Chen Zhanxuan held the dangerous road, and the war knife in his hand slashed left and right. The guards behind Chen Zhanxuan saw that the commander was fighting alone, and finally a few dared to rush out.

There were one, there were two, and gradually, more and more guards were thrown into battle. Even though the narrow passage was too narrow to crowd so many people, the guards high behind them began to pick up stones and sharpened wooden thorns and throw them down the mountain.

The guards of the West Vietnam were crowded under the dangerous road, and there were so many soldiers and horses in Huohaikong that there was nowhere to exert their strength. He began to regret not letting Hu Tianzhuang come up, otherwise it would be the time for the archers to show their might. Jiang is still old and spicy, if Huo Hai cooperates with the archers according to Mo Kun's preparation, I am afraid that he will be able to win this first danger in one fell swoop. But now, Hohai had to order a retreat.

Seeing that the enemy soldiers had retreated, Chen Zhanxuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly ordered someone to tell the news of the 'great victory' to the officials and people on the top of the cliff. In fact, there was no need for him to send someone to report, there were already bursts of cheers from the top of the mountain.

Chen Zhanxuan gasped and stared cautiously at the enemy soldiers in the middle of the mountainside. Taking advantage of this rare gap, Chen Zhanxuan gathered several team leaders together to arrange the next battle plan. In any case, if the guards have the courage to stand up, they will take a solid step. Here is no better than in the barracks with the old and the new, in the middle of the battle can only rush forward. Chen Zhanxuan is full of recruits, and it would be good to be able to stand in order, and he has not undergone combat training at all. In the face of a well-trained enemy onslaught, these new guards fought their way with sheer courage and daring.

Chen Zhanxuan looked at everyone and said loudly encouragingly, "Brothers, there is nothing to fear from the enemy, when Lao Tzu was in the capital city, Duan Shuai's eighteen guards faced tens of thousands of enemy troops, and they still killed a few people in and out. Although we don't have their skills, as long as we have the fighting spirit, we can definitely hold the main road up the mountain. ”

A small leader in his thirties said loudly, "Lord Commander, we people have never experienced war, and it would be bragging to say that we are not afraid. But don't worry, my wife and children are on the top of the mountain, and no one wants to go up the mountain unless we step on Lao Tzu's body. ”

"Yes, fight with them."

"Killing one is enough, killing two is earning."

The leaders of the guards expressed their attitudes, and many of them were even injured, but the expressions on their faces were completely different from before the battle.

Chen Zhanxuan nodded with satisfaction, "Brothers, as long as you have the courage, we will definitely be able to hold the danger of going up the mountain." However, fighting a war is not only about fighting hard, but also about obeying orders and using tactics. Once the commander orders the evacuation to the second dangerous pass, it must be evacuated in batches, and must not be swarmed upwards. According to the position standing in the battle, the rear team changed to the front team and evacuated in turn, do you understand? ”

"Commander-in-Chief, understood. Don't worry, let the brothers go first, and I'll be the last to leave. A captain of 100 said loudly.

Chen Zhanxuan said in his heart that it was too late to teach them tactics now, so he could only mention everyone's fighting spirit first. Fortunately, these two dangers are very narrow and steep, as long as you have the courage to fight with the other party, it should not be a problem to defend the East Cliff.

At the foot of the mountain, Huo Hai sent someone to inform Hu Tianzhuang to lead his troops up the mountain. Although it is impossible to set up a dense arrow array in the mountains, at least a dozen archers can suppress each other. It's better than watching them get beaten up in front of them and not being able to help.

Hu Tianzhuang had already seen Huo Hai's soldiers and horses retreating halfway up the mountain from the foot of the mountain, and couldn't help but sneer mockingly, and immediately ordered 7,000 people to stay behind, and only brought 3,000 archers to climb up the mountain. Hu Tianzhuang observed the terrain and landform, and he also saw that it was useless to have too many people. At the dangerous level of the battle, only two or three people could pass side by side, and three thousand archers were definitely enough.

