In the palace of the city of Mamaia, the high priest Hutu kept writing on parchment, carefully considering the content of the peace talks. As the High Priest of the Moro Kingdom, he was to minimize the losses of the war for Vupor Khan. This is the biggest crisis facing the Moro country since its founding, and Hutu approached the peace talks with a sense of humiliation and mission.

The Great Tusi Long Mu and the Prince Wu Batu stood quietly aside, and the two did not dare to disturb Hu Tu. For both of them, they very much do not want to sign such a peace treaty. However, the current overall situation is very unfavorable for Moro, and peace talks can indeed alleviate the current crisis.

"Long Shuai, where are the soldiers and horses of West Vietnam at the moment?" High Priest Hutu stopped his pen and looked up and asked.

"According to the news sent by their scouts, they are currently thirty miles south of Duan Lang's camp, ready to stop Duan Lang's soldiers and horses at any time."

"Well, you must grasp Lu Mu's movements, he is very important to us Moro. If Lu Mu gets the news and runs away, I'm afraid Duan Lang won't be able to agree to the terms of the peace talks so easily. Hutu sighed heavily.

Wu Batu glanced at Hu Tu and said with some dissatisfaction, "Sacrifice to the lord, Wu Batu does not dare to disobey the will of his father, but if we do this, I am afraid that we will fall into the reputation of treachery." And when it spreads, the whole country will feel that it is a shame. ”

"Shame?" Hu Tu put down the pen in his hand, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, compared to the millions of people in Moro, shame is nothing. If the society is not guaranteed, what shame is there to talk about. However, of course, this matter cannot be made clear. It can only be said that ~ Lu Mu was ambushed by Duan Lang and accidentally annihilated the whole army. Hutu said bitterly.

Wu Batu snorted angrily, "The current crisis Prince Ben also understands, but I, Mo Luo Erlang, have suffered such humiliation. ”

Hutu sighed, "Alas~! No one wants to accept such humiliation, and peace talks are also His Majesty's helpless choice. If we continue to fight, I am afraid that the foundation of my Moro will be shaken. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, endure the humiliation for a while, and when my Moro recovers, I will definitely return this revenge. Perhaps this heavy responsibility will fall on the shoulders of you, the crown prince. ”

Long Mu also sighed, "In this battle, I Mo Luo was not prepared for it from the very beginning, and I didn't expect that the weak Bei Ming would secretly join forces to defeat my 100,000 army at once. If he had been well prepared at the beginning of the war, Ben Shuai believed that even if Beiming had Duan Lang's help, he would not have fought so hard. Of course, Long Mu is incompetent, and he will ask His Majesty for his guilt after this battle. ”

High Priest Hu Tu smiled bitterly, he knew that it was too late for Long Mu to say anything. It can be said that Duan Lang's tactics just hit Moro's weakness. Not only did he disperse Chalcinke's 100,000 army as soon as he came up, but Duan Lang even used the division tactic to eat away at Long Mu's 150,000 troops little by little, leaving only so many. Now there are 200,000 soldiers of the Northern Ming Dynasty unscathed, unless Moro risks being wiped out to fight the whole country. Otherwise, we will have to accept this humiliating peace talk.

While the three of them were talking, a dragon herd soldier ran in in a panic. Long Mu frowned, and couldn't help but say angrily.

"Bastard, the priest and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are here, what kind of system is so panicked."

"Lord Qiqi Tusi, outside~, a Dali national guard was caught outside. Moreover, he also carried the corpse of one of our soldiers. ”

As soon as the three of them heard this, Hu Tu hurriedly said, "Dali Guobei? Quick, bring someone here. ”

The soldiers glanced at Long Mu carefully, and Long Mu's eyes widened, "What's the matter, are you deaf!" ”

"No, the little one will go." After the soldier finished speaking, he turned around and ran out.

After a while, a bloodied guard was driven in by the two. When Long Mu saw it, it was no wonder that the pro-soldier flickered, it turned out that he was beaten like this.

"Bastard, who did this?" Long Mu said angrily.

