Here, further south, the terrain will be more and more flat, and the road ahead will be smooth and unobstructed. Gao Yue put his mind at ease, so he took the opportunity to ask the soldiers to rest in place for a while, he summoned all the generals, sat on the ground one after another, and held a simple military discussion.

"According to the information of Duochai Qi Fuyan, this place is only ten miles south of the mountain, which is the hidden earth mountain of Xihe City's reinforcements." Gao Yue mentioned Duochai Qi Fuyan, and involuntarily thought of Feng Liang, his heart ached, but his face remained solemn. "From here to the south, the mountains are getting lower and lower, so that our troops swoop down in my favor."

"Bone Siduo." Gao Yue nodded, Gu Siduo stood up in a hurry, and the armor on his body also made a sudden sound. He held a huge iron knife tightly in his hand, and threw it at Gao Yue.

"Your vanguard troops, merge with the army first. When you reach the dirt mountain, you will lead your troops to sneak to the back of the mountain, where there is a water source, and it is reported that the enemy army on the mountain will regularly fetch water there. You keep a firm eye on the source of the water, cut off its way to get it, and at the same time make a loud noise at the bottom of the mountain and set fire to the mountain. When the fire grows bigger, leave a hundred men to guard it, and you will lead four hundred men to the front of the mountain to assist. Remember, make a lot of noise, and the louder the noise, the better. ”

Gao Yue simply laid out the terrain with gravel blocks on the ground, pinched a stone, and drew circles on the ground. This can be understood at a glance, there is nothing that is not understood, Gu Siduo nodded heavily, excited about the upcoming fight.

Gao Yue turned to He Chengdao again: "There is a sudden fire behind the mountain, and there is the noise of people and horses, most of the enemy troops will panic, I don't know how many people there are in our army, they will definitely rush down the mountain desperately." However, the fire in the back mountain is too big to rush out, so the enemy will definitely rush down from the front mountain. ”

"He Cheng, you led two hundred crossbowmen in the army, waited at the bottom of the mountain, and divided the archers into three teams: front, middle and back. When an enemy army appears, don't rush to shoot, stay within 100 paces, and shoot the first round. After eighty steps, three teams took turns shooting. All foot soldiers, lined up to take cover behind the archers. If the enemy advances to within 30 paces, the archers retreat, and the swordsmen and spearmen gather to meet the enemy. ”

In Gao Yue's previous life, the Song army defeated the enemy's main battle weapons with two weapons, one was a strong bow and crossbow, and the other was a long knife and a heavy axe. The battle array of the Song army set up several layers of bow and crossbow teams, and constantly covered and attacked the Jin army with a rain of arrows that covered the sky and the sun; Armed with spears and blades, elite foot soldiers will use their long knives and axes to cut off the legs of their horses and chop the limbs of their enemies when they encounter the advance of the Jin army's heavy armor or cavalry troops.

This is a weapon that a generation of famous generals and vultures fear. First-class generals such as Liu Qi, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Wu Jie's brothers usually used huge bows and crossbow formations to hold on, with heavy infantry advancing like city walls, light cavalry going around the enemy's flank and behind enemy lines, and heavy cavalry attacking like wedges.

"At that time, I will lead a hundred cavalry behind the battle, and when I see the right time, I will suddenly kill, and I will definitely be able to annihilate the enemy of Tushan in one fell swoop."

Gu Siduo was a little puzzled, but after thinking about it, he boldly asked: "General, why don't you take advantage of your sharp spirit and directly attack Xihe City, but first defeat this dirt mountain?" ”

Gao Yue didn't blame him for talking too much, but praised him: "Yes, good question." The reason why the earth mountain was hit first was because although Xihe City was small, the city walls were high, and it was difficult to fight hard. When our army first came, if the city could not hold out, and I could not attack it for a while, and the morale was hindered or the strength of the troops was damaged, the city sent a message, and the reinforcements from Tushan came from behind, then it would be very troublesome. ”

"The reinforcements in the mountains have reportedly been hidden for more than half a month, the food and clothing are insufficient, the environment is very bad, the morale is relatively low, and it is easy to attack. Even if the city gets the news and sends troops to help, the earth mountain has been broken by me, and Xihe will be terrified. At that time, besieging Xihe will be said to be twice the result with half the effort, which is also the reason why it is easy first and then difficult. ”

This time, Gu Siduo really suddenly realized, nodded his head sincerely, and slapped a fat thigh with a snapping sound.

After Gao Yue finished his order, he stood up, held the hunting flag, and said with blazing eyes: "All the soldiers, follow me!" ”

Jiang Yeli was in the Xihe City Mansion, walking back and forth restlessly, distraught. He is only thirty-eight years old this year, and he was just promoted to the city lord and guard general of Xihe City a year ago. But at this moment, he deeply felt that as a commander, the burden on his shoulders was extremely heavy. If he could, he really wanted to unload this burden, but as a citizen of Qiuchi Shenshan and a brave samurai under the command of the great chief, he resolutely dispelled his somewhat selfish and cowardly thoughts.

A fire a few days ago burned all the grain in the granary in the city, and in the end, less than a tenth of what was rescued was finally rescued. This fire burned the hearts of the people in Xihe City to confusion and anxiety, and burned the hearts of the soldiers in Xihe City to discouragement, and also deeply tormented Jiang Yeli, who had not slept well for three or four days.

