In Blue Lake City, Mo Kun looked at the large camp opposite the hall and began to prepare for a fierce attack. He was waiting, waiting for news from Duan Lang's side. Once Duan Lang broke through Huining City, Prince Hong would inevitably have to transfer men and horses to take care of his left defensive line. When the time comes, the long-awaited big war will break out.

Coach Yang Fakui and Fu Shuai Zhao Pingdu stood on both sides, and Zhao Pingdu asked, "Master Commander, we don't have much grain and grass in reserve, do you order the reserve battalion to escort the grain and grass?" ”

"How much longer?" Mo Kun asked.

"About a month and a half."

Mo Kun nodded and said, "That's enough, the purpose of war is to plunder, we are not here to be kind." In this war, Prince Hong is bound to retreat to Yixiang City and hold on. General Zhao, when our army reaches Yixiang City, you will lead 30,000 horses to the surrounding cities and county capitals to collect grain and grass. Don't worry about anything, this is Great Xia, not our Nanping, even if they are kind, they will still hate us. ”

"The last will understand." Zhao Pingdu agreed.

Yang Fakui looked at Mo Kun, since the soldiers and horses entered Great Xia, they had not carried out a crazy plunder. It seems that the battle line in the future will be too long, and Mo Kun has also begun to enter the mode of fighting to support the war. In this way, the risk of being attacked by Duan Lang on the grain transportation team can be avoided.

On the way to Huining City, Duan Lang's army was divided into three divisions and advanced steadily. Before leaving, Ah Zhu took the eighteen guards to Huining City in advance. Their mission is to destroy all the sentinels and scouts sent by the other side. Before the arrival of the army, Feng Zhun and Zhu Wenjun could not be allowed to find any signs. Even if the other party finds out that the sentinels and scouts do not return in time, it will take two hours to judge and analyze. This time difference was enough for them to attack Huining City.

Entering the night, the army was less than twenty miles away from Huining City, and Duan Lang met Xiang Tian who had returned.

"Order, the army halts its advance." Duan Lang ordered.

Military orders were passed backwards, and the marching army stopped. Duan Lang looked at Xiang Tian and asked, "How's the situation?" ”

"The eyeliner on the periphery was all cleaned up, not only from the court, but also a few Nanping eyeliner were found. Azhu and his brothers continued to search, and everything was normal in the city, and no movement was found. Xiang Tian said.

"Okay, give the order, the chariot is five miles away, and all the horses are wrapped in horses' hooves, and their muzzles are sleeved, and the speed of advance must not exceed three knots."

Duan Lang ordered, and all the cavalry took out the prepared rag straw rope and wrapped it around the four hooves of the war horse. The mouth of the war horse is also covered with a muzzle to prevent neighing at night. The army began to move slowly, and the journey, which had been less than half an hour, took nearly two hours to reach the intended place. All the centaurs were silent, and from a distance, there seemed to be a low forest under the night.

Duan Lang withdrew his heavy battle armor, wore a night suit, and led Zhou Long, Zhou Hu and the two hundred forward battalion dead soldiers forward. Not far from the city, Duan Lang blew out a burst of insect noise, and Gu Fan and the others quickly moved closer to Duan Lang.

"What's going on in the city?" Duan Lang asked in a low voice.

"It's business as usual, they haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary." Azhu responded.

"Okay, Azhu, you immediately retreat and join Mingyue. Brothers, get ready to fight. ”

Ah Zhu looked at Duan Lang and hesitated for a moment to ask for battle, but when he saw Duan Lang's sharp gaze, he had to retreat silently.

A few years ago, a fire in Huining City was burned, and many sections on both sides of the city gate collapsed and were destroyed, and they have not been repaired. After Feng Zhun arrived, he didn't plan to resist for a long time, but simply strengthened it and did not carry out major maintenance. Such a city wall can't stop Duan Lang and the others at all.

One by one, figures entered the city, and in the barracks on both sides of the city gate, several lit torches swayed in the wind with dim light. The guards at the door, drowsy with guns.

