The Great Summer Military Camp at the lower pass.

Ma Ruzheng was standing on a high place and watching the Xiyue camp in the distance, although the terrain of the lower pass was conducive to defense, but a tall and solid defense was not established. He knew that with his own less than 100,000 horses, if Lu Mu really attacked desperately, they would not be able to defend it at all. Fortunately, the two sides have negotiated peace, which made Ma Ruzheng secretly relieved. However, Lu Mu's camp was heavily guarded, and Ma Ruzheng faintly noticed that the other party did not seem to be withdrawing troops.

In the camp of Xiyue, Lu Mu did not dare to relax at all. After the Battle of Lidu City, although the West Vietnamese army pursued and killed all the way, it also suffered a lot of losses. In the battle of Lidu City alone, more than 100,000 people withdrew from the battle sequence. Fortunately, the reserve soldiers and horses of the Two Realms Mountain were replenished in time, which did not let Lu Mu fall into the dilemma of lack of soldiers. Moreover, Lu Mu left 10,000 soldiers and horses in Lidu City and Landu City respectively in case of emergency.

In the account of the Chinese army, several generals sat on both sides, and Lu Mu looked at everyone and said, "Generals, during this time, everyone must tighten the battle to prevent being attacked by the enemy. Shiraishi was in charge of the front battalion of soldiers and horses, and immediately warned in the event of a surprise attack. General Huo Hai was in charge of the large camp of the Chinese army, and Sun Laicheng was in charge of the rear camp. Once the front battalion is attacked by surprise, there is no need to fight, and immediately retreat to the Chinese army camp. Huo Hai was responsible for holding down the position, only defending, not attacking. ”

Several of Lu Mu's generals looked at each other suspiciously, and Bai Shiqi asked puzzledly, "Lord Dudu, are you afraid that Ma Ruzheng will raid our camp?" Even if he dares to come, he will ask for an order, and he doesn't need to be answered by the Chinese army battalion, and I, Bai Shiqi, can lead the people of the headquarters to kill him. ”

Lu Mu shook his head slightly, "General Bai, I'm afraid it's not Ma Ruzheng who is coming, but our old rival Duan Langna." The soldiers and horses of Great Xia cannot be compared with Duan Lang's soldiers and horses, you must be cautious. ”

The general Huo Hai was stunned, clenched his fists and asked, "Lord Dudu, are you saying that Duan Lang wants to go to war with us?" ”

Lu Mu nodded, "The soldiers and horses of Great Xia are no longer worried, Delong is incompetent and incapable of taking the initiative to negotiate peace with Western Vietnam, and the soldiers and horses of Great Xia have lost their fighting spirit." An army without fighting spirit can only be a plate of scattered sand. And that Duan Lang took the opportunity to raise the banner of defending against foreign enemies, and in order to win the hearts of the people, he would inevitably take the initiative to attack. Pontus predicted that he should have chosen us in this battle. ”

"Governor, why not Nanping Mokun? Don't forget that there is also Ma Ruzheng's army stationed at the lower pass, do they want to unite? Sun Laicheng asked.

"Let's kill all the way, and the loss of soldiers and horses is not small. On Mo Kun's side, he has always retained his strength, and Duan Lang should not go to the hard side. As for Ma Ruzheng? Hehe, I'm afraid that as soon as Duan Lang's army arrives, he will lead his troops to flee to Kyoto. Lu Mu smiled contemptuously.

"Governor, in that case, the land cession and peace negotiations have not only become a dead letter for Xiyue, but also have to face Duan Lang's house, isn't it a waste of time?" General Manzhan asked.

Lu Mu glanced at everyone, he knew that there were not a few people who had this idea, Lu Mu said, "Everyone, don't think that we can easily take Kyoto when we reach the lower pass in Xiyue." Delong is like a mad dog on the verge of a dead end, presumably Mokun and I thought the same, I didn't want to be bitten hard by this mad dog before he died. Therefore, the two of us tacitly chose to agree to the peace. There are two advantages to this, one is that it can pull the wait-and-see Duan Lang army into troubled waters, and it must not allow him to benefit the fishermen. Second, if we attack Kyoto again, the mad dog will probably not be able to bite anymore. ”

Bai Shiqi looked at Lu Mu in confusion, "Lord Dudu, aside from Duan Lang's house, this Kyoto is not the same. Why don't we take advantage of the victory to chase him and beat him up. ”

Lu Mu waved his hand, "This is not the same, before the land cession negotiation, the Kyoto army was killed in a battle. It is even said that the whole city can pick up sticks and fight hard. But now, Delong has lost the hearts of the people, and the sergeant has lost his fighting spirit, and it will be easy to fight Kyoto again. Therefore, the main opponent between me and Mo Kun in the next step is Duan Lang instead of Delong of Great Xia. ”

"Lord Governor, from the beginning of the war, the capital city has accumulated strength and has not fought a major battle. The Admiral believes that we need to be cautious. In other words, it needs the cooperation of Nanping Mokun. General Zheng Bi said.

