At the same time as Bai Lang was holding a meeting, the battalion of the Yingzhou Pioneer Army twenty miles away was also holding a meeting, but it was just a banquet, and the pioneer general He Tao was setting up a banquet to entertain Yu Lian, the marshal who had just arrived at the front line to inspect and reward. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 In the staggered planning of the info, the generals talked loudly and were full of spirit. Yu Lian, who was on the main seat, raised his glass and said to He Tao: "In the past three years, the general has been invincible and has made great achievements. He Tao hurriedly took the cup and got up, "I don't dare to be a handsome man, there is a handsome strategist, and there are soldiers who work together, and the king has not competed for all the merits, and the middle thief has not yet been awarded the head, He Tao does not dare to take credit." ”

Yu Lian nodded with satisfaction, and said loudly to the audience: "The king has not competed for all the merits, and he said it well." On the day of the breakthrough of Zhongzhou City, I will ask for the title of the monarch again. The gate of Zhongzhou is in front of you, and I hope that all the kings will work hard to take the Dragon and Tiger Pass, open Zhongzhou, set foot on the plateau, exterminate the middle thief, and make immortal achievements. ”

Everyone raised their glasses in unison and agreed. After the banquet, Yu Lian recruited several core generals, "Zhongzhou Wuguan, the road is dangerous." For thousands of years, there has never been a frontal attack. Bai Lang, who is also known as the wise fox, personally sits in the Dragon and Tiger Pass, and must not be neglected. The general can have a good strategy to defeat the enemy and win. "This is the purpose of the commander of the attack on Zhongzhou, Yu Lian, to go to the front line, the battle of Dragon and Tiger Pass, it is related to the general trend of the world, and it must not be careless. He Tao's former army swept through Zhaozhou for three years, and it was inevitable that he would be arrogant and arrogant, and Yu Lian was worried about an unexpected defeat.

He Tao replied confidently: "Don't worry, Dashuai." Zhong Kang is mediocre and changes generals on the spot, which is already a taboo in the army. The lock took the leather canal, which caused the Zhaozhou soldiers to panic, and it was even more wrong. On the other hand, our army came with a momentum, and the morale was like a rainbow, and the combat power of the two families was not comparable at all. In addition, the auxiliary general (here the auxiliary general is not a deputy, but a staff officer. Chen Xu formulated a detailed battle plan for this battle, which mainly means that the frontal assault and the feint attack will take turns, and once it starts, it will continue, anyway, we have many people, keep the high pressure, and the enemy army will be defeated. There is also an active search for or a trail to bypass the Dragon and Tiger Pass. Therefore, as long as there is patience, Dragon and Tiger Pass is definitely in the pocket of our army. “

Yu Lian's expression moved, "Oh~, the clever strategy of our Chen Da's 'military advisor', show it to me." By the way, please ask Chen Junshi to come over. General He, it's not that I don't trust you, it's that this battle is too crucial. If we win, the Zhong family will perish, and we can be regarded as making immortal achievements. In case of defeat, not to mention the loss of previous achievements, at least with many twists and turns, more soldiers will be lost. Therefore, it is impossible to be cautious. Can you understand? ”

He Tao clasped his fists and saluted, "Xie Dashuai." "Of course, it is not to thank Yu Lian for not worrying about him, but to thank Yu Lian for his honesty, there is no suspicion between the generals and commanders, which is one of the secrets of Yu Jiajun's consecutive victories in the past two years." The army was suspended for three days, and three days later launched a fierce attack, and his subordinates went all out to win the Dragon and Tiger Pass for the commander. ”

There is no military advisor in this time and space, it is Chen Xu's usual self-title. When the generals heard Yu Lian's ridicule of Chen Xu, they smiled heartily. After a while, someone came to report that General Chen was drunk and was talking nonsense again. He Tao looked helpless and sighed softly.

