighting. Please think twice, Commander."
"Well, I know this, so I'll give you a hard time for a few days." Sun Tu quickly laughed again, and without saying anything else, he waved the other party away. Yang Shan glanced at his own supervisor, and finally did not dare to be too rude. He could only sigh secretly and retreat.
The situation is worse than I imagined, and it will happen faster than I predicted...
"On the seventh or eighth day? It's all a show. At least in the first six days, I have to let them know the attitude of my Qingzhou Army. Later, I can have people try to attack the first line of the sky to ensure that it does not cause too many casualties. Next, let them know that we are eager to end this battle!" Sun Tu had already made a decision in his heart, but at the same time, his palm subconsciously touched the ring that no one else could see!
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At the foot of Erlong Mountain, in the woods seven or eight miles away from the military camp at the foot of the mountain, two figures were lurking in it. They were all looking at everything on the mountain with solemn expressions. They were Qi Liu and Han Benshan who had returned from Liangshanbo.
Now Liangshanbo has decided to send troops to assist Erlongshan, but they still need some time to prepare. But Qi Liu was impatient and kept waiting there, so he returned with Han Benshan first, intending to bring back the good news and boost the confidence of the people in the village. But the result…
At this time, Qi Liu's face was full of anxiety and disbelief: "Did the army come so fast?" After saying that, he looked at Han Benshan again: "Didn't you say that after burning all the food and grass for the army, they still came?" Dare to send troops?"
Han Benshan also had a puzzled look on his face, and after a while he said: "Even if they rescued some food, the quantity is very limited. As long as it takes a while, the officers and soldiers will retreat without a fight. Not to mention the reinforcements from Liangshan. "
"Then when will we have to wait... Now that even Jintang City has been destroyed by the army, how long can we hold on to the next two levels?" Qi Liu felt very nervous and couldn't help but want to take a risk and rush to the military camp in front of him to give him a chance. Some help from the brothers on the mountain. But just as he moved, Han Benshan held him down: "You don't want your life? Look at me!"
Following his reminder, Qi Liu looked up, his face changed again, and his movements stopped suddenly...