Unlike the border with the Mongols to the north, where there are few decent roads, there is an official road from Guangling County to Datong that is wide enough for two carriages to run parallel to each other. Although it was still a little narrow compared to the official roads in the Central Plains, it was enough for the Ming army to transport troops and food baggage from one place to another as quickly as possible through these roads.

Because it was the New Year's Day and I was on the border, I didn't see any pedestrians even during the day. There was hardly a figure to be seen on the entire south-stretching official road, only a thick layer of snow covering it, reflecting a dazzling white light in the midday sun.

In this way, naturally no one will find those few men in strong suits who are hiding in a dense forest twenty miles away from Guangling County. One by one, they carried thick-backed knives, and each of them held a bow and crossbow, watching the slaughter and secret.

This group of people was the one who was ordered by Xiao Mo to hide in the middle of the road to intercept and kill Lu Jin, and the first person was the scout captain Cui Liu, and in addition to him, there were seven or eight men in the same costume hiding around. As for the other more than 40 people, they were sent by him to guard other mountain roads and important places, after all, there is not only such an official road from Guangling to Datong.

The weather was bitterly cold, and the howling north wind could penetrate the cracks of people's bones, even if they put on thick clothes, it still didn't help. These soldiers were also so cold that their noses were red at this moment, and they shivered from time to time. You must know that they have been waiting here for no less than a day and a night, and even the iron man has a limit.

Today is the seventh day of the first lunar month, and they should have killed people yesterday, but the target did not appear at all. The people on the other roads did not send news back, which naturally made Cui Liu dare not withdraw his troops, so he could only continue to guard here.

Taking out a piece of dried bun that had been frozen hard from the bag he carried, and grabbing a handful of snow in front of him, Cui Liu squeaked and chewed it, without the slightest embarrassment. In fact, he has gone through a lot of more difficult days than this, in the past, when he fought with the Tartars, he led people to hide somewhere, often for three or five days, and he still survived?

It's just that when he thought about it this time, in order to intercept and kill a powerless Qipin county commander, he felt that this was too much fuss. Of course, Cui Liu would not express this idea, otherwise the army's heart would be shaken.

But even so, the patience of these brothers brought with them was on the verge of exhaustion. Finally, half an hour later, someone came to him with a cat: "Captain, it's not a big thing for us to wait like this." If Lu Zhen didn't plan to go to Datong at all, what should we do? ”

"This is what Xiao General means, will he still entertain us with this kind of thing?" Cui Liu frowned, and said in a commanding manner.

"That being said, ......" That person is also Cui Liu's cronies, so he still dares to say some things in private: "Maybe even the chief was deceived?" I heard that the news was sent by someone from the Zheng family, and we had a conflict with them before, so maybe they were just entertaining people. ”

"Where did you get so many ideas? Just do what I say, or I'll go back and make you look good!" Cui Liu, who was already a little uncomfortable, became more and more irritable by what he said, so he sank his face and said.

When the man saw that he was angry, he did not dare to say any more, but only said yes, and returned to his position.

After a while, suddenly the scout crouched in front of him moved, as if he had discovered something. Then, the others also noticed something, and looked towards the south together. Even Cui Liu, who had also been alarmed, gently moved a few steps forward, and then looked over there with bated breath.

It's a pity that because their position is slightly sagging, they can't immediately see what the situation is over there. But they could hear the movement clearly, the movement of several galloping horses coming towards this direction, and the image of the horses' hooves stepping on the snow seemed to be clearly flashed into their minds from the sound.

"This is ......" Everyone was stunned, they were waiting for Lu Jin, who came from the north, why did people and horses come from the south at this time?

Just as they were puzzled, the riders had quickly rushed down the slope, and finally let them see the appearance of the comer. Those people were wearing the uniforms of the Ming army, not to mention the distinct armor, but they were all high-spirited, and the knives and guns on the saddle and the bows and arrows hanging on the side of the horse were shining in the daylight.

And just as they came to the front and paused for a moment, there was a greater movement from the south, and it seemed that countless cavalry were galloping towards this side.

"How is this going on, what are they doing? Why is there a large army coming to our side at this time? ”

"Is there another war with the Tartars?"

The scouts hiding on the side of the road all looked suspicious, and many people turned their eyes to Cui Liu, but unfortunately at this time, he was also surprised and dazed, and he was staring at the front stupidly.

