That night, Gao Hongyi stayed in the Beihu Wasteland and lived with the soldiers and civilians who were waiting for the battle.

The sky was gray and foggy, and when he should have been asleep, Gao Hongyi was in good spirits and seemed very excited, and he quietly walked out of his tent. Tu Su was lying in front of the door, and when he heard a movement, he immediately opened his eyes, and Gao Hongyi motioned for him not to make a sound.

The cold of the night wind, Gao Hongyi experienced it for the first time, he wrapped his black feather cloak tightly, and walked slowly with Tu Su and several tiger killing battalion soldiers. Beside him were sleeping soldiers, with weapons in their arms, their hands clenched into fists, lying neatly and orderly behind the earthen wall that had just been built.

Gao Hongyi cautiously walked to the far corner of the wasteland, and the sergeant standing there upright, he was a little trembling, and his eyes were full of fear.

"It's cold, it's cold." Gao Hongyi cared.

"No, general, subordinates are not cold." The sergeant replied.

Gao Hongyi saw the innocence on his resolute face, and suddenly became interested, and asked, "Then why are you trembling?" ”

The sergeant immediately clamped his legs, but looking at his ugly appearance, he shyly let go, timidly peeked at the crowd, found that they were laughing at himself, and quickly lowered his head.

"Alright, don't laugh." Gao Hongyi gently motioned for them to stop, and continued to ask the sergeant, "Are you afraid that the enemy will suddenly attack?" ”

The sergeant shook his head, "General, they." The sergeant pointed to the front.

Gao Hongyi turned his head along his hand, and under the light of the bonfire, his eyes were full of sleeping soldiers lying on the ground, dressed in black, quiet and terrifying, like countless corpses without graves, terrifying!

No wonder the sergeant was trembling in fright! Gao Hongyi stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Spirit point, protect them and let the enemy become a dead corpse!" ”

The sergeant nodded heavily, turned back and continued to keep watch.

Gao Hongyi walked to the place where the earthen wall was still being repaired a few miles away, and Li Zhong quietly instructed the civilians to work, they were very careful, for fear of disturbing the rest of the sergeants.

"How much has been repaired, and when will it be repaired?" Gao Hongyi asked Li Zhong in a low voice.

"It's a mile long, and it is estimated that it will be completed in half an hour!"

"Okay, everyone's worked hard, but as soon as possible!"

Li Zhong was puzzled and asked, "General, what are we going to do with this earthen wall?" ”

"Naturally, it's useful, so don't ask. Send a man to command them, and you will come with me. Gao Hongyi cautiously walked towards the high slope on the right, and after Li Zhong arranged the people, he immediately followed.

The morning breeze gradually rose, the morning sun slowly rose, and pale red fingers stretched out from the east. The western sky was dark, and suddenly a cloud flew in, and the sky turned from light to dark, and the sun shrank back as if it were a little timid. Gao Hongyi stood on the high slope with satisfaction, looked at the 40,000 soldiers and civilians sleeping in front of him, and asked Li Zhong, "In this battle, how do you arrange your troops?" ”

Li Zhong replied without thinking, "There are only seven thousand available sergeants here, what else is there to platoon, everyone rushes up together, and have a good time!" ”

"Then why are we here?" Gao Hongyi glared at him dissatisfied, and he ordered, "The spearmen are in front, and the archers are behind, spread out as much as possible, and prop up the entire low wall, covering our people." ”

"The army is scattered, and if Ma Chuang rushes over, we will be finished." Li Zhong reminded that he felt that something was wrong, "We still have the strength to fight in one place, General." ”

"A fight to the death is not what I want." Gao Hongyi took a deep breath, "Tomorrow, we may be able to drive them away without spending a single soldier." ”

"How is that possible?" Li Zhong didn't believe it.

Gao Hongyi replied confidently, "Do as I say, just wait to see a good show!" After that, he added, "Let all the civilians stand behind the sergeant with their weapons and spread them out." It's best that these 40,000 people look like 400,000 people! ”

"Command!" Li Zhong was a little worried, "Then I'll stand at the front with someone!" ”

"Of course you can, but no one can do it without my orders, understand?"

Li Zhong nodded.

The morning mist filled the wasteland, as if it had covered the wasteland with a thin white veil. The shy Chaoyang is naughty again at this moment, and has no idea of going back. Gao Hongyi watched it grow bigger little by little from a distance, and thought to himself, does this indicate that he is getting stronger little by little, or is it blowing the horn of war?

Apparently the latter, the scout who had sped out the army of horses galloped on fast horses, confirming his suspicions.

"Report!" He ran over shouting all the way, waking up many soldiers and civilians who were still asleep, "General, the army of Ma Chuang is less than ten miles away!" ”

Gao Hongyi nodded, ordered him to explore again, and then instructed Li Zhong, "Go and prepare!" ”

Li Zhong received the order, walked to a big drum, and hammered violently again and again, the drum beat low and powerful, as if to wake up the earth. Gao Hongyi stood on the hillside, patiently looking at the sleeping warriors. With the sound of the drums, one person, two people, ten people, a hundred people, a thousand people, and ten thousand people stood up at once. The white veil of the entire wasteland formed by the morning mist disappeared in an instant as soon as they got up! The weapons in their hands made a bloodthirsty clangle the moment they stood up, and it was heard in all directions through the low sound of drums.

The sergeants of the Sky Wolf Army ran under the earthen wall, their faces resolute, and they shouted loudly, the ground under their feet trembling with the sound of their neat footsteps! The spearmen lined up in an orderly manner at the front, and they stood beneath a wall of earthen that stretched for miles, like a solid fence. The archers followed, calmly plucking the bowstrings, each carrying enough arrows on their backs. The axe men huddled in the middle, as if they wanted to fill the only space under the earthen wall.

After the sergeants lined up, all 30,000 civilians stood behind the Sky Wolf Army with their weapons in hand, the people in front stood very compactly, and the people in the back stood very scattered. But from other directions, they spread all over the mountains, and as far as the eye could see, there was a sea of sergeants, which made people tremble!

Li Zhong held a big flag, through the gap left in the middle to the front, he wanted to raise the big flag, but the earthen wall was too high, and there was no trace of the big flag when he stood up! He had no choice but to plant the big flag on the ground in front of him, holding two board axes in both hands, and stood quietly.

Gao Hongyi stood on the hillside with the Tiger Killing Battalion soldiers, looking at the road where the Western Xia cavalry came with a heavy face, the fog on the road gradually dispersed under the light of the sun, and the wet land on the road appeared in his eyes little by little.

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near on the road, and the sound was thick and complex, as if thousands of horses were galloping hard.