The night, no matter how hard it is, will pass.

When a ray of light before dawn tore through the darkness and brought the first light to this world, Lai Jingjiu had already arrived at a dense forest more than 30 miles away from the border of the Tang Dynasty with more than 200 elites.

After running around all night, Lai didn't feel anything for a long time, but he knew that the more than 200 elites behind him were a little unbearable.

"It's almost dawn, let's take a rest. Lai Jingjiu looked at the group of elite soldiers behind him who were already out of breath and said.

After everyone rested for a while, they heard Lai Jingjiu say to the two disciples behind him: "Qingfeng, Yutang, you two quickly go to the front to inquire about the situation." Remember: be careful, don't startle the snake!"

Hearing this, the two disciples of Lai Jingjiu responded, and immediately unfolded their bodies and swept into the white mist outside the dense forest.

At this time, Gong Feiyan walked in front of Lai Jingjiu and said, "Brother Jiu, let's go around all night, we should go to the territory of Nanzhao Kingdom now, right?"

Lai Jingjiu smiled and said: "Yes, there is a guide in the army to guide the way, of course we will not take the wrong road! I asked the guide just now, and he said that we have now penetrated twenty or thirty miles deep into the enemy's country. ”

"Then do we want to go deeper? I remember that when we set off, Gao Daren's spies came to report that the Nanzhao army had also been camped overnight, and there were signs of moving towards Xichuan......" Gong Feiyan said.

Lai Jingjiu was silent for a while, and then said to the other disciple behind him: "Chang Feng, you go and find the guide who just led the way, I have something to ask him." ”

Chang Feng is a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old, who was picked up and raised by Lai Jingjiu and Gong Feiyan from the side of the road more than ten years ago. Therefore, the teenager treated Lai and his wife with respect as if they were his own parents.

Chang Feng naturally also won the true inheritance of Lai Jingjiu's martial arts, and this time Lai Jingjiu brought him out, and one of the main purposes was to hone his actual combat sword skills.

Knife techniques generally come from actual combat. Only after experiencing the tempering of actual combat can the most lethal effect be achieved. Although it is said that training swords in actual combat is often full of unpredictable crises, it is better to experience a baptism of actual combat than ten strokes against emptiness. Therefore, the sword is cultivated in battle, and the fastest improvement in battle is the reason why Lai has always paid attention to actual combat.

"Liu Er, get up quickly, my master told you to have something. Chang Feng walked in front of the guide in a few steps, and he pushed a person who was sitting on the ground gasping for breath and said.

Liu Er heard Chang Feng's urging and immediately said, "Why are you leaving again so soon?" Hey, I just sat down. ”

"Don't bother, the master may be looking for you to ask for directions. Hurry up......" Chang Feng continued to urge.

"Oh......" Liu Er muttered softly, but still got up and followed Chang Feng.

Seeing Chang Feng bring Liu Er, who was full of tiredness, Lai Jingjiu smiled and said: "Liu Er, you told me not long ago that when you ran the most, you could run one or two hundred miles in one night, how far have we walked? Why are you going to be tired?"

Liu Er listened to Lai's joking words for a long time, and said with a wry smile: "Lai Daxia, how dare we compare with you? Hugh Dao this 200-mile road, I know that you will walk another 10 or 8 200-mile road, and it will be like a leisurely walk! What's more, we have already run almost 200 miles in the past two days...... Further on, you will reach the extreme slope. ”

"What kind of place is that...... Lai Jingjiu heard Liu Er suddenly say a place name, and hurriedly asked.

"Jilongpo is a high mountain dense woodland ten miles away from the border town of Nanzhao Kingdom, where the mountains are high and the roads are dangerous, the primeval jungle is densely covered, and there are many fierce beasts and monsters. Legend has it that as long as someone enters the heart of the jungle, few people can turn back...... Anyway, it's scary there, Lai Daxia, let's take a detour. Liu Er said with palpitations.

"Oh, there's such an interesting place! Hey, it's almost dawn, so let's keep going. Lai Jingjiu said.

At this time, the two disciples of Qing Feng and Yutang, who were sent by Lai Jingjiu to explore the way, showed their light body kung fu and roared to the end.

"Master, there is a primeval jungle that stretches for hundreds of miles ten miles ahead, and the outside of the jungle is the official road of Nanzhao Kingdom. Yutang and I have both investigated, and the horse's hooves and ruts on the official road are criss-crossed, and the footprints left by people and animals have continued to the horizon, obviously left by the military horses, men and animals of Nanzhao Kingdom. According to the disciple's opinion, as long as we are hidden in that primeval jungle, we will definitely be able to rob and kill the military horses and grain transportation teams of those southern barbarians along the way...... "Qing Feng rushed to the front of everyone first, and immediately reported to Lai Jingjiu and his wife about the situation of going to investigate.

"Oh, it seems that the front is really to the extreme Longpo that Liu Er said. In that case, how about we go to the extreme slope and have a look?" Lai Jingjiu looked back at his wife and smiled.

Gong Feiyan also looked at Lai Jingjiu, smiled and nodded.

When Lai Jingjiu finished saying this, Liu Er was in a hurry, and he only heard him say in a slightly frightened tone: "Lai Daxia, are we really going to go to that primeval jungle?" Although the rumors may not be taken seriously, as the saying goes, it is good - there is no wind and no waves, be careful to sail a ship for ten thousand years!"

Lai Jingjiu and his wife listened to Liu Er's words, and both of them looked back at him and smiled, but they heard Lai Jingjiu say: "Liu Er, just follow us, and you will definitely be fine! Didn't you just say? Someone will have to enter the center of the primeval jungle to have an accident, and we are only in the woodland area on the edge of the primeval jungle, so we should be fine!"

