Between the stretches of mountains, a group of men and horses mixed with horses and horses slowly walked out of the mountain pass along the mountain road, and after Yongjia Fort and then to the west is a horse Pingchuan, the field of vision is gradually broadened, the distant mountains outline the undulating curves on the horizon, looming, a frozen river meanders, across the east and west.

After three nights and two days of rapid marching, Li Xin finally marched to the territory of Datongfu Zhenwei, in other words, this was already the territory under his jurisdiction. However, there was no such thing as a noisy welcoming procession, and they were greeted by the endless biting north wind except for the cry of an unknown falcon in the empty valley.

The cavalry team kept a certain distance from Zeng Dare's infantry escort as the lead, and since the small conflict was locked up, the relationship between the two sides was reduced to the extreme. Since staying overnight in Huailaiwei, every time they set up camp along the way, they were afraid of encountering a large number of thieves again, after all, it was difficult to resist a large-scale raid with few people. Who knew that until Wan Quanwei passed, he didn't meet half a thief's shadow.

Now that we have passed Yongjia Fort, we can walk west along this frozen river for half a day to reach the Acropolis of Zhenwei under the rule of Li Xin, the general soldier of the Three Guards. When the time comes, you won't have to look at the face of a dead fish.

Lu Jiu had endured that group of arrogant guards for a long time, if it weren't for the pressure of the thirteenth brother, he would lead people to pat their butts and leave. Looking at the looming mountains in the distance, Lu Jiu was in a good mood, waiting for the bitter cold and heavy snow on the way, sleeping in the open air, it turned out that he had never suffered such a crime when he was a horse thief, and the first thing he did when he arrived at the town guard was to take a comfortable hot bath, and the wine and meat were open to eat and drink, and then find two little ladies to have a good time.

Follow the thirteenth brother, promotion and fortune are just around the corner, and the twenty blank notices are genuine court officials as long as they fill in their names, and he privately thinks about waiting for the town guards to think about what officials they want to have a good time. This was unimaginable in the past, and for a moment, Lu Jiu always thought that he was dreaming, the glory and wealth came too suddenly, too incredible.

Inadvertently glanced at the listless monk Jiexiu behind him, after passing the Juyong Pass, the monk Jiexiu did not know whether he was suffering from the wind cold, or frightened, began to have a high fever that did not go away, and he had been sick and half dead, in the words of Sui Junlang, it was a miracle that he could persist until now. Lu Jiu also became more and more in awe of this great monk, with the support of the Buddha and the Bodhisattva behind him, it was really not comparable to ordinary people, and he couldn't even take him with a high fever that could burn people.

It's just that Brother Thirteen doesn't seem to like him very much?

Lu Jiu found that Li Xin seemed to have a natural prejudice against this Jiexiu, or rather against this monk, and even after several battles side by side and had established a comrade-like trust, he still didn't treat him very well.

Li Xin suddenly opened his mouth immediately.

"Scout, how far to get to the town guards!"

"Back to the general's words, less than ten miles!"

Li Xin thought for a moment, beckoned Lu Jiu to his side and said:

"Go and ask that Lord Zeng if he's going to spend the night in the town guard, let's part ways with him here!"

When dealing with adults who have experienced it, everyone avoids it, and Lu Jiu is no exception. Don't look at his failure to seize power, but this feud is settled. The soldier who was sent to communicate with him before was beaten by him for the slightest disrespect, but the people were reasonable, so they endured it.

Including Lu Jiu going in person, he didn't have half of the face at all, and when he heard that Li Xin was going to communicate with him again, his face was embarrassed, and he spread his hands.

"We have already done our best, why bother to provoke that dead fish face again, let's just go to the city, he can live if he loves it, what does it have to do with us if he doesn't love it."

Of course Li Xin knew about the fact that they repeatedly touched nails in front of Zeng Dare, so he didn't force it, he had indeed put up with him for a long time, and it was nothing more than kicking his nose and face.

Suddenly, the horse's hooves sounded, and the scout horse flew back!

Li Xin's confidence suddenly tightened, could it be that there was some accident ahead! Sure enough, the scout panted and said, "The front acropolis has been attacked, and the scale is about a thousand people!" ”

The sound was not loud, but it clearly reached the ears of every soldier present, and the aftermath of being besieged by unknown people that night was still vivid, and they couldn't help but get nervous. "Have you ever identified the other party?" Mongol Tartar or Rogue? ”

The scout said: "It's not real when you look away, you don't look like Mongolian Tatars, but like Han Chinese!" ”

Is it a thief again? But where did they come from to be so bold and dare to besiege the border town Acropolis! Besides, this kind of fort built for the military is basically military facilities, and the wealth and population are not much, why did they risk their lives to attack the city?

"Thirteenth brother, this is amazing, we have to hurry up and go for reinforcements!"

Needless to say, Zhenyuwei is one of the jurisdictions of Li Xinsanwei's general army, and he is duty-bound to do so.

"Go and inform Zeng that there are thieves attacking the city ahead, and ask him to help in the battle!"

Lu Jiu no longer shirked this time, and was just about to go to see the dead fish face, but who knew that the other party had sent someone to see Li Xin.