Duan Lang observed for a moment and commanded in a low voice, "Zhou Long and Zhou Hu, each of you will lead fifty people to touch the city wall from both sides and kill the guards of the city gate tower. Geng Zhishan and Lu Zhengshan, each of you brought fifty people, responsible for blocking the guards who rushed out of the battalion. Xiang Tian and I are responsible for opening the door, and everyone must stick to the army to enter the city. ”

"Order!"

A few people agreed, and each led the men and horses to leave quietly. Duan Lang listened to the sound of the secret whisper insect in place in the dark, waved his hand behind him, and took the eighteen guards to the city gate hole.

The four guards on duty in the city gate cave were easily killed by Gu Fan Xiangtian and others. The gates of the city have long been destroyed, and the heavy and broken gates are only supported by two thick wooden stakes. Duan Lang and the others removed the stake and opened the city gate with a squeak.

The broken and heavy city gates, with a piercing sound in the night, immediately alarmed the guards of the city.

"Who opened the gates? ~Not good, there is an enemy attack~! ”

As soon as the shouts of the soldiers at the head of the city fell, Zhou Long and Zhou Hu immediately led people to kill them. Immediately afterwards, the alarm bell on the head of the city was sounded. In the night, the sound of alarm bells can be heard more than ten miles away.

As long as the city gate was opened, Duan Lang didn't care if he was discovered. On the other side of the three arrows, Wang Fu gave an order to Zhang Qifeng, and the guards quickly took off the muzzle on the horse's mouth. For a moment, the horses neighed, and the guards shouted and rushed over. The land of three arrows was a blink of an eye for war horses, and as soon as the city gate opened, Duan Lang knew that no one could stop their attack.

"Let's go and support Lu Zhengshan and Geng Zhishan." Duan Lang gave an order and rushed to the military camps on both sides with Gu Fan and others.

In the barracks on both sides of the city gate, many people rushed out in a panic. But the gap with Duan Lang's imagination is too big, and there are only about a thousand people by visual inspection. The military camps on both sides together could not exceed 3,000 people.

The gates of the barracks on both sides were not very wide, and when they saw that someone was blocking the gate, these guards in the city not only did not rush to kill, but fled in all directions.

"What's going on? Gu Fan, grab a live mouth. Duan Lang shouted in surprise.

As soon as Wang Fuzhong Zhang Qifeng's army entered the city, he was also a little baffled by the scene in front of him. Duan Lang was worried about fraud, so he hurriedly ordered to stop advancing and set up defenses around the city gate. This situation is completely inconsistent with the news that was discovered in advance, and Duan Lang didn't understand where there was a deviation. The battle quickly ended up and down the city gate, and Duan Lang's soldiers and horses suffered almost no losses.

A hundred households were brought over, and Duan Lang said coldly, "If you say the wrong word, you will be cut off by an arm, and if you delay the three breaths, you will be chopped off on both feet." Say, what about the main force of your army, why are there so few men and horses? ”

"The general spares his life, and the little one does not dare to deceive. Yesterday afternoon, General Zhu ordered all the main troops and horses to withdraw to the camp at the North City Gate. Here at our south gate, only 3,000 men and horses are left to garrison. Lord Zhu also said that once an enemy attack is discovered, the alarm bell will be sounded immediately. He also said ~ allow us to surrender and save our lives. Protection said tremblingly.

Duan Lang was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood Feng Zhun and Zhu Wenjun's intentions, "It's not good, they want to escape." Zhang Qifeng, Wang Fuzhong, quickly killed to the north city gate. If Feng Zhun wants to escape, chase and kill for thirty miles. ”

Duan Lang stood up after speaking, he didn't understand why Feng Zhun wanted to do this. Even if he retreated in the direction of Prince Hong, this would be even more disadvantageous to the imperial army. According to the normal marching strategy, Feng Zhun and Zhu Wenjun should at least block it in Huining City. Even if the battle is defeated, 100,000 horses can at least leave a day for Prince Hong to adjust his defenses. If you evacuate without hindrance, in case Duan Lang chases and kills all the way, even if Prince Hong gets the news, he will not have time to adjust the deployment of troops and horses. After all, the speed of the herald is not necessarily as fast as the killing speed of the army of the capital city. Even if you can fly feathers to transmit messages, this kind of escape without a fight is also a taboo for soldiers in the current war situation. Feng Zhun and Zhu Wenjun, as two military squires, would not be unaware of this.