As soon as the Nanping soldiers and horses under the mountain moved, Chen Zhanxuan saw that they were longbowmen. Each guard carried a longbow on his back, which was different from the standard bow and crossbow and had a longer range. In Chen Zhanxuan's team, there were no archers at all. First, there is no standard bow and crossbow in Molan City, and second, these untrained recruits may not even be able to pull a longbow.

Chen Zhanxuan hurriedly ordered, "The other party's longbowmen are coming up, everyone be careful to hide." Brothers in high places can throw stakes and rocks downward, but never stand there as a target. The arrows in the army are more powerful than you think, so don't make trouble for yourself. And the brothers on both sides of the boulder must listen to my command, and if anyone rushes up the hill, you will work in groups of three, raise your shields tied to the stakes, and push them downward. We don't care how many enemy soldiers we can kill, we just need to hold the danger. ”

After Chen Zhanxuan finished speaking, he checked their self-made defensive equipment again. If these people hadn't been stupid just now, Chen Zhanxuan wouldn't have had to jump out and kill them head-on as soon as he came up. Originally, Chen Zhanxuan also wanted to set up some hidden weapons in the mountains and forests, but he was afraid that the people on the mountain would not be able to clean up when they came down the mountain, and he would accidentally injure his own people. Therefore, Chen Zhanxuan just asked the guards to make some simple tools such as sharp stakes and pushing shields.

Hu Tianzhuang came to the halfway point of the mountain, looking at the dejected and depressed appearance of the West Vietnamese soldiers one by one, Hu Tianzhuang's heart felt as if he had eaten honey.

"Brothers, cheer up Lao Tzu and let the friendly troops see how our Nanping Erlang fights." Hu Tianzhuang shouted arrogantly.

Huo Hai snorted in his nose, unwilling to deal with Hu Tianzhuang at all. Their task is to take down these officials and civilians, not to quarrel. Huo Hai knew that Lu Mu asked them to take down these official people, not only to loot property, but also for another purpose, that is, to make these people hostages in the hands of the coalition forces. As long as he could complete the task, Huo Hai didn't bother to ignore Hu Tianzhuang's arrogance.

Hu Tianzhuang saw that Huo Hai didn't say anything, and ordered with some frustration, "Order, the left and right teams will spread out in a fan shape, and you must suppress these ants in danger." Under the cover of the rain of arrows, the centaurs in the middle attacked head-on. The sharpshooters of each team find their own vantage points and choose the opportunity to kill their targets. ”

When Huo Hai heard it, he couldn't help but praise it secretly. Although this Hu Tianzhuang is a reckless person, he is indeed very experienced in combat. This layout can completely suppress the opponent, and there will be one sharpshooter for every 500 people in the longbowmen. Sharpshooters not only have a long range but also accurate archery, and specialize in hunting and killing the opponent's generals and other personnel in battle. Hu Tianzhuang called the other party an ant, but tactically he attached great importance to it.

Seeing that the other party was scattering in formation, Chen Zhanxuan hurriedly shouted, "Everyone be careful, pay attention to concealment." ”

Whoosh~ Arrows shot over, Chen Zhanxuan and others hid behind the rocks and trees, and many guards even raised their shields above their heads. In the mountains and forests, with the sound of shouting and killing, the coalition soldiers and horses launched an offensive again.

Chen Zhanxuan watched from the gap between the two boulders, and saw that the other party's men and horses were still five steps away from the danger, and immediately shouted.

"Raise your shield and knock them down the mountain!"

Behind the boulders on both sides of the dangerous pass, the guards hurriedly cooperated to raise their shields tied to the stumps, and pushed forward with shouts. The guards who were hiding behind the rocks and trees also shouted and threw stones and sharpened wooden thorns down the mountain.

Chen Zhanxuan saw it and hurriedly shouted, "Get down~ give me a down." ”

This group of inexperienced guards were all carried away by the small victory just now. How did they know the power of the regular longbowmen in the army, the two sides were less than thirty paces up and down, even if they were not sharpshooters, a dense number of arrows could hit them.

