A few days later, under the protection of a cavalry of more than 100 Zhao troops, the two chariots slowly came to the east camp of the Wei camp in Daozhong.

I saw that on the chariot headed by Fengyangjun, Li Dui, Fengyangjun, gave a few words to the Zhao cavalry beside him, and immediately, a Zhao cavalry came to the camp gate and shouted to the Wei soldiers outside the camp: "Fengyangjun and the tyrannical Sima, there is something important to discuss with Yunchengjun, please open the camp gate." ”

As soon as the words fell, the camp gate slowly opened, and a burly Zhao general appeared in the sight of Fengyang Jun Li Dui and Storm Kite.

It is Zhao Guo's fierce general, Lian Po.

"Lian Po?"

Li Dui obviously noticed Lian Po, and ordered the soldiers driving the chariot to slowly step forward, and joked with Lian Po: "Yuncheng Jun is so condescending that he calls my Zhao Guo's fierce general to guard the camp gate?" ”

"Fengyang-kun."

Lian Po smiled, and then clenched his fists and explained: "No, Fengyangjun misunderstood, it was Yunchengjun who guessed that you and the tyrant were coming, so he asked me to wait here at the camp gate for the past two days." …… In addition, in fact, he is not only responsible for the defense of the East Camp Gate, but also the outside of the East Camp. ”

"Huh?"

Li Dui, who was originally just joking, was stunned for a moment, he really didn't expect that Meng Zhong would really let Lian Po be in charge of the defense of Dongyingmen, it stands to reason that a fierce general like Lian Po shouldn't tell him to rest and recharge his energy until the critical time?

But seeing that there was not the slightest dissatisfaction on Lian Po's face, Li Dui, who has a lot of experience, naturally did not ask the reason.

Indeed, Lian Po was not dissatisfied with such an arrangement, and even simply said that he took the initiative to ask Meng Zhong for help, after all, the night attack of the Qin army a few days ago that caused the Fangcheng cavalry to lose face, although it did not cause serious losses to Daozhong Wei, but it also really made Lian Po startled, considering that the Dongying as the rear battalion had a certain omission in defense before, Lian Po decided to guard it by himself, and by the way, it could also improve some prestige in the army.

During the period when he led Li Dui and the tyrant kite into the camp to meet Meng Zhong, Lian Po asked Li Dui curiously: "Fengyangjun, you and the tyrant are here because of that hidden path, right?" ”

"Yun Chengjun told you?" Li Dui asked with some surprise.

"Yes." Lian Po nodded and said, "After Huahu Sima brought back the news of the hidden path, Yun Chengjun summoned the generals in the army and told me to wait. ”

Hearing this, Li Dui and Storm Kite glanced at each other, and the former frowned slightly.

It is no wonder, after all, in Li Dui's opinion, the hidden path that leads to the back of Hangu Road, Meng Zhong should keep this secret and wait for the high-level of the coalition army to discuss countermeasures, and should not inform the generals under his command in advance, so as not to leak the news.

"Don't make a noise." He reminded in a low voice.

Lian Po was stunned for a moment, and his expression became a little strange.

Of course, he knew why Li Dui reminded him, it was just because he was afraid of leaking the news, but the problem was that according to Yuncheng Jun Mengzhong, that hidden path was originally leaked to them by the Qin State on its own initiative, even if it spread, what could it do?

But since Li Dui said this, he naturally didn't want to say anything, after all, compared with the high-level leaders of the coalition forces such as Li Dui, Storm Kite, and Meng Zhong, his rank was indeed not enough to provide any advice in terms of strategy.

At least that's the case among Zhao Jun.

In contrast, the atmosphere of the Wei army is very harmonious, and the main general of the Wei army, Yuncheng Jun Mengzhong, will not hide them, although in most cases, it is the Yuncheng Jun who finally makes the decision, but that is because these generals are unable to interfere in the strategic calculations of the commander of the Qin army opposite-the mutual calculations of these two people, outsiders can't even understand them, what else can they talk about to provide advice?

Compared with the old-fashioned and stubborn Fengyang Jun Li Dui, Lian Po sincerely felt that the chief general of the Wei army had more trust in his subordinate generals, even if it was a general from another country who was temporarily under his command like him Lian Po.