Where is this burning grain? It's burning his soul! At that time, Jiang Yeli was covered in a layer of hot sweat. Nine times out of ten, he thought that the fire was not an accident, but someone deliberately set it on fire. This large granary was built in less than seven days, and all the grain was transported here for stacking, and it was only three days. Where did he get the news from Xizuo, he touched the lifeline of Xihe City so quickly, and it was a fire that burned the heart of the city that was determined to stick to pieces.

So, how did the fire start? According to the guards on duty that day, the culprits seemed to be a few wild cats.

Wildcat arson! Is this kind of talk used to fool people? After Jiang Yeli got the report, he was furious and immediately ordered that all the twenty soldiers on duty that day be beheaded for dereliction of duty. In fact, this is only one of the charges. Those fools finally caught the fine saku, and in the end, they couldn't help but kill the fine work on the spot in anger, and lost a good opportunity to interrogate the living mouth in vain.

He was furious and walked back and forth like a wolf in a cage. After a while, he suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly called a personal soldier to his side, and said anxiously: "You personally go to the dirt mountain outside the city, tell General Yang to be more guarded, and not to cut off the contact with me, if there is an enemy attack, when you can't resist it, you will abandon the earth mountain and retreat to the city from the tunnel." ”

The soldier gave the order, turned around and left, Jiang Yeli stopped him again, "Don't go from outside the city, you also go through the tunnel." Go for it. ”

The pro-soldiers ran away. Jiang Yeli took a few more steps, sat down dejectedly, and thought in a daze.

The key question is, who is going to set this fire? According to the original instructions of the great chief, he was to focus on preventing the southern invasion of the Han forces in the north, but it is said that the captured Xizuo shouted before he died, revealing that he was a Chengguo from the south, and then pointed the finger at Chengguo in the south.

Jiang Yeli was shocked. If you think about it, it is not impossible to become a country. In recent years, the country has gradually stabilized, and its lord Li Xiong has already won Shu Wanglong, and it seems that he has plans to go north to expand his territory. Originally, according to the practice of the Qiang people in the second county of Yinping in Wudu, they had always focused their defense on the north, but now they suddenly woke up to the danger that the south might also be in danger at any time, and they couldn't help but feel a huge pressure.

After the incident, Jiang Yeli thought about it for a long time, and finally reluctantly wrote a report, sending a fast horse to send it to the big chief, in addition to telling the truth about the matter 1510 and begging the big leader to allocate some more grain and grass, he also reported the suspicion that the suspect might be sent by Chengguo, and also reported it, reminding the big leader to pay attention to the movement in the south, don't come when the time should come, and don't come when the time comes.

The letter was sent yesterday. By this time, the Grand Leader should have received the letter. I don't know how he will react after reading it. Thinking of the grain and grass that had been carefully prepared and could manage the four thousand soldiers for half a year, it was burned as soon as it was transported to Xihe, this sense of shame, like an awl, stabbed Jiang Yeli's heart fiercely, making him unpleasant to eat and unable to sleep, making him just want to pick up the knife in his hand and fight to the death with the imaginary enemy.

The top priority at the moment is to consolidate the city's defenses, and after the next debate sends grain and grass again, muster up the morale of the army and wait for the battle. Jiang Yeli even considered whether to report to Yang Maosou again, recall the reinforcements in the earth and mountains outside the city to the city, shrink the defensive line, concentrate the troops, and make every effort to hold Xihe City.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt the need for it. When he was writing the draft, there was a bang outside the door, and Jiang Yeli, who was in deep thought, was startled, and he raised his eyes quickly, but it was the guard on the city tower, who ran over in a panic and hit the gate.

When I was already extremely depressed, I came to disturb it again, and now I even forgot about the abdominal manuscript that had just been formed. Jiang Yeli glared viciously at the soldier's grinning embarrassed face, slapped the table deadly, and shouted, "Someone! Drag him ......"

The soldier who fell to the ground knew that he had touched his moldy head, and General Jiang must have killed someone to vent his anger. In a hurry, he couldn't care less about lying on the ground, and interrupted Jiang Yeli's words, "General! I'm here to report the news, yes, there's fire! ”

This call blocked the second half of Jiang Yeli's words in his throat. But where did he still have a mental attack, and the words of the guard fell on Jiang Yeli's ears, which was like a bolt from the blue. What he fears most now is hearing the word 'fire', but he is afraid of something.

Jiang Ye stood up suddenly, his eyes were as similar as cow's eggs, and he stammered: "You, what did you say!" Where is the fire again? ”

"General, there's a fire outside the city!" The soldier struggled to his feet from the ground with great difficulty, and pointed outward, as if his feet were jumping straight away.

Jiang Yeli was stunned, and kicked the guard to the ground again, "You fuck, there is a fire outside the city, what about Lao Tzu's birds?" Aren't you here to find Lao Tzu to open ......?"

Suddenly, no one interjected, and he swallowed the nonsense that followed. A cold sweat soaked his back, and he felt that his hair was standing on end, and his forehead was cold, almost dizzy.

The soldier was pointing in the direction of the dirt mountain!