This time to deal with He Qian's Beifu naval army, Liu Jiaozhi is bound to win, so in addition to the troops left behind in the Jingkou camp and several military forts, the soldiers and horses under his command almost poured out, and there were 80,000 troops mixed with infantry and cavalry, which was more than twice as many as He Qian's.

This team, which accounted for more than half of the combat strength of the Beifu soldiers, spent three days to vigorously prepare troops and horses, and finally completed the final assembly, starting from the Jingkou camp and marching in the northeast direction.

The army marched all the way, and in less than half a day, the vanguard troops arrived at the Maoling Valley, which was only more than 40 miles away from Jingkou.

Because of the precarious terrain here, it is common sense that the marching route through such a zone will naturally increase the vigilance of the troops and move slowly and cautiously to ensure safety. However, as Liu Yu had previously analyzed, the Jingkou side did not regard this valley not far from Daying as a dangerous place at all, and they did not expect that He Qian's army, which was supposed to be the attacked side, would actually learn the news in advance and rush to set up an ambush here from the waterway.

Therefore, the vanguard army walked so fast that it almost didn't think about it, and put on a posture of sticking into the valley with one head.

However, to their surprise, in the open area where the team was less than a thousand steps away from the valley, a strange situation suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

In the middle of the road, seven or eight wooden road signs were inserted straight on the ground, and the signs all said the same thing: "Liu Gaozhi, don't think about attacking the navy, Sima Daozi and I are waiting for you in the valley in front, you have the ability to come." Old friend He Qian respectfully. ”

The vanguard general of the Jingkou battalion couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly stopped the pace of the team's advance, turned to the spot to be on guard, and he himself held the wooden sign and personally ran to the back to find the main force of the Chinese army and report to Liu Gaozhi.

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Similar to his reaction, when Liu Gaozhi and the generals saw this, they were also shocked and suspicious, and they couldn't figure out what was going on in front of them.

Just as the leadership of the Jingkou army collectively fell into an inexplicable state of doubt, the officers and men of the naval army, who had long been ambushed in the Maoling Valley, also fell into a state of confusion like them.

Liu Gaozhi's vanguard was about to enter the ambush circle, but suddenly stopped outside the valley without warning, and immediately startled the navy. At the same time, more than a dozen arrows tied with strips of cloth shot from the shadows to the side of the naval soldiers. They took apart the strips of cloth and saw that they all had exactly the same content written on them: "He Qian, don't play peek-a-boo with me, King Huiji has already sent me a message, you have the ability to come over." Good brother Liu Gaozhi respectfully. ”

Oops?! He Qian looked at the strips of cloth sent by his subordinates, and couldn't help but worry to himself: This time it's going to be troublesome, I originally planned to win more with less through an ambush, but now I am recognized by the other party, I want to attack but can't move, I want to retreat and I'm afraid of collapse, it's really a dilemma!

For a time, the two Beifu armies were separated by thousands of steps, one squatting in the valley, the other stunned on the plain, and no one dared to act rashly.

The two sides were in a stalemate for nearly a whole day, He Qian's side was fine, and Liu Gaozhi's side had already quarreled.

Many generals advocated an immediate attack, and it would have to be fought sooner or later anyway, and there was no difference between fighting in Guangling and fighting here. Relying on the superiority of his own troops, in this valley where there is no shelter and no defense to speak of, isn't it easy to clean up He Qian?

However, there are also some generals who feel inappropriate about this. Since He Qian had the courage to lead the army to come, it was enough to show that he was quite confident and must be prepared with unexpected killing moves. Although it is not really to join forces with Sima Daozi, there are probably other strong reinforcements.

Liu Gaozhi himself is more inclined to the latter statement. In the entire army, only he and a few henchmen knew that this time to provoke the civil war in Beifu, it was all backed by the encouragement and support of King Huiji, and the purpose was to launch the Jingkou battalion to fight He Qian's army by surprise through the bitter plan of being attacked by accident, and completely eliminate the main competitor in the position of the commander of the Beifu army.

However, now it seems that He Qian was not only not kept in the dark, but also fully prepared and confident in advance, and even dared to lead his troops to take the initiative to intercept them halfway.

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The cat is tired, and Liu Jiaozhi didn't believe it when he was killed.