Seeing that Lai had insisted on doing so for a long time, and had already led the team forward quickly, Liu Er had to sigh deeply and speed up his pace to follow.

Not long after, Lai Jingjiu's group of people really arrived outside the primeval dense forest, and the sky was already bright at this moment.

Lai Jingjiu and Gong Feiyan glanced at the deep primeval jungle a few times, and as soon as they reached the edge of the jungle, they really felt a cold wind surging from the jungle.

In the early morning, it rained for several days just after midwinter, and the air in the mountains was full of chills at any time. What's more, there was a cold wind blowing in front of them, and many people couldn't help but shiver.

"Let's go, go to the forest......" Lai Jingjiu walked into the primeval jungle first.

Lai Jingjiu walked about forty or fifty feet with more than 200 people behind him, and then stopped.

"Qingfeng, Yutang, you two go to the intersection below to keep an eye on, and when you find the team of grain and grass transported by the Southern Barbarians, you will quickly report it. Lai Jingjiu said to the two disciples not far away.

"Yes, master. The two of them agreed, and did not leave.

"Everyone else found a dry place to rest. Master Jiang, you arrange for a few brothers to go to the forest to find some dry firewood to come back and make a fire to cook, remember not to go too deep into the dense forest, and don't make too much smoke screen when lighting a fire later......" Gong Feiyan also said to a burly officer not far away.

"Yes, palace maidens, please rest assured!" the officer responded, and beckoned five or six soldiers to the woods in search of dry firewood.

At this time, Lai Jingjiu and his wife also sat down, and after gathering some masters and several apprentices who had brought with them, they said: "Next, we don't know what will happen to Lu Dao, but everyone must cheer up 120,000 spirits, and it is definitely not such a simple matter to go deep into the enemy country to rob the grain road! In normal times, everyone is used to being free and casual, but now it is the two countries fighting against each other and the two armies, and we must no longer use the same set on the rivers and lakes to force individual heroes." On the battlefield, marching and fighting is a common thing for a team, and we must unite and cooperate to achieve our main goal. Therefore, everyone must obey my orders, act vigorously and resolutely when attacking, and leave no room for anything, and when retreating, they must be swept away without leaving any trace. ”

Everyone listened to Lai's speech for a long time, and they all nodded.

Later, Lai Jingjiu arranged for some disciples to be responsible for the safety of everyone when they were resting, paying attention to the movements in and outside the forest at any time to prevent unexpected things from happening.

Soon after, the soldiers who were collecting dry firewood also came back with large bundles of dead branches, and began to make a fire for cooking.

Lai Jingjiu looked at the towering forests around him, sighed softly, and said, "Alas, I don't know what happened to the situation over there? Lord Gao and Lan'er have to face the 300,000 iron horsemen of the Nanzhao Kingdom, but they are afraid that the pressure will be extremely great!"

Gong Feiyan, who was leaning on Lai Jingjiu's side, listened to Lai Jingjiu's sigh, and also sighed lightly: "Yes, I have heard that the soldiers and horses of Nanzhao are extremely strong, and the soldiers and horses of the Nanzhao Kingdom are extremely strong, and the places where the army passes are burned, killed, plundered, and chickens and dogs are not left, I am really a little worried." ”

"What's the use of worrying now? Actually, when we came out, I wanted you to stay with Lan'er to take care of her, but I was afraid that it would be ...... But when I saw that you insisted on coming with me, I didn't stop you!" Lai said to his wife.

"Brother Jiu, don't think about it so much! You and I have been married for ten years, how long have we been separated? Besides, this time it is definitely not so simple to come to Nanzhao Kingdom to rob the grain road! On the contrary, if we are together, even if we meet a figure like Mo Xinren, the Demon Lord of the Blood Palace, you and I can join forces to fight! As for Lan'er's side, I have asked Senior Brother Sikong to ask my senior brother and them to come down the mountain to help. Gong Feiyan said.

Lai Jingjiu smiled and said, "Your senior brother can go down the mountain in person, of course it's better." Forget it, don't talk about that. Hey, the gruel is almost ready, let's go, we've been on the road all night, and everyone is going to drink some hot porridge. ”

......

More than an hour passed, and there was finally movement on the avenue under the mountain.

Horses neighing, human voices, wheels.

At this time, Lai Jingjiu also saw his two apprentices, Qingfeng and Yutang, display their dexterous skills like raccoon cats, coming from the forest below the mountain.

"Master, the brigade of Nanzhao Kingdom transporting grain and utensils is here......" Qingfeng said eagerly before he swept in front of Lai Jingjiu.

"Do you see how many people are coming?" Lai asked after a long pause.

"There are four or five hundred horsemen and ordinary laborers driving the chariot, and there are about five or six hundred guards accompanying Nanzhaoguo...... Yutang replied.

"Oh, only five or six hundred guards. Then let them come and go this time, and stay here forever!" Lai said lightly.

After speaking, Lai Jingjiu turned to the soldiers who were already ready to go: "Brothers, this time the team of the Nanzhao army escorting grain and grass has nearly a thousand people, but there are only five or six hundred guards who really have combat effectiveness, so we must kill the other party by surprise." First of all, 50 brothers from the Divine Arrow Battalion shot and killed the opposing guards and disorganized their positions, and then 50 brothers from the Armored Battalion set up obstacles on both sides of the road to block the retreating Nanzhao sergeants, so that they could not go back and could not retreat; at the end, I would lead the Sword and Axe Battalion and the rest of the men to rush down and annihilate them in one fell swoop......

Then, under Lai Jingjiu's order, the team of 200 people was divided into three groups and lurked towards the official road outside the dense forest.