Chapter 824: The Drums of War Beat

October 12, Anju, Maogou River. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

In the morning, the sky was overcast, the sun could not be seen, and the sky exuded a cold and gloomy atmosphere. The mountain wind is howling, the grass and trees are harmonious, and the mountains are endless.

The war drums of "Knock ......" beat loudly, the big horn of "Woo Woo Woo Woo ......" roared for a long time, the "Boom Boom ......" roared to the triple sky, the "Pop Pop ......" flag hunting danced wildly in the wind, the "Xi Yu Yu ......" war horses neighed one after another, and the hooves of "Boom Rumbling ......" gradually rose like a turbulent wave.

The Xi soldiers put away their tents, ate and drank enough, dressed neatly, stepped on their war horses, and went to the battlefield, determined to protect their homeland with their own blood and lives.

Ahead is the battlefield, before dusk yesterday, the Xi army had seen the Middle-earth army lined up more than ten miles away, but the twilight was approaching, before it was a march and a series of battles with the Middle-earth blocking army, people were sleepy and tired, and they had to stop attacking. The night was peaceful, although the Xi army was ready to guard against the sneak attack of the Middle-earth, and the soldiers were lying on the ground with weapons in a sheltered place, and they were on their horses to fight at any time, but the Middle-earthers did not have such a plan, on the contrary, the Middle-earth people were also worried about the sneak attack of the Xi army, and lit a group of bonfires in front of the battle, and the firelight illuminated the mountains and rivers, and the dense horse-repelling deer on the ground was clearly visible.

The busiest thing in the middle of the night is the scouts, the Xi army scouts try their best to infiltrate and explore, but they are limited by the dark and steep terrain, coupled with the scouts of the Middle-earth army lurking in the mountains and forests early, everywhere, so that the Xi army scouts are blocked step by step, it is difficult to do an inch, almost nothing, but no harvest is actually a harvest, which fully shows that the front is the first line of defense for the Middle-earth army to intercept the Xi army from entering the Fangcheng battlefield, before it was a small army to harass the attack to slow down the advance of the Xi army, and now the Xi army is approaching Fangcheng, and there are only more than 60 miles left from Fangcheng, With this approach, the Middle-earthers had to commit a certain number of troops to a large-scale resistance, which meant that a bloody and brutal battle was about to begin.

Wrapped in thick hair, holding a hood, standing on a small hill next to the mountain road, his hair and beard fluttering in the cold mountain wind, a pair of gloomy eyes looking at the mountains ahead, the tension before the war made him excited, but the melancholy and irritability in his heart increased unabated.

Melancholy is the fate of Mu Kunbu. The foundation of the Mukun tribe is on the Bashang Plateau, between Baoqiu Shui, Dayao Water and Weishui, and now the Su Branch is guarding the tribe with men and horses, but it can't last long? With the continuous entry of the Middle Earth army into Anzhou, it is difficult for the Mukun tribe to escape the fate of extermination even if it surrenders, so if you want to save the Mukun tribe, you must kill Fangcheng as quickly as possible, and then with the help of the Turks, cross the Suotou River and meet the evacuation of the Mukun tribe on both sides of the river. After receiving the letter from Chu and Su Zhi before, he had sent people to Dayaoshui, but there was no reply so far, which was a bad omen, which meant that the situation of the Mu Kun Department was becoming more and more dangerous, and there was less and less time left for him to save the Mu Kun Department, which strengthened his determination to break through the resistance of the Middle Earth people and kill Fang Cheng at any cost.

However, what annoyed him was that Ah Huizheng was already in ruins, no longer the courage of the past, and even after being hit hard, he was devastated after being killed, and he didn't even have the confidence to face the Middle-earths head-on, ********and it was ridiculous to think that he would linger and pin his hopes of turning defeat into victory on the Turks. In fact, now the main army of the Xi people is still there, the strength is still there, and it has not been devastated, plus the Turks have come in again, the Middle Earth people are attacked on both sides, fighting on two fronts, the Xi people have every chance to reverse the crisis and turn defeat into victory, of course, the premise is that Ah Hui is about to break the boat, and the Xi tribes will fight against the water.

