When the crossbow team entered Truffle Ridge, no one knew why they entered, just like no one knew why they stopped coming out after entering, because the two infantry units that went in to look for them also disappeared.
Disintegrated, defeated, destroyed, missing... Battle reports came back one by one, Yan Xun's face became more and more ugly, and the generals present were also facing a big enemy. An old officer said tremblingly: "How about we join forces?" Let's stay together, it's too dangerous to divide our troops like this."
"Joke!" Ah Jing is also in the army at the moment, but his status is obviously inferior to Cheng Yuan. He sits far away at the tail of the officers and said coldly, "The opponent has less than 300 people, but we are enough There are 100,000 troops, with such a huge disparity, why do we need to join forces?"
The veteran also tried to argue: "But the opponent's combat power is strong, everyone is one against a hundred..."
"I don't agree with joining forces either." Cheng Yuan said, "The inland area is sparsely populated, and it's snowy weather. If three hundred people go anywhere, we'll have nothing to do. Let a hundred thousand troops join forces in one place, the goal It is bigger, and it is easier for the opponent to avoid us. Your Majesty, I suggest that the army be trapped, as long as all roads are blocked, we are not afraid that they will not show up."
"General Cheng forgot about the Battle of Caoqiu, right? You said the same thing at the time." Ah Jing gave him a cold look and said mockingly, "Set up roadblocks on all road fortifications, dispatch the whole army, even the mountain roads Don't let it go, the general at that time swore that even a mouse would not escape your eyes, but one month later, Zhuge Yue was sitting in Yanming Pass, eating and sleeping, but we were as tired as the grandchildren of tortoises .”
Hearing this, Cheng Yuan's face sank, but he didn't speak, but turned to look at Yan Xun. Everyone knows that the first battle of Caoqiu is Yan Xun's taboo. Although Cheng Yuan is responsible, as the coach Yan Xun who was raided in the camp, he is even more duty-bound. However, Yan Xun's face remained unchanged, as if he didn't hear it, his eyes were frosty, calm.
Hearing a cry, Ah Jing, dressed in heavy iron armor, pushed Xiaoji away and stood up, stepped forward two steps and said in a deep voice to Yan Xun: "Your Majesty, Zhuge Yue only has three hundred people, and he injured more than three thousand of us. It is impossible to retreat completely, but we did not see the body of a Daxia soldier, which means that all the wounded have been taken away by him. Their number is small, and now the wounded are dragging their feet, and their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced , this subordinate, please lead a thousand people to pursue it personally, and we will definitely complete the mission."
Yan Xun's eyes were like dark waves in the sea, quietly sweeping across Ah Jing's face, outside the tent, the wind was blowing snowflakes and raging in the wilderness, but Yan Xun's eyes couldn't be colder. He was weighing carefully, like a scheming wolf king.
Ah Jing? Ah Jing's ability is very useful, and the suppression of him before has slightly smoothed the edges and corners of his body. He is going to fight at this time, nothing more than wanting to prove himself. But he has to be careful, after all, he has a close relationship with Ah Chu, and once Ah Chu finds out about this, what changes will happen
It was very quiet in the big tent, everyone was watching Yan Xun, waiting for his instructions, the time passed by every minute, and the fine sand in the leak slowly fell. Suddenly there was a long cry of war horses, Ah Jing ran out a few steps, and saw more than two hundred horses galloping towards him. The leading general was covered in blood, and shouted loudly: "The enemy's head has been captured!"
In an instant, the entire tent shook, Yan Xun frowned tightly, his eyes were like frozen mirror lakes, and the waves in the dark were churning like tides.
The sky and the earth are vast, and the snow like goose feathers is flying all over the sky. The first team of the Qing Cavalry set off with 500 people, but when they came back, there were less than 300 left, which shows the brutality of the battle. Lu He, the captain of the first brigade, covered in blood, was shot in the shoulder by an arrow, jumped off his horse and put his knees on the ground, and said to Yan Xun, "Your Majesty, fortunately, I have captured Zhuge Yue, Marshal of the Northwest Army of Xia Kingdom. .”
