Sheepshead Mountain stretches for dozens of miles from east to west, which perfectly separates Ze and Lu Prefectures, and has been the state and county boundary of the two places since ancient times. In the meantime, the mountains are beautiful, the pine forests are dense, it is a place of beautiful scenery, but the most famous of this mountain is those grottoes of different sizes, as well as the Buddha statues, temple monuments, stone towers, this is a place with a very deep cultural heritage.

At the foot of the mountain, there is Shennong Tuanchi Village, but at this time it has been occupied by the Khitan army going north, and the Jiangtai is located in the village. It is said that twenty or thirty miles to the southwest is the site of the Battle of Changping.

The Khitan military camp was set up according to the danger and stood according to the obstacles, which was very rigorous. However, due to the terrain, the danger is not a strange danger, the obstacle is not an absolute obstacle, and it cannot be done as a one-man man.

In the evening, after inspecting the barracks, Geng Chongmei was interested, climbed the high slope behind the village, and overlooked the foot of the north mountain. The twilight is heavy, the sky is dark, and the small villages have been lit up with scattered lights, in contrast, on the contrary, the surrounding Khitan military camps, the forest and forest fortresses are dotted.

The scene under the mountain should have been quiet and serene, but the breath of gunsmoke had long been accompanied by the iron horse Jingo, and the horizontal sword and sharp sword were diffuse. In fact, if it weren't for Geng Chongmei's strict military discipline, the village at the foot of this mountain would have been razed to the ground.

A gust of night breeze blows, driving the surrounding grass and trees, making a rustling sound, obviously it is spring, but there is a sense of gloom. The wind blew on her body, and Geng Chongmei couldn't help but shiver.

He has already reached the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, the march is hard, he has not had time to rest, and the pressure on his shoulders is increased, Geng Chongmei is now physically and mentally exhausted. One was not careful, and was almost blown down by this bit of fresh wind.

The tooth soldiers guarding him hurriedly called for help.

Breathing a sigh of relief gently, Geng Chongmei beckoned: "Go back to the camp!" ”

"Jie Shuai." After returning to the camp, it was completely dark, and a general with a big waist walked into the tent and saluted Geng Chongmei respectfully.

This is the general of Jiedu, and he is also a descendant of his Geng clan, waving his hand, Geng Chongmei asked, "How is the military spirit?" ”

"It's been pacified, but you strictly ordered to stop beating the grass valley and killed the two ** Han female sergeants, and the soldiers of the battalion are dissatisfied...... "The tooth general said truthfully.

Geng Chongmei's brows furrowed, and her voice was a little cold: "Violating military discipline and ignoring the general's orders, you don't deserve to die!" ”

Seeing this, General Ya said a little disapprehantly: "Jieshuai, since the south, all the armies of Daliao have been fighting grass valleys and looting goods, which is clearly indicated by the Son of Heaven." Why should you be soft-hearted and cause the army to be unstable? ”

From the attitude of this general, we can see the situation of the Khitan army today, whether it is the Khitans, the Hu people or the Han people, their minds are full of adultery and plunder. Military discipline is lax, and such an army, no matter how many people there are, is not to be feared.

Hearing his words, Geng Chongmei was angry and scolded: "We are out to fight!" ”

The tooth general suddenly muttered: "Fighting a war does not prevent the fight of grass valley ......"

As soon as the words fell, Geng Chongmei smashed the table of the military with great force, and then stared at the tooth general fiercely, seeing that his hair was straight.

"That's it! What's going on with the party? Can scouts find out? Taking a deep breath, Geng Chongmei asked.

"The Hedong Army is indeed a soldier in the Shangdang City, and there are quite a few of them, probably more than our army. The four gates of Shangdang City are closed, and they should be waiting for our rescue! "When it comes to business, the tooth general is about to scout the military intelligence report.

"Is it really still there?" Geng Chongmei's face was thoughtful, and her tone seemed to be a little surprised.

