In Qingzhou, an army of thousands of people is rushing forward, and it is the Qingzhou army led by Sun Tu. This was the third day since they left Boden County, and after learning that Qingzhou had been attacked on the same day, they did not delay any longer, and set off overnight and headed for Qingzhou in the southwest.

However, even if they were anxious and wanted to rush to Qingzhou as soon as possible to rescue, because of the influence of the environment and roads, the speed of the army was still not too fast, and they only caught up with more than 30 miles a day, but Qingzhou was more than 150 miles away, and there were nearly half of the mountain roads that were not open to official roads.

In addition, Sun Tu was also worried that he would be intercepted and ambushed by bandits and thieves halfway through, so he was even more cautious along the way, and would first scatter the elite of the scout camp to the front to explore the way until he confirmed the safety ahead, and then he would continue to move forward. And at this time, it also showed the results of the scout army's hard training on weekdays, even if they galloped for several days, they could still maintain their spirit and combat strength, and their speed was much faster than that of ordinary soldiers.

In this way, all the way to the west, passing through a dangerous place but did not encounter any ambush, not to mention the thieves of Erlong Mountain or Liangshanbo, that is, the small bandits scattered in Qingzhou in the past have never seen half of them, and I don't know if they were frightened by the sweep of the Qingzhou army, or they have been attached to the two mountains and ran to Qingzhou to take advantage, anyway, a few days down, everyone's heart is a lot more relaxed, because the next is almost a smooth road, after the official road, there is no need to be afraid of being ambushed by people using the terrain.

After it got dark, Sun Tu ordered to be stationed on the spot, and at the same time, he himself summoned Lin Chong and several other generals to discuss tomorrow's journey.

A simple map was spread out in front of everyone, and Sun Tu's finger nodded a little at the location of his army and the city of Qingzhou in the west: "Now we should only be less than two days away from Qingzhou, of course, if we are in a hurry, we can arrive before dawn the day after tomorrow." But this is very unwise, if those thieves deliberately attack us to besiege the city, we will definitely suffer a great loss. ”

Qi Desheng also agreed: "The capital prison is very worried, just like when we attacked Baihu Mountain before, in order to be perfect, we must have the strength to fight when we rush to the city of Qingzhou. Although those bandits are actually a rabble, and without the geographical advantage, they will inevitably be vulnerable to a head-to-head confrontation with our officers and troops on the plains, but we cannot afford to make the slightest mistake in this battle. ”

The other people did not know as much about military affairs as Qi Desheng, so they naturally nodded in agreement, and then said, "What do you mean by the capital eunuch?" ”

"Keep that move and move forward steadily. Of course, this is not the key, the most important thing is that more than ten miles ahead, that is the last dangerous place on the road, Dongshi Kip. Tomorrow, once we enter it, our whole army will fall at the bottom of the Kip Valley, and once there are men and horses above us, the threat to us will be fatal. So before that, we have to come up with a countermeasure to be in order. ”

Several people glanced at each other a few times before Lin Chong suggested: "It's better to focus on stability and enter Kip Valley in batches." After the front team gets out safely, they will enter the second batch. This will delay some time, but it will also ensure that the army will not be wiped out by the thieves, and it will also give us time to react. ”

"Well, I've actually had this idea before, but after all, it will make people face danger, and we don't have many soldiers and horses, and we can't withstand such damage." Sun Tu frowned and shook his head.

"Eunuch, let the lowly take a few brothers to turn over from the mountain behind Dongshi Kip to have a look, if there is really a problem, it will not be too late for us to make plans." At this time, Shi Qian, who had not spoken at such meetings, suddenly put forward his own proposal.

"Do you really have what it takes to do that? The front of the East Stone Kip looks very steep, and there is a saying that it is difficult for apes to cross behind. Sun Tu narrowed his eyes and asked.

Shi Qian smiled: "There are five or six brothers in the scout camp who were once hunters in the mountains, and we can go up no matter how difficult the mountain road is. However, there was a detour there, so he thought that he should set off overnight. ”

Sun Tu then looked at the other generals in front of him, they didn't mean to stop it, obviously everyone couldn't come up with a better way than this. After all, seeing that Qingzhou is in sight, they don't dare to stumble in this place.

"Then as you say, bring more ropes, and then set out to go around to the back of Kip Valley to see what is going on. If there are really thieves hiding there, they will believe in the fireworks, and we will make arrangements. Sun Tu nodded, and finally came to Shi Qian, patted him on the shoulder and said, "The most important thing is to ensure your own safety, I can't do without you talents in Qingzhou." ”

Shi Qian has never been so valued and cared for, and at this moment, his heart is warm, and he is busy straightening up: "Rest assured, the lowly duty will definitely do the errand beautifully!" ”

When everyone dispersed, and only he and Yang Zhi were left in the tent, he snorted: "Dongshi Kip is the last checkpoint to Qingzhou, and those people will never let us pass easily." Do they think they can fool me with such a bitter ploy? Even if Na Yingjie didn't tell their plot until he died, I think their ambush should be here. It turned out that he had already discovered the other party's conspiracy, but now there are not many people in the army who know this.

