It is gratifying that the Xia people of Maluguan have only known about Ye Qing's big earthquake and Anrong's two levels so far, and they are also confused about why the two levels have not been able to copy Ye Qing from the back, and they still don't know the real reason.

Of course, they wouldn't have known that the original more than 25,000 people had all taken the lead in entering the Netherworld two days ago.

What is not so gratifying is that the Xia people of Red Deer Pass intermittently harassed Ye Qing and them more than ten times, so that Zhong Silkworm and Mo Xiaobao were really unable to completely change their guards with time, so they simply took a short rest directly behind the shallow trench, always ready to replace each other.

After the Xia people went through the first two slightly large-scale battles, with the increase in casualties in a large area, it also made the old and serious Wei Ming Linggong have to make a decision, so the next few harassments of the Song army, basically a little bit of leave, never love to fight, once slightly felt that the Song army showed the momentum of a decisive battle, will immediately Ming Jin withdraw the troops.

Ye Qing stood in the cold wind and night, the broken wall made of stones of Baiqi Fort, now the Xia people are completely thundering and raining, but even so, it still makes Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm a little tired, and they dare not have the slightest carelessness.

After all, now it is the Xia people who assist, they are the main guard, and under the dark night of the mountains and forests, there is really no way to judge every attack of the Xia people, whether it is a real attack or a feint attack with itching boots.

But it is precisely this kind of constant harassment that has made the flower planters deeply feel powerless, but there is no way to deal with it.

"Your Excellency...... We can't hold it up like this, I'm afraid we can't even hold it up in the morning, the Xia people are these mongrels now, it's almost to consume and paralyze us, we can't wait for it every time, and if it continues like this, I'm afraid our military morale will ....... Mo Xiaobao snorted and panted, because of the harassment of the Xia people several times in a row, Mo Xiaobao had taken off his armor impatiently, and every time he went directly to meet the battle in cloth clothes.

And now in the army, Mo Xiaobao is not alone, most of the soldiers are angry because of the endless feints of the Xia people, so they simply don't even wear armor anymore, as soon as they hear the sound of iron hooves, they can turn over and get on their horses and directly participate in the battle.

"Let's take a look at it again, after a cup of tea, if the Xia people don't attack again, they will start lighting a fire to keep warm." Ye Qing said after glancing at Mo Xiaobao.

"Your Excellency...... The last general does not mean that, the last general means ....... Mo Xiaobao was taken aback, he thought that Ye Qing felt that he was complaining for the whole army just now.

"It seems that the Xia people should not attack again, and when the next attack comes, it should be early morning, and they don't want to waste their troops like this." Ye Qing smiled, then jumped off the wall, and walked forward with Mo Xiaobao, while patting the shoulders of other soldiers passing by from time to time to show comfort.

Wherever the two passed, even in the dark of the night, they could still see the able-bodied soldiers standing up immediately, even if they were slightly injured, they would struggle to stand up.

Ye Qing didn't say anything impassioned, and when he passed through a small group of three or five people and dozens of people gathered together to keep warm, he only said one sentence: Hard work brothers, start lighting the fire.

But when he and Mo Xiaobao turned to leave, there would always be those voices behind him that moved him: "My lord...... We...... We will protect ...... adults. ”

Ye Qing only waved his hand lightly, or turned his head and said, "Remember what you said, don't go until tomorrow morning, I won't be able to see your dog." No one is allowed to lie on the ground and pretend to be dead tomorrow! It's cold, it's hard to bury! ”

Sitting down in front of the bonfire that had just been lit with Zhong Silkworm and Mo Xiaobao, Zhong Silkworm began to say with some unease: "My lord, we are so blatantly ...... igniting the fire. ”

"The two of you each took out five hundred people to support Jia She, and there was no movement in Jia She's there all night, and it was not good that the Xia people would suddenly sneak attack when we were relaxed." Ye Qing said with his hands shining on the firelight, just standing on the broken wall, it was just the time for tea, and he already felt that the whole person was about to freeze, it was hard to imagine how difficult it would be for the soldiers of the Flower Planter Army to feel in the alternation of hot and cold.

Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm nodded, this time no one of the two opened their mouths, and felt that the transfer of five hundred people was less, after all, after more than a dozen battles in a row, their losses to each other were not small, and now each of them sent five hundred people out, it was like cutting meat for them, and the pressure on their shoulders could be described as heavy as a mountain.

As the two left and then came back, Ye Qing motioned for them to inspect the wounded soldiers, while himself, who was alone with a deep foot and a shallow foot, began to move in the direction of Jia She.

At the same time, in the Red Deer Pass, Wei Ming Linggong, who still wanted to send troops again, was rejected by Su Dao with his head shaken, and made up his mind that he did not plan to send out again before dawn, or before Ye Qing had reinforcements behind him.

He followed Ye Qing from Xingqing Mansion all the way west to Liaowang City, even if he had not witnessed the combat effectiveness of the Flower Planter Army, but after such a long time of contact and understanding, he could still feel that the Flower Planter Army was by no means a force to be messed with.

Since they were able to kill all the way from Dazhen Pass and Anrong Pass, and until now, Anrong Pass and Dazhen Pass have not pursued behind them to here, which is enough to show the strength of this army in Ye Qing's hands.

What's more, tonight has also verified his speculation and feeling, the first wave of 3,000 people who went out to attack Ye Qing came back, and less than 2,500 people came back, that is to say, in just half an hour, the lives of 500 people were left behind by Ye Qing.

And the second time they directly increased the number to 5,000 people, but how many can come back? Less than 3,500 people! Fifteen hundred people were defeated by Ye Qing's army in less than half an hour.

So the number of people they sent out was basically maintained at the scale of three or five thousand people, and at the same time, it was also for the sake of testing, after two short but extremely fierce confrontations, their side had already suffered nearly two thousand casualties, so what about the casualties on Ye Qing's side?

And then the third, fourth, fifth...... They were all mainly tempted, and the result was that the Song people were still extremely tenacious and warlike, as if their fate was borrowed, and they wanted to fight hard when they saw them, and the number of people who could meet them each time was no less than two or three thousand.

So in the case of such a report and poor combat conditions, Wei Ming Ling Gong originally wanted to have another real confrontation tonight, but Su Dao shook his head and refused.

"Ye Qing is already in our bag, and now in front of him is our more than 20,000 people in front of the Red Deer Pass, and behind him there are countless reinforcements from us, and those Ye Liyou and Li Xiao who have been defeated in Ye Qing's hands will definitely hold their breath in their hearts, so why do we have to compete with Ye Qing at this time? Sooner or later, it's death, do you still care if this long night doesn't work? The general is old and serious, how can he commit a taboo at this juncture. Su Dao said with great seriousness, and for a while, it turned out that Wei Mingling Gong didn't know how to refute it.

"Master Su, if we fight to the death with the Song people once this time like the previous two times, I dare to guarantee that the Song people will definitely lose, even if we will die a lot, but they will only suffer more casualties than us. I don't believe it, are they all beaten with iron, can't they kill them, won't they be tired? And we have already attacked them several times, and now that we are sending troops again, they must think that this time we will make a feint ...... like the last time. Wei Ming Ling Gonghua said with a white beard.

"Alas...... But if it is...... Has the general ever thought about it? What if Ye Qing took advantage of the night at this time and was ready to ambush us outside? Aren't we miserable? Why can't we wait until tomorrow, once our reinforcements arrive behind Ye Qing, we can easily kill them? Su Daodao said bluntly.

"Yes...... Master Su, this is a guess....... Wei Ming Linggong was stunned for a moment, and said a little anxiously.

"Isn't that remark just now also speculation? After all, you're also guessing, the Song people will despise us this time, right? But what if not? Su Dao's words were close to nonsense, but he was able to ask the name of the public speechlessly.