For a while, Chen Zhanxuan screamed continuously behind him, and some guards, seeing that their compatriots were shot to the ground, they were stupid and ran over to rescue without knowing how to hide. In less than 30 breaths, more than 200 people were shot and wounded.

Chen Zhanxuan shouted anxiously, "Don't show your head, hide the for me." Injured brothers, if they don't want to die, they will crawl behind the bunker for Lao Tzu. ”

Chen Zhanxuan listened to the screams behind him, not only to take care of the brothers behind, but also to observe whether the danger in front could be withstanded. Looking at the frantically attacking enemy troops, some of the shields were cut down by the other party, Chen Zhanxuan hurriedly ordered another batch to continue to push, and the enemy soldiers must not be allowed to cross the danger.

Rows of arrows, rounds of impacts, the guards on the first pass were suddenly confused. Chen Zhanxuan's voice was hoarse, and those new army guards ran around like headless flies one by one. Some people even shouted in a frenzy that they wanted to fight each other. Chen Zhanxuan was also helpless, these people were just ordinary people who had put on battle robes, and those who had been slightly trained were sent to Duan Lang's side. It was indeed a bit difficult to organize this rabble against well-trained coalition troops. Chen Zhanxuan had no time to take care of his back, so he could only focus on the dangerous pass, as long as the enemy army could not come up, there would always be a time to evacuate.

In the mountainside, Hu Tianzhuang, who was in command, was also ochre-colored, and people kept falling down at dangerous passes. Although he could not die, he was injured and could not continue to fight.

Hu Tianzhuang took a look at the situation, and immediately gritted his teeth and shouted, "All the horses are gathering towards the dangerous pass, and you must take this pass." ”

After half an hour of attack, Chen Zhanxuan found that the other party's arrow rain was finally scarce, and hurriedly ordered the guards behind him to retreat to the second pass with the wounded soldiers. Chen Zhanxuan knew that it would not work like this, he had deployed a thousand troops at the first pass, and now there were only three or four hundred people left. If this continues, even if it can withstand today's attack, it will not be able to hold out for a few days. The most effective defense is to inflict a large number of casualties on the opponent. Only in this way can the other party be forced not to dare to attack.

"Lord Commander, we can't stand it."

The guards behind the boulders on both sides of the dangerous pass looked at Chen Zhanxuan in panic. There were already several enemy guards rushing to the danger and fighting in close combat, and Chen Zhanxuan knew that these new troops were not opponents.

"Withdraw! All evacuated to the second dangerous pass. After Chen Zhanxuan finished speaking, he rushed forward instead, brandishing his sword and killing the two of them.

Hu Tianzhuang saw that the danger was about to be washed away, and he howled and cheered for everyone. When Huo Hai saw it, he immediately seized the opportunity and ordered the infantry to charge.

Chen Zhanxuan withdrew from the first dangerous pass, which was less than fifty meters away from the second dangerous pass. But it's a big steep slope, which is very good for defense.

Chen Zhanxuan was the last to retreat into the second dangerous pass, and he had just come up from his side and hurriedly ordered.

"Quick, cut the front row of rattan ropes, and let go of the Wood Thunder Stone."

At the first dangerous point, due to the inexperience and timidity of the guards, they cut all the vine ropes at once, so that when the archers attacked, there were no rolling wood thunder stones to use. Taking advantage of Hu Tianzhuang's guards swarming up one by one, they didn't even have a place to hide.

The screams woke up Hu Tianzhuang and Huo Hai, and when they saw a log boulder more than one person thick rolling down, the two hurriedly ordered to retreat and hide. The guards at the second dangerous pass also threw sharp stakes and stones one after another. Chen Zhanxuan's face was cold, he lost hundreds of people in the first danger, and finally found it back on the other party.

Seeing the other party's panicked retreat, Chen Zhanxuan took the opportunity to raise his war knife and shouted loudly, "Fang Mingju Hua Shifeng listens to the order, and leads your two teams of men and horses to rush and kill with me to recapture the first dangerous pass." ”

Chen Zhanxuan was worthy of being a general who had been trained in the capital city, and he seized the fighter plane and immediately counterattacked. Taking advantage of the enemy's panic to evade, Chen Zhanxuan once again recaptured the first dangerous pass.

