On the Great Xialuoxi Plain, a team of people and horses rushed to the direction of Molan City. The tall 'Duan' handsome flag was waving in the wind, and although the team did not march in a hurry, the speed of advance was not slow. Due to the need to analyze the military situation with Tangtai Mingyue on the road, Duan Lang did not ride a horse, but rode in a wide handsome car with Tangtai Mingyue.

This time, no matter how Zhang Ruming asked, Duan Lang still left Zhang Ruming in Chengyang Mansion. The task given to him by Duan Lang was to let Zhang Ruming accompany Li Jianshan, who was recovering from his injuries, to rebuild Chengyang Mansion together. Duan Lang knew that the battle of Molan City was very dangerous, except for leaving 10,000 new troops for Zhang Ruming, all the forces were brought over.

The brigade of men and horses passed through the Luoxi Plain, and on the handsome car, Mingyue looked at the sun, and ordered the army to move forward fifty miles and set up camp in a place called Xiaofushan. According to this itinerary, it will take about five days to reach the boundary of Melan City.

During the march, there was a chirp of Da Fei in the air, and Da Fei circled and landed on the handsome car. Duan Lang happily hugged Da Fei and stroked Da Fei's wings affectionately. Yutai Mingyue hurriedly took off the bamboo tube on her leg and opened it to take a look.

"Lang, Zhou Long has news."

"What's going on over there?" Duan Lang asked.

Zhou Long said that in the past two days, the coalition forces have driven them very tightly, and the soldiers and horses of Yixiang City and Kyoto have been separated from Zhou Long. Chu Ti led his troops to Gansheng City, and Sun Gang went to Yiyan City. ”

Duan Lang snorted, "They are taking advantage of the fire to rob, knowing that we are about to arrive, they actually occupied two cities in advance." However, this time Delong was able to send troops to contain the enemy army, which really surprised me. Forget it, let them go, even if they stay outside of Melan City, they can only be a burden. If they join forces with us, they may have to draw up their forces to rescue them. ”

Yutai Mingyue said with a smile, "Chu Ti and Sun Gang are here to watch us fight each other, and the Delong brothers are not only trying to harvest public opinion, but also want to reap the benefits after our decisive battle." However, the Zhao brothers are no longer worried, even if we don't clean them up after the war, we won't be able to last long by relying on the little bit of cuteness left by our ancestors. The Zhao brothers want to share the soup after the war if they don't make a effort, so don't blame this girl for being polite. ”

"Don't mention them, is there any news from Jiang Zhuming?" Duan Lang asked.

Tantai Mingyue shook her head, "The news that Zhou Bo came from a few days ago only knows that they are hidden in Mibo Mountain. What the specific situation is, I'm afraid Uncle Zhou doesn't know yet. However, it shouldn't be a big deal, if something really happens over there, Master and his old man will definitely contact Zhou Long. Since Zhou Long didn't mention this matter, it seems that as we expected, Mokun Lu Mu didn't want to lose people to the people. ”

"Well, with the seventh uncle by Jiang Zhuming's side, Zhou Long should be notified in time if there is any situation. Yue'er, do you want Zhou Long to lead the soldiers and horses to the mountains to help garrison? Duan Lang asked.

When Tantai Mingyue heard this, she immediately said solemnly, "No, you must not let Zhou Long pass." At present, in the eyes of Mokun Lu Mu, what is hidden in the mountains are only some officials and ordinary people, so it is not worth them to lose men and horses to seize the dangerous roads in the mountains. Once Zhou Long led his troops over, it would increase the weight of the mountain, and it was definitely worth fighting hard. Immediately let Da Fei inform Zhou Long, just take a detour on the other side of Melan City and wait for our arrival. As for the people in Mibo Mountain, no matter what happens, it is strictly forbidden for Zhou Long to lead his troops to rescue. Let's just say that this is a military order issued by you, and you must obey it, otherwise military law will be involved. ”

Duan Lang thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes, in ordinary people, Lu Mo and the others are not worth working hard. But on Zhou Long, they are definitely worth investing a lot of money. In addition, I will think about the battle plan in the next few days. There are many people on the other side, and we plus Zhou Long's department are only more than 200,000 soldiers and horses. The next battle is not only about the life and death of the army of Lidu City, but also about the survival of the entire Great Xia. Yue'er, all the generals are handed over to you to dispatch, including me. ”

