The dense forest is overshadowed by the sun, and only a few spots of light remain.

A ghostly figure flashed out of the shadows, and the man used the faint light and shadow on the ground to discern the direction, and without hesitation swept deep into the woods.

Two hours ago, Nanying's 6,000 cavalry had already moved to Pingjian County, only thirty miles away from their destination Luancheng. Although the cavalry had saved a lot of physical strength with the help of simple horses, they were still exhausted, so they immediately hid themselves and seized the time to recuperate.

Only Nanying didn't dare to rest, he quickly broke away from the team and went to find Yang Kun's traces alone. He made his way westward, blowing the eagle's whistle from time to time, and soon he spotted the harrier eagle hovering overhead, and tracked it down to the dense forest.

In the depths of the dark forest, a biting cold wind suddenly set off, and the whole forest seemed to be even more eerie and terrifying. Nanying was not surprised, he slowed his pace and walked forward gently.

A terrifying beast that seemed to come out of hell slowly paced out of the darkness, its black and yellow stripes almost completely blending into the shadows on its side, and if it weren't for a pair of bulb-like fierce pupils emitting a green glow, even the Southern Eagle's extraordinary eyesight would be difficult to spot from a distance.

Nanying strode up and smiled at the giant beast: "Brother Tiger, I haven't seen each other for a few days!" You seem to be getting fatter! ”

As he spoke, he reached up with a hand, ready to caress the black tiger's forehead.

The black tiger let out a low roar of dissatisfaction, sideways its neck, and turned its head towards the forest.

Nan Ying smiled bitterly: "Your temper is still so big! Even a child can touch you, why can't I! ”

When he saw the black tiger drifting away, he hurriedly chased after him, shouting, "Hey! Slow down! Be careful, young master, I spank your tiger ass! ”

A man and a tiger leaped lightly and silently among the trees, without breaking the silence of the forest in the slightest.

Soon, Nan Ying saw the light in front of him, and it seemed that he had reached the edge of the dense forest, and he couldn't help but stop in amazement and said, "Brother Tiger, why did you bring me here?" What about Brother Yang? ”

"I'm here!" A figure flashed out from behind a large tree without warning.

Nan Ying scolded with a smile: "Brother Yang, why are you like a ghost, do you want to scare people to death?" ”

Yang Kun said helplessly: "The person who can scare you to death is afraid that he hasn't been born yet!" ”

The two smiled softly and stepped forward to hug each other tightly.

Nan Ying let go of his hand and took a step back, and said apologetically: "Brother Yang is affected, but I don't know how the situation is investigated?" ”

Yang Kun smiled proudly, walked towards the edge of the forest with his hands in his hands, and said, "Do you know why I asked the Black Tiger to lead you here?" ”

"Could it be that Brother Yang has already found those ambushes of the Yellow Turban Army?" Nanying said in ecstasy, "How fast can it be? I guess you came here just a few hours before I did! ”

"That's my advantage!" Yang Kun smiled, he looked out of the forest: "Between the mountains and forests, my ears and eyes are much more spiritual than yours!" Because there are so many birds and animals that can help me! ”

Nanying followed his gaze, and a few miles outside the forest, there was a majestic and continuous mountain, with green pines and cypresses among the mountains, lush and green. It is very rare for such a wooded mountain to stand on the Hebei Plain.

Nan Ying was stunned and said, "Won't it?" Could it be that the enemy army is hiding in this mountain! But this doesn't seem to be the boundary of Luancheng! ”

"You're right! This mountain is called Thorn Mountain, and it is located at the junction of Luancheng and Pingthorn! An hour and a half ago, I had confirmed that there were at least 15,000 to 20,000 Yellow Turbans lurking in the mountains. Yang Kun said leisurely, "In order not to reveal their whereabouts, they even took off the yellow scarf on their heads!" ”

"Thorn Mountain?" Nanying smiled, "But I didn't see the thorns in the mountains, on the contrary, they were full of pines and cypresses!" ”

"Why did you get the name of Pingjian County?" Yang Kun asked rhetorically, "In ancient times, there were many thorns on the thorn mountain, and people could not take the path to the mountain, and then they encountered the fire of the sky, and the thorns in the mountain were burned clean, and the people nearby took the opportunity to plant pine and cypress, and finally had today's situation!" Later, the court learned that because of the hard work of the people in breaking the old and establishing the new, the county was specially given the name Pingjiao! ”

"Oh! I see! Nan Ying nodded, and he suddenly frowned: "However, if you look at the retreat route of Zhang Bao's army and the direction of Lu Zhi's pursuit, how can these ambush soldiers be willing to seek the near and far?" It's not in Luancheng, but it's in this thorn mountain far away from the avenue? ”

"It's not hard to understand!" Yang Kun smiled and said, "Within a few dozen miles of the vicinity, there are only three places suitable for more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to lurk. Those two places are indeed close to the Great Road, but such a dangerous place will definitely attract the attention of passing soldiers and horses, and no one dares to rush through without finding out the situation! ”

