The royal court is surrounded by thousands of miles of the most lush place on the grassland, three rivers flow in the shape of "Chuan", large and small lakes are like pearls inlaid on the green carpet, herds of wild sheep, grass deer, and bison are pretending on the grassland, galloping wild horses are frolicking in the streams, fish are disturbed to jump up from the water, and the sparkling waves in the sun shine with colorful light.

After participating in the ceremony of Tizhu becoming a goddess, Qu Zhidao persuaded Li Man to move his sweat tent to the shore of Kaimeng Lake, fifty miles away from the royal court, where the water and grass are abundant, the gulls and birds fly by the lake, the fish in the lake are flocks, the green mountains are green in the distance, the cattle and sheep are everywhere, and the pastoral songs are sung, which is beautiful. What's more, it was the royal court, the center of the desert, and it was easy to communicate with the king.

From Wang Ting's news of Zheng Jun's northward journey back to his sweat tent, Li Man looked at Qu Zhidao and said anxiously: "Master, Kunbo's strength is stronger than mine, and it is not good for me to fight Zheng Jun this time." I was afraid that he would win, and Ti Zhu would really hand over the Golden Wolf Army to him, and then I would have to respect him as Khan. Master, or we will send troops to meet Zheng Jun now and seize the opportunity. ”

Qu Zhidao stroked his beard and asked in a deep voice: "What's the hurry, can you win against Zheng Jun?" ”

Li Man pondered for a moment and said: "The Zheng army is the pioneer with 30,000 light cavalry, and the long journey must be exhausting, there are 100,000 soldiers in my tribe, and the blue wolf army can be more than one enemy and ten, and the horse archery technique is far superior to the Zheng army, if the intersection point is very good." According to the scouts, the Zheng army only had 40,000 light cavalry in total, and as long as the 30,000 light cavalry could be defeated, the Zheng army would not be able to escape if he wanted to. When the time comes, the wolf will chase the herd, and the mill will slowly grind him to death. ”

"If it were that simple, I would have let you strike first." Qu Zhidao said coldly: "The Zheng army in this invasion is all elite, and its combat power is by no means indifferent. You have been to Zheng Guo, and you know that Zheng Guo's armament is much stronger than that of the desert people, not to mention bed crossbows, repeating crossbows, and knife carts, just say that ordinary bows and arrows are much sharper than the arrows of the desert people. Zheng Jun pays attention to the art of war, 'swift as the wind, Xu as a forest, plundering as fire, and safe as a mountain', don't be careless. ”

Li Man was silent, he was one of the few indifferent people who opened his eyes to see Zheng Guo, knowing that there is a lot of difference between Moren and Zheng Ren in terms of craftsmanship, and it is difficult to offset the gap between the two with strong body and skilled bow and horse, and Moren seems to have an advantage in numbers, but the military discipline is poor, and if you really want to face Zheng Jun, the victory or defeat is unpredictable.

"In the first battle of Huangsha Pass, Hun Zhi and Ah Shi encountered the light cavalry of the Zheng army and were easily broken by the cone formation." Qu Zhidao let out a sneer and said: "The Zheng people regard the Northern Desert as a great enemy, and the Taiwei Mansion and the Military Department have studied tactics for many years. ”

Qu Zhidao's tone was full of sarcasm, and Li Man didn't know whether he was targeting Zheng Ren or Mo Ren, so he simply listened quietly.

"Fighting a war is about time, place, and people. This battle is in me, the location is also in me, only people and lack, if you can work together with Kunbo, Zheng Jun will return frustrated even if he is strong. However, in order to compete for the throne, you would rather let Zheng Ren bully you than bow to each other. Hey, hey, hey, it's really a good brother, in the thousand-year-old history, for the sake of power, fathers and sons and brothers kill each other a lot, and it's not bad for the two of you. ”

Li Man's face flushed, knowing that he couldn't deceive the master, so he simply said bluntly: "If I get the throne, I will work hard, treat my subordinates well, learn from the strengths of the Zheng people, and when the tribe is strong, I will wave my troops to the south and settle the Central Plains." Kun Bo Na reckless, in addition to knowing how to hunt and play, is to grab something when the White Plague comes, how can such a short-sighted person be the Khan King of the desert? ”

"You say he's short-sighted, he says you're arrogant, success or failure is a hero, and whoever has the last laugh will be justified." Qu Zhidao sighed and said: "Alas, from the overall situation, your sister is stronger than the two of you who are brothers, but unfortunately there is no female sweat on the grassland, otherwise I think she is more suitable than your brothers." Forget it, don't talk about it, since I chose you, I will do my best for you. ”

Qu Guidao's gaze turned to the sheepskin map on the table, and his fingers moved on the map, sometimes stopping and pinching, sometimes drawing a small circle and returning to the front. Li Man knelt beside him, looking attentively at the direction pointed by his master's finger, he knew that the place where his finger stopped was the important place to intercept Zheng Jun, and his finger moved back and forth on the map, which was actually the route of the march.

Li Man knew that the master was resourceful, when his father Khan was alive, he would always invite the master to guide him when he encountered difficult things, he had heard his father Khan sigh more than once, his people were eloquent and strategic, but unfortunately he was not indifferent, and his mind was unpredictable, otherwise this person would be another sudden escape. Tutuo, the right leader of the Huna tribe 600 years ago, under his careful planning, the steppe divided into six pieces was finally unified, and the capital of Huna became the owner of the khanate for more than 200 years.

