The first battle after Wan Li's army came to Linhai City finally began. Under the leadership of Zhenhai Hou, 5,000 garrison troops rushed to the front as the vanguard, and the right vanguard of the Wanli Army led 5,000 pioneer battalions to support the flank, and behind them was the Guhong King led Xu Lin and other generals and 10,000 troops to personally press the formation.

However, for the sake of safety, Zhenhaihou proposed not to fight the pirates head-on this time, but to quietly lay down their land stronghold first, and achieve a victory as soon as possible, which can not only fight the pirates, but also boost morale.

In the eyes of most people, Zhenhaihou's proposal was a conservative way of playing in order to preserve his strength, fearing that he would become cannon fodder, and in the face of mere pirates, this style of play was obviously detrimental to the majesty of the Heavenly Empire.

But in fact, strategically speaking, Zhenhaihou's proposal is no problem. The garrison army of Linhai City went to the battlefield after a series of defeats, and they were already afraid of the enemy, and if they chose to attack head-on and fight a tough battle at this time, the probability of winning was indeed very low. After all, in the eyes of Zhenhai Hou, King Guhong may not really support him.

What's more, it is just a land stronghold, and it is impossible to make a big show, preserve its strength, and ensure the inventory of the new army, which is the most important thing at present in Zhenhaihou's opinion. However, it backfired, and even such a conservative attack was still seen through, and an ambush was hit by Zhenhaihou.

Looking at the sudden situation in front of them, Qingcheng and Xu Lin blurted out almost at the same time, indicating that the news of their attack had leaked. And Mu Li, the king of Guhong, naturally understands it, after all, he is a person who has experienced a hundred battles and has been crowned a king in battle. Therefore, he glanced at the Marquis of Zhenhai, who was hastily commanding the army, squinted his eyes and said: "This Tang Wujing, I don't know if it's really bad luck, how can he always be expected to be the first to be the enemy when he goes to battle." ”

King Guhong's words have a deep meaning, but Qingcheng understands that now is not the time to discuss this. The battle situation is changing rapidly, just for a while, dozens of soldiers have fallen on Zhenhaihou's side, Qingcheng frowned, and thought to himself: Zhenhaihou, you must not let me down.

"Xu Lin, what do you think?"

"Back to the prince, the last general thinks that if the news is not leaked in advance, it is that there are scouts they have planted on our route, and they are very good at hiding and have not been discovered by the Marquis of Zhenhai. But", as he spoke, Xu Lin paused, turned his head to look at the pirates on the high ground in the distance, raised his eyebrows slightly, and continued: "The last general personally thinks that this time the news should have leaked. ”

The location of Guhong Wang and others is higher, which can be said to be a high and far-sighted view, so the old way is like Xu Lin, and it is natural to see some doorways. And after King Gu Hong understood that he had seen some problems, he didn't remember to ask, but asked Xiang Qingcheng.

Qingcheng freely followed his father to learn the art of war, and was familiar with military books, and even experienced it on the battlefield. Asked by King Guhong now, Qingcheng pondered for a moment and replied: "The pirates' attacks are orderly and fully equipped, the arrows are equipped with sufficient quantities, the division of labor is clear, every three people are a unit, one is responsible for shooting, one is responsible for handing arrows, and one is responsible for reading the signal. The standard ambush method, no matter how you look at it, doesn't look like you just knew someone was coming. ”

Listening to Qingcheng's explanation, King Guhong nodded with satisfaction, while Xu Lin said: "The most strange thing is that they still have this unified signal command, what kind of pirate is this?" Lord, please take a look. ”

Looking in the direction Xu Lin pointed to, King Guhong saw that in an extremely hidden position on the high ground in the distance, there was a pirate, holding a flag in each hand, constantly changing his gestures, and it seemed that he was giving orders.

Speaking of this, Qingcheng's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, Xu Shuai, there is something that needs to be reported in the end." Earlier, the last general had rescued a group of soldiers from the garrison outside Linhai City, and fought with these so-called pirates, and found that they actually understood the 'Eight Gate Orders' and used them skillfully. ”

"What? Eight Orders? ”

Listening to Qingcheng's mention, King Guhong and Xu Lin were both slightly surprised, and after the two of them glanced at each other, Xu Lin originally had something to say, but was stopped by King Guhong. He turned his head to look at Qingcheng, chuckled and said, "Let's leave this matter alone." Qingcheng, how do you think this game should be solved? ”

Qingcheng has been worried that King Guhong will ask him this question, because once he asks, he will be truthful, after all, the lives of the five thousand people below, Qingcheng sees that winning or losing is more important. But if he said it, it would be a kind of questioning of Zhenhaihou. Now Qingcheng has some speculation, but it has not been verified, and he doesn't want to tire others with his personality, so he is very embarrassed.

