|||->-> After dark, the Luoyan army was dispatched in batches and began to lay out the defense line and build fortifications overnight. As the young and strong people of the cottage followed Qin Chuncao to the camp, the manpower increased by another 3,000 people. Up and down the pass, up and down the hillsides on both sides, there is a busy scene.

In the large camp, Lin Hu lined up with a thousand soldiers in full armor. These are the elites selected from the former army, and they are about to follow Lin Hu to the front to carry out the containment mission.

After the queue was completed, Gao Muqing came to review it in person.

"Brothers, your thousand men are the key to the whole plan, and if you want to besiege the Jurchens under the mountain pass, you must tie up your bags tightly, so that they will not be able to get out if they come in. General Lin Hu should have already explained the specific situation to you, so I won't say more. I just want to tell you about the importance and danger of this mission. To put it bluntly, there is a high probability that many of you will not come back, and I hope you understand that. If you're not ready, it's not too late to quit, and there's no shame in that. I don't want you to have regret and cowardice in your hearts, but if you have the slightest cowardice, you will not be able to accomplish this great task. Gao Muqing's voice was cold and serious in the night breeze.

The soldiers were silent. Lin Hu shouted: "Are you all dumb?" The general asked if you were afraid of death, and if you were afraid of death, you should quit immediately. Why not? ”

All the soldiers hurriedly shouted in unison: "Please rest assured, the general, we have made all preparations, and we are willing to pay any price to complete the task, and we will not be afraid." ”

Gao Muqing nodded slightly and said: "Okay, they are all good brothers with blood and bravery, and they are good soldiers of the Luoyan Army." Although this trip is extremely dangerous, I hope that you will complete your mission safely and return triumphantly. Come on, serve wine, and give food to the brothers. ”

When the wine was full, Gao Muqing held a cup of rice wine in his hand, raised it high and said: "Come, after this bowl of wine, I wish you a victorious start and a triumphant return." ”

All the soldiers held the wine cup and said in unison: "Thank you, General Gao." ”

Lin Hu held the wine cup and shouted in a deep voice: "It's done." ”

Everyone raised their wine cups and drank them cleanly. Lin Hu threw the wine cup to the ground, bowed to Gao Muqing and said, "Auntie, Xiaohu has gone." ”

Gao Muqing sighed, stepped forward and patted Lin Hu's shoulder, and said softly: "Use your brains more and be improvised." Don't embarrass your Uncle Lin Jue. How many people are looking at you when you go? But don't be too stressed, don't force it. It's really not ...... Lives matter. If you have three long and two short, your uncle is afraid that he will hate me to death. ”

Lin Hu nodded heavily, he knew that Gao Muqing was taking a huge risk by agreeing to let him go. Not only because of the risk of the entire battle plan, but also because of the problem of how to face Lin Jue. If he messes up and dies, Uncle Lin Jue is afraid that he will blame Gao Muqing for hurting himself. This time, Gao Muqing really took the risk to let himself carry out this mission.

"Auntie, don't worry, I won't embarrass you. You believe in me. I remember all your words. Auntie, let's go. Lin Hu said softly.

Gao Muqing nodded, reached out and unloaded the leather bag of a Wang Ba box from his waist, handed it to Lin Hu and said, "You hold this firearm, it may come in handy at a critical time." ”

Lin Hu hurriedly said: "No, no, no, you keep this firearm to defend yourself and kill the enemy." ”

Gao Muqing smiled: "Do you think I need this firearm for self-defense?" Your uncle needs it. You don't need it either, of course, but this time it's different, and this stuff is useful for you. Take it, don't say it. It's time for you to go. ”

Lin Hu didn't say anything more, bowed down to thank him, and took it with both hands and put it around his waist. said goodbye to Gao Muqing again, then turned around and shouted, "Let's go." ”

More than 1,000 soldiers responded in unison, followed Lin Hu out of the camp gate, and disappeared into the dark night after a while.

……

Sixty miles away, on the bank of Lishui in the north of Ye County, it is also a lively scene of torches shaking and bonfires blazing at this moment. Countless figures are building bridges over the Lishui River in preparation for the subsequent army to cross the river.

Yalu Buhua has not dared to make any delays along the way since the ten-mile long post sent troops. Although the rain disrupted their plans for the march, Yaru made quick adjustments, and in order to avoid the army being stuck in the muddy roads, he chose the fast current route. It can be said that it was also forced by the weather to make a change.

