Lang Zhendong's originally yellowish face was sweaty, and he was inexplicably painted with a layer of red full of joy.

He strode into the big tent of the Chinese army, his waist straightened, and he proudly clasped his fists at the old general Yan and saluted: "Great marshal, the first time I fought with the Da Chu bandits, the enemy was defeated, lost his armor, and retreated more than three miles. The last general is rising, I don't know why the marshal is in a hurry to withdraw his troops? ”。

After the handsome case, General Yan held his heavy silver beard with one hand, frowned and raised his head and rolled his eyes. After pondering for a moment, he asked, "What do you think of this red turban bandit compared to that Taiping bandit?" ”。

Lang Zhendong grinned and said: "Half a catty and eight taels, a raccoon dog." As long as you survive the opponent's initial seemingly ferocious round of attacks, you will obviously lack stamina and be vulnerable! ”。

Old General Yan snorted coldly in his nose, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he sighed and said, "Pioneer Officer Lang, you must not be careless to underestimate the enemy!" Ma Yu, the general of the hussar battalion, was once the proud protégé that the old man admired the most, and his army management, strategy, and ruthlessness will only be above you! Although the total number of men and horses was slightly inferior at the beginning, but in the battle of Qingzhou, Ma Yu's hussar battalion was completely wiped out, and the red turban bandits would never be so vulnerable as they are today! ”。

As he spoke, General Yan stood up, walked slowly with his hands behind his back, and said, "The old man is never afraid that the enemy will be strong in front of our army, but he just wants to beware of thieves showing weakness. Once they show weakness, it shows that there is likely to be a conspiracy behind them! That's why the old man immediately ordered people to withdraw the troops, for fear that you would fall into the way of thieves. ”

An adjutant general came out and said: "Old Man Yan is reasonable! We have received definite information: this time we are facing not only the red turban bandits of Dachu, but also the Ma Jiajun in the northwest. From this point of view, these thieves who have brought disaster to the country and the people have already huddled together to keep warm and put their lives on the line! Whoever kills the deer will fight here, so be cautious."

Lang Zhendong sneered disappreciatively: "So what? It just saves the trouble of my army's long journey, two batches of thieves in one pot and one spoonful of stew! Our national protector army cleanses the world of bandits in one fell swoop, and it can be flaunted in the annals of the Great Qi! ”。

General Yan shook his head again and again and said: "The proud soldiers will be defeated, remember to remember!" The old man originally planned to divide the troops into two ways and advance in unison. It's a pity that another pioneer officer has not yet arrived ......."

Lang Zhendong raised his head unconvinced and said, "Dashuai, you shouldn't be talking about the little white face on the Dadu school field that day, right?" The last general always felt that the thief was a thief, greedy for life and afraid of death, and had a treacherous face. Maybe he was a deserter from the hussar battalion in the first place! ”。

At this time, the "deserter" Guan Yu was immediately on a high mountain beam, looking at the dense crowd of the Protector Army, the overwhelming company camps and the bright flags fluttering in the sky slightly frowned.

Du Zhongnian rushed up with his horse, hugged his fists and said: "General Guan, the vanguard battalion of the Protector Army collected its troops in time, and did not enter our ambush circle!" ”。

Guan Yu's face did not show a look of surprise, and said calmly: "As expected, that old Yan is slippery, and he will never fall into the trap easily!" We have to find a way to divide them so that we can break them down and annihilate them one by one. ”

Guan Yu turned around and glanced at it, and said to Du Zhongnian: "Brother Zhongnian, notify the brothers who have been ambushed in advance to withdraw, you and I will go to the big tent of the Chinese army to return to the imperial brother." "Say it, shake the reins of the horse, and slowly descend the mountain beam.

Feihong closed, and the smoke billowed out.

Zhang Baiqian and Zhai Longbiao stood side by side in front of the tent, looking up at the Daqi banner that was broken but dancing proudly in the wind on Feihong's close, and frowned.

Zhang Baiqian turned his head to Zhai Longbiao and said, "Lord Wang, Mingjin should withdraw his troops, the casualties of the brothers are too great!" Our army will temporarily besiege but not attack, rest for a few days, in order to fight again! ”。

Zhai Longbiao looked at the sky that was gradually darkening, and sighed heavily: "That's it!" Wait for the big guy to slow down, and the king will personally lead the troops into battle, and his mother's son won't believe that he can't take this Feihong Pass! ”。

Zhang Baiqian shook his head and said: "The prince is a little restless, the enemy can't retreat, this Feihong Pass is worthy of the title of the world's first male pass, think that the grassland barbarians have not been able to break through for many years, I will wait and think in the long run, don't be in a hurry!" ”。

Zhai Longbiao raised his eyebrows and said, "Can you not be in a hurry?" Lao Tzu has never been blocked by a pass for so long in his life! What's more, there is news from Pingzhou, the Great Qi Protector Army is attacking in a big way, my royal brother is driving in person, and the fight over there must be in full swing, doesn't Brother Bai Qian want to withdraw as soon as possible and go to join in the fun? ”。

Zhang Baiqian smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Wang, you itched my heart for what I said!" But you and I are responsible for guarding the border, even if we take Feihong Pass, we must always be on guard against the sudden attack of the grassland barbarians, and it is not good for me to leave my post without the emperor's order! ”。

Zhai Longbiao glared at the bull's eye, spit at his feet hatefully, gritted his teeth and said: "The more Lao Tzu thinks about it, the more angry he becomes, he will capture Feihong Pass one day, and he will definitely divide the five horses into corpses and break the corpses into ten thousand pieces, so as to eliminate the hatred in my heart!" ”。