Lu Mu smiled slightly, "Mo Kun will never sit idly by, and before Delong is destroyed, that Duan Lang will never fight to the death with any party." ”

Lu Mu said, looking at the marching territory, "Mo Kun, Duan Lang, and even Tantai Mingyue are all shrewd people. If the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Great Xia are not consumed, no one will show their hole cards. ”

Lu Mu is worthy of being a young man known as the ghost genius of Xiyue, and his analysis goes straight to the point. If it weren't for Prince Hong's horizontal insertion, as he said, Duan Lang's preferred target would be the Xiyue camp.

On the way from Elephant City to Kyoto, there is a place called Guibei Mountain, where the Nanping army is temporarily stationed. Turtle Back Mountain is called a mountain, but it is actually a large hill. The camp was built on a hill, there was a small river under the ridge, and the surrounding plains were very conducive to arranging troops.

Mo Kun sent scouts around, and he was also in the barracks waiting for the situation to change. In the Chinese army's account, Mo Kun and coach Yang Fakui and Fu Shuai Zhao Pingdu tasted tea and discussed, studying Duan Lang's next move.

Now that Duan Lang has released a crusade against him, if the army of Lidu City does not move, he will be laughed at by the world. But Mo Kun, like Lu Mu, didn't think that Duan Lang would take the initiative to declare war on Nanping. First, the two sides reached a tacit understanding in Blue Lake City, and secondly, Mo Kun gathered his soldiers and horses, and even Gu Wuji's 40,000 troops were gathered, and Duan Lang really didn't make a wise choice to go to war with him.

Zhao Pingdu asked, "Master Commander, what do you think the two sides will do when Duan Lang attacks Lu Mu in West Vietnam?" ”

Mo Kun smiled slightly, "Then it depends on whether Duan Lang can be ruthless." If I were that Duan Lang, before attacking Lu Mu, I would simply take advantage of the situation to deal with Ma Ruzheng's soldiers and horses. Although the Great Xia Dynasty has gone, there are many soldiers and horses, and sooner or later it will be a scourge. Duan Lang's kid is not stupid, he will only harass him lightly and show the world that he is fighting. But Duan Lang's move was like throwing a boulder into the pond, and the whole battle situation had to move with it. ”

Yang Fakui and Zhao Pingdu looked at each other, and Yang Fakui said, "On the surface, it seems that the three of us are fighting, but in fact, they have blocked the grain transportation channel around Kyoto. It won't be long before Kyoto is forced out of the city to fight. Otherwise, they will trap themselves in the city. ”

Zhao Pingdu said, "Duan Lang, this kid's wishful thinking is good, he has both fame and profit, it seems that Daxia's qi is really exhausted." ”

Mo Kun sneered, "The battle situation is unpredictable, and there is a big difference between inferring that Want Want is very different from reality. When the time comes, maybe I will join forces with Lu Mu to fight back, and weaken Duan Lang's strength first. ”

While the three of them were talking, a captain ran in and knelt down on one knee to report, "Commander Qiyu, the scout came to report, saying that a troop of soldiers and horses came from the direction of Yixiang City." Judging from the handsome flag, it is the princely banner of coach Zhao Shiyu. There are not many soldiers and horses, no more than 60,000 at sight. ”

Mo Kun and the three of them were stunned, and Yang Fakui asked, "Where are they now?" ”

"Fifty miles away in the Luoxi Plain, the speed of soldiers and horses is not fast, and it should take three hours to reach here."

Yang Fakui nodded, waved his hand to let the lieutenant retreat, Yang Fakui looked at Mo Kun and asked strangely.

"Master Strategist, that old guy of Prince Hong has brought this little bit of people, and his remnants of the defeated generals are not here to find death?"