His mind was immersed in the movement of his fingers, and Li Man presented a picture of the march in his mind. There are more than 1,300 miles from the Zheng army's camp to the royal court, and there are three rivers and several hills in between, where to station, where to charge, where to defend, where to detour, where to volley, the magnificent picture with a thin finger slowly unfolded in front of Liman's eyes.

With the sound of "Peng", Qu Zhidao slapped heavily on the table, which shook the teacup next to him and shook it, and also shocked Li Man from the surging fantasy of conquest.

"No, no", Qu Zhidao said repeatedly, "Wang Keming is not a mediocre material, Miao Tieshan and Qi Xinwen have been generals for many years, even if that stupid son of heaven is persecuted by the side, he will never rush over so hastily, there must be something Mingtang in this?" ”

Qu Zhidao's eyes glowed with excitement, and he couldn't wait to lie on the parchment map, his fingers swiped quickly on the map, and asked Li Mandao: "Zheng Jun has been out for two days, where has he arrived now?" Where did Zheng's infantry and baggage brigade go? How many miles do you travel in a day? Where are the other tribes in the steppe......"

A series of bean-like questions made Li Man stammer, but fortunately, Qu Zhidao just said that he had doubts in the center like a question, and did not really want Li Man to answer. With a "snap", Qu Zhidao slapped on the parchment chart again, and a happy laugh came out of his mouth, "Wang Keming, what is your idea?" If you want to attack the east, where do you want to attack? I know it can't be the royal court! ”

When the opponent was in good spirits, Qu Reverse Dao swept away the gloom of the past, bloomed with dazzling brilliance like a freshly sharpened sword, and said to Li Man: "You let the scout inquire about the news of Zheng Jun's movement, the more detailed the better, go to the royal court three times a day to inquire about the situation, and be sure to find out the route of Zheng Jun's march." ”

"The master is going to face Zheng Jun, I think Nuke Hebei is good." Liman pointed his finger at the top of the map, which was on the north bank of the Nuuk River, with a gentle slope behind the narrow plain, which was suitable for cavalry to accelerate from top to bottom. The location of the Nuuk River was 500 li away from the royal court, and the Moren could reach it in two days on horseback, while it took four to five days for the Zheng army to reach here.

Qu Zhidao glanced at it and said, "Yes, I haven't followed me in vain all these years, and this location is indeed very suitable for ambushing Zheng Jun." However, Zheng Jun may not appear by the Nuuk River. ”

"How is that possible? The Nuuk River is 600 miles long, and it is in front of the royal court, and if the Zheng army wants to attack the royal court, it must cross the Nuuk River to the north. ”

"Who said that Zheng Jun was going north to attack the royal court?" Qu Zhidao sneered: "You can see that it is taboo to go north alone, how can Wang Keming and the others not know." I guess Zheng Jun is bluffing, in fact, he wants to attack some nearby Moren tribe. ”

Li Man returned to the side of the map, looked at it carefully, and suddenly exclaimed, "The Wuena River, where the tribes of Badai, Saman, and Naifu are concentrated, there should be three or four hundred thousand people, and the Zheng people want to attack them." Master, send someone to inform them to take precautions. ”

Qu Guidao looked at the map, and said with a solemn expression: "It is only three hundred miles from the Zheng army's garrison to the Ba Dai and other tribes, and the Zheng Guo infantry army can arrive in five days, and the 30,000 light cavalry is to paralyze us, and they have advanced to the north for two days, and it is estimated that they have turned to the southwest at this moment, and they can join the infantry army after two and a half days of calculation, and encircle and annihilate Ba Dai and other departments." ”

"The royal court is thousands of miles away from the Wuena River, and I am afraid that it will be too late to deliver the letter, I only hope that the Badai tribe can find out in advance and buy time for the rescue of the army."

Qu Zhidao stared at the map, thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "This is a good opportunity given to you by God, it depends on whether you can grasp it." The Badai tribe has more than 100,000 soldiers, and it should be able to withstand the Zheng army's attack for two days, and when the two sides are exhausted, you lead the army to the battlefield to rescue, and defeat the main force of the Zheng army with ease and labor, and you will win the battle for the throne. Even if you can't destroy the Zheng army, as long as you save Ba Dai and other tribes, and more than 300,000 tribes return to your command, you will have a great chance of winning against Kunbo. ”

Li Man jumped up excitedly, strode out of the sweat tent, and in a moment, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and galloped in the direction of the southwest Uena River. Li Man rushed back to the tent, and saw a faint light in Qu Guidao's eyes, his expression was sudden, and he muttered in his mouth: "The hatred of destroying the door will be repaid in the end." ”

"Master, I have already ordered the troops to be gathered, early tomorrow morning, I will lead 100,000 iron horsemen to the south, and I will definitely take down the head of the dog emperor and avenge the destruction of the sect for you, master." Liman proclaimed loudly.

Qu Zhidao came to his senses from his suddenness, and said categorically: "I want to go with you, you let people prepare the carriage, this battle is not trivial, I must personally watch it to rest assured." ”

On the other side of the royal court, Kunbo set out with 50,000 iron cavalry first, and the remaining 100,000 light cavalry will be followed by Subu Naying and other important ministers, and he will fight the Zheng army before his younger brother Li Man sends troops.

Riding on the Blue Star BMW, Kunbo tore open the placket and let the strong wind blow into his chest, and the black wolf flag fluttered fiercely at his side. Looking at the wolf-like son, Kunbo swelled with pride, rode his horse and whipped his whip, and galloped forward with a long roar in his mouth, and behind him, countless iron horsemen shouted to join the roar, like rolling thunder towards the south.