Northern Xinjiang, thirty-six miles west of Beiwangcheng, Fangmapo.

Liu Dongxing rode a horse, looking at the lofty mountains not far ahead, hesitating. The horse beneath him let out a sigh and tread lightly on the spot twice, faintly impatient, requiring him to hold the reins to stop the horse from moving forward.

There was a rush of horses' hooves, Liu Dongxing turned his head to look, and found that it was two scouts, Xu Mo and Xu Wen, who rushed over from the northwest on fast horses, and couldn't help but show a little hope.

The Xu brothers turned over and dismounted more than two zhang away from Liu Dongxing, ran a few steps quickly, and bowed down with their fists: "General, the subordinates have already discovered the road ahead, and there is no trace of the enemy army within a radius of five miles before and after the horse slope. "There are no traces of people in the Yanggu Gorge, overgrown with weeds and fallen leaves, and the enemy should not have set foot in it."

Liu Dongxing first showed a little joy when he heard this, but then quickly calmed down: "Have you ever seen it in the gorge?" Is there really no one in there? Can the road be cleared? ”

Xu Mo said: "My subordinates personally went into the gorge for 300 feet, and there was no abnormality, and they also saw the exit on the other side of the Yanggut Gorge from a distance. Although the road in the gorge is narrow and there are countless dead branches and dry grass scattered on the ground, it is enough for four people to walk in parallel. The steep walls on both sides of the canyon are unshaded by trees, so you can be sure that there is no one in the valley. Xu Wen said on the side: "General, as long as we pass, we can copy the enemy's rear camp from Fangmapo's back, and work together with General Shangguan and General Ruan to trap the main force of the barbarians." General, don't miss the opportunity"

Why doesn't Liu Dongxing understand this truth? At present, there are less than three hours before the attack time set by the two great generals, and he does not know what the situation is outside the Yanggut Gorge, whether he can let the army behind him have enough space to regroup, and hide his body and quietly advance, if he drags it out any longer, if he delays the military plane, no matter how much credit he has made, it will be completely in vain

However, he always had a sense of foreboding in his heart, that there seemed to be something unsettling waiting for him in the Sheep's Intestine Gorge, and he did not dare to make a decision.

Another gust of wind blew, Liu Dongxing gritted his teeth, and ordered: "Then find out what is going on outside the exit of Yanggut Gorge, and make sure that there is no trace of the enemy, so that we can take the risk."

The brothers of the Xu family were all stunned: "General? ”

"Hurry up, if the enemy sets up an ambush at the exit, our three thousand brothers will all be confessed here."

When the brothers of the Xu family heard this, they also felt that it would be better to be safer, so they hurriedly took their orders and left.

Liu Dongxing listened to the sound of the wind blowing, his mood calmed down a little, and his eyes stared at the mountains not far away, searching carefully, trying to find the slightest thing wrong.

Deputy Du Chuyun ran over and reminded him in a low voice: "General, this is the first time you have led the army to act alone, and you can't make a mistake. Some people have already criticized it later, saying that your delay in sending troops is cowardice in case of delaying the time and ruining the calculations of several great generals......"

Liu Dongxing sighed, why didn't he understand this truth? This is a good opportunity for General Shangguan to fight for him, as long as he holds it, from now on, he will have a complete foothold in the army, but if something goes wrong, others will only say that he is useless......

However, as the appointed time drew closer, the sense of foreboding in his heart grew stronger and stronger. Before he set out on the expedition, his wife's grandmother, Mrs. Lu, had repeatedly warned him that he must act carefully, and that every order must be considered and weighed again, and not be reckless. You know, he is not fighting the enemy alone, he has 3,000 soldiers behind him, and he has to be responsible for the lives of these 3,000 soldiers

Liu Dongxing said in a deep voice: "Be careful to make the Ten Thousand Year Ship." What is the situation on the other side of the Sheep Intestine Gorge, we have to figure it out first, otherwise once our people get in, it will not be so easy to get out."

