Most of the Far East is densely forested, the mountains are not high, and the ups and downs are gentle.

There are many forests and rivers in the Far East, and large and small rivers flow into the black water like spider webs through the forest sea, and the Huma River is one of them, which is already in the upper reaches of the black water, and there are still seven or eight hundred miles away from the source of the Luogu River.

Huma is at the confluence of the Huma River and the Black Water, the river is wide, there are four or five miles, because the river often floods, in order to prevent flooding, Huma City is four or five miles away from the river.

Huma can't be called a city yet, it's just a big town formed by a few villages on the south bank of Heishui.

The 100,000 troops of the Yantang Expedition to the east of the Mohe River were camped on the north bank of Heishui, and the imperial champion general Shan Sijing was an old soldier, growing up on horseback, and had lived on the battlefield for most of his life, and the 100,000 troops were naturally encamped in a tight and orderly manner.

Qin Chong, the commander of the Right Weiwei Forbidden Army, and Dugu Tianxing, the commander of the Temple Street Zhechong Mansion, finally reached the Huma Yantang camp after two days of marching, and before they got off the horse, they were pulled to the shore of Heishui by Li Xiancheng, the governor of Heishui.

Although the winter snow has long since melted, the rainy days in late spring in the Far East have brought a lot of rain, and the black water is still in the flood season, and the wide river surface is turbulent, and several soldiers of the black water army are testing the water flow on the river.

The general manager of Shan who was full of wind and frost looked at the river and didn't know what to think, Qin Chong stopped his horse and gave a salute, saying that Qin Chong, the commander of the right guard forbidden army, came to hand over the order.

Dugu Tianxing slowly dismounted and stepped forward, and at a glance, most of the commanders and generals in the Dongdao camp were there, what Yunlu General Yan Junluan, Anton guarded Pei Xuangui, Pyongyang Ambassador Gai Suli, Du Lieutenant Cheng Peng, and Dugu Tianxing said hello one by one, and then he bowed to the chief manager Shan Sijing and said that Dugu Tianxing, the commander of Temple Street, came to listen to the order.

The Grand Administrator Shan ignored the Demon Wolf Tianxing's sloppy attitude, and asked in a clear voice, "Do you have a way to send the army across the river?" ”

"What about yet?" Dugu Tianxing answered the question.

"Is there a way to do it when you have enough to eat and drink?" Deputy Chief Pei Xuangui laughed teasingly.

"This is what you are in charge of, what can I do as a little lieutenant?"

"Less nonsense, think about how to send the army across the river," shouted Shan Da Chief.

"What's going on on the other side?" Dugu Tianxing looked at the opposite side, and there seemed to be a few Turkic cavalry patrolling.

"There are more than 30,000 soldiers and horses on the other side, and the commander is Qi Jin Abesili," the third princess, Yan Junluan, replied on her behalf.

"Well, didn't you say that Ashina Jishe intended to set up the main battlefield in Tahe? The Quran has given up, why are so many people in this Huma? Dugu Tianxing rubbed his chin and said, everyone was also strange, Yan Tang men have sixteen beards, and they are all proud of their beautiful hair, but this Dugu Tianxing is eighteen years old, and today he has a clean face and shaved beard, although his face is slightly handsome, but it looks strange in a group of bearded men.

"There are many currents in the upper reaches of the black water, and it is not suitable for cavalry combat, and this Huma is the confluence of two rivers, saying that he put 30,000 people here with you, what do you want to do? Retarding our army? His main force is still in Tahe, but the mountains around Tahe are also high, how could he choose such a zone as the decisive battle? The general manager also frowned and muttered.

"Tahe City is on a gentle slope, it's a good place for cavalry," Governor Li Xiancheng, who had participated in the last Battle of Mohe, interjected.

"Yan Tang sent more than 300,000 troops this time, which is twice as much as the Turks, and the role of cavalry is to surprise attacks, fight positional battles with our side, and fight decisive battles on the battlefield. Deputy Director Bae Hyun-gyu also spoke actively.

"How good is that chicken eater? Why do you keep mentioning him these days? Cheng Pengduwei, a disciple of the general, also shouted.

"Cheng Peng Duwei is a like-minded person, this chicken is good and delicious, braised and stewed with salt and baked is delicious" Dugu Tianxing became interested when he heard about eating chicken.