In Su Dao's opinion, since there is the easiest way to win, there is no need to take advantage of the night that is extremely unfavorable to the battle and take risks again, right? As long as you are patient, wait until tomorrow morning, once the reinforcements appear behind Ye Qing, how will Ye Qing struggle under the front and back attacks at that time? When the time comes, it will not be captured, and it will be much more cost-effective than sacrificing the lives of soldiers without meaning now?

Wei Ming Linggong was speechless when he was robbed by Su Dao, and he could only sigh helplessly in his heart, the strength of Maluguan was so superior to that of the Song people, but in the end, it turned out to be the side that possessed the troops, and did not dare to easily send troops to besiege the troops without possession, and even the Song people at the end of the crossbow, and gave the Song people a night of rest and recuperation in vain.

Wei Minglinggong, who walked out of the room, stood on the castle tower at the gate, and looked into the distance with the fingers of his subordinates, only to see a little spark flashing at the end of the blur.

"There is Baiqi Fort where the Song army is camped, it seems that the Song people have also guessed that we will not attack again, let that Ye Qing live for one more night." In the tone of Wei Mingling Gong, there was a strong sense of unwillingness and regret, if he led his troops out of the customs at this moment, he would definitely be able to kill the Song army by surprise.

Even though Ye Qing came from the direction of the big camp, as soon as he entered the col where Jia She, who had just taken over a thousand people, he encountered no less than five cold checks, and in the end, it was Jia Shi who hurriedly ran over, so that Ye Qing was spared the possibility of another check.

"Your Excellency, ...... Are there any other indications? In the night, I couldn't see Jia She's face clearly, but when Jia Shi spoke, he could still clearly feel that the sound of chattering teeth sounded.

"Light a fire to keep warm." Ye Qing continued to walk forward, and then said lightly.

"Your Excellency......." Jia Shi was stunned for a moment, then looked at the enviable fire far behind Ye Qing, and then reluctantly smiled: "My lord, no need, thank you for your concern." But if we light a fire, I'm afraid that people will find out that you have laid an ambush here, and when the time comes, it will be exposed, and it will not be good for you to miss your war. Don't worry, it's just one night, and the brothers can hold on. ”

The corners of Ye Qing's mouth rose slightly, and he was naturally very satisfied with Jia She's words, sighed slightly and looked at Dongfang and said, "Do you see the faint red deer pass?" ”

"Ah, what's wrong, sir?" Jia Shi asked inexplicably.

"At such a distance, how can you tell if it's a torch or a campfire? As long as you work hard, it is completely feasible to send a few more scouts to patrol at night and light a campfire to keep warm, not to mention...... You need to take the lead early tomorrow morning, and there are only these 1,200 people, and when the time comes, your hands and feet will be stiff one by one, how can you go into battle and kill the enemy? Ye Qing asked with a smile.

"We haven't been willing to drink the wine you gave? When the time comes, as long as the big guy drinks a few sips, he will ensure that he will be alive and well. Jia Shi said with a smile.

To be on the safe side, he was still reluctant to light a fire to keep warm, after all, since following Ye Qing, this was the first time, Ye Qing entrusted him with such an important dispatch, he didn't want to mess up this dispatch, and then affect others.

Along the way, the last thing that Ye Qing and the others lacked was the supply of grain and grass, whether it was Guguan or Dazhen Pass, or Na'an Rong Pass, there were full supplies waiting for him to use at will, so from the moment he entered Guanlong Road, almost every soldier would have a few wine jars hanging on his horseback, as well as some brand-new cotton clothes found from the Xia Renguan camp.

Ye Qing didn't force Jia Shi anymore, after all, if he really lit a fire to keep warm, the probability of an accident was indeed relatively large, of course, when he said the words when he let Jia Shi light the fire, he had already made preparations for the worst.

"I won't be by your side tomorrow morning to order you, when to move, when to wait and see, so everything depends on your own judgment, Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm, including me, have already pinned their hopes on your attack moment, if you use it properly, you will be the absolute hero of our defeat of the Red Deer Guanxia people, but if you don't make good use of your current ambush position, it doesn't matter much, at most, it will take some more time with them." Ye Qing said with a smile.