Yalu Buhua learned from the mouths of the leading generals under Lu Zhongtian who accompanied him that the disadvantage of this official road was that the section of the official road near the Fangcheng Mountain Pass would be very tortuous, and it would be necessary to pass through that pass. The general who led 10,000 cavalry to attack Funiu Mountain with the Jurchen army this time was a general of the horse army of the former Great Zhou Forbidden Army named Lu Zixing.

Originally, Lu Zhongtian hoped that Chen Jue would personally lead the army and Yalu Buhua to fight together, but how shrewd Chen Jue was, he had seen the painful experience of Guo Xu leading the forbidden army to attack the mountain, although now Lin Jue's army was trapped on the ten-mile long post, and there were not many soldiers and horses in the cottage, which looked like delicious soft persimmons, but Chen Jue was an old man, and he would not blindly take it lightly. He didn't believe the Jurchens' nonsense that the letter that intercepted Lin Jue said that there were only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses left in the mountains. The more such words are heard, the more they cannot be heard. Not long ago, Lu Xiangcai was deceived by an intercepted letter, so Lin Jue is likely to repeat his old tricks, and it is unknown if he deceived the Jurchens again.

Chen Jue was reluctant to lead the army, and Lu Zhongtian had no choice but to let a general of the Ma Army lead the army. So he chose Lu Zixing. This Lu Zixing was a captain of the Forbidden Army's Ma Army, and he participated in Guo Xu's encirclement and suppression of Luoyan Valley, so he is also a person who is familiar with the situation. The Jurchens did get a lot of useful information from Lu Zixing. Therefore, Yalu Buhua decided to travel day and night to reach Funiu Mountain as quickly as possible to launch an attack. He didn't want the Fallen Goose Army in the mountains to have any ample time to react. However, for the one mentioned by Lu Zixing

At the pass of Daofang City, Yalu Buhua didn't think so. Yalu Buhua believes that since the defense system in the Funiu Mountain is very perfect, the other party should retreat in the mountain to defend. Pull it out to fight outside the mountains? Isn't that crazy?

How could Yalu not understand that this was the essence of the entire second battlefield encirclement and annihilation plan designed by Lin Jue. What everyone thinks is impossible is precisely when they are taken by surprise.

Originally, there was an official road bridge on the water, but the bridge was too narrow. It was completely impossible to meet the rapid passage of an army of 70,000. Therefore, the pioneer officer of the Yalu Buhua faction, Battle, rushed to Lishui in advance to build two pontoon bridges. It was not only the cavalry that had to pass, but also the grain and grass trucks, as well as some catapults and crossbows carried for the purpose of attacking the mountains. Battle has been building pontoon bridges since early in the afternoon, one of which has already been completed, and the rest will be completed soon.

After a busy night, the next morning, the main cavalry in the rear opened in a mighty manner. Arriving at the shore of the Lishui in time, the army began to cross the river. Three hours passed, and it was not until late afternoon that the army had completely crossed the water. Yalu Buhua was a little annoyed, he felt that the delay was too much, so he ordered the army to set off immediately, and he gave a death order to arrive at the eastern mountain pass of Funiu by early tomorrow morning.

Urged by him, the cavalry immediately hurried away, and the twenty or thirty miles of official roads around Yexian County were fine. Although the spring rain a few days ago had some effect, this official road is the main official road, and some stone foundations are paved, so although it is muddy, it is generally feasible and will not fall into it. However, after entering the southwest of Yexian County, a series of small hills appeared in front of you, and the official road began to become rugged and narrow when you got into them.

It took Yalu no time to understand that what Lu Zixing said about the difficult official road was true, although it was only more than twenty miles from here to the pass of Fangcheng Mountain, but there were probably as many as fifty or sixty hills. It's not a tall mountain, it's just a few small hills. But it was not possible to allow cavalry and vehicles to pass through, and it was necessary to bypass them and pass through the gentle slopes and valleys between them. This made Yalu Buhua very irritable.

The good news is that this kind of terrain is actually most afraid of an enemy ambush, but the soldiers and horses in front of them went all the way, and people were sent up to search all over the hills, and there was no trace of ambushes, which made Yalu Buhua's heart feel a little more comfortable.

I am afraid that this kind of terrain will not be able to travel overnight, so Yalu Buhua listened to the advice of his subordinates, and after the army passed through this tortuous official road, it arrived at the mountain pass under the pass in front and rested on the spot for a night, and tomorrow rushed to the eastern mountain pass of Funiu Mountain and launched a direct attack.

As the sun sets, the green wilderness and mountains turn into a new green color. Between the valleys, a long cavalry procession stretched for nearly ten miles on the official road, like a slow wriggling worm, slowly swimming into the mountain col ahead. It happens to be a place of shadows that the sunset can't shine on, as if it portends something.