Twenty-five, border passes
After walking for a while, Lu Yu looked back at the Tianxuan City looming in the distance, "Yun'er, Xuan'er, wait for me, I'll be back soon!" After speaking, he rushed forward without looking back.
Tianxuan City, in the Chu family, Chu Yun looked at the direction Lu Yu left, and silently prayed in his heart that his lover would remember to return safely.
Chu Yun didn't go to see Lu Yu in the past few days, because she was afraid that Lu Yu would be distracted because of herself, so she hadn't gone to Lu Yu since she heard Chu Xiong say that Lu Yu was going to go on an expedition.
But the worries in my heart are getting heavier and heavier. When Chu Yun heard that Xuan'er was in retreat, he also found a place to retreat.
No amount of worry was useless, it was enough to feel his warm chest again when he returned triumphantly.
Lu Yu has been out of the city for nearly half a month, and most of the road has been walked, this road is dusty, and it has caught up with the continuous rainy days, so Lu Yu ordered the soldiers to rest for a day and are on the road.
And sent scouts to the front to explore the way, it was night, Lu Yu was alone in the camp tent looking at the book of soldiers, and after a while, a scout ran in.
"General Bao, we will pass through a natural danger ahead, although the terrain is flat, but the mountains on both sides are very suitable for ambush. Hearing the scout's report, Lu Yu pondered for a while.
"Immediately send a team of soldiers and horses to the mountain, and tell them to retreat immediately if there is any accident, and send out a signal, there must be no mistake!"
"Yes, General. The scout took the order and retreated, Lu Yu rubbed his temples with his hand, it seems that this is the end of the road!
On the second day, a pair of people and horses sent by Lu Yu were also waiting for them on the top of the mountain safe and sound, Lu Yu looked at these people next to him, after a period of getting along, Lu Yu also integrated with them.
The generals have become more and more convinced of Lu Yu, the general, and for so many days, Lu Yu has not issued a wrong order until now.
"Soldiers, the border pass is ahead, today we have to rush over, it is best to prepare for tomorrow's battle, tomorrow, maybe a brother will die, are you afraid?" Hearing Lu Yu's words, the soldiers around him laughed.
"General Lu, for people like us who lick blood on the knife, death is just a common thing, which brother who came here didn't write a suicide note.
We were ready to die. Hearing the words of the soldiers around him, Lu Yu laughed and said three good words in a row. Then I thought about it.
"Suicide note?" Lu Yu looked at the soldiers around him, "Why do you want to write a suicide note?" When the surrounding soldiers heard Lu Yu's words, the originally happy atmosphere immediately disappeared.
"Don't you explain what's going on with the suicide note?" replied one of them.
"General Lu, don't ask, this vanguard army is all veterans who follow the Lu family, how can we be people who don't know anything?"
Hearing his words, Lu Yu's eyes left tears, "Hahaha......" Lu Yu laughed a few times first.
"Today, I, Lu Yu, can know you, it is in vain, I Lu Yu promise you that as long as I am alive, I will definitely do my best to make you all alive!"
The surrounding soldiers also got rid of the gloomy atmosphere and began to laugh.
"All the soldiers listen to the order and follow me to support the border!" Lu Yu shouted vigorously on his horse.
"Yes!" The neat voice shocked Lu Yu's heart, "Drive!" Lu Yu took the lead in setting off, and the soldiers of the Lu family also rode their horses and whips to catch up.
The border, Tianxuanguan, the war for days has made this city wall full of devastation, and it was already late at night when Lu Yu came to Tianxuanguan, and he hurriedly arranged the food and accommodation of the soldiers.
Lu Yu came to the meeting hall of Tianxuanguan, and everyone looked at this young general, but it was obvious that the generals of Tianxuanguan looked down on Lu Yu and thought that he was just a rich kid who came to mix military achievements.
Lu Yu already felt that these people looked down on him, and Lu Yu didn't say much, and after a few simple questions, he left the meeting hall.
Tianxuanguan, the Lu family's military camp tent, "General, how can you stand those people, if I have to beat them all down." β
"Liu Jun, don't talk nonsense. They always have their opinions, and we have our opinions. Leave them alone, remember, although we are the vanguard, we are not under their jurisdiction. If they beat theirs, we will fight ours. β
Liu Jun, one of the earliest soldiers who followed Lu Zhen, is now about to be promoted to deputy general.
"Yes, General. Liu Jun said yes and didn't speak again.
Lu Yu waved his hand and ordered them all to go down and rest, Lu Yu was thinking about the current situation alone, the Sunset Empire sent 500,000 troops to attack the border of Tianxuan Kingdom, there are a total of five border passes, one hundred thousand soldiers and horses, if they don't break the border pass, they don't dare to go deep, each border pass basically has 50,000 horses stationed, plus the consumption over the past few days, there are almost 40,000 people and horses left in each border pass.