Hu Tianzhuang's lungs were about to explode, and after fighting for a long time, he finally rushed to the pass, but he didn't expect to be killed and injured by rolling wood and thunder stones. Many of them were knocked down the mountain by their own people in a panic. Now the crossbowman's quiver is empty, and there are no arrows to shoot even if he gives the order. Hu Tianzhuang and Huo Hai had no choice but to order a temporary evacuation.

As soon as the army retreated, a tsunami-like cheer erupted from the top of the mountain. Chen Zhanxuan didn't care about the cheers, and hurriedly ordered someone to rearrange the rolling wood thunder stones that had fallen to the first dangerous level, and wrapped them with Teng locks to prepare for the enemy's attack again. It wasn't until the moment the arrangement was completed that Chen Zhanxuan sat down tiredly.

Seeing the sun set in the west, Chen Zhanxuan could finally breathe a sigh of relief. He knew that the other party would never attack at night, the mountains and forests were not flat, and he would fall down if he was not careful at night. What's more, it's impossible to sneak attack, the brigade is immediately uphill, and it's impossible not to make a move.

Hu Tianzhuang and Huo Hai attacked to no avail, and the two could only return to Molan City with the remnants of the defeated army in shame. After this battle, not only did they not catch a single live mouth, but the combined number of the two soldiers and horses exceeded 2,000 casualties.

When Mo Kun and Lu Mu learned the news, they were quite shocked. In the face of Huo Hai and Hu Tianzhuang's self-blame, Mo Kun and Lu Mu did not reprimand. However, Mo Kun asked the scouts with the army to draw a map of the mountain-shaped terrain and dangerous passes.

In the temporary marshal's mansion, Mo Kun and Lu Mu sat opposite each other. Mo Kun looked at the drawn graphics and couldn't help but say.

"Brother Lu, this Mibo Mountain Cliff is indeed a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. According to the second general Hu Huohai, if you want to attack it strongly, I am afraid that the loss will not be small. How, do you attack, or give up? ”

"Mr. Mo, this Melan City is becoming more and more surprising to me. I didn't expect a group of rabble to be able to withstand you and my elite division, don't you think it's a little strange. ”

"Yes, being able to dispatch a group of rabble to resist the attack in an orderly manner is by no means something that ordinary city defense commanders can do. According to the information I received, Pang Gang, the former servant of the Great Xia Criminal Department, and Fan Cheng, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, are both in Molan City. But the guards were not these two. Could it be that Duan Lang's generals are in charge here? ”

Lu Mu thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Duan Lang's twelve generals, the specific position is generally under your control. That Liu Xusheng stayed at the edge of the desert, and my scouts had already discovered the traces. Cui Zhiliang, Feng Ming, and Wei are all in Wuliang and Xuanhua. Geng Zhishan was killed by Feng Zhun, and the others were all by Duan Lang's side. At present, only Zhou Wu does not know where to go, but Huo Hai has seen Zhou Wu's portrait, and it is definitely not him. ”

"To be honest, Duan Lang's subordinates are full of strong generals, and it's hard to say whether it is a novice who has emerged. The tactics of guarding the mountain are properly used, and he is definitely a battle-hardened person. It seems that you and I have despised this Melan City. ”

"Hmph, it's better this way, the more important the status of the officials and people of Molan City in Duan Lang's heart, that Duan Lang will definitely take care of one and lose the other. Mr. Mo, do you think we should fight or give up? Lu Mu asked rhetorically.

Mo Kun looked at the drawings, "Presumably, that Duan Lang and the Tantai Demon Maiden also plan to let us retreat and wait for their arrival." The more this is the case, the less it will be able to take advantage of their wishes. Keep fighting! There must be important people on the top of this mountain. When the time comes, it can become a bargaining chip to blackmail Duan Lang. ”

"Good! That's what I mean. Moreover, a plan can be set up from Mibo Mountain. Before Duan Lang's army arrived, he was killed first. ”

"Oh? What is Brother Lu's plan? Mo Kun asked in surprise.

