Li Zicheng received Song Wen's message, and calculated that Qin Liangyu was only 7,000 soldiers, and after the battle outside Zhongzhou City, morale must be low, so he decided to continue to approach Maoershan, and at the same time ordered Li Guo and Zhang Lingbu to start squeezing Maoershan from the west.

Qin Liangyu returned to the Maoershan camp, found Qin Gongming again, and inquired carefully, her expression was even more gloomy, although she had not experienced the battlefield in person, but from Qin Gongming's words, she had already strongly felt that the combat effectiveness of the Heavenly Mandate Army was far beyond her imagination, even if she went into battle in person, she was not absolutely sure of defeating the Heavenly Mandate Army.

The huge advantage in range is definitely not something that can be compensated for by bravery, and from the battle itself, the more courageous the soldiers are, the faster the casualties will be!

She began to trust her instincts, the Heavenly Mandate Army's release of the Stone Soldier was itself a huge conspiracy, a conspiracy to annihilate the Stone Soldier.

Qin Liangyu would definitely not sit still, she drove Qin Gongming out, sat alone on the Maza, and went through the whole incident in her mind.

The transport ship has been captured by the Heavenly Mandate Army, and it is temporarily impossible to return to the Shiqi Xuanwei Division, and the Maoer Mountain itself is too small, no more than two miles long, so it can only rely on camping, but there is no danger to defend, and it must leave as soon as possible.

Because it was getting late, Qin Liangyu didn't act for the time being, but she immediately asked Qin Yiming to send an order to Qin Gongming and Qin Zuoming, make all preparations, and move to Huangcao Mountain and Jinhua Mountain early tomorrow morning.

The next morning, Qin Liangyu got up early, waited for the soldiers to have breakfast, and was about to pull out the camp, when suddenly a horse flew in front of him, still a hundred steps away, the war horse had fallen to the ground with a "poof", and the ranger on horseback was thrown far away.

The ranger barely got up, marched in front of Qin Liangyu on the one hand, and shouted on the other: "General, Huangcao Mountain and Jinhua Mountain have discovered the enemy's situation......

"Hurry up!" Qin Liangyu sat on the back of the horse, and saw that the ranger was walking crookedly, and he didn't know whether he was injured or extremely tired.

The guards almost brought the ranger over.

"General, general," the ranger gasped, "to the east of Huangcao Mountain, an army of five thousand people was found, waving the Kyushu military banner of the Heavenly Mandate Army...... To the east of Jinhua Mountain, there are also 5,000 people under the banner of the Mandate of Heaven, all of them cavalry...... "Before he finished speaking, he had already fainted.

"What?" Qin Liangyu was taken aback, how could Liukou take a step ahead of himself and already occupy the two mountains of Huangcao and Jinhua? Could it be that all his actions are in the calculations of the Mandate of Heaven? She waved her arms weakly, "Take him down to rest so that he can heal his wounds!" ”

The Mandate of Heaven Army has already gone out of the Yellow Grass and Jinhua Mountains, and it is obviously unrealistic for Shi Yan to go west again, and what surprised her the most was that the Mandate of Heaven Army had prepared 10,000 soldiers in the land of the two mountains, and there were 5,000 cavalry!

With these 5,000 cavalry, in case the stone soldiers are defeated, there is no way to escape.

Qin Liangyu's expression was dull, her face was full of sadness, she seemed to have aged ten years all of a sudden, she waved her hand weakly, and said to Qin Yiming: "Order, go back to the camp!" ”

"Yes, herald to return to camp!" Qin Yiming already knew that since Huangcao and Jinhua Ershan were occupied by the Heavenly Mandate Army, there was no longer any possibility for the Shi Yan soldiers to go forward, and the Heavenly Mandate Army might be waiting for the Shi Yan soldiers!

Qin Liangyu got off the war horse, handed over the reins of the horse to the guards, raised his eyes and looked at the Maoershan beside him, and after a long time, he saw that the big tent of the Chinese army had been built at the guards' gate, and he didn't care whether it was cleaned up or not, and he got into it.

