The night is getting darker, and the stars and moon are sinking in the west. Murong Licheng stood on the wall of Pingling Pass, looking at the dark and gloomy front from afar, and was distracted for a moment.

"This armor was specially selected for you, wear it...... I don't want you to get hurt on the battlefield. ”

The night breeze was cool, stirring the boy's black hair. He glanced at the iron helmet in his hand, remembered Chu Jiangmian's advice when he was leaving, and finally took it and put it on his head. Murong Licheng, who had never put on a helmet and armor, was not used to being bound by such heavy constraints. But since it was Brother Mian'er's kindness, he naturally wanted to listen. What's more, his sister Qiancheng also sternly told him that there are no eyes on the battlefield, if he is injured, he doesn't care about himself, but he can't go back to face the people he loves and cares for.

Murong Licheng led the 5,000 Tiger Ben army to enter the Pingling Pass before sunset yesterday. And not long after they arrived here, they got the news of Qixialing's victory. The officers and men of the whole army were cheered up from top to bottom. While congratulating the Dragoons, their hearts were also filled with a desire to fight. They are all comrades who fought side by side in the past, and of course the Tiger Army cannot lose to the Dragoons!

And more importantly, this was the first war of the Tiger Army. Whether you can win and make a name for yourself is a matter of doing so! More than 5,000 pairs of eyes were firmly fixed on their young general, ready to take orders to go into battle.

Murong Licheng didn't understand why Chu Jiangmian wanted to use this place as a battlefield for a decisive battle, just as he didn't know why he wanted to let go of Wutong Pass and let the enemy army drive straight in...... But none of that matters. As long as he believed in Chu Jiangmian's decision, it was enough.

"General, just now the scouts came to report that the Qin and Wei army set up a large camp fifty miles away from here, stopped advancing, and it seems that they will rest there tonight."

There were no other people in the empty city, and the people here, like the rest of the city within a radius of hundreds of miles, had been evacuated before the arrival of the Qin and Wei armies. Captain Wu Sheng walked up behind him and brought the latest information. There was irrepressible excitement in his expression, and at this moment, like many of the cavalrymen resting at the pass, he was very eager to engage the enemy immediately. However, Murong Licheng, who was the main general for the first time, obviously had an unusually calm heart.

"Obviously, they're recharging. Tonight's rest is for tomorrow's better attack. If the prediction is correct, the generals of Qin Wei have not known the news of Qixialing until now...... In order to ensure the smooth operation of our war, His Highness must have tried his best to isolate all the transmission of military information. In this way, they should not know that we have already entered Pingling Pass and waited. ”

"Generals, subordinates and others also think so. Since the enemy's army is not yet prepared, why don't we take advantage of the fact that tonight we will go to their camp and kill them for a while, so as to dampen their spirits? ”

Wu Sheng finally couldn't help but say his intentions. The idea of using 5,000 cavalry to storm the camp of the 130,000-strong army sounds crazy. But this is what makes the cavalry of the Zhao State unusual. In the past, the reason why they repeatedly won in the contest with Hu Qi was because they often launched surprise attacks like this, taking the enemy by surprise.

"No need. Now the task of everyone up and down the army is to wait for fighters. ”

"But...... Checkmate! Such a good opportunity, should you let it go in vain? ”

Wu Sheng raised his head in some astonishment, and Murong Licheng's answer made him a little unexpected. It wasn't like the answer he had imagined. The young general, who slaughtered bears and tigers without frowning at all, suddenly became timid when he went to the battlefield?

Of course, Murong leaving the city was not cowardly. Ever since he started killing people with knives at the age of eight, he has never been afraid of anything in this world. Faced with the suspicion of his subordinates, he smiled faintly.

"Tell everyone not to rush. Conserve your stamina and get ready for the first battle! ”

"General! Do you mean ......? ”

"The enemy will soon come and take Pingling Pass! I can already smell the smell of iron in the wind...... Listen, the horse's hoofs have trotted on the earth. They're coming! ”

Captain Wu Sheng and the cavalry around him followed his gaze in surprise and looked into the distance, but they could see nothing. Then, in the next moment, they saw the boy tighten the cloak on his armor and command loudly in a firm tone.

"There's a brigade of cavalry coming, and everyone is on their horses! Follow me out of the customs and wait for the opportunity to fight. ”

All the warriors who heard this order jumped to their feet, they had been waiting for a long time. The duty of the cavalry is to go into battle and charge, and since the enemy has already taken the initiative to come, what is there to say! Just do it, who's afraid of whom!

A quarter of an hour later, the cavalry of the 5,000 Tiger Ben Army quietly withdrew from Pingling Pass, and secretly lurked among the mountains and forests four or five miles away on the left. According to the general's order, the torches on the head of the city of Pingling Pass were not extinguished, and the city gate was not closed. In the darkness of the night, countless pairs of eyes stared at the direction in which the enemy was coming, and clenched the weapons in their hands. If tonight is destined for a fierce cavalry battle against cavalry, then from now on, everyone is ready.

