It was already midnight, a full moon hung high behind the dark clouds, indifferently staring at the cold earth, giving birth to a bit of coldness and depression, coupled with the wind howling from time to time, rolling up bursts of knife-like snowflakes, making this dark night full of Xiao Killing.

At this moment, the fire battalion fell into a deathly silence, and I don't know if they were all asleep or no one at all. In fact, it is said that it is a large camp, but there are not many tents, and in this snowstorm, the army still has to kill horses to satisfy hunger, and there are naturally very few tents that can be carried.

Inside the tent, Halbara's eyes were closed, and his breath was long, as if he was asleep, but at this moment, who could really fall asleep?

In the silence, Bozhigede suddenly spoke: "General, it's midnight. ”

At the same time as Bozhige opened his mouth, Harbara had opened his eyes, and there was a gleam in his eyes. Looking at Bozhigede, Halbara asked, "No news yet?" ”

Under Halbara's gaze, Bozhigede had a hint of helplessness on his face, and said in response: "No. The Vietnamese cavalry commander withdrew all the scouts and laid a large net within ten miles of the camp, and no one returned the spies sent by the general. Speaking of this, a cold light flashed in Bozhigede's eyes, and he bowed down and bowed: "General, why don't you go in person?" ”

Shaking his head, Halbara opened his mouth and said, "No, Lin Changqing didn't let us get close, because he didn't want us to know his deployment and know when they would send troops!" ”

Looking at Halbara, Agoura opened his mouth and asked, "Uncle Hal, how do you know that Lin Changqing will definitely send troops?" If he doesn't send troops, won't we wait all night in vain? ”

Suddenly, Halbara laughed out loud and shouted: "Agoura, you don't know much about Lin Changqing and Yue Caiwei, in fact, they are all similar to us, they are all good men, they will put on a position, how can Lin Changqing not break through?" Alas, I wanted to design a pit for them, but I didn't want to be beaten passively now. ”

Shaking his head at this, Halbara continued: "Bozhigede, you will also shrink your scouts, and report any disturbances within ten miles of the surrounding area. In addition, if there is no reply for a long time, you should report it to me immediately. It's midnight, and they can't ride their horses in the snow, so it's time for them to send their troops. ”

Holding his fists and saluting, Bozhigede bowed in a deep voice: "The last general understands, so let's go and arrange it." With that, Bozhige turned and walked down, and when Bozhigede's footsteps fell, the tent fell silent again.

Time passed little by little, but here are all battle-hardened veterans, one by one closing their eyes for a short rest. In the silence, a hurried shout shattered the silence of the night, and in an instant, everyone had opened their eyes, and they all had a fine light.

"Urgent!" Amidst the shouting, a scout rushed into the tent. Kneeling in front of Halbara, the scout shouted in a deep voice: "General Qiyu, due south, I found an army of Vietnamese cavalry captains, about a thousand people, coming straight to my camp. ”

Looking at the scout, Harbara shouted, "Explore! Seeing that the scout retreated, Harbara glanced at the generals with cold eyes, and then the light had faded, and said slowly: "Everyone, what do you say Lin Changqing is planning to do?" Knowing that we have an ambush, we only sent a thousand men and horses to harass? ”

"Humph!" It was Chaolu who snorted coldly. Looking at his younger brother Halbara, Chaolu's eyes widened, and he shouted in a muffled voice: "No matter what he is, this thousand men and horses, I don't think there is any ambush, just go up and eat them." Speaking of this, Chao Lu snorted coldly again, and said: "You just think too much, no matter what tricks he has, as long as our army is in a group, we can eat them if they dare to come." ”

As soon as Chaolu's words fell, another "urgent report" sounded. Rushing into the big tent, the scout said directly: "General Qiqi, I found an army of Yue cavalry captains in the southwest, thousands of people up and down, and came straight to my camp." ”

Suddenly, everyone couldn't help but be taken aback, but before they could say anything, the urgent report sounded again.

Kneeling beside the scout just now, the person who came shouted: "General Qiyu, I found an army of Vietnamese cavalry captains in the southeast, the number of which is unknown, and it is coming straight to my camp. ”

This time, everyone was stunned, did Lin Changqing plan to force them to fight when their foothold was unstable?

Halbara's mind kept turning, but he waved his hand and said, "I know, as soon as there is news, I will report it immediately." ”

When the two scouts vanished, all eyes were on Halbara, wondering how he would decide. Although Halbara noticed everyone's gaze, he didn't speak, wondering what Lin Changqing wanted to do. If it's just harassing the army, why send a three-way army of 3,000 people, then you just want to bite yourself.