Yu Lianqi said: "Why is the general sighing? ”

He Tao said: "It's not for that Chen Xu. He is extremely smart, but his martial arts are not high. is full of scheming, but it is mostly a vicious and deceitful scheme, and the effect is wonderful but not popular. While the colleagues enjoyed the results of the battle, they were tired of their cunning. Even if Chen Xu was welcomed in every way, he still couldn't get the true friendship of his colleagues, so he gradually fell lonely, and he would get drunk every time he drank. It's also strange that Chen Xu was born in the Chen family of Baijun. Before the age of twenty, he was a well-known local cultivation wizard, and it was very likely that he would break through to the Zhishi before the age of twenty-five. That is, 965, the meteor shower that spread all over Dongzhou still remember. This unlucky kid was hunting at night and was accidentally hit by a meteor. His family worked hard to revive him, but since then, his qualifications have changed greatly, and his cultivation has not progressed an inch, but his head has become bizarrely shrewd. Hey, if you are incompetent in cultivation, no matter how smart you are, what good will it be. ”

"This..." Yu Lian couldn't solve the matter, the people of Dongzhou like to decide the winner by force, and prefer to go straight to the point, at least on the surface. The bright and upright are naturally welcomed, and the sinister and cunning are not liked. Yu Lian raised his head and turned to the person who came to report the news, "What did he say?" ”

"He said, you Dongzhou people don't know how to fight, soldiers, treacherous, do everything, victory is the only goal. It is necessary to both win and the process to be above board, hypocritical. He said that if he was Bai Lang, he would destroy our tens of thousands of vanguard troops overnight, flood the Seventh Army, burn the rattan armor ・・・・・・, and there would be a lot of chaos. ”

Yu Lian was terrified when he heard this, and stood up on the ground, "General He, what Chen Xu said, have you ever heard it?" He Tao got up and comforted: "Don't be surprised, Chen Xu's words are just words of reasoning and hypothesis, he told me." But when our Chinese troops arrived, the Karakuri battalion had already set up barracks as usual. Although the terrain is low-lying, only here is a wide area with abundant water sources and suitable for stationing. He said that the Seventh Army was flooded, but I never understood how there was a Seventh Army. But he also said that if you want to use water, according to the current flow rate and width of the Dongjiang River, you need to accumulate at least a month's worth of water to be effective. Bai Lang has only been in charge of military power for five days, so it should be too late. I also sent people to observe the flow of the river, and I did not see how shallow it was. As for arson, I have placed a large number of secret posts in the tung forest on the left just in case. As for poisoning in the water, it is almost nonsense. This is not well water, how many drugs do you have to use to make the toxin content of a rushing river reach a harmful concentration? However, since I have mentioned it, I also require that every time the camp takes water, it must first test the water with livestock. Chen Xu worried, we all responded one by one. Therefore, although the marshal is at ease, his subordinates do not dare to slack off in the slightest in military affairs. ”

Yu Lian bowed his head, "That's good, that's good, it's not a big mistake to be careful." ”

At night, Bai Lang was dressed in a long robe, standing at the head of the Dragon and Tiger Pass, with a handsome face and a long figure, standing in the wind, with a graceful demeanor, more like a well-educated Confucian than a general commanding thousands of troops. "Yu Lian really arrived at He Tao's camp?" Bai Lang said as if talking to himself. In fact, I have heard the report more than once, but I still want to ask.

"This should be confirmed." Someone in the shadows behind him replied, "The secret guard used the messenger hummingbird to successfully get in touch with the prisoner of war camp behind enemy lines, and someone saw Yu Lian's personal guard pass by before noon. ”

Bai Lang, who has always been calm and iron-casting, felt that his heartbeat accelerated slightly, and if he could net Yu Lian into his pocket, it would be ・・・・・・.

The last time I was emotional was five years ago, when I heard that the woman actually had a posthumous child. That delicate shadow is an eternal pain in the heart, which has been hidden in the deepest part of the soul, and occasionally comes out to lick the wound when it is lonely in the middle of the night. Time is merciful, it carefully heals the pain, but it is cruel and you can't keep the face in your heart. Just when everything disappeared as if it had never happened, the person who had been 'dead' for more than ten years flashed like lightning and spread the word to Dongzhou. Leave a son, and then really annihilate in the breeze and water. At that time, Bai Lang's mood could not be described in any words, like a reckless and naïve teenager, who abandoned everything and searched for two years like crazy, from joy to hope to disappointment to despair, and returned in a daze, how could the child disappear without a trace?