Du Chuyun noticed something unusual, and hurriedly lowered his voice and asked, "Does the general think there is anything wrong?" ”

Liu Dongxing narrowed his eyes: "I always feel ...... It is impossible for Nalan Huang not to move at all. He suffered two big losses from me, and the righteous brother Yemudon also told me to cut me with a knife, and since he said that he would sacrifice my head to the flag, it is naturally impossible to do nothing, and the barbarians dare to camp on the other side of the Fangma Slope, how can they easily leave the flaw of the Yanggut Gorge? If they are not familiar with the mountains and rivers here, it is better to say that this place is closer to their territory...... I suspect there's a fraud in it."

Du Chuyun thought about it and was taken aback: "Could it be that they did it on purpose?" This is a trap they have set up, and if we find this path, and bring our troops over, and enter the gorge, they will wait at the exit, and no matter how many of us want to get out, we will not escape their sharp edge."

Liu Dongxing shook his head slightly: "If it's just like that, it's okay." As long as there is something wrong ahead, won't our brother turn around and run? If the soldiers of other battalions are replaced, they may be panicked and chaotic, but the people of our Jingnan battalion, as long as they give an order, they will retreat, and they will retreat neatly. Then the trap they set up is at most just for us to fold dozens of people. What I'm worried about is that Nalan Huang is ferocious and will make it even more vicious. ”

Du Chuyun hurriedly asked, "What method?" Are they going to trap us in the gorge? He thought for a moment, "It's a little harder, but it's not impossible, as long as the exits on both sides are sealed...... General, let's just not take the Yanggut Gorge, although it is a shortcut, but we touch it from the slope of the horse, it is not impossible, or it is a little troublesome. However, there are no trees on the mountain, so it is a bit troublesome, and it is not good to hide the body with bareness, but fortunately, there are a lot of large mountain rocks......"

Liu Dongxing was suddenly shocked and grabbed his arm: "What did you just say?" Du Chuyun was stunned: "What? Liu Dongxing sneered: "I see...... There are obviously no trees on this mountain, but there are dead branches in the gorge, and now it is only summer, and the grass and trees in the north are green when the sun is rarely seen in the gorge, how can there be hay? This is clearly a trap set up, and he wants to attack with fire."

Du Chuyun was stunned, and then gasped: "It's so vicious that this sheep intestine gorge is thin and long, enough to accommodate our three thousand soldiers and horses, and when we go in, he will set ......fire to it" He shivered, and couldn't help grinding his teeth: "Nalan Huang will call grandpa to meet you next time, don't you want to escape with your life"

Liu Dongxing chuckled: "Do you have to wait for the next time?" We're going to be him today."

Du Chuyun was overjoyed: "Will the plan be released?" ”

Liu Dongxing looked into the distance and cast his gaze on a certain point.

It was getting dark, and the wind was blowing harder.

Nalan Huang quietly moved his body forward, looked at the canyon below, and his face sank: "What's the matter?" They didn't come in? ”

Someone next to him replied, "General, they have reached the mouth of the canyon, and their subordinates can see the fire." ”

When Nalan Huang heard this, he looked in the direction of the man's finger, and sure enough, he saw a few fires at the entrance of the Yanggut Gorge, and after a while, they all swam into the valley silently. He showed a cruel smile: "Good coming" waved his hand, and the person next to him took the order and left, and after a while, there were several wolf howls, and on the opposite mountain wall, there were also a few wolf howls in response. The light of the fire in the gorge moved faster, and in a few moments it came to the middle of the gorge, and it seemed that the man with the torch was running forward.

Nalan Huang saw that the firelight had all entered the Yanggut Gorge, and he didn't think much about why there were only dozens of torches, and the firelight was dim, which seemed to be far from enough to illuminate the three thousand men and horses, but the enemy army reduced the number of torches in order to cover up their whereabouts and prevent them from discovering their traces. He stood up abruptly, waved his hand, and the lieutenant general behind him immediately raised the command flag, and then countless torches lit up on both sides of the Yanggu Gorge, illuminating the entire canyon as if it were day.

