In the large camps inside and outside Xiangxian County, the lights went out, and the guards who had been training all day fell asleep. Except for the normal personnel on duty, there was silence in the camp.

But everything on the surface does not mean that there is laxity in defense. On the contrary, in order to prevent the enemy from sneaking up, some of the perimeters were very tightly arranged. And every night before nightfall, the infantry battalion will set up an alarm bell 500 zhang away from the main camp. And within two miles of the camp, the scout battalion also sent out dark stakes. In the event of an enemy attack, they will also send a signal to inform the battalion to prepare.

Hu Tianzhuang led 12,000 cavalry and galloped quickly in the night. Of course, he knew that he had this manpower, and if he really attacked the camp, he would be looking for death. The purpose of Hu Tianzhuang's trip was to let Duan Lang know that they were ready to start working. If possible, create some chaos for Duan Lang's camp as much as possible. However, Hu Tianzhuang knew very well in his heart that once Duan Lang's army was entangled, it would be difficult to retreat with his whole body.

In the dark night, Hu Tianzhuang's war horse was wrapped in the horse's hooves. Even so, the ground shook with a gallop of ten thousand horses, alerting the waiting scouts. Due to the dark clouds, the scouts didn't see what was happening. When Hu Tianzhuang's army was about to rush in front of him, the scouts were shocked to see that it was an enemy attack.

"Whoosh~!" A fiery serpent rushed into the sky.

When the guards on duty in the camp of Xiangjun saw the fire snake, they immediately blew the warning bamboo whistle. The sharp sound woke up the entire Xiangxiang County, and the guards of the various teams suddenly became busy.

Hu Tianzhuang, who was galloping, glanced at the big tree where the archery was warning him, and he knew that Duan Lang's scout was hiding in the tree. However, Hu Tianzhuang did not mean to stop, but urged the army to speed up. Two miles away, for the cavalry in a charging formation, it was a blink of an eye. Hu Tianzhuang simply took advantage of the speed advantage, and took advantage of the fact that the Xiangjun camp was not fully defended, so he gave them some color to see.

"Quick, get the bow and crossbow, light the fire!"

Hu Tianzhuang said as he took the lead in removing the bow and crossbow from his back, and with the other hand took out a fire sickle and rubbed it on his riding boots, and a string of sparks ignited the arrows stained with pine oil.

Whoosh, one after another fiery snakes shot towards the outermost camp. Behind the horses in the camp, many guards raised their shields to prevent the enemy from storming the camp. The neighing of war horses in the camp was loud, and the general on duty was also busy arranging defenses. Hu Tianzhuang only passed by the camp, just shot arrows inside, and did not order the impact at all.

In Xiangjun, as soon as the warning whistle sounded, Duan Lang rushed to the room with a war knife. In the rooms on the left and right, Gu Fan Xiangtian and the others also quickly came to the courtyard.

Duan Lang turned around and shouted, "Yue'er, you wait here first, I'll go to the front camp to have a look." ”

Yutai Mingyue shouted in the room, "Lang, you don't have to go out of the camp to resist the enemy for the time being, be careful of deception." ”

Duan Lang snorted, stepped on the war horse and ran out of the county. Gu Fan Xiangtian and the others, holding a long knife, followed closely behind. The soldiers and horses in the county city rushed towards their own defenses, and in the area of the original city wall of the county town, Huang Zhi and Zhang Qifeng had already arranged the second line of defense.

"Huang Zhi, who is on duty in the front camp tonight?" Duan Lang grabbed the war horse and asked.

"Qi Yu Duan Shuai, it is Wang Fuzhong on duty."

"Okay, I'll go to the front and take a look, and you guys continue to arm." After Duan Lang finished speaking, he beat his horse and rushed towards the camp.

At this time, the front battalion was close to the tents on the side of the rejection horse, and many of them were ignited by rockets, but the guards were not busy fighting the fire, and Wang Fuzhong ordered the crossbowmen to shoot at the enemy troops outside. Since he didn't know how many people and horses came from the other side, Wang Fuzhong didn't dare to send troops to kill him easily.

Hu Tianqiang's army roared and rushed back and forth against the camp, and one after another fire snakes continued to shoot at the camp of Xiangxiang County. As the battalion began to counterattack, Hu Tianzhuang did not dare to let the soldiers and horses get too close. Most of the arrows fell outside the camp.