Mo Kun also felt strange, "This Great Xia has just negotiated peace with us, and it is said that Prince Hong should not lead his troops here." Don't~? ”

Mo Kun pondered carefully, and then said, "I understand, Prince Hong's old thing, it seems that he wants to save some face for Delong. It's a pity that Na Delong is not a master, and he will never cooperate with Prince Hong to act. It's okay in this way, the soldiers and horses of Great Xia took the initiative to sabotage the peace, and if we do it again, we will take the initiative. Since you're here, let's stay. ”

Yang Fakui nodded, "Someone, order the two generals Gu Wuji and Hu Tianzhuang to come here." ”

Yang Fakui immediately ordered Gu Wuji and Hu Tianzhuang to lead 80,000 soldiers and horses to meet the battle. For the new soldiers and horses of Yixiang City, Yang Fakui has never looked at it. If it weren't for Prince Hong's retreat in Yixiang City and not fighting, and Nanping wanted to preserve his strength, he would have destroyed them a long time ago.

Regarding Prince Hong's death, Mo Kun knew that he wanted nothing more than to save the hearts of the people. But Mo Kun felt that it was too late, even if Prince Hong won some public opinion, he could not save the decline of the court.

On the Luoxi Plain, Prince Hong's army marched blankly. It's more like a mourning team than a war. From the generals to the guards, they were listless, and even the battle flags were raised crookedly.

Prince Hong was half-leaning inside the chariot, with a thick quilt under his body. Prince Hong didn't want to reprimand him anymore, this army of soldiers and horses was going to die, so what was the use of deceiving these soldiers.

Before the army left the Luoxi Plain, they saw a scout coming to report, "Lord Qiyu, I found that the Nanping army was rushing towards us, and judging from the battle flag, there were eighty or ninety thousand people. ”

When Prince Hong heard this, he ordered, "Order, the army will stop advancing, and wait for the enemy in formation to attack." ”

The generals and thousands of generals who led the troops, it was strange that Prince Hong did not line up to defend, but actually attacked in formation? You must know that the other party has tens of thousands of horses more than them, and if you fight hard, it will be a moth to a fire. But no one blamed Prince Hong's layout, and the generals carried out the military orders.

Prince Hong took out a small paper bag with several black pills in it, and Prince Hong swallowed it in one gulp, accumulating the last trace of strength. After a while, Prince Hong asked people to stand up with support, and all the generals and thousands of generals hurriedly surrounded him.

Prince Hong looked at everyone, the whole battle formation was unusually quiet, and Prince Hong said in a low voice.

"Everyone, you are all my dignified men in Daxia, Delong is mediocre and unreasonable, he actually ceded the land, as the protector of the country, this king will never agree to such a loss of power. Soldiers, cheer me up, in this battle, let's let Nanping Waikou see the heroic nature of my Daxia man. Even if you die on the battlefield, this king believes that future generations will engrave your name on the list of heroes. I am a dignified Daxia nation, and there is no shortage of iron-blooded men. All the soldiers obeyed the order, and this king is here, and he will never retreat. Kill me fiercely~ Kill the bloody sex for this king! ”

Prince Hong's words injected vitality into these gloomy troops, and the soldiers' eyes changed from wooden to sharp. Since there is no choice, it is better to fight hard, just like Prince Hong said, to kill the blood of the man.

The Nanping army appeared in people's sight, and when the distance between the two sides was less than five hundred zhang, a general beside Prince Hong shouted, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses rushed over in formation.

The determination of the soldiers to die suddenly improved their combat effectiveness, don't look at Prince Hong's soldiers and horses are less than Nanping, but the soldiers and horses of the two sides fought together, and they did not lose the upper hand. Prince Hong's face was slightly red, and he excitedly ordered people to beat drums and cheer for the soldiers. Although he could not go into battle to kill the enemy, Prince Hong had a very high prestige in the army. As long as he is still on the chariot, he is the motivation for everyone to fight.

Half an hour later, Prince Hong's soldiers and horses gradually became unable to resist. In any case, these new troops are not as experienced as Nanping, who has been on the battlefield for a long time. Gu Wuji and Hu Tianzhuang led their soldiers and horses to continuously rush to kill Prince Hong's handsome banner. The soldiers and horses of Yixiang City are protecting Prince Hong layer by layer, and they will not retreat even if they die in battle.

The soldiers and horses surrounding Prince Hong fell one by one, and Prince Hong knew that the general trend had gone, and looked at the vast sky with unusually calmness. He hoped that his death would be merciful to the people of the world. In addition, Deguang re-established the court in Yixiang City and got rid of Delong's incompetent nature, which may be able to leave a little incense for the Zhao family. As long as the status of the Zhao royal family in people's hearts can be retained, Prince Hong believes that this little incense will sooner or later form a prairie fire.

