To the west of Landu City, in the midst of this vast source of mountains and forests, it has become a hunting ground for both sides to fight each other. Don't look at Han Pingzi sending two large armies to encircle and suppress, how can they move slowly, and they can't figure out where the men and horses in the capital city are. I finally found clues based on horse hooves and horse manure and other things, but I didn't even see a single horse hair. On the contrary, it was the men and horses led by Duan Lang, who killed them by surprise from time to time. Although it was only a small fight, it also made the West Vietnamese army extremely depressed.

The people of West and Vietnam rushed back and forth, and finally gathered together in desperation, protecting the last batch of grain and grass to escort to Landu City. Duan Lang stood on top of a high post, facing such a huge escort of people, he knew that he could no longer stop the other party.

Zhou Wu said a little unwillingly, "Duan Shuai, do you want to sweep their tails." ”

"Forget it, using 200,000 soldiers and horses to prepare and escort grain and grass can be regarded as forcing them to their part. What's more, this bit of grain and grass can't last long for hundreds of thousands of troops. ”

"Duan Shuai, what should I do next? Do you continue to wait for their food and grass, or ~? Zhou Long looked at Duan Lang.

Duan Lang looked at the West Vietnamese army that was gradually moving away, "Next, I'm afraid they will go to Lidu City." ”

Zhou Long was stunned, "Duan Shuai, should we rush back first?" ”

Duan Lang shook his head, "Last time they crossed Landu City, they didn't go out of the city to stop them because they didn't know how many soldiers and horses we had and how to prepare them. If we go back now, I'm afraid we will suffer a big loss in Landu City. Wait a minute. ”

"Duan Shuai, I think Han Pingzi and Lu Mu, even if they attack our Lidu City, they will lay a trap to prevent us from attacking from behind." Zhou Long reminded.

Duan Lang smiled, "Of course they will be like this, Mingyue even said that the purpose of attacking Lidu City is to lure us to take the bait." ”

"Since the military advisor has expected this step, he must have already thought of a countermeasure."

Duan Lang shook his head, "Mingyue doesn't know what kind of trap they will set. However, I do have an idea that maybe I can crush the Western Vietnamese army in one fell swoop, but it is a little risky. ”

As soon as Duan Lang said, the two brothers Zhou Long and Zhou Wu's eyes suddenly lit up. Adventures are a common occurrence for them, and if they can defeat the Western Vietnamese soldiers and horses in one fell swoop, the risk is worth it.

"Duan Shuai, what is your clever plan?" Zhou Wu couldn't help but ask.

Duan Lang looked at the expectant eyes of the two brothers, "Fight hard." ”

"Hard fighting?" Zhou Wuxin said what a clever plan this is.

Duan Lang continued, "Now that we are in the capital, the number of soldiers and horses is not inferior to that of Xiyue. If you fight hard, you don't necessarily lose. ”

"Duan Shuai, don't take any risks. Although we have a lot of people, the 200,000 people from Kyoto are simply overwhelmed. In less than three or five months, their combat effectiveness will not even reach half of ours. On the other hand, the soldiers and horses of the West Vietnam, they experienced the battle in Landu City, and their combat effectiveness was very neat. In the confrontation between the two armies, once those new guards broke and fled, others could not stop them. Zhou Long hurriedly said.

Duan Lang nodded, "So, I can't make up my mind." ”

Duan Lang looked at the West Vietnamese army that disappeared under the hill, and he was also a little undecided. According to Mingyue's analysis, it was basically a matter for the Western Vietnamese army to attack the capital city. Duan Lang was unable to return now, and could only wait until the West Vietnamese soldiers and horses were drawn before he could cross the Landu City again. As Mingyue judged, no matter what kind of trap it was, Duan Lang had to fight back to rescue. No one can stop this.

In the capital city, Tai Mingyue, Li Jianshan and others were busy in their own ways, and even Zhang Ruming joined the team to persuade the people in the city. Fang Yan was also doing the work of those displaced people in Landu City, hoping that they could divert some people to the county town below. After all, Lidu City is much smaller than Landu City, and with so many people and garrisons, Lidu City is a little unbearable.

Li Jianshan began to order people to strengthen the city wall in the west, and Mingyue came to the camp in person to supervise the training of each battalion. The big war is coming, even if it's a temporary grinding. Anyway, those guards from Kyoto really gave Yutai Mingyue a little headache. In the face of the horrific training in the capital city, it almost caused a mutiny among the recruits.

These guards are not like the men and horses brought by the Seven Princes last time. After all, those people are the city guards of the local capitals, and they can be regarded as having experienced two or three years of camp life. On the other hand, the people in Kyoto this time were all temporarily recruited from all over the country, and they had no experience in military camps. What's more, they were trained in Kyoto, which was only the most basic formation. looks quite bluffing, but when you really get to the battlefield, it's just a plate of loose sand.