She leaned back on the marching bed, cushioning her back with a quilt, and kept thinking about the Mandate of Heaven.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly a ranger came to report: the Heavenly Mandate Army in the direction of Fengdu is marching in the direction of Maoershan; In the direction of Chungju, the Mandate of Heaven Army is also out of the city and is rushing in the direction of Maoersan.

Qin Liangyu seemed to be taking a cold bath on Mount Everest, and it was cold from head to toe.

The back road was cut off, and there were 10,000 Heavenly Mandate troops in front of them out of Huangcao and Jinhua Mountain, and the target was obviously Mao'er Mountain, with 5,000 Heavenly Mandate troops on each side, and they were moving closer to Mao'er Mountain step by step......

Can you use the mountain to pass through the cracks of the Heavenly Mandate Army?

Qin Liangyu quickly gave up, Mao'er Mountain is surrounded by hilly terrain, although the road is rugged, but there is no complicated mountain terrain, it is okay to camp, if you escape, can the infantry escape the war horses of the Heavenly Mandate Army?

There are rangers of the Heavenly Mandate Army on all sides, and with Li Zicheng's calculations, the Heavenly Mandate Army may have prepared countless plans and traps, waiting for the stone soldiers to drill.

Qin Liangyu felt a little frightened, she was like a worm that fell on a spider's web, no matter how she struggled, it would be in vain, and it would be a spider's lunch in the end.

This spider is Li Zicheng and his Heavenly Mandate Army!

She can understand Ma Xianglin's thoughts, maybe that day, Ma Xianglin is facing her situation today, and she even clearly feels that Ma Xianglin, who has always been very proud, is helpless and helpless in the face of the situation of exhaustion!

Ma Xianglin was defeated and captured, Qin Liangyu secretly scolded him for not being loyal to the country, but now, she regretted it, it was not that her son here was cowardly and afraid of death, it was not that he didn't want to fight, but he couldn't fight......

After dinner, Qin Liangyu couldn't sleep for a while, so he put on his clothes and left the camp tent, looking up at Mao'er Mountain in the night.

The autumn breeze is blowing, and the night is like a knife.

Maoershan was like a huge monster, squeezing heavily towards Qin Liangyu.

Qin Liangyu let out a long sigh, as if he wanted to drive away the boulder that was pressing on his heart, but the three words "Heavenly Mandate Army" seemed to be engraved in his heart, no matter how distracted, it was lingering.

Qin Yiming quietly walked behind Qin Liangyu, "Auntie......"

"Yiming, can't you sleep too?" Qin Liangyu didn't turn back, but tightened the clothes on his body, "This Heavenly Mandate Army is indeed the only one I have seen in my life!" ”

"Auntie, what do we do now?"

Qin Liangyu didn't seem to hear Qin Yiming's question, but said, "Where is the Heavenly Mandate Army now?" ”

"Back to my aunt, to the northeast, the Mandate of Heaven Army in Chungju is less than fifteen miles away from Mao'er Mountain; To the southwest, the Mandate of Heaven army from Fengdu is thirty miles away from Maoer Mountain; To the west, the cavalry of the Mandate of Heaven was still patrolling fifty miles away. ”

Qin Liangyu said lightly: "Yiming, you are only my chief of guard now, but among your sons and nephews, you are the oldest and have rich combat experience, tell me, what should we do now?" ”

"Auntie, the Heavenly Mandate Army in the direction of Zhongzhou is the closest to us, and it is the culprit who killed the Shi Yan soldiers," Qin Yiming bowed and said: "According to my nephew, let's concentrate our forces first, and defeat the Heavenly Mandate Army in the direction of Zhongzhou first, just to avenge the soldiers!" ”

"Revenge is what the soldiers say, maybe this can boost morale, but for the general, it must be considered holistically," Qin Liangyu stroked his hair that was blown away by the night wind, "Yiming, someone impeached you the year before last and made you lose all your official positions, and I still complain about you, it seems that there is nothing wrong with the decision of the imperial court." ”

Qin Yiming's body moved slightly, and he hurriedly said, "Auntie......"

