The night was very quiet.

Standing on the city wall, you can only hear the wind blowing through the battle flags and the sound of hunting.

As far as the eye can see, it's pitch black.

Suddenly, there was a sound of fighting in the distance, and a faint fire lit up.

Gu Mozhi and the others couldn't help but be shocked, it was obvious that the enemy had discovered the whereabouts of the warriors who had sneaked attack, but looking at the location of this firelight, there was at least thirty miles away from the opponent's camp!

The distance is too far, and the fire attack plan will definitely not work.

And listening to the sound of this fight, there are quite a few opponents, and the warriors are afraid that they are in danger!

A signal was raised, and it was an urgent signal from the scouts sent by Chang'an, indicating that there was an enemy situation.

These people are all brothers who have followed Gu Mozhi for many years, and he has a lot of righteousness in him, and he must not ignore them.

Gu Mozhi immediately decided: "Order five hundred cavalry, follow me out of the city to respond." The others were on standby, and as soon as the enemy approached the city gates, they immediately fired arrows to stop them. ”

Jiang Biao stepped forward and stopped him: "With me Jiang Biao here, why do you need to take the danger yourself? Let me lead the troops to find out." ”

Saving people is like fighting fire, Gu Mozhi is not familiar with the terrain here, and it is indeed inappropriate to go there recklessly late at night, and told Jiang Biao: "Judge the situation, you can't act recklessly before the situation is clear, and the safety of the brothers is the most important thing." If you find that you have fallen into the trap of the other party, don't fall in love, turn around immediately, and don't lose a big one because of a small one. ”

Jiang Biao took the order, led a team of cavalry out of the city gate, and went straight to the place of fighting.

As soon as Jiang Biao led his troops away, the scouts sent out here passed the news, and Gu Mozhi knew that the Gu family warriors were attacked by three thousand elite soldiers from Xiliang more than ten miles away from Wolong Pass, and now the two sides have begun to fight.

This news made Gu Mozhi and the others suddenly sink in their hearts.

Was this battle Xiliang's intention to sneak attack Chang'an and meet on a narrow road, or was Xiliang ambushed in advance?

The other party is 3,000 elite soldiers, and although the warriors of the Gu family are all brave and good at fighting, they are also outnumbered. What's more, the opponent's place of engagement is not within the Xiliang cordon, but in the area that is biased towards the Chang'an side. Chang'an can detect the situation of the battle at any time and provide support.

This is clearly a trap, after the elite soldiers, there must be reinforcements.

The Xiliang people waited for them to send reinforcements, and then annihilated them in one fell swoop, and then took the opportunity to attack the city.

And he happened to be unable to hold his breath, and before he knew the situation of the battle, he recklessly sent 500 reinforcements and fell for their plan.

According to Jiang Biao's temper, he would definitely not ignore the brothers who were in danger, and would 100% command 500 soldiers to come forward to rescue them.

I only hope that they will not fall in love with the war, and that they can quickly evacuate before the other party's reinforcements arrive. This is the warning area of Chang'an, as long as you can break out of the encirclement, they are all cavalry, and they have an advantage in speed, there is hope of survival.

But how easy is that?

How could the people of Xiliang easily let go of the fat meat that reached their mouths?

However, continuing to send troops is undoubtedly throwing himself into a trap! He can only stand still.

Gu Mozhi pounded the city wall angrily and gritted his teeth secretly.

He is a happy and unruly warrior, not afraid of life and death, if it were the usual, he would rather live and die with his brothers than stay here and stand by, and can only wait anxiously for news.

He and Jiang Biao said it lightly, lest he would take the lives of the soldiers in Wolongguan because of rescuing his subordinates, but in fact, he was so anxious that he couldn't replace him with his body.

Sure enough, this official is not easy to do, and too many people can't help themselves.

He was anxious, every moment, every moment, was a torment for him. Every bit of time that passes, it may be the lives of the brothers.

He slapped it down, and the crumbs of the green bricks fell.