In the tent of the commander of the large battalion, the commanders of the battalions were all summoned. Seeing such a training situation, Tantai Mingyue had to rectify it again. After all, a big war is imminent, and mixing new recruits and veterans together will seriously affect the overall combat effectiveness. As soon as the rectification plan was announced, it was immediately approved by all the generals.

"Master Strategist, those veterans in my battalion are all going crazy. Those new guards had only undergone basic training, and they couldn't even make up the most basic shield arrays. Zhang Qifeng, the new commander of the infantry battalion, said depressedly.

Originally, Zhang Qifeng was the commander of the cavalry battalion, but Tangtai Mingyue felt that he had served as the commander of Qianqian in Yushan Pass before and had some experience in infantry combat, so he let him serve as the commander of the infantry battalion.

Huang Zhi also followed, "The quality of the soldiers is uneven, not to mention foot combat, even if the cavalry battalion rushes to kill, I can't wait to pull you into a long line." Without two or three months, those raw melons will not be able to go to the battlefield at all. ”

Yutai Mingyue looked at everyone, "General Huang is right, without two or three months, it is really impossible to train them into excellent guards." However, Xiyue Han Pingzi and Lu Mu are afraid that they will not give us this time. I estimate that in another seven or eight days, the Western Vietnamese army will be under the city. As a result, the original training plan was temporarily suspended. Now, I'll redistribute the troops. ”

Yutai Mingyue glanced at the generals majestically, and then said, "The 200,000 soldiers and guards from the original Kyoto have all been reintegrated together to form a new army infantry battalion. The main general is still Zhang Qifeng, and the deputy general is Geng Zhishan. The other large battalions, compressed and organized, are still mixed with the soldiers and horses of the capital city and the soldiers and horses of the Landu city. ”

As soon as Mingyue's voice fell, Zhang Qifeng suddenly stood up, "Master Strategist, there is something wrong with you. I'm the old team of Lidu City, and this army should be handed over to Lu Zhengshan. ”

Lu Zhengshan said with a smile, "General Zhang, let's still obey the arrangement of the military master." ”

Huang Zhi also stood up and teased, "Lao Zhang, don't be dissatisfied, 200,000 soldiers and horses, this is the preparation of Commander Fu." ”

"Get out, you kid is talking cool, or you'll come." Zhang Qifeng said angrily.

Liu Xusheng looked at the bright moon and patted the table, "The military advisor is deliberating, look at what you look like, be quiet!" ”

Liu Xusheng's prestige in the army was relatively high, Huang Zhi shrank his neck and quickly sat down. Although Zhang Qifeng was dissatisfied, he had no choice but to snort and sit down again.

Yutai Mingyue said, "General Zhang, this military division has arranged it like this, hoping that you can train these newcomers as soon as possible." General Lu's training system is mostly Kyoto's method. If you want to change them, you must use the training system of our historical capital. Don't look at re-planning the newcomers in one place, but the training plan remains the same. In addition, in this battle, this army division does not plan to let your new army infantry battalion participate in the battle. Your task is to train. ”

"I disagree!" Zhang Qifeng stood up again.

"Master Soldier, if you want to mature, you have to go through several battles. Such a good training opportunity would never have been given up. If you don't let us go to war, I'll go and ask Duan Shuai. Zhang Qifeng said angrily.

Liu Xusheng shouted angrily again, "Lao Zhang, don't contradict the military division, sit down!" ”

Yutai Mingyue's face was slightly cold, but she did not reprimand Zhang Qifeng, but said euphemistically.

"General Liu, in fact, what General Zhang said also makes sense. Otherwise, in this battle, the infantry battalion of the new army can assist in the battle on the city wall. ”

After Tantai Mingyue finished speaking, Zhang Qifeng was just about to speak, but Tantai Mingyue slapped the table, "This is the final order, and it must not be disobeyed." Even if Duan Lang comes, it must be executed. What our division wants is the results of the war, not the lives of our brothers in the army. Don't worry, when your new army has formed a combat effectiveness, this army division will definitely let you fight enough. ”

Seeing that Tangtai Mingyue was a little angry, Zhang Qifeng had no choice but to sit down with his head down. Liu Xusheng glared at him, and said in his heart, don't pretend that you kid is an old man, so you don't take the military advisor in your eyes.

She didn't want to do this, but in order to meet the upcoming battle, she had to regroup the strong personnel.

Lidu City is ready to face the battle, and the side of Landu City is also ready to attack.

In the Marshal Mansion of Landu City, all the generals and officials gathered, and Lu Mu first asked the quartermaster to report the situation of grain, grass and war preparation materials. After listening to the report, Lu Mu whispered a few words in Han Pingzi's ear, and Han Pingzi nodded silently.

