At dawn, there was not a trace of colorful clouds in the sky, but black clouds and a sudden drop of cold air.
This is the coldest day since winter this year in Helong area.
But inside Shanzhou City, there was a lively and passionate scene.
Qin Mubai was out of breath and his voice was a little weak, but every word that came out of his mouth at this moment was enough to make people's blood boil!
"This commander orders: All the Kanxi troops inside and outside Shanzhou City, except for the 50,000 new troops from Lanzhou who stayed behind, will all move out of the city and be divided into three groups!"
"Order!" With a sonorous sound, Qin Mubai took out a token and said, "General Yuwen Hongtai of Zuo Weiwei, as the vanguard, led his troops of five thousand Mo Dao and three thousand Yueqi to advance towards Huanyue Valley. Advance! If you encounter enemies along the way, shoot them without mercy! Until all the passages from Shanzhou to Huanyue Valley are cleared!"
Uncharacteristically, Yuwen Hongtai did not jump out as if he had been given a shot of blood. Instead, he slowly moved out with eyes as wide as bells, as if lost in despair, and walked to the general stand.
Qin Mubai stretched out his hand, holding the military order in his hand, and shouted, "Yu Wen Hongtai, you still don't accept the order!"
"Take it, I'll take it!" Yuwen Hongtai was suddenly startled, as if he was enlightened. His hand shook, but the general's order fell to the ground, and he hurriedly bent down to pick it up.
"Why are you panicking!" Qin Mubai's face darkened and he scolded, "Let's see if you can go into battle if you are distracted? If not, go back and sleep. Don't lead this vanguard military order to ruin my big event!"
"Yes, I can, I can..." Yuwen Hongtai stared at Qin Mubai with his eyes and replied mechanically, "I, just... feel like I'm dreaming. Third brother, isn't this the underworld?" "
All the soldiers laughed.
"Stand down and stop talking nonsense!" Qin Mubai scolded him, but his eyes showed deep relief.
Yuwen Hongtai suddenly burst into tears. He clenched his military orders and clasped his fists, shouting loudly: "Yuwen Hongtai, I have the order! - Third brother, wait for my good news! I want to borrow your tiger head chisel gold gun to use my own hands." Cut off eight hundred heads to celebrate your return! If one is missing, cut off my black head!"
Qin Mubai stared at him for a moment, then finally smiled and said softly: "Heizi, I can't help you. If we have anything to say, we will have plenty of time to talk in the future. Now, you leave immediately."
"Oh! I'm gone!" Yuwen Hongtai wiped his face, picked up the tiger-headed golden gun, jumped up on the big black horse, and shouted loudly, "Brothers! I'm going ahead! The young marshal is back, don't say he's going to destroy him We can win even if we go to the Heavenly Palace and enter the underworld at Garqinling!"
All the soldiers laughed again. Yuwen Hongtai led Mo Dao from his headquarters, lit up three thousand elite knights, and roared away.
"This guy is talking crazy..." Qin Mubai groaned softly, but felt tears welling up in his eyes.
Chen Yan stood beside him and said softly: "Yu Wen Hongtai cares about you very much. If you really have a problem, he will definitely not live long. He is one of the most loyal, upright, righteous, and passionate men I have ever seen. one."
"One of them?" Qin Mubai smiled slightly, "In my opinion, there is no one."
Military orders were issued one after another—
"Order, Hou Jun will gather 50,000 cavalry, follow Yuwen Hongtai, and set off for Huanyue Valley. I order you to stabilize the corner of the formation and encircle the enemy. You must block the main force of the enemy's army in Huanyue Valley and prevent them from entering. Get out of the valley!”
"I have the order!" Hou Junji stepped forward to receive the military order and asked, "Are we going to ambush the Tubo people in the valley? Then why don't we take the first step and set up an ambush on the mountain? Only in this way can we have a chance of winning."