The crowd cheered in unison when they heard the words, the Yanbei army has suffered a lot from Zhuge Yue in the past year at Yanming Pass, this man uses soldiers like a god, never plays cards rationally, and is also bold, his subordinates are as fierce as clouds , all the soldiers died, so that the Yanbei Army lost nine out of ten battles, not to mention that this person represented the attitude of the Daxia clan towards Yanbei and their support for Daxia. Big twist.
Compared to other people's happiness, Yan Xun didn't have any strange expression. He looked at Lu He and said in a deep voice, "Bring him up."
"Bring it up!" Lu He turned around and ordered, and immediately someone brought up the bound man. This man was dressed in sable long fur and luxurious clothes, but he was wounded in many places, and five or six powerful arrows were stuck in his right leg. , already unable to stand.
Seeing Yan Xun, he raised his head slowly, his eyes were cold, the corner of his mouth smiled slightly, raised his eyebrows disdainfully, and said: "Your Majesty Yan, I haven't seen you for a long time."
The corners of Yan Xun's eyes twitched suddenly, his voice was low and gloomy, and he said slowly, "Yue Qi?"
"Shizi Yan has a good memory, no wonder he can use so many despicable and insidious tricks to deal with my young master. It turns out he has such a good head." Yue Qi smiled, and a bloody scar lay across his face. He lost his former handsomeness and suaveness, and his smile was like a ghost.
Yan Xun was unmoved, and said coldly, "Where is Zhuge Yue?"
Yue Qi laughed, as if he had just heard the funniest joke, and asked, "Is Shizi Yan crazy? How dare you ask such a stupid question?"
"Drag it, chop it off."
Yan Xun turned around coldly, and ordered in a deep voice. The imperial guards immediately stepped forward and restrained Yue Qi, only to hear Yue Qi's voice briskly behind him, with a nonchalant smile, "Yan Xun, you are not a soldier, but a villain who is used to playing tricks, you Not my young master's opponent, I will go one step earlier and wait for you on Huangquan Road."
"Really?" Yan Xun's voice was cold and deep, like a dusty bell and drum, he turned his head slowly, his eyes like knives, "Then just wait."
Yan Xun stood in the wind and snow, his face was frosty.
"Your Majesty," Lu He said nervously, "Your Majesty is guilty. I was fooled by him for being careless for a moment. However, I already know the whereabouts of the thief Zhuge, so I will go after him now."
Yan Xun glanced at the sword on his waist and said, "Give it to me."
Lu He was even more startled, and hastily untied the sword from his waist and handed it to Yan Xun, sweating profusely and said, "This is that kid's sword, my subordinate... this subordinate is about to hand it to His Majesty."
The body of the sword is four feet long, the whole body is black and blue, there are faint red marks on the body of the sword, it looks like blood, it is Zhuge Yue's close-fitting sword - Po Yue, Yan Xun is naturally very familiar with this sword.
"Sun Cai, take this sword to intercept Master Chu immediately. She should be on her way back to Shangshen at this moment. Let's say that Zhuge Yue led his troops to attack Yuegong's grain and grass, and I happened to meet me in Yuegong, the headquarters of the imperial guards. Damaged, I was wounded by a sword, and now I am under siege, let her immediately lead troops to support Yuegong City. Remember, you have to take a detour from Nanhe Mountain to make the illusion of escaping from Yuegong, understand?"
The young general immediately knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice, "This subordinate understands."
"Nianqing, you rush to Yuegong City immediately, and take my oral order to the Yuegong defenders, telling them that they must make frequent deployments within a day to prepare for the siege."
"Yes, the subordinate will go immediately."
"Cheng Yuan, immediately summon the Black Eagle Army, divide the troops into five groups and rush to Yuegong, follow Master Chu, put down the flags and drums, and make a pursuit posture, but don't take the troops head-on, understand?"