And the consumption of the Sunset Empire will be greater, Lu Yu walked while thinking, and before he knew it, the sky was already bright, and Lu Yu also walked to the wall of the Heavenly Entrance.
Looking at the blood-red land outside the city, because of the great battle that had been coming for several days, the blood and soil on this land were three feet thick, Lu Yu sighed, as if he was feeling sad for their fate.
Then, Lu Yu returned to the camp tent, and received the news that the generals of Tianxuanguan asked him to discuss the matter, Lu Yu didn't plan to go, but he was afraid that they would secretly make some small moves, so he went to the meeting hall of Tianxuanguan, and as soon as he entered it, he saw that all the generals were blowing their beards and glaring, and they were not convinced by each other, so they didn't come up with any ideas until now.
After the generals in the council hall saw Lu Yu coming, they greeted each other one by one, and then began to quarrel non-stop, you come and go, don't let each other at all, Lu Yu is there watching them arguing, but his eyes look at the map, which records in detail the situation of each army of the fallen Japanese army, and the situation of each fortress, Lu Yu looked at the map, compared the scene he saw, and always felt that something was wrong, but he just couldn't remember what was wrong, and Lu Yu, who was noisy with these generals, was upset, so he walked out secretlyγ
"It's still good air outside!" Lu Yu stretched.
Just now, Lu Yu listened to them arguing in the council hall for a long time without any results, and when he came out, he happened to encounter the Sunset Empire attacking the city again, but none of the generals in the council hall came out, and they were still arguing inside.
On the contrary, there was a person who looked like a small leader commanding a decent person, Lu Yu was watching over there, and found that this little leader was quite powerful, and he repelled the attack of the fallen Japanese army in less than an hour.
Lu Yu stood at the head of the wall, watching the fallen Japanese soldiers carrying the remains of their own people, and he was watching them from the city wall, he didn't know what it felt like in his eyes, as if he was numb.
Lu Yu walked up to the little leader just now, "What's your name!" The little leader was asked by Lu Yu, and was just about to get angry, when he saw that Lu Yu was wearing the general's clothes, he knelt down on one knee in front of Lu Yu.
"The last general, Zhang Tao, see general. β
"It turned out to be Zhang Tao. Lu Yu muttered quietly.
"I don't know what you think of this attack by the fallen Japanese army?" Zhang Tao thought for a moment, and then said, "Back to the general's words, the falling Japanese army is just a tentative attack this time, and such attacks have happened several times, so there is no special meaning." β
Lu Yu glanced at Zhang Tao, "What do you think would happen if the Japanese army just pretended to attack, and then dispersed a part of the army to other border passes and broke one of them first?"
After listening to Lu Yu's words, Zhang Tao thought about it carefully, was so frightened that he was sweating profusely, and immediately called someone to send scouts to find out the reality of the Japanese army.
Zhang Tao was just about to thank Lu Yu, but when he looked back, he found that Lu Yu had disappeared.
In the Lu family's barracks, after Lu Yu returned here, he immediately gathered all the people.
"We have something to do. After hearing this, the surrounding soldiers were gearing up one by one, and after coming for such a long time, they could finally practice swords. All of their excited faces were already red.
"Liu Jun, you go and send someone to inquire about what kind of person this Zhang Tao is. Also, give my letter to the garrison commanders of the other four cities. β
"Yes," Liu Jun ordered to go down.
"Wu Jiang, give you 5,000 men and horses, go and burn the grain and grass of the fallen army. β
"Yes, Wu Jiang commanded!" "Liu Jun, Liu Yang, give you two 10,000 cavalry, and ambush the east and west respectively." β
"It's Liu Jun, Liu Yang is the leader!" "Li Ning, give you 10,000 soldiers and horses, and ambush here." β
Li Ning looked at the map on Lu Yu's finger and asked suspiciously, "General, is this distance a little too far?" Also, if it's just an ambush, give me five thousand. β
Lu Yu smiled and shook his head, "No, I'll give you 10,000, remember, if I don't send a signal, you don't want to come out, understand?"
"Yes, General, Li Ning takes the order!"
"The rest of you are with me, tomorrow, it will be a big battle, you go back and tell the soldiers to go! β
"Yes, General, the last general commands!" After saying that, the soldiers retreated. Lu Yu rubbed his temples.
"Zhang Tao, I hope you don't disappoint me tomorrow. β
After Lu Yu and everyone went out, he took out the flute that Chu Yun had given him, and blew it, and the song was finished, and he told his heart.
"Yun'er, wait for me, when you bring me back triumphantly, you will definitely give you the most luxurious wedding. "Far away from here, the Chu family, Chu Yun, who was in retreat, seemed to have heard Lu Yu's tune, or what Lu Yu had said, the corners of Chu Yun's mouth unconsciously rose, "Lu Yu, I'll wait for you!"
The night passed quickly, and as the moon in the distance gradually sank, the generals arranged by Lu Yu all set out with soldiers and horses one by one.
The prelude to this war is about to begin.