Under the iron curtain, Yang He's big tent squatted quietly like a fierce beast on the hill that looked far away from Woniu Mountain.

Yang He didn't enter the tent to rest, he knew that the big battle was tonight, and the most likely and absolute big battle must be his own place, all the soldiers did not take off their armor and horses, and waited for the day, victory or defeat in one fell swoop.

Yang He ordered someone to move the tiger skin chair and put it at the door of the tent, and sat there in full uniform, with a group of civil and military personnel, staring at the deathly silent old camp of Woniu Mountain, waiting for the start of the war.

The silence between heaven and earth is terrifying. It was as if there was a dark cloud of heavy lead in this clear sky pressing down on everyone's hearts.

Suddenly, bursts of gunshots like bursting beans rang out, followed by the cannon sound of Lianzhu-like Tiger Zun, followed by the shouts and screams that rushed to the sky, which made the civil and military here feel relieved for a while.

The Great War began.

But immediately everyone felt that something was wrong, and the shouts and guns were not in the barracks at their feet, but far to the south.

It's south, how is it south? The civil and military forces behind him couldn't help but let out a startled buzzing sound.

Yang He couldn't help but frown, didn't the thieves know that the south was the tall Jiancheng Yanchuan? Could it be that a storm and rain have knocked those thieves into obscurity? Impossible.

"Qian Zhongjun, look."

Qian Tong stepped forward, bowed down and said lightly: "The sound of the east strikes the west, the tiger leaves the mountain, the carving insect is a small skill, the old man is relaxed, and the thieves will definitely go west in a moment." ”

Yang He nodded and agreed with this simple truth.

Looking at it again, those thieves have already rushed through the first line of defense of the official army in the trumpet cannon sky, and are desperately rushing towards the second line of defense.

Suddenly, on the hill occupied by the thieves who were slightly in turmoil, a group of thieves on foot rushed down, the soldiers in front were neat, and the ones behind were already in chaos, as if it was the old battalion father, shouting and killing along the road that the thieves and cavalry rushed away, and the small hill where the thieves were entrenched with a little fire suddenly became dead and silent, and this huge group of thieves joined the ranks of the breakthrough, and for a time the officers and troops in the south immediately fell into a bitter battle.

Yang He looked back at Qian Tong, is this a thief brigade attacking?

After all, their own arrangement, in the daytime thieves as long as they stand on the hill can see the truth, avoid the real attack this is military common sense, as long as the thieves break the encirclement in the south, they can go all the way to the south, but here is still a long distance away from Yanchuan City, in case of a fold in the middle, it will enter the reckless mountain, and it will be difficult to encircle and suppress.

Qian Tong also frowned and was silent at this time, and his heart began to be apprehensive, and Yang He's thoughts kept rolling in his mind.

Avoiding the real and attacking the false, the front army rushes forward, and the rear army follows up, this is also the common sense of soldiers, is it possible that thieves are willing to seek the near and far?

Yang He suddenly turned around and instructed Qian Tongdao: "No matter what, the thieves have begun to break through, this is an indisputable fact, let's ignite the fire." ”

"Honorable Order."

Qian Tong turned around and instructed the followers around him, "Light the fire." ”

The soldier galloped away, shouting along the way: "The governor has an order, light a fire, light a fire." ”

The sound of the herald was passed one after another, and it soon reached the top of the mountain, boom - three huge fires were lit together, and the three huge fires were even more red in half of the sky, making the stars and moon fade, almost shining the official and military positions in the west as similar to the day, the huge heat wave, even Yang He, who was sitting in the big tent, felt the boundless heat.

Although all the civil and military officers didn't know why they lit such a huge fire at this time and let themselves leak under the thieves, no one said a word, and they all stared at the fierce battle in the south with a serious face.

To the south, the fires that had spread and burned on the encirclement positions of the officers and soldiers had lit up the valley and hills in the south, and the screams of killing in the smoke and flames were faintly heard, and the ant-like crowd fought hard in the firelight, which looked like an unreal beauty here.

This is blood and fire, this is war.

Yang He suddenly turned his face to the side, trying to listen to the little sound in the chaos of the shouting in the wind, but the old man couldn't hear it clearly, so he quickly turned his head and asked Qian Tong, who was also listening.

"Qian Zhongjun, what did you hear?" Yang He couldn't help but be a little excited, he couldn't help but grasp the armrests of the tiger skin chair with both hands, pinched it tightly, and his facial muscles trembled except for smiling.

Qian Tong was even more surprised, and listened hard for a long time, before he couldn't say with certainty: "It seems that what comes from the wind is that the thief is captured and rewarded." ”

Yang He stood up excitedly and asked Wenwu, the staff behind him, "Is that so?" Is it a reward for capturing the thief for meritorious service? ”

At this time, a staff member with a sharp ear strode forward, trembling with excitement and reported: "My husband and ancestor are right, and the lower officials understand that it is indeed a reward for capturing the thief for meritorious service." ”

Yang He didn't answer, turned around and stretched his neck to look south, this look, but saw the clue, in the firelight of the sky, sure enough, there was a big flag flying in the thief team, although I couldn't really see what was written on it, but both the thieves and the officers and soldiers were like ants like the tide rushing to the banner to kill, a ** tumbling and rolling into a ball, shouts seemed to come there.