"Lang, you are the soul of the army, and you must not risk yourself until you are absolutely necessary. Although the opponent's strength is more than doubled, we have an advantage in terms of combat effectiveness. Don't look at the losses of Jingshan City in the first battle, but the soldiers and horses surrendered in the city are enough to make up for this vacancy. What's more, they were originally the elite of the Kyoto Ruifeng Battalion, and their combat effectiveness was not weak. Even if Lu Mo and the others fight hard with us, the wins and losses will only be five or five. I don't think the two of them will be so stupid, this war will never end anytime soon. Therefore, Zhou Bo had to inform the capitals to continue recruiting troops. ”

Duan Lang sighed, "It's hard to recruit soldiers, and it's even more difficult to raise grain and grass. This war has been going on for several months, and the land of Great Xia is full of disaster victims, if it weren't for the fact that we have been secretly stockpiling grain and grass for the past few years, I'm afraid that now the brothers can only go hungry. Mo Kun and Lu Mu can burn and plunder, but we can't do that. If there are too many people and horses raised, food and grass will indeed be a big problem. ”

"It doesn't matter, the harvest is still three months away. As long as the agriculture of Wuliang Xuanhua is maintained, plus some more collection in the eastern cities, it will be enough for the army to be supplied. ”

Duan Lang snorted, "Go back and explain to Cui Zhiliang and the others, you must be optimistic about those farmlands, and you must not let the enemy army spoil them." By the way, among the new army recruited by General Yan Facheng in Chengyang Mansion this time, there are many good seedlings. Some of them are people who have worked as dart masters and walked the rivers and lakes, and they are all good. Let them act as ordinary guards, a bit of a condescending talent, go back and cultivate, and send these people to protect the safety of Zhang Ruming, Li Jianshan and others. ”

Tantai Mingyue nodded and said, "Let's see their performance first, if you really have good skills, you can be incorporated into your personal army and let Gu Fan experience them to the sky." The safety of the rear is important, and the safety of you, the generalissimo, is even more important. ”

Duan Lang affectionately hugged the slender waist of Yutai Mingyue, "Then I'll leave it to you, as a military division, you should also have your own pro-military camp." ”

The two were moving forward, clinging to each other. Gu Fan deliberately distanced himself from the heavens, leaving room for the two to love. The army continued on its march and arrived at its intended garrison just before sunset. Duan Lang didn't dare to rush day and night, he had to ensure the physical consumption of the guards and war horses, otherwise it would be difficult to resist the attack of hundreds of thousands of coalition troops.

Melan City, the city has not become deserted because of the lack of people. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses filled the entire city. During the day there is a constant noise, but at night, it becomes unusually quiet. The discipline of the Nanping and Western Vietnamese troops was strict, and in addition to the normal duty barracks, the generals of each battalion were all gathered and not allowed to go out.

In a gloomy alley by the city wall, Han Feng used the darkness to constantly observe back and forth. The deployment of soldiers and horses in the city and the ratio of various arms made Han Feng feel very clearly. He wanted to go out of the city to join Zhou Long's department now, but Han Feng was surprised to find that he couldn't get out of the city. All sections of the city wall were heavily guarded, and Han Feng couldn't find a vacancy when he wanted to. If he forcibly breaks out, Han Feng will also face a rain of arrows. After searching back and forth for nearly an hour and a half, Han Feng reluctantly gave up the idea of leaving the city, so he had to find a secret place to continue to stay in the city.

At midnight the next day, the gates of the city were opened, and Ying Shoushan, as in the past, led his troops and horses to drive away the scouts and eyeliners hidden in the surrounding area. However, this time, Ying Shoushan seemed to be a little perfunctory and deliberately neglected a few places.

After a while, the chariot rumbled out of the city gates, and Ying Shoushan also returned to the city. Above the city, Mo Kun looked at Ying Shoushan who hurriedly came up and asked.

"How's it going, did you leave any clues?"

"Master Strategist, rest assured, according to the observation of the scout battalion, there are at least a dozen hidden eyeliners in those places that have been neglected. Among them, there should be Zhou Long's scouts. In the section leading to the direction of Mibo Mountain, the last general has already cast his eyes, as long as Zhou Long's department travels there, he will immediately receive the news. Ying Shoushan said with his fists clenched.

"Well, from now on, the scout camp will be under your control. The news of all sides must be known to the army and division as soon as possible. In addition, take a long-term view, and report immediately when Duan Lang's army enters within a hundred miles. ”

"No!" Ying Shoushan excitedly agreed.

After Mo Kun finished arranging, his eyes looked in the direction of Mibo Mountain. After three days of planning, he has made detailed arrangements. During these three days, every day chariots would go to Mibo Mountain to attack the dangerous pass. It's just that the three-day assault is just a bluff. But when they returned, half of their men were hidden halfway. For three days, 30,000 horses were left hidden in the middle of the journey. Coupled with the 20,000 troops out of the city today, Mo Kun believes that 50,000 troops should be enough to deal with Zhou Long's troops. What's more, the longbowman with the infantry battalion is the nemesis of the cavalry.