Probably noticing the melancholy look on Lian Po's face, Li Dui diverted the topic and asked with a smile: "By the way, Lian Po, how do you feel these days under the command of Yuncheng Jun?" ”

Hearing this, Lian Po showed a slightly embarrassed and hesitant expression on his face, and immediately, he smiled bitterly: "Putting aside the things in Zhao back then, Yun Chengjun is indeed an excellent and respectable commander, under his command, the relationship between the three armies of Zhao, Wei, and Han is quite harmonious, which makes the generals of Wei State change their opinion...... Well, most of them have changed. ”

"Mostly?" Li Dui asked puzzled.

Lian Po pursed his lips when he heard this, and said, "Yes, there are still a few annoying generals in the Wei army......"

"Yun Chengjun's subordinates?" Li Dui asked in surprise.

Lian Po hesitated for a moment, but Xuan even revealed the matter without care: "It's nothing, it's just a self-righteous idiot." ”

Seeing Lian Po's expression, Li Dui knew that Lian Po and the self-righteous Wei idiot in his mouth must have some competitive contradictions, but this contradiction was not very serious, at least Lian Po did not grit his teeth and say the name of the Wei general at the moment.

Seeing this, Li Dui simply stopped asking, after all, Lian Po had already said before that Meng Zhong was very good at leading troops, and the three armies of Wei, Zhao, and Han under his command got along well, and this was enough.

As for the competitiveness of the generals in the army, this kind of thing will appear everywhere, and it is not a big deal.

After driving some distance in the direction of Zhongying in the chariot, Li Dui and Storm Kite saw Meng Zhong walking briskly towards this side with a few guards.

Obviously, Meng Zhong had already learned of the report of Wei Shu on the other side of Dongying Gate, and learned of the arrival of Li Dui and Storm Kite.

Seeing this, Li Dui and Storm Kite ordered the chariot to stop advancing, and the two of them immediately stepped down from the chariot.

At this time, Meng Zhong had also walked quickly to this side, clasped his fists and accused: "I should have personally gone to see Fengyang Jun and the tyrant, but I was worried that something would happen during my absence, so I had to ...... I'm tired of running away. ”

Hearing this, Fengyangjun Li Dui waved his hand and smiled: "What did Yunchengjun say here?" The old man also felt that it was precisely because of the presence of Yunchengjun sitting here and the pressure from Hanguguan that the Qin army on the opposite side had been so peaceful so far......

On the side, the violent kite also stepped forward to pat Meng Zhong's arm, and said with a smile: "Brother, you are too angry when you say this. ”

After a few pleasantries, Li Dui lowered his voice and said to Meng Zhong: "About that secret path......

Meng Zhong suddenly understood, nodded and said, "Please come with me, two of you, and talk about this matter in detail in my tent." ”

Of course, Li Dui and Storm Kite would not object, and followed Meng Zhong to the latter's tent.

It can be seen that Li Dui attaches great importance to this matter, and insists on asking Meng Zhong to order the idlers not to approach this tent.

Seeing this, Meng Zhong couldn't help but say: "Fengyangjun doesn't have to care so much about leaking secrets, that hidden path was originally the ...... that Bai Qi on the opposite side took the initiative to leak to us."

Li Dui smiled and didn't explain, but the violent kite couldn't help but ask: "Regarding this, brother, you also mentioned it in the battle report, but I still don't understand, what reason does Bai Qi have to do that?" Could it be that he was going to betray the Qin State? ”

Hearing this, Li Dui also looked at Meng Zhong in puzzlement, obviously also had doubts about this, and this was the reason why he wanted to keep it secret - he didn't believe that the hidden path was leaked to them by the Qin army on the other side, and even more believed that the army under Meng Zhong's command had found it.

As the storm kite asked, what reason does Bai Qi have to do that?

I saw that under the gaze of Li Dui and Storm Kite, Meng Zhong showed an embarrassed expression on his face, and said, "The reason for this is up to me...... It's a little embarrassing. ”

Yes, he didn't explain in the battle report why Bai Qi deliberately leaked the secret path, or his guess about it.

What should he say? To put it bluntly, he was afraid of me, so he didn't hesitate to use that hidden path as a bait, wanting to lure me away and let me attack the Menshui Qin camp? This sounds a bit of a boast, right?

But now that Li Dui and Storm Kite asked face to face, Meng Zhong naturally couldn't hide it anymore, and endured embarrassment and said: "According to my personal guess, the reason why Bai Qi leaked that secret path is probably to lure me away and let me attack the Qin camp established on the east bank of Menshui......"