"I have personally inspected both sides of Huanyue Valley in detail. The mountains there are too steep and lack tree cover, so it is not suitable to set up an ambush." Qin Mubai smiled mysteriously and said, "But General Hou need not worry. When the time comes, I will The power of heaven descends and kills the enemy."
"What the young marshal said... Tianwei?" Hou Junji was puzzled.
"Don't leak the secret. General, just lead the army quickly!" Qin Mubai picked up another military order and shouted, "Xue Wanjun, listen to the order!"
"The general is here!" Xue Wanjun, who had already lost his chance, rushed forward, knocked Hou Junji to the side, and stood in front of Qin Mubai with fists clasped.
Hou Junji glared at Xue Wanjun angrily, turned around and walked away, saying as he walked: "Why squeeze? You can only get a military order to defend the city! If you want to fight the enemy in the field, you still have to use me, Hou Someone!"
"Order! Xue Wanjun led all the remaining field Guanxi troops, abandoning long weapons such as mo knives and spears. He only brought horizontal knives, bows and arrows, and plenty of ropes. He was fully prepared as lightly armed infantry. After receiving the order, he set off immediately, without horses, and marched on foot. Directly to Huanyue Valley!”
"Infantry? You don't bring pack horses?" Xue Wanjun wondered, "Young Marshal, isn't your army very fast? Why bring so many ropes? Are we going to climb a mountain?"
"When you arrive at the battlefield, just seize the enemy's horses and capture the fleeing enemy prisoners." Qin Mubai said, "So, what's the use of bringing horses with you? The more ropes the better, I'm afraid you will have to take off your trousers by then. Tie someone up with a belt.”
"Ah? Like this?" Xue Wanjun rolled his eyes several times, confused, received the military order, and retreated doubtfully.
"Commander of the Snow Eagle Army, Zhang Tong listens to the order." Qin Mubai called.
One-armed Zhang Tong walked out holding a handsome flag and solemnly promised.
"You take charge of my handsome flag, lead my dear subordinates three hundred snow sculptures, two hundred fire gods, and more than a thousand horses brought by Pang Fei from Xiangyang. They go into battle with light equipment and fast horses, and detour northward through the mountains to the woods on the north bank of Qinghai Lake. Find the Bailang navy lurking there." Qin Mubai waved his hand and motioned for him to come over.
Zhang Tong came forward confused and listened.
Qin Mubai whispered: "The Bailang navy lurking there has prepared a large number of cowhide rafts. They only recognize my handsome flag, and you also know those people. When you set out, bring more five-fingered gods with you." Thunder. You can take as many of the five-fingered divine thunder you brought back from Dafeichuan as you can. Just wait until you hear a sound similar to an earthquake in the southwest and there is a big movement in the Dafeichuan military camp. Then lead your troops on board. Wade to the vicinity of Dafeichuan Juntun. There is a river there that connects to Qinghai Lake, which is the Buha River that our army used to draw water from. You order the God of Fire to blow up the river embankment and flood Dafeichuan! "
"The general understands!" Zhang Tong responded excitedly, "When the river water flows into Dafeichuan, the general will lead the Snow Eagle Army and the Bailang Water Army to capture the prisoners by boat!"
Qin Mubai looked up at the sky, recalled what Yuan Tiangang said, and said: "There will be a snowstorm within two days today and tomorrow. There is no need to rush to capture the prisoners immediately after you blow up the embankment. Let the Tubo people enjoy the cold winter ice for a while longer Swim. When their morale is broken and the army is no longer willing to fight, you can attack again. This matter is important, and I was originally going to go there in person, but I am unable to move now, so I delegated it to you."
"Don't worry, young marshal, Zhang Tong will live up to his orders!" Zhang Tong responded sternly.
Qin Mubai's eyebrows sank, "It would be best to capture Gar Qinling alive!"
"Yes!" Zhang Tong promised excitedly and left.
"King Jiangxia." Qin Mubai called.
Li Daozong stepped forward, clasped his fists and bowed sternly, "Here you are."