"Lord Qiqi Tusi, this person came to the city arrogantly and said that he wanted to meet the sacrificial lord, and the guards guarding the city were angry when they saw the corpses of our soldiers, so ~ they moved." One of the guards said cautiously.

"Get out of here, and give each of the men who do it ten military sticks." Long Mu scolded angrily.

The two guards hurriedly walked out, and the 'Duan Lang soldier', who was sitting on the ground, slowly stood up, clenched his fists and said.

"The little one~ on the order of my family Duan Shuai~ I have come to pass the word to the sacrificial adult. The death of your messenger is a complete misunderstanding. ”

Hutu couldn't help but shudder in his heart, "What's going on, why was my Moro Messenger assassinated?" ”

The 'Duan Lang Guard' took a breath and said, "Lord Sacrifice, this fact is a misunderstanding. Your messenger was confronted by our scouts, and he stopped and did not listen, and was shot by our scouts with an arrow. At this time, it is normal for the two armies to fight and shoot, and scouts on both sides will do so. However, after Duan Shuai of my family learned of the situation, he concluded that this person should be the messenger of the sacrificial adult, so he sent a small one to explain and pass on a message. ”

Long Mu frowned slightly, "Since it is Duan Lang's messenger, can you have Duan Lang's letter and personal evidence?" ”

"This~, the small one doesn't." A hint of horror flashed inadvertently in the guard's eyes, but he disguised it by wiping the blood from his face.

Hu Tu waved his hand, "Long Shuai, this sacrifice can be understood, Duan Lang also wants to leave a handle on such an important matter." Moreover, the situation in the war zone is complicated, and if it is ~ intercepted by others, it will mess up the overall situation. ”

Hu Tu said and looked at the messenger, "Say, what does Duan Shuai of your family say?" ”

The messenger hugged his fists, "My family Duan Shuai estimated that the priest sent the messenger to meet by appointment, so my family Duan Shuai asked the priest and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to go to the west side of the canyon tomorrow to talk about it." ”

Hutu was stunned, "To the land of the canyon?" Why don't you consult in your camp? ”

"Back to the sacrificial lord, there are Xiyue scouts hidden around my camp, and my family Duan Shuai doesn't want to be seen by the sacrificial lord. In doing so, it is also to prevent West Vietnam from obstructing and sabotaging the peace talks. ”

"Then~, why do you want this prince to go?" Wu Batu asked suspiciously.

The messenger hugged his fists, "My family Duan Shuai said that for such a major matter, His Royal Highness the Prince, as the prince, should participate in Fang Xian's sincerity. ”

High Priest Hu Tu nodded, Duan Lang's request was understandable to him. After all, as the crown prince, Wu Batu is nominally more suitable than him, the high priest, to be a representative of peace talks.

Hu Tu said, "Originally, the old man was going to your camp tomorrow, but since Duan Shuai is cautious, let's go to the side of the canyon." Long Shuai, send someone to take him to heal, and then send him out of the city. ”

Long Mu was just about to agree, the messenger clenched his fists and said, "Thank you for the sacrifice of the adult, the small one does not need to heal, if the sacrifice adult has no other arrangements, the small one will go back to his life." ”

Hu Tu didn't think much about it, after all, only they and Duan Lang knew about the peace talks, and this messenger did not arouse Hu Tu's suspicions.

Hu Tu nodded, "Okay, please tell Emperor Jishan that tomorrow when this sacrifice and the prince will go to the appointment on time." ”

"Little farewell!" The messenger clenched his fists.

Long Mu shouted outward, "Someone, send the messenger out of the city." ”

The messenger of 'Duan Lang' was sent out, and the three of Hutu immediately sat down together and began to discuss.