The Tiger Army is secretly holding back its minions, waiting for its prey. The road to Yaowu Eagle is about to begin.

More than thirty miles away, Wang Xuanwu, who was leading the advance of the eight thousand Great Qin cavalry, obviously didn't know anything about the situation ahead. Before the army set off, he also sent a few scouts to find out the news in advance. But for a while, no one had come back with useful information. This group of arrogant soldiers naturally did not have the patience to wait, and after leaving the camp of the army, they went straight forward without even stopping.

According to the experience of this journey, both Wang Xuanwu and his subordinates are very confident that there will be no Zhao army's troops in front of them. The horse will step on the Pingling Pass, and it will be effortless. This was not his own arrogance, but the common opinion of the great general Wang Jian and the general of Wei after the discussion.

There were only so many of Zhao's entire armies, and they were scattered and stationed on the border of the four directions, resisting simultaneous attacks from several directions. The defenders themselves were already under great pressure, and there was no way to return to Dragon City. Now the only force that Dragon City can rely on is the Dragoon Army. Although the Dragoon Army is powerful, after the death of King Zhao, who will have the ability and courage to lead them away from Dragon City to resist the enemy? Now the most correct choice for the Zhao royal family should be to use the last more than 10,000 cavalry forces to firmly protect the royal city!

Even if it was a real hard-fought battle with the dragoons, Wang Xuanwu and the eight thousand Great Qin cavalry were not afraid. What's more, there is no need to worry about it at all now. Therefore, although it was a night march, the brigade was very lax. Within these dozens of miles, the lantern torches are as bright as day, and from a distance, they look like a fire dragon and go straight to Pingling Pass.

With such a short distance, it doesn't take an hour to arrive. When the shadow of the castle could already be seen faintly in front, a flying horse ran back and reported loudly.

"General Qiyu! Pingling Pass has arrived. It's just a little strange, the city gate is wide open, but there is not even a ghost shadow! ”

"Haha! What do you guys suspect? What's so strange about that! Isn't it like this for hundreds of miles since Wutong Pass came here? I had only heard that the people of Zhao were fierce and invincible, but I didn't expect them to be so timid and afraid of death...... If they don't run, are they really waiting to stay and be ghosts? ”

Wang Xuanwu couldn't help but laugh and scold. Although he is extremely arrogant, he has inherited the legacy of the Wang family very well, and he has always been able to get along with his subordinates. Therefore, it is often possible to kill people on the battlefield.

Sure enough, when they heard their general's joke, many people laughed knowingly. Seeing that General Wang was in a very good mood, and there were even more people clamoring loudly next to him.

"What's the point of taking this little gate? Since this is an empty city, why don't we step through the city tonight and reach directly under the dragon city...... What does the general think? ”

Wang Xuanwu's heart moved, he shook the reins of the war horse, and looked at the dark city wall that was getting closer and closer, this proposal from his subordinates just now was not impossible!

"You guys, you guys, are in a hurry to make meritorious contributions, and General Ben naturally understands it very well. It's just that the general's order is for us to capture and hold Pingling Pass tonight. If we rush into Dragon City, I'm afraid it will ....... ”

Before he finished his pretended muttering, his henchmen who knew his mind very well looked at each other and laughed.

"General, for others, naturally they don't dare to disobey military orders at will. But the relationship between the great general and the general ...... Hey! What's more, since we are the vanguard, we should be the first to open the way and clear all obstacles for the army behind. If we're lucky, we might be able to break through Dragon City in one fell swoop without waiting for the army to arrive! By that time, the general's exploits will be unparalleled. This kind of opportunity is not something that can be encountered easily! ”

The words of his subordinates have all been said to this point, where does Wang Xuanwu need to hide his true thoughts in his heart? He abruptly stood up on his horse and shouted loudly at the marching cavalry.

"The work of destroying the country is at this time...... Who would dare to walk with me and take Dragon City directly?! ”

In front of Pingling Pass, in the light of a torch, the general standing on horseback was fully armored, with a long knife across his chest, raising his arms and shouting, his voice was generous, and he looked very heroic. The Great Qin cavalry before and after heard their general's call with their own ears and felt his momentum. Hundreds of people shouted in unison.

"Follow the general and swear to destroy the Zhao State...... Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

Such a momentum is indeed amazing. Even the birds that stayed overnight in the mountains and forests were so frightened that they flew into the air. It's just that the people of Qin who were boiling with blood didn't notice that someone in the distance looked up at the flock of birds flying in the night sky, and seemed to ask casually.

"Who's that gibberish?"

"Who knows! It should be a general of the Qin cavalry, right? ”

"Oh, let's go! I'm going to smash his head to pieces. ”