"What are you doing with all this nonsense?" The single general manager glared.

"The Turkic side gave up Hailan Pao, gave up Gulan, the picture is quite big" The third princess Yan Junluan is not a vase, and she seems to have seen through the Turkic arrangement.

"I heard that Ashina Jishe claims to be under my Yantang military god Li Jinggong, and there are many schemes, so we have to be careful" Pyongyang military ambassador Gai Suli is not a reckless man although he is a Korean.

"A khanate's stick, just kill him" Cheng Peng mixed with the demon wolf in Hailan for a few days, and he got along quite well, and he also learned Dugu Tianxing's scolding and verbal Zen.

"Don't care so much, a few days ago, there was information from the West Road and the Middle Road, Dugu Dadu Hu has arrived in Jiagedaqi, and he will go north to the Tahe River in the near future, and the West Road has also started from Erguna, along the Dalin River to the Mohe River, and ordered my Dongdao to take Huma no later than the end of June, and meet the Tahe River with the Middle Road in early July." Shan Da Governor said the route of the march to the Mohe River.

"Oh, okay, they are all deep mountains and old forests over there, or is it easier for us to walk here" Dugu Tianxing gloated.

"Hmph, let's not say that we have more enemies on this side," Shan snorted.

"How do we cross the river? Tianxing, you have a way" Deputy Manager Pei is a solid fan of Temple Street, and he trusts the demon wolf Tianxing very much.

"Didn't you cross the river from the Black River last time? That place is good, the water is shallow and the river is wide, you can swim over" Dugu Tianxing was puzzled, three years ago, it was very smooth to fight Huma, and the people of the Demon Wolf Mercenary Group and the Thirteenth Department solved it.

"Last time, Huma only had 5,000 Turkic Tujie soldiers, and we also went to see that place, and now the Turkic side has filled the river beach with deer, and the river embankment on the opposite side has also been tidied up, which is enough high." Black Water Governor Li Xiancheng smiled bitterly.

Shan Da Governor is also the old face slightly red, hurriedly led 100,000 troops straight to Huma, because it is against the river, the boat is not well prepared, Huma on the opposite bank actually stationed 30,000 Turkic soldiers, there are 10,000 people who control the strings, say good to fight, 100,000 against 30,000, it will definitely not be a problem to take it, but it can be hard to fight, this big river blocking the road, it is really a dog biting hedgehog, there is no way to speak, it has been four or five days to arrive at the north bank of Huma, but I have not found a good way.

"Let's 100,000 against 30,000, what are we afraid of? Let's go over and beat him," Cheng Peng Duwei shouted with a big grin.

"More than ten meters deep in the middle of the river, how to swim? How do you cross the river with horse supplies? Immediately, someone on the side retorted.

"Shall we build a ship? Take a pontoon bridge? ”

"The Turkic soldiers on the other side are vegetarians? How do you build a bridge without a beachhead? ”

"So what to do?"

"Listen to the Grand Administrator"

Chief Manager Shan looked at it for a while, then turned to his subordinates and ordered, "Deputy Chief Manager Li, your Black Water Army has five thousand water troops, how many other proficient water can you find?" ”

Li Xiancheng estimated that it would be a matter of caution and returned to "it should not be a problem to get together 20,000"

"What about the thirteen?" Chief Shan asked Dugu Tianxing again.

Dugu Tianxing and the patriarch of the Omuro Wei tribe, Mo Hefu, glanced at each other, and Dugu Tianxing returned to "20,000 should be found"

Chief Shan snorted coldly, he is not a newcomer to the Far East, so he naturally understands these Far Eastern clans who live in the white mountains and black waters, that is not the river that can go up the mountain, not to mention that more than 40,000 feudal soldiers are proficient in water but swimming four or five miles of water is not a problem, this Demon Wolf Tianxing actually only gives 20,000, and it is not that he feels that the first batch of people to cross the river has a tough battle to fight, and he is unwilling to exert his strength.

"Well, find a suitable place to cross the river within three days, you 40,000 people swim lightly, establish a stronghold, and then build a pontoon bridge and prepare to cross the river." The general manager has already made up his mind, and this time he will fight a tough battle.

The "promise" will obey the order.