"clear."
"Qi Zhi, you go to Yuegong with Nian Qing, and tell the states and counties along the way to close the gates of the city and send troops to block it."
"yes."
"Huo An!"
"Your subordinate is here." A soldier dressed in a beautiful military uniform stood aside, lowered his head, couldn't see his eyes clearly, and said respectfully, "Please order."
"You follow Lu He right away. After you see Zhuge Yue, you should know what to say."
Huo An knelt on the ground and said in a low voice: "This subordinate understands, and will definitely live up to the entrustment of the Holy Majesty."
Several groups of troops left one after another, Yan Xun still stood in place, and said slowly, "Ah Jing."
Ah Jing hurriedly stepped forward, and said excitedly: "Your subordinate is here, please order from the Holy One."
"Go to Huai Song Dynasty and check the military rations for next spring transport."
Ah Jing was stunned for a moment, and raised her voice in disbelief: "Now?"
"Yes," Yan Xun turned around, his eyes were sharp, the corners of his mouth were cold, and he said every word, "Now."
The wind was blowing, Yan Xun stood in the cold wind wearing a black long fur, unmoved at all, the sun in the sky was covered by dark clouds, the surroundings were dim, the winter was bleak, and the war was coming. There was a heavy snowstorm tonight, and Chu Qiao had just set up camp when she heard the sound of horseshoes coming from the north. He Xiao led the troops forward and brought back a young general in a short while. The man was covered in blood and his hair was disheveled. When he saw Chu Qiaoru meeting his relatives, he threw himself down in front of her and shouted loudly, "That's great! You are here, Master Chu. Please lead your troops to rescue Your Majesty. It's too late!"
With a bang, the crimson sword in Chu Qiao's hand fell to the ground. She widened her eyes, stepped forward and said coldly, "What did you say? Say it again!"
"Xia's Zhuge dog thief sneaked into Yanbei and set fire to the winter food and grass in Yuegong City. His Majesty happened to be nearby. Without knowing it, he brought only two thousand troops to rescue Yuegong. He didn't want to be besieged by Zhuge dog thief. Counting the swords, I can't mount the horse anymore. Now Daxia's 50,000 troops surround Yuegong, His Majesty is in the city, and his subordinates led 300 people to break out to report the news, but they all died on the way, and I was the only one who escaped."
Chu Qiao frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Why did the 50,000 army of Great Xia enter Yanbei without making a sound? Please explain clearly to me!"
The young man's face was full of dust, his eyes were red and he shouted angrily: "Your subordinates don't know, they seem to have jumped from the sky, that Zhuge Yue's swordsmanship is exquisite, and his sword pierced His Majesty's chest, if it wasn't for The guard Ah Jing desperately tried to rescue him, but this moment is already unfortunate. The general named Yue Qi stormed the city gate three times and killed all his brothers... "
Sun Cai wept while talking, picked up the long sword at his waist, and offered it: "By the way, this is the sword of Zhuge Dog Thieves. He stabbed His Majesty with this sword, and it was caught by Your Majesty's shoulder blade. I didn't take it off."
Chu Qiao was stunned for a moment, and took the long sword slowly, only to see that the sword was simple and unsophisticated, with bloodstains all over it, it was Po Yue. She held the sword firmly, restraining her desire to tremble, her eyes seemed to be filled with snow, almost melting the snow.
Zhuge Yue, how could he? He said to himself, this time he didn't come here for war, so why would he burn Yue Gong's food and assassinate Yan Xun
But if not, what is it? Whose blood is on the Po Yuejian
"My lord! Go quickly, if you don't go, it will be too late!"
Sun Cai knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged. Chu Qiao took a deep breath, feeling a chill in her heart, if something happened to Yan Xun this time, wouldn't she be the victim? She got on her horse neatly, and said coldly to her subordinates: "The whole army breaks out! Go to Yue Gong!"