"Yiming, war is an art, not a person's likes and dislikes," Qin Liangyu said: "Self-confidence is a must, but before the war is won or lost, an accurate prediction must be made, which is the common sense necessary for a general." ”

“……”

"The cavalry of the Heavenly Mandate Army is only fifty miles away from Mao'er Mountain, and at most half an hour, they can reach Mao'er Mountain," Qin Liangyu shook his head slightly, as if he was talking to himself, "Let you command, can you defeat the Heavenly Mandate Army in the direction of Zhongzhou in most of the hour?" ”

"This ......," Qin Yiming was speechless for a while.

"Zuo Ming can't do it, you can't do it, I can't do it either," Qin Liangyu turned around, glanced at Qin Yiming, and turned back again, "Listening to Zuo Ming's description, we can't get close to the Heavenly Mandate Army at all, how can we fight this battle?" ”

She took a hard breath of cool breeze, and slowly spit it out, this Heavenly Mandate Army, this Li Zicheng...... It's really the only opponent he has ever encountered in his life, no, he is not his opponent at all!

What kind of person is Li Zicheng? Is it a talent who is vertical and horizontal, or a general who is strategizing? Why didn't you know this person before? How much does the court know about him? Who can deal with him?

Court...... What about the imperial court?

Qin Liangyu couldn't help but shudder, she couldn't see the future of Shi Yanbing, she couldn't see the misty Li Zicheng and his Heavenly Mandate Army, and she was even more worried about the imperial court.

Qin Yiming whispered, "Auntie? ”

"Yiming, can you see the current predicament clearly?" Qin Liangyu said: "I can't see the Ming army, all around us are the Mandate of Heaven army, a full 20,000." ”

"Auntie mean we're surrounded?" Qin Yiming was still a little unconvinced, "Can't we even break through?" ”

"Yi Ming, tell me, where to break through?" Qin Liangyu took a faint breath, "The cavalry of the Heavenly Mandate Army in the west, although they are not moving forward, they can reinforce any place at any time, and the Heavenly Mandate Army in the direction of Fengdu and Zhongzhou is the main force of the attack......"

Qin Yiming said: "It's a pity that we have lost the transport ship, otherwise we can draw some troops from Shi Yan, ......"

"What about increasing the number of troops? As long as you leave the Shi Yan Xuanwei Division and leave Fang Doushan, how many troops will be eaten by the Heavenly Mandate Army," Qin Liangyu shook his head in disappointment, "The Battle of Zhongzhou is the warning given to us by the Heavenly Mandate Army, three thousand stone soldiers were annihilated by the five thousand Heavenly Mandate Army, and ......they didn't even have a chance to fight back."

“……”

Qin Liangyu sighed and said, "Hey, the two wings of the Heavenly Mandate Army will soon outflank you......"

"Auntie, can we break it up and let the soldiers disperse and break out?"

"Scattered breakout?" Qin Liangyu shook her head, she had also thought about scattering and breaking through, but there was no Ming army on the periphery, even if she could break through, where could she go? Does Li Zicheng have any back-up hands to hunt down lone soldiers?

The messenger of the Heavenly Mandate Army once told her that Li Zicheng planned to use 5,000 soldiers to fight a decisive battle with 10,000 stone soldiers, not to defeat, but to annihilate them all......

Since Qin Zuoming fought with the Heavenly Mandate Army under Chungju City, she completely believed that Li Zicheng was not arrogant, but had extreme self-confidence, and his self-confidence came from the combat effectiveness of the Heavenly Mandate Army.

Qin Yiming said cautiously: "Auntie, what should we do now?" ”

"What?" Qin Liangyu muttered: "There is nothing to do, although there are still seven thousand soldiers, we are already exhausted!" ”