As soon as the second day dawned, Lin Chengde ordered Liu Zhiyuan to lead 20,000 people to the mountains in the north of Jicheng to check, as expected, I saw that there was a secret road two meters wide and one person high in one of the caves that meandered to the other side of the mountain, stretching for five or six miles long, and the Khitan army transported soldiers and war horses through this secret road, and the exit of the mountain was less than ten miles away from the place where the Jin army camped outside the city. It is no wonder that the Khitan army was able to bypass the Jimen Pass and smash the Jin army camp unconsciously.

Although they guessed that the enemy had dug up the secret passage privately, after confirming the length and size of the secret passage, several people couldn't help but be shocked in their hearts, Xiao Mulin slapped his palm on the case, and said angrily: "I thought that the Khitan just wanted to take advantage of the fact that when a large number of military horses of my Jin Kingdom conquered southern Xinjiang, I took advantage of our weakness and took advantage of it, but I didn't expect it to be premeditated for so long, and the ambition was jaw-dropping." ”

"If it weren't for the third brother, you and Brother Mu, General Liu stepped on the tail of the impulsive and irritable Yelugu, I am afraid that I will not use the secret passage in a short time, this secret passage should have been used when I was preparing to attack my Jin Kingdom, but I didn't expect it to be ruined by this Yelugu, if the Khitan king Yelu Deguang knew, I was afraid that he would faint with anger." Lin Qingzhi glanced at the rest of the people and said with a smile.

"Order, bury the secret passages immediately, and step up the investigation of all other places where there are caves, and be sure to seal all the secret passages. In addition, the entrance and exit of each mountain is sent to a special person, and the wind and grass will be reported immediately. Lin Chengde called Xu Chu and ordered him to go down.

"Since Yelu Deguang succeeded to the throne, he has repeatedly reduced the degree and power of his clan, Yelu Gu was originally the eldest brother of Yelu Deguang, his father was impulsive and irritable, brave and unscrupulous, so he passed the throne to the second son Yelu Deguang, but in order to save Yelu Gu's life, he divided a large part of the military power to Yelu Gu, but Yelu Gu, who did not get the throne, was not convinced, if this time if they can attract their brothers to turn against him, it will be really harmless for my Jin Kingdom." Xiao Mulin's index finger lightly buckled the case, and there was a few tuk tuk sounds.

"I can't imagine that the third brother knows a lot about the Khitan tribe!" Lin Qingzhi stared at Xiao Mulin with a smile in her eyes.

"This is also what I learned by chance when I heard the Taifu teaching the prince, but later I also paid attention to the situation in northern Xinjiang." Xiao Mulin was praised by Lin Qingzhi, and scratched his head a little uncomfortably.

"The third brother is true, and their father Yelu Abaoji conquered and unified the eight Khitan tribes with iron and blood, but although they belong to the same race but are of different species, there are also many tribal branches inside, some tribes were not originally Khitan, but they were subdued by the Khitan and forced to join, they actually have a great hatred for the current Yelu tribe, if they can use this force, it will have a great effect." Xiao Mufeng stroked his forehead and paced back and forth in the tent.

At this time, Xiao Mulin also nodded and said, "Zuo Xiang, I actually had an idea yesterday that I don't know whether to say or not." ”

After getting Lin Chengde's approval, Xiao Mulin said slowly: "That's the case, I think that I can lead a team of men and horses with me and my second brother to outflank from both sides, and not only can we sweep the Khitan tribes along the way, but if they surrender, they will take it for their own use, and use their horse-taming skills to expand our cavalry team, in addition, they are familiar with the terrain and know the water source outside the Saiwai, which can greatly save our time and improve the speed of the march. ”

Everyone couldn't help but look surprised when they heard Xiao Mulin's words, after all, it was still very impressive that this third prince, who had never been weak, could come up with such a constructive military strategy.

After a while, Lin Qingzhi added: "I think the third brother's method is very good, we can learn their Khitan way, the reason why the border has always been invaded and passive, is because the Khitan are nomadic people, living in no fixed place, they change places after looting and can't find helpless, the army is impermanent, only fast and not broken, if we march and transfer to win with speed, do not give the other party time to form a large army, let them catch up but panic, then the momentum will win." ”

"In addition, if there are too many people and horses, one is easy to expose the target, and the other is that the supply is not easy to be dragged down by logistics, so there are not many soldiers in the army, and my daughter thinks that 40,000 elite soldiers in two teams is enough." Lin Qingzhi smiled calmly, her eyes were unusually smart, her hair was tied up and she was wearing men's clothes, she was a little more heroic, and she was in harmony with the dusty appearance.

"King Mu is right, Zhi'er's method is good, but you need to go deep into the enemy's territory, it is dangerous and abnormal, King Mu, you are still with King Ning, there is a response, General Liu has been guarding the north for a long time, and the other team is led by General Liu, how about it?" Lin Chengde groaned for a moment, then turned his head to Liu Zhiyuan and asked.

"To be trusted by Lin Shuai, I took the lead and fought hard to live up to my expectations." Liu Zhiyuan knelt down on one knee and said firmly.

"Send the order down and prepare food and grass for the two teams of men and horses." Lin Chengde immediately arranged.

"Father doesn't have to worry about food and grass." Lin Qingzhi immediately interjected, causing everyone to be stunned.

"In the Western Han Dynasty, when the hussar general Huo Qu was sick and fought against the Huns, he gave up the strategic materials prepared by the army of the country, but he took food from the enemy abnormally, my father knows why?"

"This move can not only save military strength and make combat more flexible, but also hit the production capacity of the enemy's country, this kind of superb military thinking is beyond the reach of ordinary people, and my daughter thinks that we can follow suit." Lin Qingzhi said quietly in the face of everyone's puzzled eyes.

The red sun sinks in the west, the bright moon climbs up the treetops in the sky, the nightingale cries softly in the forest, raising his eyes to look up at the sky, and the stars are shining in the night sky.

In order to attract the attention of the Khitan army, Xiao Mufeng and Xiao Mulin led 20,000 horses to the west, and Liu Zhiyuan led another 20,000 horses to the east.

Under the melting moonlight, Lin Qingzhi, dressed in black uniform, was riding a brown horse and galloping westward.

Xiao Mufeng, who heard the sound of horses' hooves, looked back, only to see the person on the horse slowly stop beside him, and when he saw that it was Lin Qingzhi, his face sank, and he said in a deep voice: "Ah Zhi, what are you doing?" Go back! ”

"Brother Mu, you said that you want to gallop the battlefield for me, but I have changed my mind, I want to kill the enemy myself, besides, if I go with me to help you in a critical moment, wouldn't it be better to help you fight against the enemy with my three-inch tongue, anyway, no one can change what I decided, this time, I will decide." Lin Qingzhi stubbornly raised her face, no longer looking at Xiao Mufeng's black line expression.

"Second brother, I think Ah Zhi may really play a big role." Hearing Xiao Mulin talking to herself, Lin Qingzhi winked mischievously at the other party.

"That's it, look at this, this was given to me by my senior brother when he left Luoyang last time, you see, I can send out more than a dozen arrows in a row." Lin Qingzhi excitedly took out a delicate and small bow and crossbow from her arms, which was not ordinary at first glance.

After a while, Xiao Mufeng softened his words and said helplessly: "Forget it, you are right, your temperament, even if you don't let you go, you will still follow secretly, and it will not be safe at that time." ”

Lin Qingzhi slowly rode to Xiao Mufeng's side, and the group of horses continued to walk west in the night.