Thinking this in his heart, Harbara had already made up his mind, and exclaimed in a deep voice: "Ilad, you lead two thousand men and horses to five miles to the southwest. Once you encounter the Yue cavalry lieutenants, destroy them directly. If not, hide on the spot, and if the Captain dares to attack the big tent, you will immediately attack to cut off their retreat. ”

He saluted Halbara with his fists clenched, and Ilad exclaimed, "The last will be ordered!" ”

Seeing that Ilad had gone down, Halbara said again: "Chaolu, you go and reorganize the army." As long as the Yue cavalry dared to come, they would have to be dealt a head-on blow. Hmph, this time, I was going to let Captain Yue know that even if there is no horse, my fire department is the same as a lion on the grassland, and it is invincible. ”

Chaolu had been holding back for a night, and when he heard Halbara's words, he shouted happily: "The last general will be ordered, Bala, you can rest assured!" At the shouting, Chaolu had already taken a big stride, and each step fell with a dull sound.

With Ilad and Chaolu gone, the rest of the tent became nervous, but more excited. Although excited, no one spoke, some people held their blades tightly, and some people kept shaking their palms, as if they couldn't wait to fight with Captain Yue now. At this moment, the big tent fell silent again, and only the gusting wind that swept by from time to time let out a roar.

Not long after, another shout of "urgent report" resounded in the night sky, and everyone couldn't help but look outside the tent. Soon, the spies ran in, knelt down in front of Halbara and said, "General Qiyu, when we were ten miles away from the camp, the Yue cavalry lieutenants dispersed in an all-round way and began to kill our fire scouts, and the advance speed was extremely slow!" ”

At this moment, there is no need to think about it, Halbara also knows that the other two directions must be like this. As Halbara had expected, soon another spy came to report the same situation.

Seeing that Halbara was silent, Agoura couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Hal, what is Captain Yue doing here, harassing us?" ”

Shaking his head, Halbara spoke, "It's not that simple. Now, the Vietnamese cavalry captains are divided into three routes, and the army is even more scattered, just like an open net, which can only net some small fish and shrimp and can't eat our fire army at all. Therefore, at a certain point in the future, it will definitely be necessary to gather together again, and at that time, maybe the two teams will be combined into one team. ”

Speaking of this, Halbara shouted in a deep voice: "Tell Bozhiged to shrink his spies and only inform the general of the progress of the army of the Yue cavalry. ”

"Order!" In the midst of the shouting, a herald ran down with a smoke.

At this moment, a group of spies continued to send the movements of the Yue cavalry into the big tent, but in the continuous news, the excitement on the faces of the generals was no longer but full of doubts, a whole hour, the Yue cavalry lieutenant only advanced two miles of road, this speed, really too slow, slow people confusing, waiting for people to be anxious.

Staring at Halbara, Chaolu snorted coldly and shouted, "Bala, why don't we rush up with the whole army?" At their speed, they won't be able to catch up with the dawn. ”

After glancing at Chaolu, and then looking at the doubts of his generals, Harbara could only say: "Are you impatient to wait? ”

Without waiting for everyone to answer, Harbara sneered and continued: "This is the effect that Lin Changqing wants, he deliberately slowed down the army, kept the army in tension, and made us anxious. One hour and two miles, this marching speed can only be done by the Great Chu army, and it is about the same as a girl. So, for the girls, everyone is more patient. ”

Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter in the big tent, and some people said vulgar words. Seeing that the atmosphere in the big tent was rising, Halbara was lost in thought.

He and Lin Changqing have never met, but they know each other's character and temper, especially their strengths and weaknesses, after all, Yue Cavalry Captain and Fire Department are destined to meet on the battlefield. Now, Lin Changqing let the army move forward quickly, so it must not only be to disturb the army, but what is he hiding under this fog?

The more he thought about it, the heavier his face became, because he felt very uneasy because of his confusion, but he told the reason. At this moment, Halbara wanted to send troops to attack the Vietnamese cavalry captain once, but then he put this idea behind him. Now, the two of them are competing with each other to see who is the first to hold their breath.

Time passed little by little, and soon, another hour passed. At this moment, most of the generals were a little impatient, but fortunately, Bozhige rushed back.

He saluted Harbara with his fists in his fist, and Bozhige said in a deep voice: "General, the men and horses in the southeast and southwest directions of the Yue cavalry have gathered in the middle of the road, but the last general feels that they do not look like they are attacking, but seem to be on guard. After a pause, Bozhigde continued: "In short, the last general feels very strange, but he doesn't know what the problem is. ”

Staring at Bozhigede, Halbara asked in a deep voice, "What do you mean by guard?" ”

Shaking his head, Bozhige said: "The last general is also wondering, at this moment, we should be on guard, but why are they guarding us? ”

"Be on guard, be on guard." After meditating in his heart several times, Halbara suddenly thought of a possibility, his face changed greatly, and he cried out in a lost voice: "Is there any news for the rear army?" ”