"General Rongyu, my lord has learned that the acropolis ahead has been attacked, please move to the meeting!"

Zeng Dang did not completely rely on the reconnaissance and protection of the cavalry, Li Xin was not surprised at all, he was surprised that Zeng Dang was actually difficult to take the initiative to reach out to help, but this thing could not forget his superiority as a civil official at any time. Li Xin is not a hypocrisy, and he will not be serious about such trivial matters as who will meet whom, so he will follow the soldier to see Zeng Dare.

The distance between the two sides was only half a mile, and the fast horse galloped in a moment. Zeng Dare's mention is very simple, there are many people on the other side, and it is not suitable to attack head-on, and he can still bluff and intimidate. The cavalry quickly attacked from the flanks, while the guards bluffed from the front, and if necessary, they could throw modified mines as a killer weapon.

Li Xin smiled secretly, he dared to eat all over the world with one move, and he couldn't forget his bluff at any time. Cheng Cheng bites gold and has a three-plate axe, he is good, and it is a trick over and over again.

But the current plan, the enemy is outnumbered, and the bluff is also a last resort, and scaring away is naturally the best policy, in exchange for victory at the minimum price, but what if you can't scare away? The enemy is counterattacking, and you have to face the enemy squarely. Zeng Dare's question is here, he always pins his best hopes on a plan to scare the enemy away, but you must know that when you march to fight, you must think about defeat before you win, and if you don't plan for the worst, how can you be free on the battlefield?

Jing Hai's mistaken collision is a typical example of the impetuousness of Zeng Da using soldiers, if the opponent was not himself, I am afraid that his army of outcasts would have been wiped out long ago!

Li Xin made some changes to Zeng Kang's battle plan, his cavalry still flanked and harassed, and the guards were still bluffing, but if the other side turned to attack them, they must retreat immediately, and they must not fall in love!

The total number of people in their two families is less than 400, and there are about 300 people in addition to Li Xin's more than 100 people, not to mention that Zeng Dare has many people under him, so there are only more than 200 people who can really fight. So in terms of numbers, they occupy an absolute disadvantage, and they will definitely suffer a loss if they hit hard, and the best strategy is to fight if they can't fight, and run if they can't fight!

Zeng dared to think about it for a while and felt that it made sense, and he didn't object, the two of them made a decision on the spot and set an offensive tactic!

……

Just when Li Xin and Zeng Dare were cautiously discussing countermeasures, in the Acropolis, Governor Qian Tai was cheering up the military households around him.

"You all insist on insisting, the general soldiers sent by the imperial court will arrive on time today!"

In front of the main gate, more than a dozen people carried a huge log that one person could not hold, shouting a trumpet and rushing forward. With the violent impact between the logs and the city gate, the rammed earth gate tower fell down with sand and gravel. At the moment of impact, Qian Tai, who was separated by a door, only felt that the earth trembled, as if he had returned to that tragic night of the city break! The momentum can't help but be discouraged!

But then he cheered up again, success or failure in this move, if he can't even keep the small town guard, he won't have to mix in the capital command department in the future!

"Brothers, don't be afraid, the city gate has a thousand golden gates, unless they knock down this city gate tower together. As long as the brothers strictly guard the two gaps in the city wall, he will be helpless! ”

Qian Tai's words are half-true and half-false, the Acropolis of Zhenyu is badly destroyed, and the other three gates are blocked with sand and gravel, only this south gate has been repaired and put back into use for convenience. Therefore, the gap in the wall is the real weakness of the acropolis. If Gu Tong desperately captures the city regardless of life and death, these military households of the right guard may not be able to hold it! He was screaming frantically.

When will the chief soldier of the imperial court come, and if he comes later, he will have to give up all his efforts!

Chief Qi Chen Si looked at the people on the third floor outside the city, and his heart was also weak for a while, and he even regretted going crazy with this Governor Qian! A hundred and ten people dare to fight against thousands of people, isn't that a dead urging? But everything has been done, there is no turning back when the bow is opened, even if you are defeated, you have to grit your teeth and stick to the end! But he still asked Qian Tai nervously.

"Your Excellency, didn't you say that the chief soldier sent by the imperial court will arrive today? Why haven't you come yet? ”

Qian Tai was impatient with his urging, and since he started the war, he has asked the same question no less than 800 times!

……

On a hill five miles south of the Acropolis, more than a dozen burly men surrounded a scar-faced man in his fifties.

"Brother-in-law......"

The person who spoke nodded his head, in stark contrast to those burly Northland men. But Scarface snorted heavily, so frightened that he quickly swallowed back the second half of his words, and quickly changed his words: "Qian, Lord Qianhu, why don't you personally command, look at Li Daliang's mess, he hasn't ...... for a long time"

"Shi Datuo, Shi Datuo, you are really a big piece of, can't you use your brain to think about it? If you don't go, there is a reason why you don't go. ”

The scar-faced man's tone was full of disdain, if it weren't for his sister's happy life, how could he allow such a fool who can only slap horses around to make noise. But there is one thing that satisfies him, that is, the things he explained are quite solid!

Shi Datuo, who nodded his head, found that Scarface's pupils suddenly contracted violently, and he followed Scarface's gaze, but saw a cavalry iron stream driving straight in!