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"Ah, so close." Du Shu was happy in his heart: "It seems that we will be able to see Dao Si early tomorrow morning, my God, this road is full of heavy water, and it can be regarded as the ground." ”

Wu Tuo suddenly frowned: "Judge Du, the last general always feels that something is wrong. It's not that easy to walk for thirty or forty miles? ”

Du Shu: "What's wrong?" ”

Wu Tuo looked at the soldiers who were sleeping soundly with their heads covered on the ground, and whispered: "Judge Du, I have also been the deputy commander of the Sizhou Army, and my generals attach the most importance to intelligence in every battle. Everywhere they went, the scout's guard circle would spread out for thirty or forty miles. It's so close to Dingzhou, it's supposed to be long overdue to meet our light cavalry. But after walking for a day yesterday, I didn't touch a single bird feather, don't you think there's something wrong? ”

"So...... Only one possibility? ”

Du Shu: "What is possible?" ”

Wu Tuo's face was worried: "It's hard to say that this area is controlled by the Heavy Bell Demon, and our scouts can't penetrate it." ”

"How is that possible?" Du Shu knew the strong combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Sizhou army, and in his opinion, even the Jurchen Iron Cavalry was nothing more than that. What kind of thing is Zhong Xiang's demon, it is no different from the Liukou army, and how can they control the suburbs of Dingzhou, the base camp of the Song army.

Could it be that Wang Daosi and Li Cheng watched the demons being so rampant outside the city but didn't care about it, allowing people to come to the countryside to surround the city?

Du Shu couldn't help but shake his head: "No, no, no, will General Wu guess wrong." ”

Wu Tuo: "No, the military envoy said: For generals, it is a basic quality to be familiar with and memorize maps." If you don't even know where you are, how can you fight a war with a black eye? This is definitely Dingzhou, you can't be mistaken. As for why we didn't encounter our scout cavalry, there is only this possibility. ”

"My Sizhou army is fighting bravely, but what is the situation in this place, Judge Du also saw it, there are rivers, swamps and reeds everywhere, which is not conducive to cavalry action at all. The demon is good at water, and he comes by boat, advancing and retreating appropriately. Even if the military envoys have thousands of troops, they can't help it. ”

"After all, our Sizhou army has limited strength, and it is unfamiliar. This area was gradually controlled by the Zhongxiang demons. According to the envoy, it was called ......"

"What's this called?" Du Shu couldn't help but ask.

Wu Tuo: "This is called the war of public security, the most difficult battle in the world, no wonder the dignified Li Cheng Li Tianwang came to Dongting Lake for half a year, but he couldn't help it." ”

"Advance and retreat appropriately, fight if you win, and leave if you can't win." Du Shu also felt that the problem was a bit serious, he looked at the reeds that were undulating in the wind, and suddenly a cold breath surged in his heart, and his drowsiness suddenly disappeared outside the clouds: "General Wu, we will be able to enter Dingzhou one day, I can't say that we have been targeted by demons, and we have to be more careful tomorrow." ”

"It's not that it's bad, it's inevitable." Wu Tuo said: "It's just that it's hard to say whether the enemy will attack or not, you and I don't sleep, just stare here." ”

"It's okay, we've only been in a hurry for a while, but we haven't spoken, and we are close today."

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Wu Tuo and Du Shu had more than a hundred people, and ten bulky carts had been walking on the road for a day, and now there was a bonfire burning vigorously, which had indeed attracted the attention of the enemy.

Twenty miles away, in a deserted village, two small rivers run down the village into an island.

The village is dilapidated and ruined. The roofless rooms were crowded with ragged soldiers. They had all fallen asleep, and loud snoring echoed through the village.

Outside, another group of soldiers patrolled back and forth with weapons.

Like the soldiers in the house, they were badly clothed, all in rags, and their flesh was exposed everywhere. As soon as the cold wind blew, everyone was shivering, and some people couldn't help but stomp their feet vigorously.

Looking at the weapons in their hands, they are not the same, and some of them are even carrying only a hoe.

"The Sizhou thief really lives up to his reputation, and the backer is an elite under Wang Shen, which is really difficult." In a room lit with an oil lamp, a rugged young man was talking. Unlike the soldier named Hanako, this man wore a red robe and a hat made of black yarn on his head, which was inlaid with a pearl the size of a pigeon's egg. was illuminated by the light, dazzling: "I have been fighting repeatedly with Beiwei here in the past few days, and I have suffered a lot of losses." If you go back like this, you won't be able to calm down this breath in your heart, and you won't be able to explain it to your father. It is said that Yue Yun is here, and tomorrow we will concentrate our forces to take the head of this little hairy boy. Hehe, Lao Tzu now has thousands of men and horses on hand, and dozens of small boats. The surname Yue was singled, and I heard that there were only more than 100 people around him, and the opportunity could not be lost. General Beiwei, hehe, tomorrow I'm going to show you that our Divine Sect is also a good man who has no way out. ”

Hearing him say this, several other officers were shocked, and said in unison: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I heard that this Yue Yun is the number one warrior under Wang Shen, and he has the courage of ten thousand people. This place is too close to Dingzhou, and it will not be possible to win it for a while if it goes out tomorrow. Alarmed the enemy in the city to come to help, even if it is not Wang Shen's main force, even if Li Cheng's troops come over, we will be in big trouble. ”

"Yes, what a noble status the prince has. His Majesty the King of Chu ordered us to come and collect grain, but we are not here to fight. If you have a good one, how can we explain it to Your Majesty? ”

For a time, the generals admonished one after another.