Duan Lang came to the front camp and immediately went to the lookout. Seeing Duan Lang coming up, Wang Fuzhong hurriedly said.

"Duan Shuai, the enemy soldiers are coming very urgently, and after receiving a warning from the scout, before our side has opened the formation, the opponent's arrow rain has shot over. It wasn't clear how many soldiers and horses were coming, so I just let the crossbowmen fight back and didn't give the order to go out of the camp and kill. ”

"Well done, I really didn't expect Mokun Lu Mu to come to this trick." Duan Lang said, staring carefully at the outside of the black oppressive camp. Duan Lang listened carefully while watching, and after less than five breaths, Duan Lang said.

"Order, gather 20,000 cavalry, and I will personally lead the attack. There weren't many people coming from the other side, it was just a bluff. ”

When Wang Fuzhong heard this, he didn't stop him, and hurriedly ordered, "Quick, order the two cavalry phalanxes to move to the camp gate and prepare to attack." ”

The cavalry in the battalion began to move forward, and because the fire was on the side of the battalion, Hu Tianzhuang and others who were shooting outside the battalion could see it very clearly.

"Order, retreat!"

Hu Tianzhuang began to order the evacuation, the purpose of their trip had been achieved, and if they did not leave, they would probably be in danger.

At this time, the door of the front camp was wide open, and Duan Lang rushed out first with a war gun in his hand. Eighteen guards followed closely on both sides, and the two cavalry phalanxes behind them surged rapidly, following Duan Lang out of the city gate.

Hu Tianzhuang took the lead in leaving, and when Duan Lang chased out, Gu Fan Xiangtian and the others could only see the faint figure of the other party. Although Duan Lang saw it clearly, the 20,000 cavalry behind him had just run out of the firelight, and he was a little uncomfortable with the darkness in front of him for a while. On Hu Tianzhuang's side, he had already started his speed and began to run back quickly towards Melan City.

Duan Lang chased for more than ten miles and ordered to stop the pursuit. The two sides have already opened up a distance, and unless it is a long-distance pursuit, the other side will soon retreat to Melan City. In addition, Duan Lang didn't dare to guarantee whether the other party had set up an ambush. In case you fall into someone else's trap, it will be a bit more than worth the loss.

Duan Lang returned to the camp with his soldiers and horses, and looking at Wang Fuzhong who came up, Duan Lang asked, "How is it, is the loss big?" ”

Wang Fuzhong clenched his fists, "It's just that more than a dozen military tents near the side of the rejection horse were burned, and more than 30 brothers were injured, and there was no other loss." These boys actually dared to attack the camp of Xiangjun at night, which was really his grandmother's anger. ”

Hearing that he had suffered no losses, Duan Lang relaxed slightly. While the two were talking, Tai Mingyue, Zhang Ruming and others also came to the front camp.

Looking at the burned military tents, Zhang Ruming scolded angrily, "Dog, don't run if you have the ability." Duan Lang, let's just kill Molan City overnight and let them see what a real night attack is. ”

Duan Lang looked at everyone, "It's not a big deal, the other party is just here to harass it." Perhaps, this is a warning from Mokun Lu Mu to us before the war. ”

The generals are all people who are used to seeing big scenes, and they don't pay much attention to this kind of small and unruly harassment. It's just that the other party's arrogant and provocative behavior makes everyone feel a little angry.

Yutai Mingyue looked around and said to the generals, "They won't come again tonight, let's all go back." Azhu, from now on, let the scout battalion expand the alert range. In addition, the men and horses of the front battalion entered a state of readiness, and each battalion took turns to be on duty these days. ”

The good night's sleep was disturbed by the enemy, but it was still early in the morning, and the generals had to return to their respective stations. Duan Lang and Yutai Mingyue did not leave, and the two stood on the watchtower, feeling sleepy at all.

"Lang, for some reason, I always have a bad feeling." Yutai Mingyue said softly.