However, the reality is so cruel, Ah Hui is looking forward and backward, the Qi and Murode departments are afraid of cowardice, only relying on the Mukun and Mohefu departments to charge into battle, it is obviously difficult to achieve victory, but fortunately, the Turks are on the Fangcheng battlefield, and the Turks contain and attract the main army of the white wolf, which greatly increases the chance of the Xi army to break through the interception. And once the Xi army enters the Fangcheng battlefield, joins the Turks, and the two sides join forces to fight, the situation will inevitably change. Considering that the coming of the cold winter is not conducive to the battle of the Middle-earth army, it is very likely that the Turks and the Xi army will stabilize the battle line in the upper reaches of Suotou Water and suppress the Middle-earth army south of the water, so that the Turks and the Xi army will gain precious time, and when the tooth tent responds and the Turkic reinforcements arrive one after another, the whole battle situation will inevitably be reversed.

Last night, Chu Heyuan and Mo Hehuang once again analyzed and deduced the development of the future war situation at the military meeting, and came up with this optimistic prediction, and Qi Geheshan and Ah Huibul also agreed with this, only Ah Huizheng, Feng Hong and Li Yi still maintained a high degree of vigilance against the Turks, and did not believe that the Turks did their best to support a disobedient Xi tribe, they insisted that the purpose of the Turks was the same as that of Middle Earth, they all wanted to annex the Xi people, they all wanted to occupy Anzhou, and they all wanted to seize the advantage in the fierce north-south confrontation. Therefore, if the Xi people want to preserve, they must preserve their strength and wait for changes, they must sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and once the opportunity comes, they will be able to make a profit. This shows that although the three armies of Qige, Mukun, and Mohefu converged at Maogou River, they still did not form a consensus internally, and they did not have the determination to break the cauldron and sink the boat, which was very unfavorable to the battle that was about to begin.

He was restless because of this, and now he couldn't count on Ah Huizheng's support, but fortunately, the foundations of the Mohofu tribe and the Qi tribe were on both sides of the Suotou River, and their people and wealth fell into the hands of the Middle-earthers, so these two soldiers had a strong desire to save the tribe and recapture the homeland, which became the last reliance on gathering strength to enter Fangcheng.

The army was advancing, and the men in control of the strings drove their horses to gallop, and the sound of rumbling horses' hooves echoed in the mountains.

The scouts came on horseback to report on the situation, and the Middle-earth army was in full position ten miles away, and occupied a favorable terrain, which was quite unfavorable to their side.

He was immediately cautious, put on his hood, and rushed down the hill with his horse, and under the command of a team of guards, he galloped forward and observed in person.

Walking all the way, he found that this mountain road is quite flat and spacious, and the mountains on both sides are not steep, but all the way uphill, although the slope is quite gentle, but it is enough to limit the running speed of the war horse, and for the horse army, fighting in front of the battle, losing speed, the biggest advantage no longer exists.

Rush up a hill, look up into the distance, the road is gentle, but the terrain is steep, two mountains and a valley, the army of Middle-earth is arrayed at the mouth of the valley, the flag is flying, the murderous atmosphere is cold, and although you can't see the flying battle flags in the mountains and forests on both sides, you can't see the fully armed soldiers, but as long as you look at this terrain, you will know that the mountains and forests must be densely covered with troops, open strong bows and crossbows, just wait for the Xi army to rush to the valley mouth, then ten thousand arrows will be fired together, densely covered, and the Xi army will be dealt a heavy blow.

The face of the place and the hill was ugly. This battle was difficult to fight, and the Middle-earthers chose a good battlefield, and with the help of favorable terrain, the strength of the limited forces would inevitably multiply, on the contrary, the casualties of the Xi army were large.

"Urgently tell the king, Mo He Qianjin, and the two governors of Qi Ge and Ah Hui, and ask them to go to the front line quickly and discuss the strategy of attacking."

At the mouth of the valley, the Alliance Fengyun Army and the Second Army stood side by side, densely arrayed, Daxu danced wildly in the wind, and all kinds of battle flags were lined up, like a dancing cloud suspended in the air, exuding a murderous aura in the gorgeous.

Li Fengyun, Yuan An, Kong Yingda, Xu Shisan, and Cao Kun stood in front of the horse formation, looking at the Xi army opposite.

"Sure enough, as expected, it was Mu Kunbu who rushed to the front." Yuan An raised the horsewhip in his hand and pointed at the battle flag of the Xi army, "Chu and Yuan want to save their tribe, and they will do whatever it takes to do so, but it's a pity that ......" Yuan An shook his head and frowned, "It's a pity that Chu and Su Zhi were overconfident, had luck, and deliberately delayed in the matter of being appeased, always holding illusions, and as a result, they harmed Chu Heyuan and these thousands of control strings." ”

"Looks like you had illusions before." Kong Yingda teased.