A horse galloped over, stopped under the city wall, Hua Qianshu turned over and dismounted, anxiously climbed the city wall, and shouted excitedly at Gu Mozhi: "I have a way!"

This woman is always able to surprise herself at critical moments, and has the wit to survive in a desperate situation.

Shicai was so confused that blood rushed to the top of her head, and she didn't even pay attention to when she left the city wall and rode her horse.

She stood on top of the wall, panting from her breath, her face flushed with excitement in the light of the fire.

Hua Qianshu took two steps forward and continued to explain: "Just now I saw the signal rise in the night sky, and suddenly remembered something that could help our warriors get out of danger. I immediately went to the paper and lantern shop in the city, and luckily, I was able to find it. ”

Gu Mozhi's eyes also lit up suddenly: "You mean Kong Ming Lantern?!"

"Yes!" Hua Qianshu nodded excitedly: "In the second half of the night, the wind has decreased, and you can set off Kong Ming lanterns." The owner of the lantern shop said that the wind could send the burning Kong Ming lantern for twenty or thirty miles. However, Kong Ming lanterns fly slowly, so we have to go out of the city to set them off!

Even if we can't have the effect of burning down the Xiliang camp, as long as we ignite the fire, block their back road, and cut off the Xiliang reinforcements, we can catch these 3,000 elite soldiers in the urn! The worst thing is that the Xiliang people will immediately withdraw their troops when they perceive the danger! Only then can the brothers escape safely. ”

Gu Mozhi immediately understood the meaning of Hua Qianshu, and asked urgently: "Is the number of Kong Ming lanterns enough?"

Hua Qianshu nodded: "Kong Ming lanterns are simple and easy to make, except for a lot of inventory, they will respond immediately, all paper shops and soldiers are involved in the production, and there is no problem with hundreds of them." ”

"Okay!" Gu Mo changed his frustration and anger: "This time, I must go into battle in person, so that I can vent the breath that I have been holding back these days." ”

Hua Qianshu nodded: "I'll take the lantern shop owner with you, and he will be able to detect the most suitable terrain and wind points, which should be able to get twice the result with half the effort." ”

The two didn't dare to delay, immediately entrusted all matters to Shen Yan, and then set off.

The horses were limited, Gu Mozhi, Hua Qianshu and others carried the Kong Ming lantern first, ran out for more than ten miles, and according to the boss's command, they looked for a high place with a wide field of vision and enough wind to ignite and release the Kong Ming lantern.

A Kong Ming lantern swayed and flew into the air, slowly blooming in the dark night sky, and then followed the wind at the border pass, drifting towards the direction of Xiliang.

It's like the stars that suddenly bloomed in the sky, carrying the full hope of Gu Mozhi and others, flickering, filled with a faint light, and it was breathtakingly beautiful.

Hua Qianshu turned her face up, her hair was raised, and then she tore it, her eyebrows were frowned, her cherry lips were pursed, and her heart was as nervous as Gu Mozhi.

The reinforcements led by Jiang Biao had already arrived at the battlefield, and as Gu Mozhi expected, they officially fought with the three thousand elite soldiers of Xiliang.

The Xiliang people were obviously not satisfied with these five hundred troops, and their goal was to cast a long line to catch a big fish. Therefore, for these 500 cavalry, the Xiliang people did not cut through the chaos quickly and immediately killed the killers, but set up a formation to besiege them in the center of the position, like cats catching rats, unhurried, and provocative in every way. Waiting for more reinforcements from the direction of Chang'an.

The reinforcements were ambushed outside the Chang'an cordon, patiently waiting for Gu Mo to make a plan.

This also happened to give Jiang Biao and others the opportunity to stall for time. It's just that this formation is endlessly mysterious, and he is a rough man, leading the soldiers behind him to rush left and right, and he can't break through this encirclement no matter what.

The two sides are in a stalemate for the time being.

Suddenly, the sky was full of Kong Ming lanterns that followed the direction of the wind, reflecting the sky above their heads.