Wu Batu's face was gloomy, and he said with resentment, "What does Duan Lang mean by this, the messenger who killed me sent someone to come, is this to show his majesty?" ”

Long Mu shook his head, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't need to worry too much, the scouts on both sides have been hunting each other for a while, and killing a messenger by mistake may not be intentional. However, Ben Shuai still suggested that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not have to go. ”

Hutu was stunned, "Why is that?" ”

"Sacrificial lord, that Duan Lang and others had a grudge with His Royal Highness the Prince, and they suddenly proposed to let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come forward, and Ben Shuai felt a little strange. I'm worried, is there any fraud in this? Lord Sacrifice, what if Duan Duan Lang detains His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and forces us to pay a greater price? ”

Hutu said disdainfully, "No, no, if they really want to do this, why bother to go to the side of the canyon, how convenient it is to directly agree to go to their camp." This sacrifice felt that this Lang acted carefully, because he was worried that the old man would not be able to make the master of some things. Although this sacrifice is deeply trusted by His Majesty, it is not involved in government affairs after all. With His Royal Highness the Crown Prince following, they may be more at ease. As for agreeing to meet in the canyon, this is simply to guard against Lu Mu. That Tantai Mingyue was shrewd and cautious, she was afraid that Lu Mu would run away ahead of time if she got the news. ”

"That~ How many soldiers and horses are the priests going to bring with you?" Long Mu asked.

"This peace talk will not be settled all at once, and the two sides will just have to explain the bottom line at this meeting. You don't need to bring many soldiers and horses, just sacrifice those retinues. ”

"Absolutely not, the sacrificial lord and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are in danger, in case something happens, Long Mu will never be able to bear it."

Hu Tu smiled calmly, "Again, if Duan Lang really wants to do it, he doesn't have to make an appointment outside the camp." ”

Long Mu frowned, but if he thought about it carefully, if Duan Lang really had any ideas, why bother to make an appointment to the canyon land. Several people pondered Duan Lang's intentions, but they never expected that this messenger was not Duan Lang's person at all.

The three camps around Mamaiya City all began to operate, and Duan Lang and others also discussed a preliminary plan for peace talks. After learning the details, Khozasi understood why Duan Lang wanted to accept the peace talks. For the Great Calendar Kingdom, the key goal is, of course, Western Vietnam. The Moro people used Lu Mu as the price of peace, which was really impossible for Duan Lang to refuse.

Early the next morning, Khozath said goodbye to everyone and quickly rushed to the garrison of General Mingziko in the north of the city of Temila. As soon as he left, Duan Lang Zhoulong and Yutai Mingyue also rushed to Qingshan County with eighteen guards and fifty forbidden soldiers.

After careful investigation by the scouts, there were no garrisons around Qingshan County, and everything was normal inside and outside the small county. Although Da Fei has not yet returned, Duan Lang believes in the ability of the scout camp. What's more, the overall situation in the world does not allow the Moro Kingdom to deceive, and in the absence of a large army to besiege them, even if there is an ambush, these people can rush out and kill them.

In the camp, only Zhou Wu and Zhang Ruming remained. Although Zhang Ruming also wanted to go, but Tangtai Mingyue was afraid that his broken mouth would cause a big deal, so he let Zhang Ruming stay.

In the city of Mamaia, Long Mu pleaded again and again, and Hutu agreed to accompany him with 200 guards. For the sake of safety, Long Mu ordered the scout camp to set up three eyeliners every five miles. As soon as the situation is discovered, signal arrows are immediately fired to deliver the message to the city of Mamaia. As the commander-in-chief, Long Mu didn't dare to let Hu Tu and the prince have any mistakes. No matter how good Hutu said, he had to take precautions accordingly. Fortunately, the land of the canyon is not very far from the city of Mamaia, and it can be reached in the time of fifteen miles of horseback and incense.

In a jungle less than five hundred zhang away from the canyon, Lu Mu was also waiting quietly. There were already soldiers and horses in ambush in the canyon, and they were all wearing the armor of the Great Calendar Kingdom. In the first battle of Xiaojianshan, Lu Mu gained a lot of Dali State armor, and originally thought of sending it to China for transformation and then distributing it to the army. Unexpectedly, it was of great use at this time.

Lu Mu looked at the sky and said to Man Zhan beside him, "General Man Zhan, Fang Guchao's side should make a move at this time." ”

"According to the time, it's time to do it." Man Zhan said.

"I hope General Fang Guchao will not come too late. Otherwise, this good show will not be exciting. Lu Mu sneered, with a hint of hideousness.