The two things he is most worried about at the moment are that He Qian blatantly erected a street sign, what kind of conspiracy and trickery are waiting for him to drill into. The second is whether Sima Daozi will really have other plans, taking advantage of the fact that he and the navy are fighting to the death, and take the opportunity to send the Jiankang army to seize the base camp of the Beifu soldiers in Jingkou.

These two questions were not clarified before the storming of the Maoling Valley? Tap a hammer!

Liu Gaozhi calmed down, stopped the generals who were clamoring for war, and ordered the army to stabilize its position, set up camps and villages, and prepare to confront the enemy, while urgently dispatching 5,000 elites to quickly return to the Jingkou camp to assist in defense, and guard against others to take advantage of the fire to loot.

He Qian, who was hiding in the valley, saw that Liu Gaozhi's soldiers and horses actually opened the fight, and planned to consume it with him, and he did not dare to lead people to withdraw easily, lest once he turned around and left, he would fall into the arms of the other party, and attract the Jingkou army to chase and kill from behind.

Helpless, he had no choice but to order the 25,000 sailors who came here with him to build improvised fortifications on the spot, from ambush warfare to defensive warfare, and at the same time urgently transferred the 10,000 men who stayed in the water village to rush by boat, ready to rescue at any time.

At this time, the two warring parties, who had planned to carry out a dark war, fell into an open war together.

Liu Gaozhi, who wanted to attack the Guangling Water Division, was blocked halfway by others; He Qian, who wanted to ambush the Jingkou army, revealed his whereabouts for unknown reasons.

The soldiers and horses of the two roads secretly sighed their bad luck at the same time, and while guarding the other side to make small moves, they worked hard to cut down trees and set up camp.

In this way, the armies of both sides rested in place for the night.

Early the next morning, Liu Gaozhi raised his tent and commanded 50,000 horses to march out of the camp and advance towards the Maoling Valley.

He is a veteran of warfare, and he knows that if he wants to find out the truth of the other side, he must make some moves. The current formation can be attacked, retreated, and defended, and it can also cause a huge sense of oppression to the other party, so as to test He Qian's depth.

However, He Qian is also experienced in a hundred battles, and he knows that if he shows weakness at this time, he will inevitably lead the other side to give it a go, and the situation will be even more difficult to control at that time. Therefore, as soon as Liu Gaozhi's side acted, he led 20,000 sailors to rush out of the valley, and lined up with his back to the valley.

At the same time, there are still some people and horses left in the mountains and forests, so there is a suspicious formation, as if there are still a large number of troops hidden in it, which makes it difficult for Liu Gaozhi to make a judgment.

Three drums sounded, and the two armies with the same costumes, similar banners, and even the same passwords looked at each other from a distance of less than a thousand paces. For a time, the plains outside the Maoling Valley were covered with battle clouds, and the murderous aura soared into the air.

Liu Gaozhi immediately stepped forward and put up a curtain to observe the opposite side for a long time, but he couldn't see how many enemies were hidden in the Maoling Valley, let alone make up his mind to launch an attack. He couldn't help but sigh secretly, and after a little muttering, he gently waved his horsewhip, led several of his generals to urge the horse to leave the battle, and walked slowly towards the opposite side.

Almost at the same time, He Qian also rode out of battle very tacitly, with four or five cronies, and walked in the opposite direction with Liu Gaozhi.

The two sides gradually approached, and when they were dozens of paces away, they both stopped at the same time.

Liu Gaozhi stared at He Qian for a moment, snorted coldly, and said, "He Qian, what do you want to come all the way to my territory?!" ”

He Qian sneered, and asked instead of answering, "Hmph! Liu Gaozhi, I was about to ask you. If it is peaceful today, you lead tens of thousands of troops and murderously all the way to the north, what do you want to do? ”

"What do you want to do? I want to beat you up! Liu Gao's face was frosty: "In order to snatch the position of the commander of the Northern Mansion, you actually secretly sent troops to attack me, and even Miss Xie refused to let go, it was simply mad!" Liu wants to eradicate you scum for Beifu! ”

"Fuck your stinking fart!" He Qian said angrily: "Commander Xie Xuan is still alive, what are you talking about snatching the seat?!" In order to compete for power and power, you staged a bitter plan, in a vain attempt to frame me and confuse the eyes and ears of the brothers in Beifu, do you think who doesn't know? I think you're the scumbag! ”

"What evidence do you have that I framed you?"

"And what evidence do you have that I attacked?

