The members of the advance team were sent out again. After they left, Ding Qin and Feng Lei had been closely observing the changes in the valley pass.

"The battle is in a stalemate. Feng Lei is very experienced in judging the battlefield situation from a distance, "The attacker does not have an advantage, and the defender does not have an advantage. The attacker cannot win, and the defender cannot defend it. It's good to give us some time. ”

"I'm just afraid that it won't be that long. After all, the road of dozens of miles is our advance team, all of whom are veterans with good footsteps, and it will take three or four hours to arrive. Ding Qin looked at the direction in which the advance team left, and there was some concern in his tone. "And, after they give us the signal, we arrive, and it takes a while, longer than that. ”

Feng Lei said, "You don't understand the attack and defense of the big army. Generally speaking, the troops act, pay attention to the blow. If an attack is not won and it goes into a stalemate, it may last a long time. Especially in this kind of offensive and defensive battle of the city pass, once the attack is not taken, the attacking side may temporarily retreat, wait for the fighters, and attack again after resting. Usually, this will be almost a day long. ”

"One day......" Ding Qin thought for a moment, "but if the attacking side is the Changmao rebels and we are resting, we will approach from a distance, and we will be easily detected and attacked as an enemy." Unless ......"

He thought for a moment and said, "Unless, let's do it the other way." ”

Feng Lei was stunned, "In what way?"

Ding Qin smiled a little mysteriously, "In a way they couldn't think of." Come, prepare materials according to my list, and try to achieve one set per person. ”

He took out a pen and paper, quickly wrote down a set of materials on it, and handed it to a herald beside him. Feng Lei took the paper from the herald first, only glanced at it, and immediately understood.

"You mean, fly over?"

Ding Qin laughed again. "It's not flying over. Most of our roads still have to be walked. With so many people to fly over, being in the air is also an easy target to spot. Moreover, this glider is greatly affected by air currents and is not suitable for long-distance flights. ”

Feng Lei nodded. He handed the paper to the herald again, "Tell everyone, get ready immediately." ”

After speaking, he turned to Ding Qin again. "However, this glider, the preparation materials, including the production of the forming, are easy, and the formation above ......"

"I'll do it. Ding Qin took a deep breath, "Before leaving, I'll finish a part. As I walked, I made as I went. ”

Feng Lei patted Ding Qin's shoulder vigorously, "Okay, then it's hard for you." ”

The whole team quickly got busy. In fact, when he was under the Jinsha cliff, Feng Lei estimated the usefulness of the glider and deliberately asked the team to collect and reserve some materials that might be used. Now what they have to do is mainly to sort the materials and equip each person with a set.

After that, according to the drawings that Ding Qin had given to Feng Lei, everyone began to try to make the main structure. Although there are not many who can complete it independently, those who are skillful will start to teach it by hand after completing their own set, so it does not affect the overall progress.

For the formation above the etching, Ding Qin is also born once and cooked twice. With the experience of the first two times, he can now complete the formation much faster. Later, he specially selected a few people in the team who had studied the formation, told them the basic texture composition and production points of the formation, and jointly completed the formation production to improve the speed.

About four hours later, when the sky was already bright, a green firework bomb rose into the air in the direction of Yougu Pass.

Feng Lei and Ding Qin both noticed the firework. The advance team sent back a signal that the Valley Pass was indeed a battle between the Changmao rebels and the official army.

"I really didn't expect that the power of the Changmao rebels had developed to this point. Luckily we arrived in time, otherwise it would have been a long time and even the road would have been blocked. Feng Lei sighed and looked at Ding Qin, "How much has the glider completed, and can the whole team go on the road?"

Ding Qin said, "It's about one-third complete. Let's go, let's go. ”

Feng Lei gave an order, and the team immediately set off as a team. In the process of walking, there were about twelve or thirteen people, including Ding Qin, constantly perfecting the lines on each flying wing.

Of course, the novice etched the formation, and there were a few mistakes. In the end, six gliders could not be finished due to formation etching issues.

Those people felt guilty about it. However, Ding Qin comforted them and said, "Failure is the mother of success, and victory and defeat are common things in soldiers." You've done a great job. Besides, and everyone will have to fly then. We have a lot of camels and supplies, and some people need to stay in safe areas. ”

While speaking, the sun came out. The team had traveled nearly half of the distance, and the flames and explosions in the direction of the Valley Pass were much less than before.

"The first wave of attacks is completely over. The rebels outside should have entered a state of recuperation. It may take us more than two hours to get closer, and in two hours, it is estimated that the first rest of the rebels will be completed. It wasn't a good time. Feng Lei said as he observed.

Ding Qinchang sighed, "Since you're here, let's see the move." By the way, do you have any means of communication to inform the valley that we are friendly troops in case of accidental injury?"