"Mr. Mo, if we set up an ambush in the mountains and forests, do you say that Zhou Long learned that he was going to attack Mibo Mountain, would he go to relieve the siege?"

Mo Kun's eyes lit up, "Yes, Zhou Long will definitely go." However, it may be difficult to storm Mibo Mountain to lure Zhou Long over, and it may be difficult to keep his soldiers and horses. Only infantry battles and crossbows and horses could be hidden in the Mibo Mountains, and cavalry chariots could not enter. Even if he opened the bow and crossbow array, he would not be fooled. With the speed advantage of the cavalry, it is simply impossible to form an encirclement. ”

"I understand Mr. Mo's fear, any cavalry will quickly withdraw as soon as they know that they have bows and crossbows and infantry formations. But knowing that it was a plan, he couldn't evacuate, so in this case, he should be able to destroy Zhou Long's strong army. ”

"Oh? Let's talk about it. Mo Kun looked at Lu Mu with interest.

Lu Mu's face sank, and he said coldly, "Fire attack!" Directly under the mountain to raise the torch, he Zhou Long dared to evacuate and set fire to the mountain immediately. A fire, there is no living mouth on the east cliff. Let the guards burn first, and force Zhou Long to extinguish the fire. ”

Mo Kun couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he heard this, "Then what if he refuses to save him?" ”

"Then ignite the mountains and forests, I don't believe that Zhou Long will watch the official people on the mountain being burned alive."

Mo Kun looked at Lu Mu, "Brother Lu, this~ is a bit vicious." On the east cliff, most of them are unarmed ordinary people. ”

"Non-toxic husband, maybe this can deter the Zhao family in Yixiang City and Kyoto." Lu Mu said cruelly.

Mo Kun frowned and said, "This fire, I'm afraid it will also ignite the wrath of the entire Great Xia. Brother Lu, if it weren't for the hatred of the blood sea and the annihilation of the clan, there would have been few battles of slaughtering the city throughout the annals. If you and I do this, aren't we afraid of leaving behind infamy through the ages? ”

Lu Mu said with conviction, "Mr. Mo, I think that Zhou Long will definitely fight to save him to the death." Therefore, just lighting the torch does not ignite the forest. If Mr. Mo feels cruel, then he can pretend to burn the mountain and give it a try. ”

"It's okay to give it a try, but you can't really set the forest on fire. I am afraid that the heavens will be wrathed by this kind of behavior. Brother Lu, unless you and I are forced into a corner, we must not do this. Think about it, what would they think of this kind of thing if it came to you and me? ”

Lu Mu was stunned and smiled hypocritically, "What Mr. Mo said is extremely true, he is indeed reckless. However, if this strategy can kill Zhou Long, it means that it can also be used on Duan Lang. If Zhou Long is replaced by Duan Lang, if he dares not to save him, I will burn the mountain. ”

Mo Kun looked at Lu Mu, hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded, "Okay, then it's okay to give it a try." However, it is up to me to decide this matter, and I must not burn the mountain. ”

Mo Kun saw Lu Mu's cruelty and cold-bloodedness, he didn't want people to really set the mountains and forests on fire. After all, Mo Kun is not a young and impulsive person, and he still has to take care of the reputation he has accumulated over the years. The two armies are fighting, and no matter how many people die, no one will blame anything. But in the face of such cruel behavior by ordinary people, even if he returns to China, Mokun will face great pressure and accusations. Not to mention burning these ordinary people, even if Feng Zhun killed tens of thousands of wounded soldiers, even the Nanping soldiers felt that this person should be killed.

Just when Duan Lang led the army to rush to Molan City, Lu Mu set up a desperate plan and dug a fire pit to force Zhou Long to jump inside. Such a poisonous plan hit Zhou Long's weakness. Facing the unarmed people of Molan City on the eastern cliff of Mibo Mountain, Zhou Long knew that it was a trap, so he could only risk his life to kill those coalition guards and prevent them from igniting the mountain forest.