At this time, in Duan Lang's camp, Zhang Ruming, who was extremely bored, suddenly heard a rapid alarm gong.

"Oh no, there's a big army coming."

Zhang Ruming was so frightened that he stood up and hurriedly ran out of the big tent.

"What's going on?" Zhang Ruming looked at the soldiers who were rapidly assembling and shouted loudly.

Zhou Wu didn't care about him, and after gathering his troops and horses, he arranged the defense, and the figure of the enemy army also appeared in his eyes.

"Lookout post, report the number of soldiers and horses visually." Zhou Wu shouted.

"General Qiyu, there are about 20,000 people on the other side, and the flag shows that it is the West Vietnamese Fang Gu Chao Division."

Zhang Ruming heard it, "What, it's only 20,000?" Paralyzed, they want to find death is not. Come on, drive Lao Tzu's handsome car over. Zhou Wu, don't shrink back, rush out and kill him. ”

Zhou Wu was also a little puzzled, Lu Mu had always been cautious, why did he suddenly act like crazy, and he dared to attack their camp with only 20,000 soldiers and horses.

"Lookout, are you right?" Zhou Wu asked again.

The sentry post on the tower shouted, "General Qiyu, be accurate. ”

"Are there any signs of dust in the surrounding area?" Zhou Wu asked again.

"General Qiyu, there is no sign of dust in the surrounding area."

Zhou Wu was stunned, and said in his heart that this is strange, is there really no follow-up soldiers? You must know that more than a thousand soldiers and horses are running, and you will find the dust raised from afar. Since the post was not found, it means that there is indeed no second team coming.

Zhang Ruming climbed into the chariot and shouted, "What are you waiting for, go out and them." Why, I don't even listen to Ben Shuai's words, right? ”

Zhou Wu pondered for a while, since 20,000 soldiers and horses were sent to the door, don't be in vain. What's more, the other party is still a West Vietnamese soldier and horse, which also aroused Zhou Wu's desire to fight.

"Order, open the camp gate, and the forward battalion and the right cavalry battalion will go out with the general. After the left cavalry battalion was pressed, it protected the safety of Lord Shangguan and the battalion. ”

Zhou Wu ordered, and the horses at the camp gate were pulled away to both sides, and rows of soldiers and horses rushed out quickly. At this time, Fang Guchao's army had already killed before the camp, and when he saw the soldiers and horses rushing out of the camp, Fang Guchao didn't say a word, and directly ordered to rush and kill. The armies of the two sides were scuffled together, and Zhang Ruming kept shouting excitedly.

Zhou Wu was very strange in his heart, how could he feel that these guys were crazy, this was not a feint. But in less than half a pillar of incense, Fang Guchao suddenly gave an order and blew the horn of evacuation.

Zhang Ruming listened, "Paralyzed, you can come and leave as much as you want, and treat Lao Tzu here as a place." Someone came, blew the order to chase and kill, and wiped out these boys with Ben Shuai. ”

Zhou Wu saw that the other party was evacuating, and due to the unknown situation, he originally planned to order the troops to be withdrawn. But with the horn of chasing and killing in the camp, Zhou Wu had no choice but to chase and kill. Not only him, but even Zhang Ruming rushed out of the camp excitedly, and rushed out with the left cavalry battalion. And the direction in which Fang Guchao fled was the land of the canyon.

At this moment, the land of the canyon also underwent a great change. As soon as the high priest Hutu and the crown prince Wubatu arrived on the west side of the canyon, they were surrounded by more than 3,000 soldiers and horses. From their costumes, it can be seen that they are all soldiers and horses of the Great Calendar Kingdom. But the other party covered his face with cloth towels, which made Hu Tu suddenly feel a bad feeling.

"What about you Duan Shuai, the old man and the prince have already come here, let him come out to see me." Hu Tu suppressed the panic in his heart and shouted with a pretense of composure.

