After arriving in Junyi, Yuan Mulan ordered to take all the food and livestock of the people in the city, slaughtered thousands of pigs, cattle and sheep, drank all night, and rewarded the three armies, so as to sweep away the frustration of the cangyuan and stimulate the soldiers' hearts to use their lives.

As for how the people will be, whether they will starve to death, no one cares. Throughout the ages, if you go on an expedition to the enemy country and have thousands of miles of food, no matter how powerful the empire is, it will not be able to completely solve the problem of logistics and supply in wartime.

The Wei army was founded by the Xianbei people, obviously not worthy of the title of "benevolence and righteousness", when there was a shortage of food, the Han people were two-legged sheep, which could be killed to satisfy hunger. And Yuan Mulan was notoriously harsh in governing the army, so he barely restrained his subordinates from only taking food, and no other more vicious incidents occurred.

Therefore, if you control the army and do not kill indiscriminately, do not burn houses, do not humiliate women, and do not loot property without a bottom line, you can be called a teacher of benevolence and righteousness!

This is the truth of war.

Contrary to the prevalence of this era, Xu You combined modern consciousness at the beginning of his military training in Qiantang, worked hard to improve the cultural literacy of the tribals, and then gave them a sense of faith and mission, and then brainwashed them with the Supervision Department to establish an open and transparent reward and punishment system.

The lights in Junyi City are bright, the night is not extinguished, the sound of playing, drinking, and arguing is endless, but the city guard is unusually silent, the heavily armed guards guard the main roads everywhere, there are more than a dozen generals in the lobby, Yuan Mulan stands in the middle, staring at the map, using the tip of the scimitar to row along the water, and said: "Xu Youbing is divided into two roads, all the way from the water, by thousands of boats, mighty; All the way by land, the same flag covers the sun, and the end is gone. There must be one of these two roads as the main force, and the other as a suspicious soldier......"

The foreign marquis officer who accompanied the army said: "According to the Egret investigation, there is Xu Zishuai Banner on the land route, and the three most warlike capitals under his command: Hu'er Capital, Bashan Capital and Zhenhai are all there, perhaps the main force ......."

Huwei Zhonglang will feast Lishi and said: "Xu You's guards are all equipped except for the tiger ears, since their formation, they have not shown their combat power on the battlefield, and both Bashan and Zhenhai have made great achievements, if these two are on land, then the land route must be the main force." ”

"If the land route is really the main force, will our army set up a formation in Junyi, wait for it to work, and wait for it to come from afar, physically and mentally exhausted, and then engage in battle?" Nakaku General Lou Mika said.

"What General Lou said is very true, the enemy army is strong, it is better to defend the city first, consume its sharpness, and then choose the opportunity to defeat the enemy." The Pingmo general He Luoluo was repeatedly defeated, and he was already afraid of the Chu army, and the pride of the past was left behind, as if there was no city wall to rely on, and his front and back became unsafe.

"Ping Mo was scared!" Chi Xin, the general of the cavalry, said coldly: "Xu You has a thunder cannon in his hand, defending the city is undoubtedly waiting for death, our army is all cavalry, and it should be crisscrossing the plains for hundreds of miles around Junyi, how can he shrink in the city and be the turtle in the urn?" ”

He Luoluo was named and thought, and his face couldn't hold it, but the rank of the general of Xiaocai was above him, and Wei Chixin was deeply favored by the emperor, with his family background, he did not dare to be guilty, and he suppressed his anger, and said with a smile: "That feeling is good, please lead the general of Xiaocai to lead the troops and horses to break the enemy, if you can win the battle, I am willing to take 3,000 Meiji, 100,000 cattle and sheep, and 100 brocade horses as a reward!" ”

Wei Chixin was not afraid, and snorted: "Prepare your bets, and when this battle is over, I will go to your mansion to get it!" ”

"Okay, what if you don't win?"

"If you don't win, I'll put on a woman's clothes and bring you water to wash your feet!"

Hearing this, He Bayun, the general of Pingnan who was dozing off next to him, also became interested and said: "Okay, I'll be a Chinese person for you, if anyone doesn't admit it afterwards, I won't follow it." ”

With this warm-hearted old general patting his chest, this gamble is about to be completed, whether it is Wei Chixin or He Luoluo, no one dares to repay the account. But for the Xianbei aristocracy, wearing women's clothes is undoubtedly a great shame, and there is no other way than death, so Wei Chixin's bet is actually his life!

