From the moment he entered the Zishui Canyon, Fu Mang's hanging heart never fell.

The only thing that comforted Fu Mang was that Feng Yi still had a lot of grain and grass in the city, and he personally led 10,000 troops into the city to grab grain, and implored Xiahou He to garrison outside the city.

Fu Mang spent a lot of time on the back of a marching horse in his life, but he had never been so nervous.

After leaving Feng Yicheng, the water slowly became shallow and narrower.

The northwest has always been dry, and the barren land is dotted with only water like a jade belt. The water was murmuring, carrying a little dry grass from under the horses' hooves, and the occasional few rocks on the shoals became very mellow under the current of the water.

Decades of experience in conquest told Fu Mang that the Fei army led by Xi Yan must be hidden somewhere in the valley, so since the beginning of the retreat in the valley, Fu Mang has sent a large number of scouts, but after several inspections, the return is calm.

The attack on the grain convoy and the burning of all the grain and grass reminded him of last winter, and of the battles that took place near Jincheng last year. At that time, it was the Northern Qin Army that attacked the Great Zhao grain transportation team.

Unexpectedly, it has not been half a year, and it is already my own side that is besieged......

recalled the scene when Xi Yan left, and even Fu Mang couldn't tell clearly...... When he was let go, was it to split Da Zhao or let the tiger return to the mountain.

The clouds in the distance had fallen to the other side of the mountain again, and a crescent moon that was almost transparent had already hooked the mountain low.

"Your Highness, let's set up camp ahead. No matter what the situation is, people always have to rest. Fu Mang checked the marching map and found that there was a mountain col ahead, "Our grain and grass are enough to consume more than ten days, and we can't get out of the east...... Let the war eagle send the letter for help first, as long as we don't retreat to the city, Xi Yan will not show up. ”

Xiahou He agreed sullenly, he had never been so depressed, he thought that he could crush the so-called Fei Fei Army with the elite under his command, but now he has not even seen the face of the enemy, and he has already turned into a frightened bird with grass and trees.

Fortunately...... Fortunately, the general around him is Fu Mang, the military god of Northern Qin, otherwise...... I really didn't know how to deal with it, although I regretted it a little in my heart, regretted that I didn't listen to Fu Mang's words, and retreated to the north, but Xiahou He never showed this thought.

The camp tent has been set up, it is already night at this time, Fu Mang strictly ordered the soldiers under his command not to light all the fire, tens of thousands of soldiers, they can only rely on the dry food they carried a few days ago to feed their stomachs, continuous high-intensity marching, and can only eat some cold food, waiting for the dawn, the Northern Qin army has long been sleepy.

As the night wore on, the entire camp had fallen asleep, except for the soldiers who were standing guard and patrolling. Although the mountains are very quiet, Fu Mang always sleeps very lightly.

Different from the cautious state of alert in the Northern Qin military camp, the Fei Army, which had been hiding in the shadows, had a fierce posture.

As the last released carrier pigeon fell back, Xi Yan was already sure that he was only one foot away from the success of his plan.

"Let's set off with the whole army, the target, Songjian Pass west of Feng Yicheng." Xi Yan gently ordered, "During the march, no torches are allowed, horses' hooves are wrapped, and no one is allowed to make a sound...... This attack is to be taken by surprise. ”

Liu Peiqi really wanted to see the effect of the whole army attacking with his own eyes, and wanted to see with his own eyes what kind of results this elite would achieve on the battlefield after Nirvana.

It's just that...... Xi Yan didn't seem to be in a hurry.

Songjian Pass, as its name suggests, is just a less secluded col that is suitable for a small army to camp at night.

And the Northern Qin Army, at this time, was methodically and routinely conducting night patrols. They didn't know that the first variable after entering the canyon had quietly arrived.

"Where's it? How much longer? ”

Xi Yan seemed to just ask casually, but the deputy general on his side did not dare to slack off at all, and after a little thought, he gave an accurate answer, "Yu Gongzi, this place is still half an hour away from Songjian Pass, if you order a quick march, you can reach it in three minutes." ”

"Hmm...... No, just march at the original speed, and then order to go down, and when the whole army surrounds Songjian Pass, then light the torches. ”

"Why is that?" It was Liu Peiqi who raised the question, he was a battle-hardened person, of course, he knew that although the firelight could be used for lighting at night, it would also expose his own location, and if the Northern Qin army took advantage of the loophole, maybe his own side would fall short.