"Of course, if the division and Su Zhi accept the reality, simply make a decisive decision, and form an alliance with us like the humiliation of the royal army, then this battle will not need to be so hard at all. He was forced to have no choice but to stab Ah Huizheng in the back, so victory was within reach. Yuan An sighed, "Now that the arrow has been wound, it has to be sent, and if the final place and the plateau are dead, if the thousands of people in the Mukun Department are killed and injured, and the enmity between the two sides is as deep as the sea, it will be difficult to appease the department and the Su Branch, once the department and the Su branch refuse to be appeased, and take the Mu Kun Department to defend the plateau on the dam, it will inevitably bring us considerable trouble to stabilize Anzhou." ”

Li Fengyun glanced at Yuan An, shook his hand, and said with a smile, "Xi Yu has survived for hundreds of years on both sides of the flat pine forest and the weak Luoshui, during which countless ethnic groups have been wiped out, but Xi Yu has continued to grow and develop, which is enough to prove that Xi Yu has a way to survive. The reason why a certain covets the northeast is that the Donghu races are killing each other, and the Xi, Xia, and Khitan tribes are fighting each other, and they can't be twisted into a rope under the leadership of the Turks like the northern captives in the desert, and this is our opportunity to develop and grow. ”

"Ming Gong's words are reasonable." Kong Yingda said, "Recruiting the five tribes of the Xi clan for our own use is a shortcut to our development and growth." ”

Li Fengyun bowed slightly, and continued, "The only way to conquer the Xi people is by force, only by killing corpses all over the field and bleeding like rivers, can the Xi people be beaten down, beaten to the point that they don't even dare to resist, and then they can be used for their own purposes." ”

"What if Ah Hui is surrendering on his own initiative?" Yuan An asked, "Just now Ming Gong also said that Xi Yu can stand out from the Donghu species, because there is a way to survive, and his survival technique is nothing more than flexibility, that is, judging the situation, good birds choose trees and perch, such as insulting the king, and Ah Huizheng may also be a handsome man who understands current affairs." ”

"You're still under illusions." Li Fengyun said with a smile, "Let's finish the encirclement first." Ah Huizheng's strength still exists, how can he easily admit defeat? Only by destroying his strength, pulling out his teeth, and cutting off his claws, can he fall to his knees and be slaughtered. ”

Ah Huizheng, Mo Hehuang, Qi Geheshan, and Ah Huibul came at a gallop one after another, looking at the battlefield in front of them, all with solemn expressions and feeling tricky.

"This should be the white wolf's first line of defense to intercept us." Ahuibul said anxiously, "The white wolf should have increased its troops, but not too much. ”

Ahuibul's tone was not very sure, after all, no one knew the specific situation of the Fangcheng battlefield now, and the information obtained was still brought by the Ahui clan who fled Fangcheng a few days ago, but considering the interests of the Turks, the Turks would not easily evacuate Fangcheng, even if the reinforcements in the Great Wall had arrived, the Turks would not be afraid to spit out the meat in their mouths easily. It's just that for the Xi people, if the reinforcements in the Great Wall arrive, the white wolf has more troops in his hands, and he can invest more troops on the interception battlefield, and the loss of the Xi army will be great, and this touches the bottom line of Ah Huizheng and some Xi chieftains.

"Regardless of whether the white wolf increases troops to intercept it, we will all kill Fang City, and the battle in front of us will be fought." Mo Hehuang glanced at Ah Huibul and said mockingly, "Can you still grow wings and fly through the sky?" ”

Ah Hui was waving his hand, signaling everyone to hurry up and immediately formulate an attack plan.

"The hills on both sides of the valley must be taken down." Ah Huizheng said, "Otherwise, our frontal attack army will become a target for the Middle-earthers, and the losses will be too great." ”

"I'm in charge of attacking the hill on the left." Mo Hehuang took the initiative to ask.

Ah Huizheng nodded and turned his head to look at Qijia Crane Mountain. Qi Geheshan bowed down and received the order, "I will lead the army to attack the hill on the right." ”

"I'm attacking head-on." Everywhere and on the hill are in charge.

"Okay, each lead the headquarters and enter the battlefield." Ah Huizheng waved his hand and ordered sharply, "In a moment, launch an attack!" ”