Seeing this kind of formation, the crown prince Wu Batu knew that it was not good, and quietly signaled to a close entourage beside him. Personally understood what the prince meant, and took advantage of everyone's cover to take out an arrow. The arrow is tied to a bamboo tube with a piece of cotton thread stained with pine oil underneath. He lit the cotton thread with a fire sickle, and shot it into the sky with a bow. Pink smoke rose from the bamboo tube, and after a while, the same arrow was seen shooting into the sky from miles away.

Hutu didn't stop him, and he sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. Could it be that Duan Lang really repented? It is necessary to take him and the crown prince Wubatu and force the Moro kingdom to surrender. You must know that peace talks and forced surrender are two different concepts. The former has room to advance and retreat, while the latter can only bow his head and accept his fate.

"Lord Sacrifice, they are not Duan Lang's people." One of the generals suddenly shouted, and then pointed, "You see, I know that war horse, it is the mount of the war general." ”

It was Man Zhan who was riding on the war horse, and when he heard this, he scolded angrily, "Damn, this kid has a thief's eyes." Kill, kill Lao Tzu fiercely, and leave no one alive. Man Zhan said, reaching out and tearing off the green scarf on his face.

The high priest was shocked, and Wu Batu shouted in horror, "Man Zhan, you are crazy. Dare to be disrespectful to this prince, do you want to destroy the country in Xiyue. ”

Looking at the gloomy and indifferent soldiers and horses of the West Vietnamese, the high priest Hu Tu seemed to understand. It seems that they have fallen for Lu Mu's tricks at all, and Duan Lang has not asked him to meet here at all.

"All Moro Lang obeyed the order, must protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and immediately rushed out and returned to the city of Mamaia. Inform Longmu Tusi, the one who killed me ~ Xiyue Lu Muye. Hutu shouted desperately.

A hearty laugh came from behind Hu Tu, and Lu Mu simply showed his true face, "Old ghost Hu Tu, you Moro are treacherous, shouldn't you still be killed." ”

As soon as he saw Lu Mu, Hu Tu chuckled in his heart, knowing that the general trend had gone. Since Lu Mu dared to come forward openly, Hu Tu understood that they were not going to let them go back alive.

"Governor Lu, everything is a misunderstanding, and I hope that Governor Lu will withdraw his soldiers and horses, and listen to my explanation." Hu Tu thought about delaying as much time as possible, as long as Long Mu's soldiers and horses arrived, he believed that Lu Mu would not dare to do anything to them. Otherwise, Lu Mu and these people would definitely not get out of the Moro Country alive.

But Lu Mu didn't give him this opportunity at all, and with an order, all the soldiers behind him immediately rushed over. Poor Wu Batu never dreamed that he would die in the hands of Lu Mu. This one-sided massacre ended quickly, and seeing Hu Tu lying in a pool of blood, Lu Mu snorted coldly.

"Hmph, a group of short-sighted guys, don't think that they can let Mo Luo go by talking to Duan Lang about peace. Instead of living like a slave, can't you risk a war? ”

Lu Muzheng said, and a scout came over with a horse, "Lord Qiyu Dudu, General Fang's soldiers and horses have withdrawn to this side." ”

Lu Mu raised his head and glanced into the distance, "Well, it's just the right time." Summon, cross the canyon and evacuate from the other side. ”

Man Zhan looked at the dust in the distance, and said worriedly, "Lord Dudu, will that section of the Langsuo Department chase into the canyon and chase after it?" ”

Lu Mu sneered, "If Duan Lang's subordinates were so brainless, they wouldn't have survived a long time ago." Withdraw, Long Mu's army is almost here. ”

"No!"

Man Zhan agreed, and quickly ordered all the soldiers and horses to enter the canyon and evacuate from the other side.

As soon as they left, Fang Guchao's defeated soldiers and horses also rushed over. Outside the canyon, Lu Mu specially left sixty guards to line up on both sides. Fang Guchao rushed into the canyon with his soldiers and horses, but Zhou Wu pulled his war horse and blew a sharp whistle in his mouth. Seeing that there were two rows of soldiers and horses standing at the mouth of the valley, as if they were ready to meet them, Zhou Wu certainly did not dare to give the order to rush into the valley. It wasn't until all the superhorses in Fang Gu entered the valley that the sixty guards retreated into the canyon in a hurry.