Seeing Prince Hong's soldiers and horses, there are less than 10,000 people left, and they are still struggling to fight with the enemy. At this moment, a trumpet suddenly came from the east side. Immediately after, a large army appeared in people's sight.

This army marched very fast, and the banner in front of it gradually became clear, and when Hu Tianzhuang saw the blood-red word 'Duan', he was suddenly shocked into a cold sweat.

"It's not good, it's Duan Lang's army."

The black pressure of the army in Lidu City was endless, and Duan Lang personally led the forward battalion and killed Zhou Long and Zhou Hu.

"Prince Hong, don't panic, Duan Lang has come to save you." Duan Lang shouted and rushed over with a war gun in hand.

Gu Wuji and Hu Tianzhuang glanced at each other, the two looked at the dust clouds raised on the east side, and immediately ordered to evacuate without saying a word.

Prince Hong gasped, although Duan Lang saved him, Prince Hong scolded angrily, "Duan Lang is a traitor ~ this king ~ I don't need you to save him." ”

Prince Hong's chest kept rising and falling, he originally wanted to use his life to save the dignity of the royal family, but he didn't expect Duan Lang to intervene. This is good, after the word spreads, Prince Hong is equivalent to making a wedding dress for Duan Lang. People will say that it was the soldiers and horses of Lidu City who defeated the Nanping army, and also saved Prince Hong's life by taking into account the overall situation.

Prince Hong stomped his feet anxiously, "Order~Give me~kill~kill~kill~!" ”

Prince Hong didn't finish a word, and sat down in the car with a puff of relief, and passed out directly. Prince Hong was going to give the order to let the last bit of men kill Duan Lang. Even if he died in the hands of Duan Lang, he couldn't let Duan Lang take advantage of it. When the time comes, people will also be sick Duan Lang will kill Prince Hong regardless of the overall situation, and finally leave a foreshadowing for Deguang to win the hearts of the people in the future. But Prince Hong didn't make it clear, and his subordinates thought that they were going to take advantage of the situation to kill the soldiers and horses of Nanping.

At this time, Yutai Mingyue was dressed in military uniform, and came to the front of the battle. Seeing that Prince Hong was at a loss and didn't know what to do, Yutai Mingyue shouted.

"Brothers of the Elephant City, your bravery will be remembered by the world. Now, your most important task is to quickly take the prince back to Yixiang City for treatment. Nanping Waikou, leave it to us. ”

A general next to Prince Hong's chariot was at a loss for what to do, and when he heard the shout of Mingyue, he seemed to understand it all at once. Since they helped kill the Nanping Waikou, of course they had to hurry up to the rescue of the Prince. Prince Hong is the backbone of Yixiang City, and he must not be lost. If they were all wiped out, there would be nothing to say. But now that the soldiers and horses of Nanping have retreated, if something happens to the prince again, no one can explain it.

Watching Prince Hong's soldiers and horses withdraw, Yutai Mingyue said that after this old guy woke up, he was estimated to be able to die of anger again. Tangtai Mingyue didn't care about this, and hurriedly ordered the follow-up soldiers and horses to chase Duan Lang.

In the Nanping camp of Guibei Mountain, Mo Kun was startled when he heard that the scout had come to report that it was Duan Lang's army that had suddenly killed and defeated Hu Tianzhuang and Gu Wuji's soldiers and horses. Yang Fakui beat the drum and sounded the trumpet, and hurriedly gathered the soldiers and horses to set up the formation.

Duan Lang chased unhurriedly, and chased until the foot of the Turtle Back Mountain, and then Duan Lang raised his gun and ordered to stop. Gu Wuji Hu Tianzhuang's soldiers and horses fled into the battle one after another. Mingyue also led the follow-up soldiers and horses to arrive.

Both sides lined up, but neither gave the order to charge. Mo Kun saw that his army of 80,000 had lost nearly half of his troops, and he couldn't help but come to the front of the battle angrily.

"Duan Lang, there has been an agreement between you and me in Blue Lake City, and my Nanping soldiers and horses have never fought with you, why did you treacherously kill our soldiers."