"Not bad!" Nan Ying said suddenly, "On the contrary, this thorn mountain is far away from the avenue, and it will not attract attention at all, and it is suitable to wait for Lu Zhi's army to pass through and then cut off its back road!" It's just a few dozen miles away, and it's hard to be an ambush that has been preparing to attack, and as long as it takes half a day to force a march, you can suddenly kill from behind Lu Zhi! ”

"Exactly!" Yang Kun said with a smile, "I can almost conclude that such a cautious ambush must have come from Zhang Liang's hands!" ”

"I'm in trouble!" Nan Ying stared blankly at the mountains in the distance, "I only have six thousand men and horses, and all of them are cavalry!" How can such a mountain attack be accomplished? ”

"What should I do?" Wu Huan slammed his fist on the map spread on the boulder, "There are less than two days left at most, and Zhang Bao's army will arrive in Luancheng!" We didn't even think of a way to destroy the ambush! ”

"Otherwise, how about the last general lead a thousand troops, pretend to pass through the mountain, and lead them down the mountain to attack?" Hou Cheng blinked and said, "Maybe they will take the initiative to attack because of the large number of people!" The general can lead a large group of men and horses to gather and annihilate it! ”

"Impossible!" Ma Jun sneered, "Don't say that it is impossible for the enemy army to be stupid enough to take the initiative to expose the target for the sake of a thousand Han troops. Even if they did go down the mountain, would they send all the ambush troops? How can we possibly annihilate them all? ”

"Then can our army ignore the ambush army here!" Pei Yuanshao pondered for a while before saying, "Directly intercept Zhang Bao!" As long as he and General Lu are flanked before and after, Zhang Bao is destroyed first, and the 20,000 ambush soldiers here are enough! It will be self-defeating! ”

"Then we must first prepare to be flanked by them!" Hou Cheng pursed his lips, "If Zhang Bao and the ambush soldiers here surround us first, it will be over!" ”

Dian Wei listened irritably on the side, and said in a muffled voice: "Since it can't be done!" Why don't you rest the whole army for a while? ”

He stretched out his hand to wipe a handful of sweat, and looked up at the scorching sun above his head: "On such a hot day, we are not cooler than those thieves hiding in the mountains!" ”

A bright light suddenly flashed in Ma Jun's mind: "Lord Captain! We can set fire to the mountains! ”

Everyone lost their voices in unison: "Burning the mountain? ”

Nan Ying slowly turned his head, stared at Ma Jun and said, "Fire attack? Is that what you think? ”

There was a hint of sadness and helplessness in his words.

It's a pity that Ma Jun didn't notice it, and still said excitedly: "Yes, my lord!" Now it is June, the weather is hot, the trees are dry, and there is no rainy season in the north, it is the best time for our army to burn the enemy army without injuring a single soldier! ”

Nan Ying's heart twitched, and the corners of his mouth showed a trace of bitterness. Fire Attack! How could he not have thought about it? In fact, he had already used this trick when he was dealing with the Heavenly Master Dao! But this time is different from the past, that day Zhang Lu led two thousand ghost soldiers to exterminate Black Tiger Mountain, just for the thousands of people behind him, Nanying had to be ruthless! But now, it's not about defending your homeland, it's about the battlefield! Twenty thousand living people! The soldier died under the sword and had nothing to say, but in his ignorance he was burned to ashes....... Nanying hesitated!

"Destroying nature hurts heaven and harmony!" He muttered something quietly.

"Your Excellency!" Ma Jun's clear eyes made Nan Ying's heart feel empty, and he actually lowered his head, "My lord! You once said that the battlefield is a place of merciless sorrow, and as long as you can keep one more of your brothers alive, you can consider any means! I don't know if my subordinates remember, right? ”

"That's right!" Nanying stubbornly said, "Ben will have said this, but ......"

"If only adults had a better way! The last general will do what he is told! Ma Jun said heavily, "But now that the overall situation is important, we don't have time!" ”

"Are you afraid of a bad conscience? Don't think about it anymore! Ma Jun pressed step by step, "If a fire can be exchanged for the pacification of Hebei, how many people will be spared!" Adults will be worthy of their hearts in the future! ”

"Worthy of it?" Nanying said in a low voice, "Is this what is called tranquility?" Kill decisively, but with your heart! ”

"Good!" He looked up suddenly, "Ben will listen to you!" All merits and demerits will be judged by the heavens! ”

At night, the southwest wind blows on the plains, the sound of pine waves like light waves lapping on the shore echoes among the trees on the Thorn Mountain, and the towering mountain is like a sleeping beast, snoring low.

At the foot of the mountain, the flames suddenly appeared, and thousands of rockets shot into the air and fell towards the mountain like fire crows. Below the mountainside, flames jumped everywhere, strangely rising a large number of sky-high flames, and for a while, the fire snakes danced wildly, and quickly ignited countless hundred-year-old giant trees.

