Chen Hai looked up and saw a black shadow flying across the night sky from the top of the mountain to the north.
Chen Zhang was not questioning Li Xianghai, the captain of Suwu School who had a higher rank than him. He was just annoyed that Chen Hai did not listen to the instructions at this time and insisted on acting without authorization.
At this time, Su Yuan, who was sitting aside and helping Chen Lie organize the copy, raised his head, seemed to have thought of something, and said to Chen Lie: "Young Master is alone in the enemy's territory. If you return hastily at this time, there is indeed a danger of exposing your whereabouts. This It is not convenient to send someone to pick him up at a critical moment, but we should be able to send a spirit swan over so that we can contact him at any time. If we encounter any danger or any favorable opportunity, we can send him a message in time."
Nantianmen Village is more than two hundred miles away from the southern edge of Yulong Mountain. The mountains are rugged and difficult for the army to pass. However, Linghu flew over the mountains to deliver the message. It only took less than half an hour to bring Chen Hai's reply to Nantianmen Village.
Chen Hai leaned on his horse and scribbled a reply letter, explaining that they had sneaked into the enemy's territory. If they returned rashly, the enemy would easily detect their itinerary. At this time, they could only take the risk and continue to sneak into the enemy's territory to reconnoiter the enemy's situation as originally planned.
A total of five times in the direction of Tiebi Mountain, the giant sword condensed into the sky and opened the mountain. After that, the night sky returned to its original state of cloud cover. An hour later, Chen Hai led his troops out of Yulong Mountain from the dangerous path and entered the sparse forest grassland to the north of Yanchuan Prefecture. The night sky was as dark as ink, and heavy snow fell again.
Zhou Jun, Wu Meng, Zhao Shan, and Shen Kun all looked at each other. At this time, the messenger swan flew over from the direction of the Nantianmen Village camp. There was also a thin metal tube that sealed the letter tied to its claws. It must have been Li Xianghai ordering them to return to another place. There are arrangements.
Only then did Li Xianghai and the others know the overall plan of the Protector General's Mansion, and that the mighty god Dong Liang would personally lead the main force to conquer Lanchuan County in the south this time, planning to tear apart the Hexiang Army's defense line in the north in one fell swoop. They had not yet Recovering from the huge shock.
The climate at the southern foot of Yulong Mountain was dry, which was not conducive to farming. Coupled with the confrontation between the two armies, a large number of people evacuated from the southern foot of Yulong Mountain, and villages were sparse. After the autumn of the 71st year of Emperor Yitian, the drought on the north and south sides of Yulong Mountain eased. The abandoned fields were covered with dense weeds and shrubs, which helped Chen Hai and the others hide their whereabouts and sneak around.
Zhou Jun looked up at the bright moonlight, chuckled twice, and said nothing more. When they entered the Yanchuan Prefecture, even if the letter ordered them to return to the camp, they could be said to have sneaked into the enemy territory and returned. Easily detected by the enemy.
Besides, the elite cavalry battalion of 2,000 to 3,000 people can be said to be the scouts sent out by them. As long as Chen Lie leads the generals and the main force of more than 30,000 infantry to garrison at the southern foot, it can be regarded as obeying military orders...
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At this time, Chen Hai opened the letter that Linghu had brought. As expected, it was Li Xianghai who ordered them to return to the camp and wait for orders. There were other arrangements for the battle plan.
At this time, Chen Qing and Su Ziling naturally rushed to Chen Lie's tent to listen to his orders.
"What, Chen Hai has already led his troops into enemy territory and can only continue to move forward?"
"Let's set off now!" Chen Hai untied the metal tube from Linghu's scale claws, but without opening it to see what letter was inside, he turned over and rode on the green cunning horse, leading the way over the mountains and ridges to the south where there was light snow. The grassland gallops away.