Fifteen miles to the east of Molan City, Zhou Long's department rested alone in a forest. Sun Gang and Chuti have already evacuated, and they have achieved their respective goals, not wanting to continue to stay here to fight against the coalition forces. Taking advantage of the fact that the Mokun Lu Mu coalition army was preparing for a decisive battle, Chu Ti simply went to occupy Gansheng City and waited for the news of the decisive battle of Duan Lang's army there. Once there is an opportunity, Chuti also wants to take advantage of the opportunity. The veteran Sun Gang thought the same as he thought, and led his troops and horses to Yiyan City to wait for news.

Zhou Long, who was resting, suddenly raised his head and saw a fast horse rushing towards this side. Zhou Long saw that it was his scout, and did not order the assembly. The scout came to the woods and ran quickly to Zhou Long's side.

"Report to the general, today I found that the chariots in the city are out of the city, and they are located in the northwest. The chariot is full of guards, and it is not a chariot system. ”

"Northwest direction?" Zhou Long was stunned, Da Fei sent news yesterday, knowing that the people in the city had withdrawn to Mibo Mountain. The coalition army sent troops and horses, which should be to attack the mountain. However, the order given to him by Duan Lang and Tangtai Mingyue was not to take care of the people in the mountains.

"How many soldiers and horses are estimated?" Zhou Long asked.

"The number of tanks is very large, and it is difficult to estimate that they are crowded with people."

Zhou Long frowned, and Huo Deyang, the thousand-mounted guard beside him, said, "General, they must have gone to Mibo Mountain, should we chase them over and relieve the siege?" ”

"No, Duan Shuai and the military master ordered us not to go to help defend Mibo Mountain. Duan Shuai was afraid that after we assisted in defense, it would cause Mo Kun and Lu Mu to increase their strength. No matter how dangerous the mountains are, as long as they are ruthless, they will always find a way to go up. Since Duan Shuai and Mingyue Military Division arranged like this, there must be a countermeasure on the side of Mibo Mountain. ”

"General Long, what if the little people left behind can't withstand it? Otherwise, let's get closer to them and send scouts to take a look. In case of a crisis, it is better to arrive in time. Hu Zhanchao said.

"yes, it's idle anyway." Qian Chong also said.

Zhou Long thought for a moment, "Okay, the soldiers and horses moved to a secret camp five miles away from Mibo Mountain. Send a few capable scouts to secretly observe, and report in time if something happens. ”

When Huo Deyang heard this, he hurriedly went to gather their respective soldiers and horses. Zhou Long didn't think much about it, anyway, they didn't go to assist in defense, but just waited and watched, it shouldn't be regarded as violating Duan Lang's order. What's more, it will not be subject to the foreign monarch's order, depending on the actual situation.

Thirty thousand soldiers and horses walked out of the woods and made a quick detour to the west. And Zhou Long's scouts rushed to Mibo Mountain in a straight line. The wild run of 30,000 cavalry was not a small movement, and Mo Kun and Lu Mu in the city soon got the news. Above the city, Mo Kun and Lu Mu looked proudly in the direction of Mibo Mountain, and they wanted to know if Zhou Long would be desperate to rescue him when he learned that he had set fire to the mountain.

On the eastern cliff of Mibo Mountain, compared to three days ago, even ordinary people no longer feel afraid. Especially in the past three days, the offensive has been thunder and rain at all, which reassures everyone.

Where it is dangerous, Chen Zhanxuan still does not dare to be careless. As a general who has made great achievements, Chen Zhanxuan always feels that the other party's false attack hides a great conspiracy. Especially today, Chen Zhanxuan suddenly found that the enemy soldiers coming down the mountain were nearly three times more than a few days ago. And most of the centaurs did not ride in chariots, but ran down the mountain.

"Everyone, be careful, take your places, and get ready to fight. Brothers, today may be a tough battle, everyone should be prepared. Seeing the dense crowd of people and horses under the mountain entering the mountain forest, Chen Zhanxuan solemnly gave an order.

"Lord Commander, it's nothing more than death, we're not afraid." One of the team leaders responded loudly, as if to cheer for his brothers.

Chen Zhanxuan didn't speak, because he found that the other party actually didn't go up, but hid half of his troops in the mountains and forests. The remaining soldiers and horses directly set up a battle formation outside the mountains and forests. Chen Zhanxuan was very strange, this kind of battle formation was obviously not aimed at them, but behind the enemy soldiers, Chen Zhanxuan did not find any soldiers and horses.

