"General, this is your credentials."

In the barracks, an officer in his forties handed over a copy of the customs defense stamped with a big seal to Cao Siyuan, and this person was wearing the best private armor, at least a military attache above the fifth rank was qualified to wear it.

Cao Siyuan arrogantly took over the guard, put it in his arms, and said to the general: "Prepare good horse materials, our army will leave tomorrow, there is an order from the peak, this batch of baggage must be sent to the front line as soon as possible, if it is delayed, be careful of your head!" ”

His words were very polite, and the officer's face was pale, but he didn't dare to attack, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Dare to ask the general, where are you sending this batch of baggage?" ”

Cao Siyuan raised his eyebrows: "You should also ask about such secrets?" Who do you want to talk to? ”

The officer's face changed, and he shook his head again and again: "How dare you, how dare you, I will just ask ...... according to the usual practice."

Before he finished his words, Cao Siyuan waved his hand impatiently: "At this moment, it is wartime, and the ordinary regulations are no longer applicable, you don't even understand such common sense, no wonder your northern army is weak, hum!" ”

Seeing Cao Siyuan's fox fake tiger power and acting very well into the play, Lin Shaodong next to him didn't dare to laugh, he was already blushing, until he saw Cao Siyuan's sharp gaze swept over, he quickly gathered his mind and suppressed the smile in his heart.

has been unceremoniously blocked back by this guy who is much lower than his official position, and the officer's heart is also angry, but Xichuan has surrendered, how can he not bow his head under the eaves?

He had to grit his teeth fiercely, suppress his anger, and arched his hand towards Cao Siyuan: "The general's lesson is that the general will prepare forage for the army, and I wish the general a victory!" ”

After speaking, he ignored Cao Siyuan and his party, turned around and left, afraid that if he walked slowly, he would not be able to help but cut this guy with his eyes above the top.

"My lord, isn't it too risky for us to let this team of men and horses into the city with just one guard?"

The secretary next to the officer quietly approached him and reminded him in a low voice.

The officer exhaled deeply: "Didn't you say that there is no problem with the customs defense?" ”

The clerk said: "The customs defense should be true, but we haven't gotten the news in advance, do you want to contact the Southern Dynasty battalion?" ”

The officer's gaze swept over the thousands of fine warhorses in the barracks and shook his head.

"The main force of the Southern Dynasty has gone north, and only more than 5,000 people have been left in New Chang'an to monitor the Cui family, this place is so far away from New Chang'an, if you send someone to confirm it, it will take at least six days to go back and forth, how can we block this team outside the city for six days?"

"This ......"

The clerk was speechless for a moment, and he didn't know what to do.

The officer said: "I see that this group of people is well-equipped, and there is a faint fierce spirit on the soldiers, they are indeed lions in a hundred battles, and at present, Xichuan has only the army of the Southern Dynasty with this kind of combat power, and there should be no difference."

But just in case, you send more people to keep an eye on them tonight, anyway, send these plague gods away early tomorrow morning, and we're done!" ”

"Yes!"

The clerk nodded hurriedly.

The officer glanced one last time into the barracks, snorted coldly, and went to his mansion on his own.

In the barracks, Han Qi looked at the previous scene with great interest, and smiled at Xu Rui, who was looking at the map: "This is the adult's ingenuity?" ”

Xu Rui shrugged his shoulders: "Originally, I also wanted to go back to Qingtian to repair first, but there are so many enemy armors on the battlefield, there is no need to use them in vain, not to mention that the place where the enemy can't expect the most is the safest place, isn't this coincidental enough?" ”

Han Qi nodded thoughtfully: "The truth is good, but this kind of thing can only be done by crazy people like you, right?" ”

Hearing this, Xu Rui slowly rolled up the map in his hand, and said to Han Qi with a smile: "Speaking of madness, we're afraid of each other, right?" ”

Han Qi was stunned for a moment, waved his hand and said, "The lord is laughing, how dare the lower officials be compared with the adults?" ”

"Really?"

Xu Rui didn't say anything, and the smile on his face became more and more intense.

On the hillside two or three miles away from the barracks, more than a hundred Apocalypse Guards were quietly hidden in the dense forest, and dozens of artillery pieces behind them were planted with branches as camouflage.

"Brother Zhang, the artillery company has been deployed, and from here you can directly hit the enemy's city wall."