The dispute between the two was just a small episode, and the discussion continued, Long Wei Zhonglang said to Li Chong: "The boat travels fast, and the waterway should arrive at Junyi before the land, I think we should still focus on the south bank of the river......

Mu Fan agreed, and said: "The art of war is real, the virtual is real, Xu You is cunning, and the main force may not be on land." ”

"Exactly! Xu You knew that our army was short of food and grass, and was anxious for a decisive battle, if he really thought that the land route was the main force and went to attack him, but the result was that the water route was the main force, and he was rounded to the rear, and at that time the enemy on his back would definitely be defeated. Li Chong is also a famous general in the six towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and he has a good relationship with Mu Fan, and he has always had a good relationship.

Yuan Mulan Jing listened to the argument, and after a while, said: "After occupying Junyi before, I ordered people to cross the river with iron locks in the upper reaches of the river, and erected more wooden stakes at the bottom of the river, which was enough to block the boats and boats of the Chu army's sailors. If you cut off one way, it is better to take this opportunity to concentrate your forces to attack the other way, and then kill the horse pistol......"

Mu Fan's eyes lit up, and he said: "Xu You relied on his soldiers and wanted to gather and annihilate our army, so he divided his troops to attack, and I just happened to break them all!" He also offered a plan: "However, the warships of the Youdu army are tall, especially good at water warfare, and they are only hindered by iron chains and wooden stakes, so I am afraid that they will not be able to hinder it for too long." I thought I could collect as many dilapidated boats, chisel them into the middle of the air, put them on wooden stakes, sink them in the water, and then wrap them around them with chains from ox carts......"

"Brilliant plan!"

Yuan Mulan immediately adopted it, ordered someone to execute it immediately, and said: "There are many waterways around Junyi City, which is not conducive to the development of my army, so I chose the location of the decisive battle with the Chu army!" The scimitar slashed west from the map and lightly tapped somewhere.

Everyone looked over together, there was Zhongmu!

Zhongmu has been the land of a hundred battles since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the princes of the Luxuan Guild are here, the Qin Gongsun Zhuang is here, Liu Bang defeats the Qin generals here, and Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fight here.

The choice of Mu as the place of decisive battle was the result of Yuan Mulan's careful consideration, her eyes were like a pool of clear water, but they were full of cold air, and everyone who was swept by her gaze instantly stood up straight, held her breath, and listened to the military order.

"He Luoluo, you will lead two thousand men to garrison the Yunmen ferry on the south bank of the river, and if you encounter an enemy ship, you are not allowed to take half a step back until the department is gone. If you can stop the enemy for two days, I will give you credit! ”

A cool air came out of the back of Heluoluo's neck, blocking the enemy for two days, not dying or retreating, the danger in it, it was terrible to think about, he didn't dare to hesitate at all, and said loudly: "Obey the order!" ”

"Wei Chixin, you will lead two thousand people, quietly go out of the city at night, the horses will not stop, the saddle people will not disarm, and when you encounter the advance of the Chu army, you can find fighters, if you win a small victory, then retreat!"

"Obey!"

"Li Chong, you must lead 5,000 people to arrive at Luzhuang in the northwest of Zhongmu County before dawn, and ambush them at high posts on both sides.

"Obey!"

"The Chu army lost the first battle, I don't know the situation, I don't dare to rush forward, you two join hands, hurry up and set up camp in Luzhuang, and wait for my main force to arrive."

Li Chong and Wei Chixin clenched their fists at the same time and said, "Obey the order!" ”

"He Bayun!"

"Veteran!"

"Please ask the uncle to stay in Junyi, support the grain and grass, and be optimistic about the retreat of our army!"

"Don't worry, just go and slaughter Daoyi, Junyi City has me in charge, everything is worry-free!"

Yuan Mulan's gaze swept over Dugu Ping, who was looking forward to it, and said:

"Feast Lishi!"

"It's here!"

"Lou Mika!"

"It's here!"

"The two of you will follow me by my side, and after dawn, the soldiers will be sent to Mou!"

"Obey!"

Dugu Ping was dumbfounded, and hurriedly said: "Marshal, what about me?" ”

Yuan Mulan pretended to groan and said, "General Dugu was defeated by the Chu army last time, if he is not ready to fight again, he can stay in the city and rest for a while......"