Hold back the thoughts that you shouldn't have, "Are all the ministries in place?" At this moment, Bai Lang felt that time was really annoying, always unhurried, swaying like an old man walking, never paying attention to whether people's hearts were urgent or not.

"It's all in place, the Dark Guard Pill Camp has transported five thousand barrels of poison dissolved in light oil to the water's edge, and dumped it on time at half past four, ensuring that at nearly six o'clock, the water surface near He Tao's camp is covered with a layer of medicinal liquid; The first guard of the Karakuri battalion had already planted gunpowder on the impoundment embankment, which was detonated at four o'clock, and at about half past five, the water level near the enemy camp began to rise; The personal guard beast control team also drove a hundred shadowless mink to infiltrate the Tonglin at four o'clock to clear the enemy outpost; The 200 ignition points selected by the second guard of the Karakuri battalion were ignited at half past four at the same time, ensuring that the fire would spread to the enemy camp before five o'clock. At five o'clock, the prisoners of war rioted on time, and the goal was to burn the Dongjiang Bridge ten miles behind the enemy camp and block the bridge holes as much as possible to raise the water level. At six o'clock, the army withdrawn from Zhaozhou, under the leadership of Zhu Neng and Qin Ming, took a raft down the river. ”

In fact, these have been repeated many times in military meetings, and Bai Lang is always nervous to confirm them over and over again to be reassured. This battle is too crucial, not only the victory or defeat between the two armies on the front line, but also directly determines the survival of Zhongzhou. Yingzhou thought that Bai Lang had only taken over the military power, and it should take a while to subdue the people's hearts, but who knew that Bai Lang did not rectify the defeated troops in Zhaozhou at all, but only divided into two armies, led by Zhu Neng and Qin Ming, who had the highest positions among the remnant generals in Zhaozhou, and then completed the condensation of morale in just one sentence, "If this battle is won, the governor of Piqu may not be guilty, at least he can reduce the guilt, if he is defeated, everyone and Piqu may be guilty." The remnants of Zhaozhou, who were loyal to Piqu, instantly turned into desperate mourning soldiers.

For the matter of sending secret guards to quietly build embankments and slowly store water three months in advance, his subordinates all admired Bai Lang's planning in advance. Bai Lang smiled bitterly, the battle situation in Zhaozhou, the Zhongzhou Military Department has deduced countless times, and they all feel that the best final choice is to defend the Dragon and Tiger Pass and reject the enemy outside Zhongzhou. At that time, the purpose of concealed water storage was to prepare for the arrival of this day, and to use the heavy water to wash away the mountain road in front of the pass and create some obstacles for the enemy's attack. Preparing to retreat so early, it is naturally impossible to notify the Zhaozhou side, so as not to discourage the army. It is even more unlikely that the hostile battalion state army will know. After Bai Lang brought reinforcements to the front line, he keenly spotted the fighter plane and decisively decided to take a risk.

Time passed slowly, and the mountain air became gloomy and cold. Bai Lang still paced at the head of the city, looking out at the dark mountains from time to time. The person behind him persuaded: "Young Master, you will set off with reinforcements as a reserve at seven o'clock tomorrow morning, go back and rest for a while, so as not to lose energy." ”

Bai Lang shook his hand and avoided the topic, "Uncle Fu, from the time I was born to the present, you have been by my side, thank you for your hard work." Now is not the past, I am also considered a high and powerful, when I go back, I am going to ask for a knighthood for you, how about arranging for you to come out and take up an official position, so that Bai Ren and his brother can be separated from the servant. ”

Baifu has always been Bailang's personal butler, and for decades, he has cared about everything about Bailang as if he were raising his own son. Bai Lang has always regarded him as his adoptive father, and always wants to give something in return. But the stubborn old man didn't want to add the slightest trouble to Bai Lang, and always refused. As always, Bai Fu replied: "This is not in accordance with the rules, and the old servant does not want to go out to be an official." As for those bastard boys, none of them have made it to life, and staying in Baifu can at least ensure their safety. If you have the heart, you can choose one or two of my grandchildren who are more brilliant in the future, and it is enough to promote them to subordinates. The two chatted about family routines without a match, avoiding the upcoming big battle as much as possible.