During this period, he led Li Dui and Storm Kite to the low table in the tent, and explained his guess in more detail against the map spread on the low table.

“…… As described in the battle report below, through the previous attempts, I have confirmed that the building carts and catapults can work wonders when attacking Hangu Pass, and I think that if our army builds enough building carts and catapults, whether it is to capture or destroy Hangu Pass, it will only be a matter of time. …… But there is a problem here, the capture of Hangu Pass does not mean that you can break through the fifteen-mile-long Hangu Road......"

"Hmm."

On the side, the storm kite nodded and interjected: "Brother is right, the world thinks that Hangu Pass is the first male pass in the world, but in fact, the reason why Hangu Pass is difficult to capture is because there is a winding and narrow valley road that is fifteen miles long behind it......

Hearing this, Li Dui asked the storm kite curiously, "What did you do at that time?" ”

"We didn't do anything." The storm kite spread his hands and said: "At that time, Kuang Zhang, I, and Xi Wu, and the three of us took advantage of the defensive loopholes in the area of Hangu Pass to capture this pass, but they did not dare to enter rashly because of the narrow and long Hangu Road...... At that time, the first king and the king of Wei Xiang passed away one after another, and the whole country mourned in Han and Wei, and there was no longer the heart to fight. ”

Li Dui and Meng Zhong nodded slightly.

"I've always regretted it, but ...... Alas, no more. ”

Shaking his head, Storm Kite pointed to a curve deliberately marked by Meng Zhong on the map and asked, "Is this line the specific location of that hidden path?" ”

"Yes." Meng Zhong nodded and said: "I thought at first that if there was any hidden path in the area of Hangu Pass that could go around behind its pass, it would probably be in the area of Hangu Pass, but I didn't expect that this hidden path would actually be behind our army, about thirteen or four miles away from Hangu Pass......

"How's the road?" The kite-like asked, "I see how many mountains do I have to climb over on the marching map?" ”

"Yes." Meng Zhong nodded, and said according to the map: "From our army's camp to the southeast, about ten miles, and then to the southwest, about ten miles, at this time we will reach the end of this path. …… From here over the mountain, about two or three mountains, to this side, at that time to explore, is my brother Huahu, according to him, after turning over the mountain is a valley, and then the terrain is gradually opening up, about ten miles ahead, is this door water, the Qin army established a military camp on the east bank of the door water, firmly control this area, want to break through the door water, go around to the back of the Hangu Road, you must break through this Qin camp! ”

"It's really a difficult journey over the mountains......" After sighing, the storm kite asked Meng Zhong: "Let me guess, you said that Bai Qi deliberately leaked, do you think that he may ambush you here?" ”

Meng Zhong smiled awkwardly and said, "No, I think he is trying to break me apart so that he can ...... Attack the two armies under their command. ”

“……”

Hearing this, the smile on the face of the violent kite froze, and he didn't know what to say with his mouth open, and Li Dui, Fengyang Jun, who was frowning and staring at the map at this moment, also raised his head at this moment and looked at Meng Zhong with some blankness.

At that moment, the atmosphere in the tent suddenly froze.

I seem to have heard something terrible......

I believe that this sentence is enough to vividly summarize the mood of Li Dui and Storm Kite at the moment.

If it were another person to say this, I believe that Li Dui and Storm Kite would have already sunk their faces at this moment, after all, this sentence that seemed to be boastful of himself had severely damaged the face of the two of them.

"Ahem." Meng Zhong coughed and said in a low voice: "Don't get me wrong, this is not what you mean......

He could faintly see the dissatisfaction in the eyes of Li Dui and Storm Kite.

After a moment of silence, Storm Kite barely managed to squeeze out a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Of course I believe in my brother. But then again, if this is really a white thought, heh, hehe, it's really ...... It's ......."

I tried to make a round, but I really didn't know what to say.

After a long time of feelings, Bai Qi on the other side didn't take them into account at all?