Duan Lang turned his spear sideways and said loudly, "Mo Kun, you and I just said not to attack each other's soldiers and horses in the rear. Keep your promises and never cut off your grain and grass route, where is the treachery. Don't you know that a letter has been issued in Xia to crusade against you Nanping and Xiyue foreign invaders? ”

Mo Kun snorted coldly, "Duan Lang Xiao'er, don't think that my Nanping army is so easy to bully. Now that you're here, let's fight to the death. ”

As soon as Mo Kun's voice fell, he listened to Tantai Mingyue sneered, "Mo Kun, we are not here to fight you to the death, we Duan Shuai just don't want to see Prince Hong die tragically in your hands, so he led his troops to the rescue." Since Prince Hong has been saved, let's retreat ten miles. If you want to fight, you can just let the horse come. ”

The reason why Mingyue let Duan Lang's army press in was to make Mo Kun have some concerns and not dare to take the risk of shopping. If there are few people, the soldiers and horses of Nanping will definitely chase and kill. However, Duan Lang also knew that this was a risky move. In case of Mo Kun's desperate hard work, they can only carry out the decisive battle in advance, and they must not retreat.

Mo Kun gritted his teeth angrily, but he was not a reckless person. After analyzing the pros and cons, Mo Kun did not give the order to attack. Duan Lang ordered the army to retreat in batches in a defensive formation. The two sides were tense, but there was no confrontation.

Seeing Duan Lang's army withdraw, Yang Fakui couldn't help but say angrily, "Military advisor, he is deceiving people too much. If there is no war, I am afraid it will affect the morale of the army. ”

Mo Kun had a gloomy face, and said slightly angrily, "Yang Shuai, everything is based on the overall situation, and you can't lose a big one because of a small one." The order was given to immediately withdraw the camp and pull out the village. ”

Yang Fakui and Zhao Pingdu were stunned, and Zhao Pingdu hurriedly asked, "What, let's evacuate?" ”

"It's not evacuation, since Duan Lang is here, it's extremely unfavorable for us to continue to be stationed here. Ordered the army to ban the army in the direction of the lower pass, Duan Lang rescued Prince Hong, let's go eat Ma Ruzheng and join Lu Mu. Duan Lang, this mad dog is not easy to deal with, we can't let our family bear it, we must bring Lu Mu in. ”

Mo Kun immediately made a decision not to confront Duan Lang's army here. Since Duan Lang didn't play according to the routine, Mo Kun also had to change his plan. After eating the pass, Ma Ruzheng and Lu Mu converged, and when the time came, they would approach Kyoto. Mo Kun wanted to see if he Duan Lang would go to the rescue. As long as Duan Lang dares to go, Mo Kun would rather give up Kyoto than join forces with Lu Mu to destroy Duan Lang first.

On the Luoxi Plain, the camps of the capital city are lined up. Duan Lang didn't dare to be careless, and sent scouts to closely monitor the movements of the Nanping army. Even if they pull out the camp and leave, it's hard to say whether they will come back at night.

A day later, news came from Dafei. Knowing that the direction of Mo Kun's travel was the lower pass, Duan Lang and Yutai Mingyue immediately understood Mo Kun's intentions.

"Yue'er, as soon as they join forces, Kyoto may be in danger." Duan Lang said.

"Lang, after Mokun takes Ma Ruzheng, let's immediately send troops to Kyoto."

Duan Lang was stunned, "Kill Delong? ”

"No, announce to the world, go and save Delon." Yutai Mingyue said with a mysterious smile.

Duan Lang's eyes narrowed, "This is not your character. ”

Yutai Mingyue smiled slightly, "It's said that it's a rescue, but it's just a formation outside the city." I'm sure Mokun Lu Mu will do the same. They are at the west gate, so let's go to the east gate. At that time, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Kyoto City were trapped, and they couldn't even think of killing the enemy. Moreover, DeLong can't do anything to us yet. Otherwise, the people of the city would not agree. ”

Duan Lang thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and immediately understood the intention of Tangtai Mingyue. She wanted to force Delong to send troops and horses to fight against the Western Vietnamese Coalition Army. As for whether Duan Lang will help, it depends on the situation of the two sides.

In Yixiang City, Deguang was finally released by Fan Jiachang. Deguang was like a trapped beast that had just come out of the cage, roaring and wishing that he was going to smash the entire Shuai Mansion. Deguang ignored the dissuasion of the veteran Sun Gang and others, leaving only 10,000 soldiers and horses to guard the Yixiang City, and immediately gathered a large army to kill Benluoxi Plain to save Prince Shuzuhong.