"Your Excellency, you've fought a great battle, what are they doing? Why not go up the mountain? One of the team leaders asked curiously.

"I don't know, they seem to be ~ defending against what attack? Come on, go to a high place and watch to see if there are any soldiers and horses coming in the distance. Chen Zhanxuan arranged.

At the foot of the mountain, although the enemy troops lined up in battle, everyone looked very relaxed. After more than an hour, Chen Zhanxuan suddenly noticed that there was a new movement in the guards under the mountain. In the battle array outside the mountains and forests, there were actually several rows of guards who raised lit torches.

"No, they're going to set fire to the mountain." Chen Zhanxuan suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

"Holy shit, let's go down the mountain and fight with them." One of the guards scolded angrily.

The guards hidden behind the boulders and trees all stood up in anger. They knew that with the forest fire, no one could escape from the east cliff. There was a pool of water at the top of the cliff, but it was the water of life for the people. What's more, man-made wildfires are connected, and that little pool of water cannot be extinguished at all. This kind of inhumane behavior suddenly made everyone hate to rush down the mountain and fight to the death with them.

At this time, in a barren grass five miles away, Zhou Long and the others were also waiting for news from the scouts. Looking at Mibo Mountain from a distance, Zhou Long found that this mountain is not very high, but the mountains are verdant all over the mountain, and the scenery is good.

A fast horse rushed over, and before the scout could dismount, he shouted in a loud voice, "General, it's not good, they're going to set fire to the mountain." ”

Zhou Long chuckled in his heart, "What? What did you say? ”

"Your Excellency, the enemy soldiers have opened up a formation below the mountain, but more than fifty of them are holding torches and preparing to burn the mountain." The scout jumped off his horse and said.

When Hu Zhanchao heard this, he scolded angrily, "Bastards, they are not afraid of being cursed to death by the people of the world!" ”

Zhou Long's face changed, but he asked calmly, "Report in detail, what kind of formation is the other party lined up, and how many soldiers and horses are there?" ”

"General, the other party listed a four-sided shield array, with about 20,000 troops. However, it is impossible to know whether there are soldiers and horses in the mountains and forests. They haven't set the mountains and forests on fire yet, and it may be too late to rush over to the rescue. ”

"Shield?" Zhou Long was stunned.

"General Long, we can't wait any longer. With only 20,000 soldiers and horses, we can solve it with one rush. Before the wildfires started, they were extinguished as soon as possible. Huo Deyang said anxiously.

"No!" Zhou Longyi waved his hand, "This is a trap, if you burn the mountain, there is no need to list the Quartet Shield Array." This kind of formation, but for our cavalry, there is no cavalry in the mountains at all, they are waiting for us to take the bait. ”

Hu Zhanchao Huo Deyang and the others were stunned, and after thinking about it carefully, this was indeed the case. The shield array is a defensive formation, since they are going to burn the mountain, whose attack are they defending against?

"General Long, but if they burn the mountain, it will be~!" Zhan said worriedly.

Beads of sweat appeared on Zhou Long's forehead, he knew that the other party had set a trap, but Zhou Long didn't dare to bet. Mokun Lu Mu is not a member of the Great Xia clan, he can do anything to burn, kill and plunder. Not to mention the foreign cowards, even Feng Zhun and Zhu Wenjun can do such a heinous act as killing wounded soldiers.

"General Long, save it or not, you should give a word. In case those wolf cubs burn the mountain, it will be too late. Even if it's a trap, the other side doesn't have cavalry and heavy armor, so it's a big deal that we can evacuate after killing. You can't, just watch these bastards burn the mountain. Huo Deyang said.

Zhou Long was so anxious that Mingyue strictly ordered him not to be rescued. But now that there is this kind of accident, Zhou Long is also anxiously struggling in his heart.

Hu Zhanchao clenched his fists and said, "General, otherwise, the last general will lead his troops and horses to kill." Out of any responsibility, the small one bears. ”

"I'll ask for an order too!" Huo Deyang said with his fists clenched.

Looking at the angry eyes of the brothers, Zhou Long gritted his teeth.

"Good! Gather the army and kill him! ”

Zhou Long finally decided, even if he disobeyed the orders of Duan Shuai and the military master, he couldn't watch the enemy set fire to the mountain. Knowing that it was a plan, he also had to fight. Zhou Long wants to show the other party, even if you set a trap, Lao Tzu's cavalry is not vegetarian.