Zhou Wu was worried about fraud, and watched the other party flee, so he did not order a detour to pursue. Zhou Wu felt that the battle that happened today was a little inexplicable, and this kind of fighting style of losing troops and losing generals was not Lu Mu's style at all.

Just when Zhou Wu was puzzled, Zhang Ruming also rushed over in a chariot. Seeing that Zhou Wu's troops were all parked outside the canyon, he couldn't help but ask strangely.

"Why don't you chase it, people?"

"Lord Shangguan, let's go back. Today's battle happened very strangely, and I always felt that this guy Lu Mu was cheating. ”

As soon as Zhou Wu's voice fell, he saw a guard pointing in the direction of Mamaia City and shouting, "General, look, there is a troop of soldiers and horses over there." ”

Zhou Wu and the others looked back, and they had already seen the dragon character handsome flag from a distance. If it was the West Vietnamese soldiers and horses, Zhou Wu might think that it was a suspicious array deliberately laid by Lu Mu. But it was Moro soldiers and horses, and he didn't care. After all, Duan Shuai was secretly negotiating peace with Moro Kingdom in Qingshan County, and the other party was not going to war between the two sides at the time of the peace talks. Moreover, the current situation was very critical for Moro, and unless Long Mu poured rice porridge into his head, he would order a war with them.

When Long Mu received the signal arrow, he didn't dare to delay for a moment, and led all the soldiers and horses to rush to this side. Seeing so many Duan Lang soldiers and horses surrounded by the canyon from a distance, Long Mu was suddenly terrified in his heart.

"Listen, who dares to hurt a hair of my Royal Highness the Prince, even if Long Mu dies in battle today, he will kill Duan Lang." Long Mu rode his war horse and shouted urgently.

Zhou Wu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and Zhang Ruming scratched his head even more, "What is this guy shouting?" Duan Lang? Could it be that this old boy didn't know that Duan Lang had gone to Qingshan County? They won't join forces with Lu Mu to play yin, right? It's not good, it's paralyzed, we're fooled, there must be an ambush in Qingshan County. ”

Zhang Ruming felt that his analysis was very reasonable, otherwise why would the West Vietnamese soldiers and horses come to attack as soon as Duan Lang left. And after chasing here, there was actually another army of dragon herdsmen. What makes Zhang Ruming feel that he is extremely correct is that he has not found Lu Mu until now. Zhang Ruming thought that Lu Mu must have led his troops to Qingshan County, where he ambushed and killed Duan Lang.

"Master Tianshi, over there~ the corpse of the crown prince Wu Batu was found over there." A guard shouted not far away.

"What?"

Not only Zhang Ruming, but even Zhou Wu's eyes widened in surprise.

"Quick, bring it here, you won't be mistaken." Zhou Wu hurriedly shouted.

The army was in a hurry to chase and kill just now, and they didn't take a closer look at the two hundred corpses on the ground. After all, the casualties in the battle were not a matter at all, but someone found another 'Shangguan Heavenly Master' lying in a pool of blood, which attracted attention.

At this moment, the army of Moro rushed to less than fifty zhang. Long Mu ordered the army to stop advancing, and so far he has not seen the crown prince and the high priest of Hutu, and Long Mu is also quite scrupulous.

Long Mu gasped for a few moments to stabilize his mind, and was just about to step forward to ask, when he saw a Qian general manager beside him stretching out his hand, "Lord Tusi~ That~ Isn't that His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

In the battle array opposite Long Mu, several of Zhou Wu's subordinates were carrying Wu Batu for him to identify, if it was replaced by someone else, Long Mu's subordinates would not be able to see who the flesh and blood were blurring at all. But Wu Batu's short figure and round head suddenly made this Qian Zong recognize.

Long Mu seemed to be frozen, staring blankly at the other side with his mouth open. Suddenly, Long Mu let out a tearing cry.

"Duan Lang Xiao'er, Lao Tzu fought with you. Moro Lang, kill me~! ”