It was supposed to be a fierce battle, but I didn't expect Feng Zhun to evacuate immediately as soon as he heard the alarm bell. Duan Lang felt as if the strength of his whole body was hitting the air, which made him a little extremely uncomfortable.

On the way to the direction of Jingshan City, Feng Zhun and Zhu Wenjun led the army, and it was not until the sky was bright that they completely got rid of the pursuit behind. Feng Zhun ordered the army to stop advancing and lay down a defensive formation for a short rest.

A Qian general manager walked over and asked strangely, "Lord Feng, Lord Zhu, it seems that the direction of our evacuation is wrong, shouldn't we go to the area of Blue Lake City?" ”

Zhu Wenjun's eyes sharpened, "Lead Duan Lang's army to Prince Hong's barracks, are you planning to let the soldiers and horses of Lidu City raid the imperial army?" Darn! From now on, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, you just have to obey orders. Whoever dares to bewitch the army and disobey the military order will be punished by military law! ”

The bearded Qian Zong shrank his neck in fright, and he didn't dare to have any idea of resistance in the face of this former soldier squire. Don't look at this army with Feng Zhun as the main force, but what these low-level leaders are afraid of in their hearts is Zhu Wenjun. After all, Feng Zhun was deposed for too long, and most of the young people in the army had not yet joined the army. When Zhu Wenjun was in power, these generals and even thousands of generals had just been promoted, and they didn't dare to come out in the face of important ministers like Zhu Wenjun. At that time, the military department was in power, and it was very much valued by the ban.

Looking at the complete obedience of the commanders, Feng Zhun smiled knowingly at Zhu Wenjun. As a veteran minister of Great Xia for decades, at this moment, he suddenly had a feeling of saying goodbye to Great Xia. has been suppressed for so many years, why doesn't he want to live a free life.

Feng Zhun briefly discussed with Zhu Wenjun and decided to let Zhu Wenjun enter Jingshan City in advance with his henchmen. Not only did they want to control the granaries and silver warehouses of Jingshan City, but they also wanted to completely eradicate the minions of the Heavenly Courtyard in the city. When the army enters, everything can appear to be stable.

In Huining City, Yutai Mingyue was also puzzled, and he didn't understand why Feng Zhun's army would withdraw to the eastern front. In this way, contrary to the army of Prince Hong, is there a conspiracy in this?

"Ah Zhu, immediately inform Uncle Zhou, and let a few cities along the coast of the eastern front pay close attention to the movements of Feng Zhun's army. Notify us as soon as there is news. Yutai Mingyue said.

"Okay, I'll let Master know right away."

Li Jianshan asked strangely, "Duan Lang, Feng Zhun's strange withdrawal will not be agreed with Prince Hong in advance." ”

"Quite possibly, you see." Duan Lang said, pointing to the marching map and then said, "According to our plan, after taking Huining City, we will directly enter Chengyang Mansion. Yin Liangyi of Chengyang Mansion is ready to surrender to Cheng, which will become our base camp in the central part of Great Xia. However, Feng Zhun evacuated to the east, and once Prince Hong sent troops to intercept it, it would be just right to form a two-sided attack on us. Moreover, even if we don't go to Chengyang Mansion, but approach Prince Hong to the west, he, Feng Zhun, can still attack from behind. ”

"Duan Lang, then let's just take advantage of the situation to pursue and annihilate Feng Zhun's army in one fell swoop." Li Jianshan said.

Duan Lang shook his head and said, "If we continue to pursue, Feng Zhun will lead us to the coastal area of the Eastern Front." In this case, it will be farther and farther away from the main battlefield, and it will be difficult to control the overall situation. In addition, Mo Kun also needs us to contain a certain amount of Prince Hong's troops. Otherwise, it's hard to say whether this guy will tear up his promise and attack Wuliang City. ”

Tantai Mingyue looked at the direction of the marching map, and said worriedly, "If Prince Hong is really this kind of layout, then he is not only targeting us, but also the Chengyang Mansion, I am afraid it has also aroused Delong's suspicions." Ah Zhu, is there any news from Chengyang Mansion, Molan Mansion and other places? ”