At this time, after Li Dui looked at Meng Zhong for a while, he was also sure that Meng Zhong would not humiliate them meaninglessly, and he asked calmly: "Yun Chengjun thinks so, is there any basis?" ”

Seeing this, Meng Zhong explained: "Bai Qi's move is a trick, and it is also extremely dangerous for himself. …… As I just said, since my brother Kuang Zhang broke through the Hangu Pass with the tyrant and the rhino warrior, the Qin State has strengthened the defense on the front of the Hangu Pass...... Bai Qi is also clear about this. But because of this, this matter is strange, since he is sure that our coalition forces will not be able to break through the Hanya Road, then why does he still expose this hidden path? According to my personal guess, that's because once Hangu Pass falls into the hands of our coalition forces, Bai Qi can only retreat to Hangu Road...... The terrain of Hangu Road is winding and narrow, although it is difficult for our army to attack it, but it is also difficult for the Qin army to fight out...... To put it simply, once Hangu Pass falls into the hands of our coalition forces, this battle will be in a stalemate, which is not in line with Bai Qi's intentions. ”

Speaking of this, he glanced at Li Dui and Storm Kite, and said in a low voice: "He wants to counterattack!" With my understanding of Bai Qi, it is not his character to defend the pass until our coalition army retreats, he is more inclined to defeat our coalition army, therefore, he does not want Hangu Pass to fall, which is exactly why he realized that Hangu Pass is difficult to hold, and immediately took the initiative to inform us of that path and divert our attention. ”

"I see."

Storm Kite nodded, and then asked suspiciously, "But if you think about it, isn't it very risky for him to do this?" …… Taking a step back, even if our coalition army fell into his plan and divided his troops to attack the Menshui Qin camp, he also divided his troops to defend that military camp. According to what I can see from this map, the importance of the Menshui Qin camp is no less than that of Hangu Pass, and if our army conquers this Qin camp and breaks through the Menshui, the Taolin Fortress in the west will be in danger...... Once Taolinsai is taken by our coalition forces, won't his Hangu Pass be in jeopardy? At this point, he shook his head and commented, "This is not a rational judgment. ”

Hearing this, Meng Zhong asked Storm Kite rhetorically: "Tyrant Shuai, do you still remember the Battle of Yique back then?" Back then, Bai Qi almost emptied the forces of Xincheng, Yiyang and the main camp of the Qin army, and led 70,000 or 80,000 Qin troops to make a detour of hundreds of miles, sneak attack on Xiwu, and sneak attack on a camp with a full 180,000 Wei troops stationed......"

Storm Kite was stunned for a moment, and then fell into deep thought.

Indeed, Bai Qi's behavior back then, even if he looks back on it today, still feels incredible.

How bold do you have to be to make such a risky choice?

But facts have proved that it is precisely because ordinary people dare not imagine it, so neither he nor the late Gongsun Xi guessed Bai Qi's night attack, so that he was almost wiped out by Bai Qi in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, the storm kite said thoughtfully: "Well, yes, if it's that guy in vain...... He did it, and he had the courage! ”

From the side, Fengyang Jun Li Dui glanced at Meng Zhong, then glanced at Storm Kite again, and said in an unpredictable tone: "What does Tyrant mean that Bai Qi thinks he can defeat the army under your command before Yunchengjun captures the Menshui Qin camp?" ”

"Hey." Storm Kite sneered, nodded and said, "If my brother's guess is correct, that's probably what the bastard thinks. ”

Looking at his sneering appearance at the moment, he probably wanted to turn his white bones into ashes.

In contrast, Li Dui was much calmer, at least his face did not show obvious anger.

I saw that after pondering for a moment, he asked Meng Zhongdao, "What if...... Yun Chengjun continued to attack Hangu Pass, and sent people to attack this Gate Water Qin camp? ”

"It's hard to say." Meng Zhong said euphemistically: "Maybe Bai Qi will strengthen the defense of the Menshui Qin camp, and even, he may sneak over there and play some tricks......

Li Dui and Storm Kite glanced at each other, of course they could understand the meaning of Meng Zhong's words: if it weren't for Bai Zhong's sake, Meng Zhong himself would attack the Menshui Qin camp, it would be very likely that he would attack the coalition forces over there first, and eat away at the strength of the coalition forces little by little.

At this time, Meng Zhong remembered in his heart a countermeasure that he had been thinking about repeatedly in the past few days, and it was also the one he thought was the safest......

In fact, in his opinion, apart from him Meng Zhong, not no one in the coalition army can match Bai Qi, at least Le Yi, the commander of the Yan army, has this ability.

However, the key is, is Le Yi willing to contribute to the coalition forces?

Yes, although they were brothers for many years, but after a few years of separation, even Meng Zhong couldn't tell what choice Le Yi would make.