The generals of Xiyue waited for the order one by one, and Han Pingzi stood up, "All the generals will listen to the order, and this will go to the capital city, and the commander will personally lead it." The three generals, Zhang Zhanchao, Jiang Quan, and Chen Gongbao, immediately gathered their troops and horses and assembled at the North City Gate. ”

"No!" The three generals said yes and immediately exited the hall.

Han Pingzi arranged all the generals, but the general Fei Dezheng was left without arrangement. After everyone retreated, Lu Mucai said to Fei Dezheng.

"General Fei, Han Shuai and their cavalry are one step ahead, and our division orders you to lead 30,000 infantry battalions and 20,000 longbow battalions, and go with our division. Also, get your infantry battalion, go to the quartermaster, and pick up the new type of rejection horse. As for the speed of the journey, everything is subject to the instructions of the division. ”

Fei Dezheng stepped forward, "Obey!" ”

Fei Dezheng withdrew from the meeting hall, Han Pingzi looked at Lu Mu, and asked with a little worry, "Lu Mu, is it a bit risky to leave only 10,000 soldiers and horses in the huge Landu City?" ”

"Han Shuai rest assured, this army division will definitely not let Duan Lang think that we only have 10,000 horses left. Besides, they were all cavalry, and they had no equipment to climb the city, so 10,000 horses were enough. ”

Han Pingzi nodded, "Okay, Ben Shuai will hurry up and go first, you come to press the formation, and we will meet in the capital city." ”

"I wish Han Shuai success." Lu Mu said with his fists clenched.

In the afternoon of the same day, the army of Landu City left the city in a mighty way. As soon as they moved here, Duan Lang immediately received the news of Da Fei. Duan Lang didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly asked Da Fei to inform Yutai Mingyue to get ready.

Less than thirty miles away from Landu City, Duan Lang ordered the army to rest temporarily. Zhou Long, Zhou Wu, Xiang Tian and others all surrounded them, and Duan Lang temporarily summoned them to start the discussion.

"Zhou Long, how many soldiers and horses do you think there are still in Landu City now?" Duan Lang asked.

"If Han Pingzi wants to fight with our Lidu City, he will definitely not be able to do it without bringing enough people. If you want me to say, there won't be many people left behind on their side. What's the matter, Duan Shuai wants to take Landu City? ”

"Yes, take Landu City, and leave 20,000 soldiers and horses to guard here. Once the West Vietnamese soldiers and horses are defeated, we can cut off his back road. However, we will have to wait another two days to see what happens. ”

"Great! If you go in at night, as long as you open the city gate, no one can stop our soldiers and horses. Xiang Tian said excitedly.

Several people discussed it and decided to take advantage of the emptiness in the city to attack the city at night. Duan Lang also told Tantai Mingyue about his plan, and this time, he was approved by Tantai Mingyue.

After two days of scout observation, it was found that on the walls of Landu City, there were only a few troops. After deciding, Duan Lang decided to do it immediately that night.

The huge city of Landu has become extremely depressed. Except for the guards on the city walls, there were hardly any people in the city.

In the middle of the night, more than 20 figures took advantage of the night to quietly touch a section of the city wall without lights. Duan Lang took the eighteen guards and Zhou Wu and touched the crack in the wall with a human ladder. There were no guards patrolling the entire city, and Duan Lang and the others soon came to the west gate.

Looking at a few city guards, Duan Lang waved his hand and quickly rushed forward to Xiang Tian and the others.

"It's not good~There is an enemy attack~!"

Boom ~ more than a dozen war knives waved, and quickly occupied the city gate. Taking advantage of Xiang Tian and the others blocking the enemy soldiers, Duan Lang and Zhou Wu opened the city gate, and the two heavy gates opened. Zhou Wu took out a fire sickle and lit the torch and drew a few circles.

In the darkness of the night, the horse's hooves shook the ground, and Zhou Long led the army to shout and kill. When Zhou Long rushed into the city gate, Duan Lang jumped on his war horse excitedly. He didn't expect that he would take Landu City so smoothly.

As soon as more than 10,000 troops entered the city gate, suddenly, in the gate camp that was originally black-lit on both sides, there was a sudden noise of people, and rows of guards holding horses rushed out.

In the darkness of the night, dozens of torches lit up on both sides of the city gate. A chariot was pushed out surrounded by guards.

"Brother Duan, this army has been waiting for you for a long time, but I didn't expect to wait for two days. Tonight, this military division will personally give you a ride. Longbowmen, shoot! ”

Among the torches, Lu Mu stood on top of the chariot and looked at the surprised Duan Lang with a hideous smile.

Whoosh~ A rain of arrows shot at Duan Lang and the others.

"It's not good, it's a trick ~ withdrawn ~!"

Duan Lang's face turned blue, brandished the spear in his hand, and blew a sharp whistle behind him.