"Yes, my lord, I will do my best, and I will definitely calm down and wait for the best time." Jia Shi Zhengse said, then frowned again, looked at Ye Qing's relaxed and easy-going face and said, "But my lord, the last general has always had a question in his heart, don't ask it, don't be down......-to-earth." ”

"About the Jin people?" Ye Qing asked.

"Yes, the last general is ambushing in this mountain pass, after all, it is very close to the road leading to Changning Station, and the last general is very afraid that if the time comes, what should we do if we just catch up with the arrival of the Jin people?" Jia Shi said, his brows furrowed tightly.

His ambush army not only has to sneak attack the Xia people who may come out of Malu Pass early tomorrow morning, but also have to be on guard against the Jin people who don't know when they will come over, and Ye Qing's side is the same, not only to fight with the Xia people who are dispatched from Malu Pass, but also to guard against the Xia people behind him, I don't know when, the Xia reinforcements may appear.

To put it bluntly, the flower planting army, which is now divided into two groups by Ye Qing, may usher in a difficult moment of being attacked by the enemy tomorrow.

"When did you send scouts to guard that road?" Ye Qing asked after pondering for a while.

Since Jia Shi raised this question, it means that he will inevitably send scouts to guard there, and once the Jin people approach, they will inevitably run back to inform him as soon as possible.

"Your Excellency is wise, and you really haven't been able to hide it from your adult. When you asked the last general to lie in a quiet ambush here, the last general immediately sent two scouts to guard that road, and as soon as they saw and heard the movement, they would immediately come back and report it. Jia Shi said.

"Very well, when the time comes...... Just let the scouts report to me, as for the golden people...... You don't have to pay attention, I'll stop it for you. After Ye Qing paused, he still gave Jia Shi a reassurance.

After admonishing Jia Shi a few more words, and after looking at the more than 1,000 soldiers, Ye Qing was alone again, walking along the rolling mountains in the direction of Baiqibao.

At this time, what he had to decide was who was suitable for Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm to block the reinforcements led by the hot Gongji who might appear behind them.

He didn't know if the hot Gongji would come in person, but since Mo Xiaobao had left such a provocative strip of cloth for others, and had deliberately piled up Xia Ren's corpses into a mountain to humiliate Xia Ren, how could he rely on a small number of troops to deal with Xia Ren once he appeared behind him and others?

Walking back to Baiqi Fort, except for the night guards and scouts, the entire Baiqi Fort, which was ventilated on all sides, was quiet, and Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm were already leaning on each other's waist knives at this time, or pillowing the bow and crossbow, and made rhythmic snoring by the bonfire.

Even if a cold wind blew occasionally, it only made the soldiers under the light of the campfire move slightly uncomfortably, but even so, they were already tired, and they didn't even bother to change their positions, even if the small insects that were crawling on their faces at the moment that only haunted the winter night, they couldn't disturb their sleep.

The wounded soldiers in the distance, who were more seriously injured, either gritted their teeth and endured the groans of pain, for fear of disturbing the rest of the others, or limped, doing their best to add new firewood to each fire that was not too late.

"Your Excellency......." I don't know what was burning in the bonfire, and there was a crisp sound, and Mo Xiaobao and Zhong Silkworm grabbed their waist knives and sat up straight almost at the same time.

Then he looked at Ye Qing sitting alone next to him, looking at the burning bonfire with empty eyes, the firelight reflected in his deep eyes, and when he looked back at them, he was still a little easy-going.

"I've decided, tomorrow Zhong Silkworm will be the main attacker and Mo Xiaobao will be behind the main guard, how about it?" Ye Qing looked back and said with a smile.

"Give me five hundred men and that's enough ......." Mo Xiaobao said tightly grasping the waist knife.

"A thousand people, I have two thousand people in Red Deer Pass, which is enough to compete with them for a while." Zhong Silkworm grinned.