There are still two hours before dawn, and the snow will not stop. Chen Hai and the others have to rush to the mountains more than a hundred miles south to rest before dawn. The valleys there are deep and the forests are dense, making it easy to hide their tracks and avoid cranes. Reconnaissance by Xiangjun scouts.
There are 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses on the east wing of Yulong Camp, mainly infantry. A small number of motorized cavalry are mainly scattered among the generals' guard camps and patrol camps. This part of the elite, which can also be said to be the core elite of the East Wing soldiers and horses, is the private soldiers of the generals, and usually no one is willing to hand it over.
Under the watery moonlight, it was a green swan spiritual bird with green and black feathers. It stretched out its scaly claws with shining metallic luster, grabbed Chen Hai's shoulder and fell down.
There are not many spiritual swans used for communication in the army. Chen Lie can use seven or eight swans to quickly relay military orders at the Nantianmenzhai camp, but if he squeezes out one, it will not be a big problem. It is better than Li Xianghai. It is better for the experts to go there in person.
At this time, they handed over their private soldiers and formed an elite cavalry battalion of two to three thousand people. If Chen Hai really reported any serious enemy information on the Hexiang Army's defense line, more than two thousand elite cavalry would be needed one day and one night. They can travel seven to eight hundred miles to find and defeat the enemy. This is the only way for them to gain military exploits in the first half of the battle.
"Isn't it a little bad if you don't read Uncle Li's letter?" Zhou Jun came over on horseback and asked uneasily.
Li Xianghai glanced at Su Yuan, pondered his words, and felt that he should have guessed that Chen Hai sneaked into the enemy's territory to seize favorable fighter opportunities, so he suggested this to Chen Lie.
"The messenger spirit swans did fly back from Yanchuan County, and Chen Hai led his troops back, so there is indeed a possibility of being exposed." Li Xianghai explained, he could not say that he himself was incompetent and was unable to control Chen Hai's troops. Recall it.
Chen Qing admitted that Chen Hai had some talents in military training and other military affairs, but because of this, he felt that he should rush back immediately to assist his father in handling military affairs. He did not expect that he would be so willful that he would continue to go there with sixty or seventy people. The enemy territory sneaks away.
No one is stupid. After General Daduhu announced the overall plan, they knew that at least in the first half of this battle, they couldn't even drink the broth.
He did not blame Chen Hai for disobeying military orders, but he was worried that the situation in the south was unpredictable and he would have difficulty explaining Chen Hai's shortcomings in front of Chen Lie.
The lights were brightly lit in the big tent, and all the generals gathered. Chen Zhang looked at Li Xianghai and took Chen Hai's reply letter from his hand, and asked angrily.
Chen Zhang couldn't guess what Chen Hai was planning. Even if it would be more dangerous for Chen Hai to lead his troops into the enemy's territory, Chen Hai, as the "legitimate son" of his adoptive father, took the lead in disobeying the military orders of the general army. Chen Zhang felt extremely unhappy. He was also worried that Chen Hai's mischief would affect his adoptive father's prestige in commanding the entire army.
Li Xianghai asked: "How about I go there myself and bring them back?"
Chen Hai and the others had a good discussion and decided to continue advancing towards the hinterland of the enemy territory. When they were packing their bags and going out of the mountains at night, they heard a subtle sound of "plop" breaking through the air.
"The war is about to break out. How can we care about the nonsense of those gangsters?" Chen Lie frowned. Although he was also worried that it would be too risky for Chen Hai to continue sneaking into the enemy territory, he would not give up his tent to recover Chen Hai at this time. The general ventured out.
It's just that the number of spiritual swans is very small. Li Xianghai has two spiritual swans on standby in front of his tent. They are not for emergency communication and will not be used easily.
At this time, dozens of Mingqiao Realm experts had gathered in Chen Lie's tent.
It was a small spiritual bird. Its sharp eyes quickly captured the figures of Chen Hai and others standing on the ridge of the mountain, and it made a shrill whistle like fingernails scratching glass.