You? ”

"My staff Liu Yan and Tao Siyuan's personal soldier Lu Guang both admitted that you were behind it!"

"Whew! They're all your people, so of course you can say whatever you want! Only a fool will believe your nonsense! ”

Liu Gaozhi's voice was fierce, He Qian didn't give an inch, the two of them quarreled for a long time, basically each said their own thing, and no one obeyed anyone.

Because Liu Gaozhi really couldn't come up with any strong evidence, which was enough to suppress He Qian's momentum, he was slapped by He Qian a few times in front of his subordinates, and couldn't help but be a little annoyed and angry, and said in a deep voice: "He Qian, Liu Mouliang, you dare not do it!" Don't talk nonsense, let's see the real chapter under our hands! ”

"Do you think Lao Tzu is afraid that you won't succeed?!" He Qian also nodded at this time, and shouted without the slightest fear: "Don't think that if you hold the main force of Beifu, you want to run rampant in the world, and our navy army is not vegetarian!" If you want to fight, come on! ”

"Come on! Come if you have a kind! ”

"Come on, who's afraid of who is a puppy!"

Liu Gaozhi was furious, scolded, and then planned to turn the horse's head and return to the formation to attack.

But at this moment, a melodious horn suddenly came from a distance, and on the vast battlefield, it immediately attracted the attention of both sides.

The soldiers on both sides followed the prestige, and saw that where the sound of the trumpet came, three horses were marching side by side, galloping towards the heart of the battlefield.

Immediately sitting upright were Zhao Liang, Chenxi and Liu Yu.

At this time, Liu Yu was still holding a big flag in his hand, and on the flag was written a big character that the soldiers of Beifu were so familiar that they couldn't be more familiar - Xie!

As soon as they saw this banner, including Liu Gaozhi and He Qian, tens of thousands of Beifu soldiers on both sides couldn't help but be shocked. Because the meaning of that surname is so unusual for them.

In the blink of an eye, Zhao Liang and the three of them had already rushed to Liu Gaozhi and them, and before the other party could open his mouth to ask, Liu Yu raised his voice, so that the soldiers present could hear it, and shouted loudly: "The Great Jin Taibao, the military governor of the fifteenth state, the fake Huang Yue, the special envoy of Lord Xie An Xie has arrived——"

In fact, at this time, Xie An had already resigned from all his official positions, and he could be regarded as a flat-headed common man who had officially returned to the mountains and forests. Therefore, the long list of titles that Liu Yu shouted out was quite a bit unjustifiable.

However, in the eyes of the Beifu soldiers, no matter what his identity is, Lord Xie An is a well-deserved supreme commander in their hearts, and even the commander of Xie Xuan is respected by his old man's orders.

Therefore, Liu Gaozhi didn't have the slightest intention of questioning this, but just asked puzzledly: "Duke Xie's envoy?" Who is it? ”

Liu Yu continued to shout: "It's this Lord Zhao Liang!" He has Xie Gong's handwritten handwriting on him, so I can show you it—"

He Qian couldn't help frowning: "We are not deaf, there is no need to shout like this!" ”

"I know that several generals have good ears," Liu Yu smiled: "This is not to let the soldiers on both sides hear clearly." ”

While secretly praising Liu Yu for being cautious in his heart, Zhao Liang took out two letters from his arms and handed them to Liu Gaozhi and He Qian: "This is a letter from Gong Xie to the two of them, and the details are written in it." ”

Liu Gaozhi and He Qian took the letter separately, and each of them took a closer look, and found that it was indeed written by Xie An.

The content of these two letters is basically the same, both of which say that there are misunderstandings and disputes within the Beifu soldiers, which is not a fortunate thing for the country and the people, so they should be properly handled, and they must not easily meet each other. Zhao Liang, the captain of Beifu Duwang, as his personal representative of Xie An, is responsible for intermediary coordination, hoping that all generals can look at his face and give him corresponding respect and cooperation.

Liu Gaozhi held the letter in his hand, and the more he looked at it, the heavier his heart sank. He never expected that Xie An would suddenly insert a horizontal bar at this time, and immediately disrupt his plan.

Seeing that He Qian's expression on the other side gradually relaxed, obviously recognizing the content of the letter and planning to accept Xie An's mediation, Liu Gaozhi couldn't help but turn his heart sideways, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone in the world knows that Duke Xie has already retired to Linquan, how could he suddenly ask about the affairs of the army?" There's a clear deception here! ”