On the top of the city tower, the gray-faced Han Shizhong looked at the red-scarf bandits who threw down the dead bodies and slowly retreated, raised his hand and inserted the bloodstained sword into the sheath, straightened up and said: "Brothers, the thieves have been defeated and retreated, and the brothers of the engineering battalion have been ordered to strengthen the city defense overnight, and the brothers who patrol the city at night have given me 10,000 cautions, five steps and one post, beware of the thieves going and returning, stealing the city late at night!" ”。

An adjutant general stepped forward, clenched his fists and said, "General Han, the bows and crossbows in my military camp are almost exhausted, do you want to send some brothers out of the customs late at night to find some usable ones from the dead corpses below?" Also, there are mountains of dead bodies in this city, and the brothers who patrol the city at night can't stand the pungent smell, and many people can't help but vomit, but don't get any more diseases! ”。

Han Shizhong pondered for a moment, shook his head and said in a low voice: "The door is never opened!" There are so many thieves that they can be killed at any time. Tell the brothers who patrol the city at night to dip their rags in water to cover their mouths and noses, and let the soldiers prepare more herbs just in case. ”

He turned his head to look around at the tired soldiers, and said in a loud voice: "Brothers, we only need to hold on for a while longer, and the reinforcements sent by the imperial court are already on the way!" ”。

When the tired soldiers heard this, they suddenly came to their senses, raised their swords one after another, and let out a cheer with a loud shout.

Du Zhongnian walked quickly into Liu Qian's temporary palace with Guan Yu, Shi Tiangong, Tang Wannian, Ma Maoxun, Mao Xianyi and others were all here, everyone gathered around, pointing and discussing.

After Guan Yu and the others stepped forward to salute, they explained the failure of the ambush to the commander-in-chief Liu Qian.

Liu Qian shrugged his thick broom eyebrows, waved his hand disapprovingly, and said, "Sixth brother has worked hard, don't worry." We are discussing here, since the men of Daqi will not enter the trap, tomorrow our coalition army will simply set up a position, take the initiative to attack, and give them a hard dismount. I don't know what you think, sixth brother? ”。

Guan Yu frowned slightly, bowed down and clasped his fists and saluted: "The last general thinks it's inappropriate." The enemy army is numerous, menacing, and at the height of its edge, and it is too hasty to start a decisive battle at this time. It's better to continue to show weakness, wait for the other party to unload the sharpness and loosen up, and then gradually divide and surround it, and give it a fatal blow with a backhand! ”。

Liu Qian raised his head and pondered for a moment, then looked at Shi Tiangong, Ma Maoxun and the others, and asked, "What do you think?" ”。

Ma Maoxun glanced at Guan Yu with slightly squinted his eyes, smiled imperceptibly, and said to Liu Qian with his fists: "My Ma family army is dispatched by the saint." ”

Shi Tian archer stroked his long hair and said in a thoughtful whisper: "The idea of the sixth brother is also feasible, but I am worried that blindly retreating will reduce the morale of my coalition army for no reason. I can't get angry! ”。

Guan Yu hurriedly said: "Second brother, the so-called anxious can't eat hot tofu, and the arrogant soldiers will be defeated." Just let the Great Qi Protector Army run rampant for a few days, what can it do? As long as our army can always grasp the initiative, it is better than rushing a battle to know the outcome or defeat! You don't have to worry about the morale of our army being damaged, as long as you can win the battle! ”。

Tang Wannian hurriedly stepped forward and hugged his fists and said: "Two brothers, the younger brother is willing to take the lead and lead his subordinates to meet the Great Qi Protector Army, so that they can see that the soldiers of my Great Chu are not all vegetarians!" ”。

Liu Qian stroked his palms and laughed: "Okay! The momentum of our coalition today is not the same as it was back then! Tomorrow we will start a posture and compete with the Great Qi Protector Army! I appointed King Pingnan as the vanguard of our coalition army, and the Ma Jiajun and the sixth brother's men and horses coordinated left and right, first to destroy the prestige of the enemy army! ”。

Guan Yu swallowed his saliva, seeing that everyone had no objections, it was difficult for him to say anything more, so he hurriedly lowered his head and clenched his fists to receive his life.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Liu Qian beckoned to him with a smile and said, "Sixth brother, don't panic, there is an old man waiting to see you." ”

Guan Yu was slightly stunned.

After a while, the curtain was lifted, and a female general with a face like a pearl, clear eyebrows, and a heroic posture walked in.

After saluting everyone, she raised her handsome face, stared at Guan Yu with a smile and said affectionately, "Brother Guan, don't come to harm!" ”。

Guan Yu looked at the visitor and couldn't help but be surprised: "Miss Ni, when did you come here?" ”。

Ni Feiyan threw a meaningful glance at him, lowered her head slightly shyly, and smiled without saying a word.

Liu Qian stepped forward with a smile and said, "Miss Ni understands the righteousness and leads the people of Mingyue Village to defect to my Dachu. The widow originally planned to put them under your fifth brother's account, but this Ni girl insisted on refusing and only wanted to belong to your team. You can't treat them badly! ”。

Guan Yu nodded again and again, not knowing whether to express his gratitude to the imperial brother or show a wry smile.

Guan Yu hurriedly instructed Du Zhongnian beside him to take Miss Feiyan and his men back to his camp for a while, and he would rush over in a while.

Before going out, Ma Maoxun slowly paced to Guan Yu's side with a smile and whispered in his ear: "Virtuous nephew, my family Shuang'er is still waiting for you to return triumphantly in Pingzhou Mansion, you should have a sense of proportion in your heart." ”

Guan Yu bent down and silently bowed to the ground, counting as an answer.