Qin Mubai bowed his hand in return, took out a military order, and said: "I order you to lead the Lanzhou New Army to garrison the city. You can also order people to set up more camps outside the city in preparation for taking over the prisoners! In addition, the Yuyang Second Pass is definitely now We are in urgent need of food and rescue. Please send someone to investigate or respond quickly. In short, leave the Shanzhou rear and Yuyang Pass to the prince."
"You have the order!" Li Daozong said nothing, took the order seriously, and said, "Then what are you going to do? Looking at you now, you will end up lying in bed."
"No, I want to personally lead my Yifu Yueqi to the Huanyue Valley formation to supervise the battle." Qin Mubai took a deep breath and said, "If I don't come to this battle in person, I will regret it for the rest of my life!"
"Okay... It seems that you have made up your mind, so I won't say more." Li Daozong frowned at him and said, "Take care of yourself. Victory or defeat is only for a moment, and health is a matter of life."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern." Qin Mubai smiled slightly and said, "I can come back from the dead, so what else do I have to fear?"
"That's unreasonable!" Li Daozong glared at him angrily and amusedly, and lowered his voice, "After the war is over, I will still have many personal grievances to deal with! So, you'd better live energetically!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. They say that the disaster will last for thousands of years. I won't die so easily." Qin Mubai smiled, calmed down, and stood up with support. Chen Yan hurriedly stepped forward to help him, but was stopped by Qin Mubai with a wave of his hand.
Qin Mubai, who shook off the quilt covering his body and took off the sheepherder's rags, was only wearing a thin robe. He waved his hand and held the Guiyi sword, unsheathed it - "I have issued an order, and all the soldiers in the army must obey the order! In this battle, we must defeat Tubo and capture the Garqin Ling alive!"
"Destroy Tubo and capture Garqin Ling alive!"
All the soldiers raised their swords and guns simultaneously and roared like thunder!
The rolling sound alarmed Li Xueyan in the governor's mansion in the distance. She opened the window and took a look into the city, only to see the military camp ablaze with thousands of people gathered and roaring crazily.
That sound was like a hurricane and tsunami crashing on the shore!
"What a powerful momentum. Even a weak woman like me is getting excited." Li Xueyan muttered, "Are we about to start a war? The morale of our army can be so high..."
"Princess, princess!!" At this moment, a maid broke in hastily and shouted out of breath, "Live! Live!"
"Why are you so panicked? Why are you alive?" Li Xueyan frowned and said.
"Young, Marshal! He's alive! He's alive!" The maid jumped forward and grabbed Li Xueyan's hands, shouting incoherently with excitement.
"What?" Li Xueyan's expression suddenly froze, and his eyes almost straightened, "Then, now, over there at the mourning hall..."
"Princess! Princess! It's not a ghost, and it's not a fake corpse!" The maid shouted excitedly, a little dumbfounded, "Young Marshal, he is not dead at all! Now, he is commanding the battle in the army camp! More than 100,000 soldiers and horses listen to him The commanders are coming out of the city to meet the enemy! The people all know the news, and now the whole city is excited! Many people have gone out of their homes to celebrate the return of the young commander, and the whole city is shouting for support! "
"How could it be like this... It turns out that it is really like this..." Li Xueyan murmured twice with his eyes straightened, his whole body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.
"Wow! Princess!"
At this moment, there is an inconspicuous Taoist temple on the outskirts of Shanzhou.
Yuan Tiangang, wearing a fur coat and a black hat, stood at the entrance of the mountain gate facing the wind, watching the countless soldiers and horses rushing out in the distance like water from a flood gate, he sighed with emotion and chanted to himself: "This moment has finally arrived. . The demon star breaks out of its shell and shines domineeringly, and now there are one hundred thousand creatures to help the demon flame. From now on, the demon star will transform into a demon hero, and it will be out of control! What a pity, what a tragedy, what a great destiny! What exactly is going on? Now that I have sworn not to meet him again, even I will never know..."