"Report! The pill camp sent a message that the drug had been dumped. Bai Lang waved his hand to indicate that he understood, and continued to chat with Bai Fu, "Xia'er has a good talent, but it's a pity that it's a girl..." ”

There was a faint sound in the sky, and later, someone came to report that the embankment had been successfully blasted.

Bai Lang said: "Uncle Fu, I'm a little hungry, let them get some wine and food, and you can always have a drink with me." "Okay." Bai Fu called a personal guard, whispered a few words, and then went on to say some digressions to Bai Lang. "Uncle Fu, do you say retribution, the first wife gave birth to four daughters in a row, and only one survived. Marry another one, or give birth to a daughter, three in a row, hehe, to the fourth child, even adults are gone. It was easy to hear that he had given birth to a son, and that he would be my seed according to the time. You know that, too, but why are they so short-lived? ・・・。 ”

Bai Lang chattered and chanted the scriptures, Bai Fu concentrated on being a loyal listener, and did not interrupt, retribution and the like, both of them knew that it was nonsense, he knew that his eldest young master was just a son and a memory of someone.

"Report!" The shouts of the people who came were a little slightening, "The Tonglin fire has been ignited. The two of them looked up into the distance, and some light faintly appeared in the dark sky. Bai Lang remembered one thing, "The herald ordered the clever battalion to immediately go to the fire ten miles away, cut down trees and establish a separation zone, so as to prevent the fire from spreading endlessly." With the assistance of the baggage battalion, all the felled trees were transported to the riverside in preparation for the restoration of Guanqian Avenue. ”

Tonight's battle situation has entered a critical moment, Bai Lang can no longer pretend to be calm, and pacing back and forth in the city, "Has the Zhaozhou army assembled?" Let them not worry, order the food camp, hurry up and prepare hot food, let Zhao Zhoujun eat a bite first, and be half full. "Someone went as ordered. In fact, these things are arranged by the corresponding auxiliary officers, and there is no need to worry about the commander of the first army, but Bai Lang always feels that he has missed an extremely important matter, and his mood becomes more and more irritable.

The pace accelerated, and he suddenly stopped, holding on to the battlements, staring into the distance, thinking repeatedly, all the arrangements on his side had been deliberated countless times, and there should be no mistake, so the problem was the other party, "That's right," Bai Lang cried out in a lost voice, "Yu Lian." At that time, when I heard that Yu Lian had arrived at the front line, I was overjoyed, but I only knew that I would further refine the combat plan to ensure the success of the first battle, and I actually neglected Yu Lian's martial arts level. Yu Lian has long advanced to the spirit priest, and he has the ability to climb Ping and cross the water, how can the water and fire offensive keep him. Bai Lang thumped his head in annoyance, "It's late, it's late." ”

"It's not too late," Bai Fu understood what Bai Lang meant, and said: "Young Master, Yu Lian will not ignore his thousands of troops and horses and run away alone, especially when our army has not yet appeared. At the very least, he had to save He Tao. So I don't think he's gone yet. ”

"Yes, yes, Yu Lian must not have left." Bai Lang said happily, but the problem came again, it was Yu Lian's martial arts, and there were no other spiritual scholars on the Zhongzhou side except Bai Lang and Bai Fu. Bai Lang himself has just advanced to the spiritual priest, and he thinks that he is not Yu Lian's opponent. As for Bai Fu, it has always been Bai Lang's hidden killer weapon, and he is easily reluctant to expose it. At this moment, Bai Lang's heart seemed to have seven or eight monkey claws scratching, and it was extremely uncomfortable. It's like an ownerless wealth that is close at hand, but if you can't get it for a while, it may disappear again in an instant.