Feng Lei said, "The previous green fireworks bombs were one of the official means of communication. Generally speaking, when you see this thing, you will think that there may be friendly troops coming. However, Changmao judged that the military rebellion had been in a long period of time and had a wide scope, and that he might also understand and imitate the means of communication between the officers and the army. In that case, there's only one other way. ”

Ding Qin asked, "Is it difficult?"

Feng Lei said, "Yes." Beacon fire in the array. Using special materials, the beacon fire can be fired to form black, red and white smoke. This is the most typical signal for the use of troops in the thirteen towns in the north, and the method is unique, Chang Mao judged that the army should not learn. Moreover, since they had already attacked the Valley Pass, it was impossible to disguise it with such a beacon fire now. But the problem is that they may also recognize this beacon, and when the time comes, the identity of our team will be revealed. ”

Ding Qin thought for a while, "Forget it." When the time comes, we will attack directly, and we will go as far as we can. If we disrupt the formation of the Changmao rebels, the defenders of Yougu Pass should attack and defeat the enemy when they see an opportunity. ”

Feng Lei nodded. "This is common sense in warfare, even if it is not clear whether we are friend or foe, but for the sake of the overall good, it should be so. ”

After walking for another hour or so, someone in front of them quickly approached the group. When it got closer, Ding Qin recognized that it was the leader of the advance group. It is clear that he has come back to give the information.

"How is it?" Ding Qin asked him to go between himself and Feng Lei, so that the two of them could understand the situation at the same time.

"The Changmao rebels, now there are about 7,000 people under the city, including an estimated six or seven hundred wounded soldiers. In the battle last night, their casualties were estimated to be about 13,400, so the number of troops who came to Yougu Pass was about 9,000 to 10,000. ”

The leader of the advance team paused for a moment, seeing that Ding Qin and Feng Lei didn't ask anything, and then said, "In terms of Yougu Pass, according to the full preparation, the number of troops that can be accommodated is about 4,000, and even if the reserve is doubled under the pass, it is up to 8,000. No matter how much there is, the terrain and material reserves and the speed of supply will not be able to keep up. After the First World War, it is estimated that there will be a maximum of 7,000 people left, which is equivalent to the strength of the troops outside. ”

Hearing this, Feng Lei said, "They can't be on par with the forces outside. If that's the case, Yougu Pass is easy to work for, plus it is easy to defend the city, and the casualties are relatively few, so it will definitely take the initiative to go out to fight while the Changmao army is resting. And now, they are closed doors, they must be insufficient troops, not to mention superiority, and they can't even catch up. ”

The leader of the reprimanding team said, "This, because there is a city and a pass, I can't find out. However, I noticed that when the Changmao rebels fought last night, the highest cultivation they saw was at the first level of the second order of spiritual power, but in the valley pass, there seemed to be people from the fifth and sixth layers of the second order of spiritual power. Due to the distance, I didn't see clearly. ”

"Five or six floors?" Feng Lei said, "Five or six floors...... Generally speaking, the defending generals of Chengguan are mostly people who arrange spiritual power between the seventh layer of the first order and the first layer of the second order, and rarely break through the second order. An important town like the Thirteen Towns in the North will only start from the second order and the first level of spiritual power, but it will not exceed the second and third layers of spiritual power. Because in the army, there are really not many people above the second and third levels of spiritual power, either in key positions or in the royal family. There are two or five or six layers of ......"

He muttered as if to himself, "It seems that the situation is more complicated than we thought." But why are there so many high-ranking people, but there are not so many soldiers?

He thought of another suspicious point, "Needless to say, the sixth layer of the second order of spiritual power is the fifth layer, and it is easy to deal with a person of the second order and the first level of spiritual power." With such a high level, entering and exiting an army of 1,000 people is also like picking up something. Therefore, even if he can't decide the winner alone, he should have the ability to win this battle if he brings the defenders of Yougu Pass. But why is it still in a state of stalemate?"

"That's exactly what I want to report to the two of you. Yesterday, I personally saw Changmao's second-order spiritual power first-level personnel and the second-order fifth- and sixth-level spiritual power people in the Guannai fight, and the two of them made no less than a hundred moves, but they didn't win or lose. And those Changmao rebels are also heroic and abnormal, not ordinary. ”

The difference in cultivation is four or five layers, and it can actually pass a hundred moves!

As soon as these words came out, Ding Qin and Feng Lei were taken aback.

Even the bone soul involuntarily said, "Hey, it's interesting." This is not very common. ”

After glancing at Feng Lei, Ding Qin asked the leader of the first team, "What is the specific situation of the heroic abnormality you are talking about?"

There was actually a slight fear in the eyes of the leader of the prefect group, "I have seen from a distance, someone whose arm or leg has been broken, and he can still charge in the formation and climb above the city pass to attack. ”

"Stop advancing!" Hearing him say this, according to the request of the bone soul, Ding Qin directly gave this order to the team.