On June 25, the sun was high and the weather was extremely hot.

On this day, Li Zhen led the army to Nanming Pass.

However, Lu Shaochuan was outside the pass, and Li Zhen's army was inside the pass, and the two sides were not on the same front. The position of the two is sandwiched between Xi Changzhen as a sandwich biscuit. Under Li Zhen's command, counting the few remaining troops, there are only more than 3,000 people, compared with the more than 10,000 troops under Xi Changzhen, the difference is very far, and the strength of the two sides is not proportional at all.

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Nanming Pass, checkpoint!

Barracks, the big tent of the Chinese army.

Zhou Chen stood in front of Xi Changzhen and reported with his fists clenched: "The army of the general, Li Zhen and foreign dogs has arrived in the territory of Nanming Pass. At present, Li Zhen's army is stationed in Manzi Mountain. ”

"Barbarian Mountain?"

Xi Changzhen raised his eyebrows, and his face showed a solemn look.

Manzi Mountain is a hillside in the territory of Nanming Pass, about 30 miles away from Nanming Pass, and is a strategic highland. Anyone who goes to Nanming Pass must pass under the Manzi Mountain. Now Li Zhen led his army to garrison Manzi Mountain, blocking the connection between Nanming Pass and Thanh Hoa City. In other words, the current Xi Changzhen has really become a sandwich biscuit, and he is controlled in Nanmingguan alone.

Zhou Chen looked worried, and said: "General, Li Zhen garrisoned Manzi Mountain, the army is trapped in Nanming Pass, isolated, and unable to get assistance from Qinghua City, what should I do?" ”

"Trapped, really trapped?"

Xi Changzhen's lying silkworm eyebrows rose upside down, stroked his beard, and said in a deep voice: "Whether it is out of the customs or retreating to Qinghua City." We all have enough strength. Just say it. There are only a small number of troops from Lu Shaochuan outside, can they stop us? Obviously, it can't be stopped. He also said that he would retreat to Qinghua City, even if Li Zhen controlled Manzi Mountain, we had to retreat, could Li Zhen stop it? ”

Zhou Chen nodded, but shook his head again and again in his heart.

Xi Changzhen's words are not bad, but being sandwiched in Nanming Pass is not good for the army!

Xi Changzhen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Pass the order and attack Manzi Mountain tomorrow." Hmph, Li Zhen's army is only a few thousand people, and he wants to compete with me with this soldier, do you really think that you have fought smoothly in the past few years, and no one will fight against him? In this battle, to let Li Zhen know that Vietnam is not a place where he can come whenever he wants, and if he wants to meddle casually, he is not qualified yet. ”

"Yes!"

Zhou Chen left the camp and went out to let the soldiers prepare.

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Manzi Mountain, on the slopes.

The soldiers under Li Zhen's command are busy preparing for the next big battle.

Under a big tree, Li Zhen sat down against the sun. He leaned back against the tree and looked at the busy soldiers, and a smile naturally appeared on his face. The soldiers are busy now, in preparation for the next battle with Xi Changzhen. Ma Hui came to Li Zhen's side and sat down, and said in a low voice: "President, in the past, when we discussed in Xiaoshui County, we only decided to attack Nanming Pass, and only made simple arrangements. Now, you are about to fight Xi Changzhen, what are you going to do? ”

Li Zhen smiled slightly and replied, "One word, guard!" ”

"Shou, do you mean to defend Barbarian Mountain?" Ma Hui replied.

Li Zhen nodded and didn't say much.

Ma Hui smiled and continued: "President, it's not the best policy to stick to it!" Once Xi Changzhen keeps attacking, there will always be times when he can't hold it. Rather than this, it is better to take the initiative. ”

"With this little strength of ours, it is not appropriate to take the initiative to attack!"

Li Zhen shook his head and said, "Even if you want to attack, you have to choose the right time!" ”

Ma Hui asked, "What is the right time?" ”

Li Zhen replied: "For example, now, the soldiers under Xi Changzhen's command are full of morale, have a large number of people, and have strong combat effectiveness, if I take the army to attack now, this is a tough battle with Xi Changzhen." Although our weapons are very advanced, they are not suitable! Therefore, it is not suitable to take the initiative now. As for the right timing, it depends on the situation of the other party. ”

After a pause, Li Zhen said again: "Strictly speaking, we are not defending now, at most we are a temporary strategic defense, and we don't have any fear of Xi Changzhen." ”

Ma Huiwen crepe said: "What do you mean by this?"

Li Zhen explained: "First of all, Manzi Mountain can be retreated or defended, and we can evacuate Manzi Mountain at any time. In this case, is it passive? I don't think so; Secondly, we garrisoned Manzi Mountain, led Xi Changzhen over, and then used the advantage of the terrain to use our weapons to attack, consume Xi Changzhen's troops, and hit the morale of the other party, which we took the initiative to strive for, and it was not passive; In the end, even if Xi Changzhen didn't come to attack Manzi Mountain, he always needed food with so many soldiers. After a long time, there will be a shortage of grain in Nanmingguan, and there will definitely be grain to be transported over, and then it will pass through Manzi Mountain, which is the time to rob grain. In this way, it is not passive. ”

"To sum up, where can it be said to be passive?"

Li Zhen stood up, stretched out his hand and pointed to the bottom of the mountain, quite pointing out the heroism of the country, and said loudly: "With Xi Changzhen's character, it is impossible for him to retreat without a fight. Of course, after Xi Changzhen and I fought, there may also be a possibility of retreat, but even if he retreats, I am ready. Everything is ready, Xi Changzhen is not afraid! ”

Ma Hui looked up at Li Zhen, looked at the cheeks full of confidence, and sighed lightly.

With such a figure, why not the Americans?

If the United States has such people, I believe that the country's internal troubles can also be solved! The thoughts in Ma Hui's heart just flashed in an instant, and his awe of Li Zhen added another layer. The longer he has been in contact with Li Zhen, the more he feels that this person is not easy to mess with! It's even harder to calculate. Even for the formation of Vietnam this time, Ma Hui also had a bad premonition in his heart.

On the other side of the hill, Gobard, Rawell, Adams, and others gathered.

Gobard didn't understand Li Zhen's practice of stationing in Manzi Mountain, and said: "Everyone, you say that Li Zhen did not take the initiative to attack, but ran to camp on the slopes of this barren mountain, what is this plan?" ”

"I can't guess it, and I don't approve of it!" ”

Adams said: "I don't understand the meaning either, it stands to reason that I should have attacked directly." ”

Rankfurt, Stopicillin and others spoke one after another, but they didn't understand what Li Zhen meant.

It's just that they just talk about it, if they really want someone to go to Li Zhen to ask what is going on, first, they are afraid of losing face, and second, they can't give up face. Therefore, all of them can only wait. Especially since their troops are small, Li Zhen is strong, so they can only wait to see what Li Zhen will do next.

On June 26, the weather was fine.

The sun hung in the sky, radiating heat wantonly, and the earth began to heat up.

Early in the morning, Li Zhen's army was all in place.

The soldiers set up a temporary command shed, and Li Zhen stood in the shed, holding a telescope, paying attention to the news from the front. When he saw through the telescope and saw the dense army under Xi Changzhen coming in the direction of Manzi Mountain, Li Zhen became excited. This battle with Xi Changzhen is finally here!

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