Dugu Ping's blood surged, his lips were almost bitten, he pulled out a knife and cut off the hem of his robe, and said angrily: "Please give me 3,000 people in this battle, if you don't break the enemy in this battle, I am willing to die in front of the battle!" ”

"Good!" The so-called please general is not as good as the radical general, Dugu Ping has always been brave, and then has the ambition to fight to the death, just like a sharp knife out of the sheath, invincible!

"I can't give you 3,000 men, only 1,000 fine horses, you are so ......"

It was nearly midnight, and the stars were hanging down in the plains, and patches of crows roosted in the dry woods on the left side of the road, croaking and chirping, adding a bit of desolation and remoteness to this barren land.

Torches stretching for dozens of miles appeared in the field of vision, like an earth dragon on fire all over its body, winding towards the east, as if it could devour everything in front of it.

At the head of the vanguard army led by Ming Jing was stopped, his brow furrowed, the eight scouts sent out should report every half an hour, but it had been delayed for half an hour now. The Cuiyu Army has strict military laws, and it is impossible to cause it to be lazy and careless, so could it be that it is an enemy?

However, two hours ago, she also received information from Junyi that Yuan Mulan was searching all over the city and was rewarding the three armies with wine and meat.

Mingjing decided to wait.

At this moment, he heard the sound of galloping horses' hooves in front of him, and after a while, he helped the scout, who was covered in blood, and he was hit by five arrows, and the arrows pierced through the breastplate, and his life should have been cut off, and he insisted on returning to the army with some will.

"Will ...... Army, enemy ...... Enemy attack! ”

Before the words fell, Ming Jing drew his sword and said sharply: "Array!" ”

After about a quarter of an hour, the ground beneath his feet began to tremble slightly, and the roar of evil spirits sounded in the darkness, and countless arrows and poisonous snakes struck. Fortunately, the warning was given in advance, the Ming Jing army set up a circular formation, and a huge shield was erected on both sides, which did not cause too many casualties, and the enemy army did not love to fight.

However, with such an enemy coming and going like the wind, it became too dangerous to march at night, so Ming Jing sent people to the rear to ask whether to camp on the spot and wait for dawn to continue the march.

After receiving a report from the rear, He Wei admonished: "Yuan Mulan sent cavalry to disturb the army, just to slow down the journey of the army, what the enemy wants us to do, then we must not do it." ”

Xu You nodded and said, "Tell Ming Jing, pay attention to vigilance, don't delay, the striker must occupy Zhongmu before dawn!" ”

Wei Chixin used the cavalry to the extreme, suddenly on the left, suddenly on the right, it can be called elusive, every battle is not greedy, no matter whether it is captured or not, it is a touch and go, which greatly drags the footsteps of the Chu army.

However, after repeated battles, the Chu army also figured out the details of this enemy, and estimated that Wei Chixin's strength was only two or three thousand, Xu You then ordered Quan Changyi to lead five thousand cavalry to expel him, and the order given by the Military Division to Quan Changyi was clear and clear, and it was enough to drive away twenty miles, and there was no need to chase.

Who thought that as soon as the two sides clashed, Wei Chixin was defeated and led his troops to flee. Although he was humble and restrained on the surface, he was quite disdainful of the combat effectiveness of the Wei army.

Anyway, the military order says that it is twenty miles away, and it is as dark as ink, where can you tell whether it is twenty miles or fifty miles? As long as the head of the enemy general is cut off, can he still be convicted because of a great victory?

The speed of the cavalry was so fast, chasing and chasing, and soon arrived at Luzhuang, Quan Changyi noticed that the Wei army was gradually slowing down, obviously the war horse could not run. This is also reasonable, the Wei army has been harassing for a few hours, neither the war horse nor the knight has been rested, and his side is recuperating and making judgments.

"Cool Horse"!

"Invincible!"

This was the slogan of the previous Xiliang horses when they charged, and after returning to the Chu State, Xu You allowed them to keep it. Quan Changyi took the lead, and the Ouroboros rushed up just about to feast, when suddenly a dense cavalry rushed out from both wings, like dragons, and there was no edge in sight.

"Medium! Withdraw, withdraw! ”

Quan Changyi was frightened, he wanted to turn around, it was too late, he was overwhelmed by the crowd in an instant, he barely killed a few people, and his heart ached sharply, the horse lance came out of his chest, and he heard a person shouting in his ears:

"The one who kills, Wei Chixin is also!"