So the next two days the camp was busy, there was a lot of timber on the Far East Mountains, the whole army felling, plus the cutting a few days ago, the north bank of the black water was full of timber.

The general manager and the generals also searched around, and finally found a suitable place for forcible crossing and a place to build a pontoon bridge.

The Huma defenders on the opposite side actually ignored them, and did not do anything other than routine patrols every day.

Dugu Tianxing is lazy by nature, and he has not gone out in the camp of Zhichong Mansion on Temple Street for the past two days, although he does not dare to blatantly carry out entertainment activities such as playing mahjong, but he also chats and has fun with the visiting thirteen clan chiefs.

In the afternoon of this day, Dugu Tianxing thought that several patriarchs and Prince Keye were noisy, drove them away, looked for a sunny place, put some food, and lay alone on the chair in a daze, feeling bored and actually turned out a book to read.

Dugu God is still silent and speechless, a dog doesn't know what crazy he has in the past few days, he wants to learn carving, and he takes a ruler long and short knife to carve animals such as bears and tigers, but the talent is good, and he actually has a good appearance, Dugu Qiuqiu looked at the evaluation and can be put on the Far East Merchants Bank for sale, so he is more energetic, the carving knife and wood do not leave his hand, and the big bear also grabbed a lion-shaped wood carving and hung it on his waist all day long.

As for the big bear, at this time he naturally swayed his golden curls and wandered around, and some clever temple street soldiers praised him for his mighty hairstyle when they saw it, and the big bear grinned and took out some wild fruits such as blueberries for rewards.

After a while, the shoulder bag on his waist was empty, and he slowly paced back to his boss, pretending to be contemplative, but he would sneak a few things to eat and put them in the shoulder bag, and when it was almost full, he would go to a crowded place to show off.

Dugu Tianxing didn't stop looking at the foolish goods, and slowly fell asleep watching the book.

As the sun set, Li Xiancheng, the governor of Heishui, came over, found a place where the stars were basking in the sun, didn't speak at first, grabbed a handful of wild fruits to chew, and picked up a fruit plate to reward Li Hu'er and these guards.

"Li Dudu is idle, went here to find food?" Dugu Tianxing, who slept lazily for an afternoon, made a preemptive attack.

"Phew" Li Dudu spit out a fruit core first, "How can you be a Dugu great magician who is idle, lying in the sun and reading a book?" Want to be the top student? ”

"The champion didn't think about it, it's still okay to take the Jinshi exam"

"Yo, the Demon Wolf Grand Magician of Temple Street still wants to explore the flower and wild goose pagoda in the apricot garden?"

"Governor Li, how long has it been since you cared about the political affairs of Heishui? Ben Langjun is the first person in the Far East to raise people in Boli Prefecture this year."

Governor Li Xiancheng, who is known as the black-headed general, couldn't help but blush, and threw a wild fruit into his mouth as if he was angry, "Let's go, the chief manager will pass you on for questioning"

"Hey, what happened to you?" The Demon Wolf Tianxing slowly got up and asked the big bear to find the armor and put it on randomly.

"Your people have sent news that traces of Turkic soldiers have been found in the northwest mountains and forests."

"Oh, what's the big deal? Yan Tang has spies on the south bank of Heishui, and the khanate will naturally send people to the north bank to investigate. ”

"This time it's different, I heard that there are a lot of people, the Turks are preparing to attack from both sides, speaking of Tianxing, last time Aldan was not kind, the credit was given to Right Weiwei, but a certain Blackwater Army didn't drink the soup."

"Really? Do you have the stomach to eat this meat? ”

"Well, that's right, only those forbidden army generals can do this, you have made a lot of money in Aldan Temple Street, right?"

"Is there a share of your Li Dudu?"

"Well, anyway, next time there is a good thing, you can't leave a certain Blackwater Army"

"Ben Langjun and Temple Street Zhechong Mansion are not under the rule of the Heishui Governor's Mansion?"

"That's just as well. This time, the governor ordered you to swim across the river with the people of the Thirteen Divisions, why did you only give 20,000 people? ”

"The black water is not your bathtub, you can swim past it? After the past, the Turkic soldiers were not made of paper and clay? Let you set up a position safely, build a bridge to transport troops, and then stretch out your neck for you to cut? ”

"Hey, no matter what, there are only 30,000 people on the other side, it's better than Tahe Mohe, right?"