Yang Zhi's face was also grim: "But even if we know this, don't we still have no way to deal with them?" They just have to hold us back, and they can leave me helpless. And once the time drags on, I am afraid that the situation in Qingzhou City will be even more difficult, the families of the soldiers, and the ......" He could not hide the deep worry in his eyes, and Ya'er's name was a little unbearable.

"I don't think with Murong Yanchao's steadiness he should attack them now, he is still waiting for the final news, so that he can have an extra chip in his hand." Sun Tu's face was cold: "But what you said is also good, we can't afford to drag it out, so we have to risk using some people." In this way, let Zhou Xing and them select one hundred veterans from the second battalion of A and B, and then follow their footsteps to the rear of Dongshi Kip, even if they take risks, they will be caught off guard. Also, tomorrow, let the people of Peach Blossom Mountain lead the way in front of the head, if they are really attacked, they can only be sacrificed first. ”

Ying Jie's betrayal made Sun Tu obviously suspicious of those who were recruited into the army later, and this time he would not dare to hand over important tasks to these people unless the troubles were completely eradicated. Therefore, if you want to ensure a safe passage through Dongshi Kip this time, you must use the veterans of the 2nd Battalion A and B, at least these people have been tested several times. As for the newly surrendered Peach Blossom Mountain Qunkou, it is even more impossible to be trusted by him.

Yang Zhi naturally didn't get entangled in such details at this time, and nodded busily. Then he sighed lightly: "I don't know if Lao Lu and Wu Erlang are fierce when they go, can they really play a decisive role?" "Long before the army set off from Boden, Sun Tu had secretly asked the two of them to do a very secret thing, only he and Yang Zhi knew the inside story, and even Lin Chong and Qi Desheng did not know - compared to the latter two, Yang Zhi was the confidant of the team he had established early on.

"With the skills and martial arts of the two of them, there will be no problem. Hurry up and make arrangements, tomorrow is the time to know. Sun Tu then urged again, and Yang Zhi then left the camp with his fists in his hands and went to arrange the task.

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More than ten miles away in the east stone kip, the left and right sides are more than ten or twenty zhang high stone mountains, at this time there are two or three hundred people on both sides, looking at the east camp from a distance. Here, sure enough, there were already people in ambush, waiting for the officers and soldiers to fall into the trap themselves.

A tall man with a giant axe chewing a piece of grass in his mouth, and said with great ambition: "This time, as long as Sun Tu and they dare to enter this East Stone Kip, then this is where their lives are." As he spoke, his gaze fell to the front, where countless large and small stones were piled up, the large ones were like millstones, and the small ones also looked like fists, and if they were smashed from this height, their lethality was enough to destroy all the people below.

The people next to him also laughed: "Yes, they all said that Sun Tu led the troops to fight well, and that was the brother who didn't meet our Erlongshan." This time, we have to let all the heroes in Shandong see that our brothers in Erlongshan can easily wipe out all the Qingzhou soldiers! ”

Listening to the boastful words of these people, Han Benshan, who was silent, sneered, if the Qingzhou Army and Sun Tuzhen were so easy to deal with, they would not have been able to win consecutive battles in just one month, and in the end, they were so frightened that the people on Peach Blossom Mountain took the initiative to surrender.

However, he also felt that the hope of annihilating Sun Tu's troops this time was great, as long as he seized the opportunity, he could kill Sun Tu with his own hands and avenge those brothers. Moreover, on the other side of the canyon, there are thousands of soldiers and horses led by Deng Long, even if Sun Tu and they can really rush out of Dongshi Kip desperately, they will still be dumplings by the people of Erlong Mountain, and this time they are indeed victorious!

At the same time, in Qingzhou City, dozens of miles away, Murong Yanchao was not in his own mansion, but climbed the east city wall, looking into the distance, and asked slowly after a while: "According to the time calculation, Sun Tu and they should be meeting the people of Erlong Mountain, right?" ”

A trace of entanglement flashed in Jing Yiming's eyes beside him, but he quickly smiled and said, "Back to Futai, it should be almost." ”

"You say, how nice it would be if this official could see with his own eyes and hear with his own ears the tragic scene when they were killed......" Murong Yanchao's face was full of regret, but there was bitter hatred and murderous aura in his eyes: "I really hope that Sun Tu can break through alone this time and come to my Qingzhou City alive." In that way, the official will be able to pay back to him a hundredfold and a thousandfold of the humiliation he suffered before! ”