Could it be that the thieves really broke through in the south? That can disrupt their own planning, the south of their own only arranged more than 5,000 officers and soldiers, and put most of the elite in the west of their own place, that is a weak area, as long as the thieves sacrifice their lives to break through the encirclement there, there is no longer a block between here and Yanchuan, the thieves may turn into thousands of mountains in any place in the meantime, as long as they enter the mountains, then they will really lose their efforts and have no chance to catch them.

Thinking of this, Yang He raised his hand and was about to give the order.

Qian Tong stepped forward and stopped Yang He loudly: "My husband is slow, this may be the thief's suspicious strategy, my husband is so waiting." ”

"Don't miss the opportunity, if the thieves break through to the south, they won't be able to catch up." A staff member stood up and spoke out against Qian Tongdao.

"But what if the thieves use the strategy of diverting the tiger from the mountain and move our army to the south and break through to the west?" Qian Tong objected.

"The thief is in the south, our purpose is to break the thief, once the thief prisoner is taken, even if some rabble break out in the west, it will not become any climate, and once the thief Lu Shi breaks out, with his means, it will immediately resurrect, poison the place, fight the snake and not die, it will be endless trouble."

"But this chaotic cry alone is not justified." Qian Tong insisted on.

At this time, the mountain rode a fast horse galloping over, regardless of the barn soldiers along the way, shouting all the way: "Military report, emergency military report-"

Yang He shouted: "Don't stop him, let him come." He ordered his soldiers to run down the mountain, shouting as he ran, "The governor has an order not to hinder him, let him in." The other soldiers drew their weapons, swords and guns, and immediately surrounded Yang He tightly in case something changed.

Those who grabbed their swords and guns wanted to kill this guy who dared to break into the camp of the Chinese army at night, but the governor ordered them to disperse left and right at once, so that the cavalry rushed up the hill without hindrance.

The newspaper detective hit the horse uphill, and when Yang He was still a hundred paces away, the army detective rolled the saddle and dismounted, regardless of the crooked armor, rushed to Yang He with a rolling belt, and fell to his knees.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the guerrilla general He Renlong's urgent report on his life, the thieves in the south have broken through, the combat power is very fierce, they have broken through the two lines of defense of the official army, and they are desperately assaulting the last line of defense, although the guerrilla general has organized men and horses to resist desperately, but the thieves are helpless, and the soldiers are fighting to the death one after another, and the last line of defense is already in danger, now please send reinforcements quickly."

He Renlong, one of the last few general soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty, is still a guerrilla general in the border army, but the person fights fiercely, and must fight bravely in every battle, killing the enemy regardless of his life, and he is known as a madman in the army. The border army is attached to the Great Wall, the Tartars think that the king of Hades, and the madmen are avoiding them one after another. In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen (1642), He Renlong followed the governor Wang Qiaonian out of the pass to attack the rebels, and left without a fight in Xiangcheng, the city was broken, and Qiao Nian was killed by thieves. Chongzhen was furious and secretly ordered Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, to kill He Renlong. After He Renlong was killed, the peasant rebels celebrated with wine: "Congratulations to the death of the madman, and the Guanzhong is like ten mustards!" ”

It was really a war that could make the madman send an army for help, but he didn't expect the thieves to be so strong.

"Why are the soldiers shouting to capture the thieves?" Yang He stared at the little soldier and asked sharply.

The little soldier couldn't be afraid, and reported loudly: "He Guerrilla ordered a small report to the Governor, this group of thieves is really the main force of thieves, and there is a big flag with a big book on the flag. ”

"That's it, this must be where the thief is, my lord, it's too late if you don't send reinforcements." The staff member who had just fought with Qian in the ring suggested loudly.

"Old man, a big flag doesn't mean anything." Qian Ditto stepped forward to dissuade.

Yang He ignored the quarrel between the two, lowered his head and asked the kneeling soldier, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Yes." The little soldier swallowed his saliva and said hoarsely: "A group of thieves under the banner, dozens of bandits are tightly guarding a white-robed scribe, the scribe with a white horse and a sword, commanding the dispatch in the middle, and the thieves are the leaders of the stars who pass through the sky to listen to his dispatch." ”

Well, everything has been proven that the thieves must be the thieves Lu Shi.

is a good Lu Shi, you really give yourself a false reality, and avoid the real and the false, but although you have a thousand clever plans, you will fall apart in the face of the overwhelming strength of the official army.

Qian Tong still wanted to stand up and say something, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but shake his head lightly and take a step back, hiding in the excitement of the crowd.

"Come on, send an order to Lu Changwen, bring 5,000 elite reinforcements to He Renlong, and tell Lu Changwen that victory or defeat is in this move, even if you chase Lu Shi to the edge of the sky, you will bring Lu Shi to see me."

At the sound of the order, the drums of the officers and soldiers who were ready to go under the hill rumbled, and the elite officers and soldiers with bright armor began to kill the south like a tide.