Duan Lang lovingly took Tantai Mingyue into his arms and said comfortingly, "Yue'er, is there too much to think about recently." Some questions don't really require complicated ideas. What should come will always come, and Mokun Lu Mu can't hide in the city all the time. They only have two ways to go, either they will each lead their troops out of Great Xia, or they will start a decisive battle with us. Don't look at their large number of soldiers and horses, if they really start a decisive battle, I, Duan Lang, am really not afraid of them. ”

Lantai Mingyue leaned on Duan Lang and sighed softly, "The initiative in the current situation is not in our hands, if they don't take the initiative to fight, the two sides can only go on like this." Maybe I'm thinking too much, as you said, Mokun Lu Mu has no choice but to fight a decisive battle. Running away without a fight is not their character, and it seems that the big war is really coming. ”

"I hope that the sooner it will come, the mountains and rivers are broken, and the people of Melan City are still displaced. All this will not be rebuilt until after the Great War. ”

Tantai Mingyue looked up at Duan Lang, and suddenly said, "Lang, since I followed you, I have never asked for anything. This time, I want to ask you for one thing. ”

Duan Lang was stunned for a moment, and said with a slight smile, "Silly girl, between you and me, what else do you want to talk about?" As long as you say it, the husband will definitely agree. ”

"Well, I just beg you, in case we lose this battle, please take me away. If you don't leave, Mingyue will die with you. ”

Duan Lang looked at Lantai Mingyue in surprise, he was not surprised by Mingyue's request, but from the beginning, Duan Lang didn't think that this decisive battle would end with their defeat.

"Yue'er, do you think we'll lose?" Duan Lang asked.

"War is changing so fast that anything is possible. I know that when you get to that point, you will never leave your brothers. So, I beg you to live, even if it's for me. We haven't lost everything, and we still have the strength to make a comeback. As long as you live, the banner of Lidu City will not fall. Once you are lost, it really becomes a plate of loose sand. Lang, even if it is to avenge the survival of his brothers, I beg you, promise me. Tantai Mingyue looked at Duan Lang with begging eyes.

Duan Lang took a deep breath, "Okay! I promise you. ”

Tantai Mingyue excitedly buried her head in Duan Lang's arms, although she was not mentally prepared for defeat, but Duan Lang was able to promise her to survive, which was a great motivation for Tantai Mingyue.

Tonight's enemy attack alerted the army of Xiangjun. Two days later, Duan Lang received a war letter sent by Lu Mu. In this case, Mokun Lu Mu wanted to start a decisive battle, and Yutai Mingyue felt that it was reasonable. After all, waiting until the arrival of the soldiers and horses of Yixiang City to start a big war is even more unfavorable to Mokun and Lu Mu.

According to the appointed day, the army of Lidu City lined up on the battlefield. At the rear of the army were vehicles that looked a little strange. This is the new type of ballista developed by Mingyue of Tangtai, and she wants to give Mokun Lu Mu a surprise blow in this war. But what is strange is that although the other party is in a very strong position and shouts loudly, it only sent more than 20,000 people to call the formation. The two sides fought for less than half an hour, and Lu Mu suddenly sounded the gong to withdraw his troops. The Western Vietnamese coalition army retreated cautiously to the city of Meran in accordance with the retreat formation.

Bursts of cheers erupted in the battle array of Lidu City, but Yutai Mingyue frowned. Lu Mu's strange behavior seemed like evacuation after timidity, but Tangtai Mingyue didn't think that Lu Mu was really scared. Although Tantai Mingyue couldn't guess Lu Mu's intentions, all kinds of doubts rose in his heart.

The army returned to the garrison of Xiangjun County, and there was no movement in Molan City for two consecutive days. Even if Duan Lang issued a war letter, Mo Kun and Lu Mu did not respond.

In the bedroom, Mingyue and Azhumi were chatting. Tomorrow morning, the army of Yixiang City will arrive at the area of Xiangxiang County. Mingyue was listening to the details of Kyoto and the Mixc. Originally, Lantai Mingyue was going to let Zhang Ruming and his wife go to greet the army of Yixiang City, firstly, to exchange opinions on arming, and secondly, to touch the true intention of Fan Jiachang to come here. If the other side just comes and goes through the motions, if you really want to go too far on the battlefield, the two sides also need to coordinate the plan to send troops. But now, Tantai Mingyue changed her mind and decided to go to the camp of Yixiang City in person.

In the past few days, there have been many doubts in her heart, especially the two small battles from Molan City, which made Tangtai Mingyue even more convinced that Mokun Lu Mu must have a conspiracy. After careful analysis, the focus of all doubts pointed to this army from the Elephant City. Apart from them, Tantai Mingyue can't think of any aspect where there can be accidents and deviations. In order to solve this question, Tangtai Mingyue decided to meet Fan Jiachang in person. She wanted to see the celebrity next to Deguang, and she came with light or darkness in her heart.