"This is very easy to explain," Xi Yan first conveyed the order before he said to Liu Peiqi, "We have 70,000 people, and we can't annihilate the Northern Qin army of more than 50,000 at all, and the reason why we light the torches is just a deterrent." It would be much easier to convince Fu Mang that we just wanted to drive the Northern Qin people out than it was to convince him that we were trying to annihilate them. The sudden flash of fire at night was enough to scare most of the enemy troops. ”

"Childe fights wildly, and his subordinates are ashamed."

Xi Yan smiled lightly, but he didn't take this compliment to heart at all.

Beyond the last mountain, the pine stream pass is close in sight.

The army crossed the ridge like a stream, and surrounded the already small col from the gentle slope on all sides, and the patrolling Northern Qin army had not yet fully reacted, and the fires lit in all directions had already been reflected in the camp tent of the march.

It was only a moment of panic, and the well-trained Northern Qin army immediately made the most appropriate response.

"What a trick for the divine soldiers to descend from the sky," unlike Xiahou He's pretense of calmness, Fu Mang really dealt with it calmly, "Your Highness, don't panic, Xi Yan doesn't intend to annihilate us." Otherwise, he wouldn't have waited until now to give the order to attack. ”

"And how are we going to fight the enemy?" Xiahou He can already pull down his face at this time, and in the face of life and death, face is no longer a problem.

Before Fu Mang could answer, a herald hurriedly ran outside the tent.

"Your Highness, General, there is an envoy in the enemy camp."

Xiahou He and Fu Mang glanced at each other, and almost at the same time ordered: "Xuan! ”

There was only one letter that could be sent to the account, and the so-called messenger was just an ordinary soldier who didn't know anything, and his task was only to deliver the letter to the commander of the Northern Qin Army.

There was only a very simple sentence on the letter: Tomorrow, east of the pass, Xi Yan is waiting for General Fu to come.

"Xi Yan wants to find me to catch up ...... old days? What do I have to say to him. Fu Mang thought quietly, there was no intersection between him and Xi Yan, and this time he reminisced...... It's so weird.

Fu Mang looked at the envoy, "Did Xi Yan let you have anything to say?" ”

The envoy thought for a moment and said, "Our general said that there were some things in the past that I would like to ask you face to face." ”

"That's what he said?" Fu Mang and Xiahou He obviously didn't believe it, and their eye contact was full of suspicion.

His exact words were, he said...... The past is long, Jincheng cone cone weeps blood, and his brother and brother die......" The envoy's tone was stiff, and when he heard it, he knew that it was rote memorization, but in the end he hadn't written it down.

"You don't have to say it," Fu Mang raised his hand to interrupt him, "Go back and tell him that the big war is coming, and I, Fu Mang, will never meet with him in private." ”

"No way!" The envoy vetoed Fu Mang very strongly, as if he didn't take this general in his eyes at all, "You have to go, our general said, if you want to retreat, you must let him know what happened in the northwest last year." The general also said that Northern Qin is a big country, and General Fu is even more of a tiger and wolf army, so why should he die for Da Zhao? ”

"Last year?" Fu Mang's eyebrows jumped, Xi Yan was personally involved in what happened in the northwest last year, but he immediately understood that what Xi Yan said should be referring to those conspiracies that happened secretly that he didn't know.

As for the latter sentence, it is better to understand, Xi Yan knows that the Northern Qin Army is just here to help Da Zhao put pressure on Huai'an, whether it is Xi Yan or Fu Mang, no one wants to make a big move, if you can find a reason to persuade the Northern Qin Army to retreat smoothly, not only to avoid the disaster of swords, but also to protect the peace of the northwest, why not?

The meaning of what this sentence really wants to express, Fu Mang understands, and Xiahou He understands it even better.

Although Xiahou He had the intention to attack Da Zhao before, after suffering this setback, he still saw his current Jin Liang clearly.

Moreover, at this moment, Fu Mang and Xiahou He still have other plans in their hearts, as long as they can temporarily stabilize Xi Yan, they can say the rest.

Although Fu Mang on the other side had the heart to agree, because Xiahou He was there, he still asked him for his life first, "This ...... Your Highness, do you want the old minister to go to the meeting? ”

"How does General Fu go?"

"The old minister only brought a few personal soldiers, if the old minister suffered an accident, His Royal Highness ...... You can still command the armies. ”

Xiahou He didn't agree immediately, although he was still a little uncertain, but he was already a little moved, if it was really just a few doubts that could be solved, this was really a good deal.

"Okay, General Fu just goes, this king can still trust the credibility of this Xi Gongzi."

He said it coldly, but Fu Mang didn't feel too awkward. He even secretly thought that maybe if he sacrificed himself tomorrow, this highness wouldn't care much, maybe...... In his eyes, these courtiers in the court are just stepping stones to help him ascend to the throne, and he is an eye-catching stumbling block for him.