Chen Hai was incorporated into the army and mainly used his life in front of Li Xianghai's tent. Li Xianghai could vaguely guess what Chen Hai wanted to do, but it was inconvenient to say it directly.
Thinking of this, Li Xianghai pondered for a moment and suggested to Chen Lie: "General Daduhu ordered our 30,000 elite troops to go out of Yulong Mountain and set up camp at the southern foot of the Walled City to protect the main force's flank. However, the battlefield is ever-changing. We should draw men and horses from the generals' guard camps and form an elite cavalry battalion that can maneuver at any time and capture more advantageous fighter opportunities... "
Chen Lie rushed to Nantianmen Village as soon as possible and set up the Chinese army's tent in Nantianmen Village. He ordered the generals of the various tribes and villages in the east wing of Yulong Mountain, including those at the chief level of Huanglongyuan Taoist Academy and above. , all rushed to Nantianmen Village to report to him.
"This guy is really annoying!" Chen Qing said disgustedly.
However, as soon as Li Xianghai said this, the eyes of many generals gathered in the big tent lit up. No one raised any objection, but looked at Chen Lie expectantly.
They all sighed and resigned themselves to their fate, but after listening to Li Xianghai and Su Yuan singing in harmony, the smart people soon figured it out.
After hearing Chen Zhang's slightly fierce words, Chen Lie raised his head and looked over.
Before tonight, he had sent a total of two teams to sneak into Yanchuan Mansion to detect the enemy's situation. The other team was already on the way back, and Chen Hai's team was determined to continue to act according to the original plan.
This is a spiritual swan used by the military to send emergency messages. It is less than a foot in size and is not considered a ferocious spiritual bird. However, its sense of smell and nose are extremely sharp, even exceeding the cultivation of the nose of the peak Mingqiao Realm expert. The flying speed is also extremely fast. The Wuwei army tamed this kind of spiritual swan, which is mainly used for emergency communication and is extremely efficient.
The war is about to break out. Not only Zhao Ruhui, Zhang Huaiyu and others have to obey the orders in front of Chen Lie's tent. Thousands of Taoist disciples over the age of fifteen in the Taoist academy are also under the leadership of Zhu Chuan Gong's instructors and organized into soldiers in front of various tribes' tents. , guard camp.
That bastard Chen Hai disobeyed orders and returned to the camp. Didn't he just want to lurk behind the Hexiang Army's defense line in advance and wait to capture the fighter plane
Chen Hai rolled the letter into a long and thin strip, stuffed it into a metal tube, tied it back to the Linghu's claws, and let it fly to the north of the Nantianmen Village camp.
However, only Chen Hai dared to do such a thing without fear of reprimand.
"If we rush to march at this time, the enemy may be lurking nearby. We haven't had time to hide our traces. How can we just light torches and read the message?" Chen Hai said, "We won't wait until we enter the boundaries of Yanchuan Prefecture to see."
Including the nearly 200 young men in the Medicine Master's Garden Disciple Camp, there are nearly 400 disciples in the Taoist Academy, as well as Chen Qing and other principals and deacons, all of whom were directly incorporated into Chen Lie's guard camp.
Chen Mian obviously would not accept Li Xianghai speaking for Chen Hai. Now the attention of the Hexiang Army was in the direction of Heyang Valley. Even if Chen Hai and the others were exposed in the northern part of Yanchuan Territory, the Hexiang Army was in a mess at this time. Why? Maybe randomly send troops to intercept small groups of scouts
They planned to stay there for a day, and then take advantage of the night to travel south, possibly going around to the south of the Hexiang Army's defense line.
Li Xianghai read the letter written in cursive on thin paper and couldn't laugh or cry. He saw Chen Lie reading the urgent Golden Sword Edict from the direction of Tiebi Mountain and waved Chen Hai's reply to Chen Zhang.
Li Hu walked in and handed Chen Hai's reply letter to Li Xianghai.