Ah Zhu was stunned for a moment and shook his head, "These days, our soldiers and horses move frequently, and Xiaobai also has to adapt to the latest environment, so the news transmission is relatively slow these days." Master's messages all arrived in Wuliang City first, and then were transmitted by Da Fei. ”

Tantai Mingyue looked at Duan Lang, "It seems that the only way to do this is to let Da Fei run, and we must get the news of these capitals as soon as possible." Once Delong wants to take action against them, the only way to do it is to let Jiang Zhuming lead the capital to start an incident in advance. ”

Duan Lang thought for a while, "Yue'er, it's very unfavorable for us to start an incident in advance. At present, Great Xia has not yet reached the moment of death, and the Nanping army has not yet looted it. In this case, let them follow the incident, I am afraid that the voice of the people is not high. ”

"Lang! I'm afraid Delon will do it early. Don't look at the two-front battle of the court, there are still a large number of soldiers and horses left behind in Kyoto, and it is easy to deal with these capitals that have no city defense forces. In case Jiang Zhuming and the others were detained by the court, the other capitals would definitely be deterred. ”

Duan Lang pondered for a moment and said, "Otherwise, let Uncle Zhou find out the situation before deciding." ”

"Okay, then let Da Fei run as soon as possible."

While the two of them were talking, Zhang Ruming scratched his head and suddenly interjected, "You say, will this Feng Zhun ~ want to occupy several capitals in the east and establish himself as the king?" ”

Duan Lang and the others were stunned, and Li Jianshan said with a smile, "My Heavenly Master, don't be whimsical, don't forget that there is Zhu Wenjun in the army to follow him." ”

"What's wrong with Zhu Wenjun, Zhu Wenjun was just released from prison, I don't believe he doesn't hate Delong."

Duan Lang said, "Lao Zhang, establishing yourself as a king is not as simple as words, you must have a foundation. Feng Zhun's army retreated eastward, there must be a conspiracy in this, and it should be a plan formulated in advance for us. ”

Duan Lang said and looked at Yutai Mingyue, "Yue'er, I think we will stop the advance of the army for the time being, and send scouts to check on Prince Hong's movements first." ”

"Well, I agree. In addition, when the news from this side was also passed on, it was said that Feng Zhun and Zhu Wenjun's troops were defeated and fled. When the time comes, Mokun will take action. ”

Duan Lang and the others discussed it and immediately gave an order. No one took Zhang Ruming's words seriously, Duan Lang and others felt that this was a ridiculous assumption. Even Mingyue believed that Feng Zhun's eastward retreat must have been a decision made in advance with Prince Hong.

Duan Lang ordered the army to be temporarily stationed in Huining City, temporarily stopping the pace of going north. Ordered the two brothers Zhou Long and Zhou Hu to move 30 miles west with 50,000 soldiers and horses to garrison to prevent Prince Hong's army from moving towards Huining City.

Da Fei took Duan Lang's letter and quickly ran to Fengluan Mountain. Just when Duan Lang and others wanted to get the news of Molan City and other places, Jiang Zhuming and Zhang Guangzhi were facing a major choice in their lives.

The Tisi of the Jiantian Yuan came to urge the grain with the holy decree, if he didn't hold it down, it would be disrespectful to the decree, and the Tisi of the Jiantian Yuan would definitely take Jiang Zhuming and Zhang Guangzhi to Kyoto for disposal. But if the grain and grass are distributed, the other capitals will inevitably follow. In this way, the plan formulated by Mingyue was completely destroyed.

Jiang Zhuming was so anxious that he couldn't contact Duan Lang for the time being, and he didn't know what to do. What's more, Zhang Guangzhi gave him an urgent letter to fly pigeon, waiting for Jiang Zhuming's reply. According to what Zhang Guangzhi said, he simply beheaded these bastards from the Prison Heaven Courtyard and went directly out of the court.

Jiang Zhuming's mood fluctuated, and he didn't know how to pass the buck to the court personnel who came to urge food. Is it to kill the Heavenly Prison Academy? Or do you continue to endure and send out the grain and grass? Jiang Zhuming was undecided. He knows that his every move will become the vane of many of his peers. Once you make a mistake in your decision, there is no room for recovery.