That's right, the young man in the house wearing a red robe and a black gauze hat is Zhong Xiang's son Zhong Ziang.

In February of this year, Zhong Xiang led the crowd to rise up in Jinren Tutan Prefecture, that is, when Changsha, Hunan, and Li Cheng's army were in danger of Lizhou and Dingzhou. The founding name of the country is Chu, the year name is Tianzai, Zhong is called the king of Chu, and his son Zhong Ziang is the prince.

Zhong Ziang has a violent personality and is about to have a seizure.

Another general saw that his face was pale, and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, it is better to be careful in everything." Even if the reinforcements in Dingzhou City don't come out, it will be difficult to eat Yue Yun. ”

"It's so difficult, but I have more than 100 backs, but I have a thousand soldiers and horses on hand." Zhong Zi roared angrily.

The man sighed: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, you have also seen the soldiers of the back army in the past two days. Everyone is dressed in iron armor, and our weapons can't even leave a mark when they cut down on people's bodies. Those old Western troops and the wild men in the north are all tall and strong, and they are full of heavy weapons in their hands, and they can knock down a large part of us with a single blow. General Xia Cheng is also a good man under the command of the King of Chu, and he went out to fight before, but he didn't meet Yue Yun, so he gathered more than 300 people to attack, and it took half a day to eat, but Lao Xia was seriously injured and is still lying in bed. According to the last general, more than 1,000 of us went to fight Yue Yun, but I am afraid that we may not be able to take it down. ”

"Yes, yes, the prince thinks twice!" Thinking of the strength of the Beiwei army, and thinking of the head-on confrontation with more than 100 enemies tomorrow, everyone was a little frightened. During this period of time, the "righteous army" did not suffer a lot under Wang Daosi. Not only Xia Cheng, but also Huang Zuo, Zhou Lun, Yang Qin and other generals and officials, large and small, were all wounded.

They were scared of others.

Sizhou Beiwei army of 2,000, plus the water division, no more than 5,000, suddenly into the two states of Ding and Li, all the way to attack the city and pull out the village, it is the autumn wind sweeping the leaves like a song and marching forward.

No matter how many elites the "Great Chu Army" mobilized, it went all the way to defeat all the way, and until now, no one dared to fight with it again.

At this time, the Great Chu Army was stunned to find that although the Sizhou Army came less, it was a more formidable opponent than Li Cheng.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, we came out this time to collect grain, if we go to fight Yue Yun, there are three long and two short, Your Majesty is afraid that you will treat us for the crime of disobeying the decree!"

Someone else persuaded: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, in view of the recent successive defeats of our army at the hands of Wang Shen, Mrs. Yang has reported to the King of Chu and temporarily adopted a defensive position against the Sizhou army. He said that it is not a way to continue fighting like this, and not only will it not solve the problem, but it will also lose the morale of our army. He said: Our army's tactics must be changed. ”

Zhong Ziang was angry when he saw that they refused to fight. Especially after his subordinates mentioned Mrs. Yang's name, they were even more jealous.

Mrs. Yang was one of her father's companions during the incident, and this person was outstanding in martial arts and won the hearts of the military. Although it is said that he is now a talented minister of his father, in the final analysis, he is actually a colleague. In the army, such as Xia Cheng, Huang Zuo, Zhou Lun and other generals with troops, they are all his subordinates. This person's strength is extremely great, even if his father sees him, he politely calls him affectionate and refuses to offend.

There are already rumors in the army that when his father ascended the throne, he even thought about making Yang Tai the crown prince. It's just that the two used to be brothers, but calling Mrs. Yang the crown prince was a mess of generations, and Yang Mi couldn't hang it on his face.

But this incident made Zhong Ziang raise his vigilance, and felt that his position was greatly threatened.

"You are afraid of Yue Yun and the Sizhou army, but I am not afraid. Yang Mi is nothing, don't think that he is the only one in our Da Chu who can fight, and Lao Tzu is not weaker than him. Without further ado, everyone dispersed and went to bed first. Wait until tomorrow morning, we will go to find that Yue Yun and take off the thief's head and kick it as a ball. ”

Speaking of this, Zhong Ziang's face was angry: "If you are talking nonsense, military law is ruthless." ”

Seeing that he had made up his mind, the generals thought that tomorrow they would have to fight with Yue Yun's group of monsters wrapped in steel, and they all felt a sense of bad luck in their hearts.

At this time, there was a sudden commotion outside, and someone came to report: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the scout is back, the scout is back!" ”

Zhong Ziang perked up and strode out of the room. The door was the river, and I saw that a small sampan had landed on the shore, and the scout leader on the boat jumped up: "I have seen Your Highness." ”

Zhong Ziang: "What's the situation on the side of the thief Yue?" ”

Scout: "A hundred people from Yue Yun's tribe suddenly disappeared, and the camp was empty. ”

"Where did they go?" Zhong Ziang asked in surprise.