"Jie Shuai, since the party is asking for help, our army should go north, and jointly defeat the military horses in Hedong first. But the last general will look at you, but hesitate, why is this? The tooth general's curiosity was serious, and he asked the question in his heart.

"Didn't you notice anything wrong?"

"What?"

Geng Chongmei's purple-black face had a little complicated suspicion: "According to the messenger sent by Zhao Xingqian a few days ago, the Hedong Army is stationed in Yuting, a hundred miles north of Shangdang, and there is no movement to the south, why did our military suddenly go south when it was close to Luzhou?" In the intervening days, why didn't you receive another distress letter from Zhao Xingqian? And yesterday, a messenger suddenly came from the south, but he had already heard that the generals of the Hedong Army were approaching the city! ”

After a pause, Geng Chongmei continued: "The movements of the Hedong Army are also a little suspicious. If I lead the army, I should take advantage of the internal turmoil of the party and go straight to the state city. Even if they heard that our army was coming, they should send a partial army to the south and occupy Sheepshead Mountain, so as not to block and delay our army, so as not to affect their attack on Shangdang. Although this sheep's head mountain is not a natural danger, it is always a place to rely on. And that small group of Hedong cavalry is not so much harassing our army as it is spying on ......"

Geng Chongmei's words made the tooth general stunned for a while, and then he was slow to react and surprised: "You mean that there is a problem with the messenger yesterday?" If that's the case, then why do you want to let that guy go back and let Zhao Xingqian break through? ”

"Soon, it will be able to confirm the old man's suspicions, whether it is justified!" Geng Chongmei said quietly.

The tent was quiet for a while, and the tooth general suddenly muttered: "All this is your speculation, if the situation of the party is true, if you let Zhao Xingqian abandon the city, wouldn't you give Luzhou to the Hedong army?" ”

Hearing this, Geng Chongmei replied lightly: "A Shangdang city is not as good as our thousands of troops!" ”

"The emperor asked you to control Luzhou and prevent the Hedong Army from going south, if you suspect that you are wrong and lose Luzhou, how can you explain to the emperor?"

Faced with the question of the tooth general, Geng Chongmei said extremely schemingly: "If you can take Luzhou, you can take the danger to be the Hedong Army, it is naturally better." If it can't be done, then you can only choose another state and county to prevent it......"

Seeing Geng Chongmei's cautious expression, the tooth general always felt that he was making a little fuss: "I heard that the commander of the Hedong Army is a yellow-mouthed child, and the milk smell has not dried, are you too careful?" ”

"What kind of character is Liu Zhiyuan, can he entrust a small army?" Geng Chongmei waved his hand a little irritably: "Go, send someone to keep an eye on the movement in the north for me, don't relax!" ”

"Yes."

......

"If it were you, how would this battle be fought?" To the north, in the camp under the Shangdang City, Liu Chengyou asked Xiang Xun's opinion very simply. For this close minister of the guard, Liu Chengyou is already regarded as a confidant.

Xiang Xun didn't answer directly, but asked calmly: "Then it depends on whether His Highness wants to hold Luzhou firmly or defeat the enemy army in the south!" ”

"Of course it's defeated, it's better to annihilate them all!" This time, Liu Chengyou replied very resolutely and waved his hand.

"Your Highness, judging from this Geng Chongmei's actions, this is a very suspicious and cautious person, and he can be described as a scheming person. Before he has a clear understanding of the specific situation of joining the party, he will never rush into the army! Xiang Xun analyzed Liu Chengyou at this time: "And the situation of the party, it is impossible to keep it hidden, he sent Li Chongju back to pass this letter to test, I am afraid that he is waiting for our response in Yangtou Mountain......

Liu Chengyou nodded, but said very directly: "Geng Chongmei is not easy to deal with, and I have no intention of fighting wits with him again, you can talk about how to fight this battle!" ”

"How to gallop to the party at night that night, how to rush to Sheep's Head Mountain tonight!" Hearing this, Xiang Xun said.

"Night raid?" Liu Chengyou frowned and asked.

Xiang Xun shook his head and said no.