"Hey, that's what Li Dudu really thinks, right? The Black Water Army has taken Huma, and those forbidden armies in Tahe and Mohe are still rushing to fight, so they can't take all the credit, right? When you get to Tahe, Mohe, you can be responsible for cheering."

"Don't you Dugu Lieutenant have such thoughts?"

"Hmph, I'm afraid a few managers don't think so? In other words, Li Dudu is also the deputy governor, how can he have the leisure to be a herald? ”

"Don't you feel proud to have this deputy commander as a herald for you?"

The two of them walked all the way, and after a while they arrived at the big tent of the chief manager's camp.

There was a solemn scene in the big tent, and the chief manager and several deputy chiefs, all of whom had joined the army in Changshi, were all furrowed, thinking about each other.

Dugu Tianxing saw that Dugu Wu, the deputy lieutenant of the shadow battalion of his temple street Zhechong Mansion, was also in the big tent, since the host camp Hailan bubbled the soldiers, the shadow battalion of the Temple Street Zhechong Mansion was directly under the head of the Shan Mansion, and these scouts who originally belonged to the Temple Street Zhechong Mansion had news to go directly to the chief manager.

Dugu Tianxing grinned and saluted, and the generals nodded stiffly in response.

"Dugu Duwei is so idle," Chief Shan got angry when he saw the Demon Wolf Tianxing and didn't care about anything.

"Back to the general manager, I have been thinking about the enemy's strategy day and night for the past two days, and I can't sleep at night, and I have lost several pounds."

"Hmph, the northwest mountains and forests have found traces of the enemy, more than 1,000 people, what is the strategy of Dugu Duwei against the enemy?"

"Ah, I haven't gotten any news, so I will go back to the camp and think about it."

"Figure out a mallet," the general manager held back a mouthful of old blood, "Take your people to investigate clearly, find out the enemy, and annihilate them on the spot." ”

"Back to the boss, it's getting dark."

"What's the matter? Planning to disobey military orders? ”

"Just obey something."

Dugu Tianxing saw that the general manager of Shan had been away from home for many days, and his anger was booming, so he hurriedly promised to prepare to leave the camp.

Outside the account, another person hurriedly returned, "Report to the general manager, the enemy has been found in the northeast"

"Yo hey, embattled," Dugu Tianxing paused.

"How many are there?" The single big manager asks the scout of the return.

"More than 2,000 people"

"Dugu Duwei, you go and find out together"

"The chief manager, there are only two legs and two eyes, there are traces of the enemy in the northeast and northwest, which direction will you go to first, and please give me?"

"This manager will act cheaply with you, decide for yourself"

"This... How many people do you need to take with you? ”

"It's up to you to decide that you will cross the black water tomorrow night, so that you can eliminate the enemy on the north shore by noon tomorrow at the latest."

"Bitter," Dugu Tianxing shook his head and walked out of the big tent.

"Chief Administrator, this day is dark and dense, the enemy situation is unknown, do you delay the crossing of the river?" Deputy Director Bae Hyun-gyu suggested.

"You don't know what this lazy thing has been doing these days? So he's not a demon wolf or a lazy donkey? Can he move without whipping him? Since it was decided that the morale of crossing the river tomorrow night would not be lost, the order was to go down, and the battalions prepared as usual, crossed the river tomorrow night, and built a bridge the day after tomorrow, striving to take Huma in one fell swoop. ”

The generals in the "Nuo" battalion left as promised.

"Governor Li, do you think that Tianxing can complete the military orders given by the governor?"

"There should be no problem, the soldiers of the thirteen divisions are all from the mountains and hunters, tigers, bears and blind people can hunt, it is easy to find people in this forest, not to mention that the Turkic soldiers are not one or two, they are a thousand-person brigade, how can they leave traces."

"That's a bit of a fool's errand. Li Dudu, this time to fight Huma, you Blackwater Army is the vanguard, remember to leave a few enemies for a certain Anton to guard and sweat"

"Mr. Pei is at ease, that Jin Besli is not a local chicken and a dog, he is still worried about whether he can gain a foothold, the crossing point and the bridge are four or five miles away, and there is a section of the road to fight and walk, and some of them are suffering."