Seeing that Qingcheng was silent, King Guhong smiled meaningfully and said: "You and Xu Lin are actually very clear about what this king asked, and the best arrangement at the moment is to change generals." ”

The change of generals, the change is naturally Zhenhai Marquis Tang Wujing. After King Gu Hong finished speaking, although Qingcheng did not give a clear answer, he nodded helplessly. The former looked at Zhenhaihou's side, although more than a dozen people fell, but he had already begun to command the counterattack, and couldn't help but smile, and said: "Don't underestimate him Tang Wujing, don't look at him now that he has lost miserably, I think back then, when he followed this king to Haichuan, he was very brave, but now, hum." ”

At the end of the words, King Guhong couldn't help but sneer and fell silent. Looking at the situation in front of him, Qingcheng pondered for a moment, knelt down on one knee with his hands in fists, and said: "Lord Wang, the Marquis of Zhenhai should be credible, the current situation is critical, and the last general is willing to lead a thousand vanguard troops to support, and he is bound to take this mine." ”

King Guhong knew that Qingcheng should not be able to sit still, because if he didn't say this, then Zhenhaihou would really be replaced. As for Qingcheng itself, King Guhong has an understanding, but he doesn't know much about his ability to command troops and strategize. Therefore, listening to Qingcheng's words, King Guhong nodded with a chuckle and said, "Yes." Qingcheng, this king knows that you are a master of art and bold, and his hands itch when he sees the people in Linhai City beating aggrieved, just right, you can save some of Tang Wujing's face in our Daqi. Remember, the battle is won. ”

"The last general commands!"

Seeing that King Guhong agreed to his invitation to fight, Qingcheng was a little excited, and hurriedly ran to the vanguard camp with Thunder Shadow and Wind, and transferred out the 1,000 men and horses belonging to Mu Huang. And Mu Huang was on standby in the camp, and when he saw Qingcheng coming in a hurry, he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"The Marquis of Zhenhai is invincible, so I ask for my order to fight. By the way, according to what we said in advance, you stay in the army, and I will lead people to charge. ”

Hearing that Qingcheng was about to go to the battlefield, Mu Huang was slightly surprised and said, "So fast? I thought I wouldn't need you to go today. This Zhenhaihou, this time he was defeated again? ”

Qingcheng picked up his gun and got on the horse, and arranged for Lei Ying to gather all the people and horses, and then replied: "Now is not the time to speak, Zhenhaihou's side is in danger, I want to rush to help, you can stay alive and protect yourself." ”

After speaking, Qingcheng saw that the 1,000 vanguard army had been prepared, and he didn't care about saying anything more to Mu Huang, so he hurriedly rushed to the battlefield with Thunder Shadow and Wind. Watching their group leave, Mu Huang thoughtfully, clasped his hands together and prayed silently, thinking in his heart: I must return with a great victory.

"Thunder Shadow, take 200 archers to cover the attack along the flank, target the enemy army high up, tell the brethren, first hit those who do not have bows and arrows. These men are highly disciplined, and they all obey the command of the signal when attacking, so once the signal soldier dies, he will definitely fall into temporary paralysis, and this is the fighter. ”

"Thunder Shadow commands!"

"Hurricane, you take two hundred cavalry to tie branches to the horse's tail like last time, and after Thunder Shadow succeeds, you attack from the front, not seeking to take down the gate, and be sure to create the effect of a large army coming to help. At that time, their signal commander must have thought that the reinforcements of the right vanguard were up, and they were bound to collect troops and enter the next stage of combat readiness, and immediately, the garrison of Linhai City would be able to get a chance to breathe and reorganize their men. ”

"I'm doing this, don't worry, young master."

"Xu Liang, I will personally take four hundred spearmen and axe soldiers directly to the gate of the mine, and you are responsible for taking two hundred shield soldiers to bypass us from both wings, and stand guard in front after I take down the gate, and then everyone will take a short rest, and then we will discuss the attack."

Since Xu Liang knew Qingcheng's identity, he followed him into Mu Huang's command, and Qingcheng treated him like Lei Ying and Wind, and regarded him as his own. Listening to Qingcheng's orders now, Xu Liang thought that this battle was very important to Qingcheng, and hurriedly said: "Xu Liang takes the order!" ”

"Young master, I'll take someone to get the gate."

Listening to Lei Ying's words, Qingcheng saw that the front was about to reach the battle situation, and said solemnly: "No one knows what will be behind the door, and they don't know what their next round of response will be, so I have to attack in person to understand their formation." Alright, each of them do his own thing, drive! ”

With that, Qingcheng rushed out first. And the three of Lei Ying couldn't help but persuade him, so they had to act separately. I saw that the Thunder Shadow led people to surround the mine gate from both sides, and after finding their respective covers, they began a frantic attack on the heights. And as Qingcheng expected, every time one signal soldier was shot down, the remaining two would stop for a while.

Seeing that the counterattack on the Daqi side had begun, and it was very targeted at the signal soldiers on its own side, the signal commander on the pirate side also realized that it should be the support of Zhenhai Hou who arrived, so he crossed his hands and raised the two flags, and all the archers stopped attacking one after another.

He leaned down and looked down, and happened to see the wind and the "wind and sand army" not far away, thinking that it must be the army of Wanli army pressing the border, and was about to give another order to command the attack, suddenly, a rapid arrow came and hit him in the neck, this man did not come to his senses, his eyes widened and a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fell to the ground and died. And this arrow was sent by Qingcheng.

Qingcheng had been staring at this person's position since entering the battle, and when he saw him showing his head, he hurriedly shot an arrow, killing their commander, and the pirates were really paralyzed and retreated. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qingcheng led his troops to rush to the gate, and after a fight with dozens of pirates who were responsible for guarding the gate, he successfully seized control of the mine gate.

When Lei Ying, Hurricane and Xu Liang were all in place, Qingcheng dismounted and walked to a place in the battle situation, looked at the person in front of him, thought twice in his heart, clasped his hands into fists, and took the initiative to say hello.

"The young general Duan Qingcheng has seen the Marquis of Zhenhai."