With the help of the direction of the wind, the fire swept straight towards the mountain like a tidal wave, and in the thick smoke rolling, the entire western mountain was plunged into a raging flame.

The ambush soldiers on the mountain finally came to their senses, and their inhuman desperate howls were so terrible in the wind that countless people had just woken up from their sleep when they were smoky and fell to the ground by the smoke that obscured the stars and the moon, never to wake up again.

More people trampled each other towards the north mountain, but the rugged mountain road and the extremely chaotic situation made almost everyone stagger, but the fire demon behind him swooped up at a speed far faster than them, revealing a hideous mouth.

Everywhere there are fiery figures screaming and screaming, and their only function is to ignite more fires and make the scene more terrifying. More towering pines on the mountain also burned, and the flames on the trunk of the tree rushed to the top of the tree in the blink of an eye, and large clumps of pine needles danced happily and twitched in the fire, and large drops of pine resin became excellent accelerants.

Many of the Yellow Turbans ran and ran before they were overwhelmed by the large flames that fell from the sky, and the fireballs of pine needles falling from the trees were so combustible that no matter how they rolled on the ground, they could not extinguish the flames on their bodies. Others had just escaped the smoke before falling straight down, the terrible fire having burned out the oxygen in the air around them.

Finally, the fire overflowed the top of the mountain, and although it gradually slowed down, it was still pushed by the wind, and firmly invaded the opposite slope. On the western hill, where the fire is still raging, towering ancient trees have fallen with the fire, and it is conceivable that none of those who remain here will be spared.

The terrible fire burned all night before it was gradually extinguished.

At dawn, the mountains within a radius of several miles have become a scorched earth, the mountains and forests that were still verdant yesterday are gone, and the Thorn Mountains have turned into a purgatory on earth that is still full of smoke.

Nan Ying led six thousand cavalry away a few miles away, all staring at everything in front of him in shock. This horrific catastrophe was so far beyond their imagination that many people had to retreat further last night from a mile away from their faces with their hair bent by the raging heat.

Nanying looked bitterly at the tragic situation in front of him, and whispered, "Are the scouts back?" ”

"Report to your lord! Yes, it's back! Hou Cheng came to his senses and hurriedly responded.

"Did you find anything?" Nanying's expression was already a little blank.

"My lord! No! Hou Cheng licked his dry lips, and a look of fear flashed in his eyes, "The scouts didn't find anything!" Not even a single person who escaped was seen! ”

Nanying's body shook slightly, but he didn't speak.

Suddenly, thousands of soldiers behind him shouted in unison: "General Shenwu!" Our army is invincible! ”

Every soldier excitedly waved the weapon in his hand, just a fire! Wiped out 20,000 enemy troops! Fighting with Captain Eagle Yang is really different! That's right, follow him and live and win one victory after another!

Nan Ying turned around in astonishment, looking at the joyful and excited faces of the soldiers, and the look of concern on his face finally faded. Yes, only the death of the enemy can keep our people alive!

"Report!" A roar was heard, and a cavalryman frantically whipped his mount and galloped wildly.

He gasped heavily, and there was already a hint of trepidation in his tone: "My lord! Thirty miles to the southwest, Zhang Bao's army was suddenly discovered! They are speeding up their march and coming straight for us! ”

"What!" All the generals lost their voices in unison, "So fast! Shouldn't there be half a day left? ”

Nan Ying's lips showed a proud smile full of battle intent, and he pointed to the thorny mountain and said: "Such a pillar of smoke soaring into the sky, I am afraid that it can be seen sixty or seventy miles away!" Zhang Bao must have panicked, he was in a hurry to find out the situation! ”

He suddenly took the reins of his horse, and the steed under him stood up like a psychic man, revealing a mighty and incoherent image in front of thousands of soldiers. Everyone held their breath and showed infinite admiration to their general.

"Choking" A pair of eagle knives came out of the sheath, and Nanying used all his strength to shout: "Brothers! Get ready for battle! ”

He pointed flatly: "You are all the best warriors!" We don't need to vent our anger with fire anymore! Our thirst requires the blood of our enemies! ”

Thousands of soldiers cheered in unison: "Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

"Do you dare to continue to follow the general? Like a warrior, cut off the heads of your enemies face to face! ”

Thousands of majestic voices shouted together: "Dare! Dare! Dare! ”

"Good! Blow the trumpet of might! Nanying turned his horse's head and rushed out first, "Let's fight!" ”

"Fight! War! War! "Tens of thousands of iron hooves are like rolling iron streams, stepping out of the sound of majestic mountains and rivers!

The blood in the body is starting to boil!

The fighting spirit in my heart cannot be suppressed!

The galloping iron hooves will ring the death knell of the enemy!

A loud trumpet will dispel our fears!

May my humble body follow your proud back!

My general, let's fight together!

PS: Regarding the origin of the flat thorn and the existence of the thorn mountain, it was made up by Bai Xue out of thin air, just for the development of the storyline. People of insight, please don't blame!