On the rugged and dangerous road leading to Tongguan in Fenglingdu, several shadow guards ran hard, and behind them, they were followed by a dozen murderous orcs. Their posture is obvious, and they will not give up until they kill those Qin army spies who spy on their military intelligence.

Several Qin army shadow guards fired crossbow arrows behind them as they ran. Because of the unstable road, all the crossbow arrows they sent out missed, and none of them hit the orcs. But even so, they kept firing crossbow arrows, trying to delay the orcs from pursuing them. They sacrificed several brothers in exchange for the precious military information they had discovered, and they must pass the news to the hands of Commander Jia in Tongguan, and they must not die so close to Tongguan, and they must not fall short.

Suddenly, from the rocks on both sides, more than a dozen figures emerged, and they held crossbow arrows and fired a wave at the orcs who were following behind the shadow guards, killing all the orcs.

Several shadow guards saw that all the orcs who were chasing them had been shot, and a heart that was going to die all the time relaxed instantly, and their bodies couldn't help but collapse to the ground, looking at the corpses of the orcs not far from them and smiling stupidly. These damn orcs, let you run rampant, let you run rampant, now let you go rampant.

More than a dozen figures galloped towards them, helped them up, walked towards Tongguan, and comforted: "The third place of the Qin Army Shadow Guard, I came to meet the brothers of the sixth department on the order of Commander Jia, we have been waiting here for a long time. Be of good cheer, brethren, you are safe! ”

Several shadow guards cried excitedly, grabbed the hand of the third shadow guard tightly, and said, "Quick, take us to see Commander Jia, we have an important military intelligence report!" ”

"Good!" The shadow guards in the three places nodded in unison, and the pace under their feet couldn't help but speed up.

Under the gate of Tongguan, the shadow guards of the three places saw Jia Xu and immediately told them what they had discovered: "Commander Jia, the beast will set up camp in Fenglingdu, hoard ordnance, grain and grass, and look at the scale of Dazhai, which can accommodate 200,000 orcs. ”

"Alright, got it!" Jia Xu waved his hand and said to the three shadow guards who were supporting a few of the six shadow guards: "Carry them down and have a good rest!" ”

"Brother Wenhe, let's go!"

"I don't dare to ask for it!"

Bai Qi rubbed his hands, his eyes were sharp, and his tone became cold: "Although the shadow guards only saw that Brutus had built a large village that could accommodate more than 200,000 people in Fenglingdu, but from this point of view, it can be determined that Caesar must have brought his more than 200,000 troops stationed in Xuchang." This situation is exactly what we expected before the war. If it weren't for the fact that 50,000 troops had been transferred to garrison the two states of Youhe before, the situation we faced would have been even more severe.

Among the thirty-six generals under Caesar's command, Anthony has been killed in battle, and among the thirty-five generals who are still alive, Brutus is the most cautious and guarded, and the shadow guard under the command of Wen He is secretive enough, but he still discovered it.

Thinking back to March ago, the elite of the shadow guard under the command of Brother Wen He learned the 'special operations' mentioned by His Majesty in the army and after Fan Xiao's geographical training, they could be said to be perfect for concealing their whereabouts, even if it was the 'special brigade' of Li Shanzhi under the command of the lord, it was nothing more than Erer. After that, with the permission of His Majesty, he went to Youji and Sanzhou to investigate the enemy's situation, and there was no loss.

No, this time it was planted in the hands of Brutus. It seems that our army must not make a rash attack. Otherwise, the harsh terrain before this Tongguan will become an obstacle for our army. Your Majesty, he will ascend the throne in three days, and I think he should not want to hear the news of the defeat of our army before he ascends the throne. ”

Jia Xu touched his flowing beard and agreed: "The general's words can be described as insightful. At present, our army can only hold on to the right path if it cannot hold out. As soon as our army occupied Tongguan, it carried out a large-scale transformation of Tongguan. Now, on the cliffs on both sides of Tongguan and in front of the pass, all preparations have been made, trap stakes, rolling logs, stones, gong nu arrows, all available, if the orcs come, before they climb the city wall, let the group of beasts die first. ”

What Wen He said coincided with Bai Qi. Qi is in harmony, is the way to use soldiers. What's more, this battlefield is not limited to our side. Your Majesty has a good saying, chess is outside the game, chess, if you keep staring at the chessboard, then it is better not to play chess. Because, defeat is decided. Keeping an eye on the overall situation is the true essence of chess. ”

Jia Xu arched his hand and said, "In this case, I will go and send a letter to Liu Zhengze and Ban Zhongsheng." With accurate information, it's time for them to act too! ”

"Wenhe, please go!"

Bai Qi smiled, the situation was clear, and they could act. Only the soldiers and horses of Xuchang to prepare for the southern expedition were moved, but other soldiers and horses were not moved, which shows that the identity of the Emperor Taishang and His Majesty has not been exposed, and Caesar's willingness to capture Yongliang is far less eager. They can then unite the Yucang Federation and Xianbei Hu and set fire to their backyard. In this way, after a long attack on Tongguan, the orcs will take the initiative to retreat. Caesar, according to his own ideas, will govern the territories of the Celestial Star Empire and the southern territory of the Imperial Commonwealth that he has occupied.

By the time Caesar had repaired the roads and fertile fields of the Imperial Federation, and had prepared enough grain and grass to carry the burden, they would already have the corresponding capital to fight against them. At that time, it was a battle for survival between the Terrans and the Orcs.

Four carrier pigeons flew out of Tongguan. one, flew to Chang'an; one, flew to the border of Yongzhou; one, flew to the southern border of the Yucang Federation; The last one flew to Chengdu.