And at that moment, one of the people in the group who was about to continue on pulled the reins sharply, and while stopping the horse, he turned and looked straight at the side of the road, and at the same time, his bow and arrow, which he placed on the side of the horse, were suddenly raised, and pointed at the scout, who was still hiding there: "Who dares to sneak and hide there! ”

Unexpectedly, the hiding of himself and others was actually discovered by someone at once, which made everyone from Cui Liu down to be surprised, and they couldn't even react in a short time. At this time, the other ten or so horsemen had also quickly turned their heads, and all the bows and crossbows were accurately pointed at them: "Come out!" Otherwise, you won't be killed! ”

These people are the scouts and guides of the front army, in order to ensure the safety of the large army behind, and now that they find that there is an ambush on the side of the road, they naturally have to be cautious. And just now they also found that there was a reflection of sunlight on the side of the road, and it was obvious that the guy hiding there was carrying sharp weapons such as knives and guns, so it was natural to be more cautious.

Feeling the intense murderous intent from these people, Cui Liucai suddenly recovered from the shock and hurriedly shouted: "Misunderstanding, we are our own people!" So saying, he threw away his saber and bow and arrows, and then walked out with his hands raised.

When the others saw that he had been hit on the head, they did the same, lost their weapons, and came out in good order. Although they have always been arrogant, they still know how to take matters into account when faced with such a situation.

When they saw them come out, they did not dare to take it lightly, and the arrows kept pointing at them, and as long as they made the slightest movement, they would not hesitate to shoot them. After all, they are the ones with an important mission.

It wasn't until Cui Liu approached cautiously and threw over a piece of waist card that he had already taken out, and after being caught by one of the first people, he exhaled: "You are the garrison of Guangling County?" ”

"Exactly, I said that it was my own person." Cui Liu replied with a smile.

"You guys don't keep a good guard in the city, why are you here?" The man narrowed his eyes and looked at them suspiciously.

"We ...... Isn't there nothing to do during the New Year, so I came outside to find out if there was any prey, so that I could take it back to fight the tooth sacrifice. After only a moment's hesitation, Cui Liu gave such an excuse. Naturally, he didn't dare to tell his true purpose.

"Really?" The man pursed his lips and did not say that he believed or disbelieved, but said, "You wait here, and the others go on." ”

"Huh?" Cui Liu and the others were stunned again. But immediately, they knew what was going on, because they had seen a big silk slowly rising from the bottom, embroidered with a big "Hu" character on it, just looking at the size of the flag, they had guessed what kind of person this represented, except for the current Datong general Hu Sui, the entire Shanxi area did not have such a grand pomp and momentum of the general surnamed Hu.

But at this moment, they were also dumbfounded. Why did Mr. Hu suddenly appear here? Now that it is the New Year's Festival, how could he go so far to fight Datong to come to Guangling?

But no matter what, it is impossible to fake this matter, whether they believe it or not, this is how Hu Zongbing came!

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In the military camp of Guangling County, there was still not much difference from the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve at this time, it was still noisy, and many soldiers were drunk and crazy in their respective tents because they were drunk.

Sometimes, you can even hear the sound of cursing coming from several tents, which are people who have lost money in gambling and complaining about their bad luck.

However, Xiao Mo, who has been happy with everyone every year in the past, is not in the mood this time. Although there was wine and meat in front of him, he was not even interested in taking a sip, but stood up uneasily, and paced around his tent from time to time.

It's already the afternoon of the seventh day of the new year, but Cui Liu and they haven't even sent any news back, which is really unreasonable.

Didn't you just want them to ambush a scholar, could you really let this guy escape? Xiao Mo couldn't believe this idea.

Finally, he stopped his steps and shouted outside the tent: "Someone." ”

The soldiers guarding outside opened the curtain in response: "What does the general command?" ”

"Go and call Li Jia to me, I have something to tell him." Xiao Mo said.

The soldier hurriedly agreed, and hurried away. But just as Xiao Mo was about to sit back and eat something to calm down, the curtain was lifted again, and a subordinate broke in with a nervous expression: "General." ”

"What's going on?" Xiao Mo's heart tightened for no reason, could it be that the matter failed, or was there any military situation?

"General, General Hu suddenly led his troops to our city, and now he is waiting to enter the city at the north gate." The man clenched his fists and reported.

"What did you say?" Xiao Mo, who had just sat down, stood up again when he heard this......