Nalan Huang laughed loudly, threw a torch into the valley, and was about to find the enemy Liu Dongxing who led the troops to speak, but before he could speak, he was stunned.

Where are there 3,000 enemy troops in the gorge? It was only twenty or thirty goats, whose faces were bound and silent, and each of the two horns had a torch tied. Nalan Huang threw a torch down, burning the fur of one of them, and it immediately ran in pain, causing the other goats to be thrown into a mess, and in the confusion, several of the goats broke free from their mouths and made a terrible bleat.

The two thousand soldiers of the barbarian tribe stood on the mountain walls on both sides of the Yanggut Gorge like this, looking at the goats scurrying in the gorge in a daze.

Nalan Huang was excited: "It's not good to be in the plan" and was about to order a retreat, who knew that at this moment, countless arrows rained from behind them, and the soldiers fell to the ground screaming one after another, and a sharp arrow shot at Nalan Huang silently, and the adjutant general shouted "General be careful", and all of them pounced, hitting the center of the eyebrows, and immediately fell soft. Nalan Huang was so hateful that he was torn down by his own soldiers, and he didn't forget to shout: "Liu Dongxing, I am inseparable from you"

As soon as the words fell, there were several screams on the opposite mountain wall, more than a dozen sergeants fell into the gorge, and the gorge quickly caught fire, and for a while, the fire burned the hooves, and more soldiers fell into the gorge and died, one of them was clearly his own brother.

Nalan Huang roared angrily, his eyes were about to split, but he could only watch as his comrades on the opposite side were hacked to death and shot to death one by one, and then thrown to the bottom of the gorge, and instantly submerged into the raging fire. Then, the banner had changed on the opposite hill wall, and a familiar figure appeared in front of him.

"Liu Dongxing" Nalan Huang's eyes widened, "If you are a hero, you will give me a real knife and a real gun to compare such an unsightly means, what kind of hero is it?"

Liu Dongxing laughed: "I'm just following the trend." General Nalan, this seems to be your idea, right? He smiled and snorted coldly, "I'm just using the way of others and treating others to blame General Nalan, blame yourself for being too vicious, so you will bury your brother's life in vain."

Nalan Huang roared, raised his knife and wanted to slash, but was hugged by his own soldiers, and admonished: "General, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of running out of firewood, it's better to quickly gather the soldiers and quickly retreat back to the camp" "Yes, General, the fire is shining here, the camp will definitely see it, and there will be reinforcements coming in a while, are you afraid that they will escape when the time comes?" ”

Nalan Huang calmed down a little, and smiled at Liu Dongxing: "Okay, let's see" After that, he took another look at the tragic situation in the gorge, his eyes were red, he turned to leave, only took a few steps, but stopped, turned around and glared at Liu Dongxing fiercely, drew a strong bow, shot an arrow, and then shot at the façade of Liu Dongxing.

Wen Yi woke up suddenly, only to find that when she was doing needlework, she was so tired that she fell asleep for a while, and the wind was whistling outside the door, as if the wind and rain were coming. The window pages crackled in the wind, and she hurriedly got up to close them, only to turn around, and the candle on the table was blown out again. She re-lit the candle and tried to pour a cup of tea, but when her hand slipped, the cup fell to the ground and shattered into several pieces.

Qiu Guo rushed over when she heard the sound, and when she saw this, she hurriedly said, "Grandma sit down, and the slave maid will clean up." So he crouched down and picked up the pieces.

Wen Yi sat down, took the half-made men's socks in a daze, and suddenly her fingertips hurt, and she actually called the tip of the needle to stab her hand, and the blood beads stained the cotton socks red, which spread instantly, so red that it stinged her eyes.

She suddenly had a sense of foreboding...

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