Although the people are relatively simple, it does not mean that they can let their families do things without giving benefits. After Hu Tian promised a heavy reward, many people immediately came to apply. In this way, Hu Tian's selectivity will also increase. From among these people, he selected a group of powerful people, especially those who often traveled to and from the mountains and had excellent archery skills, which was his first choice.

After recruiting in Haokang and Yunjie, more than 400 local people were successfully recruited. Since these people themselves have all kinds of weapons, they have saved a lot of things. What Hu Tian had to do was to prepare the dry food needed for the army's operation.

Coupled with him and some of his own personal soldiers, etc., basically, the entire team is just about five hundred people. Don't look at this team, it seems to be scattered and chaotic, and the weapons are also varied, but Hu Tian is very satisfied.

On the third day, he took advantage of the evening to lead the group of people from Yunjie County to the north.

There is a long ravine in the west of Yunjie County, and this ravine is longitudinal from north to south, which just extends from the mountains in the north to the west of Yunjie County. It was on the west side of the mountains they were going to by, and if they passed through it, they were going along the foothills.

At the end of the valley, you have to climb several very high mountains. As long as you climb over those mountains and travel some distance eastward along the valley between the mountains, you can smoothly reach the west side of the vast water.

After Hu Tian and the others set off, the terrain became higher and higher. Don't look at the valley, in fact, it is not easy to walk at all, the team of hundreds of people lined up in a long line in the valley, and you have to be vigilant at all times to see if there are any wild beasts that come out to forage for food.

Especially at night, when people sometimes have to stop and take a break, this is often the most dangerous time. At night, it often snows on the mountain at night due to the terrain.

However, the valley was all good, and when they reached the end of the valley, it was when they began to encounter the greatest difficulties.

"General, look at the mountain in front of you, stretching from west to east. This is just the first mountain, and if we want to make a safe detour behind the enemy, we will have to climb several mountains like this! "Before climbing the mountain, everyone stopped for a while. The guide who led the way pointed to the mountain in front of him and said to Hu Tian.

Hu Tian looked up at the high mountains in front of him, not that they were particularly high, the terrain at the junction between the peaks was even lower, just enough for everyone to pass by. The point is that the mountains in front of me are covered with very dense trees, and they are covered with a thick layer of snow.

The mountain is cold and windy, and once it goes deep into the forest, it can't even tell the south, south, west, and northwest. If you get lost in it, you may never get out.

In addition, I don't know what is going on underneath the snow, and the surface looks very flat. If you go down and there is a big hole or a deep valley underneath, you may be gone in an instant.

In a place like this, there are dangers everywhere, and if you are not careful, you will give away your life silently.

"Everyone, listen up, after going up the mountain, everyone should not go too far, and must be careful. If you notice anything out of the ordinary, report it immediately, do you hear that? After Hu Tian saw it, his heart became heavier and heavier, and after thinking about it, he told everyone behind him.

"I heard you!" The voices of the crowd were a little chaotic.

Seeing this scene, Hu Tian couldn't help but sigh in his heart, after all, he is not a soldier of the Huashan Army! However, he only frowned and didn't say much. After all, these people were just ordinary people, and it was impossible to demand them like soldiers did.

Soon, everyone began to march towards the mountain, but under these conditions, this speed could not be fast.

When Hu Tian led his troops to advance behind the enemy, at this time on the side of Haokang County, the offensive and defensive battle between the two sides did not stop. Especially at this time, Niu Ba had already discovered that the river was about to freeze, which was great news for him.

"God really help me, as long as it takes a while, when the river is frozen, I will see what the Huashan army will use to resist us. When the time comes, the army marches together, and under siege on three sides, I don't believe that he will be able to hold it! Inside the big tent, Niu Ba couldn't help laughing when he heard the news.

"General, I heard that General Zhang's side has already begun to besiege Yuanwei County. If he takes Yuanwei County first, General Zhang should soon lead a large army south to join us. At that time, the general also took Haokang County, and General Zhang directly took Jincheng County and Qingshi Pass, why can't the two counties of Jincheng and Xiping recover! At that time, the general will make another great achievement! The staff next to him said on the side, and his words were quite flattering and flattering.