Chang'an, in the political hall, Fan Zhongyan, Xiao He, Xun Yu, Zhuge Liang, Yu Qian, Wei Yi, Fan Li, and Xiao Yi gathered together, looking at the news passed on to them by Jia Xu, they were both excited and worried. Excitedly, Caesar's actions came as they had expected, and they were worried about whether the Fourth Legion would be able to resist the entire 200,000 beast army.

"At the beginning, I objected to the Fourth Legion of Bai Qi defending Tongguan alone, 20,000 against 200,000, and the other party was still orcs, which simply pushed them into the fire pit." Xun Yu walked around worriedly, he really didn't have confidence in this battle.

Fan Zhongyan spread his hands and said: "Wen Ruo, what's the use of saying these things now, you are not the only one who opposes it, but Your Majesty has made up your mind, how can you and I persuade you." His Majesty's intention is very clear, that is, to let the Fourth Legion sing a one-man show. This battle will be the key to the transformation of the Fourth Legion. Once the murderous nature of the Fourth Legion is completely aroused and becomes the fierce sword that His Majesty wants to forge, the orcs will probably have to be afraid of three points.

Besides, if the Fourth Legion really doesn't work, the rest of the troops will go up. Otherwise, the Second Army and the Third Army would not be on standby in Hanzhong now, and we would not have to gather 30,000 soldiers in Chang'an. And more importantly, don't forget, at that time, Bai Qi personally ran to Chang'an and asked the lord to hand over Tongguan to him for defense alone. For this reason, he also issued a military order, if he lost Tongguan, he would be headed.

In this battle, it is not necessary for the Fourth Legion to win, as long as they delay the time, as long as Xianbei Hu and the Yucang Federation Sailors make a move in the back, Caesar will have to retreat.

You, just put your heart in your belly, and everything is now under our control. ”

"I don't know, it's just that I'm still worried!" Xun Yu was already familiar with the battle plan, but he really didn't dare to agree with Mo Feng's approach of taking the sword sideways. But looking at everyone present, all of them frowned, it seemed that they were also worried, but they didn't say it explicitly.

Fan Zhongyan patted Xun Yu's shoulder and didn't say anything. Although he had just said that, in his heart, he was just as worried, and the people in this room were also very worried. But all this, everything is a foregone conclusion. They can only hope that Bai Qi, the 17-year-old young commander, can create a miracle.

On the border of Yongzhou, Murong Ke camped, after Ban Chao took out the letterhead from the pigeon's feet, gently stroked the pigeon, and released it.

At this time, Murong Ke walked over with a smile: "Sir, what good news has you brought me this time." The first three times, one brought the news that Caesar had increased his troops in Youzhou and Merge the state, so that Xianbei Hu could mobilize troops and horses and deal with them in time; Once brought the news of the total annihilation of the orc navy; The latest time brought the news that the lord had recovered Yizhou and was about to ascend the throne, I don't know what kind of good news it was this time. ”

"Caesar personally commanded an army of 200,000 and killed Bentong Pass, I don't know this news, is it good news!"

The smile on Murong Ke's face disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by a gloomy face. 200,000 orcs, among which there must be no shortage of absolute elite orcs, greedy wolf cavalry.

But he looked at Ban Chao in front of him, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, this person is much more difficult to deal with than the Yingbu who came before, and until now, he still doesn't know what this person is thinking in his heart. Looking at the smile on his face, it was clear that they must have a plan to deal with Caesar.

"That's bad news, of course! When Caesar did this, he must have seen through our intentions and knew the relationship between my Xianbei Hu and Daqin, so he would raise a large army to attack Yongzhou. Once Yongzhou is lost, Liangyi Erzhou will also be unprotected. Once Great Qin falls under the iron hooves of the orcs, I am afraid that the next unlucky person will be Xianbei Hu. ”

Ban Chao shook his head and said, "That's what General Murong said. Therefore, in this battle, General Murong and Xianbei Hu are still needed. General Murong should understand this truth very well. ”

"Help, it won't be to go to Tongguan to resist the orcs!"

"No, Xianbei Hu is a cavalryman, and he can't use it in rugged places such as Tongguan. However, the Xianbei cavalry, in the three states of Youji and Hebei, is promising! Play the speed of the Xianbei cavalry and harass the border of the three states. This should be the favorite thing for the Xianbei cavalry to do!

It just so happens that Xianbei Hu has just gone through the battle of unification, and the grassland must be in short supply of grain and grass, isn't this an excellent opportunity to replenish grain and grass! As long as the greedy wolf cavalry does not appear, isn't the border of these three states the backyard of the Xianbei cavalry!

In this way, Caesar must have increased his army again to guard against the harassment of Xianbeihu. But where can the army be increased, only from the army under his command.

If the Imperial Cang Federation Navy harasses Xuzhou and Qingzhou again, the orcs will only have to retreat. ”

Murong Ke's eyes lit up, this was a plan to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle. Once this plan is successful, it will not only allow the orcs to retreat, but also let the orcs know that their human race has been united. If the orcs dared to attack any country, the other two countries would not stand on the sidelines, but would definitely stab them in the back. In this way, the orcs will not dare to act rashly.

Looking at Ban Chao, Murong Ke felt depressed for a while, how much time has it been, they have become so powerful, and there are so many talents. This Mo Feng is really sent by heaven.

"In this case, I immediately reorganized my army and went to Merge State. Take care, sir! ”

"General Murong, don't worry, Chao is still going with you. This hands-on time, we have to wait! ”

Murong Ke nodded, it seemed that the time to do it was also within their consideration.

In the southern border of the Yucang Federation, in the water village of Jiangxia Kingdom, Liu Renliang, Du Pre, and Gan Ning were also very excited when they received Jia Xu's flying pigeon transmission, especially Gan Ning, this kind of work was the most suitable for him. Without any hesitation, the three of them immediately rushed towards the place where Chang He was......

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