It was Guo Shengbao, the commander of the artillery company, who was only 24 years old this year, and was originally a pawn in the Northwest Frontier Army.

At this time, Guo Shengbao said to Zhang Zuofeng beside him while looking at the enemy's city wall from afar.

Zhang Zuofeng nodded: "Your Excellency has already entered the city, you adjust the direction of the artillery in advance, and just wait for the signal of darkness to collapse the city wall in one fell swoop!" ”

Guo Shengbao laughed evilly: "Brother Zhang, don't worry, in front of my old Guo, there is no standing city wall!" ”

The next morning, the Black Flag Army Marshal's tent.

"Did you find it?"

Zhong Qingyuan eagerly asked the lieutenant general beside him.

The adjutant general shook his head: "No, the Apocalypse Guard seems to have disappeared, and no matter how you look for it, you can't find any trace of them." ”

"Didn't find out? It's been six days, they've disappeared for six days, and it's impossible for them to still hide in the mountains, could it be that they're running south? ”

Zhong Qingyuan rubbed his fingers against the long knife on the handsome case, and said to himself.

The adjutant general shook his head: "Probably not, the road to the south is full of our spies, as long as they appear, it is impossible not to be discovered." ”

"That's weird...... Could it be that guy has seen through my plan? ”

Zhong Qingyuan's eyes gradually narrowed into a thin line.

During this time, in order to let Xu Rui bite the hook, he not only hid the army in the valley, but also strictly controlled the flow of personnel to prevent leaks, and even the Cui family, who actually controlled Xichuan, did not know his movements, how could Xu Rui know?

He didn't feel right no matter how he thought about it, and the feeling of uneasiness lingered, so he simply got up slowly, stood in front of the map again, and carefully examined all the nearby terrain again.

"Is there a reply from the scouts sent into the mountains?"

Zhong Qingyuan looked at the map and asked.

The adjutant general's face sank, and he said gloomily: "The mountains are full of mines, and there is not one scout who can come out alive, and they have not been able to go deeper, according to the surviving scouts, they have not found any traces of the army in the mountains, and they have not found abandoned materials on the abandoned positions." ”

"That is, nine times out of ten, you have not entered the mountain......"

Zhong Qingyuan looked at the map, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

"They can't fly, and they can't disappear, the only possibility is that they want to play hide and seek with me, Xu Rui knows that we can't afford it......"

"Marshal, now that the two armies of Rhino Horn and Silence have divided their troops to the north according to the plan, what should we do?"

The adjutant general approached Zhong Qingyuan and asked.

Zhong Qingyuan's eyebrows jumped, gritted his teeth and did not speak.

The adjutant general hurriedly said: "Marshal, the time is very tight now, you have to plan early, otherwise you will not be able to meet the two armies within the scheduled time, in case it affects the normal battle......"

"He won!"

Zhong Qingyuan sighed and said: "No matter where he is, it is impossible for us to spend it with him anymore, otherwise without the impact of the Black Flag Army, it is very dangerous for the two armies of Rhino Horn and Silence to go deep alone, and the Black Flag Army must go north immediately, but ......"

Saying that, Zhong Qingyuan sneered and said: "Since they choose to hide, then it is definitely impossible to do anything in Changheguan, the things that our army has been afraid of are solved, strategically we still win, and the whole army is ordered to set off immediately, and the sword is pointed at Changxing!" ”

"Subordinates obey!"

The adjutant general promised to go out and prepare.

Just then, a scout rushed in in a panic.

"Report!!"

"Dashuai, looking for ...... Got it! ”

"Found it? What did you find? ”

Zhong Qingyuan's heart moved, and he suddenly turned around and stepped in front of the scout.

The scout said: "I found the Apocalypse Guard, yesterday the Apocalypse Guard sent people to infiltrate the Tianhe Pass, and took advantage of the night to meet with the outside and capture the Tianhe Pass in one fell swoop!" ”

"What?!"

At this moment, the deputy general was so surprised that he couldn't speak, and Zhong Qingyuan was also like a lightning strike, his eyes were wide open, and his mouth was open enough to stuff an egg.

"How? Tianqiwei is already at the end of the strong crossbow, how can he go directly to Tianhe Pass? And really beat down? There are 20,000 horses stationed there! ”

Zhong Qingyuan muttered to himself, unconvinced.