"Yes, as long as you can take this Haokang County, at least General Ben will not be punished! The order went down and ordered the troops to step up the siege of the city, and it was best to be able to break through Haokang County before General Zhang. In that case, when General Zhang goes south, we can just go to Yunjie County and form a horn with it! Niu Ba nodded, thought for a while, and commanded.

"Yes, the little one will go to the herald immediately!" The staff member hurriedly replied.

Inside the city, the Huashan army at this time was busy resisting the attack outside the city. Because he knew the next plan of action, he had 500 more soldiers and horses transferred from Yunjie County in the city to help defend the city.

In this way, once Hu Tian's side fights, the city can send more soldiers and horses to cooperate. Another reason is that the defenders in the city, after several days of fighting, are already very tired, and they have to rest well before the decisive battle.

And these 500 fresh troops are here, which can naturally play a great role, and can ensure that the county town guards for a longer time. In this way, you can give as much time as possible to Hu Tian and their side.

"The general has been gone for almost five days, right? Calculating the time, it seems that it is almost time to arrive! It's better not to do anything on this road, otherwise, we won't be able to explain to the above! "The few generals who stayed in the city exchanged opinions together when they had time, and what they were most concerned about at this time was naturally the progress of Hu Tian's side.

"That's what I'm worried about! If something happens to General Hu and them, it won't be nothing, I'm afraid that we will be stupid here, so that it will affect the overall situation in the end, especially if the county seat is breached, it will not be good! ”

"It's a pity that we can't get in touch with the general, otherwise, I'd like to ask where they are now! Alas! ”

A few people said that there was nothing they could do, so they had to settle down and quietly wait for the news from Hu Tian's side.

On the sixth day of entering the mountain, Hu Tian and his party finally crossed the last mountain, and they were in a valley at this time. According to the guide, if you go east from here, you will reach the river on the west side of the mighty water.

"After walking for so many days, it can be regarded as coming out! I don't want to come back again! Looking at the exhausted team behind him, with some fewer people than before the departure, Hu Tian couldn't help but sigh.

Immediately, he ordered everyone to rest in the valley for a good night. At the same time, scouts were sent out of the valley to inspect the situation.

The next morning, he led the group out into the valley. This valley is not particularly long, only more than 20 miles to the left and right, but it is not easy to move forward with ice and snow cover. After walking for most of the day, everyone finally came out of the mountain, and the situation outside was much better.

Hu Tian and everyone stayed at the mouth of the valley, waiting for the scouts sent out to rush back.

"General, we have checked, and this place is about fifty miles away from the camp of the Niu Ba army. A little further up to the north, the river has a very narrow place, and although there is a deep valley in the middle, if you are careful, you can go straight through. From there, we can cross the river to the east bank, and then we can go down the river!" Scout reports.

"Good! When you went to investigate, did you see that the enemy was on guard? Hearing this, Hu Tian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, then thought of something and asked again.

"Although the enemy has some patrol soldiers in the rear camp, it seems that the vigilance is not very high, and the number is not very large. Especially at night, it's so cold that they all huddle together and make a fire! ”

"Great! The order went down, and everyone set out at once, and after crossing the river from the north, they quietly went south. Hide five miles away from the enemy camp, and wait until night falls, and then we will prepare to attack!" This is really good news, Hu Tian immediately rejoiced.

Thinking about it, Niu Ba and they probably didn't expect the Huashan army to bypass from this direction, plus they knew that there were not many soldiers and horses in the city, so they didn't fortify. It's just that they all considered it from common sense, and they didn't expect Hu Tian to take risks.

After receiving the order, everyone began to act. It can be said that it was very smooth along the way, and everyone quietly touched ~ after arriving at the enemy's camp. By this time, it was already completely dark.

Hu Tian led the people to hide at the foot of the mountain on the bank of the river, almost clinging to the mountain wall. He looked beyond the tents of the enemy army and saw with his own eyes that the enemy army had withdrawn from the city of Haokang County in the valley to the south.

After a day's attack, these Liangzhou soldiers and horses were already very tired. Coupled with the fact that this has been done for nearly two months, everyone has already relaxed, and many people lie down and sleep as soon as they return to the camp.

No one was aware that they were in the north, and that someone was staring at them silently.